The number of scientific papers resulting from biologging instruments deployed on marine
mammals is increasing as improved technologies result in smaller devices and improved …

Aim The distribution of marine predators is driven by the distribution and abundance of their
prey; areas preferred by multiple marine predator species should therefore indicate areas of …

Abstract Changes in the nutritional status of free-ranging animals have a strong influence on
individual fitness, yet it remains challenging to monitor longitudinally. Nitrogen (δ 15 N) and …

The area west of the Kerguelen Islands (20–70° E/45–60° S) is characterized by a weak
mesoscale activity except for a standing meander region of the Antarctic Circumpolar …

Eleven satellite tags were deployed on 9 killer whales at the Prince Edwards Islands in the
Southern Ocean. State-space switching models were used to generate position estimates …

Ontogeny of diving and foraging behavior in marine top predators is poorly understood
despite its importance in population recruitment. This lack of knowledge is partly due to the …

Highlights•We recorded the oceanic behaviour of focal elephant seals over multiple
years.•Seals displayed long-term fidelity to three-dimensional migration …

The first year of life is critical for large mammals to acquire foraging and predator avoidance
skills. Southern elephant seal (Mirounga leonina) pups wean at approximately three weeks …

In the migration of young animals, environmental cues can play an outsized role in
dispersal, ontogeny, and potentially survival. Identifying and quantifying such cues promotes …

High juvenile mortality rates are typical of many long‐lived marine vertebrate predators.
Insufficient development in dive and forage ability is considered a key driver of this …