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Seals

Spatial overlap of sea ice-associated predators and prey in western Hudson Bay

Chloé Warret Rodrigues, Andrew E. Derocher, James D. Roth, David McGeachy, Nicholas W. Pilfold

published 02 Feb 2026

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Social associations and habitat selection delineate two subpopulations of west coast transient killer whales (Orcinus orca rectipinnus) in the California Current System

Josh D. McInnes, Andrew W. Trites, Kevin M. Lester, Chelsea R. Mathieson, Lawrence M. Dill, Jeffrey E. Moore, Marilyn E. Dahlheim, Jonathan J. Scordino, K. S. Jasper Kanes, Paula A. Olson

published 06 Nov 2025

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Declining harbour seal abundance in a previously recovering meta-population

Daire Carroll, Markus P. Ahola, Anja M. Carlsson, Anders Galatius, Kjell T. Nilssen, Tero Härkönen, Karin C. Harding

published 30 Jun 2025

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A model for maxilloturbinate morphogenesis in seals

Jonathan E Kings, Lars P Folkow, Øyvind Hammer, Signe Kjelstrup, Matthew J Mason, Fengzhu Xiong, Eirik G Flekkøy

published 03 Mar 2025

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Effects of fishing restrictions on the recovery of the endangered Saimaa ringed seal (Pusa hispida saimensis) population

Pekka Jounela, Miina Auttila, Riikka Alakoski, Marja Niemi, Mervi Kunnasranta

published 05 Dec 2024

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A rapid approach for sex assignment by RAD-seq using a reference genome

Diego M. Peralta, Juan I. Túnez, Ulises E. Rodríguez Cruz, Santiago G. Ceballos

published 05 Apr 2024

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Metabolomics approach for predicting stomach and colon contents in dead Arctocephalus pusillus pusillus, Arctocephalus tropicalis, Lobodon carcinophaga and Ommatophoca rossii from sub-Antarctic region

Mukhethwa Micheal Mphephu, Oyinlola Oluwunmi Olaokun, Caswell Mavimbela, Greg Hofmeyer, Monica Mwale, Nqobile Monate Mkolo

published 01 Apr 2024

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Foraging behaviour and ecology of transient killer whales within a deep submarine canyon system

Josh D. McInnes, Kevin M. Lester, Lawrence M. Dill, Chelsea R. Mathieson, Peggy J. West-Stap, Stephanie L. Marcos, Andrew W. Trites

published 20 Mar 2024

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The combined effects of predation, fishing, and ocean productivity on salmon species targeted by marine mammals in the northeast Pacific

Fanny Couture, Villy Christensen, Carl Walters

published 14 Mar 2024

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Otariid gammaherpesvirus 1 in South American fur seals (Arctocephalus australis) and a novel related herpesvirus in free-ranging South American sea lions (Otaria byronia): Prevalence and effects of age, sex, and sample type

Karisa N. Tang, Michael J. Adkesson, Susana Cárdenas-Alayza, Laura Adamovicz, Alissa C. Deming, James F. X. Wellehan, April Childress, Galaxia Cortes-Hinojosa, Kathleen Colegrove, Jennifer N. Langan, Matthew C. Allender

published 06 Mar 2024

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Survival and adaptation of Streptococcus phocae in host environments

Daniela Numberger, Ursula Siebert, Peter Valentin Weigand

published 30 Jan 2024

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Characterising the gut microbiome of stranded harbour seals (Phoca vitulina) in rehabilitation

Ana Rubio-Garcia, Aldert L. Zomer, Ruoshui Guo, John W. A. Rossen, Jan H. van Zeijl, Jaap A. Wagenaar, Roosmarijn E. C. Luiken

published 05 Dec 2023

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Ontogeny of movement patterns in naïve grey seal pups inhabiting a complex continental shelf ecosystem

Benia V. R. Nowak, W. Don Bowen, Cornelia E. den Heyer, Shelley L. C. Lang, Damian C. Lidgard

published 27 Sep 2023

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