From: Leszek Karczmarski mailto:[email protected]
We are pleased to
announce a 2-part Special Issue on “Individual Identification and Photographic
Techniques in Mammalian Ecological and Behavioural Research” published recently
in Mammalian Biology. All articles are
currently freely downloadable, please see the links below:
Part 1: Methods and Concepts --
https://www.springer.com/journal/42991/updates/23466526
Part 2: Field Studies and
Applications -- https://www.springer.com/journal/42991/updates/24045190
Articles listed as “Freely Available” can be fully downloaded for a limited
period of time. PDFs of Part 1 can be downloaded through the
end of April 2023, and PDFs of Part 2 through the end of June 2023. After
these dates, all “Freely Available” articles will turn into Free-to-Read
online, and will remain so
indefinitely.
See below for further
details:
Individual Identification and Photographic Techniques in Mammalian Ecological
and Behavioural Research
Part 1: Methods and Concepts
https://www.springer.com/journal/42991/updates/23466526
Editors: Leszek Karczmarski, Stephen C.Y. Chan, Daniel I. Rubenstein, Scott
Y.S. Chui and Elissa Z. Cameron
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PREFACE
1. Individual identification and photographic techniques in mammalian
ecological and behavioural research — Part 1: Methods and concepts
Authors: Leszek Karczmarski, Stephen C. Y. Chan, Daniel I. Rubenstein,
Scott Y. S. Chui and Elissa Z. Cameron
https://doi.org/10.1007/s42991-022-00319-2
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Theme I - ANALYTICAL INNOVATIONS
2. Assessing social structure: a data-driven approach to define associations
between individuals
Authors: Sara B. Tavares, Hal Whitehead and Thomas Doniol-Valcroze
https://doi.org/10.1007/s42991-022-00231-9
3. Preserving identity in capture–mark–recapture studies: increasing the
accuracy of minimum number alive (MNA) estimates by incorporating inter-census
trapping efficiency variation
Authors: Julius G. Bright Ross, Chris Newman, Christina D. Buesching and
David W. Macdonald
https://doi.org/10.1007/s42991-021-00210-6
4. spaceNtime: an R package for estimating abundance of unmarked animals
using camera-trap photographs
Authors: Anna K. Moeller and Paul M. Lukacs
https://doi.org/10.1007/s42991-021-00181-8
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Theme II - NOVEL FIELD TECHNIQUES
5. A novel technique for aging male African elephants (Loxodonta africana)
using craniofacial photogrammetry and geometric morphometrics
Authors: Caitlin E. O’Connell-Rodwell, Patrick T. Freeman, Colleen Kinzley,
Monica N. Sandri, Jodie L. Berezin, Maggie Wiśniewska, Kelsey Jessup and
Timothy C. Rodwell
https://doi.org/10.1007/s42991-022-00238-2
6. Automated, high-throughput image calibration for parallel-laser
photogrammetry
Authors: Jack L. Richardson, Emily J. Levy, Riddhi Ranjithkumar, Huichun
Yang, Eric Monson, Arthur Cronin, Jordi Galbany, Martha M. Robbins, Susan
C. Alberts, Mark E. Reeves and Shannon C. McFarlin
https://doi.org/10.1007/s42991-021-00174-7
7. A photogrammetric method to estimate total length of the largest mammal,
the blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus)
Authors: Christian D. Ortega-Ortiz, Ricardo M. Mata Cruz, Tim Gerrodette
and Diane Gendron
https://doi.org/10.1007/s42991-022-00307-6
8. Everyone matters: identification with facial wrinkles allows more accurate
inference of elephant social dynamics
Authors: Scott Y.S. Chui and Leszek Karczmarski
https://doi.org/10.1007/s42991-022-00257-z
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Theme III - INNOVATIVE CONCEPTS AND APPLICATIONS
9. The potential for acoustic individual identification in mammals
Authors: Pavel Linhart, Mathieu Mahamoud-Issa, Dan Stowell and Daniel T.
