Weddell Seal Population Dynamics
in
Erebus Bay, Antarctica
Interactions of Environmental Variability, Life History Traits,
and Demography in an Apex Antarctic Predator
PUBLICATIONS BY OUR RESEARCH TEAM |
| Rotella, J.J., W.A. Link, T. Chambert, G.E. Stauffer, and R.A. Garrott. 2012. Evaluating the demographic buffering hypothesis with vital rates estimated for Weddell seals from 30 years of mark-recapture data. Journal of Animal Ecology 81:162-173. |
Garrott, R.A., J.J. Rotella, D.B. Siniff, C.L. Parkinson, and G.E. Stauffer. 2011. Environmental variation and cohort effects in an Antarctic predator. Oikos (Early View Online). |
LaRue, M.A., J.J. Rotella, R.A. Garrott, D.B. Siniff, D. Ainley, G.E. Stauffer, C.C. Porter, and P.J. Morin. 2011. Satellite imagery can be used to detect spatial and temporal variation in abundance of Weddell seals (Leptonychotes weddellii) in Erebus Bay, Antarctica. Polar Biology 34:in press. |
Proffitt, K.M., J.J. Rotella, and R.A. Garrott. 2010. Effects of pup age, maternal age, and birth date on pre-weaning survival of Weddell seals in Erebus Bay, Antarctica. Oikos 119:1255-1264. |
Blight, L.K., D.G. Ainley, S.F. Ackley, G. Ballard, T. Ballerini, R.L. Brownell, C.H.C. Cheng, M. Chiantore, D. Costa, M.C. Coulter, P. Dayton, A.L. Devries, R. Dunbar, S. Earle, J.T. Eastman, S.D. Emslie, C.W. Evans, R.A. Garrott, S. Kim, G. Kooyman, A. Lescroel, M. Lizotte, M. Massaro, S. Olmastroni, P.J. Ponganis, J. Russell, D.B. Siniff, W.O. Smith, B.S. Stewart, I. Stirling, J. Willis, P. Wilson, and E.J. Woehler. 2010. Fishing for Data in the Ross Sea. Science 330:1316-1316. |
| Rotella, Jay J., William A. Link, James D. Nichols, Gillian L. Hadley, Robert A. Garrott, and Kelly M. Proffitt. 2009. An evaluation of density-dependent and -independent influences on population growth rates in Weddell seals. Ecology 90:975-984. |
Ainley, D.G., and D.B. Siniff. 2009. The importance of Antarctic toothfish as prey of Wedell seals in the Ross Sea. Antarctic Science 21:317-327. |
Proffitt, K.M., R.A. Garrott, and J.J. Rotella. 2008. Variation in offspring sex ratio among individual Weddell seal females of different quality. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 62:1679-1687. |
Proffitt, K.M., R.A. Garrott, and J.J. Rotella. 2008. Long-term evaluation of body mass at weaning and post-weaning survival rates of Weddell seals in Erebus Bay, Antarctica. Marine Mammal Science 24:677-689. |
Rotella, J.J. 2008. Estimating reproductive costs with multi-state mark recapture models, multiple observable states, and temporary emigration. In: Thompson, D. L., E.G. Cooch, and M.J. Conroy. Editors. Modeling demographic processes in marked populations. Monograph Series in Environmental and Ecological Statistics, Vol. 3. Springer. |
| Hadley, G.L., J.J. Rotella, and R.A. Garrott. 2008. Spatial variation in age-specific probabilities of first reproduction for Weddell seals. Oikos 117:1165-1174. |
Proffitt, K.M., R.A. Garrott, J.J. Rotella, and S. Lele. 2008. Using form analysis techniques to improve photogrammetric mass-estimation methods. Marine Mammal Science 24:147-158. |
Siniff, D.B., R. A. Garrott, J.J. Rotella, W.R. Fraser, and D.G. Ainley. 2008. Projecting the effects of environmental change on Antarctic seals. Antarctic Science 20:425-435. |
Proffitt, K.M., R.A. Garrott, J.J. Rotella, and K.E. Wheatley. 2007. Environmental and senescent related variations in Weddell seal body mass: implications for age-specific reproductive performance. Oikos 116:1683-1690. |
| Hadley, G.L., J.J. Rotella, and R.A. Garrott. 2007. Evaluation of reproductive costs for Weddell Seals in Erebus Bay, Antarctica. Journal of Animal Ecology 76:448-458. |
Proffitt, K. M., R. A. Garrott, J. J. Rotella, D. B. Siniff, and J. W. Testa. 2007. Exploring linkages between abiotic oceanographic processes and a top-trophic predator in an Antarctic ecosystem. Ecosystems 10:119-126. |
| Hadley, G.L., J.J. Rotella, and R.A. Garrott. 2007. Influence of maternal characteristics and oceanographic conditions on survival and recruitment probabilities of Weddell seals. Oikos 116:601-613. |
Proffitt, K. M., R. A. Garrott, J. J. Rotella, and J. Banfield. 2007. The importance of considering prediction variance in analyses using photogrammetric mass estimates. Marine Mammal Science 23:65-76. |
Cameron, M.F., D.B. Siniff, K.M. Proffitt, and R.A. Garrott. 2007. Site fidelity of Weddell seals: the effects of sex and age. Antarctic Science 19:149–155. |
Hadley, G.L., J.J. Rotella, R.A. Garrott, and J.D. Nichols. 2006. Variation In Age At First Reproduction Of Weddell Seals in Erebus Bay, Antarctica. Journal of Animal Ecolgy 75:1058-1070. |
| Ireland, D., R. A. Garrott, J. J. Rotella, and J. Banfield. 2006. Development and application of a mass-estimation method for Weddell seals. Marine Mammal Science 22:361-378. |
| Rotella, J.J., and J.E. Hines. 2005. Effects of tag loss on direct estimates of population growth rate. Ecology 86:821-827. |
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