Macronutrient composition of sea otter diet with respect to recolonization, life history, and season in southern Southeast Alaska
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DOI: 10.1002/ece3.10042
Abstract: Abstract The sea otter (Enhydra lutris) population of Southeast Alaska has been growing at a higher rate than other regions along the Pacific coast. While good for the recovery of this endangered species, rapid population… read more here.
Keywords: sea otter; southeast alaska; sea; southern southeast ... See more keywords
Serendipity in a salt marsh: detecting frequent sea otter haul outs in a marsh ecosystem.
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DOI: 10.1002/ecy.1965
Abstract: Sea otters live dangerously. The smallest of marine mammals has dense fur but no blubber, and must take in an enormous number of calories each day to stay warm and balance metabolic costs (Morrison et… read more here.
Keywords: sea otters; salt marsh; sea; salt ... See more keywords
Examining the potential conflict between sea otter recovery and Dungeness crab fisheries in California
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DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2020.108830
Abstract: Abstract Human exploitation of marine mammals led to precipitous declines in many wild populations within the last three centuries. Legal protections enacted throughout the 20th century have enabled the recovery of many of these species… read more here.
Keywords: dungeness crab; sea; sea otter;
Brown bear–sea otter interactions along the Katmai coast: terrestrial and nearshore communities linked by predation
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DOI: 10.1093/jmammal/gyac095
Abstract: Sea otters were extirpated throughout much of their range by the maritime fur trade in the 18th and 19th centuries, including the coast of Katmai National Park and Preserve in southcentral Alaska. Brown bears are… read more here.
Keywords: brown bears; sea otter; otter; sea ... See more keywords
Active touch in sea otters: in-air and underwater texture discrimination thresholds and behavioral strategies for paws and vibrissae
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DOI: 10.1242/jeb.181347
Abstract: ABSTRACT Sea otters (Enhydra lutris) are marine predators that forage on a wide array of cryptic, benthic invertebrates. Observational studies and anatomical investigations of the sea otter somatosensory cortex suggest that touch is an important… read more here.
Keywords: sea otters; sea; tactile; sensitivity ... See more keywords
The Genome of the Northern Sea Otter (Enhydra lutris kenyoni)
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DOI: 10.3390/genes8120379
Abstract: The northern sea otter inhabits coastal waters of the northern Pacific Ocean and is the largest member of the Mustelidae family. DNA sequencing methods that utilize microfluidic partitioned and non-partitioned library construction were used to… read more here.
Keywords: otter enhydra; sea; sea otter; genome northern ... See more keywords