Marine Mammal Institute

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Morin, P. A., Martien, K. K., Archer, F. I., Cipriano, F., Steel, D. J., Jackson, J., & Taylor, B. L.. (2010). Applied Conservation Genetics and the Need for Quality Control and Reporting of Genetic Data Used in Fisheries and Wildlife Management. Journal of Heredity, 101(1), 1 - 10. doi:10.1093/jhered/esp107

Morin, P. A., Foote, A. D., C. Baker, S., Hancock-Hanser, B. L., Kaschner, K., Mate, B. R., et al.. (2018). Demography or selection on linked cultural traits or genes? Investigating the driver of low mtDNA diversity in the sperm whale using complementary mitochondrial and nuclear genome analyses. Molecular Ecology, 27(suppl. 1), 2604-2619. doi:10.1111/mec.14698

Morin, P. A., C. Baker, S., Brewer, R. S., Burdin, A. M., Dalebout, M. L., Dines, J. P., et al.. (2016). Genetic structure of the beaked whale genus Berardius in the North Pacific, with genetic evidence for a new species. Marine Mammal Science. doi:10.1111/mms.12345

Morin, P. A., Archer, F. I., Foote, A. D., Vilstrup, J., Allen, E. E., Wade, P., et al.. (2010). Complete mitochondrial genome phylogeographic analysis of killer whales (Orcinus orca) indicates multiple species. Genome Research, 20(7), 908 - 916. doi:10.1101/gr.102954.109

Mizroch, S. A., Tillman, M. F., Jurasz, S., Straley, J. M., von Ziegesar, O., Herman, L. M., et al.. (2010). Long-term survival of humpback whales radio-tagged in Alaska from 1976 through 1978. Marine Mammal Science, 27(1), 217 - 229. doi:10.1111/j.1748-7692.2010.00391.x

Mendelssohn, R., Bograd, S. J., Schwing, F. B., & Palacios, D. M.. (2005). Teaching old indices new tricks: A state-space analysis of El Niño related climate indices. Geophysical Research Letters, 32(7). doi:10.1029/2005GL022350

Mellish, J. - A. E., Hindle, A. J., & Horning, M.. (2011). Health and condition in the adult Weddell seal of McMurdo Sound, Antarctica. Zoology, 114, 177-183.

Mellish, J. - A. E., Thomton, J., & Horning, M.. (2007). Physiological and behavioral response to intra-abdominal transmitter implantation in Steller sea lions. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, 351, 283-293.

Mellish, J., Nienaber, J., Polasek, L., & Horning, M.. (2013). Beneath the surface: Profiling blubber depth in pinnipeds with infrared imaging. Journal of Thermal Biology, 38(1), 10 - 13. doi:10.1016/j.jtherbio.2012.09.003

Mellish, J. - A. E., Hindle, A. J., & Horning, M.. (2010). A preliminary assessment of the impact of disturbance and handling on Weddell seals of McMurdo Sound, Antarctica. Antarctic Science, 22(01), 25. doi:10.1017/S0954102009990447

Mellish, J. - A., Hindle, A., Skinner, J., & Horning, M.. (2015). Heat loss in air of an Antarctic marine mammal, the Weddell seal. Journal of Comparative Physiology B, 185(1), 143-152. doi:10.1007/s00360-014-0868-2

Mellish, J. - A. E., Tuomi, P. A., & Horning, M.. (2004). Assessment of ultrasound imaging as a non-invasive measure of blubber thickness in pinnipeds. Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine, 35, 116 - 118.

Mellish, J. - A. E., Tuomi, P. A., Hindle, A. J., Jang, S., & Horning, M.. (2010). Skin microbial flora and effectiveness of aseptic technique for deep muscle biopsies in Weddell seals (Leptonychotes weddellii ) in McMurdo Sound, Antarctica. Journal of Wildlife Diseases, 46(2), 655-8.

Mellish, J. - A. E., Calkins, D. G., Christen, D. R., Horning, M., Rea, L. D., & Atkinson, S.. (2006). Temporary captivity as a research tool: Comprehensive study of wild pinnipeds under controlled conditions. Aquatic Mammals, 32, 58-65.

Mellish, J. - A. E., Tuomi, P. A., Hindle, A. J., & Horning, M.. (2010). Chemical immobilization of Weddell seals (Leptonychotes weddellii) by ketamine/midazolam combination. Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia, 37(2), 123-31.

Mellish, J. - A. E., Horning, M., & York, A. E.. (2007). Seasonal and spatial blubber-depth changes in captive harbor seals (Phoca vitulina) and Steller’s sea lions (Eumetopias jubatus). Journal of Mammalogy, 88, 408-414.

Mellish, J. - A. E., Hennen, D., Thomton, J., Petrauskas, L., Atkinson, S., & Calkins, D.. (2007). Permanent marking in an endangered species: physiological response to hot branding in Steller sea lions (Eumetopias jubatus). Wildlife Research, 34, 43-47.

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McLellan, W. A., Friedlaender, A., Mead, J. G., Potter, C. W., & D. Pabst, A.. (2002). Analysing 25 years of bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) strandings along the Atlantic coast of the USA: do historic records support the coastal migratory stock hypothesis?. Journal of Cetacean Research and Management, 4(3), 297-304.

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Mathews, E. A., Womble, J. N., Pendleton, G. W., Jemison, L. A., Maniscalco, J. M., & Streveler, G.. (2011). Population growth and colonization of Steller sea lions in the Glacier Bay region of southeastern Alaska: 1970s-2009. Marine Mammal Science, 27(4), 852-880. doi:10.1111/j.1748-7692.2010.00455.x

Mate, B. R., Duley, P., Lagerquist, B. A., Wenzel, F., Stimpert, A., & Clapham, P.. (2005). Observations of a female North Atlantic right whale (Eubalaena glacialis) in simultaneous copulation with two males: supporting evidence for sperm competition. Aquatic Mammals, 31, 157-160. doi:10.1578/AM.31.2.2005.157