Marine Mammal Publications
Scientific Publications

The following publications were authored or co-authored by current and former staff of the Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADF&G) Marine Mammals Program. Additional division publications related to marine mammals can be found through the main division publications search.

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Publication Type: Marine Mammals Scientific Publication

In Press

McCarthy, M. L., A. R. Martínez, S. H. Ferguson, A. Rosing-Asvid, R. Dietz, B De Cahsan, L. Schreiber, E. D. Lorenzen, R. G. Hansen, Stimmelmayr, R., et al. 2025. Circumpolar population structure, diversity and recent evolutionary history of the bearded seal in relation to past and present icescapes. Molecular Ecology e17643. https://doi.org/10.1111/mec.17643
Linkto https://doi.org/10.1111/mec.17643 (Offsite) More details about Circumpolar population structure, diversity and recent evolutionary history of the bearded seal in relation to past and present icescapes

2025

Liston, G. E., K. B. Gura, J. A. Crawford, L. Polasek, C. J. Perham, L. Quakenbush, A. K. Reinking, J. Lund, S. M. Chinn, R. T. Shideler, et al. 2025. Modeling polar bear (Ursus maritimus) snowdrift den habitat on Alaska's Beaufort Sea coast using SnowDens-3D and ArcticDEM data. Ecological Modelling 501:110939. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2024.110939
Linkto https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2024.110939 (Offsite) More details about Modeling polar bear (Ursus maritimus) snowdrift den habitat on Alaska's Beaufort Sea coast using SnowDens-3D and ArcticDEM data

Sletten, A., A. Bryan, K. Iken, J. Olnes, L. Horstmann. 2025. Microplastics in spotted seal stomachs from the Bering and Chukchi seas in 2012 and 2020. Marine Pollution Bulletin 214:117770. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2025.117770
Linkto https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2025.117770 (Offsite) More details about Microplastics in spotted seal stomachs from the Bering and Chukchi seas in 2012 and 2020

2024

London, J. M., P. B. Conn, S. M. Koslovsky, E. L. Richmond, J. M. Ver Hoef, M. F. Cameron, J. A. Crawford, A. L. Von Duyke, L. Quakenbush, and P. L. Boveng. 2024. Spring haul-out behavior of seals in the Bering and Chukchi Seas: Implications for abundance estimation. PeerJ 12:e18160. https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.18160
Linkto https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.18160 (Offsite) More details about Spring haul-out behavior of seals in the Bering and Chukchi Seas: Implications for abundance estimation

Rode, K. D., R. R. Wilson, J. A. Crawford, and L. T. Quakenbush. 2024. Identifying indicators of polar bear population status. Ecological Indicators 159:111638. doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2024.111638.
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Taras, B. D., P. B. Conn, M. V. Bravington, A. Kilian, A. R. Lang, A. Bryan, R. Stimmelmayr, and L. Quakenbush. 2024. Estimating demographic parameters for bearded seals, Erignathus barbatus, in Alaska using close-kin mark-recapture methods. Evolutionary Applications 17(11):e70035. https://doi.org/10.1111/eva.70035
Linkto https://doi.org/10.1111/eva.70035 (Offsite) More details about Estimating demographic parameters for bearded seals, Erignathus barbatus, in Alaska using close-kin mark-recapture methods

2023

Brewer, A. M., M. Castellote, A. M. Van Cise, T. Gage, and A. M. Berdahl. 2023. Communication in Cook Inlet beluga whales: Describing the vocal repertoire and masking of calls by commercial ship noise. The Journal of the Accoustical Society of America 154(5):3487–3505. https://doi.org/10.1121/10.0022516.
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Citta, J. J., G. A. Breed, S. R. Okkonen, M. L. Druckenmiller, L. Quakenbush, J. C. George, B. Adams, W. Maslowski, R. Osinski, and J. Olnes, et al. 2023. Shifts in bowhead whale distribution, behavior, and condition following rapid sea ice change in the Bering sea. Continental Shelf Research 256:104959. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.csr.2023.104959
Linkto https://doi.org/10.1016/j.csr.2023.104959 (Offsite) More details about Shifts in bowhead whale distribution, behavior, and condition following rapid sea ice change in the Bering sea

Hastings, K. K., L. A. Jemison, G. W. Pendleton, D. S. Johnson, and T. S. Gelatt. 2023. Age-specific reproduction in female Steller sea lions in Southeast Alaska. Ecology and Evolution 13(9) e10515. https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.10515.
Linkto https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.10515 (Offsite) More details about Age-specific reproduction in female Steller sea lions in Southeast Alaska

Hastings, K. K., T. S. Gelatt, J. M. Maniscalo, L. A. Jemison, R. Towell, G. W. Pendleton, and S. D. Johnson. 2023. Reduced survival of Steller sea lions in the Gulf of Alaska following marine heatwave. Frontiers in Marine Science 10:1127013. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2023.1127013
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Martin, M. J., W. D. Halliday, J. J. Citta, L. Quakenbush, L. Harwood, E. V. Leag, F. Juanes, J. Dawson, A. Nicoll, and S. J. Insley. 2023. Exposure and behavioural responses of tagged bowhead whales (Balaena mysticetus) to vessels in the Pacific Arctic. Arctic Science 00:1-16. https://doi.org/10.1139/as-2022-0052.
Linkto http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/AS-2022-0052 (Offsite) More details about Exposure and behavioural responses of tagged bowhead whales (Balaena mysticetus) to vessels in the Pacific Arctic

Olnes, J., J. A. Crawford, S. R. Okkonen, J. J. Citta, L. Quakenbush, A. L. Von Duyke, W. Maslowski, R. Osinski, and M. L. Druckenmiller. 2023. Oceanographic influences on spotted seal foraging in the Pacific Arctic. Continental Shelf Research 269:105136. doi.org/10.1016/j.csr.2023.105136.
Linkto https://doi.org/10.1016/j.csr.2023.105136 (Offsite) More details about Oceanographic influences on spotted seal foraging in the Pacific Arctic

Song, Z., T. A. Mooney, L. Quakenbush, R. Hobbs, E. Gaglione, C. Goertz, and M. Castellote. 2023. Variability of echolocation clicks in beluga whales (Delphinapterus leucas) within shallow waters. Aquatic Mammals, 49(1):62–72. https://doi.org/10.1578/AM.49.1.2023.62
Linkto https://www.aquaticmammalsjournal.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2315:variability-of-echolocation-clicks-in-beluga-whales-delphinapterus-leucas-within-shallow-waters&catid=211&Itemid=326 (Offsite) More details about Variability of echolocation clicks in beluga whales (Delphinapterus leucas) within shallow waters

Taylor, R. L., C. V. Jay, W. S. Beatty, A. S. Fischbach, L. T. Quakenbush, and J. A. Crawford. 2023. Exploring effects of vessels on walrus behaviors using telemetry, automatic identification system data and matching. Ecosphere 14(3):e4433. https://doi.org/10.1002/ecs2.4433.
Linkto https://doi.org/10.1002/ecs2.4433 (Offsite) More details about Exploring effects of vessels on walrus behaviors using telemetry, automatic identification system data and matching

Von Duyke, A. L., J. A. Crawford, L. Quakenbush, J .R. Adams, and L .P. Waits. 2023. Determination of polar bear (Ursus maritimus) individual genotype and sex based on DNA extracted from paw-prints in snow. Frontiers in Conservation Science 4:1166279. https://doi.org/10.3389/fcosc.2023.1166279.
Linkto https://doi.org/10.3389/fcosc.2023.1166279 (Offsite) More details about Determination of polar bear (Ursus maritimus) individual genotype and sex based on DNA extracted from paw-prints in snow

2022

Blackwell, S. B., O. M. Tervo, N. E. Lemming, L. T. Quakenbush, and M. P. Heide-Jørgensen. 2022. Drift dives in a bowhead whale (Balaena mysticetus). Aquatic mammals 49(6):656-660
Linkto https://www.aquaticmammalsjournal.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2270:drift-dives-in-a-bowhead-whale-balaena-mysticetus&catid=210&Itemid=326 (Offsite) More details about Drift dives in a bowhead whale (Balaena mysticetus)

Hamilton, C. D., C. Lydersen, J. Aars, M. Acquarone, T. Atwood, A. Baylis, M. Biuw, A. N. Boltunov, E. W. Born, P. Boveng, et al. 2022. Marine mammal hotspots across the circumpolar Arctic. Diversity and Distributions. https://doi.org/10.1111/ddi.13543
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Karpovich, S. A., J. P. Skinner, C. N. Miller, L. K. Polasek, and G. W. Pendleton. 2022. Growth and shedding of harbor seal (Phoca vitulina) whiskers. Canadian Journal of Zoology 100(11):687–699. https://doi.org/10.1139/ciz-2021-0205
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Olnes, J., L. Quakenbush, M. Nelson, A. Simon, J. Burns, and the Ice Seal Committee. 2022. Trends in subsistence harvests of ice seals in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta region, Alaska, 1962–2018. Arctic 75(4):449–461. https://doi.org/10.14430/arctic76302
Linkto https://doi.org/10.14430/arctic76302 (Offsite) More details about Trends in subsistence harvests of ice seals in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta region, Alaska, 1962 – 2018

Rode, K. D., B. D. Taras, C. A. Stricker, T. C. Atwood, N. P. Boucher, G. M. Durner, A. E. Derocher, E. S. Richardson, S. G. Cherry, L. Quakenbush, et al. 2022. Diet energy density estimated from isotopes in predator hair associated with survival, habitat, and population dynamics. Ecological Applications e2751. https://doi.org/10.1002/eap.2751
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Stricker, C. A., K. D. Rode, B. D. Taras, J. F. Bromaghin, L. Horstmann, and L. Quakenbush. 2022. Summer/fall diet and macronutrient assimilation in an Arctic predator. Oecologia 198(4):917-931. 10.1007/s00442-022-05155-2
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2021

Citta, J. J., J. Olnes, S. R. Okkonen, L. Quakenbush, J. C. George, W. Maslowski, R. Osinski, and M. P. Heide-Jørgensen. 2021. Influence of oceanography on bowhead whale (Balaena mysticetus) foraging in the Chukchi Sea as inferred from animal-borne instrumentation. Continental Shelf Research 224:104434. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.csr.2021.104434
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Citta, J. J., L. Quakenbush, and J. C. George. 2021. Distribution and behavior of Bering-Chukchi-Beaufort bowhead whales as inferred by telemetry. Pages 31-56 [In] J. C. George, and J. G. M. Thewissen, editors. The Bowhead Whale Balaena mysticetus: Biology and Human Interactions. Academic Press, London.
More details about Distribution and behavior of Bering-Chukchi-Beaufort bowhead whales as inferred by telemetry

Crain, D. D., S. A. Karpovich, L. Quakenbush, and L. Polasek. 2021. Using claws to compare reproduction, stress and diet of female bearded and ringed seals in the Bering and Chukchi seas, Alaska, between 1953–1968 and 1998–2014. Conservation Physiology 9(1). 10.1093/conphys/coaa115
Linkto https://doi.org/10.1093/conphys/coaa115 (Offsite) More details about Using claws to compare reproduction, stress and diet of female bearded and ringed seals in the Bering and Chukchi seas, Alaska, between 1953–1968 and 1998–2014

Hastings, K. K., D. S. Johnson, G. W. Pendleton, B. S. Fadely, and T. S. Gelatt. 2021. Investigating life-history traits of Steller sea lions with multistate hidden Markov mark–recapture models: Age at weaning and body size effects. Ecology and Evolution 11(2):714-734. https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.6878
Linkto https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.6878 (Offsite) More details about Investigating life-history traits of Steller sea lions with multistate hidden Markov mark–recapture models: Age at weaning and body size effects

Hendrix, A. M., K. A. Lefebvre, L. Quakenbush, A. Bryan, R. Stimmelmayr, G. Sheffield, G. Wisswaesser, M. L. Willis, E. K. Bowers, P. Kendrick, E. Frame, T. Burbacher, and D. J. Marcinek. 2021. Ice seals as sentinels for algal toxin presence in the Pacific Arctic and subarctic marine ecosystems. Marine Mammal Science n/a(n/a). https://doi.org/10.1111/mms.12822
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Huntington, H. P., S. H. Ferguson, J. C. George, G. Noongwook, L. Quakenbush, and J. G. M. Thewissen. 2021. Indigenous knowledge in research and management. Pages 549-564 [In] J. C. George, and J. G. M. Thewissen, editors. The Bowhead Whale Balaena mysticetus: Biology and Human Interactions. Academic Press, London.
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Kennedy, S. N., M. Keogh, M. Levin, J. M. Castellini, M. Lian, B. S. Fadely, L. D. Rea, and T. M. O'Hara. 2021. Regional variations and relationships among cytokine profiles, white blood cell counts, and blood mercury concentrations in Steller sea lion (Eumetopias jubatus) pups. Science of the Total Environment 775:144894. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.144894
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Keogh, M. J., P. Charapata, B. S. Fadely, T. Zeppelin, L. Rea, J. N. Waite, V. Burkanov, C. Marshall, A. Jones, C. Sprowls, and M. J. Wooller. 2021. Whiskers as a novel tissue for tracking reproductive and stress-related hormones in North Pacific otariid pinnipeds. Conservation Physiology 9(1). 10.1093/conphys/coaa134
Linkto https://doi.org/10.1093/conphys/coaa134 (Offsite) More details about Whiskers as a novel tissue for tracking reproductive and stress-related hormones in North Pacific otariid pinnipeds

Kovacs, K. M., J. Citta, T. Brown, R. Dietz, S. Ferguson, L. Harwood, M. Houde, E. V. Lea, L. Quakenbush, F. Riget, A. Rosing-Asvid, T. Smith, V. Svetochev, O. Svetocheva, and C. Lydersen. 2021. Variation in body size of ringed seals (Pusa hispida hispida) across the circumpolar Arctic: evidence of morphs, ecotypes or simply extreme plasticity? Polar Research 40. 10.33265/polar.v40.5753
Linkto http://dx.doi.org/10.33265/polar.v40.5753 (Offsite) More details about Variation in body size of ringed seals (Pusa hispida hispida) across the circumpolar Arctic: evidence of morphs, ecotypes or simply extreme plasticity?

Lang, A. R., P. Boveng, L. Quakenbush, K. Robertson, M. Lauf, K. D. Rode, H. Ziel, and B. L. Taylor. 2021. Re-examination of population structure in Arctic ringed seals using DArTseq genotyping. Endangered species research 44:11-31.
Linkto https://doi.org/10.3354/esr01087 (Offsite) More details about Re-examination of population structure in Arctic ringed seals using DArTseq genotyping

Neises, V. M., S. A. Karpovich, M. J. Keogh, R. S. King, and S. J. Trumble. 2021. Regional, seasonal and age class blubber fatty acid signature analysis of harbour seals in Alaska from 1997 to 2010. Conservation Physiology 9(1). 10.1093/conphys/coab036
Linkto https://doi.org/10.1093/conphys/coab036 (Offsite) More details about Regional, seasonal and age class blubber fatty acid signature analysis of harbour seals in Alaska from 1997 to 2010

Olnes, J., G. A. Breed, M. L. Druckenmiller, J. J. Citta, J. A. Crawford, A. L. Von Duyke, and L. Quakenbush. 2021. Juvenile bearded seal response to a decade of sea ice change in the Bering, Chukchi, and Beaufort seas. Marine Ecology Progress Series 661:229-242.
Linkto https://doi.org/10.3354/meps13609 (Offsite) More details about Juvenile bearded seal response to a decade of sea ice change in the Bering, Chukchi, and Beaufort seas

Rode, K. D., C. T. Robbins, C. A. Stricker, B. D. Taras, and T. N. Tollefson. 2021. Energetic and health effects of protein overconsumption constrain dietary adaptation in an apex predator. Scientific Reports 11(1):15309. 10.1038/s41598-021-94917-8
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Rode, K. D., E. V. Regehr, J. F. Bromaghin, R. R. Wilson, M. St. Martin, J. A. Crawford, and L. T. Quakenbush. 2021. Seal body condition and atmospheric circulation patterns influence polar bear body condition, recruitment, and feeding ecology in the Chukchi Sea. Global Change Biology 00:1-18. https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.15572
Linkto DOI: 10.1111/gcb.15572 (Offsite) More details about Seal body condition and atmospheric circulation patterns influence polar bear body condition, recruitment, and feeding ecology in the Chukchi Sea

Savage, K. N., K. Burek-Huntington, S. K. Wright, A. L. Bryan, G. Sheffield, M. Webber, R. Stimmelmayr, P. Tuomi, M. A. Delaney, and W. Walker. 2021. Stejneger's beaked whale strandings in Alaska, 1995–2020. Marine Mammal Science:1-27. https://doi.org/10.1111/mms.12780
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Stafford, K. M., J. J. Citta, S. R. Okkonen, and J. Zhang. 2021. Bowhead and beluga whale acoustic detections in the western Beaufort Sea 2008–2018. PLOS ONE 16(6):e0253929. 10.1371/journal.pone.0253929
Linkto https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0253929 (Offsite) More details about Bowhead and beluga whale acoustic detections in the western Beaufort Sea 2008–2018

2020

Brost, B. M., M. B. Hooten, and R. J. Small. 2020. Model-based clustering reveals patterns in central place use of a marine top predator. Ecosphere 11(6):e03123. 10.1002/ecs2.3123
Linkto https://esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/ecs2.3123 (Offsite) More details about Model-based clustering reveals patterns in central place use of a marine top predator

Castellote, M., R. J. Small, M. Lammers, J. Jenniges, J. mondragon, C. Garner, S. Atkinson, J. M. S. Delevaux, R. Graham, and D. Westerholt. 2020. Seasonal distribution and foraging occurrence of Cook Inlet beluga whales based on passive acoustic monitoring. Endangered Species Research 41:225-243. https://doi.org/10.3354/esr01023
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Citta, J. J., S. R. Okkonen, R. S. Suydam, L. Quakenbush, A. L. Bryan, and J. Olnes. 2020. Beluga dive behavior relative to fronts and stratified layers near Barrow Canyon, Alaska. Deep Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers 165:103392. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dsr.2020.103392
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Halliday, W. D., M. K. Pine, J. J. Citta, L. Harwood, D. D. W. Hauser, R. C. Hilliard, E. V. Lea, L. L. Loseto, L. Quakenbush, and S. J. Insley. 2020. Potential exposure of beluga and bowhead whales to underwater noise from ship traffic in the Beaufort and Chukchi Seas. Ocean & Coastal Management:105473. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2020.105473
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Keogh, M. J., A. Gastaldi, P. Charapata, S. Melin, and B. S. Fadely. 2020. Stress-related and reproductive hormones in hair from three north Pacific otariid species: Steller sea lions, California sea lions and northern fur seals. Conservation Physiology 8(1). 10.1093/conphys/coaa069
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Keogh, M. J., B. Taras, K. B. Beckmen, K. A. Burek-Huntington, G. M. Ylitalo, B. S. Fadely, L. D. Rea, and K. W. Pitcher. 2020. Organochlorine contaminant concentrations in blubber of young Steller sea lion (Eumetopias jubatus) are influenced by region, age, sex, and lipid stores. Science of the Total Environment 698:134183. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.134183
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Keogh, M. J., P. Charapata, S. Karpovich, A. Jones, C. Sprowls, and C. D. Marshall. 2020. Reproductive and stress-related hormones in whiskers from two North Pacific phocids: Harbor and ringed seals. Marine Mammal Science n/a(n/a). 10.1111/mms.12709
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Levin, M., L. Jasperse, J.-P. Desforges, T. O'Hara, L. Rea, J. M. Castellini, J. M. Maniscalco, B. Fadely, and M. Keogh. 2020. Methyl mercury (MeHg) in vitro exposure alters mitogen-induced lymphocyte proliferation and cytokine expression in Steller sea lion (Eumetopias jubatus) pups. Science of the Total Environment 725:138308. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.138308
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Lian, M., J. M. Castellini, T. Kuhn, L. Rea, L. Bishop, M. Keogh, S. N. Kennedy, B. Fadely, E. van Wijngaarden, J. M. Maniscalco, and T. O'Hara. 2020. Assessing oxidative stress in Steller sea lions (Eumetopias jubatus): Associations with mercury and selenium concentrations. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part C: Toxicology & Pharmacology 235:108786. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cbpc.2020.108786
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O’Corry-Crowe, G., R. Suydam, L. Quakenbush, T. Smith, C. Lydersen, K. Kovacs, J. Orr, L. Harwood, D. Litovka, and T. Ferrer. 2020. Group structure and kinship in beluga whale societies. Scientific Reports 10:11462. 10.1038/s41598-020-67314-w
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Olnes, J., J. Citta, L. Quakenbush, C. George, L. Harwood, E. Lea, and M. P. Heide-Jørgensen. 2020. Use of the Alaskan Beaufort Sea by bowhead whales (Balaena mysticetus) tagged with satellite transmitters, 2006 – 2018. Arctic 73(3):278-291.
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Olnes, J., J. Crawford, J. J. Citta, M. L. Druckenmiller, A. L. Von Duyke, and L. Quakenbush. 2020. Movement, diving, and haul-out behaviors of juvenile bearded seals in the Bering, Chukchi and Beaufort seas, 2014–2018. Polar Biology. 10.1007/s00300-020-02710-6
Linkto https://doi.org/10.1007/s00300-020-02710-6 (Offsite) More details about Movement, diving, and haul‑out behaviors of juvenile bearded seals in the Bering, Chukchi and Beaufort seas, 2014–2018

