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	Marine Fisheries Review: Abundance of belugas, Delphinapterus leucas, in... @ HighBeam Research (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Beluga, Delphinapterus leucas, abundance in Cook Inlet has been estimated by several authors in the past three decades to be in the range of 300-1300 whales (reviewed in Rugh et al., 2000).
		Application of suction-cup attached VHF transmitters to the study of beluga, Delphinapterus leucas, surfacing behavior in Cook Inlet, Alaska.
		Phylogeography, population structure and dispersal patterns of the beluga whale Delphinapterus leucas in the western Nearctic revealed by mitochondrial DNA.
	www.highbeam.com /library/doc0.asp?DOCID=1G1:89816664&refid=ip_encyclopedia_hf (4478 words)

	Odysseus in Ithaca
		Critics of the identification of Ithaca with Leucas have been obliged to follow the contradictory argument of belittling the importance of the lines mentioning the possibility of arriving at Ithaca on foot and at the same time trying to prove that Leucas was not considered an island by the ancients.
		For instance the defenders of the identification of Ithaca with Leucas have to assume that Homer conceived of the island of Leucas as being oriented from east to west (instead of from north to south), as did a number of mapmakers and writers of geography up to modern times.
		Oberhummer states that Leucas was first settled in the age of Cypselus on the basis of a passage of Nikolaus of Damascus (fr.
	www.metrum.org /mapping/odysseus.htm (4128 words)

	Comparative Kinematics and Hydrodynamics of Odontocete Cetaceans: Morphological and Ecological Correlates with Swimming ...
		Beluga whale (Delphinapterus leucas) has an elongated fusiform body but it is robust and stocky.
		leucas was relatively consistent over the minimum efficiency rate within 1.5 % of the maximum.
		leucas had the lowest fluke AR and the lowest maximum propulsive efficiency and was the slowest swimmer.
	kingfish.coastal.edu /marine/375/f2000cjjb.htm (987 words)

	Université de Montréal - Faculté de médecine vétérinaire
		Immune functions in beluga whales (D. leucas): evaluation of mitogen-induced blastic transformation of lymphocytes from peripheral blood, spleen and thymus.
		Rupture of a dissecting aneurysm of the pulmonary trunk in a beluga whale (D. leucas).
		Concentrations and chromatographic profile of DDT metabolites and polychlorobiphenyls (PCB) residues in stranded beluga whales (D. leucas) from the Saint Lawrence Estuary, Quebec, Canada.
	www.medvet.umontreal.ca /departements/patho_micro/professeurs/martineau_angl.htm (1825 words)

	Ancient coins of Acarnania
		It is to be inferred that Leucas was the place of mintage of these Federal coins down to B.C. 167, when it was separated from Acarnania by the Romans, and began to strike silver in its own name.
		After B.C. In B.C. 167 Leucas was separated by the Romans from the Acarnanian Confederacy, but it continued to be a place of importance, and, like Corcyra, appears to have retained its autonomy under Roman protection.
		B.C. When Leucas was separated from Acarnania, Thyrrheium appears to have adopted the types of the Federal coinage, which ceased to be issued at that time.
	www.snible.org /coins/hn/acarnania.html (1283 words)

	Main Page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Some unique features of the Delphinapterus leucas include a small head with a large bony bulge in the front of the skull called a ‘melon’.
		The specimen of Delphinapterus leucas found in Charlotte, Vermont was preserved under 10 feet of blue clay (Wright 2000).
		The species of Delphinapterus leucas that was found in Vermont lived the in arctic marine waters of the Champlain Sea that covered 20,500 square miles (53090 square kilometers) of Quebec, New York, Ontario and Vermont (Wright 2000).
	www.dickinson.edu /~eatonc (468 words)

	Leucas cephalotes (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Although Dronpushpi is a problematic weed for farmers, it is a tasty potherb for many rural people and a valuable medicinal herb for herbalists and is cultivated for herbal drugs in some parts of India.
		Anti bacterial activity of Leucas aspera leaf extract against Micrococcus pyogenes and Escheria coli have also been reported (Rastogi and Mehrotra 1991).
		Dronpushpi is valuable homoeopathic drug and as such is used for the treatment of chronic malaria and asthama (Ghosh 1988).
	www.hort.purdue.edu /newcrop/CropFactSheets/guma.html (432 words)

