Cetacean Strandings in Oregon and Washington Between 1930 and 2002
The Northwest Region (NWR) Marine Mammal Stranding Network was created in the early 1980s to provide a consistent framework in which
Foraging Behavior of Humpback Whales: Kinematic and Respiratory Patterns Suggest a High Cost for a Lunge
Lunge feeding in rorqual whales is a drag-based feeding mechanism that is thought to entail a high energetic cost and
Insights into the Underwater Diving, Feeding, and Calling Behavior of Blue Whales from a Suction-Cup-Attached Video-Imaging Tag (Crittercam)
We examined the underwater behavior of blue whales using a suction-cup-attached video-imaging instrument (CRITTERCAM). We made 13 successful deployments (defined
False Killer Whales (Pseudorca crassidens) Around the Main Hawaiian Islands: Long-Term Site Fidelity, Inter-Island Movements, and Association Patterns
Despite their world-wide distribution throughout the tropics and subtropics, false killer whales (Pseudorca crassidens) are one of the lesser-known large
Site Fidelity and Association Patterns in a Deep-Water Dolphin: Rough-Toothed Dolphins (Steno bredanensis) in the Hawaiian Archipelago
In the Pacific, rough-toothed dolphins (Steno bredanensis) are typically found in the open ocean and in deep waters around oceanic
Diel Variation in Beaked Whale Diving Behavior
We investigate diel variation in beaked whale diving behavior using data from time-depth recorders deployed on six Blainsville’s (Mesoplodon densirostris)
A Worldwide Perspective on the Population Structure and Genetic Diversity of Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) in New Zealand
Bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) occupy a wide range of coastal and pelagic habitats throughout tropical and temperate waters worldwide. In
High Levels of Persistent Organic Pollutants Measured in Blubber of Island-Associated False Killer Whales (Pseudorca crassidens) Around the Main Hawaiian Islands
Persistent organic pollutants (POPs) have been measured in tissues of marine mammals since the mid 1960s (Holden and Marsden, 1967;
Diet of Pygmy Sperm Whales (Kogia breviceps) in the Hawaiian Archipelago
The biology and ecology of the pygmy sperm whale (Kogia breviceps) is poorly understood among odontocetes (McAlpine 2002). In Hawaiian
Movements of Satellite-Tagged Blainville’s Beaked Whales off the Island of Hawai‘i
Studies of movement patterns and habitat use in cetaceans are often constrained by factors such as ship time, logistics, and