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  1. Bowen, W.D., A.J. Read, and J.A. Estes. In press. Feeding Ecology. In. R. Hoelzel (ed.). Marine Mammal Biology: An Evolutionary Approach. Blackwell Scientific [Book Chapter]
  2. Carr, M., J. Neigel, S. Andelman, J. Estes, R. Warner, J. Largier, and J. Lubchenco. In Press. Comparing marine and terrestrial ecosystems: implications for principles of reserve design in marine systems. Ecological Applications. [Journal Article]
  3. Doroff, A.M., J. A. Estes, M. T. Tinker, D. M. Burn, and T. J. Evans. In Press. Sea otter population declines in the Aleutian archipelago. Journal of Mammalogy. [Journal Article]
  4. Estes, J. A., K. Crooks, and R. Holt. In press. Predation and biodiversity. In S.A. Levin and J. Lubchenco (eds.). Encyclopedia of Biodiversity. Academic Press. [Book Chapter]
  5. Estes, J.A. and J. L. Bodkin. In press. Marine Otters. In B. Wursig and W. Perrin (eds.). Encyclopedia of Marine Mammals. Academic Press [Book Chapter]
  6. Estes, J.A., Brian B. Hatfield, K. Ralls, and J. Ames. In Press. Causes of mortality in California sea otters during periods of population growth and decline. Marine Mammal Science. [Journal Article]
  7. Estes, J.A., Brian B. Hatfield, K. Ralls, and J. Ames. In Press. Causes of mortality in California sea otters during periods of population growth and decline. Marine Mammal Science. [Journal Article]
  8. Estes, J.A., M. L. Riedman, M.M. Staedler, and M.T. Tinker. In press. Individual variation in prey selection by sea otters: patterns, causes, and implications. J. Animal Ecology. [Journal Article]
  9. Konar, B., and J.A. Estes. In press. The stability of boundary regions between kelp beds and deforested areas. Ecology. [Journal Article]
  10. Miller, M. A., I. A. Gardner, A. Packham, J. K. Mazet, K. D. Hanni, D. Jessup, J.A. Estes, R. Jameson, E. Dodd, B. C. Barr, L. J. Lowenstine, F. M. Gulland and P. A. Conrad. In press. Evaluation of an indirect fluorescent antibody test (ifat) for demonstration of antibodies to Toxoplasma gondii in the sea otter (Enhydra lutris). Journal of Parasitology. [Journal Article]
  11. Miller, M. A., I. A. Gardner, A. Packham, J. K. Mazet, K. D. Hanni, D. Jessup, J.A. Estes, R. Jameson, E. Dodd, B. C. Barr, L. J. Lowenstine, F. M. Gulland and P. A. Conrad. In press. Evaluation of an indirect fluorescent antibody test (ifat) for demonstration of antibodies to Toxoplasma gondii in the sea otter (Enhydra lutris). Journal of Parasitology. [Journal Article]
  12. Peterson, C.H. and J.A. Estes. In press. Conservation and management of marine communities. In. M. Bertness, S. Gaines, and M. Hay (eds.). Marine Community Ecology. Sinauer Press. [Book Chapter]
  13. Johnson, C.K., Tinker, M.T., Estes, J.A., Conrad, P.A., Staedler, M., Miller, M.A., Jessup, D.A. and Mazet, J.A.K. 2009. Prey choice and habitat use drive sea otter pathogen exposure in a resource-limited coastal system. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 106(Early Edition). [Journal Article]
  14. Doak, D.F., J.A. Estes, B.S. Halpern, U. Jacob, D.R. Lindberg, J.R. Lovvorn, D.H. Monson, M.T. Tinker, et al. 2008. Understanding and predicting ecological dynamics: are major surprises inevitable? Ecology 89:952-961. [Journal Article]
  15. Peckham, S.H., D. Maldonado Diaz, V. Koch, A. Mancini, A. Gaos, M. T. Tinker, W.J. Nichols. 2008. High mortality of loggerhead turtles due to bycatch, human consumption and strandings at Baja California Sur, Mexico, 2003 to 2007. Endangered Species Research 5(2-3). [Journal Article]
  16. Tinker, M. Tim, Daniel F. Doak, and James A. Estes. 2008. Using demography and movement behavior to predict range expansion of the southern sea otter. Ecological Applications 18(7):1781-1794 [Journal Article]
  17. Tinker, M.T., G. Bentall and J.A. Estes 2008. Food limitation leads to behavioral diversification and dietary specialization in sea otters. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 105(2):560-565 [Journal Article]
  18. Jessup, D.A., M.A. Miller, C. Kreuder-Johnson, P. Conrad, M.T. Tinker, J.A. Estes and J.A.K. Mazet. 2007. Sea Otters in a Dirty Ocean. Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association 231(11): 1648-1652. [Journal Article]
  19. Tinker, M.T., D.P. Costa, J.A. Estes and N. Wieringa. 2007. Individual dietary specialization and dive behaviour in the California sea otter: using archival time-depth data to detect alternative foraging strategies. Deep Sea Research II 54:330-342. [Journal Article]
  20. Edwards, M.S. and J.A. Estes. 2006. Catastrophe, recovery and range limitation in NE Pacific kelp forests: a large-scale perspective. Marine Ecology Progress Series. 320:79-87. [Journal Article]
  21. Laidre, K.L., J.A. Estes, M.T. 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: 978-989 [Journal Article]
  22. Tinker, M.T., D.F. Doak, J.A. Estes, B.B. Hatfield, M.M. Staedler, and J.L. Bodkin. 2006. Incorporating diverse data and realistic complexity into demographic estimation procedures: a case study using the California sea otter, Enhydra lutris nereis. Ecological Applications 16:2293-2312. [Journal Article]
  23. Donlan, C.J., H.W. Greene, J. Berger, C.E. Bock, J.H. Bock, D.A. Burney, J.A. Estes et al. 2005. Rewilding North America. Nature 436: 1-2. [Journal Article]
  24. Estes, J.A., D.R. Lindberg, and C. Wray. 2005. Evolution of large body size in abalones (Haliotis): patterns and implications. Paleobiology 31(4): 591-606. [Journal Article]
  25. Estes, J.A., M.T. Tinker, A.M. Doroff and D.M. Burn. 2005. Continuing sea otter population declines in the Aleutian Archipelego. Marine Mammal Science 21:169�2. [Journal Article]
  26. Soule, M.E., J.A. Estes, B. Miller, and D.L. Honnold. 2005. Strongly interacting species: conservation policy, management, and ethics. Bioscience 55(2): 168-176. [Journal Article]
  27. Anthony, R.G., M. A. Ricca, A. K. Miles., J. A. Estes, and F. B. Isaacs. September 2004. Bald eagle food habits relative to the sea otter decline in the Aleutian Archipelago, AK. 11th Annual Conference of the Wildlife Society, Calgary, Alberta. [Presentation]
