| a new dolphin species, the burrunan dolphin tursiops australis sp. nov., endemic to southern australian coastal waters. | small coastal dolphins endemic to south-eastern australia have variously been assigned to described species tursiops truncatus, t. aduncus or t. maugeanus; however the specific affinities of these animals is controversial and have recently been questioned. historically 'the southern australian tursiops' was identified as unique and was formally named tursiops maugeanus but was later synonymised with t. truncatus. morphologically, these coastal dolphins share some characters with both aforementio ... | 2011 | 21935372 |
| comparison of mercury contamination in live and dead dolphins from a newly described species, tursiops australis. | globally it is estimated that up to 37% of all marine mammals are at a risk of extinction, due in particular to human impacts, including coastal pollution. dolphins are known to be at risk from anthropogenic contaminants due to their longevity and high trophic position. while it is known that beach-cast animals are often high in contaminants, it has not been possible to determine whether levels may also be high in live animals from the same populations. in this paper we quantitatively assess mer ... | 2014 | 25137255 |