Dr. Randall W. Davis

Publications
Davis, R.W., Castellini, M.A., Kooyman, G.L. Maue, R. (1983). Renal glomerular filtration rate and hepatic blood flow during voluntary diving in Weddell seals. Am J Physiol 245:743-748
Kooyman, G.L., Castellini, M.A., Davis, R.W. (1981) Physiology of diving in marine mammals. Ann Rev Physiol 43: 343-356.
Wartzok, D., Elsner, R., Mimken, G., Davis, R. (1989). Under-ice movements of Weddell seals. Antarctic J (review) pp. 205-206.
Kooyman, G.L., Davis, R.W. (1980) Feeding behavior of female antarctic fur seals, Arctocephalus gazella.Antarctic J 15:159-160
Davis, R. (1983). Maintenance of an observation hole through the McMurdo Ice Shelf for winter oceanography. Antarctic J 18:(4) 12-14 
Ranneft, D.M., Eaker, H., Davis, R.W. (2001) A guide to the pronunciation and meaning of cetacean taxonomic names. Aquatic Mammals 27.2, 183-195
Davis, R.W., Williams, T.M., Thomas, J.A., Kastelein, R.A., Cornell, L.H. (1988). The effects of oil contamination and cleaning on sea otters (Enhydra lutris). II. Metabolism, thermoregulation, and behavior. Can J Zool 66:2782-2790
Wartzok, D., Elsner, R., Stone, H., Kelly, B.P., Davis, R.W. (1992) Under-ice movements and the sensory basis of hole finding by ringed and Weddell seals. Can J Zool 70: 1712-1722
Lowry, L.F., Burkanov, V.N., Frost, K.J., Simpkins, M.A., Davis, R., DeMaster, D.P., Surydam, R., Springer, A. (2000). Habitat use and habitat selection by spotted seals (Phoca largha) in the Bering Sea. Can J Zool 78:1959-1971.
Kooyman, G.L., Davis, R.W., Castellini, M.A. (1977). Thermal conductance of immersed pinniped and sea otter pelts before and after oiling with Prudhoe Bay crude. In: Fate & Effects of the Petroleum Hydrocarbons in Marine Organisms and Ecosystems, Chapter 14.  D.A. Wolf, (ed). Pergammon Press, N.Y., pp. 151-156.
Williams, T.M., Davis, R.W., McBain, J.F., Tuomi, P.A., Wilson, R.K., McCormick, C.R., Donoghue, S. (1995). Diagnosing and treating common clinical disorders of oiled sea otters. In: Emergency Care and Rehabilitation of Oiled Sea Otters, Chapter 5.  T.M. Williams and R.W. Davis (eds). University of Alaska Press, Fairbanks, AK, pp. 59-94.
Williams, T.M., Haun, J., Davis, R.A., Fuiman, L.A., Kohin, S. (2001). A killer appetite: metabolic consequences of carnivory in marine mammals. Comp. Biochem. Physiol. Part A 129:785-796.
Davis, R.W., Fuiman, L.A., Williams, T.M. Le Boeuf, B.J. (2001). Three-dimensional movements and swimming activity of a northern elephant seal. Comp. Biochem. Physiol. Part A 129:759-770.
Davis, R.W., Ortega-Ortiz, J.G., Ribic, C.A., Evans, W.E., Biggs, D.C., Ressler, P.H., Cady, R.B., Leben, R.R., Mullin, K.D., Würsig, B. (2002). Cetacean habitat in the northern oceanic Gulf of Mexico. Deep-Sea Res. I 49:121-142.
Boyd, I.L., Woakes, A.J., Butler, P.J., Davis, R.W., Williams, T.M. (1995). Validation of heart rate and doubly labelled water as measures of metabolic rate during swimming in California sea lions. Functional Ecol.  9(2):151-160.
