Co-Occurrence and Habitat Use of Fin Whales, Striped Dolphins and Atlantic Bluefin Tuna in the Northwestern Mediterranean Sea. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2015 Different dolphin and tuna species have frequently been reported to aggregate in areas of high frontal activity, sometimes developing close multi-species associations to increase feeding success.
Robert Klaus Bauer +4 more
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Are epizoites biological indicators of a western Mediterranean striped dolphin die-off? [PDF]
, 1994 During a die-off of Mediterranean striped dolphins Stenella coeruleoalba in 1990-91, 82 individuals stranded on the Spanish coast were examined for crustacean ectoparasites and epizoites.
Aznar Avendaño, Francisco Javier +2 more
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Marine Mammal Science, Volume 42, Issue 1, January 2026.ABSTRACT In 2024, an expedition was conducted off northwestern Baja California, México, to find and identify the beaked whale species that produced the BW43 echolocation pulse previously recorded in this area and elsewhere in the North Pacific. There were five Mesoplodon sightings and 21 BW43 acoustic detections on both a towed array and drifting pole ...
E. Elizabeth Henderson +14 more
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Determinants of lungworm specificity in five cetacean species in the western Mediterranean
Parasites & Vectors, 2021 Background Current data about Pseudaliidae show contrasting patterns of host specificity between congeneric species. We investigated how both contact and compatibility between hosts and parasites contributed to the patterns of lungworm infection observed
Rachel Pool +4 more
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Whales, dolphins, and porpoises of the eastern North Pacific and adjacent Arctic waters: a guide to their identification [PDF]
, 1982 This is an identification guide for cetaceans (whales, dolphins, and porpoises), that was designed to assist laymen in identifying cetaceans encountered in eastern North Pacific and Arctic waters.
Evans, William E. +4 more
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Seasonal Abundance and Distribution of Cetaceans in a High Traffic Shipping Corridor
Marine Mammal Science, Volume 42, Issue 1, January 2026.ABSTRACT The recovery of many cetacean species coincides spatially and temporally with intensifying anthropogenic threats. We undertook multi‐year systematic surveys to quantify seasonal abundance and document the distribution of at‐risk cetaceans, which is needed to assess the impacts of increasing human activities in the Canadian portions of the ...
Christie J. McMillan +4 more
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Spatial-based management for cetacean conservation: a Portuguese coast case study
Frontiers in Marine ScienceCetaceans are critical indicators of ecosystem health, yet face significant threats from overfishing, habitat loss, and climate change. Key conservation strategies in the EU include Marine Protected Areas (MPAs), the Natura 2000 network, and Important ...
Camilla Aiuti +8 more
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Neurobrucellosis in a common bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) stranded in the Canary Islands
BMC Veterinary Research, 2019 Background Brucella spp. isolation is increasingly reported in cetaceans, although associated pathologies, including lesions of the musculoskeletal and nervous systems, are less frequently described. Concerning the nervous system, Brucella sp.
Eva Sierra +8 more
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Early postnatal growth of the spotted dolphin, Stenella attenuata, in the offshore Eastern Tropical Pacific. [PDF]
, 1984 Estimates of length at birth and early postnatal growth are made for the northern and southern populations of the offshore spotted dolphin in the offshore eastern tropical Pacific.
Hammond, P.S., Hohn, Aleta A.
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Temporal and spatial trends in stranding records of cetaceans on the Irish coast, 2002–2014 [PDF]
, 2016 Using Irish strandings data collected between 2002 and 2014, seasonal and annual trends in the number of strandings for all strandings identified to species level (N ¼ 1480), and for the five most frequently reported species: common dolphin (25.7% of ...
Berrow, Simon +3 more
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