Glucocorticoids (GCs; ie cortisol/corticosterone) are a central component of the stress
response and thus their measurement is frequently used to evaluate the impact of stressful …

It is a golden age for animal movement studies and so an opportune time to assess priorities
for future work. We assembled 40 experts to identify key questions in this field, focussing on …

During traditional boat-based surveys of marine megafauna, behavioral observations are
typically limited to records of animal surfacings obtained from a horizontal perspective …

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 …

Quantifying the distribution and abundance of predators is integral to many ecological
studies, but can be difficult in remote settings such as Antarctica. Recent advances in the …

Humpback whales (M egaptera novaeangliae) are seasonal breeders, annually migrating
from high‐latitude summer feeding grounds to low‐latitude winter breeding grounds. The …

Wildlife populations are under increasing pressure from a variety of threatening processes,
ranging from climate change to habitat loss, that can incite a physiological stress response …

Drones or Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) have huge potential to improve the safety and
efficiency of sample collection from wild animals under logistically challenging …

The ocean continues to be a sink for microparticle (MP) pollution, which includes
microplastics and other anthropogenic debris. While documentation of MP in marine …

Stressors are commonly accepted as the causal factors, either internal or external, that
evoke physiological responses to mediate the impact of the stressor. The majority of …