Kooyman, G.L., Davis, R.W., Coxall, J.P. (1986). Diving behavior of Antarctic fur seals. In: Fur seals: Maternal Strategies on Land and at Sea. Roger Gentry and Gerald Kooyman (eds). pp. 115-125.
Ribic, C.A., Davis, R., Hess, N., Peake, D. (1997). Distribution of seabirds in the northern Gulf of Mexico in relation to mesoscale features: initial observations. ICES J. Mar. Sci. 54:545-551.
Croxall, J.P., Everson, I., Kooyman, G.L., Ricketts, C., Davis, R.W. (1985). Fur seal diving behaviour in relation to vertical distribution of krill. J. Anim. Ecol. 54:1-8.
Davis, R.W., Croxall, J.P., O'Connell, M.J. (1989). The reproductive energetics of gentoo (Pygoscelis papua) and macaroni (Eudyptes chrysolophus) penguins at South Georgia.  J. Anim. Ecol. 58:59-74.
Kanatous, S.B., DiMichele, L.V., Cowan, D.F., Davis, R.W. (1999). High aerobic capacities in the skeletal muscles of pinnipeds: adaptations to diving hypoxia.  J. Appl. Physiol. 86(4):1247-1256.
Davis, R.W., Williams, T.M., Thomas, J.A., Kastelein, R.A., Cornell, L.H. (1988).  The effects of oil contamination and cleaning on sea otters (Enhydra lutris).  II. Metabolism, thermoregulation and bahavior.  Can. J. Zool. 66: 2782-2790.
Davis, R.W., Castellini, M.A., Williams, T.M., Kooyman, G.L. (1991). Fuel homeostasis in the harbor seal during submerged swimming.  J. Comp. Physiol. B 160:627-635.
Kooyman, G.L., Wahrenbrock, E.A., Castellini, M.A., Davis, R.W., Sinnett, E.E. (1980). Aerobic and anaerobic metabolism during voluntary diving in Weddell seals: evidence of preferred pathways from blood chemistry and behavior. J. Comp. Physiol. 138:335-346.
Davis, R.W. (1983). Lactate and glucose metabolism in the resting and diving harbor seal (Phoca vitulina). J. Comp. Physiol. 153:275-288.
Kooyman, G.L., Castellini, M.A., Davis, R.W., Maue, R.A. (1983). Aerobic diving limits of immature Weddell seals. J. Comp. Physiol. 151:171-174.
Davis, R.W., Vincenzo, R.P., Lauer, S.J., Hubl, S.T., McLean, J.W., Witztum, J.L., Young, S.G. (1991).  Lipoproteins in pinnipeds: analysis of a high molecular weight form of apolipoprotein E.  J. Lipid Res. 32: 1013-1023.
Le Boeuf, B.J., Costa, D.P., Huntley, A.C. (1986). Pattern and depth of dives in Northern elephant seals, Mirounga angustirostris).  J. Zool., Lond. (A) 208:1-7.
Davis, R.W., Kanatous, S.B. (1999). Convective oxygen transport and tissue oxygen consumption in Weddell seals during aerobic dives. J. Exp. Biol. 202:1091-1113.
Skrovan, R.C., Williams, T.M., Berry, P.S., Moore, P.W., Davis, R.W. (1999). The diving physiology of bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus). J. Exp. Biol. 202:2749-2761.
Polasek, L.K., Davis, R.W. (2001). Heterogeneity of myoglobin distribution in the locomotory muscles of five cetacean species. J. Exp. Biol. 204:209-215.
Castellini, M.S., Davis, R.W., Loughlin, T.R., Williams, T.M. (1993). Blood chemistries and body condition of steller sea lion pups at Marmot Island, Alaska. Mar. Mamm. Sci. 9(2):202-208.
Davis, R.W., Worthy, G.A.J., Würsig, B., Lynn, S.K., Townsend, F.I. (1996). Diving behavior and at-sea movements of an Atlantic spotted dolphin in the Gulf of Mexico. Mar. Mamm. Sci. 12(4):569-581.
