Anembryonic gestation in wild South American sea lion, Otaria flavescens

We present the first record and description of an anembryonic gestation in a wild South America sea lion, Otaria flavescens (Carnivora, Pinniped). This is the first report of an anembryonic gestation in a wild marine mammal species. This description furthers the knowledge of general aspects of the r...

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Autores: Grandi, Maria Florencia, Crespo, Enrique Alberto, Dans, Silvana Laura
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2015
País:Argentina
Institución:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas
Repositorio:CONICET Digital (CONICET)
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/44343
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/11336/44343
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Otaria Flavescens
Abnormal Pregnancy
Wild Marine Mammal
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1
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Sumario:We present the first record and description of an anembryonic gestation in a wild South America sea lion, Otaria flavescens (Carnivora, Pinniped). This is the first report of an anembryonic gestation in a wild marine mammal species. This description furthers the knowledge of general aspects of the reproduction of an otariid species, which presents the particularities of delayed implantation and polygynic breeding system, and adds information on a reproductive abnormality in marine mammals.