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Environmental Toxicology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT A comprehensive screening of different environmental contaminants (total metals, thermostable metal fractions associated with detoxification, and persistent organic pollutants) was conducted in an endangered common thresher shark (Alopias vulpinus ) individual incidentally captured in southeastern Brazil.
Sidney Fernandes Sales Junior +10 more
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DNA identification of sharks and rays.
, 2012 262 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 26 cm.In an effort to provide a framework for the accurate identification of elasmobranchs, driven in large part by the needs of parasitological studies, a comprehensive survey of DNA sequences derived from the mitochondrial ...
Rosana, K. A. M. +5 more
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Environmental Toxicology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Environmental pollution resulting from the rapid increase in human population, urbanization, intensive use of chemicals in agriculture, and industrial development has reached a level that threatens natural life today. Trace elements are one of the most important factors causing significant levels of pollution in the environment and are added ...
Levent Bat +3 more
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, 2013 White sharks (Carcharodon carcharias) are apex predators that play an important role in the structure and functioning of marine ecosystems. However, despite both their ecological importance and threatened conservation status this species is still subject
Engelbrecht, Tamlyn
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Scientists concerned over juvenile fishing of sharks, manta Business Standard dated 9th September 2016 [PDF]
, 2016 Expressing concern over juvenile fishing of sharks and manta rays, scientists, experts and fishermen in a meeting today emphasised on the need to curb the practice of unsustainable fishing of endangered marine resources.
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Den attendance by Arctic foxes experiencing 10 years of increasing tourism
Wildlife Biology, EarlyView.Wildlife tourism is a growing industry, and an increasing number of people seek to observe and interact with wild animals in their natural surroundings. In Iceland, the native Arctic fox Vulpes lagopus is widespread and has been under heavy hunting pressure for centuries.
Ester Rut Unnsteinsdóttir +2 more
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Wildlife Biology, EarlyView.Rehabilitation and release contribute to conservation efforts for threatened species. Ensuring that these efforts are effective requires a good understanding of the factors which determine survival and integration of released animals into wild populations.
Jessica Harvey‐Carroll +3 more
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Carbonated Fluorapatite‐Gelatin‐Composites: Morphogenesis and Structure of Kniep's Dumbbells
Zeitschrift für anorganische und allgemeine Chemie, EarlyView.Inspired by the pioneering work of Prof. Rüdiger Kniep on fluorapatite‐gelatin nanocomposites also known as “Kniep's Dumbbells,” this study investigates carbonated fluorapatite‐gelatin aggregates synthesized by the double diffusion technique within a gelatin gel.
Elena V. Sturm +6 more
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Behaviour and conservation of whale sharks on the Belize Barrier Reef [PDF]
, 2003 EThOS - Electronic Theses Online ServiceGBUnited ...
Graham, Rachel T
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Opportunities and Alliances: The Relational Dynamics of Criminal Collusion in Latin America
The British Journal of Sociology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Based on ethnographic fieldwork in Mexico and judicial wiretap analysis in Argentina, this paper shows that collusion between state actors and violent non‐state actors operates through fluid and competitive relational networks rather than stable hierarchies or fixed institutional arrangements.
Eldad J. Levy, Javier Auyero
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