Blumstein
https://doi.org/10.1007/s42991-021-00222-2
10. Predicting the individual identity of non-invasive faecal and hair
samples using biotelemetry clusters
Authors: Levi Newediuk and Eric Vander Wal
https://doi.org/10.1007/s42991-021-00173-8
11. Evaluating likelihood-based photogrammetry for individual recognition of
four species of northern ungulates
Authors: Isobel F. G. Ness, Thomas S. Jung and Fiona K. A. Schmiegelow
https://doi.org/10.1007/s42991-021-00223-1
12. Evaluating the use of thermal imagery to count harbor seals in aerial
surveys
Authors: Cynthia L. Christman, Josh M. London, Paul B. Conn, Stacie K.
Hardy, Gavin M. Brady, Shawn P. Dahle, Benjamin X. Hou and Heather L. Ziel
https://doi.org/10.1007/s42991-021-00191-6
13. Multi-regional comparison of scarring and pigmentation patterns in
Cuvier’s beaked whales
Authors: Frazer G. Coomber, Erin A. Falcone, Erin L. Keene, Gustavo
Cardenas-Hinojosa, Rodrigo Huerta-Patino and Massimiliano Rosso
https://doi.org/10.1007/s42991-022-00226-6
14. Assessing male gelada chest patches: color measurement and physiological
mechanisms
Authors: Patricia M. DeLacey, Rachel F. Perlman, Sharmi Sen, India
Schneider-Crease, Kenneth L. Chiou, Alemayehu Lemma, Ferehiwot Ayele, James
P. Higham, Amy Lu, Noah Snyder-Mackler, Jacinta C. Beehner and Thore J.
Bergman
https://doi.org/10.1007/s42991-021-00211-5
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Theme IV - PHOTOGRAPHIC AND IDENTIFICATION PROTOCOL
15. Drone-based photogrammetry assessments of body size and body condition of
Antillean manatees
Authors: Eric Angel Ramos, Sarah Landeo-Yauri, Nataly Castelblanco-Martinez,
Maria Renee Arreola, Adam H. Quade and Guillaume Rieucau
https://doi.org/10.1007/s42991-022-00228-4
16. Effect of matching uncertainty on population parameter estimation in
mark-recapture analysis of photo-identification data
Authors: Erin Ashe and Philip S. Hammond
https://doi.org/10.1007/s42991-022-00236-4
17. Bat selfies: photographic surveys of flying bats
Authors: Jens Rydell, Danilo Russo, Price Sewell, Ernest C. J. Seamark,
Charles M. Francis, Sherri L. Fenton and M. Brock Fenton
https://doi.org/10.1007/s42991-022-00233-7
18. Adapting photo-identification methods to study poorly marked cetaceans: a
case study for common dolphins and harbor porpoises
Authors: Cindy R. Elliser, Krista van der Linde and Katrina MacIver
https://doi.org/10.1007/s42991-021-00194-3
19. Species identification of morphologically similar tropical dolphins and
estimating group size using aerial imagery in coastal waters
Authors: Holly C. Raudino, Christophe Cleguer, Melanie A. Hamel, Michael
Swaine and Kelly A. Waples
https://doi.org/10.1007/s42991-021-00214-2
20. A method for marking individual animals in motion-triggered camera studies
Authors: Yasmine N. Majchrzak, Allyson K. Menzies, Darcy Doran-Myers,
Michael J. L. Peers, Emily K. Studd, Rudy Boonstra and Stan Boutin
https://doi.org/10.1007/s42991-022-00225-7
21. Using camera traps to study hyenas: challenges, opportunities, and outlook
Authors: Arjun Dheer, Dinal Samarasinghe, Stephanie M. Dloniak and
Alexander Braczkowski
https://doi.org/10.1007/s42991-021-00188-1
22. Individual identification of armadillos (Mammalia, Cingulata) using a
photo-identification software
Authors: Jorge A. Gallo, Agustin M. Abba and Mariella Superina
https://doi.org/10.1007/s42991-022-00260-4
23. Identifying individual ungulates from fecal DNA: a comparison of field
collection methods to maximize efficiency, ease, and success
Authors: Bryan H. Bach, Ashling B. Quigley, Kaitlyn M. Gaynor, Alex
