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Using Energetic Models to Investigate the Survival and Reproduction of Beaked Whales (family Ziphiidae) [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2013
Mass stranding of several species of beaked whales (family Ziphiidae) associated with exposure to anthropogenic sounds has raised concern for the conservation of these species.
Daniel Paul Costa, Sascha Hooker, Samantha E Simmons   +2 more
exaly   +7 more sources

The genome sequence of True’s beaked whale, Mesoplodon mirus True, 1913 (Artiodactyla: Ziphiidae) [version 1; peer review: 2 approved] [PDF]

Wellcome Open Research
We present a genome assembly from an individual female Mesoplodon mirus (True’s beaked whale; Chordata; Mammalia; Artiodactyla; Ziphiidae). The assembly contains two haplotypes with total lengths of 3 442.40 megabases and 2 956.53 megabases.
Georg Hantke, Nicholas J. Davison, Phillip A. Morin   +2 more
doaj   +4 more sources

Navigating the unknown: assessing anthropogenic threats to beaked whales, family Ziphiidae [PDF]

Royal Society Open Science
This review comprehensively evaluates the impacts of anthropogenic threats on beaked whales (Ziphiidae)—a taxonomic group characterized by cryptic biology, deep dives and remote offshore habitat, which have challenged direct scientific observation.
Laura J. Feyrer, Joy E. Stanistreet, Hilary B. Moors-Murphy   +2 more
doaj   +4 more sources

A new specimen of Ziphiidae (Cetacea, Odontoceti) from the late Miocene of Denmark with morphological evidence for suction feeding behaviour [PDF]

Royal Society Open Science, 2019
A new fossil of Ziphiidae from the upper Miocene Gram Formation (ca 9.9–7.2 Ma) is described herein. Computed tomographic scanning of the specimen was performed to visualize the mandibles and to obtain a three-dimensional digital reconstruction.
Benjamin Ramassamy, Henrik Lauridsen
exaly   +2 more sources

Genomic Insights Into the Evolutionary History of Berardius Beaked Whales: Speciation Driven by Resource Specialization, Gigantism and Thermal Barriers? [PDF]

Mol Ecol
ABSTRACT Understanding the diversity of our oceans is fundamental now more than ever as climate change and human activities put increasing pressure on marine species and ecosystems. Beaked whales (family Ziphiidae) are among the most poorly understood marine mammals, in part due to their affinity to offshore underwater canyons and prolonged diving ...
McCarthy ML, Westbury MV, Springer MS, Gatesy J, Olsen MT, Morin PA.   +5 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Navigating Cetacean Mitochondrial Genome Data: Identifying Coverage and Deficiencies in Public Repositories. [PDF]

Mol Ecol Resour
ABSTRACT Genetic reference databases underpin a wide range of molecular approaches used to study cetacean biodiversity, including environmental DNA (eDNA), yet their reliability depends critically on data completeness, taxonomic accuracy, and metadata quality.
Afonso L, Lagrotteria A, Lavrador AS, Suarez-Bregua P, Álvarez-González M, Valente R, Jensen MR, Saavedra C, Morais DK, Sousa-Pinto I, Pierce GJ, Magalhães C, Correia AM.   +12 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Morphological Structure of the Aortic Wall in Deep Diving Cetacean Species: Evidence for Diving Adaptation [PDF]

Veterinary Sciences, 2022
This study analyses the aortic wall structure in nine cetacean species with deep diving habits belonging to four Odontoceti families: Ziphiidae, Kogiidae, Physteridae, and Delphinidae. Samples of ascending, thoracic and abdominal aorta were processed for
Blanca Mompeó, Simona Sacchini, María del Pino Quintana, Miguel Rivero, Francesco Consoli, Antonio Fernández, Yara Bernaldo de Quirós   +6 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Stable Isotope Composition of Skin Layers Confirms Trophic Differentiation of Baird's and Sato's Beaked Whales (Berardius spp.) in the Western North Pacific. [PDF]

Rapid Commun Mass Spectrom
ABSTRACT Rationale Closely related whale species can appear similar yet occupy distinct ecological niches. Sato's beaked whale (Berardius minimus) was only recently recognized as a separate species and was previously grouped with Baird's beaked whale (Berardius bairdii), limiting our understanding of their ecological differences.
Filatova OA, Fedutin ID, Bobyr IG, Titova OV, Ragimov MO, Hoyt E, Tsurikov SM, Tiunov AV.   +7 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Four sightings of Ziphiidae (Cetacea, Odontoceti) in the Central Tyrrhenian Sea / Quattro avvistamenti di Ziphiidae (Cetacea, Odontoceti) nel Mar Tirreno Centrale

Hystrix, the Italian Journal of Mammalogy, 1992
<strong>Abstract</strong> The sighting of four couples of Ziphiidae in the Central Tyrrhenian Sea has been reported. Some considerations about geographic distribution of such cetaceans in the Italian seas are set out below.
Luca Marini, Carlo Consiglio, Anna Maria Angradi, Andrea Sanna   +3 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Drivers of Viral Diversity and Sharing in Marine Mammals. [PDF]

Mol Ecol
ABSTRACT Knowledge of viral infection in marine mammals, a group severely threatened by human activity, is largely limited to the pathology and epidemiology of few endemic viruses. The recent emergence in marine mammals of high‐consequence viruses, such as H5N1 avian influenza and rabies, underscores the importance of understanding the ecology of viral
Arnold MJ, Bergner LM, Malik H, Ten Doeschate M, Davison NJ, Brownlow A, Mollentze N, Babayan SA, Streicker DG.   +8 more
europepmc   +2 more sources