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Secularism, Gender and Masculinity in Nineteenth‐Century Cremation in Europe and the USA

Gender &History, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This essay explores, from transnational perspectives, the early history of modern cremation, which developed in the long nineteenth century with secularist connotations. I argue that the beginnings of modern cremation were shaped by bourgeois men who claimed certain identifiers for themselves in a gendering and Othering way.
Carolin Kosuch
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A shift in foraging behaviour of beluga whales Delphinapterus leucas from the threatened Cumberland Sound population may reflect a changing Arctic food web

Endangered Species Research, 2016
Cumberland Sound, an inlet on Baffin Island, Nunavut, Canada, is undergoing changes in sea ice cover, which is affecting the marine food web. A small population of beluga whales Delphinapterus leucas inhabits Cumberland Sound year round and this ...
Watt, CA, Orr, J, Ferguson, SH
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Beluga (Delphinapterus leucas) Novel Bubble Helix Play Behavior [PDF]

Animal Behavior and Cognition, 2014
Cetaceans demonstrate considerable ingenuity in their play with bubbles. Both wild and captive cetaceans have been reported to manipulate self-produced bubbles (Delfour & Aulagnier, 1997; Gewalt, 1989; Kuczaj, Makecha, Trone, Paulos, & Ramos, 2006 ...
Brittany L. Jones, Stan A. Kuczaj II
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Investigating the relationship between the skin microbiome and flame retardant exposure of the endangered St. Lawrence Estuary beluga

Frontiers in Environmental Science, 2022
The endangered beluga (Delphinapterus leucas) population in the St. Lawrence Estuary (SLE) in eastern Canada, the largest estuary in the world, is declining.
Baofeng Jia, Emma Garlock, Michael J. Allison, Robert Michaud, Raymond Lo, Jessica M. Round, Caren C. Helbing, Jonathan Verreault, Fiona S. L. Brinkman   +8 more
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Development of Beluga, Delphinapterus leucas, Capture and Satellite Tagging Protocol in Cook Inlet, Alaska [PDF]

, 2000
Attempts to capture and place satellite tags on belugas, Delphinapterus leucas, in Cook Inlet, Alaska were conducted during late spring and summer of 1995, 1997, and 1999. In 1995, capture attempts using a hoop net proved impractical in Cook Inlet.
Ferrero, Richard C., Hobbs, Roderick C., Moore, Sue E.   +2 more
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Sensory Biology of the Franciscana (Pontoporia blainvillei, Pontoporiidae, Cetartiodactyla): Ontogenetic Modifications of Vibrissae and Vibrissal Crypts

Integrative Zoology, EarlyView.
The transition of cetaceans from a terrestrial to an aquatic environment involved a crucial sensory adaptation to environments with limited visibility. Vibrissae, important mechanoreceptors, undergo an ontogenetic transformation in odontocetes. This research describes the histomorphology of vibrissae and crypts at different developmental stages ...
Cecilia Mariana Krmpotic, Cleopatra Mara Loza, Alejo Carlos Scarano, Pedro Fernando Andrés‐Laube, Francisco Acuña, Juan Pablo Loureiro, Carolina Natalia Zanuzzi, Nicolás Nahuel Castro, María Teresa Pombo, Lorenzo von Fersen, Claudio Gustavo Barbeito   +10 more
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Abundance of Belugas, Delphinapterus leucas, in Cook Inlet, Alaska, 1994–2000 [PDF]

, 2000
Annual abundance estimates of belugas, Delphinapterus leucas, in Cook Inlet were calculated from counts made by aerial observers and aerial video recordings.
DeMaster, Douglas P., Hobbs, Roderick C., Rugh, David J.   +2 more
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Integrative taxonomy supports DNA barcoding in revealing an abundant cryptic species in the United States Coastal Plain

Journal of Systematics and Evolution, EarlyView.
We present the most densely sampled phylogeny of Carex section Lupulinae to date (107 specimens) and describe herein a new cryptic species for science from the southern United States, which is locally abundant and found in well‐explored and densely populated areas. Combining DNA sequences with morphometric data obtained from 299 samples, we Demonstrate
Étienne Lacroix‐Carignan, Julian R. Starr, Robert F. C. Naczi, Eran S. Kilpatrick, Étienne Léveillé‐Bourret   +4 more
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Distribution and migrations of cetaceans in the Russian Arctic according to observations from aerial ice reconnaissance

NAMMCO Scientific Publications, 2002
This paper is based on 748 observations of belugas (Delphinapterus leucas) and 382 observations of baleen whales in the Russian Arctic, the majority of the data provided by aerial reconnaissance of sea ice (ARSI).
Stanislav E Belikov, Andrei N Boltunov
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Shipping Through Sea Ice: Impacts on Marine Habitats and Best Practices [PDF]

, 2017
As the result of Arctic climate change and an increase in shipping season length, there is a growing interest in Arctic shipping operations. Sea ice serves as an important habitat for marine mammals, therefore, shipping through sea ice could lead to ...

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