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Extreme diel variation in the feeding behavior of humpback whales along the western Antarctic Peninsula during autumn by Friedlaender, A. S., Tyson, R. B., Stimpert, A. K., Read, A. J., Nowacek, D. P.

“…Most humpback whale Megaptera novaeangliae populations partition their time between prey-rich feeding and prey-deficient breeding/calving regions. How these…”
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Feeding rates and under-ice foraging strategies of the smallest lunge filter feeder, the Antarctic minke whale (Balaenoptera bonaerensis) by Friedlaender, A S, Goldbogen, J A, Nowacek, D P, Read, A J, Johnston, D, Gales, N

“…Body size and feeding mode are two fundamental characteristics that determine foraging performance and ecological niche. As the smallest obligate lunge filter…”
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Comparing Effectiveness of Experimental and Implemented Bycatch Reduction Measures: the Ideal and the Real by COX, T.M, LEWISON, R.L, ŽYDELIS, R, CROWDER, L.B, SAFINA, C, READ, A.J

“…Fishers, scientists, and resource managers have made substantial progress in reducing bycatch of sea turtles, seabirds, and marine mammals through physical…”
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An interview-based approach to assess marine mammal and sea turtle captures in artisanal fisheries by Moore, J.E., Cox, T.M., Lewison, R.L., Read, A.J., Bjorkland, R., McDonald, S.L., Crowder, L.B., Aruna, E., Ayissi, I., Espeut, P., Joynson-Hicks, C., Pilcher, N., Poonian, C.N.S., Solarin, B., Kiszka, J.

“…Recent case studies have highlighted high bycatch mortality of sea turtles and marine mammals in artisanal fisheries, but in most countries there are few data…”
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Effects of fine-scale oceanographic features on the distribution and movements of harbour porpoises Phocoena phocoena in the Bay of Fundy by JOHNSTON, D. W, WESTGATE, A. J, READ, A. J

“…We describe an integrative approach to studying the fine-scale distribution of harbour porpoises Phocoena phocoena in the Bay of Fundy, using satellite…”
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Efficacy of a commercial vaccine against different strains of rabbit haemorrhagic disease virus by Read, AJ, Kirkland, PD

“…Background This study investigated the ability of a commercial rabbit haemorrhagic disease virus (RHDV) vaccine (Cylap®) to protect rabbits from disease caused…”
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Stereo vision and strabismus by Read, J C A

“…Binocular stereopsis, or stereo vision, is the ability to derive information about how far away objects are, based solely on the relative positions of the…”
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Demography of an ice-obligate mysticete in a region of rapid environmental change by Pallin, L, Bierlich, K C, Durban, J, Fearnbach, H, Savenko, O, Baker, C S, Bell, E, Double, M C, de la Mare, W, Goldbogen, J, Johnston, D, Kellar, N, Nichols, R, Nowacek, D, Read, A J, Steel, D, Friedlaender, A

“…Antarctic minke whales ( , AMW) are an abundant, ice-dependent species susceptible to rapid climatic changes occurring in parts of the Antarctic. Here, we used…”
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Fine-scale biophysical interactions drive prey availability at a migratory stopover site for Phalaropus spp. in the Bay of Fundy, Canada by Thorne, L. H., Read, A. J.

“…We examined the role of biophysical interactions in structuring the foraging habitat of phalaropes Phalaropus spp. at an important migratory stopover site in…”
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A field effort to capture critically endangered vaquitas Phocoena sinus for protection from entanglement in illegal gillnets by Rojas-Bracho, L, Gulland, FMD, Smith, CR, Taylor, B, Wells, RS, Thomas, PO, Bauer, B, Heide-Jørgensen, MP, Teilmann, J, Dietz, R, Balle, JD, Jensen, MV, Sinding, MHS, Jaramillo-Legorreta, A, Abel, G, Read, AJ, Westgate, AJ, Colegrove, K, Gomez, F, Martz, K, Rebolledo, R, Ridgway, S, Rowles, T, van Elk, CE, Boehm, J, Cardenas-Hinojosa, G, Constandse, R, Nieto-Garcia, E, Phillips, W, Sabio, D, Sanchez, R, Sweeney, J, Townsend, F, Vivanco, J, Vivanco, JC, Walker, S

