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Salinity and Water Temperature as Predictors of Bottlenose Dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) Encounter Rates in Upper Galveston Bay, Texas by Mintzer, Vanessa J., Fazioli, Kristi L.

“…Bottlenose dolphins ( Tursiops truncatus ) that inhabit urban estuaries like Galveston Bay, Texas, are exposed to cumulative stressors including pollution,…”
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The Use of Aquatic Mammals for Bait in Global Fisheries by Mintzer, Vanessa J., Diniz, Karen, Frazer, Thomas K.

“…The use of aquatic mammals as bait to enhance the harvest of fisheries species has garnered little attention by the scientific and conservation communities,…”
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Site fidelity of common bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) in a highly industrialized area of the Galveston Bay estuary by Mintzer, Vanessa J., Quackenbush, Alyssa, Fazioli, Kristi L.

“…Coastal common bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) that inhabit urban estuaries are exposed to a myriad of anthropogenic threats. To manage and conserve…”
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Stomach contents of mass-stranded short-finned pilot whales (Globicephala macrorhynchus) from North Carolina by Mintzer, Vanessa J, Gannon, Damon P, Barros, Nélio B, Read, Andrew J

“…We examined the stomach contents of 27 short-finned pilot whales (Globicephala macrorhynchus) that mass stranded on the North Carolina coast on 15 January…”
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Attitudes and behaviors toward Amazon River dolphins (Inia geoffrensis) in a sustainable use protected area by Mintzer, Vanessa J, Schmink, Marianne, Lorenzen, Kai, Frazer, Thomas K, Martin, Anthony R, da Silva, Vera M. F

“…Negative interactions between fishers and the Amazon River dolphin (Inia geoffrensis), or boto, have increased substantially in the last few decades. Herein,…”
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Effect of illegal harvest on apparent survival of Amazon River dolphins (Inia geoffrensis) by Mintzer, Vanessa J., Martin, Anthony R., da Silva, Vera M.F., Barbour, Andrew B., Lorenzen, Kai, Frazer, Thomas K.

“…► We estimated apparent survival for a population of Inia geoffrensis. ► This population is illegally harvested for use as bait for Calophysus macropterus. ►…”
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Seasonal movements of river dolphins (Inia geoffrensis) in a protected Amazonian floodplain by Mintzer, Vanessa J., Lorenzen, Kai, Frazer, Thomas K., da Silva, Vera M. F., Martin, Anthony R.

“…Deliberate killing for use as bait in a regional catfish (Calophysus macropterus) fishery is the primary threat affecting the survival of the Amazon river…”
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Protected area evaluation for the conservation of endangered Amazon river dolphins (Inia geoffrensis) by Mintzer, Vanessa J., da Silva, Vera M.F., Martin, Anthony R., Frazer, Thomas K., Lorenzen, Kai

“…The potential value of protected areas for the conservation of cetaceans is widely recognized; however, few evaluation methods exist to assess their…”
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Challenges and priorities for river cetacean conservation by Campbell, E, Alfaro-Shigueto, J, Aliaga-Rossel, E, Beasley, I, Briceño, Y, Caballero, S, da Silva, VMF, Gilleman, C, Gravena, W, Hines, E, Khan, MS, Khan, U, Kreb, D, Mangel, JC, Marmontel, M, Mei, Z, Mintzer, VJ, Mosquera-Guerra, F, Oliveira-da-Costa, M, Paschoalini, M, Paudel, S, Sinha, RK, Smith, BD, Turvey, ST, Utreras, V, Van Damme, PA, Wang, D, Whitty, TS, Thurstan, RH, Godley, BJ

“…River cetaceans are particularly vulnerable to anthropogenic impacts due to their constrained ranges in freshwater systems of China, South Asia, and South…”
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