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  • 2024 Chang RK, Miller MA, Thompson GR, III, Engelthaler DM, Parker LM, Leviner AL, Miller MA. Novel presentation of Coccidioidomycosis with myriad free-floating proteinaceaous spheres in the pericardial sac of a southern sea otter (Enhydra lutris nereis). Journal of Wildlife Diseases 60(1): 223-228.
  • 2024 Hawk D, Dunkin R,Batac F, Miller M, and Weiss-Penzias PS. Assessment of mercury concentrations in fur, liver and brain tissue from necropsied southern sea otters (Enhydra lutris nereis). Marine Mammal Science. 40(3): e13112 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/mms.13112
  • 2024 Riordan K, Dean AE, Kerr SJ, Thometz NM, Batac FI, Liwanag HEM. A novel comparison of southern sea otter ( Enhydra lutris nereis) fur buoyancy across ontogeny. Journal of Experimental Biology 227(17). https://doi.org/10.1242/jeb.247134
  • 2024 Weyand L, Batac F, Reed A, Miller M . Inhibin-α immunopositive ovarian granulosa cell tumor in a southern sea otter. California Fish and Wildlife Scientific Journal 1:110. https://doi.org/10.51492/cfwj.110.3
  • 2023 Grewelle RE, Greenwald K, Young C, Miller M. Molecular and morphological confirmation of Profilicollis altmani as the cause of acanthocephalan peritonitis in California sea otters ( Enhydra lutris nereis). International Journal for Paristology: Parasites and Wildlife 22: 28-32.
  • 2023 Jessup DA,Miller MA . Chapter 6: Prescriptions for reducing ocean pollution and saving southern sea otters. Pp. 90-107 inJessup DA, Radcliffe RW (eds.), Wildlife Disease in Health Conservation. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore.
  • 2023 Michishita S, Gibble C, Tubbs C, Felton R, Gjeltema J, Lang J, Finkelstein M. Microplastic in northern anchovies (Engraulis mordax) and common murres (Uria aalge) from the Monterey Bay, California USA-Insights into prevalence, composition, and estrogenic activity. Environmental Pollution, 316, p.120548.
  • 2023 Miller MA, Newberry CA, Sinnott DM, Batac FI, Greenwald K, Reed A, Young C, Harris MD, Packham AE, Shapiro K. Newly detected, virulent Toxoplasma gondii COUG strain causing fatal steatitis and toxoplasmosis in southern sea otters (Enhydra lutris nereis). Front. Mar. Sci. 10:1116899. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2023.1116899
  • 2023 Riordan K, Dean AE, Adema P, Thometz NM, Batac F, Liwanag H. Ontogenetic changes in southern sea otter (E nydra lutris nereis) fur morphology. Journal of Morphology 2023: e21624. https://doi.org/10.1002/jmor.21624
  • 2023 Riordan K, Thometz NM, Batac FI, Nicholson TE, Liwanag HEM. Effects of ontogeny and oiling on the thermal function of southern sea otter ( Enhydra lutris nereis) fur. Conservation Physiology 11(1): coad095.
  • 2022 Carter NH, Miller MA, Moriarty ME, Tinker MT, Gagne RB, Johnson CK, Murray MJ, Staedler MM, Bangoura B, Larson S, Ernest HB. Investigating associations among relatedness, genetic diversity, and causes of mortality in southern sea otters (Enhydra lutris nereis). Journal of Wildlife Diseases 58(1): 63-75. https://doi.org/10.7589/JWD-D-21-00019
  • 2022 Pesapane R, Chaves A, Foley J, Javeed N, Barnum S, Greenwald K, Dodd E, Fontaine C, Duignan P, Murray M, Miller M. Nasopulmonary mites (Acari: Halarachnidae) as potential vectors of bacterial pathogens, including Streptococcus phocae, in marine mammals. PlosONE 17(6): e0270009. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0270009(opens in new tab)
  • 2021 Beck J, Michael PE, Hester M, Nevins HM, Donnelly-Greenan E, Gibble C, Phillips EM, Young C, Fitzgerald S. Seasonal variation of Pacific Northern Fulmar bycatch: Implications for age and sex-specific mortality. Fisheries Oceanography 30(3): 253-263. https://doi.org/10.1111/fog.12518(opens in new tab)
  • 2021 Chang EK, Miller M, Shahin K, Batac F, Field CL, Duignan P, Struve C, Byrne BA, Murray MJ, Greenwald K, Smith WA, Ziccardi M, Soto E. Genetics and pathology associated with Klebsiella pneumoniae and Klebsiella spp. isolates from North American Pacific coastal marine mammals. Veterinary Microbiology 265: 109307.
  • 2021 Gibble CM, Kudela RM, Knowles S, Bodenstein B, Lefebre KA. Domoic acid and saxitoxin in seabirds in the United States between 2007 and 2018.Harmful Algae 103: 101981.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hal.2021.101981(opens in new tab)
  • 2021 Gibble CM, Neuman KK. Beck J. Demography, morphometrics, and stomach contents of common ravens examined as a result of controlled take. Human–Wildlife Interactions, 15(3), p.15.
  • 2021 Javeed N, Foley J, Oliver-Guimera A, Affolter VK, Keel MK, Reed A, Pesapane R, Duignan PJ, Murray M, Tinker MT, Miller MA. Demodectic mange in threatened southern sea otters (Enhydra lutris nereis). Veterinary Dermatology 32(3): 211-e55.
  • 2021 Miller MA, Moriarty ME, Duignan PJ, Zabka TS, Dodd E, Batac F, Young C, Reed A, Harris M, Greenwald K, Kudela R, Murray MJ, Gulland F, Miller PE, Hayashi K, Gunther-Harrington CT, Tinker MT, Toy-Choutka S. Clinical signs and pathology associated with domoic acid toxicosis in southern sea otters (Enhydra lutris nereis).Frontiers in Marine Science. 8: 585501. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2021.585501(opens in new tab)
  • 2021 Moriarty ME, Miller MA, Murray MJ, Duignan PJ, Gunther-Harrington CT, Field CL, Adams LM, Schmitt TL, Johnson CK. Exploration of serum cardiac troponin I as a biomarker of cardiomyopathy in southern sea otters (Enhydra lutris nereis). American Journal of Veterinary Research 82(7): 529-537.
  • 2021 Moriarty ME, Tinker MT, Miller MA, Tomoleoni JA, Staedler MM, Fujii JA, Batac FI, Dodd EM, Kudela RM, Zubkousky-White V, Johnson CK. Exposure to domoic acid is an ecological driver of cardiac disease in southern sea otters. Harmful Algae 101 (2021): 101973.
  • 2021 Pesapane R, Archibald W, Norris T, Fontaine C, Halaska B, Duignan P, Javeed N, Miller M, Foley J. Nasopulmonary mites (Halarachnidae) of coastal California pinnipeds: Identity, prevalence, and molecular characterization. International Journal for Parisitology: Parasites and Wildlife 16: 113-119. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijppaw.2021.08.005(opens in new tab)
  • 2021 Strobel SM, Miller MA, Murray MJ, Reichmuth C. Anatomy of the sense of touch in sea otters: Cutaneous mechanoreceptors and structural features of glabrous skin. The Anatomical Record 305(3): 535-555.https://doi.org/10.1002/ar.24739(opens in new tab)
  • 2021 Tinker MT, Yee JL, Laidre KL, Hatfield BB, Harris MD, Tomoleoni JA, Bell TW, Saarman E, Carswell LP, Miles AK. Habitat features predict carrying capacity of a recovering marine carnivore. Journal of Fish and Wildlife Management 85(2): 303-323. https://doi.org/10.1002/jwmg.21985(opens in new tab)
  • 2021 Turner NB, Bentall GB, Young C, Johnson AB, Standley WG. The Respect Wildlife Campaign: A collaborative effort to reduce human disturbance to California’s coastal wildlife. California Fish and Wildlife 107(3): 284-294.