	Marine Fisheries Review: Distribution of belugas, Delphinapterus leucas,... @ HighBeam Research (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		This project was designed to delineate distribution and collect aerial counts, elements critical to the management of this small, isolated stock that was subjected to a persistent harvest by Native hunters.
		In U.S. waters in the summer, they are distributed around much of mainland Alaska from the Gulf of Alaska to the Beaufort Sea (Hazard, 1988), and five discrete stocks are recognized, depending on their summer location: Cook Inlet, Bristol Bay, Norton Sound, the eastern Chukchi Sea, and the Beaufort Sea (O'Corry-Crowe et al., 1997).
		Beluga whale, Delphinapterus leucas, distribution and abundance in Cook Inlet, 1993.
	www.highbeam.com /library/doc0.asp?DOCID=1G1:89816661&refid=holomed_1 (6926 words)

	Beluga - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		For other meanings of the name White Whale (a synonym), see White Whale (disambiguation).
		The Beluga Whale or White Whale (Delphinapterus leucas) is an Arctic and sub-arctic species of cetacean.
		This marine mammal is commonly referred to simply as the Beluga - the word derives from the Russian beloye meaning white.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Beluga (1449 words)

	Possible Mechanisms of Action of Environmental Contaminants on St. Lawrence Beluga Whales (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		A small isolated population of beluga whales (Delphinapterus leucas) that are highly contaminated by pollutants, mostly of industrial origin, resides in the St. Lawrence estuary, Québec, Canada.
		Overhunting in the Þrst half of the century was the probable cause for this population to dwindle from several thousand animals to the current estimate of 500.
		Heavy metals and selenium in tissues of beluga whales, Delphinapterus leucas, from the Canadian Arctic and the St. Lawrence estuary.
	ehp.niehs.nih.gov /members/1995/Suppl-4/deguise-full.html (4656 words)

	Marine Fisheries Review: Beluga, Delphinapterus leucas, group sizes in Cook Inlet, Alaska, based on observer counts and ...
		Characterization of beluga whale (Delphinapterus leucas) habitat through oceanographic sampling of the Susitna River delta in Cook Inlet, Alaska, 11-18 June 1994.
		Brodie, P. A reconsideration of aspects of growth, reproduction, and behavior of the white whale (Delphinapterus leucas), with reference to the Cumberland Sound, Baffin Island, population.
		Radiotagging studies of belukha whales (Delphinapterus leucas) in Bristol Bay, Alaska.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m3089/is_3_62/ai_89816665/pg_8 (594 words)

	Marine Fisheries Review: Beluga, Delphinapterus leucas, habitat associat... @ HighBeam Research (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The small population of belugas, Delphinapterus leucas, in Cook Inlet is geographically and genetically isolated from four other populations (also called stocks) that occur around Alaska (Hazard, 1988; O'Corry-Crowe et al., 1997).
		Hansen, S. White whale (Delphinapterus leucas) distribution and abundance in relation to water temperature, salinity, and turbidity in the Churchill River estuary.
		White whales (Delphinapterus leucas) from three Alaskan stocks: Concentrations and patterns of persistent organocholorine contaminants in blubber.
	www.highbeam.com /library/doc0.asp?DOCID=1G1:89816666&refid=holomed_1 (10584 words)

	Arctic: Dive patterns of belugas (Delphinapterus leucas) in waters near eastern Devon Island (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Data were obtained for six belugas or white whales (Delphinapterus leucas) instrumented with satellite-linked dive recorders in September-November 1995 in waters near eastern Devon Island, Canada.
		The mean of the daily maximum depths of dives was 483-665 m for the 31-51 days when maximum depth measurements were taken.
		The waters along the south coast of Devon and Cornwallis Islands and those surrounding Somerset Island are important summering grounds for belugas, or white whales (Delphinapterus leucas).
	www.24hourscholar.com /p/articles/mi_qa3712/is_199803/ai_n8798911 (1570 words)

	Resources on the Beluga from academic institutions
		The beluga whale, or Delphinapterus leucas, is a member of the Kingdom Anamalia, the Phylum Chordata, and the Class Mammalia.
		Delphinapterus leucas - Beluga; White whale - N Atlantic, N Pacific, Arctic Ocean;...
		Population Dynamics of the beluga whale (Delphinapterus leucas) in...
	mongabay.org /conservation/Beluga.htm (962 words)

	Bilder vom Bullenhai (Carcharhinus leucas) Walker´s Cay/Bahamas (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Together with the Tiger Shark and the White Shark, the Bull Shark (Carcharhinus leucas) belongs to the “dangerous sharks“.
		Bull Shark (Carcharhinus leucas) at the shore of Walker's Cay
		Bull Shark (Carcharhinus leucas) in the shallow water of Walker's Bay
	www.jostimages.com /galerie/sharks/bull-shark.html (588 words)

