Jeanniard du Dot, T., Rosen, D. A. S. , Trites, A. W. (in press). Steller sea lions show diet-dependent changes in body composition during nutritional stress and recover more easily from mass loss in winter than in summer. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Jeanniard du Dot, T., D.A.S Rosen and A.W. Trites. (in press). Energy re-allocation during and after periods of nutritional stress in Steller sea lions: low-quality diet reduces capacity for physiological adjustments. Physiological and Biochemical Zoology

Tollit, D. J., A. D. Schulze, A. W. Trites, P. F. Olesiuk, S. J. Crockford, T. S. Gelatt, R. R. Ream. (in press). Development and application of DNA techniques for validating and improving pinniped diet estimates. Ecological Applications

Berman, M., E.J. Gregr, G. Ishimura, R. Coatta, R. Flinn, U.R. Sumaila and A.W. Trites. 2008. Economic valuation of critical habitat closures. In Fisheries Centre Research Reports. Vol 16(8) pp. 102 (PDF)

Fahlman, A., Svärd, C., Rosen, D.A.S., Jones, D.R. and Trites, A.W. 2008. Metabolic costs of foraging and the management of O₂ and CO₂ stores in Steller sea lions. Journal of Experimental Biology 211:3573-3580. (PDF)

Fahlman, A., G.D. Hastie, D.A.S. Rosen, Y. Naito and A.W. Trites. 2008. Buoyancy does not affect diving metabolism during shallow dives in Steller sea lions Eumetopias jubatus. Aquatic Biology 3:147-154. (PDF)

Fahlman, A., R.Svärd,C. Wilson, D.A.S. Rosen and A.W. Trites. 2008. Activity and diving metabolism correlate in Steller sea lion Eumetopias jubatus. Aquatic Biology 2:75-84. (PDF)

Gregr, E.J. and A.W. Trites. 2008. A novel presence-only validation technique for improved Steller sea lion Eumetopias jubatus critical habitat descriptions. Marine Ecology Progress Series 365:247-261. (PDF)

Maschner, H. D. G., M. W. Betts, K. L. Reedy-Maschner and A. W. Trites. 2008. A 4500-year time series of Pacific cod (Gadus macrocephalus) size and abundance: archaeology, regime shifts, and sustainable fisheries. Fishery Bulletin 106:386-394. (PDF)

Rosen, D.A.S. and A.W. Trites. 2008. Marine Mammals in the Lab: Tools for Conservation and Science. In North Pacific Universities Marine Mammal Research Consortium. Vancouver, BC. pp. 15 pages (PDF)

Trites, A.W., and D.G. Calkins. 2008. Diets of mature male and female Steller sea lions differ and cannot be used as proxies for each other. Aquatic Mammals 34:25-34. (PDF)

Ban, S. and A.W. Trites. 2007. Quantification of terrestrial haul-out and rookery characteristics of Steller sea lions. Marine Mammal Science 23:496-507. (PDF)

Cheneval, O., R. W. Blake, A. W. Trites and K. H. S. Chan. 2007. Turning maneuvers in Steller sea lions (Eumatopias jubatus). Marine Mammal Science 23:94-109. (PDF)

Gelatt, T., A.W.Trites, K. Hastings, L. Jemison, K. Pitcher, and G. O’Corry-Crowe. 2007. Population trends, diet, genetics, and observations of Steller sea lions in Glacier Bay National Park. In Proceedings of the Fourth Glacier Bay Science Symposium, U.S. Geological Survey, Juneau , Alaska. J.F. Piatt and S.M. Gende (eds). pp. 145-149. (PDF)

Guénette, S., S.J.J. Heymans, V. Christensen, A.W. Trites. 2007. Ecosystem models of the Aleutian Islands and Southeast Alaska show that Steller sea lions are impacted by killer whale predation when sea lion numbers are low. In Proceedings of the Fourth Glacier Bay Science Symposium, U.S. Geological Survey, Juneau , Alaska. J.F. Piatt and S.M. Gende (eds). pp. 150-154. (PDF)

Hastie, G.D., D.A.S. Rosen and A.W. Trites. 2007. Reductions in oxygen consumption during dives and estimated submergence limitations of Steller sea lions (Eumetopias jubatus). Marine Mammal Science 23:272-286. (PDF)

Huynh, M.D., D.D. Kitts, C. Hu and A.W. Trites. 2007. Comparison of fatty acid profiles of spawning and non-spawning Pacific herring, Clupea harengus pallasi. Journal of Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology, Part B 146:504-511. (PDF)