  • 2020 Batac FI, Miller MA, Moriatry ME, Shen Z, Fox JG, Ottemann KM. Helicobacter spp. in necropsied southern sea otters (Enhydra lutris nereis) is associated with gastric ulcers and sensitive to multiple antibiotics. Frontiers in Marine Science 7: 413. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2020.00413(opens in new tab).
  • 2020 Burgess TL, Tinker MT, Miller MA, Smith WA, Bodkin JL, Murray MJ, Nichol LM, Saarinen JA, Larson S, Tomoleoni JA, Conrad PA, Johnson C. Spatial epidemiological patterns suggest mechanisms of land-sea transmission for Sarcocystis neurona in a coastal marine mammal. Scientific Reports 10: 3683. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-010-60254-5(opens in new tab).
  • 2020 Henkel LA, Neuman KK, Stein RW, Stenzel LE. Assessing accuracy of sampling schemes to estimate western snowy plover reproductive success. Journal of Fish and Wildlife Management 11(1): 210-216. https://doi.org/10.3996/102019-JFWM-088(opens in new tab).
  • 2020Miller MA, Duignan PJ, Dodd E, Batac F, Staedler M, Tomoleoni JA, Murray M, Harris H, Gardiner C. Emergence of a zoonotic pathogen in a coastal marine sentinel: Capillaria hepatica (syn. Colodium hepaticum)-associated hepatitis in southern sea otters (Enhydra lutris nereis).Frontiers in Marine Science 7:335. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2020.00335(opens in new tab).
  • 2020 Miller MA, Moriarty ME, Henkel L, Tinker MT, Burgess TL, Batac FI, Dodd E, Young C, Harris MD, Jessup DA, Ames J, Conrad PA, Packham AE, Johnson, CK. Predators, disease, and environmental change in the nearshore ecosystem: Mortality in southern sea otters (Enhydra lutris nereis) from 1998-2012. Frontiers in Marine Science 7:582. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2020.00582(opens in new tab)
  • 2019 Golightly RT, Gabriel PO, Lockerby CL, De la Cruz SE, Takekawa JY, Henkel LA, Massey G, Ziccardi MH. Post-release behavior of Surf Scoters (Melanitta perspicillata) following an oil spill: an experimental approach to evaluating rehabilitation success. Waterbirds 42(1): 39-50.
  • 2019 Shapiro K, VanWormer E, Packham A, Dodd E, Conrad PA, Miller M. Type X strains of Toxoplasma gondii are virulent for southern sea otters (Enhydra lutris nereis) and present in felids from nearby watersheds.Proceedings of the Royal Society B 286: 20191334.
  • 2019 Shockling Dent CE, Miller MA, Batac, F, Dodd E, Smith W, Pesapane R, Foley J. Pathology and epidemiology of nasopulmonary acariasis ( Halarachne sp.) in southern sea otters (em>Enhyrda lutris neries). International Journal of Parisitology: Parasites and Wildlife 9, August 2019: 60-67.
  • 2019 Volokhov DV, Batac F, Gao Y, Miller M, Chizhikov VE. Mycoplasma enhydrae sp. nov. isolated from southern sea otters (Enhydra lutris nereis). International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology 69: 363-370.
  • 2019 Young C, Eguchi T, Ames JA, Staedler M, Hatfield BB, Harris M, Golson-Fisch EA. Drift and beaching patterns of sea otter carcasses and car tire dummies.Marine Mammal Science 35(4): 1512-1526.
  • 2018 Brown, A., Foss, A., Miller, M.A., Gibson, Q. Detection of cyanotoxins (microcystin/nodularins) in livers from estuarine and coastal bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) from Northeast Florida. Harmful Algae 76: 22-34.
  • 2018 Burgess, T.L., Tinker, M.T.,Miller, M.A., Bodkin, J., Murray, M.J., Saarinen, J.A., Nichol, L.M., Larson, S., Conrad, P.A., Johnson, C.K. Defining the risk landscape in the context of pathogen pollution:Toxoplasma gondii in sea otters along the Pacific Rim(opens in new tab). Royal Society Open Science 5: 171178.
  • 2018 Gagne, R.B, Tinker, M.T., Gustafson, K.D., Ralls, K., Larson, S., Tarjan, L.M., Miller, M.A., Ernest, H.B. Measures of effective population size in sea otters reveal special considerations for wide-ranging species.Evolutionary Applications 2018: 1-12.
  • 2018Gibble, C., Duerr, R., Bodenstein, B., Lindquist, K., Lindsey, J., Beck, J., Henkel, L., Roletto, J., Harvey, J., Kudela, R.Investigation of a largescale common murre (Uria aalge) mortality event in California, USA, in 2015.Journal of Wildlife Diseases 54(3): 569-574.
  • 2018 Henkel, L., Ziccardi, M.Life or death: how should we respond to oiled wildlife? link opens in new windowJournal of Fish and Wildlife Management 9(1): 296-301.
  • 2018 Miller, M., Shapiro, K., Murray, M.J., Haulena, M., Raverty, S. Chapter 20: Protozoan parasites of marine mammals. Pp. 425-470 in Gulland FMD, Dierauf LA, Whitman KL (eds.), CRC Handbook for Marine Mammal Medicine, CRC Press, Boca Raton.
  • 2018 Pesapane R, Dodd E, Javeed N, Miller M, Foley J. Molecular characterization and prevalence of Halarachne halichoeri in threatened southern sea otters (Enhydra lutris neries). International Journal of Parisitology: Parasites and Wildlife 7: 386-390.
  • 2018 Williams BH., Burek-Huntington KA, Miller M. Chapter 11: Mustelidae. In Pathology of Wildlife and Zoo Animals, 1st Edition. Terio K, McAloose D, St Leger J, Eds. Academic Press, Cambridge, MA.
  • 2017 Capuano, A.M., Miller, M., Stallknecht, D.E., Moriarty, M., Plancarte, M., Dodd, E., Batac, F., Boyce, W.M. Serologic detection of subtype-specific antibodies to Influenza A viruses in southern sea otters (Enhydra lutris nereis). Journal of Wildlife Diseases 53(4): 906-910.
  • 2017 Donnelly-Greenan, E, Hyrenbach, D., Beck, J., Fitzgerald, S., Nevins, H., Hester, M. First quantification of plastic ingestion by short-tailed albatross Phoebastria albatrus. Marine Ornithology 46: 79-84.
  • 2017 Oates, S.C., Miller, M.A., Hardin, D., Dominik, C., Jessup, D., Smith, W.A. 2017. Daily relative dog abundance, fecal density and loading rates on intensively and minimally managed dog-friendly beaches in central California. Marine Pollution Bulletin 125: 451-458.
