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2024

A. I. Di Paola, M. Gelippi and M.F. Blasi, First photo-identification study of the sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus) in the Aeolian archipelago and Northern coast of Sicily (Southern Italy), submitted to Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems.

Monica Francesca Blasi, presenting author of Life Delfi documentary at video night of European, Cetacean Society Conference, 10-12 March, Catania.

Noemi Toni, Michelle Gelippi, Selena Russo, Guido Pietroluongo, Marco Bonato, Luca Ceolotto, Davide Bedocchi, Letizia Marsili, Enrica Franchi, Chiara Caruso, Daniel Li Veli, Alessandro Lucchetti, Stanislao D’Argenio, Sergio Guccione, Jure Miočić-Stošić, Marko Radulović, Tihana Vučur Blazinić, Marinela Cukrov-Car, Monica F Blasi, Joint Mediterranean P-ID catalogue of the bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus): preliminary results within the LIFE DELFI project, European Cetacean Society Conference, 10-12 March, Catania.

Michelle Gelippi, Marco FW Gauger, Danielle Desrochers, Monica F Blasi, The effectiveness of the low-cost acoustic recorder “HydroMoth” in cetacean research: preliminary results of the presence/absence of the bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) in the Aeolian Archipelago (Sicily, Italy), European Cetacean Society Conference, 10-12 March, Catania.

Danielle Desrochers, Michelle Gelippi, Monica F. Blasi Evaluating the efficacy of the DiD-01 acoustic deterrent in reducing human-dolphin interactions in artisanal fisheries around Filicudi, Aeolian Islands (Sicily, Italy), European Cetacean Society Conference, 10-12 March, Catania.

Vittoria Fiandino, Michelle Gelippi and Monica Francesca Blasi, A study focused on the effectiveness of the acoustic deterrent DiD-01 in trammel nets in Salina Island (Aeolian archipelago, Italy), European cetacean society Conference, 10-12 March, Catania.

Monica Francesca Blasi, presenting author of Turtle Point Filicudi documentary at video night of International Sea Turtle Symposium, 24-29 Marzo, Pattaya, Thailand.

Monica Francesca Blasi, Vittoria Fiandino, Michelle Gelippi1, Is there a future for loggerhead turtle nesting in the Aeolian Archipelago (Southern Italy)? International Sea Turtle Symposium, 24-29 Marzo, Pattaya, Thailand.

Monica Francesca Blasi, A multidisciplinary approach give insight on loggerhead turtle (Caretta caretta, Linneus 1758) trophic ecology in the Tyrrhenian Sea (Central Mediterranean), International Sea Turtle Symposium, 24-29 Marzo, Pattaya, Thailand.

2023

2023, Blasi, M. F., Alessi, J., Melodia, C., Azzolin, M., Giacoma, C., Buscaino, G., … & Papale, E. (2023). Bottlenose dolphins’ fin marks comparison highlights limited movements and anthropogenic threats in the waters around Sicily (Italy, Central Mediterranean Sea). Hydrobiologia, 850(3), 627-643.

2023, Valsecchi, E., Tavecchia, G., Boldrocchi, G. Emanuele Coppola, Denise Ramella, Livia Conte, Monica F. Blasi, Antonia Bruno & Paolo Galli et al. Playing “hide and seek” with the Mediterranean monk seal: a citizen science dataset reveals its distribution from molecular traces (eDNA). Sci Rep 13, 2610 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-27835-6.

2023, Li Veli, D., Petetta, A., Barone, G., Ceciarini, I., Franchi, E., Marsili, L., Pietroluongo, G.; Mazzoldi, C.; Holcer, D.; D’Argenio, S.; Guccione, S.; Testa, R.L.; Blasi, M.F.; Cinti, M.F.; Livreri Console, S.; Rinaudo, Lucchetti, A. (2023). Fishers’ Perception on the Interaction between Dolphins and Fishing Activities in Italian and Croatian Waters. Diversity, 15(2), 133.

Gelippi, M., Blasi, M. F., Gauger, M. F. W., Favero, G., Mattei, D., Hochscheid, S., … & Cicala, D. (2023). The simultaneous stable isotope analysis of skin and blood gives insights on habitats shifts in Mediterranean loggerhead turtles (Caretta caretta, Linneus 1758). Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science293, 108482.

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2023, Valsecchi, E., Tavecchia, G., Boldrocchi, G. et al. Playing “hide and seek” with the Mediterranean monk seal: a citizen science dataset reveals its distribution from molecular traces (eDNA). Sci Rep 13, 2610 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-27835-6

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2023, Li Veli, D., Petetta, A., Barone, G., Ceciarini, I., Franchi, E., Marsili, L., … & Lucchetti, A. (2023). Fishers’ Perception on the Interaction between Dolphins and Fishing Activities in Italian and Croatian Waters. Diversity15(2), 133.

