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Marine biologists usually consider marine animals to include those organisms that live in the seas, bays, and estuaries. Traditionally, they have studied marine mammals (such as seals, dolphins, porpoises, whales), marine fishes, and a myriad of invertebrates whose entire life cycles are normally restricted to salt water habitats. Even within the traditionally defined marine fauna, some organisms such as sea lions spend a considerable portion of their breeding season on land, although they are usually restricted to offshore or coastal islands free from terrestrial predators.
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Burger, J. (1984). Shorebirds as Marine Animals. In: Burger, J., Olla, B.L. (eds) Shorebirds. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-4691-3_2
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