Weller, D.W., Würsig, B., Whitehead, H., Norris, J.C., Lynn, S.K., Davis, R.W., Clauss, N., Brown, P. (1966). Observations of an interaction between sperm whales and short-finned pilot whales in the Gulf of Mexico. Mar. Mamm. Sci. 12(4):588-594.
Davis, R.W., Wartzok, D., Elsner, R., Stone, H. (1992). A small video camera attached to a Weddell seal: A new way to observe diving behavior. In: Marine Mammal Sensory Systems. J. Thomas, et al. (eds). Plenum Press, New York, pp 631-642.
Fuiman, L.A., Davis, R.W., Williams, T.M. (2002). Behavior of midwater fishes under the Antarctic ice: observations by a predator. Mar. Biol. 140:815-822.
Davis, R.W. (1987). Assessment of steady and non-steady state fuel homeostasis using the constant isotope infusion method. In: Marine Mammal Energetics, A. Huntley, D.P. Costa, G. Worthy, M.A. Castellini (eds).  Soc. Mar. Mamm. sp. Pub 1, pp. 15-28.
Davis, R.W., Fargion, G.S., May, N., Leming, T.D., Baumgartner, M., Evans, W.E., Hansen, L.J., Mullin, K. (1998). Physical habitat of cetaceans along the Continental Slope in the North-central and Western Gulf of Mexico. Mar. Mamm. Sci. 14(3):490-507.
Davis, R.W., Williams, T.M., Kooyman, G.L. (1985). Swimming metabolism of yearling and adult harbor seals Phoca vitulina. Physiol. Zool. 58(5):590-596.
Castellini, M.A., Davis, R.W., Kooyman, G.L. (1988). Blood chemistry regulation during repetitive diving in Weddell seals. Physiol. Zool. 61(5):379-386.
Davis, R.W., Kooyman, G.L., Croxall, J.P. (1983). Water flux and estimated metabolism of free-ranging gentoo and macaroni penguins at South Georgia. Polar Biol. 2:41-46.
Castellini, M.A., Davis, R.W., Davis, M., Horning, M. (1983). Antarctic marine life under the McMurdo Ice Shelf at White Island: a link between nutrient influx and seal population. Polar Biol. 2:229-231.
Lowry, L.F., Frost, K.J., Davis, R., DeMaster, D.P., Suydam, R.S. (1998). Movements and behavior of satellite-tagged spotted seals (Phoca largha) in the Bering and Chukchi Seas. Polar Biol. 19: 221-230.
Wilford, D.C., Gray, A.T., Hempleman, S.C., Davis, R.W., Hill, E.P. (1990). Temperature and the oxygen-hemoglobin dissociation curve of the harbor seal, Phoca vitulina.  Resp. Physiol. 79:137-144.
Kooyman, G.L., Davis, R.W., Croxall, J.P., Costa, D.P. (1982). Diving depths and energy requirements of king penguins. Science 217:726-727.
Davis, R.W., Fuiman, L.A., Williams, T.M., Collier, S.O., Hagey, W.P., Kanatous, S.B., Kohin, S. Horning, M. (1999). Hunting behavior of a marine mammal beneath the Antarctic fast ice. Science 283:993-996.
Williams, T.M., Davis, R.W., Fuiman, L.A., Francis, J., Le Boeuf, B.J., Horning, M., Calambokidis, J., Croll, D.A. (2000). Sink or swim: strategies for cost-effective diving by marine mammals. Science 288:133-136.
Croxall, J.P., Davis, R.W., O'Connell, M.J. (1988). Diving patterns in relation to diet of gentoo and macaroni penguins at South Georgia. The Condor 90:157-167.
Robin, E.D., Ensinck, J., Hance, A.J., Newman, A., Lewiston, N., Cornell, L., Davis, R.W., Theodore, J.l. (1981). Glucoregulation and simulated diving in the harbor seal Phoca vitulina. Am. J. Physiol. 241:R293-R300