The Behavior, Physiology, and Anatomy of Lactation in the Pinnipedia
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1974 • 750 citations
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1978 • 261 citations
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1975 • 237 citations
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1982 • 228 citations
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1983 • 223 citations
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1973 • 200 citations
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1969 • 192 citations
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1986 • 154 citations
Reproductive Biology of Steller Sea Lions in the Gulf of Alaska
1981 • 152 citations
Mutual Mother-Pup Recognition in Galápagos Fur Seals and Sea Lions: Cues Used and Functional Significance
1981 • 147 citations
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1983 • 136 citations
Comparative biochemical studies of milks—IV. Constituent fatty acids of milk fats
1967 • 136 citations
Remarks on the Distribution and Natural History of Pagophilic Pinnipeds in the Bering and Chukchi Seas
1970 • 135 citations
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1979 • 134 citations
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1975 • 134 citations
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1953 • 132 citations
Changes in Milk Composition during Lactation in the Northern Elephant Seal
1979 • 131 citations
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1982 • 131 citations
Grey seal males: energetic and behavioural links between size and sexual success
1985 • 131 citations
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1977 • 119 citations
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1979 • 116 citations
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1987 • 110 citations
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1976 • 107 citations
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1978 • 105 citations
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1984 • 104 citations
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1985 • 103 citations
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1962 • 102 citations
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1975 • 102 citations
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1980 • 99 citations
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1976 • 94 citations
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1982 • 92 citations
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1966 • 92 citations
Mother‐young behaviour at Grey seal breeding beaches
1971 • 91 citations
Reproduction in the female Cape Fur Seal, Arctocephalus pusillus (Schreber)*
1955 • 90 citations
Social and reproductive behavior of crabeater seals (Lobodon carcinophagus) during the austral spring
1979 • 89 citations
Energy transfer and female condition in nursing harp seals Phoca groenlandica
1984 • 88 citations
The Breeding Biology of the Grey Seal, Halichoerus grypus (Fab.), on the Farne Islands, Northumberland
1964 • 87 citations
The effects of prolactin and oxytocin on milk secretion and on the permeability of the mammary epithelium in the rabbit.
1975 • 86 citations
Water and sodium fluxes and lactational energetics in suckling pups of Weddell seals (Leptonychotes weddellii)
1987 • 82 citations
Feeding Habits and Feeding Grounds of the Northern Elephant Seal
1984 • 81 citations
Chapter 6. Attendance Behavior of Antarctic Fur Seals
1986 • 80 citations
The Weddell Seal in the Bay of Whales, Antarctica
1937 • 79 citations
Aggression in the Female Northern Elephant Seal, Mirounga Angustirostris
1978 • 78 citations
Maternal behaviour and early behavioural ontogeny of harp seals, Phoca groenlandica
1987 • 75 citations
Composition of the Milk from Zalophus californianus , the California Sea Lion
1962 • 75 citations
Comparative mammary fine structure.
1977 • 71 citations
Mother-young relations and the maturation of pup behaviour in the Alaska fur seal
1959 • 69 citations
Comparative nutrition in pregnancy and lactation
1968 • 69 citations
Observations on Milk, Blood, and Urine Constituents of the Weddell Seal
1968 • 67 citations
Energetics of fasting and subsequent growth in weaned harp seal pups, Phoca groenlandica
1983 • 66 citations
Abundance Estimation of a Dispersed, Dynamic Population: Hooded Seals (Cystophora cristata) in the Northwest Atlantic
1987 • 64 citations
Cow-Pup Behaviour of the Weddell Seal, Leptonychotes Weddelli (Pinnipedia), in Mcmurdo Sound, Antarctica.
1979 • 63 citations
Pelage and Surface Topography of the Northern Fur Seal
2017 • 62 citations
Some Comparative Aspects of Milk from Four Species of Bears
1972 • 61 citations
Feeding of ribbon seals (Phoca fasciata) in the Bering Sea in spring
1980 • 60 citations
Implications of a comparison of the airbourne vocalizations and some aspects of teh behaviuo of the two Australian fur seals, Arctocephalus spp., on the evolution and present taxonomy of the genus
1971 • 60 citations
Observations on the Grey Seal (Halichoerus grypus) at Ramsey Island, Pembrokeshire.
