Abstract The central Arctic Ocean is not isolated, but tightly connected to the northern Pacific
and Atlantic Oceans. Advection of nutrient-, detritus-and plankton-rich waters into the Arctic …

Migration is ubiquitous among animals and has evolved repeatedly and independently.
Comparative studies of the evolutionary origins of migration in birds are widespread, but are …

The effects of predator intimidation on habitat use and behavior of prey species are rarely
quantified for large marine vertebrates over ecologically relevant scales. Using state space …

Environmental change in the Arctic has been a primary topic of interest in recent years,
particularly as it relates to the consequences of anthropogenic climate change. Sea ice is of …

Killer whales (Orcinus orca) occur seasonally in the eastern Canadian Arctic (ECA), where
their range expansion associated with declining sea ice have raised questions about the …

Eastern Canada-West Greenland (EC-WG) bowhead whales Balaena mysticetus migrate
seasonally between northwestern Hudson Bay/Foxe Basin and Gulf of Boothia in summer …

As zooplanktivorous predators, bowhead whales (Balaena mysticetus) must routinely locate
patches of prey that are energy-rich enough to meet their metabolic needs. However, little is …

Ontogenetic niche shifts are widely prevalent in nature and are important in sha** the
structure and dynamics of ecosystems. Stable isotope analysis is a powerful tool to assess …

Bowhead whales (Balaena mysticetus L., 1758) of the Eastern Canada-West Greenland
population have been hunted by Inuit for millennia. Significant commercial harvests …

Previous studies have demonstrated that the analysis of biogeochemical tracers along
baleen can provide seasonal, annual, and longer term insights into whale movements …