With the booming development of information technology and the growing demand for
remote sensing data, unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) remote sensing technology has …

The use of drones to study marine animals shows promise for the examination of numerous
aspects of their ecology, behaviour, health and movement patterns. However, the responses …

Research on the ecology and biology of marine mammal populations is necessary to
understand ecosystem dynamics and to support conservation management. Emerging …

Generating accurate estimates of group sizes or behaviours of cetaceans from boat-based
surveys can be challenging because much of their activity occurs below the water surface …

Assessments of individual animal health alerts to early signs of population level effects in
wildlife but often rely on logistically complex wild animal captures, hindering our …

Recent studies describe the use of UAVs in collecting blow samples from large whales to
analyze the microbial and viral community in exhaled air. Unfortunately, attempts to collect …

As apex predators, marine mammals play a key role in maintaining community structure and
functioning in marine ecosystems. Hence, a decline in marine mammal populations may …

Mating and sociosexual behaviors of cetaceans are challenging to study in nature because
most species spend only brief periods of time at the surface and most copulation and …

Analysis of animal morphometrics can provide vital information regarding population
dynamics, structure, and body condition of cetaceans. Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) …

Drones or unoccupied aerial vehicles are rapidly being used for a spectrum of applications,
including replacing traditional occupied aircraft as a means of approaching wildlife from the …