Search Results - "Barco, Susan G."
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Ontogenetic allometry and body composition of the common bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) from the U.S. mid-Atlantic
Published in Marine mammal science (01-01-2016)“…Growth in common bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) was investigated through examination of sex‐specific, ontogenetic changes in the mass of 38 discrete…”
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Novel Necropsy Findings Linked to Peracute Underwater Entrapment in Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops truncatus)
Published in Frontiers in Marine Science (02-07-2020)“…Peracute underwater entrapment (PUE) is a recognized cause of death associated with anthropogenic trauma in marine mammals. We describe internal lesions likely…”
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Lung size and thoracic morphology in shallow- and deep-diving cetaceans
Published in Journal of morphology (1931) (01-06-2010)“…Shallow‐diving, coastal bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) and deep‐diving, pelagic pygmy and dwarf sperm whales (Kogia breviceps and K. sima) will…”
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Fatal entanglements of sea turtles caused by widely deployed weather instruments
Published in Marine pollution bulletin (01-08-2023)“…Sea turtles have been found to interact with discarded fishing gear, plastic bags, and balloons, among other anthropogenic materials. One infrequently…”
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Subseasonal forecasts provide a powerful tool for dynamic marine mammal management
Published in Frontiers in ecology and the environment (01-04-2023)“…Adaptive approaches are needed to effectively manage dynamic marine systems, and ecological forecasts can help managers anticipate when and where conservation…”
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Assessment of Management to Mitigate Anthropogenic Effects on Large Whales
Published in Conservation biology (01-02-2013)“…United States and Canadian governments have responded to legal requirements to reduce human-induced whale mortality via vessel strikes and entanglement in…”
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Loggerhead turtles are good ocean-observers in stratified mid-latitude regions
Published in Estuarine, coastal and shelf science (30-11-2018)“…Since 2009, we have deployed 167 satellite tags on loggerheads within the U.S. Mid-Atlantic Bight of the Northwest Atlantic Ocean. These tags collect and…”
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Criteria and case definitions for serious injury and death of pinnipeds and cetaceans caused by anthropogenic trauma
Published in Diseases of aquatic organisms (11-04-2013)“…Post-mortem examination of dead and live stranded beach-cast pinnipeds and cetaceans for determination of a cause of death provides valuable information for…”
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Lethal entanglement in baleen whales
Published in Diseases of aquatic organisms (06-10-2011)“…Understanding the scenarios whereby fishing gear entanglement of large whales induces mortality is important for the development of mitigation strategies. Here…”
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Fin whale (Balaenoptera physalus) mitogenomics: A cautionary tale of defining sub-species from mitochondrial sequence monophyly
Published in Molecular phylogenetics and evolution (01-06-2019)“…[Display omitted] •Mitochondrial monophyly is commonly employed to define evolutionary significant units.•Monophyly may be caused by insufficient sampling or a…”
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Strandings as indicators of marine mammal biodiversity and human interactions off the coast of North Carolina
Published in Fishery bulletin (Washington, D.C.) (01-01-2014)“…The adjacency of 2 marine biogeographic regions off Cape Hatteras, North Carolina (NC), and the proximity of the Gulf Stream result in a high biodiversity of…”
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Loggerhead turtle Caretta caretta density and abundance in Chesapeake Bay and the temperate ocean waters of the southern portion of the Mid-Atlantic Bight
Published in Endangered species research (01-01-2018)“…We conducted aerial surveys of sea turtles in 2011 and 2012, incorporating corrections for perception and availability bias in Chesapeake Bay and near-shore…”
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LOW-RESIDUE EUTHANASIA OF STRANDED MYSTICETES
Published in Journal of wildlife diseases (01-01-2014)“…Euthanasia of stranded large whales poses logistic, safety, pharmaceutical, delivery, public relations, and disposal challenges. Reasonable arguments may be…”
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Prevalence and anatomic site of Crassicauda sp. infection, and its use in species identification, in kogiid whales from the mid-Atlantic United States
Published in Marine mammal science (01-07-2016)“…The parasitic nematode Crassicauda sp. was initially described in kogiid whales from specimens collected within cervical tissues, uncommon sites of infection…”
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Spectra® fishing twine entanglement of a bottlenose dolphin: A case study and experimental modeling
Published in Marine pollution bulletin (01-09-2010)“…We report here the first documented case of a cetacean fatality from entanglement in recreational Spectra® fishing twine. Spectra® twine is a relatively new…”
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Gross and Histologic Evidence of Sharp and Blunt Trauma in North Atlantic Right Whales (Eubalaena glacialis) Killed by Vessels
Published in Journal of zoo and wildlife medicine (01-03-2008)“…Vessel-whale collision events represented the ultimate cause of death for 21 (52.5%) of the 40 North Atlantic right whales (Eubalaena glacialis) necropsied…”
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Domoic acid exposure in pygmy and dwarf sperm whales ( Kogia spp.) from southeastern and mid-Atlantic U.S. waters
Published in Harmful algae (01-06-2009)“…The neurotoxin domoic acid (DA) was detected in urine and fecal samples recovered from pygmy sperm whales ( Kogia breviceps) and dwarf sperm whales ( Kogia…”
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Population histories of right whales (Cetacea: Eubalaena) inferred from mitochondrial sequence diversities and divergences of their whale lice (Amphipoda: Cyamus)
Published in Molecular ecology (01-10-2005)“…Right whales carry large populations of three ‘whale lice’ (Cyamus ovalis, Cyamus gracilis, Cyamus erraticus) that have no other hosts. We used sequence…”
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Do Alternative Leaders Affect Fish Catch in Pound Nets at the Mouth of Chesapeake Bay?
Published in North American journal of fisheries management (01-02-2011)“…More than 60 stranded bottlenose dolphins Tursiops truncatus exhibiting marks consistent with interactions with pound nets have been documented in the lower…”
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EVIDENCE FOR INFANTICIDE IN BOTTLENOSE DOLPHINS OF THE WESTERN NORTH ATLANTIC
Published in Journal of wildlife diseases (01-07-2002)“…Nine bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) calves that stranded in Virginia in 1996 and 1997 died of severe blunt-force trauma. Injuries were concentrated on…”
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