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Techniques development for whale migration tracking [PDF]
Effort leading to the completion of development and fabrication of expansible whale harnesses and whale-carried instrument pods is described, along with details of the gear.
Dougherty, E. +5 more
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Orientation and experience in the perception of form: A study with the arizona whale-kangaroo [PDF]
, 2018 When subjects are presented with the Arizona whale-kangaroo, an ambiguous figure, perception of the whale is more common than perception of the kangaroo. However, this difference is smaller in Australian than American subjects. Perception of the kangaroo
Cranney, J +5 more
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An Economical Custom-Built Drone for Assessing Whale Health
Frontiers in Marine Science, 2017 Drones or unmanned Aerial Vehicles’ (UAVs) have huge potential to improve the safety and efficiency of sample collection from wild animals under logistically challenging circumstances.
Vanessa Pirotta +6 more
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Oikos, EarlyView.Capture–recapture (CR) models have been used for decades to estimate population size and demographic rates in natural populations from the monitoring of individuals. One of the most frequent deviations from assumptions required in CR studies is the immediate trap‐dependence that corresponds to the correlation between capture events. We review empirical
Jessica Cachelou +4 more
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Effect of Present-Day Whaling on the Stock of Whales [PDF]
, 1948 J. E. HAMILTON
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COFFEE -- An MPI-parallelized Python package for the numerical evolution of differential equations [PDF]
, 2019 COFFEE (ConFormal Field Equation Evolver) is a Python package primarily developed to numerically evolve systems of partial differential equations over time using the method of lines.
Doulis, Georgios +3 more
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Research monopolization in the biological sciences: Charismatic species are partly to blame
People and Nature, EarlyView.Abstract Substantial disparities in research excellence exist between scientists, which are largely explained by the considerable influence of elite institutions and the resources available to them. Cumulative advantage has become a dominant force behind social stratification in science, increasing the tendency of researchers to monopolize the ...
Laura Tensen, Peter R. Teske
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Arctic ScienceBeluga whales (Delphinapterus leucas (Pallas, 1776)) are traditional food sources for Inuit communities in the Canadian Arctic. In response to community concerns about zoonotic parasites (Toxoplasma gondii and Trichinella spp.), the aim of this study was
Adrián Hernández-Ortiz +9 more
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Current Biology, 2006 Hopes are raised that a visible stranding may raise awareness of the challenges facing cetaceans. Nigel Williams reports.
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Fin whale song variability in southern California and the Gulf of California
Scientific Reports, 2017 Songs are distinct, patterned sounds produced by a variety of animals including baleen whales. Fin whale songs, which consist of short pulses repeated at regular interpulse intervals (IPIs), have been suggested as a tool to distinguish populations.
A. Sirovic +4 more
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