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The cryptic lives of marine mammals: a century of marine mammal metabolisms

The cryptic lives of marine mammals: a century of marine mammal metabolisms

The metabolic rates of marine mammals who live their entire lives at sea or remain submerged for long periods of time are almost impossible to measure, creating large gaps in the data that scientists hope to fill with future technological innovations.

Posted in 2023, IOFNews, News Release | Tagged with cetaceans, David Rosen, dolphins, energetics, faculty, killer whales, marine mammals, metabolic rates, MMean Lab, MMRU, sea lions, sea otters, tuna, walrus, whales

Hungry, hungry otters! Looking at captive sea otters to understand their wild counterparts

Hungry, hungry otters! Looking at captive sea otters to understand their wild counterparts

These furry marine mammals seem to have bottomless stomachs — what does that mean for the habitats and species around them?

Posted in 2023, IOFNews, News Release | Tagged with David Rosen, IOF students, Kelp forests, Marine Mammal Research Unit, marine mammals, MMRU, Pacific Ocean, sea otters, sea urchins, tidal zones, Vancouver Aquarium

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