Factors affecting harp seal (Pagophilus groenlandicus) strandings in the Northwest Atlantic. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2013 The effects of climate change on high latitude regions are becoming increasingly evident, particularly in the rapid decline of sea ice cover in the Arctic.
Brianne K Soulen +3 more
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The Evolutionary History of the Extinct Baltic Sea Harp Seal Population [PDF]
Ecology and EvolutionThe now‐extinct harp seal population that inhabited the Baltic Sea from the Mesolithic to the Iron Age is an enigma. It occurred outside the species' contemporary Arctic range, likely deviated from typical harp seal migratory behaviour, and experienced ...
Maiken Hemme Bro‐Jørgensen +7 more
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The frequency response of the vibrissae of harp seal, Pagophilus Groenlandicus, to sound in air and water. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2013 The motion of isolated seal vibrissae due to low frequency sound in air has been measured using a microscope with a video camera and modeled using an FEM method with good agreement between the measurements and the model; the model has also been used to ...
Lisa F Shatz, Theodorus De Groot
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The significance of shooting angle in seal shooting [PDF]
Animal WelfareThe present study aimed to investigate the relationship between shooting angle to the head and animal welfare outcomes in the hunt of young harp seals (Pagophilus groenlandicus).
Kathrine A Ryeng, Stig E Larsen
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A model for maxilloturbinate morphogenesis in seals. [PDF]
PLoS ONEThe nasal cavities of mammals contain the maxilloturbinate bones, which are involved in reducing heat and water losses. The maxilloturbinates of Arctic seals develop into particularly elaborate labyrinthine patterns, which are well adapted to retain heat
Jonathan E Kings +6 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 ...
Élodie Lévêque +8 more
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Elevated antioxidant defence in the brain of deep-diving pinnipeds [PDF]
Frontiers in Physiology, 2022 While foraging, marine mammals undertake repetitive diving bouts. When the animal surfaces, reperfusion makes oxygen readily available for the electron transport chain, which leads to increased production of reactive oxygen species and risk of oxidative ...
Gerrit A. Martens +3 more
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Phocine Distemper Virus: Current Knowledge and Future Directions [PDF]
Viruses, 2014 Phocine distemper virus (PDV) was first recognized in 1988 following a massive epidemic in harbor and grey seals in north-western Europe. Since then, the epidemiology of infection in North Atlantic and Arctic pinnipeds has been investigated.
Pádraig J. Duignan +29 more
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Food consumption estimates of Barents Sea harp seals
NAMMCO Scientific Publications, 2004 The consumption of various prey species, required by the Barents Sea harp seal (Phoca groenlandica) stock in order to cover their energy demands, has been estimated by combining data on the energy density of prey species and on seasonal variations in the
Kjell T Nilssen +3 more
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The effects of climate change on harp seals (Pagophilus groenlandicus). [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2012 Harp seals (Pagophilus groenlandicus) have evolved life history strategies to exploit seasonal sea ice as a breeding platform. As such, individuals are prepared to deal with fluctuations in the quantity and quality of ice in their breeding areas.
David W Johnston +3 more
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