Habitat selection and seasonal movements of young bearded seals (Erignathus barbatus) in the Bering Sea. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2018 The first year of life is typically the most critical to a pinniped's survival, especially for Arctic phocids which are weaned at only a few weeks of age and left to locate and capture prey on their own. Their seasonal movements and habitat selection are
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Estimating Demographic Parameters for Bearded Seals, Erignathus barbatus, in Alaska Using Close‐Kin Mark‐Recapture Methods [PDF]
Evolutionary ApplicationsReliable estimates of population abundance and demographics are essential for managing harvested species. Ice‐associated phocids, “ice seals,” are a vital resource for subsistence‐dependent coastal Native communities in western and northern Alaska, USA ...
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Serum biochemistry and haematology in wild and captive bearded seals (Erignathus barbatus) from Svalbard, Norway [PDF]
Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica, 2021 Background Health assessment of seals in captivity include haematology and serum biochemistry measurements. Because such parameters differ between species, it is crucial to have species-specific reference values for the interpretation of clinical samples.
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A new seal from the Late Miocene of the Eastern Paratethys highlights the past regional diversity of true seals (Phocidae) [PDF]
Swiss Journal of PalaeontologyTrue seals rapidly evolved in many forms in the epicontinental basin of Paratethys during the Miocene. However, most of their nominal taxa so far were proposed based on isolated limb bones, and their taxonomy has long been under discussion.
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A synthesized dataset of Pacific Arctic marine mammal occurrences (1860-2024)NSF Arctic Data Center [PDF]
Data in BriefData on marine mammals in the Pacific Arctic region are limited, variably collected over time and by multiple sources. Therefore, collation and synthesis of previously collected data, such as the dataset presented here, make these data more useful to ...
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Characterization of a Novel, Highly Divergent Paramyxovirus Discovered in a Bearded Seal of Subarctic Canada [PDF]
VirusesSeals are keystone animals in the Arctic and a valuable resource for Indigenous communities, but their virome is poorly understood. Through a preliminary investigation of the virome of seven North Atlantic bearded seals (Erignathus barbatus) from ...
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Spatial overlap of sea ice-associated predators and prey in western Hudson Bay. [PDF]
PLoS ONESpatio-temporal distribution of species shapes community structure and ecosystem function, yet the mechanisms driving biological hotspots remain unclear in dynamic environments like sea ice. We computed Getis-Ord (Gi*) distribution hotspots based on four
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Morphology and function of pinniped necks: The long and short of it. [PDF]
Anat Rec (Hoboken)Abstract Terrestrial vertebrates from at least 30 distinct lineages in both extinct and extant clades have returned to aquatic environments. With these transitions came numerous morphological adaptations to accommodate life in water. Relatively little attention has been paid to the cervical region when tracking this transition.
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Correction to: Serum biochemistry and haematology in wild and captive bearded seals (Erignathus barbatus) from Svalbard, Norway [PDF]
Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica, 2021 Morten Tryland +4 more
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Hiding in plain sight: the biomolecular identification of pinniped use in medieval manuscripts [PDF]
Royal Society Open ScienceThe survival of medieval manuscripts in their original bindings remains a rare occurrence. Taking advantage of the diversity of bindings in Cistercian libraries such as Clairvaux and its daughter abbeys during the twelfth and thirteenth centuries, this ...
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