Sentences with phrase «breeding pinnipeds»

Kelly, B. P., 2001: Climate change and ice breeding pinnipeds.

These two factors are common in land breeding pinnipeds and result in an high level of polygyny.

Not exact matches

In the Galapagos Islands, another wilderness ecosystem inhabited by sea birds and seals, sea lions and other pinnipeds, many tourists visit the breeding colonies every day of the year.

He points to the return of the Guadalupe fur seal, a Mexican pinniped that was hunted nearly to extinction in the 19th century, as proof that imperiled marine mammals can rebound without captive breeding.

Also making a comeback, after years of hunting, are the thousands of pinnipeds (seals and sea lions) that breed, pup, and haul out on the island's 27 miles of isolated coastline.

Dr. Anna Fabiani Born in London 18-08-1971 PhD in Biology Affiliation: University of Roma Tor Vergata, Roma, Italy Research interests: elephant seals molecular biology, paternity estimation, agonistic behaviour in male mammals and its effect on breeding performance Field experience with pinnipeds: four years of field work on elephant seals (1994 in the Valdes Peninsula; 1995, 1996 and 1997 in the Falklands) Curriculum vitae of Anna (PDF file) Send e-mail to Anna

[118] Female pinnipeds do appear to have some choice in mates, particularly in lek - breeding species like the walrus, but also in elephant seals where the males try to dominate all the females that they want to mate with.

In the Pacific, they range from Alaska to Baja California, Mexico.1 Harbor Seals are typically found near shore.They are found throughout the California Channel Islands including all five Islands in Channel Islands National Park.On San Miguel Island 1,100 harbor seals breed annually on Point Bennett, which is also an extraordinary haul out area for four other pinniped species.

Eleven species of seabirds, one shorebird (the black oystercatcher) and two pinnipeds are documented to breed on Castle Rock.

Pinnipeds regularly come out on land to rest, breed, and give birth and are comprised of the following three families:

Changing water temperature also has an effect on the reproduction of cetaceans and pinnipeds, indirectly through prey abundance, either through extending the time between individual breeding attempts, or by reducing breeding condition of the mother (Whitehead, 1997).