  28. Gerber, L.R., M.T. Tinker, D.F. Doak, J.A. Estes, and D.A. Jessup. 2004. Mortality sensitivity in life-stage simulation analysis: a case study of southern sea otters. Ecological Applications 14(5): 1554-1565. [Journal Article]
  29. Gerber, L.R., M.T. Tinker, J.A. Estes, D.F. Doak and D. Jessup. 2004. Mortality sensitivity in life-stage simulation analysis: A case study of southern sea otters. Ecological Applications, 14:1554�65. [Journal Article]
  30. Burn, D.M., A.M. Doroff and M.T. Tinker, 2003. Carrying Capacity and pre-decline abundance of sea otters (Enhydra lutris kenyoni) in the Aleutian Islands. Northwestern Naturalist 84(3): 145-148 [Journal Article]
  31. Doroff, A.M., J.A. Estes, M.T. Tinker, D.M. Burn and T.J. Evans. 2003. Sea otter population declines in the Aleutian Archipelago. Journal of Mammalogy, 84(1): 55-64 [Journal Article]
  32. Estes, J.A., E.M. Danner, D.F. Doak, B. Konar, A.M. Springer, P.D. Steinberg, M.T. Tinker, and T.M. Williams. 2003. Complex trophic interactions in kelp forest ecosystems. Bulletin of Marine Science, 74: 621-638. [Journal Article]
  33. Estes, J.A., M.L. Riedman, M.M. Staedler M.T. Tinker, B.E. Lyon. 2003. Individual variation in prey selection by sea otters: patterns, causes, and implications. Journal of Animal Ecology, 72(1): 144-155 [Journal Article]
  34. Estes, J. A. and M. J. Paddack. 2002. No-take marine reserves in central California kelp forests: metrics of human take or the tip of the iceberg? Report to Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary. [Technical Report]
  35. Estes, J.A. 2002. Then and Now. Pp. 60-71 In, R. L. Knight and S. Riedel, eds., Aldo Leopold and the Ecological Conscience. Oxford University Press [Book Chapter]
  36. Estes, J.A., R.G. Anthony, W.M. Jarman, A.K. Miles, J.R. Bodkin, and M.A. Ricca. 2002. Report on field activities at Adak and the western Aleutians, 2002. Annual report prepared for the U.S. Navy. 28pp. [Technical Report]
  37. Gelatt, T.S., D.B. Siniff, and J.A. Estes. 2002. Activity patterns and time budgets of the declining sea otter population at Amchitka Island, Alaska, Journal of Wildlife Management 66:29-39. [Journal Article]
  38. Laidre K.L., Jameson, R.J., Jeffries, S.J., Hobbs, R.C., Bowlby, C. E., and G. R. VanBlaricom. 2002. Estimates of carrying capacity for sea otters in Washington state. Wildlife Society Bulletin 30(4): 1172-1181 [Journal Article]
  39. Larson S., Jameson R., Bodkin J., Staedler M. and P. Bentzen. 2002. Microsatellite DNA and mitochondrial DNA variation in remnant and translocated sea otter (Enhydra lutris) populations. J. Mammol. 83(3): 893-906. [Journal Article]
  40. Larson S., Jameson R., Etnier M., Flemings M. and P. Bentzen. 2002. Loss of genetic diversity in sea otters (Enhydra lutris) associated with the fur trade of the 18th and 19th centuries. Molecular Ecology 11: 1899-1903. [Journal Article]
  41. Larson, S., R. Jameson, J. Bodkin, M. Staedler, and P. Bentzen. 2002. Microsatellite DNA and mitochondrial DNA variation in remnant and translocated sea otter (Enhydra lutris) populations. Journal of Mammalogy , 83(3): 893-906. [Journal Article]
  42. Estes, J.A., R.G. Anthony, W.M. Jarman, A.K. Miles, J.R. Bodkin, and M.A. Ricca. 2001. Report on field activities at Adak and the western Aleutians, 2001. Annual report prepared for the U.S. Navy. 26pp. [Technical Report]
  43. Jackson, J.B.C., M.X. Kirby, W.H. Berger, K.A.Bjorndal, L.W.Botsford, B.J. Bourque, R. Bradbury, R. Cooke, J. Erlandson, J.A. Estes, T.P. Hughes, S. Kidwell, C.B. Lange, H.S. Lenihan, J. M. Pandolfi, C.H. Peterson, R. S. Steneck, M.J. Tegner, and R. Warner. 2001. Historical overfishing and the recent collapse of coastal ecosystems. Science 293:629-638. [Journal Article]
  44. Laidre, K.L., Jameson, R.J., and D.P. DeMaster. 2001. An estimation of carrying capacity for sea otters along the California coast. Marine Mammal Science 17(2): 294-309. [Journal Article]
  45. Laidre, K.L., Jameson, R.J., Jeffries, S.J. and C.E. Bowlby. 2001. Developing carrying capacity estimates for sea otters (Enhydra lutris kenyoni) in Washington State. Poster Presented at the Fifth Puget Sound Research Conference, 12-14 February 2001. [Poster]
  46. Schroeder, S.C., D.C. Reed, D.J. Kushner, J.A. Estes, and D.S. Ono. 2001. The use of marine reserves in evaluating the dive fishery for the warty sea cucumber, Parastichopus parvimensis in California, U.S.A. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 58:1771-1781. [Journal Article]
  47. Estes. J.A. and C.H. Peterson. Marine ecological research in seashore and seafloor systems: accomplishments and future directions. Marine Ecology Progress Series 195:281-289. [Journal Article]
  48. Hatfield, B., and R.J. Jameson. 2000. Abstract. Status of the California (USA) sea otter population as indicated by recent surveys and mortality patterns. In Gorbics C.S., G.R. VanBlaricom, B.E. Ballachey, N.J. Thomas, and M. Staedler (editors). Sea otter conservation: report from the sixth joint U.S. Russia sea otter workshop. Forks, Washington, 9-15 November 1997. Page 41. [Abstract]
  49. Hatfield, B., and R.J. Jameson. 2000. Abstract. Status of the California (USA) sea otter population as indicated by recent surveys and mortality patterns. In Gorbics C.S., G.R. VanBlaricom, B.E. Ballachey, N.J. Thomas, and M. Staedler (editors). Sea otter conservation: report from the sixth joint U.S. Russia sea otter workshop. Forks, Washington, 9-15 November 1997. Page 41. [Abstract]
  50. Jameson, R. J., S. Jeffries, and K.W. Kenyon. 2000. Abstract. Status and trends of the Washington, USA, translocated sea otter population. In Gorbics C.S., G.R. VanBlaricom, B.E. Ballachey, N.J. Thomas, and M. Staedler (editors). Sea otter conservation: report from the sixth joint U.S. Russia sea otter workshop. Forks, Washington, 9-15 November 1997. Page 42. [Abstract]
  51. Jameson, R.J. 2000. Behavior of sea otters in Washington and California. These are databases on the population biology of the respective populations. They include data on movements, reproduction, foraging, and behavior. Data were obtained using known individuals either tagged, radio instrumented or both. California project ended in 1994. Washington work is ongoing. These data sets are located in Corvallis. [Database Nonspatial]
