The influence of the optical characteristics of the environment on colour vision of earless seals [PDF]
The results of studying the influence of optical characteristics of sea water on the ability of earless seals to differentiate tablets of blue and red colours have been presented.
Pakhomov M. V. +2 more
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Taxonomic implications of morphometric analysis of earless seal limb bones [PDF]
Fossil Phocidae (earless seals) are mostly known from isolated postcranial material, forcing researchers to rely upon humeri and femora for the diagnosis of taxa and reconstruction of phylogeny.
Morgan Churchill, Mark D. Uhen
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Powered paraglider using for local aerial surveys and observations on real seals is described in combination with routine watch from the coastal observation point and motor boat. The results of conventional and combined observations are compared.
M. B. Gorshunov
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A novel papillomavirus in a New Zealand fur seal (Arctocephalus forsteri) with oral lesions [PDF]
Despite being the predominant seal species in the Australian-New Zealand region and serving as a key indicator of marine environmental health, little is known about infectious diseases in New Zealand fur seals (Long-nosed fur seal; Arctocephalus forsteri)
Jonathon C. O. Mifsud +6 more
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Evidence for positive selection on the leptin gene in Cetacea and Pinnipedia. [PDF]
The leptin gene has received intensive attention and scientific investigation for its importance in energy homeostasis and reproductive regulation in mammals.
Li Yu +8 more
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SEAL LOUSE (ECHINOPHTHIRIDAE) AS VECTORS FOR INVASIVE AND INFECTIOUS DISEASE AGENTS OF PINNIPEDS
The aim of the presented article is to analyze seal lice (Phthiraptera: Anoplura, Echinophthiridae) adaptation to aquatic environment – permanent parasites of pinnipeds, as well as available literature data about seal lice as pathogen vectors of their ...
Mikhail Yu. Shchelkanov +7 more
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Contribution to the comparative anatomy of the eared and earless seals (genera Zalophus and Phoca)
(Uploaded by Plazi from the Biodiversity Heritage Library) No abstract provided.
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Detection of Two High Pathogenicity Avian Influenza Virus (HPAIV) Subtypes, H5N1 and H5N5, in a Mass Mortality Event in Wild Seabirds and Co-Location With Dead Seals. [PDF]
Falchieri M +18 more
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Rabies and Pinnipeds Reviewed: Premonitions, Perturbations, and Projections? [PDF]
Rupprecht CE, Belsare AV.
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Top-Down and Bottom-Up Processes Jointly Explain Mesopredator Movement and Foraging Ecology. [PDF]
Florko KRN +7 more
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