Whales as marine ecosystem engineers
Baleen and sperm whales, known collectively as the great whales, include the largest
animals in the history of life on Earth. With high metabolic demands and large populations …
animals in the history of life on Earth. With high metabolic demands and large populations …
Extinctions in ancient and modern seas
In the coming century, life in the ocean will be confronted with a suite of environmental
conditions that have no analog in human history. Thus, there is an urgent need to determine …
conditions that have no analog in human history. Thus, there is an urgent need to determine …
[图书][B] The cultural lives of whales and dolphins
H Whitehead, L Rendell - 2014 - degruyter.com
In the songs and bubble feeding of humpback whales; in young killer whales learning to
knock a seal from an ice floe in the same way their mother does; and in the use of sea …
knock a seal from an ice floe in the same way their mother does; and in the use of sea …
[HTML][HTML] Pattern and timing of diversification of Cetartiodactyla (Mammalia, Laurasiatheria), as revealed by a comprehensive analysis of mitochondrial genomes
The order Cetartiodactyla includes cetaceans (whales, dolphins and porpoises) that are
found in all oceans and seas, as well as in some rivers, and artiodactyls (ruminants, pigs …
found in all oceans and seas, as well as in some rivers, and artiodactyls (ruminants, pigs …
Why whales are big but not bigger: physiological drivers and ecological limits in the age of ocean giants
The largest animals are marine filter feeders, but the underlying mechanism of their large
size remains unexplained. We measured feeding performance and prey quality to …
size remains unexplained. We measured feeding performance and prey quality to …
Baleen boom and bust: a synthesis of mysticete phylogeny, diversity and disparity
FG Marx, RE Fordyce - Royal Society Open Science, 2015 - royalsocietypublishing.org
A new, fully dated total-evidence phylogeny of baleen whales (Mysticeti) shows that
evolutionary phases correlate strongly with Caenozoic modernization of the oceans and …
evolutionary phases correlate strongly with Caenozoic modernization of the oceans and …
Independent evolution of baleen whale gigantism linked to Plio-Pleistocene ocean dynamics
GJ Slater, JA Goldbogen… - Proceedings of the …, 2017 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Vertebrates have evolved to gigantic sizes repeatedly over the past 250 Myr, reaching their
extreme in today's baleen whales (Mysticeti). Hypotheses for the evolution of exceptionally …
extreme in today's baleen whales (Mysticeti). Hypotheses for the evolution of exceptionally …
How whales dive, feast, and fast: the ecophysiological drivers and limits of foraging in the evolution of cetaceans
JA Goldbogen, ND Pyenson… - Annual Review of …, 2023 - annualreviews.org
Whales are an extraordinary study group for questions about ecology and evolution
because their combinations of extreme body sizes and unique foraging strategies are …
because their combinations of extreme body sizes and unique foraging strategies are …
Whale-fall ecosystems: recent insights into ecology, paleoecology, and evolution
Whale falls produce remarkable organic-and sulfide-rich habitat islands at the seafloor. The
past decade has seen a dramatic increase in studies of modern and fossil whale remains …
past decade has seen a dramatic increase in studies of modern and fossil whale remains …
Cenozoic megatooth sharks occupied extremely high trophic positions
Trophic position is a fundamental characteristic of animals, yet it is unknown in many extinct
species. In this study, we ground-truth the 15N/14N ratio of enameloid-bound organic matter …
species. In this study, we ground-truth the 15N/14N ratio of enameloid-bound organic matter …