Search Results - "MESNICK, SARAH L"

Animal cultures matter for conservation by Brakes, Philippa, Dall, Sasha R X, Aplin, Lucy M, Bearhop, Stuart, Carroll, Emma L, Ciucci, Paolo, Fishlock, Vicki, Ford, John K B, Garland, Ellen C, Keith, Sally A, McGregor, Peter K, Mesnick, Sarah L, Noad, Michael J, di Sciara, Giuseppe Notarbartolo, Robbins, Martha M, Simmonds, Mark P, Spina, Fernando, Thornton, Alex, Wade, Paul R, Whiting, Martin J, Williams, James, Rendell, Luke, Whitehead, Hal, Whiten, Andrew, Rutz, Christian

“…Understanding the rich social lives of animals benefits international conservation efforts Animal culture, defined as “information or behavior—shared within a…”
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A deepening understanding of animal culture suggests lessons for conservation by Brakes, Philippa, Carroll, Emma L, Dall, Sasha R X, Keith, Sally A, McGregor, Peter K, Mesnick, Sarah L, Noad, Michael J, Rendell, Luke, Robbins, Martha M, Rutz, Christian, Thornton, Alex, Whiten, Andrew, Whiting, Martin J, Aplin, Lucy M, Bearhop, Stuart, Ciucci, Paolo, Fishlock, Vicki, Ford, John K B, Notarbartolo di Sciara, Giuseppe, Simmonds, Mark P, Spina, Fernando, Wade, Paul R, Whitehead, Hal, Williams, James, Garland, Ellen C

“…A key goal of conservation is to protect biodiversity by supporting the long-term persistence of viable, natural populations of wild species. Conservation…”
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What influences the worldwide genetic structure of sperm whales (Physeter macrocephalus)? by Alexander, Alana, Debbie Steel, Kendra Hoekzema, Sarah L. Mesnick, Daniel Engelhaupt, Iain Kerr, Roger Payne, C. Scott Baker

“…The interplay of natural selection and genetic drift, influenced by geographic isolation, mating systems and population size, determines patterns of genetic…”
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Patterns of cetacean vaginal folds yield insights into functionality by Orbach, Dara N, Marshall, Christopher D, Mesnick, Sarah L, Würsig, Bernd

“…Complex foldings of the vaginal wall are unique to some cetaceans and artiodactyls and are of unknown function(s). The patterns of vaginal length and…”
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Asymmetric and Spiraled Genitalia Coevolve with Unique Lateralized Mating Behavior by Orbach, Dara N., Brennan, Patricia L. R., Hedrick, Brandon P., Keener, William, Webber, Marc A., Mesnick, Sarah L.

“…Asymmetric genitalia and lateralized mating behaviors occur in several taxa, yet whether asymmetric morphology in one sex correlates or coevolves with…”
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Using models of social transmission to examine the spread of longline depredation behavior among sperm whales in the Gulf of Alaska by Schakner, Zachary A, Lunsford, Chris, Straley, Janice, Eguchi, Tomoharu, Mesnick, Sarah L

“…Fishing, farming and ranching provide opportunities for predators to prey on resources concentrated by humans, a behavior termed depredation. In the Gulf of…”
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Can genetic differences explain vocal dialect variation in sperm whales, Physeter macrocephalus? by Rendell, Luke, Mesnick, Sarah L, Dalebout, Merel L, Burtenshaw, Jessica, Whitehead, Hal

“…Sperm whale social groups can be assigned to vocal clans based on their production of codas, short stereotyped patterns of clicks. It is currently unclear…”
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Context-dependent variability in blue whale acoustic behaviour by Lewis, Leah A., Calambokidis, John, Stimpert, Alison K., Fahlbusch, James, Friedlaender, Ari S., McKenna, Megan F., Mesnick, Sarah L., Oleson, Erin M., Southall, Brandon L., Szesciorka, Angela R., Širović, Ana

“…Acoustic communication is an important aspect of reproductive, foraging and social behaviours for many marine species. Northeast Pacific blue whales…”
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An Economic Perspective on Policies to Save the Vaquita: Conservation Actions, Wildlife Trafficking, and the Structure of Incentives by Sanjurjo-Rivera, Enrique, Mesnick, Sarah L., Ávila-Forcada, Sara, Poindexter, Oriana, Lent, Rebecca, Felbab-Brown, Vanda, Cisneros-Montemayor, Andrés M., Squires, Dale, Sumaila, U. Rashid, Munro, Gordon, Ortiz-Rodriguez, Rafael, Rodriguez, Ramses, Sainz, Jade F.