McInturff, Kristin L. Charles, Janelle Dorcy and Justin S. Brashares
https://doi.org/10.1007/s42991-021-00176-5
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Theme V - AUTOMATED INDIVIDUAL RECOGNITION
24. Pre-trained models are not enough: active and lifelong learning is
important for long-term visual monitoring of mammals in biodiversity research —
Individual identification and attribute prediction with image features from
deep neural networks and decoupled decision models applied to elephants and
great apes
Authors: Paul Bodesheim, Jan Blunk, Matthias Korschens, Clemens-Alexander
Brust, Christoph Kading and Joachim Denzler
https://doi.org/10.1007/s42991-022-00224-8
25. Similarity learning networks for animal individual re-identification: an
ecological perspective
Authors: Stefan Schneider, Graham W. Taylor and Stefan C. Kremer
https://doi.org/10.1007/s42991-021-00215-1
26. Advanced image recognition: a fully automated, high-accuracy
photo-identification matching system for humpback whales
Authors: Ted Cheeseman, Ken Southerland, Jinmo Park, Marilia Olio,
Kiirsten Flynn, John Calambokidis, Lindsey Jones, Claire Garrigue, Astrid
Frisch Jordan, Addison Howard, Walter Reade, Janet Neilson, Christine
Gabriele and Phil Clapham
https://doi.org/10.1007/s42991-021-00180-9
27. Feasibility of using convolutional neural networks for
individual-identification of wild Asian elephants
Authors: Elgiriyage M. K. de Silva, Prabhash Kumarasinghe, Kottahachchi K.
D. A. K. Indrajith, Tennekoon V. Pushpakumara, Ranapura D. Y. Vimukthi,
Kasun de Zoysa, Kasun Gunawardana and Shermin de Silva
https://doi.org/10.1007/s42991-021-00206-2
28. Multispecies facial detection for individual identification of wildlife:
a case study across ursids
Authors: Melanie Clapham, Ed Miller, Mary Nguyen and Russell C. Van Horn
https://doi.org/10.1007/s42991-021-00168-5
29. Matching individual Ladoga ringed seals across short-term image sequences
Authors: Ekaterina Nepovinnykh, Ilia Chelak, Andrei Lushpanov, Tuomas
Eerola, Heikki Kälviäinen and Olga Chirkova
https://doi.org/10.1007/s42991-022-00229-3
30. Assessing the performance of open-source, semi-automated pattern
recognition software for harbour seal (P. v. vitulina) photo ID
Authors: Izzy Langley, Emily Hague and Monica Arso Civil
https://doi.org/10.1007/s42991-021-00165-8
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Theme VI - DATA INTEGRATION AND MANAGEMENT
31. A simple tool for linking photo-identification with multimedia data to
track mammal behaviour
Authors: Alexandre M. S. Machado and Mauricio Cantor
https://doi.org/10.1007/s42991-021-00189-0
32. catRlog: a photo-identification project management system based in R
Authors: Eric M. Keen, Julia Wren, Eadin O’Mahony and Janie Wray
https://doi.org/10.1007/s42991-021-00158-7
33. Flukebook: an open-source AI platform for cetacean photo identification
Authors: Drew Blount, Shane Gero, Jon Van Oast, Jason Parham, Colin
Kingen, Ben Scheiner, Tanya Stere, Mark Fisher, Gianna Minton, Christin
Khan, Violaine Dulau, Jaime Thompson, Olga Moskvyak, Tanya Berger-Wolf,
Charles V. Stewart, Jason Holmberg and J. Jacob Levenson
https://doi.org/10.1007/s42991-021-00221-3
34. Artificial intelligence for right whale photo identification: from data
science competition to worldwide collaboration
Authors: Christin Khan, Drew Blount, Jason Parham, Jason Holmberg, Philip
Hamilton, Claire Charlton, Fredrik Christiansen, David Johnston, Will
Rayment, Steve Dawson, Els Vermeulen, Victoria Rowntree, Karina Groch, J.
