2019

Protecting one endangered species at the expense of another?

Protecting one endangered species at the expense of another? Evaluating the efficacy of vessel speed restrictions in reducing lethal vessel strike risk to blue and right whales in the Gulf of St. Lawrence Meg Carr, Angelia Vanderlaan, Christian Ramp, Casey Hilliard, Richard Sears, Christopher Taggart Talk presented at the World Marine Mammal Conference 2019 in Barcelona, Spain

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Population identity and occupancy characteristics of humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) in the New York Bight apex

Population identity and occupancy characteristics of humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) in the New York Bight apex Danielle Brown, Paul Sieswerda, Jooke Robbins, Tenna Boye, Lindsey Jones, Arthur Kopelman, Melissa Laurino, Sarah Mallette, Monica Pepe, Christian Ramp, Howard Rosenbaum, Richard Sears,E.C.M. Parsons, Poster presented at the World Marine Mammal Conference 2019 in Barcelona, Spain

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Heteroplasmy; detection, verification and recurrence in baleen whales.

Heteroplasmy; detection, verification and recurrence in baleen whales. Marcos Suarez, Vania Elizabeth Rivera Leon, Anna Schleimer, Xênia Moreira Lopes, Alex Aguilar, Susan G. Barco, Simon Berrow, Asunción Borrell, Dorete Bloch, Phil Clapham, Eduard Degollada, Fossi Maria Cristina, Pauline Gauffier, Janie Giard, Wensi Hao, Tore Haug, Mads Peter Heide-Jørgensen, Kit M. Kovacs, Scott Landry, Finn Larsen, Christian Lydersen, Vidal Martin, David...

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Annual variation in female humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) pregnancy rates, calving rates and physiological state linked to changes in prey abundance in the Gulf of St Lawrence

Annual variation in female humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) pregnancy rates, calving rates and physiological state linked to changes in prey abundance in the Gulf of St Lawrence Joanna Kershaw, Christian Ramp, Pablo Brosset, Stéphane Plourde, Patrick Miller, Ailsa Hall Poster presented at the World Marine Mammal Conference 2019 in Barcelona, Spain.

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Photogrammetry supports tag-derived tissue density as a proxy for body condition: Seasonal and locational changes in body condition of humpback whales on their feeding grounds

Photogrammetry supports tag-derived tissue density as a proxy for body condition: Seasonal and locational changes in body condition of humpback whales on their feeding grounds Kagari Aoki, Saana Isojunno, Charlotte Bellott, Takashi Iwata, Joanna Kershaw, Lucia Martina Martin Lopez, Christian Ramp, Erik Martin Biuw, Yu Akiyama, René Swift, Paul Wensveen, Tomoko Narazaki, Katsufumi Sato, Patrick Miller Talk presented at the World...

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Population structure characterised by high within-area relatedness in North Atlantic and Mediterranean Sea fin whales (Balaenoptera physalus)

Population structure characterised by high within-area relatedness in North Atlantic and Mediterranean Sea fin whales (Balaenoptera physalus) Anna Schleimer, Alex Aguilar, Susan G. Barco, Eduard Degollada, Simon Berrow, Dorete Bloch, Asunción Borrell, Fossi Maria Cristina, Pauline Gauffier, Janie Giard, Wensi Hao, Mads Peter Heide-Jørgensen, Kit M. Kovacs, Scott Landry, Finn Larsen, Christian Lydersen, Vidal Martin, Robert Michaud, Bjarni Mikkelsen, Christophe...

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Perception bias: how aerial imagery revealed underrated threat of entanglement in large rorquals

Perception bias: how aerial imagery revealed underrated threat of entanglement in large rorquals Christian Ramp, David Gaspard, Katherine Gavrilchuk, Miranda Unger, Anna Schleimer, Scott Landry, Richard Sears Talk presented at the World Marine Mammal Conference 2019 in Barcelona, Spain.

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