“…The Upper Gulf of California is a diverse and highly productive ecosystem supporting some of the most important fisheries in Mexico, yet a history of weak…”
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Sperm whale population structure in the eastern and central North Pacific inferred by the use of single-nucleotide polymorphisms, microsatellites and mitochondrial DNA by MESNICK, SARAH L, TAYLOR, BARBARA L, ARCHER, FREDERICK I, MARTIEN, KAREN K, TREVIÑO, SERGIO ESCORZA, HANCOCK-HANSER, BRITTANY L, MORENO MEDINA, SANDRA CAROLINA, PEASE, VICTORIA L, ROBERTSON, KELLY M, STRALEY, JANICE M, BAIRD, ROBIN W, CALAMBOKIDIS, JOHN, SCHORR, GREGORY S, WADE, PAUL, BURKANOV, VLADIMIR, LUNSFORD, CHRIS R, RENDELL, LUKE, MORIN, PHILLIP A

“…We use mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) (400 bp), six microsatellites and 36 single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs), 20 of which were linked, to investigate…”
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Pacific Ocean-Wide Profile of CYP1A1 Expression, Stable Carbon and Nitrogen Isotope Ratios, and Organic Contaminant Burden in Sperm Whale Skin Biopsies by Godard-Codding, Céline A.J., Clark, Rebecca, Fossi, Maria Cristina, Marsili, Letizia, Maltese, Silvia, West, Adam G., Valenzuela, Luciano, Rowntree, Victoria, Polyak, Ildiko, Cannon, John C., Pinkerton, Kim, Rubio-Cisneros, Nadia, Mesnick, Sarah L., Cox, Stephen B., Kerr, Iain, Payne, Roger, Stegeman, John J.

“…Background: Ocean pollution affects marine organisms and ecosystems as well as humans. The International Oceanographic Commission recommends ocean health…”
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A trade-off between precopulatory and postcopulatory trait investment in male cetaceans by Dines, James P., Mesnick, Sarah L., Ralls, Katherine, May-Collado, Laura, Agnarsson, Ingi, Dean, Matthew D.

“…Mating with multiple partners is common across species, and understanding how individual males secure fertilization in the face of competition remains a…”
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A systematic survey of the integration of animal behavior into conservation by Berger-Tal, Oded, Blumstein, Daniel T., Carroll, Scott, Fisher, Robert N., Mesnick, Sarah L., Owen, Megan A., Saltz, David, St. Claire, Colleen Cassady, Swaisgood, Ronald R.

“…The role of behavioral ecology in improving wildlife conservation and management has been the subject of much recent debate. We sought to answer 2 foundational…”
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Research Priorities from Animal Behaviour for Maximising Conservation Progress by Greggor, Alison L., Berger-Tal, Oded, Blumstein, Daniel T., Angeloni, Lisa, Bessa-Gomes, Carmen, Blackwell, Bradley F., St Clair, Colleen Cassady, Crooks, Kevin, de Silva, Shermin, Fernández-Juricic, Esteban, Goldenberg, Shifra Z., Mesnick, Sarah L., Owen, Megan, Price, Catherine J., Saltz, David, Schell, Christopher J., Suarez, Andrew V., Swaisgood, Ronald R., Winchell, Clark S., Sutherland, William J.

“…Poor communication between academic researchers and wildlife managers limits conservation progress and innovation. As a result, input from overlapping fields,…”
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Mexico must save the vaquita from gill nets by Rojas-Bracho, Lorenzo, Taylor, Barbara L, Reeves, Randall R, Read, Andrew, Barlow, Jay, Donovan, Greg, Thomas, Peter O, Gulland, Frances, Mesnick, Sarah L, Brownell, Jr, Robert L, Henry, Annette, Urban, Jorge, Gerrodette, Tim

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The evolution of genital shape variation in female cetaceans by Orbach, Dara N., Hedrick, Brandon, Würsig, Bernd, Mesnick, Sarah L., Brennan, Patricia L. R.

“…Male genital diversification is likely the result of sexual selection. Female genital diversification may also result from sexual selection, although it is…”
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Demography or selection on linked cultural traits or genes? Investigating the driver of low mtDNA diversity in the sperm whale using complementary mitochondrial and nuclear genome analyses by Morin, Phillip A., Foote, Andrew D., Baker, Charles Scott, Hancock‐Hanser, Brittany L., Kaschner, Kristin, Mate, Bruce R., Mesnick, Sarah L., Pease, Victoria L., Rosel, Patricia E., Alexander, Alana

“…Mitochondrial DNA has been heavily utilized in phylogeography studies for several decades. However, underlying patterns of demography and phylogeography may be…”
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Guidelines and quantitative standards to improve consistency in cetacean subspecies and species delimitation relying on molecular genetic data by Taylor, Barbara L., Archer, Frederick I., Martien, Karen K., Rosel, Patricia E., Hancock‐Hanser, Brittany L., Lang, Aimee R., Leslie, Matthew S., Mesnick, Sarah L., Morin, Phillip A., Pease, Victoria L., Perrin, William F., Robertson, Kelly M., Parsons, Kim M., Viricel, Amélia, Vollmer, Nicole L., Cipriano, Frank, Reeves, Randall R., Krützen, Michael, Baker, C. Scott

“…Taxonomy is an imprecise science that delimits the evolutionary continuum into discrete categories. For marine mammals, this science is complicated by the…”
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William F. Perrin 1938–2022 by Brownell, Robert L., Archer, Frederick I., Ballance, Lisa T., Jefferson, Thomas A., Mead, James G., Mesnick, Sarah L., Reeves, Randall R., Taylor, Barbara L.

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SEXUAL ECOLOGY OF THE SPINNER DOLPHIN, STENELLA LONGIROSTRIS: GEOGRAPHIC VARIATION IN MATING SYSTEM by Perrin, William F., Mesnick, Sarah L.

“…We offer the first report for a cetacean of geographical variation in mating system based in morphology. Analysis of samples from 1,678 male spinner dolphins…”
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