Tissue partition and risk assessments of trace elements in Indo-Pacific finless porpoises (Neophocaena phocaenoides) from the Pearl River Estuary coast, China

Zhang, Xiyang; Lin, Wenzhi; Yu, Ri-Qing; Sun, Xian; Ding, Yulong; Chen, Hailiang; Chen, Xi; Wu, Yuping
Chemosphere (2017)

Throughout the last few decades, an increased number of stranded marine mammals, particularly the Indo-Pacific Finless Porpoises (Neophocaena phocaenoides), were observed in the Pearl River Estuary (PRE). As long-lived, apex…

Stable oxygen isotopes reveal habitat use by marine mammals in the Río de la Plata estuary and adjoining Atlantic Ocean

Drago, Massimiliano; Valdivia, Meica; Bragg, Daniel; González, Enrique M.; Aguilar, Alex; Cardona, Luis
Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science (2020)

Detailed knowledge on habitat use by marine mammals is critical for understanding their ecological role and for adequate management. Here, we assess the habitat use patterns of thirteen species of…

Comparative physiology of vocal musculature in two odontocetes, the bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) and the harbor porpoise (Phocoena phocoena)

Thometz, Nicole M.; Dearolf, Jennifer L.; Dunkin, Robin C.; Noren, Dawn P.; Holt, Marla M.; Sims, Olivia C.; Cathey, Brandon C.; Williams, Terrie M.
Journal of Comparative Physiology B (2017)

The mechanism by which odontocetes produce sound is unique among mammals. To gain insight into the physiological properties that support sound production in toothed whales, we examined myoglobin content ([Mb]),…

Porpoises the world over: Diversity in behavior and ecology

Teilmann, Jonas; Sveegaard, Signe
Ethology and Behavioral Ecology of Odontocetes (2019)

Unlike the large number of species of true dolphins, there are only seven porpoise or phocoenid species, inhabiting different habitats and climate zones. They range from ice-covered water in the…

Reply to Flessa, K.W. et al., Comment on Manjarrez-Bringas, N. et al., Lessons for sustainable development: Marine mammal conservation policies and its social and economic effects. Sustainability 2018, 10, 2185—Holistic socio-ecological approach to promote integral public policies to preserve an endangered species: The vaquita marina

Manjarrez-Bringas, Nahieli; Aragón-Noriega, Eugenio Alberto; Beltrán-Morales, Luis Felipe; Cordoba-Matson, Michael Victor; Ortega-Rubio, Alfredo
Sustainability (2019)

...We want to emphasize that more than 90 % of our manuscript is devoted to these local fishermen perception analyses. However, in its final section, our article does refer that…

Vaquita face extinction from bycatch. Comment on Manjarrez-Bringas, N. et al., Lessons for sustainable development: Marine mammal conservation policies and its social and economic effects. Sustainability 2018, 10, 2185

Flessa, Karl; Calderon-Aguilera, Luis; Cintra-Buenrostro, Carlos; Dettman, David; Dietl, Gregory; Goodwin, David; Jacobs, David; Kowalewski, Michal; Nelson, Steven; Rowell, Kirsten; Schöne, Bernd; Smith, Jansen; Zamora-Arroyo, Francisco
Sustainability (2019)

We are among the scientists who have documented the environmental and ecological changes to the Upper Gulf of California following the reduction in the Colorado River’s flow. We object to…