Frontiers in Marine Science | Marine Megafauna

Original Research

Published on 26 Jun 2023

Zoop to poop: assessment of microparticle loads in gray whale zooplankton prey and fecal matter reveal high daily consumption rates

in Marine Megafauna

Leigh G. Torres
Susanne M. Brander
Julia I. Parker
Elissa M. Bloom
Robyn Norman
Jennifer E. Van Brocklin
Katherine S. Lasdin
Lisa Hildebrand

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2023.1201078

6,466 views
21 citations

Original Research

Published on 23 Jun 2023

Large and in charge: cortisol levels vary with sex, diet, and body mass in an Antarctic predator, the leopard seal

in Marine Megafauna

Emily S. Sperou
Daniel E. Crocker
Renato Borras-Chavez
Daniel P. Costa
Michael E. Goebel
Shane B. Kanatous
Douglas J. Krause
Stephen J. Trumble
Sarah S. Kienle

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2023.1179236

5,471 views
6 citations

Original Research

Published on 15 Jun 2023

Stable isotope ecology and interspecific dietary overlap among dolphins in the Northeast Atlantic

in Marine Megafauna

Tessa Plint
Mariel T.I. ten Doeschate
Andrew C. Brownlow
Nicholas J. Davison
Georg Hantke
Andrew C. Kitchener
Fred J. Longstaffe
Rona A. R. McGill
Cornelia Simon-Nutbrown
Clayton R. Magill

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2023.1111295

4,786 views
5 citations

Original Research

Published on 12 Jun 2023

Estimation of total population size of southern elephant seals (Mirounga leonina) on Kerguelen and Crozet Archipelagos using very high-resolution satellite imagery

in Marine Megafauna

Joris Laborie
Matthieu Authier
Adrien Chaigne
Karine Delord
Henri Weimerskirch
Christophe Guinet

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2023.1149100

3,459 views
8 citations

Original Research

Published on 12 Jun 2023

Response of cetaceans to fluctuations of pelagic fish stocks and environmental conditions within the Celtic Sea ecosystem

in Marine Megafauna

Andrea Fariñas-Bermejo
Simon Berrow
Michaël Gras
Ciaran O’Donnell
Vasilis Valavanis
Dave Wall
Graham J. Pierce

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2023.1033758

3,691 views
2 citations

Hypothesis and Theory

Published on 05 Jun 2023

Do whales really increase the oceanic removal of atmospheric carbon?

in Marine Megafauna

Jan-Olaf Meynecke
Saumik Samanta
Jasper de Bie
Elisa Seyboth
Subhra Prakash Dey
Giles Fearon
Marcello Vichi
Ken Findlay
Alakendra Roychoudhury
Brendan Mackey

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2023.1117409

16,238 views
10 citations

Brief Research Report

Published on 02 Jun 2023

Mycobacterium gordonae infection in a free-ranging green turtle (Chelonia mydas), Brazil

in Marine Megafauna

Daphne Wrobel Goldberg
Marina Molinas Alcala
Daniela Farias da Nóbrega
Fábio Parra Sellera
Solange Fonseca
José Soares Ferreira Neto
Denise Batista Nogueira
Marcos Bryan Heinemann

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2023.1197731

3,039 views
1 citation

Original Research

Published on 29 May 2023

The effects of microplastic on the thermal profile of sand: implications for marine turtle nesting grounds

in Marine Megafauna

Mariana M. P. B. Fuentes
Valencia Beckwidth
Matthew Ware

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2023.1146556

11,882 views
24 citations

Original Research

Published on 25 May 2023

Assignment of tracks from tagged Atlantic bluefin tuna Thunnus thynnus to potential stocks using behavioural differences and habitat partitioning

in Marine Megafauna

Simon Dedman
Emilius A. Aalto
Michael J. W. Stokesbury
Robert J. Schallert
Michael R. Castleton
Barbara A. Block

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2023.1165910

3,093 views
2 citations

Original Research

Published on 25 May 2023

Reduced survival of Steller sea lions in the Gulf of Alaska following marine heatwave

in Marine Megafauna

Kelly K. Hastings
Thomas S. Gelatt
John M. Maniscalco
Lauri A. Jemison
Rod Towell
Grey W. Pendleton
Devin S. Johnson

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2023.1127013

4,151 views
5 citations

Original Research

Published on 25 May 2023

Testing indicators for trend assessment of range and habitat of low-density cetacean species in the Mediterranean Sea

in Marine Megafauna

Antonella Arcangeli
Fabrizio Atzori
Marta Azzolin
Lucy Babey
Ilaria Campana
Lara Carosso
Roberto Crosti
Odei Garcia-Garin
Martina Gregorietti
Arianna Orasi

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2023.1116829

3,758 views
9 citations

Original Research

Published on 23 May 2023

Biosonar activity of the Indo-Pacific humpback dolphin (Sousa chinensis) near the tunnel section of the world’s longest cross-sea bridge—the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge—is negatively correlated with underwater noise

in Marine Megafauna

Xue An
Pengxiang Duan
Weilun Li
Jing Yuan
Yuwei Chen
Fei Fan
Xiaojun Deng
Yousheng Xiao
Xi Chen
Ding Wang

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2023.1171709

3,122 views

Original Research

Published on 15 May 2023

Submarine canyons as key habitats to preserve Risso’s dolphin (Grampus griseus) populations in the northwestern Mediterranean Sea

in Marine Megafauna

Carla A. Chicote
Natalia Amigó
Manel Gazo

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2023.1080386

2,508 views
5 citations

Brief Research Report

Published on 09 May 2023

Differential methylation between sex in adult green sea turtle skin biopsies

in Marine Megafauna

Benjamin Mayne
Walter Mustin
Vandanaa Baboolal
Francesca Casella
Katia Ballorain
Mathieu Barret
Mathew A. Vanderklift
Anton D. Tucker
Oliver Berry

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2023.1169808

2,948 views
4 citations

Original Research

Published on 05 May 2023

Rapid physiological colouration change is a challenge - but not a hindrance - to successful photo identification of giant sunfish (Mola alexandrini, Molidae)

in Marine Megafauna

Marianne Nyegaard
Jennifer Karmy
Lauren McBride
Tierney M. Thys
Marthen Welly
Rili Djohani

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2023.1179467

3,347 views
4 citations

Original Research

Published on 19 Apr 2023

Categorisation of the length of bowhead whales from British Arctic whaling records

in Marine Megafauna

Jeremy Wilkinson
Gaëlle Veyssière
Nick Hughes
Matthew Ayre
Maribeth Murray
Robert Headland
Ryan Charles

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2023.1116638

2,031 views
1 citation