OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Aquatic Mammals is 2. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2020-11-01 to 2024-11-01.)

Article	Citations
Marine Mammal Noise Exposure Criteria: Assessing the Severity of Marine Mammal Behavioral Responses to Human Noise	35
A New Case of Interoceanic Movement of a Humpback Whale in the Southern Hemisphere: The El Niño Link	11
Dugong (Dugong dugon) Reproductive Behaviour in Koh Libong, Thailand: Observations Using Drones	10
Finally Within Reach: A Drone Census of an Important, But Practically Inaccessible, Antarctic Fur Seal Colony	9
First Satellite Tracking of the African Manatee (Trichechus senegalensis) and Movement Patterns in the Senegal River	8
Surface and Underwater Observation of a Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) Birth in Progress off Lahaina, Maui, and Subsequent Encounter of the Female with a Healthy Calf	8
Resightings of Humpback Whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) from Ireland to a Known Breeding Ground: Cabo Verde, West Africa	8
Delphinid Mixed-Species Associations in the Oceanic Waters of the Western South Atlantic	7
Observations of Mating Practice by Non-Sexually Mature Male Belugas (Delphinapterus leucas)	7
What Do We Know About Cetaceans in the Mexican Waters of the Gulf of Mexico? A Review	7
Anecdotal Observations of Open Beach Use by Female Mediterranean Monk Seals (Monachus monachus) and Their Pups in Greece: Implications for Conservation	6
Largest Mortality Event to Date of California Sea Lions in Mexico Might Be Linked to a Harmful Algal Bloom	6
Preliminary Study on the Reproductive Ecology of a Threatened Indo-Pacific Humpback Dolphin (Sousa chinensis) Population in Xiamen Bay, China	6
Behavioural Responses of Humpback Whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) to Two Acoustic Deterrent Devices in a Northern Feeding Ground off Iceland	6
Long-Range Longitudinal Movements of Sperm Whales (Physeter macrocephalus) in the North Atlantic Ocean Revealed by Photo-Identification	6
The Introduction of a Novel Computerized Apparatus to California Sea Lions (Zalophus californianus)	6
Comparison of Agarose Gel Electrophoresis and Capillary Zone Electrophoresis Methods Using Serum from Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops truncatus)	6
Body Length, Stable Carbon, and Nitrogen Isotope Ratios and Mercury Levels in Common Minke Whales Stranded Along the Coast of Hokkaido, Japan	5
External Scarring as an Indicator of Fisheries Interactions with Bottlenose (Tursiops truncatus) and Pantropical Spotted (Stenella attenuata) Dolphins in Maui Nui, Hawai‘i	5
Stomach Contents of Three Sperm Whales (Physeter macrocephalus) Stranded on Andøya, Northern Norway	5
Exploration of Fecal Glucocorticoid Metabolites in the Bottlenose Dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) Under Human Care by Enzyme Immunoassay	5
A Systematic Review of the Status, Knowledge, and Research Gaps of Dugong in Southeast Asia	5
Male–Male Sexual Interactions Between an Adult and a Calf Killer Whale (Orcinus orca) of the Falkland Islands	5
An Unexpected Benefit from Drone-Assisted Fecal Sample Collection: Picking Up Subsurface Poop After It Floats to the Surface	4
Orcas (Orcinus orca) Use Different Strategies to Prey on Rays in the Gulf of California	4

