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Individual variation in pup vocalizations and absence of behavioral signs of maternal vocal recognition in Weddell seals (Leptonychotes weddellii) [PDF]
, 2012 Individually stereotyped vocalizations often play an important role in relocation of offspring in gregarious breeders. In phocids, mothers often alternate between foraging at sea and attending their pup.
Boebel, Olaf +4 more
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Dietary specialization drives multiple independent losses and gains in the bitter taste gene repertoire of Laurasiatherian Mammals [PDF]
, 2016 Background: Bitter taste perception is essential for species with selective food intake, enabling them to avoid unpalatable or toxic items. Previous studies noted a marked variation in the number of TAS2R genes among various vertebrate species, but the
Hailer, Frank +8 more
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Seals, Sea Lions, and Walruses [PDF]
A classroom resource for grades 4-8 lessons on these pinnipeds. Guide is complete with background materials (for students and teacher), goals and objectives, a glossary, 9 classroom activities, and a bibliography for obtaining additional resources.
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Complete mitochondrial genome of the Antarctic fur seal (Arctocephalus gazella)
Mitochondrial DNA. Part B. Resources, 2019 The Antarctic fur seal (Arctocephalus gazella) is an abundant Antarctic otariid. Here, we present the complete mitochondrial DNA sequence of this species, which includes 13 protein-coding genes, 22 transfer RNA genes, 2 ribosomal RNA genes, and the ...
Rebecca Nagel +2 more
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Foca monje – Monachus monachus (Hermann, 1779) [PDF]
, 2017 Mamíferos - Orden Pinnipedia - Familia Phocidaeen la Enciclopedia Virtual de Vertebrados Españoles, http://www.vertebradosibericos.org/. Versiones anteriores: 29-11-2013A comprehensive review of the natural history of the Mediterranean Monk Seal Monachus
Salvador Milla, Alfredo
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, 2018 This chapter reviews common diseases of pinnipeds, including species in the Otariidae (fur seals and sea lions), Phocidae (true seals), and Odobenidae (walrus) families. Much of the knowledge on pathologic conditions of pinnipeds comes from necropsies of stranded animals and those housed in captivity. As such, disease knowledge is biased toward species
Colegrove, Kathleen M. +3 more
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International Journal of Aviation, Aeronautics, and Aerospace, 2021 As in countless other fields of human endeavor, small unmanned aircraft systems (sUAS) have the potential to benefit pinniped (Pinnipedia; e.g., Phocidae [seals], Otariidae [sea lions], and Odobenidae [walruses]) response efforts.
David Thirtyacre +4 more
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A review of the welfare impact on Pinnipeds of plastic marine debris
Frontiers in Marine Science, 2016 Uncounted, and usually unobserved, numbers of pinnipeds find themselves entangled in lost fishing gear, monofilament line, nets, rope, plastic packaging in the ocean or on the shoreline.
Andrew Butterworth
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Evolutionary history of Carnivora (Mammalia, Laurasiatheria) inferred from mitochondrial genomes.
PLoS ONE, 2021 The order Carnivora, which currently includes 296 species classified into 16 families, is distributed across all continents. The phylogeny and the timing of diversification of members of the order are still a matter of debate.
Alexandre Hassanin +7 more
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Oxygen minimum zone: An important oceanographic habitat for deep-diving northern elephant seals, Mirounga angustirostris. [PDF]
, 2017 Little is known about the foraging behavior of top predators in the deep mesopelagic ocean. Elephant seals dive to the deep biota-poor oxygen minimum zone (OMZ) (>800 m depth) despite high diving costs in terms of energy and time, but how they ...
Adachi, Taiki +6 more
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