Upwelling in eastern boundary current systems is a primary driver of ecosystem productivity. Typically, peak upwelling occurs during spring and

Behavioral response studies (BRS) are increasingly being conducted to better understand basic behavioral patterns in marine animals and how underwater

Given the paucity of confirmed sightings over the last 20 y, and its traditional, more tropical or low-latitude distribution, the

Top ocean predators have evolved multiple solutions to the challenges of feeding in the water. At the largest scale, rorqual

Rorqual whales (crown Balaenopteridae) are unique among aquatic vertebrates in their ability to lunge feed. During a single lunge, rorquals

Bulk-filter feeding is an energetically efficient strategy for resource acquisition and assimilation, and facilitates the maintenance of extreme body size

Sperm whales have depredated black cod (Anoplopoma fimbria) from demersal longlines in the Gulf of Alaska for decades, but the

In most areas, estimating the presence and distribution of cryptic marine mammal species, such as beaked whales, is extremely difficult

Q fever is a zoonotic disease caused by the bacterium Coxiella burnetii. Humans are commonly exposed via inhalation of aerosolized

The extreme body size of blue whales requires a high energy intake and therefore demands efficient foraging strategies. As an