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Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems, Volume 36, Issue 2, February 2026.ABSTRACT Cetaceans are indicators of ocean health, influence marine ecosystem dynamics and hold socio‐economic importance for coastal whaling communities. Yet whale–whaler relationships remain poorly understood and are increasingly compromised under the triple planetary crisis of climate change, biodiversity loss and pollution. Here, we briefly outline
Melissa A. McKinney, Jeremy J. Kiszka
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Skin microbiome of beluga whales: spatial, temporal, and health-related dynamics
Animal Microbiome, 2020 Background Host-specific microbiomes play an important role in individual health and ecology; in marine mammals, epidermal microbiomes may be a protective barrier between the host and its aqueous environment.
Amy M. Van Cise +7 more
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Membership inference attack for beluga whales discrimination
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Araújo, Voncarlos Marcelo +5 more
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Ecology and Evolution, Volume 16, Issue 2, February 2026.The Indo‐Pacific humpback dolphin population in Xiamen Bay was divided into two geographically separated but socially associated communities inhabiting the West and East sub‐regions. Based on 3 years of boat‐based surveys, this study established baseline acoustic characteristics and investigated whether vocal patterns varied with habitat conditions ...
Xuming Peng +11 more
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Mercury-induced micronuclei in skin fibroblasts of beluga whales [PDF]
Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 1998 AbstractBeluga whales (Delphinapterus leucas) inhabiting the St. Lawrence estuary are highly contaminated with environmental pollutants and have a high incidence of cancer. Environmental contaminants may be partly responsible for the high incidence of cancer observed in this population.
Julie M. Gauthier +2 more
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Collaborative strategies for wildlife health: case studies from the Canadian North
The Journal of Wildlife Management, Volume 90, Issue 1, January 2026.The integration of Indigenous perspectives with a One Health approach enables culturally relevant and sustainable zoonotic disease management and surveillance, as demonstrated through 4 case studies that highlight how empowering communities and facilitating inclusive, respectful, and collaborative governance across diverse sectors and knowledge systems
Cody J. Malone +8 more
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FoodsThe swim bladder of Chu’s croaker (Nibea coibor) is an expensive food with high texture requirements. In this study, we found that male swim bladder had better toughness than female.
Haoran Zhang +8 more
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Predators and scavengers: Polar bears as marine carrion providers
Oikos, Volume 2026, Issue 1, January 2026.Scavenging is a foraging strategy widely used across the animal kingdom and apex predators provide a large amount of energy in a food web by provisioning carrion. In the harsh environmental conditions of the Arctic, apex predators such as polar bears Ursus maritimus can provide scavenging opportunities for many species. Carrion can act as a buffer when
Holly E. L. Gamblin +5 more
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Известия ТИНРО, 2014 New eco-ethological data on the Anadyr stock of beluga whales are presented based on 14-year (2000-2013) studies by methods of satellite tracking telemetry, multi-spectral aerial surveys and genetic analysis, as well as traditional and ecosystem-based ...
Denis I. Litovka, Ludmila N. Khitzova
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Detection and Characterization of New Coronavirus in Bottlenose Dolphin, United States, 2019
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2020 We characterized novel coronaviruses detected in US bottlenose dolphins (BdCoVs) with diarrhea. These viruses are closely related to the other 2 known cetacean coronaviruses, Hong Kong BdCoV and beluga whale CoV.
Leyi Wang +8 more
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