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Humpback whale populations share a core skin bacterial community: towards a health index for marine mammals? by Apprill, Amy, Robbins, Jooke, Eren, A Murat, Pack, Adam A, Reveillaud, Julie, Mattila, David, Moore, Michael, Niemeyer, Misty, Moore, Kathleen M T, Mincer, Tracy J

“…Microbes are now well regarded for their important role in mammalian health. The microbiology of skin--a unique interface between the host and environment--is…”
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Understanding across the senses: cross-modal studies of cognition in cetaceans by Bruck, Jason N., Pack, Adam A.

“…Cross-modal approaches to the study of sensory perception, social recognition, cognition, and mental representation have proved fruitful in humans as well as…”
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Testosterone trends within and across seasons in male humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) from Hawaii and Alaska by Cates, Kelly A., Atkinson, Shannon, Gabriele, Christine M., Pack, Adam A., Straley, Janice M., Yin, Suzanne

“…•Testosterone concentrations peak during January–February.•Lowest testosterone concentrations are observed June–September.•Testosterone concentrations decrease…”
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Predictive modeling of spinner dolphin (Stenella longirostris) resting habitat in the main Hawaiian Islands by Thorne, Lesley H, Johnston, David W, Urban, Dean L, Tyne, Julian, Bejder, Lars, Baird, Robin W, Yin, Suzanne, Rickards, Susan H, Deakos, Mark H, Mobley, Jr, Joseph R, Pack, Adam A, Chapla Hill, Marie

“…Predictive habitat models can provide critical information that is necessary in many conservation applications. Using Maximum Entropy modeling, we…”
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Diurnal increases in depths of humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) mother‐calf pods off West Maui, Hawaiʻi: A response to vessels? by Pack, Adam A., Waterman, James O., Craig, Alison S.

“…Studies of humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) habitat use in their Hawaiian breeding grounds have revealed that mother‐calf pairs favor shallow waters to…”
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Exodus! Large-scale displacement and social adjustments of resident Atlantic spotted dolphins (Stenella frontalis) in the Bahamas by Herzing, Denise L, Augliere, Bethany N, Elliser, Cindy R, Green, Michelle L, Pack, Adam A

“…Over the last 20 years, significant habitat shifts have been documented in some populations of cetaceans. On Little Bahama Bank (LBB) there are sympatric…”
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Aerial survey perspectives on humpback whale resiliency in Maui Nui, Hawaiʻi, in the face of an unprecedented North Pacific marine warming event by Mobley, Joseph R., Deakos, Mark H., Pack, Adam A., Bortolotto, Guilherme A.

“…After decades of population growth, the central stock of the North Pacific population of humpback whales, known as the Hawaiʻi Distinct Population Segment…”
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Impulsive sounds produced by humpback whale surface active behavior recorded on acoustic tags and bottom‐moored recorders by Zang, Eden J., Lammers, Marc O., Pack, Adam A., Hatch, Leila T.

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Variations in received levels on a sound and movement tag on a singing humpback whale: Implications for caller identification by Stimpert, Alison K., Lammers, Marc O., Pack, Adam A., Au, Whitlow W. L.

“…Bio-logging devices are advancing the understanding of marine animal behavior, but linking sound production and behavior of individual baleen whales is still…”
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Corticosterone in central North Pacific male humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae): Pairing sighting histories with endocrine markers to assess stress by Cates, Kelly A., Atkinson, Shannon, Pack, Adam A., Straley, Janice M., Gabriele, Christine M., Yin, Suzanne

“…•Corticosterone concentrations vary by sampling year.•Corticosterone concentrations are higher in calves than non-calves.•Corticosterone concentrations peak in…”
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Active Transportation Routes Using Canal Corridors: Decision Tools in Creating Successful Canal Trail Projects by Crump, Matthew S., Singleton, Patrick, Torres-Rua, Alfonso, Pack, Adam B.

“…Abstract There is an increasing need for active transportation infrastructure throughout the United States, especially in rapidly developing urban areas. In…”
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Signal partitioning between native and introduced forest birds of Hawai‘i Island by Hunt, Noah J., Ibanez, Thomas, Pack, Adam A., Hart, Patrick J.

“…Birds use sound for conspecific communication. According to the acoustic niche hypothesis, they avoid signal competition with other species by partitioning…”
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Habitat segregation by female humpback whales in Hawaiian waters: avoidance of males? by Craig, Alison S, Herman, Louis M, Pack, Adam A, Waterman, James O

“…Humpback whales congregate annually in low-latitude winter breeding and calving grounds. While on these grounds, females with a dependent calf ('maternal…”
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Diel spatio-temporal patterns of humpback whale singing on a high-density breeding ground by Kügler, Anke, Lammers, Marc O, Pack, Adam A, Tenorio-Hallé, Ludovic, Thode, Aaron M

“…Humpback whale song chorusing dominates the marine soundscape in Hawai'i during winter months, yet little is known about spatio-temporal habitat use patterns…”
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Social Behaviour of Humpback Whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) in Hervey Bay, Eastern Australia, a Preferential Female Stopover During the Southern Migration by Franklin, Trish, Franklin, Wally, Brooks, Lyndon, Harrison, Peter, Pack, Adam A., Clapham, Phillip J.

“…Agonistic competitive social behaviour in humpback whales [ Megaptera novaeangliae (Borowski, 1781)] has been extensively studied and reported in previous…”
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Bluespine unicornfish (Naso unicornis) are both natural control agents and mobile vectors for invasive algae in a Hawaiian Marine Reserve by Bierwagen, Stacy L., Price, Donald K., Pack, Adam A., Meyer, Carl G.

“…It has been hypothesized that protecting herbivorous fishes within Marine Reserves (MRs) will help these areas to resist algal overgrowth of corals. However,…”
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Measurements of humpback whale song sound levels received by a calf in association with a singer by Chen, Jessica, Pack, Adam A, Au, Whitlow W L, Stimpert, Alison K

“…Male humpback whales produce loud "songs" on the wintering grounds and some sing while escorting mother-calf pairs, exposing them to near-continuous sounds at…”
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Changes in vocal repertoire of the Hawaiian crow, Corvus hawaiiensis, from past wild to current captive populations by Tanimoto, Ann M., Hart, Patrick J., Pack, Adam A., Switzer, Richard, Banko, Paul C., Ball, Donna L., Sebastián-González, Esther, Komarczyk, Lisa, Warrington, Miyako H.

“…For most avian species, social behaviour is critically important for survival and reproductive success. Many social behaviours in birds are culturally…”
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Humpback whale song: who sings? by Herman, Louis M., Pack, Adam A., Spitz, Scott S., Herman, Elia Y. K., Rose, Kathryn, Hakala, Siri, Deakos, Mark H.

“…While on their winter breeding grounds, male humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) produce long sequences of structured vocalizations called song, whose…”
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Acoustic properties of humpback whale songs by Au, Whitlow W. L., Pack, Adam A., Lammers, Marc O., Herman, Louis M., Deakos, Mark H., Andrews, Kim

“…A vertical array of five hydrophones was used to measure the acoustic field in the vertical plane of singing humpback whales. Once a singer was located, two…”
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