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Osteofluorosis in free ranging California sea lions (Zalophus californianus)
Frontiers in Marine Science, 2023 We report the first case series of osteofluorosis in free ranging marine mammals and documentation of baseline bone fluoride concentrations in this population; however, the exact source is not known.
Margaret E. Martinez +6 more
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Oceans, 2022 Point of care (POC) hematology testing can be valuable in triage and field settings. We assessed the accuracy between the HemoCue® WBC system and two comparative analyzers, as well as the precision of the HemoCue® WBC system in five different pinniped ...
Abby M. McClain +5 more
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Helminthologia, 2023 We describe a population of the acanthocephalan Corynosoma australe Johnston, 1937 (Polymorphidae) from a California sea lion Zalophus californianus (Lesson, 1828) in California using novel scanning electron microscopy (SEM) images, Energy Dispersive x ...
Amin O. M. +3 more
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Exceptional preservation of tracheal rings in a glyptodont mammal from the Late Pleistocene of Argentina [PDF]
Acta Palaeontologica Polonica, 2020 Exceptionally well-preserved material from a fossil mammal is presented. For the first time, several fragments of tracheal rings and cricoid cartilage assigned to Panochthus sp.
Martín Zamorano
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The curious case of the missing face: Death of California sea lion by Dungeness crab trap
International Journal of Aquatic Biology, 2018 Marine mammals frequently interact with human detritus due to their proximity to shores and shared target foods. Sea lions have been known to attempt to obtain bait inside crab traps.
Rif S. El-Mallakh, Michael Hartman
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Are California Sea Lions (Zalophus californianus) Sensitive to the Attentional State of their Caretakers? [PDF]
Animal Behavior and Cognition, 2014 Human-animal relations appear in various contexts (homes, farms, zoos, aquatic parks, etc.) possibly favoring the emergence of the ability to understand heterospecific communication signals in several species.
Marie Penel, Fabienne Delfour
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Ciencias Marinas, 2001 The concentrations of total lipids, cholesterol and plasmatic triglycerides of breeding pups of Zalophus californianus from Los Islotes (Baja California Sur, Mexico) were quantified during the summer of 1999. The contents of total lipids and cholesterol
MI Castro-González +4 more
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Molecular Detection and Characterization of Mycoplasma spp. in Marine Mammals, Brazil
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2023 Mycoplasma spp. are wall-less bacteria able to infect mammals and are classified as hemotropic (hemoplasma) and nonhemotropic. In aquatic mammals, hemoplasma have been reported in California sea lions (Zalophus californianus) and river dolphins (Inia ...
Aricia Duarte-Benvenuto +23 more
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, 1982 Zalophus californianus (Lesson, 1828). Diet. Class. Hist. Nat. Paris, 13:420. TYPE LOCALITY: U.S.A., California, San Francisco Bay. DISTRIBUTION: N. Pacific from Gulf of California (Mexico) to British Columbia (Canada); Japan; Galapagos Isis. COMMENT: The subspecies japonicus may be extinct (TRL). ISIS NUMBER: 5301413001007001001.
Honacki, James H. +2 more
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PLoS ONE, 2022 Nasopulmonary mites (NPMs) of the family Halarachnidae are obligate endoparasites that colonize the respiratory tracts of mammals. NPMs damage surface epithelium resulting in mucosal irritation, respiratory illness, and secondary infection, yet the role ...
Risa Pesapane +10 more
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