Anatomical features of ossa cordis in the Steller sea lion [PDF]
J Vet Med Sci, 2022 journal articleIrregular triangular cartilage or bone fragments are sometimes found in the fibrous triangle of the heart. Ossa cordis and/or cartilago cordis has been demonstrated in various terrestrial animal species.
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The Ancestral Carnivore Karyotype As Substantiated by Comparative Chromosome Painting of Three Pinnipeds, the Walrus, the Steller Sea Lion and the Baikal Seal (Pinnipedia, Carnivora). [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2016 Karyotype evolution in Carnivora is thoroughly studied by classical and molecular cytogenetics and supplemented by reconstructions of Ancestral Carnivora Karyotype (ACK).
Violetta R Beklemisheva +6 more
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A longitudinal study of Steller sea lion natality rates in the Gulf of Alaska with comparisons to census data. [PDF]
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 +3 more
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Juvenile Steller sea lion (Eumetopias jubatus) utilization distributions in the Gulf of Alaska [PDF]
Movement Ecology, 2018 Background A utilization distribution quantifies the temporal and spatial probability of space use for individuals or populations. These patterns in movement arise from individuals’ internal state and from their response to the external environment, and ...
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Where do sea lions live? Interspecific interactions and abiotic factors predict Steller sea lion habitat. [PDF]
Spectrum, 2018 Habitat selection by species is dependent on both abiotic factors and species interaction. With regards to species interaction, competition and facilitation can play a critical role regarding how a species selects its habitat. Previous work has suggested
Prashanna Pokharel, Megan Ashley Hansen
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Do as I do imitation in a steller sea lion Eumetopias jubatus [PDF]
Animal CognitionThe present study explored whether a well-socialized Steller sea lion named Hama could reproduce similar actions with human demonstrations using the “Do as I do” (DAID) paradigm. Hama had learned 50 types of behaviors, but her social learning ability was
Masahiro Sasaki +2 more
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Discovery of an orthoreovirus in the aborted fetus of a Steller sea lion (Eumetopias jubatus) [PDF]
J Gen Virol, 2011 An aborted mid-gestational male Steller sea lion fetus with an attached placenta was recovered on the floor of an open floating capture trap located off Norris Rock near Denman Island, British Columbia.
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Steller sea lion (Eumetopias jubatus) consumption of ocean age-0 Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) along the northwest coast of Washington State. [PDF]
PLoS ONEThe decline of wild Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) in the Pacific Northwest is concerning due to their critical role in the culture, economy, and ecology of the region, and the endangered species status of some of the evolutionarily ...
Zoë K Lewis +7 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. [PDF]
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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Estimating dispersal rates of Steller sea lion (Eumetopias jubatus) mother-pup pairs from a natal rookery using mark-resight data. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2017 To monitor population trends of Steller sea lions (Eumetopias jubatus) in Alaska, newborn pups are counted during aerial surveys. These surveys are scheduled to occur after the majority of pups are born, but before pups begin to spend significant time in
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