Matkin, C., L.G. Barrett-Lennard, H.Yurk, D. Ellifrit, and A.W. Trites. 2007. Ecotypic variation and predatory behavior among killer whales (Orcinus orca) off the eastern Aleutian Islands, Alaska. Fishery Bulletin 105:74-87. (PDF)

Rea, L.D., D.A.S. Rosen and A.W Trites. 2007. Utilization of stored energy reserves during fasting varies by age and season in Steller sea lions. Canadian Journal of Zoology 85:190-200. (PDF)

Tollit, D.J., S.G. Heaslip, R.L. Barrick and A.W. Trites. 2007. Impact of diet index selection and the digestion of prey hard remains on determining the diet of the Steller sea lion (Eumetopias jubatus). Canadian Journal of Zoology 85:1-15. (PDF)

Trites, A. W., A. J. Miller, H. D. G. Maschner, M. A. Alexander, S. J. Bograd, J. A. Calder, A. Capotondi, K. O. Coyle, E. D. Lorenzo, B. P. Finney, E. J. Gregr, C. E. Grosch, S. R. Hare, G. L. Hunt, J. Jahncke, N. B. Kachel, H.-J. Kim, C. Ladd, N. J. Mantua, C. Marzban, W. Maslowski, R. Mendelssohn, D. J. Neilson, S. R. Okkonen, J. E. Overland, K. L. Reedy-Maschner, T. C. Royer, F. B. Schwing, J. X. L. Wang and A. J. Winship. 2007. Bottom-up forcing and the decline of Steller sea lions (Eumetopias jubatus) in Alaska: assessing the ocean climate hypothesis. Fisheries Oceanography 16:46-67. (PDF)

Trites, A. W., V. B. Deecke, E. J. Gregr, J. K. B. Ford, and P. F. Olesiuk. 2007. Killer whales, whaling and sequential megafaunal collapse in the North Pacific: a comparative analysis of the dynamics of marine mammals in Alaska and British Columbia following commercial whaling. Marine Mammal Science 23:751-765. (PDF)

Trites, A.W., D.G Calkins and A.J. Winship. 2007. Diets of Steller sea lions (Eumetopias jubatus) in Southeast Alaska from 1993-1999. Fishery Bulletin 105:234-248. (PDF)

Bredesen, E.L., A.P. Coombs, and A.W. Trites. 2006. Relationship between Steller sea lion diets and fish distributions in the eastern North Pacific. In Sea Lions of the World. A.W. Trites, S. Atkinson, D.P. DeMaster, L.W. Fritz, T.S. Gelatt, L.D. Rea and K. Wynne (eds). pp. 131-139. Alaska Sea Grant College Program, University of Alaska, Fairbanks. (PDF)

DeMaster, D.P., A.W. Trites, P. Clapham, S. Mizroch, P. Wade, R.J. Small, and J. Ver Hoef. 2006. The Sequential Megafaunal Collapse Hypothesis: Testing with Existing Data. Progress in Oceanography 68:329-342. (PDF)

Guénette, S., S.J.J. Heymans, V. Christensen, and A.W. Trites. 2006. Ecosystem models show combined effects of fishing, predation, competition, and ocean productivity on Steller sea lions (Eumetopias jubatus) in Alaska. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 63:2495-2517. (PDF)

Hastie, G, D.A.S. Rosen, and A.W. Trites. 2006. Studying trained Steller sea lions in the open ocean. In Sea Lions of the World. A.W. Trites, S. Atkinson, D.P. DeMaster, L.W. Fritz, T.S. Gelatt, L.D. Rea and K. Wynne (eds). pp. 193-204. Alaska Sea Grant College Program, University of Alaska, Fairbanks. (PDF)

Hastie, G.D, D.A.S. Rosen, A.W. Trites. 2006. The influence of depth on a breath-hold diver: predicting the diving metabolism of Steller sea lions (Eumetopias jubatus). Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 336:163-170. (PDF)

Joy, R., D.J. Tollit, J.L. Laake, and A.W. Trites. 2006. Using simulations to evaluate reconstructions of sea lion diet from scat. In Sea Lions of the World. A.W. Trites, S. Atkinson, D.P. DeMaster, L.W. Fritz, T.S. Gelatt, L.D. Rea and K. Wynne (eds). pp. 205-222. Alaska Sea Grant College Program, University of Alaska, Fairbanks. (PDF)

Kaschner, K., R. Watson, A. W. Trites and D. Pauly. 2006. Mapping world-wide distributions of marine mammal species using a relative environmental suitability (RES) model. Marine Ecology Progress Series 316:285-310. (PDF)

