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Weddell seal reproductive physiology data	0838892 1246463	2025-10-06	Kirkham, Amy	The Cost of A New Fur Coat: Interactions between Molt and Reproduction in Weddell Seals Collaborative Research: Weddell seals as autonomous sensors of the winter oceanography of the Ross Sea	Data on female Weddell seal physiology associated with reproduction, including serum hormone concentrations (prolactin, LH, FSH, estrogen, progesterone, T4, and cortisol) and findings from reproductive ultrasonography (pregnancy status, ovarian structures). The dataset includes females' recent reproductive histories and subsequent reproductive outcomes, as well as age, mass, and body composition parameters. Some supplementary animals, including males, are included for serum prolactin concentration data only.	["POLYGON((162 -75,162.6 -75,163.2 -75,163.8 -75,164.4 -75,165 -75,165.6 -75,166.2 -75,166.8 -75,167.4 -75,168 -75,168 -75.4,168 -75.8,168 -76.2,168 -76.6,168 -77,168 -77.4,168 -77.8,168 -78.2,168 -78.6,168 -79,167.4 -79,166.8 -79,166.2 -79,165.6 -79,165 -79,164.4 -79,163.8 -79,163.2 -79,162.6 -79,162 -79,162 -78.6,162 -78.2,162 -77.8,162 -77.4,162 -77,162 -76.6,162 -76.2,162 -75.8,162 -75.4,162 -75))"]	["POINT(165 -77)"]	false	false
Cortisol levels in Weddell seal fur	1246463	2018-11-08	Burns, Jennifer	The Cost of A New Fur Coat: Interactions between Molt and Reproduction in Weddell Seals	This dataset includes measurements of cortisol levels (pg/mg) extracted from Weddell Seal fur samples collected from adult females in colonies in the Erebus Bay region of Antarctica during 4 austral field seasons between November 2013 and February 2017. Observations recorded include body mass, body composition, reproductive status.	["POLYGON((-180 -76,-177 -76,-174 -76,-171 -76,-168 -76,-165 -76,-162 -76,-159 -76,-156 -76,-153 -76,-150 -76,-150 -76.2,-150 -76.4,-150 -76.6,-150 -76.8,-150 -77,-150 -77.2,-150 -77.4,-150 -77.6,-150 -77.8,-150 -78,-153 -78,-156 -78,-159 -78,-162 -78,-165 -78,-168 -78,-171 -78,-174 -78,-177 -78,180 -78,178 -78,176 -78,174 -78,172 -78,170 -78,168 -78,166 -78,164 -78,162 -78,160 -78,160 -77.8,160 -77.6,160 -77.4,160 -77.2,160 -77,160 -76.8,160 -76.6,160 -76.4,160 -76.2,160 -76,162 -76,164 -76,166 -76,168 -76,170 -76,172 -76,174 -76,176 -76,178 -76,-180 -76))"]	["POINT(-175 -77)"]	false	false

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