	Marine Fisheries Review: Cook Inlet belugas, Delphinapterus leucas: stat... @ HighBeam Research (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Cook Inlet belugas, Delphinapterus leucas: status and overview.
		Of the five populations of beluga, Delphinapterus leucas, in Alaska, the most isolated is the one in Cook Inlet (Hazard, 1988; Hill and DeMaster, 1998) (Fig.
		Historic and current use of lower Cook Inlet, Alaska, by belugas, Delphinapterus leucas.
	www.highbeam.com /library/doc0.asp?DOCID=1G1:89816660&refid=ip_almanac_hf (3114 words)

	CMS: Delphinapterus leucas, white whale, beluga
		The IWC has noted the vulnerability of Arctic bowhead (Balaena mysticetus), beluga (Delphinapterus leucas) and narwhal (Monodon monoceros) to changes in ice conditions (IWC, 1997).
		Aubin DJSt (1989) Thyroid function and epidermal growth in beluga whales, Delphinapterus leucas.
		The white whale (Delphinapterus leucas Pallas, 1776): entrapment and escape in the ice of Senjavin Strait, USSR.
	www.cms.int /reports/small_cetaceans/data/D_leucas/d_leucas.htm (6647 words)

	BELUGA WHALE
		The beluga's body is stout and has a small, blunt head with a small beak, tiny eyes, thick layers of blubber, and a rounded melon.
		The beluga is also called the white whale, the white porpoise, the sea canary (because of its songs), and the squid hound (due to its diet).
		Beluga whales (Delphinapterus leucas) are toothed whales (Suborder Odontoceti).
	www.enchantedlearning.com /subjects/whales/species/Beluga.shtml (907 words)

	Beluga Whale Home Page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Delphinapterus leucas) is a toothed whale with a relatively small head, short broad beak, and prominent melon; a robust body that tapers at each end; spatulate-shaped flippers; and no dorsal fin.
		Delphinapterus leucas, capture and satellite tagging protocol in Cook Inlet, Alaska.
		Delphinapterus leucas, in Cook Inlet, Alaska, during June/July, 1993-2000.
	nmml.afsc.noaa.gov /CetaceanAssessment/BelugaWhale.html (1095 words)

	Archaeological Museum of Leucas (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		ince July 1978, the archaeological collection of Leucas has been exhibited on the ground floor of a building at the town of Leucas.
		The vase is decorated in the "West Slope" style and was used as a funerary urn in the north cemetery of the ancient city of Leucas.
		Clay statuette of a standing female figure, found in the north cemetery of ancient Leucas.
	www.culture.gr /2/21/211/21112m/e211lm01.html (214 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		As I was chatting with friends and acquaintances, Leucas entered the bar with his badge on and began to spout profanities (filtered and unfiltered) and make disparaging remarks about newfurres and other Beekins.
		One is the complete log from the time that I logged on, and the second has been edited for relevance to the complaint containing only the span of time that Leucas entered the bar until the exchange was over.
		I feel that Leucas' remarks, as documented in the log, are serious enough to warrant (at least) a closer investigation of Leucas' actions and possibly the suspension of his badge.
	webpages.charter.net /khaless/email.html (325 words)

	Bilder vom Bullenhai (Carcharhinus leucas) Walker´s Cay/Bahamas (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Der Gemeine Grundhai (Carcharhinus leucas), wie der Bullenhai auch genannt wird, gehört neben dem Tigerhai und dem Weißen Hai zu den "gefährlichen Haiarten".
		Voller Interesse kommt der Bullenhai (Carcharhinus leucas) näher
		Bullenhai (Carcharhinus leucas) in Strandnähe von Walker´s Cay
	www.haie.bullenhai.jostimages.de /galerie/haie/bullenhai.html (475 words)

	Population Dynamics of the beluga whale (Delphinapterus leucas) in the St. Lawrence River:Effects of Major Pollutants ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Population Dynamics of the beluga whale (Delphinapterus leucas) in the St.
		Population Dynamics of the beluga whale (Delphinapterus leucas) in the St. Lawrence River: Effects of Major Pollutants including PCBs, DDT, Mirex and Toxaphene and Genetic Variability
		Results of the simulation consisted of an increase in beluga whale numbers with the eradication of pollutants, the stabilization of the population with stricter regulation, and extinction of the species with the addition of increased levels of pollutants.
	environment.unlv.edu /thesis/may1998/pacey.htm (278 words)

