Frontiers in Marine Science | Marine Megafauna

Original Research

Published on 17 Jul 2024

Abundance, production, and migrations of nesting green turtles at Rose Atoll, American Samoa, a regionally important rookery in the Central South Pacific Ocean

in Marine Megafauna

Shawn K. Murakawa
Alexander R. Gaos
Devin S. Johnson
Brian Peck
Mark MacDonald
Elyse Sachs
Frank Pendleton
Camryn D. Allen
Marylou K. Staman
Shelbie Ishimaru

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2024.1403240

3,531 views

Original Research

Published on 15 Jul 2024

Using passive acoustics to identify a quiet winter foraging refuge for an endangered beluga whale population in Alaska

in Marine Megafauna

Manuel Castellote
Verena A. Gill
Christopher D. Garner
Andrea J Gilstad
Benjamin X. Hou
Arial M. Brewer
Jessica M. Knoth

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2024.1393380

4,635 views

Original Research

Published on 05 Jul 2024

A longitudinal behavioral analysis of aquarium whale sharks (Rhincodon typus): insights into anticipatory cues, individual variation, and social interaction

in Marine Megafauna

Connor G. Gallimore
Celeste Walton
Richard Nugent
Maury Fradkin
Laurie Poppell
Christian Schreiber
Christopher Coco
Matthew Grober
Bruce Carlson
Alistair D. M. Dove

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2024.1418002

3,255 views

Original Research

Published on 05 Jul 2024

Genetic characteristics of loggerhead turtles in the coastal corridor of the North West Pacific, around the Cape Muroto, Japan

in Marine Megafauna

Takashi Ishihara
Naoki Kamezaki
Saya Hirai
Yoshimasa Matsuzawa
Tomoko Hamabata
Asuka Ishizaki
Peter H. Dutton

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2024.1303553

1,287 views

Original Research

Published on 02 Jul 2024

Temperature-related movement and habitat utilization patterns of Dall’s porpoises, small cetaceans seasonally migrating into the subarctic Pacific

in Marine Megafauna

Yu Kanaji
Hiroko Sasaki
Shun Ikuta
Noriko Azuma
Mari Kobayashi

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2024.1429358

1,052 views

Original Research

Published on 02 Jul 2024

Internal organs and body tissues of free-swimming whale sharks (Rhincodon typus) imaged using underwater ultrasound

in Marine Megafauna

M. G. Meekan
F. Thompson
K. Brooks
R. Matsumoto
K. Murakumo
E. Lester
A. Dove
B. Hopper

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2024.1285429

3,478 views
1 citation

Original Research

Published on 01 Jul 2024

Behavioral hotspots of bottlenose dolphins in industrialized ship channels

in Marine Megafauna

Eliza M. M. Mills
Sarah Piwetz
Dara N. Orbach

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2024.1334252

2,050 views
1 citation

Original Research

Published on 26 Jun 2024

Drone-based photogrammetry reveals differences in humpback whale body condition and mass across North Atlantic foraging grounds

in Marine Megafauna

Chelsi Napoli
Nathan Hirtle
Julia Stepanuk
Fredrik Christiansen
Eleanor I. Heywood
Thomas J. Grove
Alyssa Stoller
Flordespina Dodds
Maria Glarou
Marianne H. Rasmussen

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2024.1336455

7,730 views
1 citation

Original Research

Published on 19 Jun 2024

Multiple methods of diet assessment reveal differences in Atlantic puffin diet between ages, breeding stages, and years

in Marine Megafauna

William L. Kennerley
Gemma V. Clucas
Donald E. Lyons

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2024.1410805

3,726 views
1 citation

Original Research

Published on 11 Jun 2024

Density and abundance estimates of cetaceans in the Black Sea through aerial surveys (ASI/CeNoBS)

in Marine Megafauna

Romulus-Marian Paiu
Ana Cañadas
Ayhan Dede
Galina Meshkova
Dumitru Murariu
Ayaka Amaha Ozturk
Dimitar Popov
Arda M. Tonay
Costin Timofte
Natia Kopaliani

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2024.1248950

4,630 views
3 citations

Original Research

Published on 03 Jun 2024

Estimation of chronological age of Risso’s dolphin (Grampus griseus) based on DNA methylation frequency

in Marine Megafauna

Mizuki Mori
Hikari Maeda
Atsushi Tanabe
Hiroeki Sahara
Reiko Nozaki
Hidehiro Kondo
Gen Nakamura
Naohisa Kanda
Hiroto Murase

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2024.1391674

1,194 views

Brief Research Report

Published on 28 May 2024

Ethnobiological methods enhance our capacity to document potential climate sentinels: a loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta) case study

in Marine Megafauna

Michelle María Early-Capistrán
Nicole L. Crane
Larry B. Crowder
Gerardo Garibay-Melo
Jeffrey A. Seminoff
David Johnston

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2024.1407575

2,154 views
2 citations

Original Research

Published on 24 May 2024

Comparison of infrared thermography of the blowhole mucosa with rectal temperatures in killer whales (Orcinus orca)

in Marine Megafauna

Jennifer P. Russell
Micah St. Germain
Steve D. Osborn
Todd L. Schmitt
Kelsey E. S. Herrick
Todd Robeck

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2024.1369287

1,972 views
2 citations

Original Research

Published on 21 May 2024

Environmental factors modulate the distribution of elasmobranchs in southern Mozambique

in Marine Megafauna

Calum J. G. Murie
Simon P. Oliver
Livia Gavard
Mario Lebrato
James Brown
Andrew Lawrence

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2024.1408727

1,797 views

Original Research

Published on 16 May 2024

Mixed stock analysis identifies natal origins of green turtles at foraging grounds in southeastern Australia

in Marine Megafauna

Joanna Day
Jane Hall
Karrie Rose
Kimberly Vinette Herrin
Duane March
Olly Pitt
Nancy N. FitzSimmons
Libby Hall
Kieran Marshall
Sigrid Iredell

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2024.1346932

1,492 views
1 citation

Original Research

Published on 15 May 2024

Quantifying wildlife conflicts with metabarcoding and traditional dietary analyses: applied to seabird predation by long-nosed fur seals

in Marine Megafauna

Natasha A. Hardy
Tina E. Berry
Michael Bunce
Nathan J. Bott
Will F. Figueira
Rebecca R. McIntosh

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2024.1288769

1,712 views