Sprint-Like Cardiac Dynamics Support Repeated Acrobatic Lunges in Foraging Rorqual Whales
Significance Rorqual whales’ foraging style combines high- and low-power feeding strategies to exploit prey patches at high efficiencies. To date,
Diving Behavior of Common Bottlenose Dolphins Around the Main Hawaiian Islands: Individual Variation and Responses to Diel and Lunar Cycles
ABSTRACT Marine mammals navigate their environment both horizontally and vertically, adding an additional layer of complexity to understanding their behavior
Concentrations of Essential and Non-Essential Elements in Eastern North Pacific Killer Whales (Orcinus orca)
Essential and non-essential elements can harm marine wildlife and impact ecosystems. Using liver (n = 35) and kidney (n = 17) samples from 35
A Review of the Long-Term Study of Resident Odontocetes Off Kauaʻi and Nʻiihau and the Analysis of Exposures to Mid-Frequency Active Sonar
Species-typical behavior, social structure, and habitat use of multiple resident species of odontocetes have been studied off Kauaʻi and Niʻihau
Efforts to Examine Spatial Distribution, Life History, Demographics, and Habitat Use of Endangered Main Hawaiian Islands False Killer Whales in 2025 and Early 2026
The main Hawaiian Islands (MHI) population of false killer whales was first recognized as a distinct stock in 2008, when
Killer Whales in the Central Tropical Pacific: Occurrence, Resightings, Morphology, and Acoustics
ABSTRACT Compared to their well-studied coastal temperate counterparts, killer whales (Orcinus orca) in tropical-subtropical and oceanic areas are under-documented. We
Reference Genome Assembly of the False Killer Whale (Pseudorca crassidens)
High-quality genomic resources are essential tools for conservation and management actions. We present a chromosome-level genome assembly for the false
Gray Whales (Eschrichtius robustus) in San Francisco Bay Experience High Mortality and Have Limited Affiliation to Known Foraging Groups
Terrestrial and marine species are exhibiting distributional shifts due to climate change and resource availability. As food webs are impacted,
A Behavioral Response Study with an Operational Marine Vibrator and Very Low Frequency Whales
Marine geophysical surveys use high-powered acoustic sources to image subsurface features. Traditional compressed airgun sources produce intense impulsive broadband noise,