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Open AccessAuthor Correction: Critically endangered Rice’s whales (Balaenoptera ricei) selectively feed on high-quality prey in the Gulf of Mexico
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Open AccessKinematics and energetics of foraging behavior in Rice’s whales of the Gulf of Mexico
Rorqual foraging behavior varies with species, prey type and foraging conditions, and can be a determining factor for their fitness. Little is known about the foraging ecology of Rice’s whales (Balaenoptera ricei
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Open AccessCritically endangered Rice’s whales (Balaenoptera ricei) selectively feed on high-quality prey in the Gulf of Mexico
Determining the drivers of prey selection in marine predators is critical when investigating ecosystem structure and function. The newly recognized Rice’s whale (Balaenoptera ricei) is one of the most critically ...
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Open AccessThe distribution of manta rays in the western North Atlantic Ocean off the eastern United States
In 2018, the giant manta ray was listed as threatened under the U.S. Endangered Species Act. We integrated decades of sightings and survey effort data from multiple sources in a comprehensive species distribut...
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Open AccessCetacean distribution models based on visual and passive acoustic data
Distribution models are needed to understand spatiotemporal patterns in cetacean occurrence and to mitigate anthropogenic impacts. Shipboard line-transect visual surveys are the standard method for estimating ...
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Open AccessEnvironmental predictors of habitat suitability and occurrence of cetaceans in the western North Atlantic Ocean
The objective of this study was to identify the main environmental covariates related to the abundance of 17 cetacean species/groups in the western North Atlantic Ocean based on generalized additive models, to...
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Open AccessHabitat-based cetacean density models for the U.S. Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico
Cetaceans are protected worldwide but vulnerable to incidental harm from an expanding array of human activities at sea. Managing potential hazards to these highly-mobile populations increasingly requires a det...
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Open AccessPassive acoustic monitoring of beaked whale densities in the Gulf of Mexico
Beaked whales are deep diving elusive animals, difficult to census with conventional visual surveys. Methods are presented for the density estimation of beaked whales, using passive acoustic monitoring data co...
