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SUBMITTER: Seguel M
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6245726 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Seguel Mauricio M Montalva Felipe F Perez-Venegas Diego D Gutiérrez Josefina J Paves Hector J HJ Müller Ananda A Valencia-Soto Carola C Howerth Elizabeth E Mendiola Victoria V Gottdenker Nicole N
eLife 20181106
Increases in ocean temperature are associated with changes in the distribution of fish stocks, and the foraging regimes and maternal attendance patterns of marine mammals. However, it is not well understood how these changes affect offspring health and survival. The maternal attendance patterns and immunity of South American fur seals were assessed in a rookery where hookworm disease is the main cause of pup mortality. Pups receiving higher levels of maternal attendance had a positive energy bal ...[more]