Jacob Levenson and Robert Bogucki
https://doi.org/10.1007/s42991-022-00253-3
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Part 2: Field Studies and Applications
https://www.springer.com/journal/42991/updates/24045190
Editors: Leszek Karczmarski, Stephen C.Y. Chan, Scott Y.S. Chui and
Elissa Z. Cameron
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PREFACE
1. Individual identification and photographic techniques in mammalian
ecological and behavioural research — Part 2: Field studies and applications
Authors: Leszek Karczmarski, Stephen C.Y. Chan, Scott Y.S. Chui and
Elissa Z. Cameron
https://doi.org/10.1007/s42991-023-00344-9
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Theme I - REVIEW
2. Using spot pattern recognition to examine population biology, evolutionary
ecology, sociality, and movements of giraffes: a 70-year retrospective
Authors: Derek E. Lee, George G. Lohay, Douglas R. Cavener and Monica L.
Bond
https://doi.org/10.1007/s42991-022-00261-3
3. Manatee population traits elucidated through photo-identification
Author: Cathy A. Beck
https://doi.org/10.1007/s42991-022-00270-2
4. The value of individual identification in studies of free-living hyenas
and aardwolves
Authors: Olivia Sage Brandon Spagnuolo, Marie Lemerle, Kay Ellen Holekamp
and Ingrid Wiesel
https://doi.org/10.1007/s42991-022-00309-4
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Theme II - DEMOGRAPHY AND POPULATION ECOLOGY
5. Sharp decline in humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) survival and
reproductive success in southeastern Alaska during and after the 2014–2016
Northeast Pacific marine heatwave
Authors: Christine M. Gabriele, Courtney L. Amundson, Janet L. Neilson,
Janice M. Straley, C. Scott Baker and Seth L. Danielson
https://doi.org/10.1007/s42991-021-00187-2
6. Investigating local population dynamics of bottlenose dolphins in the
northern Bahamas and the impact of hurricanes on survival
Authors: Jennifer Coxon, Monica Arso Civil, Diane Claridge, Charlotte Dunn
and Philip S. Hammond
https://doi.org/10.1007/s42991-021-00208-0
7. An unknown component of a well-known population: Socio-demographic
parameters of Indo-Pacific humpback dolphins (Sousa chinensis) at the western
reaches of the Pearl River Delta region
Authors: Stephen C.Y. Chan, Leszek Karczmarski, Wenzhi Lin, Ruiqiang
Zheng, Yuen-Wa Ho, Lang Guo, Yaqian Mo, Andy T. L. Lee, Carmen K. M. Or
and Yuping Wu
https://doi.org/10.1007/s42991-022-00335-2
8. Population density estimate of leopards (Panthera pardus) in north-western
Mpumalanga, South Africa, determined using spatially explicit capture–recapture
methods
Authors: Declan R. Morris, Wayne S. J. Boardman, Lourens H. Swanepoel,
Greg Simpson, Jannie Coetzee, Gerrie J. Camacho and Todd J. McWhorter
https://doi.org/10.1007/s42991-021-00179-2
9. Leopard Panthera pardus camera trap surveys in the arid environments of
northern Namibia
Authors: Ruben Portas, Bettina Wachter, Piet Beytell, Kenneth H. Uiseb,
Joerg Melzheimer and Sarah Edwards
https://doi.org/10.1007/s42991-022-00237-3
10. Spatially explicit population estimates of African leopards and spotted
hyenas in the Queen Elizabeth Conservation Area of southwestern Uganda
Authors: Alexander Braczkowski, Arjun M. Gopalaswamy, Julien Fattebert,
Sam Isoke, Alexander Bezzina and Martine Maron
https://doi.org/10.1007/s42991-022-00324-5
11. The relative role of intrinsic and extrinsic drivers in regulating
population change and survival of African wild dogs (Lycaon pictus)
Authors: David G. Marneweck, Dave J. Druce, Joris P. G. M. Cromsigt,
Elizabeth le Roux and Michael J. Somers
https://doi.org/10.1007/s42991-022-00281-z
12. Estimating population parameters of African elephants: a photographic
mark-recapture application in a South African protected area
Authors: Stephen C.Y. Chan, Scott Y.S. Chui, Yolanda Pretorius and Leszek
Karczmarski
https://doi.org/10.1007/s42991-022-00334-3
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Theme III - SOCIO-ECOLOGY AND BEHAVIOUR
13. Social responses to the natural loss of individuals in Barbary macaques
Authors: Piotr Fedurek, Richard McFarland, Bonaventura Majolo and Julia
Lehmann
https://doi.org/10.1007/s42991-022-00283-x
14. Assessment of social mixing and spatial overlap as a pathway for disease
transmission in a northeast Florida estuarine dolphin community
Authors: Emily A. Szott, Kristin Brightwell and Quincy Gibson
https://doi.org/10.1007/s42991-022-00282-y
15. Evidence of male alliance formation in a small dolphin community
Authors: Delphine B. H. Chabanne, Michael Krutzen, Hugh Finn and Simon J.