  52. Jameson, R.J. and G. VanBlaricom. 2000. Central California Kelp resource dynamics and sea otter distribution database: Ragged Pt. to San Simeon Pt. GIS database Contains information on the seasonal distribution and abundance of sea otters near Pt. Piedras Blancas, and the seasonal areal distribution of kelp canopies in the study area. [Database Spatial]
  53. Kenner, Michael C. and James A. Estes. 2000. Demography of giant kelp populations at San Nicolas Island, California. Fifth International Temperate Reef Symposium, Cape Town, South Africa. [poster] [Poster]
  54. Monson, D., J.A. Estes, D.B. Siniff, and J.B. Bodkin. 2000. Life history plasticity and population regulation in sea otters. Oikos 90:457-468. [Journal Article]
  55. Paddack, M., and J.A. Estes. 2000. Comparison of kelp forest fish populations inside and outside of marine reserves in central California. Ecological Applications 10:855-870. [Journal Article]
  56. Rathbun, G.B., B.B. Hatfield and T. G. Murphey. 2000. Status of translocated sea otters at San Nicolas Island, California. Southwestern Naturalist 45(3):322-328. [Journal Article]
  57. Watt, J., D.B. Siniff, and J.A. Estes. 2000. Interdecadal change in diet and population of sea otters at Amchitka Island, Alaska. Oecologia 124:289-298. [Journal Article]
  58. Anthony, R.G., A.K. Miles, J.A. Estes and F.B. Isaacs. 1999. Productivity, diets, and environmental contaminants in nesting bald eagles from the Aleutian Archipelago. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, Vol. 18, No. 9, pp. 2054-2062. [Journal Article]
  59. Bacon, C.E., W.M. Jarman, J.A. Estes, M. Simon, and R.J. Norstrom. 1999. Comparison of organochlorine contaminants among sea otter (Enhydra lutris) populations in California and Alaska. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 18:452-458. [Journal Article]
  60. Dobson, A., K. Ralls, M. Foster, M.E. Soul�, D. Simberloff, D. Doak, J.A. Estes, L.S. Mills, D. Mattson, R. Dirzo, H. Arita, S. Ryan, E.A. Norse, R.F. Noss, and D. Johns. 1999. Connectivity: maintaining flows in fragmented landscapes. Pp. 129-170 in, M. E. Soul� and J. Terborgh, eds., Continental Conservation, Island Press, Washington, D.C. [Book Chapter]
  61. Estes, J.A. 1999. Enhydra lutris. (in, D.E. Wilson, ed.) The complete book of North American Mammals. [Book Chapter]
  62. Estes, J.A. 1999. Reply to Garshelis and Johnson. Science 283:177. [Journal Article]
  63. Hatfield, B.B. and G.B. Rathbun. 1999. Interactions between northern elephant seals and vehicles near Point Piedras Blancas, California. Marine Mammal Science 15(2):598-600. [Journal Article]
  64. Jameson R.J. 1999. Status of Wild Sea Otters in California, Oregon, and Washington. Abstract. Proceedings of a workshop on research on captive and wild sea otter populations, 17-20 February 1999, Seattle, WA. [Proceedings]
  65. Jameson, R. J. 1999. Distribution and abundance of sea otters in Washington State, 1997-1999. This is the database for the annual surveys of the Washington sea otter population. Surveys are ongoing, including an annual survey report. [Database Spatial]
  66. Jameson, R. J., and S. Jeffries. 1999. Results of the 1999 survey of the reintroduced sea otter population in Washington state. IUCN Otter Specialist Bulletin 16(2): 79-85. [Journal Article]
  67. Jameson, R.J. and B.B. Hatfield. 1999. Distribution and abundance of sea otters in California, 1982-1999. This is the database for the semiannual surveys of the California sea otter population. Surveys are ongoing. Reports on each survey are produced by Brian Hatfield. [Database Spatial]
  68. Jameson, R.J., M. Stafford, B. Krausse, and S. Jeffries. 1999. An overview of the Biological Resources Division (USGS) sea otter project in Washington. In Bowlby, C.E. and J.Parrish (eds.). Olympic Coast Marine Research '98: Proceedings of a workshop. Seattle, Washington, Feb. 12-13, 1998. Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary. [Proceedings]
  69. Jameson, R.J., M. Stafford, B. Krausse, and S. Jeffries. 1999. An overview of the Biological Resources Division (USGS) sea otter project in Washington. In Bowlby, C.E. and J.Parrish (eds.). Olympic Coast Marine Research '98: Proceedings of a workshop. Seattle, Washington, Feb. 12-13, 1998. Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary. [Proceedings]
  70. Jameson, R.J., M. Stafford, B. Krausse, and S. Jeffries. 1999. An overview of the Biological Resources Division (USGS) sea otter project in Washington. In Bowlby, C.E. and J.Parrish (eds.). Olympic Coast Marine Research '98: Proceedings of a workshop. Seattle, Washington, Feb. 12-13, 1998. Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary. [Poster]
  71. Jameson, R.J., M. Stafford, B. Krausse, and S. Jeffries. 1999. An overview of the Biological Resources Division (USGS) sea otter project in Washington. In Bowlby, C.E. and J.Parrish (eds.). Olympic Coast Marine Research '98: Proceedings of a workshop. Seattle, Washington, Feb. 12-13, 1998. Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary. [Poster]
  72. Kenner, M., R.J. Jameson, and E. Bowlby. 1999. Benthic sea otter habitat surveys between Cape Flattery and the Sekiu river. In Bowlby, C.E. and J.Parrish (eds.). Olympic Coast Marine Research '98: Proceedings of a workshop. Seattle, Washington, Feb. 12-13, 1998. Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary. [Proceedings]
  73. Kenner, M., R.J. Jameson, and E. Bowlby. 1999. Benthic sea otter habitat surveys between Cape Flattery and the Sekiu river. In Bowlby, C.E. and J.Parrish (eds.). Olympic Coast Marine Research '98: Proceedings of a workshop. Seattle, Washington, Feb. 12-13, 1998. Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary. [Proceedings]
  74. Laidre, K.L., D.P. DeMaster, and R.J. Jameson. 1999. [poster] An estimation of carrying capacity for the sea otter along the California coast. In Proceedings of the thirteenth biennial meeting of the Society for Marine mammalogy, 28 November- 3 December 1999, Maui, Hawaii. [Poster]
