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Surface Behaviours of Humpback Whale Megaptera novaeangliae at Nosy Be (Madagascar) [PDF]
BiologyThe surface behaviours of humpback whales were studied in the presence of a whale-watching vessel at Nosy Be (Madagascar) during whale-watching activities, in order to characterise the ethogram of these animals.
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The Hug of a Humpback Whale Mother: Protective Behaviors of a Calf Toward Escorts in a Competitive Group at Abrolhos Bank, Brazil [PDF]
AnimalsWhile protective behaviors of baleen whales toward calves have been documented during predator attacks, they have not been observed in response to approach attempts by other males of the same species.
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Characterization of Cetacean Morbillivirus in Humpback Whales, Brazil [PDF]
Emerging Infectious DiseasesCetacean morbillivirus is an etiologic agent associated with strandings of live and dead cetacean species occurring sporadically or as epizootics worldwide.
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, 2018 Genus Megaptera Gray, 1846 Megaptera is a monospecific genus that has a global distribution, from cold regions through temperate oceans and tropical waters.
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, 1982 Megaptera Gray, 1846. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 1, 17:83. PROTECTED STATUS: CITES - Appendix II as Order Cetacea.
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, 1982 Megaptera novaeangliae (Borowski, 1781). Gemein. Naturgesch. Thier., 2(1):21. TYPE LOCALITY: U.S.A., coast of New England. DISTRIBUTION: Worldwide, tropical to arctic waters. COMMENT: Includes nodosa; see Kellogg, 1932, Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash., 45: 148. PROTECTED STATUS: CITES - Appendix I and U.S. ESA - Endangered. ISIS NUMBER: 5301411007002001001.
Honacki, James H. +2 more
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, 2018 Insights into Megaptera novaeangliae COI sequence analysis Over more than a decade ago, COI region have been widely studied with the purpose to develop a “barcode” for species (e.g., Arnason et al., 2004; Amaral et al., 2007). However, as occurs with any new genetic tool, the barcode method still presents some limitations, such as the low availability ...
Lucero, Sergio O. +6 more
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Novel Megaptera novaeangliae (Humpback whale) haplotype chromosome-level reference genome [PDF]
Scientific DataThe sequencing of a kidney sample (KW2013002) from a stranded Megaptera novaeangliae (Humpback whale) calf is the first chromosome-level reference genome for this species1.
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First documented movement of a humpback whale between the Cape Verde Islands and West Greenland [PDF]
Ecology and EvolutionThe endangered population of humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) breeding and calving off the Cape Verde Islands (CVI) are known to migrate to feeding areas located along the eastern margin of the North Atlantic Ocean (Iceland, and Norway). Here, we
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Begonia (sect. Platycentrum) megaptera A. DC.
, 2018 Begonia megaptera A.DC. [sect. Platycentrum] Fig. 39 Annales des Sciences Naturelles; Botanique, Sér. 4, 11: 134 (de Candolle 1859). – Type: India, Sikkim, 1820–2420 m, Hooker 8 (lecto-: K, here designated). Citations in other publications de Candolle (1864: 348), Clarke (1879: 646), Clarke (1881: 119), Clarke (1890: 25), Fischer (1938: 98), Hara (1966:
Camfield, Rebecca, Hughes, Mark
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