DNA extraction from formalin-fixed Franciscana tissues [PDF]
, 2002 The present paper reports the extraction of DNA from formalin-fixed Pontoporia blainvillei tissues. Following the Vachot and Monerot (1996) protocol, fragmented DNA (300-700bp) was extracted from more than 95% of liver and muscle samples.
Bastida, R. +2 more
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Evidence of a Lombard response in migrating humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) [PDF]
, 2014 The Lombard reflex is an increase in the subject's vocal levels in response to increased noise levels. This functions to maintain an adequate signal-to-noise ratio at the position of the receiver when noise levels vary.
Cato, Douglas H. +2 more
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Hidden Markov Modeling for humpback whale (Megaptera Novaeanglie) call classification
Proceedings of Meetings on Acoustics, 2012 This study proposes a new approach for the classification of the calls detected in the songs with the use of Hidden Markov Models (HMMs) based on the concept of subunits as building blocks. HMMs have been used once before for such task but in an unsupervised algorithm with promising results, and they are used extensively in speech recognition and in ...
Pace, Federica +2 more
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Foraging ecology of common dolphins (Delphinus sp.) in the Hauraki Gulf, New Zealand : a thesis presented in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science (Zoology), Massey University, Albany, New Zealand [PDF]
, 2006 This study investigated the foraging ecology of common dolphins (Delphinus sp.) in the Hauraki Gulf Marine Park, off the east coast of Auckland. New Zealand.
Burgess, Elizabeth A
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Humpback whales interfering when mammal-eating killer whales attack other species: mobbing behavior and interspecific altruism? [PDF]
, 2016 Humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) are known to interfere with attacking killer whales (Orcinus orca). To investigate why, we reviewed accounts of 115 interactions between them. Humpbacks initiated the majority of interactions (57% vs.
Black, Nancy +13 more
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Photo-identification confirms that humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) from eastern Australia migrate past New Zealand but indicates low levels of interchange with breeding grounds of Oceania [PDF]
, 2014 Recent photo-identification and genetic studies have identified at least five discrete breeding populations in Australia and Oceania: western Australia (D), eastern Australia (E (i)), New Caledonia (E (ii)), Tonga (E (iii)), French Polynesia and the Cook
Anderson, M. +23 more
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Acoustic sequences in non-human animals: a tutorial review and prospectus. [PDF]
, 2014 Animal acoustic communication often takes the form of complex sequences, made up of multiple distinct acoustic units. Apart from the well-known example of birdsong, other animals such as insects, amphibians, and mammals (including bats, rodents, primates,
Akçay, Çağlar +41 more
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Automatic prosodic clustering of humpback whales song
, 2008 6pWe automatically segmented a humpback whale song using the Roger Payne's principle of sound unit and we patterned and automatically classified intonations of sound units thanks to an unsupervised algorithm to describe recurrent patterns.
Adam, Olivier +4 more
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Biodiversity of the Saba Bank supports status of Particularly Sensitive Sea Area (PSSA) [PDF]
This report contains a study regarding the biodiversity of the Saba Bank, one of the three largest atolls in the world. All scientific and anecdotic evidence suggests that the area is a hot spot of biodiversity and one of the few areas in the Caribbean ...
Meesters, H.W.G.
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The marine mammals of the Dutch Caribbean: a comparison between EEZ sectors, contrasts and concerns [PDF]
We here provide a synoptic overview and preliminary update of the marine mammals of the Dutch Caribbean EEZ based on 279 cetacean sighting and stranding records. The Dutch Caribbean EEZ is composed of two distinct sectors.
Debrot, A.O., Scheidat, M., Witte, R.H.
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