, 2019 Social group dynamics are known to impact odontocetes' health and welfare in captivity Social dominance and agonistic interactions that occur to establish and maintain these relationships might express themselves differently between species and groups ...
Hao, Yujiang, Wang, Ding, Serres, Agathe
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An Ethogram for Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) in the Shannon Estuary, Ireland [PDF]
, 2017 Ethograms, or categorized lists of behavioral descriptors, are fundamental research tools in the study of animal behavior and are essential to the overall understanding of the behavioral ecology of a species.
McHugh, Katherine +7 more
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Ecology and conservation of the Amazonian Manatee (Trichechus inunguis) from the perspective of fishers on the Purus River, Central Amazon: agreements and contrasts with scientific literature [PDF]
Acta AmazonicaA lifetime of near-daily observations, as opposed to scientific sampling expeditions that are often limited in time and space, makes Local Ecological Knowledge (LEK) an extremely valuable source of information for understanding rare, threatened, or ...
Diogo Alexandre de SOUZA +2 more
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Science Education International, 2022 This study assessed the knowledge, feelings, and life experiences of students in public middle schools in the Brazilian Amazon towards aquatic mammals by applying semi-structured interviews, with a qualitative-quantitative approach.
Angélica Lúcia Figueiredo Rodrigues +4 more
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The newly described Araguaian river dolphins, Inia araguaiaensis (Cetartiodactyla, Iniidae), produce a diverse repertoire of acoustic signals [PDF]
PeerJ, 2019 The recent discovery of the Araguaian river dolphin (Inia araguaiaensis) highlights how little we know about the diversity and biology of river dolphins. In this study, we described the acoustic repertoire of this newly discovered species in concert with
Gabriel Melo-Santos +6 more
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Molecular Detection and Characterization of Mycoplasma spp. in Marine Mammals, Brazil
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2023 Mycoplasma spp. are wall-less bacteria able to infect mammals and are classified as hemotropic (hemoplasma) and nonhemotropic. In aquatic mammals, hemoplasma have been reported in California sea lions (Zalophus californianus) and river dolphins (Inia ...
Aricia Duarte-Benvenuto +23 more
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Phylogenetic analysis of conservation priorities for aquatic mammals and their terrestrial relatives, with a comparison of methods. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2011 BACKGROUND: Habitat loss and overexploitation are among the primary factors threatening populations of many mammal species. Recently, aquatic mammals have been highlighted as particularly vulnerable.
Laura J May-Collado, Ingi Agnarsson
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Capture and Release of Minke Whales Offers New Research Opportunities, Including Measurements of Mysticete Hearing [PDF]
Knowledge about species-specific hearing is vital to assessing how anthropogenic noise impacts marine mammals. Unfortunately, no empirical audiogram exists for any mysticete whale.
Teilmann, Jonas +7 more
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, 2005 Play-fighting is common in many mammals, especially among juveniles and subadults, providing a safe opportunity to practice behaviours important in adult life.
Christer Blomqvist +5 more
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Tracer Pathway of Malathion Insecticide and the Impact of Malathion to the Mouse’s Liver and Brain
Makara Journal of Health Research, 2010 This research was aimed to settle on the pathway of insecticide contamination in the aquatic environment forwarding toward aquatic plants and animals by using radioisotope 14C labelled malathion.
Razak Achmad Hamzah
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