  • 2017 Miller, M., Burgess, T.L., Dodd, E.M., Rhyan, J.C., Jang, S.S., Byrne, B.A., Gulland, F.M., Murray, M.J., Toy-Choutka, S., Conrad, P.A., Smith, W.A. Isolation and characterization of a novel marine Brucella from a southern sea otter (Enhydra lutris nereis). Journal of Wildlife Diseases. 53(2): 215-227.
  • 2017 Patton, R.T., Goodenough, K.S., De La Cruz, S.E.W., Nevins, H., Cole, R., Bodenstein, B., Shearn-Bochsler, V., Collins, B., Beck, J., Sadkowski, M., Takekawa, J.Y. Mass mortality attributed to acanthocephaliasis at a gull-billed tern (Gelechelidon nilotica) colony in coastal California. Journal of Wildlife Diseases 53(4): 885-890.
  • 2017 Shen, Z., Batac, F., Mannion, A., Miller, M.A., Bakthavatchalu, V., Ho., C., Manning, S., Paster, B.J., Fox, J.G. Novel urease-negative Helicobacter sp., “H. enhydrae sp. nov.” isolated from inflamed gastric tissue of southern sea otters. Diseases of Aquatic Organisms 123: 1-11.
  • 2017 Siqueira J.D., Ng T., Miller M., Li L., Deng X., Dodd E., Batac F., Delwart E. Endemic infection of stranded southern sea otters (Enhydra lutris nereis) with novel parvovirus, polyomavirus and adenovirus. Journal of Wildlife Diseases 53(3): 532-542.
  • 2017 Young C., Miller M.A., Kuchta R., Brabec J., Newsome S.D, and Dailey M. First report of an adult tapeworm (Cestoda: Diphyllobothriidea) in a southern sea otter (Enhydra lutris nereis). Journal of Wildlife Diseases 53(4): 934-937.
  • 2016 Backer, L.C., Miller, M. Sentinel animals in a one health approach to harmful cyanobacteria and algae blooms. Veterinary Sciences 3(2), 8(opens in new tab).
  • 2016 Bartlett, G., Smith ,W., Dominik, C., Batac, F., Dodd, E., Byrne, B.A., Jang ,S., Jessup, D., Chantrey J., Miller, M.A. Prevalence, pathology and potential risk factors associated with Streptococcus phocae infection in southern sea otters (Enhydra lutris nereis), 2004-2010. Journal of Wildlife Diseases. 52(1): 1-9
  • 2016 Bentall, G.B., Rosen, B.H., Kunz, J.M., Miller, M.A., Saunders, G.W. LaRoche, N.L. Characterization of the putatively introduced red alga Acrochaetium secundatum (Acrochaetiales, Rhodophyta) growing epizoically on the pelage of southern sea otters (Enhydra lutris nereis). Marine Mammal Science. 32(2): 753-764.
  • 2016 Chinn, S.M., Miller, M.A., Tinker, M.T., Staedler, M.M., Batac, F.I., Dodd, E.M., Henkel, L.A. The high cost of motherhood: end-lactation syndrome in southern sea otters (Enhydra lutris nereis). Journal of Wildlife Diseases 52(2): 307-318.
  • 2016 Ferguson, S.D., Wellehan, J.F.X., Jr., Frasca, S., Jr., Innis, C.J., Harris, H., Miller, M., Weber, E.S., Stockdale Walden, H.D., Greiner, E.C., Merigo, C. Stacy, B.A. SCoccidial infection of the adrenal glands of leatherback sea turtles (Dermochelys coriacea). Journal of Wildlife Diseases 52: 874-882.
  • 2016 Gibble, C.M., Peacock, M.B., Kudela, R.M. Evidence of freshwater algal toxins in marine shellfish: Implications for human and aquatic health. Harmful Algae: 59: 59-66.
  • 2016 Law, C.J., C. Young, and R.S. Mehta. Ontogenetic scaling of theoretical bite force in southern sea otters (Enhydra lutris nereis). Physiological and Biochemical Zoology 89(5): 347-363.
  • 2016 Lee, B., Byrne, B.A., Young, M.A., Murray, M.A., Miller, M.A., Tell, L. Pharmacokinetic indices for cefovecin after single-dose administration to adult sea otters (Enhydra lutris). Journal of Veterinary Pharmacology and Therapeutics 39(6): 625-628.
  • 2016 Tinker, M.T., Hatfield, B.B., Harris, M.D., Ames, J.A. Dramatic increase in sea otter mortality from white sharks in California. Marine Mammal Science 32(1): 309-326.
  • 2016 Shapiro, K., Miller, M.A., Packham, A.E., Aguilar, B., Conrad, P.A., VanWormer, E., Murray, M.J. Dual congenital transmission of Toxoplasma gondii and Sarcocystis neurona in a late-term aborted pup from a chronically infected southern sea otter (Enhydra lutris nereis). Parasitology 143: 276-288.
  • 2015 Counihan, K.L., Gill, V.A., Miller, M.A., Burek-Huntington, K.A., LeFebvre, R.B., Byrne, B.A. Pathogenisis of S treptococcus infantarius subspecies coli isolated from sea otters with infective endocarditis. Comparative Immunology, Microbiology, and Infectious Diseases 40: 7-17.
  • 2015 Fei Fan Ng, T., Miller, M., Kondov, N., Dodd, E., Batac, F., Manzer, M., Ives, S., Saliki, J., Deng, X., Delwart, E. Oral papillomatosis caused by Enhydra lutris papillomavirus 1 (ElPV-1) in Southern sea otters (Enhyrda lutris nereis) in California, USA. Journal of Wildlife Diseases 51(2): 446-453.
  • 2015 Huckabone, S., Gulland, F., Johnson, S., Colegrove, K., Dodd, E, Pappagianis, D., Dunkin, R., Casper, D., Carlson, E., Sykes, J., Weiland, M., Miller, M. Coccidioidomycosis and other systemic mycoses of marine mammals stranding along the central California, USA coast: 1998-2012. Journal of Wildlife Diseases 51(2): 295-308.
  • 2015 Lieske, D., Vapniarsky, N., Verstaete, F.J.M., Leale,, D.M., Young, C., Arzi, B. Characterization of the temporomandibular joint of southern sea otters (Enhyrda lutris nereis). Frontiers in Veterinary Science 2: 71.
  • 2014 Carrasco S.E., Chomel B.B., Gill V.A., Doroff, A.M., Miller, M.A., Burek-Huntington, K.A., Kasten, R.W., Byrne, B.A., Goldstein, T., and Mazet, J.A.K. Bartonella spp. exposure in northern and southern sea otters in Alaska and California. Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases 14(12): 831-837.
  • 2014 Carrasco S.E., Chomel B.B., Gill V.A., Kasten R.W., Maggi R.G., Breitschwerdt, E.B., Byrne, B.A., Burek-Huntington, K.A., Miller, M.A., Goldstein, T., Mazet, J.A.K. Novel Bartonella infection in Northern and Southern Sea Otters (Enhydra lutris kenyoni and Enhydra lutris nereis). Veterinary Microbiology 170: 325-334.
  • 2014 Daniels, M.E., Hogan, J., Smith, W.A., Oates, S.C., Miller, M.A., Hardin, D., Shapiro, K., Los Huertos, M., Conrad, P.A., Dominik, C., Watson, F.G.R. Estimating environmental conditions affecting protozoal pathogen removal in surface water wetland systems using a multi-scale, model-based approach. Science of the Total Environment 493(15): 1036-1046.
