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View article: Fish Feeding and Rapid Foraging Behavior Switching by Gray Whales (Eschrichtius robustus) in California
Fish Feeding and Rapid Foraging Behavior Switching by Gray Whales (Eschrichtius robustus) in California Open
Gray whales (Eschrichtius robustus) evolved to suction feed on benthic invertebrates and typically do not consume adult fish. Yet, these whales are flexible foragers, occasionally skim feeding on planktonic invertebrates and rarely lunge f…
View article: New urban habitat for endangered humpback whales: San Francisco Bay
New urban habitat for endangered humpback whales: San Francisco Bay Open
As populations of large whales recover from whaling, species that forage and breed in coastal waters, including the humpback whale ( Megaptera novaeangliae ), increasingly overlap with human activities. This represents a potential hazard i…
View article: Northern Range Expansion of California Coastal Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops truncatus)
Northern Range Expansion of California Coastal Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) Open
The California coastal stock of bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) expanded its range north from the Southern California Bight, its historical range, into Central California coincident with the 1982-1983 El Niño event. Since the late…
View article: Sociosexual Behavior of Nocturnally Foraging Dusky and Spinner Dolphins
Sociosexual Behavior of Nocturnally Foraging Dusky and Spinner Dolphins Open
Dusky and spinner dolphins are small-bodied odontocetes that show variation in socioecology across their range. New Zealand dusky dolphins and Hawaiian spinner dolphins of deep nearshore waters feed nocturnally upon prey species associated…