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The Novel Evolution of the Sperm Whale Genome [PDF]
Genome Biology and Evolution, 2017 The sperm whale, made famous by Moby Dick, is one of the most fascinating of all ocean-dwelling species given their unique life history, novel physiological adaptations to hunting squid at extreme ocean depths, and their position as one of the earliest branching toothed whales (Odontoceti).
Wesley C Warren +2 more
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Royal Society Open Science, 2022 The sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus) is a deep-diving cetacean with a global distribution and a multi-leveled, culturally segregated, social structure.
Felicia Vachon, Taylor A Hersh
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Frontiers in Remote Sensing, 2022 Following the end of over a century of intensive commercial whaling in 1986, the monitoring and assessment of sperm whale populations is essential for guiding management and conservation decisions for their recovery.
Yvonne M. Barkley +4 more
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Animals, 2023 Sperm whales are a marine mammal famous for the aromatic substance, the ambergris, produced from its colon. Little is known about the biological processes of ambergris production, and this study aims to investigate the genetic mechanism of ambergris ...
Chuang Zhou +7 more
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Kin relationships in cultural species of the marine realm: case study of a matrilineal social group of sperm whales off Mauritius island, Indian Ocean [PDF]
Royal Society Open Science, 2021 Understanding the organization and dynamics of social groups of marine mammals through the study of kin relationships is particularly challenging.
Francois Sarano +11 more
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Sperm whales forage year-round in the ross sea region
Frontiers in Remote Sensing, 2023 We investigated the seasonal and spatial occurrence of sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus) in the Ross Sea region of the Southern Ocean derived from passive acoustic data.
Giacomo Giorli, Matthew H. Pinkerton
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Diet and mitochondrial DNA haplotype of a sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus) found dead off Jurong Island, Singapore [PDF]
PeerJ, 2019 Despite numerous studies across the large geographic range of the sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus), little is known about the diet and mitochondrial DNA haplotypes of this strongly female philopatric species in waters off Southeast Asia.
Marcus A.H. Chua +4 more
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Exploring variability in the diet of depredating sperm whales in the Gulf of Alaska through stable isotope analysis [PDF]
Royal Society Open Science, 2020 Sperm whales interact with commercially important groundfish fisheries offshore in the Gulf of Alaska (GOA). This study aims to use stable isotope analysis to better understand the trophic variability of sperm whales and their potential prey, and to use ...
Lauren A. Wild +3 more
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Wild whale faecal samples as a proxy of anthropogenic impact
Scientific Reports, 2021 The occurrence of protozoan parasite, bacterial communities, organic pollutants and heavy metals was investigated in free-ranging species of fin (Balaenoptera physalus, n. 2) and sperm (Physeter macrocephalus, n.
Marianna Marangi +3 more
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Sperm whale presence observed using passive acoustic monitoring from gliders of opportunity
Endangered Species Research, 2020 Habitat use by the endangered Mediterranean sperm whale subpopulation remains poorly understood, especially in winter. The sustained presence of oceanographic autonomous underwater vehicles in the area presents an opportunity to improve observation ...
Cauchy, P +5 more
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