Von Duyke, A. L., D. C. Douglas, J. K. Herreman, and J. A. Crawford. 2020. Ringed seal (Pusa hispida) seasonal movements, diving, and haul-out behavior in the Beaufort, Chukchi, and Bering Seas (2011–2017). Ecology and Evolution 10(12):5595-5616. 10.1002/ece3.6302
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Walden, H. S., A. L. Bryan, A. McIntosh, P. Tuomi, A. Hoover-Miller, R. Stimmelmayr, and L. Quakenbush. 2020. Helminth fauna of ice seals in the Alaskan Bering and Chukchi Seas, 2006–15. Journal of Wildlife Diseases 56(4):863-872. 10.7589/2019-09-228
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Whiting, A., M. Castellote, R. J. Small, K. J. Frost, and R. Suydam. 2020. Unexpected mid-winter presence of harbor porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) in Kotzebue Sound, Alaska. Marine Mammal Science 36(1):354-358. 10.1111/mms.12641
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Zhong, M., M. Castellote, R. Dodhia, J. L. Ferres, M. Keogh, and A. Brewer. 2020. Beluga whale acoustic signal classification using deep learning neural network models. The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America 147(3):1834-1841. https://doi.org/10.1121/10.0000921
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2019

Andrews, R. D., R. W. Baird, J. Calambokidis, C. E. C. Goertz, F. M. D. Gulland, M. P. Heide-Jergensen, S. K. Hooker, M. Johnson, B. Mate, Y. Mitani, D. P. Nowacek, K. Owen, L. T. Quakenbush, S. Raverty, J. Robbins, G. S. Schorr, O. V. Shpak, F. I. J. Townsend, M. Uhart, R. S. Wells, and A. N. Zerbini. 2019. Best practice guidelines for cetacean tagging. The Journal of Cetacean Research and Management 20:27-66.
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Citta, J. J., K. Frost, and L. Quakenbush. 2019. Aerial surveys of Bristol Bay beluga whales, Delphinapterus leucas, in 2016. Marine Fisheries Review 81(3-4):98-104. 10.7755/MFR.81.3-4.5
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Crawford, J. A., K. J. Frost, L. T. Quakenbush, and A. Whiting. 2019. Seasonal and diel differences in dive and haul-out behavior of adult and subadult ringed seals (Pusa hispida) in the Bering and Chukchi seas. Polar Biology 42(1):65-80. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00300-018-2399-x
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Esquible, J., K. Burek-Huntington, S. Atkinson, A. C. Klink, E. Bortz, T. A. Goldstein, K. Beckmen, K. Pabilonia, and R. Tiller. 2019. Pathological findings and survey for pathogens associated with reproductive failure in perinatal Steller sea lions Eumetopias jubatus. Diseases of Aquatic Organisms 137(2):131-144. https://doi.org/10.3354/dao03421/dao03421
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Hastings, K. K., M. J. Rehberg, G. M. O’Corry-Crowe, G. W. Pendleton, L. A. Jemison, and T. S. Gelatt. 2019. Demographic consequences and characteristics of recent population mixing and colonization in Steller sea lions, Eumetopias jubatus. Journal of Mammalogy 101(1):107-120. https://doi.org/10.1093/jmammal/gyz192
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Hobbs, R. C., R. R. Reeves, J. Prewitt, G. Desportes, Breton-Honeyman-Kaitlin, T. Christensen, J. J. Citta, S. H. Ferguson, K. Frost, E. Garde, M. Gavrilo, M. Ghazal, D. M. Glazov, J. F. Gosselin, M. Hammill, R. G. Hansen, L. Hardwood, M. P. Heide-Jergensen, G. Inglangasuk, K. M. Kovacs, V. V. Krasnova, D. M. Kuznetsova, D. S. Lee, V. Lesage, D. Litovka, E. D. Lorenzen, L. F. Lowry, C. Lydersen, C. J. D. Matthews, I. G. Meschersky, A. Mosnier, G. O’Corry-Crowe, L. D. Postma, L. Quakenbush, O. V. Shpak, M. Skovrind, R. Suydam, and C. A. Watt. 2019. Global Review of the Conservation Status of Monodontid Stocks. Marine Fisheries Review 81(3-4):1-53. 10.7755/MFR.81.3-4.1
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Karpovich, S. A., J. P. Skinner, L. A. Kapronczai, J. A. Smith, and D. M. Janz. 2019. Examination of relationships between stable isotopes and cortisol concentrations along the length of phocid whiskers. Marine Mammal Science 35(2):395-415. https://www.doi.org/10.1111/mms.12546
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Kennedy, S. N., J. M. Castellini, A. B. Hayden, B. S. Fadely, V. N. Burkanov, A. Dajles, T. M. O'Hara, and L. D. Rea. 2019. Regional and age-related variations in haptoglobin concentrations in Steller sea lions (Eumetopias jubatus) from Alaska, USA. Journal of Wildlife Diseases 55(1):91-104. https://doi.org/10.7589/2017-10-257
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Keogh, M. J., B. D. Taras, C. Eischens, J. M. Kennish, B. S. Fadely, and L. D. Rea. 2019. Variation in milk, serum, and blubber fatty acids in young, free-ranging Steller sea lions. Marine Mammal Science 35(3):909-933. https://doi.org/10.1111/mms.12574
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Lowry, L. F., J. J. Citta, G. O’Corry-Crowe, L. Quakenbush, K. Frost, R. Suydam, R. C. Hobbs, and T. Gray. 2019. Distribution, abundance, harvest, and status of Western Alaska beluga whale, Delphinapterus leucas, stocks. Marine Fisheries Review 81(3-4):54-71. 10.7755/MFR.81.3-4.2
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Nelson, M., L. T. Quakenbush, B. D. Taras, and Ice Seal Committee. 2019. Subsistence harvest of ringed, bearded, spotted, and ribbon seals in Alaska is sustainable. Endangered Species Research 40:1-16. https://doi.org/10.3354/esr00973
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VanWormer, E., J. A. K. Mazet, A. Hall, V. A. Gill, P. L. Boveng, J. M. London, T. Gelatt, B. S. Fadely, M. E. Lander, J. Sterling, V. N. Burkanov, R. R. Ream, P. M. Brock, L. D. Rea, B. R. Smith, A. Jeffers, M. Henstock, M. J. Rehberg, K. A. Burek-Huntington, S. L. Cosby, J. A. Hammond, and T. Goldstein. 2019. Viral emergence in marine mammals in the North Pacific may be linked to Arctic sea ice reduction. Scientific Reports 9(1):15569. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-51699-4
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Whiting, A., M. Castellote, R. Small, K. Frost, and R. Suydam. 2019. Unexpected mid‐winter presence of harbor porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) in Kotzebue Sound, Alaska. Marine Mammal Science 36(1):354-358. https://doi.org/10.1111/mms.12641
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2018

Bishop, A., C. Brown, M. Rehberg, L. Torres, and M. Horning. 2018. Juvenile Steller sea lion (Eumetopias jubatus) utilization distributions in the Gulf of Alaska. Movement Ecology 6(1):6. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40462-018-0124-6
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Citta, J. J., G. O'Corry-Crowe, L. T. Quakenbush, A. L. Bryan, T. Ferrer, M. J. Olson, R. C. Hobbs, and B. Potgieter. 2018. Assessing the abundance of Bristol Bay belugas with genetic mark-recapture methods. Marine Mammal Science 34(3):666-686. https://www.doi.org/10.1111/mms.12472
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Citta, J. J., L. F. Lowry, L. T. Quakenbush, B. P. Kelly, A. S. Fischbach, J. M. London, C. V. Jay, K. J. Frost, G. O. C. Crowe, J. A. Crawford, P. L. Boveng, M. Cameron, A. L. Von Duyke, M. Nelson, L. A. Harwood, P. Richard, R. Suydam, M. P. Heide-Jørgensen, R. C. Hobbs, D. I. Litovka, M. Marcoux, A. Whiting, A. S. Kennedy, J. C. George, J. Orr, and T. Gray. 2018. A multi-species synthesis of satellite telemetry data in the Pacific Arctic (1987–2015): Overlap of marine mammal distributions and core use areas. Deep Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography 152:132-153. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dsr2.2018.02.006
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Citta, J. J., S. R. Okkonen, L. T. Quakenbush, W. Maslowski, R. Osinski, J. C. George, R. J. Small, H. Brower, M. P. Heide-Jørgensen, and L. A. Harwood. 2018. Oceanographic characteristics associated with autumn movements of bowhead whales in the Chukchi Sea. Deep Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography 152:121-131. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dsr2.2017.03.009
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Doll, A. C., B. D. Taras, C. A. Stricker, L. D. Rea, T. M. O’Hara, A. P. Cyr, S. McDermott, T. M. Loomis, B. S. Fadely, and M. B. Wunder. 2018. Temporal records of diet diversity dynamics in individual adult female Steller sea lion (Eumetopias jubatus) vibrissae. Oecologia 188(1):263-275. https://www.doi.org/10.1007/s00442-018-4173-8
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Druckenmiller, M. L., J. J. Citta, M. C. Ferguson, J. T. Clarke, J. C. George, and L. Quakenbush. 2018. Trends in sea-ice cover within bowhead whale habitats in the Pacific Arctic. Deep Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography 152:95-107. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dsr2.2017.10.017
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Foster, G., I. H. Nymo, K. M. Kovacs, K. B. Beckmen, A. C. Brownlow, J. L. Baily, M. P. Dagleish, J. Muchowski, L. L. Perrett, M. Tryland, C. Lydersen, J. Godfroid, B. McGovern, and A. M. Whatmore. 2018. First isolation of Brucella pinnipedialis and detection of Brucella antibodies from bearded seals Erignathus barbatus. Diseases of Aquatic Organisms 128:13-20. https://doi.org/10.3354/dao03211
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Hastings, K. K., D. S. Johnson, and T. S. Gelatt. 2018. Flipper tag loss in Steller sea lions. Marine Mammal Science 34(1):229-237. https://doi.org/10.1111/mms.12448
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Hastings, K. K., L. A. Jemison, and G. W. Pendleton. 2018. Survival of adult Steller sea lions in Alaska: Senescence, annual variation and covariation with male reproductive success. Royal Society Open Science 5(1). https://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.170665
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Jemison, L. A., G. W. Pendleton, K. K. Hastings, J. M. Maniscalco, and L. W. Fritz. 2018. Spatial distribution, movements, and geographic range of Steller sea lions (Eumetopias jubatus) in Alaska. PLOS ONE 13(12):e0208093. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0208093
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Lian, M., S. Johnson, T. Gelatt, T. M. O'Hara, K. B. Beckmen, and L. D. Rea. 2018. Field anesthesia of juvenile Steller sea lions (Eumetopias jubatus) using inhalation anesthesia. Marine Mammal Science 34(1):125-135. https://doi.org/10.1111/mms.12445
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Mooney, T. A. 2018. Local acoustic habitat relative to hearing sensitivities in beluga whales (Delphinapterus leucas). Journal of Ecoacoustics 2: #QZD9Z5. https://doi.org/10.22261/jea.qzd9z5
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Mooney, T. A., M. Castellote, L. Quakenbush, R. Hobbs, E. Gaglione, and C. Goertz. 2018. Variation in hearing within a wild population of beluga whales (Delphinapterus leuca). Journal of Experimental Biology 221(9):171959. www.doi.org/10.1242/jeb.171959
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Nelson, M. A., L. T. Quakenbush, B. A. Mahoney, B. D. Taras, and M. J. Wooller. 2018. Fifty years of Cook Inlet beluga whale feeding ecology from isotopes in bone and teeth. Endangered Species Research 36:77-87. https://doi.org/10.3354/esr00890
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Nymo, I. H., R. Rødven, K. Beckmen, A. K. Larsen, M. Tryland, L. Quakenbush, and J. Godfroid. 2018. Brucella antibodies in Alaskan true seals and eared seals—two different stories. Frontiers in Veterinary Science 5(8). https://doi.org/10.3389/fvets.2018.00008
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O’Corry-Crowe, G., R. Suydam, L. Quakenbush, B. Potgieter, L. Harwood, D. Litovka, T. Ferrer, J. Citta, V. Burkanov, K. Frost, and B. Mahoney. 2018. Migratory culture, population structure and stock identity in North Pacific beluga whales (Delphinapterus leucas). PLOS ONE 13(3):e0194201. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0194201
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Quakenbush, L., J. Citta, J. C. George, M. P. Heide-Jørgensen, H. Brower, L. Harwood, B. Adams, C. Pokiak, J. Pokiak, and E. Lea. 2018. Bering-Chukchi-Beaufort stock of bowhead whales: 2006–2017 satellite telemetry results with some observations on stock sub-structure. SC/67B/AWMP/04 International Whaling Commission.
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Rehberg, M., L. Jemison, J. N. Womble, and G. O’Corry-Crowe. 2018. Winter movements and long-term dispersal of Steller sea lions in the Glacier Bay region of Southeast Alaska. Endangered Species Research 37:11-24. https://www.doi.org/10.3354/esr00909
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Smith, J., S. Karpovich, G. A. Breed, and D. M. O’Brien. 2018. Morphological characteristics of harbor seal (Phoca vitulina) whiskers and their use in dietary reconstruction using stable isotope ratios. Canadian Journal of Zoology 96(11):1255–1263. https://doi.org/10.1139/cjz-2017-0309
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Stafford, K. M., M. C. Ferguson, D. D. W. Hauser, S. R. Okkonen, C. L. Berchok, J. J. Citta, J. T. Clarke, E. C. Garland, J. Jones, and R. S. Suydam. 2018. Beluga whales in the western Beaufort Sea: Current state of knowledge on timing, distribution, habitat use and environmental drivers. Deep Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography 152:182-194. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dsr2.2016.11.017
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Stimmelmayr, R., G. M. Ylitalo, G. Sheffield, K. B. Beckmen, K. A. Burek-Huntington, V. Metcalf, and T. Rowles. 2018. Oil fouling in three subsistence-harvested ringed (Phoca hispida) and spotted seals (Phoca largha) from the Bering Strait region, Alaska: Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon bile and tissue levels and pathological findings. Marine Pollution Bulletin 130:311-323. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2018.02.040
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Taylor, R. L., M. S. Udevitz, C. V. Jay, J. J. Citta, L. T. Quakenbush, P. R. Lemons, and J. A. Snyder. 2018. Demography of the Pacific walrus (Odobenus rosmarus divergens) in a changing Arctic. Marine Mammal Science 34(1):54-86. https://doi.org/10.1111/mms.12434
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2017

Brost, B. M., M. B. Hooten, and R. J. Small. 2017. Leveraging constraints and biotelemetry data to pinpoint repetitively used spatial features. Ecology 98(1):12-20. https://doi.org/10.1002/ecy.1618
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Citta, J. J., P. Richard, L. F. Lowry, G. O’Corry Crowe, M. Marcoux. R. Suydam, L. T. Quakenbush, R. C. Hobbs, D. I. Litovka, K. J. Frost, T. Gray, J. Orr, B. Tinker, H. Aderman, and M. L. Drukenmiller. 2017. Satellite telemetry reveals population specific winter ranges of beluga whales in the Bering Sea. Marine Mammal Science 33(1):236-250. https://doi.org/10.1111/mms.12357
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Cordes, L. S., G. O'Corry‐Crowe, and R. J. Small. 2017. Surreptitious sympatry: Exploring the ecological and genetic separation of two sibling species. Ecology and Evolution 7(6):1725-1736. https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.2774
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George, J. C., G. Sheffield, D. J. Reed, B. Tudor, R. Stimmelmayr, B. T. Person, T. Sformo, and R. Suydam. 2017. Frequency of injuries from line entanglements, killer whales, and ship strikes on Bering-Chukchi-Beaufort Seas bowhead whales. Arctic 70(1):37–46. https://doi.org/10.14430/arctic4631
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Harwood, L., L. T. Quakenbush, R. J. Small, J. George, J. Pokiak, C. Pokiak, M. P. Heide-Jørgensen, E. V. Lea, and H. Brower. 2017. Movements and inferred foraging by bowhead whales in the Canadian Beaufort Sea during August and September, 2006–12. Arctic 70(2):161-176. https://doi.org/10.14430/arctic4648
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Hastings, K. K. 2017. Survival of Steller sea lion (Eumetopias jubatus) pups during the first months of life at the Forrester Island complex, Alaska. Journal of Mammalogy 98(2):397-409. https://doi.org/10.1093/jmammal/gyw182
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Hastings, K. K., L. A. Jemison, G. W. Pendleton, K. L. Raum-Suryan, and K. W. Pitcher. 2017. Natal and breeding philopatry of female Steller sea lions in southeastern Alaska. PLOS ONE 12(6):e0176840. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0176840 (original); https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0196412.t001 (correction)
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Huntington, H. P., L. T. Quakenbush, and M. Nelson. 2017. Evaluating the effects of climate change on indigenous marine mammal hunting in northern and western Alaska using traditional knowledge. Frontiers in Marine Science 4(319). https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2017.00319
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Rehberg, M. J., L. Rea, and C. Eischens. 2017. Overwintering Steller sea lion (Eumetopias jubatus) pup growth and behavior prior to weaning. Canadian Journal of Zoology 96(2):97-106. https://doi.org/10.1139/cjz-2016-0296
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Silber, G. K., M. D. Lettrich, P. O. Thomas, J. D. Baker, M. Baumgartner, E. A. Becker, P. Boveng, D. M. Dick, J. Fiechter, J. Forcada, K. A. Forney, R. B. Griffis, J. A. Hare, A. J. Hobday, D. Howell, K. L. Laidre, N. Mantua, L. Quakenbush, J. A. Santora, K. M. Stafford, P. Spencer, C. Stock, W. Sydeman, K. Van Houtan, and R. S. Waples. 2017. Projecting marine mammal distribution in a changing climate. Frontiers in Marine Science 4(413):1-14. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2017.00413
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Small, R. J., B. Brost, M. Hooten, M. Castellote, and J. Mondragon. 2017. Potential for spatial displacement of Cook Inlet beluga whales by anthropogenic noise in critical habitat. Endangered Species Research 32:43-57. https://doi.org/10.3354/esr00786
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2016

