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Helmeted hornbill cranial kinesis: Balancing mobility and stability in a high‐impact joint

The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Abstract Prokinesis—in which a craniofacial joint allows the rostrum to move relative to the braincase—is thought to confer diverse advantages in birds, mostly for feeding. A craniofacial joint would, however, be a weak link if cranial stability is important. Paradoxically, we have identified a craniofacial joint in helmeted hornbills (Rhinoplax vigil),
Mike Schindler, Benjamin Flaum, Armita Razieh Manafzadeh, Viktoriia Kamska, Kanmani Chandra Rajan, Maria Jose Robles Malagamba, Ruien Hu, Daniel Baum, Mason N. Dean   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

When and Where Did They Strand? The Spatio-Temporal Hotspot Patterns of Cetacean Stranding Events in Indonesia

Oceans, 2022
Analyses of the spatial and temporal patterns of 26 years of stranding events (1995–2011 and 2012–2021, n = 568) in Indonesia were conducted to improve the country’s stranding response.
Putu Liza Kusuma Mustika, Kathryn K. High, Mochamad Iqbal Herwata Putra, Achmad Sahri, I Made Jaya Ratha, Muhammad Offal Prinanda, Firdaus Agung, Februanty S. Purnomo, Danielle Kreb   +8 more
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Discovery of sexual dimorphism of the laryngeal sac in the common minke whale Balaenoptera acutorostrata

The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Abstract Mysticetes, or baleen whales, have an air sac on the ventral surface of the larynx known as the “laryngeal sac.” The primary hypothesis regarding this structure's function is that it is involved in sound production. However, several other functions have been proposed, including air recycling, air storage, and even buoyancy control.
Gen Nakamura, Hiroko Yamada, Ayumi Hirose, Hikari Maeda, Joy S. Reidenberg, Hidehiro Kato, Shinho Park, Yoshihiro Fujise   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Whole-genome sequencing of the blue whale and other rorquals finds signatures for introgressive gene flow

Science Advances, 2018
Network-like evolution suggests sympatric speciation of baleen whales. Reconstructing the evolution of baleen whales (Mysticeti) has been problematic because morphological and genetic analyses have produced different scenarios.
Ú. Árnason, Fritjof Lammers, Vikas Kumar, Maria A. Nilsson, A. Janke   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Functional models from limited data: A parametric and multimodal approach to anatomy and 3D kinematics of feeding in basking sharks (Cetorhinus maximus)

The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Abstract Basking sharks, Cetorhinus maximus (Gunnerus, Brugden [Squalus maximus], Det Kongelige Norske Videnskabers Selskabs Skrifter, 1765, vol. 3, pp. 33–49), feed by gaping their mouths and gill slits, greatly reorienting their cranial skeletons to filter food from water.
Tairan Li, Mike Schindler, Martha Paskin, Venkata A. Surapaneni, Elliott Scott, Sabine Hauert, Nicholas Payne, David E. Cade, Jeremy A. Goldbogen, Frederik H. Mollen, Daniel Baum, Sean Hanna, Mason N. Dean   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) maturity and body condition in Ireland, Norway and Cabo Verde based on UAS photogrammetry data

Frontiers in Marine Science
Animal morphometrics are essential for understanding a species’ life history and its ecological interactions with the environment. This study investigates the maturity status and body condition of humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) across ...
Miguel Blázquez, Nick Massett, Seán O’Callaghan, Marcus Hogan, Pedro López-Suárez, Katia Lopes, Pádraig Whooley, Joanne M. O’Brien, Joanne M. O’Brien, Frederick W. Wenzel, Ian O’Connor, Simon D. Berrow, Simon D. Berrow   +12 more
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Prediction of Large Whale Distributions: A Comparison of Presence–Absence and Presence-Only Modeling Techniques

Frontiers in Marine Science, 2018
Species distribution models that predict species occurrence or density by quantifying relationships with environmental variables are used for a variety of scientific investigations and management applications. For endangered species, such as large whales,
Paul C. Fiedler, Jessica V. Redfern, Karin A. Forney, Karin A. Forney, Daniel M. Palacios, Corey Sheredy, Kristin Rasmussen, Ignacio García-Godos, Luis Santillán, Luis Santillán, Michael J. Tetley, Fernando Félix, Lisa T. Ballance   +12 more
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From individual responses to population effects: Integrating a decade of multidisciplinary research on blue whales and sonar [PDF]

, 2022
Enrico Pirotta, Cormac Booth, John Calambokidis, Daniel P. Costa, James A. Fahlbusch, Ari S. Friedlaender, Jeremy A. Goldbogen, John Harwood, Elliott L. Hazen, Leslie New, Jarrod A. Santora, Stephanie Watwood, C. Wertman, Brandon L. Southall   +13 more
openalex   +1 more source

The Bowhead Whale, Balaena mysticetus: Its Historic and Current Status [PDF]

, 1995
The bowhead whale, Balaena mysticetus, is currently listed as endangered under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 and as depleted under the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972.
Rugh, David J., Shelden, Kim E. W.
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Synchronous seasonal change in fin whale song in the North Pacific. [PDF]

, 2014
Fin whale (Balaenoptera physalus) song consists of down-swept pulses arranged into stereotypic sequences that can be characterized according to the interval between successive pulses. As in blue (B. musculus) and humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae),
Bayless, Alexandra R, Hildebrand, John A, Oleson, Erin M, Širović, Ana   +3 more
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