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Evolutionary History of the Porpoises
bioRxiv preprint doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/851469; this version posted November 22, 2019. The copyright holder for this preprint (which was not certified by peer review) is the author/funder, who has granted bioRxiv a license to display the preprint in perpetuity. It is made available under aCC-BY-NC-ND 4.0 International license. 1 Evolutionary history of the porpoises (Phocoenidae) across the 2 speciation continuum: a mitogenome phylogeographic perspective 3 4 Yacine Ben Chehida1, Julie Thumloup1, Cassie Schumacher2, Timothy Harkins2, Alex 5 Aguilar3, Asunción Borrell3, Marisa Ferreira4, Lorenzo Rojas-Bracho5, Kelly M. Roberston6, 6 Barbara L. Taylor6, Gísli A. Víkingsson7, Arthur Weyna8, Jonathan Romiguier8, Phillip A. 7 Morin6, Michael C. Fontaine1,9* 8 9 1 Groningen Institute for Evolutionary Life Sciences (GELIFES), University of Groningen, PO Box 11103 CC, 10 Groningen, The Netherlands 11 2 Swift Biosciences, 674 S. Wagner Rd., Suite 100, Ann Arbor, MI 48103, USA 12 3 IRBIO and Department of Evolutive Biology, Ecology and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Biology, 13 University of Barcelona, Diagonal 643, 08071 Barcelona, Spain 14 4 MATB-Sociedade Portuguesa de Vida Selvagem, Estação de Campo de Quiaios, Apartado EC Quiaios, 3080- 15 530 Figueira da Foz, Portugal & CPRAM-Ecomare, Estrada do Porto de Pesca Costeira, 3830-565 Gafanha da 16 Nazaré, Portugal 17 5 Instituto Nacional de Ecología, Centro de Investigación Científica y de Educación Superior de Ensenada, 18 Carretera Ensenada-Tijuana 3918, Fraccionamiento Zona Playitas, Ensenada, BC 22860, Mexico 19 6 Southwest Fisheries Science Center, National Marine Fisheries Service, NOAA, 8901 La Jolla Shores Dr., La 20 Jolla, California 92037, USA 21 7 Marine and Freshwater Research Institute, PO Box 1390, 121 Reykjavik, Iceland 22 8 Institut des Sciences de l’Évolution (Université de Montpellier, CNRS UMR 5554), Montpellier, France 23 9 Laboratoire MIVEGEC (Université de Montpellier, UMR CNRS 5290, IRD 229), Centre IRD de Montpellier, 24 Montpellier, France 25 26 *Corresponding author: Michael C. -
Global Attractions Attendance Report
2014 2014 GLOBAL ATTRACTIONS ATTENDANCE REPORT Cover: The Wizarding World of Harry Potter — Diagon Alley ™, ©Universal Studios Florida, Universal Orlando Resort, Orlando, Florida, U.S. CREDITS TEA/AECOM 2014 Theme Index and Museum Index: The Global Attractions Attendance Report Publisher: Themed Entertainment Association (TEA) 2014 Research: Economics practice at AECOM 2014 Editor: Judith Rubin Publication team: Tsz Yin (Gigi) Au, Beth Chang, Linda Cheu, Daniel Elsea, Kathleen LaClair, Jodie Lock, Sarah Linford, Erik Miller, Jennie Nevin, Margreet Papamichael, Jeff Pincus, John Robinett, Judith Rubin, Brian Sands, Will Selby, Matt Timmins, Feliz Ventura, Chris Yoshii ©2015 TEA/AECOM. All rights reserved. CONTACTS For further information about the contents of this report and about the Economics practice at AECOM, contact the following: GLOBAL John Robinett Chris Yoshii ATTRACTIONS Senior Vice President, Americas Vice President, Economics, Asia-Pacific ATTENDANCE [email protected] [email protected] T +1 213 593 8785 T +852 3922 9000 REPORT Brian Sands, AICP Margreet Papamichael Vice President, Americas Director, EMEA [email protected] [email protected] The definitive annual attendance T +1 202 821 7281 T +44 20 3009 2283 study for the themed entertainment Linda Cheu www.aecom.com/What+We+Do/Economics and museum industries. Vice President, Americas [email protected] Published by the Themed T +1 415 955 2928 Entertainment Association (TEA) and For information about TEA (Themed Entertainment Association): the -
Unsustainable Food Systems Threaten Wild Crop and Dolphin Species
