funded by the Hainan Provincial Natural Science Foundation of China(422RC744);Youth Innovation Promotion Association of Chinese Academy of Sciences(2020363);the“One Belt and One Road”Science and Technology Cooperation Special Program of the International Partnership Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences(Grant No.183446KYSB20200016).
Despite the growing awareness on the importance of gut microbiomes,understanding marine mammal gut microbiomes remains limited due to difficulties in sampling.Spotted dolphins(Stenella attenuata)are widely spread ocea...
supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (32030011,31630071);National Key Research and Development Program of China (2022YFF1301600);Priority Academic Program Development of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions。
As highly social animals,Indo-Pacific humpback dolphins(Sousa chinensis)exhibit community differentiation.Nevertheless,our understanding of the external and internal factors influencing these dynamics,as well as their...
The P2X4 receptor belongs to the P2X receptor family of trimeric ligand-gated ion channels and was the first member of this family for which a crystal structure was obtained(Kawate et al.,2009).This structure confirme...
This work was supported by the National Natural Science Founda-tion of China(NSFC)(Grant No.41901349);Marine Economy Develop-ment Foundation of Guangdong Province(Grant No.GDNRC[2022]21);Basic Scientific Research Program of National Nonprofit Research Insti-tutes(Grant No.ZX2022QT025);the Startup Foundation for Tal-ented Scholars in South China Normal University(Grant No.8S0472).
As ecologically fragile areas,coastal zones are affected by both anthropogenic activities and climate change.However,the impacts of these factors on large nearshore mammals,such as Indo-Pacific humpback dolphins(IPHDs...
This work was supported by National Natural Science Founda-tion of China[grant number 51875101];State Key Laboratory of Robotics and System(HIT)[grant number SKLRS-2018-KF-11].
The hydrodynamic performance of the virtual underwater vehicle under self-yaw is investigated numerically in this paper,we aim to explore the fluid laws behind this plane motion achieved by the bionic flexibility,espe...
supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(12074323,42076159);the Special Fund for Marine and Fishery Development of Xiamen(20CZB015HJ01);Water Conservancy Science and Technology Innovation Project of Guangdong(2020-16);Young and Middle-aged Teacher Education Research Project of Fujian Provincial Department of Education(JT180873);Youth Research Fund Project of Chengyi University College,Jimei University(CK17009);Provincial Natural Science Foundation(2021J06031)。
Echolocation clicks of Indo-Pacific humpback dolphins(Sousa chinensis)and East Asian finless porpoises(Neophocaena asiaeorientalis sunmeri)were recorded and analyzed to deepen our understandings on vocalizations varia...
Dolphins love waves I have been lucky enough to be right next to dolphins playing in perfect surf,using the power of the waves to travel even faster than they normally swim.There is no doubt they are enjoying themselv...
INTRODUCTION This special issue of Integrative Zoology(the official journal of the International Society of Zoological Sciences and the Institute of Zoology,Chinese Academy of Sciences)presents recent research progres...
supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China(Grant number 2016YFC0300803);the National Natural Science Foundation of China(41406182,41306169 and 41422604);the incubating program of Institute of Deep-sea Science and Engineering,Chinese Academy of Sciences(Y960041001);the biodiversity investigation,observation and assessment program(2019-2023)of Ministry of Ecology and Environment of China;Ocean Park Conservation Foundation Hong Kong(AW02-1920).
A pioneering boat-based survey was conducted in 2019,to gather baseline information regarding the presence,composition,relative abundance,and spatial distribution of deep-diving and off-shore cetaceans in the northern...
The data analysis and paper writing were financially supported by the“One Belt and One Road”Science and Technology Cooperation Special Program of the International Partnership Program of Chinese Academy of Sciences(Grant number 183446KYSB20200016);the Indian Ocean Ninety-East Ridge Ecosystem and Marine Environment Monitoring and Protection,Supported by the China Ocean Mineral Resources R&D Association(no.DY135-E2-4)。
Scientific information is vital to the conservation of cetaceans and the management of whale-watching activities.The southern coastal waters of Sri Lanka are near a narrow continental shelf and biologically abundant i...