Stressors are commonly accepted as the causal factors, either internal or external, that
evoke physiological responses to mediate the impact of the stressor. The majority of …

Passed in 1972, the Marine Mammal Protection Act has two fundamental objectives: to
maintain US marine mammal stocks at their optimum sustainable populations and to uphold …

Total mercury concentrations ([THg]) measured in western Aleutian Island Steller sea lion
pup hair were the highest maximum [THg] documented in this endangered species to date …

Mercury (Hg) can be neurotoxic to mammals and impact reproduction, whereas selenium
(Se) is an important antioxidant known to ameliorate some adverse effects of Hg. Total Hg …

Background The ability to automatically count animals is important to design appropriate
environmental policies and to monitor their populations in relation to biodiversity and …

We hypothesized that:(1) Steller sea lion Eumetopias jubatus diet choice is a function of prey
availability,(2) sea lions move to take advantage of times and locations of seasonal prey …

(DPSs) of Steller sea lion (Eumetopias jubatus) increased in overall abundance in Alaska
between 2000 and 2012. Counts of both non-pups (adults and juveniles) and pups during …

Phenological shifts are among the most obvious biological responses to environmental
change, yet documented responses for Southern Ocean marine mammals are extremely …

Genetic studies and differing population trends support the separation of Steller sea lions
(Eumetopias jubatus) into a western distinct population segment (WDPS) and an eastern …

Sharing environments with humans is linked to heightened stress responses in many wildlife
species. In Uganda, deforestation for agriculture has increased competitive interactions …