Intermittent upwelling impacts zooplankton and their gray whale predators at multiple scales

A Dawn, L Hildebrand, FA Sullivan, D Barlow… - Marine Ecology …, 2025 - int-res.com
Coastal upwelling dynamics influence the abundance and distribution of marine
zooplankton; however, knowledge of how intermittent upwelling patterns impact nearshore …

Towards the definition of the humpback whale population units along the Mexican and Central American coasts in the Pacific Ocean

P Martínez‐Loustalot, K Audley… - Marine Mammal …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The SPLASH project (2004–2006) revealed complex population structure and
migratory connections, but no regional effort was made along the southern Mexican Pacific …

Spatial Ecology of Humpback Whales (Megaptera novaeangliae, Cetacea-Balaenopteridae) from the Mexican Central Pacific1

CD Ortega-Ortiz, AB Cuevas-Soltero… - Pacific Science, 2022 - BioOne
The Northeast Pacific subpopulation of the humpback whale migrates every winter-spring to
Mexican waters to breed; however, their use of habitat in the Mexican Pacific remains …

[PDF][PDF] Ecological aspects of killer whales from the Mexican Central Pacific coast: Revealing a new ecotype in the Eastern Tropical Pacific

MH Vargas-Bravo, FR Elorriaga-Verplancken… - Mar. Mam …, 2020 - researchgate.net
The killer whale (KW, Orcinus orca) is the most cosmopolitan species among cetaceans
(Bryun, Tosh, & Terauds, 2012; Heyning & Dahlheim, 1988), showing a unique global …

Movements and trophic ecology of dolphinfish (Coryphaena hippurus) in the Mexican Central Pacific inferred from stomach content, bulk, and compound-specific …

SA Briones-Hernández, VH Galván-Piña… - Marine Biology, 2023 - Springer
Feeding habits and habitat use inform ecosystem-based management strategies for
commercial fish species. A consumer's diet can be assessed through stomach content …

Parental duties and foraging strategies of a tropical pelagic seabird (Phaethon aethereus, Aves: Phaethontidae) during the breeding season

A Piña-Ortiz, DA González-Zamora, JA Paz… - Marine Biology, 2024 - Springer
Breeding seabirds must balance the energetic demands of feeding themselves and their
offspring while coping with the constraints imposed by central-place foraging. As such …

Environmental preferences and size variability of Carcharhinus falciformis (Müller & Henle 1839) caught by longline fleet in the Central Mexican Pacific

NM Melgar-Martínez, S Ortega-García… - Regional Studies in …, 2024 - Elsevier
The silky shark (Carcharhinus falciformis) is one of the most economically important species
with high volume catches in the Central Mexican Pacific (CMP). Research on environmental …

Influence of environmental variability on the distribution and abundance of the pantropical spotted dolphin (Stenella attenuata) in the Mexican Central Pacific

ER Díaz-Torres, E Marín-Enríquez, A Corgos… - Ciencias …, 2022 - scielo.org.mx
The Mexican Central Pacific (MCP) has complex oceanographic dynamics, with a well-
defined seasonal pattern and influence of interannual sea surface temperature anomalies …

Reproductive biology of the rock oyster Striostrea prismatica in two populations of the Mexican Central Pacific

KG Ríos-González, J Chávez-Villalba… - Invertebrate …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
The oyster Striostrea prismatica is a fishery-relevant species in the eastern tropical Pacific,
particularly in the Mexican Central Pacific (MCP), and little is known about its reproductive …

[PDF][PDF] Sightings and strandings of beaked whales from the Mexican Central Pacific

CD Ortega-Ortiz, ER Díaz-Torres… - Aquatic …, 2021 - researchgate.net
Beaked whales from the family Ziphiidae are most common (McLeod et al., 2003; Arbelo et
al., some of the least frequently observed animals on 2010, 2013; Félix et al., 2011; West et …