The reproduction of harbor porpoises runts into problems when there is not enough high quality food like high caloric fish available, or when the animals are in poor condition. This is one of the conclusions of the Ph.D. ...
Plants & Animals
Nov 2, 2021
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If you've ever seen seals frolicking in the water, you know they are agile swimmers, with perfectly adapted paddle-like limbs. But if you think those flippers are just for swimming, then think again.
Plants & Animals
Apr 18, 2018
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It seemed like an open-and-shut case—a beach mystery that a 10-year-old detective with an ice cream and some time on his hands could figure out.
Plants & Animals
Nov 26, 2014
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Infragravity period oscillations—waves that occur between 25 and 300 seconds with a wavelength between 100m and 10km—can have an impact on berthing operations, depending on a harbour's geometry.
Earth Sciences
Jul 30, 2014
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A biologist at the University of York is part of an international team which has shown that advanced DNA sequencing technologies can be used to accurately measure the levels of inbreeding in wild animal populations.
Plants & Animals
Feb 24, 2014
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When a hungry harbour seal sets off in pursuit of a fish diner, the animal has a secret weapon in its tracking arsenal: its whiskers. Detecting hydrodynamic trails in water with their sensitive whiskers, seals easily track ...
Plants & Animals
Jun 11, 2010
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New research from the University of Aberdeen has shed light on what effect decommissioning could have on local marine mammals.
Plants & Animals
Mar 8, 2024
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Gravity-based structures may offer a porpoise and dolphin-friendly construction alternative to traditional pile-driven wind turbine foundations, new research suggests.
Ecology
Jun 19, 2023
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Seals, sea lions and walruses—a group of animals called pinnipeds—have been heavily exploited throughout much of human history. Many of these species have at some point even been threatened with extinction.
Plants & Animals
Apr 6, 2023
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Large gatherings of fish tempt harbor porpoises to search for food around oil and gas platforms, even though the noise from these industrial plants normally scares the whales away. Decommissioned platforms may therefore serve ...
Plants & Animals
Mar 18, 2021
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