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Global coverage of cetacean line-transect surveys : status quo, data gaps and future challenges [PDF]

, 2012
Knowledge of abundance, trends and distribution of cetacean populations is needed to inform marine conservation efforts, ecosystem models and spatial planning.
Harris, Catriona M, Jewell, Rebecca Lucy, Kaschner, Kristin, Quick, Nicola Jane, Williams, Robert   +4 more
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Bearded seals in the Atlantic Arctic: review of post 2010 knowledge available for informing stock assessments

NAMMCO Scientific Publications, 2022
The last extensive (pan-Arctic) review on knowledge available on the bearded seal (Erignathus barbatus) was conducted by Cameron et al. in 2010. As bearded seals are hunted off Svalbard and Greenland but no stock assessments are available, NAMMCO ...
Nicolai Scherdin, Jana Djukarić, Geneviève Desportes   +2 more
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Effects of Failure on California Sea Lion (Zalophus californianus) Gameplay Strategies and Interest in a Cognitive Task: Implications for Cognitive Enrichment in Pinnipeds

Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens, 2023
Cognitive enrichment for professionally managed species has become more prevalent in recent years in both zoological and research settings and has been encouraged as a means of welfare enhancement.
Danielle L. Roberts, Holli C. Eskelinen, Kelley A. Winship, Amber M. Ramos, Mark J. Xitco   +4 more
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A System for Monitoring Acoustics to Supplement an Animal Welfare Plan for Bottlenose Dolphins

Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens, 2021
Animal sounds are commonly used by humans to infer information about their motivations and their health, yet, acoustic data is an underutilized welfare biomarker especially for aquatic animals.
Brittany L. Jones, Michael Oswald, Samantha Tufano, Mark Baird, Jason Mulsow, Sam H. Ridgway   +5 more
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Using Blood Gas Analysis and Capnography to Determine Oxygenation Status in Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) Following the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill

Toxics, 2023
Following the Deepwater Horizon (DWH) oil spill in 2010, poor pulmonary health and reproductive failure in bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) in the northern Gulf of Mexico were well-documented.
Sarah M. Sharp, Forrest M. Gomez, Jenny M. Meegan, Teresa K. Rowles, Forrest Townsend, Lori H. Schwacke, Cynthia R. Smith   +6 more
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A satellite-linked tag for the long-term monitoring of diving behavior in large whales

Animal Biotelemetry, 2022
Despite spending most time underwater, the technology in use to track whales over large geographic ranges via satellite has been largely limited to locational data, with most applications focusing on characterizing their horizontal movements. We describe
Daniel M. Palacios, Ladd M. Irvine, Barbara A. Lagerquist, James A. Fahlbusch, John Calambokidis, Stanley M. Tomkiewicz, Bruce R. Mate   +6 more
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Best Practices for Assessing and Managing Bycatch of Marine Mammals

Frontiers in Marine Science, 2021
Bycatch in marine fisheries is the leading source of human-caused mortality for marine mammals, has contributed to substantial declines of many marine mammal populations and species, and the extinction of at least one.
Paul R. Wade, Kristy J. Long, Tessa B. Francis, Tessa B. Francis, André E. Punt, Philip S. Hammond, Dennis Heinemann, Jeffrey E. Moore, Randall R. Reeves, Maritza Sepúlveda, Genoa Sullaway, Guðjón Már Sigurðsson, Margaret C. Siple, Margaret C. Siple, Gísli A. Víkingsson, Rob Williams, Alexandre N. Zerbini, Alexandre N. Zerbini, Alexandre N. Zerbini   +18 more
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Poor pulmonary health in Barataria Bay dolphins in the eight years following the Deepwater Horizon oil spill

Frontiers in Marine Science, 2022
The Deepwater Horizon (DWH) disaster resulted in large-scale contamination of bays, sounds, and estuaries in the northern Gulf of Mexico, home to multiple stocks of common bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus).
Cynthia R. Smith, Teresa K. Rowles, Forrest M. Gomez, Marina Ivančić, Marina Ivančić, Kathleen M. Colegrove, Ryan Takeshita, Forrest I. Townsend, Eric S. Zolman, Jeanine S. Morey, Veronica Cendejas, Jennifer M. Meegan, Whitney Musser, Todd R. Speakman, Ashley Barratclough, Randall S. Wells, Lori H. Schwacke   +16 more
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Blood-based indicators of insulin resistance and metabolic syndrome in bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus)

Frontiers in Endocrinology, 2013
Similar to people with metabolic syndrome, bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) can have a sustained postprandial hyperglycemia and hyperinsulinemia, dyslipidemia, and fatty liver disease.
Stephanie eVenn-Watson, Cynthia Rowe Smith, Sacha eStevenson, Celeste eParry, Risa eDaniels, Eric eJensen, Veronica eCendejas, Brian eBalmer, Michael eJanech, Bejamin A Neely, Randall eWells   +10 more
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The symptomatology and diagnosis of domoic acid toxicosis in stranded California sea lions (Zalophus californianus): a review and evaluation of 20 years of cases to guide prognosis

Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2023
IntroductionDomoic acid (DA) is a glutaminergic excitatory neurotoxin that causes the morbidity and mortality of California sea lions (Zalophus californianus; CSL) and other marine mammals due to a suite of effects mostly on the nervous and cardiac ...
Abby M. McClain, Cara L. Field, Tenaya A. Norris, Benny Borremans, Benny Borremans, Pàdraig J. Duignan, Shawn P. Johnson, Sophie T. Whoriskey, Lorraine Thompson-Barbosa, Frances M. D. Gulland   +9 more
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