ABSTRACT Fraser's dolphin (Lagenodelphis hosei) is one of the least studied dolphin species due to its tropical, offshore distribution and low density. However, it is frequently observed in the Lesser Antilles, where we characterized its distribution and ecology using 4 years of data collected from Grenada to Anguilla.
Lucas Bernier+4 more
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Specialized Committees of International Organizations an Important Source of Organizational Autonomy
ABSTRACT Assigning the preparation of decisions to specialized committees composed of member state representatives is a widespread response to the ‘governor's dilemma’, that is, the tension between competence and control, in international organizations (IOs). We theorize a causal mechanism referring to self‐selection and agenda‐setting effects and show
Michael Giesen+3 more
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Short term effects of irradiance on the growth of Pterocladiella capillacea (Gelidiales, Rhodophyta) [PDF]
Pterocladiella capillacea has been economically exploited for agar extraction in the Azores for many years. Harvesting dropped to a full stop in the early 1990s due to a population collapse, but restarted in 2013.
Abreu, Maria H.+5 more
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An Introduction to Data Analysis in Asteroseismology
A practical guide is presented to some of the main data analysis concepts and techniques employed contemporarily in the asteroseismic study of stars exhibiting solar-like oscillations.
A. Khintchine+33 more
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Differential temporal beta‐diversity patterns of native and non‐native arthropod species in a fragmented native forest landscape [PDF]
An important factor that hinders the management of non‐native species is a general lack of information regarding the biogeography of non‐natives, and, in particular, their rates of turnover.
Borges, Paulo A. V.+4 more
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First record of the Mediterranean asteroid Sclerasterias richardi (Perrier in Milne-Edwards 1882) in the Azores Archipelago (NE Atlantic Ocean) [PDF]
The first occurrence of the Mediterranean fissiparous asteroid Sclerasterias richardi (Perrier in Milne-Edwards 1882) is reported from the Azores based upon dredged material off the south coast of São Miguel Island at 135 m depth.
Madeira, Patrícia+2 more
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Restructuring of the "Macaronesia" biogeografic unit: a marine multi-taxon biogeographical approach [PDF]
The Azores, Madeira, Selvagens, Canary Islands and Cabo Verde are commonly united under the term “Macaronesia”. This study investigates the coherency and validity of Macaronesia as a biogeographic unit using six marine groups with very different ...
Afonso, Pedro+23 more
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On the Noncommutativity Approach to Supersymmetry on the Lattice [PDF]
The noncommutativity approach to SUSY on the lattice is shown to be inconsistent and a similar inconsistency is displayed for the link approach.Comment: 3 pages; talk presented by FB at "Quark Confinement and the Hadron Spectrum VII", September 2-7 ...
Bruckmann, Falk, de Kok, Mark
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ABSTRACT As part of an ongoing study aimed at evaluating the contribution of green turtle hatchlings to the diet of predatory fishes in the Bijagós Archipelago, Guinea‐Bissau, West Africa, several fish individuals were captured. Three of them were assigned to the genus Lutjanus Bloch, in 1790.
Ana M. Pereira+6 more
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XXXVIII.—Note on an undescribed weasel from the atlas mountains, and on the occurrence of a weasel in the Azores [PDF]
G.E.H. Barrett-Hamilton
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