
Waleska Gravena, Tomas Hrbek, Vera Maria Ferreira da Silva, Izeni Pires Farias,
... organs and eyes of both the estuarine dolphin (Sotalia guianensis) and the freshwater tucuxi (Sotalia fluvitalis) are reportedly sold as amulets. The northern ... obtained from reference individuals of Inia g. geoffrensis, Sotalia fluviatilis, and Sotalia guianensis; identification of reference individuals was based on ... Belém and Manaus markets most likely pertained to Sotalia spp. (100% similarity, E value = 0.0 for ... individuals; top 37 matches in Genbank were either Sotalia guianensis or Sotalia fluviatilis with 97%–100% sequence ...
Tópico(s): Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies
2008 - Wiley | Marine Mammal Science
... ScienceVolume 16, Issue 2 p. 447-452 TUCUXI (SOTALIA FLUVIATILIS) OCCURS IN NICARAGUA, 800 KM NORTH OF ... morphometrics of South American dolphins of the genus Sotalia. M. S. thesis, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. ... Barros. 1989. Notes on the diet of marine Sotalia fluviatilis. Marine Mammal Science 5: 395–399. Borobia, ... Hoek. 1991. Distribution of the South American dolphin Sotalia fluviatilis. Canadian Journal of Zoology 69: 1025–1039. ... P. J. 1978. The capture and care of Sotalia guianensis. Aquatic Mammals 6: 13–17. Bree, P. ...
Tópico(s): Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies
2000 - Wiley | Marine Mammal Science

Susana Caballero, Fernando Trujillo, Juliana A. Vianna, Héctor Barrios–Garrido, Marynés Montiel, Sandra Beltrán-Pedreros, Miriam Marmontel, Marcos César de Oliveira Santos, Marcos R. Rossi‐Santos, Fabrício R. Santos, C. Scott Baker,
Abstract Dolphins of the genus Sotalia are found along the Caribbean and Atlantic coasts of Central and South America and in the Amazon River and most of ... late 1800s, only one species is recognized currently ( Sotalia fluviatilis ) with two ecotypes or subspecies, the coastal subspecies ( Sotalia fluviatilis guianensis ) and the riverine subspecies ( Sotalia fluviatilis fluviatilis ). Recent morphometric analyses, as well as ... the common name “costero” for the coastal species, Sotalia guianensis ( Van Bénéden 1864 ), and accept the previously ...
Tópico(s): Fish Ecology and Management Studies
2007 - Wiley | Marine Mammal Science
Holly H. Edwards, Gary D. Schnell,
... to assess the status, ecology, and distribution of Sotalia fluviatilis , a dolphin known from southern Brazil to ... areas were conducted and observational information collected on Sotalia activity, behavior, and other factors relating to its ... groups (536 individuals) were sighted (for areas with Sotalia , mean overall density = 0.604 individuals/km 2 , ... not for different months. We estimate that 49 Sotalia inhabited the portions of the Reserve we studied. Sightings of Sotalia groups were non‐random (nearest‐neighbor analysis); clumping ...
Tópico(s): Bat Biology and Ecology Studies
2001 - Wiley | Marine Mammal Science
Omar Vidal, Jay Barlow, Luis A. Hurtado, Jorge Torre, Patricia Cendón, Zully Ojeda,
... Amazon river dolphin ( Inia geoffrensis ) and the tucuxi ( Sotalia fluviatilis ) along ca . 120 km of the Amazon ... line transects, including 8 of Inia , 15 of Sotalia , and 6 with both species present. The total ... was 143, including 78 of Inia , 51 of Sotalia , and 14 with both species present. The distributions ... 0.12) Inia and 409 (CV = 0.13) Sotalia in the study area. Overall, the mean group ... for Inia was 2.9 individuals and for Sotalia was 3.9 individuals. Inia density (dolphin/km ... 7) and along main banks (2.0); while Sotalia density was highest in lakes (8.6), followed ...
Tópico(s): Marine animal studies overview
1997 - Wiley | Marine Mammal Science

Susana Caballero, Dorothea Heimeier, Fernando Trujillo, Juliana A. Vianna, Héctor Barrios–Garrido, M. G. Montiel, Sandra Beltrán-Pedreros, Miriam Marmontel, M. C. Santos, Marcos R. Rossi‐Santos, Fabrício R. Santos, C Baker,
... loci (DQA and DQB) in the neotropical coastal (Sotalia guianensis) and riverine (Sotalia fluviatilis) dolphins, using cloning and direct sequencing of ... DQB alleles were identified in 33 and 32 Sotalia samples, respectively, and high nucleotide diversity among these ... the Peptide-Binding-Region of the DQB of Sotalia. The presence of common alleles at both loci ...
Tópico(s): Plant chemical constituents analysis
2010 - | Latin American Journal of Aquatic Mammals

