| Individual variation in prey selection by sea otters: patterns, causes and implications JA Estes, ML Riedman, MM Staedler, MT Tinker, BE Lyon Journal of Animal Ecology, 144-155, 2003 | 611 | 2003 |
| Evidence for a novel marine harmful algal bloom: cyanotoxin (microcystin) transfer from land to sea otters MA Miller, RM Kudela, A Mekebri, D Crane, SC Oates, MT Tinker, ... PLoS One 5 (9), e12576, 2010 | 407 | 2010 |
| Using stable isotopes to investigate individual diet specialization in California sea otters (Enhydra lutris nereis) SD Newsome, MT Tinker, DH Monson, OT Oftedal, K Ralls, MM Staedler, ... Ecology 90 (4), 961-974, 2009 | 374 | 2009 |
| Structure and mechanism of diet specialisation: testing models of individual variation in resource use with sea otters M Tim Tinker, PR Guimarăes Jr, M Novak, FMD Marquitti, JL Bodkin, ... Ecology letters 15 (5), 475-483, 2012 | 212 | 2012 |
| Prey choice and habitat use drive sea otter pathogen exposure in a resource-limited coastal system CK Johnson, MT Tinker, JA Estes, PA Conrad, M Staedler, MA Miller, ... Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 106 (7), 2242-2247, 2009 | 192 | 2009 |
| Microsatellite DNA and Mitochondrial DNA Variation in Remnant and Translocated Sea Otter (Enhydra Lutris) Populations S Larson, R Jameson, J Bodkin, M Staedler, P Bentzen Journal of Mammalogy 83 (3), 893-906, 2002 | 110 | 2002 |
| Clinical pathology and assessment of pathogen exposure in southern and Alaskan sea otters KD Hanni, JAK Mazet, FMD Gulland, J Estes, M Staedler, MJ Murray, ... Journal of Wildlife Diseases 39 (4), 837-850, 2003 | 101 | 2003 |
| Diet and foraging behavior of sea otters in southeast Alaska RG Kvitek, CE Bowlby, M Staedler Marine Mammal Science 9 (2), 168-181, 1993 | 97 | 1993 |
| Incorporating diverse data and realistic complexity into demographic estimation procedures for sea otters MT Tinker, DF Doak, JA Estes, BB Hatfield, MM Staedler, JL Bodkin Ecological Applications 16 (6), 2293-2312, 2006 | 96 | 2006 |
| Breeding patterns and reproductive success of California sea otters ML Riedman, JA Estes, MM Staedler, AA Giles, DR Carlson The Journal of wildlife management, 391-399, 1994 | 94 | 1994 |
| Energetic demands of immature sea otters from birth to weaning: implications for maternal costs, reproductive behavior and population-level trends NM Thometz, MT Tinker, MM Staedler, KA Mayer, TM Williams Journal of Experimental Biology 217 (12), 2053-2061, 2014 | 87 | 2014 |
| Repertoire, structure, and individual variation of vocalizations in the sea otter LJ McShane, JA Estes, ML Riedman, MM Staedler Journal of Mammalogy 76 (2), 414-427, 1995 | 73 | 1995 |
| Behavioral responses across a mosaic of ecosystem states restructure a sea otter–urchin trophic cascade JG Smith, J Tomoleoni, M Staedler, S Lyon, J Fujii, MT Tinker Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 118 (11), e2012493118, 2021 | 65 | 2021 |
| Trade-offs between energy maximization and parental care in a central place forager, the sea otter NM Thometz, MM Staedler, JA Tomoleoni, JL Bodkin, GB Bentall, ... Behavioral Ecology 27 (5), 1552-1566, 2016 | 58 | 2016 |
| THE HIGH COST OF MOTHERHOOD: END-LACTATION SYNDROME IN SOUTHERN SEA OTTERS (ENHYDRA LUTRIS NEREIS) ON THE CENTRAL … SM Chinn, MA Miller, MT Tinker, MM Staedler, FI Batac, EM Dodd, ... Journal of wildlife diseases 52 (2), 307-318, 2016 | 42 | 2016 |
| Gaps in kelp cover may threaten the recovery of California sea otters TE Nicholson, KA Mayer, MM Staedler, JA Fujii, MJ Murray, AB Johnson, ... Ecography 41 (11), 1751-1762, 2018 | 35 | 2018 |
| Effects of rearing methods on survival of released free-ranging juvenile southern sea otters TE Nicholson, KA Mayer, MM Staedler, AB Johnson Biological Conservation 138 (3-4), 313-320, 2007 | 35 | 2007 |
| Southern sea otter range expansion and habitat use in the Santa Barbara Channel, California MT Tinker, J Tomoleoni, N LaRoche, L Bowen, AK Miles, M Murray, ... Open-File Report, 2017 | 34 | 2017 |
| Surrogate rearing a keystone species to enhance population and ecosystem restoration KA Mayer, MT Tinker, TE Nicholson, MJ Murray, AB Johnson, ... Oryx 55 (4), 535-545, 2021 | 31 | 2021 |
| Sea otter mortality in fish and shellfish traps: estimating potential impacts and exploring possible solutions BB Hatfield, JA Ames, JA Estes, MT Tinker, AB Johnson, MM Staedler, ... Endangered Species Research 13 (3), 219-229, 2011 | 31 | 2011 |