  75. Laidre, K.L., D.P. DeMaster, and R.J. Jameson. 1999. Abstract. An estimation of carrying capacity for the sea otter along the California coast. GIS workshop held at The Thirteenth Biennial Meeting of the Society for Marine Mammalogy, 28 November-3 December 1999, Maui, Hawaii. [Proceedings]
  76. Miller, B., K. Ralls, R.P. Reading, J.M. Scott, and J.A. Estes. 1999. Biological and technical considerations of carnivore translocation: a review. Animal Conservation 2 (1): 59-68. [Journal Article]
  77. Scott, J.M., E.A. Norse, H. Arita., A. Dobson, J.A. Estes, M. Foster, B. Gilbert, D.B. Jensen, R.L. Knight, D. Mattson, and M.E. Soul�. 1999.The issue of scale in selecting and designing biological reserves. Pp. 19-38 in, M. E. Soul� and J. Terborgh, eds., Continental Conservation, Island Press, Washington, D.C. [Book Chapter]
  78. Terborgh, J., J.A. Estes, P. Paquet, K. Ralls, D. Boyd-Herger, B.J. Miller, and R.F. Noss. 1999. The role of top carnivores in regulating terrestrial ecosystems. Pp. 39-64 in, M. E. Soul� and J. Terborgh, eds., Continental Conservation, Island Press, Washington, D.C. [Book Chapter]
  79. Williams, T. M., D. Noren, P. Berry, J.A. Estes, C. Allison, and J. Kirtland. 1999. The diving physiology of bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus). III. Thermoregulation at depth. The Journal of Experimental Biology 202:2763-2769. [Journal Article]
  80. Estes, J.A. 1998. Concerns about the rehabilitation of oiled wildlife. Conservation Biology 12:1156-1157. [Journal Article]
  81. Estes, J.A., M.T. Tinker, T.M. Williams, and D.F. Doak. 1998. Killer whale predation on sea otters linking coastal with oceanic ecosystems. Science 282:473-476. [Journal Article]
  82. Estes, J.A., M.T. Tinker, T.M. Williams, D.F. Doak. 1998. Killer whale predation on sea otters links oceanic and nearshore ecosystems. Science, 282: 473-476 [Journal Article]
  83. Golet, G.H., D.B. Irons, and J.A. Estes. 1998. Survival costs of chick rearing in black-legged kittiwakes. J. Animal Ecology 61(5):827-841. [Journal Article]
  84. Hatfield, B. B. 1998. Fall 1997 sea otter survey. The Otter Raft. 59:5 [Journal Article]
  85. Hatfield, B. B., D. B. Marks, M. T. Tinker, K. Nolan and J. Peirce. 1998. Attacks on sea otters by killer whales. Marine Mammal Science 14(4):888-894. [Journal Article]
  86. Hatfield, B.H., D. Marks, M.T. Tinker, K. Nolan, J. Pierce. 1998. Attacks on sea otters by killer whales. Marine Mammal Science 14(4): 888-894. [Journal Article]
  87. Jameson, R. J. 1998. Sexual Segregation in sea otters and its role in range expansion. The Otter Raft No. 60, pp 6-8. [Journal Article]
  88. Jameson, R.J. 1998. Translocated sea otter populations off the coasts of Oregon and Washington. Pages 684-686 in Mac, M.J., P.A. Opler, C.E. Puckett-Haecker, and P.D. Doran, editors. Status And Trends Of The Nation's Biological Resources. Vol 2. U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Va. 964 pp. [Book Chapter]
  89. Lindberg, D.R., J.A. Estes, and K.I. Warheit. 1998. Human influences on trophic cascades in a rocky intertidal community. Ecological Applications 8:880-890. [Journal Article]
  90. Bodkin, J.L., J. Ames, R.J. Jameson, and A.M. Johnson. 1997. Accuracy and precision in estimating age of sea otters using cementum layers in the first pre molar. Journal of Wildlife Management. [Journal Article]
  91. Estes, J.A. 1997. Wild Otters--Predation and Populations. (Book Review). J. Wildl. Manage. 61:984-987. [Book Review]
  92. Estes, J.A., C.E. Bacon, W.M. Jarman, R.J. Nordstrom, R.G. Anthony, and A.K. Miles. 1997. Organochlorines in sea otters and bald eagles from the Aleutian Archipelago. Marine Pollution Bulletin 34:486-490. [Journal Article]
  93. Cronin, M.A., J. Bodkin, B. Bellachey, J.A. Estes, and J.C. Patton. 1996. Mitochondrial-DNA variation among subspecies and populations of sea otters (Enhydra lutris). J. Mammal. 77:546-557. [Journal Article]
  94. DeMaster, D.P., C. Marzin, and R.J. Jameson. 1996. Estimating the historical abundance of sea otters in California. Endangered Species Update, Special Issue: Conservation and Management of the southern sea otter. vol. 13(12): 79-81. [Journal Article]
  95. Estes, J.A. 1996 Predators and ecosystem management. Wildl. Soc. Bull. 24:390-396. [Journal Article]
  96. Estes, J.A. 1996. The influence of large, mobile predators in aquatic food webs: examples from sea otters and kelp forests. Pp.65-72 in S.P.R. Greenstreet and M.L. Tasker, eds., Aquatic Predators and their Prey. Fishing News Books, Oxford. [Book Chapter]
  97. Estes, J.A., D. F. Doak, J.R. Bodkin, R.J. Jameson, D. Monson, J. Watt, and M.T. Tinker. 1996. Comparative demography of sea otter populations. Endangered Species Update, Special Issue: Conservation and Management of the southern sea otter. vol. 13(12): 11-13. [Journal Article]
  98. Estes, J.A., D.F. Doak, J.R. Bodkin, R.J. Jameson, D. Monson, J. Watt, M.T. Tinker. 1996. Comparative Demography of Sea Otter Populations. Endangered Species Update 13(12): 11-13 [Journal Article]
  99. Garshelis, D.L. and J.A. Estes. 1996. Sea otter mortality from the Exxon Valdez spill: evaluation of an estimate from boat-based surveys. Marine Mammal Science 13(2):341-351. [Journal Article]
  100. Hatfield, B.B. and G.B. Rathbun. 1996. Evaluation of a flipper-mounted transmitter on sea otters. Wildlife Society Bulletin 24(3):551-554. [Journal Article]
  101. Jameson, R.J. 1996. Status reports: west coast translocation projects, Oregon and Washington. Otter Raft No. 55, Page 8. [Journal Article]
  102. Jameson, R.J., and B.B. Hatfield. 1996. Growth of an incipient northern elephant seal population near Pt. Piedras Blancas, California. Abstract, Society for Northwestern Vertebrate Biology, 76th annual meeting, 20-23 March, Corvallis, Oregon (Abstract). [Abstract]
  103. Jameson, R.J., and B.B. Hatfield. 1996. Growth of an incipient northern elephant seal population near Pt. Piedras Blancas, California. Abstract, Society for Northwestern Vertebrate Biology, 76th annual meeting, 20-23 March, Corvallis, Oregon (Abstract). [Abstract]
  104. Power, M.E., D. Tilman, J.A. Estes, B.A. Menge, W.J. Bond, L.S. Mills, G. Daily, J.C. Castilla, J. Lubchenco, and R.T. Paine. 1996. Challenges in the quest for keystones. Bioscience 46:609-620. [Journal Article]