Kucey, L., and A.W. Trites. 2006. A review of the potential effects of disturbance on sea lions: assessing response and recovery. In Sea Lions of the World. A.W. Trites, S. Atkinson, D.P. DeMaster, L.W. Fritz, T.S. Gelatt, L.D. Rea and K. Wynne (eds). pp. 581-589. Alaska Sea Grant College Program, University of Alaska, Fairbanks. (PDF)

Kumagai, S., D.A.S Rosen and A.W. Trites. 2006. Body mass and composition responses to short-term low energy intake are seasonally dependent in Steller sea lions (Eumetopias jubatus). Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology 179:589-598. (PDF)

Rosen, D.A., D.J. Tollit, A.J. Winship, and A.W. Trites. 2006. Potential effects of short-term prey changes on sea lion physiology. In Sea Lions of the World. A.W. Trites, S. Atkinson, D.P. DeMaster, L.W. Fritz, T.S. Gelatt, L.D. Rea and K. Wynne (eds). pp. 103-116. Alaska Sea Grant College Program, University of Alaska, Fairbanks. (PDF)

Soto, K., A.W. Trites, and M. Arias-Schreiber. 2006. Changes in diet and maternal attendance of a South American sea lions indicate changes in the marine environment and the abundance of prey. Marine Ecology Progress Series 312:277-290. (PDF)

Tollit, D.J., S.G. Heaslip, B.E. Deagle, S.J. Iverson, R. Joy, D.A.S. Rosen and A.W. Trites. 2006. Estimating diet composition in sea lions: which technique to choose? In Sea Lions of the World. A.W. Trites, S. Atkinson, D.P. DeMaster, L.W. Fritz, T.S. Gelatt, L.D. Rea and K. Wynne (eds). pp. 293-307. Alaska Sea Grant College Program, University of Alaska, Fairbanks. (PDF)

Trites, A.W., B.P. Porter, V.B. Deecke, A.P. Coombs, M.L. Marcotte and D.A.S. Rosen. 2006. Insights into the Timing of Weaning and the Attendance Patterns of Lactating Steller Sea Lions (Eumetopias jubatus) in Alaska During Winter, Spring and Summer. Aquatic Mammals 32:85-97. (PDF)

Trites, A.W., S. Atkinson, D.P. DeMaster, L.W. Fritz, T.S. Gelatt, L.D. Rea, and K. Wynne (eds). 2006. Sea Lions of the World. Alaska Sea Grant Alaska College Program, University of Alaska, Fairbanks. 664 pages (PDF)

Trites, A.W., V. Christensen and D. Pauly. 2006. Effects of fisheries on ecosystems: just another top predator? In Top predators in marine ecosystems: their role in monitoring and management. I.L. Boyd, K. Camphuysen and S. Wanless (eds). pp. 11-27. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge. (PDF)

Winship, A.J., A.M.J. Hunter, D.A.S. Rosen, and A.W. Trites. 2006. Food consumption by sea lions: existing data and techniques. In Sea Lions of the World. A.W. Trites, S. Atkinson, D.P. DeMaster, L.W. Fritz, T.S. Gelatt, L.D. Rea and K. Wynne (eds). pp. 177-191. Alaska Sea Grant College Program, University of Alaska, Fairbanks. (PDF)

Winship, A.J., and A.W. Trites. 2006. Risk of extirpation of Steller sea lions in the Gulf of Alaska and Aleutian Islands: a population viability analysis based on alternative hypotheses for why sea lions declined in western Alaska. Marine Mammal Science 22(1):124-155. (PDF)

Burek, K.A., F.M.D. Gulland, G. Sheffield, K.B. Beckman, E. Keyes, T.R. Spraker, A.W. Smith, D.E. Skilling, J.E. Evermann, J.L. Stott, J.T. Saliki and A.W. Trites. 2005. Infectious disease and the decline of Steller sea lions (Eumetopias jubatus) in Alaska: insights from serology data. Journal of Wildlife Diseases 41(3):512-524. (PDF)

Deagle, B.E., D.J. Tollit, S.N. Jarman, M.A. Hindell, A.W. Trites and N.J. Gales. 2005. Molecular scatology as a tool to study diet: analysis of prey DNA in scats from captive Steller sea lions. Molecular Ecology 14:1831-1842. (PDF)

Miller, E.H., A.W. Trites, and Ø. Wiig. 2005. International survey of scientific collections of Steller sea lions. Fisheries Centre Research Reports Vol 13(6) pp. 69 (PDF)

Olawale, K.O., R.J. Petrell, D.G. Michelson and A.W. Trites. 2005. The dielectric properties of the cranial skin of five young captive Stellar sea sea lions (Eumetopias jubatus) and a similar number of young domestic pigs (Sus scrofa) and sheep (Ovis aries) between 0.1 and 10 GHz. Physiological Measurement 26:626-637. (PDF)