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2023, Monica Francesca Blasi and Agata Irene De Paola, presenting author of Project “Capo D’Eolo”: Sperm whales (Physeter macrocephalus) in the Aeolian islands (Italy) documentary at video night of European Cetacean Society Conference, 16-20 Aprile 2023, O Grove Galicia.

2023, Monica Francesca Blasi, Valentina Caserta, Chiara Bruno, Perla Salzeri, Agata Irene Di Paola, Alessandro Lucchetti, Acoustic, breathing and behavioural recordings of two sperm whales (Physeter macrocephalus) entangled in illegal driftnets in Southern Tyrrhenian Sea (Italy), European Cetacean Society Conference, 16-20 Aprile 2023, O Grove Galicia.

2023, Monica Francesca Blasi, Giulia Giorgi, Elena Agnese Valsecchi First analysis of sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus) vocalizations in the Aeolian Archipelago (Sicily, Italy), European Cetacean Society Conference, 16-20 Aprile 2023, O Grove Galicia.

2023, Tilen Genov, Jure Zeleznic, Chiara Bruno, Monica Francesca Blasi, The longest recorded movements of a common bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) in the Mediterranean Sea: Why paying attention at online meeting matter, European Cetacean Society Conference, 16-20 Aprile 2023, O Grove Galicia.

2022

Tilen Genov, Jure Železnik, Chiara Bruno, Davide Ascheri, Elena Fontanesi and Monica Francesca Blasi. The longest recorded movement of an inshore common bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus), in press on Mammalian Biology https://doi.org/10.1007./s42991-022-00316-5.

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Monica Francesca Blasi, Jessica Alessi, Carolina Melodia, Marta Azzolin, Cristina Giacoma, Giuseppa Buscaino, Gaspare Buffa, Maria Ceraulo, Clara Monaco, Fabrizio Bruccoleri, Valentina Cafaro, Alessandra Raffa, Elena Papale, Bottlenose dolphins’ fin marks comparison highlights limited movements and anthropogenic threats in the waters around Sicily (Italy, Central Mediterranean Sea), accepted on Hydrobiologia.

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Blasi, M. F., Hochscheid, S., Bardelli, R., Bruno, C., Melodia, C., Salzeri, P., … & Madonia, P. First report on two loggerhead turtle (Caretta caretta) nests in the Aeolian Archipelago (Southern Italy). Acta Herpetologica17(1), 37-43.

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Pasanisi, E., Chimienti, M., Blasi, M. F., Maffucci, F., & Hochscheid, S. (2022). Ocean highways in the Western Mediterranean: which are the areas with increased exposure to maritime traffic for loggerhead turtles?. Frontiers in Marine Science, 1734.

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Blasi, M. F., Avino, P., Notardonato, I., Di Fiore, C., Mattei, D., Gauger, M. F. W., … & Favero, G. Phthalate esters (PAEs) concentration pattern reflects dietary habitats (δ13C) in blood of Mediterranean loggerhead turtles (Caretta caretta). Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety239, 113619.

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Bruno, C., Blasi, M. F., Mattei, D., Martellone, L., Brancaleone, E., Savoca, S., & Favero, G. (2022). Polymer composition analysis of plastic debris ingested by loggerhead turtles (Caretta caretta) in Southern Tyrrhenian Sea through ATR-FTIR spectroscopy. Marine Environmental Research179, 105676.

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Pasquale Avino, Ivan Notardonato, Monica Francesca Blasi, Cristina Di Fiore, Alessia Iannone, Mario Vincenzo Russo, Gabriele Favero, Daniela Mattei, Carmela Protano, Matteo Vitali, An analytical method based on solid-phase extraction (SPE) coupled with gas chromatography—ion trap/mass spectrometry (GC-IT/MS) for the extraction of phthalates (PAEs) from the blood of marine turtles. XXIX Congresso della Divisione di Chimica Analitica della Società Chimica Italiana (SCI) – La Chimica Analitica per un futuro verde e sostenibile, 11-15 Settembre 2022, Castello di Milazzo (ME).

Monica Francesca Blasi, Pasquale Avino, Ivan Notardonato, Cristina Di Fiore, Luca Lucentini, Daniela Mattei, Marco Friedrich Walter Gauger, Michelle Gelippi, Davide Cicala, Sandra Hochscheid, Andrea Camedda, Giuseppe Andrea de Lucia, Gabriele FaveroPHTHALATE ESTERS (PAEs) CONCENTRATION PATTERN REFLECTS DIETARY HABITATS (d13C) IN BLOOD OF MEDITERRANEAN LOGGERHEAD TURTLES (CARETTA CARETTA). XXIX Congresso della Divisione di Chimica Analitica della Società Chimica Italiana (SCI) – La Chimica Analitica per un futuro verde e sostenibile, 11-15 Settembre 2022, Castello di Milazzo (ME).

