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The role of sand lances (Ammodytes sp.) in the Northwest Atlantic ecosystem: a synthesis of current knowledge with implications for conservation and management [PDF]

, 2020
© The Author(s), 2020. This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License. The definitive version was published in Staudinger, M. D., Goyert, H., Suca, J. J., Coleman, K., Welch, L., Llopiz, J.
Altman, Irit, Applegate, Andew, Auster, Peter J., Baumann, Hannes, Beaty, Julia, Boelke, Deirdre, Coleman, Kaycee, Goyert, Holly, Kaufman, Les, Llopiz, Joel K., Loring, Pam, Moxley, Jerry, Paton, Suzanne, Powers, Kevin, Richardson, David E., Robbins, Jooke, Runge, Jeffrey A., Smith, Brian, Spiegel, Caleb, Staudinger, Michelle D., Steinmetz, Halley, Suca, Justin J., Welch, Linda, Wiley, David N.   +23 more
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Genome sequence of a gammaherpesvirus from a common bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) [PDF]

, 2017
A herpesvirus genome was sequenced directly from a biopsy specimen of a rectal lesion from a female common bottlenose dolphin. This genome sequence comprises a unique region (161,235 bp) flanked by multiple copies of a terminal repeat (4,431 bp) and ...
Davison, Andrew J., Jacob, Jessica M., Kerr, Karen, Landrau, Nelmarie, Subramaniam, Kuttichantran, Walsh, Michael T., Waltzek, Thomas B., Wells, Randall S.   +7 more
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First song description of the humpback whales, Megaptera novaeangliae (Balaenopteridae: Artiodactyla), breeding off Nicaragua

Revista de Biología Tropical, 2023
Introduction: Humpback whales belonging to the Central American (CA) Distinct Population Segment breed off the Pacific coast of Nicaragua. Knowledge on this endangered population and its conservation status is limited. Objective: The aim of this study is to provide the first description of the CA humpback whale song off Nicaragua, which helps further ...
Joelle De Weerdt, Divna Djokic, Renata S. Sousa-Lima, Federica Pace   +3 more
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Balaenopteridae Gray 1864

, 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.
Honacki, James H., Kinman, Kenneth E., Koeppl, James W.   +2 more
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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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Occurrence of Omura’s whale, Balaenoptera omurai (Cetacea: Balaenopteridae), in the Equatorial Atlantic Ocean based on Passive Acoustic Monitoring [PDF]

Journal of Mammalogy, 2020
Abstract The current known distribution of Omura’s whale includes the tropical and warm temperate waters of the western Pacific, Indian, and Atlantic Oceans. Evidence of their presence in the Atlantic Ocean is based on beach cast specimens found on the coasts of Mauritania (North Atlantic) and Northeastern Brazil (South Atlantic).
Moreira, Sergio, Weksler, Marcelo, Sousa-Lima, Renata, Maia, Marcia, Sukhovich, Alexey, Royer, Jean-Yves, Marcondes, Milton, Cechio, Salvatore   +7 more
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Metabolic expenditures of lunge feeding rorquals across scale: implications for the evolution of filter feeding and the limits to maximum body size. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2012
Bulk-filter feeding is an energetically efficient strategy for resource acquisition and assimilation, and facilitates the maintenance of extreme body size as exemplified by baleen whales (Mysticeti) and multiple lineages of bony and cartilaginous fishes.
Jean Potvin, Jeremy A Goldbogen, Robert E Shadwick   +2 more
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Marine mammals of Easter Island (Rapa Nui) and Salas y Gómez Island (Motu Motiro Hiva), Chile: a review and new records

Latin American Journal of Aquatic Research, 2014
The Chilean oceanic islands Easter Island (Rapa Nui) and Salas y Gómez Island (Motu Motiro Hiva) have received little attention with regards to basic marine mammal investigations.
Rodrigo Hucke-Gaete, Anelio Aguayo-Lobo, Sebastián Yancovic-Pakarati, Marcelo Flores   +3 more
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Unravelling Taxonomic Complexity in Elusive Cetaceans: Mitogenome Insights into Evolutionary History and Cryptic Diversity of Bryde's Whales

Ecology and Evolution, Volume 16, Issue 5, May 2026.
The Bryde's whale is one of the least understood baleen whale species globally, limiting accuracy of regional and global conservation assessment. This study shows the occurrence of unique genetic lineages and evolutionary histories among Bryde's whale populations.
Dominique Paynee, Paulette Bloomer, Gwenith Penry, Simon Elwen, Ada Natoli, Vaisakh Dhanalakshmy, Thyago Cardoso, Els Vermeulen   +7 more
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What Do We Know About Hybrid Blue (Balaenoptera musculus) and Fin (B. physalus) Whales? A Comprehensive Review Across Ocean Basins

Ecology and Evolution, Volume 16, Issue 5, May 2026.
This review paper summarises the current knowledge on hybrids between blue and fin whales, from historical to contemporary observations, highlighting morphological and genetic identification across the world oceans. ABSTRACT Hybrids between blue (Balaenoptera musculus) and fin (B.
Christophe Pampoulie, Valerie Chosson, Sverrir Daníel Halldórsson, Trevor A. Branch, Marc Ruiz‐Sagalés, Alex Aguilar, Guðjón M. Sigurðsson   +6 more
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