  • 2014 Donnelly-Greenan, E.L., Harvey, J.T., Nevins, H.M., Hester, M.M., Walker, W.A. Prey and plastic ingestion of Pacific Northern Fulmars (Fulmaris glacialis rogersii) from Monterey Bay, California. Marine Pollution Bulletin 85(1): 214-224.
  • 2014 Henkel, L.A., Nevins, H., Martin, M., Sugarman, S., Harvey, J.T., Ziccardi, M.H. Chronic oiling of marine birds in California by natural petroleum seeps, shipwrecks, and other sources. Marine Pollution Bulletin 79: 155-163.
  • 2014 Hughes, S.N., Tozzi, S. Harris, L., Harmsen, S., Young, C., Rask, J., Toy-Choutka, S., Clark, K., Cruickshank, M., Fennie, H., Kuo, J., Trent, J.D. Interactions of marine mammals and birds with offshore membrane enclosures for growing algae (OMEGA). Aquatic Biosystems 10:3
  • 2014 VanWormer, E., Miller, M.A., Conrad, P.A., Grigg, M.E., Rejmanek, D., Carpenter, T.E., Mazet, J.A.K. Using molecular epidemiology to track Toxoplasma gondii from terrestrial carnivores to marine hosts: Implications for public health and conservation(opens in new tab).PLoS Negl Trop Dis 8(5): e2852. doi:10.1371/journal.pntd.0002852
  • 2014 Young, C., Gende, S.M., Harvey, J.T. 2014. Effects of vessels on harbor seals in Glacier Bay National Park. Tourism in Marine Environments 10(1-2): 5-20.
  • 2013 Backer, L.C., Landsberg, J.H., Miller, M., Keel, K., Taylor, T.K. Canine cyanotoxin poisonings in the United States (1920s-2012): Review of suspected and confirmed cases from three data sources(opens in new tab). Toxins 5: 1597-1628.
  • 2013 De La Cruz, S.E.W, Takekawa, J.Y., Spragens, K.A., Yee, J., Golightly, R.T., Massey, G., Henkel, L.A., Larsen, R.S., Ziccardi, M. Post-release survival of surf scoters following an oil spill: An experimental approach to evaluating rehabilitation success. Marine Pollution Bulletin 67: 100-106.
  • 2013 Gerhold, R.W., Jessup, D.A. Zoonotic diseases associated with free-roaming cats. Zoonoses and Public Health 60: 189-195.
  • 2013 Harris, L., Tozzi, S., Wiley, P., Young, C., Richardson, T.M.J., Clark, K., Trent, J.D Potential impact of biofouling on photobioreactors of the Offshore Membrane Enclosures for Growing Algae (OMEGA) system(opens in new tab). Bioresource Technology 144: 420-428.
  • 2013 Hogan, J.N., Daniels, M.E., Watson, F.G., Oates, S.C., Miller, M.A., Conrad, P.A., Shapiro, K., Hardin, D., Dominik, C., Melli, A., Jessup, D.A., Miller, W.A. Hydrologic and vegetative removal of Cryptosporidium parvum, Giardia lamblia, and Toxoplasma gondii surrogate microspheres in coastal wetlands. Applied Environmental Microbiology 79(6): 1859-1865.
  • 2013 Humple, D.L., Nevins, H.M., Henkel, L.A. Revisiting winter wing molt in Western (Aechmophorus occidentalis) and Clark’s Grebes (A. Clarkii). Waterbirds 36(4): 426-431.
  • 2013 McHuron, E.A., Miller, M.A., Gardiner, C.H., Batac, F.I., Harvey, J.T. Pelodera strongyloides infection in Pacific harbor seals (Phoca vitulina richardii) from California. Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine 44(3): 799-802.
  • 2013 Neuman, K.K., Stenzel, L.E., Warriner, J.C., Page, G.W., Erbes, J.L., Eyster, C.R., Miller, E., Henkel, L.A. Success of captive-rearing for a threatened shorebird(opens in new tab). Endangered Species Research 22: 85-94.
  • 2013 Rankin K.A., Alroy K.A., Kudela R.M., Oates, S.C., Murray M.J., Miller M.A.
    Treatment of cyanobacterial (microcystin) toxicosis using oral cholestyramine: Case report of a dog from Montana. Toxins 5: 1051-1063(opens in new tab).
  • 2013 Rosevelt, C., Los Huertos, M. Garza, C., Nevins, H.M. Marine debris in central California: Quantifying type and abundance of beach litter in Monterey Bay, CA. Marine Pollution Bulletin 71: 299-306.
  • 2013 VanWormer, E., Conrad, P.A., Miller, M.A., Melli, A.C., Carpenter, T.E., Mazet, J.A.K. Toxoplasma gondii, source to sea: Higher contribution of domestic felids to terrestrial parasite loading despite lower infection prevalence. Ecohealth 10: 277-289.
  • 2013 Vásquez-Carrillo, C., Henry, R.W., Henkel, L., Peery, M.Z. Integrating population and genetic monitoring to understand changes in the abundance of a threatened seabird. Biological Conservation 167: 173-178.
  • 2012 Counihan-Edgar K.L., Gill V.A, Doroff A.M., Burek K.A., Miller W.A., Shewmaker P.L., Jang S., Goertz C.E., Tuomi P.A., Miller M.A., Jessup D.A., Byrne B.A. Genotypic characterization of Streptococcus infantarius subsp. coli isolates from sea otters with infective endocarditis and/or septicemia and from environmental mussel samples. Journal of Clinical Microbiology 50(12): 4131-4133.
  • 2012 Hogan, J.N., Daniels, M.E., Watson, F.G., Conrad, P.A., Oates, S.C., Miller, M.A., Hardin, D., Byrne, B.A., Dominik, C. , Melli, A., Jessup, D.A. and Miller, W.A. Longitudinal Poisson regression to evaluate the epidemiology of Cryptosporidium, Giardia, and fecal indicator bacteria epidemiology in coastal California wetlands. Appl Environ Microbiol. 78(10): 3606-3613.
  • 2012 Jessup, D.A, Miller, M.A. Southern Sea Otters as Sentinels for Land-Sea Pollution. Chapter 23. In. Conservation Medicine: Applied Cases of Ecological Health. A. Aguirre, R. S. Ostfeld and P. Daszak, Eds. Oxford University Press, NY, 10016.
  • 2012 Jessup D.A., Yeates, L., Casper, D., Murray, M., Toy-Choutka, S., Ziccardi, M. Washing Oiled Sea Otters (PDF).(opens in new tab) Wildlife Society Bulletin 36(1): 6-15.
  • 2012 Miller M, Kudela R., Jessup D. When marine ecosystems fall ill: Harmful algal blooms and marine biotoxins. Wildlife Professional. 6(1):44-48.
  • 2012 Oates S.C., Miller M.A., Byrne B.A., Chouicha N., Hardin D., Jessup D.A, Dominik C., Roug A., Schriewer A., Jang S.S., Miller W.A. Epidemiology and potential land-sea transfer of enteric bacteria from terrestrial to marine species in the Monterey Bay region of California. J. Wildl. Dis. 48(3): 654-668.
