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Translocation and hand‐rearing result in short‐tailed albatrosses returning to breed in the Ogasawara Islands 80 years after extirpation by Deguchi, T., Sato, F., Eda, M., Izumi, H., Suzuki, H., Suryan, R. M., Lance, E. W., Hasegawa, H., Ozaki, K.

“…Restoration or establishment of colonies using translocation and hand‐rearing can be an effective tool for conserving birds. However, well‐designed…”
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Variation in Energy Expenditure among Black‐Legged Kittiwakes: Effects of Activity‐Specific Metabolic Rates and Activity Budgets by Jodice, P. G. R., Roby, D. D., Suryan, R. M., Irons, D. B., Kaufman, A. M., Turco, K. R., Visser, G. H.

“…We sought to determine the effect of variation in time‐activity budgets (TABs) and foraging behavior on energy expenditure rates of parent black‐legged…”
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Short-term fluctuations in forage fish availability and the effect on prey selection and brood-rearing in the black-legged kittiwake Rissa tridactyla by SURYAN, Robert M, IRONS, David B, KAUFMAN, Max, BENSON, Jeb, JODICE, Patrick G. R, ROBY, Daniel D, BROWN, Evelyn D

“…To better understand how fluctuations in prey abundance may impact seabird reproductive success, we studied short-term changes in prey populations and their…”
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PREY SWITCHING AND VARIABLE FORAGING STRATEGIES OF BLACK-LEGGED KITTIWAKES AND THE EFFECT ON REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS by Suryan, Robert M, Irons, David B, Benson, Jeb

“…We studied the diets, foraging strategies, and reproduction of Black-legged Kittiwakes (Rissa tridactyla) during five years at two colonies within Prince…”
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Scales and mechanisms of marine hotspot formation by HAZEN, Elliott L, SURYAN, Robert M, SANTORA, Jarrod A, BOGRAD, Steven J, WATANUKI, Yutaka, WILSON, Rory P

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Proximity to multiple foraging habitats enhances seabirds’ resilience to local food shortages by Paredes, Rosana, Harding, Ann M. A., Irons, David B., Roby, Daniel D., Suryan, Robert M., Orben, Rachael A., Renner, Heather, Young, Rebecca, Kitaysky, Alexander

“…As central-place foragers, seabirds from colonies located close to multiple and/or productive marine habitats might experience increased foraging opportunities…”
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Ontogenetic changes in at-sea distributions of immature short-tailed albatrosses Phoebastria albatrus by Orben, RA, O’Connor, AJ, Suryan, RM, Ozaki, K, Sato, F, Deguchi, T

“…The ability of juveniles of wide-ranging species to locate distant foraging regions can rely on innate or learned information. Reliance on innate cues could be…”
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TRACKING HARBOR SEALS (PHOCA VITULINA RICHARDSI) TO DETERMINE DIVE BEHAVIOR, FORAGING ACTIVITY, AND HAUL-OUT SITE USE by Suryan, Robert M., Harvey, James T.

“…Movements and haul-out patterns of the harbor seal (Phoca vitulina richardsi) have been studied with a variety of methods, including observations of seals with…”
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Overlap of North Pacific albatrosses with the U.S. west coast groundfish and shrimp fisheries by Guy, T.J., Jennings, S.L., Suryan, R.M., Melvin, E.F., Bellman, M.A., Ballance, L.T., Blackie, B.A., Croll, D.A., Deguchi, T., Geernaert, T.O., Henry, R.W., Hester, M., Hyrenbach, K.D., Jahncke, J., Kappes, M.A., Ozaki, K., Roletto, J., Sato, F., Sydeman, W.J., Zamon, J.E.