INTERNATIONAL PRESS RELEASE Embargoed until: 07:00 GMT (16:00 JST) 5 December 2017 Elaine Paterson, IUCN Media Relations, t+44 1223 331128, email [email protected] Goska Bonnaveira, IUCN Media Relations, m +41 792760185, email [email protected] [In Japan] Cheryl-Samantha MacSharry, IUCN Media Relations, t+44 1223 331128, email [email protected] Download photographs here Download summary statistics here Unsustainable food systems threaten wild crop and dolphin species Tokyo, Japan, 5 December 2017 (IUCN) – Species of wild rice, wheat and yam are threatened by overly intensive agricultural production and urban expansion, whilst poor fishing practices have caused steep declines in the Irrawaddy Dolphin and Finless Porpoise, according to the latest update of The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™. Today’s Red List update also reveals that a drying climate is pushing the Ringtail Possum to the brink of extinction. Three reptile species found only on an Australian island – the Christmas Island Whiptail-skink, the Blue- tailed Skink (Cryptoblepharus egeriae) and the Lister’s Gecko – have gone extinct, according to the update. But in New Zealand, conservation efforts have improved the situation for two species of Kiwi. “Healthy, species-rich ecosystems are fundamental to our ability to feed the world’s growing population and achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goal 2 – to end hunger by 2030,” says IUCN Director General Inger Andersen. “Wild crop species, for example, maintain genetic diversity of agricultural crops -
Big Data and Smart Computing January 18-20, 2016 Regal Riverside Hotel, Hong Kong, China
BigComp 2016 www.bigcomputing.org Third International Conference on Big Data and Smart Computing January 18-20, 2016 Regal Riverside Hotel, Hong Kong, China Conference Program Organized by Hosted by Technically Co-Sponsored by 'DWD (QJLQHHULQJ Sponsored by BigComp 2016 Table of Contents Steering & Organizing Committees ......................................................................3 Technical Program Committee ..............................................................................4 Message from the General Co-Chairs ...................................................................6 Message from the Program Co-Chairs ................................................................7 Conference Program (At a Glance) .......................................................................8 Keynote Speeches ....................................................................................................9 Paper Sessions ....................................................................................................... 11 Tutorial-1 ...............................................................................................................16 Tutorial-2 ...............................................................................................................17 Workshop-1 ...........................................................................................................18 Workshop-2 ...........................................................................................................20 Workshop-3 -
Photo Gallery
Cover Illustration The new Central Government Offices on the harbourfront are designed as an ‘open door’ to depict the administration as open and receptive to new ideas. The offices, which opened in August, are part of a major project at Tamar that houses the Legislative Council Complex and the Chief Executive’s Office and features an abundance of greenery and open space. End-paper Maps Front Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Back Hong Kong and Pearl River Delta Satellite Image Map Events in 2011 This year’s major events included a visit to Hong Kong in August by the Vice-Premier of the State Council, Mr Li Keqiang, pictured, delivering the keynote address at the Forum on the National 12th Five-Year Plan and Economic, Trade and Financial Co-operation and Development between the Mainland and Hong Kong at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre. Other major events included visits by foreign dignitaries as well as overseas visits by senior Hong Kong officials – and Guinness World Records. Events in 2011 Top left: The then Chief Secretary for Administration, Mr Henry Tang, calls on Singapore Prime Minister, Mr Lee Hsien Loong, during his trip to the island state in February. Above left: The Chief Secretary for Administration, Mr Stephen Lam, meets the German Federal Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr Guido Westerwelle, in Berlin in October. Above right: The Chief Executive, Mr Donald Tsang (first row, first right), poses with other world leaders at the Asia-Pacific Economic Co-operation Economic Leaders’ Meeting in Honolulu in November. Right: The Chief Executive welcomes the US Secretary of State, Mrs Hillary Rodham Clinton, at Government House in Hong Kong on July 25. -