  105. Ralls, K., D. DeMaster, and J.A. Estes. 1996. Developing delisting criteria for threatened and endangered species under the Endangered Species Act. Conservation Biology 10:1528-1537. [Journal Article]
  106. Stern, J.L., A.E. Hagerman, P.D. Steinberg, F.C. Winter, and J.A. Estes. 1996. A new assay for quantifying brown algal phlorotannins and comparisons to previous methods. J. Chem. Ecol. 22:1273-1293. [Journal Article]
  107. Benz, C., H. Feldman, K. Hanni, and R.J. Jameson. 1995. Southern sea otter. In Life On The Edge: A guide to California's Endangered Natural Resources, Wildlife, pp 502-504. Biosystems Books, Santa Cruz. [Book Chapter]
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  109. Estes, J.A, and D.O. Duggins. 1995. Sea otters and kelp forests in Alaska: generality and variation in a community ecological paradigm. Ecological Monographs 65:75-100. [Journal Article]
  110. Estes, J.A. 1995. Top-level carnivores and ecosystem effects: questions and approaches. Pp.151-158 in C.G. Jones and J.H. Lawton (eds.). Linking Species and Ecosystems. Chapman and Hall, New York. [Proceedings]
  111. Estes, J.A., R.J. Jameson, J.L. Bodkin, and D.R, Carlson. 1995. California sea otters. In Our Living Resources: A report to the Nation on the Distribution, Abundance and health of U.S. Plants, Animals, and Ecosystems, Mammals. pp 110-112. National Biological Service, Washington, D.C. [Book Chapter]
  112. Jameson, R.J. 1995. Some preliminary observations on the foraging of sea otters off the outer coast of Washington State, USA. IUCN Otter Specialist Group Bulletin No. 11. 8-11. [Journal Article]
  113. Jeffries, S. and R. Jameson. 1995. Status of sea otters in Washington State. Abstract. Seventy-fifth anniversary meeting of the Society for Northwestern Vertebrate Biology. Orcas Island, Washington 23-25 March 1995. Page 28. [Abstract]
  114. McShane, L.J., J.A. Estes, M.L. Riedman, and M.M. Staedler. 1995. Repertoire, structure, and individual variation of vocalizations in the sea otter. J. Mammal. 76:414-427. [Journal Article]
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  116. Ralls, K., B. B. Hatfield, and D. B. Siniff. 1995. Foraging patterns of California sea otters as indicated by telemetry. Canadian Journal of Zoology 73:523-531. [Journal Article]
  117. Steinberg, P.D., J.A. Estes, and F.C. Winter. 1995. Evolutionary consequences of food chain length in kelp forest communities. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 92:8145-8148. [Journal Article]
  118. Tinker, M.T., K.M. Kovacs, M.O. Hammill. 1995. Behavior and energetics of male gray seals (Halichoerus grypus) breeding on landfast ice. Behavioral Ecology & Sociobiology 36:159-170 [Journal Article]
  119. Watt, J.P., B.T. Krausse, M.T. Tinker. 1995. Bald Eagles kleptoparasitizing sea otters at Amchitka Island, Alaska. Condor 97(2): 588-590 [Journal Article]
  120. Estes, J.A. 1994. Conservation of Marine Otters. Aquatic Mammals 20.3:125-128. [Journal Article]
  121. Hatfield, B. B., R. J. Jameson, T. G. Murphey and D.D. Woodard. 1994 . Atypical interactions between male southern sea otters and pinnipeds. Marine Mammal Science 10(1): 111-114. [Journal Article]
  122. Hatfield, B. B., R. J. Jameson, T. G. Murphey and D.D. Woodard. 1994 . Atypical interactions between male southern sea otters and pinnipeds. Marine Mammal Science 10(1): 111-114. [Journal Article]
  123. Rathbun, G.B., R.J. Jameson, J.A. Estes, G.R. VanBlaricom, and R.L. Brownell. 1994. Translocation of sea otters to San Nicolas Island - a retrospection. Abstract. Fourth California Islands Symposium: update on status of resources, 23-25 March 1994. Page 26. Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History, Santa Barbara, CA. 34 pp. [Abstract]
  124. Rathbun, G.B., R.J. Jameson, J.A. Estes, G.R. VanBlaricom, and R.L. Brownell. 1994. Translocation of sea otters to San Nicolas Island - a retrospection. Abstract. Fourth California Islands Symposium: update on status of resources, 23-25 March 1994. Page 26. Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History, Santa Barbara, CA. 34 pp. [Abstract]
  125. Riedman, M.L., J.A. Estes, M. Staedler, A. Giles, and D. Carlson. 1994. Breeding patterns and reproductive success of sea otters in California. J. Wildl. Manage. 58:391-399. [Journal Article]
  126. Stewart, B. S., P. K. Yochem, H. R. Huber, R. L. DeLong, R. J. Jameson, W. Sydeman, S. G. Allen and B.J. Le Boeuf. 1994. History and present status of the northern elephant seal population. In Elephant seals: population ecology, behavior, and physiology. B.J. Le Boeuf and R.M. Laws, eds. PP 29-48 University of California Press, Berkeley. 414 pp. [Book Chapter]
  127. Barlow, J., P. Boveng, M. S. Lowry, B. S. Stewart, B. J. Le Boeuf, W. J. Sydeman, R. J. Jameson, S. G. Allen, and C. W. Oliver. 1993. Status of the northern elephant seal population along the U.S. west coast in 1992. Admin. Report LJ-93-01, Southwest Fisheries Science Center, N.M.F.S., La Jolla, CA, 32 pp. [Technical Report]
  128. Estes, J.A., G.B. Rathbun, and G.R. VanBlaricom. 1993. Paradigms for managing carnivores: the case of the sea otter. Symposia. Zoological Society of London 65:307-320. [Journal Article]
  129. Jameson, R. J. 1993. Survey of a translocated sea otter population. IUCN Otter Specialist Group Bulletin No. 8: 2-4. [Journal Article]
  130. Jameson, R. J. and A. M. Johnson. 1993. Reproductive characteristics of female sea otters. Marine Mammal Science. 9(2): 156-167. [Journal Article]
  131. Estes, J.A. 1992. Behavior, ecology, and life history of New World otters. pp. 107-117 in C. Reuther and R. Rochert (eds.), Proceedings of the V. International Otter Colloquium, Hankensbuttel. Habitat 6. [Proceedings]
  132. Estes, J.A. 1992. Status of sea otter (Enhydra lutris) populations. pp. 27-35 in C. Reuther and R. Rochert (eds.), Proceedings of the V. International Otter Colloquium, Hankensbuttel. Habitat 6. [Proceedings]
  133. Hatfield, B.B. 1992. Notes on feeding sea otters from the Washington coast. Otter Raft 47:10. [Journal Article]
