Occurrence of the "southern elephant seal" Mirounga leonida Linnaeus, 1758 (Carnivora: Pinnipedia: Phocidae) in the coast of El Salvador

During the month of January 2021, there was the visit of a “southern elephant seal” Mirounga leonida [Linnaeus, 1758] on the coast of El Salvador, Central American Pacific Ocean, specifically observed in the western zone between January 15 and 16 in the Natural Protected Area and Ramsar Site Complej...

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Main Authors: López, Wilfredo A., López Martínez, Roxana Margarita, López, Raúl Ernesto, Martínez de Navas, Elba, Pineda, Luis, Castaneda, Melvin Giovanni
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:Spanish
Published: Secretaría de Investigaciones científicas de la Universidad de El Salvador 2022
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spelling ftcentralamerjol:oai:camjol:article/15600 2023-05-15T16:05:17+02:00 Occurrence of the "southern elephant seal" Mirounga leonida Linnaeus, 1758 (Carnivora: Pinnipedia: Phocidae) in the coast of El Salvador Ocurrencia del “elefante marino del sur” Mirounga leonida Linnaeus, 1758 (Carnivora: Pinnipedia: Phocidae) en la costa de El Salvador López, Wilfredo A. López Martínez, Roxana Margarita López, Raúl Ernesto Martínez de Navas, Elba Pineda, Luis Castaneda, Melvin Giovanni 2022-05-24 application/pdf https://www.camjol.info/index.php/revminerva/article/view/15600 https://doi.org/10.5377/revminerva.v5i1.15600 spa spa Secretaría de Investigaciones científicas de la Universidad de El Salvador https://www.camjol.info/index.php/revminerva/article/view/15600/18328 https://www.camjol.info/index.php/revminerva/article/view/15600 doi:10.5377/revminerva.v5i1.15600 Derechos de autor 2022 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ CC-BY Revista Minerva; Vol. 5 Núm. 1 (2022); 11-20 2521-8794 Ocurrencia Pacífico Oriental Tropical Phocidae Mirounga leonida El Salvador Ocurrence Tropical Eastern Pacific info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion 2022 ftcentralamerjol https://doi.org/10.5377/revminerva.v5i1.15600 2023-03-09T00:56:16Z During the month of January 2021, there was the visit of a “southern elephant seal” Mirounga leonida [Linnaeus, 1758] on the coast of El Salvador, Central American Pacific Ocean, specifically observed in the western zone between January 15 and 16 in the Natural Protected Area and Ramsar Site Complejo Los Cóbanos and the Ramsar Site Complejo Barra de Santiago. Morphological characteristics, geographical coordinates of each occurrence site, dates and permanence time as well as interactions with humans were collected with the support of the Ministry of the Environment and Natural Resources rangers. It was a subadult male of 3.38 m of total length in the process of molting season that made resting phases on the beaches El Faro/ El Amor, Metalío and Barra de Santiago to then to move beaches of Guatemala and Mexico. This note constitutes the first record of the occurrence of the species in the country. Durante el mes de enero de 2021, se tuvo la visita de un “elefante marino del sur” Mirounga leonida [Linnaeus, 1758] en la costa de El Salvador, Océano Pacífico centroamericano, específicamente se observó en la zona occidental entre 15 y 16 de enero en el Área Natural Protegida y Sitio Ramsar Complejo Los Cóbanos y el Sitio Ramsar Complejo Barra de Santiago. Con el apoyo de los guardarrecursos del Ministerio de Medio Ambiente y Recursos Naturales se recopilaron las características morfológicas, coordenadas geográficas de cada sitio de avistamiento, fechas y horas de permanencia e interacciones con humanos. Se trató de un macho subadulto de 3.38 m de longitud total en proceso de muda de piel que realizó fases de descanso en las playas El Faro/El Amor, Metalío y Barra de Santiago para luego desplazarse a playas de Guatemala y México. Esta nota constituye el primer registro de la ocurrencia de la especie en el país. Article in Journal/Newspaper Elephant Seal Southern Elephant Seal Central American Journals Online Barra ENVELOPE(-61.417,-61.417,-64.367,-64.367) Elefante ENVELOPE(-55.167,-55.167,-61.167,-61.167) Pacific The Beaches ENVELOPE(-56.832,-56.832,49.583,49.583) Tuvo ENVELOPE(13.782,13.782,67.054,67.054) Revista Minerva 5 1 11 20
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topic Ocurrencia
Pacífico Oriental Tropical
Phocidae
Mirounga leonida
El Salvador
Ocurrence
Tropical Eastern Pacific
spellingShingle Ocurrencia
Pacífico Oriental Tropical
Phocidae
Mirounga leonida
El Salvador
Ocurrence
Tropical Eastern Pacific
López, Wilfredo A.
