by Bethany Smith | Apr 27, 2022 | Map
Razorbill parent - chick vocalizations We investigated differences in parent—offspring vocal recognition between males and females in a natural population of razorbills Alca torda, a long-lived and highly social species of auk (Family: Alcidae). Razorbills provide...
by Bethany Smith | Apr 27, 2022 | Map
Wilson's phalaropes at Mono Lake National Geographic article on HSWRI research on Wilson’s phalaropes at Mono Lake. During June and July, these birds stop at this desolate inland sea to feed on brine shrimp to fatten up for their nonstop flight to Tierra del...
by Bethany Smith | Apr 26, 2022 | Map
Hawaiian monk seals Hawaiian monk seals (Monachus schauinslandi) are endemic to the Hawaiian Islands and are the most endangered species of marine mammal that lives entirely within the jurisdiction of the United States. The species numbers around 1300 and has been...
by Bethany Smith | Apr 26, 2022 | Map
Mexican spotted owls surveys in Gila Bend National Forest Acoustical surveys of the endangered Mexican spotted owl as part of the US Fish & Wildlife Service’s “Recovery Plan for the Mexican Spotted Owl (Strix occidentalis lucida)” Since spotted owls are...
by Bethany Smith | Apr 26, 2022 | Map
Weddell Seal Surveys and Research HSWRI has periodically studied Weddell seals in the Antarctic since the 1970s, focusing on population surveys, radio tracking, and bioacoustic studies of Weddell seal vocalizations. Researchers recorded both underwater and surface...
by Bethany Smith | Apr 26, 2022 | Map
Killer Whale Boat Surveys Boat surveys of Antartic and adjacent waters in the 1970s and 1980s, documenting killer whale color patterns and geographical variablility of killer whale vocalizations. Researchers assessed the range and abundance of killer whale pods to...