  134. Jameson, R. J. 1992. Sea otter population surveys: Why and How. Otter Raft 47: 4-5. [Journal Article]
  135. Winter, F.C., and J.A. Estes. 1992. Experimental evidence for the effects of polyphenolic compounds from Dictyoneurum californicum (Phaeophyta; Laminariales) on feeding rate and growth in the red abalone (Haliotus rufescens). Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 155:263-277. [Journal Article]
  136. Bodkin, J. L. and R. J. Jameson. 1991. Patterns of seabird and marine mammal carcass deposition along the central California coast, 1980-1986. Canadian Journal of Zoology 69(5):1149-1155. [Journal Article]
  137. Estes, J.A. 1991. Catastrophes and conservation: Lessons from sea otters and the Exxon Valdez. Science 254:1596. [Journal Article]
  138. Hatfield, B. and G.B. Rathbun. 1991. Flipper-tag radio transmitters for sea otters - An update. US Fish and Wildlife Service, Research Information Bulletin Number 91-29. 2 pp. [Newsletter]
  139. Jameson, R. J. 1991. Surveys of California sea otter population show positive growth trend. Endangered Species Technical Bulletin, U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service. [Journal Article]
  140. Jameson, R. J. and J. A. Estes. 1991. Surveys of California sea otter population show positive growth trend. Fish and Wildlife Research Information Bulletin No. 91-99. 2 pp. [Newsletter]
  141. Jameson, R. J. and J. A. Estes. 1991. Surveys of California sea otter population show positive growth trend. Fish and Wildlife Research Information Bulletin No. 91-99. 2 pp. [Newsletter]
  142. Jameson, R. J., J. A. Estes, and G. R. VanBlaricom. 1991. Growth in the California sea otter population. Proceedings of joint USSR/US sea otter meeting, Petropavlovak, USSR. [Proceedings]
  143. Jameson, R. J., J. A. Estes, and G. R. VanBlaricom. 1991. Growth in the California sea otter population. Proceedings of joint USSR/US sea otter meeting, Petropavlovak, USSR. [Proceedings]
  144. VanBlaricom, G. R., G. B. Rathbun, and R. J. Jameson. 1991. Translocation of sea otters to San Nicolas Island, California: a review and status report. Proceedings of joint USSR/US sea otter meeting, Petropavlovak, USSR [Proceedings]
  145. Estes, J.A. 1990. Action Plan for sea otters. Pp. 22-28 in P. Foster-Turley, S. Macdonald, and C. Mason (eds.). Otters. An Action Plan for their Conservation. Chicago Zoological Society, Brookfield, Ill. [Journal Article]
  146. Estes, J.A. 1990. Assessment of sea otter population status: a reply. J. Wildl. Manage. 54:270-272. [Journal Article]
  147. Estes, J.A. 1990. Growth and equilibrium in sea otter populations. J. Animal Ecol. 59:385-400. [Journal Article]
  148. Rathbun, G. B., R. J. Jameson, G. R. VanBlaricom, and R. L. Brownell. 1990. Reintroduction of sea otters (Enhydra lutris) to San Nicolas Island, California: Preliminary results for the first year. Pp. 99-114 in P.J. Bryant and J. Remington (eds.) Endangered Wildlife and Habitats in Southern California. Memoirs of the Natural History Foundation of Orange County, CA., Occasional papers, Volume 3, 15 pp. [Journal Article]
  149. Riedman, M.L., and J.A. Estes. 1990. The sea otter (Enhydra lutris): behavior, ecology, and natural history. Biological Report 90(14), U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. 126pp. [Technical Report]
  150. Smith, D.R., S. Niemeyer, J.A. Estes, and A.R. Flegal. 1990. Stable lead isotopes evidence anthropogenic contamination in Alaskan sea otters. Environmental Science & Technology 24:1517-1521. [Journal Article]
  151. Duggins, D.O., C.A. Simenstad, and J.A. Estes. 1989. Magnification of secondary production by kelp detritus in coastal marine ecosystems. Science 245:170-173. [Journal Article]
  152. Estes, J.A. 1989. Adaptations for aquatic living in carnivores. Pp. 242-282 in J.L. Gittleman (ed.). Carnivore behavior ecology and evolution. Cornell University Press. [Journal Article]
  153. Estes, J.A. and P.D. Steinberg. 1989 Response to Domning. Paleobiology 15:57-60. [Journal Article]
  154. Estes, J.A., D.O. Duggins, and G.B. Rathbun. 1989. The ecology of extinctions in kelp forest communities. Conservation Biology 3:252-264. [Journal Article]
  155. Jameson, R. J. 1989. Movements, home range, and territories of male sea otters off central California. Marine Mammal Science 5(2):159-172. [Journal Article]
  156. Jameson, R. J. and B. B. Hatfield. 1989. Homing behavior of sea otters translocated from the central coast of California to San Nicolas Island, 14 August 1987 - 30 June 1989. Abstract. Eighth Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals, Pacific Grove, California, p. 31. [Abstract]
  157. Jameson, R. J. and B. B. Hatfield. 1989. Homing behavior of sea otters translocated from the central coast of California to San Nicolas Island, 14 August 1987 - 30 June 1989. Abstract. Eighth Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals, Pacific Grove, California, p. 31. [Abstract]
  158. Miller, K.A. and J.A. Estes. 1989. A western range extension for Nereocystis leutkeana in the North Pacific. Botanica Marina 32:535-538. [Journal Article]
  159. Estes, J.A. and C. Harrold. 1988. Sea otters, sea urchins, and kelp beds: some questions of scale. Pp. 116-150 in G.R. VanBlaricom and J.A. Estes (eds.). The community ecology of sea otters. Ecological Studies Vol. 65. Springer Verlag, New York. [Journal Article]
  160. Estes, J.A., and G.R. VanBlaricom. 1988. Concluding Remarks. Pp. 210-218 in G.R. VanBlaricom and J.A. Estes (eds.). The community ecology of sea otters. Ecological Studies, Vol. 65. Springer Verlag, New York. (*) [Journal Article]
  161. Estes, J.A., and P.D. Steinberg. 1988. Predation, herbivory and kelp evolution. Paleobiology 14: 19-36. [Journal Article]
  162. Estes, J.A., and R.J. Jameson. 1988. A double survey estimate for sighting probability of sea otters in California. J. Wildl. Mgmt. 52: 70-76. [Journal Article]
  163. Estes, J.A., and R.J. Jameson. 1988. A double survey estimate for sighting probability of sea otters in California. J. Wildl. Mgmt. 52: 70-76. [Journal Article]
  164. Jameson, R. J. and J. A. Estes. 1988. Status of the sea otter population in California. Abstract. Annual meeting of the American Society of Mammalogists. Clemson, South Carolina [Abstract]
