Diet studies of “southern resident” killer whales: prey sampling and behavioral cues of predation
In an effort to better understand the diet of so-called “southern resident” killer whales, we collected prey remains from feeding
Satellite tagging of fin whales off California and Washington in 2010 to identify movement patterns, habitat use, and possible stock boundaries
Though fin whales from the California/Oregon/Washington stock are listed as endangered under the ESA and ‘depleted’ under the MMPA, little
Recovery of a sentinel species in the Salish Sea: documenting Washington harbor porpoise abundance through 20 years of aerial seabird surveys
Harbor porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) are considered to be a sentinel species throughout much of their range due to their sensitivity
Suspected Surplus Killing of Harbor Seal Pups (Phoca vitulina) by Killer Whales (Orcinus orca)
Within the inland waters of Washington State and southern British Columbia Province, 3 distinct ecotypes of killer whales (Orcinus orca)
Factors Influencing the Diving Behaviour of Fish-Eating Killer Whales: Sex Differences and Diel and Interannual Variation in Diving Rates
Diving behaviour of air-breathing vertebrates may be influenced by a variety of factors including age, body size, and changes in
Winter Foraging Behavior of Silver-Haired and California Myotis Bats in Western Washington
The wintering strategies of many species of bats in the Pacific Northwest are poorly understood (Barbour and Davis 1969; Kunz
Pathology and Epidemiology of Phocid Herpesvirus-1 in Wild and Rehabilitating Harbor Seals (Phoca vitulina richardsi) in the Northeastern Pacific
Phocid herpesvirus-1 (PhHV-1, subfamily Alphaherpesvirinae) was isolated from harbor seals (Phoca vitulina vitulina) in the Netherlands in 1985, and was
Effects of Age, Sex and Reproductive Status on Persistent Organic Pollutant Concentrations in “Southern Resident” Killer Whales
‘‘Southern Resident” killer whales (Orcinus orca) that comprise three fish-eating ‘‘pods” (J, K and L) were listed as ‘‘endangered” in