Marine mammals face a large array of stressors, including loss of habitat, chemical and
noise pollution, and bycatch in fishing, which alone kills hundreds of thousands of marine …

Assessing the non-lethal effects of disturbance from human activities is necessary for wildlife
conservation and management. However, linking short-term responses to long-term impacts …

Bisphenols are used in the manufacture of plastics and are endocrine disrupting compounds
detectable in free living organisms and environments globally. The original bisphenol …

Several hormones are potential indicators of stress in free-ranging animals and provide
information on animal health in managed-care settings. In response to stress …

As human impacts on marine ecosystems escalate, there is increasing interest in quantifying
sub-lethal physiological and pathological responses of marine mammals. Glucocorticoid …

Knowledge of baleen whales' reproductive physiology is limited and requires long-term
individual-based studies and innovative tools. We used 6 years of individual-level data on …

Mercury bioaccumulation from deep-ocean prey and the extreme life history strategies of
adult female northern elephant seals (Mirounga angustirostris) provide a unique system to …

The whale-watching industry in Juneau, Alaska relies primarily on the presence of North
Pacific humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae). To meet demands from the rapidly …

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

Stress hormones, released into circulation as a consequence of disturbance, are classically
assayed from blood samples but may also be detected in a variety of matrices. Blubber and …