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Marine traffic has been identified as a serious threat to Mediterranean cetaceans with few mitigation strategies in place. With only limited research effort within the Eastern Basin, neither baseline species knowledge nor the magnitude of threats have ...
Tim Awbery +12 more
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The Spitsbergen population of bowhead whales (Balaena mysticetus) was harvested to near extinction during the whaling era. Here, we show possible signs of recovery of the population by reporting observations of two calves in the Scoresby Sund polynya in ...
Outi M. Tervo +4 more
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Tusk anomalies in narwhals (Monodon monoceros) from Greenland
The elongated, spiraled tusk of male narwhals (Monodon monoceros) grows continuously throughout the life of the whale and is most likely a secondary sexual trait used in male–male hierarchical competition and possibly in female mate choice.
Eva Garde, Mads Peter Heide-Jørgensen
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Somatic mutation rates scale with lifespan across mammals
The rates and patterns of somatic mutation in normal tissues are largely unknown outside of humans1–7. Comparative analyses can shed light on the diversity of mutagenesis across species, and on long-standing hypotheses about the evolution of somatic ...
A. Cagan +38 more
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Encephalitozoon cuniculi is a microsporidial parasite that primarily infects domestic rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus). It is the causative agent of encephalitozoonosis, a disease with an internationally recognized seroprevalence among rabbits. This study
Maruša Škrbec +7 more
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Pangolins in eastern Nepal: trade and ethno-medicinal importance
Pangolin populations are declining globally due to illicit trade for meat and ethno-medicinal practices. We performed semi-structured interviews to analyze scenario of trade activities and documented the ethno-medicinal importance of pangolins in four ...
Hem Bahadur Katuwal +4 more
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Tissue Doppler imaging (TDI) is a noninvasive sonographic method of acquiring and quantifying myocardial velocities. This technique is used in human and small animal medicine to diagnose cardiac diseases.
Marko Legler +3 more
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Estimating the spatial and temporal distribution of species richness within Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks. [PDF]
Evidence for significant losses of species richness or biodiversity, even within protected natural areas, is mounting. Managers are increasingly being asked to monitor biodiversity, yet estimating biodiversity is often prohibitively expensive.
Holguin, Andrew +3 more
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A hierarchical distance sampling model to estimate spatially explicit sea otter density
Wildlife managers often rely on analyses conducted prior to the widespread adoption of hierarchical models which can lead to questions about the accuracy of previous inferences.
Ryan R. Wilson +2 more
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Cetacean morbillivirus (CeMV) has caused several outbreaks, unusual mortality events, and interepidemic single-lethal disease episodes in the Mediterranean Sea.
Ignacio Vargas-Castro +13 more
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