“…•Integrates fishery dependent and independent seabird distribution data.•Delineation of risk by management area and depth provides management framework.•Shelf…”
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Winter dispersal and activity patterns of post-breeding black-legged kittiwakes Rissa tridactyla from Prince William Sound, Alaska by McKnight, A, Irons, DB, Allyn, AJ, Sullivan, KM, Suryan, RM

“…As colony-specific wintering ecology of small and medium-sized seabirds is poorly understood, it has been generally assumed that winter conditions have the…”
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PASSIVE INTERFERENCE COMPETITION BY GLAUCOUS-WINGED GULLS ON BLACK-LEGGED KITTIWAKES: A COST OF FEEDING IN FLOCKS by Maniscalco, John M, Ostrand, William D, Suryan, Robert M, Irons, David B

“…We analyzed data from two independent studies of foraging Black-legged Kittiwakes (Rissa tridactyla) in Prince William Sound, Alaska. Our purpose was to…”
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Prey Resources, Competition, and Geographic Structure of Kittiwake Colonies in Prince William Sound by Ainley, David G., Ford, R. Glenn, Brown, Evelyn D., Suryan, Robert M., Irons, David B.

“…Mostly indirect evidence has shown that the size of bird colonies is often related positively to the size of foraging areas, in turn an indirect measure of…”
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Assessing the nutritional stress hypothesis: relative influence of diet quantity and quality on seabird productivity by Jodice, Patrick G. R., Roby, Daniel D., Turco, Kathy R., Suryan, Robert M., Irons, David B., Piatt, John F., Shultz, Michael T., Roseneau, David G., Kettle, Arthur B., Anthony, Jill A.

“…Food availability comprises a complex interaction of factors that integrates abundance, taxonomic composition, accessibility, and quality of the prey base. The…”
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Evaluation of Radio-Tracking and Strip Transect Methods for Determining Foraging Ranges of Black-Legged Kittiwakes by Ostrand, William D., Drew, Gary S., Suryan, Robert M., McDonald, Lyman L.

“…We compared strip transect and radio-tracking methods of determining foraging range of Black-legged Kittiwakes (Rissa tridactyla). The mean distance birds were…”
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Increased energy expenditure by a seabird in response to higher food abundance by Jodice, Patrick G. R., Roby, Daniel D., Suryan, Robert M., Irons, David B., Turco, Kathy R., Brown, Evelyn D., Thedinga, John F., Visser, G. Henk

“…Variability in forage fish abundance strongly affects seabird behavior and reproductive success, although details of this relationship are unclear. During 1997…”
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Effects of Colony Relocation on Diet and Productivity of Caspian Terns by Roby, Daniel D., Collis, Ken, Lyons, Donald E., Craig, David P., Adkins, Jessica Y., Myers, Anne Mary, Suryan, Robert M.

“…We investigated the efficacy of management to reduce the impact of Caspian tern (Sterna caspia) predation on survival of juvenile salmonids (Oncorhynchus spp.)…”
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Variability in Reactions of Pacific Harbor Seals, Phoca vitulina richardsi, to Disturbance by Suryan, Robert M, Harvey, James T

“…The reactions of harbor seals in the northern San Juan islands to disturbance from humans during the pupping season were studied to determine if human…”
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Synthesizing integrated ecosystem research to create informed stock-specific indicators for next generation stock assessments by Shotwell, S.K., Pirtle, J.L., Watson, J.T., Deary, A.L., Doyle, M.J., Barbeaux, S.J., Dorn, M.W., Gibson, G.A., Goldstein, E.D., Hanselman, D.H., Hermann, A.J., Hulson, P.J.F., Laurel, B.J., Moss, J.H., Ormseth, O.A., Robinson, D., Rogers, L.A., Rooper, C.N., Spies, I., Strasburger, W.W., Suryan, R.M., Vollenweider, J.J.

“…Over the past two decades, numerous ecosystem surveys and process studies have emerged to monitor and assess the large marine ecosystems of Alaska. Several…”
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COLONY AND POPULATION DYNAMICS OF BLACK-LEGGED KITTIWAKES IN A HETEROGENEOUS ENVIRONMENT by Suryan, Robert M, Irons, David B

“…Black-legged Kittiwakes (Rissa tridactyla) nest at 25 distinct colonies located throughout Prince William Sound that range in size from <20 to >7,000 pairs…”
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A Leg-Noose for Capturing Adult Kittiwakes at the Nest (Lazo Corredizo para Atrapar, por las Pata, a Individuos de Rissa tridactyla en sus Nidos) by Benson, Jeb, Suryan, Robert M.

“…We developed a leg-noose for capturing adult Black-legged Kittiwakes (Rissa tridactyla), a cliff-nesting, colonial seabird. The capture device consisted of an…”
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