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Barents Sea polar bears (Ursus maritimus): population biology and anthropogenic threats
Polar Research, 2016 This paper examines how anthropogenic threats, such as disturbance, pollution and climate change, are linked to polar bear (Ursus maritimus) population biology in the Svalbard and Barents Sea area, with the aim to increase our understanding of how human ...
Magnus Andersen, Jon Aars
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Anaesthesia of three young grey seals (Halichoerus grypus) for fracture repair [PDF]
, 2011 Three young grey seals (Halichoerus grypus) were presented separately for fracture repair to the veterinary teaching hospital of University College Dublin.
Vilhelmiina Huuskonen +2 more
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Arctic Science, 2017 Predator foraging behaviour is influenced by a suite of intrinsic and extrinsic factors, including energetic requirements, resource availability, and habitat conditions.
Luana Sciullo +3 more
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Space‐use strategies drive diet composition of Baffin Bay polar bears
EcospherePolar bears (Ursus maritimus) depend on sea ice to hunt their ice‐associated prey. However, climate‐induced sea ice loss is leading to changes in space‐use strategies of polar bears, with bears in some subpopulations spending more time on land or ...
Jennifer H. Stern +4 more
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The economics of ending Canada's commercial harp seal hunt [PDF]
Marine Policy, 2010 Abstract The roots of the Canadian harp seal hunt can be traced to the 16th Century. But in the mid-20th century, opposition to the commercial hunt became widespread after television images of seal pups being killed with clubs on the pack ice off the coast of Newfoundland were broadcast around the world.
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A comparative analysis of life-history features and adaptive strategies of Arctic and subarctic seal species-who will win the climate change challenge? [PDF]
Understanding and predicting species range shifts is crucial for conservation amid global warming. This study analyzes life-history traits of four seal species (ringed (Pusa hispida (Schreber, 1775)), bearded (Erignathus barbatus (Erxleben, 1777)), harp (
Carlyle, Cody G. +15 more
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Oil Identification of harp seal and other select marine mammals
Forensic Science International: Animals and EnvironmentsBecause of the rich omega-3 fatty acids content, harp seal (Pagophilus groenlandicus) oil is a popular supplement that is packaged as pills in Canada and sold for medicinal purposes, although this practice is banned in the United States.
Megahn H. Pinedo +4 more
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NAMMCO Scientific PublicationsEvery year pinnipeds from five different species—gray (Halichoerus grypus), harbour (Phoca vitulina), harp (Pagophilus groenlandicus), hooded (Cystophora cristata), and ringed (Pusa hispida) seals—haul out on New York’s beaches.
Maxine Montello +3 more
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Gastroliths in the harp seal Phoca Groenlandica
Polar Research, 1995 An adult harp seal, caught by accident in a gill net during the peak of the seal invasions along the northern coasts of Norway (1986/87), was found to have eaten 2.466 kg of stones with masses up to 265 g. Different theories to why harp seals on occasion deliberately eat stones, with particular emphasis on the hypothesis that these may aid in the ...
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A comparative analysis of marine mammal tracheas [PDF]
, 2013 Author Posting. © The Author(s), 2013. This is the author's version of the work. It is posted here by permission of Company of Biologists for personal use, not for redistribution.
Costidis, Alexander M. +7 more
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