What are the Effects of Changes in Prey?
Whether due to climate change or over-fishing, marine mammals are increasingly challenged to find adequate prey. We are investigating how much food animals need, which prey is energetically and nutritionally beneficial, how animals adapt to changes in location or type of prey, and how we can measure the nutritional status of animals in the wild.
Projects and Recent Papers
[webref_pretty title=”The effect of food restriction on growth rates in Steller sea lions, {iEumetopias jubatusi}”]
[webref_pretty title=”Prey composition impacts lipid and protein digestibility in northern fur seals, {iCallorhinus ursinusi}”]
[webref_pretty title=”Low prey abundance leads to less efficient foraging behaviour in Steller sea lions”]
[webref_pretty title=”Short-term episodes of imposed fasting have a greater effect on young northern fur seals ({iCallorhinus ursinusi}) in summer than in winter”]
[webref_pretty title=”Steller sea lions {iEumetopias jubatusi} and nutritional stress: evidence from captive studies”]