  • 2012 Oates, S.C., Miller, M.A., Hardin, D.,Conrad, P.A., Melli, A., Jessup, D., Dominik, C., Roug, Tinker, M.T., Miller, W.A. Prevalence, environmental loading, and molecular characterization of Cryptosporidium and Giardia isolates from domestic and wild animals along the central California coast. Applied and Environmental Microbiology 78(24): 8762-8772.
  • 2012 Shapiro, K., Miller, M.A., Mazet, J.K. Temporal association between land-based runoff events and California sea otter (Enhydra lutris nereis) protozoal mortalities. J. Wildl. Dis. 48:394-404.
  • 2011 Jessup, D.A., Scott, C.A. Hospice in a zoologic medicine setting. Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine 42(2): 197-204.
  • 2011 Brownstein D., Miller M.A., Oates S.C., Byrne B.A., Jang S.S., Murray M.J., Gill V.A., Jessup D.A. Antimicrobial susceptibility of bacterial isolates from sea otters (Enhydra lutris). J. Wildl. Dis. 47(2):278-92.
  • 2011 Goldstein, T., Gill, V.A., Tuomi, P., Monson, D., Burdin, A., Conrad, P.A., Dunn, J.L., Field, C., Johnson, C., Jessup, D.A. , Bodkin J., Doroff, A.M. Assessment of clinical pathology and pathogen exposure in sea otters (Enhydra lutris) bordering the threatened population in Alaska. Journal of Wildlife Diseases 47(3): 579–592
  • 2011 Hatfield, B.B., Ames, J.A., Estes, J.A., Tinker, M.T., Johnson, A.B., Staedler, M.M., Harris, M.D.
    Sea otter mortality in fish and shellfish traps: estimating potential impacts and exploring possible solutions. Endangered Species Research 13: 219-229.
  • 2011 Jessup, D.A, Miller, M.A. The Trickle-down effect: How cat pathogens harm sea otters. In. Wildlife Professional. In focus: The impacts of free-roaming cats 6(1):64-66.
  • 2011 Humple, D.L, Nevins, H.M, Phillips, E.M, Gibble, C., Henkel, L.A. , Boylan, K., Girman, D.J. Demographics of Aechmophorus grebes killed in three mortality events in California (PDF) (opens in new tab). Marine Ornithology 39: 235-242.
  • 2011 McClelland, PJ, Coote, R, Trow, M, Hutchins, P, Nevins, HM , Adams, J, Newman, J, Moller, H. The Rakiura Titi Islands Restoration Project: community action to eradicate Rattus rattus and Rattus exulans for ecological restoration and cultural well being. Pg. 451-454 In: Veitch, C. R.; Clout, M. N. and Towns, D. R. (eds.) 2011. Island Invasives: Eradication and management. IUCN, (International Union for Conservation of Nature), Gland, Switzerland.
  • 2011 Phillips, EM, Zamon, JE, Nevins, HM, Gibble, C, Deurr, R., Kerr, L. Summary of birds killed by a harmful algal bloom along south Washington and north Oregon coast during October 2009. Northwestern Naturalist 92: 120-126.
  • 2011 St Leger J.A., Righton A.L., Nilson E.M., Fascetti A.F., Miller M.A., Tuomi P.A., Goertz C.A., Puschner B. Vitamin A deficiency and hepatic retinol levels in sea otters, Enhydra lutris. J. Zoo Wildl. Med. 42:98-104.
  • 2010 Harris H.S., Oates S.C., Staedler M.M., Tinker T., Jessup D.A., Harvey J.T., Miller M.A. Lesions of juvenile harbor seals associated with forced copulation by southern sea otters. Journal of Aquatic Mammals. 36(4): 219-229.
  • 2010 Jang, S., Wheeler, L., Carey, R.B., Jensen, B., Crandall, C.M., Schrader, K.M., Jessup, D., Colegrove, K., Gulland, F.M.D. Pleuritis and suppurative pneumonia with hypermucoviscosity phenotype of Klebsiella pneumoniae in California sea lions (Zalophus californianus) . Veterinary Microbiology 141:174-177.
  • 2010 Jessup, D.A., Johnson, C., Estes, J., Carlson-Bremer, D., Jarman, W.M., Dodd, E., Tinker, T., Ziccardi, M. Persistent organic pollutants in blood of free-ranging sea otters (Enhydra lutris) in Alaska and California. J. Wildl. Dis. 46(4): 1214-1253.
  • 2010 Levin, M., Dhanashree, J., Draghi, A., II, Gulland, F.M., Jessup, D., DeGuise, S. Immunomodulatory effects of domoic acid in California sea lions and southern sea otters. Journal of Wildlife Diseases 46(2): 42541-550.
  • 2010 Miller M.A., Conrad P.A., Harris M., Hatfield B., Langlois G., Jessup D.A., Magargal S.L., Packham A.E., Toy-Choutka S. , Melli A.C., Murray M.A., Gulland F.M., Grigg M.E. A protozoal-associated epizootic impacting marine wildlife: mass-mortality of southern sea otters (Enhydra lutris nereis) due to Sarcocystis neurona infection. Vet Parasitol. 172(3-4): 183-94.
  • 2010 Miller M.A., Jang S., Byrne B., Dodd E., Dorfmeier E., Harris M., Ames J., Paradies D., Worcester K., Jessup D.A., Miller W. Exposure to heavy freshwater runoff and dense coastal human populations are significant risk factors for enteric bacterial pathogen infection in California sea otters (Enhydra lutris nereis). Veterinary Research 41:01(opens in new tab).
  • 2010 Miller M.A., Kudela R.M., Mekebri A., Crane D., Oates S.C. , Tinker T., Staedler M., Miller W.A., Toy- Choutka S., Dominik C., Hardin D., Langlois G., Murray M., Ward K., Jessup D.A. Evidence for a novel marine harmful algal bloom: Cyanotoxin (Microcystin) transfer from land to sea otters(opens in new tab). PLoS ONE 5(9): e12576. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0012576
  • 2010 Phillips E.M., Nevins H.M., Hatch S.A., Ramey A.M., Miller M.A. , Harvey J.T. Seabird bycatch in Alaska demersal longline fishery trials: A demographic summary (PDF)(opens in new tab). Marine Ornithology 38: 111-117.
  • 2010 Rejmanek D., Miller M.A., Grigg M.E., Crosbie P.R., Conrad P.A. Molecular characterization of Sarcocystis neurona strains from opossums (Didelphis virginiana) and intermediate hosts from Central California. Vet. Parasitol. 170(1-2): 20-9.
  • 2010 Schriewer A, Miller W.A., Byrne B.A., Miller M.A., Conrad P.A., Hardin D., Yang H.H., Oates S.C. , Chouicha N., Melli A., Jessup D., Wuertz S. 2010. Comparison of Bacteroidales markers, fecal indicator bacteria, and pathogens in rivers, estuaries, and wastewater treatment plants in the Monterey Bay region of California. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 76(17): 5802-5814.
  • 2010 Wendte J.M., Miller M.A., Lambourn D.M., Magargal S.L., Jessup D.A. , Grigg M.E. Self-mating in the definitive host potentiates clonal outbreaks of the apicomplexan parasites Sarcocystis neurona and Toxoplasma gondii (opens in new tab). PLoS Genet. 6(12):e1001261.
