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novel microsatellite multiplex assay for the endangered Hawaiian monk seal (Neomonachus schauinslandi) by Mihnovets, A. Nicole, Jennifer K. Schultz, Claudia Wultsch, Charles L. Littnan, George Amato

“…The Hawaiian monk seal (Neomonachus schauinslandi) is endemic to the Hawaiian archipelago and is among the most endangered marine mammal species in the world…”
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Model recommendations meet management reality: implementation and evaluation of a network-informed vaccination effort for endangered Hawaiian monk seals by Robinson, Stacie J., Barbieri, Michelle M., Murphy, Samantha, Baker, Jason D., Harting, Albert L., Craft, Meggan E., Littnan, Charles L.

“…Where disease threatens endangered wildlife populations, substantial resources are required for management actions such as vaccination. While network models…”
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Sighting patterns reveal unobserved pupping events to revise reproductive rate estimates for Hawaiian monk seals in the main Hawaiian Islands by Robinson, Stacie J., Harting, Albert L., Mercer, Tracy, Johanos, Thea C., Baker, Jason D., Littnan, Charles L.

“…We used sighting reports, including decades of citizen‐reported Hawaiian monk seal (Neomonachus schauinslandi) sightings, to describe female breeding biology…”
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Population‐level impacts of natural and anthropogenic causes‐of‐death for Hawaiian monk seals in the main Hawaiian Islands by Harting, Albert L., Barbieri, Michelle M., Baker, Jason D., Mercer, Tracy A., Johanos, Thea C., Robinson, Stacie J., Littnan, Charles L., Colegrove, Katie M., Rotstein, Dave S.

“…Identifying, assessing, and ranking the impact of individual threats is fundamental to the conservation and recovery of rare and endangered species. In this…”
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Protozoal-related mortalities in endangered Hawaiian monk seals Neomonachus schauinslandi by Barbieri, Michelle M, Kashinsky, Lizabeth, Rotstein, David S, Colegrove, Kathleen M, Haman, Katherine H, Magargal, Spencer L, Sweeny, Amy R, Kaufman, Angela C, Grigg, Michael E, Littnan, Charles L

“…Protozoal infections have been widely documented in marine mammals and may cause morbidity and mortality at levels that result in population level effects. The…”
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Survey for Placental Disease and Reproductive Pathogens in the Endangered Hawaiian Monk Seal (Neomonachus schauinslandi) by Barbieri, Michelle, Duncan, Colleen, Harting, Albert L., Pabilonia, Kristy L., Johanos, Thea C., Goldstein, Tracey, Robinson, Stacie J., Littnan, Charles L.

“…There is considerable temporal and spatial variability in the reproductive rates of Hawaiian monk seals (HMS; Neomonachus schauinslandi). Poor reproductive…”
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MODELING A MORBILLIVIRUS OUTBREAK IN HAWAIIAN MONK SEALS (NEOMONACHUS SCHAUINSLANDI) TO AID IN THE DESIGN OF MITIGATION PROGRAMS by Baker, Jason D., Harting, Albert L., Barbieri, Michelle M., Robinson, Stacie J., Gulland, Frances M. D., Littnan, Charles L.

“…We developed a stochastic susceptible–exposed–infectious–removed (SEIR) model to simulate a range of plausible morbillivirus outbreak scenarios in a randomly…”
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ESTIMATING CONTACT RATES OF HAWAIIAN MONK SEALS (NEOMONACHUS SCHAUINSLANDI) USING SOCIAL NETWORK ANALYSIS by Baker, Jason D., Harting, Albert L., Barbieri, Michelle M., Johanos, Thea C., Robinson, Stacie J., Littnan, Charles L.

“…Understanding disease transmission dynamics, which are in part mediated by rates and patterns of social contact, is fundamental to predicting the likelihood,…”
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Body growth in Hawaiian monk seals by Baker, Jason D., Johanos, Thea C., Wurth, Tracy A., Littnan, Charles L.

