The diatoms test in veterinary medicine: a pilot study on cetaceans and sea turtles [PDF]
, 2018 Fishing activities are considered one of the most relevant threats for cetaceans and sea turtles con- servation since these animals are sometimes found dead entangled in fishing gears.
Barbieri, Stefania +11 more
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Coinfection by Ureaplasma spp., Photobacterium damselae and an Actinomyces-like microorganism in a bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) with pleuropneumonia stranded along the Adriatic coast of Italy [PDF]
, 2016 A case of pleuropneumonia is reported in an adult male bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) found stranded in 2014 along the Central Adriatic coast of Italy.
Camm\ue0, Cesare +8 more
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Review of Attached Acoustic Behavior Recorders for Cetaceans
水下无人系统学报, 2023 After tens of millions of years of evolution, cetaceans have relied on advanced sonar systems for hunting, detection, communication, positioning, and underwater navigation.
Song-zuo LIU +6 more
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SEADETECT: developing an automated detection system to reduce whale-vessel collision risk [PDF]
Research Ideas and Outcomes, 2023 With the continuous intensification of marine traffic worldwide, whale-vessel collisions at sea (or “ship strikes”) have become one of the primary causes of mortality for cetaceans and a widely recognised cause of concern for human safety and economic ...
Silvia Paoletti +14 more
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Toward New Ecologically Relevant Markers of Health for Cetaceans
Frontiers in Marine Science, 2020 Multiple stressors caused by human-induced disturbances can affect the foraging opportunities of cetaceans, potentially depleting their energy stores, and ultimately impact survival and reproductive success.
Davina Derous +4 more
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Phylogeny and adaptive evolution of the brain-development gene microcephalin (MCPH1) in cetaceans. [PDF]
, 2011 BACKGROUND: Representatives of Cetacea have the greatest absolute brain size among animals, and the largest relative brain size aside from humans. Despite this, genes implicated in the evolution of large brain size in primates have yet to be surveyed in ...
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Cetaceans and cetacean research in India
J. Cetacean Res. Manage., 2023 The diversity of cetacean species in Indian waters is high, with 25 species recorded so far. Records of cetaceans from India during the last 200 years have provided insights into their spatiotemporal distribution, behaviour, feeding, reproduction, fishery interaction and pollution.
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Harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) and minke whales (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) observed during land-based surveys in The Minch, north-west Scotland [PDF]
, 2013 Peer reviewedPublisher ...
Dolman, Sarah J. +4 more
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Composition of cetacean communities worldwide shapes their contribution to ocean nutrient cycling
Nature Communications, 2023 Defecation by large whales is known to fertilise oceans with nutrients, stimulating phytoplankton and ecosystem productivity. However, our current understanding of these processes is limited to a few species, nutrients and ecosystems.
Lola Gilbert +4 more
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Whales, dolphins or fishes? The ethnotaxonomy of cetaceans in São Sebastião, Brazil
Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine, 2007 The local knowledge of human populations about the natural world has been addressed through ethnobiological studies, especially concerning resources uses and their management. Several criteria, such as morphology, ecology, behavior, utility and salience,
Souza Shirley P, Begossi Alpina
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