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Retinal Topography in the Walrus (Odobenus Rosmarus Divergence) and Fur Seal (Callorhinus Ursinus)

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Marine Mammal Sensory Systems

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The walrus and fur seal represent two major groups of pinnipedia, differing both by their systematic position and mode of life.

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  1. Severtsov Institute of Evolutionary Morphology and Ecology of Animals, Russian Academy of Sciences, 33 Leninsky prosp., Moscow, 117071, Russian Federation

    Alla M. Mass

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  1. Office of Aquatic Studies, Western Illinois University, Macomb, Illinois, USA

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  2. Harderwijk Marine Mammal Park, Harderwijk, The Netherlands

    Ronald A. Kastelein

  3. Severtsov Institute of Evolutionary Morphology and Ecology of Animals, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russian Federation

    Alexander Ya. Supin

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Mass, A.M. (1992). Retinal Topography in the Walrus (Odobenus Rosmarus Divergence) and Fur Seal (Callorhinus Ursinus). In: Thomas, J.A., Kastelein, R.A., Supin, A.Y. (eds) Marine Mammal Sensory Systems. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-3406-8_7

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