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Occurrence of Halarachne halichoeri in Mirounga leonina on the Coast of Argentina (Parasitiformes, Mesostigmata, Halarachnidae) with a Review of Worldwide Records

open access: yesDiversity
Halarachne halichoeri mites are respiratory parasites of pinnipeds that have been recorded from different locations around the world, but not from the coast of Argentina. In this study, the presence of H.
Marcela Karina Castelo   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Changes in Weddell Seal Leptonychotes weddellii (Phocidae) Behaviour at the First Stage of Ontogenesis

open access: yesУкраїнський антарктичний журнал, 2019
Objective. The analysis of changing the Weddell seal diurnal activity during first two weeks post partum. Methods. The «budget of time» method was used with measuring of time of different behavioral patterns (feeding, learning and motion activity ...
V. Smagol, A. Dzhulai
doaj   +1 more source

Catalog of Osteological Collections of Aquatic Mammals from Mexico [PDF]

open access: yes, 1991
This paper compiles available information on osteological and other anatomical specimens of at least 51 species of aquatic mammals (34 extant, one recently extinct and 16 fossil) collected in Mexico between 1868 and 1990 and housed in 29 scientific ...
Vidal, Omar
core  

Phocidae Gray 1821

open access: yes, 1993
Family Phocidae Gray, 1821. London Med. Repos., 15:297. COMMENTS: Reviewed by Chapskii (1955), Scheffer (1958), J. E. King (1966, 1983), Hendey (1972), Muizon (1982a), and Wyss (1989). Muizon (1982«), and Wyss's (1988) phylogenetic analyses agreed on three areas: 1) The monophyletic nature of two groups they refer to as the Lobodontini (Hydrurga ...
openaire   +1 more source

Do Marine Mammals Diversify More Slowly Than Non‐Marine Mammals?

open access: yesJournal of Biogeography, Volume 53, Issue 1, January 2026.
ABSTRACT Aim Species richness is generally lower in marine than in terrestrial ecosystems, but the reasons behind this disparity remain unclear. This study examines whether marine mammals diversify at a slower pace than their non‐marine counterparts, aiming to shed light on the factors explaining potential diversification differences among them ...
Adriana Oliver   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Marine mammals of Easter Island (Rapa Nui) and Salas y Gómez Island (Motu Motiro Hiva), Chile: a review and new records

open access: yesLatin American Journal of Aquatic Research, 2014
The Chilean oceanic islands Easter Island (Rapa Nui) and Salas y Gómez Island (Motu Motiro Hiva) have received little attention with regards to basic marine mammal investigations.
Rodrigo Hucke-Gaete   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Dental anomalies and lesions in Eastern Atlantic harbor seals, Phoca vitulina vitulina (Carnivora, Phocidae), from the German North Sea. [PDF]

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2018
Skulls of 1,901 Eastern Atlantic harbor seals (Phoca vitulina vitulina) were systematically studied for externally visible dental anomalies and lesions.
Patricia Kahle   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

First Comprehensive Study of Telomere Length Measured by Southern Blot Hybridization and Oxidative Stress Across 12 Captive Marine Mammal Species

open access: yesMarine Mammal Science, Volume 42, Issue 1, January 2026.
ABSTRACT Telomeres, repetitive nucleotide sequences at chromosome ends, shorten with oxidative damage and cell replication, and are increasingly used as biomarkers of stress and physiological state. Despite this potential, telomere length (TL) in marine mammals has been measured using Southern blot hybridization in only a few cases, often from ...
Haruka Nakajin   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Overview of marine mammals and their endangerment in the Adriatic sea [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
Sisavci nastanjuju sva kopnena i morska staništa. Pravi sisavci razvili su se prije 220 milijuna godina i do danas zadržali osnovne tjelesne karakteristike među vrstama.
Šoštarić, Sonja
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Complete Sequence and Annotation of the Mycoplasma phocidae Strain 105 T Genome

open access: yesMicrobiology Resource Announcements, 2018
The genome of Mycoplasma phocidae strain 105 T was analyzed in order to improve our understanding of its role in epidemic marine mammal mortalities. It was found to encode a suite of immunosuppressors that may enable evasion of host defenses and modulate susceptibility to viral coinfections ...
Frasca, Salvatore   +3 more
openaire   +2 more sources

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