Scaling of Maneuvering Performance in Baleen Whales: Larger Whales Outperform Expectations
Despite their enormous size, whales make their living as voracious predators. To catch their much smaller, more maneuverable prey, they
Cetacean Strandings in the US Pacific Northwest 2000-2019 Reveal Potential Linkages to Oceanographic Variability
Studying patterns in marine mammal stranding cases can provide insight into changes in population health, abundance, and distribution. Cetaceans along
Influence of Life-History Parameters on Persistent Organic Pollutant Concentrations in Blubber of Eastern North Pacific Gray Whales (Eschrichtius robustus)
Exposure to persistent organic pollutants (POPs) can significantly impact marine mammal health, reproduction, and fitness. This study addresses a significant
Integrating Remote Sensing Methods During Controlled Exposure Experiments to Quantify Group Responses of Dolphins to Navy Sonar
Human noise can be harmful to sound-centric marine mammals. Significant research has focused on characterizing behavioral responses of protected cetacean
Low Resighting Rate of Entangled Humpack Whales Within the California, Oregon, and Washington Region Based on Photo-Identification and Long-Term Life History Data
Bycatch, commonly referred to as entanglement, is a leading source of human-caused mortality of baleen whales. A better understanding of
Social Exploitation of Extensive, Ephemeral, Environmentally Controlled Prey Patches by Supergroups of Rorqual Whales
Large groups of animals aggregate around resource hotspots, with group size often influenced by the heterogeneity of the environment. In
Advanced Image Recognition: A Fully Automated, High-Accuracy Photo-Identification Matching System for Humpback Whales
We describe the development and application of a new convolutional neural network-based photo-identification algorithm for individual humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae).
Comparing Uncertainty Associated with 1-, 2-, and 3D Aerial Photogrammetry-Based Body Condition Measurements of Baleen Whales
Body condition is a crucial and indicative measure of an animal’s fitness, reflecting overall foraging success, habitat quality, and balance
Discrete-Space Continuous-Time Models of Marine Mammal Exposure to Navy Sonar
Assessing the patterns of wildlife attendance to specific areas is relevant across many fundamental and applied ecological studies, particularly when
Baleen Whale Prey Consumption Based on High-Resolution Foraging Measurements
Baleen whales influence their ecosystems through immense prey consumption and nutrient recycling. It is difficult to accurately gauge the magnitude