Age-related changes in the patterns of local relatedness (kinship dynamics) can be a
significant selective force shaping the evolution of life history and social behaviour. In …

Each stock assessment includes, when available, a description of the stock's geographic
range; a minimum population estimate; current population trends; current and maximum net …

Cetaceans spend most of their time below the surface of the sea, highlighting the importance
of passive acoustic monitoring as a tool to facilitate understanding and mapping their year …

Infanticide can be an extreme result of sexual conflict that drives selection in species in
which it occurs. It is a rarely observed behaviour but some evidence for its occurrence in …

Marine mammals are inherently vulnerable to oil spills. We developed a conceptual
framework to evaluate the impacts of potential oil exposure on marine mammals and applied …

Bigg's (Transient) killer whales (Orcinus orca) display incredible cooperative hunting
techniques and a complex social organization. We describe the predation behavior of Bigg's …

Top predators strongly impact the structure of ecosystems through the top-down cascading
effects on prey species. Killer whales (Orcinus orca), the top predators in marine …

Understanding habitat use patterns of animal populations across space and time is
fundamental to identifying ecological requirements, and informing threat mitigation and …

To support optimal monitoring and enforcement investment, management aimed at
minimizing disturbance to wildlife requires an understanding of how regulatory compliance …

As marine traffic increases globally, ship strikes have emerged as a primary threat to many
baleen whale populations. Here we predict ship-strike rates for fin whales Balaenoptera …