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Of flippers and wings: The locomotor environment as a driver of the evolution of forelimb morphological diversity in mammals

open access: yesFunctional Ecology, Volume 38, Issue 10, Page 2231-2246, October 2024.
Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog. Abstract The early diversification of tetrapods into terrestrial environments involved adaptations of their locomotor apparatus that allowed for weight support and propulsion on heterogeneous surfaces.
Priscila S. Rothier   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Manoeuvrability of Pinnipedia

open access: yes, 1972
On the basis of analysis of shooling materials, observations of free swimming Callorhinus ursinus L. and Pusa caspica Gmel. and experiments carried out with these species of Pinnipedia, with interior or exterior flippers being removed by turns, the role
Мордвинов, Ю.Е.
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Is dirofilariosis an emerging conservation threat in wild carnivores across the Palearctic?

open access: yesMammal Review, Volume 54, Issue 4, Page 427-440, October 2024.
Phylogenetic distribution of Dirofilaria immitis and Dirofilaria repens infection in Palearctic Carnivora species. Abstract Dirofilaria species are mosquito‐borne filarial nematodes, with a high veterinary and public health importance, but growing evidence also indicates their frequent occurrence in wildlife.
Tamara Szentiványi   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

Contribution to the Pinnipedia helminthofauna of the Bering Sea and the Sea of Okhotsk

open access: yes, 1968
Two species of Pinnipedia inhabiting the Bering Sea were investigated of which Phoca hispida (21 animals were dissected) appeared to be infested with Phocascaris phocae, Terranova decipiens, Skrjabinaria spirocauda and Corynosoma strumosum, and ...
Трещев, В. В.   +2 more
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Capital and income breeding : the role of food supply [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
This work was funded by the Natural Environment Research Council (grant number 2003/00616). A. I. Houston and J. M. McNamara were supported by Leverhulme Trust fellowships; A. I.
Stephens, P.A.   +14 more
core   +1 more source

Stable isotope values from organisms in the North Pacific Ocean: A reference for trophic ecology studies

open access: yes
Marine Mammal Science, Volume 41, Issue 2, April 2025.
Kelly R. Bowen, Carolyn M. Kurle
wiley   +1 more source

Diversity and geographical distribution of tapeworms of the order Diphyllobothriidea in Pinnipedia

open access: yes, 2016
The aim of the study was to obtain and elaborate information focused on tapeworms of the order Diphyllobothiidea and their hosts of marine environment (Pinnipedia).
MORÁVKOVÁ, Veronika
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Scheffer, V.B. — Seals, Sea Lions and Walruses. A Review of the Pinnipedia. Stanford, Stanford University Press, 1958

open access: yes, 1959
Bourlière François. Scheffer, V.B. — Seals, Sea Lions and Walruses. A Review of the Pinnipedia. Stanford, Stanford University Press, 1958. In: La Terre et La Vie, Revue d'Histoire naturelle, tome 13, n°1, 1959.
Bourlière, François
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Foca monje – Monachus monachus (Hermann, 1779) [PDF]

open access: yes, 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
core   +1 more source

Four seasons abundance changes of Zalophus californianus californianus (Lesson 1828), Allen, 1880, in the Gulf of California, Mexico

open access: yesBrazilian Archives of Biology and Technology, 2006
This paper describes for the first time the relative abundance, population structure and numeric variation of California sea lions in the Gulf of California, Mexico, during four different seasons.
M. Octavio Maravilla-Chávez   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

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