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Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) have become ubiquitous environmental contaminants in aquatic ecosystems worldwide. Marine mammals, as top predators, are constantly exposed to several PFAS compounds that accumulate in different tissues.
Cristina Otero-Sabio +10 more
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El turismo generado por la observación de delfines mular Tursiops truncatus es una de los principales atractivos turísticos en el estero El Morro, Guayas-Ecuador, sin embargo, la falta de caracterización de hongos en el medio acuático como fuentes ...
Francisca Hernadez-Tapia
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Vascularization of the trachea in the bottlenose dolphin: Comparison with bovine and evidence for evolutionary adaptations to diving [PDF]
The rigid structure of the mammalian trachea is functional to maintain constant patency and airflow during breathing, but no gas exchange takes place through its walls.
Bagnoli, Paola +3 more
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Do pingers cause stress in fish? An experimental tank study with European sardine, Sardina pilchardus (Walbaum, 1792) (Actinopterygii, Clupeidae), exposed to a 70 kHz dolphin pinger [PDF]
Date of acceptance: 06/12/2014 Acknowledgments The study was funded by the Portuguese Ministry of Science (Fundac¸a˜o para a Cieˆncia e Tecnologia– FCT) through a PhD Grant of SG (SFRH/BD/47931/2008).
Begona Santos, M. +5 more
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Arimidelphis sorbinii is a new genus and a new species of Delphinidae (Cetacea, Odontoceti) based on an incomplete skull with right ear bones, mandible, teeth and left forelimb, all from one animal, from the Late Pliocene sediments of Marecchia river ...
GIOVANNI BIANUCCI
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Cardiorespiratory coupling in the bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus)
Introduction: The bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) is an intermittent breather, where the breath begins with an exhalation followed by inhalation and an extended inter-breath interval ranging from 10 to 40 s. Breathing has been shown to alter both
A. Fahlman +7 more
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Why do dolphins form mixed-species associations in the Azores ?
Mixed-species associations are temporary associations between individuals of different species that are often observed in birds, primates and cetaceans.
Bearzi +39 more
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The bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) faecal microbiota [PDF]
Cetaceans have evolved from herbivorous terrestrial artiodactyls closely related to ruminants and hippopotamuses. Delphinidae, a family included in this order, represent an extreme and successful re-adaptation of mammalian physiology to the marine habitat and piscivorous diet.
SOVERINI, MATTEO +11 more
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The bottlenose dolphin is a species often used in the entertainment industry worldwide. They are the most commonly encountered type of dolphin in aquariums and water parks, where they are featured in shows. This research aims to determine the behavioural
David Keane Wijaya +2 more
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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
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