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Trends in marine species distribution models: a review of methodological advances and future challenges

Ecography, EarlyView.
Correlative species distribution models (SDMs) are quantitative tools in biogeography and macroecology. Building upon the ecological niche concept, they correlate environmental covariates to species presence to model habitat suitability and predict species distributions.
Moritz Klaassen, Tiago A. Marques, Filipe Alves, Marc Fernandez   +3 more
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Vertebral Trabecular Bone Mechanical Properties Vary Among Functional Groups of Cetaceans [PDF]

, 2022
Danielle N. Ingle, Marianne E. Porter
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Ground‐truthing of satellite imagery to assess seabird colony size: A test using Adélie penguins

Remote Sensing in Ecology and Conservation, EarlyView.
Adélie penguin colony size can be estimated from space using very high‐resolution (VHR; 0.3–0.6 m resolution) satellite imagery due to the contrast between their guano stain and the surrounding terrain. Our study assessed the utility of VHR imagery for making indirect assessments of changes in colony size.
Alexandra J. Strang, Dean P. Anderson, Esme Robinson, Grant Ballard, Annie E. Schmidt, David G. Ainley, Kerry Barton, Fiona Shanhun, Elissa Z. Cameron, Michelle A. LaRue   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Beluga, Delphinapterus leucas, Distribution and Survey Effort in the Gulf of Alaska [PDF]

, 2000
Beluga, Delphinapterus leucas, distribution in the Gulf of Alaska and adjacent inside waters was examined through a review of surveys conducted as far back as 1936.
Laidre, Kristin L., Mahoney, Barbara A., Rugh, David J., Shelden, Kim E. W.   +3 more
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Acoustic behavior of melon-headed whales varies on a diel cycle. [PDF]

, 2015
Many terrestrial and marine species have a diel activity pattern, and their acoustic signaling follows their current behavioral state. Whistles and echolocation clicks on long-term recordings produced by melon-headed whales (Peponocephala electra) at ...
Baumann-Pickering, Simone, Hildebrand, John A, Roch, Marie A, Schnitzler, Hans-Ulrich, Wiggins, Sean M   +4 more
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Programmed unmanned aerial vehicles show great potential for monitoring marine megafauna in specific areas of interest

Remote Sensing in Ecology and Conservation, EarlyView.
Targeted conservation measures are contingent on robust knowledge of spatio‐temporal animal distribution in areas of interest. We explore unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) transect monitoring as a novel method for standardized digital aerial surveys of marine megafauna by investigating the fine‐resolution spatio‐temporal distribution of harbour porpoises ...
Dinah Hartmann, Valdemar Palmqvist, Johanna Stedt   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Dolphin Morbillivirus in Eurasian Otters, Italy [PDF]

, 2019
We report biomolecular evidence of dolphin morbillivirus in 4 wild Eurasian otters (Lutra lutra) from southern Italy; 2 animals showed simultaneous immunohistochemical reactivity against morbilliviral antigen.
Cafiero, Maria Assunta, Carbone, Antonio, Caruso, Marta, Centelleghe, Cinzia, De Riso, Laura, Di Guardo, Giovanni, Galante, Domenico, Guarino, Laura, Mazzariol, Sandro, Padalino, Iolanda, Palazzo, Lucia, Parisi, Antonio, Petrella, Antonio, Troiano, Pasquale   +13 more
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Body Mass Records of Zoo‐Managed Rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum, Diceros bicornis, Rhinoceros unicornis) as Compared to Field Data of Free‐Ranging Specimens

Zoo Biology, EarlyView.
Female white rhinos in zoos systematically exceed the body mass range for free‐ranging specimens; this is not the case in black rhinos. ABSTRACT The body mass of zoo animals may differ from those in wild populations due to the different environmental and dietary conditions being offered under human‐managed care.
Elisa Garand, Christiane Krauss, Anna Hauffe, Max Hahn‐Klimroth, Dennis W. H. Müller, Paul W. Dierkes, Marcus Clauss, João Pedro Meireles   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Cetaceans of north-western continental Africa (Morocco to Liberia): diversity and distribution

Frontiers in Marine Science
The north-western coast of Africa is one of the most productive marine systems in the world, where a high diversity of cetacean species has been recorded. However, management of human activities that impact cetacean populations in the area is inadequate,
Ana M. Correia, Ana M. Correia, Marieta Mihova, Marieta Mihova, Ágatha Gil, Ágatha Gil, Cláudia Oliveira-Rodrigues, Cláudia Oliveira-Rodrigues, Luís Afonso, Raul Valente, Raul Valente, Massimiliano Rosso, Massimiliano Rosso, Isabel Sousa-Pinto, Isabel Sousa-Pinto, Graham J. Pierce, Graham J. Pierce   +16 more
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Foraging ecology of common dolphins (Delphinus sp.) in the Hauraki Gulf, New Zealand : a thesis presented in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science (Zoology), Massey University, Albany, New Zealand [PDF]

, 2006
This study investigated the foraging ecology of common dolphins (Delphinus sp.) in the Hauraki Gulf Marine Park, off the east coast of Auckland. New Zealand.
Burgess, Elizabeth A
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