Recently added articles from Aquatic Mammals:
Early Days of the Tuna/Dolphin Problem
Apr 01, 2009; ... The Accidental Cetologist "Would you like to go out on a tuna boat?" I hesitated for a moment, remembering that I get seasick, and then said, "Yes. When do I start?" The voice on the phone told me that the boat would leave for a month or two in the eastern ...
Morphology and Development of Blue Whale Baleen: An Annotated Translation of Tycho Tullberg's Classic 1883 Paper
Apr 01, 2009; ... Abstract Herein we present an annotated translation of the classic paper by Tycho Tullberg on the structure and development of baleen in blue whales. The three blue whale fetuses on which this study was based were obtained from a whaling station in Norway during a time when blue whales ...
A Northernmost Record of Dwarf Sperm Whale (Kogia sima) (Owen, 1866) from the Faroe Islands
Apr 01, 2009; ... On 28 March 2008, a dwarf sperm whale (Kogia sima) was observed swimming in the vicinity of the village of Haraldsund, close to the embankment between Borðoy and Kunoy. The position of the locality is 62.27° N, -7.00° W, and with a depth of 20 to 25 m. The dwarf sperm whale was first ...
Interactions Between Atlantic Spotted (Stenella frontalis) and Bottlenose (Tursiops truncatus) Dolphins off Bimini, The Bahamas, 2003-2007
Apr 01, 2009; ... Abstract Interspecific interactions have been observed in a variety of social animals. Functional explanations include foraging, anti-predatory, and social advantages. These behaviors are poorly understood in marine mammals but are increasingly studied phenomena in sympatric populations ....
Bottlenose Dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) Double-Slit Pupil Asymmetries Enhance Vision
Apr 01, 2009; ... Abstract Geometries of the iris, retinal cell distributions, and the optical characteristics of the lens and cornea have evolved to optimize the visual adaptations of the bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) to the oceanic environment. Under high ambient light conditions, the ...