Allen
https://doi.org/10.1007/s42991-022-00295-7
16. Social integration of translocated wildlife: a case study of
rehabilitated and released elephant calves in northern Kenya
Authors: Shifra Z. Goldenberg, Stephen M. Chege, Nelson Mwangi, Ian Craig,
David Daballen, Iain Douglas-Hamilton, Nadine Lamberski, Moses Lenaipa,
Reuben Lendira, Colman Lesowapir, Lekilia P. Lokooria, Mathew Mutinda, Fred
Omengo, Katie Rowe, Jenna Stacy-Dawes, George Wittemyer and Megan A. Owen
https://doi.org/10.1007/s42991-022-00285-9
17. Dynamics of short-finned pilot whales long-term social structure in
Madeira
Authors: Ruth Esteban, Philippe Verborgh and Luis Freitas
https://doi.org/10.1007/s42991-022-00280-0
18. Adolescence and the development of social behaviour in giraffes
Authors: Zoe Muller, Innes C. Cuthill and Stephen Harris
https://doi.org/10.1007/s42991-021-00197-0
19. Cheetah marking sites are also used by other species for communication:
evidence from photographic data in a comparative setup
Authors: Sarah Edwards, Rebekka Mueller, Ralf Roeder, Joerg Melzheimer
and Bettina Wachter
https://doi.org/10.1007/s42991-022-00284-w
20. Assessing neophobia and exploration while accounting for social context:
an example application in scimitar-horned oryx
Authors: Katherine Mertes, Catherine A. Ressijac, Rosana N. Moraes, Lacey
F. Hughey, Luisa H. Porto Alegre, Megan Horning, Tara Buk, Arielle Harwood,
Lawrence Layman, Christopher Mathews, Morgan Vance, Dolores Reed, Jared A.
Stabach and Shifra Z. Goldenberg
https://doi.org/10.1007/s42991-022-00271-1
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Theme IV - SOCIO- AND MORPHO-GENETICS
21. Association patterns and community structure among female bottlenose
dolphins: environmental, genetic and cultural factors
Authors: Svenja M. Marfurt, Simon J. Allen, Manuela R. Bizzozzero, Erik P.
Willems, Stephanie L. King, Richard C. Connor, Anna M. Kopps, Sonja Wild,
Livia Gerber, Samuel Wittwer and Michael Krutzen
https://doi.org/10.1007/s42991-022-00259-x
22. Genetic identifications challenge our assumptions of physical development
and mother–calf associations and separation times: a case study of the North
Atlantic right whale (Eubalaena glacialis)
Authors: Philip K. Hamilton, Brenna A. Frasier, Lisa A. Conger, R. Clay
George, Katharine A. Jackson and Timothy R. Frasier
https://doi.org/10.1007/s42991-021-00177-4
23. Like mother like daughter: quantifying the relationship between
relatedness and phenotypic similarity in leopard pelage patterns
Authors: Lucy K. Smyth, Guy A. Balme, Ross Tyzack-Pitman, Jacqueline M.
