The first three records of killer whales (Orcinus orca) killing and eating blue whales (Balaenoptera musculus).

JA Totterdell, R Wellard, IM Reeves… - Marine Mammal …, 2022 - search.ebscohost.com
Ford and Reeves (2008) list four additional accounts of blue whales fleeing from killer
whales (two from Gulf of California, two from central California): in two cases, the killer …

Genomics reveal population structure, evolutionary history, and signatures of selection in the northern bottlenose whale, Hyperoodon ampullatus

E de Greef, AL Einfeldt, PJO Miller… - Molecular …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Information on wildlife population structure, demographic history, and adaptations
are fundamental to understanding species evolution and informing conservation strategies …

Seascape genomics of common dolphins (Delphinus delphis) reveals adaptive diversity linked to regional and local oceanography

A Barceló, J Sandoval-Castillo, CJ Brauer… - BMC ecology and …, 2022 - Springer
Background High levels of standing genomic variation in wide-ranging marine species may
enhance prospects for their long-term persistence. Patterns of connectivity and adaptation in …

Genome-wide analysis of the harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) indicates isolation-by-distance across the North Atlantic and potential local adaptation in …

M Autenrieth, K Havenstein, B De Cahsan, J Canitz… - Conservation …, 2024 - Springer
The harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena), a highly mobile cetacean species of the
Northern Hemisphere, inhabits basins that vary broadly in salinity, temperature, and food …

Ancestry testing of “Old Tom,” a killer whale central to mutualistic interactions with human whalers

IM Reeves, JA Totterdell, EL Betty… - Journal of …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Cooperative hunting between humans and killer whales (Orcinus orca) targeting baleen
whales was reported in Eden, New South Wales, Australia, for almost a century. By 1928 …

DNA in the deep: comparative molecular ecology for the conservation of beaked whales

AB Onoufriou - 2023 - research-repository.st-andrews.ac …
Beaked whales (Ziphiidae) are an incredibly diverse and elusive family, and behavioural
responses linked to certain anthropogenic sounds have resulted in mass stranding events …

Dynamics of a recovering population of southern right whales (Eubalaena australis)

DR Johnston - 2023 - ourarchive.otago.ac.nz
One of the greatest challenges for environmental science is to understand how changes in
global climate might affect biological systems. Marine mammals can act as sentinels of …

Playing hide and seek underwater: Evidence of orca (Orcinus orca) presence in offshore Icelandic waters through acoustic analysis

G Bellon - 2023 - skemman.is
Understanding orca (Orcinus orca) movement patterns in relation to prey is important for
conservation management. In the North Atlantic, orcas are known to have a close …

[PDF][PDF] Compilation of information for the US Marine Mammal Protection Act comparability finding process

AI Mackay - 2021 - frdc.com.au
Under the 'Fish and Fish Product Import Provisions' of the United States Marine Mammal
Protection Act 1972 (MMPA), all nations exporting seafood to the United States are now …

Massed strandings of whales and dolphins–effects of wind, waves and tides.

PG Baines, RW Day - 2022 - researchsquare.com
We have examined125 mass-stranding events of cetaceans (>= 10 individuals) on New
Zealand shores over the past 40 years, with a view to understanding the causes of this …