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Interpreting How Neural Networks Infer Scatterer Geometry from Echolocation Echoes

Advanced Intelligent Systems, Volume 8, Issue 8, August 2026.
Neural networks enable echolocation‐based shape classification but remain difficult to interpret due to their black‐box nature. This work presents a feature‐importance metric to uncover the echo regions driving decisions in shape‐specialized networks.
Ganesh U. Patil, Hyung‐Suk Kwon, Bogdan‐Ioan Popa   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Habitat-associated detection of Toxoplasma gondii and Sarcocystis spp. in Cetaceans from the Brazilian coast. [PDF]

Vet Res Commun
Faita T, Keid LB, Silvestre-Perez N, de Sousa GP, Thomé GCR, Ceron BM, Costa-Silva S, Kolesnikovas CKM, de Castilho PV, Attademo FLN, Luna FO, Sánchez-Sarmiento AM, Ferioli RB, Carvalho VL, Souza AR, Cremer MJ, Vieira JV, Colosio AC, Marcondes MCC, Ribeiro VL, Bertozzi CP, Hurtado R, Pessi CF, Borges JCG, Duarte-Benvenuto A, Morossino J, Canabarro PL, Catão-Dias JL, Soares RM.   +28 more
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Genetic Identification and Population Assignment of Extralimital Sightings of Hector's Dolphins

Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems, Volume 36, Issue 8, August 2026.
ABSTRACT Genetic identification from extralimital sightings can determine whether an individual comes from a small or large population, with conservation implications. Such is the case for the endangered Hector's and critically endangered Māui dolphins of Aotearoa/New Zealand. We compare the success of three opportunistic sampling methodologies (biopsy,
E. L. Carroll, D. Steel, F. F. Tham, C. S. Baker, R. M. Hamner, C. Hansen, R. O'Rorke, R. Constantine   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

An exploratory investigation into the microbial and cyanobacterial presence on skin epibiotia and orofacial lesions in estuarine common bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) through metabarcoding. [PDF]

Sci Rep
Brown AO, Durden WN, McGovern C, Casamatta DA.   +3 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Placental crises: disruptive selection and maternal under‐investment as the foundations of mammalian placental evolution and dysfunction

Biological Reviews, Volume 101, Issue 4, Page 1627-1640, August 2026.
ABSTRACT Among the vertebrates, mammals are notable for the dominance of live birth and placental nutrition. The structural diversity of the mammalian placenta is remarkable, despite sharing a single common ancestor and conserved physiological functions.
Davis Laundon, Neil J. Gostling, Ian G. Reddin, Bram G. Sengers, Pascale Chavatte‐Palmer, Rohan M. Lewis   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Validation of aerial photogrammetry methods to measure body size, condition and mass in small cetaceans. [PDF]

J Physiol
Cicciarella R, Willems EP, Markham B, Bizzozzero MR, Phillips W, Allen SJ, Krützen M, Christiansen F.   +7 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Enhancing Intra‐Specific Population Genetic Studies of Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) in Irish Waters by Integrating Least Invasive Sampling and Environmental DNA (eDNA)

Ecology and Evolution, Volume 16, Issue 8, August 2026.
Three populations of bottlenose dolphins are found in Irish waters. This study used direct sampling methods to expand the sample size and confirm the distinctiveness of these populations, including a range expansion outside of the Shannon Estuary SAC.
Lorenzo De Bonis, Bogna Griffin, Sean O'Callaghan, Mags Daly, Jade Maes, Simon Berrow, Luca Mirimin   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Effect of Long-Term Contraception with Altrenogest in Dolphins (<i>Tursiops truncatus</i>). [PDF]

Animals (Basel)
Cicirelli V, Carbonari A, Forte L, Carreca R, Canales R, Fernandes T, Fiorucci L, Rizzo A.   +7 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Observations of Shelling Behavior and Potential Evidence of Vertical Social Learning by Bottlenose Dolphins in the Great Sandy Marine Park, Queensland Australia

Marine Mammal Science, Volume 42, Issue 4, October 2026.
Alexis L. Levengood, Georgina V. Hume, Jessica M. Buckman, Isla Steel, Bridget E. Toohey, Peter Lynch, Cassandra Smith   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Is Blood Thicker Than Water? The Influence of Kin Within a Bull Shark Social Network

Ecology and Evolution, Volume 16, Issue 8, August 2026.
This study investigates how kinship (“kinfluence”) shapes social structure in an aggregation of adult bull sharks in Fiji by integrating genomic relatedness, pedigree reconstruction, and detailed behavioral data. It reveals that while genetic relatedness has a small but significant influence on social behavior, especially among males, kin‐category ...
Natasha D. Marosi, Darren P. Croft, David M. P. Jacoby, Samuel Ellis, Andrew M. Griffiths   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source