| Return customers: Foraging site fidelity and the effect of environmental variability in wide-ranging Antarctic fur seals B Arthur, M Hindell, M Bester, P Trathan, I Jonsen, I Staniland, ... PloS one 10 (3), e0120888, 2015 | 93 | 2015 |
| How to weigh an elephant seal with one finger: a simple three-dimensional photogrammetric application PJN de Bruyn, MN Bester, AR Carlini, WC Oosthuizen Aquatic Biology 5 (1), 31-39, 2009 | 74 | 2009 |
| Bathymetry and frontal system interactions influence seasonal foraging movements of lactating subantarctic fur seals from Marion Island PJN de Bruyn, CA Tosh, WC Oosthuizen, MN Bester, JPY Arnould Marine Ecology Progress Series 394, 263-276, 2009 | 58 | 2009 |
| Cohort and tag‐site‐specific tag‐loss rates in mark–recapture studies: A southern elephant seal cautionary case WC Oosthuizen, PJN De Bruyn, MN Bester, M Girondot Marine Mammal Science 26 (2), 350-369, 2010 | 53 | 2010 |
| South for the winter? Within‐dive foraging effort reveals the trade‐offs between divergent foraging strategies in a free‐ranging predator B Arthur, M Hindell, MN Bester, WC Oosthuizen, M Wege, MA Lea Functional Ecology 30 (10), 1623-1637, 2016 | 40 | 2016 |
| Decomposing the variance in southern elephant seal weaning mass: partitioning environmental signals and maternal effects WC Oosthuizen, MN Bester, R Altwegg, T McIntyre, PJN de Bruyn Ecosphere 6 (8), 1-22, 2015 | 39 | 2015 |
| Prey and seasonal abundance of killer whales at sub-Antarctic Marion Island RR Reisinger, PJN De Bruyn, CA Tosh, WC Oosthuizen, NT Mufanadzo, ... African Journal of Marine Science 33 (1), 99-105, 2011 | 39 | 2011 |
| Temporary marking of unweaned southern elephant seal (Mirounga leonina L.) pups PJN De Bruyn, CA Tosh, WC Oosthuizen, MV Phalanndwa, MN Bester South African Journal of Wildlife Research-24-month delayed open access 38 …, 2008 | 34 | 2008 |
| Unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) survey of the Antarctic shag (Leucocarbo bransfieldensis) breeding colony at Harmony Point, Nelson Island, South Shetland Islands WC Oosthuizen, L Krüger, W Jouanneau, AD Lowther Polar Biology 43 (2), 187-191, 2020 | 32 | 2020 |
| Trend changes in sympatric Subantarctic and Antarctic fur seal pup populations at Marion Island, Southern Ocean M Wege, MP Etienne, W Chris Oosthuizen, RR Reisinger, MN Bester, ... Marine Mammal Science 32 (3), 960-982, 2016 | 32 | 2016 |
| Satellite tagging and biopsy sampling of killer whales at subantarctic Marion Island: effectiveness, immediate reactions and long-term responses RR Reisinger, WC Oosthuizen, G Peron, D Cory Toussaint, RD Andrews, ... PLoS One 9 (11), e111835, 2014 | 30 | 2014 |
| Low trophic level diet of juvenile southern elephant seals Mirounga leonina from Marion Island: a stable isotope investigation using vibrissal regrowths N Lübcker, RR Reisinger, WC Oosthuizen, PJN de Bruyn, A Van Tonder, ... Marine Ecology Progress Series 577, 237-250, 2017 | 28 | 2017 |
| Dispersal and dispersion of southern elephant seals in the Kerguelen province, Southern Ocean WC Oosthuizen, MN Bester, CA Tosh, C Guinet, D Besson, PJN de Bruyn Antarctic Science 23 (6), 567-577, 2011 | 28 | 2011 |
| Individual heterogeneity in life‐history trade‐offs with age at first reproduction in capital breeding elephant seals WC Oosthuizen, M Postma, R Altwegg, M Nevoux, R Pradel, MN Bester, ... Population Ecology 61 (4), 421-435, 2019 | 27 | 2019 |
| The marine mammal programme at the Prince Edward Islands: 38 years of research MN Bester, PJN De Bruyn, WC Oosthuizen, CA Tosh, T McIntyre, ... African Journal of Marine Science 33 (3), 511-521, 2011 | 27 | 2011 |
| Foraging behaviour of Weddell seals (Leptonychotes weddellii) in connection to oceanographic conditions in the southern Weddell Sea DA Nachtsheim, S Ryan, M Schröder, L Jensen, WC Oosthuizen, ... Progress in Oceanography 173, 165-179, 2019 | 25 | 2019 |
| Phenotypic selection and covariation in the life‐history traits of elephant seals: Heavier offspring gain a double selective advantage WC Oosthuizen, R Altwegg, M Nevoux, MN Bester, PJN de Bruyn Oikos 127 (6), 875-889, 2018 | 25 | 2018 |
| Trade‐offs between age‐related breeding improvement and survival senescence in highly polygynous elephant seals: Dominant males always do better KJ Lloyd, WC Oosthuizen, MN Bester, PJN de Bruyn Journal of Animal Ecology 89 (3), 897-909, 2020 | 18 | 2020 |
| Positive early‐late life‐history trait correlations in elephant seals WC Oosthuizen, G Péron, R Pradel, MN Bester, PJN de Bruyn Ecology 102 (4), e03288, 2021 | 17 | 2021 |
| Determinants of moult haulout phenology and duration in southern elephant seals L De Kock, WC Oosthuizen, RS Beltran, MN Bester, PJN de Bruyn Scientific Reports 11 (1), 13331, 2021 | 16 | 2021 |
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