“…Body length and axillary girth measurements of more than 600 free‐ranging Hawaiian monk seals from 1 to 20 yr old were analyzed. Comparison of fitted von…”
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Estimating the carrying capacity of French Frigate Shoals for the endangered Hawaiian monk seal using Ecopath with Ecosim by Parrish, Frank A., Howell, Evan A., Antonelis, George A., Iverson, Sara J., Littnan, Charles L., Parrish, James D., Polovina, Jeffrey J.

“…The carrying capacity of the French Frigate Shoals (FFS) region for the endangered Hawaiian monk seal was appraised using an updated version of the original…”
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Survey for Selected Pathogens and Evaluation of Disease Risk Factors for Endangered Hawaiian Monk Seals in the Main Hawaiian Islands by Littnan, Charles L, Stewart, Brent S, Yochem, Pamela K, Braun, Robert

“…A recently reestablished and increasing population of Hawaiian monk seals in the main Hawaiian Islands (MHI) is encouraging for this endangered species…”
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FORAGING OF JUVENILE MONK SEALS AT FRENCH FRIGATE SHOALS, HAWAII by Parrish, Frank A., Marshall, Gregory J., Littnan, CharlesL, Heithaus, Mike, Canja, Suzanne, Becker, Brenda, Braun, Robert, Antoneijs, George A.

“…Emaciation and poor survivorship of juvenile Hawaiian monk seals at French Frigate Shoals atoll prompted a study of their foraging, using video camera…”
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EFFECTS OF VIDEO CAMERA ATTACHMENT ON THE FORAGING BEHAVIOR OF IMMATURE HAWAIIAN MONK SEALS by Littnan, Charles L., Baker, Jason D., Parrish, Frank A., Marshall, Gregory J.

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Model recommendations meet management reality: implementation and evaluation of a network-informed vaccination effort for endangered Hawaiian monk seals by Robinson, Stacie J., Barbieri, Michelle M., Murphy, Samantha, Baker, Jason D., Harting, Albert L., Craft, Meggan E., Littnan, Charles L.

“…Where disease threatens endangered wildlife populations, substantial resources are required for management actions such as vaccination. While network models…”
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Estimating Hawaiian monk seal range-wide abundance and associated uncertainty by Baker, JD, Harting, AL, Johanos, TC, Littnan, CL

“…The type and quantity of survey data, and consequently, applicable methods for estimating abundance, vary throughout the range of the Endangered Hawaiian monk…”
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An integrated approach for assessing translocation as an effective conservation tool for Hawaiian monk seals by Norris, TA, Littnan, CL, Gulland, FMD, Baker, JD, Harvey, JT

“…For threatened and endangered species, translocations have been widely used to mitigate multiple sources of mortality that threaten population recovery…”
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Benefits derived from opportunistic survival-enhancing interventions for the Hawaiian monk seal: the silver BB paradigm by AL Harting, TC Johanos, CL Littnan

“…The cumulative benefits derived from historic small-scale, opportunistic interventions for the Hawaiian monk seal Monachus schauinslandi were assessed using…”
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MODELING A MORBILLIVIRUS OUTBREAK IN HAWAIIAN MONK SEALS (NEOMONACHUS SCHAUINSLANDI) TO AID IN THE DESIGN OF MITIGATION PROGRAMS by Baker, Jason D., Harting, Albert L., Barbieri, Michelle M., Robinson, Stacie J., Gulland, Frances M. D., Littnan, Charles L.

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A two-stage translocation strategy for improving juvenile survival of Hawaiian monk seals by JD Baker, AL Harting, CL Littnan

“…We propose a two-stage translocation strategy to conserve metapopulations of endangered species. The concept takes advantage of variation in vital rates among…”
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Three months journeying of a Hawaiian monk seal by Brillinger, David R, Stewart, Brent S, Littnan, Charles L

“…IMS Collections 2008, Vol. 2, 246-264 Hawaiian monk seals (Monachus schauinslandi) are endemic to the Hawaiian Islands and are the most endangered species of…”
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