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A NEW HYBRID BETWEEN A BLUE WHALE, BALAENOPTERA MUSCULUS, AND A FIN WHALE, B. PHYSALUS: FREQUENCY AND IMPLICATIONS OF HYBRIDIZATION

A global perspective on the trophic geography of sharks

scientific article published on 18 January 2018

Abnormally high polychlorinated biphenyl levels in striped dolphins (Stenella coeruleoalba) affected by the 1990–1992 Mediterranean epizootic

scientific article published on 01 September 1994

Age- and sex-related changes in organochlorine compound levels in fin whales (Balaenoptera physalus) from the eastern North Atlantic

article published in 1988

An evaluation of whale skin differences and its suitability as a tissue for stable isotope analysis

Are stable isotope ratios and oscillations consistent in all baleen plates along the filtering apparatus? Validation of an increasingly used methodology

scientific article published on 01 August 2018

Bioaccumulation of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and dichlorodiphenylethane (DDE) methyl sulfones in tissues of seal and dolphin morbillivirus epizootic victims

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Bone as a surrogate tissue to monitor metals in baleen whales

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Compartmentation and reliability of sampling procedures in organochlorine pollution surveys of cetaceans

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Concentrations and patterns of organochlorine pesticides and PCBs in Mediterranean monk seals (Monachus monachus) from Western Sahara and Greece.

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Concentrations of mercury in tissues of striped dolphins suggest decline of pollution in Mediterranean open waters

scientific article published on 23 January 2014

Correlates of Cytochrome P450 1A1 Expression in Bottlenose Dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) Integument Biopsies

scientific article published on 25 February 2007

DDT and PCB reduction in the western Mediterranean from 1987 to 2002, as shown by levels in striped dolphins (Stenella coeruleoalba)

scientific article published on 01 May 2005

Did algal toxins cause monk seal mortality?

scientific article published on 7 May 1998

Differences in DDT and PCB Residues Between Common and Striped Dolphins from the Southwestern Mediterranean

scientific article published on 24 March 2005

Effect of organochlorine contaminants and individual biological traits on blubber retinoid concentrations in bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus)

scientific article published on 24 December 2004

Emerging infectious diseases in cetaceans worldwide and the possible role of environmental stressors

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Evaluation of toxicity and sex-related variation of PCB levels in Mediterranean striped dolphins affected by an epizootic.

scientific article published in June 1996

Filling the gap: The unique isotopic niche of medium-sized and large sharks in the northwestern Mediterranean Sea

scientific article published in 2024

Fin Whale

Fin whale (Balaenoptera physalus) mitogenomics: A cautionary tale of defining sub-species from mitochondrial sequence monophyly

scientific article published on 13 February 2019

Fin whales as bioindicators of multi-decadal change in carbon and oxygen stable isotope shifts in the North Atlantic.

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Genetic structuring of immature loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta) in the Mediterranean Sea reflects water circulation patterns

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Geographical and temporal variation in levels of organochlorine contaminants in marine mammals.

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Global threats to pinnipeds

Heterogeneous distribution of organochlorine contaminants in the blubber of baleen whales: implications for sampling procedures

Individual-based model framework to assess population consequences of polychlorinated biphenyl exposure in bottlenose dolphins

scientific article published on April 2006

Influence of Reproduction on Stable-Isotope Ratios: Nitrogen and Carbon Isotope Discrimination between Mothers, Fetuses, and Milk in the Fin Whale, a Capital Breeder

scientific article published on 4 December 2015

Integrating life-history and reproductive success data to examine potential relationships with organochlorine compounds for bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) in Sarasota Bay, Florida.

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Isomer-specific analysis and toxic evaluation of polychlorinated biphenyls in striped dolphins affected by an epizootic in the western Mediterranean sea

scientific article published on 01 August 1993

Isotopic homogeneity throughout the skin in small cetaceans

scientific article published on 12 July 2017

Lactation and mother–pup behaviour in the Mediterranean monk seal Monachus monachus: an unusual pattern for a phocid

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Levels of organochlorine compounds in spotted dolphins from the Coiba archipelago, Panama.

scientific article published in February 2004

Longer and less overlapping food webs in anthropogenically disturbed marine ecosystems: confirmations from the past

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Loss of organochlorine compounds in the tissues of a decomposing stranded dolphin

scientific article published on 01 July 1990

Low genetic variability in the highly endangered mediterranean monk seal.