Chiara Bruno, Monica Francesca Blasi, Daniela Mattei, Lorenzo Martellone, Eleonora Brancaleone, Serena Savoca and Gabriele Favero. POLYMER COMPOSITION ANALYSIS OF PLASTIC DEBRIS INGESTED BY LOGGERHEAD TURTLES (CARETTA CARETTA) IN SOUTHERN TYRRHENIAN SEA THROUGH ATR-FTIR SPECTROSCOPY. XXIX Congresso della Divisione di Chimica Analitica della Società Chimica Italiana (SCI) – La Chimica Analitica per un futuro verde e sostenibile, 11-15 Settembre 2022, Castello di Milazzo (ME).

Michelle Gelippi, Monica Francesca Blasi, Marco Friedrich Walter Gauger, Gabriele Favero, Luca Lucentini, Daniela Mattei, Sandra Hochscheid, Andrea Camedda, Giuseppe Andrea de Lucia, Davide CicalaTHE SIMULTANEOUS STABLE ISOTOPE ANALYSIS OF SKIN AND BLOOD GIVES INSIGHTS ON HABITATS SHIFTS IN MEDITERRANEAN LOGGERHEAD TURTLES (CARETTA CARETTA, LINNEUS 1758). XXIX Congresso della Divisione di Chimica Analitica della Società Chimica Italiana (SCI) – La Chimica Analitica per un futuro verde e sostenibile, 11-15 Settembre 2022, Castello di Milazzo (ME).

2021

Blasi, M. F., Rotini, A., Bacci, T., Targusi, M., Ferraro, G. B., Vecchioni, L., … & Migliore, L. (2021). On Caretta caretta’s shell: first spatial analysis of micro-and macro-epibionts on the Mediterranean loggerhead sea turtle carapace. Marine Biology Research17(7-8), 762-774.

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Notardonato, I., Di Fiore, C., Iannone, A., Russo, M. V., Blasi, M. F., Favero, G., … & Avino, P. Fast and Reliable Determination of Phthalic Acid Esters in the Blood of Marine Turtles by Means of Solid Phase Extraction Coupled with Gas Chromatography-Ion Trap/Mass Spectrometry. Toxics9(11), 279.

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Bruno C., Caserta V, Salzeri P., Bonanno ferraro G., Pecoraro F., Lucchetti A., Boitani L., and Blasi Acoustic deterrent devices as mitigation tool to prevent dolphin-fishery interactions in the Aeolian Archipelago (Southern Tyrrhenian Sea, Italy). Mediterranean Marine Science22(2), 408-421.

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Blasi, M.F., Caserta V., Bruno C.,Salzeri P.,Di Paola A.I. & Lucchetti A. Behaviour and vocalizations of two sperm whales (Physeter macrocephalus) entangled in illegal driftnets in the Mediterranean Sea. PLoS ONE, 16(4),  https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0250888;

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2020

Blasi, M. F., Migliore, L., Mattei, D., Rotini, A., Thaller, M. C., & Alduina, R. Antibiotic Resistance of Gram-Negative Bacteria from Wild Captured Loggerhead Sea Turtles. Antibiotics9(4), 162.

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Chimienti, M., Blasi, M. F., & Hochscheid, S. Movement patterns of large juvenile loggerhead turtles in the Mediterranean Sea: Ontogenetic space use in a small ocean basin. Ecology and Evolution10(14), 6978-6992.

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Blasi, M. F., Bruno, C., & Boitani, L. Female reproductive output in a Mediterranean bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) population. Aquatic Biology29, 123-136.

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2019

Agata Irene Di Paola and Monica F. Blasi, Assessing sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus) occurrence, distribution and group size in Southern Tyrrhenian Sea through photo-identification, World Marine Mammal Science Conference, 9-12 December, Barcellona, Spain.

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Valentina Caserta, Roberta Bardelli, Chiara Bruno, Giusy Bonanno Ferraro and Monica F. Blasi, Preliminary mark-recapture analysis of striped dolphins (Stenella coeruleoalba) photo-identification data in the Aeolian Archipelago, Italy, World Marine Mammal Science Conference, 9-12 December, Barcellona, Spain.

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Carolina Melodia, Cristina Giacoma, Marta Azzolin, Giuseppe Notarbartolo di Sciara, Simone Panigada, Nino Pierantonio, Giuseppa Buscaino, Elena Papale, Gaspare Buffa, Maria Ceraulo, Jessica Alessi, Fabrizio Bruccoleri, Valentina Cafaro, Clara Monaco, Giuliana Pellegrino and Monica F. Blasi, Photo-identification and movements of bottlenose dolphins in the waters around Sicily (Italy), World Marine Mammal Science Conference, 9-12 December, Barcellona, Spain.

