Browsing by Subject "diving"
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Diving Behavior, Habitat Associations, and Sensory Modalities for Prey Detection in Elephant Seals (2018-03-12)I used video and movement data obtained from animal-borne video and data recorders (VDRs) and histological data obtained from vibrissal pads of elephant seals to address the questions: When, where, how, and on what prey ...
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(Texas A&M University, 2007-09-17)Relating the behavior of predators to prey density is an important aspect of foraging theory. Changes in prey accessibility may have contributed to a greater-than 80% decline in Steller sea lions (Eumetopias jubatus) ...
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All divers—regardless of skill or activity—are constantly at risk of decompression sickness; mild symptoms can often go ignored, and can also be deadly if left untreated. Currently, divers receive training and carry a dive ...
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(2021-04-08)New Zealand sea lions (Phocarctos hookeri) were extirpated from the North and South Islands of New Zealand during pre-European native hunting, and their numbers were greatly reduced on the Auckland and Campbell Islands ...
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(2014-04-25)Myoglobin (Mb) is an oxygen binding hemoprotein in vertebrate skeletal muscle that functions in intracellular oxygen storage and transport. Due to the unique oxygen storage demands of diving birds and mammals, these ...