Mariana F. Nery, Sheila M. Simão,
... behavior is common between adult marine tucuxi dolphins (Sotalia guianensis) during the breeding season (Silva and Best ... swam in a circular pattern. A female of Sotalia guianensis trying to escape from the attack of ... believed to have died. The newborn calf of Sotalia guianensis, moments before being pushed by an adult. ... recorded of adults against a newborn calf of Sotalia guianensis. Infanticide, defined as conspecifics killing or causing ... reported here of intense aggression and infanticide in Sotalia, possibly by males, for sexual coercion. Part of ...
Tópico(s): Animal Vocal Communication and Behavior
2009 - Wiley | Marine Mammal Science
Susana Caballero, Jennifer A. Jackson, Antonio A. Mignucci‐Giannoni, Héctor Barrios–Garrido, Sandra Beltrán-Pedreros, Marı ́a G. Montiel-Villalobos, Kelly M. Robertson, C. Scott Baker,
... whales, are still not well understood. The genus Sotalia (coastal and riverine South American dolphins) is currently ... in the Delphininae subfamily, keeping only Steno and Sotalia as members of the Stenoninae subfamily. Here we investigate the phylogenetic placement of Sotalia using two mitochondrial genes, six autosomal introns and ... datasets (mtDNA, nuDNA or mtDNA+nuDNA) showed that Sotalia and Sousa fall within a clade containing other ... Sousa was resolved as the sister taxon to Sotalia according to analysis of the nuDNA dataset but ...
Tópico(s): Cephalopods and Marine Biology
2007 - Elsevier BV | Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution
Elizabeth Campbell, Joanna Alfaro‐Shigueto, Brendan J. Godley, Jeffrey C. Mangel,
... for Amazon River dolphins (Inia geoffrensis) and tucuxi (Sotalia fluviatilis), undertaken in Yarinacocha Lagoon, Ucayali, Peru (length = ... area = 12 km 2 ).A total of 324 Sotalia observations and 44 Inia observations were recorded in ... transects.Based upon total survey effort, we estimated Sotalia had a mean density ± SE of 1.98 ± ... CI: 0 to 8).Visual surveys observed more Sotalia individuals during earlier hours of the day and ...
Tópico(s): Marine animal studies overview
2017 - Escuela de Ciencias del Mar, Facultad de Recursos Naturales, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso | Latin American Journal of Aquatic Research

Susana Caballero, Fernando Trujillo, Juliana A. Vianna, Héctor Barrios–Garrido, Marynés Montiel, Sandra Beltrán-Pedreros, Miriam Marmontel, Marcos César de Oliveira Santos, Marcos R. Rossi‐Santos, Fabrício R. Santos, C. Scott Baker,
... of the South American coastal and riverine dolphins, Sotalia guianensis and Sotalia fluviatilis, based on samples (n = 76) collected across ... this region, including oil exploitation. Brazilian populations of Sotalia showed the lowest mitochondrial diversity and differentiation among ...
Tópico(s): Aquaculture disease management and microbiota
2010 - | Latin American Journal of Aquatic Mammals

