07 Dec Recent Research – October 2020 through December 2020

Wildlife Computers tags are used in a variety of scientific research. This article contains links to the most recent published papers available utilizing our tags.

• Changes in ocean conditions and hurricanes affect porbeagle Lamna nasus diving behavior
• St. Helena: An Important Reproductive Habitat for Whale Sharks (Rhincodon typus) in the Central South Atlantic
• Using conventional and pop-up satellite transmitting tags to assess the horizontal movements and habitat use of thorny skate (Amblyraja radiata) in the Gulf of Maine
• A scalable, satellite-transmitted data product for monitoring high-activity events in mobile aquatic animals
• Grey seals (Halichoerus grypus) as bioprobes: Fine-scale measurements of oceanographic properties using an instrumented large marine predator
• Stock-scale electronic tracking of Atlantic halibut reveals summer site fidelity and winter mixing on common spawning grounds
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• Satellite-Linked Telemetry Study of a Rehabilitated and Released Atlantic Spotted Dolphin in the Bahamas Provides Insights into Broader Ranging Patterns and …
• Post-release survival of silky sharks (Carcharhinus falciformis) following capture by Mexican flag longline fishing vessels in the northeastern Pacific Ocean
• Using machine learning models to predict the distribution of a cryptic marine species: the sperm whale
• Sex and Length as Predictors of Vertical Movements in Smalltooh Sawfish (Pristis pectinata)
• Comportamiento de buceo del calderón tropical (Globicephala macrorhynchus) en el Golfo de México inferido por datos de tiempo en temperatura
• Interannual differences in postrelease movements of rehabilitated harbor seal pups (Phoca vitulina richardii) in the Salish Sea
• Habitat use and movement patterns of tiger sharks (Galeocerdo cuvier) in eastern Australian waters
• Movement and habitat use of striped marlin Kajikia audax in the Western Indian Ocean
• Killer whales are attracted to herring fishing vessels
• The impact of rising sea temperatures on an Arctic top predator, the narwhal
• Thermoregulation Strategies of Deep Diving Ectothermic Sharks
• Animal-Borne Metrics Enable Acoustic Detection of Blue Whale Migration
• Extreme diving in mammals: first estimates of behavioural aerobic dive limits in Cuvier’s beaked whales
• Model‐based clustering reveals patterns in central place use of a marine top predator
• From trips to bouts to dives: temporal patterns in the diving behaviour of chick-rearing Adélie penguins, East Antarctica
• Deriving apparent optical properties from light measurements obtained using bottom-trawl-mounted archival tags
• Restricted vertical and cross-shelf movements of longtail tuna (Thunnus tonggol) as determined by pop-up satellite archival tags
• Seasonal movements and habitat use of juvenile smooth hammerhead sharks in the western North Atlantic Ocean and significance for management
• Use of the Alaskan Beaufort Sea by Bowhead Whales (Balaena mysticetus) Tagged with Satellite Transmitters, 2006–18
• Spatiotemporal distribution patterns of immature Australasian white sharks (Carcharodon carcharias)
• Surfacing and vertical behaviour of Atlantic bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus) in the Mediterranean Sea: implications for aerial surveys
• An encounter between a pelagic shark and giant cephalopod
• Inconspicuous, recovering, or northward shift: status and management of the white shark (Carcharodon carcharias) in Atlantic Canada
• Foraging behaviour of a continental shelf marine predator, the grey seal (Halichoerus grypus), is associated with in situ, subsurface oceanographic conditions
• Bowhead whales use two foraging strategies in response to fine-scale differences in zooplankton vertical distribution
• An integrative method for characterizing marine habitat features associated with predation: a case study on juvenile Steller sea lions (Eumetopias jubatus)
• Foraging behaviour of humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae): Automatic detection of feeding lunges from two-dimensional data
• Addressing tagging location bias to assess space use by marine animals
• Behavioural adjustments during foraging in two diving seabirds: king and macaroni penguins
• Supplementary Material S2: Within-dive analyses of hunting segments
• Movements, diving behaviour and diet of type‐C killer whales (Orcinus orca) in the Ross Sea, Antarctica
• Movement patterns and habitat use of tiger sharks (Galeocerdo cuvier) across ontogeny in the Gulf of Mexico
• Humpback whale movements in a narrow and heavily-used shipping passage, Chile
• Rehabilitated sea turtles tend to resume typical migratory behaviors: satellite tracking juvenile loggerhead, green, and Kemp’s ridley turtles in the northeastern USA
• Use of artificial illumination to reduce Pacific halibut bycatch in a US West Coast groundfish Bottom trawl
• Movement patterns of whale sharks in Cenderawasih Bay, Indonesia, revealed through long-term satellite tagging
• Harbour seals responded differently to pulses of out-migrating coho and Chinook smolts
• Observational/Hydrographic data of the South Atlantic Ocean published as LOD
• Optimising sample sizes for animal distribution analysis using tracking data
• Capture stress and post-release mortality of blacktip sharks in recreational charter fisheries of the Gulf of Mexico
• Evaluating different spatial scales of forage item availability to determine diet selection of juvenile green turtles (Chelonia mydas)
• Spatiotemporal distribution patterns of immature Australasian white sharks (Carcharodon carcharias)
