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Emergence, spread, and impact of high‐pathogenicity avian influenza H5 in wild birds and mammals of South America and Antarctica

open access: yesConservation Biology, Volume 40, Issue 1, February 2026.
Abstract The currently circulating high‐pathogenicity avian influenza (HPAI) virus of the subtype H5 causes variable illness and death in wild and domestic birds and mammals, as well as in humans. This virus evolved from the Goose/Guangdong lineage of the HPAI H5 virus, which emerged in commercial poultry in China in 1996, spilled over into wild birds,
Thijs Kuiken   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

The nightscape of the Arctic winter shapes the diving behavior of a marine predator

open access: yesScientific Reports
Predator–prey interactions in marine ecosystems are dynamically influenced by light, as demonstrated by diel vertical migrations of low-trophic level organisms.
Philippine Chambault   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Clicking for supper

open access: yeseLife, 2015
When close to prey, porpoises actively widen their sonar beam, which may make it harder for the prey to escape.
Peter Tyack
doaj   +1 more source

Seasonal Abundance and Distribution of Cetaceans in a High Traffic Shipping Corridor

open access: yesMarine Mammal Science, Volume 42, Issue 1, January 2026.
ABSTRACT The recovery of many cetacean species coincides spatially and temporally with intensifying anthropogenic threats. We undertook multi‐year systematic surveys to quantify seasonal abundance and document the distribution of at‐risk cetaceans, which is needed to assess the impacts of increasing human activities in the Canadian portions of the ...
Christie J. McMillan   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Intrapancreatic accessory spleen in a harbor porpoise (Phocoena phocoena).

open access: yesThe Journal of veterinary medical science, 2018
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Nakagun, Shotaro   +3 more
openaire   +3 more sources

Did the pile driving during the construction of the Offshore Wind Farm Egmond aan Zee, the Netherlands, impact porpoises? [PDF]

open access: yes
The Dutch consortium "NoordzeeWind" has built the first offshore wind farm in Dutch North Sea waters, known as "Offshore Wind farm Egmond aan Zee" (OWEZ) Part of the construction works consisted of driving 36 monopiles into the sea floor, during April ...
Camphuysen, C.J., Leopold, M.F.
core   +5 more sources

A negative trend in abundance and an exceeded mortality limit call for conservation action for the Vulnerable Belt Sea harbour porpoise population

open access: yesFrontiers in Marine Science
The management and conservation of biodiversity relies on information on both the abundance of species and the potential impact of threats. Globally, one of the largest threats towards marine biodiversity is bycatch in fisheries.
Kylie Owen   +14 more
doaj   +1 more source

Growth of the harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) in eastern Newfoundland, Canada

open access: yesNAMMCO Scientific Publications, 2003
Although the stock relationships among harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) in the Northwest Atlantic are unknown, it has been postulated that there are 4 local populations: Bay of Fundy/Gulf of Maine, Gulf of St.
S F Richardson, G B Stenson, C Hood
doaj   +1 more source

Harbor Porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) Reaction to a 3D Seismic Airgun Survey in the North Sea

open access: yesFrontiers in Marine Science, 2020
The most common cetacean in the North Sea is the harbor porpoise (Phocoena phocoena). Underwater noise is increasingly recognized as a source of impact on the marine environment and seismic airguns were one of the first man-made high intensity sound ...
Joanna Sarnocińska   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

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