Rosen, D.A.S. and A.W. Trites. 2005. Examining the potential for nutritional stress in young Steller sea lions: physiological effects of prey composition. Journal of Comparative Physiology 175:265-273. (PDF)

Trites, A.W. and Joy, R. 2005. Dietary analysis from fecal samples: how many scats are enough? Journal of Mammalogy 86(4):704-712. (PDF)

Willis, K., M. Horning, D.A.S. Rosen and A.W. Trites. 2005. Spatial variation of heat flux in Steller sea lions: evidence for consistent avenues of heat exchange along the body trunk. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 315:163-175. (PDF)

Hunt, K.E., A.W. Trites, and S.K. Wasser. 2004. Validation of a fecal glucocorticoid assay for Steller sea lions (Eumetopias jubatus). Physiology and Behavior 80:595-601. (PDF)

Kitts, D. D., Huynhl,M. D., Hu, C. and Trites, A.W. 2004. Season variation in nutrient composition of Alaskan walleye pollock. Canadian Journal of Zoology 82:1408-1415. (PDF)

Porter, B.T. and Trites, A.W. 2004. Suckling attempts during winter by two non-filial Steller sea lion pups (Eumetopias jubatus). Mammalia 63:23-26. (PDF)

Rosen, D.A.S., Hastie, G.D., Trites, A.W. 2004. Searching for stress: Hematological indicators of nutritional inadequacies in Steller sea lions. Symposia of the Comparative Nutrition Society 2004 5:145-149. (PDF)

Rosen, D.A.S. and Trites, A.W. 2004. Satiation and compensation for short-term changes in food quality and availability in young Steller sea lions (Eumetopias jubatus). Canadian Journal of Zoology pp. 1061-1069. (PDF)

Rosen, D.A.S., G.D. Hastie and A.W. Trites. 2004. Searching for stress:Hematological indicators of nutritional inadequacies in Steller sea lions. Symposia of the Comparative Nutrition Society 2004 5:145-149. (PDF)

Soto, K., A.W. Trites, and M. Arias-Schreiber. 2004. The effects of prey availability on pup mortality and the timing of birth of South American sea lions (Otaria flavescens) in Peru. Journal of Zoology 264:419-428. (PDF)

Tollit, D.J., Heaslip, S.G. and Trites, A.W. 2004. Sizes of walleye pollock (Theragra chalcogramma) consumed by the eastern stock of Steller sea lions (Eumetopias jubatus) in Southeast Alaska from 1994-1999. Fishery Bulletin 102(3):522-532. (PDF)

Tollit, D.J., Heaslip, S.G., Zeppelin, T.K., Joy, R., Call, K.A. and Trites, A.W. 2004. A method to improve size estimates of walleye pollock (Theragra chalcogramma) and Atka mackerel (Pleurogrammus monopterygius) consumed by pinnipeds: digestion correction factors applied to bones and otoliths recovered in scats. Fishery Bulletin 102(3):498-508. (PDF)

Trites, A. W.,Bredesen, E.L. and Coombs,A.P. 2004. Whales, whaling and ecosystem change in the Antarctic and Eastern Bering Sea: insights from ecosystem models. In Investigating the roles of cetaceans in marine ecosystems. Monaco: CIESM Workshop Monographs pp. 85-92. (PDF)

Burek, K.A., F.M.D. Gulland, G. Sheffield, D. Calkins, E. Keyes, T.R. Spraker, A.W. Smith, D.E. Skilling, J. Evermann, J.L. Stott and A.W. Trites. 2003. Disease agents in Steller sea lions in Alaska: A review and analysis of serology data from 1975-2000. Fisheries Centre Reports Vol 11(4) pp. 26 (PDF)

Coombs, A.P., Trites, A.W., Pauly, D. 2003. Assessing impacts of contaminants on marine mammals and human health in the eastern Bering Sea. Society for Marine Mammalogy, 15th Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals pp. 35

Donnelly, C.P., A.W. Trites and D.D. Kitts. 2003. Possible effects of pollock and herring on the growth and reproductive success of Steller sea lions: insights from feeding experiments using an alternative animal model, Rattus novegicus. British Journal of Nutrition 89:71-82. (PDF)

McPhee, J.M., D.A.S. Rosen, R.D. Andrews and A.W. Trites. 2003. Predicting metabolic rate from heart rate for juvenile Steller sea lions Eumetopias jubatus. Journal of Experimental Biology 206:1941-1951. (PDF)

