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Evidence for positive selection on the leptin gene in Cetacea and Pinnipedia. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2011 The leptin gene has received intensive attention and scientific investigation for its importance in energy homeostasis and reproductive regulation in mammals.
Li Yu +8 more
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Microplastic Exposure for Pinnipeds (Pinnipedia): A Rapid Review
EcologiesThe widespread distribution of microplastics (MPs) is causing increasing concern among the scientific community and the public. Marine mammals are considered indicators of the ecological health of marine ecosystems, and many species, suffering from ...
Anastasia Vainberg, Evgeny Abakumov
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International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife, 2018 Harbour seals (Phoca vitulina) and grey seals (Halichoerus grypus) are final hosts of acanthocephalans in the German North and Baltic Seas. Parasitic infections in seals can cause pathological changes, which may result in deteriorated health of the host.
Patrick Waindok +4 more
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Inflammatory Pseudotumour in Common Seal (Phoca vitulina): A Case Report. [PDF]
Vet Med SciA 19‐year‐old intact male common seal (Phoca vitulina) diagnosed with a chronic ulcer. Microbiology identified Vibrio alginolyticus. Radiography noted phalanx alterations. Macroscopic, histopathological, and immunohistochemical examinations revealed a neoplastic origin with a myofibroblastic phenotype. This report describes the first documented case of
De Pablo-Moreno JM +7 more
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Morphology and function of pinniped necks: The long and short of it. [PDF]
Anat Rec (Hoboken)Abstract Terrestrial vertebrates from at least 30 distinct lineages in both extinct and extant clades have returned to aquatic environments. With these transitions came numerous morphological adaptations to accommodate life in water. Relatively little attention has been paid to the cervical region when tracking this transition.
Keller J +3 more
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Humans are not unique: difficult birth is common in placental mammals. [PDF]
Biol Rev Camb Philos SocABSTRACT Human childbirth is widely presumed to be uniquely difficult and dangerous compared to birth in other mammals. Tight fetopelvic proportions can result in obstructed labour and contribute to high rates of maternal and neonatal mortality. Ideas summarised under the ‘obstetrical dilemma’ have contributed to this assumption by explaining difficult
Grunstra NDS.
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Broadening the semiaquatic scene: Quantification of long bone microanatomy across pinnipeds. [PDF]
Anat Rec (Hoboken)Abstract Investigations of bone microanatomy are commonly used to explore lifestyle strategies in vertebrates. While distinct microanatomical limb bone features have been established for exclusively aquatic and terrestrial lifestyles, identifying clear patterns for the semiaquatic lifestyle remains more challenging.
Alfsen A +10 more
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Revista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterinária, 2023 Parasites are important components of ecosystems and may contribute to the ecological aspects of their hosts and indicate the integrity of their environment.
Itatiele Farias Vivian +5 more
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Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2020 In the present study, a series of phylogenetic analyses of morphological, molecular, and combined morphological-molecular datasets were conducted to investigate the relationships of 23 extant and 44 fossil caniforme genera, in order to test the ...
Ryan S. Paterson +5 more
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Eotaria citrica, sp. nov., a new stem otariid from the “Topanga” formation of Southern California [PDF]
PeerJ, 2017 A new taxon of stem otariid, Eotaria citrica sp. nov., is described from the upper Burdigalian to lower Langhian “Topanga” formation of Orange County, California.
Jorge Velez-Juarbe
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