Management of dental disease in eared seals (family Otariidae): a Delphi approach [PDF]
Frontiers in Veterinary ScienceObjectivePublished literature is sparse on topics associated with eared seal (otariid) dentistry. The objective of this study was to establish consensus on effective management of dental disease in otariids, using a Delphi approach.MethodsA total of 25 ...
Claire A. Simeone +25 more
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Complete mitochondrial genome of the Galápagos sea lion, Zalophus wollebaeki (Carnivora, Otariidae): paratype specimen confirms separate species status [PDF]
ZooKeys, 2023 The endangered Galápagos sea lion (Zalophus wollebaeki) inhabits the Galápagos Islands off the coast of Ecuador. We present a complete mitochondrial genome (16 465 bp) of a female paratype from the collections of the Natural History Museum Oslo, Norway ...
Rita M. Austin +2 more
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The First Population Simulation for the Zalophus japonicus (Otariidae: Sea Lions) on Dokdo, Korea [PDF]
Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 2022 The Japanese sea lion (Z. japonicus) has been regarded as an extinct species since the last report on Dokdo in 1951. Not much ecological information on the Z. japonicus on Dokdo (hereafter Dokdo sea lion) is currently available.
Yoon-Ji Lee +10 more
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Complete mitochondrial genome of South American sea lion Otaria byronia (Carnivora: Otariidae) [PDF]
Mitochondrial DNA. Part B. Resources, 2019 The complete mitochondrial genome of Otaria byronia was sequenced for the first time. The mitogenome is 16,640 bp long and encodes 13 protein-coding genes (PCGs), 22 tRNA genes, two rRNA genes, one origin of light strand replication (OL), and a control ...
Jia-Shen Tian +5 more
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The complete mitochondrial genome of Japanese sea lion, Zalophus japonicus (Carnivora: Otariidae) analyzed using the excavated skeletal remains from Ulleungdo, South Korea [PDF]
Mitochondrial DNA. Part B. Resources, 2021 The Japanese sea lion, Zalophus japonicus, is an extinct pinniped species, which had inhabited along the coast of the Japanese archipelago and Korean peninsula.
Eun-Bi Kim +5 more
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Revista del Museo de La Plata, 2016 La depositación periódica de capas de esmalte, cemento y dentina en los dientes de los mamíferos es de gran utilidad para la determinación de edades absolutas.
C. M. Loza +5 more
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Journal of Threatened Taxa, 2016 The South American Fur Seal Arctocephalus australis is one of the most widely distributed South American otariid species. In Brazil, during austral winter months specimens of A. australis are regularly found along the Rio Grande do Sul and Santa Catarina
S. Siciliano +2 more
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First record of <i>Corynosoma</i> sp. (Acanthocephala: Polymorphidae) recovered from a northern fur seal, <i>Callorhinus ursinus</i> (Chordata: Otariidae), in Korea. [PDF]
J Vet SciImportance Species of the genus Corynosoma are acanthocephalan parasites widely distributed among fish-eating mammals and birds. However, their occurrence in pinnipeds within Korean waters has been rarely documented.
Lee HW, Kim HC, Choe S, Park BK.
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Dokdo sea lion Zalophus japonicus genome reveals its evolutionary trajectory before extinction [PDF]
BMC BiologyBackground The Dokdo sea lion (Zalophus japonicus), commonly referred to as Gangchi in Korea and the Japanese sea lion internationally, was endemic to the Northwest Pacific before its extinction in the 1950s. However, its origins, speciation, and genetic
Jungeun Kim +13 more
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Influence of Hypoxia, Dehydration and Salinity on Survival of Orthohalarachne Marine Mite Larvae: Limits to Dispersion [PDF]
BiologyOrthohalarachne attenuata and O. diminuata mites are parasites of the respiratory system of Pinnipeds. During hosts’ dives, mites must cope with changing conditions of oxygen availability in the nasal cavity.
Lucía Pérez Zippilli +4 more
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