Marine Mammal Institute

Waite, J. N., Schrader, W. J., Mellish, J. - A. E., & Horning, M.. (2007). Three-dimensional photogrammetry as a tool for estimating morphometrics and body mass of Steller sea lions (Eumetopias jubatus). Canadian Journal of Fisheries & Aquatic Sciences, 64, 296-303.

Mellish, J. - A. E., Calkins, D. G., Christen, D. R., Horning, M., Rea, L. D., & Atkinson, S.. (2006). Temporary captivity as a research tool: Comprehensive study of wild pinnipeds under controlled conditions. Aquatic Mammals, 32, 58-65.

Nienaber, J., Thomton, J., Horning, M., Polasek, L., & Mellish, J. - A. E.. (2010). Surface temperature patterns in seals and sea lions: A validation of temporal and spatial consistency. Journal of Thermal Biology, 35, 435-440. doi:10.1016/j.jtherbio.2010.09.005

Horning, M., & Mellish, J. - A. E.. (2009). Spatially explicit detection of predation on individual pinnipeds from implanted post-mortem satellite data transmitters. Endangered Species Research, 10, 135-143. doi:10.3354/esr00220

Mellish, J. - A. E., Tuomi, P. A., Hindle, A. J., Jang, S., & Horning, M.. (2010). Skin microbial flora and effectiveness of aseptic technique for deep muscle biopsies in Weddell seals (Leptonychotes weddellii ) in McMurdo Sound, Antarctica. Journal of Wildlife Diseases, 46(2), 655-8.

Mellish, J. - A. E., Horning, M., & York, A. E.. (2007). Seasonal and spatial blubber-depth changes in captive harbor seals (Phoca vitulina) and Steller’s sea lions (Eumetopias jubatus). Journal of Mammalogy, 88, 408-414.

Mellish, J. - A. E., Hindle, A. J., & Horning, M.. (2010). A preliminary assessment of the impact of disturbance and handling on Weddell seals of McMurdo Sound, Antarctica. Antarctic Science, 22(01), 25. doi:10.1017/S0954102009990447

Horning, M., & Mellish, J. - A. E.. (2012). Predation on an Upper Trophic Marine Predator, the Steller Sea Lion: Evaluating High Juvenile Mortality in a Density Dependent Conceptual Framework. PLoS ONE, 7(1): e30173. doi:doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0030173

Mellish, J. - A. E., Thomton, J., & Horning, M.. (2007). Physiological and behavioral response to intra-abdominal transmitter implantation in Steller sea lions. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, 351, 283-293.

Mellish, J. - A. E., Hennen, D., Thomton, J., Petrauskas, L., Atkinson, S., & Calkins, D.. (2007). Permanent marking in an endangered species: physiological response to hot branding in Steller sea lions (Eumetopias jubatus). Wildlife Research, 34, 43-47.

Petrauskas, L., Atkinson, S., Gulland, F., Mellish, J. - A. E., & Horning, M.. (2008). Monitoring glucocorticoid response to rehabilitation and research procedures in California and Steller sea lions. Journal of Experimental Zoology. Part A, Ecological Genetics and Physiology, 309(2), 73-82. doi:10.1002/jez.435

Thomton, J., Mellish, J. - A. E., Hennen, D., & Horning, M.. (2008). Juvenile Steller sea lion dive behavior following temporary captivity. Endangered Species Research, 4, 195-203. Retrieved from http://www.int-res.com/articles/esr2008/4/n004p195.pdf

Horning, M., Haulena, M., Tuomi, P. A., & Mellish, J. - A. E.. (2008). Intraperitoneal implantation of life-long telemetry transmitters in otariids. BMC Veterinary Research, 4, 51. Retrieved from http://www.biomedcentral.com/1746-6148/4/51

Horning, M., & Mellish, J. - A. E.. (2014). In cold blood: evidence of Pacific sleeper shark (Somniosus pacificus) predation on Steller sea lions (Eumetopias jubatus) in the Gulf of Alaska. Fishery Bulletin, 112(4), 297 - 310. doi:10.7755/FB.112.4.6

Mellish, J. - A. E., Hindle, A. J., & Horning, M.. (2011). Health and condition in the adult Weddell seal of McMurdo Sound, Antarctica. Zoology, 114, 177-183.

Hindle, A., Horning, M., & Mellish, J. - A. E.. (2015). Estimating total body heat dissipation in air and water from skin surface heat flux telemetry in Weddell seals. Animal Biotelemetry, 3, 50. doi:10.1186/s40317-015-0081-4

Walker, K. A., Horning, M., Mellish, J. - A. E., & Weary, D. M.. (2011). The effects of two analgesic regimes on behavior after abdominal surgery in Steller sea lions. The Veterinary Journal, 190, 160-164.

Hindle, A. J., Horning, M., Mellish, J. - A. E., & Lawler, J. M.. (2009). Diving into old age: muscular senescence in a large-bodied, long-lived mammal, the Weddell seal (Leptonychotes weddellii). The Journal of Experimental Biology, 212(Pt 6), 790-6.

Mellish, J. - A. E., Tuomi, P. A., Hindle, A. J., & Horning, M.. (2010). Chemical immobilization of Weddell seals (Leptonychotes weddellii) by ketamine/midazolam combination. Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia, 37(2), 123-31.

Horning, M., Haulena, M., Tuomi, P. A., Mellish, J. - A. E., Goertz, C. E., Woodie, K., et al.. (2017). Best practice recommendations for the use of fully implanted telemetry devices in pinnipeds. Animal Biotelemetry, 5. doi:10.1186/s40317-017-0128-9

Walker, K. A., Horning, M., Mellish, J. - A. E., & Weary, D. M.. (2009). Behavioural responses of juvenile Steller sea lions to abdominal surgery: Developing an assessment of post-operative pain. Applied Animal Behaviour Science, 120, 201-207. doi:10.1016/j.applanim.2009.06.003

Mellish, J. - A. E., Tuomi, P. A., & Horning, M.. (2004). Assessment of ultrasound imaging as a non-invasive measure of blubber thickness in pinnipeds. Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine, 35, 116 - 118.

Hindle, A. J., Mellish, J. - A. E., & Horning, M.. (2011). Aerobic dive limit does not decline in an aging pinniped. J. Exp. Zoology, 315A, 544-552.