Using drones to monitor the heath and body condition of large whales @GemmLabOSU @MarineUAS alum
Oregon State University
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Ever wonder how fat #HumpbackWhales get?? 🐋
Check out our new paper in @FrontMarineSci where we describe how body condition increases over the foraging season in #Antarctic. This work establishes a baseline to monitor future impacts of climate change.
frontiersin.org/articles/10.…
Such a great and inspiring talk last night by Leigh Torres on all the latest research by the @GemmLabOSU on the Pacific Coast Feeding Group (PCFG) #GrayWhales
Huge shoutout to my amazing team of co-authors!
@logan_pallin @kiwijuliandale @FChristiansen83 @KateSprogis @allison_h_dawn @clarabirdferrer @Grogology @michellershero @GoldbogenLab @AndyAread, Josh Hewitt, Rob Schick, Ari Friedlaender, & Ross Nichols!
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Humpback whales really pack it on during Antarctic summers!
Cool new paper led by @KCBierlich shows how drone-based photogrammetry helps us better understand how humpbacks increase energy reserves while foraging along the Western Antarctic Peninsula.
doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2022.1…
ALT Drone image of a humpback whale mom and calf resting at the surface in the waters along the Western Antarctic Peninsula.
Dr. KC Bierlich retweeted
Check out our new study on #humpback #whales in #Antarctica where we monitor changes in population #cortisol levels and show a post #covid-19 #anthropause resulted in lower stress levels across the population #science @UCSCscience @iaato_org nature.com/articles/s41598-0…
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New Paper Alert! Check out our study on #Antarctic #minkewhale using non-lethal methods. #conservation #climatechange @MarineUAS @AusAntarctic @KCBierlich Demography of an ice-obligate mysticete in a region of rapid environmental change royalsocietypublishing.org/d…
GO @clarabirdferrer!!🐳
.@clarabirdferrer, PhD candidate @GemmLabOSU, uses #drones to study gray whale behavioral ecology in order to understand how their behaviors vary across habitats, seasons, & individual characteristics including morphology, body condition, demographic unit. #WomeninDronesWednesday
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fat, faT, fAT, FAT! That’s how humpback whales grow when reaching the Antarctic feeding grounds 🇦🇶 🦐 Great way to know more is at the Marine Mammal conference #SMM2022 @marinemammalogy; @KCBierlich et al. #humpbackwhale – at Antarctica
So awesome to hear this! Huge congrats to @AndyAread and Sue!!
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1/n 🧵
I want to address a narrative that we see around women’s sport and inclusion (particularly from those who seek to exclude trans women & women with sex variations from women’s sport), and how this narrative is part of a bigger pattern that functions to keep women small
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Thrilled that our study of rorqual whale distribution & phenology off Oregon is out in the world! This paper enhances ecological knowledge and paves the way for informed management decisions. Congratulations @SoleneDerville and @GemmLabOSU, this project is a joy to be part of!
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Check out this week's blog for a quick summary on our recent publication comparing gray whale body condition on foraging and breeding grounds!
See link for blog and manuscript below
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I'm proud to finally share my first first-author publication (!), a summary + analysis of fine-scale seal and sea lion distributions on land, w/ drone data from a collaboration of @MarineUAS, the Aleut Community of Saint Paul, and NOAA's Marine Mammal Lab. cdnsciencepub.com/doi/full/1…
So excited about this awesome collaborative study that used the methods established during my dissertation to account for uncertainty associated w/ different #drones to measure body condition of #graywhales on their feeding & breeding grounds
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Learn more on how to incorporate photogrammetric uncertainty associated with drone-based morphological measurements
int-res.com/abstracts/meps/v…
and body condition measurements
frontiersin.org/articles/10.…
Congratulations to *Dr.* @Dawn_R_Barlow from @GemmLabOSU @OregonState for successfully defending her PhD this week!! An incredibly impressive dissertation. Whale done! 🐳🐋🐳🐋🐳🐋🐳
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Huge congrats to @dioptrica!! Perfect role for him! Excited to see the great new ideas he’ll bring
Our fearless leader, Dr Johnston, has been chosen as @DukeEnvironment's new Associate Dean for Teaching Innovation & new program chair for @DEL_Duke.
What an honor! We know he will make an incredible impact on the School & all who work & study here.
Congratulations, @dioptrica!
ALT Dr Dave Johnston in Antarctica, penguins and icebergs in the background, stands facing the camera holding a drone.
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It's hard to determine if whales and dolphins are pregnant in the wild, but drones can help! This cool new paper from @MarineUAS and @CromartyLH shows how to get the job done: zslpublications.onlinelibrar…
ALT A group of bottlenose dolphins imaged from a drone