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Pinnipedia

Known as: Pinniped, Pinnipeds 
The suborder of aquatic CARNIVORA comprising the WALRUSES; FUR SEALS; SEA LIONS; and EARLESS SEALS. They have fusiform bodies with very short tails… 
National Institutes of Health

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Aquatic OrganismsIn BloodMicrobiologicalphysiological aspects

Broader (2)

Mammalsmarine Mammalia

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Odobenus rosmarusSea LionSeals (Animal)

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Highly Cited
2009
Highly Cited
2009
Redescription and genetic characterization of selected Contracaecum spp. (Nematoda: Anisakidae) from various hosts in Australia
In the present study, five species of Contracaecum Railliet & Henry 1912 (Nematoda: Ascaridida), including Contracaecum bancrofti… 
Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
The effect of submergence on heart rate and oxygen consumption of swimming seals and sea lions
SummaryRespiratory, metabolic, and cardiovascular responses to swimming were examined in two species of pinniped, the harbor seal… 
Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
Maternal attendance patterns of Steller sea lions (Eumetopias jubatus) from stable and declining populations in Alaska
Maternal attendance patterns of Alaskan Steller sea lions (Eumetopias jubatus) were compared during the summer breeding seasons… 
Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Masking in three pinnipeds: underwater, low-frequency critical ratios.
Behavioral techniques were used to determine underwater masked hearing thresholds for a northern elephant seal (Mirounga… 
Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
Molecular genetic diversity and evolution at the MHC DQB locus in four species of pinnipeds.
Variation was investigated at exon 2 (including part of the putative peptide-binding region) of the class II major… 
Review
1996
Review
1996
Epidemiological analysis of persistent organochlorine contaminants in cetaceans.
Information is provided to test the hypothesis that organochlorines introduced into the environment since the early 1940s could… 
Highly Cited
1996
Highly Cited
1996
METASTATIC CARCINOMA OF PROBABLE TRANSITIONAL CELL ORIGIN IN 66 FREE-LIVING CALIFORNIA SEA LIONS (ZALOPHUS CALIFORNIANUS), 1979 TO 1994
Sixty-six (18%) cases of widely metastatic carcinoma of probable transitional cell origin were identified in 370 California sea… 
Highly Cited
1973
Highly Cited
1973
The Giant Panda is a Bear
EXOTIC habitat, rarity, striking coloration, and an appealing countenance have combined to surround the giant panda (Ailuropda… 
Highly Cited
1969
Highly Cited
1969
Pinniped origins and the rate of evolution of carnivore albumins.
Sarich, Vincent M. (Dept. Anthropology, U. Calif., Berkeley 94720) 1969. Pinniped origins and the rate of evolution of carnivore… 
Review
1964
Review
1964
THE BIOLOGICAL SIGNIFICANCE OF CHEMICAL DIFFERENCES IN BILE SALTS
1. The chemical nature of the bile salts is a character that must be under the control of several genes and is also affected by… 
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