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Genetic Sexing of the African Penguin, Spheniscus demersus Using Noninvasive Guano and Molted Feather Samples [PDF]
Ecology and EvolutionThe monitoring of sex ratios in wild populations of the critically endangered African penguin Spheniscus demersus is essential for conservation management but is currently limited by the inherent difficulty in acquiring blood samples required for sexing.
Susan A. Smith +2 more
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The role of aquaria in beluga research and conservation
Polar Research, 2021 Aquaria that care for and maintain belugas (Delphinapterus leucas) under professional care have the opportunity to contribute to the conservation of wild belugas through research, expertise in animal care and husbandry, and engaging and educating the ...
Tracy A. Romano +7 more
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Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens, 2021 Marine mammals, now more than ever, are exposed to environmental and anthropogenic stressors. A better understanding of stress physiology in marine mammals is warranted in order to assist in conservation efforts.
Ebru Unal, Tracy A. Romano
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Marine Invertebrate Neoextinctions: An Update and Call for Inventories of Globally Missing Species
Diversity, 2023 The register of global extinctions of marine invertebrates in historical time is updated. Three gastropod and one insect species are removed from the list of extinct marine species, while two gastropods, one echinoderm, and three parasites (a nematode ...
James T. Carlton
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Frontiers in Marine Science, 2023 We sampled the respiratory mucus from voluntary blowhole exhalations (“blow”) of three healthy beluga whales (Delphinapterus leucas) under professional human care. Blow samples were collected from three resident belugas, one adult male (M1) and two adult
Susan A. Smith +7 more
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Serological Detection of Marine Origin Brucella Exposure in Two Alaska Beluga Stocks
Animals, 2022 Among emerging threats to the Arctic is the introduction, spread, or resurgence of disease. Marine brucellosis is an emerging disease concern among free-ranging cetaceans and is less well-studied than terrestrial forms.
Laura A. Thompson +6 more
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Polar Research, 2021 Given the remote, rugged areas belugas typically inhabit and the low rehabilitation success rate with any cetacean, it is rare to have the opportunity to rescue a live-stranded beluga.
Caroline E.C. Goertz +21 more
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Frontiers in Marine Science, 2021 The concept of “vulnerable marine ecosystem” (VME) was included in United Nations (UN) General Assembly Resolution 61/105 as part of an international effort to minimize the effects of seafloor fisheries on the high seas.
Les Watling +2 more
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A Scientific Basis for Designation of the Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument
Frontiers in Marine Science, 2020 The Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument (NECSMNM) was designated by President Barack Obama in 2016, using his authority under the Antiquities Act of 1906.
Peter J. Auster +5 more
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The God of Julian of Norwich: A Christological reading in a follow-up key
Verbum et Ecclesia, 2023 This article presents some of the results of the research on the God that Julian of Norwich makes known to us through her Christological revelations. This woman left a writing about her revelations, in which Jesus Christ is the centre of her theology. In
Edith Gonzalez-Bernal
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