Mammalia, Carnivora, Otariidae, <i>Arctocephalus galapagoensis</i> Heller, 1904: First continental record for Costa Rica

Mammalia, Carnivora, Otariidae, <i>Arctocephalus galapagoensis</i> Heller, 1904: First continental record for Costa Rica

This is the first record of Arctocephalus galapagoensis for the mainland coast of Costa Rica, which is outside thegeographical distribution of this species about 1,300 km from its type locality. Changes in environmental conditions duringEl Niño events might be responsible for a higher incidence of t...

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Main Authors: Montero-Cordero, A., Martinez-Fernandez, D., Hernandez-Mora, G.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2010-01-01
Series:Check List
Online Access:http://www.checklist.org.br/getpdf?NGD008-10
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spelling doaj-bfef108090544804a335d595b143c1792020-11-24T22:35:05ZengPensoft PublishersCheck List1809-127X2010-01-0164630632Mammalia, Carnivora, Otariidae, <i>Arctocephalus galapagoensis</i> Heller, 1904: First continental record for Costa RicaMontero-Cordero, A.Martinez-Fernandez, D.Hernandez-Mora, G.This is the first record of Arctocephalus galapagoensis for the mainland coast of Costa Rica, which is outside thegeographical distribution of this species about 1,300 km from its type locality. Changes in environmental conditions duringEl Niño events might be responsible for a higher incidence of these sightings. The presence of a moderate El Niño along thecentral and eastern equatorial Pacific Ocean during this month coincides with the occurrence of the fur seal in Costa Ricancoasts. No photo record had ever been registered before for this country.http://www.checklist.org.br/getpdf?NGD008-10
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author Montero-Cordero, A.
Martinez-Fernandez, D.
Hernandez-Mora, G.
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Martinez-Fernandez, D.
Hernandez-Mora, G.
Mammalia, Carnivora, Otariidae, <i>Arctocephalus galapagoensis</i> Heller, 1904: First continental record for Costa Rica
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Martinez-Fernandez, D.
Hernandez-Mora, G.
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title Mammalia, Carnivora, Otariidae, <i>Arctocephalus galapagoensis</i> Heller, 1904: First continental record for Costa Rica
title_short Mammalia, Carnivora, Otariidae, <i>Arctocephalus galapagoensis</i> Heller, 1904: First continental record for Costa Rica
title_full Mammalia, Carnivora, Otariidae, <i>Arctocephalus galapagoensis</i> Heller, 1904: First continental record for Costa Rica
title_fullStr Mammalia, Carnivora, Otariidae, <i>Arctocephalus galapagoensis</i> Heller, 1904: First continental record for Costa Rica
title_full_unstemmed Mammalia, Carnivora, Otariidae, <i>Arctocephalus galapagoensis</i> Heller, 1904: First continental record for Costa Rica
title_sort mammalia, carnivora, otariidae, <i>arctocephalus galapagoensis</i> heller, 1904: first continental record for costa rica
publisher Pensoft Publishers
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publishDate 2010-01-01
description This is the first record of Arctocephalus galapagoensis for the mainland coast of Costa Rica, which is outside thegeographical distribution of this species about 1,300 km from its type locality. Changes in environmental conditions duringEl Niño events might be responsible for a higher incidence of these sightings. The presence of a moderate El Niño along thecentral and eastern equatorial Pacific Ocean during this month coincides with the occurrence of the fur seal in Costa Ricancoasts. No photo record had ever been registered before for this country.
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