The influence of the optical characteristics of the environment on colour vision of earless seals [PDF]
Vestnik MGTU, 2017 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]
Acta Palaeontologica Polonica, 2019 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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The paradox of learned song in a semi-solitary mammal [PDF]
Ethology, Volume 129, Issue 9, Page 445-453, September 2023., 2023 Learning can occur via trial and error; however, learning from conspecifics is faster and more efficient. Social animals can easily learn from conspecifics, but how do less social species learn? In particular, birds provide astonishing examples of social
Düngen, D., Ravignani, A.
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Известия ТИНРО, 2019 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]
npj VirusesDespite 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]
PLoS ONE, 2011 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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Comparison of the musculoskeletal forelimb anatomy of the Saimaa (Pusa hispida saimensis) and Baltic ringed seals (Pusa hispida botnica) [PDF]
, 2021 Peer ...
Amano M. +42 more
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Anaesthesia of three young grey seals (Halichoerus grypus) for fracture repair [PDF]
, 2011 Three young grey seals (Halichoerus grypus) were presented separately for fracture repair to the veterinary teaching hospital of University College Dublin.
Vilhelmiina Huuskonen +2 more
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SEAL LOUSE (ECHINOPHTHIRIDAE) AS VECTORS FOR INVASIVE AND INFECTIOUS DISEASE AGENTS OF PINNIPEDS
Юг России: экология, развитие, 2017 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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Report on the brain of the monk seal (Monachus monachus, Hermann, 1779) [PDF]
, 2023 The Mediterranean monk seal (Monachus monachus, Hermann, 1779) is an endangered species of pinniped endemic to few areas of the Mediterranean Sea. Extensive hunting and poaching over the last two centuries have rendered it a rare sight, scattered mainly ...
Casalone C. +8 more
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