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The influence of social structure and molecular evolution on genetic diversity in the sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus)

Creator:: Alexander, Alana
Abstract:: The sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus) shows some of the most derived characteristics of any mammal: a large body size, large brain, complex social organization and a capacity for deep foraging dives that few other marine mammals can match. Despite a history of exploitation that removed hundreds of thousands of individuals,...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Kerr, Roger Payne, and C. Scott Baker. Chapter 2 examines patterns of genetic differentiation and

Spatial and Temporal Dynamics of Eulachon (Thaleichthys pacificus) in Northern Southeast Alaska

Creator:: Pochardt, Meredith R.
Abstract:: In Southeast Alaska, Eulachon (Thaleichthys pacificus) are a culturally and biologically important anadromous fish. Eulachon populations have significantly declined in the southern part of their range, and in 2010 eulachon in northern California, Oregon, and Washington were listed as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act. In the same...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Meredith R

Experimental brood enlargement differentially influences the magnitude of the corticosterone stress response in closely related, co-occurring songbirds

Creator:: Hardt, Braelei M., Ardia, Daniel R., Bashaw, Meredith J., and Rivers, James W.
Abstract:: 1. Rearing environments can shape offspring phenotype across taxa, yet little is known about how brood size influences hypothalamic-pituitary axis functioning, whether its expression trades off with growth, and the degree to which these -relationships vary between species. 2. We evaluated how brood size influenced nestling physiological (glucocorticoids) and somatic...
Resource Type:: Article
Full Text:: DOI: 10.1111/1365-2435.13116 R E S E A R C H A R T I C L E Experimental brood enlargement

What influences the worldwide genetic structure of sperm whales (Physeter macrocephalus)?

Creator:: Alexander, Alana, Steel, Debbie, Hoekzema, Kendra, Mesnick, Sarah L., Engelhaupt, Daniel, Kerr, Iain, Payne, Roger, and Baker, C. Scott
Abstract:: The interplay of natural selection and genetic drift, influenced by geographic isolation, mating systems and population size, determines patterns of genetic diversity within species. The sperm whale provides an interesting example of a long-lived species with few geographic barriers to dispersal. Worldwide mtDNA diversity is relatively low, but highly structured...
Resource Type:: Article

Beached Bones: Exploring the Genetic Impact of Exploitation on the Diversity of Great Whales in the South Atlantic

Creator:: Sremba, Angela L.
Abstract:: Commercial whaling during the 20th century drastically reduced many populations of great whales in the Southern Hemisphere. The Antarctic blue whale, for example, is estimated to have been reduced to less than 0.1% of its original abundance based on catch records and population dynamic models. Despite this population bottleneck, several...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: : _____________________________________________________________________ C. Scott Baker Commercial whaling during the 20th century drastically reduced many

Temporal Variation in Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) Demographics Along the Western Antarctic Peninsula

Creator:: Pallin, Logan J.
Abstract:: Humpback whale populations in Antarctica are recovering after intensecommercial whaling in the 20th century. Along the Western Antarctic Peninsula (WAP)this recovery is occurring in an environment that is experiencing the fastest warming ofany region on the planet. To begin to understand the dynamics of this recovery undersuch dramatic climate change,...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: experienced a rise in winter air temperature of nearly 5°C since the 1950s, resulting in the collapse of ice

Black bear population ecology

Creator:: Lindzey, Frederick Grier
Abstract:: Despite relatively mild weather, black bears (Ursus americanus) in southwestern Washington entered dens and remained for an average of 126 days. Bears entered their dens during a 5-week period which began on 21 October. A significant difference (P < 0.05) was found among the average dates of den entrance of...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: patterns of home range use exhibited by yearling (A), adult male (B), and female (C) black bears. 7

Humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) in the South Pacific breeding grounds : an allocation from feeding areas and an abundance estimate of whales specific to French Polynesia waters

Creator:: Gibb, Giselle Renee
Abstract:: South Pacific humpback whales were devastated by commercial whaling in their Antarctic feeding areas during the 20th century. Understanding migratory connections and current abundance of these isolated breeding stocks is crucial for the allocation of historical Antarctic catches in population dynamic models used to assess current recovery. However, only a...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: : ______________________________________ C. Scott Baker South Pacific humpback whales were devastated by commercial whaling in their

The influence of local fidelity and recruitment on population dynamics and specialized foraging of humpback whales in Glacier Bay and Icy Strait, Alaska

Creator:: Pierszalowski, Sophie Penny
Abstract:: Humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae, Borowski 1781) in the North Pacific migrate from mid- to high- latitude summer feeding grounds along the Pacific Rim, including areas off the coasts of the U.S., Canada, Russia and eastern Asia, to tropical breeding grounds each winter along Pacific coasts of Mexico and Central America...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Abstract approved:________________________________________________________ C. Scott Baker Humpback

A whale's tale of mtDNA diversity and differentiation : the Antarctic blue whale

Creator:: Sremba, Angela L.
Abstract:: Twentieth century commercial whaling drastically reduced the abundance of great whale populations in the Southern Ocean. Exploitation began on the south Atlantic island of South Georgia, where catch records account for over 175,000 whales killed. Modern whaling within the Southern Ocean depleted populations rapidly, and by 1966, hunting blue whales...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: : _____________________________________________________________________ C. Scott Baker Twentieth century commercial whaling drastically reduced the abundance of

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The influence of social structure and molecular evolution on genetic diversity in the sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus)

Spatial and Temporal Dynamics of Eulachon (Thaleichthys pacificus) in Northern Southeast Alaska

Experimental brood enlargement differentially influences the magnitude of the corticosterone stress response in closely related, co-occurring songbirds

What influences the worldwide genetic structure of sperm whales (Physeter macrocephalus)?

Beached Bones: Exploring the Genetic Impact of Exploitation on the Diversity of Great Whales in the South Atlantic

Temporal Variation in Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) Demographics Along the Western Antarctic Peninsula

Black bear population ecology

Humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) in the South Pacific breeding grounds : an allocation from feeding areas and an abundance estimate of whales specific to French Polynesia waters

The influence of local fidelity and recruitment on population dynamics and specialized foraging of humpback whales in Glacier Bay and Icy Strait, Alaska

A whale's tale of mtDNA diversity and differentiation : the Antarctic blue whale

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