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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

Hearing in Arctic Seals

2018
Open Access Studies supported by the SML JIP

JIP Sound and Marine Life

JIP Sound and Marine Life Programme

The Joint Industry Programme (JIP) co-sponsors research to understand the potential physical effect of sound from seismic surveys on a variety of marine mammals and fish....
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Keywords: Hearing sensitivity, Seals

Mysticete Hearing: Progressing the Science of Baleen Whale Hearing

2018
Open Access Studies supported by the SML JIP

JIP Sound and Marine Life

JIP Sound and Marine Life Programme

Mysticetes are a suborder of marine mammals that includes some of the largest species, such as fin, blue and humpback whales. These animals, commonly referred to...
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Keywords: Anatomical Modeling, Auditory Weighting Function, Dolphins, Seals

Psychoacoustic Studies of Spotted (Phoca largha) and Ringed (Pusa hispida) Seals

2016
Pay-walled Peer Reviewed Publication

The Effects of Noise on Aquatic Life II: Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology

Sills, J., Southall, B., Reichmuth, C.

Human development of the marine environment raises questions regarding the potential adverse effects of anthropogenic noise on marine mammals. For species that live in remote Arctic...
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Keywords: Amphibious, Arctic, Hearing, Noise, Seals