Phoca

History having received a Phoca (_Phoca vitulina_), Lamarck, as he says, had the opportunity of observing its movements and habits.

Lamarck, the Founder of Evolution His Life and Work 1872

The word "Phoca" is a signature often used by him in writing to his old friend.

Hortus Inclusus Messages from the Wood to the Garden, Sent in Happy Days to the Sister Ladies of the Thwaite, Coniston John Ruskin 1859

Grey whale Eschrichtius robustus (LR) and common seal Phoca vitulina are the most notable marine mammals.

Whale Sanctuary of El Vizcaíno, Mexico 2008

Ikonomou et al. [23] suggested that at current rates of bioaccumulation, PBDEs will surpass PCBs to become the most prevalent contaminant in ringed seals (Phoca hispida) in the Canadian Arctic by 2050.

Climate change, interactive changes and stresses in the Arctic 2010

In addition, grey seals (Halichoerus grypus) and harbour seals (Phoca vitulina) are exploited along the Norwegian coast by local hunters.

Fisheries and aquaculture in the Northeast Atlantic (Barents and Norwegian Seas) 2009

During the major cooling of the Arctic around AD 1400 to 1700, the Inuit are thought to have adapted by hunting ringed seals (Phoca hispida) which became more plentiful as the sea ice extended [38].

Potential impacts of indirect mechanisms of climate change on human health in the Arctic 2009

To illustrate the complexity of determining whether overall changes are positive or negative and how this depends on context and perception, this article uses the example of late freeze-up and its impacts on people, spotted seals (Phoca largha), caribou, and red foxes (Vulpes vulpes).

Qikiktagrugmiut climate change case study 2009

It creates unique and necessary habitat for northern species (e.g., ringed seal (Phoca hispida) birth lairs) and brackish under-ice migration corridors for fish.

Marine Arctic 2009

Five seal species are exploited in Greenland, with harp and ring ( '' Phoca hispida '') seals by far the most important.

Fisheries and aquaculture in the Central North Atlantic (Iceland and Greenland) 2009

Harp seals (Phoca groenlandica) and minke whales (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) are the two most important predators in the pelagic ecosystem.

Fisheries and aquaculture in the Northeast Atlantic (Barents and Norwegian Seas) 2009