OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Marine Mammal Science is 4. 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 2020-04-01 to 2024-04-01.)

Article	Citations
A new species of baleen whale (Balaenoptera) from the Gulf of Mexico, with a review of its geographic distribution	44
Southern right whales show no behavioral response to low noise levels from a nearby unmanned aerial vehicle	24
A review of big data analysis methods for baleen whale passive acoustic monitoring	22
Cephalopods in the diet of Risso's dolphin (Grampus griseus) from the Mediterranean Sea: A review	20
Environmental factors influencing eastern North Pacific gray whale calf production 1994–2016	18
Assessing the lethality of ship strikes on whales using simple biophysical models	17
Humpback whale abundance in Hawai‘i: Temporal trends and response to climatic drivers	17
Drones and marine mammals in Svalbard, Norway	15
Taxonomic revision of the South Asian River dolphins (Platanista): Indus and Ganges River dolphins are separate species	15
finFindR: Automated recognition and identification of marine mammal dorsal fins using residual convolutional neural networks	15
Niche overlap and diet composition of three sympatric coastal dolphin species in the southwest Atlantic Ocean	15
Creation of accurate 3D models of harbor porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) using 3D photogrammetry	15
A practical guide on stable isotope analysis for cetacean research	14
Contrasting trends in gray seal (Halichoerus grypus) pup production throughout the increasing northwest Atlantic metapopulation	14
A multidecadal Bayesian trend analysis of harbor porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) populations off California relative to past fishery bycatch	14
Age‐related differences in gut microbial community composition of captive spotted seals (Phoca largha)	13
Ecological implications of unprecedented warm water anomalies on interannual prey preferences and foraging areas of Guadalupe fur seals	13
Site fidelity, spatial use, and behavior of dwarf sperm whales in Hawaiian waters: using small‐boat surveys, photo‐identification, and unmanned aerial systems to study a difficult‐to‐study species	13
Influence of krill (Euphausia superba) availability on humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) reproductive rate	13
Mating patterns of dusky dolphins (Lagenorhynchus obscurus) explored using an unmanned aerial vehicle	12
Maximizing surveillance through spatial characterization of marine mammal stranding hot spots	12
Diel and lunar variation in diving behavior of rough‐toothed dolphins (Steno bredanensis) off Kauaʻi, Hawaiʻi	12
Factors influencing dolphin depredation in coastal fisheries of the northern Aegean Sea: Implications on defining mitigation measures	12
Anthropogenic injuries disrupt social associations of common bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) in Sarasota Bay, Florida	12
Food sharing in rough‐toothed dolphins off southwestern Mexico	11

Respiration cycle duration and seawater flux through open blowholes of humpback (Megaptera novaeangliae) and North Atlantic right (Eubalaena glacialis) whales	11
Spatiotemporal variation in harbor porpoise distribution and foraging across a landscape of fear	11
Captive environment influences the composition and diversity of fecal microbiota in Indo‐Pacific bottlenose dolphins, Tursiops aduncus	11
Maximum entropy model: Estimating the relative suitability of cetacean habitat in the northern Savu Sea, Indonesia	10
Abundance, survival, and annual rate of change of Cuvier's beaked whales (Ziphius cavirostris) on a Navy sonar range	10
Use of satellite imagery to identify southern right whales (Eubalaena australis) on a Southwest Atlantic Ocean breeding ground	10
Lords of the Rings: Mud ring feeding by bottlenose dolphins in a Caribbean estuary revealed from sea, air, and space	10
Building genomic infrastructure: Sequencing platinum‐standard reference‐quality genomes of all cetacean species	10
Extracting foraging behavior from passive acoustic monitoring data to better understand harbor porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) foraging habitat use	10
Epidemiological features of the first Unusual Mortality Event linked to cetacean morbillivirus in the South Atlantic (Brazil, 2017–2018)	10
Why Baja? A bioenergetic model for comparing metabolic rates and thermoregulatory costs of gray whale calves (Eschrichtius robustus)	10
Bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) in North Dalmatia, Croatia: Occurrence and demographic parameters	10
Feeding ecology of the highly threatened common bottlenose dolphin of the Gulf of Ambracia, Greece, through stable isotope analysis	10
Recommendations for estimating mark rate of cetaceans in photo‐ID research: A critique of field sampling protocols and variance estimation	9
Stressed and slim or relaxed and chubby? A simultaneous assessment of gray whale body condition and hormone variability	9
Vocalizations of bearded seals (Erignathus barbatus) and their influence on the soundscape of the western Canadian Arctic	9
Ontogenetic niche partitioning in southern elephant seals from Argentine Patagonia	9
Prey items of baleen whale species off the coast of Chile from fecal plume analysis	9
DNA metabarcoding of feces to infer summer diet of Pacific walruses	9
Diel patterns in singing activity of humpback whales in a winter breeding area in Okinawan (Ryukyuan) waters	9