“…In 2017 an emergency field effort was undertaken in an attempt to prevent the extinction of the world's most endangered marine mammal, the vaquita Phocoena…”
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Franciscana bycatch is not reduced by acoustically reflective or physically stiffened gillnets by P Bordino, AI Mackay, TB Werner, SP Northridge, AJ Read

“…The incidental capture of franciscana Pontoporia blainvillei in gillnet fisheries of Argentina, Uruguay and Brazil represents a major conservation threat to…”
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Fin whales Balaenoptera physalus and minke whales Balaenoptera acutorostrata exploit a tidally driven island wake ecosystem in the Bay of Fundy by JOHNSTON, D. W, THORNE, L. H, READ, A. J

“…Marine predators forage in tidally induced oceanographic features, where they exploit predictable aggregations of prey. Very little, however, is known about…”
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Clinical and epidemiological features of West Nile virus equine encephalitis in New South Wales, Australia, 2011 by Read, AJ, Finlaison, DS, Gu, X, Hick, PM, Moloney, BJ, Wright, T, Kirkland, PD

“…Background Between February and June 2011, more than 300 horses with unexplained neurological disease were observed in New South Wales, Australia. A virulent…”
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Application of a real-time polymerase chain reaction assay to the diagnosis of bovine ephemeral fever during an outbreak in New South Wales and northern Victoria in 2009-10 by Finlaison, DS, Read, AJ, Zhang, J, Paskin, R, Kirkland, PD

“…Objective To report the occurrence of an epizootic of bovine ephemeral fever (BEF) in New South Wales (NSW) and northern Victoria in 2009–10 and describe the…”
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Prospective comparison of sevoflurane and desflurane in formerly premature infants undergoing inguinal herniotomy by Sale, S.M., Read, J.A., Stoddart, P.A., Wolf, A.R.

“…Formerly premature infants having inguinal herniotomy have been at a high risk of postoperative apnoea, newer less soluble anaesthetic agents may reduce this…”
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Changes in Blubber Distribution and Morphology Associated with Starvation in the Harbor Porpoise (Phocoena phocoena): Evidence for Regional Differences in Blubber Structure and Function by Koopman, H. N., Pabst, D. A., McLellan, W. A., Dillaman, R. M., Read, A. J.

“…To examine patterns of blubber loss accompanying a decline in body condition, blubber thickness of juvenile harbor porpoises in normal/robust body condition (…”
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Flow-field observations of a tidally driven island wake used by marine mammals in the Bay of Fundy, Canada by JOHNSTON, D. W., READ, A. J.

“…Correlations between fine‐scale oceanographic features and aggregations of marine mammals are frequently reported, but the physical forces shaping these…”
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A prospective longitudinal study of naturally infected horses to evaluate the performance characteristics of rapid diagnostic tests for equine influenza virus by Read, A.J., Arzey, K.E., Finlaison, D.S., Gu, X., Davis, R.J., Ritchie, L., Kirkland, P.D.

“…An outbreak of equine influenza (EI) occurred in Australia in 2007. During the laboratory support for this outbreak, real-time reverse transcriptase polymerase…”
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Purification of polyclonal anti-conformational antibodies for use in affinity selection from random peptide phage display libraries: A study using the hydatid vaccine EG95 by Read, A.J., Gauci, C.G., Lightowlers, M.W.

“…The use of polyclonal antibodies to screen random peptide phage display libraries often results in the recognition of a large number of peptides that mimic…”
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Coronavirus infection in intensively managed cattle with respiratory disease by Hick, PM, Read, AJ, Lugton, I, Busfield, F, Dawood, KE, Gabor, L, Hornitzky, M, Kirkland, PD

“…Background A detailed laboratory investigation identified bovine coronavirus (BCoV) as the aetiological agent in an outbreak of respiratory disease at a…”
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