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Whistles characteristics of common dolphins (Delphinus sp.)in the Hauraki Gulf, New Zealand

open access: yes, 2009
Quantifying the vocal repertoire of a species is critical for subsequent analysis of signal functionality, geographic variation and social relevance. Vocalisations of free-ranging common dolphins (Delphinus sp) have not previously been described from New
Petrella, Vincenzo
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To ping or not to ping : the use of active acoustic devices in mitigating interactions between small cetaceans and gillnet fisheries [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
Active sound emitters (‘pingers’) are used in several gillnet fisheries to reduce bycatch of small cetaceans, and/or to reduce depredation by dolphins. Here, we review studies conducted to determine how effective these devices may be as management tools.
Read, Andrew   +7 more
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Genomic Insights Into the Evolutionary History of Berardius Beaked Whales: Speciation Driven by Resource Specialization, Gigantism and Thermal Barriers?

open access: yesMolecular Ecology, Volume 35, Issue 12, June 2026.
ABSTRACT Understanding the diversity of our oceans is fundamental now more than ever as climate change and human activities put increasing pressure on marine species and ecosystems. Beaked whales (family Ziphiidae) are among the most poorly understood marine mammals, in part due to their affinity to offshore underwater canyons and prolonged diving ...
Morgan L. McCarthy   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Prevalence of external injuries in small cetaceans in Aruban waters, southern Caribbean.

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2014
Aruba, located close to the coasts of Colombia and Venezuela, is one of the most densely populated islands in the Caribbean and supports a wide range of marine-related socio-economic activities.
Jolanda A Luksenburg
doaj   +1 more source

Intraspecific Aggression Towards Common Bottlenose Dolphin Calves, Northern Gulf of Mexico

open access: yes, 2020
Infanticide has been widely documented throughout the animal kingdom, and has generally been viewed as an evolved, or adaptive behavior for the perpetrators.
Mullin, Keith D   +3 more
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Demographic clusters identified within the northern Gulf of Mexico common bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncates) unusual mortality event: January 2010-June 2013.

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2015
A multi-year unusual mortality event (UME) involving primarily common bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncates) was declared in the northern Gulf of Mexico (GoM) with an initial start date of February 2010 and remains ongoing as of August 2014. To examine
Stephanie Venn-Watson   +15 more
doaj   +1 more source

Population ecology of bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) off the east coast of Scotland

open access: yes, 2015
The population of bottlenose dolphins off the east coast of Scotland has been studied since the late 1980s, initially focused on the inner Moray Firth, where a Special Area of Conservation (SAC) was designated under the EU Habitats Directive.
Arso Civil, Mònica
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The Ecology of Cuvier’s beaked whale, Ziphius cavirostris (Cetacea: Ziphiidae), in the Bay of Biscay [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
This dissertation introduces the habitat use and spatial-temporal distribution of Cuvier’s beaked whale (Ziphius cavirostris, Cuvier, 1823) in the Bay of Biscay, from surveys carried out by the Biscay Dolphin Research Programme between 1995 and 2007.
Smith, Jaclyn
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Occurrence, distribution and abundance of cetaceans in Onslow Bay, North Carolina, USA

open access: yes, 2014
In this paper the occurrence, distribution and abundance of cetaceans in offshore waters of Onslow Bay, North Carolina, USA is described. Between June 2007 and June 2010 monthly aerial and shipboard line-transect surveys were conducted along ten 74km ...
Cummings, E.W.   +18 more
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