Causes and consequences of female centrality in cetacean societies

L Rendell, M Cantor, S Gero… - … Transactions of the …, 2019 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Cetaceans are fully aquatic predatory mammals that have successfully colonized virtually all
marine habitats. Their adaptation to these habitats, so radically different from those of their …

[HTML][HTML] Comparative review of One Health and Indigenous approaches to wildlife research in Inuit Nunangat

E Sudlovenick, E Jenkins, L Loseto - One Health, 2024 - Elsevier
There is increasing interest in One Health and Indigenous methodologies and approaches
in wildlife research, but they are not widely used research applications in the Arctic. Both …

Group structure and kinship in beluga whale societies

G O'Corry-Crowe, R Suydam, L Quakenbush… - Scientific reports, 2020 - nature.com
Evolutionary explanations for mammalian sociality typically center on inclusive-fitness
benefits of associating and cooperating with close kin, or close maternal kin as in some …

Analyses of ovarian activity reveal repeated evolution of post-reproductive lifespans in toothed whales

S Ellis, DW Franks, S Nattrass, TE Currie, MA Cant… - Scientific reports, 2018 - nature.com
In most species the reproductive system ages at the same rate as somatic tissue and
individuals continue reproducing until death. However, females of three species–humans …

The evolution of menopause in toothed whales

S Ellis, DW Franks, MLK Nielsen, MN Weiss, DP Croft - Nature, 2024 - nature.com
Understanding how and why menopause has evolved is a long-standing challenge across
disciplines. Females can typically maximize their reproductive success by reproducing for …

The challenges of a small population exposed to multiple anthropogenic stressors and a changing climate: The St. Lawrence Estuary beluga

V Lesage - Polar research, 2021 - polarresearch.net
Abstract Until 2012, the St. Lawrence Estuary beluga population was considered stable with
about 1100 individuals. An abnormally high number of calves reported dead that year …

The emergence and early development of socio-sexual behavior in beluga calves (Delphinapterus leucas)

JR Ham, MK Lilley, J Lelekach, MR Miller… - Behavioural …, 2022 - Elsevier
While the ontogeny of beluga (Delphinapterus leucas) socio-sexual behavior has been
documented in animals between 37-and 108-months-old, the first 36 months of life are yet to …

Alaska marine mammal stock assessments, 2023

NC Young, AA Brower, MM Muto, JC Freed, RP Angliss… - 2024 - repository.library.noaa.gov
Each stock assessment includes, when available, a description of the stock's geographic
range; a minimum population estimate; current population trends; current and maximum net …

The development of socio-sexual behavior in belugas (Delphinapterus leucas) under human care

MK Lilley, JR Ham, HM Hill - Behavioural Processes, 2020 - Elsevier
Although a catalog of beluga socio-sexual behavior has been established, to date, little is
known about the development of beluga (Delphinapterus leucas) socio-sexual behavior …

Empirically testing the influence of light regime on diel activity patterns in a marine predator reveals complex interacting factors sha** behaviour

L Storrie, NE Hussey, SA MacPhee… - Functional …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Diel cycles in marine predator diving behaviour centre around the light‐mediated diel
vertical migration (DVM) of prey, and are considered critical for optimizing foraging and …