Journal ArticleMarine pollution bulletin · December 2024
It is largely assumed that odontocetes voluntarily ingest plastic marine debris because they visually mistake it for prey. However, deep-diving whales do not rely on visual systems to forage and instead employ echolocation. Whether or not these whales misi ...
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Journal ArticleEnvironmental pollution (Barking, Essex : 1987) · October 2023
Marine mammals consume large quantities of microplastic particles, likely via trophic transfer (i.e., through prey who have consumed plastic) and direct consumption from seawater or sediment. Microplastics have been found in the stomachs, gastro-intestinal ...
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Journal ArticleFrontiers in Marine Science · November 2, 2022
The global accumulation of plastic waste has reached crisis levels. The diverse and multilayered impacts of plastic on biological health prompts an evaluation of these effects from a One Health perspective, through which the complexity of these processes c ...
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Journal ArticleMarine Ecology Progress Series · May 20, 2021
The duration of maternal foraging trips has been regarded as an indicator of foraging conditions in many marine mammals, including northern fur seals Callorhinus ursinus (NFS). However, previous work has focused on indivi ...
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