During the highly anomalous conditions in early 2005, characterized by increased water
temperatures and decreased productivity, male California sea lions adopted previously …

Pinnipeds rely primarily on oxygen stores in blood and muscles to support aerobic diving;
therefore rapid development of body oxygen stores (TBO 2) is crucial for pups to transition …

Body size is an important determinant of the diving and foraging ability in air‐breathing
marine vertebrate predators. Satellite‐linked dive recorders were used during 2003–2004 to …

SUMMARY A defining physiological capability for air-breathing marine vertebrates is the
amount of oxygen that can be stored in tissues and made available during dives. To …

Key to understanding ecosystem structure and function in the California Current System is
quantitative modeling of trophic interactions of California sea lions Zalophus californianus …

To be successful, marine predators must alter their foraging behavior in response to
changes in their environment. To understand the impact and severity of environmental …

We used quantitative fatty acid signature analysis (QFASA) to predict the long-term diet of
New Zealand (NZ) sea lions (Phocarctos hookeri) incidentally caught in the NZ arrow squid …

To determine body and tissue compartment-specific burdens (mg) of total mercury (THg),
tissues were weighed and analyzed for THg concentration (μg/g fw) in Pacific harbor seal …

Domoic acid (DA) is a neuroexcitatory toxin increasingly causing strandings and mortality of
marine mammals. The hippocampus of mammalian brains, associated with learning …

The state of the California Current System (CCS) between Oregon and Baja California is
summarized in this report, covering spring 2006 to spring 2007. Observations reported here …