Publications on Mammals (mainly Pinnipeds)

(Earlier papers and PDF links are being added)

2010 Miller EH. Sexual traits of mammals: variation, size-scaling, and communicative functions. Pp. 471-493 in “The Evolution of Primary Sexual Characters in Animals” (eds Leonard J, Córdoba-Aguilar A) Oxford Univ. Press. CONTACT ME TO REQUEST A PDF: tmiller[at]mun.ca

2009 Miller EH, Mahoney SM, Kennedy ML, Kennedy SL. Molar-size variation and allometry in the black bear. Journal of Mammalogy 90, 491-503. PDF

2009 Ochoa-Acuña H, McNab, BK, Miller EH. Seasonal energetics of northern phocid seals. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology A 152, 341-350. PDF

2008 Miller EH. Baculum. Pp. 68-71 in “Encyclopedia of Marine Mammals”, second ed. (eds Perrin WF, Würsig B, Thewissen JGM). Academic Press. PDF

2008 Miller EH. Territorial behavior. Pp. 1156-1166 in “Encyclopedia of Marine Mammals”, second ed. (eds Perrin WF, Würsig B, Thewissen JGM). Academic Press. PDF

2008 Miller EH, Nagorsen DW. Bacular variation and allometry in the western marten Martes caurina. Acta Theriologica 53, 129-142.

2008 Cote D, Stewart HMJ, Gregory RS, Gosse J, Reynolds JJ, Stenson GB, Miller EH. Prey selection by marine-coastal river otters (Lontra canadensis) in Newfoundland, Canada. Journal of Mammalogy 89, 1001-1011. PDF

2008 Sanvito S, Galimberti F, Miller EH. Development of aggressive vocalizations in male southern elephant seals (Mirounga leonina): maturation or learning? Behaviour 145, 137-170. PDF

[For information about elephant seal research by Simona Sanvito, visit: http://eleseal.org/]

2007 Luque SP, Arnould JPY, Miller EH, Chambellant M, Guinet C. Ontogeny of body size and shape of Antarctic and subantarctic fur seals: constraints imposed by lactation duration? Canadian Journal of Zoology 85, 1275-1285.

2007 Luque SP, Arnould JPY, Miller EH, Cherel Y, Guinet C. Foraging behaviour of sympatric Antarctic and subantarctic fur seals: does their contrasting duration of lactation make a difference? Marine Biology 152, 213-224

2007 Miller EH, Sung H-C, Moulton VD, Miller GW, Finley KJ, Stenson GB. Variation and integration of the simple postcanine dentition of two species of phocid seal. Journal of Mammalogy 88, 1325-1334. PDF

2007 Sanvito S, Galimberti F, Miller EH. Vocal signalling of male southern elephant seals is honest but imprecise. Animal Behaviour 73, 287-299. PDF

2007 Sanvito S, Galimberti F, Miller EH. Having a big nose: structure, ontogeny and function of the elephant seal proboscis. Canadian Journal of Zoology 85, 207-220. PDF

2007 Sanvito S, Galimberti F, Miller EH. Observational evidences of vocal learning in southern elephant seals: a longitudinal study. Ethology 113, 137–146. PDF

2005 Miller EH, Wiig Ø, Trites AW. International survey of scientific collections of Steller sea lions. UBC Fisheries Centre Research Report 13, 1-69. PDF

2004 Dyck MG, Bourgeois JM, Miller EH. Growth and variation in the bacula of polar bears (Ursus maritimus) in the Canadian Arctic. Journal of Zoology (London) 264, 105-110. PDF

2002 Tyack P, Miller EH. Vocal anatomy, acoustic communication, and echolocation in marine mammals. Pp. 142-184 in "Marine Mammal Biology: An Evolutionary Approach" (ed Hoelzel AR). Blackwell Science. PDF

2001 Miller EH, Burton LE. It's all relative: allometry and variation in the baculum (os penis) of the harp seal (Carnivora: Phocidae). Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 72, 345-355. PDF

2001 Serrano AS, Miller EH. How vocal are harp seals (Pagophilus groenlandicus)? A captive study of seasonal and diel patterns. Aquatic Mammals 26, 253-259

2000 Miller EH, Pitcher KW, Loughlin TR. Bacular size, growth, and allometry in the largest extant otariid, the Steller sea lion (Eumetopias jubatus). Journal of Mammalogy 81, 134-144. PDF

2000 Oosthuizen WH, Miller EH. Bacular and testicular growth and allometry in the Cape fur seal Arctocephalus p. pusillus (Otariidae). Marine Mammal Science 16, 124-140. PDF

2000 Moulton VD, Miller EH, Ochoa-Acuña H. Haulout behaviour of captive harp seals (Pagophilus groenlandicus): incidence, seasonality, and relationships to weather. Applied Animal Behaviour Science 65, 367-378.

2000 Serrano A, Miller EH. How vocal are harp seals (Pagophilus groenlandicus)? A captive study of seasonal and diel patterns. Aquatic Mammals 26, 253-259. PDF

Captive seals are studied at the Ocean Sciences Centre (Memorial University)

1999 Miller EH, Jones IL, Stenson GB. Baculum and testes of the hooded seal (Cystophora cristata): growth and size-scaling and their relationships to sexual selection. Canadian Journal of Zoology 77, 470-479. PDF

1998 Miller EH, Stewart ARJ, Stenson GB. Bacular and testicular growth, allometry, and variation in the harp seal (Pagophilus groenlandicus) on different diets. Canadian Journal of Zoology 75, 1285-1291. PDF

1998 Lawson JM, Magalhães AM, Miller EH. Important prey species of marine vertebrate predators in the northwest Atlantic: proximate composition and energy density. Marine Ecology Progress Series 164, 13-20. PDF

1997 Lawson JM, Miller EH, Noseworthy E. Variation in assimilation efficiency and digestive efficiency of captive harp seals (Phoca groenlandica). Marine Mammal Science 12, 468-476. PDF

1996 Miller EH, Ponce de León A, DeLong RL. Violent interspecific sexual behavior by male sea lions (Otariidae): evolutionary and phylogenetic implicatiions. Marine Mammal Science 12, 468-476. PDF

1995 Miller EH, Murray AV. Structure, complexity, and organization of vocalizations in harp seal (Phoca groenlandica) pups. Pp. 237-264 in "Sensory Systems of Aquatic Mammals" (eds Kastelein RA, Thomas JA, Nachtigall PE). De Spil. PDF

1992 Miller EH. Airborne acoustic communication in the Hawaiian monk seal, Monachus schauinslandi. Pp. 485-531 in "Marine Mammal Sensory Systems" (eds Thomas JA, Kastelein RA, Supin AY). Plenum. PDF

1991 Miller EH. Communication in pinnipeds, with special reference to non-acoustic signalling. Pp. 128-235 in "The Behaviour of Pinnipeds" (ed Renouf D). Chapman and Hall. PDF

1985 Miller EH. Airborne acoustic communication in the Walrus Odobenus rosmarus. National Geographic Research 1, 124-145. PDF

1983 Miller EH, Boness DJ. Summer behavior of Atlantic Walruses Odobenus rosmarus rosmarus (L.) at Coats Island, N. W. T. (Canada). Zeitschrift für Säugetierkunde 48, 298-313. PDF