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Memory for own behaviour in pinnipeds
Pinnipeds are aquatic predators feeding on a vast range of prey, and their social behaviour differs greatly between species (from extreme polygyny in some sea lions to monogamy in some true seals).
Johansson, F. +15 more
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Pinnipeds (seals) were probably important pull factors for the earliest marine foragers in the seascapes of Patagonia and Scandinavia in the early Holocene.
Breivik, Heidi Mjelva +3 more
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The assessment of animal welfare in rehabilitation settings is a critical aspect of effective care, yet typical metrics often fail to fully capture rehabilitating animals’ emotional experiences in a non-invasive way.
Karli R. Chudeau +4 more
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Thermoregulation and peripheral heat dissipation in three species of pinnipeds [PDF]
The purpose of this study was to record simultaneously temperatures from body subcutaneous areas, flipper subcutaneous areas and the gut lumen in several species of unrestrained pinnipeds in order to document the use of peripheral heat control in deep ...
Cryer, Edwin T.
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Pinnipeds of the California Islands: Abundance and Distribution [PDF]
Le Boeuf, Burney J. and Michael L. Bonnell. "Pinnipeds of the California Islands: Abundance and Distribution." In: 2nd California Islands Multidisciplinary Symposium. 1978.
Michael L. Bonnell, Burney J. Le Boeuf
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Automatic classification of pinnipeds based on their vocalizations and fusion of cepstral features
Acoustic vocalizations are common in marine mammals which can be used for classification purposes. Pinnipeds are a group of carnivore mammals composed by seals, sea lions, and walruses. But although, there is a great interest in research literature about
Singh, A. +9 more
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Life History of Pinnipeds. In: The Encyclopedia of Marine Mammals (3rd Edition)
The life history of an individual is the pattern of allocation of resources to maintenance, growth, and reproduction throughout its lifetime. Life history analysis attempts to explain the scheduling of the allocation process throughout an organism’s life
McKnight, Joseph Christopher
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Endocrine And Immune Profiles Of Immature Pinnipeds [PDF]
Dissertation (Ph.D.) University of Alaska Fairbanks, 2011There is increasing interest in assessing the health of individuals and populations of pinnipeds found in the North Pacific, primarily due to population declines leading to conservation concerns ...
Keogh, Mandy Jean
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Assessing the Welfare of Pinnipeds
A recent increase in collaborative and independent studies on sea lions, seals and walruses has advanced our knowledge and interest in pinniped welfare. Nevertheless published discussions of the welfare of pinnipeds, and secondly of potential measures to
Clegg, Isabella +3 more
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Do White Shark Bites on Surfers Reflect Their Attack Strategies on Pinnipeds?
The theory of mistaken identity states that sharks, especially white sharks, Carcharodon carcharias, mistake surfers for pinnipeds when looking at them from below and thus bite them erroneously.
Alexandra Quester, Erich Ritter
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