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List of works by Fritz Trillmich

Animal housing and welfare: effects of housing conditions on body weight and cortisol in a medium-sized rodent (Cavia aperea).

scientific article published in January 2014

Applicability of single-camera photogrammetry to determine body dimensions of pinnipeds: Galapagos sea lions as an example

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Are endotherms emancipated? Some considerations on the cost of reproduction

scientific article published on 01 July 1986

BODY SIZE AND SEXUAL SIZE DIMORPHISM IN MARINE IGUANAS FLUCTUATE AS A RESULT OF OPPOSING NATURAL AND SEXUAL SELECTION: AN ISLAND COMPARISON.

scientific article published in June 1997

Beyond habitat requirements: individual fine-scale site fidelity in a colony of the Galapagos sea lion (Zalophus wollebaeki) creates conditions for social structuring.

scientific article published on 14 February 2007

Body Size and Sexual Size Dimorphism in Marine Iguanas Fluctuate as a Result of Opposing Natural and Sexual Selection: An Island Comparison

article by Martin Wikelski & Fritz Trillmich published June 1997 in Evolution

Characterization of new microsatellite loci for the South-American rodents Cavia aperea and C. magna

Comment on "Bateman in Nature: Predation on Offspring Reduces the Potential for Sexual Selection"

scientific article published in Science

Differences in foraging ecology align with genetically divergent ecotypes of a highly mobile marine top predator.

scientific article published on 26 August 2015

Disentangling the contribution of sexual selection and ecology to the evolution of size dimorphism in pinnipeds.

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Divergent allele advantage at MHC-DRB through direct and maternal genotypic effects and its consequences for allele pool composition and mating.

scientific article published on 7 July 2013

Does the unusual life history of the precocial cavy (Cavia magna) translate into an exceptional field metabolic rate?

scientific article published on 01 January 2005

Drastic effects of El Niño on Galapagos pinnipeds

scientific article published on August 1985

Effects of the lunar cycle on the Galápagos fur seal, Arctocephalus galapagoensis

scientific article published on February 1981

Evolution of age at primiparity in pinnipeds in the absence of the quality-quantity trade-off in reproduction

scientific article published on 15 April 2019

Fine-scale matrilineal population structure in the Galapagos fur seal and its implications for conservation management

Flexibility in the duration of parental care: zebra finch parents respond to offspring needs

Foraging Strategies of the Galapagos Marine Iguana (Amblyrhynchus Cristatus) : Adapting Behavioral Rules To Ontogenetic Size Change

Galápagos and Californian sea lions are separate species: Genetic analysis of the genus Zalophus and its implications for conservation management

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Global threats to pinnipeds

Hybridization masks speciation in the evolutionary history of the Galápagos marine iguana

scientific article published in June 2015

Individual foraging strategies reveal niche overlap between endangered galapagos pinnipeds

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Kin in space: social viscosity in a spatially and genetically substructured network.

scientific article published in September 2008

Large males dominate: ecology, social organization, and mating system of wild cavies, the ancestors of the guinea pig

scientific article published in 2008

Lazy sons, self-sufficient daughters: are sons more demanding?

Learning and personality types are related in cavies (Cavia aperea).

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Male reproductive success and its behavioural correlates in a polygynous mammal, the Galápagos sea lion (Zalophus wollebaeki).

scientific article published on 21 May 2010

Males in the shade: habitat use and sexual segregation in the Galápagos sea lion (Zalophus californianus wollebaeki)

scientific article published in 2005

Mother is not like mother: Concurrent pregnancy reduces lactating guinea pigs' responsiveness to pup calls

scientific article published on 29 October 2009

Mutual Mother-Pup Recognition in Galápagos Fur Seals and Sea Lions: Cues Used and Functional Significance

Navigation in human crowds; testing the many-wrongs principle

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New highly polymorphic microsatellite loci for the Galápagos marine iguana, Amblyrhynchus cristatus

scientific article published in 2012

New perspectives in behavioural development: adaptive shaping of behaviour over a lifetime?

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On the Challenge of Interpreting Census Data: Insights from a Study of an Endangered Pinniped.

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Ontogeny of Diving Behaviour in the Galápagos Fur Seal

Patient Parents: Do Offspring Decide on the Timing of Fledging in Zebra Finches?

Puberty in female cavies (Cavia aperea) is affected by photoperiod and social conditions

scientific article published on 3 December 2008

Pup Vibrissae Stable Isotopes Reveal Geographic Differences in Adult Female Southern Sea Lion Habitat Use during Gestation

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Reproduction affects immune defenses in the guinea pig even under ad libitum food

scientific article published on 16 March 2020

Same size--same niche? Foraging niche separation between sympatric juvenile Galapagos sea lions and adult Galapagos fur seals

scientific article published on 25 January 2013

Senescence and costs of reproduction in the life history of a small precocial species

scientific article published on 29 May 2019

Site fidelity of male Galápagos sea lions: a lifetime perspective

scientific article published in 2013

Species-level differentiation of two cryptic species pairs of wild cavies, genera Cavia and Galea, with a discussion of the relationship between social systems and phylogeny in the Caviinae

scholarly article by Fritz Trillmich et al published March 2004 in Canadian Journal of Zoology

Swimming velocities in otariids

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Temperature regulation and microhabitat choice by free-ranging Galapagos fur seal pups (Arctocephalus galapagoensis).

scientific article published in April 1986

The cost of a specific immune response in young guinea pigs

scientific article published in June 2005

The effects of short term enrichment on learning in chickens from a laying strain (Gallus gallus domesticus)

The emergence of personality in animals: the need for a developmental approach

scientific article published in September 2011

The fitness of dispersing spotted hyaena sons is influenced by maternal social status.

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The spatial ecology of invasive feral cats Felis catus on San Cristóbal, Galápagos: first insights from GPS collars

scientific article published on 17 April 2020

Tracing early stages of species differentiation: ecological, morphological and genetic divergence of Galápagos sea lion populations

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Understanding the evolution of personality requires the study of mechanisms behind the development and life history of personality traits.

scientific article published in February 2018

Unfolding personalities: the importance of studying ontogeny

scientific article published on September 1, 2011

Vocal mother-offspring communication in guinea pigs: females adjust maternal responsiveness to litter size

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Within-Family Environment and Cross-Fostering Stress Affect Behavior and Physiology in Wild Cavies (Cavia aperea)

scientific article published on 11 February 2020