Browsing Faculty of Graduate Studies Online Theses by Subject "cetaceans"
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Kinship in Sperm Whale Society: Effects on Association, Alloparental Care and Vocalizations
(2017-12-14)The overarching goal of my thesis is to characterize the relationship between kinship and social behaviour in a species with a cooperative, multilevel social structure – the sperm whale. To do so, I use a combination of ... -
NORTHERN BOTTLENOSE WHALES IN CANADA: THE STORY OF EXPLOITATION, CONSERVATION, AND RECOVERY
(2021-08-10)Many populations of cetaceans are still recovering from the impacts of whaling and face ongoing, and sometimes increasing, human stressors. However, due to their slow reproductive life history, monitoring trends and responses ...