Global Tracking of Marine Megafauna Space Use Reveals How to Achieve Conservation Targets
The recent Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF) sets ambitious goals but no clear pathway for how zero loss of important
100 Years Later: New Discoveries and Observations on Ceticolous Diatoms
Biofilms from the skin of ten cetacean species and from the baleen of gray, humpback, and common minke whales were
Epigenetic Age Estimation for Hawaiian False Killer Whales (Pseudorca crassidens) in the Absence of ‘Known-Age’ Individuals
Epigenetic aging models hold great promise for enhancing many aspects of wildlife research and management. However, their utility is limited
The Shyest Blackfish: The Global Phylogeography of the Pygmy Killer Whale (Feresa attenuata) Suggests Considerable Population Structure and an Unrecognized Taxon
Pygmy killer whales (Feresa attenuata) are a poorly studied, globally-distributed species found in pelagic waters and around oceanic islands. They
Acoustic Behaviour of Endangered Hawaiian False Killer Whales
Understanding the acoustic communication of the endangered main Hawaiian Islands insular population of false killer whales (Pseudorca crassidens) is essential
How Robust is Eschrichtius robustus? A Novel Photographic Index of Body Condition From Boat-Based Photographs of Gray Whales
Although the eastern North Pacific gray whale (Eschrichtius robustus) population has recovered from population declines associated with whaling, they are
Daily Energetic Expenditure and Energy Consumption of Short-Finned Pilot Whales
Diving is one of the most important behaviors undertaken by marine mammals. Pilot whales (Globicephala spp.) are oceanic dolphins that
Deriving Probabilistic Age Estimates Using Common Photo-Identification Catalog Information: An Application to Endangered Hawaiian False Killer Whales (Pseudorca crassidens)
Age is important for studying population dynamics, but it is difficult to obtain reasonably accurate age estimates and associated uncertainty
A Comparison of Diving Behavior of Goose-Beaked and Dense-Beaked Whales From Tagging Studies in Multiple Ocean Basins
Studies of cetacean diving behavior in multiple locations in different ocean basins allow for an assessment of variability within and
Accounting for Sampling Bias Reveals a Decline in Abundance of Endangered False Killer Whales in the Main Hawaiian Islands
We estimated abundance of the endangered main Hawaiian Islands (MHI) insular population of false killer whales Pseudorca crassidens from 1999-2022 using a