Gray whale detection in satellite imagery using deep learning by Katherine M. Green, Mala K. Virdee, Hannah C. Cubaynes, Angelica I. Aviles‐Rivero, Peter T. Fretwell, Patrick C. Gray, David W. Johnston, Carola‐Bibiane Schönlieb, Leigh G. Torres, Jennifer A. Jackson

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Effects of vessel traffic and ocean noise on gray whale stress hormones by Leila S. Lemos, Joseph H. Haxel, Amy Olsen, Jonathan D. Burnett, Angela Smith, Todd E. Chandler, Sharon L. Nieukirk, Shawn E. Larson, Kathleen E. Hunt, Leigh G. Torres

“…To understand the physiological impacts of vessel traffic on baleen whales, we investigated the adrenal stress response of gray whales (Eschrichtius robustus) to variable vessel traffic levels through an assessment of fecal glucocorticoid metabolite (fGC) concentrations. …”
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Shaken, not stirred: blue whales show no acoustic response to earthquake events by Dawn R. Barlow, Mateo Estrada Jorge, Holger Klinck, Leigh G. Torres

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Environmental conditions and marine heatwaves influence blue whale foraging and reproductive effort by Dawn R. Barlow, Holger Klinck, Dimitri Ponirakis, Trevor A. Branch, Leigh G. Torres

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Insight into the kinematics of blue whale surface foraging through drone observations and prey data by Leigh G. Torres, Dawn R. Barlow, Todd E. Chandler, Jonathan D. Burnett

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Zoop to poop: assessment of microparticle loads in gray whale zooplankton prey and fecal matter reveal high daily consumption rates by Leigh G. Torres, Susanne M. Brander, Julia I. Parker, Elissa M. Bloom, Robyn Norman, Jennifer E. Van Brocklin, Katherine S. Lasdin, Lisa Hildebrand

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Range-Wide Comparison of Gray Whale Body Condition Reveals Contrasting Sub-Population Health Characteristics and Vulnerability to Environmental Change by Leigh G. Torres, Clara N. Bird, Fabian Rodríguez-González, Fredrik Christiansen, Fredrik Christiansen, Lars Bejder, Lars Bejder, Leila Lemos, Leila Lemos, Jorge Urban R, Jorge Urban R, Steven Swartz, Amy Willoughby, Amy Willoughby, Joshua Hewitt, KC. Bierlich

“…As capital breeders, whales are dependent on dense, predictable prey resources during foraging seasons. …”
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A deep learning approach to photo–identification demonstrates high performance on two dozen cetacean species by Philip T. Patton, Ted Cheeseman, Kenshin Abe, Taiki Yamaguchi, Walter Reade, Ken Southerland, Addison Howard, Erin M. Oleson, Jason B. Allen, Erin Ashe, Aline Athayde, Robin W. Baird, Charla Basran, Elsa Cabrera, John Calambokidis, Júlio Cardoso, Emma L. Carroll, Amina Cesario, Barbara J. Cheney, Enrico Corsi, Jens Currie, John W. Durban, Erin A. Falcone, Holly Fearnbach, Kiirsten Flynn, Trish Franklin, Wally Franklin, Bárbara Galletti Vernazzani, Tilen Genov, Marie Hill, David R. Johnston, Erin L. Keene, Sabre D. Mahaffy, Tamara L. McGuire, Liah McPherson, Catherine Meyer, Robert Michaud, Anastasia Miliou, Dara N. Orbach, Heidi C. Pearson, Marianne H. Rasmussen, William J. Rayment, Caroline Rinaldi, Renato Rinaldi, Salvatore Siciliano, Stephanie Stack, Beatriz Tintore, Leigh G. Torres, Jared R. Towers, Cameron Trotter, Reny Tyson Moore, Caroline R. Weir, Rebecca Wellard, Randall Wells, Kymberly M. Yano, Jochen R. Zaeschmar, Lars Bejder

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