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Ecological divergence and speciation in common bottlenose dolphins in the western South Atlantic by Costa, Ana P. B., Fruet, Pedro F., Secchi, Eduardo R., Daura‐Jorge, Fábio G., Simões‐Lopes, Paulo C., Di Tullio, Juliana C., Rosel, Patricia E.

“…Coastal and offshore ecotypes of common bottlenose dolphins have been recognized in the western South Atlantic, and it is possible that trophic niche…”
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A practical guide on stable isotope analysis for cetacean research by Teixeira, Clarissa R., Troina, Genyffer C., Daura‐Jorge, Fabio G., Simões‐Lopes, Paulo C., Botta, Silvina

“…Trophic ecology information about cetaceans is essential to understand their role in ecosystem dynamics. Stable isotope analysis is a valuable complementary…”
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Ecologically driven differences in individual diet specialization across three populations of Guiana dolphin by Teixeira, Clarissa R., Botta, Silvina, Cremer, Marta J., Marcondes, Milton C. C., Pereira, Luiza B., Newsome, Seth D., Jorge, Fábio G. Daura, Simões-Lopes, Paulo C.

“…Populations usually considered foraging generalists may include specialized individuals that feed on a restricted subset of the prey spectrum consumed by the…”
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Niche overlap and diet composition of three sympatric coastal dolphin species in the southwest Atlantic Ocean by Teixeira, Clarissa R., Botta, Silvina, Daura‐Jorge, Fábio G., Pereira, Luiza B., Newsome, Seth D., Simões‐Lopes, Paulo C.

“…Sympatric species are expected to differ in ecological requirements to minimize niche overlap and avoid competition. Here we assess the trophic interactions…”
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Assessing spatial patterns and density of a dolphin population through signature whistles by Romeu, Bianca, Daura‐Jorge, Fábio G., Hammond, Philip S., Castilho, Pedro V., Simões‐Lopes, Paulo C.

“…Some dolphin species produce signature whistles, which may allow the identification of individual dolphins using passive acoustic monitoring (PAM). Identifying…”
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How many are they? Estimates of demographic patterns of reproductive females of southern right whale (Eubalaena australis) in the southern coast of Brazil by Renault‐Braga, Eduardo P., Groch, Karina R., Simões‐Lopes, Paulo C.

“…Southern right whales use the Brazilian coast as a wintering area. This population was severely depleted by whaling up until 1973. Since the 1980s, studies…”
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Dolphin population specialized in foraging with artisanal fishers requires zero‐bycatch management to persist by Bezamat, Carolina, Hammond, Philip S., Castilho, Pedro V., Simões‐Lopes, Paulo C., Daura‐Jorge, Fábio G.

“…The small population paradigm assumes that populations with low numbers of individuals intrinsically have a high probability of extinction. The small…”
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Offshore and coastal common bottlenose dolphins of the western South Atlantic face-to-face: What the skull and the spine can tell us by Costa, Ana P. B., Rosel, Patricia E., Daura-Jorge, Fábio G., Simões-Lopes, Paulo C.

“…The taxonomy of Tursiops truncatus in the western South Atlantic is not resolved. Two different hypotheses have been proposed: (1) offshore and coastal…”
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Is there spatial segregation between reproductive groups of southern right whales along the coastline of southern Brazil? by Renault‐Braga, Eduardo P., Groch, Karina R., Simões‐Lopes, Paulo C.

“…Santa Catarina State, in southern Brazil, is an important breeding ground for the southern right whale and it is possible to record mother‐calf pairs and…”
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Effect of kelp gull harassment on southern right whale calf survival: a long-term capture-recapture analysis by Agrelo, Macarena, Marón, Carina F, Daura-Jorge, Fábio G, Rowntree, Victoria J, Sironi, Mariano, Hammond, Philip S, Ingram, Simon N, Vilches, Florencia O, Seger, Jon, Simões-Lopes, Paulo C

“…Kelp gulls ( ) commonly feed on the skin and blubber of surfacing southern right whales (SRW, ) in the near shore waters of Península Valdés (PV), Argentina…”
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Predicting the breeding hotspots of the southern right whale, Eubalaena australis (Cetartiodactyla: Mysticeti), along the southern Brazilian coastline by Pires Renault-Braga, Eduardo, Groch, Karina R., Simões-Lopes, Paulo C.

