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Marine mammals

Molecular characterization of Sarcocystis neurona genotypes in California sea lions (Zalophus californianus) with polyphasic rhabdomyositis

Alene G. Pohly, Devinn M. Sinnott, Margaret E. Martinez, Cara L. Field, Pádraig J. Duignan, Karen Shapiro

published 28 Aug 2026

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Diversity among isolates of Staphylococcus intermedius group from Pacific marine mammals of Southern California

Igor Loncaric, Lauren Palmer, Michael P. Szostak, Adriana Cabal Rosel, Werner Ruppitsch, Markus Rupprecht, Amelie Desvars-Larrive, Olivia M. Grünzweil, Elke Müller, Sascha D. Braun, Stefan Monecke, Ralf Ehricht, Andrea T. Feßler, Stefan Schwarz, Joachim Spergser, Hrvoje Smodlaka, Suzana Tkalcic

published 24 Aug 2026

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Peripheral anatomy of the dolphin ear and associated nervous structures: Insights from macroscopic dissection, DICE-µCT, histology, and confocal microscopy

Steffen De Vreese, Jean-Marie Graïc, Sandro Mazzariol, Stefan Huggenberger, Marco Fogli, Federico Luzzati, Cristiano Corona, Alessandra Favole, Marc Cerdà-Domènech, Jaime Frigola, Michel André

published 19 Aug 2026

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Predicting daily lactation costs of marine mammals for use in bioenergetic models

Elizabeth A. McHuron

published 29 Jul 2026

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Concentrations of essential and non-essential elements in eastern North Pacific killer whales (Orcinus orca)

Catherine F. Lo, Joseph K. Gaydos, Robert Poppenga, Lynne Barre, Kathy Burek-Huntington, John Calambokidis, Paul Cottrell, Debbie Duffield, Jessica L. Huggins, Dyanna M. Lambourn, Jim Rice, Heindrich N. Snyman, Judy St. Leger, Matthew Van Daele, Kristi L. West, Forrest M. Gomez, Stephen Raverty

published 15 Jul 2026

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Serological evidence of SARS-CoV-2 exposure in marine mammals in the United States between 2020 and 2025

Idrissa Nonmon Sanogo, Wendy B. Puryear, Alexa F. Simulynas, Robert DiGiovanni, Caroline E. Goertz, Natalie Hunter, Kathy Burek Huntington, Natalie Rouse, Rosemary E. Seton, Nicole E. Hunter, Kim Schulam, Stephen J. St. Pierre, Lynda Doughty, Jay Pagel, Allison D. Tuttle, Sarah Callan, Marina A. Piscitelli-Doshkov, Lisa Becker, Brian Fadely, Sarah M. Chinn, Anthony J. Orr, Heather Ziel, Josh London, Jessica L. Huggins, Deborah Fauquier, Sarah Wilkin, Ainsley Smith, Margot Madden, Maxine A. Montello, Alissa C. Deming, Michelle R. Rivard, Ashley Stokes, Lauren McDowell, Joanna Daniel, Dyanna Lambourn, Suzanne Thurman, Michelle Barbieri, Claudia Cedillo, Jonathan A. Runstadler

published 09 Jul 2026

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Isolation and preliminary characterization of extracellular vesicles from bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) and long-finned pilot whale (Globicephala melas) blow

Valentina Moccia, Cinzia Centelleghe, Andrea Zendrini, Selene Tassoni, Luca Ceolotto, Bertrand Bouchard, Eva Alvarez, Gaia Pesce, Paolo Bergese, Annalisa Radeghieri, Sandro Mazzariol, Valentina Zappulli

published 01 Jul 2026

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Increasing presence of Bigg’s killer whales and changing seasonality of Southern Resident killer whales in Washington waters

Zoe R. Rand, Laura E. Koehn, Alexis Morrigan, M. Bradley Hanson

published 24 Jun 2026

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Gallstone disease classification using SLOA-optimized CatBoost classifier with explainable AI

Prosenjit Das, Md. Ayaj Uddin Khan, Proshenjit Sarker, Abdullah-Al Nahid

published 01 Jun 2026

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Evidence for mirror self-recognition in beluga whales (Delphinapterus leucas)

Alexander Mildener, Diana Buchman, Sonia Ragir, Diana Reiss

published 20 May 2026

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Ontogenetic shifts in morphology and ecology of eastern Pacific white sharks revealed by computer vision

Alexandra E. DiGiacomo, Samantha Andrzejaczek, Barbara A. Block

published 20 May 2026

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Sperm whales habituate to research vessels engaged in photoidentification

Hal Whitehead, Christine M. K. Clarke, Ana Eguiguren

published 14 May 2026

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Baleen hormone analyses reveal stress and reproductive life-history of the critically endangered Rice’s whale (Balaenoptera ricei)

Rebecca G. Evey, Matthew S. Savoca, John Ososky, Michael R. McGowen, Jeremy A. Goldbogen, Michael Cherney, Allison Case, Kathleen E. Hunt

published 13 May 2026

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