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Brucella Antibodies in Alaskan True Seals and Eared Seals—Two Different Stories
Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2018 Brucella pinnipedialis was first isolated from true seals in 1994 and from eared seals in 2008. Although few pathological findings have been associated with infection in true seals, reproductive pathology including abortions, and the isolation of the ...
Ingebjørg H. Nymo +6 more
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Phocid seal leptin: tertiary structure and hydrophobic receptor binding site preservation during distinct leptin gene evolution [PDF]
, 2012 The cytokine hormone leptin is a key signalling molecule in many pathways that control physiological functions. Although leptin demonstrates structural conservation in mammals, there is evidence of positive selection in primates, lagomorphs and ...
John A. Hammond (170370) +17 more
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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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, 1993 Phoca hispida Schreber, 1775. Die Säugethiere, 2(13):pl. 86 (1775]; text, 3(17):312[1776]. TYPE LOCALITY: "Man fängt ihn auf den Küsten von Grönland und Labrader".
W. Christopher Wozencraft
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Use of a Sendai virus-based vector for effcient transduction of pinniped fbroblasts
Вавиловский журнал генетики и селекции, 2019 Generation of induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells expanded possibilities of pluripotency and early development studies. Generation of order Carnivora iPS cells from dog (Canis lupus familiaris), snow leopard (Panthera uncia), and American mink (Neovison
V. R. Beklemisheva, A. G. Menzorov
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Comparative Health Assessments of Alaskan Ice Seals
Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2019 Bearded (Erignathus barbatus), ringed (Pusa hispida), spotted (Phoca largha), and ribbon (Histriophoca fasciata) seals rely on seasonal sea-ice in Arctic and sub-Arctic regions.
Caroline E. C. Goertz +6 more
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, 1982 Phoca hispida Schreber, 1775. Saugethiere, 3:86. TYPE LOCALITY: Coasts of Greenland and Labrador (Canada). DISTRIBUTION: Arctic Ocean, Okhotsk, Bering, and Baltic Seas; Lakes Saimaa (Finland) and Ladoga (U.S.
Kenneth E. Kinman +2 more
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Automatic individual identification of Saimaa ringed seals
IET Computer Vision, 2018 In order to monitor an animal population and to track individual animals in a non‐invasive way, identification of individual animals based on certain distinctive characteristics is necessary. In this study, automatic image‐based individual identification
Tina Chehrsimin +7 more
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The ringed seal (Phoca hispida) spring diet in northwestern Spitsbergen, Svalbard
, 1986 A total of 284 ringed seals (Phoca hispida) were sampled to determine their diet in the spring of 1981 and 1982. Fcw seals contained identifiable stomach contents. No significant age- or sex-related differences in choice of prey wcre found. It seems that
Gjertz, Ian, Lydersen, Christian
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Postnatal craniomandibular growth in Harbor seals (Phoca vitulina vitulina)
The 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
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