Organisms

Fur Seals

A group comprised of several species of eared seals found in two genera, in the family Otariidae. In comparison to SEA LIONS, they have an especially dense wooly undercoat.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

A group comprised of several species of eared seals found in two genera, in the family Otariidae. In comparison to SEA LIONS, they have an especially dense wooly undercoat.

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Synonyms

9 entry terms
  • Seals, Eared
  • Eared Seal
  • Eared Seals
  • Fur Seal
  • Seal, Eared
  • Seal, Fur
  • Seals, Fur
  • Arctocephalus
  • Callorhinus

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Aspects Covered

18 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings abnormalities, anatomy & histology, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, classification, embryology, genetics, growth & development, immunology, injuries, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, physiology, psychology, surgery, urine, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

SEALS, EARLESS and SEA LIONS are also available

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History Note

2005; use SEALS, EARLESS 1990-2004

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Tree Number

  1. B01w.050w.150w.900w.649w.313w.750w.250w.288w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Fur Seals. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D046069. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D046069
  2. Fur Seals. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fur_seal
  3. Fur Seals. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1043473