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Coordinated feeding behavior of the Guiana dolphin, Sotalia guianensis (Cetacea: Delphinidae), in southeastern Brazil: a comparison between populations

open access: yesZoologia (Curitiba), 2013
The coordinated feeding tactics used by delphinids are influenced by differences in the distribution of prey species, season, and opportunities for social learning.
Elaine C. da S. Oliveira   +3 more
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Guiana dolphins (Sotalia guianensis) displaying beach hunting behavior in the Cananéia Estuary, Brazil: social context and conservation issues

open access: yesBrazilian Journal of Oceanography, 2010
To elaborate a fuller description of the beach hunting behavior displayed by Guiana dolphins (Sotalia guianensis) in the Cananéia Estuary (CE) (25ºS, 48ºW), a photo-identification study was conducted from May 2000 to July 2003.
Marcos César de Oliveira Santos
doaj   +1 more source

Efeitos ambientais de reservatórios de hidrelétricas sobre mamíferos silvestres e tartarugas-de-água-doce na Amazônia : uma revisão [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
A legislação brasileira condiciona as licenças prévia, de instalação e de operação de empreendimentos hidrelétricos impactantes, no roteiro dos estudos de impacto ambiental (EIA/RIMA), incluindo a identifcação e a avaliação dos impactos ambientais e os ...
Alho, Cleber José Rodrigues
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A preliminary overview of skin and skeletal diseases and traumata in small cetaceans from South American waters [PDF]

open access: yes, 2007
We succinctly review and document new cases of diseases of the skin and the skeletal system and external traumata in cetaceans from Ecuador, Colombia, Peru, Chile, Argentina, Uruguay, Brazil, and Venezuela.
Avila, I.C.   +23 more
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Mucin-like glycopolymer gels in electrosensory tissues generate cues which direct electrolocation in amphibians and neuronal activation in mammals

open access: yesNeural Regeneration Research, 2019
Mucin-like glycoproteins have established roles in epithelial boundary protection and lubricative roles in some tissues. This mini-review illustrates alternative functional roles which rely on keratan sulphate and sialic acid modifications to mucin ...
James Melrose
doaj   +1 more source

A Proposal Towards a Dutch Caribbean Marine Mammal Sanctuary [PDF]

open access: yes
Based on the goals set forth in the Dutch Biodiversity Policy Programme, The Netherlands has a traditionally strong commitment to protect biodiversity and marine mammals both internationally and in its own national and Kingdom waters.
Debrot, A.O.   +3 more
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Review of river fisheries valuation in Central and South America [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
Unlike Africa and Asia, where a large part of the population are heavily dependent upon fishing for their livelihoods, fishing for a living in the interior of Central and South America (CSA) remains a marginal occupation for all but the most isolated of ...
Bennett, E., Thorpe, A.
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CAYSEIS - magma-starved oceanic crustal accretion and transform margin formation in the Cayman Trough revealed by seismic and seismological data - Cruise No. M115, April 1 - April 28, 2015 - Kingston (Jamaica) - Pointe-à-Pitre (Guadeloupe) [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
About 57% of the Earth’s outer surface is oceanic crust and new ocean floor is continuously created along the 55,000-60,000 km long mid-ocean ridge (MOR) system. About 25% of MORs spread at an ultra-slow spreading rate of < 20 mm/yr.
Dannowski, Anke   +4 more
core   +1 more source

Anomalias ósseas congênitas em Sotalia guianensis (Mammalia, Cetacea, Delphinidae) da costa centro-norte do Estado do Rio de Janeiro Congenital bone defects in Guiana dolphin, Sotalia guianensis (Mammalia, Cetacea, Delphinidae) in the northcentral coast of Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil

open access: yesPesquisa Veterinária Brasileira, 2010
Carcaças de botos-cinza Sotalia guianensis (van Bénéden, 1864) foram recuperadas entre 20 de agosto de 2001 e 13 de fevereiro de 2006, na costa centro-norte fluminense. A maior parte delas (85%) entre Barra de São João (22º35'S 41º59'W) e Quissamã (22º06'
Maíra Laeta   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Records of Guiana dolphin, Sotalia guianensis, in the State of Ceará, Northeastern Brazil

open access: yesLatin American Journal of Aquatic Mammals, 2010
The Guiana dolphin, Sotalia guianensis, is a small delphinid found in costal waters, estuaries and bays from Santa Catarina, Brazil, to Nicaragua. Strandings of Guiana dolphins were recorded systematically and opportunistically in the coast of Ceara (~02-04oS), northeastern Brazil, from 1992 to 2005. A total of 160 single events were documented.
A. C. O. Meirelles   +3 more
openaire   +2 more sources

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