Milette, L.L. and A.W. Trites. 2003. Maternal attendance patterns of lactating Steller sea lions (Eumetopias jubatus) from a stable and a declining population in Alaska. Canadian Journal of Zoology 81:340-348. (PDF)

Rosen, D.A.S. and A.W. Trites. 2003. No evidence for bioenergetic interaction between digestion and thermoregulation in Steller sea lions, Eumetopias jubatus. Physiological and Biochemical Zoology 76(6):899-906. (PDF)

Tollit, D.J., M. Wong, A.J. Winship, D.A.S. Rosen and A.W. Trites. 2003. Quantifying errors associated with using prey skeletal structures from fecal samples to determine the diet of the Steller sea lion (Eumetopias jubatus). Marine Mammal Science pp. 724-744. (PDF)

Trites, A.W. 2003. Food webs in the ocean: who eats whom, and how much? In Responsible Fisheries in the Marine Ecosystem. M. Sinclair and G. Valdimarsson (eds). pp. 125-143. FAO, Rome and CABI Publishing, Wallingford. (PDF)

Trites, A.W. and C.P. Donnelly. 2003. The decline of Steller sea lions in Alaska: A review of the nutritional stress hypothesis. Mammal Review 33:3-28. (PDF)

Winship, A.J. and A.W. Trites. 2003. Prey consumption of Steller sea lions (Eumetopias jubatus) off Alaska: how much prey do they require? Fishery Bulletin 101:147-163. (PDF)

Andrews, R.D., D.G. Calkins, R.W. Davis, B.L. Norcross, K. Peijnenberg and A.W. Trites. 2002. Foraging behavior and energetics of adult female Steller sea lions. In Steller sea lion decline: Is it food II. D. DeMaster and S. Atkinson (eds). pp. 19-22. University of Alaska Sea Grant, AK-SG-02-02, Fairbanks. (PDF)

Benson, A.J. and A.W. Trites. 2002. Ecological effects of regime shifts in the Bering Sea and eastern North Pacific Ocean. Fish and Fisheries 3:95-113. (PDF)

Cottrell, P.E. and A.W. Trites. 2002. Classifying prey hard part structures recovered from fecal remains of captive Steller sea lions (Eumetopias jubatus). Marine Mammal Science 18:525-539. (PDF)

Flinn, R.D., A.W. Trites, E.J. Gregr and I. Perry. 2002. Diets of fin, sei and sperm whales in British Columbia: an analysis of commercial whaling records, 1963-1967. Marine Mammal Science 18:663-679. (PDF)

Hall, A., G.E. Ellis and A.W. Trites. 2002. Harbour porpoise interactions with the 2001 selective salmon fisheries in southern British Columbia and license holder reported small cetacean by-catch. Selective Salmon Fisheries Science Program Report. (PDF)

Rosen, D.A.S. and A.W. Trites. 2002. Cost of transport in Steller sea lions, Eumetopias jubatus. Marine Mammal Science 18:513-524. (PDF)

Rosen, D.A.S. and A.W. Trites. 2002. Changes in metabolism in response to fasting and food restriction in the Steller sea lion (Eumetopias jubatus). Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology. 132:389-399. (PDF)

Rosen, D.A.S. and A.W. Trites. 2002. What is it about food? Examining possible mechanisms with captive Steller sea lions. In Steller sea lion decline: Is it food II. D. DeMaster and S. Atkinson (eds). pp. 45-48. University of Alaska Sea Grant, AK-SG-02-02, Fairbanks. (PDF)

Trites, A.W. 2002. Predator-prey relationships. In Encyclopedia of Marine Mammals. W.F. Perrin, B. Wursig and H.G.M. Thewissen (eds). pp. 994-997. Academic Press, San Diego. (PDF)

Trites, A.W. and B.T. Porter. 2002. Attendance patterns of Steller sea (Eumetopias jubatus) lions and their young during winter. Journal of Zoology, London Vol 256 (PDF)

Williams, R.M., D.E. Bain, J.K.B. Ford and A.W. Trites. 2002. Behavioral responses of male killer whales to a ‘leapfrogging’ vessel. Journal of Cetacean Research 4:305-310. (PDF)

Williams, R.M., A.W. Trites and D.E. Bain. 2002. Behavioural responses of killer whales (Ornicus orca) to whale-watching: opportunistic observations and experimental approaches. Journal of Zoology, London. 256:255-270. (PDF)

Williams, R.M., A.W. Trites and D.E. Bain. 2002. Behavioural responses of killer whales (Ornicus Orca) to whale-watching: opportunistic observations and experimental approaches. Journal of Zoology (London) 256:547-556. (PDF)

