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First records of Balaenoptera edeni (Cetartiodactyla: Balaenopteridae) in the coast of Oaxaca, Mexico [PDF]
Therya, 2016 To date, few studies have focused on the Bryde’s whale, Balaenoptera edeni, one of the nine species comprising the family Balaenopteridae. This species can be distinguished from other rorquals by the presence of three parallel longitudinal ridges on top of the rostrum, whereas other rorquals possess only one.
Francisco Villegas Zurita +3 more
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Using opportunistic sightings to infer differential spatio-temporal use of western Mediterranean waters by the fin whale [PDF]
PeerJ, 2019 The fin whale (Balaenoptera physalus) is a cosmopolitan species with a resident population in the Mediterranean Sea. Due to its habitat, open seas often far from ports and airfields, and its long-distance migratory behaviour, studying and monitoring its ...
Estefanía Torreblanca +5 more
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ON PLESIOCETUS VAN BENEDEN, 1859 (MAMMALIA, CETACEA, MYSTICETI)
Rivista Italiana di Paleontologia e Stratigrafia, 2021 A new analysis of the “type” Plesiocetus collection established by Van Beneden in the 19th century is performed to provide an updated taxonomy of this genus.
MICHELANGELO BISCONTI, MARK BOSSELAERS
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A note on minke whales (Cetacea: Balaenopteridae) in Uruguay: strandings review
J. Cetacean Res. Manage., 2020 The minke whale is the smallest of the living rorquals and is widely distributed in the tropical, temperate and polar waters of both hemispheres. In the western Southwest Atlantic Ocean there are two currently recognised species, the dwarf form of the common minke whale, Balaenoptera acutorostrata unnamed subsp.
Eduardo Juri +3 more
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, 2009 Published as part of Muniz-Pereira, Luís C., Vieira, Fabiano M. & Luque, José L., 2009, Checklist of helminth parasites of threatened vertebrate species from Brazil, pp.
Muniz-Pereira, Luís C. +2 more
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From Problem Taxa to Problem Solver: A New Miocene Family, Tranatocetidae, Brings Perspective on Baleen Whale Evolution. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2015 Miocene baleen whales were highly diverse and included tens of genera. However, their taxonomy and phylogeny, as well as relationships with living whales, are still a subject of controversy.
Pavel Gol'din, Mette Elstrup Steeman
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, 1982 Published as part of James H. Honacki, Kenneth E. Kinman & James W. Koeppl, 1982, Order Cetacea, pp. 290-304 in Mammal Species of the World (1 st Edition), Lawrence, Kansas, USA :Alien Press, Inc.
James H. Honacki +2 more
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Revista de Biología Tropical, 2023 Introduction: The study of many aspects of cetacean ecology is made possible by identifying individuals through space and time. Humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) can be easily identified by photographing their ventral tail flukes’ unique shape and pigmentation patterns.
Nicola Ransome +4 more
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Revista de Biología Tropical, 2023 Introduction: Even though they occur worldwide in tropical and subtropical waters, Bryde’s whales (Balaenoptera edeni) are one of the most enigmatic of all the balaenopterid species. Previous research has reported the presence of Bryde’s whales off the Pacific coast of Panama, but little is known about their behaviors, abundance, and distribution in ...
Kristin Rasmussen, Daniel M. Palacios
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VARAMIENTOS Y AVISTAMIENTOS DE BALLENAS EDENTADAS (CETACEA: MYSTICETI) EN COSTAS Y AGUAS CUBANAS.
Revista de Investigaciones Marinas, 2023 En la actualidad es insuficiente la información que se posee sobre las ballenas que se presentan en el archipiélago cubano. El presente trabajo tiene como objetivo recopilar toda la información existente sobre estos cetáceos varados o avistados en ...
Miriam Blanco
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