Bottlenose dolphins
Ecology and behaviour of bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) in a coastal area subject to shellfish farming
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A photo-identification catalogue of bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) in Northeast Patagonia, Argentina: A tool for the conservation of the species
... identified dolphins might suggest that the NPABSA represents only part of a larger home-range 1 in Northeast Patagonia (Bearzi, ...these dolphins comprises at least the whole northern region of the Gulf of ...
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Seasonal Variation in Abundance and Time-Budget of Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) in Bahía San Antonio, Patagonia, Argentina
... of bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) was assessed in Bahía San Antonio, Patagonia (Argentina) in the years 2009 and ...identified dolphins, resulted in a corrected maximum estimate of 97 and ...
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Records of bottlenose dolphins, Tursiops spp., in New Caledonian waters
... morphotype-B bottlenose dolphins from New Caledonia (present report), and, respectively, ...truncatus-like” bottlenose dolphins in New Caledonian ...
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Spatial variation in the accumulation of POPs and mercury in bottlenose dolphins of the Lower Florida Keys and the coastal Everglades (South Florida)
... female dolphins does not preclude the possibility of harmful effects on their health, or that of their ...male dolphins were below the concentrations previously described in dolphins from other ...
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Captive bottlenose dolphins and killer whales harbor a species-specific skin microbiota that varies among individuals
... M. Chiarello , S. Villéger, C. Bouvier, J. C. Auguet & T. Bouvier Marine animals surfaces host diverse microbial communities, which play major roles for host’s health. Most inventories of marine animal surface ...
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Variation in external morphology of resident bottlenose dolphins in Bahía San Antonio, Patagonia, Argentina
... of bottlenose dolphins were described by Bastida & Rodriguez in 2003 ...The bottlenose dolphins living along the coasts of the province of Buenos Aires are characterized by their ...
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High gene flow in oceanic bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) of the North Atlantic
... may be transient (Wells et al. 1999). Bottlenose dolphins are present year-round in the two Portuguese archipelagos. Separate photo-identification surveys carried out in each archipelago have shown that ...
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Selection on ancestral genetic variation fuels parallel ecotype formation in bottlenose dolphins
... Our results together with previous studies on human populations represent rare examples of species with long generation time for which parallel evolution has been uncovered (7, 21). In humans, parallel adaptation was ...
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Spatial variations in concentrations of mercury and persistent organic pollutants in coastal bottlenose dolphins, Tursiops truncatus, from the Lower Florida Keys and the coastal Everglades (South Florida)
... The bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) is a major apex predator and the most common cetacean species found in nearshore waters of South Florida, including the Lower Florida Keys (LFK) and the Everglades ...
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Stable isotopes of captive Cetaceans (Killer Whales and Bottlenose dolphins)
... SUMMARY There is currently a great deal of interest in using stable isotope methods to investigate diet, trophic level and migration in wild cetaceans. In order to correctly interpret the results stemming from these ...
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Why do dolphins form mixed-species associations in the Azores ?
... In dolphins, it is usually not possible to determine the gender of individuals at ...ranging dolphins using molecular sexing techniques ...of dolphins based on biopsy samples do not provide ...
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Sensory perception in cetaceans: Part II – Promising experimental approaches to study chemoreception in dolphins
... ), bottlenose dolphins in particular possess 23 G protein-coupled OR genes that are not pseudogenized, thus potentially functional (SEVENS database of G-protein coupled receptor genes; available at: ...in ...
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Molecular insight into the population structure of common and spotted dolphins inhabiting the pelagic waters of the Northeast Atlantic
... common dolphins that occurred within a small geographic range and with a time interval of up to one ...(e.g., bottlenose dolphins of the species ...spinner dolphins in the South Pacific, ...
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Adult survival and reproduction in an Argentine bottlenose dolphin population: The science needed for its conservation
... of bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) are known to inhabit the Atlantic coast of Argentina, however, apparently with little exchange between ...
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Assessing the Effect of Persistent Organic Pollutants on Reproductive Activity in Common Dolphins and Harbour Porpoises
... ranging bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus), concentrations of OCs declined with female reproductive activity: blubber OC concentrations of nulliparous females were signifi cantly greater than those of ...
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Bioaccumulation of persistent organic pollutants in female common dolphins (Delphinus delphis) and harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) from western European seas: geographical trends, causal factors and effects on reproduction and mortality
... The links between feeding, reproduction, condition and con- taminant burdens in marine mammals are undoubtedly com- plex. Important insights have been provided from studies on populations in which individual reproductive ...
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Dolphins of the Bay
... But you must wonder how is it possible to study all these aspects from an animal that spends most of its life underwater? One solution is to identify each individual and recognise them when they surface to breathe. But, ...
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The role of metallothioneins, selenium and transfer to offspring in mercury detoxification in Franciscana dolphins (Pontoporia blainvillei)
... immediately frozen in liquid nitrogen and stored at − 80 °C until analysis. Integral analysis during necropsy and Relative Body condition Index de Le Cren close to 1 (one) revealed no signi ficant indication of an ...
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PCDD, PCDF AND PCB DETERMINATION IN DOLPHINS REVEALS A WORLD HOTSPOT FOR PCBS IN GUANABARA BAY, BRAZIL
... tucuxi dolphins in Guanabara Bay food ...tucuxi dolphins from Guanabara Bay revealed that the whitemouth croaker constituted the prey species of highest frequency of occurrence in the stomachs 9 ...tucuxi ...
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