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Chiara Bruno, Andrea Benedetto Leone, Giusy Bonanno Ferraro, Luigi Boitani and Monica Francesca Blasi, A photoidentification study reveals a sex-related skin mark pattern in bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) interacting with artisanal fishery, World Marine Mammal Science Conference, 9-12 December, Barcellona, Spain.

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M.F. Blasi, C. Bruno and L. Boitani, Decreasing population trend and reproductive output in bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) from the Aeolian Archipelago, Italy, World Marine Mammal Science Conference, 9-12 December, Barcellona, Spain.

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2018

M.F. Blasi. Trophic ecology of loggerhead turtle (Caretta caretta) from the Aeolian Archipelago through isotope stable analysis. Oral presentation. 16-19th October, Porec, Croatia.

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Hochscheid S., Maffucci F., Blasi M.F. Validating the potential of using a highly migratory marine species as a means to collect oceanographic data: a pilot study on loggerhead turtles in western Mediterranean. Oral presentation. 16-19th October, Porec, Croatia.

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M. F. Blasi., Bonanno Ferraro G., Bruno C. Monitoring and Conservation of loggerhead turtle (Caretta caretta) in the Aeolian Archipelago. Poster presentation. 16-19th October, Porec, Croatia.

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M.F. Blasi, L. Tomassini, M. Gelippi G. Insacco and N.V.C. Polunin. Assessing foraging patterns of Mediterranean loggerhead turtles (Caretta caretta) through stable isotope analysis, The European Zoological Journal, The European Zoological Journal 85, 72–88.

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M.F. Blasi, C. Bruno, G. Bonanno Ferraro. Assessing reproductive parameters of females bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) from the Aeolian Archipelago (Southern Italy): a thirteen‐year mark‐recapture study, 32nd European Cetacean Society Conference, 06-10th La Spezia, Italy.

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A. Di Paola, G. Bonanno Ferraro, C. Bruno, M. F. Blasi, C. Bruno. Preliminary mark-recapture analysis of sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus) photo-id data from the Aeolian Archipelago, 32nd European Cetacean Society Conference, 06-10th La Spezia, Italy.

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G. Bonanno Ferraro, M. F. Blasi, C. Bruno. Pingers as deterrent of dolphins interacting with artisanal fishery in the Aeolian Archipelago (Sicily, Italy): efficiency, conservation concerns and other possible solutions, 32nd European Cetacean Society Conference, 06-10th La Spezia, Italy.

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M.F. Blasi. Long-term results of in-water loggerhead turtles (Caretta caretta) in the Aeolian Archipelago, an important foraging area located in Southern Tyrrhenian Sea (Sicily, Italy), 38th International Symposium on Sea Turtles, 18-23 February, Kobe, Japan.

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M.F. Blasi, L. Migliore, D. Mattei, A. Rotini and M.C. Thaller. Isolation, Characterization and Antibiotic Resistance in the  Aerobic Heterotrophic Microbiota from the cloaca of the Mediterranean Caretta caretta, 38th International Symposium on Sea Turtles, 18-23 February, Kobe, Japan.

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G. Bonanno Ferraro, M.F. Blasi, G.M. Gargiulo. Epibiont algae on Mediterranean Caretta caretta Linnaeus from Aeolian Archipelago (Sicily, Italy), 38th International Symposium on Sea Turtles, 18-23 February, Kobe, Japan.

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2017

M. Targusi, F. Maietta, T. Bacci, L. Lattanzi, B. Trabucco, P. Tomassetti, A. Rotini, M. F. Blasi and  L. Migliore. Crustaceans associated with the loggerhead sea turtles in the central Mediterranean Sea. International Colloquium on Amphipoda, September 4-7, Trapani, Italy.

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G. Bonanno Ferraro, M. F. Blasi, A. Manghisi, G. M. Gargiulo. Epizoic algae on Loggerhead turtle (Caretta caretta) from Aeolian Archipelago (Southern Thyrrenian Sea, Italy). IV International Plant Science Conference (IPSC), 20-23 September, Parma, Italy.

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S. Hochscheid, M. Girardello, F. Maffucci , M. F. Blasi. Loggerhead Turtles as Oceanographic Sampling Platforms. IMEKO International Conference on Metrology for The Sea. October 4-6, Naples, Italy.

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S. Hochscheid, M. Girardello, F. Maffucci, M. F. Blasi. The 007 of the oceans – CTD scans conducted by marine turtles. 6th International Bio-Logging Science Symposium. Lake Constance, 25-29 September.

