Marine Mammal Commission

Recent papers from Marine Mammal Commission

1. Insult to Injury: Population Impacts of Sublethal Entanglement and Vessel Strikes of Common Bottlenose Dolphins ( Tursiops truncatus ) in Barataria Basin, Louisiana, 2011–2023Marine Mammal Science · 2026
2. Gymnodinium catenatum blooms in the northern Gulf of California: From massive mortalities of seabirds and marine mammals to socioeconomic impactsHarmful Algae · 2026
3. Bottlenose dolphin reliance on trawlers in prey-depleted Adriatic Sea regionsFrontiers in Mammal Science · 2026
4. Thyroid hormones and serum iodine in clinically normal versus chronically malnourished Florida manatees Trichechus manatus latirostrisDiseases of Aquatic Organisms · 2026
5. Sarcocystis pinnipedi predominates Sarcocystis spp. infections in free-ranging Alaskan marine mammalsInternational Journal for Parasitology Parasites and Wildlife · 2026
6. A synthesis of the effects of multiple stressors on a long-lived vertebrate population to inform effective conservation effortsRoyal Society Open Science · 2026
7. High pathogenicity avian influenza in pinniped conservationPhilosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences · 2026
8. Ecological contexts of diving behavior in Hawaiian false killer whalesMovement Ecology · 2026
9. Methods for analysing wildlife DNA methylation dataConservation Physiology · 2025
10. The dolphin FRESH protocol: visual Freshwater-Related Evaluation of Skin Health in free-ranging bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops spp.)Frontiers in Marine Science · 2026
11. An experimental approach to assess the combined effects of multiple stressors on a large vertebrate speciesConservation Biology · 2026
12. Emaciation and marine debris contribute to sperm whale Physeter macrocephalus strandings in southeastern USA: comparing 4 cases from 2020-2022Diseases of Aquatic Organisms · 2026
13. Bridging knowledge systems to guide natural resource decision-makingTrends in Ecology & Evolution · 2026
14. Proteomic Characterization of Bottlenose Dolphin ( Tursiops truncatus ) UrineJournal of Proteome Research · 2025
15. Novel Gastric Helicobacter Species in Stranded Pygmy Sperm Whales (Kogia breviceps) on the East Coast of Florida, USA.2025
16. Pacific Islands cetaceans: a review of strandings from 2006-2024Diseases of Aquatic Organisms · 2025
17. “Why keep your mouth shut?” Inshore South African Bryde’s whales abort lunges within feeding divesEthology Ecology & Evolution · 2025
18. Meningeal Lymphatic and Glymphatic Structures in a Pelagic Delphinid (Delphinus delphis)Animals · 2025
19. Histochemical indications for a chemically complex signal produced by the cervical gill slit gland of the pygmy sperm whale (Kogia breviceps)The Anatomical Record · 2025
20. Pinniped response to diadromous fish restoration in the Penobscot River EstuaryFrontiers in Conservation Science · 2024