🚨New publication!🚨We combined 7-years of behavior and morphology data from drones, added some habitat data, and found that individual size and habitat both drive gray whale foraging tactic use! Check it out in Animal Behaviour: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...#GrayWhales#drones#behavior

Growing into it: evidence of an ontogenetic shift in grey whale use of foraging tactics

Individual specialization may occur relative to diet, behaviour or spatial distribution, potentially leading to differential resource and space use wi…

🚨New publication alert🚨 Our paper "Exploring indirect effects of a classic trophic cascade between urchins and kelp on zooplankton and whales" is out now in Scientific Reports! Open access here: rdcu.be/dF8cl#kelp#urchins#zooplankton#GrayWhales#TrophicCascade

Exploring indirect effects of a classic trophic cascade between urchins and kelp on zooplankton and whales

Scientific Reports - Exploring indirect effects of a classic trophic cascade between urchins and kelp on zooplankton and whales

When quantifying whale breaths from a distance to estimate energetics, it's important to consider breath-by-breath variability. Learn more about @clarabird.bsky.socialblogs.oregonstate.edu/gemmlab/2024...

GEMM lab PI Dr Leigh Torres gave evidence to the EPA on the blue whales in the NZ South Taranaki Bight and how they might be affected by #seabedminingthreadreaderapp.com/thread/17684...

Krill are getting hot! Read about how and why are studying krill response to rising ocean temperatures in New Zealand waters: blogs.oregonstate.edu/gemmlab/2024...

Whomever said science lacks emotion was wrong. Check out how the many phases of the scientific journey can bring about a variety of feelings: blogs.oregonstate.edu/gemmlab/2024...

When do male whales get randy? Learn about our work exploring seasonal testosterone patterns in PCFG gray whales in this week's blog blogs.oregonstate.edu/gemmlab/2024...

When do male whales get randy? Exploring the seasonal testosterone patters in the PCFG gray whale

Dr. Alejandro A. Fernández Ajó, Postdoctoral Scholar, Marine Mammal Institute – OSU Department of Fisheries, Wildlife, & Conservation Sciences, Geospatial Ecology of Marine Megafauna (GEMM) Lab…

Hi Bluesky! We're the Geospatial Ecology of Marine Megafauna Lab at Oregon State. To learn more about who we are and what we do checkout our website: mmi.oregonstate.edu/gemm-lab#marinescience#marinemammals#conservation