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Marine mammals harbor unique microbiotas shaped by and yet distinct from the sea by Bik, Elisabeth M., Costello, Elizabeth K., Switzer, Alexandra D., Callahan, Benjamin J., Holmes, Susan P., Wells, Randall S., Carlin, Kevin P., Jensen, Eric D., Venn-Watson, Stephanie, Relman, David A.

“…Marine mammals play crucial ecological roles in the oceans, but little is known about their microbiotas. Here we study the bacterial communities in 337 samples…”
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Understanding the population consequences of disturbance by Pirotta, Enrico, Booth, Cormac G., Costa, Daniel P., Fleishman, Erica, Kraus, Scott D., Lusseau, David, Moretti, David, New, Leslie F., Schick, Robert S., Schwarz, Lisa K., Simmons, Samantha E., Thomas, Len, Tyack, Peter L., Weise, Michael J., Wells, Randall S., Harwood, John

“…Managing the nonlethal effects of disturbance on wildlife populations has been a long‐term goal for decision makers, managers, and ecologists, and assessment…”
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Vocal copying of individually distinctive signature whistles in bottlenose dolphins by King, Stephanie L., Sayigh, Laela S., Wells, Randall S., Fellner, Wendi, Janik, Vincent M.

“…Vocal learning is relatively common in birds but less so in mammals. Sexual selection and individual or group recognition have been identified as major forces…”
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Age determination of common bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) using dental radiography pulp:tooth area ratio measurements by Herrman, Jean M, Morey, Jeanine S, Takeshita, Ryan, De Guise, Sylvain, Wells, Randall S, McFee, Wayne, Speakman, Todd, Townsend, Forrest, Smith, Cynthia R, Rowles, Teresa, Schwacke, Lori

“…Age is an important parameter to better understand wildlife populations, and is especially relevant for interpreting data for fecundity, health, and survival…”
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Sentinels of synthetics - a comparison of phthalate exposure between common bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) and human reference populations by Hart, Leslie B, Dziobak, Miranda K, Pisarski, Emily C, Wirth, Edward F, Wells, Randall S

“…Phthalates are chemical esters used as additives in common consumer goods, such as plastics, household cleaners, and personal care products. Phthalates are not…”
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High site-fidelity in common bottlenose dolphins despite low salinity exposure and associated indicators of compromised health by Takeshita, Ryan, Balmer, Brian C, Messina, Francesca, Zolman, Eric S, Thomas, Len, Wells, Randall S, Smith, Cynthia R, Rowles, Teresa K, Schwacke, Lori H

“…More than 2,000 common bottlenose dolphins ( Tursiops truncatus ) inhabit the Barataria Bay Estuarine System in Louisiana, USA, a highly productive estuary…”
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The influence of variations in background noise on Florida manatee (Trichechus manatus latirostris) detection of boat noise and vocalizations by Rycyk, Athena M, Bauer, Gordon B, Wells, Randall S, Gaspard Iii, Joseph C, Mann, David A

“…A manatee's primary modality to detect a vessel on a possible collision course is hearing as underwater visibility is limited in many manatee habitats and…”
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Surface and diving metabolic rates, and dynamic aerobic dive limits (dADL) in near‐ and off‐shore bottlenose dolphins, Tursiops spp., indicate that deep diving is energetically cheap by Fahlman, Andreas, Allen, Austin S., Blawas, Ashley, Sweeney, Jay, Stone, Rae, Trainor, Robyn Faulkner, Jensen, Frants H., McHugh, Katherine, Allen, Jason B., Barleycorn, Aaron A., Wells, Randall S.

“…High‐resolution dive depth and acceleration recordings from nearshore (Sarasota Bay, dive depth < 30 m), and offshore (Bermuda) bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops…”
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Identifying signature whistles from recordings of groups of unrestrained bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) by Janik, Vincent M., King, Stephanie L., Sayigh, Laela S., Wells, Randall S.

“…Bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) have individually distinctive signature whistles. Each individual dolphin develops its own unique frequency modulation…”
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Increased Dietary Intake of Saturated Fatty Acid Heptadecanoic Acid (C17:0) Associated with Decreasing Ferritin and Alleviated Metabolic Syndrome in Dolphins by Venn-Watson, Stephanie K, Parry, Celeste, Baird, Mark, Stevenson, Sacha, Carlin, Kevin, Daniels, Risa, Smith, Cynthia R, Jones, Richard, Wells, Randall S, Ridgway, Sam, Jensen, Eric D

