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Whale Stocks and Whaling [PDF]

open access: yesNature, 1946
Norsk Hvalfangst-Tidende, now in its thirty-fourth year, is the official organ of the Norwegian Whaling Association. It is a current history of whaling and publishes information on all branches of the subject.
openaire   +1 more source

State–space mark–recapture estimates reveal a recent decline in abundance of North Atlantic right whales

open access: yesEcology and Evolution, 2017
North Atlantic right whales (Eubalaena glacialis Müller 1776) present an interesting problem for abundance and trend estimation in marine wildlife conservation.
R. Pace, P. Corkeron, S. Kraus
semanticscholar   +1 more source

The International Whaling Commission—Beyond Whaling [PDF]

open access: yesFrontiers in Marine Science, 2016
Since its establishment in 1946 as the international body intended to manage whaling, the International Whaling Commission (IWC) has expanded its areas of interest to ensure the wider conservation of whales. Several key conservation topics have been taken forward under its auspices including climate change, chemical and noise pollution, marine debris ...
Wright, Andrew J.   +2 more
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Population growth is limited by nutritional impacts on pregnancy success in endangered Southern Resident killer whales (Orcinus orca)

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2017
The Southern Resident killer whale population (Orcinus orca) was listed as endangered in 2005 and shows little sign of recovery. These fish eating whales feed primarily on endangered Chinook salmon.
S. Wasser   +8 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Whales from space: Four mysticete species described using new VHR satellite imagery

open access: yesMarine mammal science, 2018
Large-bodied animals such as baleen whales can now be detected with very high resolution (VHR) satellite imagery, allowing for scientific studies of whales in remote and inaccessible areas where traditional survey methods are limited or impractical. Here
H. Cubaynes   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Mechanisms of Aristolochic Acid Resistance in Specialist Butterflies and Evolutionary Insights for Potential Protective Pathways

open access: yesAdvanced Science, EarlyView.
The study provides an extreme example of insect adaptation to highly toxic defenses of host plants, and investigates the complex strategies to resist carcinogenic aristolochic acids, including physical isolation, metabolic detoxification, and DNA repair.
Yang Luan   +20 more
wiley   +1 more source

DNA from dives: Species detection of humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) from flukeprint eDNA

open access: yesEnvironmental DNA
Northern British Columbia has been identified as an important habitat for several coastal cetacean species, including humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae).
Chloe V. Robinson   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Data on Copepods Collected in the 7th Japanese Antarctic Research Expedition, 1965-1966

open access: yesAntarctic Record, 1969
第7次南極地域観測(1965-66)の際,極海を中心に垂直採集で得られた動物プランクトンのうち,コペポータの計数結果を報告する.
Akito KAWAMURA, Takao HOSHIAI
doaj   +1 more source

Spectral reflectance of whale skin above the sea surface: a proposed measurement protocol

open access: yesRemote Sensing in Ecology and Conservation, 2020
Great whales have been detected using very‐high‐resolution satellite imagery, suggesting this technology could be used to monitor whales in remote areas.
Hannah C. Cubaynes   +11 more
doaj   +1 more source

Spatial and seasonal distribution of American whaling and whales in the age of sail. [PDF]

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2012
American whalemen sailed out of ports on the east coast of the United States and in California from the 18(th) to early 20(th) centuries, searching for whales throughout the world's oceans.
Tim D Smith   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

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