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Portrait of a Predator: Photo study leads to estimate of killer whale population
NE Pacific Transient killer whales in the Aleutian Islands, Alaska. Photograph taken during research conducted under permit 782-1719 issued by…
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Go Go Gadget on the Go
The sea lions and fur seals in the Consortium’s captive research program work with researchers to test hypotheses that explain…
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Northern fur seals – a Tale of Two Critters
A recent experience with young northern fur seals resulted in unexpected insights into the physiology of fur seals, and stronger…
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Go Go Gadget Accelerometer
It fits in the palm of your hand, looks straight out of a James Bond film, and promises to help…
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Endocrine Explorations
To land-dwellers, a sea lion’s life looks fairly uneventful: swim, eat, sleep and reproduce. In fact, a sea lion leads…
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Laboratory Studies – One More Piece of the Puzzle
Scientific questions — like whether nutritional stress has led to the decline of Steller sea lion populations — are too…
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Decisions, Decisions
As the far lesser-known adage goes, “It ain’t easy being marine.” This especially applies to the wild Steller sea lion,…
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Scat Science
Researchers with their loot of scat It might not be the most glamorous aspect of a biologist’s work, but the…
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Seasonal Differences in Biochemical Adaptation to Fasting in Juvenile and Subadult Steller Sea Lions
The Fasts of Life Unappealing as it may be to most humans, fasting is a fact of life for Steller…
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Ecopath, Virtual Ecosystems, and the Status of the Gulf of Alaska
Ecopath was conceived by Dr. Polovina (NOAA) and advanced by Drs. Pauly, Christensen and Walters (UBC Fisheries Centre) — and…
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Putting a Price Tag on Habitat Conservation
Protecting natural habitats rarely occurs without sparking controversies—usually among those whose livelihoods depend on resources within the protected areas. Conservation…
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Summertime Blues
Does time of year affect recovery from nutritional stress? Winter in the North Pacific Ocean is considered the most difficult…
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Reconstructing the Past: Prehistoric data helps to assess modern Pacific cod fishery
Pacific cod are among the most heavily fished species in the Northern Hemisphere, and once-thriving populations have significantly declined in…
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Critical Habitat Revisited
Researchers Develop Predictive Model to Improve Legislation Federal laws that designate so-called Critical Habitat for Steller sea lions have played…
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Deconstructing the Diet
New Model May Help to Quantify Prey Consumption Harbor seals play an important predatory role in the North Pacific Ocean,…
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Hormone Changes Shed Light on Nutritional Stress
Like most mammals, Steller sea lions require varying amounts of food throughout the year, according to such appetite-influencing factors as…
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Treading Lightly in Breeding Areas
Scientists Seek to Reduce Disturbance on Rookeries To better understand the diet of wild Steller sea lions populations, Consortium scientists…
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Fast Foraging
Scientists Measure Underwater Acceleration in Three Dimensions As part of the ongoing effort to conserve dwindling Steller sea lion populations…
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