Delayed effects of prey fish quality and winter temperature during the birth year on adult size and reproductive rate of Baltic grey seals
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DOI: 10.1007/s13364-019-00454-1
Abstract: Environmental conditions of mammalian juveniles may have delayed effects on their life histories and fitness, such as body size or reproductive rate later in their lives. In the present study, we tested this hypothesis on… read more here.
Keywords: fish quality; size; rate; grey seals ... See more keywords
Shipping noise in a dynamic sea: a case study of grey seals in the Celtic Sea.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2016.09.054
Abstract: Shipping noise is a threat to marine wildlife. Grey seals are benthic foragers, and thus experience acoustic noise throughout the water column, which makes them a good model species for a case study of the… read more here.
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Obtaining accurate glucose measurements from wild animals under field conditions: comparing a hand held glucometer with a standard laboratory technique in grey seals
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DOI: 10.1093/conphys/cox013
Abstract: Abstract Hand-held point-of-care devices are increasingly used in wildlife settings because they are simple, portable, cheap and use small amounts of blood. However, our data show low accuracy of a glucose meter across different ages… read more here.
Keywords: obtaining accurate; accurate glucose; grey seals; glucose measurements ... See more keywords
Dental pulp exposure, periapical inflammation and suppurative osteomyelitis of the jaws in juvenile Baltic grey seals (Halichoerus grypus grypus) from the late 19th century
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0215401
Abstract: The systematic analysis of museum collections can provide important insights into the dental and skeletal pathology of wild mammals. Here we present a previously unreported type of dental defect and related skull pathology in five… read more here.
Keywords: inflammation; pathology; grey seals; pulp exposure ... See more keywords