Sperm Whales (Physeter catodon) in the Gulf of Mexico

1985 ◽  
Vol 30 (1) ◽  
pp. 101 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laura A. Collum ◽  
Thomas H. Fritts
Keyword(s):  
Gulf Of Mexico ◽  
Sperm Whales

OBSERVATIONS OF AN INTERACTION BETWEEN SPERM WHALES AND SHORT-FINNED PILOT WHALES IN THE GULF OF MEXICO

2006 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 588-594 ◽  
Author(s):  
David W. Weller ◽  
Bernd Würsig ◽  
Hal Whitehead ◽  
Jeffrey C. Norris ◽  
Spencer K. Lynn ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Gulf Of Mexico ◽  
Sperm Whales ◽  
Pilot Whales

Seasonal movements of Gulf of Mexico sperm whales following the Deepwater Horizon oil spill and the limitations of impact assessments

2020 ◽  
Vol 161 ◽  
pp. 111627
Author(s):  
Janelle L. Morano ◽  
Jamey T. Tielens ◽  
Charles A. Muirhead ◽  
Bobbi J. Estabrook ◽  
Patrick J. Sullivan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Gulf Of Mexico ◽  
Oil Spill ◽  
Deepwater Horizon ◽  
Sperm Whales ◽  
Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill ◽  
Seasonal Movements

scholarly journals Assessing Seasonality and Density From Passive Acoustic Monitoring of Signals Presumed to be From Pygmy and Dwarf Sperm Whales in the Gulf of Mexico

2019 ◽  
Vol 6 ◽  
Author(s):  
John A. Hildebrand ◽  
Kaitlin E. Frasier ◽  
Simone Baumann-Pickering ◽  
Sean M. Wiggins ◽  
Karlina P. Merkens ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Gulf Of Mexico ◽  
Acoustic Monitoring ◽  
Sperm Whales ◽  
Passive Acoustic Monitoring ◽  
Passive Acoustic

Short Note: First Report of Killer Whales Harassing Sperm Whales in the Gulf of Mexico

2015 ◽  
Vol 41 (3) ◽  
pp. 252-255 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amy D. Whitt ◽  
Melody A. Baran ◽  
Maurice Bryson ◽  
Luke E. Rendell
Keyword(s):  
Gulf Of Mexico ◽  
Short Note ◽  
Sperm Whales ◽  
Killer Whales ◽  
First Report

Cephalopods in the potential prey field of sperm whales (Physeter macrocephalus) (Cetacea: Physeteridae) in the northern Gulf of Mexico

2013 ◽  
Vol 49 (21-24) ◽  
pp. 1267-1280 ◽  
Author(s):  
Heather Judkins ◽  
Scarlett Arbuckle ◽  
Michael Vecchione ◽  
Lance Garrison ◽  
Anthony Martinez
Keyword(s):  
Gulf Of Mexico ◽  
Physeter Macrocephalus ◽  
Sperm Whales ◽  
Potential Prey ◽  
Northern Gulf Of Mexico

Using at-sea experiments to study the effects of airguns on the foraging behavior of sperm whales in the Gulf of Mexico

2009 ◽  
Vol 56 (7) ◽  
pp. 1168-1181 ◽  
Author(s):  
P.J.O. Miller ◽  
M.P. Johnson ◽  
P.T. Madsen ◽  
N. Biassoni ◽  
M. Quero ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Gulf Of Mexico ◽  
Foraging Behavior ◽  
Sperm Whales

scholarly journals Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon-DNA Adducts in Gulf of Mexico Sperm Whale Skin Biopsies Collected in 2012

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Miriam C Poirier ◽  
Letizia Marsili ◽  
Maria Cristina Fossi ◽  
Céline A J Godard-Codding ◽  
Elena E Hernandez-Ramon ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Dna Damage ◽  
Pacific Ocean ◽  
Gulf Of Mexico ◽  
Dna Adducts ◽  
Sperm Whale ◽  
Sperm Whales ◽  
The Pacific ◽  
Polycyclic Aromatic ◽  
The Pacific Ocean ◽  
Skin Biopsies

Abstract The northern Gulf of Mexico has a long history of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) contamination from anthropogenic activities, natural oil seepages, and the 2010 Deepwater Horizon explosion and oil spill. The continental shelf of the same area is a known breeding ground for sperm whales (Physeter macrocephalus). To evaluate PAH-DNA damage, a biomarker for potential cancer risk, we compared skin biopsies collected from Gulf of Mexico sperm whales in 2012 with skin biopsies collected from sperm whales in areas of the Pacific Ocean in 1999-2001. All samples were obtained by cross-bow and comprised both epidermis and subcutaneous blubber. To evaluate exposure, 7 carcinogenic PAHs were analyzed in lipids extracted from Pacific Ocean sperm whale blubber, pooled by sex and location. To evaluate PAH-DNA damage, portions of all tissue samples were formalin fixed, paraffin embedded, sectioned, and examined for PAH-DNA adducts by immunohistochemistry (IHC) using an antiserum elicited against benzo[a]pyrene-modified DNA, which cross-reacts with several high molecular weight (HMW) carcinogenic PAHs bound to DNA. The IHC showed widespread epidermal nuclear localization of PAH-DNA adducts in the Gulf of Mexico whales (n = 15) but not in the Pacific Ocean whales (n = 4). A standard semi-quantitative scoring system revealed significantly higher PAH-DNA adducts in the Gulf of Mexico whales compared to the whales from the Pacific Ocean study (p=0.0002).

Estimates of chronic SNR exposure levels of sperm whales (Physeter macrocephalus) to airguns in the Gulf of Mexico

2008 ◽  
Vol 123 (5) ◽  
pp. 2987-2987
Author(s):  
Aaron Thode ◽  
Martha Winsor ◽  
Bruce Mate ◽  
Matt Howard ◽  
Katherine Kim ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Gulf Of Mexico ◽  
Physeter Macrocephalus ◽  
Sperm Whales ◽  
Exposure Levels
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