Two novel research approaches were developed to facilitate controlled access to, and long-term monitoring of, juvenile Steller sea lions for periods longer than typically afforded by traditional field
1. High juvenile mortality rates are typical of many long-lived marine vertebrate predators. Insufficient development in dive and forage ability are considered key drivers of this. However, direct lin
Table 4. Model selection of apparent survival probability (Phi) for model set 2: lipid weight contaminant classes. QAICcModelNo.ModelQAICcΔQAICcweightslikelihoodparametersDeviance{Φ (g)}220.570.0000.2
Population dynamics of long-lived vertebrates depend critically on adult survival, yet factors affecting survival and covariation between survival and other vital rates in adults remain poorly examine
