Seal pups
Diving development in nursing harbour seal pups
... harbour seal pups increased their activity levels and dive performance between 0 and 19 days of ...age. Pups spent a larger proportion of their time in the water but hauled out at the same ...the ...
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The comparative energetics and growth strategies of sympatric Antarctic and subantarctic fur seal pups at Îles Crozet
... fur seal pups are significantly greater than those of subantarctic fur seals at all sympatric sites (Goldsworthy and Crowley, 1999; Kerley, 1985; ...
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Effects of mass and body composition on fasting fuel utilisation in grey seal pups (Halichoerus grypus Fabricius): an experimental study using supplementary feeding
... grey seal pups. From these predictions we estimated that wild pups may be able to fast for an average of 6 weeks before protein is ...captive pups that suggested wild pups may be able ...
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Activation of systemic, but not local, renin–angiotensin system is associated with upregulation of TNF α during prolonged fasting in northern elephant seal pups
... elephant seal pups naturally endure a 2–3 month post-weaning fast that is associated with activation of systemic renin–angiotensin system (RAS), a decrease in plasma adiponectin (Acrp30), and insulin ...
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Prolonged fasting does not increase oxidative damage or inflammation in postweaned northern elephant seal pups
... in seal tissues than in tissues of terrestrial mammals (Vázquez-Medina et ...elephant seal pups immediately precedes the beginning of their diving lifestyle (Le Boeuf et ...
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Decreased expression of adipose CD36 and FATP1 are associated with increased plasma non esterified fatty acids during prolonged fasting in northern elephant seal pups (Mirounga angustirostris)
... elephant seal pups possess robust mechanisms to regulate circulating lipids, a characteristic that may not be shared by other seals; for example, fasting duration decreases NEFA concentration in grey and ...
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Developmental changes in cardiorespiratory patterns associated with terrestrial apnoeas in harbour seal pups
... harbour seal pups could not be studied while resting in their natural ...harbour seal pups are extremely agile and capable of coordinated movement from a very young age (Dubé et ...
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Apnea stimulates the adaptive response to oxidative stress in elephant seal pups
... weaned pups increase the number and duration of apneas at the end of their postweaning fast, when seals are learning to swim and dive, and just prior to initiating their diving lifestyle (Blackwell and Le Boeuf, ...
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Prevalence of Presenting Conditions in Grey Seal Pups (Halichoerus grypus) Admitted for Rehabilitation
... Barnett et al. [2] first reported presenting conditions of grey seal pups in UK rehabilitation centres, using data dating from 1992 until 1998. Since that time, a major European outbreak of phocine ...
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Persistent organic pollutant burden, experimental POP exposure, and tissue properties affect metabolic profiles of blubber from gray seal pups
... Glucose uptake in inner and outer blubber tissue from feeding and fasting.. quartiles, 1.5 x interquartile range and outliers shown.[r] ...
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The role of oxytocin in the maternal behaviour of the grey seal (Halichoerus grypus)
... recognition in rodents (Ferguson et al. 2000, Bielsky and Young 2004) and the study design has proved successful when using newly weaned seal pups. While it would have been preferable to use adult females ...
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Assessing the impacts of infectious disease on reproductive success in New Zealand sea lions (Phocarctos hookeri) : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Veterinary Science in Wildlife Health at Massey University, Palmerston North, Manawatū, New Zealand
... fur seal (Callorhinus ursinus) pups has been documented, associated with acute Leptospira interrogans serovar pomona infection (Gilmartin et ...Affected pups displayed sub-capsular haemorrhage of the ...
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Analysis of blood gases, serum fat and serum protein: a new approach to estimate survival chances of stranded Harbor seal (Phoca vitulina) pups from the German North Sea
... No significant differences were found in physical or hematologic variables between survivors and non- survivors. Clinical chemistry and blood variables were not associated with survival or rehabilitation success. ...
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The role of glucocorticoids in naturally fasting grey seal (Halichoerus grypus) pups: dexamethasone stimulates mass loss and protein utilisation, but not departure from the colony
... harp seal pups, wild fasting subantarctic fur seal pups, and juvenile and breeding male northern elephant seals (Bennett et ...elephant seal pups in previous studies (Ortiz et ...
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Behavioural ontogeny of bearded seals Erignathus barbatus through the first year of life
... Pinniped pups face special ontogenetic challenges as they are born and receive maternal care on solid substrates (land or ice) but must transition to feeding aquatically following ...bearded seal Erignathus ...
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Migrations of juvenile southern elephant seals from Macquarie Island
... The survival of southern elephant seal pups from Macquarie Island may be linked to them finding prey in one of the three general areas identified in this study, and the continued absence[r] ...
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Acutely elevated vasopressin increases circulating concentrations of cortisol and aldosterone in fasting northern elephant seal (Mirounga angustirostris) pups
... weaning, pups of the northern elephant seal Mirounga angustirostris undergo a 2–3 month fast, during which time they abstain from drinking seawater and are able to maintain their water balance by conserving ...
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The ontogeny of metabolic rate and thermoregulatory capabilities of northern fur seal, Callorhinus ursinus, pups in air and water
... fur seal pups store increasing amounts of blubber prior to the transition to an aquatic existence and nutritional ...period, pups increase TBL by 20 %. Our %TBL value for pre-molt pups aged ...
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Osmoregulation in Marine Mammals
... elephant seal pups demonstrated an increase in urine osmolality despite a decrease in plasma AVP (Ortiz et ...fasting pups, to demonstrate that plasma AVP concentrations are constant and relatively ...
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ANALYSIS STUDY OF DUST SEAL GAP DEFECT OF A FRONT FORK
... DUST SEAL PRESSING MACHINE. On this machine the Dust seal component is pressed on the surface of outer tube along with pressing of oil seal and insertion of ...
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