Beckmen, K. B., M. J. Keogh, K. A. Burek-Huntington, G. M. Ylitalo, B. S. Fadely, and K. W. Pitcher. 2016. Organochlorine contaminant concentrations in multiple tissues of free-ranging Steller sea lions (Eumetopias jubatus) in Alaska. Science of the Total Environment 542(A):441-452. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2015.10.119
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Castellote, M., B. Thayre, M. Mahoney, J. Mondragon, C. Schmale, and R. J. Small. 2016. Anthropogenic noise in Cook Inlet beluga habitat: Sources, acoustic characteristics, and frequency of occurrence. Alaska Department of Fish and Game, Final Wildlife Research Report ADF&G/DWC/WRR-2016-4, Juneau.
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Castellote, M., R. J. Small, J. Mondragon, J. Jenniges, and J. Skinner. 2016. Seasonal distribution and foraging behavior of Cook Inlet belugas based on acoustic monitoring. Alaska Department of Fish and Game, Final Wildlife Research Report ADF&G/DWC/WRR-2016-3, Juneau.
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Castellote, M., R. J. Small, M. O. Lammers, J. J. Jenniges, J. Mondragon, and S. Atkinson. 2016. Dual instrument passive acoustic monitoring of belugas in Cook Inlet, Alaska. The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America 139(5):2697-2707. https://doi.org/10.1121/1.4947427
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Citta, J. J., L. T. Quakenbush, K. J. Frost, L. Lowry, R. C. Hobbs, and H. Aderman. 2016. Movements of beluga whales (Delphinapterus leucas) in Bristol Bay, Alaska. Marine Mammal Science 32(4):1272-1298. https://doi.org/10.1111/mms.12337
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Cornick, L. A., L. T. Quakenbush, S. A. Norman, C. Pasi, P. Maslyx, K. A. Burek, C. Goertz, and R. C. Hobbs. 2016. Seasonal and developmental differences in blubber stores of beluga whales in Bristol Bay, Alaska using high-resolution ultrasound. Journal of Mammalogy 97(4):1238-1248. https://doi.org/10.1093/jmammal/gyw074
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Hastings, K. K., and L. A. Jemison. 2016. Age-specific variation in timing of parturition in Steller sea lions at Forrester Island Complex, Alaska. Marine Mammal Science 32(2):777–785. https://doi.org/10.1111/mms.12288
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Huntington, H., L. Quakenbush, and M. Nelson. 2016. Effects of changing sea ice on marine mammals and subsistence hunters in northern Alaska from traditional knowledge interviews. Biology Letters 12(8):20160198. https://doi.org/10.1098/rsbl.2016.0198
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Lan, T., J. Cheng, A. Ratan, W. Miller, S. Schuster, S. Farley, R. Shideler, T. Mailund, and C. Lindqvist. 2016. Genome-wide evidence for a hybrid origin of modern polar bears. bioRxiv 047498. https://doi.org/10.1101/047498
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Lefebvre, K. A., L. Quakenbush, E. Frame, K. Burek Huntington, G. Sheffield, R. Stimmelmayr, A. Bryan, P. Kendrick, H. Ziel, T. Goldstein, J. A. Snyder, T. Gelatt, F. Gulland, B. Dickerson, and V. Gill. 2016. Prevalence of algal toxins in Alaskan marine mammals foraging in a changing arctic and subarctic environment. Harmful Algae 55:13-24. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.hal.2016.01.007
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Mathews, E. A., L. A. Jemison, G. W. Pendleton, K. M. Blejwas, K. E. Hood, and K. L. Raum-Suryan. 2016. Haul-out patterns and effects of vessel disturbance on harbor seals (Phoca vitulina) on glacial ice in Tracy Arm, Alaska. Fishery Bulletin 114(2):186–202. https://doi.org/10.7755/fb.114.2.6
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Mooney, A. T., M. Castellote , L. Quakenbush, R. Hobbs, C. Goertz, and E. Gaglione. 2016. Measuring hearing in wild beluga whales. Pages 729-735 [In] The Effects of Noise on Aquatic Life II. A. Popper and A. Hawkins, editors. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, Volume 875, Springer, New York, New York. http://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-2981-8_88
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O'Corry-Crowe, G., A. R. Mahoney, R. Suydam, L. Quakenbush, A. Whiting, L. Lowry, and L. Harwood. 2016. Genetic profiling links changing sea-ice to shifting beluga whale migration patterns. Biology Letters 12(11). https://doi.org/10.1098/rsbl.2016.0404
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Pendleton, G. W., K. K. Hastings, L. D. Rea, L. A. Jemison, G. M. O'Corry-Crowe, and K. B. Beckmen. 2016. Short-term survival of Steller sea lion (Eumetopias jubatus) pups: Investigating the effect of health status on survival. Marine Mammal Science 32(3):931-944. https://doi.org/10.1111/mms.12308
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Peterson, S. H., E. A. McHuron, S. N. Kennedy, J. T. Ackerman, L. D. Rea, J. M. Castellini, T. M. O'Hara, and D. P. Costa. 2016. Evaluating hair as a predictor of blood mercury: The influence of ontogenetic phase and life history in pinnipeds. Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology 70(1):28–45. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00244-015-0174-3
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Quakenbush, L., A. Bryan, M. Nelson, and J. Snyder. 2016. Pacific Walrus (Odobenus rosmarus divergens) Saint Lawrence Island Harvest Sample Analyses, 2012–2014 and 2016. Technical report to the Alaska Department of Fish and Game, State Wildlife Grant and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
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Rea, L. D., B. S. Fadely, S. D. Farley, J. P. Avery, W. S. Dunlap-Harding, V. K. Stegall, C. A. B. Eischens, T. S. Gelatt, and K. W. Pitcher. 2016. Comparing total body lipid content of young-of-the-year Steller sea lions among regions of contrasting population trends. Marine Mammal Science 32(4):1200-1218. https://doi.org/10.1111/mms.12327
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Stafford, K. M., J. J. Citta, S. R. Okkonen, and R. S. Suydam. 2016. Wind-dependent beluga whale dive behavior in Barrow Canyon, Alaska. Deep Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers 118(Supplement C):57-65. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dsr.2016.10.006
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Wang, S. W., A. M. Springer, S. M. Budge, L. Horstmann, L. T. Quakenbush, and M. J. Wooller. 2016. Carbon sources and trophic relationships of ice seals during recent environmental shifts in the Bering Sea. Ecologial Applications 26(3):830–845. https://doi.org/10.1890/14-2421
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2015

Atwood, T., E. Peacock, K. Burek-Huntington, V. Shearn-Bochsler, B. Bodenstein, K. Beckmen, and G. Durner. 2015. Prevalence and spatio-temporal variation of an alopecia syndrome in polar bears of the southern Beaufort Sea. Journal of Wildlife Diseases 51(1):48-59. https://doi.org/10.7589/2013-11-301
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Blundell, G. M., and G. W. Pendleton. 2015. Factors affecting haul-out behavior of harbor seals (phoca vitulina) in tidewater glacier inlets in Alaska: Can tourism vessels and seals coexist? Plos One 10(5):e0125486. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0125486
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Brost, B. M., M. B. Hooten, E. M. Hanks, and R. J. Small. 2015. Animal movement constraints improve resource selection inference in the presence of telemetry error. Ecology 96(10):2590–2597. https://doi.org/10.1890/15-0472.1
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Castellote, M., R. J. Small, J. Mondragon, J. Jenniges, and J. Skinner. 2015. Seasonal distribution and foraging behavior of Cook Inlet belugas based on acoustic monitoring. ADF&G Final Report to Department of Defense.
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Citta, J. J., L. T. Quakenbush, S. R. Okkonen, M. L. Druckenmiller, W. Maslowski, J. Clement-Kinney, J. C. George, H. Brower, R. J. Small, C. J. Ashjian, L. A. Harwood, and M. P. Heide-Jørgensen. 2015. Ecological characteristics of core-use areas used by Bering–Chukchi–Beaufort (BCB) bowhead whales, 2006–2012. Progress in Oceanography 136:201–222. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.pocean.2014.08.012
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Correa, L., J. M. Castellini, L. T. Quakenbush, and T. M. O'Hara. 2015. Mercury and selenium concentrations in skeletal muscle, liver, and regions of the heart and kidney in bearded seals from Alaska, USA. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 34(10):2403-2408. http://doi.org/10.1002/etc.3079
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Crawford, J. A., L. T. Quakenbush, and J. T. Citta. 2015. A comparison of ringed and bearded seal diet, condition and productivity between historical (1975–1984) and recent (2003–2012) periods in the Alaskan Bering and Chukchi seas. Progress in Oceanography 136:133–150. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pocean.2015.05.011
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Crawford, J. A., L. T. Quakenbush, C. Irrigoo, E. Noongwook, and J. Garlich-Miller. 2015. Results from village-based walrus studies in Alaska, 2014 [abstract and poster]. Alaska Marine Science Symposium, 19-22 January 2015, Anchorage, Alaska.
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Di Poi, C., S. Atkinson, A. Hoover-Miller, and G. Blundell. 2015. Maternal buffering of stress response in free-ranging Pacific harbor seal pups in Alaska. Marine Mammal Science 31(3):1098-1117. https://doi.org/10.1111/mms.12217
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Ferrer, T., H. Pagan, S. Rodgers, A. Taylor, J. Monroy, R. Suydam, L. Quakenbush, and G. O'Corry-Crowe. 2015. Genetic variation and immune response in beluga whales [abstract]. Page 300 [In] J. Lee, and E. Yaumiishi, editors. Abstracts of the 2015 Alaska Marine Science Symposium, 19-23 January 2015, Anchorage, Alaska.
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Howe, M., M. Castellote, C. Garner, P. McKee, R. J. Small, and R. Hobbs. 2015. Beluga, Delphinapterus leucas, ethogram: A tool for Cook Inlet beluga conservation? Marine Fisheries Review 77(1):32–40. https://doi.org/10.7755/mfr.77.1.3
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Karpovich, S. A., J. Skinner, J. Mondragon, and G. M. Blundell. 2015. Combined physiological and behavioral observations to assess the impact of vessel encounters with harbor seals in glacial fjords of southeast Alaska. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 473:110-120. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jembe.2015.07.016
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Laidre, K. L., H. Stern, K. M. Kovacs, L. Lowry, S. E. Moore, E. V. Regehr, S. H. Ferguson, O. Wiig, P. Boveng, R. P. Angliss, E. W. Born, D. Litovka, L. Quakenbush, C. Lydersen, D. Vongraven, and F. Ugarte. 2015. Arctic marine mammal population status, sea ice habitat loss, and conservation recommendations for the 21st century. Conservation Biology 29(3):724–737. https://doi.org/10.1111/cobi.12474
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Polasek L, S. Karpovich, J. Prewitt, C. Goertz, S. Conlon, and D. Hennen. 2015. Ultrasound as a non-invasive alternative for deuterium oxide dilution body composition measurements in harbor seals (Phoca vitulina). Journal of Mammalogy 96(2):361–367. https://doi.org/10.1093/jmammal/gyv037
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Quakenbush, L. T., R. S. Suydam, A. L. Bryan, L. F. Lowry, K. J. Frost, and B. A. Mahoney. 2015. Diet of beluga whales (Delphinapterus leucas) in Alaska from stomach contents, March–November. Marine Fisheries Review 77(1):70-84. https://doi.org/10.7755/mfr.77.1.7
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Rea, L. D., A. M. Christ, A. B. Hayden, V. K. Stegall, S. D. Farley, C. A. Stricker, J. E. Mellish, J. M. Maniscalco, J. N. Waite, V. Burkanov, and K. W. Pitcher. 2015. Age-specific vibrissae growth rates: A tool for determining the timing of ecologically important events in Steller sea lions. Marine Mammal Science 31(3):1213-1233. https://doi.org/10.1111/mms.12221
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Scherer, R. D., A. C. Doll, L. D. Rea, A, M, Christ, C. A. Stricker, B. Witteveen, T. C. Kline, C. M. Kurle, and M. B. Wunder. 2015. Stable isotope values in pup vibrissae reveal geographic variation in diets of gestating Steller sea lions Eumetopias jubatus. Marine Ecology Progress Series 527:261–274. https://doi.org/10.3354/meps11255
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Stricker, C. A., A. M. Christ, M. B. Wunder, A. C. Doll, S. D. Farley, L. D. Rea, D. A. S. Rosen, R. D. Scherer, and D. J. Tollit. 2015. Stable carbon and nitrogen isotope trophic enrichment factors for Steller sea lion vibrissae relative to milk and fish/invertebrate diets. Marine Ecology Progress Series 523:255–266. https://doi.org/10.3354/meps11205
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2014

Blundell, G. M., A. A. Hoover-Miller, C. A. Schmale, R. K. Berngartt, and S. A. Karpovich. 2014. Efficacy of subcutaneous VHF implants and remote telemetry monitoring to assess survival rates in harbor seals. Journal of Mammalogy 95(4):707-721. http://doi.org/10.1644/13-MAMM-A-212
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Castellote, M., T. A. Mooney, L. T. Quakenbush, R. Hobbs, C. Goertz, and E. Gaglione. 2014. Baseline hearing abilities and variability in wild beluga whales (Delphinapterus leucas). Journal of Experimental Biology 217(10):1682–1691. https://doi.org/10.1242/jeb.093252
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Citta, J. J., J. J. Burns, L. T. Quakenbush, V. Vanek, J. C. George, R. J. Small, M. P. Heide-Jorgensen, and H. Brower. 2014. Interactions of bowhead whales and winter pot fisheries in the Bering Sea. Marine Mammal Science 30(2):445-459. https://doi.org/10.1111/mms.12047
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Citta, J. J., J. J. Burns, L. T. Quakenbush, V. Vanek, J. C. George, R. J. Small, M. P. Heide-Jorgensen, and H. Brower. 2014. Potential for bowhead whale entanglement in cod and crab pot gear in the Bering Sea. Marine Mammal Science 30(2):445-459. https://doi.org/10.1111/mms.12047
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Citta, J. J., L. T. Quakenbush, and B. D. Taras. 2014. Estimation of calf:cow ratios of Pacific walruses for use in population modeling and monitoring. Marine Mammal Science 30(1):20–43. https://doi.org/10.1111/mms.12013
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Correa, L., L. D. Rea, R. Bentzen, and T. M. O’Hara. 2014. Assessment of mercury and selenium tissular concentrations and total mercury body burden in 6 Steller sea lion pups from the Aleutian Islands. Marine Pollution Bulletin 82(1-2):175–182. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2014.02.022
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Crawford, J. A., L. T. Quakenbush, C. Irrigoo, P. Pungowiyi, W. Neakok, and J. Garlich-Miller. 2014. Results from village-based walrus studies in Alaska, 2013 [abstract and poster]. Alaska Marine Science Symposium, 20-24 January 2014, Anchorage, Alaska.
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George, J. C., G. Sheffield, D. J. Reed, B. Tudor, and R. Suydam. 2014. Evidence of injuries from line entanglements, killer whales, and ship strikes on Bering-Chukchi-Beaufort Seas bowhead whales. SC/66a/HIM/10 International Whaling Commission.
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Hoopes, L. A., L. D. Rea, A. M. Christ, and G. A. J. Worthy. 2014. No evidence of metabolic depression in western Alaska juvenile Steller Sea Lions (Eumetopias jubatus). PLoS One 9(1):e85339. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0085339
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Jones, J. M., B. J. Thayre, E. H. Roth, M. Mahoney, I. Sia, K. Merculief, C. Jackson, C. Zeller, M. Clare, A. Bacon, S. Weaver, Z. Gentes, R. J. Small, I. Stirling, S. M. Wiggins, and J. A. Hildebrand. 2014. Ringed, bearded, and ribbon seal vocalizations north of Barrow, Alaska: Seasonal presence and relationship with sea ice. Arctic 67(2):203–222. http://doi.org/10.14430/arctic4388
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Moore, S. E., E. Logerwell, L. Eisner, E. V. Farley Jr., L. A. Harwood, K. Kuletz, J. Lovvorn, J. R. Murphy, and L. T. Quakenbush. 2014. Marine fishes, birds and mammals as sentinels of ecosystem variability and reorganization in the Pacific Arctic region. Chapter 11 (pages 337-392) [In] J. M. Grebmeier, and W. Maslowski, editors. The Pacific Arctic region: Ecosystem status and trends in a rapidly changing environment, Springer, New York.
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O'Corry-Crowe, G. M, T. S. Gelatt, L. D. Rea, C. Bonin, and M. J. Rehberg. 2014. Crossing to safety: Dispersal, colonization and mate choice in evolutionarily distinct populations of Steller sea lions, Eumetopias jubatus. Molecular Ecology 23(22):5415–5434. http://doi.org/10.1111/mec.12944
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Womble, J. N., G. M. Blundell, S. M. Gende, M. Horning, M. F. Sigler, and D. J. Csepp. 2014. Linking marine predator diving behavior to local prey fields in contrasting habitats in a subarctic glacial fjord. Marine Biology 161(6):1361–1374. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00227-014-2424-8
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2013

Christman, C. L., J. J. Citta, L. T. Quakenbush, J. T. Clarke, B. K. Rone, R. A. Shea, M. C. Ferguson, and M. P. Heide-Jorgensen. 2013. Presence and behavior of bowhead whales (Balaena mysticetus) in the Alaskan Beaufort Sea in July 2011. Polar Biology 36(12):1851–1856. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00300-013-1395-4
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Citta, J. J., R. S. Suydam, L. T. Quakenbush, K. J. Frost, and G. M. O’ Corry-Crowe. 2013. Dive behavior of eastern Chukchi Beluga Whales (Delphinapterus leucas), 1998–2008. Arctic 66(4):389–406. https://doi.org/10.14430/arctic4326
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Crawford, J. A., W. Neakok, M. A. Nelson, J. Garlich-Miller, and L. T. Quakenbush. 2013. Results from village-based walrus studies in Alaska, 2012 [abstract and poster]. Alaska Marine Science Symposium, 21-25 January 2013, Anchorage, Alaska.
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Geiger, G. L., S. Atkinson, J. N. Waite, G. M. Blundell, J. R. Carpenter, and K. Wynne. 2013. A new method to evaluate the nutritional composition of marine mammal diets from scats applied to harbor seals in the Gulf of Alaska. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 449:118–128. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jembe.2013.09.005
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Jemison, L. A., G. W. Pendleton, L. W. Fritz, K. K. Hastings, J. M. Maniscalco, A. W. Trites, and T. S. Gelatt. 2013. Inter-population movements of Steller sea lions in Alaska with implications for population separation. PLoS ONE 8(8):e70167. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0070167
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Lammers, M. O., M. Castellote, R. J. Small, S. Atkinson, J. Jenniges, A. Rosinski, J. N. Oswald, and C. Garner. 2013. Passive acoustic monitoring of Cook Inlet beluga whales (Delphinapterus leucas). The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America 134(3):2497-2504. https://doi.org/10.1121/1.4816575
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Lander, M. E., B. S. Fadely, T. S. Gelatt, L. D. Rea, and T. R. Loughlin. 2013. Serum chemistry reference ranges for Steller sea lion (Eumetopias jubatus) pups from Alaska: Stock differentiation and comparisons within a North Pacific sentinel species. EcoHealth 10(4):376–393. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10393-013-0891-x
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Rea, L. D., J. M. Castellini, L. Correa, B. S. Fadely, and T. M. O’Hara. 2013. Maternal Steller sea lion diets elevate fetal mercury concentrations in an area of population decline. Science of the Total Environment 454–455:277–282. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2013.02.095
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Shideler R. 2013. Comparison of techniques to detect denning polar bears. Alaska Department of Fish and Game, Division of Wildlife Conservation, Federal Aid Final Performance Report 16 November 2009-31 October 2013, State Wildlife Grant Project E-16-3-1.0, Juneau.
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Womble, J. N., M. Horning, M. Lea, and M. J. Rehberg. 2013. Diving into the analysis of time–depth recorder and behavioural data records: A workshop summary. Deep Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography 88-89:61-64. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dsr2.2012.07.017
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2012

