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A new method of counting Phoca vitulina ssp. stejnegeri (Phocidae, Carnivora) on the Commander Islands (Russia)

open access: yesNature Conservation Research: Заповедная наука, 2018
The Kuril Seal Phoca vitulina ssp. stejnegeri is a permanent inhabitant of the coast of the Commander Islands. The ecology of the Kuril Seal, and in particular, the features of its life cycle, the population structure and the level of fertility are ...
Evgeny G. Mamaev
doaj   +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
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Investigating monitoring options for harbour seals in Special Areas of Conservation in Scotland [PDF]

open access: yes, 2007
Managing a wild population effectively requires knowledge of the abundance and behaviour of the species. Harbour seals (Phoca vitulina) are usually counted when they come ashore at haul-out sites, and so it is important to understand how the number of ...
Cunningham, Louise
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Phoca vitulina Linnaeus 1758

open access: yes, 2021
Phoca vitulina Linnaeus, 1758 (Fig. 179) Phoca vitulina Linnaeus, 1758: 38. COMMON NAME. — Harbour Seal. CURRENT NAME. — Phoca vitulina Linnaeus, 1758. See Wozencraft (2005: 599) and Stewart (2014: 180). COLLECTOR/S.
Jackson, Stephen M.   +3 more
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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

Nacimiento en Cuba de Phoca vitulina vitulina (Linnaeus, 1758) (Carnivora: Phocidae).

open access: yesRevista de Investigaciones Marinas, 2023
Se reporta el nacimiento de la primera foca común en Cuba. Se describe la metodología de manejo de la gestante, así como las características del parto y de la cría.
C. Guevara   +5 more
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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

Evolutionary history of a Scottish harbour seal population [PDF]

open access: yesPeerJ, 2020
Efforts to conserve marine mammals are often constrained by uncertainty over their population history. Here, we examine the evolutionary history of a harbour seal (Phoca vitulina) population in the Moray Firth, northeast Scotland using genetic tools and ...
Natacha Nikolic   +4 more
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Anecdotal Observations of Socially Learned Vocalizations in Harbor Seals [PDF]

open access: yesAnimal Behavior and Cognition
Harbor seals (Phoca vitulina) are more solitary than many other pinnipeds. Yet, they are capable of vocal learning, a form of social learning. Most extant literature examines social animals when investigating social learning, despite sociality not being ...
Diandra Duengen   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Feeding kinematics, suction, and hydraulic jetting performance of harbor seals (Phoca vitulina). [PDF]

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2014
The feeding kinematics, suction and hydraulic jetting capabilities of captive harbor seals (Phoca vitulina) were characterized during controlled feeding trials.
Christopher D Marshall   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

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