  165. Jameson, R. J. and J. A. Estes. 1988. Status of the sea otter population in California. Abstract. Annual meeting of the American Society of Mammalogists. Clemson, South Carolina [Abstract]
  166. Riedman, M., and J.A. Estes. 1988. A review of the history, distribution, and foraging ecology of sea otters. Pp. 4-21 in G.R. VanBlaricom and J.A. Estes (eds.). The community ecology of sea otters. Ecological Studies Vol. 65. Springer Verlag, New York. [Journal Article]
  167. Riedman, M., and J.A. Estes. 1988. Predation on sea birds by sea otters. Can. J. Zool. 66: 1396-1402. [Journal Article]
  168. VanBlaricom, G.R., and J.A. Estes (eds.). 1988. The community ecology of sea otters. Ecological Studies Vol. 65. Springer Verlag, New York. [Book]
  169. Bodkin, J. L., G. R. VanBlaricom, and R. J. Jameson. 1987. Mortalities of kelp-forest fishes associated with large oceanic waves off central California, 1982-1983. Environmental Biology of Fishes 18(1):73-76. [Journal Article]
  170. Estes, J.A., and C. Harrold. 1987. Spatial and temporal variation in kelp forest community structure at San Nicolas Island. 4th Biennial Mugu Lagoon/San Nicolas Island Ecological Research Symposium, U.S. Navy, Pt. Mugu, California. [Proceedings]
  171. Estes, J.A., and D.R. Lindberg. 1987. Some aspects of limpet ecology in rocky intertidal communities at San Nicolas Island. 4th Biennial Mugu Lagoon/San Nicolas Island Ecological Research Symposium, U.S. Navy, Pt. Mugu, California. [Proceedings]
  172. Lindberg, D.R., K.I. Warheit, and J.A. Estes. 1987. Seasonal predation and prey preference by oystercatchers on limpets at San Nicolas Island, California, USA. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 39:105-113. [Journal Article]
  173. Bodkin, J. L. and R. J. Jameson. 1986. Sea otter mortality as indicated by beach-cast carcasses, along the coast of central California. Abstract. Sixty-sixth Annual Meeting of the American Society of Mammalogists, 15-19 June 1986, Madison, Wisconsin. Abstract No. 275. [Abstract]
  174. Estes, J.A. 1986. Dietary variation in sea otters. pp. 11-12 in C. Mason (ed.). Bull. No. 1. IUCN Otter Specialist Group. [Journal Article]
  175. Estes, J.A. 1986. Marine otters and their environment. Ambio 15: 181-183. [Journal Article]
  176. Estes, J.A. 1986. Otters. Ecology and Conservation, by C.F. Mason and S.M. Macdonald. (Book Review) Science 223: 1333-1334. [Book Review]
  177. Estes, J.A. 1986. The natural history of otters, by P. Chanin. (Book Review) Am. Sci. 74: 300-301. [Book Review]
  178. Estes, J.A., K.E. Underwood, and M.J. Karmann. 1986. Activity-time budgets of sea otters in California. J. Wildl. Mgmt. 50: 626-636. [Journal Article]
  179. Irons, D.B., R.G. Anthony, and J.A. Estes. 1986. Foraging strategies of Glaucous-winged Gulls in rocky intertidal communities. Ecology 67: 1460-1474. [Journal Article]
  180. Jameson, R. J. and J. L. Bodkin. 1986. An incidence of twinning in the sea otter (Enhydra lutris). Marine Mammal Science, 2(4):305-309. [Journal Article]
  181. Jameson, R. J., K. W. Kenyon, S. Jeffries, and G. R. VanBlaricom. 1986. Status of a translocated sea otter population and its habitat in Washington. Murrelet 67:84-87. [Journal Article]
  182. VanBlaricom, G.R., and J.A. Estes. 1986. Demography of intertidal mussel populations in Prince William Sound, Alaska: effects of sea otters as mussel predators. Final Report, Grant 2883-84. Relationships of sea otters and mussels populations in Alaska. Nat. Geog. Society, Washington, D.C. [Technical Report]
  183. Bodkin, J. L., R. J. Jameson and G. R. VanBlaricom. 1985. Pup production, abundance, and breeding distribution of northern elephant seals, Winter 1981. Calif. Fish and Game 71(1): 53-59. [Journal Article]
  184. Estes, J.A., and G.R. VanBlaricom. 1985. Sea otters and shellfisheries. pp. 187-235 in R.H. Beverton, D. Lavigne, and J. Beddington (eds.). Conflicts between marine mammals and fisheries. Allen and Unwin, London. [Journal Article]
  185. Estes, J.A., and D.R. Lindberg. 1984. Disturbance vs. competition: the influence of Pacific winter storms on intertidal community organizationn at San Nicolas Island, California. (Abstract). Ecological Soc. Bull. 65. [Abstract]
  186. Estes, J.A., and V. Gol'tsev. 1984. Abundance and distribution of the Pacific walrus: results of the first Soviet/American joint aerial survey, autumn 1975. pp. 67-76 in F.H. Fay and G.A. Fedoseev (eds.). Soviet-American cooperative research on marine mammals.Vol.1 - Pinnipeds. NOAA Tech. Rept. NMFS 12. [Journal Article]
  187. Lindberg, D.R., J.A. Estes and K.I. Warheit. 1984. Intertidal community structure in central and southern California: the interaction between human disturbance, bird predation and limpet territoriality. Am. Malacol. Bull. 2:80. [Journal Article]
  188. Payne, S. F. and R. J. Jameson. 1984. Early behavioral development of the sea otter, Enhydra lutris. Journal of Mammalogy 65(3):527-531 [Journal Article]
  189. Estes, J. A. and R. J. Jameson. 1983. Summary of available population information on California sea otters. U.S. Dept. of the Interior POCS Technical Paper 83-11. 29 pp. [Technical Report]
  190. Estes, J. A. and R. J. Jameson. 1983. Summary of available population information on California sea otters. U.S. Dept. of the Interior POCS Technical Paper 83-11. 29 pp. [Technical Report]
  191. Jameson, R. J. 1983. Evidence of birth of a sea otter on land in central California. Calif. Fish and Game 69(2):122-123. [Journal Article]
  192. Estes, J.A., R.J. Jameson, and E.B. Rhode. 1982. Activity and prey selection in the sea otter: influence of population status on community structure. The American Naturalist 120(2):242-258. [Journal Article]
  193. Estes, J.A., R.J. Jameson, and E.B. Rhode. 1982. Activity and prey selection in the sea otter: influence of population status on community structure. The American Naturalist 120(2):242-258. [Journal Article]
  194. Jameson, R. J., K. W. Kenyon, A. M. Johnson, and H. W. Wight. 1982. History and status of translocated sea otter populations in North America. Wildlife Society Bulletin 10:100-107. [Journal Article]