Castellini, J. M., L. D. Rea, C. L. Lieske, K. B. Beckmen, B. S. Fadely, J. M. Maniscalco, and T. M. O'Hara. 2012. Mercury concentrations in hair from neonatal and juvenile Steller sea lions (Eumetopias jubatus): Implications based on age and region in this northern Pacific marine sentinel piscivore. EcoHealth 9(3):267–277. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10393-012-0784-4
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Citta, J. J., L. T. Quakenbush, J. C. George, R. J. Small, M. P. Heide-Jorgensen, H. Brower, B. Adams, and L. Brower. 2012. Winter movements of bowhead whales (Balaena mysticetus) in the Bering Sea. Arctic 65(1):13-34. https://doi.org/10.14430/arctic4162
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Crawford, J. A., K. J. Frost, L. T. Quakenbush, and A. Whiting. 2012. Different habitat use strategies by subadult and adult ringed seals (Phoca hispida) in the Bering and Chukchi seas. Polar Biology 35(2):241–255. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00300-011-1067-1
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Crawford, J. A., W. Neakok, J. Garlich-Miller, M. A. Nelson, and L. T. Quakenbush. 2012. Results from village-based walrus studies in Alaska, 2011 [abstract and poster]. J. Duffy-Anderson, editor. Abstracts of the 2012 Alaska Marine Science Symposium, 16-20 January 2012, Anchorage, Alaska.
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Hastings, K. K., R. J. Small, and G. W. Pendleton. 2012. Sex-and age-specific survival of harbor seals (Phoca vitulina) from Tugidak Island, Alaska. Journal of Mammalogy 93(5):1368–1379. http://doi.org/10.1644/11-MAMM-A-291.1
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Heide-Jørgensen, M. P., K. L. Laidre, L. T. Quakenbush, and J. J. Citta. 2012. The Northwest Passage opens for bowhead whales. Biology Letters 8(2):270-273. https://doi.org/10.1098/rsbl.2011.0731
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Himes Boor, G. K., and R. J. Small. 2012. Steller sea lion spatial-use patterns derived from a Bayesian model of opportunistic observations. Marine Mammal Science 28(4):E375-E403. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1748-7692.2011.00541.x
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Norman, S. A., C. E. C. Goertz, K. A. Burek, L. T. Quakenbush, L. A. Cornick, T. Romano, T. Spoon, W. Miller, L. A. Beckett, and R. C. Hobbs. 2012. Seasonal hematology and serum chemistry of wild beluga whales (Delphinapterus leucas) in Bristol Bay, Alaska. Journal of Wildlife Diseases 48(1):21–32. https://doi.org/10.7589/0090-3558-48.1.21
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Quakenbush, L., J. Citta, J. C. George, M. P. Heide-Jørgensen, R. Small, H. Brower, L. Harwood, B. Adams, L. Brower, G. Tagarook, C. Pokiak, and J. Pokiak. 2012. Seasonal movements of the Bering-Chukchi-Beaufort stock of bowhead whales: 2006–2011 satellite telemetry results. SC/64/BRG1 International Whaling Commission.
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Rea, L., A. Banks, J. M. Castellini, B. Fadely, and V. Burkanov. 2012. Plasma haptoglobin concentrations vary by region of capture in free-ranging Steller sea lion pups. Page 175 [In] J. Duffy-Anderson, editor. Abstracts of the 2012 Alaska Marine Science Symposium, 16-20 January 2012, Anchorage, Alaska.
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Udevitz, M. S., R. L. Taylor, J. L. Garlich-Miller, L. T. Quakenbush, and J. A. Snyder. 2012. Potential population-level effects of increased haulout-related mortality of Pacific walrus calves. Polar Biology 36(2):291-298. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00300-012-1259-3
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2011

Blundell, G. M., J. N. Womble, G. W. Pendleton, J. K. Herreman, S. A. Karpovich, S. M. Gende, and M. Ben-David. 2011. Use of glacial and terrestrial habitat by harbor seals in Glacier Bay, Alaska: Costs and benefits. Marine Ecology Progress Series 429:277–290. https://doi.org/10.3354/meps09073
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Carrasco, S. E., K. A. Burek, K. B. Beckmen, J. L. Oaks, M. A. Davis, K. N. K. Baker, and J. A. K. Mazet. 2011. Aerobic oral and rectal bacteria of free-ranging Steller sea lion pups and juveniles (Eumetopias jubatus) in Alaska. Journal of Wildlife Diseases 47(4):807–820. https://doi.org/10.7589/0090-3558-47.4.807
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Castellote, M., R. Small, S. Atkinson, M. O. Lammers, J. Jenniges, A. Rosinski, C. Garner, S. Moore, and W. W. L. Au. 2011. Acoustic monitoring of beluga whales (Delphinapterus leucas) in Cook Inlet, Alaska. The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America 129(4):2371-2371. https://doi.org/10.1121/1.3654879
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Hastings, K. K., L. A. Jemison, T. S. Gelatt, J. L. Laake, G. W. Pendleton, J. C. King, A. W. Trites, and K. W. Pitcher. 2011. Cohort effects and spatial variation in age-specific survival of Steller sea lions from southeastern Alaska. Ecosphere 2(10):111. http://doi.org/10.1890/ES11-00215.1
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Herreman, J. K., A. D. McIntosh, R. K. Dziuba, G. M. Blundell, M. Ben-David, and E. C. Greiner. 2011. Parasites of harbor seals (Phoca vitulina) in Glacier Bay and Prince William Sound, Alaska. Marine Mammal Science 27(1):247–253. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1748-7692.2009.00355.x
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Holmes, A. L., S. S. Wise, C. E. C. Goertz, J. L. Dunn, F. M. D. Gulland, T. Gelatt, K. B. Beckmen, K. Burek, S. Atkinson, M. Bozza, R. Taylor, T. Zheng, Y. Zhang, A. Aboueissa, and J. P. Wise. 2011. Corrigendum to “Metal tissue levels in Steller sea lion (Eumetopias jubatus) pups” [Marine Pollution Bulletin 56 (2008):1416–1421]. Marine Pollution Bulletin 62(4):881-882. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2011.02.017
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Hueffer, H., D. Holcomb, L. R. Ballweber, S. M. Gende, G. Blundell, and T. M. O’Hara. 2011. Serologic surveillance of pathogens in a declining harbor seal (Phoca vitulina) population in Glacier Bay National Park, Alaska, USA and a reference site. Journal of Wildlife Diseases 47(4):984–988. http://doi.org/10.7589/0090-3558-47.4.984
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Mathews, E. A., J. N. Womble, G. W. Pendleton, L. A. Jemison, J. M. Maniscalco, and G. Streveler. 2011. Population growth and colonization of Steller sea lions in the Glacier Bay region of southeastern Alaska: 1970s–2009. Marine Mammal Science 27(4):852-880. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1748-7692.2010.00455.x
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Quakenbush, L., W. Neakok, J. Crawford, A. Bryan, and M. Nelson. 2011. Results from village-based walrus studies in Alaska, 2010 [abstract and poster]. Alaska Marine Science Symposium, 17-21 January 2011, Anchorage, Alaska.
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2010

McClenahan, S. D., K. Bok, S. V. Sosnovtsev, J. D. Neill, K. A. Burek, K. B. Beckmen, A. W. Smith, K. Y. Green, and C. H. Romero. 2010. Expression and self-assembly of virus-like particles from two genotypes of marine vesiviruses and devleopment of an ELISA for the detection of antibodies. Veterinary Microbiology 142(2-3):184-192. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vetmic.2009.09.057
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Moore, S. E., J. C. George, G. Sheffield, J. Bacon, and C. J. Ashjian. 2010. Bowhead whale distribution and feeding near Barrow, Alaska, in late summer 2005-06. Arctic 63(2):195-205. https://doi.org/ 10.14430/arctic974
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Quakenbush, L. T., J. J. Citta, J. C. George, R. J. Small, and M. P. Heide-Jorgensen. 2010. Fall and winter movements of bowhead whales (Balaena mysticetus) in the Chukchi Sea and within a potential petroleum development area. Arctic 63(3):289-307. http://doi.org/10.14430/arctic1493
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Trites, A. W., B. P. Porter, V. B. Deecke, A. P. Coombs, M. L. Marcotte, and D. A. S. Rosen. 2010. Insights into the timing of weaning and the attendance patterns of lactating Steller sea lions (Eumetopias jubatus) in Alaska during winter, spring, and summer. Aquatic Mammals 32(1):85-97. https://doi.org/10.1578/AM.32.1.2006.85
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Womble, J. N., G. W. Pendleton, E. A. Mathews, G. M. Blundell, N. M. Bool, and S. M. Gende. 2010. Harbor seal (Phoca vitulina richardii) decline continues in the rapidly changing landscape of Glacier Bay National Park, Alaska, 1992–2008. Marine Mammal Science 26(3):686-697. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1748-7692.2009.00360.x
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2009

Cooper, M. H., S. M. Budge, A. M. Springer, and G. Sheffield. 2009. Resource partitioning by sympatric pagophilic seals in Alaska: Monitoring effects of climate variation with fatty acids. Polar Biology 32(8):1137–1145. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00300-009-0614-5
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George, J. C., and G. Sheffield. 2009. Bowhead whale diet investigation: St. Lawrence Island, Bering Sea. Division of Wildlife Conservation, Federal Aid Final Performance Report 20 May 2005–31 December 2008, Federal Aid in Wildlife Restoration Project 3.0, Juneau.
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Hastings, K. K., T. S. Gelatt, and J. C. King. 2009. Postbranding survival of Steller sea lion pups at Lowrie Island in Southeast Alaska. Journal of Wildlife Management 73(7):1040-1051. http://doi.org/10.2193/2007-208
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Herreman, J. K., G. M. Blundell, and M. Ben-David. 2009. Evidence of bottom-up control of diet driven by top-down processes in a declining harbor seal Phoca vitulina richardsi population. Marine Ecology Progress Series 374:287-300. https://doi.org/10.3354/meps07719
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Herreman, J. K., G. M. Blundell, D. B. McDonald, and M. Ben-David. 2009. Asymmetrical male-mediated gene flow between harbor seal (Phoca vitulina) populations in Alaska. Canadian Journal of Zoology 87(6):498-507. https://doi.org/10.1139/Z09-033
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Neale, J. C. C., K. R. Schmelzer, J. T. Harvey, E. A. Berg, R. J. Small, E. K. Grigg, S. G. Allen, and R. S. Tjeerdema. 2009. PCB and DDE contamination in harbor seals (Phoca vitulina) from north-central California and Bristol Bay, Alaska. Aquatic Mammals 35(1):1-11. http://doi.org/10.1578/AM.35.1.2009.1
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Noren, D. P., L. D. Rea, and T. Loughlin. 2009. A model to predict fasting capabilities and utilization of body energy stores in weaned Steller sea lions (Eumetopias jubatus) during periods of reduced prey availability. Canadian Journal of Zoology 87(10):852–864. https://doi.org/10.1139/Z09-074
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Quakenbush, L. 2009. Ice seal studies in Alaska. Division of Wildlife Conservation, Federal Aid Interim Performance Report 1 July 2008–30 June 2009, Federal Aid in Wildlife Restoration Project 3.0, Juneau.
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Quakenbush, L. 2009. Summary maps of fall movements of bowhead whales in the Chukchi Sea. Alaska Department of Alaska Fish and Game, Division of Wildlife Conservation, Fairbanks.
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Quakenbush, L. T., and J. J. Citta. 2009. Trace element concentrations in bearded seals (Erignathus barbatus) near Red Dog Mine compared to other locations in Alaska. Journal of Marine Biology. http://doi.org/10.1155/2009/275040
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Quakenbush, L., K. Beckmen, and C.D.N. Brower. 2009. Rehabilitation and release of marine mammals in the United States: Concerns from Alaska. Marine Mammal Science 25(4):994-999. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1748-7692.2009.00283.x
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Raum-Suryan, K. L., L. A. Jemison, and K. W. Pitcher. 2009. Entanglement of Steller sea lions (Eumetopias jubatus) in marine debris: Identifying causes and finding solutions. Marine Pollution Bulletin 58(10):1487–1495. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2009.06.004
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Rea, L. 2009. Steller sea lion population and health assessment in Alaska. Division of Wildlife Conservation, Federal Aid Interim Performance Report 1 July 2008–30 June 2009, Federal Aid in Wildlife Restoration Project 1.0, Juneau.
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Rea, L. D., M. Berman-Kowalewski, D. A. S. Rosen, and A. W. Trites. 2009. Seasonal differences in biochemical adaptation to fasting in juvenile and subadult Steller sea lions (Eumetopias jubatus). Physiological and Biochemical Zoology 82(3):236–247. https://doi.org/10.1086/597528
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Rehberg, M. J., R. D. Andrews, D. G. Calkins, and U. G. Swain. 2009. Foraging behavior of adult female Steller sea lions during the breeding season in Southeast Alaska. Marine Mammal Science 25(3):588–604. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1748-7692.2008.00278.x
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Schmale, C. 2009. Long-term monitoring and the importance of glacial habitat to harbor seals in Alaska. Division of Wildlife Conservation, Federal Aid Interim Performance Report 1 July 2008–30 June 2009, Federal Aid in Wildlife Restoration Project 2.0, Juneau.
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Sigler, M. F., D. J. Tollit, J. J. Vollenweider, J. F. Thedinga, D. J. Csepp, J. N. Womble, M. A. Wong, M. J. Rehberg, and A. W. Trites. 2009. Steller sea lion foraging response to seasonal changes in prey availability. Marine Ecology Progress Series 388:243–261. https://doi.org/10.3354/meps08144
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Stafford, K. M., J. J. Citta, S. E. Moore, M. A. Daher, and J. E. George. 2009. Environmental correlates of blue and fin whale call detections in the North Pacific Ocean from 1997 to 2002. Marine Ecology Progress Series 395:37–53. https://doi.org/10.3354/meps08362
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2008

