Key facts
Contents & fields
The dataset includes data from a 2024 study published in Canadian Journal of Zoology, covering species, location, harvest date, sex, age, standard length, girth, fat depth, teste size, parity status, pregnancy status, corpora lutea (n), corpus albicans (n), follicles (n). The data are raw, unfiltered, and unprocessed historical data provided by harvesters, not screened for outliers.
- species——Seal species
- location——Sampling location
- harvest date——Date of harvest
- sex——Sex
- age——Age
- standard length——Standard length
- girth——Girth
- fat depth——Fat depth
- teste size——Teste size
- parity status——Parity status
- pregnancy status——Pregnancy status
- corpora lutea (n)——Number of corpora lutea
Research uses
Suitable for ecological and conservation biology research on range shifts, life-history strategy comparisons, and adaptive evolution of Arctic and subarctic seal species under climate change.
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Why this is hard to get on your own
When obtaining raw observational data on Arctic seal life history, challenges include scattered data sources, incomplete field descriptions, and the need to screen outliers.