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Immunity, life history and conservation in the Galapagos sea lion [PDF]

, 2012
Infectious disease threatens health and biodiversity across the globe, and disease emergence may become more common as humans further encroach on habitats and modify environments. To assess the risks of disease emergence in natural populations accurately,
Brock, Patrick Michael
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Islands in the sea: extreme female natal site fidelity in the Australian sea lion, Neophoca cinerea [PDF]

Biology Letters, 2008
C S Baker, N J Gales
exaly   +2 more sources

Toxoplasma gondii seroprevalence in the endangered Australian sea lion (Neophoca cinerea)

Frontiers in Marine Science, 2022
Toxoplasma gondii is a ubiquitous parasite increasingly detected in marine mammals and suspected to contribute to limited recovery of endangered populations.
Scott A. Lindsay, Charles G. B. Caraguel, Ryan O’Handley, Jan Šlapeta, Rachael Gray   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Non-essential heavy metals and protective effects of selenium against mercury toxicity in endangered Australian sea lion (Neophoca cinerea) pups with hookworm disease

Environment International, 2022
The endangered Australian sea lion, Neophoca cinerea, faces ongoing population decline. Identification of key threats to N. cinerea population recovery, including disease and pollutants, is an objective of the species’ recovery plan.
Shannon Taylor, Michael Terkildsen, Robert McQuilty, David Lee, Aileen Wing-Simpson, Rachael Gray   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Steady as he goes: at-sea movement of adult male Australian sea lions in a dynamic marine environment. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2013
The southern coastline of Australia forms part of the worlds' only northern boundary current system. The Bonney Upwelling occurs every austral summer along the south-eastern South Australian coastline, a region that hosts over 80% of the worlds ...
Andrew D Lowther, Robert G Harcourt, Bradley Page, Simon D Goldsworthy   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Assessment of the status and trends in abundance of a coastal pinniped, the Australian sea lion Neophoca cinerea

Endangered Species Research, 2021
Australian sea lions Neophoca cinerea are endemic to Australia, with their contemporary distribution restricted to South Australia (SA) and Western Australia (WA).
SD Goldsworthy, PD Shaughnessy, AI Mackay, F Bailleul, D Holman, AD Lowther, B Page, K Waples, H Raudino, S Bryars, T Anderson   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source

A novel method for identifying fine-scale bottom-use in a benthic-foraging pinniped

Movement Ecology, 2023
Background For diving, marine predators, accelerometer and magnetometer data provides critical information on sub-surface foraging behaviours that cannot be identified from location or time-depth data.
Nathan Angelakis, Simon D. Goldsworthy, Sean D. Connell, Leonardo M. Durante   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Giardia duodenalis and Cryptosporidium occurrence in Australian sea lions (Neophoca cinerea) exposed to varied levels of human interaction

International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife, 2014
Giardia and Cryptosporidium are amongst the most common protozoan parasites identified as causing enteric disease in pinnipeds. A number of Giardia assemblages and Cryptosporidium species and genotypes are common in humans and terrestrial mammals and ...
Tiffany C. Delport, Amy J. Asher, Linda J. Beaumont, Koa N. Webster, Robert G. Harcourt, Michelle L. Power   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Carriage of antibiotic resistant bacteria in endangered and declining Australian pinniped pups.

PLoS ONE, 2022
The rapid emergence of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a major concern for wildlife and ecosystem health globally. Genetic determinants of AMR have become indicators of anthropogenic pollution due to their greater association with humans and rarer ...
Mariel Fulham, Fiona McDougall, Michelle Power, Rebecca R McIntosh, Rachael Gray   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Diversity and Distribution of Escherichia coli in Three Species of Free-Ranging Australian Pinniped Pups

Frontiers in Marine Science, 2020
Anthropogenic activities and pollution are impacting marine environments globally. As a consequence, increasing numbers of human-associated phylotypes of Escherichia coli, an indicator of fecal contamination, have been found in both aquatic environments ...
Mariel Fulham, Michelle Power, Rachael Gray   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source