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Email: k.came_at_oceans.ubc.ca
Office: 604-827-4325

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pinnipeds

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

You can’t beat a healthy heart

You can’t beat a healthy heart

New research is shedding light on the hearts of healthy marine mammals, and how they compare to human hearts

Posted in 2021, IOFNews, News Release | Tagged with IOF students, Marine Mammal Research Unit, MMean Lab, pinnipeds, Research, sea lions

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

What do differences in animal behaviour reveal about the decline of Steller sea lions in Alaska?

What do differences in animal behaviour reveal about the decline of Steller sea lions in Alaska?

More than 50 years of studying Steller sea lion behaviour has yielded one of the most complete life history descriptions for any species of marine mammal.

Posted in 2021, IOFNews, News Release | Tagged with Andrew Trites, Faculty, Marine Mammal Research Unit, pinnipeds, Research, sea lions

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

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