Assessing the non-lethal effects of disturbance from human activities is necessary for wildlife
conservation and management. However, linking short-term responses to long-term impacts …

The number of scientific papers resulting from biologging instruments deployed on marine
mammals is increasing as improved technologies result in smaller devices and improved …

Currently, the Galapagos sea lion (GSL, Zalophus wollebaeki) and Galapagos fur seal (GFS,
Arctocephalus galapagoensis) are among the most important endemic species for …

The Argos service was launched in 1978 to serve environmental applications, including
oceanography, wildlife tracking, fishing vessel monitoring, and maritime safety. The system …

Abstract Microplastics (MPs,< 5 mm in size) are highly bioavailable to many taxa within the
marine ecosystem, either ingested directly or indirectly through trophic transfer from polluted …

The open ocean is a highly variable environment where marine top predators are thought to
require optimized foraging strategies to locate and capture prey. Mesoscale and sub …

Comparative physiology has developed a rich understanding of the physiological
adaptations of organisms, from microbes to megafauna. Despite extreme differences in size …

Heart rate and peripheral blood flow distribution are the primary determinants of the rate and
pattern of oxygen store utilisation and ultimately breath-hold duration in marine endotherms …

To be successful, marine predators must alter their foraging behavior in response to
changes in their environment. To understand the impact and severity of environmental …

Land-dependent marine species are a unique guild of species whose life histories rely on
both land and sea. This group is exposed to climate change-related stressors 2-fold, as …