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OceansRecent years have seen a notable rise in dolphin-watching boat activities along the Algarve coast in Portugal, potentially affecting the common dolphin (Delphinus delphis) and bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) local populations. This study examines
Ana A. Silva +4 more
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PeerJ, 2021 Wide-ranging connectivity patterns of common bottlenose dolphins ( Tursiops truncatus ) are generally poorly known worldwide and more so within the oceanic archipelagos of Macaronesia in the North East (NE) Atlantic.
Dinis, Ana +11 more
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Episodic-like memory in common bottlenose dolphins
Current Biology, 2022 Episodic memory involves the conscious recollection of personally experienced events, which has often been argued to be a uniquely human ability.1-5 However, evidence for conscious episodic recall in humans is centered around language-based reports. With no agreed upon non-linguistic behavioral makers of consciousness,6 episodic-like memory7 therefore ...
Davies, James R +5 more
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Frontiers in Marine Science, 2022 Depredation by cetaceans on fisheries is a major issue globally, both in terms of conservation and fisheries economics. The present study conducted in Cyprus, Eastern Mediterranean Sea, aimed to understand the extent, level, and type of cetacean ...
Marios Papageorgiou +7 more
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The non-consumptive economic value of wildlife: the case of three cetacean species
Scientia Marina, 2023 The conservation of wildlife is one of the most pressing issues in the current times, but wildlife conservation economic values have often been largely ignored due to an absence of market prices, as setting an economic value on biodiversity or whole ...
Jazel Ouled-Cheikh +6 more
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Frontiers in Marine Science, 2021 Conservation management of wildlife species should be underpinned by knowledge of their distribution and abundance, as well as impacts of human activities on their populations and habitats.
Guido J. Parra +9 more
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Interspecies Retinal Diversity and Optic Nerve Anatomy in Odontocetes
Animals, 2023 Throughout evolution, odontocete vision has had to readapt to the aquatic environment, which has had far-reaching effects on ocular anatomy and neurology.
Michiel W. E. De Boeck +2 more
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A contribution to the knowledge of the cetological fauna in the waters of Western Sardinia
Hystrix, the Italian Journal of Mammalogy, 1998 <strong>Abstract</strong> A 10 day survey was carried out off Western Sardinia during summer 1997. Conventional observation methods were used onboard a 12 meter motorsailer.
Alexandre Gannier
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Genetic divergence and fine scale population structure of the common bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus, Montagu) found in the Gulf of Guayaquil, Ecuador [PDF]
PeerJ, 2018 The common bottlenose dolphin, Tursiops truncatus, is widely distributed along the western coast of South America. In Ecuador, a resident population of bottlenose dolphins inhabits the inner estuarine area of the Gulf of Guayaquil located in the ...
Rosa de los Ángeles Bayas-Rea +2 more
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Frontiers in Marine Science, 2022 Marine megafauna plays an important functional role in marine ecosystems as top predators but are threatened by a wide range of anthropogenic activities. Bycatch, the incidental capture of non-targeted species in commercial and recreational fisheries, is
Etienne Rouby +16 more
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