Long‐term passive acoustics to assess spatial and temporal vocalization patterns of Atlantic common bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) in the May River estuary, South Carolina	9
Whistle characteristics of a newly recorded Indo‐Pacific humpback dolphin (Sousa chinensis) population in waters southwest of Hainan Island, China, differ from other humpb	9
The first three records of killer whales (Orcinus orca) killing and eating blue whales (Balaenoptera musculus)	9
Morphometrics of mammal‐eating killer whales from drone photogrammetry, with comparison to sympatric fish‐eating killer whales in the eastern North Pacific	9
Patterns of blubber fat deposition and evaluation of body condition in growing southern right whale calves (Eubalaena australis)	9
Acoustic‐based estimates of Cuvier's beaked whale (Ziphius cavirostris) density and abundance along the U.S. West Coast from drifting hydrophone recorders	9
Ice seals as sentinels for algal toxin presence in the Pacific Arctic and subarctic marine ecosystems	9
Will harbor porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) be deterred by a pinger that cannot be used as a “dinner bell” by seals?	8
Functional morphology of the taste buds of Florida manatee, Trichechus manatus latirostris	8
Observations of parturition in humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) and occurrence of escorting and competitive behavior around birthing females	8
Distributional patterns of humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) along the Newfoundland East Coast reflect their main prey, capelin (Mallotus villosus)	8
Satellite‐tracked sperm whale migrates from the Canadian Arctic to the subtropical western North Atlantic	8
Demographic parameters of a free‐ranging deep‐diving cetacean, the long‐finned pilot whale	8
Body growth of North Atlantic right whales (Eubalaena glacialis) revisited	8
Towards the definition of the humpback whale population units along the Mexican and Central American coasts in the Pacific Ocean	8
Abundance and site fidelity of bottlenose dolphins off a remote oceanic island (Reunion Island, southwest Indian Ocean)	8
Citizen science data of cetaceans in the Arabian/Persian Gulf: Occurrence and habitat preferences of the three most reported species	7
Unique morphological and acoustic characteristics of beaked whales (Mesoplodon sp.) off the west coast of Baja California, Mexico	7
Population genomic structure of killer whales (Orcinus orca) in Australian and New Zealand waters	7
Feeding tactics of resident Bryde's whales in New Zealand	7
Individual North Atlantic right whales identified from space	7
Humpback whale call repertoire on a northeastern Newfoundland foraging ground	7
Exposure and behavioral responses of tagged beluga whales (Delphinapterus leucas) to ships in the Pacific Arctic	7
Gear modifications reduced humpback whale entanglements in a commercial rock lobster fishery	7
Reproductive parameters of franciscana dolphins (Pontoporia blainvillei) of Southeastern Brazil	7
Sighting patterns reveal unobserved pupping events to revise reproductive rate estimates for Hawaiian monk seals in the main Hawaiian Islands	7
Skin lesion prevalence of estuarine common bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) in North Carolina, with comparisons to other east coast study sites	7
Population‐level impacts of natural and anthropogenic causes‐of‐death for Hawaiian monk seals in the main Hawaiian Islands	7
Killer whale predatory scarring on mysticetes: A comparison of rake marks among blue, humpback, and gray whales in the eastern North Pacific	7
Tagging, ranging patterns, and behavior of franciscana dolphins (Pontoporia blainvillei) off Argentina and Brazil: Considerations for conservation	7

First report of signature whistles in an oceanic common bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) population from Revillagigedo Archipelago, Mexico	7
Cetacean acoustic occurrence on the US Atlantic Outer Continental Shelf from 2017 to 2020	6
Behavior related vocalizations of the Florida manatee (Trichechus manatus latirostris)	6
Deep diving by offshore bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops spp.)	6
Distribution and abundance of common bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) over the French Mediterranean continental shelf	6
Adult male Cuvier's beaked whales (Ziphius cavirostris) engage in prolonged bouts of synchronous diving	6
Small‐scale spatial distributions of long‐finned pilot whales change over time, but foraging hot spots are consistent: Significance for marine wildlife tourism management	6
Migratory movement of a sei whale (Balaenoptera borealis) between Brazil and the Falkland Islands (Malvinas)	6
Body scarring as an indicator of social function of dugong (Dugong dugon) tusks	6
Drone photogrammetry allows refinement of acoustically derived length estimation for male sperm whales	6
Geographic variation in the whistles of bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops spp.) in the southwestern Atlantic Ocean	6
Acoustic occurrence, diel‐vocalizing pattern, and detection ranges of southern right whale gunshot sounds off South Africa's west coast	6
Evidence of interactions between sharks and Indo‐Pacific humpback dolphins (Sousa chinensis) in the northern South China Sea	6
Maternal behaviors of gray whales (Eschrichtius robustus) on a summer foraging site	6
Bony labyrinths of the blackfish (Delphinidae: Globicephalinae)	6
