Higher order affordances
Affordances are opportunities for action for a given animal (or animals) in a given
environment or situation. The concept of affordance has been widely adopted in the …
environment or situation. The concept of affordance has been widely adopted in the …
A review of post-whaling abundance, trends, changes in distribution and migration patterns, and supplementary feeding of Southern Hemisphere humpback whales
Southern Hemisphere humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) were heavily targeted
during modern commercial whaling operations, with some 216,000 individuals killed …
during modern commercial whaling operations, with some 216,000 individuals killed …
Return of large fin whale feeding aggregations to historical whaling grounds in the Southern Ocean
H Herr, S Viquerat, F Devas, A Lees, L Wells… - Scientific reports, 2022 - nature.com
Fin whales (Balaenoptera physalus quoyi) of the Southern Hemisphere were brought to
near extinction by twentieth century industrial whaling. For decades, they had all but …
near extinction by twentieth century industrial whaling. For decades, they had all but …
A novel whale optimization algorithm optimized XGBoost regression for estimating bearing capacity of concrete piles
This paper presents a hybrid model combining the extreme gradient boosting machine
(XGBoost) and the whale optimization algorithm (WOA) to predict the bearing capacity of …
(XGBoost) and the whale optimization algorithm (WOA) to predict the bearing capacity of …
Bioinspired anisotropic slippery cilia for stiffness-controllable bubble transport
Bubbles play a crucial role in multidisciplinary industrial applications, eg., heat transfer and
mass transfer. However, existing methods to manipulate bubbles still face many challenges …
mass transfer. However, existing methods to manipulate bubbles still face many challenges …
Social exploitation of extensive, ephemeral, environmentally controlled prey patches by supergroups of rorqual whales
Large groups of animals aggregate around resource hotspots, with group size often
influenced by the heterogeneity of the environment. In most cases, the foraging success of …
influenced by the heterogeneity of the environment. In most cases, the foraging success of …
Body condition and migration timing of east Australian humpback whales
In order to exploit seasonally favourable habitats for feeding and breeding, humpback
whales Megaptera novaeangliae undertake one of the longest migrations in the animal …
whales Megaptera novaeangliae undertake one of the longest migrations in the animal …
Task dynamics define the contextual emergence of human corralling behaviors
Social animals have the remarkable ability to organize into collectives to achieve goals
unobtainable to individual members. Equally striking is the observation that despite …
unobtainable to individual members. Equally striking is the observation that despite …
Drone observations of marine life and human–wildlife interactions off Sydney, Australia
Drones have become popular with the general public for viewing and filming marine life.
One amateur enthusiast platform, DroneSharkApp, films marine life in the waters off Sydney …
One amateur enthusiast platform, DroneSharkApp, films marine life in the waters off Sydney …
Environmental drivers of persistent humpback whale Megaptera novaeangliae feeding events in a Mexican breeding area
Humpback whales Megaptera novaeangliae typically fast for several months in low-latitude
breeding areas. Here we report on persistent feeding events during 5 wintering seasons …
breeding areas. Here we report on persistent feeding events during 5 wintering seasons …