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M. F. Blasi and D. Mattei. Seasonal encounter rate, life stages and main threats for the loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta) in the Aeolian Archipelago (Southern Thyrrenian Sea), Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Fresch Water Ecosystems, Volume 27, Issue 3, Pages 617–630.

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2016

M. F Blasi, F. Roscioni and D. Mattei. Interactions of loggerhead turtle (Caretta caretta) with traditional fish aggregating devices (FADs) in the Mediterranean Sea, Herpetological Conservation and Biology 11:386–401.

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2015

D. Mattei, E. Veschetti, S. D’Ilioa, M. F. Blasi. Mapping elements distribution in carapace of Caretta caretta: a pilot study, Marine Pollution Bulletin 06/2015; 98(1-2).

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Blasi M.F., Giuliani A. and Boitani L.  Influence of trammel nets on the behaviour and spatial distribution of bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) in the Aeolian Archipelago, Southern Italy. Aquatic Mammals 41(3): 295-310.

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Leone A. B.  and Blasi M. F. Skin lesions occurring on bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) in the Aeolian Archipelago (Southern Italy). ECS 2015 Malta.

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Bonanno Ferraro G. and Blasi M. F.  Behavioural pattern for a small endangered population of wild bottlenose dolphin population in the Aeolian Archipelago (Southern Italy). ECS 2015 Malta.

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Blasi M.F. Complex social structure of an endangered population of bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) in the Aeolian Archipelago (Southern Italy), ECS 2015 Malta.

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2014

Blasi M.F. and Boitani L. Complex social structure of an endangered population of bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) in the Aeolian Archipelago (Southern Italy), PLoS ONE 9(12): e114849. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0114849.

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2013

Blasi M.F. and Boitani L. Opportunistic feeding in trammel nets can affect bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) group size in the Aeolian Archipelago (Southern Italy), ECS 2013.

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2012

M.F. Blasi and Luigi Boitani, Modeling distribution of the bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) with physiographic parameters in Filicudi island (Italy); Endangered Species Research, Vol 17:269-288.

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2011

S. D’Ilio, D. Mattei, M.F. Blasi, A. Alimonti, S. Bogialli. The occurrence of chemical elements and POPs in loggerhead turtle (Caretta caretta): An overview. Marine Pollution Bulletin 62(8): 1606-1615, 2011.

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Blasi M., Carere M. and Funari E. National surveillance capacity of water-related diseases in the WHO European Region. Journal of Water and Health Vol 9 No 4 pp 752-762.

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M. F. Blasi. Status and conservation of the coastal bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) in the Aeolian Archipelago (Southern Tirrenian Sea, Italy). ECS 2012.

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M. F. Blasi, G. Insacco, V. Casciello, G. Benzi, M. Paraboschi. Status and conservation of the loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta) in the shallow water of Aeolian Archipelago (Sicily, Italy). 4th Mediterranean Conference on Marine Turtles – Napoli, 7 – 10 November 2011.

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Insacco G., Inclimona V., Barlotta A., Ricotta V., Denise G., Spadola F., Blasi M. F., Scaravelli D., The activity of the Sea Turtle rehabilitation in the Regional Rescue Center of Comiso (Sicily, Ragusa, Italy) in 10 years. 4th Mediterranean Conference on Marine Turtles – Napoli, 7 -10 November 2011.

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E. Veschetti, D. Mattei, S. D’Ilio , G. Insacco, M. F. Blasi, Mapping elements distribution in carapace of Caretta caretta: a pilot study. 4th Mediterranean Conference on Marine Turtles – Napoli, 7 – 10 November 2011.

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Scaravelli D., Barlotta A., M. F. Blasi, Grassi, Inclimona V., Luschi P., Mencacci R., Priori P., Ricotta V., Spadola F., Insacco G., Casistica di ospedalizzazione recupero e reinserimento in natura di tartarughe marine delle coste siciliane SIVSANC 2011.

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M. F. Blasi, V. Casciello and L. Boitani. Status and conservation of the coastal bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) in the Aeolian Archipelago (Southern Tirrenian Sea, Italy). 19th Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals, Tampa, Florida, November 27 December 2, 2011. Travel grant.

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Blasi M., Carere M. and Funari E. National surveillance capacity of water-related diseases in the WHO European Region. Journal of Water and Health 63: 423-432.

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2010

V. Casciello and M. F. Blasi. Association patterns of the coastal bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) in the waters around Filicudi island in the Aeolian Archipelago, Italy. ECS, Cadiz, Spain, 21-23 March 2011.

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V. Casciello, M. Paraboschi, G. Benzi, G. Insacco and M.F. Blasi. Conservation of the loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta) in the shallow water of Aeolian Archipelago (Sicily, Italy). 31st Annual Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation, San Diego, California, USA, 12 -15 April 2011.

