Science Spotlight

 

Reichmuth C, Beltran RJ, Sills J, Peterson S, McHuron E, Lofstrom J (2015) What captive studies can tell us about the foraging ecology of free-ranging Arctic seals. 21st Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals in San Francisco, CA. 13-18 December.

Sills J, Reichmuth C (2015) Vocal behavior of spotted seals. 21st Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals in San Francisco, CA. 13-18 December.

Walcott S, McHuron E, Zeligs J, Skrovan S, Costa D, Reichmuth C (2015) Whisker growth in two North Pacific pinnipeds: implications for determining foraging behavior from stable isotope analysis. 21st Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals in San Francisco, CA. 13-18 December.

Kienle S, Hermann-Sorensen H, Costa D, Mehta R, Reichmuth C (2015) Pinnipeds suck: examining underwater feeding strategies in seals and sea lions. 21st Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals in San Francisco, CA. 13-18 December.

Beltran R, Peterson S, McHuron E, Reichmuth C, Huckstadt L, & Costa D (2016). Seals and sea lions are what they eat, plus what? Determination of trophic discrimination factors for seven pinniped species. Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry, 30, 1115–1122. 

Reichmuth C, Thometz NM, Rosen DAS, Goertz CEC (2016) Comparative measures of health and physiology for ice-dependent Alaskan seals. Alaska Marine Science Symposium. 25-29 January.

Goertz CEC, Casper D, Johnson S, Thometz N, Reichmuth C (2016) Clinical findings from stranded ice-dependent Arctic seals. National Marine Animal Health and Stranding Network Conference. Shepherdstown, West Virginia. 6-9 September.

Goertz CEC, Casper D, Johnson S, Thometz N, Reichmuth C (2016) Baseline measures of health for ice-dependent arctic seals. 47th Annual International Association for Aquatic Animal Medicine (IAAAM) Meeting and Conference, Virginia Beach, VA. 21-26 May.

McHuron EA, Walcott SM, Zeligs J, Skrovan S, Costa DP, Reichmuth C (2016). Whisker growth dynamics in two North Pacific pinnipeds: implications for determining foraging ecology from stable isotope analysis. Marine Ecological Progress Series 554:213-224. 

Thometz NM, Rosen DAS, Reichmuth C (2017) Patterns of energy intake in captive spotted seals (Phoca largha) provide insight into physiologically sensitive life-stages. Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA. 57, E429-E429. 4-8 January.

Thometz NM, Rosen DAS, Russell B, Reichmuth C (2017) Patterns of energy intake in captive spotted seals (Phoca largha) provide insight into physiologically sensitive life-stages. Alaska Marine Science Symposium (AMSS), Anchorage, AK. 23-27 January.

Goertz C, Tuomi P., Woodie K, Belovarac J, Rouse N, Thometz N, Reichmuth C (2017) Clinical findings from stranded ice-dependent Arctic seals. Alaska Marine Science Symposium (AMSS), Anchorage, AK. 23-27 January.

Thometz NM, Rosen DAS, Reichmuth C (2017) Comparative Energetics of Ringed, Bearded, and Spotted Seals. Oral Presentation (speed talk) 22nd Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals in Halifax, Nova Scotia, CA. 22-27 October.

Thometz NM, Reichmuth C (2018) Physiological Adaptations for Diving in the Bearded Seal. Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology (SICB) Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA USA. 58, E233-E233. 3-7 January.

Thometz NM, Rosen DAS, Reichmuth C (2018) Ice Seal Energetics: Measuring seasonal changes in metabolism for ringed, bearded, and spotted seals. Alaska Marine Science Symposium (AMSS), Anchorage, AK. 22-26 January.

Hermann-Sorensen H, Ruscher-Hill B, Tengler M, Bryan A, Reichmuth C, Thometz NM (2018) Aerobic and Anaerobic Properties of Bearded Seal Locomotor Muscle. Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology (SICB) Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA USA. 58, E338-E338. 3-7 January.

Barrett LM, Dearolf JL, Thometz NM, Bryan A, Reichmuth C (2018) Fiber-type composition of bearded seal (Erignathus barbatus) locomotor muscle. Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology (SICB) Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA USA. 58, E274-E274. 3-7 January.

Thometz NM, Rosen DAS, Reichmuth C (2019) Seasonal energetics of ice-dependent Arctic seals reveal the metabolic consequences of different molting strategies. Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology (SICB) Annual Meeting, Tampa, FL USA. 59, E231-E231. 3-7 January.

Tengler M, Bryan A, Reichmuth C, Thometz NM (2019) Physiological development of locomotor muscles influence diving capacities in free-ranging bearded seals. Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology (SICB) Annual Meeting, Tampa, FL USA. 59, E230-E230. 3-7 January.