213 Subpart I—Taking and Importing Marine Mammals
National Marine Fisheries Service/NOAA, Commerce Pt. 218 regulations or that result in no more PART 218—REGULATIONS GOV- than a minor change in the total esti- ERNING THE TAKING AND IM- mated number of takes (or distribution PORTING OF MARINE MAM- by species or years), NMFS may pub- lish a notice of proposed LOA in the MALS FEDERAL REGISTER, including the asso- ciated analysis of the change, and so- Subparts A–B [Reserved] licit public comment before issuing the Subpart C—Taking Marine Mammals Inci- LOA. dental to U.S. Navy Marine Structure (c) A LOA issued under § 216.106 of Maintenance and Pile Replacement in this chapter and § 217.256 for the activ- Washington ity identified in § 217.250 may be modi- fied by NMFS under the following cir- 218.20 Specified activity and specified geo- cumstances: graphical region. (1) Adaptive Management—NMFS 218.21 Effective dates. may modify (including augment) the 218.22 Permissible methods of taking. existing mitigation, monitoring, or re- 218.23 Prohibitions. porting measures (after consulting 218.24 Mitigation requirements. with Navy regarding the practicability 218.25 Requirements for monitoring and re- porting. of the modifications) if doing so cre- 218.26 Letters of Authorization. ates a reasonable likelihood of more ef- 218.27 Renewals and modifications of Let- fectively accomplishing the goals of ters of Authorization. the mitigation and monitoring set 218.28–218.29 [Reserved] forth in the preamble for these regula- tions. Subpart D—Taking Marine Mammals Inci- (i) Possible sources of data that could dental to U.S. Navy Construction Ac- contribute to the decision to modify tivities at Naval Weapons Station Seal the mitigation, monitoring, or report- Beach, California ing measures in a LOA: (A) Results from Navy’s monitoring 218.30 Specified activity and specified geo- graphical region. -
Hong Kong-Case Study Cum Teachers Note 2014
GTTP RESEARCH COMPETITION & AWARD 2014 TECHNOLOGY AND SUSTAINABILITY Students: GTTP Research Wong Chun, Jerry Wan Chun Tak, Sunny Competition & Teacher: Mrs. Jenny Lo Tourism & Hospitality Studies Award 2014 Cheung Chuk Shan College Technology and Sustainability Wong Chun, Jerry Wan Chun Tak, Sunny Cheung Chuk Shan College Acknowledgements Our heartfelt thanks to Dr. Nancy J. Needham & GTTP’s Global Partners We would like to express our sincere gratitude to GTTP and its global business partners. Our team would not have the precious opportunity to join the International Conference for Travel and Tourism teachers and students without their generous and unceasing support for this global programme. Our research project would not have succeeded without the valuable advice and inspiring insights provided by the following parties. Special thanks to: Ø Ms. Chammy Lau, the Director of GTTP Hong Kong Ø Mr. Hau Chi Keung, Director of the Risk & Environmental Management, Ocean Park Corporation Ø Ms. Phoenix Hau, Assistant Environmental Manager, Finance & Administration, Ocean Park Corporation Ø Ms. Holly Lai, Environmental Officer, Finance & Administration Division, Ocean Park Corporation Ø Mr. Terry Wong, Public Affairs Officer, Sales and Marketing Division, Ocean Park Corporation Ø Mr. Au Chun Keung, Principal, Cheung Chuk Shan College Ø Mr. Patrick Lui, Cheung Chuk Shan College Ø Ms. Kaitlin Elizabeth Trowbridge, Cheung Chuk Shan College Page 1 of 52 Technology and Sustainability- Ocean Park, Hong Kong By Jerry Wong & Sunny Wan Content Case Summary 3 Chapter One: Introduction 4 i. What is sustainability? 6 ii. Factors affecting the sustainability of a destination 7 iii. Technology in tourism industry 9 iv. -
FC Inshore Cetacean Species Identification
