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 2021-11-01 to 2025-11-01.)

Article	Citations
Gigantic Macroraptorial Sperm Whale Tooth From the Miocene of Orange County, California	46
Foraging segregation by sex and age class in the Guadalupe fur seal from Guadalupe Island, Mexico	29
An observation of potential altruism by a male northern elephant seal (Mirounga angustirostris)	23
Assessing the dynamics of common dolphin (Delphinus delphis) mother‐calf pairs along the south coast of Portugal using unmanned aerial vehicles	22
Exposure and behavioral responses of tagged beluga whales (Delphinapterus leucas) to ships in the Pacific Arctic	21
Mitochondrial genetic variation in false killer whale groups (Pseudorca crassidens) from the Mexican Pacific reveal strong regional differentiation	20
This issue of Marine Mammal Science is dedicated to the memory of Dr. Michael F. Tillman	20
Habitat Preference of Risso's Dolphins (Grampus griseus) off the South Coast of Portugal	17
Genetic and morphological data suggest a southeast Australian type locality for Tursiops cymodoce (Gray, 1846)	17
William F. Perrin 1938–2022	15
Interaction between South American sea lions (Otaria byronia) and trawling fisheries recorded through video cameras	14
Socio‐sexual interactions in captive finless porpoises and bottlenose dolphins	14
Analysis of environmental, social, and anthropogenic factors as potential drivers of breaching behavior in the Mediterranean fin whale	14
Geographic distribution of the Cross Seamount beaked whale based on acoustic detections	13
Salivary Cortisol as a Measure of Acute Stress and Diurnal Adrenal Activity in Bottlenose Dolphins	13
Observations on Deraniyagala's beaked whale (Mesoplodon hotaula) in the South China Sea based on the first confirmed live sightings	13
Protection, energetic assistance, or social perks: How do beluga offspring benefit from allocare?	13
Using audio and UAS‐based video for estimating tidal lung volumes of resting and active adult gray whales (Eschrichtius robustus)	12
The fitness consequences of human‐wildlife interactions on foraging common bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) in Sarasota Bay, Florida	12
Distribution of Arnoux's beaked whales (Berardius arnuxii)	11
Issue Information	11
Australian snubfin vocal activity is influenced by behavioral state and group characteristics	11
Ethology and Behavioral Ecology of Mysticetes Christopher W.Clark and Ellen C.Garland, Eds. Springer Nature. 2022. 384 pp. ISBN: 978–3–030‐98448‐9, US$169.99 (Hardcover); IS	11
Dive characteristics of Cross Seamount beaked whales from long‐term passive acoustic monitoring at the Pacific Missile Range Facility, Kauaʻi	11
Deep diving by offshore bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops spp.)	11

Underwater vocalizations in foraging female Antarctic fur seals (Arctocephalus gazella) in the Kerguelen Islands	10
Presence of Southeast Pacific blue whales (Balaenoptera musculus) off South Georgia in the South Atlantic Ocean	10
Michael F. Tillman 1943–2023	10
Contribution of disease to Australian sea lion (Neophoca cinerea) pup mortality at Seal Bay, Kangaroo Island, 2016–2022	10
Enhancing UAV images to improve the observation of submerged whales using a water column correction method	10
Cryptic marine barriers to gene flow in a vulnerable coastal species, the dugong (Dugong dugon)	10
The movement patterns and foraging resources of Atlantic walruses (Odobenus rosmarus rosmarus) in Franz Josef Land archipelago and connectivity with theKara‐BarentsSea population	10
Genetic Assessment of the Spinner Dolphin (Stenella longirostris) in the Largest Offshore Sedimentary Basin in Brazil	10
Effects of feeding and habitat on resting metabolic rates of the Pacific walrus	10
Seasonal changes in the feeding aggregation structure of male sperm whales (Physeter macrocephalus) in Northern Norway	9
Shepherd's beaked whale (Tasmacetus shepherdi) produces a diverse variety of ultrasonic pulses	9
Killer whale predation on a pygmy sperm whale in an oceanic habitat	9