• Multiyear social stability and social information use in reef sharks with diel fission–fusion dynamics
• FY18 Annual Report on Pacific Missile Range Facility Marine Mammal Monitoring
• Movements of loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta) in the Gulf of California: integrating satellite telemetry and remotely sensed environmental variables
• JUNICHI OKUYAMA, HISAKAZU ISHII, SHIGEO TANIZAKI, TOMOKO SUZUKI, OSAMU ABE 3, 5, HIDEAKI NISHIZAWA 4, AYA YANO, MASAKO TSUJIMURA …
• Multi-decadal humpback whale migratory route fidelity despite oceanographic and geomagnetic change
• Is it all about the haul? Pelagic false killer whale interactions with longline fisheries in the central North Pacific
• First insights into the vertical habitat use of the whitespotted eagle ray Aetobatus narinari revealed by pop‐up satellite archival tags
• Spatial Ecology of Sub-Adult Green Turtles in Coastal Waters of the Turks and Caicos Islands: Implications for Conservation Management
• Migration Corridors and Threats in the Gulf of Mexico and Florida Straits for Loggerhead Sea Turtles
• The formation of postsecondary expectations among parents of youth with autism spectrum disorder
• Altering the level of illumination on a bycatch reduction device and its effect on the catch rates of Pacific hake and Chinook salmon
• Satellite derived offshore migratory movements of southern right whales (Eubalaena australis) from Australian and New Zealand wintering grounds
• The seasonal energetic landscape of an apex marine carnivore, the polar bear
• Ultrahigh foraging rates of Baikal seals make tiny endemic amphipods profitable in Lake Baikal
• Inter-nesting and migrations by marine turtles of the Muiron Islands and Ningaloo Coast
• Health Impacts and Recovery From Prolonged Freshwater Exposure in a Common Bottlenose Dolphin (Tursiops truncatus)
• Quarter-Century (1993–2018) Nesting Trends in the Peripheral Populations of Three Sea Turtle Species at Ishigakijima Island, Japan
• Age-and sex-specific movement, behaviour and habitat-use patterns of bowhead whales (Balaena mysticetus) in the Eastern Canadian Arctic
• Homing tactics of Weddell seals in the Antarctic fast-ice environment
• Ringed seal (Pusa hispida) seasonal movements, diving, and haul‐out behavior in the Beaufort, Chukchi, and Bering Seas (2011–2017)
• Ecosystem Service Assessment and Mapping with Pacific Northwest National Forest Stakeholders
• Migratory and diurnal activity of North Atlantic killer whales (Orcinus orca) off northern Norway
• Movements of swordfish (Xiphias gladius) in the northeastern Pacific Ocean as determined by electronic tags (2002-2019).
• Movement, diving, and haul-out behaviors of juvenile bearded seals in the Bering, Chukchi and Beaufort seas, 2014–2018
• Extreme diving of females at the largest colony of New Zealand sea lions, Phocarctos hookeri
• Evidence of diverse movement strategies and habitat use by white sharks, Carcharodon carcharias, off southern Australia
• Autumn movements of fin whales (Balaenoptera physalus) from Svalbard, Norway, revealed by satellite tracking
• Influence of environmental variability on harbour porpoise movement
• Report of the Joint US Office of Naval Research, International Whaling Commission and US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Workshop on Cetacean …
• Perturbation drives changing metapopulation dynamics in a top marine predator
• The influence of herring (Clupea harengus) biomass and distribution on killer whale (Orcinus orca) movements on the Norwegian shelf
• Skin in the game: Epidermal molt as a driver of long‐distance migration in whales
• Searching for humpback whales in a historical whaling hotspot of the Coral Sea, South Pacific
• Ship’s compliance with a traffic separation scheme and speed limit in the Gulf of Panama and implications for the risk to humpback whales
• Social Behavior of the Cuvier’s Beaked Whale (Ziphius cavirostris) Investigated by Telemetry and Photo-Identification
• on-board study of gas embolism in marine turtles caught in bottom trawl fisheries in the Atlantic Ocean
• Satellite tracking can inform population-level dispersal to foraging grounds of post-nesting Kemp’s ridley sea turtles
• Marine hotspots of activity inform protection of a threatened community of pelagic species in a large oceanic jurisdiction
• Open ocean reorientation and challenges of island finding by sea turtles during long-distance migration
• An at-sea assessment of Argos location accuracy for three species of large whales, and the effect of deep-diving behavior on location error
• Individual variation in residency and regional movements of reef manta rays Mobula alfredi in a large marine protected area
• Assessing cetacean populations in the Mariana Archipelago: A summary of data and analyses arising from Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center surveys from 2010 …
• Shipping Route Optimization and Carbon Emissions Reduction: Environmental Factors
• Human impact on highly mobile cetaceans: the use of biotelemetry data to inform ocean management
• Longtail tuna, Thunnus tonggol (Bleeker, 1851): a global review of population dynamics, ecology, fisheries, and considerations for future conservation and …
• Etología y telemetría satelital: herramientas complementarias en los procesos de conservación de tortugas marinas
• Recommended release mortality estimation methods for species commonly caught by recreational fishers in New Zealand
• Trophic Relationships of Resident Chinook and Coho Salmon and the Influence of Artificial Light at Night (ALAN) on Predation Risk for During Early Marine Life …
• Diet and Movement of Depredating Male Sperm Whales (Physeter macrocephalus) in the Gulf of Alaska