(1) Thus, our studies have demonstrated that the higher apparent molecular weight of pinniped (sea lion) apoE is due to a longer polypeptide chain as well as posttranslational modification of the protein.
(2) Vertebrate groups whose relationships are especially likely to be illuminated include parrots, pigeons, bats, pinnipeds, mammalian carnivores, frogs, and rodents.
(3) We suggest that nasal heat exchange may be of considerable importance for thermal and water balance in many pinnipeds.
(4) The adult male seals were more often infested with Phagicola septentrionalis and cestodes than the female adults and the younger pinnipeds.
(5) The formation of syncytia in the lung and brain may be a useful pathological indicator of morbillivirus infection and may be used in the investigation of pinniped and cetacean strandings in North America.
(6) The structure of the ovaries resembled that of other pinnipeds.
(7) The most probable cause of this shark attack was mistaken identity from a learning behavioural stance as the individual begins to move onto larger prey items (pinnipeds and cetaceans) with inquisition taking over, but sadly resulting in a human fatality.
(8) The prevalence of Phagicola septentrionalis, the diphyllobothriids and the acanthocephala increased with increasing age of the pinniped host.
(9) Leptospira interrogans serovar pomona has been isolated repeatedly from 2 species of pinnipeds (Zalophus californianus califonianus and Callorhinus ursinus).
(10) Pox lesions in pinnipeds are raised and proliferative and are seen most frequently after confinement in captivity.
(11) Gunshot was the primary cause of death in 30% of the pinnipeds examined.
(12) The data indicate that in pinnipeds TG are synthesized in the mammary gland and adipose tissue with fatty acids having similar positional distributions.
(13) The seropositive pinnipeds were dispersed widely along the margins of the eastern Pacific rim, from the Bering Sea to the Santa Barbara Channel.
(14) In adipocytes of pinnipeds, TG are synthesized with the n-3 fatty acids primarily in the sn-1,3 positions.
(15) This review summarises the occurrence of herpesvirus infections in pinnipeds and data from investigations carried out by the authors.
(16) The recent demonstration of the presence of a similar virus in Lake Baikal seals (Phoca sibirica), which infected these Siberian seals 1 year before the northwestern European seals were infected, raises new questions about the origin of this infectious disease in pinnipeds.
(17) Dissections and manipulations of the hands of 14 specimens of four genera of fur seals and sea lions and of generalized fissiped carnivores were used to identify the structural modifications involved in formation of the expanded forelimb paddles characteristic of these pinnipeds.
(18) Unique features of forelimb function during swimming in these pinnipeds include the amounts of abduction-adduction and rotary movements used.
(19) In contrast, in the lipoproteins of pinnipeds (harbor seals, sea lions, and walrus) there was no protein comparable in size to human apoE; however, there were two proteins in the 40- to 44-kDa range.
(20) Marine cetaceans (whales and dolphins), pinnipeds (seals and sea lions), reptiles (turtles and crocodyles), fish and shellfish, and fish-eating birds have been found to harbor salmonellae.
Walrus
Definition:
(n.) A very large marine mammal (Trichecus rosmarus) of the Seal family, native of the Arctic Ocean. The male has long and powerful tusks descending from the upper jaw. It uses these in procuring food and in fighting. It is hunted for its oil, ivory, and skin. It feeds largely on mollusks. Called also morse.
Example Sentences:
(1) She walks through the rain to better feel her passion for the disarmingly libidinous walrus of love.
(2) Antibodies were found to San Miguel sea lion virus (SMSV) types 1, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10 and 13, and to Tillamook (bovine) calicivirus, but no antibodies were found to the walrus calicivirus.
(3) Documents seen by the Guardian show that Mittal's company, the world's biggest steel-making group, ArcelorMittal , admits the operations will be undertaken in an area inhabited by unique wildlife including polar bear, narwhal and walrus.
(4) We have a dramatic situation in the north Pacific with walruses.
(5) Depp again stars as Lapointe, this time helping out a duo whose friend, played by Justin Long, has gone missing after trying to interview a demented seafarer – who intends to turn him into a walrus.
(6) This behaviour has led to stampedes that have killed calves and hampered walruses’ ability to find food.
(7) Antibodies to WCV have been found in the Pacific walrus previously; however, this represents the first report of antibodies to any of the SMSV serotypes in this marine mammal.
(8) An identical beta-chain is found in fur seal and walrus, whereas larger differences were found between alpha I and alpha II compared to beta-chains.
(9) Given its dual role, it's little wonder that the MMS was so keen to pass a BP drilling plan that failed to discuss how to prevent a deepwater blowout and which, bizarrely, listed walruses as a Gulf of Mexico marine mammal.
(10) Take away the sea ice and it is hard to see how walruses, polar bears and ringed seals will survive.
(11) This altered environment is causing severe problems for walruses, with unprecedented “haul outs” of the animals occurring in 2015.
(12) The primary structure of the alpha- and beta-chains of the hemoglobin from the Pacific Walrus (Odobenus rosmarus divergens, Pinnipedia) is presented.
(13) Compared to Harbour Seal (Phoca vitulina) the Walrus hemoglobin shows 9 amino-acid replacements in the alpha-chains and 5 in the beta-chains.
(14) One year later a second outbreak occurred when a family ate partially cooked meat from an infected walrus.
(15) Further tests since have found that the same parasite has killed Steller sea lions, seals, Hawaiian monk seals, walruses, and polar and grizzly bears in Alaska and British Columbia.
(16) Approximating Hitch's walrus-like features took four hours in makeup every day: the prosthetic jowls and nose, the balding pate, the trademark underbite, the fat suit.
(17) Antibodies to TCV were not found in sera collected from northern fur seals (Callorhinus ursinus L.), Pacific walruses (Odobenus rosmarus divergens Illiger), seals of the family Phocidae, or several cetacean species.
(18) Data on the largest known pineals in ratitae birds, seals and walruses have been compared with that of D. praedatrix and the human pineal.
(19) With a walrus moustache, a fiery temper and a reputation for brutality, Igor Bezler is the most feared of all the rebel leaders in eastern Ukraine.
(20) Smith's new film, Tusk, also has a UK connection, in that it was inspired by a Gumtree advert seeking a flatmate prepared to dress as a walrus.