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Influence of seismic surveys on western gray whales off Sakhalin Island, Russia in 2001

2002
Open Access Report

Publications, Agencies and Staff of the U.S. Department of Commerce

Weller, D. W., Ivashchenko, Y. V., Tsidulko, G. A., Burdin, A. M. and Brownell Jr., R. L.

Western gray whales (Eschrichtius robustus) aggregate off the northeastern coast of Sakhalin Island, Russia during summer-autumn to feed on benthic and near-benthic prey. During summer 2001,...
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Keywords: Conservation, Disturbance, Feeding, Okhotsk Sea, Russia, Seismic survey, Western gray whale

Seals and sea lions are what they eat, plus what? Determination of trophic discrimination factors for seven pinniped species

2016
Open Access Peer Reviewed Publication

Rapid Communications in Mass Spectometry

Beltran, R., Peterson, S., McHuron, E., Reichmuth, C. et al.

RATIONALE: Mixing models are a common method for quantifying the contribution of prey sources to the diet of an individual using stable isotope analysis; however, these...
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Keywords: Feeding, Foraging, Sea lions, Seals, Trophic discrimination