López Martínez, Roxana Margarita
López, Raúl Ernesto
Martínez de Navas, Elba
Pineda, Luis
Castaneda, Melvin Giovanni
Occurrence of the "southern elephant seal" Mirounga leonida Linnaeus, 1758 (Carnivora: Pinnipedia: Phocidae) in the coast of El Salvador
topic_facet Ocurrencia
Pacífico Oriental Tropical
Phocidae
Mirounga leonida
El Salvador
Ocurrence
Tropical Eastern Pacific
description During the month of January 2021, there was the visit of a “southern elephant seal” Mirounga leonida [Linnaeus, 1758] on the coast of El Salvador, Central American Pacific Ocean, specifically observed in the western zone between January 15 and 16 in the Natural Protected Area and Ramsar Site Complejo Los Cóbanos and the Ramsar Site Complejo Barra de Santiago. Morphological characteristics, geographical coordinates of each occurrence site, dates and permanence time as well as interactions with humans were collected with the support of the Ministry of the Environment and Natural Resources rangers. It was a subadult male of 3.38 m of total length in the process of molting season that made resting phases on the beaches El Faro/ El Amor, Metalío and Barra de Santiago to then to move beaches of Guatemala and Mexico. This note constitutes the first record of the occurrence of the species in the country. Durante el mes de enero de 2021, se tuvo la visita de un “elefante marino del sur” Mirounga leonida [Linnaeus, 1758] en la costa de El Salvador, Océano Pacífico centroamericano, específicamente se observó en la zona occidental entre 15 y 16 de enero en el Área Natural Protegida y Sitio Ramsar Complejo Los Cóbanos y el Sitio Ramsar Complejo Barra de Santiago. Con el apoyo de los guardarrecursos del Ministerio de Medio Ambiente y Recursos Naturales se recopilaron las características morfológicas, coordenadas geográficas de cada sitio de avistamiento, fechas y horas de permanencia e interacciones con humanos. Se trató de un macho subadulto de 3.38 m de longitud total en proceso de muda de piel que realizó fases de descanso en las playas El Faro/El Amor, Metalío y Barra de Santiago para luego desplazarse a playas de Guatemala y México. Esta nota constituye el primer registro de la ocurrencia de la especie en el país.
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author López, Wilfredo A.
López Martínez, Roxana Margarita
López, Raúl Ernesto
Martínez de Navas, Elba
Pineda, Luis
Castaneda, Melvin Giovanni
author_facet López, Wilfredo A.
López Martínez, Roxana Margarita
López, Raúl Ernesto
Martínez de Navas, Elba
Pineda, Luis
Castaneda, Melvin Giovanni
author_sort López, Wilfredo A.
title Occurrence of the "southern elephant seal" Mirounga leonida Linnaeus, 1758 (Carnivora: Pinnipedia: Phocidae) in the coast of El Salvador
title_short Occurrence of the "southern elephant seal" Mirounga leonida Linnaeus, 1758 (Carnivora: Pinnipedia: Phocidae) in the coast of El Salvador
title_full Occurrence of the "southern elephant seal" Mirounga leonida Linnaeus, 1758 (Carnivora: Pinnipedia: Phocidae) in the coast of El Salvador
title_fullStr Occurrence of the "southern elephant seal" Mirounga leonida Linnaeus, 1758 (Carnivora: Pinnipedia: Phocidae) in the coast of El Salvador
title_full_unstemmed Occurrence of the "southern elephant seal" Mirounga leonida Linnaeus, 1758 (Carnivora: Pinnipedia: Phocidae) in the coast of El Salvador
title_sort occurrence of the "southern elephant seal" mirounga leonida linnaeus, 1758 (carnivora: pinnipedia: phocidae) in the coast of el salvador
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