Winship, A.J., A.W. Trites and D.A.S. Rosen. 2002. A bioenergetic model for estimating the food requirements of Steller sea lions (Eumetopias jubatus) in Alaska. Marine Ecology Progress Series 229:291-312. (PDF)

Gregr, E.J. and A.W Trites. 2001. Predictions of critical habitat for five whale species in the waters of coastal British Columbia. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 58:1265-1285. (PDF)

Hunter, A.M.J. and A.W. Trites. 2001. An annotated bibliography of scientific literature (1751-2000) pertaining to Steller sea lions (Eumetopias jubatus) in Alaska. Fisheries Centre Research Reports Vol 9 pp. 45 (PDF)

Kaschner, K., R. Watson, V. Christensen, A.W. Trites and D. Pauly. 2001. Modeling and mapping trophic overlap between marine mammals and commercial fisheries in the North Atlantic. In Fisheries impacts on North Atlantic ecosystems: catch, effort and national/regional datasets. D. Zeller and R.D.Pauly Watson (eds).  9(3):35-45. Fisheries Centre Research. (PDF)

Trites, A.W. and L.G. Barrett-Lennard. 2001. COSEWIC status report addendum on killer whale (Orcinus orca). COSEWIC – Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada. Canadian Wildlife Service, Ottawa, Ont. (PDF)

Trites, Andrew W. 2001. Marine mammal trophic levels and interactions. In Encyclopedia of Ocean Sciences. J. Steele, S. Thorpe and K. Turekian (eds). pp. 1628-1633. Academic Press, London, UK. (PDF)

Winship, A.J., A.W. Trites and D.G. Calkins. 2001. Growth in body size of the Steller sea lion. Journal of Mammalogy 82:500-519. (PDF)

Donnelly, C., A.W. Trites and D.D. Kitts. 2000. Alternative models for assessing the role of nutrition in the population dynamics of marine mammals. In C.L.K. Baer (ed.), Proceedings of the Third Comparative Nutrition Society Symposium. Pacific Grove, California, August 4-9, 2000. 3:41-45. (PDF)

Gregr, E., L. Nichol, J. Ford, G. Ellis and A.W. Trites. 2000. Migration and population structure of northeast Pacific whales off the coast of British Columbia: analysis of commercial whaling records from 1908–1967. Marine Mammal Science 16:699-727. (PDF)

Hunter, A.M.J., A.W. Trites and D. Pauly. 2000. Estimates of basal metabolic and feeding rates for marine mammals from measurements of maximum body length. In C.L.K. Baer (ed.), Proceedings of the Third Comparative NutritionSociety Symposium. Pacific Grove, California, August 4-9, 2000. 3:103-106. (PDF)

Jonker, R.A.H. and A.W. Trites. 2000. The reliability of skinfold-calipers for measuring blubber thickness of Steller sea lion pups (Eumetopias jubatus). Marine Mammal Science 16:757-766. (PDF)

Rea, L.D., D.A. S. Rosen and A.W. Trites. 2000. Metabolic response to fasting in 6-week-old Steller sea lion pups (Eumetopias jubatus). Can. J. Zool. 78:890-894. (PDF)

Rea, L.D., D.A.S. Rosen and A.W. Trites. 2000. Metabolic response to fasting in 6-week-old Steller sea lion pups (Eumetopias jubatus). Canadian Journal of Zoology 78:890-894. (PDF)

Rosen, D.A.S. and A.W. Trites. 2000. Assessing the role of nutritional stress in the decline of wild populations: a Steller case of scientific sleuthing. In C.L.K. Baer (ed.), Proceedings of the Third Comparative Nutrition Society Symposium. Pacific Grove, California, August 4-9, 2000. 3:182-186. (PDF)

Rosen, D.A.S. and A.W. Trites. 2000. Digestive efficiency and dry-matter digestibility of Steller sea lions fed herring, pollock, salmon and squid. Canadian Journal of Zoology 78:234-239. (PDF)

Rosen, D.A.S. and A.W. Trites. 2000. Pollock and the decline of Steller sea lions: testing the junk-food hypothesis. Canadian Journal of Zoology 78:1243-1258. (PDF)

Rosen, D.A.S., L. Williams and A.W. Trites. 2000. Effect of ration size and meal frequency on assimilation and digestive efficiency in yearling Steller sea lions, Eumetopias jubatus. Aquatic Mammals 26:76-82. (PDF)

Stelle, L.L., R.W. Blake and A.W. Trites. 2000. Hydrodynamic drag in Steller sea lions (Eumetopias jubatus). Journal of Experimental Biology 203:1915-1923. (PDF)

Trites, A.W. 2000. Steller sea lion behavioral ecology at haulout sites in Alaska. Final report to the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation. NFWF Project pp. 31