Falklands Conservation PO BOX 26, Falkland Islands, FIQQ 1ZZ +500 22247 [email protected] www.falklandsconservation.com FC Inshore Cetacean Species Identification Introduction This guide outlines the key features that can be used to distinguish between the six most common cetacean species that inhabit Falklands' waters. A number of additional cetacean species may occasionally be seen in coastal waters, for example the fin whale (Balaenoptera physalus), the humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae), the long-finned pilot whale (Globicephala melas) and the dusky dolphin (Lagenorhynchus obscurus). A full list of the species that have been documented to date around the Falklands can be found in Appendix 1. Note that many of these are typical of deeper, oceanic waters, and are unlikely to be encountered along the coast. The six species (or seven species, including two species of minke whale) described in this document are observed regularly in shallow, nearshore waters, and are the focus of this identification guide. Questions and further information For any questions about species identification then please contact the Cetaceans Project Officer Caroline Weir who will be happy to help you try and identify your sighting: Tel: 22247 Email: [email protected] Useful identification guides If you wish to learn more about the identification features of various species, some comprehensive field guides (which include all cetacean species globally) include: Handbook of Whales, Dolphins and Porpoises by Mark Carwardine. 2019. Marine Mammals of the World: A Comprehensive Guide to Their Identification by Thomas A. Jefferson, Marc A. Webber, and Robert L. Pitman. 2015. Whales, Dolphins and Seals: A Field Guide to the Marine Mammals of the World by Hadoram Shirihai and Brett Jarrett. -
Fall12 Rare Southern California Sperm Whale Sighting
Rare Southern California Sperm Whale Sighting Dolphin/Whale Interaction Is Unique IN MAY 2011, a rare occurrence The sperm whale sighting off San of 67 minutes as the whales traveled took place off the Southern California Diego was exciting not only because slowly east and out over the edge of coast. For the first time since U.S. of its rarity, but because there were the underwater ridge. The adult Navy-funded aerial surveys began in also two species of dolphins, sperm whales undertook two long the area in 2008, a group of 20 sperm northern right whale dolphins and dives lasting about 20 minutes each; whales, including four calves, was Risso’s dolphins, interacting with the the calves surfaced earlier, usually in seen—approximately 24 nautical sperm whales in a remarkable the company of one adult whale. miles west of San Diego. manner. To the knowledge of the During these dives, the dolphins researchers who conducted this aerial remained at the surface and Operating under a National Marine survey, this type of inter-species asso- appeared to wait for the sperm Fisheries Service (NMFS) permit, the ciation has not been previously whales to re-surface. U.S. Navy has been conducting aerial reported. Video and photographs surveys of marine mammal and sea Several minutes after the sperm were taken of the group over a period turtle behavior in the near shore and whales were first seen, the Risso’s offshore waters within the Southern California Range Complex (SOCAL) since 2008. During a routine survey the morning of 14 May 2011, the sperm whales were sighted on the edge of an offshore bank near a steep drop-off. -
Beluga Whale Pvhl Enhances HIF-2A Activity Via Inducing
www.impactjournals.com/oncotarget/ Oncotarget, 2017, Vol. 8, (No. 26), pp: 42272-42287 Research Paper Beluga whale pVHL enhances HIF-2α activity via inducing HIF- 2α proteasomal degradation under hypoxia Jianling Bi1, Bo Hu1, Jing Wang1, Xing Liu1, Jinsong Zheng1, Ding Wang1 and Wuhan Xiao1,2 1The Key Laboratory of Aquatic Biodiversity and Conservation, Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, 430072, P. R. China 2State Key Laboratory of Freshwater Ecology and Biotechnology, Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, 430072, P. R. China Correspondence to: Wuhan Xiao, email: [email protected] Ding Wang, email: [email protected] Keywords: beluga whale, cetaceans, hypoxia, HIF-2α, VHL Received: October 09, 2016 Accepted: January 09, 2017 Published: February 02, 2017 Copyright: Bi et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License 3.0 (CC BY 3.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. ABSTRACT Aquatic mammals, such as cetaceans experience various depths, with accordingly diverse oxygenation, thus, cetaceans have developed adaptations for hypoxia, but mechanisms underlying this tolerance to low oxygen are unclear. Here we analyzed VHL and HIF-2α, in the hypoxia signaling pathway. Variations in VHL are greater than HIF-2α between cetaceans and terrestrial mammals, and beluga whale VHL (BW-VHL) promotes HIF-2α degradation under hypoxia. BW-VHL catalyzes BW-HIF-2α to form K48-linked poly- ubiquitin chains mainly at the lysine 429 of BW-HIF-2α (K429) and induces BW-HIF-2α for proteasomal degradation. -
