Environmental Drivers of Mesophotic Echinoderm Assemblages of the Southeastern Pacific Ocean [PDF]
Mesophotic ecosystems (50–400 m depth) of the southeastern Pacific have rarely been studied because of the logistical challenges in sampling across this remote zone. This study assessed how oxygen concentrations and other environmental predictors explain
Ariadna Mecho +9 more
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Migratory behaviour of humpback whales in the southeastern Pacific under climate change. [PDF]
Humpback whales, a species of baleen whale occurring in all oceans globally, undergo seasonal migration between their breeding grounds in tropical warm waters and high latitude feeding grounds. Using multiple years of satellite tracking data, we modeled the effect of oceanic conditions on the movement behaviour of 42 humpback whales belonging to the ...
Millien V +3 more
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Impacts of two types of ENSO on tropical cyclone tracks affecting South Korea: A clustering-based approach [PDF]
Summary: The impacts of different ENSO types on tropical cyclone (TC) tracks affecting South Korea remain less understood, despite extensive studies on their influence on overall western North Pacific (WNP) TC activity.
Han-Kyoung Kim +2 more
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The biology and ecology of the jumbo squid Dosidicus gigas (Cephalopoda) in Chilean waters: a review [PDF]
. The jumbo squid Dosidicus gigas is the most abundant cephalopod species in the southeastern Pacific Ocean, which supports the biggest cephalopod fishery in the world.
Christian M Ibáñez +4 more
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Unrolling the Systematics of a Southeastern Pacific Chiton
The species Chiton echinatus was first described by Barmes in 1824. Subsequently, it has been allocated to several widely distributed genera (e.g., Acanthopleura, Enoplochiton, Mesotomura) within the subfamily Acanthopleurinae.
Christian M. Ibáñez, Boris Sirenko
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Calloplax vivipara (Plate, 1899) se registra formalmente por primera vez en el litoral sur peruano. Cuatro ejemplares fueron encontrados en el intermareal pedregoso debajo de bloques de piedras en Islay, Arequipa, en diciembre de 2013 y octubre de 2019 ...
Franz Cardoso, Miguel Vargas
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A new diminutive fossil ziphiid from the deep-sea floor off northern Chile and some remarks on the body size evolution and palaeobiogeography of the beaked whales [PDF]
The evolutionary history of the beaked whales (Ziphiidae), odontocetes nowadays adapted to deep diving, is well known thanks to a significant fossil record mainly from the deep ocean floors.
Giovanni Bianucci +3 more
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Hundreds of thousands of U.S. veterans and their families are significantly affected by traumatic brain injury (TBI), yet policy-makers and the general public often lack knowledge about TBI and other “invisible injuries” related to military service ...
Gala True +5 more
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Southeastern Pacific Coupled Climate Field Experiment [PDF]
During October and November 2008, some 150 scientists from 40 institutions in eight nations will take part in the Variability of the American Monsoon Systems' (VAMOS) Ocean‐Cloud‐Atmosphere‐Land Study Regional Experiment (VOCALS‐REx). VOCALS‐REx is an international field program designed to make observations of critical components of the coupled ...
Robert Wood, C. Roberto Mechoso
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Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii) from the Upper Jurassic (Oxfordian) of the Atacama Desert, Northern Chile [PDF]
This contribution presents novel records of ray-finned fishes from the Oxfordian of Cerritos Bayos, northern Chile. This includes a Pachycormiformes diversity represented by macropredatory forms (aff. Hypsocormus sp.
Rodrigo A. Otero
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