Evaluating the use of stable isotope analysis to infer the feeding ecology of a growing US gray seal (Halichoerus grypus) population. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2018 Gray seals (Halichoerus grypus) have been rapidly recolonizing the Northeast US coast, eliciting concern from the fishing industry. However, the ecological effect of this recovery is still unknown and as such, research is needed to better understand how ...
Jacob E Lerner +5 more
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Rising competition among North Sea mammalian top predators: a multi-method perspective on trophic ecology [PDF]
Scientific ReportsTop predators are crucial in shaping ecosystem dynamics by regulating key processes such as prey populations, energy transfer, and community structure, particularly in systems where multiple species compete for the same resources.
Eileen Heße +7 more
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Seal whisker-inspired fully printed MEMS flow sensor via micron-scale soft material additive manufacturing [PDF]
Microsystems & NanoengineeringSeals are renowned for their exceptional ability to hunt, a capability attributed to the uniquely evolved whisker morphology that suppresses vortex-induced vibrations and enables them to track hydrodynamic trails in the water.
Engincan Tekin +2 more
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Attachment Patterns of Avian Influenza H5 Clade 2.3.4.4b Virus in Respiratory Tracts of Marine Mammals, North Atlantic Ocean [PDF]
Emerging Infectious DiseasesHighly pathogenic avian influenza A(H5N1) clade 2.3.4.4b virus infections have caused substantial mortality events in marine mammals in recent years.
Syriam Sooksawasdi Na Ayudhya +6 more
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Design and performance analysis of a novel face gas seal [PDF]
, 2006 This thesis was submitted for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy and awarded by Brunel University.The scope of this work carried two objectives, each focusing on theoretical model development, performance prediction and experimental evaluation of two ...
Roberts-Haritonov, Lev
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Assessing grey seal (Halichoerus grypus) diet in western Scotland [PDF]
, 2008 Grey seal diet was last comprehensively studied in western Scotland in 1985. Since then, the grey seal population has increased by approximately 30% and relative abundance of fish stocks in the area has changed markedly.
Harris, R.N.
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Behavioral evidence of thermal stress from overheating in UK breeding gray seals [PDF]
, 2002 Gray seals (Halichoerus grypus) in the UK exhibit clear preferences for pupping close to pools of water on inland breeding sites. The reasons for this are unclear as seals are thought to derive all their water requirements from the metabolism of fat ...
Redman, P. +11 more
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Frontiers in Conservation Science, 2021 Between 1880–1962, gray and harbor seals were targeted in legal seal bounty hunts across Maine and Massachusetts due to a perceived competition with commercial fisheries.
Andrea Bogomolni +4 more
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Investigation of the ability of gray seals to differentiate composite audio signals
Vestnik MGTU, 2019 Technogenic noise pollution of the seas and oceans has a significant impact on the physiology and behavior of marine mammals. The ability of gray seals to memorize and differentiate complex acoustic signals with similar amplitude-frequency ...
Y. V. Litvinov , M. V. Pakhomov
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Frontiers in Marine Science, 2022 Humans impact natural systems at an unprecedented rate. The North Sea is one of the regions in the world with the highest levels of anthropogenic activity.
Lonneke L. IJsseldijk +9 more
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