Blundell, G. M., and G. W. Pendleton. 2008. Estimating age of harbor seals (Phoca vitulina) with incisor teeth and morphometrics. Marine Mammal Science 24(3):577–590. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1748-7692.2008.00194.x
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Budge, S. M., A. M. Springer, S. J. Iverson, G. Sheffield, and C. Rosa. 2008. Blubber fatty acid composition of bowhead whales, Balaena mysticetus: Implications for diet assessment and ecosystem monitoring. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 359(1):40–46. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jembe.2008.02.014
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George, J. C., and G. Sheffield. 2008. Bowhead whale diet investigation: St. Lawrence Island, Bering Sea. Division of Wildlife Conservation, Federal Aid Interim Performance Report 20 May 2007–19 May 2008, Federal Aid in Wildlife Restoration Grant T-1-16, Juneau.
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Hastings, K. K., L. A. Hiby, and R. J. Small. 2008. Evaluation of a computer-assisted photograph-matching system to monitor naturally marked harbor seals at Tugidak Island, Alaska. Journal of Mammalogy 89(5):1201–1211. http://doi.org/10.1644/07-MAMM-A-151.1
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Herreman, J. K., G. M. Blundell, and M. Ben-David. 2008. False sex-linked microsatellite primer for Phoca vitulina. Marine Mammal Science 24(2):411-413. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1748-7692.2008.00186.x
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Holmes, A., S. S. Wise, C. E. C. Goertz, J. L. Dunn, F. M. D. Gulland, T. S. Gelatt, K. B. Beckmen, K. A. Burek, S. Atkinson, M. Bozza, R. Taylor, T. Zheng, Y. Zhang, A.–M. Aboueissa, and J. P. Wise Sr. 2008. Metal tissue levels in Steller sea lion (Eumetopias jubatus) pups. Marine Pollution Bulletin 56(8):1416–1421. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2008.05.007
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Kaplan, C. C., G. C. White, and B. R. Noon. 2008. Neonatal survival of Steller sea lions (Eumetopias jubatus). Marine Mammal Science 24(3):443–461. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1748-7692.2008.00203.x
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McClenahan, S. D., K. A. Burek, K. B. Beckmen, N. J. Knowles, J. D. Neill, and C. H. Romero. 2008. Genomic characterization of novel marine vesiviruses from Steller sea lions (Eumetopias jubatus) from Alaska. Virus Research 138(1–2):26–35. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.virusres.2008.08.002
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Quakenbush, L. T., and J. J. Citta. 2008. Perfluorinated contaminants in ringed, bearded, spotted, and ribbon seals from the Alaskan Bering and Chukchi seas. Baseline/Marine Pollution Bulletin 56(10):1802–1814. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2008.06.005
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Rea, L., J. M. Kennish, and A. Dorrof. 2008. Chlorinated fatty acids in northern sea otters in Alaska. Alaska Department of Fish and Game, Division of Wildlife Conservation, Federal Aid Final Performance Report 1 July 2007-30 June 2008, Federal Aid Final Performance Report E-12-1, Juneau.
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Rehberg, M. J., and J. M. Burns. 2008. Differences in diving and swimming behavior of pup and juvenile Steller sea lions (Eumetopias jubatus) in Alaska. Canadian Journal of Zoology 86(6):539–553. https://doi.org/10.1139/Z08-018
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Sheffield, G. 2008. Bowhead whale diet investigation: St. Lawrence Island, Bering Sea. Alaska Department of Fish and Game, Final Report, Federal Aid in Wildlife Restoration, T-1, Project No. 3, Nome.
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Sheffield, G., J. C. George, and C. Hanns. 2008. Bowhead whale diet investigation: St. Lawrence Island, Alaska Bering Sea. Alaska Department of Fish and Game, North Slope Borough, Final Report, State Wildlife Grant T-1-16, project 3, Nome.
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Small, R. J. 2007. Marine mammal conservation planning coordination. Alaska Department of Fish and Game, Division of Wildlife Conservation, Federal Aid Interim Performance Report 1 July 2007–30 June 2008, State Wildlife Grant Project T-3-1, Juneau.
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Small, R. J., P. L. Boveng, G. V. Byrd, and D. E. Withrow. 2008. Harbor seal population decline in the Aleutian Archipelago. Marine Mammal Science 24(4):845-863. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1748-7692.2008.00225.x
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Stegall, V. K., S. D. Farley, L. D. Rea, K. W. Pitcher, R. O. Rye, C. L. Kester, C. A. Stricker, and C. R. Bern. 2008. Discrimination of carbon and nitrogen isotopes from milk to serum and vibrissae in Alaska Steller sea lions (Eumetopias jubatus). Canadian Journal of Zoology 86(1):17–23. https://doi.org/10.1139/Z07-115
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Trites, A. W., and D. G. Calkins. 2008. Diets of mature male and female Steller sea lions (Eumetopias jubatus) differ and cannot be used as proxies for each other. Aquatic Mammals 34(1):25–34. https://doi.org/10.1578/AM.34.1.2008.25
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Alaska Department of Fish and Game. 2007. Cooperative acoustic monitoring of Pacific right whales. Division of Wildlife Conservation, Federal Aid Final Performance Report 1 July 2003–30 June 2007, Federal Aid in Wildlife Restoration Project 4.0, Juneau.
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Beck, C. A., L. D. Rea, S. J. Iverson, J. M. Kennish, K. W. Pitcher, and B. S. Fadely. 2007. Blubber fatty acid profiles reveal regional, seasonal, age-class and sex differences in the diet of young Steller sea lions in Alaska. Marine Ecology Progress Series 338:269-280. https://doi.org/10.3354/meps338269
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Blundell, G. M., S. M. Gende, and J. M. Womble. 2007. Harbor seal research in Glacier Bay National Park. Pages 141–144 [In] J. F. Piatt, and S. M. Gende, editors. Proceedings of the 4th Glacier Bay Science Symposium, 26–28 October 2004, Juneau, Alaska. U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2007–5047.
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Budge, S. M., A. M. Springer, S. J. Iverson, and G. Sheffield. 2007. Fatty acid biomarkers reveal niche separation in an Arctic benthic food web. Marine Ecology Progress Series 336:305–309. http://doi.org/10.3354/meps336305
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Call, K. A., B. S. Fadely, A. Greig, and M. J. Rehberg. 2007. At-sea and on-shore cycles of juvenile Steller sea lions (Eumetopias jubatus) derived from satellite dive recorders: A comparison between declining and increasing populations. Deep Sea Research II 54(3-4):298–310. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dsr2.2006.11.016
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Dehn, L. A., G. G. Sheffield, E. H. Follmann, L. K. Duffy, D. L. Thomas, and T. M. O'Hara. 2007. Feeding ecology of phocid seals and some walrus in the Alaskan and Canadian Arctic as determined by stomach contents and stable isotope analysis. Polar Biology 30(2):167–181. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00300-006-0171-0
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Frid, A., L. M. Dill, R. E. Thorne, and G. M. Blundell. 2007. Inferring prey perception of relative danger in large-scale marine systems. Evolutionary Ecology Research 9:635–649. http://www.evolutionary-ecology.com/abstracts/v09/2178.html
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Gelatt, T. S., A.W. Trite, K. Hastings, L. Jemison, K. Pitcher, and G. O’Corry-Crow. 2007. Population trends, diet, genetics, and observations of Steller sea lions in Glacier Bay National Park. Pages 145-149 [In] J. F. Piatt, and S. M. Gende, editors. Proceedings of the Fourth Glacier Bay Science Symposium, October 26–28, 2004, Juneau: U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2007-5047.
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George, J. C., and G. Sheffield. 2007. Bowhead whale diet investigation: St. Lawrence Island, Bering Sea. Division of Wildlife Conservation, Federal Aid Interim Performance Report 20 May 2006–20 May 2007, Federal Aid in Wildlife Restoration Grant T-1-16, Juneau.
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Huebinger, R. M., E. E. Jr. Louis, T. S. Gelatt, L. D. Rea, and J. W. Bickham. 2007. Characterization of eight microsatellite loci in Steller sea lions (Eumetopias jubatus). Molecular Ecology Notes 7(6):1097–1099. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1471-8286.2007.01790.x
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King J. C., T. S. Gelatt, G. W. Pendleton, and K. W. Pitcher. 2007. A field-based method for estimating age in free-ranging juvenile Steller sea lions (Eumetopias jubatus). Marine Mammal Science 23(2):262–271. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1748-7692.2007.00108.x
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Lowry, L., G. M. O'Corry-Crowe, and D. Goodman. 2006. Delphinapterus leucas (Cook Inlet population). In IUCN 2006: 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T61442A50384653.en
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Meehan, J. 2007. Walrus Islands conservation planning. Division of Wildlife Conservation, Federal Aid Final Performance Report 1 July 2002–30 June 2007, Federal Aid in Wildlife Restoration Grant T-1-2, Juneau.
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Neale, J. C. C., R. J. Small, K. R. Schmelzer, and R. S. Tjeerdema. 2007. Blood concentrations of some persistent organohalogens in free-ranging spotted seals (Phoca largha) from Bristol Bay, Alaska. Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health, Part A, 70(20):1776–1778. https://doi.org/10.1080/15287390600754946
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Pitcher, K. W., P. Olesiuk, R. Brown, M. Lowry, S. Jeffries, J. Sease, W. Perryman, C. Stinchcomb, and L. Lowry. 2007. Abundance and distribution of the eastern North Pacific Steller sea lion (Eumetopias jubatus) population. Fishery Bulletin 105(1):102–115. https://spo.nmfs.noaa.gov/content/abundance-and-distribution-eastern-north-pacific-steller-sea-lion-eumetopias-jubatus
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Porter, B. T., and A. W. Trites. 2007. Suckling attempts during winter by two non-filial Steller sea lion pups (Eumetopias jubatus). Mammalia 68(1):23-26. https://doi.org/10.1515/mamm.2004.003
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Quakenbush, L. T. 2007. Polybrominated diphenyl ether compounds in ringed, bearded, spotted, and ribbon seals from the Alaska Bering Sea. Marine Pollution Bulletin 54(2):226–246. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2006.10.015
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Quakenbush, L. T., and G. G. Sheffield. 2007. Ice seal monitoring in the Bering-Chukchi Sea region. Alaska Department of Fish and Game, Division of wildlife Conservation, Semi-Annual Performance Report NA05NMF4391187, Fairbanks.
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Quakenbush, L.T., and G. G. Sheffield. 2007. Ice seal bio-monitoring in the Bering-Chukchi Sea region. North Pacific Research Board Final Report, Fairbanks
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Rea, L. D., D. Rosen, and A. W. Trites. 2007. Utilization of stored energy reserves during fasting varies by age and season in Steller sea lions. Canadian Journal of Zoology 85(2):190–200. https://doi.org/10.1139/z06-204
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Trites, A. W., D. G. Calkins, and A. J. Winship. 2007. Diets of Steller sea lions (Eumetopias jubatus) in Southeast Alaska, 1993 to 1999. Fishery Bulletin 105(2):234–248. https://spo.nmfs.noaa.gov/content/diets-steller-sea-lions-eumetopias-jubatus-southeast-alaska-1993-1999
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Wade, P. R., L. G. Barrett-Lennard, N. A. Black, V. N. Burkanov, A. M. Burdin, J. Calambokidis, S. Cerchio, M. E. Dahlheim, J. K. B. Ford, N. A. Friday, L. W. Fritz, J. K. Jacobsen, T. R. Loughlin, C. O. Matkin, D. R. Matkin, S. C. McCluskey, A. V. Mehta, S. A. Mizroch, M. M. Muto, D. W. Rice, R. J. Small, J. M. Straley, G. R. VanBlaricom, and P. J. Clapham. 2007. Killer whales and marine mammal trends in the North Pacific: A re-examination of evidence for sequential megafauna collapse and the prey-switching hypothesis. Marine Mammal Science 23(4):766–802. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1748-7692.2006.00093.x
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Womble, J. N., S. M. Gende, and G. M. Blundell. 2007. Dive behavior of a harbor seal (Phoca vitulina richardii) in the presence of transient killer whales (Orcinus orca) in Glacier Bay National Park, Alaska. Marine Mammal Science 23(1):203–208. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1748-7692.2006.00089.x
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Bowen, L., B. Aldridge, K. Beckmen, T. Gelatt, L. Rea, K. Burek, K. Pitcher, and J. L. Stott. 2006. Differential expression of immune response genes in Steller sea lions (Eumetopias jubatus): An indicator of ecosystem health? EcoHealth 3(2):109-113. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10393-006-0021-0
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Bracht, A. J., R. L. Brudek, R. Y. Ewing, C. A. Manire, K. A. Burek, C. Rosa, K. B. Beckmen, J. E. Maruniak, and C. H. Romero. 2006. Genetic identification of novel poxviruses of cetaceans and pinnipeds. Archives of Virology 151(3):423-438. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00705-005-0679-6
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Cooper, L. W., L. A. Codispoti, V. Kelly, G. G. Sheffield, and J. M. Grebmeier. 2006. The potential for using Little Diomede Island as a platform for observing environmental conditions in Bering Strait. Arctic 59(2):129–141. http://doi.org/10.14430/arctic336
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Danner, G. R., M. W. McGregor, R. L. Zarnke, and C. W. Olsen. 1998. Serologic evidence of influenza virus infection in a ringed seal (Phoca hispida) from Alaska. Marine Mammal Science 14(2):380-384. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1748-7692.1998.tb00730.x
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Dehn, L. A., E. H. Follmann, D. L. Thomas, G. G. Sheffield, C. Rosa, L. K. Duffy, and T. M. O'Hara. 2006. Trophic relationships in an Arctic food web and implications for trace metal transfer. Science of the Total Environment 362(1-3):103–123. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2005.11.012
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DeMaster, D. P., A. W. Trites, P. Clapham, S. Mizroch, P. Wade, R. J. Small, and J. Ver Hoef. 2006. The sequential megafaunal collapse hypothesis: Testing with existing data. Progress in Oceanography 68(2-4):329–342. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pocean.2006.02.007
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Dubey, J. P., R. Zarnke, N. J. Thomas, S. K. Wong, W. Van Bonn, M. Briggs, J. W. Davis, R. Ewing, M. Mense, O. C. H. Kwok, S. Romand, and P. Thulliez. 2006. Corrigendum to “Toxoplasma gondii, Neospora caninum, Sarcocystis neurona, and Sarcocystis canis-like infections in marine mammals” [Vet. Parasitol. 116 (2003) 275–296]. Veterinary Parasitology 135(3–4):385. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vetpar.2005.10.019
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Frost, K. J., M. A. Simpkins, R. J. Small, and L. F. Lowry. 2006. Development of diving by harbor seal pups in two regions of Alaska: Use of the water column. Marine Mammal Science 22(3):617–643. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1748-7692.2006.00056.x
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Garlich-Miller, J. L., L. T. Quakenbush, and J. F. Bromaghin. 2006. Trends in age structure and productivity of Pacific Walruses harvested in Bering Strait region of Alaska, 1952-2002. Marine Mammal Science 22(4):880–896. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1748-7692.2006.00081.x
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George, J. C., and G. Sheffield. 2006. Bowhead whale diet investigation: St. Lawrence Island, Bering Sea. Division of Wildlife Conservation, Federal Aid Annual Interim Performance Report 20 May 2005–20 May 2006, Federal Aid in Wildlife Restoration Grant T-1-16, Juneau.
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Hildebrand, J. 2006. Cooperative acoustic monitoring of Pacific right whales. Division of Wildlife Conservation, Federal Aid Annual Interim Performance Report 1 July 2005–30 June 2006, Federal Aid in Wildlife Restoration Project 4.0, Juneau.
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Jay, C. V., M. P. Heide-Jorgensen, A. S. Fischbach, M. V. Jensen, D. F. Tessler, and A. V. Jensen. 2006. Comparison of remotely deployed satellite radio transmitters on walruses. Marine Mammal Science 22(1):226–236. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1748-7692.2006.00018.x
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Jemison, L. A., G. W. Pendleton, C. A. Wilson, and R. J. Small. 2006. Long-term trends in harbor seal numbers at Tugidak Island and Nanvak Bay, Alaska. Marine Mammal Science 22(2):339–360. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1748-7692.2006.00021.x
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Laidre, K., J. Estes, M. Tinker, J. Bodkin, D. Monson, and K. Schneider. 2006. Patterns of growth and body condition in sea otters from the Aleutian Archipelago before and after the recent population decline. Journal of Animal Ecology 75(4):978-989. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2656.2006.01117.x
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Mathews, E. A., and G. W. Pendleton. 2006. Declines in harbor seal (Phoca vitulina) numbers in Glacier Bay National Park, Alaska, 1992-2002. Marine Mammal Science 22(1):167–189. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1748-7692.2006.00011.x
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Meehan, J. 2006. Walrus Islands conservation planning. Division of Wildlife Conservation, Federal Aid Interim Performance Report 1 May 2005–30 August 2006, Federal Aid in Wildlife Restoration Grant T-1-2, Juneau.
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Mellish, J. M., D. Calkins, D. Christen, M. Horning, L. D. Rea, and S. Atkinson. 2006. Temporary captivity as a research tool: Comprehensive study of wild pinnipeds under controlled conditions. Aquatic Mammals 32(1):58–65. https://doi.org/10.1578/AM.32.1.2006.58
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Myers, M. J., L. D. Rea, and S. Atkinson. 2006. The effects of age, season and geographic region on thyroid hormones in Steller sea lions (Eumetopias jubatus). Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology, Part A. 145(1):90–98. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cbpa.2006.05.004
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O'Corry-Crowe, G. M., B. L. Taylor, T. S. Gelatt, T. R. Loughlin, J. Bickham, M. Basterretche, K. W. Pitcher, and D. P. DeMaster. 2006. Demographic independence along ecosystem boundaries in Steller sea lions revealed by mtDNA analysis: implications for management of an endangered species. Canadian Journal of Zoology 84(12):1796–1809. https://doi.org/10.1139/z06-167
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Pendleton, G. W., K. W. Pitcher, L. W. Fritz, A. E. York, K. L. Raum-Suryan, T. R. Loughlin, D. G. Calkins, K. K. Hastings, and T. S. Gelatt. 2006. Survival of Steller sea lions in Alaska: A comparison of increasing and decreasing populations. Canadian Journal of Zoology 84(8):1163–1172. https://doi.org/10.1139/z06-103
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Richmond, J. P., J. M. Burns, and L. D. Rea. 2006. Ontogeny of total body oxygen stores and aerobic dive potential in Steller sea lions (Eumetopias jubatus). Journal of Comparative Physiology B 176(6):535–545. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00360-006-0076-9
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Vos, D. J., L. T. Quakenbush, and B. A. Mahoney. 2006. Documentation of sea otters and birds as prey for killer whales. Marine Mammal Science 22(1):201–205. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1748-7692.2006.00014.x
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Zarnke, R. L., J. T. Saliki, A. P. Macmillan, S. D. Brew, C. E. Dawson, J. M. Ver Hoef, K. J. Frost, and R. J. Small. 2006. Serologic survey for Brucella spp., phocid herpesvirus-1, phocid herpesvirus-2, and phocine distemper virus in harbor seals from Alaska, 1976–1999. Journal of Wildlife Diseases 42(2):290–300. http://doi.org/10.7589/0090-3558-42.2.290
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Burek, K. A., F. M. D. Gulland, G. Sheffield, K. Beckmen, E. Keyes, T. R. Spraker, A. W. Smith, D. E. Skilling, J. Evermann, J. L. Stott, J. T. Saliki, and A. W. Trites. 2005. Infectious disease and the decline of Steller sea lions (Eumetopias jubatus) in Alaska: Insights from serologic data. Journal of Wildlife Diseases 41(3):512-524. http://doi.org/10.7589/0090-3558-41.3.512
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Burek, K. A., K. Beckmen, T. Gelatt, W. Fraser, A. J. Bracht, K. A. Smolarek, and C. H. Romero. 2005. Poxvirus infection of Steller sea lions (Eumetopias jubatus) in Alaska. Journal of Wildlife Diseases 41(4):745-752. http://doi.org/10.7589/0090-3558-41.4.745
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Burns, J. M., D. P. Costa, K. Frost, and J. T. Harvey. 2005. Development of body oxygen stores in harbor seals: Effects of age, mass, and body composition. Physiological and Biochemical Zoology 78(6):1057–1068. https://doi.org/10.1086/432922
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Cameron, M., A. Whiting, K. Frost, L. Lowry, J. Goodwin, C. Schaeffer, R. Delong, and G. Sheffield. 2005. Winter movements of female bearded seals (Erignathus barbatus) in Kotzebue Sound and the Chukchi Sea [abstract]. Page 103 [In] Abstracts of the 2005 Marine Science in Alaska Symposium, 24-26 January 2005, Anchorage, Alaska.
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Dehn, L. A., G. G. Sheffield, E. H. Follmann, L. K. Duffy, D. L. Thomas, G. R. Bratton, R. J. Taylor, and T. M. O'Hara. 2005. Trace elements in tissues of phocid seals harvested in the Alaskan and Canadian Arctic: Influence of age and feeding ecology. Canadian Journal of Zoology 83(5):726–746. https://doi.org/10.1139/z05-053
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Dodds, E. D., M. R. McCoy, L. D. Rea, and J. M. Kennish. 2005. Gas chromatographic quantitation of fatty acid methyl esters: Flame ionization detection versus electron impact mass spectrometry. Lipids 40(4):419–428. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11745-006-1399-8
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Dodds, E. D., M. R. McCoy, L. D. Rea, and J. M. Kennish. 2005. Proton transfer chemical ionization mass spectrometry of fatty acid methyl esters separated by gas chromatography: Quantitative aspects. European Journal of Lipid Science and Technology 107(7-8):560–564. https://doi.org/10.1002/ejlt.200501174
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Frost, K. J. 2005. Crosscurrents and deep water: Alaska's marine mammals. Chapter 11 (pages 171-180) [In] T. S. Litwin, editor. The Harriman Alaska Expedition retraced: A century of change, 1899-2001. Rutgers University Press, New Jersey.
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Frost, K. J., L. F. Lowry, J. M. Ver Hoef, S. J. Iverson, and M. A. Simpkins. 2005. Monitoring, habitat use, and trophic interactions of harbor seals in Prince William Sound, Alaska. Alaska Department of Fish and Game, Division of Wildlife Conservation, Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Restoration Project Final Report, Restoration Project 01064, Anchorage.
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Hildebrand, J. 2005. Cooperative acoustic monitoring of Pacific right whales. Division of Wildlife Conservation, Federal Aid Annual Interim Performance Report 1 July 2004–30 June 2005, Federal Aid in Wildlife Restoration Project 4.0, Juneau.
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Koski, W. R., J. C. George, G. G. Sheffield, and M. S. Galginaitis. 2005. Subsistence harvests of bowhead whales (Balaena mysticetus) at Kaktovik, Alaska (1973-2000). Journal of Cetacean Research and Management 7(1):33–37.
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Meehan, J. 2005. Walrus Islands conservation planning. Division of Wildlife Conservation, Federal Aid Interim Performance Report 1 July 2004–30 June 2005, Federal Aid in Wildlife Restoration Grant T-1-2, Juneau.
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Pendleton, G. 2005. Harbor seal population change in Alaska - The big picture [abstract]. Page 94 [In] Abstracts of the 2005 Marine Science in Alaska Symposium, 24-26 January 2005, Anchorage, Alaska.
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Pitcher, K. W., M. J. Rehberg, G. W. Pendleton, K. L. Raum-Suryan, T. S. Gelatt, U. G. Swain, and M. F. Sigler. 2005. Ontogeny of dive performance in pup and juvenile Steller sea lions in Alaska. Canadian Journal of Zoology 83(9):1214–1231. https://doi.org/10.1139/z05-098
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Rehberg, M. J. 2005. Pattern matters: Changes in the organization of swimming and diving behavior by Steller sea lion juveniles in Alaska. Master's Thesis, University of Alaska Anchorage.
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Richmond, J. P., J. M. Burns, L. D. Rea, and K. L. Mashburn. 2005. Postnatal ontogeny of erythropoietin and hematology in free-ranging Steller sea lions (Eumetopias jubatus). General and Comparative Endocrinology 141(3):240–247. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ygcen.2005.01.004
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Small, R. J., L. F. Lowry, K. J. Frost, R. A. DeLong, M. J. Rehberg, and J. M. Ver Hoef. 2005. Differential movements by harbor seal pups in contrasting Alaska environments. Marine Mammal Science 21(4):671–694. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1748-7692.2005.tb01259.x
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2004

