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Expert elicitation of seasonal abundance of North Atlantic right whales Eubalaena glacialis in the mid-Atlantic [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
This work was supported in part by US Office of Naval Research (ONR) grants to E.F.: N00014-09-1-0896 at University of California, Santa Barbara and N00014-12-1-0274 at University of California, Davis.
Clark, James S.   +4 more
core   +2 more sources

Male sperm whale acoustic behavior observed from multipaths at a single hydrophone [PDF]

open access: yes, 2005
Sperm whales generate transient sounds (clicks) when foraging. These clicks have been described as echolocation sounds, a result of having measured the source level and the directionality of these signals and having extrapolated results from biosonar ...
Adam, Olivier   +3 more
core   +4 more sources

Pilot whales attracted to killer whales sounds : acoustically-mediated interspecific interactions in cetaceans [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
This study was mainly funded by three naval organisations: the US Office of Naval Research, the Norwegian Ministry of Defense and the Netherlands Ministry of Defense.
Alves, Ana Catarina De Carvalho   +6 more
core   +14 more sources

Why whales are big but not bigger: Physiological drivers and ecological limits in the age of ocean giants

open access: yesScience, 2019
It's the prey that matters Although many people think of dinosaurs as being the largest creatures to have lived on Earth, the true largest known animal is still here today—the blue whale. How whales were able to become so large has long been of interest.
J. Goldbogen   +26 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Cetacean spatial trends from 2005 to 2019 in Svalbard, Norway

open access: yesPolar Research, 2022
This study uses cetacean sighting data, acquired via a citizen science programme, to update distributions and spatial trends of whales and dolphins in waters around the Svalbard Archipelago during the period 2005–2019.
Olof Bengtsson   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Underwater vessel noise in a commercial and tourist bay complex in the Mexican Central Pacific

open access: yesCiencias Marinas, 2022
Noise generated by ship traffic is increasing around the world. Hence, there is need to effectively evaluate anthropogenic noise levels in marine habitats.
David A Rosales-Chapula   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Beaked whales [PDF]

open access: yesCurrent Biology, 2014
Peer ...
Madsen, Peter   +3 more
openaire   +5 more sources

Environmental DNA (eDNA) From the Wake of the Whales: Droplet Digital PCR for Detection and Species Identification

open access: yesFrontiers in Marine Science, 2018
Genetic sampling for identification of species, subspecies or stock of whales, dolphins and porpoises at sea remains challenging. Most samples have been collected with some form of a biopsy dart requiring a close approach of a vessel while the individual
C. S. Baker   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Whalesong [PDF]

open access: yes, 1987
Alaska no hardship post: Cowper -- State licensing board investigates UAA School of Business instructor -- USUAJ election results -- S.E. campuses join forces -- Drug legislation proposed -- LETTERS -- The Juneau What? Newspaper? Valentine's Day; flowers,

core   +3 more sources

Estimating body mass of free‐living whales using aerial photogrammetry and 3D volumetrics

open access: yesMethods in Ecology and Evolution, 2019
Body mass is a key life‐history trait in animals. Despite being the largest animals on the planet, no method currently exists to estimate body mass of free‐living whales.
F. Christiansen   +8 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

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