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Massive consumption of gelatinous plankton by Mediterranean apex predators

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Mitochondrial genomics reveals the evolutionary history of the porpoises (Phocoenidae) across the speciation continuum

scientific article published on 16 September 2020

Mother-Calf Transfer of Organochlorine Compounds in the Common Dolphin (Delphinus delphis)

scientific article published on 01 July 2005

Moult in the Mediterranean monk seal from Cap Blanc, western Sahara

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Mouth gape determines the response of marine top predators to long-term fishery-induced changes in food web structure

scientific article published in Scientific Reports

Nitrogen and carbon stable isotopes do not reflect nutritional condition in the striped dolphin

OPEN-BOAT WHALING ON THE STRAITS OF GIBRALTAR GROUND AND ADJACENT WATERS

article published in 2007

Organochlorine Residues in South American Sea Lions, Otaria flavescens (Shaw, 1800): Bioaccumulation and Time Trends

scientific article published on 11 May 2010

Organochlorine compounds and stable isotopes indicate bottlenose dolphin subpopulation structure around the Iberian Peninsula.

scientific article published on 30 January 2006

Organochlorine compounds in common dolphins (Delphinus delphis) from the Atlantic and Mediterranean waters of Spain.

scientific article published in January 2001

Organochlorine concentrations declined during 1987-2002 in western Mediterranean bottlenose dolphins, a coastal top predator.

scientific article published on 12 June 2006

Organochlorine contaminant and retinoid levels in blubber of common dolphins (Delphinus delphis) off northwestern Spain

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Organochlorine pollutant levels in Mediterranean monk seals from the western Mediterranean and the Sahara coast

Organochlorine pollution in sperm whales, Physeter macrocephalus, from the temperate waters of the eastern North Atlantic

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Organochlorine residues in harbour porpoises from Southwest Greenland

scholarly article by Asunción Borrell et al published February 2004 in Environmental Pollution

Overfishing of small pelagic fishes increases trophic overlap between immature and mature striped dolphins in the Mediterranean Sea.

scientific article published on 15 September 2011

PCB and DDT levels do not appear to have enhanced the mortality of striped dolphins (Stenella coeruleoalba) in the 2007 Mediterranean epizootic

scientific article published on August 25, 2010

Patterns of Lipid Content and Stratification in the Blubber of Fin Whales (Balaenoptera physalus)

scientific article published in 1990

Phylogeography and alpha taxonomy of the common dolphin (Delphinus sp.).

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Pollution

scholarly article published 2018

Pollution and Marine Mammals

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Post-mortem stability of blubber DLCs, PCB and tDDT in by-caught harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena)

scientific article published on 24 August 2007

Postglacial climate changes and rise of three ecotypes of harbour porpoises, Phocoena phocoena, in western Palearctic waters.

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Reproductive transfer and variation of body load of organochlorine pollutants with age in fin whales (Balaenoptera physalus)

scientific article published on 01 November 1994

Retinoid and lipid patterns in the blubber of common dolphins (Delphinus delphis): implications for monitoring vitamin A status

scientific article published in 2004

Serrated Flippers and Directional Asymmetry in the Appendicular Skeleton of the Commerson's Dolphin (Cephalorhynchus commersonii)

Spanish driftnet fishing and incidental catches in the western Mediterranean

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Stable isotope analysis and fin whale subpopulation structure in the eastern North Atlantic

Stable isotope profiles in whale shark (Rhincodon typus) suggest segregation and dissimilarities in the diet depending on sex and size

Stable isotopes provide insight into population structure and segregation in eastern North Atlantic sperm whales

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Status and distribution of the Mediterranean monk seal Monachus monachus on the Cabo Blanco peninsula (Western Sahara-Mauritania) in 1993–1994

Strong site-fidelity increases vulnerability of common bottlenose dolphins Tursiops truncatus in a mass tourism destination in the western Mediterranean Sea

scholarly article by Joan Gonzalvo et al published 23 July 2013 in Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom

The diet of pelagic loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta) off the Balearic archipelago (western Mediterranean): relevance of long-line baits

article by M. Revelles et al published 16 May 2007 in Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom

The fin whale, a marine top consumer, exposes strengths and weaknesses of the use of fluoride as ecological tracer.

scientific article published on 3 March 2015

The uncertain status of the Mediterranean and northeastern North Atlantic fin whale subpopulations: reply to Castellote et al., Rapid Commun. Mass Spectrom. 2014, 28, 665-667.

scientific article published in March 2014

Topographical variation in lipid content and morphological structure of the blubber in the striped dolphin

scientific article published in 2015

Trace element accumulation and trophic relationships in aquatic organisms of the Sundarbans mangrove ecosystem (Bangladesh).

scientific article published on 31 December 2015

Transplacental transfer of plasticizers and flame retardants in fin whales (Balaenoptera physalus) from the North Atlantic Ocean

scientific article published in 2022

Use of epidermis for the monitoring of tissular trace elements in Mediterranean striped dolphins (Stenella coeruleoalba).

scientific article published on 19 December 2014

Variation in δ15 N and δ13 C stable isotope values in common dolphins (Delphinus spp.) worldwide, with particular emphasis on the eastern North Atlantic populations.

scientific article published on May 2015

Variations in DDE percentage correlated with total DDT burden in the blubber of fin and sei whales

article by Asuncion Borrell & Alex Aguilar published February 1987 in Marine Pollution Bulletin

Wait your turn, North Atlantic fin whales share a common feeding ground sequentially

scientific article published on 23 January 2020

δ15N value does not reflect fasting in mysticetes

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