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Dolphins

Concentrations of essential and non-essential elements in eastern North Pacific killer whales (Orcinus orca)

Catherine F. Lo, Joseph K. Gaydos, Robert Poppenga, Lynne Barre, Kathy Burek-Huntington, John Calambokidis, Paul Cottrell, Debbie Duffield, Jessica L. Huggins, Dyanna M. Lambourn, Jim Rice, Heindrich N. Snyman, Judy St. Leger, Matthew Van Daele, Kristi L. West, Forrest M. Gomez, Stephen Raverty

published 15 Jul 2026

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Isolation and preliminary characterization of extracellular vesicles from bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) and long-finned pilot whale (Globicephala melas) blow

Valentina Moccia, Cinzia Centelleghe, Andrea Zendrini, Selene Tassoni, Luca Ceolotto, Bertrand Bouchard, Eva Alvarez, Gaia Pesce, Paolo Bergese, Annalisa Radeghieri, Sandro Mazzariol, Valentina Zappulli

published 01 Jul 2026

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Evidence for mirror self-recognition in beluga whales (Delphinapterus leucas)

Alexander Mildener, Diana Buchman, Sonia Ragir, Diana Reiss

published 20 May 2026

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Exploring the evidence of direct threats to cetaceans from maritime vessels: A systematic map

Valeria Ferrari, Emily Hague, Marija Sciberras, Karen A. Alexander, Patrick D. O’Hara, Lauren McWhinnie

published 07 May 2026

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The application of stable carbon and nitrogen isotopes to assess the feeding ecology of long-finned pilot whales (Globicephala melas) in Scotland

Anna Sophie Kebke, Tessa Plint, José Antonio Canseco, Nicholas J. Davison, Mariel T.I. ten Doeschate, Sascha K. Hooker, Clayton R. Magill, Silvia S. Monteiro, Rona McGill, Jason Newton, Clive Trueman, Andrew Brownlow

published 29 Apr 2026

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Rehabilitation outcomes following tail-fluke amputation in an Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphin: A welfare-centered approach

Suguru Higa, Sayaka Takahashi, Eri Nakashima, Yui Kurosu, Haruka Ikeshima, Ryota Yagi, Nihiro Adachi, Keiichi Ueda, Hirobumi Umeyama, Hitoshi Yamamoto, Yukinori Nakakita, Kazuma Tochigi, Taihei Kagawa, Shin-ichiro Oka

published 13 Mar 2026

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Do whale-watching experiences and tourist expectations align? A comparison of three Macaronesian destinations

Claudia Hurtado-Pampín, Raquel de la Cruz-Modino, David Domínguez-González, Álvaro Herrera-Cáceres, Sara Vicente-Alonso, Patricia Arranz

published 03 Mar 2026

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Enhanced medical image segmentation using optimized bidirectional LSTM and dolphin partner optimizer

Afnan M. Alhassan, Nouf I. Altmami

published 20 Feb 2026

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Acoustic analysis of bottlenose dolphin vocalizations for behavioral classification in controlled settings

Laura Screpanti, Francesco Di Nardo, Rocco De Marco, Stefano Furlati, Giacomo Bucci, Alessandro Lucchetti, David Scaradozzi

published 03 Dec 2025

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Vocalization behaviors in captive bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) and rough-toothed dolphins (Steno bredanensis)

Weijie Fu, Zhongchang Song, Wenjie Xiang, Chuang Zhang, Wuyi Yang, Xiaohui Xu, Yu Zhang

published 31 Oct 2025

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First characterization and risk assessment of microplastics in the endangered Indus River dolphin (Platanista minor): Implications for conservation strategies

Ahsaan Ali, Christian Sonne, Mehmood Aslam, Imran Ali, Sajjad Hussain, Abdul Qadir, Shazia Sukhera, Hassan Ali, Sajid Rashid Ahmad, Guang Yang

published 24 Sep 2025

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Influential node identification method based on multi-order neighbors and exclusive neighborhood

Feifei Wang, Zejun Sun, Guan Wang, Bohan Sun

published 13 Aug 2025

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A node influence ranking algorithm combining k-shell iteration and node degree

Yating Ji, Lequn Liu, Shujia Li, Pu Lu, Qimei Tang

published 24 Jul 2025

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