Reproductive endocrine profiles in blue whales from the Eastern North Pacific Ocean
The goal of this project is to define progesterone profiles for different reproductive states in blue whales (Balaenoptera musculus) from the Eastern
A new web-based platform for ongoing large-scale photo ID linkage study of North Pacific humpback whales
Happywhale enables wide area cooperation by integrating automation and crowd sourcing to deliver swift, laborsaving fluke ID recognition. Photo ID
Marine mammal monitoring in the Southwest Pacific State of Guerrero, Mexico
Marine mammal diversity, abundance and habitat use data are lacking in the southwestern Pacific state of Guerrero, Mexico. Aggressive behavior
Answers or more questions? Using high-throughput sequencing approaches to address the subspecies taxonomy of blue whales
The Marine Mammal Society’s Committee on Taxonomy currently recognizes five subspecies of blue whales: 1) the Northern hemisphere blue whale,
Common dolphins in Washington State waters: An increase in sightings and strandings
Common dolphins (Delphinus sp.), specifically long-beaked common dolphins, typically inhabit warmer temperate waters and are not usually present north of California;
Living in a whale’s boundary layer: Swimming hydrodynamics of large vertebrates generate a low-drag ecological niche for commensal marine organisms
As a large animal swims, water is accelerated around the body and produces drag as a resistive force to locomotion.
Turning left to stay right: A unique test of lateralization across the full range of three-dimensional foraging maneuvers in blue whales (Balaenoptera musculus)
Prey-capture tactics and their associated kinematic processes are reinforced through repetition, outcome, and prey capture success. Lateralized prey capture behaviors
High mortality of blue, humpback and fin whales from vessel collisions on the U.S. West Coast suggests population impacts and insufficient protection
Mortality from collisions with vessels is one of the main human causes of death for large whales. Ship strikes are
Diving behavior of Cuvier’s beaked whales (Ziphius cavirostris) off Cape Hatteras, North Carolina
Cuvier’s beaked whales make exceptionally long and deep dives to forage on bathypelagic prey. The species is of conservation concern
A predictive model and field test of interactions between short-finned pilot whales and a pelagic longline fishery
There is increasing recognition that, to be effective, fisheries management should incorporate spatial and temporal variation in the distribution of