Rates of Entanglement Inferred from Scarring Prevalence of Humpback Whales Photographed in US Oregon Waters
Entanglements in fishing gear are a significant threat to cetaceans worldwide and a concern for large whales in US waters.
The Role of Accelerometer Hardware Limitations in Focal Caller Identification from Acoustic Recording Tags Attached to Mysticetes
Multi-sensor acoustic tags have revolutionized our understanding of the behavior of large whales. One limitation, however, is the inability to
Body Size, Nutritional State and Endocrine State Are Associated with Calving Probability in a Long-Lived Marine Species
Life-history performance of individuals in wildlife populations emerges from the interplay between the multiple processes that constitute an animal’s health.
Exposure and Response of Satellite-Tagged Blainville’s Beaked Whales to Mid-Frequency Active Sonar off Kaua‘i, Hawai‘i
Background Beaked whale response to Navy sonar is a global concern due to past stranding events coinciding with training activity.
Dynamics of Foraging Interactions Between Cookiecutter Sharks (Isistius spp.) and Short-Finned Pilot Whales (Globicephala macrorhynchus) in Hawai’i
Cookiecutter sharks (Isistius spp.) are small pelagic squaloid sharks found throughout tropical and sub-tropical waters that are known to feed
Neonatal Facial Pigmentation of Pygmy Killer Whales (Feresa attenuata): A Description from Repeated Observations of Individuals in the Wild
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Organic Ligands in Whale Excrement Support Iron Availability and Reduce Copper Toxicity to the Surface Ocean
Nutrient recycling by marine megafauna is a key ecosystem service that has been disturbed by anthropogenic activity. While some hypotheses
Optimizing Automated Photo Identification for Population Assessments
Several legal acts mandate that management agencies regularly assess biological populations. For species with distinct markings, these assessments can be
Beaked Whales and El Niño: Evidence for ENSO Effects on Blainville’s Beaked and Goose-Beaked Whale Space Use in Hawaiian Waters
Large-scale climatic phenomena, like the El Niño–Southern Oscillation (ENSO) cycle, influence marine systems across the Pacific and beyond. The effects