Emygdio L. A. Monteiro‐Filho, Leandro R. Monteiro, Sérgio Furtado dos Reis,
... study of cranial shape in dolphins of genus Sotalia was done using 104 specimens (92 from localities ... P = 0.811), shape differences among populations of Sotalia were highly significant (P < 0.000001). The 1st ... 2nd principal components of shape showed that the Sotalia population from the Amazon basin differed in cranial ... life history attributes, we suggest the use of Sotalia guianensis for marine dolphins and S. fluviatilis for ...
Tópico(s): Comparative Animal Anatomy Studies
2002 - Oxford University Press | Journal of Mammalogy
Matthias Sauerland, Guido Dehnhardt,
... a go/no go response paradigm, a tucuxi (Sotalia fluviatilis guianensis) was trained to respond to pure- ... 135 kHz. The audiogram curve shows that this Sotalia had an upper limit of hearing at 135 ... narrower and more restricted to higher frequencies in Sotalia fluviatilis guianensis than in other odontocete species that ... frequencies of echolocation pulses reported from free-ranging Sotalia correspond with the range of most sensitive hearing ...
Tópico(s): Fish biology, ecology, and behavior
1998 - Acoustical Society of America | The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America
... morphology of South American dolphins of the genus Sotalia. Submitted to L. Barnes, W. F. Perrin and ... Barros. 1989. Notes on the diet of marine Sotalia fluviatilis. Marine Mammal Science 5: 395–399. 10. ... growth of South American dolphins of the genus Sotalia. Page 8 in Abstracts of the Eight Biennial ... Hoek. 1991. Distribution of the South American dolphin Sotalia fluviatilis. Canadian Journal of Zoology 69: 1025–1039. ... New Brazilian records for Kogia, Pontoporia, Gampus, and Sotalia (Cetacea, Physeteridae, Platanistidae, and Delphinidae). Journal of Mammalogy ...
Tópico(s): Cephalopods and Marine Biology
1991 - Wiley | Marine Mammal Science
Leonardo Flach, Mariana B. Alonso, Thais A. Marinho, Koen Van Waerebeek, Marie‐Françoise Van Bressem,
... NOTE Clinical signs in free-ranging Guiana dolphins Sotalia guianensis during a morbillivirus epidemic: case study in ... caused an unprecedented mass mortality among Guiana dolphins Sotalia guianensis in Ilha Grande Bay and Sepetiba Bay, ... 2019) Clinical signs in free-ranging Guiana dolphins Sotalia guianensis during a morbillivirus epidemic: case study in ...
Tópico(s): Marine animal studies overview
2019 - Inter-Research | Diseases of Aquatic Organisms
Susana Caballero, Cláudia Hollatz, Sebastián Rodríguez, Fernando Trujillo, C. Scott Baker,
... distributions, and small home ranges. These species include Sotalia guianensis, found in the Atlantic and Caribbean coastal areas of central and South America, and Sotalia fluviatilis, distributed in the Amazon River and tributaries. ...
Tópico(s): Fish Biology and Ecology Studies
2018 - Oxford University Press | Journal of Heredity

Haydée A. Cunha, LUCAS MORAES, Bruna Medeiros, José Lailson‐Brito, Vera Maria Ferreira da Silva, Antônio M. Solé‐Cava, Carlos G. Schrago,
... In order to clarify the phylogenetic placement of Sotalia and Steno within the Delphinidae, we sequenced three ... support three delphinid clades: one joining Steno and Sotalia (supporting the revised subfamily Stenoninae); another placing Sousa ... timing of separation of the marine and Amazonian Sotalia species (2.3 Ma) coincided with the establishment ...
Tópico(s): Ichthyology and Marine Biology
2011 - Public Library of Science | PLoS ONE
Catalina Gomez‐Salazar, Fernando Flores Trujillo, Marcela Portocarrero‐Aya, Hal Whitehead,
... estimate population size and densities of Inia and Sotalia dolphins using statistically robust and standardized methods. From ... Orinoco river basins. Population sizes of Inia and Sotalia were estimated for different habitats (main river, tributary, ... Inia geoffrensis , 1,323 Inia boliviensis , and 764 Sotalia fluviatilis . High‐density areas were identified (within 200 ...
Tópico(s): Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
2011 - Wiley | Marine Mammal Science

Maíra Laeta, Sheila Maria Ferraz Mendonça de Souza, Salvatore Siciliano,
Carcaças de botos-cinza Sotalia guianensis (van Bénéden, 1864) foram recuperadas entre 20 de agosto de 2001 e 13 de fevereiro de 2006, na costa ... referidas na literatura brasileira para outras séries de Sotalia do Amazonas, Ceará e Santa Catarina. A série de Sotalia descrita vem de uma região do litoral muito ...
Tópico(s): Cleft Lip and Palate Research
2010 - Colégio Brasileiro de Patologia Animal (CBPA) | Pesquisa Veterinária Brasileira

Haydée A. Cunha, Phillip C. Watts,
... loci were isolated from the marine tucuxi dolphin ( Sotalia guianensis ). Levels of genetic diversity were assessed using ... these loci were variable in the riverine tucuxi Sotalia fluviatilis . This is the first description of microsatellite ...
Tópico(s): Identification and Quantification in Food
2007 - Wiley | Molecular Ecology Notes
Mônica Borobia, Salvatore Siciliano, Liliane Lodi, Wyb Hoek,
The marine form of the South American dolphin Sotalia fluviatilis has an extensive and possibly continuous distribution, ... of the range of the marine form of Sotalia is associated with the confluence zone of the ... whereas in fresh water the distribution of Amazonian Sotalia seems more closely related to the movements and ...
Tópico(s): Marine animal studies overview
1991 - NRC Research Press | Canadian Journal of Zoology
R. G. Ackman, C. A. Eaton, John Kinneman, Carter Litchfield,
... melon and jaw lipids of the freshwater dolphin Sotalia fluviatilis are composed mainly of isovaleroyl wax esters ... iso‐acids are major components in the blubber. Sotalia fluviatilis (family Delphinidae) and Inia geoffrensis (family Platanistidae) ... lipid compositions shows distinctive types of head fats, Sotalia being rich in iso‐5∶0 and India ...
Tópico(s): Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics
1975 - Wiley | Lipids

