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ScienceNews 2002

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Links zu aktuellen Fachartikeln - 25.11.2002

Bone density of the arm and forearm as an age indicator in specimens of stranded striped dolphins (Stenella coeruleoalba)
Guglielmini, C. et al. in Anat. Rec. 267(3): S.225–30

Cultural transmission within maternal lineages: vocal clans in resident killer whales in southern Alaska
Yurk, H. et al. in Anim. Behav. 63(6): S.1103–19

How many protected minke whales are sold in Japan and Korea? A census by microsatellite DNA profiling
Dalebout, M.L. in Animal Conservation 5(2): S.143–52

Emerging Morbillivirus Infections of Marine Mammals: Development of Two Diagnostic Approaches
Saliki, J.T. et al. in Ann. NY Acad. Sci. 969(): S.51–59

Mixed-directionality of killer whale stereotyped calls: A direction of movement cue?
Miller, P.J.O. in Behav. Ecol. Sociobiol. 52(3): S.262–70

Limbs in whales and limblessness in other vertebrates: mechanisms of evolutionary and developmental transformation and loss
Bejder, L. et al. in Evol Dev 4(6): S.445–58

Linking the sounds of dolphins to their locations and behavior using video and multichannel acoustic recordings
Thomas, R.E. et al. in J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 112(4): S.1692–701

The relationship between heat flow and vasculature in the dorsal fin of wild bottlenose dolphins Tursiops truncatus
Meagher, E.M. et al. in J. Exp. Biol. 205(): S.3475–86

Ontogenetic allometry and body composition of harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena, L.) from the western North Atlantic
McLellan, W.A. et al. in J. Zool. (Lond.) 257(4): S.457–71

The development of blood oxygen stores in bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus): Implications for diving capacity
Noren, S.R. et al. in J. Zool. (Lond.) 258(1): S.105–13

Additional holotype remains of Ambulocetus natans (Cetacea, Ambulocetidae), and their implications for locomotion in early whales
Madar, S.I. et al. in Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 22(2): S.405–22

Estimates of the current global population size and historical trajectory for sperm whales
Whitehead, H. in Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 242(): S.295–304

Metal concentrations in the milk and tissues of a nursing Tursiops truncatus female
Frodello, J.P. et al. in Mar. Poll. Bull. 44(6): S.551–53

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Links zu aktuellen Fachartikeln - 15.10.2002

Social structure and residency in aggregations of male sperm whales
Lettevall, E. et al. in Can. J. Zool. 80(7): S.1189-96

Evidence for infanticide in bottlenose dolphins of the western North Atlantic
Dunn, D.G. et al. in J. Wildl. Dis. 38(3): S.505-10

Can Eco-Labels Tune a Market? Evidence from Dolphin-Safe Labeling
Teisl, M.F. et al. in Journal of Environmental Economics and Management 43(3): S.339-59

Interactions between marine predators: dolphin food intake is related to number of sharks
Acevedo-Gutiérrez, A. in Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 240(): S.267-71

Captive dolphins, Tursiops truncatus, develop signature whistles that match acoustic features of human-made model sounds
Miksis, J.L. et al. in J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 112(2): S.728-39

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