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  Grey Seal - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Grey Seal (Halichoerus grypus) is found on both shores of the North Atlantic Ocean.
It is a large seal of the family Phocidae or "true seals".
It is the only species classified in the genus Halichoerus.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Halichoerus   (514 words)

  
 Sable Island Bibliography
Polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and furans and non-ortho- and mono-ortho-chlorine substituted polychlorinated biphenyls in grey seals (Halichoerus grypus) from Sable Island, Nova Scotia, in 1995.
Trends in organochlorine residue concentrations and burdens in grey seals (Halichoerus grypus) from Sable Is., NS, Canada, between 1974 and 1994.
Ascorbic acid concentrations in serum and urine of the grey seal (Halichoerus grypus) on Sable Island.
www.greenhorsesociety.com /Bibliography/Bibliography.htm   (4949 words)

  
 Development in the Baltic Grey Seal (Halichoerus grypus) and Ringed Seal (Phoca hispida) Populations during the 20th ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Development in the Baltic Grey Seal (Halichoerus grypus) and Ringed Seal (Phoca hispida) Populations during the 20th Century
Development in the Baltic ringed (Phoca hispida) and grey seal (Halichoerus grypus) populations during the past century is reconstructed using uniquely detailed hunting records from the Nordic countries and published data on demographic parameters.
Thus, the decrease in seal numbers was a consequence of excessive hunting, but the present low numbers are due to lowered fertility rates after 1965.
www.ambio.kva.se /1999/Nr7_99/nov99_9.html   (176 words)

  
 ARS | Publication request: Experimental Toxoplasma Gondii Infection in Grey Seals (Halichoerus Grypus)
Citation: Gajadhar, A.A., Measures, L., Forbes, L.B., Kapel, C., Dubey, J.P. Experimental Toxoplasma gondii infection in grey seals (Halichoerus grypus).
Technical Abstract: Laboratory-reared animals were used to assess the susceptibility of seals (Halichoerus grypus) to Toxoplasma gondii infection.
This study demonstrates that T. gondii oocysts can establish viable infection in seals, and supports the hypothesis that toxoplasmosis in marine mammals can be acquired from oocysts in surface water runoff and sewer discharge.
ars.usda.gov /research/publications/publications.htm?SEQ_NO_115=154619   (332 words)

  
 Northern Gray Seal
They are distinguished from other pinnipeds by their inability to support their body using their hind limbs.
The Gray Seal's scientific name, Halichoerus grypus, means "hook-nosed sea pig".
Gray seals are generally 8-10 feet in length, with males weighing about 770lbs and females weighing about 440lbs.
www2.canisius.edu /~noonan/cac_marine_mammals/northern_gray_seal.htm   (422 words)

  
 FIGIS - FAO/SIDP Species Identification Sheet: Halichoerus grypus   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
FIGIS - FAO/SIDP Species Identification Sheet: Halichoerus grypus
Halichoerus grypus Species Identification and Data Programme - SIDP FIGIS Species Fact Sheets FAO - FIGIS
Grey seals have been the target of subsistence hunting, followed by commercial hunting and, finally, government-sponsored culls to control their numbers as pests to fisheries.
www.fao.org /figis/servlet/species?sname=Halichoerus+grypus   (657 words)

  
 Gray Seal Skull - Halichoerus grypus
The female is smaller and does not attain full size until approximately 15 years of age, reaching an average weight of around 330 pounds and length of about 5 feet.
Halichoerus grypus is an opportunistic feeder consuming between four and six percent of its body weight in one feeding per day.
The diet consists of a large variety of fish and the occasional crustaceans and mollusks.
www.evolutionnyc.com /IBS/SimpleCat/Product/asp/product-id/130277.html   (202 words)

  
 Treatment of lesions of osteomyelitis in the hind flippers of six grey seals (Halichoerus grypus) -- Lucas et al. 145 ...
Treatment of lesions of osteomyelitis in the hind flippers of six grey seals (Halichoerus grypus) -- Lucas et al.
Treatment of lesions of osteomyelitis in the hind flippers of six grey seals (Halichoerus grypus)
Six rescued grey seal (Halichoerus grypus) pups had traumatic injuries to their hind flippers; three had osteomyelitis without fractures, one had a single fracture and associated osteomyelitis, and two had multiple compound fractures and large open wounds.
veterinaryrecord.bvapublications.com /cgi/content/abstract/145/19/547   (140 words)

  
 MavicaNET - Gray Seals (Halichoerus)
Ñåðûé òþëåíü (àòëàíòè÷åñêèé ïîäâèä - òåâÿê) - Halichoerus grypus macrorhynchus - îáèòàåò íà îñòðîâàõ è âäîëü ïîáåðåæüÿ Ìóðìàíñêîé îáëàñòè, ðåäêî - â Àðõàíãåëüñêîé îáëàñòè.
Pictures and details of Halichoerus gryphus - Grey Seal - in British coastal waters.
The shoulders of the male are massive with the overall bulk supplemented by a buildup of scar tissue from fighting during breeding seasons.
www.mavicanet.com /lite/nld/28230.html   (245 words)