“…To predict the potential breeding hotspots of southern right whales in southern Brazil, we used a Maxent model with a “presence-only” dataset. The dataset was…”
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Reproductive parameters and factors influencing calf survival of bottlenose dolphins that engage in a unique foraging cooperation with fishermen by Bezamat, Carolina, Castilho, Pedro V., Simões-Lopes, Paulo C., Ingram, Simon N., Daura-Jorge, Fábio G.

“…A subset of the bottlenose dolphin Tursiops truncatus gephyreus population in Laguna, southern Brazil, specialize in foraging cooperatively with fishermen. In…”
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The ability of artisanal fishers to recognize the dolphins they cooperate with by da Rosa, Daiane S X, Hanazaki, Natalia, Cantor, Maurício, Simões-Lopes, Paulo C, Daura-Jorge, Fábio G

“…Human-animal interactions with mutual benefits in the wild are rare. Such positive interactions seem to require an intricate knowledge from the human side on…”
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Bottlenose dolphins that forage with artisanal fishermen whistle differently by Romeu, Bianca, Cantor, Mauricio, Bezamat, Carolina, Simões‐Lopes, Paulo C., Daura‐Jorge, Fábio G., Ebensperger, L.

“…Acoustic communication is a taxonomically widespread phenomenon, crucial for social animals. We evaluate social sounds from bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops…”
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Cranial variation between coastal and offshore bottlenose dolphins, Tursiops truncatus (Cetacea: Delphinidae) in Ecuador and the Mediterranean: a three-dimensional geometric morphometric study by Dromby, Morgane, Félix, Fernando, Haase, Ben, Simões-Lopes, Paulo C, Costa, Ana P B, Lalis, Aude, Bens, Celine, Podestà, Michela, Doria, Giuliano, Moura, Andre E

“…Abstract Skull shape analysis provides useful information on wildlife ecology and potential local adaptations. Common bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus)…”
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Dental wear in dolphins (Cetacea: Delphinidae) from southern Brazil by Loch, Carolina, Simões-Lopes, Paulo C

“…Abstract (1) Dental wear is a common phenomenon in mammals. Its occurrence is influenced by tooth anatomy, animal physiology, biomechanics and behaviour. So…”
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The influence of cooperative foraging with fishermen on the dynamics of a bottlenose dolphin population by Bezamat, Carolina, Simões‐Lopes, Paulo C., Castilho, Pedro V., Daura‐Jorge, Fábio G.

“…Recent years have seen an increasing interest in individual behavioral variation. However, the implications of such variation for population dynamics are often…”
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Seasonal abundance and adult survival of bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) in a community that cooperatively forages with fishermen in southern Brazil by Daura-Jorge, Fábio G., Ingram, Simon N., Simões-Lopes, Paulo C.

“…A subgroup of a population of Tursiops truncatus in southern Brazil is known for a cooperative behavior with artisanal fishermen whereby the dolphins shoal…”
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Potential ship strikes and density of humpback whales in the Abrolhos Bank breeding ground, Brazil by Bezamat, Carolina, Wedekin, Leonardo L., Simões-Lopes, Paulo C.

“…Ship strikes are one of the major threats to large whales worldwide. The potential impact from increasing vessel traffic therefore is a concern for the future…”
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Conflicts with fisheries and intentional killing of freshwater dolphins (Cetacea: Odontoceti) in the Western Brazilian Amazon by Loch, Carolina, Marmontel, Miriam, Simões-Lopes, Paulo C

“…We report three cases of conflicts with fishing activities of freshwater dolphins Inia geoffrensis and Sotalia fluviatilis in the Western Brazilian Amazon. The…”
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