Behaviour reactions of bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) to multirotor Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs)

T Fettermann, L Fiori, M Bader, A Doshi, D Breen… - Scientific Reports, 2019 - nature.com
Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) represent a novel and cost effective research tool to
investigate cetacean behaviour, as conventional aircraft are expensive, limited in the altitude …

Persistent Organic Pollutants and Mercury in Genetically Identified Inner Estuary Bottlenose Dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) Residents of the Guayaquil Gulf, Ecuador …

JJ Alava, P Calle, A Tirapé, G Biedenbach… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
The bottlenose dolphin is one of the most common cetaceans found in the coastal waters,
estuaries, and mangroves of Ecuador. However, its population size is gradually declining in …

High genetic structure and low mitochondrial diversity in bottlenose dolphins of the Archipelago of Bocas del Toro, Panama: A population at risk?

DC Barragán-Barrera, LJ May-Collado… - PloS one, 2017 - journals.plos.org
The current conservation status of the bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) under the
IUCN is 'least concern'. However, in the Caribbean, small and localized populations of the …

Telemetry tags increase the costs of swimming in northern fur seals, Callorhinus ursinus

DAS Rosen, CG Gerlinsky… - Marine Mammal Science, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Animal‐borne instruments have become a standard tool for collecting important data from
marine mammals. However, few studies have examined whether placement of these data …

Sex‐specific mercury levels in skin samples of southern elephant seals (Mirounga leonina) at Isla 25 de Mayo (King George Island), Antarctic Peninsula

DC Barragán‐Barrera, FG Riet‐Sapriza… - Marine Mammal …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The southern elephant seal (SES; Mirounga leonina) has a circumpolar distribution,
breeding mainly on sub‐Antarctic islands and making long trips between breeding or …

[PDF][PDF] Notable Stingray Spine-Associated Strandings Involving Two Female Bottlenose Dolphins in Florida and Massachusetts, USA, in the Context of Literature and …

R Borkowski, AC Perna, NJ Gordon… - Aquatic …, 2023 - aquaticmammalsjournal.org
Trauma from stingray spines (caudal barbs) has been intermittently documented as a cause
of mild to fatal illness in odontocetes, particularly bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) …

High calf mortality in bottlenose dolphins in the Bay of Islands, New Zealand–a local unit in decline

G Tezanos‐Pinto, R Constantine… - Marine Mammal …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) in the Bay of Islands, New Zealand, have been
studied for almost two decades. Since 2003, fewer than 150 dolphins visited the bay during …

Behavioral responses of humpback whales to biopsy sampling on a breeding ground: the influence of age‐class, reproductive status, social context, and repeated …

C Garrigue, S Derville - Marine Mammal Science, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The short‐term response of humpback whales to boat approach and remote biopsy
sampling was investigated in a breeding ground according to age‐class, sex, female …

Stress and Reproductive Hormones of Free-Ranging Dolphins Across a Natural Salinity Gradient

MA Guinn, JY Elliott, CS Wittmaack, C Sinclair… - ACS …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) inhabit environments with variable natural salinities
and experience physiological imbalances from extreme salinity fluctuations. Low salinity …

Foraging habits and levels of mercury in a resident population of bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) in Bocas del Toro Archipelago, Caribbean Sea, Panama

DC Barragán-Barrera, A Luna-Acosta… - Marine pollution …, 2019 - Elsevier
A small and genetically isolated bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) population resides
year-round in the Bocas del Toro Archipelago-Panama (BDT). Photo-identification and …