Cetaceans are fully aquatic predatory mammals that have successfully colonized virtually all
marine habitats. Their adaptation to these habitats, so radically different from those of their …

An increase in shark bites, declining shark populations, and changing social attitudes, has
driven an urgent need for non-destructive shark monitoring. While drones may be a useful …

Reproductive senescence is evident across many mammalian species. An emerging
perspective considers components of reproductive senescence as evolutionarily distinct …

Mating and sociosexual behaviors of cetaceans are challenging to study in nature because
most species spend only brief periods of time at the surface and most copulation and …

Research on sex biases in longevity in mammals often assumes that male investment in
competition results in a female survival advantage that is constant throughout life. We use 35 …

In cooperative species, human-induced rapid environmental change may threaten cost–
benefit tradeoffs of group behavioral strategies that evolved in past environments. Capacity …

Odontocetes are characterized by slow life histories and extensive maternal care, where
offspring nurse for years in some species. Among some of the largest toothed whales, the …

Direct pathogen and parasite transmission is fundamentally driven by a population's contact
network structure and its demographic composition and is further modulated by pathogen …

In mammals, the maternal bond is essential for the development of newborns. Compared
with most terrestrial mammals, cetacean newborns are extremely precocious in motor and …

Affiliative social bonds are linked to fitness components in many social mammals. However,
despite their importance, little is known about how the tendency to form social bonds …