References

Steller Sea Lion Sticking Tongue Out [1]

Photos:

Introduction

[1] Ammann, Celia-Inés. "Steller Sea Lion Numbers Still Declining In Some Areas." Marine Science Today. N.p., 28 Dec. 2009. Web. 21 May 2013. <http://marinesciencetoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/Steller-sea-lion-group-Credit-NMML.jpg>.

[2] "Steller Sea Lion Research." North Pacific Universities Marine Mammal Research Consortium. N.p., n.d. Web. 23 May 2013. <http://www.marinemammal.org/research/graphics/distribution.gif>.

[3] Rudan, Paul. "Another Headless Sea Lion Found on Campbell River Beach." Campbell River Mirror. N.p., 18 Apr. 2013. Web. 27 May 2013. <http://www.campbellrivermirror.com/news/203682391.html>.

[4] "Sea Lions from the Stars." The Retriever, Dog, & Wildlife Blog. N.p., 29 Sept. 2012. Web. 22 May 2013. <http://retrieverman.net/2012/09/29/sea-lions-from-the-stars/>.

Known/Unknown

[1] Bailey, Ian. "Two More Decapitated Sea Lions Found in B.C." The Globe And Mail. The Canadian Press, 30 Nov. 2012. Web. 23 May 2013. <http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/british-columbia/two-more-decapitated-sea-lions-found-in-bc/article5852287/>.

[2] Roscovitch, Twyla. "Marine Mammal Deaths." Farmed And Dangerous. N.p., Feb. 2012. Web. 23 May 2013. <http://www.farmedanddangerous.org/salmon-farming-problems/environmental-impacts/marine-mammal-deaths/>.

[3] Dinan, Frank J., Thomas R. Stabler, and Renee A. Larson. "Mystery in Alaska: Why Have All the Sea Lions Gone?" Environmental Health. N.p., n.d. Web. 27 May 2013. <http://ruby.fgcu.edu/courses/twimberley/EnviroHealth2/EnviroHealth/SessEH12.htm>.

Management

[1] "Steller Sea Lion." Greenpeace. Greenpeace USA, n.d. Web. 27 May 2013. <http://www.greenpeace.org/usa/en/campaigns/oceans/bering-witness/wildlife/marine-mammals/steller-sea-lion/>.

[2] Conger, Ken. "Mammal Gallery." SmugMug. N.p., July 2009. Web. 27 May 2013. <http://www.kencongerphotography.com/Nature/Mammal-Gallery/1488299_fBnNPs>.

[3] "Steller Sea Lions." Sea Lion Branding. Marine Mammal Research Consortium, 15 Nov. 2012. Web. 27 May 2013. <http://www.marinemammal.org/2012/walker.php>.

Future

"Alaska Department of Fish and Game." Steller Sea Lion Research Projects,. N.p., n.d. Web. 23 May 2013. <http://www.adfg.alaska.gov/index.cfm?adfg=marinemammalprogram.stellerresearch>.

References

"Mystic Aquarium." Sea Lions & Seals. Research: Protect Our Oceans, n.d. Web. 27 May 2013. <http://www.mysticaquarium.org/animals-and-exhibits/exhibits/sea-lions-a-seals>.

Background:

"Steller Sea Lion." The Work of God's Children. N.p., 14 Dec. 2010. Web. 27 May 2013. <http://www.marysrosaries.com/collaboration/index.php?title=File:Steller_sea_lion_-_Eumetopias_jubatus_0268.jpg>.

General Information:

"Steller Sea Lion." National Geographic. N.p., n.d. Web. 22 May 2013. <http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/steller-sea-lion/>.

"Steller Sea Lion." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, 26 May 2013. Web. 22 May 2013. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steller_sea_lion>.

"Steller Sea Lion (Eumetopias Jubatus)." NOAA Fisheries. Office of Protected Resources, n.d. Web. 21 May 2013. <http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/species/mammals/pinnipeds/stellersealion.htm>.

"Steller Sea Lion Facts." The Alaska Sea Otter And Steller Sea Lion Commission. N.p., n.d. Web. 21 May 2013. <http://www.seaotter-sealion.org/stellersealion/factsssl.html>.

"Eumetopias Jubatus." The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. N.p., 2012. Web. 27 May 2013. <http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/8239/0>.

"Steller Sea Lions, Eumetopias Jubatus." MarineBio.org. N.p., 14 Jan. 2013. Web. 27 May 2013. <http://marinebio.org/species.asp?id=314>.

Scientific Articles:

[1] Pascual, Miguel A., and Milo D. Adkison. "The Decline of the Steller Sea Lion in the Northeast Pacific: Demography, Harvest or Environment?" Ecological Applications 4.2 (1994): 393-403. JSTOR. Web. 23 May 2013. <http://www.jstor.org/stable/1941942>.

[2] Calkins, D. G., D. C. Mallister, K. W. Pitcher, and G. W. Pendleton. "Steller Sea Lion Status and Trend in Southeast Alaska: 1979–1997." Marine Mammal Science 15.2 (1999): 462-77. Wiley. Web. 23 May 2013. <http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1748-7692.1999.tb00813.x/abstract>.

[3] Kenyon, Karl W., and Dale W. Rice. "Abundance and Distribution of the Steller Sea Lion." Journal of Mammalogy 42.2 (1961): 223-34. JSTOR. Web. 23 May 2013. <http://www.jstor.org/stable/1376832>.

[4] Walker, Kristen A., Andrew W. Trites, Martin Haulena, and Daniel M. Weary. "A Review of the Effects of Different Marking and Tagging Techniques on Marine Mammals." Wildlife Research 39 (2012): 15-30. Marinemammal.org. CSIRO Publishing, 21 Dec. 2011. Web. 23 May 2013. <http://www.marinemammal.org/pdfs/Walker-et-al-2012.pdf>.

[5] Horning, Markus, and Jo-Ann E. Mellish. "Predation on an Upper Trophic Marine Predator, the Steller Sea Lion: Evaluating High Juvenile Mortality in a Density Dependent Conceptual Framework." PLoS ONE 7.1 (2012): n. pag. 17 Jan. 2012. Web. 23 May 2013. <http://www.marinemammal.org/pdfs/Horning%20and%20Mellish%202012.pdf>.

[6] Cheng Yee Hui, Tabitha. "Steller Sea Lions And Fisheries: Competition At Sea?" Thesis. Vancouver BC, University of British Columbia, 2011. Marinemammal.org. Mar. 2011. Web. 23 May 2013. <http://www.marinemammal.org/pdfs/Hui-2011.pdf>.

[7] Gelatt, T.S., Trites, A.W., Hastings, K., Jemison, L., Pitcher, K., and O’Corry-Crow, G., 2007, Population trends, diet, genetics, and observations of Steller sea lions in Glacier Bay National Park, in Piatt, J.F., and Gende, S.M., eds., Proceedings of the Fourth Glacier Bay Science Symposium, October 26–28, 2004: U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2007-5047, p. 145-149. Web. 23 May 2013. <http://www.marinemammal.org/pdfs/Gelattetal2007.pdf>.