The cochlea of the enigmatic pygmy right whale Caperea marginata informs mysticete phylogeny
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DOI: 10.1002/jmor.20674
Abstract: The pygmy right whale, Caperea marginata, is the least understood extant baleen whale (Cetacea, Mysticeti). Knowledge on its basic anatomy, ecology, and fossil record is limited, even though its singular position outside both balaenids (right… read more here.
Keywords: caperea marginata; whale; caperea; whale caperea ... See more keywords
Acoustic backscatter at a Red Sea whale shark aggregation site
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DOI: 10.1016/j.rsma.2018.03.008
Abstract: Abstract An aggregation of sexually immature whale sharks occurs at a coastal submerged reef near the Saudi Arabian Red Sea coast each spring. We tested the hypothesis that these megaplanktivores become attracted to a prey… read more here.
Keywords: whale shark; aggregation; whale; acoustic backscatter ... See more keywords
Association of the whale shark Rhincodon typus with the cannonball jellyfish Stomolophus meleagris.
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DOI: 10.1111/jfb.13725
Abstract: This study describes the first record of the whale shark Rhincodon typus association with the cannonball jellyfish Stomolophus meleagris in the Gulf of California, Mexico. Whale sharks were observed swimming and feeding among swarms of… read more here.
Keywords: rhincodon typus; whale; cannonball jellyfish; whale shark ... See more keywords
Observations of stranded and swimming whale sharks Rhincodon typus in Khor Al-Zubair, NW Arabian Gulf and Shatt Al-Arab Estuary, Iraq.
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DOI: 10.1111/jfb.13891
Abstract: This study is the first record of a whale shark Rhincodon typus in Iraqi waters and the second record from the Arabian (Persian) Gulf portion of the north-west Indian Ocean. The stranding and sighting events… read more here.
Keywords: observations stranded; stranded swimming; rhincodon typus; whale ... See more keywords
Passive acoustic monitoring predicts daily variation in North Atlantic right whale presence and relative abundance in Roseway Basin, Canada
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DOI: 10.1111/mms.12602
Abstract: North Atlantic right whale monitoring in Roseway Basin, Canada, is primarily based on short-term ( read more here.
Keywords: whale; roseway basin; whale presence; relative abundance ... See more keywords
Estimating received levels for acoustically tracked whales from Navy mid-frequency active sonar
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DOI: 10.1121/1.5068266
Abstract: Multi-channel passive acoustic data were collected from bottom-mounted hydrophones off the coast of Kauai, HI at the U.S. Navy Pacific Missile Range Facility’s instrumented range. In February 2017, data were recorded during the Submarine Command… read more here.
Keywords: frequency active; mid frequency; whale; active sonar ... See more keywords
Surge in right whale deaths raises alarms.
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DOI: 10.1126/science.357.6353.740
Abstract: The highly endangered North Atlantic right whale is having its worst year in decades. At least 13 of the whales—out of a population thought to be only about 450—have died this year, most of them… read more here.
Keywords: whale; whale deaths; deaths raises; raises alarms ... See more keywords
Body size data collected non-invasively from drone images indicate a morphologically distinct Chilean blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus) taxon
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DOI: 10.3354/esr01066
Abstract: The blue whale Balaenoptera musculus (Linnaeus, 1758) was the target of intense commercial whaling in the 20th century, and current populations remain drastically below prewhaling abundances. Reducing uncertainty in subspecific taxonomy would enable targeted conservation… read more here.
Keywords: blue whale; whale; balaenoptera musculus; whale balaenoptera ... See more keywords
Diversity, Distribution and Phylogeny of Hesionidae (Annelida) Colonizing Whale Falls: New Species of Sirsoe and Connections Between Ocean Basins
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DOI: 10.3389/fmars.2019.00478
Abstract: Whale falls are important environments contributing to biodiversity, connectivity and evolutionary novelty in deep-sea ecosystem. Notwithstanding, most of this knowledge is based in studies from NE Pacific basin. Interestingly, the only known natural whale fall… read more here.
Keywords: ocean basins; whale falls; hesionidae; whale ... See more keywords
Microplastics on the Menu: Plastics Pollute Indonesian Manta Ray and Whale Shark Feeding Grounds
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DOI: 10.3389/fmars.2019.00679
Abstract: The implications of plastic pollution, including microplastics, on marine ecosystems and species are increasingly seen as an environmental disaster. Yet few reports focus on filter-feeding megafauna in regions heavily impacted by plastic pollution, such as… read more here.
Keywords: whale; plastic abundance; nusa penida; manta ray ... See more keywords
Satellite tagging highlights the importance of productive Mozambican coastal waters to the ecology and conservation of whale sharks
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DOI: 10.7717/peerj.4161
Abstract: The whale shark Rhincodon typus is an endangered, highly migratory species with a wide, albeit patchy, distribution through tropical oceans. Ten aerial survey flights along the southern Mozambican coast, conducted between 2004–2008, documented a relatively… read more here.
Keywords: coastal waters; whale; whale sharks; mozambican coastal ... See more keywords