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Marcheggiani S., Puccinelli C., Ciadamidaro S., Della Bella V., Carere M., Blasi M. F., Pacini N., Funari E., Mancini L. (2010). Risks of waterborne disease outbreaks after extreme events. Toxicological and Environmental Chemistry: 92: 593-599.

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E. Funari, R. Aertgeerts, M. F. Blasi, M. Carere, National surveillance capacity capability of water-related diseases in the WHO European Region, Journal of Water and Health.

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Casciello V. and Blasi M. F., Residence and ranging patterns of bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) in Filicudi Island. ECS Conference 2010, Germania.

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M. F. Blasi and Luigi Boitani, Modeling distribution of bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) in Filicudi island, Sicily, Italy; ECS Conference 2010, Germania.

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2009

Blasi M. F., Manno M, Roscioni F.; “Distribution, encounter rate  and spatial behaviour of small cetaceans in the Aeolian Archipelago (Sicily, Italy)”. 2nd European Congress of Conservation Biology, Prague (1- 5 September), Czech Republic.

Roscioni F. and Blasi M. F. “Preliminary analysis of distribution and foraging behaviour of loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta) in the shallow water of Filicudi Island”. 2st European Congress of Conservation Biology. Prague (1- 5 Settembre), Czech Republic.

Blasi M. F., Manno M. Roscioni F. “Distribution, encounter rate and spatial behaviour of small cetaceans in the Aeolian Archipelago (Sicily, Italy). 2st European Congress of Conservation Biology. Prague (1- 5 Settembre), Czech Republic.

2008

M.F. Blasi, M. Carere, E. Funari, M. G. Pompa and E. Rizzuto. Water-Related Diseases Outbreaks reported in Italy, Journal of Water and Health, Volumes 6 N° 3 pp: 423-432.

M. F. Blasi, coautore del “Progress report on cetacean research, January 2007 to December 2007, with statistical data for the calendar year 2006”, IWC – 2008.

M. F. Blasi, Partecipazione al Gruppo di lavoro “Linee Guida per il Monitoraggio Cetacei in Italia: standardizzazione dei metodi di raccolta ed elaborazione dei dati per la stima dell’abbondanza ed il monitoraggio dei trend delle popolazioni di cetacei dei mari italiani”. 22 Aprile 2008,  ISPRA.

M. F. Blasi, M. Cannella, Habitat use and selection by bottlenose dolphin in Filicudi island. 22th Annual Conference of the European Cetacean Society. 10-12 Marzo 2008, Olanda.

2007

M. F. Blasi,  Report on the interaction between cetacean species and fishery in Filicudi island, National Workshop on the interactions between cetaceans and fishing activities: state of the art and monitoring.  ACCOBAMS-MiPAAF workshop, Rome, 10-11 September 2007.

M. F. Blasi, E. Funari. Feeding behaviour of bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) and fishing activities in Filicudi island (Italy), 21th Annual Conference of the European Cetacean Society. 22-25 Aprile 2007, S. Sebastian, Spagna.

E. Funari, A. Martinelli, M. F. Blasi, M. Carere, V. Della Bella, L. Mancini, S. Marcheggiani, F. Mattera, M. Stefanelli. Water. In:  “Environment and health risks from climate change and variability in Italy”. Edited by Tanja Wolf and Bettina Menne, WHO (2007).

E. Funari, A. Martinelli, M. F. Blasi, M. Carere, V.Della Bella, L. Mancini, S. Marcheggiani, F. Mattera, M. Stefanelli. Flooding and Health. In:  “Environment and health risks from climate change and variability in Italy”. Edited by Tanja Wolfand Bettina Menne, WHO (2007).

E. Funari, A. Martinelli, M. F. Blasi, M. Carere, V.Della Bella, L. Mancini, S. Marcheggiani, F. Mattera, M. Stefanelli. Water and Health. In:  “Environment and health risks from climate change and variability in Italy”. Edited by Tanja Wolfand Bettina Menne, WHO (2007).

2006

Mussi, B., Miragliuolo, A., Pace, D. S., M.F. Blasi, Monitoring driftnetting in the Mediterranean sea, Humane Society International and Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Report (2006).

Alonzi A., Barile M., Blasi M.F., De Castro G., Frassanito A.G. & F. Roscioni. Poster: La gestione adattativa nella conservazione della biodiversità: il ruolo del monitoraggio. XVII Convegno Nazionale Associazione Analisti Ambientali “Il Monitoraggio come tecnica e strumento di governabilità”, 26-27 Gennaio 2006 – Milano.

Alonzi A., Barile M., Blasi M. F., De Castro G., Frassanito A. G., Roscioni F. “Valutazione dell’incidenza di un impianto eolico sul SIC ‘Montagnola’: capitolo relativo all’impatto sulla Fauna”. 10/03/2006

M. F. Blasi, D. S. Pace. Interaction between bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) and fishery in Filicudi island, 1st European Congress of Conservation Biology, 22-26 Agosto 2006, Eger, Ungheria.

