Linking morbillivirus exposure to individual habitat use of common bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) between geographically different sites

CS Cloyed, BC Balmer, LH Schwacke… - Journal of Animal …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Dolphin morbillivirus (DMV) is a virulent pathogen that causes high mortality outbreaks in
delphinids globally and is spread via contact among individuals. Broadly ranging nearshore …

Sources of stable isotope variation among stranded Western Atlantic dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) in North Carolina

SE MacAvoy, N Cortese, J Cybulski, AA Hohn… - 2017 - repository.library.noaa.gov
For decades now the use of stable isotope ratios to assess various aspects of community
ecology among marine mammals has been effective when traditional methods of …

Stable isotope analysis reveals that humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) primarily consume capelin (Mallotus villosus) in coastal Newfoundland, Canada

KF Johnson, GK Davoren - Canadian Journal of Zoology, 2021 - cdnsciencepub.com
On the Newfoundland (Canada) foraging ground, humpback whales (Megaptera
novaeangliae (Borowski, 1781)) are found associated with a dominant forage fish species …

Foraging segregation between spotted (Stenella attenuata) and spinner (Stenella longirostris) dolphins in the Mexican South Pacific

AB Enríquez‐García, F Villegas‐Zurita… - Marine Mammal …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Coexistence among sympatric species requires a certain degree of resource partitioning. In
the Mexican South Pacific, information regarding the coexistence of Stenella attenuata (SA) …

Where were they from? Modelling the source stock of dolphins stranded after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill using genetic and stable isotope data

L Thomas, CG Booth, PE Rosel, A Hohn, J Litz… - Endangered Species …, 2017 - int-res.com
Understanding the source stock of common bottlenose dolphins Tursiops truncatus that
stranded in the northern Gulf of Mexico subsequent to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill was …

Social, ecological and genetic structures of bottlenose dolphins, Tursiops truncatus, in the Normano-Breton gulf and in the North-East Atlantic

M Louis - 2014 - hal.science
Complex interactions between environmental factors and behavioral traits may shape the
fine and large scale structuring patterns of animal species. The objectives of this dissertation …

Dietary plasticity of two coastal dolphin species in the Benguela upwelling ecosystem

M Caputo, S Elwen, T Gridley, SA Kohler… - Marine Ecology …, 2021 - int-res.com
Defining the trophic relationships of marine predators and their dietary preferences is
essential in understanding their role and importance in ecosystems. Here we used stable …

Foraging ecology of sperm whales at Kaikōura

M Guerra Bobo - 2019 - ourarchive.otago.ac.nz
The submarine canyon of Kaikōura, New Zealand, is a foraging ground for male sperm
whales (Physeter macrocephalus). The abundance of whales feeding in this area during …

Sympatric Globicephala species: feeding ecology and contamination status based on stable isotopes and trace elements

SS Monteiro, F Caurant, A López, J Cedeira… - Marine Ecology …, 2017 - int-res.com
Recent legal frameworks and the limited availability of information highlight the need to
understand the ecological status and impact of anthropogenic threats on marine …

[PDF][PDF] Population, habitat and prey characteristics of blue whales foraging in the South Taranaki Bight, New Zealand

LG Torres, PC Gill, B Graham, D Steel… - … SC/66a/SH/6 to the …, 2015 - mmi.oregonstate.edu
ABSTRACT A short field project was conducted in January and February 2014 to test the
hypothesis that the South Taranaki Bight (STB), New Zealand is a blue whale (Balaenoptera …