Codamozza‐Fluker: The Compelling Case of a Flukeless Fin Whale Traveling Throughout the Mediterranean Sea and the Need for Basin‐Wide Conservation Efforts
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DOI: 10.1002/ece3.71313
Abstract: ABSTRACT Human‐caused injuries can have severe consequences for cetaceans, both for the well‐being of individuals and the effects at the population level. Here, we report the first case of a live fin whale in the… read more here.
Keywords: conservation efforts; conservation; fin whale; case ... See more keywords
Fin whale song recordings by onshore seismometers open new horizons for cetacean coastal monitoring
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DOI: 10.1038/s41598-025-97638-4
Abstract: Fin whales, the second largest animal on Earth, produce one of the most intense vocalisations in the animal kingdom. Monitoring these songs using ocean-deployed hydrophones plays an important role in the study of fin whale… read more here.
Keywords: whale song; whale; onshore seismometers; fin whale ... See more keywords
Genomic Impact of Whaling in North Atlantic Fin Whales
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DOI: 10.1093/molbev/msac094
Abstract: Abstract It is generally recognized that large-scale whaling in the 19th and 20th century led to a substantial reduction of the size of many cetacean populations, particularly those of the baleen whales (Mysticeti). The impact… read more here.
Keywords: atlantic fin; fin whale; whaling north; north atlantic ... See more keywords
Food talk: 40-Hz fin whale calls are associated with prey biomass
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DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2021.1156
Abstract: Animals use varied acoustic signals that play critical roles in their lives. Understanding the function of these signals may inform about key life-history processes relevant for conservation. In the case of fin whales (Balaenoptera physalus),… read more here.
Keywords: fin whale; prey biomass; biomass; call ... See more keywords
Interannual variability in acoustic detection of blue and fin whale calls in the Northeast Atlantic High Arctic between 2008 and 2018
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DOI: 10.3354/esr01132
Abstract: Northern Hemisphere blue and fin whales are regular summer migrants to Arctic waters. Given the profound changes the Arctic is currently undergoing due to global warming, changes in habitat use and distribution of these migratory… read more here.
Keywords: fram strait; blue fin; whale calls; fin whale ... See more keywords
Molecular Identification, Fatty Acid Profile and Trace Elements in a Stranded Fin Whale in Sabah (Borneo, Malaysia): Implications on Migration Routes and Trophic Ecology of Southern Fin Whales.
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DOI: 10.6620/zs.2022.61-79
Abstract: Fin whales are a cosmopolitan species found in the largest water masses of the world. In Malaysia, as well as other tropical countries in the Southeast Asian region, literature on fin whales is limited, and… read more here.
Keywords: fin whale; ecology; fin whales; southern fin ... See more keywords
Dolphin Morbillivirus in a Fin Whale (Balaenoptera physalus) in Denmark, 2016
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DOI: 10.7589/2016-11-246
Abstract: Abstract We studied the etiology of encephalitis in a fin whale (Balaenoptera physalus) that stranded in 2016 on the coast of Denmark. Dolphin morbillivirus (DMV) was detected in the brain and other organs. Phylogenetics showed… read more here.
Keywords: fin whale; dolphin morbillivirus; whale balaenoptera; balaenoptera physalus ... See more keywords