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Diet of the Leopard Seal Hydrurga leptonyx at the Danco Coast, Antarctic Peninsula
(Springer, 2009-02)
A total of 14 scats of the Leopard Seal were collected on ice floes close to Cierva Point, Danco Coast, Antarctic Peninsula, during February and March 2000. Krill was the most frequent and numerous prey and also constituted ...
Large and in charge: cortisol levels vary with sex, diet, and body mass in an Antarctic predator, the leopard seal
(2023)
Evaluating physiological responses in the context of a species’ life history, demographics, and ecology is essential to understanding the health of individuals and populations. Here, we measured the main mammalian ...
Leukocyte counts in three sympatric pack-ice seal species from the western Antarctic Peninsula
(Springer, 2019-10)
Global warming, and its consequences, constitute one of the main stressors for organisms worldwide, affecting different factors such as the geographic distribution and the abundance of parasites, which in turn can affect ...
Antarctophthirus carlinii (Anoplura: Echinophthiriidae), a new species from the Weddell seal Leptonychotes weddelli
(Springer, 2014-07)
As a part of an ongoing long-term study on the biology of pack-ice seals in Antarctica, we had the opportunity to collect lice from Weddell seals (Leptonychotes weddelli). We did not find the original description of this ...
Distribuição e ocorrência de pinípedes na Ilha Elefante, Shetlands do Sul, Antártica entre 2005 e 2010 a partir de censos aéreos
(Universidade Federal de Santa MariaBRCiências BiológicasUFSMPrograma de Pós-Graduação em Biodiversidade Animal, 2015-05-15)
Pinnipeds are marine mammals of the Carnivora order. Some species were close to the complete extinction due to predatory hunt for their skin and blubber. Conservation measures have been taken to avoid extinction and ...
Observaciones sobre la diversidad genética de la foca leopardo hydrurga leptonyx en la Costa Danco, Península Antártica, a partir de análisis de ADN mitocondrial
(UniandesBiologíaFacultad de CienciasDepartamento de Biología, 2019)
"La foca leopardo (Hydrurga leptonyx) tiene una amplia distribución en toda la región circumpolar antártica. De hábitos solitarios, se transportan en el hielo errante durante un período prolongado, y los individuos tienden ...
Atypical records of pinniped specimens housed in the Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales ‘Bernardino Rivadavia’
(Sociedad Latinoamericana de Especialistas en Mamíferos Acuáticos, 2014-01)
Pinnipeds are widely distributed in the Southern Hemisphere. The most common species that occur along the Argentinean coast are the southern elephant seal (Mirounga leonina), the southern fur seal (Arctocephalus australis) ...
Long-Term Population Trends of Patagonian Marine Mammals and Their Ecosystem Interactions in the Context of Climate Change
(Springer Nature Switzerland AG, 2021)
Marine mammals that live in the Patagonian shelf include several species of pinnipeds and cetaceans, most of which extend their distribution ranges to tropical or subtropical seas, through subantarctic waters, or beyond ...