Drone-based observations of scarring patterns in humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) in the New York Bight provide insight into foraging behavior and anthropogenic threats

• Siobhan E. Keeling,

  Roles Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Writing – original draft

  Affiliations School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York, United States of America, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, Division of Marine Resources. Kings Park, New York, United States of America

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• Chelsi Napoli,

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Ecology and Evolution, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York, United States of America

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• Joshua Meza-Fidalgo,

  Roles Data curation, Investigation, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York, United States of America

  https://orcid.org/0009-0008-1467-3114

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• Julia S. Stepanuk,

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York, United States of America, Maine Department of Marine Resources, West Boothbay Harbor, Maine, United States of America

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• Nathan Hirtle,

  Roles Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York, United States of America

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• Zachary Hoffman,

  Roles Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York, United States of America

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• Lesley H. Thorne

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

  * E-mail: lesley.thorne@stonybrook.edu

  Affiliation School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York, United States of America

  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6297-0091

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