Email this article Records of Northern Elephant Seals, Mirounga angustirostris Gill, 1866 (Mammalia: Phocidae), from the Kuril Islands
- Authors: Fomin S.V.1, Burkanov V.N.1,2
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Affiliations:
- Kamchatka Branch, Pacific Geographical Institute, Far East Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences
- Marine Mammal Laboratory, Alaska Fisheries Science Center
- Issue: Vol 45, No 4 (2019)
- Pages: 330-332
- Section: Brief Reports
- URL: https://journal-vniispk.ru/1063-0740/article/view/184443
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1134/S1063074019040060
- ID: 184443
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Abstract
The northern elephant seal does not inhabit the waters of Russia. Encounters with this animal are rare and in most cases occur at rookeries of eared seals. The records of elephant seals from Russian waters in recent decades may be evidence of an increase in their population and expansion of the species range. This report provides summarized data on the records of northern elephant seals from waters of the Russian Far East.
About the authors
S. V. Fomin
Kamchatka Branch, Pacific Geographical Institute, Far East Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences
Author for correspondence.
Email: kalan_87@mail.ru
Russian Federation, Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, 683000
V. N. Burkanov
Kamchatka Branch, Pacific Geographical Institute, Far East Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences; Marine Mammal Laboratory, Alaska Fisheries Science Center
Email: kalan_87@mail.ru
Russian Federation, Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, 683000; Seattle, WA, 98115
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