The conservation of genetic diversity has emerged as one of the central issues in
conservation biology. Although researchers in the areas of evolutionary biology, population …

Pinnipeds are charismatic but difficult to study, and taxonomy is poorly understood. An
accurate taxonomic framework is essential for studies of biogeography, ecology and …

Phylogeography is a discipline concerned with various relationships between gene
genealogies—phylogenetics—and geography. The word “phylogeography” was coined in …

Analyses of mitochondrial (mt) DNA control region sequences from 175 leatherback turtles
Dermochelys coriacea from 10 nesting colonies revealed shallow phylogenetic structuring of …

We identified prey remains from 3,762 scats (feces) of Steller sea lions (Eumetopias
jubatus). Scats were collected from 1990–1998 on island sites across most of the range of …

Genetic data can provide a powerful tool for those interested in the ecology and
management of wildlife, especially when it is combined with behavioral, demographic, or …

The size of Steller sea lion populations in the Gulf of Alaska and Aleutian Islands was
estimated by applying life table statistics to counts of pups and adults (non-pups) at rookery …

Abstract Over the past 24 yr, 8,596 Steller sea lion (Eumetopias jubatus) pups were branded
on their natal rookeries throughout Alaska with the objectives of determining survival rates …

The eastern Steller sea lion (Eumetopias jubatus) population comprises animals that breed
along the west coast of North America between California and southeastern Alaska. There …

The ocelot (Leopardus pardalis) and margay (L. wiedii) are sister-species of Neotropical
cats which evolved from a lineage that migrated into South America during the formation of …