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Metagenomic Insights Into the Role of Gut Microbes in the Defensive Ink “Tsunabi” of Physeteroid Whales [PDF]
Ecology and EvolutionWhales of the superfamily Physeteroidea, which includes the genera Physeter and Kogia, exhibit a unique visual defense mechanism involving the release of dark reddish‐brown feces (locally called “tsunabi‐ink” in Japan) into the water to obscure ...
Hayate Takeuchi +2 more
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Stranding Events of Kogia Whales along the Brazilian Coast. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2016 The genus Kogia, which comprises only two extant species, Kogia sima and Kogia breviceps, represents one of the least known groups of cetaceans in the global ocean.
Jailson F Moura +10 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.
James H. Honacki +2 more
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, 2010 Kogia breviceps Anisakis physeteris Anisakis sp. Crassicauda crassicauda Pseudoterranova sp.
Luque, José L. +5 more
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, 2018 Kogia breviceps (Blainville, 1838) —Pygmy Sperm Whale Physeter breviceps Blainville, 1838 p.337; Type locality- Cape of Good Hope, South Africa. Kogia floweri Gill, 1871 p.738; Type locality- Mazatlan, Sinaloa, Mexico. K. breviceps: Kuroda, 1938 p.13; Kim et al., 2000 p.72; Kim, 2004 p.229.
Jo, Yeong-Seok +2 more
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, 1993 Kogia breviceps (de Blainville, 1838). Ann. Franc. Etr. Anat. Phys., 2:337. TYPE LOCALITY: South Africa, Cape Prov., "rapportée des mers du cap de Bonne-Espérance" (= Cape of Good Hope). DISTRIBUTION: Worldwide: temperate to tropical waters. STATUS: CITES - Appendix II. SYNONYMS: floweri, goodei, grayii.
James G. Mead, Robert L. Brownell, Jr.
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Sarcoplasmic Masses in the Skeletal Muscle of a Stranded Pigmy Sperm Whale (Kogia breviceps) [PDF]
Journal of Wildlife Diseases, 2013 We measured the abundance of sarcoplasmic masses within skeletal muscle myocytes of an adult female stranded pigmy sperm whale (Kogia breviceps). The presence of these masses in other species has been reported in association with myopathies, including myotonic dystrophy, the most frequently related pathology.
Sierra Pulpillo, Eva María +6 more
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, 2014 1. Pygmy Sperm Whale Kogia breviceps French: Cachalot pygmée / German: Zwergpottwal / Spanish: Cachalote pigmeo Other common names: Lesser Cachalot, Lesser Sperm Whale, Short-headed Sperm Whale Taxonomy. Physeter breviceps de Blainville, 1838, South Africa, Western Cape Province, “rapportée des mers du cap de Bonne-Espérance” (= Cape of Good Hope ...
Russell A. Mittermeier, Don E. Wilson
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Organisation and evolution of the major histocompatibility complex class I genes in cetaceans [PDF]
iScienceSummary: A quarter of marine mammals are at risk of extinction, with disease and poor habitat quality contributing to population decline. Investigation of the Major Histocompatibility Complex (MHC) provides insight into species’ capacity to respond to ...
Grace Day +4 more
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Pathology and Cause of Death in Stranded Kogiids: A Retrospective Study from the Canary Islands (1999–2018) [PDF]
AnimalsThe scientific understanding of cetacean pathology has advanced significantly in recent decades. However, data concerning the health status of members of the family Kogiidae remains scarce.
Pablo Díaz-Santana +8 more
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