… two families of seal is that the otariid seals have more functional and articulate appendages
than do phocid seals; in … The two families of seal also differ in their reproductive strategies. …

… If day length is important in controlling the reproductive season in the northern fur seal,
and if we assume that the populations are not genetically isolated, there must be a time when …

… Polar bears Ursus maritimus swim between ice floes, prey on harp seals Phoca
groenlandica and ringed seals, and wolves appear to be significant predators of Caspian …

… Reproductive biology of Steller sea \ions (Eumetopias jubattls) in the Gulf of Ala~ka was stlldied
between 1975 and 1979 by examination of reproductive … in the grey seal (Halichoerus gr!…

… reproductive biology of New Zealand fur seals (Arctocepbdas forstevi) were studied by examining
127 seals … , and male and female reproductive organs were examined macroscopically …

… by non-scientific personnel licenced to cull harbour seals. Not all of these … reproductive
biology. Table 1 shows the total number of seals sampled in each age group, the number of seals …

… Owing to the greater number of species involved, the reproductive biology literature for the
… tropicalis) monk seals, but we can probably assume they follow or followed a similar pattern …

… Seals breed seasonally and in most of the seal species, delayed … of several seals species
and alter steroidogenesis in seals, … threatening the reproductive success in seal species. …

… lactation strategies of many phocid seals, probably driven by … However, for pinnipeds most
or all of reproduction occurs on … a profound influence on reproductive patterns and cycles. …

… Oestrus occurs postpartum either during (grey and elephant seals) or after lactation (harbour
seals). Many otariids have a relatively early postpartum … Reproductive biology of seals …