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Shoalwater Bay (dugong) plan of management [PDF]
, 1996 The actions set out in this plan will contribute to the development of a broader management regime for dugongs by various management agencies. It will also provide guidelines for conserving the dugong population throughout the broader Shoalwater Bay ...
Slater, J., Stokes, T.
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Marine mammal behavior: a review of conservation implications [PDF]
, 2016 This is the author accepted manuscript. The final version is available from Frontiers Media via the DOI in this record.The three orders which comprise the extant marine mammals exhibit a wide range of behaviors, varying social structures and differences ...
Brakes, P, Dall, SRX
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Journal of Anatomy, Volume 247, Issue 6, Page 1224-1240, December 2025.This study conducts the first comprehensive morphological investigation of the mandibular symphysis in whales. Using gross anatomical observation and CT cross‐sectional data, we describe diverse joint morphologies across 74 extant and fossil cetacean taxa. Toothed whales exhibit unfused, partially fused, or fully fused symphyses.
Rebecca J. Strauch +2 more
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Ecology and Evolution, Volume 15, Issue 11, November 2025.This study examines the global distribution of marine reptiles and mammals, revealing contrasting biogeographic patterns shaped by their distinct evolutionary histories. Marine mammals exhibit non‐random distributions with elevated taxonomic distinctness in the Arctic and North Pacific, whereas marine reptiles show phylogenetic clustering in tropical ...
Laura Fuentes‐Tejada +2 more
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Abstract Extant sirenians are the only aquatic herbivorous mammals and comprise four recognized species: the dugong, the Amazonian manatee, the West Indian manatee, and the African manatee. They inhabit coastal shallow waters in tropical and subtropical areas. All sirenian species produce sounds, many of which are audible to humans.
Renata S. Sousa-Lima +7 more
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, 2008 https://nsuworks.nova.edu/occ_currents/1009/thumbnail ...
NSU Oceanographic Center
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Spatial Insurance of Distinct Ecological Functions
Ecology Letters, Volume 28, Issue 11, November 2025.We present a new trait‐based framework to quantify spatial functional insurance of distinct ecological functions amongst ecological communities. We identify communities that disproportionately insure (functional sources) or depend on (functional sinks) neighbour communities.
N. Mouquet +11 more
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Frontiers in EthologyBackgroundInterspecific interactions play an important role in shaping ecological relationships, yet descriptions of social interspecific interactions in aquatic mammals remain scarce.
Layse Albuquerque +12 more
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, 2006 https://nsuworks.nova.edu/occ_currents/1019/thumbnail ...
NSU Oceanographic Center
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Vertebrados del mioceno de la provincia de Entre Ríos, Argentina [PDF]
, 2000 La diversa fauna de antiguos vertebrados que se registra en los acantilados que bordean la margen oriental del río Paraná cerca de la ciudad de Paraná, provincia de Entre Ríos, Argentina se conoce científicamente desde la primera mitad del siglo XIX.
Azpelicueta, María de las Mercedes +14 more
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