Frontiers in Marine Science | Marine Megafauna

Original Research

Published on 04 Jan 2022

Integrating Biologging and Behavioral State Modeling to Identify Cryptic Behaviors and Post-capture Recovery Processes: New Insights From a Threatened Marine Apex Predator

in Marine Megafauna

Richard Grainger
David Raubenheimer
Victor M. Peddemors
Paul A. Butcher
Gabriel E. Machovsky-Capuska

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2021.791185

4,983 views
8 citations

Original Research

Published on 04 Jan 2022

Precautionary Principle or Evidence-Based Conservation? Assessing the Information Content of Threat Data for the Yangtze Finless Porpoise

in Marine Megafauna

Lisa M. W. Mogensen
Zhigang Mei
Yujiang Hao
Xavier A. Harrison
Ding Wang
Samuel T. Turvey

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2021.791484

2,185 views
6 citations

Original Research

Published on 04 Jan 2022

Inter-Nesting Movements, Migratory Pathways, and Resident Foraging Areas of Green Sea Turtles (Chelonia mydas) Satellite-Tagged in Southwest Florida

in Marine Megafauna

Kelly A. Sloan
David S. Addison
Andrew T. Glinsky
Allison M. Benscoter
Kristen M. Hart

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2021.775367

4,982 views
9 citations

Original Research

Published on 03 Jan 2022

Year-Round Dive Characteristics of Male Beluga Whales From the Eastern Beaufort Sea Population Indicate Seasonal Shifts in Foraging Strategies

in Marine Megafauna

Luke Storrie
Nigel E. Hussey
Shannon A. MacPhee
Greg O’Corry-Crowe
John Iacozza
David G. Barber
Alex Nunes
Lisa L. Loseto

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2021.715412

4,875 views
22 citations

Original Research

Published on 24 Dec 2021

Evaluating Strategies for Managing Anthropogenic Mortality on Marine Mammals: An R Implementation With the Package RLA

in Marine Megafauna

Mathieu Genu
Anita Gilles
Philip S. Hammond
Kelly Macleod
Jade Paillé
Iosu Paradinas
Sophie Smout
Arliss J. Winship
Matthieu Authier

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2021.795953

4,916 views
7 citations

Original Research

Published on 24 Dec 2021

Source Level of Antarctic Blue and Fin Whale Sounds Recorded on Sonobuoys Deployed in the Deep-Ocean Off Antarctica

in Marine Megafauna

Brian S. Miller
Susannah Calderan
Russell Leaper
Elanor J. Miller
Ana Širović
Kathleen M. Stafford
Elanor Bell
Michael C. Double

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2021.792651

5,573 views
16 citations

Original Research

Published on 23 Dec 2021

Dynamic Species Distribution Models in the Marine Realm: Predicting Year-Round Habitat Suitability of Baleen Whales in the Southern Ocean

in Marine Megafauna

Ahmed El-Gabbas
Ilse Van Opzeeland
Elke Burkhardt
Olaf Boebel

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2021.802276

7,581 views
15 citations

Editorial

Published on 22 Dec 2021

Editorial: Pathologic Findings in Stranded Marine Mammals: A Global Perspective

in Marine Megafauna

Debra L. Miller
Alvin C. Camus
Stephen A. Raverty

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2021.796908

1,490 views

Original Research

Published on 21 Dec 2021

Reproductive Biology and Embryonic Diapause as a Survival Strategy for the East Asian Endemic Eagle Ray Aetobatus narutobiei

in Marine Megafauna

Atsuko Yamaguchi
Keisuke Furumitsu
Jennifer Wyffels

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2021.768701

7,305 views
4 citations

Original Research

Published on 16 Dec 2021

Leopard Seals (Hydrurga leptonyx) in New Zealand Waters Predating on Chondrichthyans

in Marine Megafauna

Krista van der Linde
Ingrid N. Visser
Rick Bout
Chris Lalas
Lara Shepherd
David Hocking
Brittany Finucci
Jim Fyfe
Matthew Pinkerton

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2021.795358

9,175 views
2 citations

Original Research

Published on 13 Dec 2021

From Settlers to Subspecies: Genetic Differentiation in Commerson’s Dolphins Between South America and the Kerguelen Islands

in Marine Megafauna

Sebastián Kraft
MJosé Pérez-Alvarez
Carlos Olavarría
Rodrigo Moraga
C. Scott Baker
Debbie Steel
Paul Tixier
Christophe Guinet
Amelia Viricel
Paul Brickle

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2021.782512

3,064 views
2 citations

Original Research

Published on 13 Dec 2021

Participatory Risk Assessment of Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) and Leatherback Turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) Bycatch in Northern Peru

in Marine Megafauna

Anna B. Costanza
Chiara Guidino
Jeffrey C. Mangel
Joanna Alfaro-Shigueto
Gregory Verutes
Marjolaine Caillat
Aritree Samanta
Ellen Hines

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2021.776965

5,127 views
7 citations

Review

Published on 10 Dec 2021

Estimating Bycatch Mortality for Marine Mammals: Concepts and Best Practices

in Marine Megafauna

Jeffrey E. Moore
Dennis Heinemann
Tessa B. Francis
Philip S. Hammond
Kristy J. Long
André E. Punt
Randall R. Reeves
Maritza Sepúlveda
Guðjón Már Sigurðsson
Margaret C. Siple

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2021.752356

9,747 views
39 citations

Original Research

Published on 03 Dec 2021

Social Behaviour of Humpback Whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) in Hervey Bay, Eastern Australia, a Preferential Female Stopover During the Southern Migration

in Marine Megafauna

Trish Franklin
Wally Franklin
Lyndon Brooks
Peter Harrison
Adam A. Pack
Phillip J. Clapham

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2021.652147

5,940 views
7 citations

Original Research

Published on 03 Dec 2021

Socially Complex Breeding Interactions in Humpback Whales Are Mediated Using a Complex Acoustic Repertoire

in Marine Megafauna

Dana A. Cusano
David Paton
Michael J. Noad
Rebecca A. Dunlop

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2021.665186

4,473 views
3 citations

Original Research

Published on 01 Dec 2021

Shark Side of the Moon: Are Shark Attacks Related to Lunar Phase?

in Marine Megafauna

Lindsay A. French
Stephen R. Midway
David H. Evans
George H. Burgess

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2021.745221

12,008 views
5 citations