  195. VanBlaricom, G. R. and R. J. Jameson. 1982. Lumber spill in Central California waters: implications for oil spills and sea otters. Science 215:1503-1505. [Journal Article]
  196. DeMaster, D.P., J.B. Faro, J.A. Estes, S.J. Taggart, and C. Zabel. 1981. Drug immobilization of walrus (Odobenus rosmarus). Can. J. Fish .Aq. Sci. 38: 365-367. [Journal Article]
  197. Estes, J.A. 1981. Carnivorous mammals: the case of the sea otter. in P.A. Jewell and S. Holt (eds.). The Management of Locally Abundant Wild Mammals, Academic Press, New York. [Book Chapter]
  198. Estes, J.A. 1981. Las nutrias del mar, las pescas, y la organizacion del medioambiente marino al sur de Punta Concepcion, California. Proceedings of VI Reunion Sobre Mamiferos Marinos en Baja California, La Paz, B.C.S. [Proceedings]
  199. Estes, J.A., R.J. Jameson, and A.M. Johnson. 1981. Food selection and some foraging tactics of sea otters. pp. 606-641 in J.A. Chapman and D. Pursley (eds.). Worldwide Furbearer Conference Proceedings, Univ. Maryland Press. [Proceedings]
  200. Estes, J.A., R.J. Jameson, and A.M. Johnson. 1981. Food selection and some foraging tactics of sea otters. pp. 606-641 in J.A. Chapman and D. Pursley (eds.). Worldwide Furbearer Conference Proceedings, Univ. Maryland Press. [Proceedings]
  201. Estes, J.A. 1980. Enhydra lutris. Mammalian Species No. 137, pp. 108, 3 Figs. [Journal Article]
  202. Jameson, R. J. and B. Csuiti. 1980. Selected vertebrate endangered species of the sea coast of the United States - southern sea otter. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Office of Biological Services, 8 pp. [Technical Report]
  203. Estes, J.A. 1979. Exploitation of marine mammals: r-selection of K-strategists? Journal of the Fisheries Research Board of Canada 36:1209-1217. [Journal Article]
  204. Jameson, R. J. and A. M. Johnson. 1979. Evidence of annual reproduction among sea otters. Proc. of 3rd Conference on the Biol. Marine Mammals, 7-11 Oct., Seattle, WA (Abstract). [Abstract]
  205. VanBlaricom, G. R. and R. J. Jameson. Sea otter-canopy kelp relationships in central California: an historical review and a model. Sea otter workshop, Santa Barbara, California, 23 August 1979. P. 12. (Abstract). [Abstract]
  206. Estes, J. A., A. M. Johnson, and R. J. Jameson. 1978. Research on the sea otter in Alaska. Pp. 120-125 in Otters. Proceedings of the First Working Meeting of the Otter Specialists Group. Sponsored by the World Wildlife Fund (International) and organized with the permission of the Survival Services Commission, IUCN. Paramaribo, Suriname, 27-29 March 1977. Compiled and edited by Nicole Duplaix, Chairman. [Proceedings]
  207. Estes, J. A., A. M. Johnson, and R. J. Jameson. 1978. Research on the sea otter in Alaska. Pp. 120-125 in Otters. Proceedings of the First Working Meeting of the Otter Specialists Group. Sponsored by the World Wildlife Fund (International) and organized with the permission of the Survival Services Commission, IUCN. Paramaribo, Suriname, 27-29 March 1977. Compiled and edited by Nicole Duplaix, Chairman. [Proceedings]
  208. Estes, J.A., and J.R. Gilbert. 1978. Evaluation of an aerial survey of Pacific walruses. J. Fish Res. Board Can. 35: 1130-1140. [Journal Article]
  209. Estes, J.A., N.S. Smith, and J.F. Palmisano. 1978. Sea otter predation and community organization in the western Aleutian Island, Alaska. Ecology 59: 822-833. [Journal Article]
  210. Simenstad, C.A., J.A. Estes, and K.W. Kenyon. 1978. Aleuts, sea otters, and alternate stable state communities. Science 200: 403-411. [Journal Article]
  211. Estes, J.A. 1977. Population estimates and feeding behavior of sea otters, pp. 511-526 in M.L. Merritt and R.G. Fuller (eds.). The Environment of Amchitka Island. USERDA, TID-26712, Springfield, Virginia. [Journal Article]
  212. Jameson, R. J. and K. W. Kenyon. 1977. Prey of sea lions in the Rogue River, Oregon. Journal of Mammalogy 58(4):672. [Journal Article]
  213. Jameson, R. J., A. M. Johnson, and K. W. Kenyon. 1977. The status of translocated sea otter populations in the eastern Pacific Ocean. Proceedings of the 2nd Conf. Biol. and Conserv. Marine Mammals, p. 8 (Abstract). [Abstract]
  214. Palmisano, J.F., and J.A. Estes. 1977. Ecological interactions involving the sea otter. pp. 527-567 in M.L. Merritt and R.G. Fuller (eds.). The Environment of Amchitka Island. USERDA, TID-26712, Springfield, Virginia. [Journal Article]
  215. Estes, J.A. 1976. Reliability of aerial surveys to assess population abundance of marine mammals. Scientific Consultation on Marine Mammals, ACMRR, RAO, Bergen, Norway, 31 August - 9 September 1976. Abstract published. [Abstract]
  216. Estes, J.A., and I.O. Buss. 1976. Microanatomical development and structure of the African elephant's temporal gland. Mammalia 40: 429-436. [Journal Article]
  217. Palmisano, J.F., and J.A. Estes. 1976. Sea otters: pillars of the nearshore community. Natural History 85: 46-53. [Journal Article]
  218. Jameson, R. J. 1975. An evaluation of attempts to reestablish sea otters in Oregon. M.S. Thesis. Oregon State University, Corvallis. 66 pp. [Thesis/Dissertation]
  219. Jameson, R. J. and A. M. Johnson. 1975. Observations of captive sea otters. Abstract. Proc. 1st Conf. Biol. and Conserv. Marine Mammals, 4-7 December, Santa Cruz, CA., p. 41 (Abstract). [Abstract]
  220. Morrison, P., M. Rosenman, and J.A. Estes. 1975. Metabolism and thermoregulation in the sea otter. Physiol. Zool. 47: 218-229. [Journal Article]
  221. Sherrod, S., J.A. Estes, and C.M. White. 1975. Depredation of sea otter pups by bald eagles at Amchitka Island, Alaska. J. Mammal. 56: 701-703. [Journal Article]
  222. Estes, J.A., and J.F. Palmisano. 1974. Sea otters: their role in structuring nearshore communities. Science 185: 1058-1060. [Journal Article]
  223. Estes, J.A., and N.S. Smith. 1973. Research on the sea otter at Amchitka Island. Final Report. USAEC Contract AT(26-1)-520. [Technical Report]
  224. Buss, I.O., and J.A. Estes. 1971. Functional significance of ear pinnae movements in the African elephant. J. Mammal. 52: 21-27. [Journal Article]

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