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Harbour seals (Phoca vitulina) and rehabilitation

open access: yesNAMMCO Scientific Publications, 2010
Throughout the past few decades, rehabilitation of seals has become an activity that is anchored in the present day society of many countries. Seals are primarily rehabilitated to help individual animals in distress.
Nynke Osinga, Pieter ‘t Hart
doaj   +1 more source

Postnatal craniomandibular growth in Harbor seals (Phoca vitulina vitulina)

open access: yesThe Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Postnatal ontogeny in Harbor seals (Phoca vitulina vitulina). Cranium and mandible grow rapidly until 5 years of age, followed by a deceleration and finally a stagnation. Abstract As secondarily aquatic carnivores, seals display several phenotypic differences compared to their terrestrial relatives.
Elisabeth Steinbach   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Iliac Attachment of the Psoas Major Muscle: Anatomical Study of a Novel Muscle Attachment

open access: yesClinical Anatomy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The iliopsoas muscle is important functionally and is often encountered during various surgical procedures. During routine cadaveric dissection, a previously undescribed muscular structure was located deep to the iliacus muscle and coursed inferomedially to merge with the posterior aspect of the psoas major, running over the iliopectineal ...
Dominic A. Roy   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Haul-out behaviour, site fidelity and vigilance of common seals (Phoca vitulina) and grey seals (Halichoerus grypus) in the tees Estuary [PDF]

open access: yes, 1994
The project was carried out from the beginning of May to the beginning of July 1994, at Seal Sands, in the Tees estuary. The study aimed to examine (i) ecological and (ii) behavioural aspects of two species of seals, common seals (Phoca vitulina) and ...
Gaspari, Stefania
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Lasionycta phoca

open access: yes, 2009
Lasionycta phoca (Möschler) Figs 61, 62, 170, 226. Map 15 Dianthoecia phoca Möschler, 1864: 197. Scotogramma phoca; Smith 1893a: 129. Lasiestra phoca; Hampson, 1905: 47 Lasionycta phoca; Lafontaine et al. 1986: 264. Scotogramma albinuda Smith, 1903: 19, syn. n. Lasionycta albinuda; McDunnough 1938: 71. Type material.
Crabo, Lars, Lafontaine, Donald
openaire   +2 more sources

Development of Joomla based Website for Mapping and Location Information of Waste Disposal Sites in Palembang

open access: yesSistemasi: Jurnal Sistem Informasi
Waste is a problem that occurs in many areas. Palembang City is no exception, which will contribute 1,180 tons of waste per day in 2023. One solution that can be offered to reduce the amount of waste scattered around is the existence of a website that ...
Stefanus Setyo Wibagso, Steven Adi
doaj   +1 more source

Dose-response relationships in gene expression profiles in a harbor seal B lymphoma cell line exposed to 17α-ethinyl estradiol

open access: yesJournal of Xenobiotics, 2017
The determination of changes in gene expression profiles with xenobiotic dose will allow identifying biomarkers and modes of toxicant action. The harbor seal (Phoca vitulina) 11B7501 B lymphoma cell line was exposed to 1, 10, 100, 1000, 10,000, or 25,000
Christine Kleinert   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Movement Responses of Seals During Pile Driving for Offshore Wind Farm Construction

open access: yesAnimal Conservation, EarlyView.
Despite rapid growth of the renewable energy industry to meet climate change targets, predictions of population‐level impacts on wildlife are currently hindered by a limited understanding of individual behavioural responses to these developments.
Katherine F. Whyte   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Subspecies taxonomy reflects social and geographic patterns of taxonomic effort in tetrapods

open access: yesConservation Biology, EarlyView.
Abstract Subspecies have been used in conservation biology to account for intraspecific patterns in genetic diversity, which is crucial to long‐term population viability. Although over 3200 subspecies are currently assessed by the International Union for Conservation of Nature Red List, their biological relevance remains controversial.
Jhonny J. M. Guedes   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Ultrastructure of the organ of Corti in harbor seals (Phoca vitulina)

open access: yesFrontiers in Marine Science, 2023
Ultrastructural descriptions of the inner ear of highly sound-dependent mammalian species are lacking and needed to gain a better understanding of the hearing sense.
Laura Rojas   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

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