marine mammal

collocation in English

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marine
adjective[before noun]
uk
/məˈriːn/us
/məˈriːn/
related to the sea or ...
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mammal
noun[C]
uk
/ˈmæm.əl/us
/ˈmæm.əl/
any animal of which the female feeds her young on milk from her own body. Most mammals give birth to live young, ...
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(Definition ofmarineandmammalfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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In addition, local expertise contributes to evaluating the impacts of such change onmarinemammalhabitat and behaviour, hunting success, hunting safety, and food security.
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Themarinemammalspecies examined here span a wide range of taxonomy and vary in their foraging habits, environments, and evolutionary history.
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The book begins with a basic brief introduction that defines terms and outlines the development ofmarinemammalscience.
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Amarinemammalalso called sea cow because of its great size.
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Spectral-tuning mechanisms ofmarinemammalrhodopsins and correlations with foraging depth.
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In captivity, learning by imitation of conspecifics is commonplace in dolphins, and relied on bymarinemammaltrainers.
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The results presented here demonstrate that the spectral-tuning mechanisms, initially identified in the dolphin visual pigments, can also explain the spectral-tuning proper ties of othermarinemammalrhodopsins.
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The information contributes to an international pool of knowledge on the autecology ofmarinemammalspecies.
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Of the 115 species ofmarinemammal, 47 are known to become entangled in or to ingest marine debris.
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The seal is our largestmarinemammaland it is almost unique around our shores.
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Until now the navy has agreed to test their equipment a long way off from the coast, and away too from knownmarinemammalbreeding grounds and migratory routes.
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It was designated the statemarinemammalin 1975 and is protected by federal and state laws.
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Total species range is highly variable formarinemammalspecies.
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There are fivemarinemammalteams, each trained for a specific type of mission.
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The package was updated following each cruise, which contributed to increased knowledge ofmarinemammalbehaviour.
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A fish rather than amarinemammal, it spends most of its time cruising on the surface filter feeding.
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Marinemammalabandonment refers to maternal separation; pups that have been separated from their mother before weaning.
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Since there are few marine parks and aquariums that open each year the demand formarinemammaltrainers is very competitive.
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She makes weather and sea state observations, conducts oceanographic research and habitat assessments, and surveysmarinemammaland seabird populations.
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The fund supports projects that contribute to coastal land management,marinemammaland seabird conservation, community awareness and community participation in coastal conservation.
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