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Oceanologia, 2020 Summary: The study analyses for the first time the diet composition of grey seals inhabiting the Polish Baltic Sea coast. Samples of seal scat were collected in the Mewia Łacha Nature Reserve at the mouth of the Vistula River.
Sławomir Keszka +5 more
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Screening for Influenza and Morbillivirus in Seals and Porpoises in the Baltic and North Sea
Pathogens, 2023 Historically, the seals and harbour porpoises of the Baltic Sea and North Sea have been subjected to hunting, chemical pollutants and repeated mass mortalities, leading to significant population fluctuations. Despite the conservation implications and the
Iben Stokholm +10 more
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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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Food and Waterborne Parasitology, 2019 Zoonotic parasites of seals that are harvested for food may pose a health risk when seal meat or organ tissues of infected animals are eaten raw or undercooked. In this study, 124 tissue samples from 81 seals, comprising four species, were collected from
Sarah J. Reiling +5 more
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Vestnik MGTU, 2023 Anthropogenic noise load on the traditional habitats of marine mammals continues to increase due to the active development of the Arctic zone. The study of the hearing of Arctic seals is of great importance for the development of measures to reduce the ...
Pakhomov M. V. +3 more
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Present knowledge of grey seals (Halichoerus grypus) in Faroese waters
NAMMCO Scientific Publications, 2007 The grey seal (Halichoerus grypus) is the only pinniped species breeding in the Faroe Islands. They are present all year round, and can be observed throughout the archipelago, but prefer to reside in exposed coastal areas, away from human settlements ...
Bjarni Mikkelsen
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Parasites & Vectors, 2015 Background Pinnipeds are frequently infected by the lungworms Otostrongylus circumlitus and Parafilaroides gymnurus (Metastrongyloidea). Infections are frequently associated with secondary bacterial bronchopneumonia and are often lethal.
Sophia Arlena Ulrich +3 more
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International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife, 2018 Harbour seals (Phoca vitulina) and grey seals (Halichoerus grypus) are final hosts of acanthocephalans in the German North and Baltic Seas. Parasitic infections in seals can cause pathological changes, which may result in deteriorated health of the host.
Patrick Waindok +4 more
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The karyotype of the grey seal (Halichoerus grypus) [PDF]
Hereditas, 2009 The somatic chromosomes of the grey seal, Halichoerus grypus Fabr., and their autoradiographic pattern were studied in cultures of lung tissue. An idiogram was made based on measurements of 6 male and 14 female cells. The chromosome number of the grey seal is 2n = 32.
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On the dynamics and selective transport of fatty acids and organochlorines in lactating grey seals (Halichoerus grypus) [PDF]
, 2010 This thesis examines fatty acid (FA) and polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) dynamics in a marine top predator, the grey seal (Halichoerus grypus,) and their transfer during lactation from mother to offspring.
Arriola Ortiz, Aline
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