The French connection: Multiple records of Strait of Gibraltar killer whales (Orcinus orca) (2003–2023) in the Bay of Biscay, France	9
Diet of striped dolphins (Stenella coeruleoalba) in southern Spanish waters	8
Escort service: Sex and relatedness of humpback whales accompanying mother‐calf pairs off Western Australia	8
Genetic data reveal wintering ground affiliation of humpback whales from the Mexican Central Pacific	8
A Practical Guide for Improving Confidence in Data Collected With Consumer‐Level Drones	8
Satellite image survey of beluga whales in the southern Kara Sea	8
The migratory whale herd concept: A novel unit to conserve under the ecological paradigm	8
Detection of cetacean morbillivirus in dolphin feces and the potential application for live cetacean health monitoring	8
Modeling population trajectory and probability of decline in northern Hudson Bay narwhals (Monodon monoceros)	8
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Nurturant behavior towards a dead calf in a Cuvier's beaked whale	8
Maternal offloading of arsenic and other trace elements in Peruvian fur seals	8
Detection of sex chromosomal aneuploidy (XXY) in a southern right whale (Eubalaena australis) using read depth and coverage from whole genome sequence data	8
Roger Payne 1935–2023	7
Skull Morphology of California and Steller Sea Lions in the Pacific Northwest: Evidence for Potential Hybridization	7
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A preliminary description of Atlantic white‐sided dolphin (Lagenorhynchus acutus) vocalizations	7
Humpback whales in the Southwest Atlantic Ocean: investigating their breeding movements by satellite tracking	7
Individual or Group Signatures? Stereotyped Whistle Contour Types by Free‐Ranging Risso’s Dolphins	7
Population genetic structure of North Pacific right whales	7
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The role of habitat use and sociality on skin lesions in Tamanend's bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops erebennus) in the St. Johns River, Florida	7
Bray calls emitted by common bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) in offshore waters of northeastern Brazil	7
Seasonal Abundance and Distribution of Cetaceans in a High Traffic Shipping Corridor	7
New haplotypes found in stranded long‐finned pilot whales (Globicephala melas) in the eastern North Atlantic and adjacent waters	6
Morphology and physiology in some small pelagic cetaceans: Is Dall's porpoise a deep diver and a thoroughbred of the sea?	6
Using acoustic monitoring to reveal nearly year‐round presence of humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) in the waters of southern Iceland	6
Characterization of pinniped vibrissal type and number	6
Auto machine learning tools to distinguish between two killer whale ecotypes	6
Estimation of abundance and population dynamics of the Antarctic blue whale in the Antarctic Ocean south of 60°S, from 70°E to 170°W	6
Surface and diving metabolic rates, and dynamic aerobic dive limits (dADL) in near‐ and off‐shore bottlenose dolphins, Tursiops spp., indicate that deep diving is energetically cheap	6
Humpback whale feeding behavior and defecation observed on the Hawaiian breeding grounds	6
Contour variations and acoustic characteristics of whistle sounds emitted by Pacific white‐sided dolphins in shallow coastal waters of the Sea of Japan	6
Long‐term acoustic monitoring of nonstereotyped blue whale calls in the southern Indian Ocean	6
Declining Body Condition of Territorial Male Australian Fur Seals: Correlations With Environmental Variables	6
G. Carleton Ray 1928–2023	6
Telomere length changes in the Pacific white‐sided dolphin measured for one and a half years	6

Swimming across the pond: First documented transatlantic crossing of a southern right whale	6
Saxitoxin Linked to Deaths of Northern Fur Seals in the Southeast Bering Sea	5
Tadasu K. Yamada (1950–2024)	5
Underwater Vocalization Behavior of Harbor Seals(Phoca vitulina)	5
Ringed Seal (Pusa hispida) Abundance in Isfjorden, Svalbard, After 20‐Years of Climate Change and a Concomitant Survey Hiatus	5
