Sentences with phrase «of pinniped»

The most widely distributed of pinniped species, the harbor seal can be found in coastal waters of the northern Atlantic and Pacific oceans, and the Baltic and North Seas.

photo Kristin Wilkinson / NOAA Weather in Focus Photo Contest 2015Domoic acid poisoning has impacted a range of pinniped species, including elephant seals, harbor seals, and northern fur seals (pictured).

Several species of pinniped continue to be harvested.

Your support goes a long way to help all of our pinniped patients get a second chance at life.

Trainers will interact with this notably social species of pinniped while educating guests on the dangers they face in their natural environment and key environmental factors that impact them.

Southall et al (2003 JASA)-- Auditory masking in three pinnipeds: Aerial critical ratios and direct critical bandwidth measurements This study expands the limited understanding of pinniped aerial auditory masking and includes measurements at some of the relatively low frequencies predominant in many pinniped vocalizations.

In 2009, Michael Woodley, then of Royal Holloway, University of London and colleagues estimated that up to 15 species of pinnipeds, the animal group that includes seals and walruses, might remain undiscovered (Historical Biology, vol 20, p 225).

The two species vying for first place in our local competition are both «underdogs,» so to speak — a pair of pinnipeds, the California sea lion (Zalophus californianus) and northern elephant seal (Mirounga angustirostris).

The end of this strenuous hike lands at the southern end of the island, Point Bennet, home to 30,000 pinnipeds, one of the largest concentrations of pinnipeds on earth!!

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.

Walruses The third family of pinnipeds is the walrus (odobenids).

The Pinnipeds of the California Coast There are 34 extant species of pinnipeds in the world today, including 16 species of eared seals and 18 species of true seals.

There are three families of pinnipeds: phocids (seals), otariids (sea lions) and odobenids (walruses).

Millions of years ago, the ancestors of pinnipeds lived on land.

Discover the world of the pinnipeds for yourself - then tell others how important it is to keep the rituals continuing.

A total of 481 species of California marine fish, 195 species of birds, and 7 species of pinnipeds inhabit the Southern California Bight.

All of the pinnipeds and nesting seabirds are protected by various laws and we will coach you on how to view them without disturbing them.

This week our one day kayaking trips in the San Juan Islands had great success with finding a variety of pinnipeds, the «fin - footed» mammals such as seals and sea lions.

Modern climate change may also affect future mating patterns and sexual dimorphism of pinnipeds, Cullen said.

Not exact matches

Instead, retaining the claws probably helps northern true seals catch a larger meal than they could with the stiff, slippery fins of other pinnipeds such as sea lions and fur seals, Hocking and his colleagues report April 18 in Royal Society Open Science.

The evolution of flipperlike forelimbs helped some pinnipeds propel themselves through the water more efficiently.

In a newly published article in the international journal The Science of Nature the multidisciplinary team of researchers report their analysis of the internal structure of tooth enamel in a fossil walrus from California, Pelagiarctos thomasi, and in teeth of modern pinnipeds the New Zealand fur seal and sea lion.

The U.S. Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 protects all marine mammals, including whales and pinnipeds (seals and sea lions) within the waters of the United States.

The researchers estimate that from 1975 to 2015, the yearly biomass of chinook salmon consumed by pinnipeds (sea lions and harbor seals) and killer whales increased from 6,100 to 15,200 metric tons, and from five to 31.5 million individual salmon.

Tucked into the scenic Marin County Headlands, the Marine Mammal Center treats Pacific harbor seals, northern elephant seals and other pinnipeds, giving visitors an intimate view of wildlife rescue.

The work is «a huge step forward in pinniped foraging behavior and ecology,» says Markus Horning of Texas A&M University in Galveston.

Marine researchers Alan Springer and James Estes respond: For years scientists have attributed the seal and sea lion (pinniped) declines in southwestern Alaska to nutritional limitation, ostensibly the result of overfishing or climate change.

The microphones record data at a sample rate of 8kHz, so the group listens up to 4kHz — for scale, the highest note on a normally tuned, standard piano is 4.186 kHz — to include signals produced by large whales like fins, humpbacks, bowheads and killer whales, as well as pinnipeds such as bearded seals and walrus.

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.

Peter Cook, a psychologist at New College of Florida who has studied pinniped cognition and was not involved in Hanke's work, was most impressed by how easily Luca learned the testing task.

Most recently she served as a field assistant for the Pinniped Cognition and Sensory Systems Lab's research on vocal communication of Northern elephant seals at Ano Nuevo < State Reserve.

Specific focus areas include: behavioral response studies, laboratory research on hearing and noise impacts; field research on pinniped vocal communication; noise exposure criteria and research recommendations; work with both conventional and alternative energy industries to understand and minimize environmental impacts of resource acquisition.

Dr. Southall has a long - standing partnership with the Pinniped Cognition and Sensory Systems Laboratory at Long Marine Laboratory, University of California, Santa Cruz (where he retains a research affiliation) for research on hearing and the effects of noise on hearing in seals and sea lions (see: http://www.pinnipedlab.org/research/#noise).

The Veterinary Intern's responsibilities include providing medical management and care of a large number of stranded marine mammals (mostly pinnipeds), performing post-mortem examinations, sample collection for various research projects, and record keeping.

It can also infect a variety of wild animals, including wild canids (e.g., foxes, wolves, coyotes), wild felids (e.g. tigers, lions, pumas), raccoons, opossums, and pinnipeds (e.g., sea lions and seals), as well as others.

California sea lion adenovirus 1 (CSLAdV - 1) has been associated with hepatitis and enteritis in several wild and captive populations of diverse pinniped species.

The sharks are also visual predators, and will sometimes «taste» surfboards and kayaks if they suspect they're pinnipeds, which is the cause of most encounters.

Steller sea lions are the largest of the 5 species of sea lion and are the fourth largest pinniped in the world behind the northern elephant seal, southern elephant seal, and walrus.

Walruses are one of the largest pinnipeds, with males reaching over 3,000 pounds (1,360 kg).

Pacific harbor seal (Phoca vitulina) Harbor seals are the smallest of California pinnipeds, with spotted fur and colorization that varies from white to dark brown.

The answer may lie with this pinniped's brush with near extinction hundreds of years ago.

The biggest stories of 2015 were tied to the sheer number of starving pinniped pups washing ashore on our beaches due to abnormally warm ocean waters and a lack of food sources for nursing mothers and their pups.

They are colossally large in comparison with other pinnipeds, with southern elephant seal bulls typically reaching a length of 5 m (16 ft) and a weight of 3,000 kg (6,600 lb), and are much larger than the adult females (cows), with some exceptionally large males reaching up to 6 m (20 ft) in length and weighing 4,000 kg (8,800 lb); cows typically measure about 3 m (10 ft) and 900 kg (2,000 lb).

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

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

His photos are on display aboard the Star of India, and captures whales, pinnipeds and polar bears in their natural environment.

These pinnipeds are protected by spending at least part of their lives in a national park - or are they?

Anacapa Island, located only about 11 mi (18 km) from the urbanized coast of Southern California, provides critical habitat for seabirds, pinnipeds such as California sea lions, and several endemic plants and animals.

Great white sharks, feeding on pinnipeds, are found in the waters of the Channel Islands, including Anacapa.