Integrative taxonomy can help us to gain a better understanding of the degree of
evolutionary divergence between taxa. In the western North Atlantic (wNA), two ecotypes …

There are few published reports that summarise long‐term stranding data for cetaceans in
the Gulf of Mexico (GoM). Cetacean stranding data from Alabama (AL) in the northcentral …

Protecting species often involves the designation of protected areas, wherein suitable
management strategies are applied either at the taxon or ecosystem level. Special Areas of …

Between 2010 and 2014, an unusual mortality event (UME) involving bottlenose dolphins
Tursiops truncatus occurred in the northern Gulf of Mexico, associated with the Deepwater …

Population structure of highly mobile marine organisms can be complex and difficult to
study, but it is important to understand how populations partition themselves within their …

Under the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) and the Endangered Species Act (ESA),
the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) is charged with assessing the population …

The social structure of estuarine-resident bottlenose dolphins is complex and varied.
Residing in habitats often utilized for resource exploitation, dolphins are at risk due to …

Abstract The Barataria Bay Estuarine System (BBES) Stock of common bottlenose dolphins
(Tursiops truncatus) in the northern Gulf of Mexico has been a focus of extensive research …

The common bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) exhibits significant intraspecific
diversity globally, with distinct ecotypes identified in various regions. In the Guadeloupe …

Risso's dolphin (Grampus griseus) is one of the cetacean species commonly encountered
off the eastern coast of Taiwan. The species appears to occur in Taiwanese waters year …