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Sightings of Dwarf (Kogia sima) and Pygmy (K. breviceps) Sperm Whales from the Main Hawaiian Islands

Sightings of dwarf (Kogia sima) and pygmy (K. breviceps) sperm whales in Hawaiian waters have only rarely been reported. As

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Factors Influencing the Diving Behaviour of Fish-Eating Killer Whales: Sex Differences and Diel and Interannual Variation in Diving Rates

Diving behaviour of air-breathing vertebrates may be influenced by a variety of factors including age, body size, and changes in

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False Killer Whale Dorsal Fin Disfigurements as a Possible Indicator of Long-Line Fishery Interactions in Hawaiian Waters

Scarring resulting from entanglement in fishing gear can be used to examine cetacean fishery interactions. False killer whales (Pseudorca crassidens)

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Kinematics of Diving and Lunge-Feeding in Fin Whales

Fin whales are among the largest predators on earth, yet little is known about their foraging behavior at depth. These

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Understanding the Impacts of Anthropogenic Sound on Beaked Whales

This review considers the effect of anthropogenic sound on beaked whales². Two major conclusions are presented: (1) gas-bubble disease, induced

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Killer Whales in Hawaiian Waters: Information on Population Identity and Feeding Habits

Killer whales (Orcinus orca) have only infrequently been reported from Hawaiian waters, and most of what is known about killer

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Diving Behaviour of Cuvier’s (Ziphius cavirostris) and Blainville’s Beaked Whales (Mesoplodon densirostris) in Hawai’i

Beaked whales (family Ziphiidae) are thought to be among the longest and deepest diving mammals, and some species appear to

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Population Structure of Nuclear and Mitochondrial DNA Variation Among Humpback Whales in the North Pacific

The population structure of variation in a nuclear actin intron and the control region of mitochondrial DNA is described for

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Baleen Whales Are Not Important as Prey for Killer Whales (Orcinus orca) in High-Latitude Regions

Certain populations of killer whales Orcinus orca feed primarily or exclusively on marine mammals. However, whether or not baleen whales

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Movements of North Pacific Blue Whales During the Feeding Season off Southern California and Southern Fall Migration

The satellite-acquired locations of 10 blue whales (Balaenoptera musculus) tagged off southern California with Argos radio tags were used to

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