Sea Lions
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Sunday, November 22, 2009

Regional differences in the spatial and temporal heterogeneity of oceanographic habitat used by Steller sea lions.

30 Aug 2009 Over the past three decades, the decline and altered spatial distribution of the western stock of Steller sea lions (Eumetopias jubatus) in Alaska have been attributed to changes in the distribution or abundance of their prey due to the cumulative ... Read more...

Assessing substitution patterns, rates and homoplasy at HVRI of Steller sea lions, Eumetopias jubatus.

14 Jul 2009 Despite the widely recognized incidence of homoplasy characterizing this region, the hypervariable region I (HVRI) of the mitochondrial control region is one of the most frequently used genetic markers for population genetic and phylogeographic ... Read more...

Hookworm infection, anaemia and genetic variability of the New Zealand sea lion.

13 Jul 2009 Hookworms are intestinal blood-feeding nematodes that parasitize and cause high levels of mortality in a wide range of mammals, including otariid pinnipeds. Recently, an empirical study showed that inbreeding (assessed by individual measures of ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Sea Lions'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Regional differences in the spatial and temporal heterogeneity of oceanographic habitat used by Steller sea lions. 30 Aug 2009
• Assessing substitution patterns, rates and homoplasy at HVRI of Steller sea lions, Eumetopias jubatus. 14 Jul 2009
• Hookworm infection, anaemia and genetic variability of the New Zealand sea lion. 13 Jul 2009
• Rotavirus infections in Galapagos sea lions. 29 Jun 2009
• Wildlife cancer: a conservation perspective. 29 Jun 2009
• Causes and consequences of marine mammal population declines in southwest Alaska: a food-web perspective. 25 Jun 2009
• Contrasting patterns of genetic diversity at three different genetic markers in a marine mammal metapopulation. 2 Jun 2009
• Development and application of DNA techniques for validating and improving pinniped diet estimates. 30 May 2009
• Delayed onset of vocal recognition in Australian sea lion pups (Neophoca cinerea). 4 May 2009
• Seasonal differences in biochemical adaptation to fasting in juvenile and subadult Steller sea lions (Eumetopias jubatus). 29 Apr 2009
• Evolution and survival of marine carnivores did not require a diversity of killer cell Ig-like receptors or Ly49 NK cell receptors. 13 Mar 2009
• Tumor morphology and immunohistochemical expression of estrogen receptor, progesterone receptor, p53, and Ki67 in urogenital carcinomas of California sea lions (Zalophus californianus). 7 Mar 2009
• Novel anellovirus discovered from a mortality event of captive California sea lions. 2 Mar 2009
• The monophyletic origin of sea lions and fur seals (Carnivora; Otariidae) in the Southern Hemisphere. 25 Feb 2009
• Variable nucleotide tandem-repeat analysis revealing a unique group of Leptospira interrogans serovar Pomona isolates associated with California sea lions. 7 Feb 2009
• Population dynamics of Antarctophthirus microchir (Anoplura: Echinophthiriidae) in pups from South American sea lion, Otaria flavescens, in Northern Patagonia. 19 Jan 2009
• Characterization of a degenerative cardiomyopathy associated with domoic acid toxicity in California sea lions (Zalophus californianus). 30 Dec 2008
• [Helminthofauna of Steller's sea lion (Eumetopias jubatus) inhabiting the north-eastern coast of Asia] 30 Dec 2008
• Association of an unusual marine mammal mortality event with Pseudo-nitzschia spp. Blooms along the southern California coastline. 30 Dec 2008
• The role of domoic acid in abortion and premature parturition of California sea lions (Zalophus californianus) on San Miguel Island, California. 30 Dec 2008

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Technical information about 'Sea Lions'

Definition: A group comprised of several species of aquatic carnivores in different genera, in the family Otariidae. In comparison to FUR SEALS, they have shorter, less dense hair.

Descriptor UI: D046070

Alternative terms: Sea Lions; Lion, Sea; Lions, Sea; Sea Lion; Sealions; Sealion; California Sea Lion; Lion, California Sea; Zalophus californianus; Sea Lion, California; California Sea Lions; Lions, California Sea; Sea Lions, California; Zalophus;

Allowable Qualifiers: abnormalities; anatomy & histology; blood; cerebrospinal fluid; classification; embryology; genetics; growth & development; immunology; injuries; metabolism; microbiology; parasitology; physiology; psychology; surgery; urine; virology;

Tree Number: B01.150.900.649.147.600.670;

History Note: 2005; use SEALS, EARLESS 1980-2004, use PINNIPEDIA 1968-1979