  • 2010 Wendte J.M, Miller M.A, Nandra A.K., Peat S.M., Crosbie P.R., Conrad P.A., Grigg M.E. Limited genetic diversity among Sarcocystis neurona strains infecting southern sea otters precludes distinction between marine and terrestrial isolates. Vet. Parasitol. 169(1-2): 37-44.
  • 2010 Young, C., Gende, S.M., Harvey, J. Disturbance of harbor seals by vessels in Johns Hopkins Inlet. Alaska Park Science. 9(2): 57-59.
  • 2009 Miller M.A., Barr B.C., Nordhausen R., James E.R., Magargal S.L. Murray M. Conrad P.A., Toy-Choutka S., Jessup D.A. , Grigg M.E. Ultrastructural and molecular confirmation of the development of Sarcocystis neurona tissue cysts in the central nervous system of southern sea otters (Enhydra lutris nereis). International J. Parasitol. 39:1363-72.
  • 2009 Johnson C.K, Tinker M.T., Estes J.A., Conrad P.A., Staedler M., Miller M.A, Jessup D.A., Mazet J.K. Prey choice and habitat use drive sea otter pathogen exposure in a resource-limited coastal system. Proc. Nat. Acad. Sci.106:2242-2247.
  • 2009 Jessup D.A., Miller M.A., Ryan J.P., Nevins H.M. , Kerkering H.A., Mekebri A., Crane D.B., Johnson T.A., Kudela R.M. Mass Stranding of Marine Birds Caused by a Surfactant-Producing Red Tide(opens in new tab). PLoS ONE 4(2): e4550.
  • 2009 Jessup, D.A., Ziccardi, M.H. Getting out the oil, twenty years after Exxon Valdez, new ways to treat oiled sea otters. Wildlife Professional 3(2): 36-40.
  • 2009 Jessup, D.A., Murray, M.J., Casper, D.R., Brownstein, D., Kreuder-Johnson, C. Canine distemper vaccination is a safe and useful preventive procedure for southern sea otters (Enhyrda lutris nereis). Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine 40(4): 705-710.
  • 2009 Imai D., Jang S.S., Miller M.A., Conrad P.A. Characterization of beta-hemolytic streptococci isolated from southern sea otters (Enhydra lutris nereis) stranded along the California coast. Vet. Microbiol. 136: 378-381.
  • 2009 Rejmanek D., Vanwormer E., Miller M.A., Mazet J.A., Nichelason A.E., Melli A.C., Packham A.E., Jessup D.A., Conrad P.A. Prevalence and risk factors associated with Sarcocystis neurona infections in opossums (Didelphis virginiana) from central California. Vet. Parasitol. 166(1-2): 8-14.
  • 2009 Wainwright, K.E., Lagunas-Solar M., Miller M.A., Barr B.C., Melli A.C., Packham A.E., Zeng N., Truong T., Conrad P.A. Radiofrequency-induced thermal inactivation of Toxoplasma gondii oocysts in water. Zoonos. & Pub. Health 57(2010): 74-81.
  • 2009 Henkel, L.A. Co-occurrence and aggregation of marine birds and mammals in Monterey Bay, California, USA. Marine Ecology Progress Series 387: 295-303.
  • 2009 Hyrenbach, DK, Nevins, H, Hester, M, Keiper, C, Webb, S, Harvey, J. Seabirds Indicate Plastic Pollution in the Marine Environment: Quantifying Spatial Patterns and Trends in Alaska, p. 57 – 62. In Marine Debris in Alaska: Coordinating Our Efforts. Alaska Sea Grant College Program.
  • 2009 Nevins, HM, Adams, J., Moller, H., Newman, J., Hester, M., Hyrenbach, K.D. Forum: International and cross-cultural management in conservation of migratory species. Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand: 39(4):1175-8899 (Online); 0303-6758.
  • 2009 Moore E, Lyday, S., Roletto, J., Litle, K., Parrish, J.K., Nevins, H., Harvey, J., Piazza, K. Entanglements of marine mammals and seabirds in central California and the north-west coast of the United States 2001–2005. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 58 (7):1045-1051.
  • 2009 Newton, KM, Croll, DA, Nevins, HM, Benson, SR, Harvey, JT, Tershy, BR. At-sea mortality of seabirds based on beachcast and offshore surveys. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 392: 295–305.
  • 2008 Aguilar, A., Jessup, D.A., Estes, J, Garza, J.C. The distribution of nuclear generation variation and historical demography of sea otters. The Zoological Society of London 11 (2008):35-45
  • 2008 Miller M.A., Miller W.A., Conrad P.A., James E.R.., Melli A.C., Leutenegger C.M., Dabritz H.A., Packham A.E., Paradies D., Harris M., Ames J., Jessup D.A., Worcester K., Grigg M.E. Type X Toxoplasma gondii in a wild mussel and terrestrial carnivores from coastal California: New linkages between terrestrial mammals, runoff and toxoplasmosis of sea otters. Int. J. Parasitol. 38: 1319-28.
  • 2008 Nichelson A.E., Rejmanek D., Dabritz H.A., Melli A.C., Miller M.A., Conrad P.A. Evaluation of Cruzia americana, Turgida turgida, and Didelphostrongylus hayesi infection in the Virginia opossum (Didelphis virginiana) and risk factors along the California coast. J. Parasitol. 94:1166-8.
  • 2008 Miller, M.A. Tissue cyst-forming coccidia of marine mammals, Chapter 40. In M. E. Fowler and E. Miller, (Eds.) Zoo and Wildlife Medicine: Current Therapy. Volume 6. Saunders Elsevier, St Louis, MO. Pp.319-340.
  • 2008 Miller M.A., Conrad P.A., James E.R., Packham A.E., Toy-Choutka S., Murray M.J., Jessup D.A., Grigg M.E. Transplacental toxoplasmosis in a southern sea otter (Enhydra lutris nereis). Vet. Parasitol. 153:12-18.
  • 2008 Dabritz H.A., Miller M.A., Gardner I.A., Packham A.E., Atwill E.R., Conrad P.A. Risk factors for Toxoplasma gondii infection in wild rodents from central coastal California and a review of T. gondii prevalence in rodents. J. Parasitol. 94:675-83.
  • 2008 Williams T.M., Zavanelli M., Miller M.A., Goldbeck R.A., Morledge M., Casper D., Pabst D.A., McLellan W., Cantin L.P., Kliger D.S. Running, swimming and diving modifies neuroprotecting globins in the mammalian brain. Proc. R. Soc. 275:1636 751-758.
  • 2008 Peery, M.Z., Henkel, L.A., Becker, B.H., Newman, S.H., Harvey, J.T., Thompson, C., Beissinger, S.R. Effects of rapid flight-feather molt on post-breeding dispersal in a pursuit-diving seabird. Auk 125(1): 113-123.
  • 2008 Stoddard, R.A., Atwill E.R., Gulland F.M.D., Miller M.A., Dabritz H.A., Byrne B.A., Paradies D.A., Worcester K.R., Jang S.S., Lawrence J., Conrad P.A. Risk factors for infection with pathogenic and antimicrobial resistant fecal bacteria in northern elephant seals in California. Publ. Health Reports. 123: 360-370.
  • 2008 Henkel, L.A., Harvey, J.T. Abundance and distribution of marine mammals in nearshore waters of Monterey Bay, California. California Fish and Game 94: 1-17.
