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Key questions in marine mammal bioenergetics. [PDF]

Conserv Physiol, 2022
Marine mammals are facing many threats that impact their ability to obtain energy to survive and reproduce. Much remains unknown about marine mammal bioenergetics, which hinders real-world applications to conservation and management.
McHuron EA, Adamczak S, Arnould JPY, Ashe E, Booth C, Bowen WD, Christiansen F, Chudzinska M, Costa DP, Fahlman A, Farmer NA, Fortune SME, Gallagher CA, Keen KA, Madsen PT, McMahon CR, Nabe-Nielsen J, Noren DP, Noren SR, Pirotta E, Rosen DAS, Speakman CN, Villegas-Amtmann S, Williams R.   +23 more
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The Important Marine Mammal Area Network: A Tool for Systematic Spatial Planning in Response to the Marine Mammal Habitat Conservation Crisis

Frontiers in Marine Science, 2022
The Important Marine Mammal Areas (IMMAs) initiative was launched by the Marine Mammal Protected Areas Task Force of the International Union for the Conservation of Nature in 2016, as a response to a conservation crisis in the protection of marine ...
Michael J. Tetley, Gill T. Braulik, Gill T. Braulik, Caterina Lanfredi, Caterina Lanfredi, Gianna Minton, Gianna Minton, Simone Panigada, Simone Panigada, Elena Politi, Elena Politi, Margherita Zanardelli, Margherita Zanardelli, Giuseppe Notarbartolo di Sciara, Giuseppe Notarbartolo di Sciara, Erich Hoyt, Erich Hoyt   +16 more
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Reference genome and demographic history of the most endangered marine mammal, the vaquita. [PDF]

Mol Ecol Resour, 2021
The vaquita is the most critically endangered marine mammal, with fewer than 19 remaining in the wild. First described in 1958, the vaquita has been in rapid decline resulting from inadvertent deaths due to the increasing use of large-mesh gillnets for ...
Morin PA, Archer FI, Avila CD, Balacco JR, Bukhman YV, Chow W, Fedrigo O, Formenti G, Fronczek JA, Fungtammasan A, Gulland FMD, Haase B, Peter Heide-Jorgensen M, Houck ML, Howe K, Misuraca AC, Mountcastle J, Musser W, Paez S, Pelan S, Phillippy A, Rhie A, Robinson J, Rojas-Bracho L, Rowles TK, Ryder OA, Smith CR, Stevenson S, Taylor BL, Teilmann J, Torrance J, Wells RS, Westgate AJ, Jarvis ED.   +33 more
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Projecting marine mammal distribution in a changing climate [PDF]

Frontiers in Marine Science, 2017
Climate-related shifts in marine mammal range and distribution have been observed in some populations; however, the nature and magnitude of future responses are uncertain in novel environments projected under climate change.
Alistair J. Hobday, Alistair J. Hobday, Charles Stock, Daniel Howell, Dorothy M. Dick, Dorothy M. Dick, Elizabeth A. Becker, Gregory K. Silber, Gregory K. Silber, Jarrod A. Santora, Jason D. Baker, Jaume Forcada, Jerome Fiechter, Jonathan A. Hare, Karin A. Forney, Karin A. Forney, Kathleen M. Stafford, Kristin L. Laidre, Kyle Van Houtan, Kyle Van Houtan, Kyle Van Houtan, Lori Quakenbush, Mark Baumgartner, Matthew D. Lettrich, Matthew D. Lettrich, Nate Mantua, Paul Spencer, Peter Boveng, Peter O. Thomas, Robin S. Waples, Roger B. Griffis, William Sydeman   +31 more
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Marine mammal skin microbiotas are influenced by host phylogeny. [PDF]

R Soc Open Sci, 2020
Skin-associated microorganisms have been shown to play a role in immune function and disease of humans, but are understudied in marine mammals, a diverse animal group that serve as sentinels of ocean health.
Apprill A, Miller CA, Van Cise AM, U'Ren JM, Leslie MS, Weber L, Baird RW, Robbins J, Landry S, Bogomolni A, Waring G.   +10 more
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Deep neural networks for automated detection of marine mammal species. [PDF]

Sci Rep, 2020
Deep neural networks have advanced the field of detection and classification and allowed for effective identification of signals in challenging data sets. Numerous time-critical conservation needs may benefit from these methods.
Shiu Y, Palmer KJ, Roch MA, Fleishman E, Liu X, Nosal EM, Helble T, Cholewiak D, Gillespie D, Klinck H.   +9 more
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Health and Welfare Benefits of Computerized Cognitive Enrichment in California Sea Lions (Zalophus californianus) at the US Navy Marine Mammal Program [PDF]

Animals
Cognitive enrichment is becoming more prevalent in professional marine mammal facilities. Research with dolphins has suggested that such enrichment provides more welfare benefits than enrichment that does not incorporate cognitive challenge.
Kelley Winship, Abby McClain, Amber Ramos, Jennifer Dunham, Mark Xitco   +4 more
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The Deepwater Horizon oil spill marine mammal injury assessment [PDF]

, 2017
The studies described here were conducted as part of the DWH NRDA and included scientists funded through NOAA, other federal and state Trustees, and BP PLC. The John H.
Brosnan, Tom, Collier, Tracy, Hall, Ailsa, Rowles, Teri, Schwacke, Lori, Smith, Cynthia, Sullivan, Laurie, Takeshita, Ryan   +7 more
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SCMMSN species fact sheet [PDF]

, 2011
The South Carolina Marine Mammal Stranding Network is administered by Coastal Carolina University under the authority of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. This fact sheets contain information about the Atlantic white-sided dolphin, its
South Carolina Marine Mammal Stranding Network
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Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) in Marine Mammal Research: A Review of Current Applications and Challenges

Drones, 2023
Research on the ecology and biology of marine mammal populations is necessary to understand ecosystem dynamics and to support conservation management.
M. Álvarez-González, P. Suarez‐Bregua, Graham J. Pierce, Camilo Saavedra   +3 more
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