An evolutionary divergent pestivirus lacking the Npro gene systemically infects a whale species
Emerging Microbes and Infections, 2019 Pestiviruses typically infect members of the order Artiodactyla, including ruminants and pigs, although putative rat and bat pestiviruses have also been described. In the present study, we identified and characterized an evolutionary divergent pestivirus
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Scientific Reports, 2021 Aggressive behavior of bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) towards conspecifics is widely described, but they have also often been reported attacking and killing harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) around the world. However, very few reports exist
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Phylogeny and adaptive evolution of the brain-development gene microcephalin (MCPH1) in cetaceans. [PDF]
, 2011 BACKGROUND: Representatives of Cetacea have the greatest absolute brain size among animals, and the largest relative brain size aside from humans. Despite this, genes implicated in the evolution of large brain size in primates have yet to be surveyed in ...
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, 1982 Phocoena phocoena (Linnaeus, 1758). Syst. Nat., 10th ed., 1:77. TYPE LOCALITY: Baltic Sea, “Swedish Seas.” DISTRIBUTION: Temperate to arctic N. Pacific and N. Atlantic; isolated population in Black Sea. COMMENT: Reviewed by Gaskin et al., 1974, Mamm. Species, 42:1-8. PROTECTED STATUS: CITES - Appendix II as Order Cetacea.
Honacki, James H. +2 more
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Synthetic communication signals influence wild harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) behaviour [PDF]
, 2015 We used our novel and programmable Porpoise Alarm (PAL, patd.) to synthesize life-like, electronic harbour porpoise communication signals based on those described for captive animals.
Conrad, Matthias +3 more
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Long-term feeding ecology and habitat use in harbour porpoises from Scandinavian waters inferred from trace elements and stable isotopes [PDF]
, 2007 peer reviewedBACKGROUND: We investigated the feeding ecology and habitat use of 32 harbour porpoises by-caught in 4 localities along the Scandinavian coast from the North Sea to the Barents Sea using time-integrative markers: stable isotopes (delta13C ...
Fontaine, Michael +6 more
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Testicular morphology and spermatogenesis in harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) [PDF]
Theriogenology, 2019 Knowledge about reproductive parameters in male harbour porpoises such as testicular histology and germ cell maturation as well as seasonal changes in spermatogenesis is scarce. Thus, the aim of the present study was to report changes in the histological appearance of the testicular morphology of neonatal and juvenile harbour porpoises during ...
Kesselring, T +8 more
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Fine-scale movement responses of free-ranging harbour porpoises to capture, tagging and short-term noise pulses from a single airgun [PDF]
Royal Society Open Science, 2018 Knowledge about the impact of anthropogenic disturbances on the behavioural responses of cetaceans is constrained by lack of data on fine-scale movements of individuals.
Floris M. van Beest +8 more
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Beyond Parasitism: Hepatic Lesions in Stranded Harbor Porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) Without Trematode (Campula oblonga) Infections [PDF]
, 2015 The liver can be an indicator of the health of an individual or of a group, which can be especially important to identify agents that can cause disease in multiple species.
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Harbor porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) reactions to pingers
Marine Mammal Science, 2018 AbstractThe use of acoustic alarms (pingers) has been mandated in several gill net fisheries around the world. Even though pingers have shown to reduce the incidental catch there are still questions to be answered in relation to effective range, habituation and displacement. In the present studies, the vocalization behavior of porpoises was recorded in
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