Southern Hemisphere humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) were heavily targeted
during modern commercial whaling operations, with some 216,000 individuals killed …

Most baleen whales are capital breeders that use stored energy acquired on foraging
grounds to finance the costs of migration and reproduction on breeding grounds. Body …

In the northern hemisphere, humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) typically migrate
between summer/autumn feeding grounds at high latitudes, and specific winter/spring …

One of the main objectives of the BBNJ Treaty is to enable States to establish large-scale
marine protected areas (MPAs) to encompass at least 30% of areas beyond national …

Glucocorticoids are regularly used as biomarkers of relative health for individuals and
populations. Around the Western Antarctic Peninsula (WAP), baleen whales have and …

The sei whale (Balaenoptera borealis) is an important species among baleen whales in the
North Pacific and plays a significant role in the ecosystem. Despite the importance of this …

Of all animals considered subjects for instrumentation for behavioral or physiological
studies, cetaceans probably represent the greatest challenge to the engineer and biologist …

Background Migration enables organisms to access resources in separate regions that have
predictable but asynchronous spatiotemporal variability in habitat quality. The classical …

Abstract Southern Pacific humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) breed in subtropical
and tropical waters off Peru in the south to Nicaragua in the north. The effect of warming …

Baleen whales are key consumers in marine ecosystems and can serve as ecosystem
sentinels. Body condition, defined as an individual's energy stores relative to its structural …