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January 1, 2025
The name of the genus refers to the characteristic bulbous shape of the head of pilot whales. Two species are recognized. The long-finned pilot whale was first described by T. S. Traill in 1809 as Delphinus melas. In the past, this species had often been r ...
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January 1, 2024
The harbor porpoise was described as Delphinus phocoena by Linnaeus in 1758 from “Oceano, Europaeo & Balthico” and assigned to the genus Phocoena by Cuvier in 1816. Hershkovitz (1966) provides numerous synonyms, and as noted by Schevill et al. (1969), both ...
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January 1, 2017
Telemetry is the process of obtaining data remotely, by transmitting information from an animal or by storing it for later retrieval. The field of telemetry with respect to marine mammals has included a number of research approaches, from simple radio tags ...
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January 1, 2017
The porpoises consist of seven extant species in the family Phocoenidae, and representatives of the family occur in both hemispheres in pelagic, coastal, and riverine habitats. Porpoises are among the smallest cetaceans and represent an interesting evoluti ...
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January 2016
This paper describes the MOCHA project which aims to develop novel approaches for the analysis of data collected during Behavioral Response Studies (BRSs). BRSs are experiments aimed at directly quantifying the effects of controlled dosages of natural or a ...
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January 1, 2013
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