Comparative physiology has developed a rich understanding of the physiological
adaptations of organisms, from microbes to megafauna. Despite extreme differences in size …

Fish are key members of marine ecosystems, and they have a significant share in the
healthy human diet. Besides, fish abundance is an excellent indicator of water quality, as …

Inshore marine habitats experience considerable anthropogenic pressure, as this is where
many adverse effects of human activities concentrate. In the rapidly-changing seascape of …

Bioenergetic models describe the processes through which animals acquire energy from
resources in the environment and allocate it to different life history functions. They capture …

Anthropogenic activities can lead to changes in animal behavior. Predicting population
consequences of these behavioral changes requires integrating short-term individual …

Building on earlier work identifying Biologically Important Areas (BIAs) for cetaceans in US
waters (BIA I), we describe the methodology and structured expert elicitation principles used …

The effect of active sonars on marine mammal behaviour is a topic of considerable interest
and scientific investigation. Some whales, including the largest species (blue whales …

Presented here is a broadly applicable, transparent, repeatable analytical framework for
assessing relative risk of anthropogenic disturbances on marine vertebrates, with the …

Whales serve important biological and cultural functions in the California Current ecosystem
(CCE). Due to concerns regarding anthropogenic impacts on whales, the California Ocean …

During three surveys in the austral summers of 2013, 2015, 2019, data on Antarctic blue
whale blow rates, dive times, swim speeds, and broadscale movements were collected …