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Cetacean Sociality, Reproduction, and Conservation
The world’s cetaceans (like most of biodiversity) are in crisis, and the need for well-informed conservation action has never been greater....
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Cetacean Brain, Cognition, and Social Complexity
CetaceanCetacea/cetaceans minds have been the topic of intense scientific interest for decades, and our continued study of them takes us on a...
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Flukebook: an open-source AI platform for cetacean photo identification
Determining which species are at greatest risk, where they are most vulnerable, and what are the trajectories of their communities and populations is...
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Cetacean sensitivity and threats analysis to assess effectiveness of protection measures: an example of integrated approach for cetacean conservation in the Bonifacio Bouches
The conservation of the highly mobile marine mammals species is challenging. One of the primary tools for conservation of marine species and the...
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Cetacean distribution in relation to oceanographic features at the Kerguelen Plateau
The Kerguelen Plateau in the south-eastern Indian Ocean is one of the most isolated and understudied regions on earth. As part of the Kerguelen...
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A diminutive new basilosaurid whale reveals the trajectory of the cetacean life histories during the Eocene
Soon after whales originated from small terrestrial artiodactyl ancestors, basal stem forms (archaeocetes) came to inhabit more specialized aquatic...
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Cetacean Personhood, Rights, and Flourishing
CetaceansCetacea/cetaceans are large-brained intelligent mammals with long-term bonds, social associations across multiple levels, and learned...
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Cetacean Conservation and Management Strategies
This chapter offers some personal thoughts and reflections on strategies taken to manage human activities and limit or lessen their impacts on...
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The History of Cetacean Hunting and Changing Attitudes to Whales and Dolphins
Humans have hunted marine mammalsMarine mammals, including whales, dolphins, and porpoises (cetaceansCetacea/cetaceans), since pre-history. Hunting...
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Assessment of cetacean–fishery interactions in the marine food web of the Gulf of Taranto (Northern Ionian Sea, Central Mediterranean Sea)
The exploitation of fishery resources acts as a driving force on cetaceans both directly, by determining their fishing mortality or injury as...
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Interspecific Comparison of Reproductive Strategies
Knowledge of cetacean life history, morphologyMorphology, and social behavior provides clues to the niche-specific adaptations that have evolved to...
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Sexual Anatomy of Female Cetaceans: Art and Science Contribute Insights into Functionality
The relationship between sexual selection and the diversity and rapid evolution of male genitalia has been well-documented across many animal taxa,...
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Non-conceptive Sexual Behavior in Cetaceans: Comparison of Form and Function
Non-conceptive sexual behavior (NCSB) is phylogenetically widespread, having been documented in 35 of the 87 extant cetacean species, but function...
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Erysipelas in a stranded common bottlenose dolphin: first report in a South American odontocete
Erysipelas is a zoonotic disease caused by Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae. In cetaceans, this disease has two main clinical forms: a cutaneous one,...
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Pseudogenization of the Hair-Related Genes PADI3 and S100A3 in Cetaceans and Hippopotamus amphibius
Hair-related genes in mammals play important roles in the development and maintenance of hair and other keratinous structures in mammals. The...
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Long-term trends and a risk analysis of cetacean entanglements and bycatch in fisheries gear in Australian waters
Assessments of fisheries interactions with non-target species are crucial for quantifying anthropogenic threatening processes and informing...
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Breathing Air and Living Underwater: Molecular Evolution of Genes Related to Antioxidant Response in Cetaceans and Pinnipeds
Cetaceans and pinnipeds are lineages of mammals that have independently returned to the aquatic environment, acquiring varying degrees of dependence...
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Understanding across the senses: cross-modal studies of cognition in cetaceans
Cross-modal approaches to the study of sensory perception, social recognition, cognition, and mental representation have proved fruitful in humans as...
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Genome-wide analysis of the harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) indicates isolation-by-distance across the North Atlantic and potential local adaptation in adjacent waters
The harbour porpoise ( Phocoena phocoena ), a highly mobile cetacean species of the Northern Hemisphere, inhabits basins that vary broadly in salinity,...
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Implications of tag positioning and performance on the analysis of cetacean movement
BackgroundSatellite-linked animal-borne tags enable the study of free-ranging marine mammals. These tags can only transmit data while their antenna...
