Estimation of the abundance of the sei whale Balaenoptera borealis in the central and eastern North Pacific in summer using sighting data from 2010 to 2012
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DOI: 10.1007/s12562-017-1121-1
Abstract: The abundance of the sei whale Balaenoptera borealis in the central and eastern North Pacific (north of 40°N, south of the Alaskan coast including both the US and Canadian Exclusive Economic Zones between 170°E and… read more here.
Keywords: sei whale; borealis central; abundance; balaenoptera borealis ... 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
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