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Showing 1 to 5 of 5 for “"Eubalaena australis"”.
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Testing of a standardised protocol for visual health assessment of southern right whales (Eubalaena australis)
Since the late 1960s, southern right whales (Eubalaena australis) have been studied extensively in their coastal calving grounds (including South Africa). These studies have indicated a strong recovery of the species post-whaling. However, in most recent years, a decrease was observed in …
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Visual health assessment of parous female southern right whales (Eubalaena australis) off the southern Cape coast, South Africa
The long-term monitoring of the South African southern right whale population has revealed a decrease in sightings along the coast and an increase of calving intervals within the last few years, causing changes in the species´ demographics causing a decrease in annual population growth rate (6.5% y …
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The environmental factors determining temporal distributions of cetaceans in Mossel Bay, South Africa
… three whale species: the southern right whale (Eubalaena australis), humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) and Bryde's whale (Balaenoptera brydei); and two dolphin species: the Indo- Pacific bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops aduncus), and the Indian Ocean humpback dolphin (Sousa plumbea). …
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Whale entanglements in South African trap fisheries and their potential mitigation through ropeless fishing techniques
… (Megaptera novaeangliae), southern right (Eubalaena australis) and Bryde's (Balaenoptera brydei) whales accounted for 64%, 25%, and 11% of entanglements, respectively. Species and area specific GLMs showed that humpback whale entanglements increased over the whole South African coastline …
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Variabilidade genética no Complexo Principal de Histocompatibilidade (MHC) de três espécies de mamíferos marinhos da costa do Rio grande do Sul
O MHC (Major Histocompatibility Complex) é um sistema genético importante para a manutenção de espécies ameaçadas, uma vez que baixa variabilidade para locos MHC tem sido associada a uma menor capacidade de resposta a doenças e diminuição do sucesso reprodutivo. Deste modo, pesquisas sobre a …