Tematica Mammiferi marini

Diffusione

La specie è stata fortemente sfruttata nei secoli passati, ma in tempi recenti ancora si osserva abbastanza numerosa soprattutto in due luoghi specifici: nell'emisfero sud (associata alle correnti di Humboldt, delle Falkland e del Benguela) e nell'Atlantico del Nord.

Sinonimi

= Delphinus melas (Traill, 1809) = Globicephala melaena (Traill, 1809).

Bibliografia

–Mead, J.G.; Brownell, R. L. Jr. (2005). "Order Cetacea". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 723-743.
–Minton, G., Reeves, R. & Braulik, G. 2018. Globicephala melas. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018.
–Olson, P.A. (2008). "Pilot whale Globicephala melas and G. muerorhynchus". pp. 847-52 in Encyclopedia of Marine Mammals. Perrin, W. F., Wursig, B., and Thewissen, J. G. M. (eds.). Academic Press; 2nd edition.
–Ridgway, S. H. (1998). Handbook of Marine Mammals: The second book of dolphins and the porpoises. Volume 6, Elsevier. pp. 245-69.
–Cawardine, M.; Hoyt, E.; Fordyce, R.E.; Gill, P. (1998). Whales and Dolphins, the Ultimate Guide to Marine Mammals. London: Harper Collins Publishers.
–Traill, T. S. (1809). "Description of a new species of whale, Delphinus melas". In a letter from Thomas Stewart Traill, M.D. to Mr. Nicholson". Journal of Natural Philosophy, Chemistry, and the Arts. 1809: 81-83.
–Starting, Jones Jr; Carter D.C.; Genoways H.H.; Hoffman R.S.; Rice D.W. Jones (1986). "Revised checklist of North American mammals north of Mexico". Occ Papers Mus Texas Tech Univ. 107: 5.
–Jefferson, T.A., Webber. M.A., and Pitman, R.L. (2015). Marine Mammals of the World: A Comprehensive Guide to Their Identification (2nd edition). Academic Press: San Diego.
–Macdonald, D.W. (2001). The New Encyclopedia of Mammals. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
–Hooker, Sascha K. (2009). Perrin, William F.; Wursig, Bernd; Thewissen, J.G.M, eds. Encyclopedia of Marine Mammals (2nd ed.). 30 Corporate Drive, Burlington Ma. 01803: Academic Press. p. 1173.
–Augusto, Joana F., Frasier, Timothy R., and Whitehead, Hal. (2013). "Using photography to determine sex in pilot whales (Globicephala melas) is not possible: Males and females have similar dorsal fins". Marine Mammal Science, 29:213-220.
–Nores C, Pérez C (1988). "Overlapping range between Globicephala macrorhynchus and Globicephala melaena in the northeastern Atlantic". Mammalia. 52 (1): 51-55.
–ICES (2010). Report of the Working Group on Marine Mammal Ecology (WGMME). 212 pp.
–Mortensen, H.S.; et al. (2014). "Quantitative relationships in delphinid neocortex". Frontiers in Neuroanatomy. 8: 132.
–Bloch, D., Desportes, G., Mouritsen, R., Skaaning, S. and Stefansson, E. (1993). An introduction to studies of the ecology and status of the long-finned pilot whale (Globicephala melas) off the Faroe Islands, 1986-1988. Report of the International Whaling Commission. Special Issue 14: 1-32.
–Sergeant, D.E. (1962). On the external characteristics of the blackfish or pilot whales (genus Globicephala). Journal of Mammalogy, 43(3): 395-413.
–Ottensmeyer A.; Whitehead H. (2003). "Behavioural evidence for social units in long-finned pilot whales". Canadian Journal of Zoology. 81 (8): 1327-1338.
–Jankowski, M. (2005). Long-finned pilot whale movement and social structure: residency, population mixing and identification of social units. M.Sc. thesis, Biology, Dalhousie University.
–Amos B.; Schlotterer C.; Tautz D. (1993). "Social structure of pilot whales revealed by analytical DNA profiling". Science. 260 (5108): 670-672.
–Amos, B., Bloch, D., Desportes, G., Majerus, T.M.O., Bancroft, D.R., Barrett, J.A. and Dover, G.A. (1993). A review of molecular evidence relating to social organization and breeding system in the long-finned pilot whale. Report of the International Whaling Commission. Special Issue 14: 209-217.

	Data: 10/04/2017 Emissione: 25° anniversario dell'istituzione dell'Organizzazione per la Ricerca sui Mammiferi Marini Stato: Bahamas

	Data: 10/02/1984 Emissione: Balene Stato: Cook Islands

	Data: 16/05/1983 Emissione: Balene Stato: Turks and Caicos Islands

	Data: 25/02/2010 Emissione: Vita sottomarina Stato: Faroe Islands

	Data: 06/09/2001 Emissione: Balene Stato: Iceland

	Data: 05/12/2003 Emissione: Mammiferi marini Stato: Angola

	Data: 18/09/2011 Emissione: Vita nel mare - Bale e Delfini Stato: Syria Nota: Emesso in un blocco di 6 v. diversi

	Data: 09/11/2012 Emissione: Serie ordinaria Stato: Falkland Islands

	Data: 07/11/1996 Emissione: Creature del mare Stato: Grenada Nota: Emesso in un foglietto di 9 v. diversi

	Data: 15/06/2016 Emissione: Mammiferi marini Stato: Dominican Republic Nota: Emesso in un blocco di 4 v. diversi

	Data: 11/02/1994 Emissione: Balene Stato: Monaco Nota: Emesso in un foglietto di 4 v. diversi

	Data: 01/08/1999 Emissione: Vita nel mare delle Isole Galapagos Stato: Gambia Nota: Emesso in un foglietto di 20 v. diversi

	Data: 05/02/1998 Emissione: Balene Stato: Greenland Nota: Emesso in una serie di 6 v. diversi e in foglietto

	Data: 05/06/2000 Emissione: World Environment Day 2000 - Vita nel mare Stato: Jersey

	Data: 10/07/2016 Emissione: Delfini Stato: Mozambique Nota: Emesso in un foglietto di 4 v. diversi

	Data: 06/10/1969 Emissione: Vita nel mare Stato: St. Pierre and Miquelon

	Data: 20/10/2009 Emissione: Vita marina - I Delfini Stato: St. Thomas and Prince

	Data: 01/01/2001 Emissione: 5 Won Stato: Korea (North) Nota: In argento - 14,9 gr

	Data: 01/01/2017 Emissione: 2 Pounds Stato: South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands Nota: In argento - 28,28 gr - Coniatura nota 2.000 pezzi

	Data: 01/01/1992 Emissione: 10 Dollars - Specie protette Stato: Niue Nota: In argento - 17,5 gr - Coniatura nota 2.015 pezzi

	Data: 21/05/2001 Emissione: Balene e delfini Stato: Turks and Caicos Islands Nota: Emesso in un foglietto di 6 v. diversi

	Data: 24/01/1994 Emissione: Balene e Delfini Stato: South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands