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Behavioral evidence of thermal stress from overheating in UK breeding gray seals [PDF]
, 2002 Gray seals (Halichoerus grypus) in the UK exhibit clear preferences for pupping close to pools of water on inland breeding sites. The reasons for this are unclear as seals are thought to derive all their water requirements from the metabolism of fat ...
Redman, P. +11 more
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Screening for Influenza and Morbillivirus in Seals and Porpoises in the Baltic and North Sea
Pathogens, 2023 Historically, the seals and harbour porpoises of the Baltic Sea and North Sea have been subjected to hunting, chemical pollutants and repeated mass mortalities, leading to significant population fluctuations. Despite the conservation implications and the
Iben Stokholm +10 more
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Movement Responses of Seals During Pile Driving for Offshore Wind Farm Construction
Animal Conservation, EarlyView.Despite rapid growth of the renewable energy industry to meet climate change targets, predictions of population‐level impacts on wildlife are currently hindered by a limited understanding of individual behavioural responses to these developments.
Katherine F. Whyte +4 more
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Frontiers in Marine ScienceHistorically, South Georgia supported the largest breeding population of southern elephant seals Mirounga leonina globally. Yet since 1995, this population has remained largely unassessed and was presumed to be stable.
Connor Christian George Bamford +12 more
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Ethology, EarlyView.Corpses are repositories of information about the cause of death. The distress of the bereaved acts as an honest signal drawing conspecifics to the body, enabling them to learn quickly about the death, adapt their behaviour, and spread knowledge of threats across multiple social levels.
Jacob Dembitzer, Dror Ben‐Ami
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Journal of Fish Diseases, EarlyView.ABSTRACT In February 2025, a mortality event of unknown aetiology occurred at a hybrid grouper (Epinephelus fuscoguttatus × Epinephelus lanceolatus) aquaculture farm in southern Taiwan, with sporadic daily deaths persisting for a month. Four moribund groupers were collected over three sampling intervals for diagnostic investigation.
Shang‐Ting Wu +2 more
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Nature Conservation Research: Заповедная наукаThe distance between individuals is one of the key characteristics of the spatial structure of a group. Here, we investigated inter-individual distances in Odobenus rosmarus divergens (hereinafter – walrus) aggregations in waters adjacent to four coastal
Andrey N. Giljov +4 more
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Conservation Letters, 2021 Global commitments prioritize protection of wildlife and improvements to human wellbeing. Local disconnects in these commitments are rarely acknowledged—or their implications assessed—preventing the development of effective solutions.
Katrina J. Davis +9 more
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Understanding marine biodiversity patterns and drivers: The fall of Icarus
Marine Ecology, EarlyView.Abstract Biodiversity patterns are fundamental in our understanding of the distribution of life, ecosystem function, and conservation. In this concept analysis, A survey of the existing knowledge on marine biodiversity patterns and drivers across latitudes, longitudes, and depths indicates that none of the postulated patterns represent a rule.
Roberto Danovaro
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Viral metagenomic survey of Caspian seals
Frontiers in Veterinary ScienceIntroductionViral diseases of pinnipeds cause substantial mortality and morbidity and can influence population demography. Viral metagenomic studies can therefore play an important role in pinniped health assessments and disease surveillance relevant to ...
Kobey Karamendin +5 more
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