M. F. Blasi, D.S. Pace. Interactions between bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) and the artisanal fishery in Filicudi Island (Italy), 20th Annual Conference of ECS. 2-7 Aprile 2006, Gdynia, Polonia.

2005

Blasi M. F., Casorelli I., Colosimo A., Blasi F.S., Bignami M. and A. Giuliani, A recursive network approach can identify constitutive regulatory circuits in gene expression data, Physica A, Volumes 348: pages 349-370 (2005).

Blasi M. F., Casorelli I., Colosimo A., Blasi F.S., Bignami M. and Giuliani A. Looking for constitutive gene regulation webs by microarray studies: a recursive neural network approach. Rapporti ISTISAN, 05 (20): 209-214 (2005).

 

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2023-2024 Tesi di Laurea magistrale in Biologia ed Ecologia Marina presso l’Università degli Studi di Genova. Titolo tesi: Valutazione dell’efficacia dei dissuasori acustici “DiD-01” (Dolphin interactive Deterrent) e analisi del pescato di reti da posta fissa (tramaglio) nell’isola di Salina (Isole Eolie). Tesista: Vittoria Fiandino, Relatrici esterne: Dott.ssa Monica Francesca Blasi, Dott.ssa Michelle Gelippi. Relatore interno: Prof. Fulvio Garibaldi. Correlatore: Prof. Luca Lanteri.

2023-2024 Tesi di Laurea magistrale Corso di Laurea in Coastal and Marine Biology and Ecology presso l’Università del Salento. Titolo tesi: Assessment of interactive acoustic deterrent devices (DID-01) and analysis of the catch of artisanal fishing gears on the island of Filicudi (Aeolian islands, Ttaly). Tesista: Danielle Alice Marie DESROCHERS, Relatrice esterna: Dott.ssa Monica Francesca Blasi. Relatore interno: Prof. Luigi Musco.

2021-2022 Tesi di Laurea Magistrale in Biologia Ambientale presso Università degli Studi di Catania, Dipartimento di Scienze geologiche e Ambientali. Mark-recapture analysis of sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus, Linnaeus 1758) movements in the Tyrrhenian Sea and Gulf of Taranto through photo-identification analysis. Tesista: Agata Irene Di Paola. Relatore: Prof. Venera Ferrito. Correlatore: Dott.ssa Monica Francesca Blasi.

2019-2020 Tesi di Laure Magistrale Internazionale in Marine Science-Scienze Marine presso Università degli Studi di Milano- BICOCCA, Dipartimento di Scienze dell’Ambiente e della Terra. Analysis of sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus) vocalizations in the Aeolian Archipelago (Sicily, Italy). Tesista: Giulia Giorgi; Supervisor: Prof. Elena Agnese Valsecchi; Co-supervisor: Dr. Monica Francesca Blasi.

2019-2020 Tesi di Laurea Magistrale in Zoologia ed Ecologia dei Vertebrati presso Università degli studi del Molise, Dipartimento di Bioscienze e Territorio. Dinamica di una popolazione di Stenella striata (Stenella coeruleoalba) nell’arcipelago delle isole Eolie nel periodo 2009-2019 Tesista: Federica Compagnone; Relatore: Mirko Di Febbraio; Correlatore: Monica Francesca Blasi.

2019/2020 Tesi di Laurea Magistrale in Biologia ed Ecologia dell’ambiente marino costiero presso Università degli studi di Messina, Dipartimento di Scienze Chimiche, Biologiche, Farmaceutiche ed ambientali. Egestione di macroplastica da parte della tartaruga marina Caretta caretta dalle isole Eolie (Mar Tirreno Meridionale): uno studio quali-quantitativo. Tesista. Chiara Anastasia Bruno; Relatore: Chiar.mo Prof. Fabio Marino. Supervisor: Dott.ssa Monica Francesca Blasi

2019 Tesi di Laurea Magistrale in Biologia Marina presso l’Università di Messina. Analisi delle macro-plastiche in campioni fecali di Caretta caretta nelle isole Eolie. Tesista: Chiara Bruno. Superivisor: Monica F. Blasi.

2018 Tesi di Laurea Triennale in Biologia ed Ecologia Marina presso l’Università di Catania. Mark-recapture analysis of sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus) photo-id data from the Aeolian Archipelago. Tesista: Agata di Paola. Superivisors: Monica F. Blasi.

2017 Master Degree. Assessing the potential of acoustic pingers as a means to reduce dolphin-fishery conflict in the Aeolian Islands, Italy. Tesista: Tessa Stockdale, MSc Marine Environmental Management, University of York. Superivisors: Monica F. Blasi and Rory Moore.

