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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ftunielsalvador:oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/2666 2023-10-29T02:36:02+01:00 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 2023-09-29 application/pdf https://revistas.ues.edu.sv/index.php/minerva/article/view/2666 spa spa Universidad de El Salvador. Secretaría de Investigaciones Científicas https://revistas.ues.edu.sv/index.php/minerva/article/view/2666/2635 https://revistas.ues.edu.sv/index.php/minerva/article/view/2666 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0 Revista Minerva; Revista Minerva Vol. 5, no. 1, mayo 2022; 11 - 20 2521-8794 Ocurrence Tropical Eastern Pacific Phocidae Mirounga leonida El Salvador Ocurrencia Pacífico Oriental Tropical info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion 2023 ftunielsalvador 2023-10-04T23:38:26Z 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 Portal de Revistas de la Universidad de El Salvador |
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Ocurrence Tropical Eastern Pacific Phocidae Mirounga leonida El Salvador Ocurrencia Pacífico Oriental Tropical 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 |
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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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López, Wilfredo A. López Martínez, Roxana Margarita López, Raúl Ernesto Martínez de Navas, Elba Pineda, Luis Castaneda, Melvin Giovanni |
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López, Wilfredo A. López Martínez, Roxana Margarita López, Raúl Ernesto Martínez de Navas, Elba Pineda, Luis Castaneda, Melvin Giovanni |
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Occurrence of the "southern elephant seal" Mirounga leonida Linnaeus, 1758 (Carnivora: Pinnipedia: Phocidae) in the coast of El Salvador |
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Occurrence of the "southern elephant seal" Mirounga leonida Linnaeus, 1758 (Carnivora: Pinnipedia: Phocidae) in the coast of El Salvador |
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Occurrence of the "southern elephant seal" Mirounga leonida Linnaeus, 1758 (Carnivora: Pinnipedia: Phocidae) in the coast of El Salvador |
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Occurrence of the "southern elephant seal" Mirounga leonida Linnaeus, 1758 (Carnivora: Pinnipedia: Phocidae) in the coast of El Salvador |
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Occurrence of the "southern elephant seal" Mirounga leonida Linnaeus, 1758 (Carnivora: Pinnipedia: Phocidae) in the coast of El Salvador |
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occurrence of the "southern elephant seal" mirounga leonida linnaeus, 1758 (carnivora: pinnipedia: phocidae) in the coast of el salvador |
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Universidad de El Salvador. Secretaría de Investigaciones Científicas |
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2023 |
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https://revistas.ues.edu.sv/index.php/minerva/article/view/2666 |
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Elephant Seal Southern Elephant Seal |
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Elephant Seal Southern Elephant Seal |
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Revista Minerva; Revista Minerva Vol. 5, no. 1, mayo 2022; 11 - 20 2521-8794 |
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https://revistas.ues.edu.sv/index.php/minerva/article/view/2666/2635 https://revistas.ues.edu.sv/index.php/minerva/article/view/2666 |
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