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Contents
Part I Historical Development of Aquatic Mammal
Research in Latin America
1
Mastozoology History and Perspectives in Latin America:
Marine and Freshwater Mammals in Spotlight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3
Paulo C. Simões-Lopes
2
Long-Term Monitoring of Dolphins in a Large Estuarine
System of Southeastern Brazil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Emygdio L.A. Monteiro-Filho, Lucimary S. Deconto,
Caio N. Louzada, Rebeca P. Wanderley, Daniela F. Godoy,
and Eric Medeiros
3
An Integrated Framework to Assess the Carrying Capacity
of Humpback Whale- Watching Tourism in Praia do Forte,
Northeastern Brazil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Luena Fernandes and Marcos R. Rossi-Santos
Part II Technological Innovation for Marine Vertebrate
Research in Latin America
4
Land-Based Station Studies of Aquatic Mammals in Latin
America: Understanding Behavior for Conservation . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Maria Emilia Morete, Daniela Abras, and Cristiane C.A. Martins
5
Marine Mammal Bioacustics Using Towed Array Systems
in the Western South Atlantic Ocean . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Artur Andriolo, Franciele Rezende de Castro, Thiago Amorim,
Gustavo Miranda, Juliana Di Tullio, Juliana Moron, Bruna Ribeiro,
Gabriela Ramos, and Raíssa Rodrigues Mendes
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Bioacoustic Techniques Applied to Odontocete Conservation
and Management in Argentina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Mariana L. Melcón, M. Vanesa Reyes Reyes, and Miguel Iñíguez