  
 Lab of W. Don Bowen - Recent Publications
Baechler, J., Beck, C.A., and Bowen, W.D. Dive shapes reveal temporal changes in the foraging behaviour of different age and sex classes in harbour seals (Phoca vitulina).
Lidgard, D.C., Boness, D.J., and Bowen, W.D. A novel mobile approach to investigating mating tactics in male grey seals (Halichoerus grypus).
Mellish, J.-A.E., Iverson, S.J., and Bowen, W.D. Metabolic compensation during high energy output in fasting, lactating grey seals (Halichoerus grypus): metabolic ceilings revisited.
bowenlab.biology.dal.ca /docs/pubs.html   (1332 words)

  
 Halichoerus grypus, Gray Seal at MarineBio.org
The Gray seal, Halichoerus grypus (Fabricius, 1791), (aka Grey seal), has a wide variety of coloring.
Males tend to have a dark brown-gray to fl coat with a few light patches.
Seal Conservation Society (SCS): Gray Seal, Halichoerus grypus
www.marinebio.com /species.asp?id=300   (2018 words)

  
 Energy Citations Database (ECD) - Energy and Energy-Related Bibliographic Citations
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Heavy metal content in liver and kidneys of grey seals (Halichoerus grypus) in various life stages correlated with metallothionein levels: Some metal-binding characteristics of this protein
Liver and kidneys from grey seals (Halichoerus grypus) in their natural habitats in Norwegian waters contain high levels of Cd and Hg as well as metallothionein (MT).
www.osti.gov /energycitations/product.biblio.jsp?osti_id=20006606   (320 words)

  
 Halichoerus grypus - Wikimedia Commons
Young gray seal (Halichoerus grypus) at the beach of Sandvík, between rocks
Gray seal (Halichoerus grypus) - Kegelelrobbe - Gråsæl
This page was last modified 17:22, 12 August 2006.
commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/Halichoerus_grypus   (78 words)

  
 David Tipling Posters Prints - Grey Seal (Halichoerus Grypus) New Born Pup, United Kingdom Art Photographic Print - ...
David Tipling Posters Prints - Grey Seal (Halichoerus Grypus) New Born Pup, United Kingdom Art Photographic Print - Artist: David Tipling - Poster Size: 24x18 - SHOP.COM
David Tipling Posters Prints - Grey Seal (Halichoerus Grypus) New Born Pup, United Kingdom Art Photographic Print - Artist: David Tipling - Poster Size: 24x18
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www.shop.com /op/aprod-p26809923   (251 words)

  
 Causes of mortality and non-fatal conditions among grey seals (Halichoerus grypus) found dead on the coasts of England, ...
Causes of mortality and non-fatal conditions among grey seals (Halichoerus grypus) found dead on the coasts of England, Wales and the Isle of Man -- Baker et al.
The Veterinary Record, Vol 142, Issue 22, 595-601
Causes of mortality and non-fatal conditions among grey seals (Halichoerus grypus) found dead on the coasts of England, Wales and the Isle of Man
veterinaryrecord.bvapublications.com /cgi/content/abstract/142/22/595   (118 words)

  
 NRaD TD 627 - Sounds/Sonar/Communication   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Performance in a discrimination task was at a chance level.
Seal Blindfolded Discrimination: Echolocation Not Proven in Halichoerus grypus.
Experiments with a gray seal trained to wear an opaque band that blocked vision provided no evidence of an echolocation capability.
www.spawar.navy.mil /sti/publications/pubs/td/627/sound.html   (10712 words)

  
 Gray Seal Photos, Halichoerus grypus, Mondragon Photography
There are 3 Gray Seal photos in this gallery.
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There are 3 Gray Seal pictures in this gallery.
www.mondragonphoto.com /stock/galleries.php?ID=75   (72 words)

  
 Grey Seal (Halichoerus Grypus) New Born Pup, United Kingdom Photographic Print by David Tipling at Art.com
Grey Seal (Halichoerus Grypus) New Born Pup, United Kingdom Photographic Print by David Tipling at Art.com
Grey Seal (Halichoerus Grypus) New Born Pup, United Kingdom
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 Grey Seals - Halichoerus grypus - UK Safari
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It's thought they only sleep for around 90 seconds at a time!
www.uksafari.com /greyseals.htm   (295 words)

  
 Dr. Ransom A. Myers - Research group website
Reducing uncertainty in the biological basis of fisheries management by meta-analysis of data from many populations; A synthesis.
Hooded seal (Cystophora cristata) pup production in the Gulf of St. Lawrence.
An aerial survey of 1989 grey seal (Halichoerus grypus) pup production in St. George's Bay, Nova Scotia CAFSAC Res.
as01.ucis.dal.ca /ramweb/content.php?lang=en&i=4&sub=0   (2576 words)

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