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Skin Deep: An Assessment of New Zealand Blue Whale Skin Condition

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Barlow, Dawn R., Pepper, Acacia L., and Torres, Leigh G.

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Skin condition assessment of wildlife can provide insight into individual and population health. Yet, logistics can limit skin condition assessment of large whales. We developed a standardized, quantitative protocol using photographs to assess skin condition of blue whales in New Zealand, and demonstrate the value gained by testing hypotheses, documenting...

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condition 1 Dawn R. Barlow1*, Acacia L. Pepper1, Leigh G. Torres1 2 1Geospatial Ecology of Marine
Classification of Animal Movement Behavior through Residence in Space and Time

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Orben, Rachael A., Thompson, David R., Tolkova, Irina, and Torres, Leigh G.

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Identification and classification of behavior states in animal movement data can be complex, temporally biased, time-intensive, scale-dependent, and unstandardized across studies and taxa. Large movement datasets are increasingly common and there is a need for efficient methods of data exploration that adjust to the individual variability of each track. We...

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in Space and Time Leigh G. Torres1*, Rachael A. Orben1, Irina Tolkova2, David R. Thompson3 1