ABSTRACT 1 The New Zealand (NZ) sea lion Phocarctos hookeri is NZ's only endemic
pinniped and is listed as 'nationally critical'. The species breeds in the NZ sub‐Antarctic …

The conservation status of New Zealand (NZ) marine mammals (suborders Cetacea and
Pinnipedia) is reappraised using the 2008 version of the NZ Threat Classification System …

The New Zealand (NZ) sea lion Phocarctos hookeri is one of the world's most rare and
highly localized pinnipeds. NZ sea lions only breed on New Zealand's subantarctic islands …

The New Zealand sea lion (NZ sea lion), Phocarctos hookeri, is New Zealand's only
endemic pinniped, and one of the worlds rarest otariids. It is classified as 'Threatened'based …

The effect of MHC polymorphism on individual fitness variation in the wild remains
equivocal; however, much evidence suggests that heterozygote advantage is a major …

Ecologists often describe the foraging ecology of a species as a whole, treating conspecific
individuals as ecologically equal. However, individual specialization has potentially …

Abstract The New Zealand sea lion (NZ sea lion), Phocarctos hookeri, is New Zealand's only
endemic pinniped. Classified as vulnerable, it is one of the world's rarest pinnipeds. During …

Offspring birth mass and growth rate represent important life history traits, which influence
many vital population and individual characteristics, while offspring survival is a key factor in …

Septicaemia due to hypervirulent (HV) Klebsiella pneumoniae is the leading cause of
neonatal pup mortality in endangered New Zealand sea lions (Phocarctos hookeri) at …

The two stocks of Steller sea lions (Eumetopias jubatus) in Alaska include an endangered
western stock, recently recovering in parts of its range following decades of decline, and an …