[MARMAM] Paper: New insights into the diets of harbor seals (Phoca vitulina) in the Salish Sea revealed by analysis of fatty acid signatures

2013-01-02 Thread Bromaghin, Jeffrey
Bromaghin, J. F., M. M. Lance, E. W. Elliot, S. J. Jeffries, A. Acevedo-GutiƩrrez, and J. M. Kennish. 2013. New insights into the diets of harbor seals in the Salish Sea revealed by quantitative fatty acid signature analysis. *Fishery Bulletin* 111:13-26. doi:10.7755/FB.111.1.2 Abstract Harbor

[MARMAM] Diet Estimation Paper

2015-03-21 Thread Bromaghin, Jeffrey
Dear colleagues, I am pleased to announce the publication of research investigating the performance of diet estimators based on quantitative fatty acid signature analysis (QFASA), a method that has been widely utilized for marine species. Citation: Bromaghin, J. F., K. D. Rode, S. M. Budge,

[MARMAM] New QFASA Paper

2015-10-05 Thread Bromaghin, Jeffrey
Dear colleagues, I am pleased to announce the publication of an objective method to establish bootstrap sample sizes for investigating the performance of quantitative fatty acid signature analysis (QFASA), a method that has been widely utilized for marine species. Citation: Bromaghin, J. F.

[MARMAM] New Publication Announcement

2017-02-23 Thread Bromaghin, Jeffrey
Colleagues, I am pleased to announce the availability of an early-view paper that describes a new R package, called qfasar, for the estimation of predator diet composition using quantitative fatty acid signature analysis (QFASA). QFASA is one of the most common methods of estimating diet

[MARMAM] qfasar: New R Package for Diet Estimation

2016-08-30 Thread Bromaghin, Jeffrey
I would like to announce the availability of a new R package, called qfasar, for diet estimation using quantitative fatty acid signature analysis (QFASA), a popular method in studies of marine species. The package provides basic functionality to estimate diet composition in typical QFASA studies.

[MARMAM] New QFASA Diet Estimation Publication

2017-07-26 Thread Bromaghin, Jeffrey
Colleagues, I am pleased to announce a publication that presents a new clustering method to detect hidden structure in fatty acid signature data and potentially improve estimates of consumer diet composition using quantitative fatty acid signature analysis, a method commonly used in studies of

[MARMAM] New Publication Announcement

2017-06-30 Thread Bromaghin, Jeffrey
Colleagues, I am pleased to announce the availability of an early-view paper that presents a new model for the estimation of consumer diet composition using quantitative fatty acid signature analysis, a method commonly used in studies of marine species. Citation: Bromaghin, J. F., S. M.

[MARMAM] New paper on the population dynamics of southern Beaufort Sea polar bears

2021-09-30 Thread Bromaghin, Jeffrey F
Dear colleagues, My co-authors and I are pleased to announce the recent publication of a paper on the population dynamics of southern Beaufort Sea polar bears. The abstract and citation follow. The Arctic Ocean is undergoing rapid transformation toward a seasonally ice-free ecosystem. As