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Olfaction at depth: Cribriform plate size declines with dive depth and duration in aquatic arctoid carnivorans

open access: yesEcology and Evolution, 2020
It is widely accepted that obligate aquatic mammals, specifically toothed whales, rely relatively little on olfaction. There is less agreement about the importance of smell among aquatic mammals with residual ties to land, such as pinnipeds and sea ...
Deborah J. Bird   +3 more
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Examples of biogenic bone modifications encountered during this study.

open access: yes, 2014
(A) fur seal radius (Pinnipedia: Otariidae, UCMP 219009) with mammalian bite marks (see Boessenecker and Perry, 2011). (B) Porpoise cranium (Odontoceti: Phocoenidae, undescribed genus; UCMP 219504) with two sets of linear bite marks (C).
James G. Schmitt (534970)   +2 more
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Marine Hunting of Pinnipeds (Pinnipedia) on the Coats of the White Sea in the Eneolithic

open access: yesПоволжская археология
This is a study of initial stages of adaptation of the ancient human population to the use of aquatic food supplies in the White Sea. The main aim of archaeozoological analysis was to study the processes of formation of faunal remains and strategies on ...
Askeyev Igor V.   +4 more
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Vertebral measures

open access: yes, 2015
Linear measures from the vertebral columns of Felidae, Bovidae and Pinnipedia.
Stephanie E. Pierce (2556457)   +3 more
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Numerical anomalies in the dentition of southern fur seals and sea lions (Pinnipedia: Otariidae)

open access: yesZoologia (Curitiba), 2010
Cases of dental agenesis, supernumerary teeth and dental losses are presented in three species of South American Otariids: Arctocephalus australis (Zimmermann, 1783), A. tropicalis (Gray, 1872) and Otaria flavescens (Shaw, 1800).
Carolina Loch   +2 more
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Histograms showing frequency of bone modifications (displayed as percentage of sample) in different marine vertebrate taxa.

open access: yes, 2014
(A) abrasion, (B) fragmentation, and (C) polish. Abbreviations: A, Aves; C, Chondrichthyes; I.M., indeterminate mammal; M, Mysticeti; Od, Odontoceti; Os, Osteichthyes; P, Pinnipedia; S, Sirenia.
James G. Schmitt (534970)   +2 more
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Catalogue of the remains of Pinnipedia (Mammalia) in the collection of the Institute of Taxonomic Zoology (Zoological Museum Amsterdam) [PDF]

open access: yes, 1992
As is usual in university museums, the Zoological Museum of the University of Amsterdam (now Institute of Taxonomic Zoology) had in its collection some representative material of Pinnipedia.
Bree, P.J.H. van
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List of the Parasites Recorded from Sea Mammals Caught off the West Coast of North America

open access: yes, 1954
A parasite-host list and host-parasite list, with complete references, of the ecto- and endo-parasites recorded from marine mammals of the North American west coast are presented. One trematode, 7 nematodes, 1 acanthocephalid, 1 copepod, 6 cirripedes, 5
L. Margolis
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Mammalian AHR2 loss: Evolutionary patterns, mechanisms, and relevance of biological factors

open access: yesEcotoxicology and Environmental Safety
Environmental contamination by dioxins and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons threatens wildlife health, yet the molecular basis of interspecies variation in toxicological sensitivity remains poorly understood.
Woo-Seon Song   +5 more
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第十六讲 鳍脚目——海豹 海象 海狗 (海狮) 简介

open access: yes野生动物学报, 1985
鳍脚目 (Pinnipedia)字源来自拉丁文:Pinna或Penna是翼或羽毛的意思。它们主要吃鱼,也吃软体动物或甲壳动物,皆为荤食。某些以渔业为主要国民经济收入的国家,认为它们是发展渔业的大敌,被当地渔民视为所谓的“害兽”,而滥加捕杀,以致近年来鳍脚目的兽类数量锐减。国际上已将它们列为保护对象,而加以重点保护。我国没有海象,但江苏省吕四港曾发现过北海狮(北海狗) (Eumetcpias jubataSchreber);山东省青岛附近的即墨县发现过海狗(Callorhinus ursinus ...
马建章, 罗泽珣
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