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Novel Research Techniques Provide New Insights
to the Sea Turtle Life Cycle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Maria Ângela Marcovaldi, Alexsandro S. Santos,
Paulo H. Lara, and Milagros López-Mendilaharsu
8
Opportunistic Sightings of Dolphins (MAMMALIA,
CETACEA, DELPHINIDAE) in the North Coast of Bahia
State, Northeastern Brazil, Between 2001 and 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Mateus Souza de Carvalho, Marcos R. Rossi-Santos, Elitieri
Santos-Neto, and Clarêncio G. Baracho
9
Using Chemical Elements to the Study of Trophic
and Spatial Ecology in Marine Mammals
of the Southwestern Atlantic Ocean . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Elisa Seyboth, Silvina Botta, and Eduardo Secchi
Part III Conservation Ecology of Marine Vertebrate
Research in Latin America
10 Elasmobranchs Consumption in Brazil:
Impacts and Consequences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
Hugo Bornatowski, Raul R. Braga, and Rodrigo P. Barreto
11 West Indian Manatee Trichechus manatus in South America:
Distribution, Ecology and Health Assessment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
Ana C.O. de Meirelles, Vitor L. Carvalho, and Miriam Marmontel
12 Ecology and Conservation of Cetaceans of Costa
Rica and Panama . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293
Laura J. May-Collado, Marisol Amador-Caballero,
José Julio Casas, Mónica P. Gamboa-Poveda, Frank Garita-Alpízar,
Tim Gerrodette, Rocío González-Barrientos, Gabriela Hernández-Mora,
Daniel M. Palacios, José D. Palacios-Alfaro, Betzi Pérez,
Kristin Rasmussen, Lissette Trejos- Lasso,
and Javier Rodríguez-Fonseca
13 Anthropogenic Noise and Guiana Dolphins
(Sotalia guianensis) in Brazil: Ecological
and Conservation Concerns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 321
Fábio de Sousa Pais, Rafaela Prado Cardoso,
Marcos R. Rossi- Santos, Leonardo L. Wedekin, Flávio J.L. Silva,
Emygdio L.A. Monteiro-Filho, and Dalila Teles Martins Leão
14 The Atlantic Goliath Grouper: Conservation Strategies
for a Critically Endangered Species in Brazil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 367
Maurício Hostim-Silva, Áthila A. Bertoncini, Maíra Borgonha,
Jonas Rodrigues Leite, Matheus O. Freitas, Felippe Alexandre Daros,
Leonardo S. Bueno, Ana Paula C. Farro, and Christopher C. Koenig
Contents
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Novel Research Techniques Provide New Insights
to the Sea Turtle Life Cycle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Maria Ângela Marcovaldi, Alexsandro S. Santos,
Paulo H. Lara, and Milagros López-Mendilaharsu
8
Opportunistic Sightings of Dolphins (MAMMALIA,
CETACEA, DELPHINIDAE) in the North Coast of Bahia
State, Northeastern Brazil, Between 2001 and 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Mateus Souza de Carvalho, Marcos R. Rossi-Santos, Elitieri
Santos-Neto, and Clarêncio G. Baracho
9
Using Chemical Elements to the Study of Trophic
and Spatial Ecology in Marine Mammals
of the Southwestern Atlantic Ocean . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Elisa Seyboth, Silvina Botta, and Eduardo Secchi
Part III Conservation Ecology of Marine Vertebrate
Research in Latin America
10 Elasmobranchs Consumption in Brazil:
Impacts and Consequences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
Hugo Bornatowski, Raul R. Braga, and Rodrigo P. Barreto
11 West Indian Manatee Trichechus manatus in South America:
Distribution, Ecology and Health Assessment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
Ana C.O. de Meirelles, Vitor L. Carvalho, and Miriam Marmontel
12 Ecology and Conservation of Cetaceans of Costa
Rica and Panama . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293
Laura J. May-Collado, Marisol Amador-Caballero,
José Julio Casas, Mónica P. Gamboa-Poveda, Frank Garita-Alpízar,
Tim Gerrodette, Rocío González-Barrientos, Gabriela Hernández-Mora,
Daniel M. Palacios, José D. Palacios-Alfaro, Betzi Pérez,
Kristin Rasmussen, Lissette Trejos- Lasso,
and Javier Rodríguez-Fonseca
13 Anthropogenic Noise and Guiana Dolphins
(Sotalia guianensis) in Brazil: Ecological
and Conservation Concerns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 321
Fábio de Sousa Pais, Rafaela Prado Cardoso,
Marcos R. Rossi- Santos, Leonardo L. Wedekin, Flávio J.L. Silva,
Emygdio L.A. Monteiro-Filho, and Dalila Teles Martins Leão
14 The Atlantic Goliath Grouper: Conservation Strategies
for a Critically Endangered Species in Brazil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 367
Maurício Hostim-Silva, Áthila A. Bertoncini, Maíra Borgonha,
Jonas Rodrigues Leite, Matheus O. Freitas, Felippe Alexandre Daros,
Leonardo S. Bueno, Ana Paula C. Farro, and Christopher C. Koenig
Contents