Ode to Oseltamivir and Amantadine? by JM Conly, BL Johnston

“…Influenza A viruses are found in many animal species, including humans, ducks, chickens, pigs, whales, horses and seals, whereas influenza B viruses circulate only among humans. …”
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Using multivariate generalized linear latent variable models to measure the difference in event count for stranded marine animals by R.E. Caraka, R.C. Chen, Y. Lee, T. Toharudin, C. Rahmadi, M. Tahmid, A.S. Achmadi

“…Therefore, this led to the need to retrieve and understand the data on the event counts for stranded marine animals based on location emergence, number of individuals, behavior, and threats to their presence. Whales are generally often stranded in very shallow areas with sloping sea floors and sand. …”
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Belugas (Delphinapterus leucas) create facial displays during social interactions by changing the shape of their melons by Justin T. Richard, Isabelle Pellegrini, Rachael Levine

“…Abstract Beluga whales are considered unique among odontocetes in their ability to visibly alter the appearance of their head by changing the shape of the melon, but only anecdotal observations are available to evaluate the use or potential function of these melon shapes. …”
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Composition of plastic waste discarded by households and its management approaches by B. Gwada, G. Ogendi, S.M. Makindi, S. Trott

“…Notably there have been cases of humpback whales getting entangled in ‘ghost’ fishing nets, and endangered turtles ingesting plastic wastes in Watamu beach in Kenya. …”
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Inter-laboratory ring test for environmental DNA extraction protocols: implications for marine megafauna detection using three novel qPCR assays by Lauren Kelly Rodriguez, Lorenzo De Bonis, Jack McKee, James A. McKenna, Teddy Urvois, Eleonora Barbaccia, Eileen Dillane, Caterina Lanfredi, Helene Hjellnes, Armelle Jung, Enrico Villa, Arianna Azzellino, Jon-Ivar Westgaard, Erwan Quéméré, Bettina Thalinger

“…Each laboratory contributed eight to eleven samples collected throughout the North-East Atlantic and the Mediterranean Sea near sperm whales, porbeagle sharks, basking sharks, bottlenose dolphins and common dolphins. …”
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