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Most Recent Publications

2025

Genomic analyses reveal trans-generational haul out site fidelity in leopard seals

Bonin, C.A., Vendrami D.L.J., Goebel, M.E., Kienle, S.S., Hoffman, J.I. & Krause, D.J. (2025). Scientific Reports. 15. 41627. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-25641-w

Postmortem attentive behavior in leopard seals: insights into mother-pup interactions

Sperou, E.S. & Borras‐Chavez, R., Torres, D., Gómez, G., Bonin, C.A., Neira, V., Flores, C.A.,  & Kienle, S.S.  (2025). Polar Biology. 48(4), 1-14. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00300-025-03433-2

Individual Specialization in a Generalist Apex Predator: The Leopard Seal

Sperou, E.S., Krause, D.J., Borras‐Chavez, R., Charapata, P., Costa, D.P., Crocker, D.E., Smith, K.J., Thompson, B., Best, A., Anderson, J. & Goebel, M.E. (2025). Ecology and Evolution. 15(6), e71593

Reference genome of the leopard seal (Hydrurga leptonyx), a Southern Ocean apex predator

Canitz, J., Kienle, S.S., van der Linde, K., Borras-Chavez, R., Sperou, E.S., Leahy, A., Rivera, S., Autenrieth, M., Hoffman, J.I. & Bonin, C.A. (2025). Frontiers in Genetics, 16, 1561273.

Seasonal patterns of mercury bioaccumulation in lobsters (Homarus americanus) from Maine

Stoicov, D., Bonin, C. A., van Wijnen, A. J., & Lewallen, E. A. (2025). Academia Biology, 3(1).

2024

 

Genomic and fitness consequences of a near-extinction event in the northern elephant seal

Hoffman, J. I., Vendrami, D. L., Hench, K., Chen, R. S., Stoffel, M. A., Kardos, M., ... & Dasmahapatra, K. K. (2024). Nature Ecology & Evolution, 8(12), 2309-2324.

Occurrence, residency, and habitat characterization of leopard seals in Chile

Borras-Chavez, R., Soteres, R. L., Gómez-González, G., Martínez, F., Fernández-Ferrada, N., Castillo-Aguilar, M., ... & Kienle, S. S. (2024). Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 12, 1448098.

First paired observations of sexual behavior and calls in wild leopard seals

Kienle, S. S., Bonin, C. A., Gómez, G., Goebel, M. E., Donke, M., Sperou, E. S., ... & Borras-Chavez, R. (2024). Polar Biology, 1-13.

Avian influenza H5N1 threatens imperiled krill-dependent predators in Antarctica

Brownell Jr, R. L., Krause, D. J., Baylis, A. M., Bonin, C. A., Oliveira, L. R., Uhart, M. M., ... & Watters, G. M. (2024). Frontiers in Marine Science, 11, 1453737.

Evaluating threats to South Shetland Antarctic fur seals amidst population collapse

Krause, D. J., Brownell Jr, R. L., Bonin, C. A., Woodman, S. M., Shaftel, D., & Watters, G. M. (2024). Mammal Review, 54(1), 30-46.

2023

 

Dysregulation of microRNAs may contribute to neurosensory impairment in Arctic cod (Boreogadus saida) following CO2 exposure

Schweitzer, C. C., Bonin, C. A., Magel, C., Hurst, T. P., & Horodysky, A. Z. (2023). Frontiers in Marine Science, 10, 1247344.

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