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David Rosen

Long-term studies quantify the prey requirements of pinnipeds, and help predict the effects of nutritional stress

Long-term studies quantify the prey requirements of pinnipeds, and help predict the effects of nutritional stress

Two new studies by Dr. David Rosen answer the question: “How much fish does a seal need?”

Posted in 2022, IOFNews, News Release | Tagged with David Rosen, Faculty, Marine Mammal Research Unit, Marine mammals, MMean Lab, physiology, pinnipeds, Research, seals, Vancouver Aquarium

Balzak, one of two walruses that participated in the study at the Vancouver Aquarium to determine how much energy walruses spend swimming and resting in water.

Sea lions and walruses in managed care reveal how wild animals handle environmental disturbance

Knowledge about resting metabolic rates or energy expenditures can lead to big, meaningful changes for the conservation of wild animals.

Posted in 2021, IOFNews, News Release | Tagged with David Rosen, Faculty, Marine mammals, MMean Lab, pinnipeds, Research, sea lions, Vancouver, walrus

Balzak, one of two walruses that participated in the study at the Vancouver Aquarium to determine how much energy walruses spend swimming and resting in water.

How to power a walrus

New study shows loss of sea ice will require walruses to swim more and eat more to survive climate change

Posted in 2021, IOFNews, News Release | Tagged with David Rosen, Faculty, MMean Lab, Research, walrus

STUDENT PROFILE: Ana Pozas

STUDENT PROFILE: Ana Pozas

Focusing her research on the diets of California sea lions, Pozas enjoys working with the ‘dogs of the sea’, proving that the “ocean is not such a scary place and that there’s so much to learn still.”

Posted in 2021, IOFNews | Tagged with David Rosen, IOF students, Marine Mammal Research Unit, Marine mammals, MMean Lab, Pacific, sea lions

SPOTLIGHT: Marine Mammal Energetics and Nutrition Lab carries on with research despite COVID-19 setbacks

SPOTLIGHT: Marine Mammal Energetics and Nutrition Lab carries on with research despite COVID-19 setbacks

“It just means we have to be creative to keep research going,” said David Rosen, assistant professor and principal investigator

Posted in 2020, IOFNews, News Release | Tagged with British Columbia, David Rosen, Faculty, IOF students, Marine mammals, MMean Lab, Research, sea lions, seals

Go walrus, go!

Go walrus, go!

Walruses live in the rapidly changing Arctic. Dr. David Rosen is trying to figure out how climate change will impact the health of young walruses.

Posted in 2019, IOFNews, News Release | Tagged with David Rosen, Faculty, pinnipeds, Research, walrus

Measuring body fat in Steller sea lions and other pinnipeds

Measuring body fat in Steller sea lions and other pinnipeds

The goal is to provide a quick, reliable tool that can be used to evaluate the physiological status of Steller sea lions and other pinnipeds in the field.

Posted in 2018, IOFNews, News Release | Tagged with Conservation, David Rosen, IOF Research Associates, Marine Mammal Research Unit, pinnipeds, sea lions

It’s a drag wearing a tag

It’s a drag wearing a tag

What impacts do tracking tags have on the behavior and swimming costs of marine mammals?

Posted in 2018, IOFNews, News Release | Tagged with David Rosen, IOF Research Associates, Marine Mammal Research Unit, Marine mammals, sea lions, seals

Steller sea lion research front and centre at the Vancouver Aquarium

Steller sea lion research front and centre at the Vancouver Aquarium

The Aquarium’s new Steller Bay highlights research done by IOF’s Marine Mammal Research Unit’s Drs. Andrew Trites and David Rosen.

Posted in 2017, IOFNews, News Release | Tagged with Andrew Trites, British Columbia, David Rosen, Faculty, Marine ecosystems, Marine Mammal Research Unit, sea lions

Andrew Trites and David Rosen go to Ottawa

Andrew Trites and David Rosen go to Ottawa

They addressed Bill S-203, An Act to amend the Criminal Code and other Acts (ending captivity of whales and dolphins), in front of the Senate Standing Committee on Fisheries and Oceans.

Posted in 2017, IOF Honours, IOFNews | Tagged with Andrew Trites, Cetaceans, David Rosen, Faculty, IOF Research Associates, whales

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