Conservation Status and the Use of Irrawaddy Dolphins As a Flagship
Conservation status and the use of Irrawaddy dolphins as a flagship species for climate adaptation in the Peam Krasop Wildlife Sanctuary, Cambodia Building Resilience to Climate Change Impacts in Coastal Southeast Asia (BCR) Brian Smith, Sun Kong and Lieng Saroeun INTERNATIONAL UNION FOR CONSERVATION OF NATURE The designation of geographical entities in this Citation: Smith, B., Kong, S., and Saroeun, L. book, and the presentation of the material, do not (2014). Conservation status and the use of imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on Irrawaddy dolphins as a flagship species for climate adaptation in the Peam Krasop Wildlife the part of IUCN or the European Union concerning Sanctuary, Cambodia. Thailand: IUCN. 80pp. the legal status of any country, territory, or area, or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its Cover photo: Dolphins in Koh Kong Province, frontiers or boundaries. The views expressed in this Cambodia © IUCN Cambodia/Sun Kong publication do not necessarily reflect those of IUCN, the European Union or any other participating Layout by: Ria Sen organizations. Produced by: IUCN Southeast Asia Group This publication has been made possible by funding from the European Union. Available from: IUCN Asia Regional Office Published by: IUCN Asia in Bangkok, Thailand 63 Soi Prompong, Sukhumvit 39, Wattana 10110 Bangkok, Thailand Copyright: © 2014 IUCN, International Union for Tel: +66 2 662 4029 Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources IUCN Cambodia Reproduction of this publication for educational or #6B, St. 368, Boeng Keng Kang III, other non-commercial purposes is authorized Chamkarmon, PO Box 1504, Phnom Penh, without prior written permission from the copyright Cambodia holder provided the source is fully acknowledgeRia d. -
業績報告annual Report
Annual Report 業績報告 2014–2015 Ocean Park Corporation Annual Report 海洋公園業績報告 2014–2015 Our Vision 我們的理念 Ocean Park will be a world leader in providing excellent guest experiences connecting people with nature. 海洋公園銳意成為世界級具領導地位的企業,為遊人帶來 一個既開心又難忘的體驗,並與大自然緊密連繫起來。 Our Mission 我們的使命 Ocean Park provides all guests with memorable experiences that combine entertainment and education, while inspiring life long learning and conservation advocacy. Our aim is to maintain a healthy financial status, while striving to deliver the highest standards of safety, animal care, products and guest service. 海洋公園致力為遊人締造富娛樂性及具教育意義的難忘體驗, 同時啟發長期學習和提倡生態保育意識。我們的目的是維持 公園財政穩健,同時致力提供高水平的安全運作、動物護理、 產品和服務。 Contents 目錄 Corporate Leadership Education 02 公園領導層 28 教育工作 Chairman’s Message Conservation 04 主席獻辭 34 保育工作 Chief Executive’s Statement Calendar of Events 10 行政總裁報告 42 年中事項 Sustainability Report Auditors’ Report & 20 持續發展報告 54 Financial Statements 核數師報告及財務報表 2 Annual Report 2014 – 2015 業績報告 Corporate Leadership 公園領導層 Members of the Board of Ocean Park Corporation 海洋公園董事局成員 Chairman 主席 Deputy Chairman 副主席 Ms. Kelly Y.S. CHAN Ms. Rainy CHAN Mr. Samuel CHOY Mr. Leo KUNG Lin-cheng BBS, JP Mr. LAU Ming-wai BBS, JP 陳遠秀女士 陳娜嘉女士 蔡仲樑先生 孔令成先生 BBS, JP 劉鳴煒先生 BBS, JP Prof. Yvonne J. SADOVY Mr. Richard TSANG Lap-ki Mr. Jason WONG Chun-tat Mr. Eric YIM Chi-ming Commissioner 薛綺雯教授 曾立基先生 黃進達先生 嚴志明先生 for Tourism (retired on 30 June 2015) 旅遊事務專員 (二零一五年六月三十日任滿) Miss Cathy CHU Man-ling JP 朱曼鈴女士 JP (appointed on 22 December 2014) (二零一四年十二月二十二日獲委任) Management Team 公園管理成員 Chief Executive Deputy Chief Executive, Executive Director, Executive Director, Executive Director, 行政總裁 Chief Financial Officer Design & Planning Zoological Operations Human Resources Mr. Tom MEHRMANN & Corporate Secretary 設計及策劃執行總監 & Education 人力資源執行總監 苗樂文先生 副行政總裁暨首席 Ms.