Update on H5N1 Panzootic: Infected Mammal Species Increase by Almost 50% in Just Over a Year. [PDF]
Influenza Other Respir VirusesInfluenza and Other Respiratory Viruses, Volume 19, Issue 9, September 2025.
Plaza P, Lambertucci SA.
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A new large-bodied Pliocene seal with unusual cutting teeth [PDF]
Royal Society Open Science, 2020 Today, monachine seals display the largest body sizes in pinnipeds. However, the evolution of larger body sizes has been difficult to assess due to the murky taxonomic status of fossil seals, including fossils referred to Callophoca obscura, a species ...
James P. Rule +5 more
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The Ancestral Carnivore Karyotype As Substantiated by Comparative Chromosome Painting of Three Pinnipeds, the Walrus, the Steller Sea Lion and the Baikal Seal (Pinnipedia, Carnivora). [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2016 Karyotype evolution in Carnivora is thoroughly studied by classical and molecular cytogenetics and supplemented by reconstructions of Ancestral Carnivora Karyotype (ACK).
Violetta R Beklemisheva +6 more
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Caldasia, 2020 Se registraron los primeros avistamientos de elefantes marinos, probablemente elefantes marinos del sur, Mirounga leonina, en la costa Pacífica de Colombia. Un juvenil macho fue registrado en las playas de Piangüita y Magüipi (Valle del Cauca), del 23 al
Isabel Cristina Ávila +2 more
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Complete mitochondrial genome and phylogenetic analysis of the Weddell seal, Leptonychotes weddellii
Mitochondrial DNA. Part B. Resources, 2020 The Weddell seal, Leptonychotes weddellii, which belongs to the family Phocidae, is an abundant pinniped that inhabits the Antarctica. Here, we present the complete mitochondrial genome and phylogeny of L. weddellii. The total length of the mitogenome is
Jong-U Kim, Jeong-Hoon Kim
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Marine mammal skin microbiotas are influenced by host phylogeny [PDF]
Royal Society Open Science, 2020 Skin-associated microorganisms have been shown to play a role in immune function and disease of humans, but are understudied in marine mammals, a diverse animal group that serve as sentinels of ocean health.
Amy Apprill +10 more
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Parasites & Vectors, 2021 Background Belonging to the anopluran family Echinophthiriidae, Echinophthirius horridus, the seal louse, has been reported to parasitise a broad range of representatives of phocid seals.
Jörg Hirzmann +7 more
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An Energetic Tradeoff Best Explains Parturition Timing in Grizzly Bears. [PDF]
Ecol EvolCapitalizing on latitudinal denning‐chronology variation among four grizzly bear populations in interior North America, and using grizzly bear parturition dates (27 Dec–28 Feb) previously predicted from anomalous daily motion counts, we found evidence supporting the hypothesis that birth is optimally timed relative to den exit to balance an energetic ...
Costello CM +14 more
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Implantation of subcutaneous heart rate data loggers in southern elephant seals (Mirounga leonina) [PDF]
, 2017 Unlike most phocid species (Phocidae), Mirounga leonina (southern elephant seals) experience a catastrophic moult where they not only replace their hair but also their epidermis when ashore for approximately 1 month.
Ancel, André +7 more
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Can you hear me now? A comparative survey of pinniped auditory apparatus morphology
Zoodiversity, 2021 Over the past century research on the morphology of the auditory apparatuses of pinnipeds, which include Phocidae (true seals), Otariidae (sea lions and fur seals), and Odobenidae (walruses) is extremely limited, in comparison to other Carnivora ...
Lindsey Koper +2 more
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