Sentences with phrase «sea lion pup weight»
The results refocus the debate on the causes of sea lion pup weight loss from episodic stresses associated with El Niño years to a decadal - long trend of declining forage quality in the waters around the California Channel Island rookeries, the researchers wrote.
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However, the close correlation between the fish available and the weight of sea lion pups provides «compelling evidence of a food limitation effect on the weight of dependent pups,» the scientists wrote.