June 2014

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Notifying speeding mariners lowers ship speeds in areas with North Atlantic Right Whales

North Atlantic right whales

June 3, 2014

Notifying speeding mariners lowers ship speeds in areas with North Atlantic Right Whales

There are only around 500 North Atlantic right whales alive today. In an effort to further protect them, a recent NOAA regulation required large vessels to reduce speed in areas seasonally occupied by the whales. The policy of notifying speeding vessels in protected areas was effective in lowering their speeds, helping to protect these magnificent creatures from ship collisions -

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June 17, 2014
Digital dissection of the masticatory muscles of the naked mole-rat, Heterocephalus glaber (Mammalia, Rodentia)
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https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.448 PubMed 25024917
June 10, 2014
Diversity of introduced terrestrial flatworms in the Iberian Peninsula: a cautionary tale
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https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.430 PubMed 24949245
June 26, 2014
Bird-window collisions in the summer breeding season
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https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.460 PubMed 25024923
June 17, 2014
Laboratory generation of new parthenogenetic lineages supports contagious parthenogenesis in Artemia
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https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.439 PubMed 25024909
June 17, 2014
Geographic variation in the advertisement calls of Hyla eximia and its possible explanations
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https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.420 PubMed 25024904
June 10, 2014
Immune stimulation reduces sleep and memory ability in Drosophila melanogaster
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https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.434 PubMed 24949247
June 26, 2014
The impact of maths support tutorials on mathematics confidence and academic performance in a cohort of HE Animal Science students
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https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.463 PubMed 25024925
Notifying speeding mariners lowers ship speeds in areas with North Atlantic Right Whales

North Atlantic right whales

June 3, 2014

Notifying speeding mariners lowers ship speeds in areas with North Atlantic Right Whales

There are only around 500 North Atlantic right whales alive today. In an effort to further protect them, a recent NOAA regulation required large vessels to reduce speed in areas seasonally occupied by the whales. The policy of notifying speeding vessels in protected areas was effective in lowering their speeds, helping to protect these magnificent creatures from ship collisions -

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