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Insights into the Evolution of Longevity from the Bowhead Whale Genome

open access: yesCell Reports, 2015
Michael Keane   +30 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Leviathans and Liberation: Did Whaling Contribute to the Decline of Slavery?

open access: yesInternational Social Science Journal, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT We test the hypothesis slavery started declining in the United States not due to fossil fuel‐driven industrialization but the exploitation of the bioenergy reserves of the world's largest animals. We predict the population in slavery in US states from 1790 to 1840 as a function of the recorded whaling harvest.
Topher L. McDougal   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

Assessing Cetacean Habitat Suitability in the Northeast Pacific From Citizen Science Data

open access: yesJournal of Biogeography, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Aim Citizen science is an important source of biodiversity information, particularly for gathering information on species distributions across large geographic areas. However, there are challenges with spatial and species biases, and variation in effort in citizen science data.
Lauren E. Dares, Chloe V. Robinson
wiley   +1 more source

Forest fire smoke as a threat to the health of river dolphins

open access: yes
Conservation Biology, EarlyView.
Enzo Aliaga‐Rossel   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Environmental and Evolutionary Forces Shaping Penguin Geographic Limits

open access: yesJournal of Biogeography, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Aim Penguins are seabirds exclusively found in the Southern Hemisphere, with their existence dating back to the late Cretaceous. Despite their exceptional dispersal capabilities, which allow them to inhabit a wide range of environments—from polar regions to temperate zones, and even near the Equator—penguins are absent in the Northern ...
Amanda Mourão Santos   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

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