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Dolphins

Performance evolution in Olympic swimming over the last 100 years: A retrospective stroke-based analysis

Ayça Anameriç, Elif Cengizel, Burcu Ertaş Dölek, Hacı Ahmet Pekel

published 26 Oct 2026

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First insights into the miRNA landscape of Tursiops truncatus milk reveal shared dominant microRNA families with terrestrial mammals

Filippo Cendron, Carlo Boselli, Flavio Maggi, Annalisa Duri, Valentina D’Onofrio, Massimo De Marchi, Mauro Penasa, Umberto Rosani

published 09 Sep 2026

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Peripheral anatomy of the dolphin ear and associated nervous structures: Insights from macroscopic dissection, DICE-µCT, histology, and confocal microscopy

Steffen De Vreese, Jean-Marie Graïc, Sandro Mazzariol, Stefan Huggenberger, Marco Fogli, Federico Luzzati, Cristiano Corona, Alessandra Favole, Marc Cerdà-Domènech, Jaime Frigola, Michel André

published 19 Aug 2026

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Predicting daily lactation costs of marine mammals for use in bioenergetic models

Elizabeth A. McHuron

published 29 Jul 2026

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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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