1949 • 59 citations
Swelling of golgi vesicles in mammary secretory cells and its relation to the yield and quantitative composition of milk
1983 • 57 citations
Studies on the behaviour on the South Ausralian fur seal, Arctocephalus forsteri (Lesson) II. Adult females and pups
1971 • 56 citations
Milk of the Galapagos fur seal and sea lion, with a comparison of the milk of Eared seals (Otariidae)
1986 • 56 citations
Changes in Energy Stores during Postnatal Development of the Harp Seal, Phoca groenlandica
1983 • 56 citations
Annual cycle of the southern elephant sealMirounga leonina(Linn.) at Marion Island
1979 • 55 citations
Species Difference in the Composition of Milk with Special Reference to the Northern Fur Seal
1966 • 55 citations
The vocalization of the Harbour seal pup (Phoca vitulina) and its role in the maintenance of contact with the mother*
1984 • 54 citations
Function of endomembranes and the cell surface in the secretion of organic milk constituents.
1983 • 53 citations
Composition of Elephant Seal Milk
1977 • 51 citations
Changes in Composition and Energy Content of Harp Seal Milk during Lactation
1982 • 51 citations
Observations on a breeding colony of the seal Phoca vitulina in Shetland
1955 • 50 citations
Lactation and suckling in relation to early growth of the southern elephant seal, Mirounga leonina (L.)
1968 • 49 citations
Functions of female aggression during the pupping and mating season of grey seals, Halichoerus grypus (Fabricius)
1982 • 49 citations
The Hawaiian Monk Seal on the Laysan Island: 1982
1984 • 49 citations
Mark–Recapture Estimates of Harp Seal Pup (Phoca groenlandica) Production in the Northwest Atlantic
1983 • 48 citations
Observations on the Behavior of the New Zealand Fur Seal (Arctocephalus Forsteri)
1970 • 47 citations
PELAGE AND SURFACE TOPOGRAPHY OF THE NORTHERN FUR SEAL
1962 • 45 citations
Milk of Northern Fur Seal: Composition, Especially Carbohydrate and Protein
1983 • 44 citations
Dispersal of Common seals (Phoca vitulina), tagged in the Wash, East Anglia
1974 • 42 citations
Elephant seals breeding on the mainland in California
1977 • 42 citations
Principal Fatty Acids of Depot Fat and Milk Lipids from Harp Seal (Pagophilus groenlandica) and Hooded Seal (Cystophora cristata)
1968 • 42 citations
Predation by Sharks on the Grey Seal (Halichoerus grypus) in Eastern Canada
1983 • 40 citations
Comparative physiology of milk removal.
1977 • 38 citations
Ultrastructure of the placenta of antarctic seals during the first third of pregnancy
1974 • 38 citations
COMPONENT FATTY ACIDS OF THE MILK OF THE GREY (ATLANTIC) SEAL
1963 • 37 citations
The milk of the fur‐seal, Arctocephalus tropicatis gazella; in particular the composition of the aqueous phase
1978 • 36 citations
Chapter 8. Attendance Behavior of South African Fur Seals
1986 • 36 citations
The natural history and behavior of the California sea lion / by Richard S. Peterson and George A. Bartholomew.
1967 • 35 citations
Reproductive and endocrine organs of foetal, newborn and adult seals
1965 • 34 citations
GROWTH RATES AND AGES OF CRABEATER SEALS, LOBODON CARCINOPHAGUS JACQUINOT & PUCHERAN
1958 • 34 citations
Adoption of a Strange Pup by the Ice-Inhabiting Harbor Seal, Phoca vitulina largha
1972 • 33 citations
The breeding and distribution of the grey seal ( Halichoerus grypus Fab.) in the Baltic Sea, with observations on other seals of the area
1972 • 32 citations
On the origin of the Caspian and Baikal seals and the paleoclimatological implication
1960 • 31 citations
Adoptive suckling in pinnipeds.
1975 • 30 citations
The occurrence of gastric ulcers in sea mammals of the California coast, their etiology and pathology.
