Muscle serves a wide variety of mechanical functions during animal feeding and locomotion, but the performance of this tissue is

Sarcocystis neurona is an important cause of protozoal encephalitis among marine mammals in the northeastern Pacific Ocean. To characterize the genetic

Cuvier’s beaked whales (Ziphius cavirostris) are known as extreme divers, though behavioral data from this difficult-to-study species have been limited.

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

Estimating diet composition is important for understanding interactions between predators and prey and thus illuminating ecosystem function. The diet of

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 has been documented in several free-ranging marine and terrestrial mammals but still remains undocumented and

Rough-toothed dolphins have a worldwide tropical and subtropical distribution, yet little is known about the population structure and social organization

Background: As biologging technology has advanced to study whale behavior, various tag attachment methods have been developed. Suction cup attachments

Maneuverability is one of the most important and least understood aspects of animal locomotion. The hydrofoil-like flippers of cetaceans are