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Sea lion

Sea lions are pinnipeds characterized by external ear flaps, long foreflippers, the ability to walk on all fours, short and thick hair, and a big chest and belly. Together with the fur seals, they make up the family Otariidae, eared seals. The sea lions have six extant and one extinct species (the Japanese sea lion) in five genera. Their range extends…

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Sea lion

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related to Taxonomy · 19
Sea lion → All, Arcocephalinae, Arctocephalinae, Arctocephalus, Callorhinus, For, Nonetheless, Order Carnivora, Otariidae, Otariinae, Recent, Sea, Similar, The, Therefore, This, Together, Traditional, Until
related to Interactions with humans · 18
Sea lion → Also, Although, As, Beagle Channel, During, Females, Fishermen, Holocene, In, New Zealand, New Zealand's, Patagonia, Sea, South American, These, They, Uruguay, When
related to Population · 17
Sea lion → According, Adult, Chile, Chilean, Females, Haul-out, It, January, June, October, Otaria, Patterns, September, South American, Studies, The, There
related to Parasites and diseases · 15
Sea lion → Anisakis, From, Furthermore, Galapagos, January, May, Other, Parasites, Philophthalmus, Since, The, The Galapagos Islands, Their, These, Zalophus
related to Gallery · 14
Sea lion → Arne Willehag, Ballestas Islands, CaliforniaA, CaliforniaGiGi, Capt, Malibu, Memphis ZooA, Monterey BreakwaterA, Moss Landing, Navy, Pantai InnA, Peru, PeruA, USNS Sioux
has method · 12
Sea lion → After, At, January, Male, March, May, Otariids, Other, Sea, Steller, The, Their
related to Diving adaptations · 10
Sea lion → Blood, However, One, Physiology, Sea, The, There, They, This, With
related to Gene expressions and diet · 10
Sea lion → Adult California, California, Eumetopias, Gene, In, In New Zealand, Nutritional, Results, Steller, They
related to Further reading · 8
Sea lion → Ashore, California, Healy, Hundreds, Jack, March, Starving Sea Lions Washing, The New York Times
related to Geographic variation · 7
Sea lion → Australian, Geographic, In, Otariidae, Populations, Skulls, Western Australia

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dense underfurinstance ofThe phylogenetic relationships within the family and the genetic distances among some taxa highlight inconsistencies in the current taxonomic classification of the family.Arctoc…0.80text
the presence of double rooted cheek teethinstance ofThe phylogenetic relationships within the family and the genetic distances among some taxa highlight inconsistencies in the current taxonomic classification of the family.Arctoc…0.80text
is thus thought to represent the mostinstance ofThe phylogenetic relationships within the family and the genetic distances among some taxa highlight inconsistencies in the current taxonomic classification of the family.Arctoc…0.80text
nitrogen to build up in tissues which are then released upon surfacinginstance ofSea lions are able to adapt because of this in tropical and subarctic regions.The high pressures associated with deep dives cause gases0.80text
possibly causing deathinstance ofSea lions are able to adapt because of this in tropical and subarctic regions.The high pressures associated with deep dives cause gases0.80text
epilepsy.Gene expressionsinstance ofcausing neurological damage and diseases0.80text
dietGene expressions are being used more often to detect the physiological responses to nutritioninstance ofcausing neurological damage and diseases0.80text
as well as other stressorsinstance ofcausing neurological damage and diseases0.80text
epilepsyinstance ofcausing neurological damage and diseases0.80text
Sea lionhas methodSea0.60section
Sea lionhas methodOtariids0.60section
Sea lionhas methodTheir0.60section

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