Assessment of Anthropogenic Disturbances Due to Ecotourism on a Grey Seal (Halichoerus grypus) Colony in the Blasket Islands SAC, Southwest Ireland and Recommendations on Best Practices	4
First Sightings of Antarctic Minke Whale (Balaenoptera bonaerensis) Mother–Calf Pairs in French Polynesia	4
First Stranding Record of Fin Whale (Balaenoptera physalus) in the Mexican Waters of the Gulf of Mexico	4
Impacts of Fishing Entanglement on the Bottlenose Dolphin Society in the Gulf of Guayaquil, Ecuador	4
Observations of Courtship in Belugas (Delphinapterus leucas)	4
Temporary Hearing Threshold Shift in a Harbor Porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) Due to Exposure to a Continuous One-Sixth-Octave Noise Band Centered at 0.5 kHz	4
Fin, Humpback, and Minke Whale Foraging Events in the New York Bight as Observed from Aerial Surveys, 2017-2020	4
A Wanderer in the Mediterranean Sea: The Case of a Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) from the West Indies	4
Observations of a Benthic Foraging Behavior Used by Common Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) in Barataria Basin, Louisiana, USA	4
A New Guadalupe Fur Seal Colony in the Gulf of California? Ecological and Conservation Implications	4
Observations of Adult–Calf Nonreproductive Copulatory Behavior in North Atlantic Right Whales (Eubalaena glacialis)	4
Pingers Reduce Small Cetacean Bycatch in a Peruvian Small-Scale Driftnet Fishery, but Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) Interactions Abound	4
Unprecedented Records of Guadalupe and Juan Fernández Fur Seals in the Galapagos Archipelago	3
Lifelong Patterns of Sound Production in Two Seals	3
Potential Infanticide Attempt of Common Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) on a Young Calf in a Tropical Caribbean Atoll	3
Northernmost Record of the Galapagos Sea Lion (Zalophus wollebaeki): Sightings Along the Mexican Central Pacific and the Gulf of California During La Niña Conditions	3
Observations of Giant Petrels (Macronectes sp.) Attacking and Killing Antarctic Fur Seal (Arctocephalus gazella) Pups	3
Allomaternal Care and Allonursing Behaviors by a Primiparous Bottlenose Dolphin	3
The First Stranding Record of Longman’s Beaked Whale (Indopacetus pacificus) in Okinawa, Japan	3
Seasonal and Developmental Patterns of Energy Intake and Growth in Alaskan Ice Seals	3
First Reported Encounter of Bryde’s Whale and Interaction with Humpback Whales in the Gulf of Tribugá, Chocó, Northern Colombian Pacific	3
First Stranding of Cuvier’s Beaked Whale (Ziphius cavirostris) on the Danish North Sea Coast	3
Temporary Hearing Threshold Shift in California Sea Lions (Zalophus californianus) Due to One-Sixth-Octave Noise Bands Centered at 2 and 4 kHz: Effect of Duty Cycle and Testing the Equal-Energy Hypoth	3
Observations of Killer Whale (Orcinus orca) Feeding Behavior in the Tropical Waters of the Northern Mozambique Channel Island of Mayotte, Southwest Indian Ocean	3
Herd Size Dynamics and Observations on the Natural History of Dugongs (Dugong dugon) in the Andaman Islands, India	3
Prevalence of Skin Lesions and Injuries in Australian Humpback Dolphins (Sousa sahulensis) and Indo-Pacific Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops aduncus) in Moreton Bay, Queensland	3
The First Two Detected Cases of Polythelia with Possible Polymastia in the Mediterranean Monk Seal (Monachus monachus)	2
Historic Population Estimates for Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) in Aragua, Venezuela, Indicate Monitoring Need	2
Growth and Reproduction in Harbour Porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) Inhabiting Hokkaido, Japan	2
Alloparental Care of a Bottlenose and Common Dolphin Calf by a Female Indian Ocean Humpback Dolphin Along the Garden Route, South Africa	2
Records of Postmortem Attentive Behavior on an Irrawaddy Dolphin (Orcaella brevirostris) Calf and Implications for Conservation in Kuching Bay, Sarawak, East Malaysia	2
Endogenous Ouabain in Human and Animal Models of Hypoxia	2
Co-Occurrence Between Salmon Farming, Alien American Mink (Neogale vison), and Endangered Otters in Patagonia	2
The Killer Whale in the Caribbean Sea: An Updated Review of Its Ecology, Exploitation, and Interactions with Fisheries	2
Behavioral Responses of a Harbor Porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) Depend on the Frequency Content of Pile-Driving Sounds	2
Sea Otters (Enhydra lutris) Found in the Stomach of a Stranded Killer Whale (Orcinus orca) in the Commander Islands, Western North Pacific	2
Failure in the Colonization of a New Area by Indo-Pacific Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops aduncus), Japan	2
A Method for Preliminary Assessment of the Masking Potential of Anthropogenic Noise to Baleen Whale Calls	2
Predation in the Anthropocene: Harbour Seal (Phoca vitulina) Utilising Aquaculture Infrastructure as Refuge to Evade Foraging Killer Whales (Orcinus orca)	2
Mapping the Exposure of Pantropical Spotted Dolphins and Common Bottlenose Dolphins to Different Categories of Vessel Traffic in Maui Nui, Hawai‘i	2
Drift Dives in a Bowhead Whale (Balaena mysticetus)	2
Drone Observations of a Mother–Calf Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) Pair Synchronous Feeding in the Bay of Fundy, Canada	2
Molt Chronology of a Male Mediterranean Monk Seal (Monachus monachus) from the Eastern Mediterranean Sea	2
Prey Species and Foraging Behaviour of Indo-Pacific Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops aduncus) Around Mikura Island in Japan	2
Signature Calls in West Indian Manatee (Trichechus manatus manatus)?	2
The First Records of Antarctic Type B and C Killer Whales (Orcinus orca) in Australian Coastal Waters	2
Relationships Between Common Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) and Whalesuckers (Remora australis) at a Remote Archipelago in the Equatorial Atlantic Ocean	2
Site Fidelity of Coastal Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) off Southeast Florida, USA	2
Ingestion of Floating Net Debris in Sperm Whales and Larynx Strangulation with Gillnet Parts in Bottlenose Dolphins on the Coast of Tunisia	2
Play Behavior by a Juvenile Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) with an Inanimate Object (Driftwood) in the Gulf of Tribugá, Colombia	2

Necrocoitus in Common Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) near Sarasota, Florida