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  • Combining regional habitat selection models for large-scale prediction: Circumpolar habitat selection of southern ocean humpback whales.
    REISINGER, R. R., A. S. FRIEDLAENDER, A. N. ZERBINI, D. M. PALACIOS, V. ANDREWS-GOFF, L. DALLA ROSA, M. KOUBLE, K. FINDLAY, C. GARRIGUE, J. HOW, C. JENNER, M.-N. JENNER, B. MATE, H. C. ROSENBAUM, S. M. SEAKAMELA, and R. CONSTANTINE. 2021. Combining regional habitat selection models for large-scale prediction: Circumpolar habitat selection of southern ocean humpback whales. Remote Sensing 13:2074. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs13112074   Online.
     
  • Under pressure: Effects of instrumentation methods on fur seal pelt function.
    NANKEY, P., N. FILIPPI, C. E. KUHN, B. DICKERSON, and H. E. LIWANAG. 2021. Under pressure: Effects of instrumentation methods on fur seal pelt function. Mar. Mamm. Sci. https://doi.org/10.1111/mms.12817  Online.
     
  • A deepening understanding of animal culture suggests lessons for conservation.
    BRAKES, P., E. L. CARROLL, S. R. X. DALL, S. A. KEITH, P. K. McGREGOR, S. L. MESNICK, M. J. NOAD, L. RENDELL, M. M. ROBBINS, C. RUTZ, A. THORNTON, A. WHITEN, M. J. WHITING, L. M. APLIN, S. BEARHOP, P. CIUCCI, V. FISHLOCK, J. K. B. FORD, G. N. di SCIARA, M. P. SIMMONDS, F. SPINA, P. R. WADE, H. WHITEHEAD, J. WILLIAMS, and E. C. GARLAND. 2021. A deepening understanding of animal culture suggests lessons for conservation. Proc. Royal Soc. Biol. Sci. 288:20202718. https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2020.2718  Online.
     
  • Estimating acoustic cue rates in bowhead whales, Balaena mysticetus, during their fall migration through the Alaskan Beaufort Sea.
    BLACKWELL, S. B., A. M. THODE, A. S. CONRAD, M. C. FERGUSON, C. L. BERCHOK, K. M. STAFFORD, T. A. MARQUES, and K. H. KIM. 2021. Estimating acoustic cue rates in bowhead whales, Balaena mysticetus, during their fall migration through the Alaskan Beaufort Sea. J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 149(5):3611-3625 https://doi.org/10.1121/10.0005043  Online.
     
  • Memories: Glenn R. VanBlaricom 1949-2020.
    ZERBINI, A. N., A. J. ORR, A. L. BRADFORD, M. KENNER, R. SUYDAM, C. ALVAREZ-FLORES, L. R. GERGER, D. HAUSER, and L. HOBERECHT. 2021. Memories: Glenn R. VanBlaricom 1949-2020. Mar. Mamm. Sci. https://doi.org/10.1111/mms.12791  Online.
     
  • Marine soundscape variation reveals insights into baleen whales and their environment: a case study in central New Zealand.
    WARREN, V. E., C. McPHERSON, G. GIORLI, K. T. GOETZ, and C. A. RADFORD. 2021. Marine soundscape variation reveals insights into baleen whales and their environment: a case study in central New Zealand. Royal Soc. Open Sci. 8:201503. https://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.201503   Online.
     
  • Cloud acceleration of INSTINCT
    WOODRICH, D. 2021. Cloud acceleration of INSTINCT. U.S. Dep. Commer., NOAA Tech. Memo. NMFS-AFSC-416, 28 p.   Online.
     
  • Differing prey associations and habitat use suggest niche partitioning by fin and humpback whales off Kodiak Island.
    McCARTHY, A., A. De ROBERTIS, S. KOTWICKI, K. HOUGH, P. WADE and C. WILSON. 2021. Differing prey associations and habitat use suggest niche partitioning by fin and humpback whales off Kodiak Island. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 662:181-197. https://doi.org/10.3354/meps13596   Online.
     
  • Ecological variation in the western Beaufort Sea,
    FERGUSON, M.C., J.T. CLARKE, A.A. BROWER, A.L. WILLOUGHBY, and S.R. OKKONEN. 2021. Ecological variation in the western Beaufort Sea, pp.365-379, Ch. 24, In: J.C. George and J.G.M. Thewissen, editors, The bowhead whale Balaena mysticetus: Biol. Human Interac. Academic Press. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-818969-6.00024-8  Online.
     
  • An epigenetic clock to estimate the age of living beluga whales.
    BORS, E. K., C. S. BAKER, P. R. WADE, K. O’NEILL, K. E. W. SHELDEN, M. J. THOMPSON, Z. FEI, S. JARMAN, and S. HORVATH. 2021. An epigenetic clock to estimate the age of living beluga whales. Evolution. App. Early online. https://doi.org/10.1111/eva.13195   Online.
     
  • Blue whale movement patterns, habitat selection and overlap with vessel traffic in the northern Chilean Patagonia.
    BEDRIÑANA-ROMANO, L., R. HUCKE-GAETE, F. A. VIDDI, D. JOHNSON, A. N. ZERBINI, J. MORALES, B. MATE, and D. M. PALACIOS. 2021. Blue whale movement patterns, habitat selection and overlap with vessel traffic in the northern Chilean Patagonia. Sci. Rep 11:2709. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-82220-5  Online.
     
