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List of works by Sarah H Peterson

A critical evaluation of the utility of eggshells for estimating mercury concentrations in avian eggs

scientific article published on 28 February 2017

Avian eggshell thickness in relation to egg morphometrics, embryonic development, and mercury contamination

scientific article published on 20 July 2020

Avian influenza antibody prevalence increases with mercury contamination in wild waterfowl

scientific article published in 2022

Avian mercury exposure and toxicological risk across western North America: A synthesis

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Comparisons and Uncertainty in Fat and Adipose Tissue Estimation Techniques: The Northern Elephant Seal as a Case Study

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Deep-ocean foraging northern elephant seals bioaccumulate persistent organic pollutants

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Duck nest depredation, predator behavior, and female response using video

scientific article published in 2018

Effects of Age, Colony, and Sex on Mercury Concentrations in California Sea Lions.

scientific article published on 11 August 2015

Evaluating Hair as a Predictor of Blood Mercury: The Influence of Ontogenetic Phase and Life History in Pinnipeds.

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Fine-scale whisker growth measurements can reveal temporal foraging patterns from stable isotope signatures

article published in 2015

Foraging and fasting can influence contaminant concentrations in animals: an example with mercury contamination in a free-ranging marine mammal.

scientific article published in February 2018

Foraging behavior and success of a mesopelagic predator in the northeast Pacific Ocean: insights from a data-rich species, the northern elephant seal

scientific article published on 15 May 2012

Forced into an ecological corner: Round-the-clock deep foraging on small prey by elephant seals

scientific article published in 2021

GPS tracking data reveals daily spatio-temporal movement patterns of waterfowl

scientific article published on 25 February 2019

Good prospects: high-resolution telemetry data suggests novel brood site selection behaviour in waterfowl

scientific article published in June 2020

Interrupted incubation: How dabbling ducks respond when flushed from the nest

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Long distance movements and disjunct spatial use of harbor seals (Phoca vitulina) in the inland waters of the Pacific Northwest

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Marine foraging ecology influences mercury bioaccumulation in deep-diving northern elephant seals.

scientific article published in July 2015

Mercury Concentrations Vary Within and Among Individual Bird Feathers: A Critical Evaluation and Guidelines for Feather Use in Mercury Monitoring Programs

scientific article published on 01 June 2019

Mercury correlations among blood, muscle, and hair of northern elephant seals during the breeding and molting fasts.

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Predator movements in relation to habitat features reveal vulnerability of duck nests to predation

scientific article published in 2022

Prey fish returned to Forster's tern colonies suggest spatial and temporal differences in fish composition and availability

scientific article published on 15 March 2018

Seals and sea lions are what they eat, plus what? Determination of trophic discrimination factors for seven pinniped species

scientific article published on May 2016

Serum POP concentrations are highly predictive of inner blubber concentrations at two extremes of body condition in northern elephant seals

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Sitting ducklings: Timing of hatch, nest departure, and predation risk for dabbling duck broods

scientific article published on 16 April 2019

The foraging benefits of being fat in a highly migratory marine mammal.

scientific article published in December 2014