Overcoming the challenges of studying conservation physiology in large whales: a review of available methods

KE Hunt, MJ Moore, RM Rolland… - Conservation …, 2013 - academic.oup.com
Large whales are subjected to a variety of conservation pressures that could be better
monitored and managed if physiological information could be gathered readily from free …

Decadal shift in foraging strategy of a migratory southern ocean predator

GL van Den Berg, E Vermeulen… - Global Change …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Rapid anthropogenic environmental change is expected to impact a host of ecological
parameters in Southern Ocean ecosystems. Of critical concern are the consequences of …

Morphological and thermal properties of mammalian insulation: the evolutionary transition to blubber in pinnipeds

HEM Liwanag, A Berta, DP Costa… - Biological Journal of …, 2012 - academic.oup.com
Carnivora includes three independent evolutionary transitions to the marine environment:
pinnipeds (seals, sea lions, and walruses), sea otters, and polar bears. Among these, only …

[HTML][HTML] From Krill to Whale: an overview of marine fatty acids and lipid compositions

M Linder, N Belhaj, P Sautot… - Oléagineux, Corps gras …, 2010 - ocl-journal.org
In this study, fatty acid compositions of phyto-zooplankton (calanoid copepod species,
krill…) to fish species (mackerel, sardine anchovy, salmon, shark) are presented. Marine oils …

Comparison of feeding niches between Arctic and northward-moving sub-Arctic marine mammals in Greenland

H Land-Miller, AM Roos, M Simon, R Dietz… - Marine Ecology …, 2023 - int-res.com
The climate change-induced northward movement of sub-Arctic marine mammals increases
their range overlap and interactions with native Arctic species. We compared feeding …

The selection and analysis of fatty acid ratios: a new approach for the univariate and multivariate analysis of fatty acid trophic markers in marine pelagic organisms

M Graeve, MJ Greenacre - Limnology and Oceanography …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Fatty acid (FA) compositions provide insights about storage and feeding modes of marine
organisms, characterizing trophic relationships in the marine food web. Such compositional …

Temporal complexity of southern B eaufort S ea polar bear diets during a period of increasing land use

MA McKinney, TC Atwood, SJ Iverson, E Peacock - Ecosphere, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
From 2000 to 2013, use of land as a seasonal habitat by polar bears (Ursus maritimus) of
the southern Beaufort Sea (SB) subpopulation substantially increased. This onshore use …

Application of lipid biomarker analysis to evaluate the function of 'slab-lined pits' in Arctic Norway

C Heron, G Nilsen, B Stern, O Craig… - Journal of Archaeological …, 2010 - Elsevier
Gas chromatography–mass spectrometry (GC–MS) and bulk carbon isotope determinations
have been performed on samples ('cemented organic residues', charcoal, sediment and fire …

Variation of bowhead whale progesterone concentrations across demographic groups and sample matrices

NM Kellar, J Keliher, ML Trego, KN Catelani… - Endangered Species …, 2013 - int-res.com
Bowhead whale Balaena mysticetus progesterone concentrations were measured in
different sample matrices (serum, blubber, and urine) to investigate (1) concordance among …

[HTML][HTML] Cetaceans as sentinels for informing climate change policy in UK waters

MJ Williamson, MTI ten Doeschate, R Deaville… - Marine Policy, 2021 - Elsevier
Climate change is predicted to have profound consequences for marine ecosystems. Due to
the growing political and social drive to address its impacts, monitoring and mitigating …