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An observation of white whale (Delphinapterus leucas) mating behaviour in the wild
Polar Research, 2023 Herein we describe mating behaviour observed in a group of 20 white whales in Svalbard, Norway. A single female was the centre of attention during the 45-minute encounter, which was observed, photographed and videotaped at an ice edge in Storfjorden in ...
Christian Lydersen +2 more
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River-influenced beluga (Delphinapterus leucas) summer habitat use in western Hudson Bay, Canada
Arctic Science, 2023 River estuaries along western Hudson Bay, Canada, are important summer habitats for beluga whales (Delphinapterus leucus (Pallas, 1776)) and subject to increasing industrial development activities including vessel traffic. The feasibility of establishing
Emma L. Ausen +6 more
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Population dynamics of the threatened Cumberland Sound beluga (Delphinapterus leucas) population
Arctic Science, 2021 Current scientific evidence indicates that the threatened Cumberland Sound beluga whale (Delphinapterus leucas (Pallas, 1776)) population is genetically differentiated and spatially segregated from other beluga whale populations. This population has been
Cortney A. Watt +4 more
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Arctic Science, 2020 Subsistence is the basis for food access for Inuvialuit in the western Canadian Arctic and has strong economic, dietary, and cultural importance. Inuvialuit harvest beluga whale (Delphinapterus leucas (Pallas, 1776)) from the eastern Beaufort beluga ...
Elizabeth Worden +5 more
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Description of respiratory rhythm for white whales (Delphinapterus leucas) in captivity
Известия ТИНРО, 2016 Parameters of external respiration are considered for white whales Delphinapterus leucas living in captivity on the observations in 2009-2012. Low respiration rate (on average 2.2 ± 0.3 breath per minute) and short apnea phase (no more than 1.7 minutes ...
Pavel S. Gushcherov
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First abundance estimate for white whales Delphinapterus leucas in Svalbard, Norway
Endangered Species Research, 2020 The Svalbard Archipelago (Norway) is experiencing rapid declines in the seasonal duration and extent of sea-ice cover, and local tidewater glaciers are melting.
Vacquié-Garcia, J +4 more
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NAMMCO Scientific Publications, 2002 Belugas (Delphinapterus leucas) caught by hunters from various hamlets in the Arctic differed in the concentrations of organochlorine contaminants in their blubber.
Stuart Innes +4 more
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Frontiers in Marine Science, 2023 We sampled the respiratory mucus from voluntary blowhole exhalations (“blow”) of three healthy beluga whales (Delphinapterus leucas) under professional human care. Blow samples were collected from three resident belugas, one adult male (M1) and two adult
Susan A. Smith +7 more
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, 1982 Published as part of James H. Honacki, Kenneth E. Kinman & James W. Koeppl, 1982, Order Cetacea, pp. 290-304 in Mammal Species of the World (1 st Edition), Lawrence, Kansas, USA :Alien Press, Inc.
Honacki, James H. +2 more
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Mapping Arctic cetaceans from space: A case study for beluga and narwhal
PLoS ONE, 2021 Emergence of new technologies in remote sensing give scientists a new way to detect and monitor wildlife populations. In this study we assess the ability to detect and classify two emblematic Arctic cetaceans, the narwhal (Monodon monoceros) and beluga ...
Bertrand Charry +4 more
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