We estimated abundance of the endangered main Hawaiian Islands (MHI) insular population of false killer whales Pseudorca crassidens from 1999-2022 using a
ABSTRACT The drivers of animal social structures remain poorly understood, particularly in species such as cetaceans that are wide-ranging and
Determining population status to inform mitigation of anthropogenic threats requires statistical approaches that investigate spatial and temporal variation. In the
Among tremendous biodiversity within the California Current Ecosystem (CCE) are gigantic mysticetes (baleen whales) that produce structured sequences of sound
Entanglements in fishing gear are a significant threat to cetaceans worldwide and a concern for large whales in US waters.
Multi-sensor acoustic tags have revolutionized our understanding of the behavior of large whales. One limitation, however, is the inability to
Life-history performance of individuals in wildlife populations emerges from the interplay between the multiple processes that constitute an animal’s health.
Background Beaked whale response to Navy sonar is a global concern due to past stranding events coinciding with training activity.
Cookiecutter sharks (Isistius spp.) are small pelagic squaloid sharks found throughout tropical and sub-tropical waters that are known to feed