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Medusae and ctenophores from the Bahia Blanca Estuary and neighboring inner shelf (Southwest Atlantic Ocean, Argentina) [PDF]
, 2017 An updated checklist of medusae and ctenophores is presented for the first time for the area comprised by the Bahía Blanca Estuary, the adjacent shelf El Rincón and Monte Hermoso beach, on the southwest coast of Buenos Aires province (Argentina).
Dutto, María Sofía +5 more
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Applying the Ecological Trap Concept to Cetaceans
Marine Mammal Science, Volume 42, Issue 2, April 2026.ABSTRACT Wild animals may select poor‐quality habitats due to mismatches between perceived and actual habitat quality, creating ecological traps. Although well explored in terrestrial systems, this concept remains underutilized for marine species.
Stephane P. G. de Moura +2 more
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Diversity in the Toll-Like Receptor Genes of the African Penguin (Spheniscus demersus). [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2016 The African penguin, Spheniscus demersus, is listed as Endangered by the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species due to the drastic reduction in population numbers over the last 20 years.
Desiré Lee Dalton +3 more
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Pollution, habitat loss, fishing and climate change as critical threats to penguins [PDF]
, 2014 Cumulative human impacts across the world’s oceans are considerable. We therefore examined a single model taxonomic group, the penguins (Spheniscidae), to explore how marine species and communities might be at risk of decline or extinction in the ...
Boersma, P. Dee +16 more
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Fatal Sarcocystis falcatula Infection in Three Penguins
Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2019 Sarcocystis falcatula is a well-known cause of fatal pneumonia in some birds, particularly Old World psittacines. Here we describe fatal sarcosystosis due to S.
Shannon G. M. Kirejczyk +11 more
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Revista Mexicana de Ciencias Geológicas, 2014 Se analizan las variaciones morfológicas presentes en el tarsometatarso de los pingüinos de la Formación Pisco (Mioceno-Plioceno) del Perú asignados al género Spheniscus Brisson, 1760.
Carolina Acosta-Hospitaleche +2 more
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Serological monitoring of antibodies for an early diagnosis ofaspergillosis in captive penguins
Pesquisa Veterinária Brasileira, 2015 : This study aimed to evaluate the efficacy of detection of anti-Aspergillus fumigatus antibodies in captive penguins by double radial agar gel immunodiffusion (AGID) for the aspergillosis diagnosis.
Ângela L. Cabana +7 more
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Project MOSI: rationale and pilot-study results of an initiative to help protect zoo animals from mosquito-transmitted pathogens and contribute data on mosquito spatio–temporal distribution change [PDF]
, 2015 Mosquito-borne pathogens pose major threats to both wildlife and human health and, largely as a result of unintentional human-aided dispersal of their vector species, their cumulative threat is on the rise.
Albertini, M +16 more
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Swimming modes affect dive durations in diving birds
Journal of Avian Biology, Volume 2026, Issue 2, March 2026.Dive duration and body mass are positively correlated across air‐breathing vertebrate species, but other factors affecting dive duration are inadequately studied. Here, we examined the effect of a previously overlooked factor, swimming mode, using phylogenetically informed statistics with data on the diving capabilities of 53 species of avian divers ...
Hiroya Matsushita, Yuuki Y. Watanabe
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Revista Brasileira de Parasitologia VeterináriaThree new sequences of Mitochondrial cytochrome c-oxidase subunit 2 (mtDNA cox-2) from C. pelagicum parasite of Spheniscus magellanicus, the Magelanicus penguin, were determined from Brazilian waters. The sequences presented 99 and 98% of similarity with
Juliana Novo Borges +7 more
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