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Borealodon osedax, a new stem mysticete (Mammalia, Cetacea) from the Oligocene of Washington State and its implications for fossil whale-fall communities [PDF]
Baleen whales (mysticetes) lack teeth as adults and instead filter feed using keratinous baleen plates. They do not echolocate with ultrasonic frequencies like toothed whales but are instead known for infrasonic acoustics.
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BackgroundIntegration of diverse data (molecules, fossils) provides the most robust test of the phylogeny of cetaceans. Positioning key fossils is critical for reconstructing the character change from life on land to life in the water.Methodology ...
Maureen A O'Leary +2 more
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Evidence for Positive Selection on the Leptin Gene in Cetacea and Pinnipedia [PDF]
The leptin gene has received intensive attention and scientific investigation for its importance in energy homeostasis and reproductive regulation in mammals.
Ya-Ping Zhang +2 more
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A new diminutive fossil ziphiid from the deep-sea floor off northern Chile and some remarks on the body size evolution and palaeobiogeography of the beaked whales [PDF]
The evolutionary history of the beaked whales (Ziphiidae), odontocetes nowadays adapted to deep diving, is well known thanks to a significant fossil record mainly from the deep ocean floors.
Giovanni Bianucci +3 more
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This paper describes one of the most acute problem for both environmental companies and fisheries – bycatch of marine mammals caused by bioresource exploitation in the Northwest Atlantic (NWA).
Mishin T. V.
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We investigated the relationship between age and body length, and age at sexual maturity of Physeter macrocephalus individuals stranded along the Italian coast.
Nicola Maio +17 more
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PERCEPÇÃO DE ALUNOS DE GRADUAÇÃO SOBRE ECOLOGIA E CONSERVAÇÃO DE CETÁCEOS, FORTALEZA-CE
Cetáceos são mamíferos aquáticos que habitam boa parte do globo, e que tornaram-se ameaçadas devido a ações como caças ilegais, poluição e turismo. Com isso, objetivou-se avaliar a percepção de alunos de graduação sobre Ecologia e Conservação de Cetáceos.
Marcos Adelino Almeida Filho +4 more
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Are Dolphins Kept in Impoverished Environments?
Numerous studies have demonstrated the negative effects of impoverished environments versus the positive effects of enriched environments on animals’ cognitive and neural functioning.
Kelly Jaakkola
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The only native cetacean in German waters, the harbor porpoise (Phocoena phocoena), is impacted by numerous pathological lesions in the respiratory tract mainly caused by parasites or bacteria.
Eda Merve Dönmez +3 more
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Diversity and Consequences of Social Network Structure in Toothed Whales
Toothed whales (suborder Odontoceti) are highly social, large brained mammals with diverse social systems. In recent decades, a large body of work has begun investigating these dynamic, complex societies using a common set of analytical tools: social ...
Michael N. Weiss +3 more
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