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Characterizing Habitat Suitability of Long‐Finned Pilot Whales in a Key Conservation Region of the Southern Iberian Peninsula Using Satellite Tracking Data

Marine Mammal Science, Volume 42, Issue 4, October 2026.
ABSTRACT The waters surrounding the southern Iberian Peninsula are a key conservation area for the long‐finned pilot whale (Globicephala melas melas), particularly in the pelagic regions of the Strait of Gibraltar, the Alboran Sea, and the Gulf of Vera, where upwelling, complex bathymetry and frontal dynamics enhance productivity and prey availability,
Jazel Ouled‐Cheikh, Edgard Ballesta, David March, Pedro García, Philippe Verborgh, Renaud de Stephanis, Joan Giménez   +6 more
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Quantifying the Morphological Differences Between Fur Seals and Sea Lions

Marine Mammal Science, Volume 42, Issue 4, October 2026.
ABSTRACT The eared seals (family Otariidae) are divided into fur seals and sea lions, despite a lack of cladistic support for these groups. The division is primarily based on hair morphology, and it is unknown whether any other morphological signal differentiates these two groups.
Siobhan Pearson, James P. Rule
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Blood parameters of wild-caught harbor seals (Phoca vitulina) in the German North Sea: reference intervals and potential influencing factors

Frontiers in Veterinary Science
Reference ranges for blood parameters are essential for diagnostic assessment and treatment decisions for harbor seals (Phoca vitulina) in rehabilitation or under permanent human care. Moreover, they are also important for evaluating the health status of
Stephanie Gross, Andreas Ruser, Ursula Siebert, Ursula Siebert   +3 more
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Incidental Capture of Pinnipeds

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We reviewed the literature on incidental catches of pinnipeds by commercial fisheries using both passive and active fishing gear. Few incidental catch data were available for most species, although a substantial amount of information has recently become ...
Thomas H. Woodley, In Commercial Fishing, David M. Lavigne   +2 more
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Beyond Rare: Documenting Albino‐Like Phenotypes as a Recurring Trait in the Juan Fernandez Fur Seal

Marine Mammal Science, Volume 42, Issue 4, October 2026.
Constanza Toro‐Valdivieso, Renato Borras‐Chavez, Víctor Castillo‐González, Luciano Hiriart‐Bertrand, Michael E. Goebel, Barbara Blacklaws   +5 more
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Blood Morphology and Hematology of Adult Baikal Seals (Pusa sibirica Gmelin, 1788) Under Professional Care

Animals
Studying 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 ...
Polina Esipova, Irina Suvorova, Veronika Yachmen, Igor Pushchin   +3 more
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The Knowledge of Tuberculosis in Pinnipeds

1. Infectious diseases, especially zoonoses, have gained attention after the COVID-19 pandemic. The One Health approach iscrucial for understanding and preventing infectious agent spread. The Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTBC), hasbeen reported in
Rincón Díaz, Martha Patricia, Barandiaran, Soledad, Leonardi, María Soledad, Sosa Drouville, Ailin   +3 more
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Foraging Resource Partitioning in the California Sea Lion (Zalophus californianus) from the Southwestern Gulf of California

Diversity
California sea lion (CSL, Zalophus californianus) abundance has declined in different localities across this species’ Mexican distribution. However, Los Islotes rookery in the southwestern Gulf of California (GoC) deviates from this pattern.
Fernando R. Elorriaga-Verplancken, Arturo B. Enríquez-García, Romyna A. Cruz-Vallejo   +2 more
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Haulout Patterns of Harbour Seal Colonies in the Norwegian Skagerrak, as Monitored through Time-Lapse Camera Surveys

Diversity
Harbour seals (Phoca vitulina) are part of the Norwegian coastal ecosystem and can be observed on skerries, islands, and sandbanks along the coastline, sometimes in close proximity to inhabited areas.
Elsa van Meurs, Even Moland, Arne Bjørge, Carla Freitas   +3 more
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The origin and evolution of amphibious hearing in pinnipeds

Pinnipeds (true seals, eared seals and walruses) are the only mammals that can hear effectively in both air and water. How and when they achieved the ability to negotiate such contrasting auditory media remains unknown.
Alistair R. Evans, Travis Park, John J. Flynn, Tahlia I. Pollock, James P. Rule, Moganavalli Kattan, Alexander Stoessel, Stephanie M. Palmer, Felix G. Marx, Roxana Taszus, Naoki Kohno, Camille Grohé, Ian G. Brennan, David P. Hocking, Justin W. Adams, Daniela Sanfelice, Martin Sabol, Natalie Cooper   +17 more
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