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Genomic and structural investigation on dolphin morbillivirus (DMV) in Mediterranean fin whales (Balaenoptera physalus). [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Dolphin morbillivirus (DMV) has been deemed as one of the most relevant threats for fin whales (Balaenoptera physalus) being responsible for a mortality outbreak in the Mediterranean Sea in the last years.
Beffagna, Giorgia   +4 more
core   +1 more source

Duration of unassisted swimming activity for spotted dolphin (Stenella attenuata) calves: implications for mother-calf separation during tuna purse-seine sets [PDF]

open access: yes, 2006
Size-related differences in power production and swim speed duration may contribute to the observed deficit of nursing calves in relation to lactating females killed in sets by tuna purse-seiners in the eastern tropical Pacific Ocean (ETP).
Edwards, Elizabeth F.
core  

Cetaceans value and conservation in the Mediterranean Sea [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
This review provides an overview of the Mediterranean diversity and conservation status of cetaceans, and the value associated with their conservation and non-consumptive use. Mediterranean Sea is one of the world's diversity hotspots.
Mussi, B.   +2 more
core   +1 more source

The Greenland–Scotland Ridge in a Changing Ocean: Time to Act?

open access: yesMarine Ecology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The Greenland–Scotland Ridge is a submarine mountain that rises up to 500 m below the sea surface and extends from the east coast of Greenland to the continental shelf of Iceland and across the Faroe Islands to Scotland. The ridge not only separates deeper ocean basins on either side, that is, the North Atlantic and Arctic oceans, but also ...
Christophe Pampoulie   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Stenella coeruleoalba

open access: yes, 1982
Stenella coeruleoalba (Meyen, 1833). Nova Acta Acad. Caes. Nat. Curios., 16(2): 609 -610. TYPE LOCALITY: South Atlantic Ocean near Rio de la Plata (off coast of Argentina and Uruguay). DISTRIBUTION: Temperate and tropical waters of the world. COMMENT: Includes styx and euphrosyne; see Mitchell, 1970, Can. J. Zool., 48:720.
Honacki, James H.   +2 more
openaire   +1 more source

Definite records of Sperm Whale Physeter catodon (Linnaeus), Spinner Dolphin Stenella longirostris (Gray) and Bottlenose Dolphin Tursiops truncatus (Montagu) (Mammalia: Cetartiodactyla) in the Arabian Sea

open access: yesJournal of Threatened Taxa, 2009
Definite records of five Sperm Whales Physeter catodon (Liinaeus), 58 Spinner Dolphins Stenella longirostris (Gray) and 12 Bottlenose Dolphins Tursiops truncatus (Montagu) in the Arabian Sea, encountered during Ela Foundation’s Pelagic Birds Survey and ...
S. Pande   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Dolphin Morbillivirus in Eurasian Otters, Italy [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
We report biomolecular evidence of dolphin morbillivirus in 4 wild Eurasian otters (Lutra lutra) from southern Italy; 2 animals showed simultaneous immunohistochemical reactivity against morbilliviral antigen.
Cafiero, Maria Assunta   +13 more
core   +1 more source

First Record of a Presumed Risso's Dolphin Calf Associated With a Bottlenose Dolphin in the Mediterranean Sea

open access: yesEcology and Evolution, Volume 16, Issue 4, April 2026.
During a survey in June 2025, researchers recorded a presumed Risso's dolphin calf swimming in echelon position within a bottlenose dolphin group off the Catalan coast (north‐eastern Iberian Peninsula). Two possible interpretations are discussed: (1) it may represent the first hybrid calf reported in the Mediterranean, or (2) it may be the first ...
Natàlia Amigó   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Cetacean Morbillivirus-Associated Pathology: Knowns and Unknowns [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
The present minireview deals with the pathology of Cetacean Morbillivirus (CeMV) infection in free-ranging cetaceans. In this respect, while "classical" CeMV-associated lesions were observed in the lung, brain, and lymphoid tissues from striped dolphins (
Di Guardo, Giovanni, Mazzariol, Sandro
core   +6 more sources

Navigating Cetacean Mitochondrial Genome Data: Identifying Coverage and Deficiencies in Public Repositories

open access: yesMolecular Ecology Resources, Volume 26, Issue 3, April 2026.
ABSTRACT Genetic reference databases underpin a wide range of molecular approaches used to study cetacean biodiversity, including environmental DNA (eDNA), yet their reliability depends critically on data completeness, taxonomic accuracy, and metadata quality.
Luís Afonso   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

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