“…Similar to humans, bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) can develop metabolic syndrome and associated high ferritin. While fish and fish-based fatty acids…”
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Transcriptome profiling of blood from common bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) in the northern Gulf of Mexico to enhance health assessment capabilities by Morey, Jeanine S, Balmer, Brian C, Zolman, Eric S, Takeshita, Ryan, De Guise, Sylvain, Rowles, Teresa K, Smith, Cynthia R, Wells, Randall S, Schwacke, Lori H

“…Following the 2010 Deepwater Horizon disaster and subsequent unusual mortality event, adverse health impacts have been reported in bottlenose dolphins in…”
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Density, abundance, survival, and ranging patterns of common bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) in Mississippi Sound following the Deepwater Horizon oil spill by Mullin, Keith D, McDonald, Trent, Wells, Randall S, Balmer, Brian C, Speakman, Todd, Sinclair, Carrie, Zolman, Eric S, Hornsby, Fawn, McBride, Shauna M, Wilkinson, Krystan A, Schwacke, Lori H

“…After the Deepwater Horizon (DWH) oil spill began in April 2010, studies were initiated on northern Gulf of Mexico common bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops…”
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How Do Marine Mammals Manage and Usually Avoid Gas Emboli Formation and Gas Embolic Pathology? Critical Clues From Studies of Wild Dolphins by Fahlman, Andreas, Moore, Michael J., Wells, Randall S.

“…Decompression theory has been mainly based on studies on terrestrial mammals, and may not translate well to marine mammals. However, evidence that marine…”
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Modeling Tissue and Blood Gas Kinetics in Coastal and Offshore Common Bottlenose Dolphins, Tursiops truncatus by Fahlman, Andreas, Jensen, Frants H, Tyack, Peter L, Wells, Randall S

“…Bottlenose dolphins ( ) are highly versatile breath-holding predators that have adapted to a wide range of foraging niches from rivers and coastal ecosystems…”
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T Helper Cell Subsets and Their Functions in Common Bottlenose Dolphins ( Tursiops truncatus ) by De Guise, Sylvain, Levin, Milton, Jasperse, Lindsay, Risatti, Guillermo, Wells, Randall S

“…Considerable efforts have been made to better understand the immune system of bottlenose dolphins in view of the common environmental challenges they…”
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Cardiac assessments of bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) in the Northern Gulf of Mexico following exposure to Deepwater Horizon oil by Linnehan, Barbara K, Gomez, Forrest M, Huston, Sharon M, Hsu, Adonia, Takeshita, Ryan, Colegrove, Kathleen M, Harms, Craig A, Barratclough, Ashley, Deming, Alissa C, Rowles, Teri K, Musser, Whitney B, Zolman, Eric S, Wells, Randall S, Jensen, Eric D, Schwacke, Lori H, Smith, Cynthia R

“…The Deepwater Horizon (DWH) oil spill profoundly impacted the health of bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) in Barataria Bay, LA (BB). To comprehensively…”
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The Bottlenose Dolphin Epigenetic Aging Tool (BEAT): A Molecular Age Estimation Tool for Small Cetaceans by Beal, Andria P., Kiszka, Jeremy J., Wells, Randall S., Eirin-Lopez, Jose M.

“…Age constitutes a critical parameter for the study of animal populations, providing information about development, environmental effects, survival, and…”
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Specialization of a mobile, apex predator affects trophic coupling among adjacent habitats by Cloyed, Carl S., Wilson, Rachel M., Balmer, Brian C., Hohn, Aleta A., Schwacke, Lori H., Zolman, Eric S., Tumlin, Mandy C., Wells, Randall S., Barleycorn, Aaron A., Allen, Jason B., Carmichael, Ruth H.

“…Mobile, apex predators are commonly assumed to stabilize food webs through trophic coupling across spatially distinct habitats. The assumption that trophic…”
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Serum correlation, demographic differentiation, and seasonality of blubber testosterone in common bottlenose dolphins, Tursiops truncatus, in Sarasota Bay, FL by Sherman, Kathryn K., Beaulieu-McCoy, Nicole E., Wurster, Elyse L., Wells, Randall S., Smith, Cynthia R., Barleycorn, Aaron A., Allen, Jason B., Kellar, Nicholas M.

“…Blubber and serum testosterone levels were compared among 55 individual common bottlenose dolphins, Tursiops truncatus , in Sarasota Bay, FL during 2011–2019…”
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Life history as a source of variation for persistent organic pollutant (POP) patterns in a community of common bottlenose dolphins ( Tursiops truncatus) resident to Sarasota Bay, FL by Yordy, Jennifer E., Wells, Randall S., Balmer, Brian C., Schwacke, Lori H., Rowles, Teri K., Kucklick, John R.

“…As apex predators within coastal ecosystems, bottlenose dolphins ( Tursiops truncatus) are prone to accumulate complex mixtures of persistent organic…”
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