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Ultrasonographic Ocular Biometry of the Greater Caribbean Manatee (Trichechus manatus manatus) [PDF]

open access: yesVeterinary Ophthalmology, Volume 29, Issue 2, March 2026.
ABSTRACT This study aimed to characterize the ocular biometry of the Trichechus manatus manatus applying B‐mode ultrasonography across different age groups. Twenty‐two animals were assessed employing a portable ultrasound device equipped with a linear transducer. Five ocular parameters were assessed: corneal thickness (CT), anterior chamber depth (ACD),
Radan Elvis Matias de Oliveira   +10 more
wiley   +2 more sources

Morphology of the Tympano‐Periotic Complex in Stranded Odontocetes in Northeast Brazil [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of Morphology, Volume 286, Issue 10, October 2025.
This study presents the morphological and morphometric characterization of the tympano‐periotic complex (TPC) in six odontocete species stranded along the northeastern coast of Brazil. A total of 57 TPCs were analyzed, revealing interspecific differences in key anatomical features and supporting taxonomic differentiation.
Gabriela Colombini‐Corrêa   +5 more
wiley   +2 more sources

Long‐term trends of epibionts reflect Mediterranean striped dolphin abundance shifts caused by morbillivirus epidemics [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of Animal Ecology, Volume 95, Issue 3, Page 553-569, March 2026.
This original research piece demonstrates, through empirical and theoretical modelling approaches, that the epibionts of striped dolphins indicate dolphin abundance shifts caused by epidemics of dolphin morbillivirus (DMV). In addition, we provide the first SIR model to investigate the epidemiology of DMV in western Mediterranean striped dolphins ...
Sofía Ten   +4 more
wiley   +2 more sources

Modeling population effects of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill on a long‐lived species [PDF]

open access: yesConservation Biology, Volume 36, Issue 4, August 2022., 2022
Abstract The 2010 Deepwater Horizon (DWH) oil spill exposed common bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) in Barataria Bay, Louisiana to heavy oiling that caused increased mortality and chronic disease and impaired reproduction in surviving dolphins. We conducted photographic surveys and veterinary assessments in the decade following the spill.
Lori H. Schwacke   +20 more
wiley   +2 more sources

Varamiento de cetáceos en Tacna, Perú (2002-2010)

open access: yesRevista Peruana de Biología, 2011
Se presentan datos de varamientos de cetáceos producidos entre abril del año 2002 y enero de 2010 en las localidades de Los Palos, Vila-vila, Morro Sama e Ite, ubicadas en la región Tacna.
José Pizarro-Neyra
doaj   +3 more sources

Cetáceos del Pací­fico de Guatemala: Cincuenta años de historia

open access: yesCiencia, Tecnología y Salud, 2014
En Guatemala el estudio de los cetáceos inició en la década de los sesenta con los primeros registros de varamiento y captura incidental. Sin embargo, pocos trabajos cientí­ficos con datos de cetáceos han sido publicados.
Andrea A. Cabrera Arreola   +3 more
doaj   +3 more sources

Vulnerability of marine megafauna to global at‐sea anthropogenic threats [PDF]

open access: yesConservation Biology, Volume 40, Issue 1, February 2026.
Abstract Marine megafauna species are affected by a wide range of anthropogenic threats. To evaluate the risk of such threats, species’ vulnerability to each threat must first be determined. We build on the existing threats classification scheme and ranking system of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List of Threatened ...
Michelle VanCompernolle   +309 more
wiley   +2 more sources

Evaluación de la actividad turística de avistamiento de cetáceos en el Área Natural Protegida y Sitio Ramsar Complejo Los Cóbanos, El Salvador

open access: yesRevista Minerva, 2022
En los últimos años el turismo de avistamiento de cetáceos se ha incrementado a nivel mundial. El Salvador ha incursionado en la realización de estas actividades en el Área Natural Protegida y Sitio Ramsar Complejo Los Cóbanos.
Roxana Margarita López Martínez   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Red‐list status and extinction risk of the world's whales, dolphins, and porpoises

open access: yesConservation Biology, Volume 37, Issue 5, October 2023., 2023
Abstract To understand the scope and scale of the loss of biodiversity, tools are required that can be applied in a standardized manner to all species globally, spanning realms from land to the open ocean. We used data from the International Union for the Conservation of Nature Red List to provide a synthesis of the conservation status and extinction ...
Gill T. Braulik   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Decreases in encounter rate of endangered Northeast Pacific humpback whales in Southern Costa Rica: Possible changes in migration pattern due to warming events

open access: yesFrontiers in Marine Science, 2022
Warming events in the Pacific Ocean are becoming more frequent, intense, and on a larger temporal and spatial scale. This has caused critical habitats of marine species to lose their quality and marine organisms respond by modifying their critical ...
Lili Pelayo-González   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

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