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Frontiers in Marine Science, 2020 Ecotourism focused on whales and dolphins has become a popular activity and an important source of revenue for many countries. Whale watching is vital to supporting conservation efforts and provides numerous benefits to local communities including ...
Hector M Guzman +2 more
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Fuzzy clustering as a tool to differentiate between discrete and graded call types [PDF]
JASA Express Letters, 2021 Animals may communicate potential information to conspecifics using stereotyped “discrete” calls and variable “graded” calls. However, animal vocal research often centers on identifying the number of call types in a repertoire rather than quantifying the
Dana A. Cusano +2 more
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Norrisanima miocaena, a new generic name and redescription of a stem balaenopteroid mysticete (Mammalia, Cetacea) from the Miocene of California [PDF]
PeerJ, 2019 Rorqual whales are among the most species rich group of baleen whales (or mysticetes) alive today, yet the monophyly of the traditional grouping (i.e., Balaenopteridae) remains unclear.
Matthew S. Leslie +2 more
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Scientific Data, 2022 Measurement(s) Whale detections in very high-resolution satellite imagery Technology Type(s) very high-resolution satellites and GIS software Sample Characteristic - Organism Megaptera novaeangliae • Balaenoptera physalus • Eschrichtius robustus ...
Hannah C. Cubaynes, Peter T. Fretwell
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Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) Song on a Subarctic Feeding Ground
Frontiers in Marine Science, 2021 Male humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) are known to produce long complex sequences of structured vocalizations called song. Singing behavior has traditionally been associated with low latitude breeding grounds but is increasingly reported outside ...
Saskia Cathrin Tyarks +6 more
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Case studies on longitudinal mercury content in humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) baleen
Heliyon, 2022 Quantification of contaminant concentrations in baleen whales is important for individual and population level health assessments but is difficult due to large migrations and infrequent resighings.
Carley L. Lowe +8 more
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A white humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) in the Atlantic Ocean, Svalbard, Norway, August 2012 [PDF]
Polar Research, 2013 A white humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) was observed on several occasions off Svalbard, Norway, during August 2012. The animal was completely white, except for a few small dark patches on the ventral side of its fluke.
Christian Lydersen +5 more
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Mammalogy Notes, 2021 La Colección de Mamíferos asociada al Museo de Ciencias Naturales Federico Carlos Lehmann Valencia (IMCN), hace parte de las colecciones zoológicas de referencia científica del INCIVA, Instituto para la investigación y la preservación del patrimonio ...
Tatiana Velásquez Roa +1 more
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The sero-prevalence of Toxoplasma gondii in British marine mammals
Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 2009 Serum samples from 101 stranded or bycatch cetaceans from British waters were screened for Toxoplasma gondii-specific antibodies using the Sabin Feldman Dye Test.
Dan Forman +3 more
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Structure and Dynamics of Humpback Whales Competitive Groups in Ecuador [PDF]
Animal Behavior and Cognition, 2015 We assessed the social structure and behavior of humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) competitive groups off Ecuador between July and August 2010. During this time we followed 185 whales in 22 competitive groups for 41.45 hr.
Fernando Félix, Johana Novillo
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