Search Results - "Kahane, R."
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Field measurements reveal exposure risk to microplastic ingestion by filter-feeding megafauna
Published in Nature communications (01-11-2022)“…Microparticles, such as microplastics and microfibers, are ubiquitous in marine food webs. Filter-feeding megafauna may be at extreme risk of exposure to…”
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Baleen whale prey consumption based on high-resolution foraging measurements
Published in Nature (London) (04-11-2021)“…Baleen whales influence their ecosystems through immense prey consumption and nutrient recycling 1 – 3 . It is difficult to accurately gauge the magnitude of…”
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Extreme bradycardia and tachycardia in the world’s largest animal
Published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS (10-12-2019)“…The biology of the blue whale has long fascinated physiologists because of the animal’s extreme size. Despite high energetic demands from a large body, low…”
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Predator‐scale spatial analysis of intra‐patch prey distribution reveals the energetic drivers of rorqual whale super‐group formation
Published in Functional ecology (01-04-2021)“…Animals are distributed relative to the resources they rely upon, often scaling in abundance relative to available resources. Yet, in heterogeneously…”
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Microplastics and microfibers in surface waters of Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary, California
Published in Marine pollution bulletin (01-04-2021)“…Despite a recent report of high concentrations of microplastics and microfibers in the mesopelagic waters of Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary (MBNMS),…”
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Energetic and physical limitations on the breaching performance of large whales
Published in eLife (11-03-2020)“…The considerable power needed for large whales to leap out of the water may represent the single most expensive burst maneuver found in nature. However, the…”
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Tools for integrating inertial sensor data with video bio-loggers, including estimation of animal orientation, motion, and position
Published in Animal biotelemetry (26-08-2021)“…Bio-logging devices equipped with inertial measurement units—particularly accelerometers, magnetometers, and pressure sensors—have revolutionized our ability…”
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Baleen–Plastic Interactions Reveal High Risk to All Filter-Feeding Whales from Clogging, Ingestion, and Entanglement
Published in Oceans (Basel, Switzerland) (01-03-2024)“…Baleen whales are ecosystem sentinels of microplastic pollution. Research indicates that they likely ingest millions of anthropogenic microparticles per day…”
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High-performance ion-pair chromatography method for simultaneous analysis of alliin, deoxyalliin, allicin and dipeptide precursors in garlic products using multiple mass spectrometry and UV detection
Published in Journal of Chromatography A (28-03-2003)“…The quality of garlic and garlic products is usually related to their alliin content and allicin release potential. Until now no analytical method was able to…”
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Baleen whale inhalation variability revealed using animal-borne video tags
Published in PeerJ (San Francisco, CA) (20-07-2022)“…Empirical metabolic rate and oxygen consumption estimates for free-ranging whales have been limited to counting respiratory events at the surface. Because…”
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High‐speed chases along the seafloor put Bryde's whales at risk of entanglement
Published in Conservation science and practice (01-05-2022)“…Recent changes in the South African marine ecosystem and the introduction of an experimental octopus fishery have resulted in an unsustainably high rate of…”
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Urban and Peri urban horticulture in Namibia
Published in Acta horticulturae (01-01-2013)“…The French Ambassador to Namibia has made USD 30,120 available under the Social Development Fund (SDF) to Judea Harvest Namibia (JHN) in partnership with Urban…”
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Allometric scaling of morphology and engulfment capacity in rorqual whales
Published in Journal of morphology (1931) (01-09-2018)“…Body length is one of the most important factors that influence organismal function and ecological niche. Although larger animals tend to have a suite of…”
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Horticulture is a key issue for Africa
Published in Acta horticulturae (01-01-2011)“…The specific role of horticulture in food security through nutrition security and in poverty alleviation through income generation is now recognized…”
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Formation of a fringe: A look inside baleen morphology using a multimodal visual approach
Published in Journal of morphology (1931) (01-04-2023)“…Filter‐feeding has been present for hundreds of millions of years, independently evolving in aquatic vertebrates' numerous times. Mysticete whales are a group…”
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Analytical method for appreciation of garlic therapeutic potential and for validation of a new formulation
Published in Journal of pharmaceutical and biomedical analysis (29-04-2005)“…The consumption of garlic reduces the risk of cardiovascular disease and cancer, S-allylcysteine sulfoxide (alliin), allicin (DATi), diallyl disulfide (DADS),…”
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Evidence for Size-Selective Predation by Antarctic Humpback Whales
Published in Frontiers in Marine Science (31-01-2022)“…Animals aggregate around resource hotspots, but what makes one resource more appealing than another can be difficult to determine. In March 2020 the Antarctic…”
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Effect of onion consumption by rats on hepatic drug-metabolizing enzymes
Published in Food and chemical toxicology (01-10-2001)“…Fruits and vegetables or their natural constituents which increase detoxication enzymes and/or reduce activating enzymes are considered as good candidates to…”
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Evidence of a somatic embryogenesis process for plant regeneration in garlic (Allium sativum L.)
Published in Plant cell reports (01-10-2002)“…A protocol has been developed for somatic embryogenesis and plant regeneration of the garlic (Allium sativum L.) variety Rouge de la Réunion. Young leaf…”
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Using Digital Tags With Integrated Video and Inertial Sensors to Study Moving Morphology and Associated Function in Large Aquatic Vertebrates
Published in Anatomical record (Hoboken, N.J. : 2007) (01-11-2017)“…ABSTRACT The anatomy of large cetaceans has been well documented, mostly through dissection of dead specimens. However, the difficulty of studying the world's…”
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