Survival of the fattest: linking body condition to prey availability and survivorship of killer whales

Density‐dependent marine survival of hatchery‐origin Chinook salmon may be associated with pink salmon

(2020) Neala W. Kendall et al.   Ecosphere

The Emergence of Mucormycosis in Free-Ranging Marine Mammals of the Pacific Northwest

(2020) Jessica L. Huggins et al.   Frontiers in Marine Science

Pathology findings and correlation with body condition index in stranded killer whales (Orcinus orca) in the northeastern Pacific and Hawaii from 2004 to 2013

(2020) Stephen Raverty et al.   PLoS One

Poor body condition associated with an unusual mortality event in gray whales

(2020) F Christiansen et al.   MARINE ECOLOGY PROGRESS SERIES

Changing salmon: An analysis of body mass, abundance, survival, and productivity trends across 45 years in Puget Sound

(2019) James P. Losee et al.   FISH AND FISHERIES

Passive acoustic monitoring off Vancouver Island reveals extensive use by at-risk Resident killer whale (Orcinus orca) populations

(2019) A Riera et al.   Endangered Species Research

Evaluating the power of photogrammetry for monitoring killer whale body condition

(2019) Holly Fearnbach et al.   MARINE MAMMAL SCIENCE

Decadal changes in adult size of salmon-eating killer whales in the eastern North Pacific

(2019) MJ Groskreutz et al.   Endangered Species Research

Postreproductive killer whale grandmothers improve the survival of their grandoffspring

(2019) Stuart Nattrass et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Using hierarchical models to estimate stock-specific and seasonal variation in ocean distribution, survivorship, and aggregate abundance of fall run Chinook salmon.

(2018) Andrew Olaf Shelton et al.   CANADIAN JOURNAL OF FISHERIES AND AQUATIC SCIENCES

Maternal body size and condition determine calf growth rates in southern right whales

(2018) F Christiansen et al.   MARINE ECOLOGY PROGRESS SERIES

Estimating the population size of migrating Tibetan antelopes Pantholops hodgsonii with unmanned aerial vehicles

(2018) Jianbo Hu et al.   ORYX

Maternal body size and condition determine calf growth rates in southern right whales

(2018) F Christiansen et al.   MARINE ECOLOGY PROGRESS SERIES

Using aerial photogrammetry to detect changes in body condition of endangered southern resident killer whales

(2018) H Fearnbach et al.   Endangered Species Research

Unprecedented biennial pattern of birth and mortality in an endangered apex predator, the southern resident killer whale, in the eastern North Pacific Ocean

(2018) GT Ruggerone et al.   MARINE ECOLOGY PROGRESS SERIES

Population growth is limited by nutritional impacts on pregnancy success in endangered Southern Resident killer whales (Orcinus orca)

(2017) Samuel K. Wasser et al.   PLoS One

Modulation in Persistent Organic Pollutant Concentration and Profile by Prey Availability and Reproductive Status in Southern Resident Killer Whale Scat Samples

(2016) Jessica I. Lundin et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Broodstock History Strongly Influences Natural Spawning Success in Hatchery Steelhead (Oncorhynchus mykiss)

(2016) Michael J. Ford et al.   PLoS One

Practical Bayesian model evaluation using leave-one-out cross-validation and WAIC

(2016) Aki Vehtari et al.   STATISTICS AND COMPUTING

Noninvasive unmanned aerial vehicle provides estimates of the energetic cost of reproduction in humpback whales

(2016) Fredrik Christiansen et al.   Ecosphere

A small unmanned aerial system for estimating abundance and size of Antarctic predators

(2015) Michael E. Goebel et al.   POLAR BIOLOGY

Effects of Climate Change on Trait-Based Dynamics of a Top Predator in Freshwater Ecosystems

(2014) Yngvild Vindenes et al.   AMERICAN NATURALIST

Relative importance of chinook salmon abundance on resident killer whale population growth and viability

(2014) L. Antonio Vélez-Espino et al.   AQUATIC CONSERVATION-MARINE AND FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEMS

Energy content of Pacific salmon as prey of northern and southern resident killer whales

(2014) SM O’Neill et al.   Endangered Species Research

Use of multi-state models to explore relationships between changes in body condition, habitat and survival of grizzly bearsUrsus arctos horribilis

(2013) John Boulanger et al.   WILDLIFE BIOLOGY

Estimation of Body-Size Traits by Photogrammetry in Large Mammals to Inform Conservation

(2012) JOEL BERGER   CONSERVATION BIOLOGY

Adaptive Prolonged Postreproductive Life Span in Killer Whales

(2012) E. A. Foster et al.   SCIENCE

Size and long-term growth trends of Endangered fish-eating killer whales

(2010) H Fearnbach et al.   Endangered Species Research

The social dynamics of southern resident killer whales and conservation implications for this endangered population

(2009) K.M. Parsons et al.   ANIMAL BEHAVIOUR

Linking killer whale survival and prey abundance: food limitation in the oceans' apex predator?

(2009) J. K. B. Ford et al.   Biology Letters

Quantifying the effects of prey abundance on killer whale reproduction

(2009) Eric J. Ward et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED ECOLOGY

Effects of age, sex and reproductive status on persistent organic pollutant concentrations in “Southern Resident” killer whales

(2009) Margaret M. Krahn et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Marine Distributions of Chinook Salmon from the West Coast of North America Determined by Coded Wire Tag Recoveries

(2009) Laurie A. Weitkamp   TRANSACTIONS OF THE AMERICAN FISHERIES SOCIETY

Species and stock identification of prey consumed by endangered southern resident killer whales in their summer range

(2009) MB Hanson et al.   Endangered Species Research

Statistical inference, Type II error, and decision making under the US Endangered Species Act

(2008) Berry J Brosi et al.   FRONTIERS IN ECOLOGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT

Vessel traffic disrupts the foraging behavior of southern resident killer whales Orcinus orca

(2008) D Lusseau et al.   Endangered Species Research

Using local transition probability models in Markov random fields for forest change detection

(2007) Desheng Liu et al.   REMOTE SENSING OF ENVIRONMENT