  • Assessing pinniped bycatch mortality with uncertainty in abundance and post-release mortality: a case study from Chile.
    PUNT, A. E., M. SEPÚLVEDA, M. SIPLE, J. E. MOORE, T. B. FRANCIS, P. S. HAMMOND, D. HEINEMANN, K. J. LONG, D. OLIVA, R. R. REEVES, G. M. SIGURÐSSON, G. VÍKINGSSON, P. R. WADE, R. WILLIAMS, and A. N. ZERBINI. 2021. Assessing pinniped bycatch mortality with uncertainty in abundance and post-release mortality: a case study from Chile. Fish. Res. 235:105816. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fishres.2020.105816  Online.
     
  • Can we manage marine mammal bycatch effectively in low-data environments?
    PUNT, A. E., M. C. SIPLE, T. B. FRANCIS, P. S. HAMMOND, D. HEINEMANN, K. J. LONG, J. MOORE, M. SEPULVEDA, R. R. REEVES, G. M. SIGURDSSON, G. VIKINGSSON, P. R. WADE, R. WILLIAMS, and A. N. ZERBINI. 2021. Can we manage marine mammal bycatch effectively in low-data environments? J. Appl. Ecol. 0:1-12. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.13816  Online.
     
  • Anthropogenic scarring in long-term photo-identification records of Cook Inlet beluga whales, Delphinapterus leucas.
    MCGUIRE, T. L., A. D. STEPHENS, J. R. MCCLUNG, C. GARNER, K. A. BUREK-HUNTINGTON, C. E. C. GOERTZ, K. E. W. SHELDEN, G. O’CORRY-CROWE, G. K. HIMES BOOR, and B. WRIGHT. 2020. Anthropogenic scarring in long-term photo-identification records of Cook Inlet beluga whales, Delphinapterus leucas. Mar. Fish. Rev. 83(3-4). https://spo.nmfs.noaa.gov/content/mfr/anthropogenic-scarring-long-term-photo-identification-records-cook-inlet-beluga-whales  Online.
     
  • Anthropogenic scarring in long-term photo-identification records of Cook Inlet beluga whales, Delphinapterus leucas.
    McGUIRE, T. L., A. D. STEPHENS, J. R. McCLUNG, C. GARNER, K. A. BUREK-HUNTINGTON, C. E. C. GOERTZ, K. E. W. SHELDEN, G. O’CORRY-CROWE, G. K. HIMES BOOR, and B. WRIGHT. 2020. Anthropogenic scarring in long-term photo-identification records of Cook Inlet beluga whales, Delphinapterus leucas. Mar. Fish. Res. 82(3-4). https://doi.org/10.7755/MFR.82.3-4.3  Online.
     
  • Meta-population modeling of narwhals, Monodon Monoceros, in east Canada and west Greenland.
    WITTING, L., T. DONIOL-VALCROZE, R. C. HOBBS, S. DITLEVSEN, AND M. P. HEIDE-JØRGENSEN. 2020. Meta-population modeling of narwhals, Monodon Monoceros, in east Canada and west Greenland. Mar. Fish. Rev. 81:116-124. https://spo.nmfs.noaa.gov/sites/default/files/pdf-content/mfr813-47.pdf   Online.
     
  • Hunt allocation modeling for migrating animals: The case of Baffin Bay narwhal, Monodon Monoceros.
    WATT, C. A., T. DONIOL-VALCROZE, L. WITTING, R. C. HOBBS, R. GULDBORG HANSEN, D. S. LEE, M. MARCOUX, V. LESAGE, E. GARDE, S. H. FERGUSON, and M. P. HEIDE-JØRGENSEN. 2020. Hunt allocation modeling for migrating animals: The case of Baffin Bay narwhal, Monodon Monoceros. Mar. Fish. Rev. 81:125-136 + appendices. https://spo.nmfs.noaa.gov/sites/default/files/pdf-content/mfr813-48.pdf   Online.
     
  • Skin microbiome of beluga whales: spatial, temporal, and health-related dynamics.
    VAN CISE, A.M., P. R. WADE, C. E. C. GOERTZ, K. BUREK-HUNTINGTON, K. PARSONS, T. CLAUSS, R. HOBBS, and A. APPRIL. 2020. Skin microbiome of beluga whales: spatial, temporal, and health-related dynamics. Anim. Microbiome 2:39. https://doi.org/10.1186/s42523-020-00057-1  Online.
     
  • Distribution, habitat use, and abundance of the endangered franciscana in southeastern and southern Brazil.
    SUCUNZA, F., D. DANILEWICZ, A. ANDRIOLO, A. F. AZEVEDO, E. R. SECCHI, and A. N. ZERBINI. 2020. Distribution, habitat use, and abundance of the endangered franciscana in southeastern and southern Brazil. Mar. Mamm. Sci. 36:421-435. https://doi.org/10.1111/mms.12650  Online.
     
  • Developing and assessing a density surface model in a Bayesian hierarchical framework with a focus on uncertainty: insights from simulations and an application to fin whales (Balaenoptera physalus).
    SIGOURNEY, D. B., S. CHAVEZ-ROSALES, P. B. CONN, L. GARRISON, E. JOSEPHSON, and D. PALKA. 2020. Developing and assessing a density surface model in a Bayesian hierarchical framework with a focus on uncertainty: insights from simulations and an application to fin whales (Balaenoptera physalus). PeerJ 8:e8226. https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.8226   Online.
     
  • Additional recent Cetacean Assessment & Ecology publications


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