2016-2017 Tesi di laurea Magistrale, Corso di laurea in Ecobiologia, presso l’Università La Sapienza di Roma: “Analisi delle skin lesions e catalogo fotoidentificativo della stenella striata (Stenella coeruleoalba) nelle isole Eolie”. Relatore: Luigi Boitani, Correlatore: Monica F. Blasi, Tesista: Federico Pecoraro.

2015-2016 Tesi di Laurea Magistrale in Biologia Marina presso l’Università di Messina: “Caratterizzazione e analisi delle alghe ed epibionti su carapace di Caretta caretta nelle isole Eolie”. Relatore: Gaetano Gargiulo. Correlatore: Monica F. Blasi, Tesista: Giusy Bonanno Ferraro.

2015-2016 Tesi di Laurea Triennale in Biologia ed Ecologia Marina presso l’Università di Messina: “La tecnica della fotoidentificazione per lo studio del tursiope (Tursiops truncatus) nelle isole Eolie”. Relatore: Rossella Trischitta. Correlatore: Monica F. Blasi, Tesista: Chiara Bruno.

2013-2014 Tesi di Laurea Magistrale in Ecobiologia presso l’Università La Sapienza di Roma: “Caratterizzazione e analisi delle lesioni cutanee di Tursiops truncatus nell’Arcipelago eoliano (Sicilia, Italia)”. Relatore: Luigi Boitani, Correlatore: Monica F. Blasi, Tesista: Andrea Benedetto Leone.

2013-2014 Tesi di laurea triennale in Biologia ed Ecologia Marina presso l’Università di Messina:” “Caratterizzazione e Analisi del Comportamento del tursiope (Tursiops truncatus) nell’Arcipelago Eoliano, Sicilia.” Relatore: R. Trischitta, Correlatore: Monica F. Blasi, Tesista: Giusi Bonanno Ferraro.

2013-2014 Tesi di laurea magistrale in Biologia Evoluzionistica ed Ecologia presso l’Università degli Studi Tor Vergata: ”Composizione del microbiota intestinale della tartaruga marina comune Caretta caretta (Linnaeus, 1758) dell’Arcipelago delle Isole Eolie”. Relatore: Luciana Migliore, Correlatore: Daniela Mattei, Tesista: Silvia Spagnuolo.

2013-2014 Tesi di laurea in Zoologia Marina alla Newcastle University (UK): “Trophic ecology of Mediterranean loggerhead turtle (Caretta caretta) assessed through stable isotope analysis”. Relatore: Nicholas V.C. Polunin, Correlatore: Monica F. Blasi, Tesista: Lorenzo Tomassini.

2009-2010 Tesi di laurea specialistica, Corso di Laurea Specialistica in Diversità dei Sistemi Biologici presso l’Università della Tuscia di Viterbo: “Attivita’ di foraggiamento della Berta Maggiore (Calonectris diomedea) nell’arcipelago Eoliano”. Relatore: Giuseppe Nascetti, Correlatore: Monica F. Blasi, Tesista: Antonio Fasciolo.

2008- 2010 Tesi di laurea specialistica, Corso di laurea in Ecobiologia, presso l’Università La Sapienza di Roma: “Analisi dell’home range e delle preferenze di habitat del tursiope (Tursiops truncatus) nelle acque costiere intorno all’isola di Filicudi, Arcipelago delle Isole Eolie, Sicilia”. Relatore: Luigi Boitani, Correlatore: Monica F. Blasi, Tesista: Valeria Casciello.

2008-2009 Blasi M.F.: Correlatore per la tesi di laurea triennale in Scienze Naturali presso l’Università La Sapienza di Roma. Titolo:  “Analisi comparativa della distribuzione del tursiope, Tursiops truncatus e della stenella, Stenella caeruleoalba nell’Isola di Filicudi (Sicilia, Italia). Relatore: Luigi Boitani, Correlatore: Monica F. Blasi, Tesista: Martina Manno.

2006-2007 Blasi M.F.: Relatore esterno e supervisore per la tesi di laurea triennale in Ecologia presso l’Università “Tor Vergata” di Roma. “Uso e selezione dell’habitat del tursiope (Tursiops truncatus) nell’isola di Filicudi. Relatore: Eugenio Fresi, Correlatore: Monica F. Blasi, Tesista: Marzia Cannella.

2006-2007 Blasi M.F.: Relatore esterno e supervisore per la tesi di laurea triennale in Ecologia presso l’Università “Tor Vergata” di Roma. “Comportamento spaziale del tursiope (Tursiops truncatus) nell’area marina dell’isola di Filicudi”. Relatore: Eugenio Fresi, Correlatore: Monica F. Blasi, Tesista: Pamela Perciante.