Southern elephant seal  (Mirounga leonina)

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Glossary

  • Ascidiacea: a class of sea-squirts; members of the subphylum Urochordata.
  • Crustacea: diverse group of arthropods (a phylum of animals with jointed limbs and a hard chitinous exoskeleton) characterised by the possession of two pairs of antennae, one pair of mandibles (parts of the mouthparts used for handling and processing food) and two pairs of maxillae (appendages used in eating, which are located behind the mandibles). Includes crabs, lobsters, shrimps, slaters, woodlice and barnacles.
  • Proboscis: a tubular protrusion from the anterior of an animal (e.g. the trunk of an elephant).
  • Sexually dimorphic: males and females of the same species differ in appearance.

References

  1. IUCN Red List (June, 2009)
    http://www.iucnredlist.org
  2. Hindell, M.A. (2002) Elephant Seals. In: Perrin, W.F., Würsig, B. and Thewissen, J.G.M. (Eds) Encyclopedia of Marine Mammals.Academic Press, London, UK.
  3. CITES (December, 2004)
    http://www.cites.org
  4. Jefferson, T.A., Leatherwood, S. and Webber, M.A. (1993) FAO Species Identification Guide. Marine Mammals of the World.Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Rome.
  5. Macdonald, D.W. (2006) The Encyclopedia of Mammals.Oxford University Press, Oxford.
  6. Le Boeuf, B.J. and Laws, R.M. (1994) Elephant seals: population ecology, behaviour and physiology.University of California Press, Berkeley, California.
  7. Reeves, R.R. (2002) Conservation Efforts. In: Perrin, W.F., Würsig, B. and Thewissen, J.G.M. (Eds) Encyclopedia of Marine Mammals.Academic Press, London, UK.
  8. UNEP-WCMC (July, 2007)
    http://www.unep-wcmc.org/protected_areas/data/wh/macquari.html
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