1935 • 30 citations
Lactose synthetase activity in northern fur seal milk
1971 • 29 citations
Comparative biochemical studies of milk—VI. Constituent fatty acids of milk fats of additional species
1971 • 28 citations
Seal milk. I. Harp seal (Pagophilus groenlandicus) milk: composition and pesticide residue content
1969 • 28 citations
Amino acid composition of casein isolated from the milks of different species
1977 • 28 citations
Seal milk. Π. Harp seal (Pagophilus groenlandicus) milk: effects of stage of lactation on the composition of the milk
1971 • 28 citations
Chapter 3. Attendance Behavior of Northern Fur Seals
1986 • 28 citations
Endomembrane Composition and Function in Milk Formation
1978 • 27 citations
First observations on colony structure, behavior, and vocal repertoire of the South American Für Seal (Arctocephalus australis Zimmermann, 1783) in Peru
1980 • 25 citations
Chapter 10. Attendance and Diving Behavior of South American Fur Seals during El Niño in 1983
1986 • 25 citations
Researches upon the Anatomy of the Pinnipedia.—Part II. Descriptive Anatomy of the Sea‐lion (Otaria jubata)
1871 • 25 citations
Perinatal activities in the Grey seal ( Halichoerus grypus )
1975 • 25 citations
Chapter 15. Synthesis and Conclusions
1986 • 24 citations
Metabolism of fatty acids in the southern elephant seal Mirounga leonina (L.)
1969 • 24 citations
Intestinal glycosidases of three species of seals
1968 • 24 citations
Seasonal changes in the population composition of the fur seal Arctocephalus tropicalis at Gough Isalnd
1981 • 24 citations
Galápagos sea lions and fur seals
1979 • 23 citations
The effect of disturbance on the daily movements of harbour seals and grey seals between the sea and their hauling grounds at Miquelon
1981 • 23 citations
Compound exocytosis of casein micelles in mammary epithelial cells.
1983 • 23 citations
Lactose synthetase in mammary gland of the California sea lion
1972 • 22 citations
Chapter 11. Attendance Behavior of Galapagos Fur Seals
1986 • 22 citations
Determining lactose content of harp seal milk
1983 • 22 citations
Chapter 13. Attendance Behavior of Galapagos Sea Lions
1986 • 21 citations
Food Habits of Lactating Harp Seals (Phoca groenlandica) in the Gulf of St. Lawrence in March
1986 • 20 citations
Summer behavior of Atlantic walruses Odobenus rosmarus rosmarus (L.) at Coats Island, N. W. T. (Canada)
1982 • 20 citations
Lipids of the Weddell Seal, Leptonychotes weddelli
1967 • 19 citations
Counting Harp Seals with ultra-violet photography
1976 • 18 citations
Behavioral interactions between harbour seal mothers and pups during weaning (Pinnipeds: Phocidae)
1984 • 17 citations
EFFECTS OF COLD CLIMATE ON THE EVOLUTION OF PINNIPED BREEDING SYSTEMS
1980 • 16 citations
A comparative study of plasma cells in the mammary gland in pregnancy and lactation.
1977 • 16 citations
Maternal care and behavioural development in pikas Ochotona princeps
1984 • 14 citations
Phoca sibirica
1982 • 13 citations
Sucking, milk synthesis, and milk ejection in the Norway rat.
1983 • 13 citations
The seasonal haul-out cycle of the fur seal Arctocephalus tropicalis (Gray, 1872) on Amsterdam Island
1984 • 13 citations
Census of California Sea Lions on Southern Vancouver Island, British Columbia
1973 • 12 citations
The mammary gland of the weddell seal, Leptonychotes weddelli (Pinnipedia). I. Gross and microscopic anatomy
1981 • 12 citations
Parturition in Harp Seals
1981 • 11 citations
Ultrastructural distribution of morphology of the mammary gland with observations on the size fat droplets in milk of the Weddell seal Leptonychotes weddelli (Pinnipedia)
1983 • 11 citations
An Electrophoretic Study of Blood and Milk Proteins of the Southern Elephant Seal, Mirounga leonina
1974 • 11 citations
COMPONENT FATTY ACIDS OF THE MILK OF THE GREY (ATLANTIC) SEAL
1963 • 10 citations
Lactation in the grey seal.
1951 • 10 citations
Bile Salt Stimulated Lipase: The Enzyme is Present in Non Primate Milk
1986 • 10 citations
The component acids of the milk fat of a grey Atlantic seal
1952 • 7 citations
Distribution and movements of Steller Sea lion cows, Eumetopias jubata Schreber, on a pupping colony
1977 • 4 citations
The Year of the Seal
1972 • 4 citations
Deleted Work
1955 • 0 citations