Beckmen, K. B., G. M. Ylitalo, T. M. O'Hara, and J. L. Stott. 2004. Reply to P. Ross re: "Organochlorine contaminant exposure and associations with haematological and humoral immune functional assays with dam age as a factor in free-ranging northern fur seal pups." Marine Pollution Bulletin 48(7-8):808-809. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2003.12.021
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Cody, M. 2004. Round Island field report: 2004. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Marine Mammals Management, Anchorage.
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Frost, K. J., L. F. Lowry, G. W. Pendleton, and H. R. Nute. 2004. Factors affecting the observed densities of ringed seals, Phoca hispida, in the Alaskan Beaufort Sea, 1996-99. Arctic 57(2):115–128. http://doi.org/10.14430/arctic489
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Hastings, K. K., K. J. Frost, M. A. Simpkins, G. W. Pendleton, U. G. Swain, and R. J. Small. 2004. Regional differences in diving behavior of harbor seals in the Gulf of Alaska. Canadian Journal of Zoology 82(11):1755–1773. https://doi.org/10.1139/z04-145
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Huntington, H., R. Suydam, and D. Rosenberg. 2004. Traditional knowledge and satellite tracking as complementary approaches to ecological understanding. Environmental Conservation 31(3):177-180. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0376892904001559
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Lowry, L. F., G. G. Sheffield, and J. C. George. 2004. Bowhead whale feeding in the Alaskan Beaufort Sea, based on stomach contents analyses. Journal of Cetacean Research and Management 6(3):215–223.
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Maniscalco, J. M., K. Wynne, K. W. Pitcher, M. B. Hanson, S. R. Melin, and S. Atkinson. 2004. The occurrence of California sea lions (Zalophus californianus) in Alaska. Aquatic Mammals 30(3):427–433. https://doi.org/10.1578/AM.30.3.2004.427
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Matt, C. 2004. Walrus Islands conservation planning. Division of Wildlife Conservation, Federal Aid Interim Performance Report 1 July 2003–30 June 2004, Federal Aid in Wildlife Restoration Grant T-1-2, Juneau.
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Raum-Suryan, K. L., K. W. Pitcher, and R. Lamy. 2004. Sea otter, Enhydra lutris, sightings off Haida Gwaii Queen Charlotte Islands, British Columbia, 1972-2002. Canadian Field-Naturalist 118(2):270–272. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/107188#page/282/mode/1up
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Raum-Suryan, K. L., M. J. Rehberg, G. W. Pendleton, K. W. Pitcher, and T. S. Gelatt. 2004. Development of dispersal, movement patterns, and haul-out use by pup and juvenile Steller sea lions (Eumetopias jubatus) in Alaska. Marine Mammal Science 20(4):823–850. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1748-7692.2004.tb01195.x
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Adkison, M. D., T. J. Quinn, and R. J. Small. 2003. Evaluation of the Alaska harbor seal (Phoca vitulina) population survey: A simulation study. Marine Mammal Science 19(4):764–790. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1748-7692.2003.tb01129.x
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Boveng, P. L., J. L. Bengtson, D. E. Withrow, J. C. Cesarone, M. A. Simpkins, K. J. Frost, and J. J. Burns. 2003. The abundance of harbor seals in the Gulf of Alaska. Marine Mammal Science 19(1):111–127. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1748-7692.2003.tb01096.x
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Daniel, R. G., L. A. Jemison, G. W. Pendleton, and S. M. Crowley. 2003. Molting phenology of harbor seals on Tugidak Island, Alaska. Marine Mammal Science 19(1):128–140. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1748-7692.2003.tb01097.x
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De Guise, S., K. B. Beckmen, and S. D. Holladay. 2003. Contaminants and marine mammal immunotoxicology and pathology. Chapter 2 (pages 38-54) [In] G. Bossart, J. Vos, M. Fournier, and T. O’Shea, editors. Toxicology of Marine Mammals. Taylor and Francis Publishers, London.
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Dubey, J. P., R. Zarnke, N. J. Thomas, S. K. Wong, W. Van Bonn, M. Briggs, J. W. Davis, R. Ewing, M. Mense, O. C. H. Kwok, S. Romand, and P. Thulliez. 2003. Toxoplasma gondii, Neospora caninum, Sarcocystis neurona, and Sarcocystis canis-like infections in marine mammals. Veterinary Parasitology 116(4):275-296. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0304-4017(03)00263-2
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Goldstein, T., F. M. Gulland, B. M. Aldridge, J. T. Harvey, T. Rowles, D. M. Lambourn, S. J. Jeffries, L. Meaures, P. K. Yochem, B. S. Stewart, R. J. Small, D. P. King, J. L. Stott, and J. A. Mazet. 2003. Antibodies to phocine herpesevirus-1 are common in North American harbor seals (Phoca vitulina). Journal of Wildlife Diseases 39:(3)487–494. http://doi.org/10.7589/0090-3558-39.3.487
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Matt, C. 2003. Walrus Islands conservation planning. Division of Wildlife Conservation, Federal Aid Interim Performance Report 1 July 2002–30 June 2003, Federal Aid in Wildlife Restoration Grant T-1-2, Juneau.
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Piatt, J. F., G. V. Byrd, K. Pitcher, and S. R. Hare. 2003. Inverse production regimes and inverse population dynamics of three high trophic-level consumers in the North Pacific [abstract]. Page 157 [In] Marine science in the Northeast Pacific: Science for resource dependent communities. Abstracts of a joint scientific symposium, 13-17 January 2003, Anchorage, Alaska.
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Ross, P.S., K. B. Beckmen, and S. Pillet. 2003. Immunotoxicology of free-ranging pinnipeds: Approaches to study design. Chapter 22 (pages 571-591) [In] G. Bossart, J. Vos, M. Fournier, and T. O’Shea editors. Toxicology of Marine Mammals. Taylor and Francis Publishers, London.
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Simpkins, M. A., L. M. Hiruki-Raring, G. G. Sheffield, J. M. Grebmeier, and J. L. Bengtson. 2003. Habitat selection by ice-associated pinnipeds near St. Lawrence Island, Alaska in March 2001. Polar Biology 26(9):577–586. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00300-003-0527-7
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Small, R. J., G. W. Pendleton, and K. W. Pitcher. 2003. Trends in abundance of Alaska harbor seals, 1983-2001. Marine Mammal Science 19(2):344–362. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1748-7692.2003.tb01113.x
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Ver Hoef, J. M., and K. J. Frost. 2003. A Bayesian hierarchical model for monitoring harbor seal changes in Prince William Sound, Alaska. Environmental and Ecological Statistics 10(2):201–219. https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1023626308538
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2002

Anderson, P. J., and J. E. Blackburn. 2002. Status of demersal and epibenthis species on the Kodiak Island and Gulf of Alaska region. Pages 57-60 [In] Steller Sea Lion Decline: Is It Food II. D. DeMaster and S. Atkinson, editors. University of Alaska Sea Grant, AK-SG-02-02, Fairbanks.
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Beckmen, K. B., L. K. Duffy, X. Zhang, and K. W. Pitcher. 2002. Mercury concentrations in the fur of Steller sea lions and northern fur seals from Alaska. Marine Pollution Bulletin 44(10):1130–1135. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0025-326X(02)00167-4
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Huntington, H. P., P. K. Brown-Schwalenberg, K. J. Frost, M. E. Fernandez-Gimenez, D. W. Norton, and D. H. Rosenberg. 2002. Observations on the workshop as a means of improving communication between holders of traditional and scientific knowledge. Environmental Management 30(6):778–792. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00267-002-2749-9
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Iverson, S. J., K. J. Frost, and S. Lang. 2002. Fat content and fatty acid composition of forage fish and invertebrates in Prince William Sound, Alaska: Factors contributing to among and within species variability. Marine Ecological Progress Series 241:161–181. http://doi.org/10.3354/meps241161
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O'Corry-Crowe, G. M., A. E. Dizon, R. S. Suydam, and L. F. Lowry. 2002. Molecular genetics studies of population structure and movement patterns in a migratory species: The beluga whale, Delphinapterus leucas, in the western nearctic. Pages 53-64 [In] C. J. Pfeiffer, editor. 7, Krieger Publishing, Malabar, Florida.
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Pitcher, K. W. 2002. Nutritional limitation? An alternative hypothesis. Pages 15-18 [In] Steller Sea Lion Decline: Is It Food II. D. DeMaster and S. Atkinson, editors. University of Alaska Sea Grant, AK-SG-02-02, Fairbanks.
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Raum-Suryan, K. L., K. W. Pitcher, D. G. Calkins, J. L. Sease, and T. R. Loughlin. 2002. Dispersal, rookery fidelity, and metapopulation structure of Steller sea lions (Eumetopias jubatus) in an increasing and a decreasing population in Alaska. Marine Mammal Science 18(3):746–764. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1748-7692.2002.tb01071.x
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Rea, L. D. 2002. Indices of condition in Steller sea lions (Eumetopias jubatus). Pages 29-33 [In] Steller Sea Lion Decline: Is It Food II. D. DeMaster and S. Atkinson, editors. University of Alaska Sea Grant, AK-SG-02-02, Fairbanks.
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Rehberg, M., K. L. Raum-Suryan, and J. Sterling. 2002. Overview of recent Steller sea lion telemetry work in Alaska. Pages 35-39 [In] Steller Sea Lion Decline: Is It Food II. D. DeMaster and S. Atkinson, editors. University of Alaska Sea Grant, AK-SG-02-02, Fairbanks.
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Trites, A. W., and B. T. Porter. 2002. Attendance patterns of Steller sea lions (Eumetopias jubatus) and their young during winter. Journal of Zoology 256(4):547-556. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0952836902000596
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2001

DeMaster, D. P., L. F. Lowry, K. J. Frost, and R. A. Bengtson. 2001. The effect of sea state on estimates of abundance for beluga whales (Delphinapterus leucas) in Norton Sound, Alaska. Fishery Bulletin 99(1):197–201. https://spo.nmfs.noaa.gov/content/effect-sea-state-estimates-abundance-beluga-whales-delphinapterus-leucas-norton-sound-alaska
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Frost, K. J., M. A. Simpkins, and L. F. Lowry. 2001. Diving behavior of subadult and adult harbor seals in Prince William Sound, Alaska. Marine Mammal Science 17(4):813–834. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1748-7692.2001.tb01300.x
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Jemison, L. A., and B. P. Kelly. 2001. Pupping phenology and demography of harbor seals (Phoca vitulina richardsi) on Tugidak Island, Alaska. Marine Mammal Science 17(3):585–600. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1748-7692.2001.tb01006.x
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Lowry, L. F., K. J. Frost, J. M. Ver Hoef, and R. A. DeLong. 2001. Movements of satellite-tagged subadult and adult harbor seals in Prince William Sound, Alaska. Marine Mammal Science 17(4):835–861. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1748-7692.2001.tb01301.x
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Pitcher, K. W., V. N. Burkanov, D. G. Calkins, B. J. Le Boeuf, E. G. Mamaev, R. L. Merrick, and G. W. Pendleton. 2001. Spatial and temporal variation in the timing of births of Steller sea lions. Journal of Mammalogy 82(4):1047–1053. http://doi.org/10.1644/1545-1542(2001)082<1047:SATVIT>2.0.CO;2
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Saeki, K., M. Nakajima, T. R. Loughlin, D. C. Calkins, N. Baba, M. Kiyota, and R. Tatsukawa. 2001. Accumulation of silver in the liver of three species of pinnipeds. Environmental Pollution 112(1):19–25. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0269-7491(00)00103-2
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Sheffield, G. G., F. H. Fay, H. Feder, and B. P. Kelly. 2001. Laboratory digestion of prey and interpretation of walrus stomach contents. Marine Mammal Science 17(2):310–330. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1748-7692.2001.tb01273.x
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Snyder, G. M., K. W. Pitcher, W. L. Perryman, and M. S. Lynn. 2001. Counting Steller sea lion pups in Alaska: An evaluation of medium-format, color aerial photography. Marine Mammal Science 17(1):136–146. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1748-7692.2001.tb00984.x
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Speckman, S. G., and G. Sheffield. 2001. First record of an anomalously white killer whale, Orcinus orca, near St. Lawrence Island, northern Bering Sea, Alaska. Canadian Field-Naturalist 115(3):501–502. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/108859#page/113/mode/1up
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Suydam, R. S., L. F. Lowry, K. J. Frost, G. M. O'Corry-Crowe, and D. Pikok. 2001. Satellite tracking of eastern Chukchi Sea beluga whales into the Arctic Ocean. Arctic 54(3):237–243. http://dx.doi.org/10.14430/arctic784
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Winship, A. J., A. W. Trites, and D. G. Calkins. 2001. Growth in body size of the Steller sea lion (Eumetopias jubatus). Journal of Mammalogy 82(2):500–519. https://doi.org/10.1644/1545-1542(2001)082<0500:GIBSOT>2.0.CO;2
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2000

Haulena, M., F. M. D. Gulland, D. G. Calkins, and T. R. Spraker. 2000. Immobilization of California sea lions using medetomidine plus ketamine with and without isoflorane and reversal with atipamezole. Journal of Wildlife Diseases 36(1):124-130. https://doi.org/10.7589/0090-3558-36.1.124
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Lowry, L. F., V. N. Burkanov, K. J. Frost, M. A. Simpkins, R. Davis, D. P. DeMaster, R. Suydam, and A. Springer. 2000. Habitat use and habitat selection by spotted seals (Phoca largha) in the Bering Sea. Canadian Journal of Zoology 78(11):1959–1971. https://doi.org/10.1139/z00-138
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Miller, E. H., K. W. Pitcher, and T. R. Loughlin. 2000. Bacular size, growth, and allometry in the largest extant otariid, the Steller sea lion (Eumetopias jubatus). Journal of Mammalogy 81(1):134–144. https://doi.org/10.1644/1545-1542(2000)081<0134:BSGAAI>2.0.CO;2
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Pitcher, K. W., D. G. Calkins, and G. W. Pendleton. 2000. Steller sea lion body condition indices. Marine Mammal Science 16(2):427–436. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1748-7692.2000.tb00934.x
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Semple, H. A., D. K. J. Gorecki, S. D. Farley, and M. A. Ramsay. 2000. Pharmacokinetics and tissue residues of Telazol in free-ranging polar bears. Journal of Wildlife diseases 36(4):653-662. https://doi.org/10.7589/0090-3558-36.4.653
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1999

Burns, J. M., M. A. Castellini, and J. W. Testa. 1999. Movements and diving behavior of weaned Weddell seal (Leptonychotes weddellii) pups. Polar Biology 21(1):23-36. https://doi.org/10.1007/s003000050329
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Calkins, D. G., D. C. McAllister, K. W. Pitcher, and G. W. Pendleton. 1999. Steller sea lion status and trend in southeast Alaska: 1979-1997. Marine Mammal Science 15(2):462–477. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1748-7692.1999.tb00813.x
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Frost, K. J., L. F. Lowry, and J. M. Ver Hoef. 1999. Monitoring the trend of harbor seals in Prince William Sound, Alaska, after the Exxon Valdez oil spill. Marine Mammal Science 15(2):494–506. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1748-7692.1999.tb00815.x
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Frost, K. J., L. F. Lowry, J. M. Ver Hoef, S. J. Iverson, and M. A. Simpkins. 1999. Monitoring, habitat use, and trophic interactions of harbor seals in Prince William Sound, Alaska. Alaska Department of Fish and Game, Division of Wildlife Conservation, Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Restoration Project Annual Report, Restoration Project 98064, Fairbanks.
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Saeki, K., M. Nakajima, K. Noda, T. R. Loughlin, N. Baba, M. Kiyota, R. Tatsukawa, and D. G. Calkins. 1999. Vanadium accumulation in pinnipeds. Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology 36(1):81–86. https://doi.org/10.1007/s002449900445
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Testa, J. W., and B. D. Scotton. 1999. Dynamics of an isolated population of Weddell seals (Leptonychotes weddellii) at White Island, Antarctica. Journal of Mammalogy 80(1):82-90. https://www.doi.org/10.2307/1383210
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1998

Bickham, J. W., T. R. Loughlin, D. G. Calkins, J. K. Wickliffe, and J. C. Patton. 1998. Genetic variability and population decline in Steller sea lions from the Gulf of Alaska. Journal of Mammalogy 79(4):1390–1395. https://doi.org/10.2307/1383029
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Calkins, D. G. 1998. Prey of Steller sea lions in the Bering Sea. Biosphere Conservation 1(1):33–44. http://ci.nii.ac.jp/naid/110001817291/en
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Calkins, D. G., E. F. Becker, and K. W. Pitcher. 1998. Reduced body size of female Steller sea lions from a declining population in the Gulf of Alaska. Marine Mammal Science 14(2):232–244. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1748-7692.1998.tb00713.x
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Frost, K. J., L. F. Lowry, J. M. Ver Hoef, S. J. Iverson, and T. Gotthardt. 1998. Monitoring, habitat use, and trophic interactions of harbor seals in Prince William Sound, Alaska. Alaska Department of Fish and Game, Division of Wildlife Conservation, Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Restoration Project Annual Report, Restoration Project 97064, Fairbanks.
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Lowry, L. F., K. J. Frost, R. Davis, D. P. DeMaster, and R. S. Suydam. 1998. Movements and behavior of satellite-tagged spotted seals (Phoca largha) in the Bering and Chukchi seas. Polar Biology 19(4):221–230. https://doi.org/10.1007/s003000050238
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Pitcher, K. W., D. G. Calkins, and G. W. Pendleton. 1998. Reproductive performance of female Steller sea lions: An energetics-based reproductive strategy? Canadian Journal of Zoology 76(11):2075–2083. https://doi.org/10.1139/z98-149
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1997

Burns, J. M., and J. W. Testa. 1997. Developmental changes and diurnal and seasonal influences on the diving behavior of Weddell seal (Leptonychotes weddellii) pups. Chapter 46 (pages 328-334) [In] B. Battaglia, J. Valencia, and D. W. H. Walton, editors. Antarctic communities: Species, structure and survival, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK.
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Frost, K. J., L. F. Lowry, J. M. Ver Hoef, and S. J. Iverson. 1997. Monitoring, habitat use, and trophic interactions of harbor seals in Prince William Sound, Alaska. Alaska Department of Fish and Game, Division of Wildlife Conservation, Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Restoration Project Annual Report, Restoration Project 96064, Fairbanks.
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Iverson, S. J., K. J. Frost, and L. F. Lowry. 1997. Fatty acid signatures reveal fine scale structure of foraging distribution of harbor seals and their prey in Prince William Sound, Alaska. Marine Ecology Progress Series 151:255–271. https://doi.org/10.3354/meps151255
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O'Corry-Crowe, G. M., R. S. Suydam, A. Rosenberg, K. J. Frost, and A. E. Dizon. 1997. Phylogeography, population structure and dispersal patterns of the beluga whale Delphinapterus leucas in the western Nearctic revealed by mitochondrial DNA. Molecular Ecology 6(10):955–970. https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-294X.1997.00267.x
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Sheffield, G. G. 1997. Walrus feeding: A re-examination. Master's Thesis, University of Alaska Fairbanks.
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Zarnke, R. L., T. C. Harder, H. W. Vos, J. M. Ver Hoef, and A. D. M. E. Osterhaus. 1997. Serologic survey for phocid herpesvirus-1 and -2 in marine mammals from Alaska and Russia. Journal of Wildlife Diseases 33(3):459-465. http://doi.org/10.7589/0090-3558-33.3.459
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1996

Arthur, S. M., B. F. J. Manly, L. L. McDonald, and G. W. Garner. 1996. Assessing habitat selection when availability changes. Ecology 77(1):215–227. http://doi.org/10.2307/2265671
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Heath, R. B., D. G. Calkins, D. C. McAllister, W. Taylor, and T. R. Spraker. 1996. Telazol and isoflurane field anesthesia in free-ranging Steller's sea lions (Eumetopias jubatus). Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine 27(1):35–45.
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Lowry, L. F., V. N. Burkanov, and K. J. Frost. 1996. Importance of walleye pollock, Theragra chalcogramma, in the diet of phocid seals in the Bering Sea and northwestern Pacific Ocean. Pages 141-151 [In] Ecology of juvenile walleye pollock, Theragra chalcogramma: Papers from the workshop "The importance of prerecruit walleye pollock to the Bering Sea and North Pacific ecosystems," 28-30 October 1993, Seattle, Washington. U.S. Department of Commerce. NOAA Technical Report NMFS 126, Seattle.
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Testa, J. W. 1996. Using annual approximations of birth rate in models for species with multiannual reproductive cycles. Marine Mammal Science 12(3):428-433. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1748-7692.1996.tb00594.x
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1995

