How Baleen Whales Feed: The Biomechanics of Engulfment and Filtration
Baleen whales are gigantic obligate filter feeders that exploit aggregations of small-bodied prey in littoral, epipelagic, and mesopelagic ecosystems. At
Novel Muscle and Connective Tissue Design Enables Hyper-Extensibility and Controls Engulfment Volume in Lunge-Feeding Rorqual Whales
Muscle serves a wide variety of mechanical functions during animal feeding and locomotion, but the performance of this tissue is
A Novel Sarcocystis neurona Genotype XIII is Associated with Severe Encephalitis in an Unexpectedly Broad Range of Marine Mammals from the Northeastern Pacific Ocean
Sarcocystis neurona is an important cause of protozoal encephalitis among marine mammals in the northeastern Pacific Ocean. To characterize the genetic
Formal Comment on Schorr, G.S., E.A. Falcone, D.J. Moretti, and R.D. Andrews. 2014. First Long-Term Behavioral Records from Cuvier’s Beaked Whales (Ziphius cavirostris) Reveal Record-Breaking Dives
Cuvier’s beaked whales (Ziphius cavirostris) are known as extreme divers, though behavioral data from this difficult-to-study species have been limited.
Whistle Characteristics and Daytime Dive Behavior in Pantropical Spotted Dolphins (Stenella attenuata) in Hawai‘i Measured Using Digitial Acoustic Recording Tags (DTAGs)
This study characterizes daytime acoustic and dive behavior of pantropical spotted dolphins (Stenella attenuata) in Hawai’i using 14.58 h of data collected from five
Estimation of a Killer Whale (Orcinus orca) Population’s Diet Using Sequencing Analysis of DNA from Feces
Estimating diet composition is important for understanding interactions between predators and prey and thus illuminating ecosystem function. The diet of
Kinematic Diversity in Rorqual Whale Feeding Mechanisms
Rorqual whales exhibit an extreme lunge filter-feeding strategy characterized by acceleration to high speed and engulfment of a large volume
Nurturant Behavior Toward Dead Conspecifics in Free-Ranging Mammals: New Records for Odontocetes and a General Review
Nurturant behavior toward dead conspecifics has been documented in several free-ranging marine and terrestrial mammals but still remains undocumented and
Staying Close to Home? Genetic Differentiation of Rough-Toothed Dolphins Near Oceanic Islands in the Central Pacific Ocean
Rough-toothed dolphins have a worldwide tropical and subtropical distribution, yet little is known about the population structure and social organization
Testing Tag Attachments to Increase the Attachment Duration of Archival Tags on Baleen Whales
Background: As biologging technology has advanced to study whale behavior, various tag attachment methods have been developed. Suction cup attachments