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Implantation of subcutaneous heart rate data loggers in southern elephant seals (Mirounga leonina) [PDF]

, 2017
Unlike most phocid species (Phocidae), Mirounga leonina (southern elephant seals) experience a catastrophic moult where they not only replace their hair but also their epidermis when ashore for approximately 1 month.
Ancel, André, Chaise, Laureline L., Gallon, Susan L., Gilbert, Caroline, Laske, Timothy G., McCafferty, Dominic J., Paterson, William, Théry, Marc   +7 more
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A longitudinal study of Steller sea lion natality rates in the Gulf of Alaska with comparisons to census data.

PLoS ONE, 2014
Steller sea lion (Eumetopias jubatus) numbers in the Western Distinct Population Segment are beginning to recover following the dramatic decline that began in the 1970s and ended around the turn of the century.
John M Maniscalco, Alan M Springer, Pamela Parker, Milo D Adkison   +3 more
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Predation on an upper trophic marine predator, the Steller sea lion: evaluating high juvenile mortality in a density dependent conceptual framework.

PLoS ONE, 2012
The endangered western stock of the Steller sea lion (Eumetopias jubatus)--the largest of the eared seals--has declined by 80% from population levels encountered four decades ago.
Markus Horning, Jo-Ann E Mellish
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A Review of the Welfare Impact on Pinnipeds of Plastic Marine Debris [PDF]

, 2016
Uncounted, and usually unobserved, numbers of pinnipeds find themselves entangled in lost fishing gear, monofilament line, nets, rope, plastic packaging in the ocean or on the shoreline.
Andy Butterworth
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Ontogenetic and temporal variability in the fat content and fatty acid composition of Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus) from the Bay of Fundy, Canada [PDF]

, 2011
Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus) is an ecologically and economically valuable species in many food webs, yet surprisingly little is known about the variation in the nutritional quality of these fish.
Koopman, Heather N., Lane, Hillary A., Westgate, Andrew J.   +2 more
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Biogeography and taxonomy of extinct and endangered monk seals illuminated by ancient DNA and skull morphology [PDF]

, 2014
Extinctions and declines of large marine vertebrates have major ecological impacts and are of critical concern in marine environments. The Caribbean monk seal, Monachus tropicalis, last definitively reported in 1952, was one of the few marine mammal ...
Greenwood, A., Helgen, K., Kolokotronis, S., Potter, C., Rotstein, D., Scheel, D., Slater, G., Tsangaras, K.   +7 more
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Total Mercury, Total Selenium, and Monomethylmercury Relationships in Multiple Age Cohorts and Tissues of Steller Sea Lions (Eumetopias jubatus). [PDF]

Environ Toxicol Chem, 2022
Castellini JM, Rea LD, Avery JP, O'Hara TM.   +3 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Postreproductive lifespans are rare in mammals [PDF]

, 2018
A species has a post‐reproductive stage if, like humans, a female entering the adult population can expect to live a substantial proportion of their life after their last reproductive event.
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Prey Remains From Stomachs of Killer Whales ( Orcinus orca ) Stranded in Alaska, 2005–2021

Marine Mammal Science, Volume 41, Issue 4, October 2025.
Anna L. Bryan, Lori Quakenbush, Sadie Wright, Kelly Robertson, Emma R. Horton, Kim M. Parsons, Aren Gunderson   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Northerly Distribution of White Sharks, Carcharodon carcharias, in the Eastern Pacific and Relation to ENSO Events [PDF]

, 2004
Twenty-nine verified records of white sharks, Carcharodon carcharias, from British Columbia and Alaska waters (1961–2004) are presented. Record locations ranged from lat. 48°48ʹN to lat.
Martin, R. Aidan
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