Reichmuth C, Thometz NM, Russell B, Hermann-Sorensen H, Rosen DAS (2019). Molting Strategies and Seasonal Energetic Requirements of Spotted, Ringed, and Bearded Seals. Alaska Marine Science Symposium (AMSS), Anchorage, AK. 28 January - 1 February.

Ballard EJ, Barrett LM, Dearolf JL, Thometz NM, Bryan A, Reichmuth C (2019) Hybrid fibers in the bearded seal (Erignathus barbatus) longissimus dorsi muscle. Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology (SICB) Annual Meeting, Tampa, FL USA. 59, E269-E269. 3-7 January.

Hartwick M, Reichmuth C, Thometz NM (2019) Evaluating seasonal changes in body condition for spotted, ringed and bearded seals. Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology (SICB) Annual Meeting, Tampa, FL USA. 59, E331-E331. 3-7 January.

Sills J, Reichmuth C (2019) Vocal behavior in spotted seals (Phoca largha). 178th Meeting of the Acoustical Society of America, San Diego, California, 2-6 December.

Thometz NM, Reichmuth C, Russell B, Hermann-Sorensen H, Rosen D (2019) A fine-scale and longitudinal assessment of energy requirements for Arctic seals. World Marine Mammal Science Conference, Barcelona, Spain, 9-12 December.

Tengler M, Bryan A, Reichmuth C, Thometz NM (2019) Ontogeny of muscle physiology in arctic seals. World Marine Mammal Science Conference, Barcelona, Spain, 9-12 December.

Hermann-Sorensen H, Woodie K, Thometz NM, Reichmuth C (2019) In vivo measurements of ringed seal (Pusa hispida), lung volumes: Insights of biomedical imaging. World Marine Mammal Science Conference, Barcelona, Spain, 9-12 December.

Hartwick M, Reichmuth C, Thometz NM (2019) Seasonal changes in body condition for spotted, ringed, and bearded seals. World Marine Mammal Science Conference, Barcelona, Spain, 9-12 December.

Woodie K, Reichmuth C, Goertz C, Belovarac J, McMillen S (2020) Clinical sedation of Alaskan phocid seals. Alaska Marine Science Symposium (AMSS), Anchorage, Alaska, 27-31 January.

Hermann-Sorensen H, Woodie K, Thometz N, Reichmuth C (2020) Determining the total lung capacity of living ringed seals (Pusa hispida) using CT imaging techniques. Alaska Marine Science Symposium, Anchorage, Alaska, 27-31 January.

Tengler M, Bryan A, Reichmuth C, Dearolf J, Thometz NM (2020) Muscle physiology of ice-associated Alaskan seals. Alaska Marine Science Symposium (AMSS), Anchorage, Alaska, 27-31 January.

Reichmuth C, Thometz NM, Hermann-Sorensen H, Rosen D (2020) Balancing the budget: seasonal energy demands of ice-dependent arctic seals. Alaska Marine Science Symposium (AMSS), Anchorage, Alaska, 27-31 January.

Mukhtar V, Dearolf J, Thometz NM, Bryan A, Reichmuth C (2020) Fiber-type profile of the longissimus dorsi muscle of the ringed seal. Society for Integrative & Comparative Biology Annual Meeting, Austin, Texas, 3-7 January. 60, E385-E385

Fletcher M, Barett L, Dearolf J, Thometz NM, Bryan A, Reichmuth C (2020) Fiber-type profile of bearded seal (Erignathus barbatus) longissimus dorsi muscle. Society for Integrative & Comparative Biology Annual Meeting, Austin, Texas, 3-7 January. 60, E321-E321

Nazar S, Dearolf J, Thometz NM, Bryan A, Reichmuth C (2020) Fiber-type profile of the locomotor muscle of spotted seals. Society for Integrative & Comparative Biology Annual Meeting, Austin, Texas, 3-7 January. 60, E387-E387

Hartwick M, Reichmuth C, Thometz NM (2021) Using physiological measures of captive seals to inform best practices of rapid body condition assessments of wild Arctic seals. Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology Annual Meeting, 3 January-28 February.

Hartwick M, Reichmuth C, Thometz NM (2021) Informing best practices for field body condition assessments of wild Arctic seals. Alaska Marine Science Symposium, Anchorage, Alaska, 26-28 January.

Hermann-Sorensen H, Thometz NM, Rosen DAS, Reichmuth C (2021) Molting status differentially affects resting metabolism of Alaskan seals in air and water. Alaska Marine Science Symposium, Anchorage, Alaska, 26-28 January.

Jones R, Meranda M, Thometz NM, Reichmuth C (2021) Cardiorespiratory patterns in resting Alaskan seals. Alaska Marine Science Symposium, Anchorage, Alaska, 26-28 January.

 

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