What is fibronectin? What is an acupuncture? Where does a pinniped give birth? Why does it give birth there? (a) What is amniocentesis? (b) Why is it done to some pregnant women? What is an ectopic pregnancy? What are the effects of pregnancy on the mother?
VMware vSphere is avirtualizationplatform that includes a suite of products for deploying and managing virtual environments. Two of the most important products are theVMware ESXihypervisorandvCenter Servermanagement software. Together, they provide the core components needed to aggregate computing infrastruct...
A logo is a key part of a brand’s visual identity, used to differentiate and position the brand in the marketplace. Whereas a seal legitimizes a document or product, adding a layer of trustworthiness and formality. 14 While a logo can be updated or redesigned to keep up with branding ...
This noise is dangerous to walruses because the animals are not used to human-generated sounds. “Unfamiliar noises can startle the herd which can cause a stampede that can injure or kill the smaller animals,” said Synnott. Their study hopes to determine the hearing threshold for walruses, ...
Seals are members of the Pinnipedia order, which is divided into three families and about 34 species. Two include the true seals, the fur seals, and sea lions. The 10 foot long, one-ton walrus with its famous tusks make up a family of its own. Read on to learn what makes up the ...
(I also got to explore the sewers, which I tweeted about in a thread here.) This is post what it’s about. Désolé, I cannot write this in French. Stomach-Churning Rating: 3/10; I don’t know what to say, it’s bizarre stuff. But not gory, per se. This is Le Musée de ...
What color is a walrus?Question:What color is a walrus?Walruses:Walruses (Odobenus rosmarus) are a species of pinniped marine mammals, and the only species classified in the family Odobenidae and the genus Odobenus. Walruses, notable for their large size, tusks, and whiskers, are found ...
It is now nearing a lengthy completion of renovations; the old museum exhibits and collections were excellent but needed some big changes along with the re-fabbed “David Attenborough Building” that houses them. As a longtime fan of the exhibits and user of the collection (and microCT scanner...
Quantifying TDFs in captive animals is ideal, because diet is controlled and the proportional contributions and isotopic values of all prey items are known.RoxanneDepartmentS.DepartmentBeltranDepartmentWileyRapid Communications in Mass SpectrometryBeltran, R. S., S. H. Peterson, E. A. McHuron, C....
A key component in understanding the ecological role of marine mammal predators is to identify how and where they capture prey in time and space. Satellite and archival tags on pinnipeds generally only provide diving and position information, and foraging is often inferred to take place in particu...