Ana Ribeiro-Campos, Karina S. Pereira, Carlos Eduardo P. Quintana, Mariana Barbosa, Carolina P. Dias, J.A. Brião, Carlos Vinícius C. dos Santos, Caroline Castro, Harison S. Pedreira, Rafael R. Carvalho, Elitieri Santos-Neto, Lis Bittencourt, Tatiana L. Bisi, José Lailson‐Brito, Alexandre de Freitas Azevedo,
The coastal habit and site fidelity reported for Sotalia guianensis make this species especially vulnerable to human ... study aims to analyze the habitat use by Sotalia guianensis in three bays in southeastern Brazil: Guanabara ...
Tópico(s): Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies
2021 - Elsevier BV | Regional Studies in Marine Science

Rodrigo Hipolito Tardin Oliveira, Israel Maciel, Mariana A. Espécie, Gabriel Melo‐Santos, Sheila M. Simão, Maria Alice S. Alves,
... anthropic activities on the number of Guiana dolphin, Sotalia guianensis sightings/grid, and to determine whether a ... protected by the Tamoios Ecological Station (ESEC Tamoios). Sotalia guianensis is classified as ‘Vulnerable’ in Brazil, although ...
Tópico(s): Cephalopods and Marine Biology
2020 - Wiley | Aquatic Conservation Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems

Dalila T. Leão, Emygdio L. A. Monteiro‐Filho, Flávio J. L. Silva,
... Some authors report that the acoustic repertoire of Sotalia guianensis presents dialects as a geographical reflection. However, ... Alguns autores relatam que o repertório acústico de Sotalia guianensis apresenta dialetos como reflexo geográfico; entretanto, outros ...
Tópico(s): Underwater Acoustics Research
2015 - Oxford University Press | Journal of Mammalogy

Elaine C. da S. Oliveira, Rodrigo Hipolito Tardin Oliveira, Fabiana R. Poletto, Sheila M. Simão,
... behavior of two populations of the Guiana dolphin, Sotalia guianensis, in southeastern Brazil, and how these feeding ... and improves knowledge of the coordinated behavior of Sotalia guianensis (Van Benéden, 1864).
Tópico(s): Cephalopods and Marine Biology
2013 - Pensoft Publishers | Zoologia (Curitiba)

D.C. Fettuccia, V.M.F. da Silva, Marcelo Salles Rocha, Paulo C. Simões‐Lopes,
... species have been recently recognized for the genus Sotalia: S. fluviatilis , occurring in the Amazon River basin, ... skeleton of the two species of the genus Sotalia are compared. A comparative osteological work was performed ...
Tópico(s): Fish biology, ecology, and behavior
2012 - Cambridge University Press | Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom

Juliana Plácido Guimarães, Renata de Britto Mari, Juliana Marigo, Fernando C. W. Rosas, Ii‐Sei Watanabe,
... its morphological aspects in sexually immature and mature Sotalia guianensis. Six tongues were measured and photo-documented ... microscopy and scanning electron microscopy (S.E.M.). Sotalia guianensis tongue presented lateral grooves from the apex ...
Tópico(s): Physiological and biochemical adaptations
2011 - Zoological Society of Japan | ZOOLOGICAL SCIENCE

Fernando C. W. Rosas, Juliana Marigo, Maíra Laeta, Marcos R. Rossi‐Santos,
... and health of the dolphins of the genus Sotalia, are reviewed according to current scientific knowledge. At ... tucuxi (S. fluviatilis). Among the fish consumed by Sotalia spp., the schooling fish are the most common ...
Tópico(s): Cephalopods and Marine Biology
2010 - | Latin American Journal of Aquatic Mammals

Leonardo Flach, Patricia A. Flach, Adriano G. Chiarello,
... pattern of area use, and group characteristics of Sotalia guianensis in Sepetiba Bay, southeast Brazil. Predetermined routes ... were present. Large aggregations containing >100 individuals of Sotalia guianensis seen year‐round indicate that Sepetiba Bay ...
Tópico(s): Marine and fisheries research
2008 - Wiley | Marine Mammal Science

Mariel Bazzalo, Paulo A. C. Flores, Mariana G. Pereira,
... marine tucuxi or Guyana dolphin in Baia Norte (Sotalia guianensis, Van Beneden, 1864), state of Santa Catarina, ... and 2003, the habitat use and behavior of Sotalia guianensis were studied using focal group observation and ...
Tópico(s): Ichthyology and Marine Biology
2008 - SAREM | Mastozoología neotropical