  • 2007 Parrish, JK, Bond, N, Nevins, H, Mantua, N, Loeffel, R, Peterson, WT, Harvey, JT. 2007. Beached birds and physical forcing in the California Current. Marine Ecology Progress Series 352: 275-288.
  • 2007 Wainwright K.E., Lagunas-Solar M., Miller M.A., Barr B.C., Gardner, I.A., Pina C., Melli A.C., Packham A.E., Zeng N., Truong T., Conrad P.A. Physical Inactivation of Toxoplasma gondii oocysts in water. Appl. Envir. Microbiol. 73:5663-5666.
  • 2007 Wainwright K.E., Miller M.A., Barr B.C., Gardner I.A., Melli A.C., Essert T., Packham A.E., Troung T., Lagunas-Solar M., Conrad P.A. Chemical inactivation of Toxoplasma gondii oocysts in water. J. Parasitol. 93:925-931.
  • 2007 Jessup D.A., Miller M.A., Kreuder-Johnson C., Conrad P.A., Tinker T., Estes J., Mazet J.K. One health, one medicine: Sea otters in a dirty ocean. JAVMA. 231:1648-1652
  • 2007 Dabritz H.A., Gardner I.A., Miller M.A., Lappin, M.R., Atwill E.R, Packham A.E., Melli A.C, Conrad A.C. Evaluation of two Toxoplasma gondii serologic tests used in a serosurvey of domestic cats in California J. Parasitol. 93:806-816.
  • 2007 Dabritz, H.A., Miller M.A., Gardner I.A., Packham A.E., Rejmanek D., Leutenegger C.M., Atwill E.R., Conrad P.A. Risk factors for Toxoplasma gondii infection in wild rodents from central coastal California. Journal of Parasitology 94(3): 675-683.
  • 2007 Dabritz H.A., Miller M.A., Gardner I.A, Leutenegger C.M., Atwill E.R., Packham A.E., Conrad A.E. Experimental infection of Peromyscus californicus with Toxoplasma gondii and risk factors for infection in wild rodents. J. Parasitol. 93:1360-1364.
  • 2007 Dabritz H.A., Miller M.A., Atwill E.R, Gardner I.A., Leutenegger C.M., Melli A.C., Conrad P.A. Detection of Toxoplasma gondii-like oocysts in cat feces and estimates of the environmental oocyst burden. JAVMA 231:1676-1684.
  • 2007 Henkel, L.A., Ford, R.G., Tyler, W.B., Davis, J.N. Comparison of aerial at at-sea survey methods for Marbled Murrelets and other marine birds (PDF)(opens in new tab). Marine Ornithology 35(2): 145-151.
  • 2006 Dabritz, H.A., Atwill R.A., Gardner I.A., Miller M.A., Conrad P.A. Estimates of cat population demographics, outdoor fecal deposition by free-roaming cats and attitudes of households towards stray pets and wildlife in the Morro Bay area, California. JAVMA. 229:1-8.
  • 2007 Levin, M., Leibrecht, H., Mori, C., Jessup, D., DeGuise, S. Immunomodulatory effects of organochlorine mixtures upon in vitro exposure of peripheral blood leukocytes differ between free-ranging and captive southern sea otters (Enhydra lutris), Vet. Immuno. Immunopath. 119: 269-277.
  • 2006 Miller W.A., Gardner I.A., Atwill E.R., Leutenegger C.M., Miller M.A., Hedrick R.P., Melli A.C., Barnes N.M. Conrad P.A. Evaluation of methods for improved detection of Cryptosporidium spp. in mussels (Mytilus californianus) J. Microbiol. Methods. 65:367-379.
  • 2006 Miller, W.A., Miller M.A., Gardner I.A., Atwill E.R., Byrne B.A., Jang S., Harris M., Ames J., Jessup D., Paradies D., Worcester K., Melli A., Conrad P.A. Salmonella spp., Vibrio spp., Clostridium perfringens, and Plesiomonas shigelloides detected in freshwater and marine invertebrates from coastal California ecosystems. Microb. Ecol. 52(2): 198-206.
  • 2006 Kjemtrup A.M, Wainwright K., Miller M.A., Penzhorn B. L., Carreno R. A. Babesia conradae, sp. Nov., A small canine babesia identified in California. Vet. Parasitol. 138(1-2): 103-11.
  • 2005 Conrad, P.A., Miller M.A., Kreuder C., James E.R., Mazet J.K., Dabritz H.A., Jessup D.A, Gulland F.M, Grigg M.E. Transmission of Toxoplasma: Clues from the study of sea otters as sentinels of Toxoplasma gondii flow into the marine environment. Int. J. Parasitol. 35:1155-1168.
  • 2005 Miller, W.A., Miller M.A., Gardner I.A., Atwill E.R., Harris M., Ames J., Jessup D.A., Melli A.C., Paradies D., Worcester K., Olin P., Barnes N.M. Conrad P.A. New genotypes and factors associated with Cryptosporidium detection in mussels (Mytilus spp.) along the California coast. Int. J. Parasitol. 35:1103-1113.
  • 2005 Miller, W.A. Atwill E.R., Gardner I.A., Miller M.A., Fritz H., Hedrick R.P., Melli A.C., Barnes N.M. Conrad P.A. Clams (Corbicula fluminea) as bioindicators of fecal contamination with Cryptosporidium and Giardia spp. in freshwater ecosystems in California. Int. J. Parasitol. 35:673-684.
  • 2005 Kreuder, C. M., Miller M. A., Lowenstine L. J., Conrad P. A., Carpenter T. E., Jessup D.A., Mazet J.K. Evaluation of cardiac lesions and risk factors associated with myocarditis and dilated cardiomyopathy in southern sea otters (Enhydra lutris nereis). Am. J. Vet. Res. 66:289-299.
  • 2004 Gerber, L.R., Tinker, M.T., Doak, D.F., Estes, J.A., Jessup, D.A. Mortality sensitivity in life-stage simulation analysis: a case study of southern sea otters. Ecological Applications 14(5):1554-1565.
  • 2004 Jessup D.A., Miller M.A., Ames J.A., Harris M., Kreuder C., Conrad P.A., Mazet J.K. The southern sea otter (Enhydra lutris nereis) as a sentinel of marine ecosystem health. EcoHealth. 1:239-245.
  • 2004 Miller, M.A., Grigg M.E., Kreuder C., James E.R., Melli A.C., Crosbie P.R., Jessup D.A., Boothroyd J.C., Brownstein D. Conrad P.A. An unusual genotype of Toxoplasma gondii is common in California sea otters (Enhydra lutris nereis) and is a cause of mortality. Int. J. Parasitol. 34:275-284.
  • 2004 Louis E.D., Murray M.J., Miller M.A., Pullman S.L., Vonsattel J.P. Late-life action tremor in a southern sea otter (Enhydris lutris nereis). Mov. Disord. 19(2): 222-6.
  • 2004 Kannan, K., Kajiwara, N., Watanabe, M., Nakata, H., Thomas, N.J., Stephenson, M., Jessup, D.A., Tanabe, S. Profiles of polychlorinated biphenyl congeners, organochlorine pesticides and butyltins in southern sea otters and their prey. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 23: 49-56.
