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Showing 1 to 4 of 4 for “"Northern elephant seal."”.
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The Proteomic Response of Northern Elephant Seal (<i>Mirounga Angustirostris</i>) Pups to Physiological Stress During Development
<p>Background: Northern elephant seals transition from terrestrial nursing pups to pelagic foraging juveniles in a short period of just 8-12 weeks. During the post-weaning period, pups rely solely on the energy reserves gained during nursing for their caloric demands and water supply. The prolonged …
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Metabolic lipid regulation during developmental stress : fatty acid dynamics in fasting northern elephant seals.
… consequences during LCFA overabundance. The northern elephant seal (NES) (Mirounga angustirostris) is a temporally insulin resistant, deep-diving marine mammal reliant on fatty acid oxidation during seasonal fasting. Over the fast, NES females and weaned pups were found to oppositely utilize …
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Morphometric analysis of ears in two families of pinnipeds
Pinniped (seal and sea lion) auditory systems operate in two acoustically distinct environments, air and water. Piniped species differ in how much time they typically spend in water. They therefore offer an exceptional opportunity to investigate aquatic versus terrestrial hearing mechanisms. The …
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Causes and consequences of genetic diversity in pinnipeds
… as the flawless mother-pup recognition in fur seals or the sex-specific feeding strategies in Northern elephant seals. Pinnipeds also differ greatly in their recent demographic histories, as large-scale commercial exploitation by 18th and 19th century sealers brought many species to the edge of …