Understanding the emergence of highly pathogenic avian influenza A virus H5N1 in pinnipeds: An evolutionary approach [PDF]
Virus ResearchHighly pathogenic influenza A virus (HPIAV) H5N1 within the genetic clade 2.3.4.4b has emerged in wild birds in different regions of the world, leading to the death of >70 million birds.
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What do we know about the fossil record of pinnipeds? A historiographical investigation [PDF]
Royal Society Open Science, 2019 The fossil record of pinnipeds (seals, fur seals and walruses) is globally distributed, spanning from the late Oligocene to the Holocene. This record shows a complex evolutionary history that could not otherwise be inferred from their extant relatives ...
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Dermatophytosis caused by Trichophyton benhamiae in a sea lion. First report [PDF]
Medical Mycology Case ReportsFungal infections in marine animals, particularly pinnipeds, have seen a notable increase, often linked to compromised immune systems in captive environments.
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The global extent and severity of operational interactions between conflicting pinnipeds and fisheries [PDF]
Nature CommunicationsRecent population recovery of many pinniped species (seals, sea lions, walrus) is a conservation success. However, pinniped population recovery combined with increasing global fisheries operations is leading to increased conflicts between pinnipeds and ...
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Blood Morphology and Hematology of Adult Baikal Seals (Pusa sibirica Gmelin, 1788) Under Professional Care [PDF]
AnimalsStudying the blood cell morphology of marine mammals provides an opportunity to elucidate the physiological mechanisms of adaptive changes associated with the aquatic habitat that occur at the cellular level, as well as adaptations to changing ...
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Seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii in Pinnipeds under Human Care and in Wild Pinnipeds
Pathogens, 2021 Toxoplasma gondii infection has been reported in numerous species of marine mammals, some of them with fatal consequences. A serosurvey for T. gondii infection was conducted in pinnipeds from an oceanographic park in Portugal (n = 60); stranded pinnipeds
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Fossil brains provide evidence of underwater feeding in early seals
Communications Biology, 2023 Pinnipeds (seals and related species) use their whiskers to explore their environment and locate their prey. Today they live mostly in marine habitats and are adapted for a highly specialised amphibious lifestyle with their flippers for locomotion and a ...
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Ciencias Marinas, 2023 Over several decades, air temperature and sea surface temperature (SST) have increased in the northeastern Pacific, as has the frequency of large-scale warm anomalies in SST. The objective of this study was to evaluate the impact of these warm anomalies
Eunice Donají Rodríguez-Rafael +3 more
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A review of the recent records of pinnipeds (Mammalia, Carnivora) on the coast of Espírito Santo state, Brazil [PDF]
Check List, 2016 To improve the knowledge of the occurrence of pinnipeds along the coast of Espírito Santo state, Brazil, we compiled occurrence data of pinnipeds from the period from 1987 to 2010 based on the scientific literature, newspapers and novel observations ...
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Ecology and Evolution, 2021 The duration of offspring care is critical to female fitness and population resilience by allowing flexibility in life‐history strategies in a variable environment.
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