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Can the Vaquita Be Saved From Extinction?
Human-Wildlife Interactions, 2018 The vaquita (Phocoena sinus) is considered the world’s most endangered marine mammal. It is the smallest member of the porpoise family endemic to the upper part of the Gulf of California.
Gerardo Rodríguez-Quiroz +3 more
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The Nucleoporin CPR5 Modulates Plant Immunity via Guanylate-Binding Proteins. [PDF]
Mol Plant PatholThe subcellular localisation of GBPL2 between the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) and nuclear envelope (NE) regulates the immune signalling pathway mediated by nucleoporins CPR5 and GBPL3 in Arabidopsis. ABSTRACT The nuclear pore complex plays a key role in nuclear transport of immune signals.
Pan L +8 more
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, 2012 This study was funded by the Aarhus University Research Foundation, the Danish Ministry of Environment (Jagttegnsmidlerne) and by frame grants to PTM from the National Danish Science Research Council.
Erin Ashe +16 more
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Applying SPOT Images to Study the Colorado River Effects on the Upper Gulf of California
Proceedings, 2017 Sediment discharges from rivers play a key role in downstream ecosystems, both for ecosystem morphology (e.g., deltas) and productivity. However, the construction of dams and river regulation dramatically alter sediment transport. Currently, the Colorado
Jesús A. Aguilar-Maldonado +2 more
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, 2014 On following pages: 3. Spectacled Porpoise (Phocoena dioptrica); 4. Burmeister's Porpoise (Phocoena spinipinnis); 5. Vaquita (Phocoena sinus); 6. Harbor Porpoise (Phocoena phocoena); 7.
Don E. Wilson, Russell A. Mittermeier
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Phocoena sinus Norris and McFarland 1958
, 1982 Phocoena sinus Norris and McFarland, 1958. J. Mammal., 39:22. TYPE LOCALITY: Mexico, Baja California Norte, Punta San Felipe. DISTRIBUTION: Northern part of the Gulf of California, south to Tres Marias Isis, and N. Jalisco.
Kenneth E. Kinman +2 more
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Phocoena sinus Norris and McFarland 1958
, 1993 Phocoena sinus Norris and McFarland, 1958. J. Mammal., 39:22, pl. 1-4. TYPE LOCALITY: "from the northeast shore of Punta San Felipe, Baja California Norte, Gulf of California, Mexico ". DISTRIBUTION: North Pacific: warm-temperate waters; northern Gulf
Robert L. Brownell, Jr., James G. Mead
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Vaquitas and gillnets: Mexico’s ultimate cetacean conservation challenge
Endangered Species Research, 2013 There is a high risk that incidental mortality (bycatch) in gillnets will lead to extinction of the vaquita Phocoena sinus, a small porpoise endemic to Mexico’s northern Gulf of California. A zoned Biosphere Reserve established in 1993 proved ineffective
L Rojas-Bracho, RR Reeves
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The critically endangered vaquita is not doomed to extinction by inbreeding depression [PDF]
, 2022 In cases of severe wildlife population decline, a key question is whether recovery efforts will be impeded by genetic factors, such as inbreeding depression. Decades of excess mortality from gillnet fishing have driven Mexico's vaquita porpoise (Phocoena
Morin, Phillip A +20 more
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Ciencias Marinas, 2015 The high phytoplankton production (PP) of the northern Gulf of California (NGC) supports a rich biodiversity and fisheries with high yields. The NGC is the habitat of the vaquita (Phocoena sinus), the cetacean most at risk of extinction in the world ...
Mario Rafael Ramírez-León +4 more
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