High Precision Localized Feeding by Blue Whales
Highlights •Blue whales precisely localized feeding within an extensive upwelling plume front •Behavioral responsiveness to the front suggests whale somatosensory
Kinematics of Gray Whale (Eschrichtius robustus) Foraging on Infaunal Ghost Shrimp (Neotrypnea californiensis)
Emergent technologies and integrative approaches have transformed our ability to understand organismal behavior, physiology, and evolutionary ecology. Baleen whales (Mysticeti)
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
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,
Estimating Genetic Diversity of Abundant Oceanic Dolphins Through Repeated Environmental (e)DNA Sampling
Estimating the genetic diversity of cetaceans at sea, particularly abundant social delphinids, can be difficult with traditional biopsy sampling of
Evaluating the Effectiveness of a Multispecies Matching Algorithm Applied to a Novel Species, Risso’s Dolphin (Grampus griseus)
Automated matching algorithms are an increasingly valuable tool in marine mammal research. A multispecies matching algorithm, originally described in Patton