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Creator:: Temte, Jonathan L.
Abstract:: Birth and pupping season records of Pacific harbor seals (Phoca vitulina richardsi) were used in an analysis of photoperiod effect on the timing of birth in this species. Dates and latitudes of births were converted into photoperiods using a photoperiod equation. Sequential dates from parturition were converted into photoperiods and...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: 13.8 h/day photoperiod occurring at 68 days post partum. PS/SG harbor seals experience a

Creator:: Palacios, Daniel Mauricio
Abstract:: The objectives of this dissertation were to describe the complex oceanographic conditions around the Galápagos Archipelago (eastern equatorial Pacific), their seasonal variability, and their effects on patterns of cetacean occurrence. The physical and ecological factors leading to a plume of high phytoplankton biomass in the wake of the Galápagos were...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: (E), Shannon's entropy (H), and Simpson's diversity (D) are also shown, along with the coefficient of

Creator:: Sumich, James L.
Abstract:: Gray whales accomplish an annual migration which spans as much as 50° of latitude in the northeast Pacific Ocean. This migration links their summer high latitude feeding grounds with winter calving and breeding areas. The purpose of this study was to determine how adult females apportion their stored lipid reserves...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: . Ridgway, H. Goforth, and D. Carter at N.O.S.C.,, San Diego, for the opportunity to study Tursiops in a

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