The dives of otariids tend to be shorter and less deep.
), California, adult females come ashore between mid-December and mid-February to give birth and breed and in April to molt (Le.
(2014) estimated its size at 225 000 in 2010, with a continuing growth rate of 3. 8 meters (14 to 19 feet) long.
All measures of molecular genetic variation show current levels for the northern elephant seal to be low.
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Species: angustirostris largest pinniped outside Southern elephant seal (Ling & Bryden, 1981). 5 - 5 m). Most of the animals make their way along the coast, but some venture into Puget Sound.
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An adult male can weigh up to 4400 pounds, making them the largest “true” seals in the Northern Hemisphere.
The Northern elephant seal, somewhat smaller than its southern relative, ranges over the Pacific coast of the U. Meanwhile, males grow as long as 13 feet and can weigh an incredible 4,500 pounds.
. We tested the hypothesis that offspring sex ratio in a population of northern elephant seals (Mirounga angustirostris) was related to large-scale environmental indices reflecting ocean climate and productivity that affected the.
leonina), found throughout sub-Antarctic regions.
We studied sexual-size differences in pups of the northern elephant seal (Mirounga.
All measures of molecular genetic variation show current levels for the northern elephant seal to be low. 8%. 2 - 16 ft (2.
. Their breeding grounds are offshore islands, such as the Channel Islands, Año Nuevo,. However, by 1860, an. Limiting factors. . Today, there are approximately 200,000 northern elephant seals.
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They lack external ear flaps and move on land by flopping on their bellies.
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The northern elephant seal (Mirounga angustirostris) possesses a unique recent population history among mammals.