Frost, K. J., L. F. Lowry, and J. Ver Hoef. 1995. Habitat use, behavior, and monitoring of harbor seals in Prince William Sound, Alaska. Alaska Department of Fish and Game, Division of Wildlife Conservation, Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Restoration Project Annual Report, Restoration Projects 94064 and 94320F, Anchorage.
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Merrick, R. L., R. Brown, D. G. Calkins, and T. R. Loughlin. 1995. A comparison of Steller sea lion, Eumetopias jubatus, pup masses between rookeries with increasing and decreasing populations. Fishery Bulletin 93(4):753–758. https://spo.nmfs.noaa.gov/content/comparison-stellar-sea-lion-eumetopias-jubatus-pup-masses-between-rookeries-increasing-and
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1994

Amstrup, S. C., and C. Gardner. 1994. Polar bear maternity denning in Beaufort Sea. Journal of Wildlife Management 58(1):1–10. https://doi.org/10.2307/3809542
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Calkins, D. G., E. F. Becker, T. R. Spraker, and T. R. Loughlin. 1994. Assessment of injury to Steller sea lions in Prince William Sound and the Gulf of Alaska. Alaska Department of Fish and Game, Division of Wildlife Conservation, Exxon Valdez Oil Spill State/Federal Natural Resource Damage Assessment Final Report, Marine Mammal Study Number 4, Anchorage.
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Eberhardt, L. L., and K. B. Schneider. 1994. Estimating sea otter reproductive rates. Marine Mammal Science 10(1):31-37. https://www.doi.org/10.1111/j.1748-7692.1994.tb00387.x
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Fay, F., J. J. Burns, S. Stoker, and J. Grundy. 1994. The struck-and-lost factor in Alaskan walrus harvests, 1952-1972. Arctic 47(4):368-373. https://doi.org/10.14430/arctic1310
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Frost, K. J., and L. F. Lowry. 1994. Monitoring, habitat use, and trophic interactions of harbor seals in Prince William Sound, Alaska. Alaska Department of Fish and Game, Division of Wildlife Conservation, Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Restoration Project Annual Report, Restoration Project 93046, Fairbanks.
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Frost, K. J., C. A. Manen, and T. L. Wade. 1994. Petroleum hydrocarbons in tissues of harbor seals from Prince William Sound and the Gulf of Alaska. Pages 331-358 [In] T. R. Loughlin, editor. Marine Mammals and the Exxon Valdez. Academic Press, San Diego, California.
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Frost, K. J., L. F. Lowry, E. H. Sinclair, J. Ver Hoef, and D. C. McAllister. 1994. Impacts on distribution, abundance, and productivity of harbor seals. Chapter 6 (pages 97-118) [In] T. R. Loughlin, editor. Marine Mammals and the Exxon Valdez. Academic Press, San Diego.
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Lowry, L. F., K. J. Frost, and K. W. Pitcher. 1994. Observations of oiling of harbor seals in Prince William Sound. Pages 209-225 [In] T. R. Loughlin, editor. Marine Mammals and the Exxon Valdez. Academic Press, San Diego, California.
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Lowry, L. F., K. J. Frost, R. Davis, R. S. Suydam, and D. P. DeMaster. 1994. Movements and behavior of satellite-tagged spotted seals (Phoca largha) in the Bering and Chukchi seas. NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-AFSC-38, National Marine Fisheries Service, Seattle.
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Lowry, L. F., K. J. Frost, R. Davis, R. S. Suydam, and D. P. DeMaster. 1994. Satellite-tagging of spotted seals (Phoca largha) at Kasegaluk Lagoon, Alaska, 1992-1993. U. S. Department of the Interior, Minerals Management Service, Final Report Order No. 16576, Anchorage.
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Spraker, T. R., L. F. Lowry, and K. J. Frost. 1994. Gross necropsy and histopathological lesions found in harbor seals. Pages 281–311 [In] T. R. Loughlin, editor. Marine Mammals and the Exxon Valdez. Academic Press, San Diego, California.
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1993

Adams, M., K. J. Frost., and L. Harwood. 1993. Alaska and Inuvialuit Beluga Whale Committee (AIBWC) - an initiative in "at home management". Arctic 46(2):134–137. http://doi.org/10.14430/arctic1334
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Castellini, M. A., and D. G. Calkins. 1993. Mass estimates using body morphology in Steller sea lions. Marine Mammal Science 9(1):48–54. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1748-7692.1993.tb00425.x
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Frost, K. J., L. F. Lowry, and G. Carroll. 1993. Beluga whale and spotted seal use of a coastal lagoon system in the northeastern Chukchi Sea. Arctic 46(1):8–16. http://doi.org/10.14430/arctic1316
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Lowry, L. F. 1993. Foods and feeding ecology. Pages 201–238 [In] The Bowhead Whale, J. J. Burns and J. Montague, editors. Society for Marine Mammalogy, Special Publication No. 2.
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Zeh, J. E., C. W. Clark, J. C. George, D. Withrow, G. M. Carroll, and W. R. Koski. 1993. Current population size and dynamics. Chapter 11 (pages 409-489) [In] J. J. Burns, J. J. Montague, and C. J. Cowles, editors. The Bowhead Whale. Special Publication Number 2. The Society for Marine Mammalogy.
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1992

Frost, K. J., L. F. Lowry, and G. Carroll. 1992. Use of Kasegaluk Lagoon, Chukchi Sea, Alaska, by marine birds and mammals, III: Marine mammals. OSC Study MMS 92-0028, U.S. Minerals Management Service, Herndon, Virginia.
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Frost, K. J., R. B. Russell, and L. F. Lowry. 1992. Killer whales, Orcinus orca, in the southeastern Bering Sea: Recent sightings and predation on other marine mammals. Marine Mammal Science 8(2):110–119. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1748-7692.1992.tb00370.x
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Miles, A. K., D. G. Calkins, and N. C. Coon. 1992. Toxic elements and organochlorines in harbor seals (Phoca vitulina richardsi), Kodiak, Alaska, USA. Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology 48(5):727–732. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00195994
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1990

Frost, K. J., and L. F. Lowry. 1990. Distribution, abundance, and movements of beluga whales, Dephinapterus leucas, in coastal waters of western Alaska. Pages 39-57 [In] Advances in research on the beluga whale, Delphinapterus leucas, T. G. Smith, D. J. St. Aubin, and J. R. Geraci, editors. Canadian Bulletin of Fisheries and Aquatic Science No. 224.
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Pitcher, K. W. 1990. Major decline in number of harbor seals, Phoca vitulina richardsi, on Tugidak Island, Gulf of Alaska. Marine Mammal Science 6(2):121–134. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1748-7692.1990.tb00234.x
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Pitcher, K. W., and K. K. Imamura. 1990. Impacts of sea otter predation on dungeness crab abundance in the Cross Sound-Icy Strait area, Southeastern Alaska. Alaska Department of Fish and Game, Division of Commercial Fisheries, Douglas, and Division of Wildlife Conservation, Final Report-Part III, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Cooperative Agreement No. 14-16-0009-954, Anchorage.
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1989

Frost, K. J., and J. J. Burns. 1989. Winter ecology of ringed seals (Phoca hispida) in Alaska. Minerals Management Service, NOAA Contract No. NA-81-RAC-00045, Final Report 1 January 1981-31 December 1984, Alaska Department of Fish and Game, Division of Game, Fairbanks.
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Lowry, L. F., J. J. Burns, and K. J. Frost. 1989. Recent harvests of belukha whales, Delphinapterus leucas, in western and northern Alaska and their potential impact on provisional management stocks. Pages 335-339 [In] Thirty-ninth report of the International Whaling Commission. The International Whaling Commission, Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Linkto http://www.adfg.alaska.gov/static/home/library/pdfs/wildlife/research_pdfs/harvests_belukha_delphinapterus_leucas_western_northern_alaska_impact_management_stocks.pdf (PDF) More details about Recent harvests of belukha whales, Delphinapterus leucas, in western and northern Alaska and their potential impact on provisional management stocks

Pitcher, K. W. 1989. Studies of southeastern Alaska sea otter populations: Distribution, abundance, structure, range expansion, and potential conflicts with shell fisheries. Alaska Department of Fish and Game, Division of Wildlife Conservation and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Final Report, Cooperative Agreement No. 14-16-0009-954, Anchorage.
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1988

Calkins, D., and E. Goodwin. 1988. Investigation of the declining sea lion population in the gulf of Alaska. Alaska Department of Fish and Game, Division of Game, Anchorage.
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Fay, F., and J. J. Burns. 1988. Maximal feeding depths of walruses. Arctic 41(3):239-240. https://doi.org/10.14430/arctic1724
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Kelly, B. P., J. J. Burns, and L. T. Quakenbush. 1988. Responses of ringed seals (Phoca hispida) to noise disturbance. Pages 27-45 [In] W. M. Sackinger, and M. O. Jeffries. Port and cean engineering under arctic conditions: Symposium on Noise and Marine Mammals, Vol. II., 17-22 August 1987, Fairbanks, Alaska. The Geophysical Institute, University of Alaska Fairbanks.
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Lowry, L. F., J. W. Testa, and W. Calvert. 1988. Notes on winter feeding of Crabeater and Leopard seals near the Antarctic peninsula. Polar Biology 8(6):475–478. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00264724
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Lowry, L. F., K. J. Frost, and T. R. Loughlin. 1988. Importance of walleye pollock in the diets of marine mammals in the gulf of Alaska and Bering Sea, and implications for fishery managements. Pages 701-726 [In] Proceedings of the International Symposium on the Biology and Management of Walleye Pollock, 14-16 November 1988, Anchorage, Alaska. Alaska Sea Grant College Program, University of Alaska, Fairbanks.
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Osterhaus, A. D. M. E., J. Groen, P. De Vries, F. G. C. M. Uytdehaag, B. Klingeborn, and R. Zarnke. 1988. Canine distemper virus in seals. Nature 335:403–404. https://doi.org/10.1038/335403a0
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Schults, L. M., and K. J. Frost. 1988. Helminth parasites of Ribbon seals, Phoca fasciata, in the Bering Sea and their immediate hosts. Proceedings of the Helminthological Society of Washington 55(1):68–73. http://science.peru.edu/COPA/ProcHelmSocWash_V55_N1_1988I.pdf#page=70
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1987

Carroll, G. M., J. C. George, L. F. Lowry, and K. O. Coyle. 1987. Bowhead whale (Balaena mysticetus) feeding near Point Barrow, Alaska, during the 1985 spring migration. Arctic 40(2):105–110. http://doi.org/10.14430/arctic1754
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Lowry, L. F., J. J. Burns, and R. R. Nelson. 1987. Polar bear, Ursus maritimus, predation on Belugas, Delphinapterus leucas, in the Bering and Chukchi Seas. Canadian Field-Naturalist 101(2):141–146. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/89248#page/153/mode/1up
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Lowry, L. F., R. R. Nelson, and K. J. Frost. 1987. Observations of killer whales, Orcinus orca, in western Alaska: Sightings, stranding, and predation on other marine mammals. Canadian Field-Naturalist 101(1):6–12. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/89248#page/14/mode/1up
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Merrick, R. L., T. R. Loughlin, and D. G. Calkins. 1987. Decline in abundance of the Northern sea lion, Eumetopias jubatus, in Alaska, 1956–86. Fishery Bulletin 85(2):351–366. https://spo.nmfs.noaa.gov/content/decline-abundance-northern-sea-lion-eumetopias-jubatus-alaska-1956-86
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Pitcher, K. W. 1987. Studies of Southeastern Alaska sea otter populations: Distribution, abundance, structure, range expansion, and potential conflicts with shellfisheries. Alaska Department of Fish and Game, Division of Game, Interim Report 25 November 1987, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Cooperative Agreement No. 14-16-0009-954, Anchorage.
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Taggart, S. J. 1987. Grouping behavior of Pacific walruses, Odobenus rosmarus divergens illiger, an evolutionary perspective. Ph.D. Dissertation, University of California, Santa Cruz.
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1986

Amstrup, S. C., I. Stirling, and J. W. Lentfer. 1986. Past and present status of polar bears in Alaska. Wildlife Society Bulletin 14(3):241-254.
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Frost, K. J., and L. F. Lowry. 1986. Sizes of walleye pollock, Theragra chalcogramma, consumed by marine mammals in the Bering Sea. Fishery Bulletin 84(1):192–197.
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Kelly, B. P., L. T. Quakenbush, and J. R. Rose. 1986. Ringed seal winter ecology and effects of noise disturbance. Institute of Marine Science, University of Alaska, Final Report 1 January 1982-31 December 1984, Contract No. NA81RAC00045, Fairbanks.
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Lentfer, J. W. 1986. Polar bear. Pages 246-253 [In] D. Haley, editor. Marine mammals, second edition, revised, Pacific Search Press, Seattle.
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Pitcher, K. W. 1986. Assessment of marine mammal-fishery interactions in the western Gulf of Alaska and Bering Sea: Population status and trend of harbor seals in the southeastern Bering Sea. Alaska Department of Fish and Game, Division of Game, Final Report, NOAA Contract No. NA-85-ABH-00029, Anchorage.
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Pitcher, K. W. 1986. Variation in blubber thickness of harbor seals in southern Alaska. Journal of Wildlife Management 50(3):463–466. https://doi.org/10.2307/3801106
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1985

Burns, J. J., F. H. Fay, K. J. Frost, and R. V. Miller. 1985. Cruise reports of Soviet-American cooperative research on walruses in the Bering and Chukchi Seas, 1982-1985. Report 15 March-26 April, 1985, Fairbanks.
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Calkins, D. G. 1985. Steller sea lion entanglement in marine debris. Pages 308-314 [In] R. S. Shomura, and H. O. Yoshida, editors. Proceedings of the Workshop on the Fate and Impact of Marine Debris, 27-29 November 1984, Honolulu, Hawaii. U.S. Department of Commerce, NOAA-TM-NMFS-SWFC-54, Honolulu, Hawaii.
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Frost, K. J., L. F. Lowry, and R. R. Nelson. 1985. Radiotagging studies of Belukha whales (Delphinapterus Leucas) in Bristol Bay, Alaska. Marine Mammal Science 1(3):191–202. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1748-7692.1985.tb00008.x
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Lowry, L. F., and K. J. Frost. 1985. Biological interactions between marine mammals and commercial fisheries in the Bering Sea. Pages 41-61 [In] Marine Mammals and Fisheries. J. R. Beddington, R. J. H. Beverton and D. Lavigne, editors. George Allen and Unwin, London.
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Lowry, L. F., K. J. Frost, and R. R. Nelson. 1985. Abundance, distribution, and movements of belukha whales in western and northern Alaska. Phase 1: Development and testing of tags and attachments. North Slope Borough, Final Report 1 July 1984-30 June 1985, Contract No. 84-165, Barrow.
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1984

Braham, H. W., J. J. Burns, G. A. Fedoseev, and B. D. Krogman. 1984. Habitat partitioning by ice-associated pinnipeds: Distribution and density of seals and walruses in the Bering Sea, April 1976. Pages 25-47 [In] F. H. Fay, and G. A. Fedoseev, editors. Soviet-American Cooperative Research on Marine Mammals. Volume 1-Pinnipeds, Seattle.
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Bukhtiyarov, Y. A., K. J. Frost, and L. F. Lowry. 1984. New information on foods of the spotted seal Phoca largh, in the Bering Sea in spring. Pages 55–59 [In] F. H. Fay, and G. A. Fedoseev, editors. Soviet-American Cooperative Research on Marine Mammals. Volume 1-Pinnipeds, NOAA Technical Report NMFS 12, Seattle.
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Burns, J. J., and V. N. Gol'tsev. 1984. Comparative biology of harbor seals, Phoca vitulina linnaeus, 1758, of the Commander, Aleutian, and Pribilof Islands. Pages 17-24 [In] F. H. Fay, and G. A. Fedoseev, editors. Soviet-American Cooperative Research on Marine Mammals. Volume 1-Pinnipeds, Seattle.
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Burns, J. J., F. H. Fay, and G. A. Fedoseev. 1984. Craniological analysis of harbor and spotted seals of the North Pacific region. Pages 5-16 [In] F. H. Fay, and G. A. Fedoseev, editors. Soviet-American Cooperative Research on Marine Mammals. Volume 1-Pinnipeds, Seattle.
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Delyamure, S. L., M. V. Yurakhno, V. N. Popov, L. M. Shults, and F. H. Fay. 1984. Helminthological comparison of subpopulations of Bering Sea spotted seals, Phoca largha pallas. Pages 61-65 [In] F. H. Fay, and G. A. Fedoseev, editors. Soviet-American Cooperative Research on Marine Mammals. Volume 1-Pinnipeds, Seattle.
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Frost, K. J., and L. F. Lowry. 1984. Trophic relationships of vertebrate consumers in the Alaskan Beaufort Sea. Pages 381–399 [In] The Alaskan Beaufort Sea - Ecosystems and Environments, P. W. Barnes, D. M. Schell and E. Reimnitz, editors. Academic Press, New York.
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Frost, K. J., L. F. Lowry, and R. R. Nelson. 1984. Belukha whale studies in Bristol Bay, Alaska. Pages 187-200 [In] Proceedings of the workshop on biological interactions among marine mammals and commercial fisheries in the southeastern Bering Sea, 18-21 October 1983, Anchorage, Alaska. University of Alaska, Alaska Sea Grant Report 84-1, Fairbanks.
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Hazard, K. W., and L. F. Lowry. 1984. Benthic prey in a Bowhead whale from the northern Bering Sea. Arctic 37(2):166–168. http://doi.org/10.14430/arctic2183
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Lowry, L. F., and F. H. Fay. 1984. Seal eating by walruses in the Bering and Chukchi Seas. Polar Biology 3(1):11–18. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00265562
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Lowry, L. F., and K. J. Frost. 1984. Foods and feeding of bowhead whales (Balaena mysticetus) in western and northern Alaska. Scientific Reports of the Whales Research Institute 35:1–16.
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1983

Calkins, D. G. 1983. Susitna Hydroelectric Project phase II: 1982 annual report. Big game studies. Vol. IX Belukha whale. Submitted to the Alaska Power Authority by Alaska Department of Fish and Game, Division of Game, Susitna Document no. 422, Anchorage.
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Fay, F. H., R. R. Nelson, and J. L. Sease. 1983. Trip report: Walrus research sruise of the ZRS Zykovo, Chukchi Sea, 24 July-22 August 1983. Alaska Department of Fish and Game, Marine Mammal Scientific Report, Anchorage.
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Frost, K. J., L. F. Lowry, and J. J. Burns. 1983. Distribution of marine mammals in the coastal zone of the eastern Chukchi Sea during summer and autumn. NOAA Contract # NA 81 RAC 000 50, Final Report 1 January 1981-31 December 1982, Fairbanks.
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Frost, K. J., L. F. Lowry, and R. R. Nelson. 1983. Belukha whale studies in Bristol Bay, Alaska. Alaska Department of Fish and Game, Division of Game, Bristol Bay Data Report No. 130, Fairbanks.
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Frost, K. J., L. F. Lowry, and R. R. Nelson. 1983. Investigations of belukha whales in coastal waters of western and northern Alaska, 1982-1983: Marking and tracking of whales in Bristol Bay. NOAA Contract No. NA 81 RAC 00049, Final Report 1 January 1982-31 December 1982, Fairbanks.
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Oliver, J. S., P. N. Slattery, E. F. O'Connor, and L. F. Lowry. 1983. Walrus, Odobenus rosmarus, feeding in the Bering Sea: A benthic perspective. Fishery Bulletin 81(3):501–512. https://spo.nmfs.noaa.gov/content/walrus-odobenus-rosmarus-feeding-bering-sea-benthic-perspective
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Osborne, T. 1983. A northern sea lion rookery on the coast of Humboldt County, California. The Murrelet 64(1):18-20. https://doi.org/10.2307/3536015
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1982

