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Steller Sea Lion Project Theme: Foraging
Click on title links below for the project details
Nutritional significance of ephemeral high-quality foraging opportunities for Steller sea lions
High resolution foraging behavior and movement patterns of Steller sea lion juveniles in regions of increase and decrease
Implications of varying food distributions for fitness of Steller sea lions
Bioenergetics of captive Steller sea lions
Steller sea lion diet quantification studies
A study to evaluate transmitter implant methodology
Use of scat and other sources to identify sea lion prey
Diet and fatty acids
Diet and stable isotopes
Use of telemetry to study foraging ecology and behavior
Foraging ecology and hunting behavior of adult and juvenile Steller sea lions
Individual-based modelling of Steller sea lion foraging behavior and bioenergetics
Assessing the bioenergetics of Steller sea lions: energetic and digestive costs at sea
Metabolic demands of Steller sea lion survival
Steller sea lion critical habitat assessment
Implant coordination
Develop surgical procedures for a heart-rate recorder in Steller sea lions
Innovations in remotely monitoring Steller sea lions
Coastal bathymetry within the range of Steller sea lions in Alaska
Steller sea lion prey and habitat use in the Kodiak region
Seasonal forage patterns of Steller sea lions
Investigation of retinol (Vitamin A) and tocopherol (Vitamin E) status in Steller sea lions: contribution to nutritional stress in declining populations
Linking animal-borne data records to autonomous remote imaging systems: implementing the RAT-link
Assessing population trends and dietary intake of Steller sea lion populations along the western Alaska peninsula and eastern Aleutians
The role of physiological constraint in the acquisition of foraging ability: development of diving capacity in juvenile Steller sea lions
Captive studies on bioenergetics and nutrition
Development and testing of a tiny biotelemetry device for Steller sea lions
Effects of Atka mackerel on SSL condition
Evaluation of blubber fatty acid analysis
Fatty pollock; nutritional effects of fat and lean fish
Investigation in the use of bone marrow
Body growth and feeding rates
Satiation in young SSLs
Foraging behavior of juvenile SSLs
Body size as indicator of nutritional stress and carrying capacity
Thyroid hormones and plasma leptin concentrations during food deprivation and satiety: use as an index of metabolic condition in free-ranging Steller sea lions
Do Steller sea lions at the Pribilofs have enough to eat? Evidence from diet and stress hormones
Feeding regime study
Describing the movement patterns and diving ontogeny of juvenile Steller sea lions
Fatty acid and stable isotope analyses and development of weaning indices
Collecting scat samples for prey remain analysis
National Marine Fisheries Service Nutritional Ecology Laboratory
Research and development for telemetry
Estimate cost of swimming
Thermoregulation in foraging Steller sea lions: a comprehensive experimental and modeling approach
Scat collection and dietary analysis for the eastern stock of Steller sea lions
Factors affecting Steller sea lion foraging success
Method validation using Steller sea lion bycatch
Studies toward improved management of Steller sea lions in Alaska
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