Habitat use and habitat overlap of Delphinidae species revealed by mixed‐species group occurrence in the North Pacific Ocean	5
Measurement of cortisol in blow samples collected from free‐swimming beluga whales (Delphinapterus leucas)	5
Dive and movement behavior of a humpback whale competitive group and a multiday association between a primary escort and female in Hawaiʻi	5
Quantifying the response of Blainville's beaked whales to U.S. naval sonar exercises in Hawaii	5
Genetic examination of historical North Atlantic right whale (Eubalaena glacialis) bone specimens from the eastern North Atlantic: Insights into species history, transoceanic population structu	5
Patterns of mortality in endangered Cook Inlet beluga whales: Insights from pairing a long‐term photo‐identification study with stranding records	5
Resting and swimming metabolic rates in juvenile walruses (Odobenus rosmarus)	5
Socio‐sexual interactions in captive finless porpoises and bottlenose dolphins	5
Long‐distance movements of North Atlantic killer whales (Orcinus orca) from Iceland via Spain and Italy to Lebanon	5
Worldwide phylogeography of rough‐toothed dolphins (Steno bredanensis) provides evidence for subspecies delimitation	5
Ecotype and geographical variation in carbon and nitrogen stable isotope values in western North Pacific killer whales (Orcinus orca)	5
Glycopatterns of the foregut in the striped dolphin Stenella coeruleoalba, Meyen 1833 from the Mediterranean Sea	5
The effect of age, sex, and resource abundance on patterns of rake markings in resident killer whales (Orcinus orca)	5
Calibration of aerial photogrammetry to estimate elephant seal mass	5
Echolocation characteristics of franciscana dolphins (Pontoporia blainvillei)	5
Environmental drivers of habitat use by common bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) in the Indian River Lagoon, Florida, USA	5
Current population genetics of Japanese harbor seals: Two distinct populations found within a small area	5
Population structure of North Pacific gray whales in light of trans‐Pacific movements	5
Reproductive and stress‐related hormones in whiskers from two North Pacific phocids: Harbor and ringed seals	5
Shallow‐water habitat use and population parameters of rough‐toothed dolphins, Steno bredanensis (G. Cuvier in Lesson, 1828) in southeastern Brazil	4
Maternal offloading of arsenic and other trace elements in Peruvian fur seals	4
Probable signature whistle production in Atlantic white‐sided (Lagenorhynchus acutus) and short‐beaked common (Delphinus delphis) dolphins near Cape Cod, Massachusetts	4
Ecological aspects of killer whales from the Mexican Central Pacific coast: Revealing a new ecotype in the Eastern Tropical Pacific	4
Insights into marine otter (Lontra felina) distribution along the Peru coastline	4
Aerial survey perspectives on humpback whale resiliency in Maui Nui, Hawaiʻi, in the face of an unprecedented North Pacific marine warming event	4
Birth‐site habitat selection in gray seals (Halichoerus grypus): Effects of maternal age and parity and association with offspring weaning mass	4
Long‐term decline in abundance of male sperm whales visiting Kaikōura, New Zealand	4
Postmortem pathology investigation of the wounds from invasive tagging in belugas (Delphinapterus leucas) from Cook Inlet and Bristol Bay, Alaska	4
Application of a Bayesian hierarchical model to estimate trends in Atlantic harbor seal (Phoca vitulina vitulina) abundance in Maine, U.S.A., 1993–2018	4
Spatial and seasonal variations in surface water temperature and salinity in the Mexico‐Belize riverine estuary: Possible comfort conditions for manatees?	4
Detections of humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) vocalizations on an acoustic sensor in the New York Bight	4
Common bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) social structure and distribution changes following the 2008 Unusual Mortality Event in the Indian River Lagoon, Florida	4
Stejneger's beaked whale strandings in Alaska, 1995–2020	4
Effect of a new offshore gas platform on harbor porpoises in the Dogger Bank	4
CpG methylation frequency of TET2, GRIA2, and CDKN2A genes in the North Atlantic fin whale varies with age and between populations	4
A comparison of Northeast Atlantic killer whale (Orcinus orca) stereotyped call repertoires	4
Sato's beaked whale: A new cetacean species discovered around Japan	4
Are “Type 2” killer whales long in the tooth? A critical reflection on the discrete categorization of Northeast Atlantic killer whales	4
Examining shark bite scars on dolphins off Bimini, The Bahamas: Comparisons between bottlenose and Atlantic spotted dolphins	4
The migratory whale herd concept: A novel unit to conserve under the ecological paradigm	4
Diurnal increases in depths of humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) mother‐calf pods off West Maui, Hawaiʻi: A response to vessels?	4
Spatial distribution and aggregation of Xenobalanus globicipitis on the flukes of striped dolphins, Stenella coeruleoalba: An indicator of host hydrodynamics?	4
Estimating body mass of sperm whales from aerial photographs	4
Contour variations and acoustic characteristics of whistle sounds emitted by Pacific white‐sided dolphins in shallow coastal waters of the Sea of Japan	4
Vocalization of Bryde's whales (Balaenoptera edeni) in the Beibu Gulf, China	4
Passive acoustic monitoring reveals feeding attempts at close range from soaking demersal longlines by two killer whale ecotypes	4