Burns, J. J., K. J. Frost, G. A. Seaman, and L. F. Lowry. 1982. Biological investigations of belukha whales in waters of western and northern Alaska. Outer Continental Shelf Environmental Assessment Program Final Report (unpublished) 1 January 1980-31 December 1982. Alaska Department of Fish and Game, Division of Game, Fairbanks.
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Lentfer, J. W. 1982. Polar bear. Chapter 26 (pages 557-566) [In] J. A. Chapman, and G. A. Feldhamer, editors. Wild Mammals of North America: Biology, Management, Economics. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore.
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Lowry, L. F. 1982. Documentation and assessment of marine mammal-fishery interactions in the Bering Sea. Pages 300-311 [In] K. Sabol, editor. Transactions of the 47th North American Wildlife and Natural Resources Conference, 26-31 March 1982, Portland, Oregon. Wildlife Management Institute, Washington, D.C.
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Lowry, L. F., K. J. Frost, and R. R. Nelson. 1982. Investigations of belukha whales in coastal waters of western and northern Alaska: Marking and tracking of whales in Bristol Bay. Alaska Department of Fish and Game, Division of Game, Annual Report 1 January 1982-31 December 1982, NOAA Contract No. NA 81 RAC 00049, Fairbanks.
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Lowry, L. F., K. J. Frost, D. G. Calkins, G. L. Swartzman, and S. Hill. 1982. 17.0 Annotated bibliography for council document #19: Feeding habits, food requirements, and status of Bering Sea marine mammals. North Pacific Fishery Management Council, Council Document # 19a, Anchorage.
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Lowry, L. F., K. J. Frost, D. G. Calkins, G. L. Swartzman, and S. Hill. 1982. Feeding habits, food requirements, and status of Bering Sea marine mammals. North Pacific Fishery Management Council, Council Document # 19, Anchorage.
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Pitcher, K. W., and F. H. Fay. 1982. Feeding by Steller sea lions on harbor seals. Murrelet 63(2):70–71.
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Seaman, G. A., L. F. Lowry, and K. J. Frost. 1982. Foods of belukha whales (Delphinapterus leucas) in western Alaska. Cetology 44:1–19.
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1981

Burns, J. J. 1981. Bearded seal. Pages 145–170 [In] S. H. Ridgway, and R. J. Harrison, editors. Handbook of Marine Mammals: Volume 2 Seals. Academic Press, London.
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Fay, F. H., and L. F. Lowry. 1981. Seasonal use and feeding habits of walruses in the proposed Bristol Bay clam fishery area. University of Alaska Fairbanks and Alaska Department of Fish and Game, Division of Game, Final Report, North Pacific Fishery Management Council Document #18, Fairbanks.
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Franzmann, A. W., A. Flynn, C. C. Schwartz, D. G. Calkins, and L. Nichols. 1981. Beta-endorphin levels in blood from selected Alaskan mammals. Journal of Wildlife Diseases 17(4):593–596. http://doi.org/10.7589/0090-3558-17.4.593
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Frost, K. J. 1981. Descriptive key to the otoliths of Gadid fishes of the Bering, Chukchi, and Beaufort seas. Arctic 34(1):55–59. http://doi.org/10.14430/arctic2504
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Frost, K. J., and L. F. Lowry. 1981. Feeding and trophic relationships of bowhead whales and other vertebrate consumers in the Beaufort Sea. NOAA Contract No. 80-ABC-00150, Final Report to the National Marine Fisheries Service, Seattle.
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Frost, K. J., and L. F. Lowry. 1981. Foods and trophic relationships of cetaceans in the Bering Sea. Pages 825–836 [In] D. W. Hood, and J. A. Calder, editors. The Eastern Bering Sea shelf: Oceanography and resources, volume two. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
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Frost, K. J., and L. F. Lowry. 1981. Trophic importance of some marine gadids in northern Alaska and their body-otolith size relationships. Fishery Bulletin 79(1):187–192.
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Lowry, L. F., and K. J. Frost. 1981. Distribution, growth, and foods of arctic cod (Boreogadus saida) in the Bering, Chukchi, and Beaufort seas. Canadian Field-Naturalist 95(2):186–191. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/89183#page/202/mode/1up
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Lowry, L. F., and K. J. Frost. 1981. Feeding and trophic relationships of phocid seals and walruses in the eastern Bering Sea. Pages 813–824 [In] D. W. Hood, and J. A. Calder, editors. The Eastern Bering Sea Shelf: Oceanography and resources, volume two. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
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Pitcher, K. W., and D. C. McAllister. 1981. Movements and haulout behavior of radio-tagged harbor seals, Phoca vitulina. Canadian Field-Naturalist 95(3):292–297. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/89183#page/314/mode/1up
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Pitcher, K. W., and D. G. Calkins. 1981. Reproductive biology of Steller sea lions in the Gulf of Alaska. Journal of Mammalogy 62(3):599–605. https://doi.org/10.2307/1380406
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Seaman, G. A., and J. J. Burns. 1981. Preliminary results of recent studies of belukhas in Alaskan waters. Pages 567-574 [In] Thirty-First Report of the International Whaling Commission. Cambridge, England.
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1980

Fay, F. H., and L. F. Lowry. 1980. Seasonal use and feeding habits of walruses in the proposed Bristol Bay clam fishery area, Quarterly Report 1 April to 30 June 1980. University of Alaska Fairbanks and Alaska Department of Fish and Game, Division of Game, North Pacific Fishery Management Council, Fairbanks.
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Frost, K. J., and L. F. Lowry. 1980. Feeding of ribbon seals (Phoca fasciata) in the Bering Sea in spring. Canadian Journal of Zoology 58(9):1601–1607. https://doi.org/10.1139/z80-219
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Kolz, A. L., J. W. Lentfer, and H. G. Fallek. 1980. Satellite radio tracking of polar bears instrumented in Alaska. Chapter 5 (pages 743-752) [In] C. J. Amlaner, and D. W. MacDonald, editors. A handbook on biotelemetry and radio tracking. Pergamon Press, Oxford.
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Lentfer, J. W., and R. J. Hensel. 1980. Alaskan polar bear denning. Pages 101-108 [In] C. J. Martinka, and K. L. McArthur, editors. Bears: Their Biology and Management: A Selection of Papers from the 4th International Conference on Bear Research and Management, February 1977, Kalispell, Montana. International Association for Bear Research and Management.
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Lentfer, J. W., R. J. Hensel, J. R. Gilbert, and F. E. Sorensen. 1980. Population characteristics of Alaskan polar bears. Pages 109-115 [In] C. J. Martinka, and K. L. McArthur, editors. Bears: Their Biology and Management: A Selection of Papers from the 4th International Conference on Bear Research and Management, February 1977, Kalispell, Montana. International Association for Bear Research and Management.
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Lowry, L. F., and J. J. Burns. 1980. Foods utilized by bowhead whales near Barter Island, Alaska, autumn 1979. Marine Fisheries Review 42(9-10):88–91. https://spo.nmfs.noaa.gov/sites/default/files/pdf-content/MFR/mfr429-10/mfr429-1016.pdf
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Lowry, L. F., K. J. Frost, and J. J. Burns. 1980. Feeding of bearded seals in the Bering and Chukchi Seas and trophic interactions with Pacific walruses. Arctic 33(2):330–342. http://doi.org/10.14430/arctic2566
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Lowry, L. F., K. J. Frost, and J. J. Burns. 1980. Variability in the diet of ringed seals, Phoca hispida, in Alaska. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 37(12):2254–2261. https://doi.org/10.1139/f80-270
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Pitcher, K. W. 1980. Food of the harbor seal, Phoca vitulina richardsi, in the Gulf of Alaska. Fishery Bulletin 78(2):544–549.
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Pitcher, K. W. 1980. Stomach contents and feces as indicators of harbor seal, Phoca vitulina, foods in the Gulf of Alaska. Fishery Bulletin 78(3):797–798.
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1979

Lowry, L. F., K. J. Frost, and J. J. Burns. 1979. Potential resource competition in the southeastern Bering Sea: Fisheries and phocid seals. Pages 287-294 [In] B. R. Melteff, editor. Alaska fisheries: 200 years and 200 miles of change. Alaska Sea Grant Report 79-6. Proceedings of the 29th Alaska Science Conference, 15-17 August 1978, Fairbanks, Alaska.
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Miller, R. V., and J. J. Burns. 1979. Joint marine mammal programs between the U.S. and U.S.S.R. Pages 480-487 [In] K. Sabol, editor. Transactions of the 44th North American Wildlife and Natural Resources Conference, 24-28 March 1979, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Wildlife Management Institute, Washington, D.C.
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1978

Calkins, D. G. 1978. Feeding behavior and major prey species of the sea otter, Enhydra lutris, in Montague Strait, Prince William Sound, Alaska. Fishery Bulletin 76 (1):125-131. https://spo.nmfs.noaa.gov/content/feeding-behavior-and-major-prey-species-sea-otter-enhydra-lutris-montague-strait-prince
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Lentfer, J. W. 1978. Polar bear. Pages 218-225 [In] D. Haley, editor. Marine mammals of eastern North Pacific and Arctic waters, Pacific Search Press, Seattle.
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Lowry, L. F., K. L. Frost, and J. J. Burns. 1978. Food of ringed seals and bowhead whales near Point Barrow. Canadian Field-Naturalist 92(1):67–70. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/89184#page/77/mode/1up
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1977

Burns, J. J., and S. J. Harbo. 1977. An aerial census of spotted seal, Phoca vitulina largha, and walruses, Odobenus rosmarus, in the ice front of Bering Sea: Final Report. Pages 58–132 [In] Environmental Assessment of the Alaskan Continental Shelf: Quarterly Reports of Principal Investigators, April-June 1977, Volume I. Alaska Department of Fish and Game, Division of Game final report to U.S. Department of Commerce and U.S. Department of the Interior, Outer Continental Shelf Environmental Assessment Program, Boulder, Colorado.
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Cunningham, W. 1977. Population dynamics and the composition of the Steller sea lion-Cape St. Elias. Alaska Department of Fish and Game, Division of Wildlife Conservation, Juneau.
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Fay, F. H., R. A. Dieterich, and L. M. Shults. 1977. Morbidity and mortality of marine mammals - Bering Sea. Pages 161-188 [In] Environmental Assessment of the Alaskan Continental Shelf Annual Reports of Principal Investigators for the year ending March 1977, Volume I: Receptors - Mammals. Alaska Department of Fish and Game, Division of Game annual report to U.S. Department of Commerce and U.S. Department of the Interior, Outer Continental Shelf Environmental Assessment Program, Boulder, Colorado.
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Pitcher, K. W. 1977. Population productivity and food habits of harbor seals in the Prince William Sound - Copper River Delta area, Alaska. Prepared by Alaska Department of Fish and Game, Division of Game for the U.S. Marine Mammal Commission, Report No. MMC-75/03, Washington, D.C.
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1976

Lentfer, J. W. 1976. Environmental contaminants and parasites in polar bears. Alaska Department of Fish and Game, Division of Game, Federal Aid Final Report 1 July 1971-30 June 1973, Federal Aid in Wildlife Restoration Job 5.5R, Juneau.
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Lentfer, J. W. 1976. Polar bear management in Alaska. Pages 209-213 [In] M. R. Pelton, J. W. Lentfer, and G. E. Folk, editors. Bears: Their Biology and Management: A Selection of Papers from the 3rd International Conference on Bear Research and Management, June 1974, Binghamton, New York, USA, and Moscow, U.S.S.R. IUCN Publications New Series no. 40. International Association for Bear Research and Management.
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Lentfer, J. W. 1976. Polar bear reproductive biology and denning. Alaska Department of Fish and Game, Division of Game, Federal Aid Final Report 1 July 1971-30 June 1973, Federal Aid in Wildlife Restoration Job 5.4R, Juneau.
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1975

Burns, J. J., and J. E. Morrow. 1975. The Alaskan arctic marine mammals and fisheries. [In] Arctic oil and gas: Problems and possibilities. Proceedings of the 5th International Congress of the Fondation Francaise D'Etudes Nordiques, 2-5 May 1973, Paris, France.
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Calkins, D., and P. C. Lent. 1975. Territoriality and mating behavior in Prince William Sound sea otters. Journal of Mammalogy 56(2):528-529. https://doi.org/10.2307/13793877
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Schneider, K. B., and J. B. Faro. 1975. Effects of sea ice on sea otters (Enhydra lutris). Journal of Mammalogy 56(1):91-101. https://doi.org/10.2307/1379609
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1974

Lentfer, J. W. 1974. Discreteness of Alaskan polar bear populations. Pages 323-329 [In] I. Kjerner, and P. Bjurholm, editors. 11th International Congress of Game Biologists, 3-7 September 1973, Stockholm, Sweden. National Swedish Environment Protection Board, Stockholm, Sweden.
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Øritsland, N. A., J. W. Lentfer, and K. Ronald. 1974. Radiative surface temperatures of the polar bear. Journal of Mammalogy 55(2):459-461. https://doi.org/10.2307/1379018
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1973

Pitcher, K. W., and J. S. Vania. 1973. Distribution and abundance of sea otters, sea lions and harbor seal in Prince William Sound, Summer 1973. Alaska Department of Fish and Game, Division of Game, Preliminary Report, Anchorage.
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Schneider, K. B. 1973. Age determination of sea otter. Alaska Department of Fish and Game, Division of Game, Final Report 1 July 1971-30 June 1973, Federal Aid in Wildlife Restoration Job 8.10R, Juneau.
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1972

Burns, J. J., and S. J. Harbo, Jr. 1972. An aerial census of ringed seals, northern coast of Alaska. Arctic 25(4):279-290. https://doi.org/10.14430/arctic2972
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Burns, J. J., G. C. Ray, F. H. Fay, and P. D. Shaughnessy. 1972. Adoption of a strange pup by the ice-inhabiting harbor seal, Phoca vitulina largha. Journal of Mammalogy 53(3):594-598. https://doi.org/10.2307/1379048
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Lentfer, J. W. 1972. Alaska polar bear research and management, 1970-1971. Pages 21-39 [In]Proceedings of the 3rd working meeting of the Polar Bear Specialist Group, 7-10 February 1972, Morges, Switzerland. International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources, IUCN Publications New Series Supplementary Paper No.35, Morges Switzerland.
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Lentfer, J. W. 1972. Polar bear-sea ice relationships. Pages 165-171 [In] S. Herrero, editor. Bears: Their Biology and Management: A Selection of Papers from the 2nd International Conference on Bear Research and Management, 6-9 November 1970, Calgary, Alberta, Canada. IUCN Publications New Series no. 23. International Association for Bear Research and Management.
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1971

Fish, J. F., and J. S. Vania. 1971. Killer whale, Orcinus orca, sounds repel white whales, Delphinapterus leucas. Fishery Bulletin 69(3):531-535. https://spo.nmfs.noaa.gov/content/killer-whale-orcinus-orca-sounds-repel-white-whales-delphinapterus-leucas
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1970

Burns, J. J. 1970. Remarks on the distribution and natural history of pagophilic pinnipeds in the Bering and Chukchi Seas. Journal of Mammalogy 51(3):445-454. https://doi.org/10.2307/1378386
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Burns, J. J. 1970. The walrus. Pages 206-211 [In] V. H. Cahalane, editor. Alive in the wild. Prentice-Hall, Inc., Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey.
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Burns, J. J., and F. H. Fay. 1970. Comparative morphology of the skull of the Ribbon seal, Histriophoca fasciata, with remarks on systematics of Phocidae. Journal of Zoology 161(3):363-394. http://doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-7998.1970.tb04519.x
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Cook, H. W., J. W. Lentfer, A. M. Pearson, and B. E. Baker. 1970. Polar bear milk. IV. Gross composition, fatty acid, and mineral constitution. Canadian Journal of Zoology 48(2):217-219. https://doi.org/10.1139/z70-035
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Lentfer, J. W. 1970. Polar bear research and conservation in Alaska, 1968-1969. Appendix VI (pages 43-66 [In] Proceedings of the 2nd Working Meeting of Polar Bear Specialists, 2-4 February 1970, Morges, Switzerland. International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources, IUCN Publications New Series Supplementary Paper No.29, Morges, Switzerland.
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Neiland, K. A., D. W. Rice, and B. L. Holden. 1970. Helminths of marine mammals, I. The genus Nasitrema, air sinus flukes of delphinid cetacea. Journal of Parasitology 56(2):305-316. http://doi.org/10.2307/3277662
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1969

Lentfer, J. W. 1969. Polar bear tagging in Alaska, 1968. 1969. Polar Record 14(91):459-462. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0032247400064470
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1968

Lentfer, J. W. 1968. A technique for immobilizing and marking polar bears. Journal of Wildlife Management 32(2):317-321. http://doi.org/10.2307/3798976
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Lentfer, J. W. 1968. Polar bear marking in Alaska, 1967. Polar Record 14(90):338. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0032247400059192
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Lentfer, J. W., S. H. Eide, L. H. Miller, and G. N. Bos. 1968. Report on 1967 polar bear studies. Alaska Department of Fish and Game, Division of Game, Annual Project Segment Report 1 January 1967-31 December 1967, Federal Aid in Wildlife Restoration Projects W-15-R-2 and 3, Work Plan M, Jobs 1, 2, 3, 5, 8 (W-15-R-2), and 1, 2, 10 (W-15-R-3), Juneau.
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1967

Bishop, R. H. 1967. Reproduction, age determination, and behavior of the harbor seal, Phoca vitulina L., in the Gulf of Alaska. Master's thesis, University of Alaska Fairbanks.
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Klinkhart, E. G. 1967. Birth of a harbor seal pup. Journal of Mammalogy 48(4):677. https://doi.org/10.2307/1377609
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Lewis, R. W., and J. W. Lentfer. 1967. The vitamin a content of polar bear liver: Range and variability. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology 22(3):923-926. https://doi.org/10.1016/0010-406x(67)90782-7
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1966

Brooks, J. W., and others (Delegation of the United States). 1966. The polar bear in Alaska. Pages 44-57 [In] Proceedings of the 1st International Scientific Meeting on the Polar Bear, 6-10 September 1965, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Alaska. U.S. Bureau of Sport Fisheries and Wildlife, Resource Bulletin 16 and University of Alaska, International Conference Proceedings Series No. 1, Fairbanks.
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Marks, S. A., and J. J. Burns. 1966. Deformed forelimbs of a calf walrus. Journal of Mammalogy 47(1):115-116. https://doi.org/10.2307/1378076
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1965

Burns, J. J. 1965. Marine mammal investigations in northwestern Alaska. Pages 129-133 [In] Proceedings of the 45th Annual Conference of Western Association of State Game and Fish Commissioners, 6-9 July 1965, Anchorage, Alaska.
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1962

Neiland, K. A. 1962. Alaskan species of acanthocephalan genus Corynosoma Luehe, 1904. Journal of Parasitology 48(1):69-75. http://doi.org/10.2307/3275415
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1961

Neiland, K. A. 1961. Suspected role of parasites in non-rookery mortality of fur seals (Callorhinus ursinus). Journal of Parasitology 47(5):732. http://doi.org/10.2307/3275461
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1960

Lensink, C. J. 1960. Status and distribution of sea otters in Alaska. Journal of Mammalogy 41(2):172-182. https://doi.org/10.2307/1376352
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