Bishop and M. Justin O’Riain
https://doi.org/10.1007/s42991-022-00308-5
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Theme V - MOVEMENT AND SITE FIDELITY
24. Proposing a framework for monitoring demographic parameters in local
cetacean populations: the case of short-finned pilot whales in Madeira
Authors: Philippe Verborgh, Elza H. Janssen, Ruth Esteban, Pauline
Gauffier and Luis Freitas
https://doi.org/10.1007/s42991-022-00266-y
25. Movements and residency of fin whales (Balaenoptera physalus) in the
California Current System
Authors: Erin A. Falcone, Erin L. Keene, Eric M. Keen, Jay Barlow, James
Stewart, Ted Cheeseman, Craig Hayslip and Daniel M. Palacios
https://doi.org/10.1007/s42991-022-00298-4
26. From the Antarctic Peninsula to eastern Australia: the longest migration
of a humpback whale through the South Pacific Ocean
Authors: Jorge Acevedo, Anelio Aguayo-Lobo, Peta Beeman, Ted Cheeseman
and Carlos Olavarria
https://doi.org/10.1007/s42991-021-00195-2
27. The longest recorded movement of an inshore common bottlenose dolphin
(Tursiops truncatus)
Authors: Tilen Genov, Jure Zeleznik, Chiara Bruno, Davide Ascheri, Elena
Fontanesi and Monica Francesca Blasi
https://doi.org/10.1007/s42991-022-00316-5
28. Extreme moulting site fidelity of the Saimaa ringed seal
Authors: Vincent Biard, Milaja Nykanen, Marja Niemi and Mervi Kunnasranta
https://doi.org/10.1007/s42991-021-00209-z
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Theme VI - PHOTOGRAMMETRY AND MORPHOMETRICS
29. Growth trajectories of wild Assamese macaques (Macaca assamensis)
determined from parallel laser photogrammetry
Authors: Simone Anza, Andreas Berghanel, Julia Ostner and Oliver Schulke
https://doi.org/10.1007/s42991-022-00262-2
30. Body length and growth pattern of free-ranging Indo-Pacific bottlenose
dolphins off Mikura Island estimated using an underwater 3D camera
Authors: Tadamichi Morisaka, Mai Sakai, Hiromitsu Hama and Kazunobu Kogi
https://doi.org/10.1007/s42991-022-00304-9
31. Morphometrics and body condition of southern right whales on the calving
grounds at Port Ross, Auckland Islands
Authors: David R. Johnston, William Rayment and Stephen M. Dawson
https://doi.org/10.1007/s42991-021-00175-6
32. Whisker spots on polar bears reveal increasing fluctuating asymmetry
Authors: Caila E. Kucheravy, Jane M. Waterman and James D. Roth
https://doi.org/10.1007/s42991-022-00294-8
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Theme VII - HEALTH ASSESSMENT
33. Cutaneous conditions and injuries in Ziphius cavirostris and Mesoplodon
peruvianus from Mexican Pacific and Southern California waters
Authors: Mario A. Onofre-Diaz, Christian D. Ortega-Ortiz, Gustavo
Cardenas-Hinojosa, Rodrigo Huerta-Patino, Erin Falcone, Jennifer S. Trickey,
Koen Van Waerebeek and Marie-Francoise Van Bressem
https://doi.org/10.1007/s42991-022-00273-z
34. Prevalence and spatio-temporal variation of epidermal conditions,
deformities and injuries in common bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) in
Welsh waters
Authors: Anastasios Stylos, Eleni Akritopoulou, Chiara G. Bertulli, Katrin
Lohrengel, Niall McGinty, Dimitrios K. Moutopoulos and Peter G. H. Evans
https://doi.org/10.1007/s42991-022-00300-z
35. Health conditions of Guiana dolphins facing cumulative anthropogenic
impacts
Authors: Estela Dibo Soares, Mauricio Cantor, Ana Paula Frederico Rodrigues
Loureiro Bracarense, Katia Regina Groch and Camila Domit
https://doi.org/10.1007/s42991-022-00299-3
36. Remote and non-invasive quantification of ‘Tattoo Skin Disease-Like’
dermatopathy in endangered Arabian Sea humpback whales using drone photography
Authors: Matthew S. Leslie, Louis Kant, Colin Perkins-Taylor,
Marie-Francoise Van Bressem, Gianna Minton, Darryl MacDonald, Fredrik
Christiansen, Maia Sarrouf Willson, Tim Collins, Robert Baldwin, Suaad Al
Harthi and Andrew Willson
https://doi.org/10.1007/s42991-022-00337-0
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EDITORIAL
37. Application of multi-species photo-ID database management systems: a
user’s perspective
Authors: Stephen C.Y. Chan, Scott Y.S. Chui and Leszek Karczmarski
https://doi.org/10.1007/s42991-023-00345-8
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