At least 11 of the 18 species of odontocetes in Hawaiian waters have island-associated, resident populations. Sperm whales have been
Small, long-term resident populations of Cuvier’s and Blainville’s beaked whales exist off Hawai`i Island; however, little is known about their
Pygmy killer whales (Feresa attenuata) have historically been a poorly studied species. They are typically found in the open ocean
Social structure and its effects on gene flow have been suggested as drivers of population structure among sympatric or parapatric
In Hawai’i fishermen use a variety of hook and line methods to catch tuna associated with pantropical spotted dolphins. In
In this review, we combine existing published and unpublished information along with expert judgment to identify and support the delineation
Beach surveys were conducted along the Washington State outer coast to determine how often stranded marine mammals go unreported. (####)
During the last 3 decades, tagging technology has been used to study different aspects of cetacean ecology. Tags implanted in
Despite their importance in determining the rate of both energy gain and expenditure, how the fine-scale kinematics of foraging are