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Pinniped Morphology

Pinniped Morphology is a biological subdiscipline that systematically studies the form and structure of pinnipeds, distinguished by its focus on the anatomical adaptations and physical characteristics specific to seals, sea lions, and walruses within their aquatic and semiaquatic environments.

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216

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113

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2017–2026

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Sexual dimorphisms and breeding systems in pinnipeds, ungulates, primates, and humans

Richard D. Alexander, John L. Hoogland, Richard D. Howard et al. · 1979 · 460 citations

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The pinnipeds: seals, sea lions, and walruses

Choice Reviews Online · 1990 · 416 citations

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Pinniped phylogeny and a new hypothesis for their origin and dispersal

Úlfur Árnason, Anette Gullberg, Axel Janke et al. · Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution · 2006 · 265 citations

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Phylogenetic analyses of sexual selection and sexual size dimorphism in pinnipeds

Patrik Lindenfors, Birgitta S. Tullberg, Martin Biuw · Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology · 2002 · 225 citations

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Species and size differences in the digestion of otoliths and beaks: implications for estimates of pinniped diet composition

Dominic Tollit, M J Steward, Paul M. Thompson et al. · Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences · 1997 · 219 citations

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Authors

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  1. AB
    Annalisa Berta

    San Diego State University, United States

    5 publications · 446 citations

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  2. VB
    Victor B. Scheffer

    United States Fish and Wildlife Service, United States

    4 publications · 154 citations

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  3. AR
    André R. Wyss

    University of California, Santa Barbara, United States

    4 publications · 246 citations

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  4. LG
    Lawrence G. Barnes

    Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, United States

    4 publications · 180 citations

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  5. DP
    Daniel P. Costa

    University of California, Santa Cruz, United States

    3 publications · 243 citations

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Institutions

113

  1. University of California, Santa Cruz

    Santa Cruz, United States

    7 h-index

    14 publications

    1K citations

  2. San Diego State University

    San Diego, United States

    5 h-index

    5 publications

    446 citations

  3. University of Cambridge

    Cambridge, United Kingdom

    4 h-index

    5 publications

    342 citations

  4. Texas A&M University at Galveston

    Galveston, United States

    3 h-index

    4 publications

    182 citations

  5. Smithsonian Institution

    Washington, United States

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    179 citations

  6. National Museum of Natural History

    Washington, United States

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    179 citations

  7. United States Fish and Wildlife Service

    Washington, United States

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    109 citations

  8. Scripps Institution of Oceanography

    La Jolla, United States

    3 h-index

    7 publications

    236 citations

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  1. Marine Mammal Science

    4 publications · 152 citations

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  3. Journal of Zoology

    4 publications · 183 citations

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  4. Science

    3 publications · 137 citations

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