  • 2004 Olson M.E., Appelbee A., Measures L., Cole R.A., Lindsay D.S., Dubey J.P., Thomas N.J., Miller M.A., Conrad P.A., Gardner I.A., Kreuder C., Mazet J., Jessup D., Dodd E., Harris M., Ames J. , Worcester K., Paradies D., Grigg M., Fayer R., Lewis E.J., Trout J.M., Xiao L., Howard D.W., Palmer R., Ludwig K., Tyler S.S. Zoonotic protozoa in the marine environment: A threat to aquatic mammals & public health. Eds: R. Fayer, D. Lindsay. Vet. Parasitol. 125: 131–135.
  • 2003 Arkush, K.D., Miller M.A., Leutenegger C.M., Gardner I.A., Packham A.E., Heckeroth A.R., Tenter A.M., Barr B.C., Conrad P.A. Molecular and bioassay-based detection of Toxoplasma gondii oocyst uptake by mussels (Mytilus galloprovincialis). Int. J. Parasitol. 33:1087-1097.
  • 2003 Conrad P.A., Miller M.A., Kjemtrup A.J., Smith W., Gardner I.A. The human-wildlife-domestic animal interface provides exciting research opportunities for parasitologists. J. Parasitol. 89:S27-S36.
  • 2003 Estes, J.A., Hatfield, B.H., Ralls, K., Ames, J. Causes of mortality in California sea otters during periods of population growth and decline. Marine Mammal Science, 19(1):198-216
  • 2003 Hanni K.D., Mazet J.A, Gulland F.M, Estes J., Staedler M., Murray M.J., Miller M.A., Jessup D.A. Clinical pathology and assessment of pathogen exposure in southern and Alaskan sea otters. J. Wildl. Dis. 39:837-850.
  • 2003 Jessup, D.A. Good medicine for conservation: comments, corrections and connections. Conservation Biology 17(3): 921-924.
  • 2003 Jessup, D.A. Opportunistic research and sampling combined with fisheries and wildlife management actions or crises response. Institute for Laboratory Animal Research Journal 44(4): 277-285.
  • 2003 Johnson, S., Jang, S., Gulland, F., Miller, M., Casper, D., Lawrence, J., Herrera, J. Characterization and clinical manifestations of Archanobacterium phocae infections in marine mammals stranded along the California coast. J. Wild. Dis. 39:136-144.
  • 2003 Kannan, K., Nakata, H., Kajiwara, N., Watanabe, M., Thomas, N.J., Jessup, D.A., Kanabe, S. Profiles of polychlorinated biphenyl congeners, organochlorine pesticides and butyltins in southern sea otters and their prey: Implications for PCB metabolism. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 23(1): 49-56.
  • 2003 Kreuder C., Miller M.A., Jessup D.A., Lowenstine L.J., Harris M.D, Ames J.A., Carpenter T.E., Conrad P.A., Mazet J.K. Patterns of mortality in southern sea otters (Enhydra lutris nereis) from 1998 – 2001. J. Wildl. Dis. 39:495-509.
  • 2003 Mayer, K., Dailey M., Miller M.A. Helminth parasites of the southern sea otter (Enhydra lutris nereis) from central California: abundance, distribution and pathology. Dis. Aquat. Org. 53:77-82.
  • 2003 Nevins, H.M, Carter, H.R. Age and sex of Common Murre (Uria aalge) recovered during the 1997-98 Point Reyes Tarball Incident in central California (PDF)(opens in new tab). Marine Ornithology 31(1): 51-58.
  • 2003 Stavely, C.S., Register K.B., Miller M.A., Brockmeier S.L., Jessup D. Jang S. Molecular and antigenic characterization of Bordetella bronchiseptica isolated from a wild southern sea otter (Enhydra lutris nereis) with suppurative bronchopneumonia. J. Vet. Diag. Invest. 15: 570-574.
  • 2002 Aguirre, A.A., Ohara, T.M., Spraker, T.R., Jessup, D.A. Programs monitoring the health and conservation of marine mammals and their ecosystems. In Aguirre, A.A., R.S. Ostfeld, C.A. House, G.M. Tabor and M.C. Pearl (eds.). Conservation Medicine: Ecological Health Practice. Oxford University Press, New York.
  • 2002 Mazet J.A.K., Newman, S.H., Gilardi, K.V.K., Tseng, F.S., Holcomb, J.B., Jessup, D.A., Ziccardi, M. Advances in oiled bird emergency medicine and management. Journal of Avian Medicine and Surgery 16(2):146-149.
  • 2002 Miller, M.A., Gardner I.A., Kreuder C., Paradies D.M., Worcester K.R., Jessup D., Dodd E., Harris M.D., Ames J.A., Packham A.E., Conrad P.A. Coastal freshwater runoff is a risk factor for Toxoplasma gondii infection of southern sea otters (Enhydra lutris nereis). Int. J. Parasitol. 32:997-1006.
  • 2002 Miller, M.A., Gardner I.A., Packham A.E., Mazet J.K., Hanni K.D., Jessup D.A., Jameson R., Dodd E. , Barr B.C., Lowenstine L.J., Gulland F.M., Conrad P.A. Evaluation of an indirect fluorescent antibody test (IFAT) for demonstration of antibodies to Toxoplasma gondii in the sea otter (Enhydra lutris). J. Parasitol. 88:594-599.
  • 2002 Taylor B.C., Bothridge, R.M., Jessup, D.A., Stott, J.L. Measurement of serum immunoglobulin concentration in killer whales and sea otters by radial immunodiffusion. Veterinary Immunology and Immunopathology 89: 187-195.
  • 2001 Mazet, J.A.K., Gardner, I., Jessup, D., Lowenstine, L. Effects of petroleum on mink applied as a model for reproductive success in sea otters. Journal of Wildlife Diseases 37(4):686-692.
  • 2001 Miller, M.A., Sverlow K., Crosbie P.R., Barr B.C., Lowenstine L.J., Gulland F.M., Packham A.E. Conrad A.E. Isolation and characterization of protozoal parasites from a pacific harbor seal (Phoca vitulina richardsi) with meningoencephalitis. J. Parasitol. 87:816-822.
  • 2001 Miller, M.A., Crosbie P.R., Sverlow K., Hanni K., Barr B.C., Kock N., Murray M.J., Lowenstine L.J., Conrad P.A. Isolation and characterization of Sarcocystis from brain tissue of a free-living southern sea otter (Enhydra lutris nereis) with fatal meningoencephalitis. Parasitol. Res. 87:252-257.
  • 2001 VanBlaricom, G.R., Ames, J.A., Harris, M.D., Hardy, R.A. Sea Otter, In: California’s Living Marine Resources: A Status Report. Leet, W.S., C.M. Dewees, R. Klingbeil, and E.J. Larson, editors. Calif. Dept. of Fish and Game. P. 536-540.
  • 2000 Mazet, J., Gardner, I., Jessup, D., Lowenstine, L, Boyce, W. Evaluation of changes in hematologic and clinical biochemical values after exposure to petroleum products in mink (Mustela vison) as a model for assessment of sea otters (Enhydra lutris). American Journal of Veterinary Research 61:1197-1203.
  • 1999 Ham-Lamme K.D., King, D.P., Taylor, B.C., House, C., Jessup, D.A., Yochem, P.K., Gulland, F.M.D., Ferrick, D.A., Stott, J.L. The application of immuno-assays for the serological detection of morbilivirus exposure in free-ranging harbor seals (Phoca vitulina) and sea otters (Enhydra lutris) from the west coast of the United States. Marine Mammal Science 15(2):601-608.
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