Aspartic acid enantiomer quantification using ultraperformance liquid chromatography–tandem mass spectroscopy combined with deuterium‐chloride hydrolysis to improve age estimation in Antarctic minke w	5
Echolocation signals recorded in the presence of Deraniyagala's beaked whales (Mesoplodon hotaula) in the western Pacific (South China Sea) indicate species‐specificity and intraspecific variat	5
Vocalization of Bryde's whales (Balaenoptera edeni) in the Beibu Gulf, China	5
Trophic Ecology of Threatened Sympatric Coastal Dolphins and Other Odontocetes in North‐Western Madagascar	5
Overwintering humpback whales adapt foraging strategies to shallow water environments at the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay, Virginia, USA	5
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Genetic Diversity and Effective Population Size of the Endangered Crozet Killer Whales	5
A practical guide on stable isotope analysis for cetacean research	5
IN MEMORIAM	5
Skin and Mucosal Lesions of Indo‐Pacific Bottlenose (Tursiops aduncus) and Common Dolphins (Delphinus delphis) of South Australia, With a Focus on Pathology	5
Catastrophic mortality of southern elephant seals caused by H5N1 avian influenza	5
Issue Information	5
Tracing Time's Footprints: Exploring Feeding Ecology and Historical Changes of Mediterranean Common Dolphin (Delphinus delphis) Over Two Centuries	5
Observed trends in scavenging by common bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus truncatus) in for‐hire fisheries in the eastern U.S. Gulf of Mexico	4
Allocation and use of body energy reservoirs in striped dolphins and Blainville's beaked whales: Snowball effect in negative energetic balance	4
Extracting foraging behavior from passive acoustic monitoring data to better understand harbor porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) foraging habitat use	4
A retrospective socio‐ecological analysis of seal strandings in the Gulf of Maine	4
Pathological and epidemiological investigation of skin lesions in belugas (Delphinapterus leucas) from the St. Lawrence Estuary, Quebec, Canada	4
Measuring steroid hormone levels in the skin of free‐ranging dugongs: A less invasive way to determine reproductive status	4
Drone‐Based Photogrammetry Provides Estimates of the Energetic Cost of Migration for Humpback Whales Between Antarctica and Colombia	4
Stranded marine mammal detection by the public, trained responders, and drones using decoy carcasses	4
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Foraging behavior and habitat selection of harbor seals (Phoca vitulina vitulina) in the archipelago of Saint‐Pierre‐and‐Miquelon, Northwest Atlantic	4
Estimates of Abundance and Predicted Distribution of the Main Cetacean Species in Madeira Archipelago Inshore Waters for 2007–2012	4
Abundance estimate of Eastern Caribbean sperm whales using large scale regional surveys	4
Tracking South American Sea Lion Population Recovery in Patagonia Following Depletion From Hunting	4
Body volume and mass estimation of southern elephant seals using 3D range scanning and neural network models	4
Examining Bergmann's rule in a cosmopolitan marine mammal, the bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops spp.)	4
Connectivity of Common Bottlenose Dolphin Habitats Between the Kuroshio Current and Its Adjacent Waters, as Evidenced by Extended‐Term Satellite Tracking	4
Estimated reproductive parameters for a vulnerable Australian humpback dolphin population	4
Echolocation depths and acoustic foraging behavior of Baird's beaked whales (Berardius bairdii) based on towed hydrophone recordings	4
Satellite‐tracked sperm whale migrates from the Canadian Arctic to the subtropical western North Atlantic	4
Stable Carbon and Nitrogen Isotopes Show Evidence of Resource Partitioning Between Spinner Dolphins (Stenella longirostris) and Large Pelagic Fishes From the Fernando de Noronha Arch	4
Probable signature whistle production in Atlantic white‐sided (Lagenorhynchus acutus) and short‐beaked common (Delphinus delphis) dolphins near Cape Cod, Massachusetts	4