Trites, A.W. and D.E. Bains. 2000. Short- and long-term effects of whale watching on killer whales (Orcinus orca) in British Columbia. International Whaling Commission Working Paper, Presented in Adelaide Australia pp. 10

Trites, Andrew W. and Remco A.H. Jonker. 2000. Morphometric measurements and body condition of healthy and starving Steller sea lion pups (Eumetopias jubatus). Aquatic Mammals 26:151-157. (PDF)

Yurk, H. and A.W. Trites. 2000. Experimental attempts to reduce predation by harbour seals (Phoca vitulina) on outmigrating juvenile salmonids. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 129:1360-1366. (PDF)

Burg, T.M., A.W. Trites and M.J. Smith. 1999. Mitochondrial and microsatellite DNA analyses of harbour seal population structure in the northeast Pacific Ocean. Canadian Journal of Zoology 77:930-943. (PDF)

Milette, L.L. and A.W. Trites. 1999. Behaviour of lactating Steller sea lions (Eumetopias jubatus) during the breeding season: a comparison between a declining and stable population in Alaska. MSc thesis, University of British Columbia, Vancouver B.C. 56 pages (PDF)

Rea, L.D., D.A.S. Rosen and A.W. Trites. 1999. Seasonal differences in adaptation to prolonged fasting in juvenile Steller sea lions (Eumetopias jubatus). In The FASEB Journal (Federation of American Societies of Experimental Biology). Washington, D.C., April 17-21, 1999. Vol 13(5) pp. A740 (PDF)

Rosen, D.A.S. and A.W. Trites. 1999. Metabolic effects of low-energy diet on Steller sea lions, Eumetopias jubatus. Physiological Zoology 72:723-731. (PDF)

Trites, A.W., J. Money, and P.A. Larkin. 1999. The decline of Steller sea lions (Eumetopias jubatus) and the development of commercial fisheries in the Gulf of Alaska and Aleutian Islands from 1950-1990. Unpublished Report. Marine Mammal Research Unit, Fisheries Centre, University of British Columbia pp. 29 (PDF)

Trites, A.W., P.A. Livingston, M.C. Vasconcellos, S. Mackinson, A.M. Springer and D. Pauly. 1999. Ecosystem change and the decline of marine mammals in the Eastern Bering Sea: testing the ecosystem shift and commercial whaling hypotheses. Fisheries Centre, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada. pp. 106 (PDF)

Trites, A.W., P.A. Livingston, M.C. Vasconcellos, S. Mackinson, A.M. Springer and D. Pauly. 1999. Ecosystem Considerations and the limitations of ecosystem models in fisheries management: insights from the Bering Sea. In Ecosystem Approaches for Fisheries Management. Alaska Sea Grant College Program, Alaska. pp. 609-619. (PDF)

Money, J.H. and A.W. Trites. 1998. A preliminary assessment of the status of marine mammal populations and associated research needs for the west coast of Canada. In Final Report to Fisheries and Oceans Canada. pp. 80 (PDF)

Pauly, D., A.W. Trites, E. Capuli and V. Christensen. 1998. Diet composition and trophic levels of marine mammals. ICES Journal of Marine Science 55:467-481. (PDF)

Pauly, D., A.W. Trites, E. Capuli and V. Christensen. 1998. Diet composition and trophic levels of marine mammals. ICES J. Mar. Sci. 55:467-481.

Rea, Lorrie D., David A.S. Rosen and Andrew W. Trites. 1998. Blood Chemistry and Body Mass Changes During Fasting in Juvenile Steller sea lions (Eumetopias jubatus). In Proceedings of the Comparative Nutrition Society, Number 2. pp. 174-178. (PDF)

Rosen, D.A.S. and A.W. Trites. 1998. Changes in metabolism in response to varying energy intake in a marine mammal, the Steller sea lion. In Proceedings of the Comparative Nutrition Society, Number 2. pp. 182-187. (PDF)

Trites, A.W. 1998. Steller Sea Lions (Eumetopias jubatus): Causes for their Decline and Factors Limiting their Restoration. Marine Mammal Research Unit, University of British Columbia, Fisheries Centre. (PDF)

Trites, A.W. 1998. Steller sea lions (Eumetopias jubatus): causes for their decline and factors limiting their restoration. pp. 24

Trites, A.W. and D. Pauly. 1998. Estimating mean body masses of marine mammals from maximum body lengths. Canadian Journal of Zoology 76:886-896. (PDF)

Porter, B., A.W. Trites and D.G. Calkins. 1997. Winter ecology of immature Steller sea lions. Steller sea lion recovery investigation in Alaska, 1995-1996 Alaska Dep. Fish and Game, NOAA contract report NA57FX0256. pp. 44-49.

