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9781566121057

Sea Lions of the World

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  • ISBN13:

    9781566121057

  • ISBN10:

    1566121051

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2006-07-31
  • Publisher: Univ of Alaska Sea Grant
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Table of Contents

Organochlorines in Steller sea lions (Eumetopias jubatus) from the Western North Pacificp. 1
Female attendance and neonatal pup growth in Steller sea lions (Eumetopias jubatus)p. 13
Oxygen stores of California sea lion pups : implications for diving abilityp. 31
Heavy metal distribution in southern sea lions (Otaria flavescens) from Argentinap. 45
Chromium cytotoxicity in Steller sea lion lung, skin, and testes cellsp. 57
Predictability of prey available to Steller sea lions in southeastern Alaskap. 69
The diet of Otaria flavescens in Chile : what do we know?p. 83
Potential effects of short-term prey changes on sea lion physiologyp. 103
Geographical variation in Steller sea lion prey quality in Alaskap. 117
Relationship between Steller sea lion diets and fish distributions in the eastern North Pacificp. 131
Temporal variation in Steller sea lion diet at a seasonal haul-out in southeast Alaskap. 141
Estimation of seasonal energy content of Steller sea lion (Eumetopias jubatus) dietp. 155
Food consumption by sea lions : existing data and techniquesp. 177
Studying diving energetics of trained Steller sea lions in the open oceanp. 193
Using simulations to evaluate reconstructions of sea lion diet from scatp. 205
Steller sea lion feeding habits in the Russian Far East, 2000-2003p. 223
Techniques for real-time, active tracking of sea lionsp. 235
Three-dimensional diving behavior of a South American sea lion (Otaria flavescens)p. 255
Nearshore fish assemblages in the vicinity of two Steller sea lion haul-outs in southeastern Alaskap. 269
Movements of a juvenile southern sea lion in La Plata River Estuary (Argentina-Uruguay)p. 285
Estimating diet composition in sea lions : which technique to choose?p. 293
Sea lions in drag, fur seals incognito : insights from the otariid deviantsp. 309
Trends in abundance of Australian sea lions, Neophoca cinerea, at Seal Bay, Kangaroo Island, South Australiap. 325
Mark-recapture estimates of pup production for the Australian sea lion (Neophoca cinerea) at Seal Bay Conservation Park, South Australiap. 353
Population status and trends of the California sea lion (Zalophus californianus californianus) in the Gulf of California, Mexicop. 369
Klebsiella pneumoniae epidemics : possible impact on New Zealand sea lion recruitmentp. 385
Modeling spatial dynamics of Steller sea lions (Eumetopias jubatus) using maximum likelihood and Bayesian methods : evaluating causes for population declinep. 405
Can experimental manipulation be used to determine the cause of the decline of western stock of Steller sea lions (Eumetopias jubatus)?p. 435
Conservation management issues and status of the New Zealand (Phocarctos hookeri) and Australian (Neophoca cinerea) sea lionp. 455
An integrated Bayesian evaluation of Hooker's sea lion bycatch limitsp. 471
Status and conservation of otariids in Ecuador and the Galapagos Islandsp. 495
Uncertain management or management of uncertainty : Steller sea lion - a case studyp. 521
Avoidance of artificial stimuli by the Steller sea lionp. 535
Characteristics of vocalizations in Steller sea lionsp. 549
Organochlorines in walleye pollock from the Bering Sea and southeastern Alaskap. 561
A review of the potential effects of disturbance on sea lions : assessing response and recoveryp. 581
Southern sea lions and artisanal fisheries in Piriapolis, Uruguay : interactions in 1997, 2001, and 2002p. 591
Telemetry instruments and analysisp. 605
Telemetry attachment techniquesp. 613
Quantifying predation on sea lions : identifying key parameters and data needsp. 621
Assessing the diets of sea lions : current techniques and future challengesp. 627
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