Model-averaged slopes show that the correlations between weight and prey (weight is higher when sardine/anchovy are plentiful) and weight and sex (males are heavier) are highly significant (95% confidence intervals do not intersect zero), but that the interaction term is not correlated with pup weight ( table 3 ).
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Food limitation of sea lion pups and the decline of forage off central and southern California.
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The market squid fishery off southern and central California is quite large, yet squid abundance showed an increasing trend over the same period, despite the increase in landings.