Frontiers in Marine Science | Marine Megafauna

Original Research

Published on 22 Jul 2021

Do Gray Whales Count Calories? Comparing Energetic Values of Gray Whale Prey Across Two Different Feeding Grounds in the Eastern North Pacific

in Marine Megafauna

Lisa Hildebrand
Kim S. Bernard
Leigh G. Torres

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2021.683634

5,086 views
16 citations

Original Research

Published on 19 Jul 2021

Seasonal and Ontogenetic Variation in Depth Use by a Critically Endangered Benthic Elasmobranch and Its Implications for Spatial Management

in Marine Megafauna

James Thorburn
Peter J. Wright
Edward Lavender
Jane Dodd
Francis Neat
Julien G. A. Martin
Caroline Lynam
Mark James

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2021.656368

5,501 views
19 citations

Review

Published on 14 Jul 2021

Diversity and Consequences of Social Network Structure in Toothed Whales

in Marine Megafauna

Michael N. Weiss
Samuel Ellis
Darren P. Croft

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2021.688842

6,712 views
16 citations

Original Research

Published on 09 Jul 2021

Risk Factors for New Zealand Sea Lion (Phocarctos hookeri) Pup Mortality: Ivermectin Improves Survival for Conservation Management

in Marine Megafauna

Sarah A. Michael
David T. S. Hayman
Rachael Gray
Wendi D. Roe

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2021.680678

3,387 views
11 citations

Original Research

Published on 09 Jul 2021

Geographic Variation in Bryde’s Whale Be4 Calls in the Gulf of California: An Insight to Population Dynamics

in Marine Megafauna

Lorena Viloria-Gómora
Jorge Urbán R
Braulio Leon-Lopez
Eduardo Romero-Vivas

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2021.651469

2,533 views
9 citations

Original Research

Published on 09 Jul 2021

Oceanic Diel Vertical Movement Patterns of Blue Sharks Vary With Water Temperature and Productivity to Change Vulnerability to Fishing

in Marine Megafauna

Marisa Vedor
Gonzalo Mucientes
Sofia Hernández-Chan
Rui Rosa
Nick Humphries
David W. Sims
Nuno Queiroz

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2021.688076

8,619 views
20 citations

Original Research

Published on 08 Jul 2021

Vaginal Calculi in the Eastern North Atlantic Common Dolphins Delphinus Delphis, Induction Mechanisms and Possible Effects on Fecundity

in Marine Megafauna

Willy Dabin
Bastien Rochowski
Michel Daudon
Vincent Ridoux

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2021.582034

1,486 views

Original Research

Published on 08 Jul 2021

Predicting Harbor Porpoise Strandings Based on Near-Shore Sightings Indicates Elevated Temporal Mortality Rates

in Marine Megafauna

Lonneke L. IJsseldijk
Kees C. J. Camphuysen
Guido O. Keijl
Gerard Troost
Geert Aarts

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2021.668038

3,260 views
8 citations

Original Research

Published on 06 Jul 2021

First Insights Into the Horizontal Movements of Whale Sharks (Rhincodon typus) in the Northern Arabian Sea

in Marine Megafauna

Lucy M. Arrowsmith
Charan Kumar Paidi
Farukhkha Husenkha Bloch
Sajan John
Binod Chandra Choudhury
Rahul Kaul
Ana M. M. Sequeira
Charitha B. Pattiaratchi
Mark G. Meekan

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2021.682730

4,604 views

Original Research

Published on 06 Jul 2021

Management Implications for Skates and Rays Based on Analysis of Life History Parameters

in Marine Megafauna

Kwang-Ming Liu
Ya-Wen Huang
Hua-Hsun Hsu

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2021.664611

3,599 views
6 citations

Review

Published on 05 Jul 2021

Deteriorating Habitats and Conservation Strategies to Repopulate the Endangered Indus River Dolphin (Platanista gangetica minor); a Lesson Learned From the Conservation Practices of the Yangtze Finless Porpoise (Neophocaena asiaeorientalis)

in Marine Megafauna

Ghulam Nabi
Shahid Ahmad
Richard William McLaughlin
Yujiang Hao
Suliman Khan
Naveed Ahmad
Saeed Ahmad
Muhammad Shoaib Kiani
Yuefeng Wu
Dongming Li

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2021.561905

5,731 views
6 citations

Original Research

Published on 05 Jul 2021

Contrasting Phylogeographic Patterns Among Northern and Southern Hemisphere Fin Whale Populations With New Data From the Southern Pacific

in Marine Megafauna

MJosé Pérez-Alvarez
Sebastián Kraft
Nicolás I. Segovia
Carlos Olavarría
Sergio Nigenda-Morales
Jorge Urbán R.
Lorena Viloria-Gómora
Frederick Archer
Rodrigo Moraga
Maritza Sepúlveda

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2021.630233

4,170 views
13 citations

Original Research

Published on 29 Jun 2021

Distribution and Habitat Preferences of Indo-Pacific Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops aduncus) Inhabiting Coastal Waters With Mixed Levels of Protection

in Marine Megafauna

Rebecca Haughey
Timothy N. Hunt
Daniella Hanf
Cecilia Passadore
Ryan Baring
Guido J. Parra

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2021.617518

5,818 views
13 citations

Review

Published on 25 Jun 2021

Dynamics of Cetacean Mixed-Species Groups: A Review and Conceptual Framework for Assessing Their Functional Significance

in Marine Megafauna

Jonathan Syme
Jeremy J. Kiszka
Guido J. Parra

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2021.678173

9,756 views
24 citations

Original Research

Published on 24 Jun 2021

Quantifying the Effects of Diver Interactions on Manta Ray Behavior at Their Aggregation Sites

in Marine Megafauna

Miguel de Jesús Gómez-García
María del Carmen Blázquez-Moreno
Joshua David Stewart
Vianey Leos-Barajas
Iliana Araceli Fonseca-Ponce
Aldo Alfonso Zavala-Jiménez
Karen Fuentes
James T. Ketchum

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2021.639772

7,069 views
8 citations

Original Research

Published on 23 Jun 2021

An Acoustic Survey of Beaked Whales and Kogia spp. in the Mariana Archipelago Using Drifting Recorders

in Marine Megafauna

Jennifer L. K. McCullough
Johanna L. K. Wren
Erin M. Oleson
Ann N. Allen
Zachary A. Siders
Erik S. Norris

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2021.664292

3,736 views
11 citations