Rosen, D.A.S. and A.W. Trites. 1997. Heat Increment of Feeding in Steller sea lions, Eumetopias jubatus. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology 118A:877-881. (PDF)

Trites, A.W. 1997. The role of pinnipeds in the ecosystem. In G. Stone, J. Goebel and S. Webster (eds), Symposium of the 127th Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society. New England Aquarium, Conservation Department, Boston. pp. 31-38. (PDF)

Trites, A.W., V. Christensen and D. Pauly. 1997. Competition between fisheries and marine mammals for prey and primary production in the Pacific Ocean. Journal of Northwest Atlantic Fishery Science. 22:173-187. (PDF)

Cottrell, P.W., A.W. Trites and E.H. Miller. 1996. Assessing the use of hard parts in faeces to identify harbour seal prey: results of captive feeding trials. Canadian Journal of Zoology 74:875-880. (PDF)

Trites, A.W., C.W. Beggs and B. Riddell. 1996. Status review of the Puntledge River summer chinook. DFO PCARC Document. pp. 34 (PDF)

Trites, A.W. and M.A. Bigg. 1996. Physical growth of northern fur seals: seasonal fluctuations and migratory influences. Journal of Zoology (London) 238:459-482. (PDF)

Trites, A.W., W. Hochachka and S.A. Carter. 1996. Killer whales and vessel activity in Robson Bight from 1991 to 1994. A report of BC Parks, Strathcona District, Parksville, BC. pp. 45 (PDF)

Trites, Andrew W. and Peter A. Larkin. 1996. Changes in the abundance of Steller sea lions (Eumetopias jubatus) in Alaska from 1956 to 1992: how many were there? Aquatic Mammals 22:153-166. (PDF)

Trites, A.W. and G.A. Antonelis. 1994. The influence of climatic seasonality on the life cycle of the Pribilof northern fur seal. Marine Mammal Science 10:311-324. (PDF)

Trites, A.W. and J. Scordino. 1994. Capturing male northern fur seals from haulout sites: estimates of capture efficiency and escapement. Aquatic Mammals 20:73-79. (PDF)

Trites, A.W. and W. Hochachka. 1994. Killer whales and vessel activity in Robson Bight from 1991 to 1993. A report of BC Parks, Strathcona District, Parksville, BC V9P 2H4. pp. 46

Trites, A.W. 1993. Biased estimates of fur seal pup mass: origins and implications. Journal of Zoology (London) 229:515-525. (PDF)

Trites, A.W. and A.E. York. 1993. Unexpected changes in reproductive rates and mean age at first birth during the decline of the Pribilof fur seal (Callorhinus ursinus). Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 50:858-864. (PDF)

Ellis, G.E. and A.W. Trites. 1992. The RAM-packs came back: a method for attaching and recovering pinniped data recorders. Aquatic Mammals 18:61-64. (PDF)

Trites, A.W. 1992. Reproductive synchrony and the estimation of mean date of birth from daily counts of northern fur seal pups. Marine Mammal Science 8:44-56. (PDF)

Trites, A.W. 1992. Northern fur seals: Why have they declined? Aquatic Mammals 18:3-18. (PDF)

Trites, A.W. 1992. Fetal growth and the condition of pregnant northern fur seals off western North America from 1958 to 1972. Canadian Journal of Zoology 70:2125-2131. (PDF)

Trites, A.W. and M.A. Bigg. 1992. Changes in body growth of northern fur seals from 1958 to 1972: density effects or changes in the ecosystem? Fisheries Oceanography 10:127-136. (PDF)

Trites, A.W. and P.A. Larkin. 1992. The status of Steller sea lion populations and the development of fisheries in the Gulf of Alaska and Aleutian Islands. In A report of the Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission pursuant to National Oceanic and Atmospheric award no. NA17FD0177. University of British Columbia, Fisheries Centre, 2204 Main Mall, Vancouver, B.C. V6T 1Z4. pp. 134 (PDF)

Trites, A.W. 1991. Fetal growth of northern fur seals: life history strategy and sources of variation. Canadian Journal of Zoology 69:2608-2617. (PDF)

Trites, A.W. 1991. Does tagging and handling affect the growth of northern fur seal pups (Callorhinus ursinus)? Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 48:2436-2442. (PDF)

Trites, A.W. 1990. Thermal budgets and climate spaces: the impact of weather on the survival of Galapagos (Arctocephalus galapagoensis Heller) and northern fur seal pups (Callorhinus ursinus L.I}). Functional Ecology 48:753-768. (PDF)