[MARMAM] New paper on humpback whales on a resting ground

2021-06-20 Thread Kate Rose-Ann Sprogis
Dear Colleagues, Ditte and I are pleased to share the following paper with you: Ejrnæs, D., and K. R. Sprogis. 2021. Ontogenetic changes in energy expenditure and resting behaviour of humpback whale mother-calf pairs examined using unmanned aerial vehicles. Wildlife Research. https://www.publ

[MARMAM] New publication: gull harassment of humpback whales off Western Australia

2020-10-02 Thread Kate Rose-Ann Sprogis
Dear Colleagues, We are pleased to announce the following paper published in Marine and Freshwater Research. Title: Silver gull harassment of humpback whales in Exmouth Gulf, Western Australia. Authors: Philippa Harkness and Kate R. Sprogis. Summary: We share observations of silver gulls (Chr

[MARMAM] New paper: Vessel noise levels drive behavioural responses of humpback whales with implications for whale-watching

2020-06-19 Thread Kate Rose-Ann Sprogis
Dear Colleagues, We are pleased to announce the following paper published in eLife. Title: Vessel noise levels drive behavioural responses of humpback whales with implications for whale-watching. Authors: Kate R. Sprogis, Simone Videsen and Peter T. Madsen. Abstract: Disturbance from whale-wat

[MARMAM] New paper: Swim-with humpback whales off Ningaloo, Western Australia

2019-11-14 Thread Kate Rose-Ann Sprogis
Dear Colleagues, My co-authors and I are pleased to announce our recent article published in JEMBE: Sprogis, K. R., L. Bejder, D. Hanf and F. Christiansen. 2020. Behavioural responses of migrating humpback whales to swim-with-whale activities in the Ningaloo Marine Park, Western Australia. Jou

[MARMAM] Seeking volunteers for research on humpback whales in Western Australia

2019-04-23 Thread Kate Rose-Ann Sprogis
Seeking volunteer research assistants in Exmouth Gulf, Western Australia, for a research project to evaluate the underwater noise effects of boats on humpback whales. Project Outline: We are seeking full-time volunteers for assistance on a post-doctoral research project. The project aims to inv