Atypical records of pinniped specimens housed in the Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales ‘Bernardino Rivadavia’

Pinnipeds are widely distributed in the Southern Hemisphere. The most common species that occur along the Argentinean coast are the southern elephant seal (Mirounga leonina), the southern fur seal (Arctocephalus australis) and the South American sea lion (Otaria flavescens), with their breeding colo...

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Published in:Latin American Journal of Aquatic Mammals
Main Authors: Daneri, Gustavo Adolfo, Varela, Esperanza Amalia, Di Martino, Cecilia Carina, Harrington, A., Montiel, Ricardo Alberto
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Sociedad Latinoamericana de Especialistas en Mamíferos Acuáticos
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/11336/29721
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Summary:Pinnipeds are widely distributed in the Southern Hemisphere. The most common species that occur along the Argentinean coast are the southern elephant seal (Mirounga leonina), the southern fur seal (Arctocephalus australis) and the South American sea lion (Otaria flavescens), with their breeding colonies lying at different sites throughout the continental coast and adjacent islands (Reeves et al., 1992; Bastida et al., 2007). However, individuals from other pinniped species such as the leopard seal (Hydrurga leptonyx), the crabeater seal (Lobodon carcinophaga), the Subantarctic fur seal (A. tropicalis) and the Antarctic fur seal (A. gazella), have also been reported for the area (Rodríguez et al., 19941 Rodríguez et al., 2003; Oliveira et al., 2006; Bastida et al., 2007). Fil: Daneri, Gustavo Adolfo. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Parque Centenario. Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales "Bernardino Rivadavia"; Argentina Fil: Varela, Esperanza Amalia. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Parque Centenario. Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales "Bernardino Rivadavia"; Argentina Fil: Di Martino, Cecilia Carina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Parque Centenario. Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales "Bernardino Rivadavia"; Argentina Fil: Harrington, A. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Parque Centenario. Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales "Bernardino Rivadavia"; Argentina Fil: Montiel, Ricardo Alberto. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Parque Centenario. Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales "Bernardino Rivadavia"; Argentina