Sentences with phrase «pinniped species»

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.

White shark predation on four pinniped species in central California waters: geographic and temporal patterns inferred from wounded carcasses.

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).

Some pinniped species, especially California sea lions and elephant seals, appear to be increasing in abundance while others like harbor seals may be fewer in number around the islands than they were in the past.

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.

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

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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).

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.

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.

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 trPinnipeds 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 trpinnipeds in the world today, including 16 species of eared seals and 18 species of true seals.

Several species of pinniped continue to be harvested.

[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.

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

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

First report of parasites from pinnipeds in the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, with a description of a new species of Philophthalmus (Digenea: Philophthalmidae).