In recent years there has been significant interest in modelling cumulative effects and the
population consequences of individual changes in cetacean behaviour and physiology due …

Cetacean reinvasion of the aquatic realm is an iconic ecological transition that led to drastic
modifications of the mammalian body plan, especially in the axial skeleton. Relative to the …

Cooperative hunting involves individual predators relating in time and space to each other's
actions to more efficiently track down and catch prey. The evolution of advanced cognitive …

Mammalian young are especially vulnerable to harm because of their small size, poorly
developed survival skills, and strong dependence on maternal care. Tactics for rearing …

In societies characterized by a high degree of fission-fusion dynamics, individuals adjust
their grou** patterns according to the shifting balance of costs and benefits associated …

Introduction Plastics carried in the outflow of major rivers can be made available and
subsequently ingested by marine fishes, causing lethal and sublethal effects. Highly …

Few studies have explored the mating patterns of free‐ranging cetaceans, largely because
of logistical challenges. We used an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) to follow and video …

In this study, monthly changes in dusky dolphin (Lagenorhynchus obscurus) feeding tactics
and multi‐species associations in Admiralty Bay and Current Basin, New Zealand were …

Conflicting interests between the sexes to enhance their fitness potentials have resulted in
several sexual strategies used by odontocetes under various social and ecological contexts …

The first record of killer whale (Orcinus orca) predation on false killer whales (Pseudorca
crassidens) is reported here. On 25 March 2010, a group of 50 to 60 false killer whales …