The East Pisco Basin is one of the forearc basins that formed during the Cenozoic along the
coast of Peru due to the subduction of the Farrallon-Nazca plate beneath the South …

Beaked whales have recently been reported in the South China Sea but with taxonomic
uncertainty due to their ambiguous morphological features. Here, we sequenced three …

Cryptozoology seeks to study 'hidden animals' by separating 'metaphors and similes' from
possible underlying insight. Variously described as a science, pseudoscience, or fringe field …

Decentralization initiatives such as Solid, Digi. me, and ActivityPub aim to give data owners
more control over their data and to level the playing field by enabling small companies and …

Closely related species are expected to diverge in foraging strategy, reflecting the
evolutionary drive to optimize foraging performance. The most speciose cetacean genus …

In many organisms, especially those of conservation concern, traditional lines of evidence
for taxonomic delineation, such as morphological data, are often difficult to obtain. In these …

Abstract Information on wildlife population structure, demographic history, and adaptations
are fundamental to understanding species evolution and informing conservation strategies …

The deep sea is the largest ecosystem on Earth, yet little is known about the processes
driving patterns of genetic diversity in its inhabitants. Here, we investigated the macro-and …

Abstract Beaked whales (Ziphiidae), with 24 currently recognized species, are arguably the
least known large animals on the planet, despite being widespread and at times abundant …

Passive acoustic monitoring is an essential tool for studying beaked whale populations. This
approach can monitor elusive and pelagic species, but the volume of data it generates has …