Tattoo disease of odontocetes as a potential indicator of a degrading or stressful environment: a preliminary report. Scientific Committee document SC/55/E1, International Whaling Commission, May-June 2003, Berlin, Germany [PDF]
We examined the presence of tattoo lesions in 613 small cetaceans belonging to nine species and originating from the Southeast Pacific Ocean, the Southwest and Northeast Atlantic Ocean as well as from the North, Baltic and Mediterranean Seas. Most of the
Di Beneditto, A.P. +6 more
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Morphology of the hyoid apparatus of some species of odontocetes from southern Brazil. [PDF]
The hyoid apparatus of odontocetes serves as a major attachment point for the muscles and ligaments that subserve breathing, sound production and swallowing.
Dan Jacobs Pretto +3 more
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The study of local cetaceans in Venezuela has a very recent history, and few efforts have been made in the assessment of coastal populations based on field research.
Lenin Oviedo, Noemi Silva
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Effects of commercial fishing regulations on stranding rates of bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus). [PDF]
Fisheries management actions taken to protect one species can have unintended, and sometimes positive, consequences on other species. For example, regulatory measures to reduce fishing effort in the winter gillnet fishery for spiny dogfish (Squalus ...
Byrd, Barbie L. +4 more
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Social behaviour of dolphins [PDF]
Dupini (Delphinidae) su najraznovrsnija porodica morskih sisavaca. Spadaju u red kitova (Cetacea). Niz specifičnih prilagodbi na život u moru, vrlo razvijen mozak i izrazita inteligencija ih izdvaja od ostalih skupina sisavaca.
Nikšić, Sara
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Monitoring stranded cetaceans represents a strategic method to assess their health, conservation status, and ecological role in the marine ecosystem. Efficient stranding networks and standardized protocols are essential to monitor this phenomenon and ...
Guido Pietroluongo +32 more
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Los delfines se encuentran entre los organismos más carismáticos y peculiares que habitan los ecosistemas marino-costeros. Sus poblaciones se han visto afectadas en las últimas décadas por la explotación comercial, el turismo de naturaleza, la caza ...
Julio Rodríguez-González +2 more
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A preliminary note on population structure in eastern South Pacific common bottlenose dolphins, Tursiops truncatus [PDF]
Previous studies of eastern South Pacific common bottlenose dolphins, Tursiops truncatus, defined offshore and inshore ecotypes in Peru based on cranial and tooth morphology, documented the presence of a single resident inshore community (‘pod-R’) in ...
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Emerging and recurring diseases in cetaceans worldwide and the role of environmental stressors. Scientific Committee Document SC/60/DW5, International Whaling Commission, June 2008, Santiago, Chile [PDF]
Emerging and recurring infectious diseases known or suspected to have the potential to significantly impact cetacean populations, and possible synergistic effects of environmental factors are reviewed.
Aguilar, A. +11 more
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Marine mammals in the Adriatic sea - distribution and vulnerability [PDF]
Poseban položaj i čistoća Jadranskog mora oduvijek su privlačili razne vrste morskih sisavaca koji su prošli značajan evolucijski put da bi stekli prilagodbe potrebne za život u moru.
Veljković, Monika
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