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Humpback whale migrations to Antarctic summer foraging grounds through the southwest Pacific Ocean

open access: yesScientific Reports, 2018
Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) populations typically undertake seasonal migrations, spending winters in low latitude breeding grounds and summers foraging in high latitude feeding grounds.
Virginia Andrews‐Goff   +8 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

The Predicament of Nature: Keiko the Whale and The Cultural Politics of Whaling in Iceland [PDF]

open access: yes, 2006
This cultural analysis reconsiders the modernist narrative about the politics of whales and whale hunting in order to explore Icelandic responses to the return of the killer whale Keiko (star of the Free Willy movies) to Icelandic waters in 1998 ...
Brydon, Anne
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Relevance of Management Science in the One Health Paradigm

open access: yesThe International Journal of Health Planning and Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The One Health paradigm recognises the interconnectedness of human, animal, and environmental health, calling for collaborative and cross‐sectoral responses to increasingly complex health threats. However, operationalising this vision requires more than biomedical or ecological knowledge.
Federico Cosenz
wiley   +1 more source

Using citizen science to better understand Risso’s dolphin (Grampus griseus) presence in northeast Scotland and the Northern Isles

open access: yesFrontiers in Conservation Science
There is no current population estimate for Risso’s dolphin (Grampus griseus) in Scottish waters and their distribution in the northeast of Scotland and the Northern Isles is poorly documented.
Nicola K. Hodgins   +17 more
doaj   +1 more source

Secondary ossification center induces and protects growth plate structure

open access: yeseLife, 2020
Growth plate and articular cartilage constitute a single anatomical entity early in development but later separate into two distinct structures by the secondary ossification center (SOC). The reason for such separation remains unknown.
Meng Xie   +31 more
doaj   +1 more source

Communicating amidst the noise: modeling the aggregate influence of ambient and vessel noise on baleen whale communication space in a national marine sanctuary

open access: yesEndangered Species Research, 2018
Anthropogenic noise negatively impacts many species. One of the more insidious effects of elevated noise levels is the reduction in area over which animals are able to acoustically communicate, often termed communication masking.
Danielle M. Cholewiak   +9 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Experiences of disrespect and abuse during childbirth in the World Health Organization European region: A mixed‐method study among 22 countries

open access: yesInternational Journal of Gynecology &Obstetrics, EarlyView.
Abstract Objective Despite advancements in maternity quality care worldwide, mistreatment of women during childbirth persists. Currently, there is a gap of knowledge on the occurrence of disrespect and abuse during childbirth in the World Health Organization (WHO) European region.
Anna Galle   +126 more
wiley   +1 more source

Family history of ADHD associates with stronger problem‐solving skills amongst 2‐ to 3‐year‐olds

open access: yesJCPP Advances, EarlyView.
In this study 129 UK 2‐ and 3‐year‐olds, and 74 Swedish 3‐year‐olds, with and without a family history of ADHD and autism, completed a problem‐solving task. Our results show that children with ADHD traits and/or a family history of ADHD are likely to have an aptitude for generative problem‐solving when presented with highly motivating, ecologically ...
Alexandra Hendry   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

Sustainable Fisheries Management and the Welfare of Bycaught and Entangled Cetaceans

open access: yesFrontiers in Veterinary Science, 2018
The incidental capture of cetaceans and other protected marine wildlife in fishing gear has significant welfare implications. Many thousands of cetaceans are bycaught in fishing gear in European waters and hundreds of thousands die globally.
Sarah J. Dolman   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

The University of Alaska - Juneau Whalesong [PDF]

open access: yes, 1982
Formal commencement planned: Boochever to give address -- Student multi-media art show -- Editorials: Mother whale waves goodbye or will the new editor come aboard? -- Thar she blows -- The hundredth monkey -- Student lobby recommendations for next year -

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