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Vessel Strike of Whales in Australia: The Challenges of Analysis of Historical Incident Data

Frontiers in Marine Science, 2018
Death or injury to whales from vessel strike is one of the primary threats to whale populations worldwide. However, quantifying the rate of occurrence of these collisions is difficult because many incidents are not detected (particularly from large ...
David Peel, Joshua N. Smith, Simon Childerhouse   +2 more
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Antimicrobial Activity of Lactococcus lactis subsp. lactis Isolated from a Stranded Cuvier’s Beaked Whale (Ziphius cavirostris) against Gram-Positive and -Negative Bacteria

Microorganisms, 2021
In the present study, we isolated and characterized Lactococcus lactis (L. lactis) subsp. lactis from a female Cuvier’s beaked whale (Ziphius cavirostris) stranded in Shizuoka, Japan.
Akihiko Suzuki, Miwa Suzuki
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Variation in sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus) coda vocalizations and social structure in the North Atlantic Ocean [PDF]

, 2009
This study aimed at complementing studies of sperm whale social and vocal behaviour that were restricted to the Pacific Ocean. The characteristic multi-pulsed structure of sperm whale clicks allows for estimation of whales' size from measurements of ...
Antunes, Ricardo
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Drone Observations of Marine Life and Human–Wildlife Interactions off Sydney, Australia

Drones, 2022
Drones have become popular with the general public for viewing and filming marine life. One amateur enthusiast platform, DroneSharkApp, films marine life in the waters off Sydney, Australia year-round and posts their observations on social media.
Vanessa Pirotta, David P. Hocking, Jason Iggleden, Robert Harcourt   +3 more
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Comparative organization of the claustrum: what does structure tell us about function?

Frontiers in Systems Neuroscience, 2014
The claustrum is a subcortical nucleus present in all placental mammals. Many anatomical studies have shown that its inputs are predominantly from the cerebral cortex and its outputs are back to the cortex.
Joan S Baizer, Patrick R Hof, Chet C Sherwood, Michael eNoonan   +3 more
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Satellite tracking reveals novel migratory patterns and the importance of seamounts for endangered South Pacific humpback whales [PDF]

Royal Society Open Science, 2015
The humpback whale population of New Caledonia appears to display a novel migratory pattern characterized by multiple directions, long migratory paths and frequent pauses over seamounts and other shallow geographical features.
Claire Garrigue, Phillip J. Clapham, Ygor Geyer, Amy S. Kennedy, Alexandre N. Zerbini   +4 more
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Architectural Decoration and Small Forms in Dranda Church: New Findings

Вестник Волгоградского государственного университета. Серия 4. История, регионоведение, международные отношения, 2018
Introduction. This article deals with the altar barrier from the medieval church in Dranda village (Abkhazia). It is not preserved in its original form. Two slabs with figurative compositions were published by countess P. S.
Ekaterina Yu. Endoltseva, Dorotheos Dbar (Archimandrite)   +1 more
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Echolocating Whales and Bats Express the Motor Protein Prestin in the Inner Ear: A Potential Marker for Hearing Loss

Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2020
Prestin is an integral membrane motor protein located in outer hair cells of the mammalian cochlea. It is responsible for electromotility and required for cochlear amplification.
Maria Morell, Maria Morell, Maria Morell, A. Wayne Vogl, Lonneke L. IJsseldijk, Marina Piscitelli-Doshkov, Ling Tong, Sonja Ostertag, Marisa Ferreira, Marisa Ferreira, Natalia Fraija-Fernandez, Kathleen M. Colegrove, Jean-Luc Puel, Stephen A. Raverty, Stephen A. Raverty, Robert E. Shadwick   +15 more
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Acoustic and foraging behavior of a Baird’s beaked whale, Berardius bairdii, exposed to simulated sonar [PDF]

, 2014
Research was supported by the US Navy Chief of Naval Operations, Environmental Readiness Program, the Office of Naval Research, the Naval Postgraduate School, and the National Research Council.Beaked whales are hypothesized to be particularly sensitive ...
A. K. Stimpert, Friedlaender, A., Calambokidis, John, Calambokidis, J., J. A. Goldbogen, Schorr, Greg, Stimpert, Alison, De Ruiter, Stacy Lynn, Southall, Brandon, A. Friedlaender, Friedlaender, Ari, Stimpert, A.K., Goldbogen, J.A., Moretti, David, D. J. Moretti, J. Calambokidis, G. S. Schorr, Falcone, E.A., Moretti, D.J., DeRuiter, S.L., Southall, B.L., S. L. DeRuiter, Falcone, Erin, Goldbogen, Jeremy, Schorr, G.S., B. L. Southall, E. A. Falcone   +26 more
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Passive acoustic monitoring of beaked whale densities in the Gulf of Mexico [PDF]

, 2015
Funding to support the tag data was also received from the MASTS pooling initiative (The Marine Alliance for Science and Technology for Scotland) funded by the Scottish Funding Council (grant reference HR09011) and contributing institutions.Beaked whales
McDonald, Mark A., Wiggins, Sean M., Frasier, Kaitlin E., Frasier, Kaitlin E, McDonald, Mark, Frasier, Kaitlin, Trickey, Jennifer S., Hildebrand, John, Garrison, Lance P., Marques, Tiago A., Merkens, Karlina, Garrison, Lance P, Wiggins, Sean, Merkens, Karlina P., Marques, Tiago A, McDonald, Mark A, Garrison, Lance, Harris, Danielle, Trickey, Jennifer S, Hildebrand, John A, Wiggins, Sean M, Hildebrand, John A., Baumann-Pickering, Simone, Trickey, Jennifer, Merkens, Karlina P, Thomas, Len   +25 more
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