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Some maternal Steller sea lion diets elevate fetal mercury concentrations in the western Aleutian Island area of population decline

  • Reference: Rea, L., J. M. Castellini, L. Correa, B. S. Fadely, V. N. Burkanov, T. M. O'Hara. 2012. Some maternal Steller sea lion diets elevate fetal mercury concentrations in the western Aleutian Island area of population decline [abstract]. Page 175 [In] Abstracts of the 20th Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals, 9-13 December 2012, Dunedin, New Zealand. Society for Marine Mammalogy.
  • Audiences: Wildlife Manager
  • Authors: Vladimir N. Burkanov, J. Margaret Castellini, Lucero Correa, Brian S. Fadely, Todd M. O'Hara, Lorrie D. Rea
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  • Keywords: Steller sea lions, Eumetopias jubatus,mercury, natality, diet, Aleutian Islands
  • Link: http://www.adfg.alaska.gov/static/home/library/pdfs/wildlife/research_pdfs/maternal_steller_sea_lion_diets_fetal_mercury_western_aleutian_island.pdf (PDF)
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  • Primary Authors: Lorrie D. Rea
  • Programs: Marine Mammals
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  • Publication Types: Abstract/Poster/Presentation (Scientific)
  • Regions: Region IV - Central and Southwest Alaska
  • Species: Steller Sea Lion
  • Species Categories: Endangered or Threatened Species (Federal), Mammals, Marine Mammals
  • Title: Some maternal Steller sea lion diets elevate fetal mercury concentrations in the western Aleutian Island area of population decline
  • Topics: Disease, Health, and Nutrition, Physiology, Vital Rates, Diet
  • Year: 2012

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