Report on the brain of the monk seal (Monachus monachus, Hermann, 1779)

Genetic and demographic history define a conservation strategy for earth’s most endangered pinniped, the Mediterranean monk seal Monachus monachus

(2021) Alexandros A. Karamanlidis et al.   Scientific Reports

Atypical Toxoplasmosis in a Mediterranean Monk Seal (Monachus monachus) Pup

(2021) Sandro Mazzariol et al.   JOURNAL OF COMPARATIVE PATHOLOGY

An MRI protocol for anatomical and functional evaluation of the California sea lion brain

(2021) Peter F. Cook et al.   JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE METHODS

What can whiskers tell us about mammalian evolution, behaviour, and ecology?

(2021) Robyn A. Grant et al.   MAMMAL REVIEW

Neuroanatomy of the grey seal brain: bringing pinnipeds into the neurobiological study of vocal learning

(2021) Nienke Hoeksema et al.   PHILOSOPHICAL TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

A Mediterranean Monk Seal Pup on the Apulian Coast (Southern Italy): Sign of an Ongoing Recolonisation?

(2020) Tatiana Fioravanti et al.   Diversity-Basel

The follicle‐sinus complex of the bottlenose dolphin ( Tursiops truncatus ). Functional anatomy and possible evolutional significance of its somato‐sensory innervation

(2020) Tommaso Gerussi et al.   JOURNAL OF ANATOMY

Low guanylyl cyclase activity in Weddell seals: Implications for peripheral vasoconstriction and perfusion of the brain during diving

(2019) Allyson G. Hindle et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY-REGULATORY INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE PHYSIOLOGY

Re-establishment of the Mediterranean monk seal Monachus monachus in Cyprus: priorities for conservation

(2019) Haris Nicolaou et al.   ORYX

Higher neuron densities in the cerebral cortex and larger cerebellums may limit dive times of delphinids compared to deep-diving toothed whales

(2019) Sam H. Ridgway et al.   PLoS One

Postmortem DTI reveals altered hippocampal connectivity in wild sea lions diagnosed with chronic toxicosis from algal exposure

(2017) Peter F. Cook et al.   JOURNAL OF COMPARATIVE NEUROLOGY

Brain Mass and Encephalization Quotients in the Domestic Industrial Pig (Sus scrofa)

(2016) Serena Minervini et al.   PLoS One

Regional cerebellar volume and cognitive function from adolescence to late middle age

(2014) Jessica A. Bernard et al.   HUMAN BRAIN MAPPING

Biogeography and taxonomy of extinct and endangered monk seals illuminated by ancient DNA and skull morphology

(2014) Graham Slater et al.   ZooKeys

The Brain of the Horse: Weight and Cephalization Quotients

(2013) Bruno Cozzi et al.   BRAIN BEHAVIOR AND EVOLUTION

Comparative analysis of encephalization in mammals reveals relaxed constraints on anthropoid primate and cetacean brain scaling

(2012) A. M. BODDY et al.   JOURNAL OF EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY

A Neurological Comparative Study of the Harp Seal (Pagophilus groenlandicus) and Harbor Porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) Brain

(2010) Solveig Walløe et al.   Anatomical Record-Advances in Integrative Anatomy and Evolutionary Biology

Large body and small brain and group sizes are associated with predator preferences for mammalian prey

(2010) Susanne Shultz et al.   BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY

Age Classes and Sex Differences in the Skull of the Mediterranean Monk Seal,Monachus monachus(Hermann, 1779). A study Based on Bone Shape and Density

(2009) Giulia Mo et al.   Anatomical Record-Advances in Integrative Anatomy and Evolutionary Biology

Neuroanatomy and Volumes of Brain Structures of a Live California Sea Lion (Zalophus californianus) From Magnetic Resonance Images

(2009) Eric W. Montie et al.   Anatomical Record-Advances in Integrative Anatomy and Evolutionary Biology