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Island Arc, 1994 Abstract A nearly complete skeleton of a fossil sperm whale from the Middle Miocene age Bessho Formation at Shiga‐mura, Nagano Prefecture, the most complete fossil physeterid skeleton found in Japan, is here named Scaldicetus shigensis, new species.
Kiyoharu Hirota, Lawrence G. Barnes
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Revista Geológica de América Central, 2014 Un fragmento de corona y un diente aislado, inferior y comisural de una ballena de esperma de la Familia Physeteridae son descritos. Los restos dentales fueron colectados en sedimentos batiales superiores de la Formación Chagres (Mioceno Tardío) con ...
Dioselina I Vigil, César A Laurito
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Mammal Review, Volume 55, Issue 2, April 2025.This review identifies key causes of morbidity and mortality in Southern Hemisphere small Odontoceti, highlighting significant anthropogenic threats and the enhanced need for conservation strategies. Key findings include high rates of entanglements and a diverse range of infectious pathogens. Abstract Marine mammals serve as sentinels for environmental
Rebecca Souter +3 more
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Revista Geológica de América Central, 2012 Cuatro nuevos registros de Odontoceti son descritos para el Mioceno Superior del sur de América Central; estos hallazgos sugieren una fuerte conexión marina entre la costa del Atlántico Norte de Europa, la Planicie Costera de América del Norte con el ...
Ana L Valerio, César A Laurito
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Koristocetus pescei gen. et sp. nov., a diminutive sperm whale (Cetacea: Odontoceti: Kogiidae) from the late Miocene of Peru [PDF]
, 2017 Among odontocetes, members of the family Kogiidae (pygmy and dwarf sperm whales) are known as small-sized and in many respects enigmatic relatives of the great sperm whale Physeter macrocephalus.
Bianucci, G. +4 more
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Journal of Threatened Taxa, 2020 To date in Sri Lankan waters, there has been limited research on Killer Whales. These animals have been recorded almost all around the island, except in the northernmost waters and in Palk Bay. The highest observed concentrations are from the northeastern, south/southwestern and northwestern coastal waters of Sri Lanka.
Ranil P. Nanayakkara +3 more
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Chromosomes of the bowhead whale (Balaena mysticetus linnaeus) [PDF]
, 1979 Thesis (M.S.) University of Alaska Fairbanks, 1979The somatic chromosomes of the bowhead whale, Balaena mysticetus, are described for the first time using homogeneous staining and trypsin G-banding.
Jarrell, Gordon Hamilton
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Molecular Ecology Resources, Volume 24, Issue 5, July 2024.Abstract The major histocompatibility complex (MHC) is a highly polymorphic gene family that is crucial in immunity, and its diversity can be effectively used as a fitness marker for populations. Despite this, MHC remains poorly characterised in non‐model species (e.g., cetaceans: whales, dolphins and porpoises) as high gene copy number variation ...
Dorothea Heimeier +6 more
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Caviziphius altirostris, a new beaked whale from the Miocene southern North Sea basin [PDF]
, 2005 An odontocete cranium from Miocene deposits in northern Belgium is examined and referred to Caviziphius altirostris, a new genus and species of beaked whale.
Bianucci, G., Post, K.
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Ecology and Evolution, Volume 14, Issue 3, March 2024.The short‐finned pilot whale, Globicephala macrorhynchus in the Canary Islands. Stomach contents, trophic markers, skin isotopic ratios of nitrogen (δ15N: 15N/14N) and carbon (δ13C: 13C/12C), and fatty acid profiles of the blubber of a short‐finned pilot whale were analyzed to obtain the insights in their early hunting behavior.
Amanda Luna +5 more
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