	MavicaNET - Delphinapterus (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The single species, D. leucas, occurs primarily in the Arctic Ocean and adjoining seas, the Sea of Okhotsk, the Bering Sea, the Gulf of Alaska, Hudson Bay, and the Gulf of St. Lawrence.
		The National Marine Mammal Laboratory conducts research on marine mammals, with particular attention to issues relating to marine mammals off the coast of Oregon, Washington and Alaska.
		The white whale (Delphinapterus leucas) was designated the state fossil by Act No. 66 (1993).
	www.mavicanet.com /lite/fin/28938.html (212 words)

	Marine Mammals - Beluga (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		There are approximately 30,000 belugas in the Canadian Arctic, with nearly 50% of them living in the vicinity of Baffin Island and passing through Lancaster Sound en route to their summer feeding grounds.
		The beluga, Delphinapterus leucas, is a small whale which rarely exceeds more than 5 m in length.
		Adults are cream-white, but juveniles are born slate-grey, turn bluish-grey as they mature, then progressively lighten until they become the characteristic cream-white colour around six years of age.
	www.arctic.uoguelph.ca /cpl/organisms/mammals/Marine/beluga.htm (377 words)

	Fishery Bulletin : Numbers and distribution of beluga whales, Delphinapterus leucas, in James Bay, eastern Hudson Bay, ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Start / F / Fishery Bulletin / October 01, 2000 / Numbers and distribution of beluga whales, Delphinapterus leucas, in James Bay, eastern Hudson Bay, and Ungava Bay in Canada during the summer of 1993
		Abstract--Aerial surveys to estimate the numbers of beluga whales, Delphinapterus leucas, were flown in James Bay, eastern Hudson Bay, and Ungava Bay in Canada in the summer of 1993 on transects systematically spaced 5 or 10 nmi apart.
		Read 'Fishery Bulletin: Numbers and distribution of beluga whales, Delphinapterus leucas, in James Bay, eastern Hudson Bay, and Ungava Bay in Canada during the summer of 1993.(Statistical Data Included)' with a FREE Trial for instant access »
	static.elibrary.com /f/fisherybulletin/october012000/numbersanddistributionofbelugawhalesdelphinapterus/index.html (339 words)

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		leucas, Carcharias (Prionodon) Müller & Henle (ex Valenciennes) 1839:42 [Plagiostomen; ref. 3069].
		•Valid as Carcharhinus leucas (Müller & Henle 1839) -- (Compagno 1973:26 [ref. 7163], Lee et al.
		Distribution: Cosmopolitan in warm seas, enters freshwater streams and lakes.
	www.calacademy.org /research/ichthyology/catalog/getname.asp?rank=species&id=26330 (453 words)

	Delphinapterus Leucas (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Non-English Usage: "Delphinapterus Leucas" is also a word in the following language with English translations in parentheses.
		Advances in research on the beluga whale, Delphinapterus leucas (reference)
		Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.
	www.websters-online-dictionary.org /definition/english/De/Delphinapterus+leucas.html (212 words)

	Diving and swimming performance of white whales, Delphinapterus leucas: an assessment of plasma lactate and blood gas ...
		Diving and swimming performance of white whales, Delphinapterus leucas: an assessment of plasma lactate and blood gas levels and respiratory rates -- Shaffer et al.
		Diving and swimming performance of white whales, Delphinapterus leucas: an assessment of plasma lactate and blood gas levels and respiratory rates
		The white whale Delphinapterus leucas is an exceptional diver, yet we know
	jeb.biologists.org /cgi/ijlink?linkType=ABST&journalCode=jexbio&resid=200/24/3091 (430 words)

	Bull Shark. Bull Shark (Carcharhinus leucas) description.
		Bull Shark (Carcharhinus leucas) photo (and picture) gallery, including species classification and further information.
		The bull shark has a short snout that is wider than it is long (hence its name).
		The bull shark is one of the most frequent attacker of people, as it swims in very shallow waters where people swim and is an aggressive shark.
	www.maneatingsharks.com /Bull_Shark.htm (160 words)

	Bull Shark photos, Brandon Cole Marine Photography. Carcharhinus leucas, a very dangerous shark.
		Another shark ranking highly on the "most dangerous list" is the Bull Shark, Carcharhinus leucas.
		In Africa it is known as the Zambezi Shark, and in central America the Lake Nicaragua Shark.
		Whether you are in the Americas, Africa, Asia, or Australia, exercise caution when skinny-dipping in shallow murky waters or playing fetch with Fido.
	www.brandoncole.com /profilesharkbull.htm (328 words)

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