We review seven Arctic and four subarctic marine mammal species, their habitat requirements,
and evidence for biological and demographic responses to climate change. We then …

The bowhead whale (Balaena mysticetus) is estimated to live over 200 years and is
possibly the longest-living mammal. These animals should possess protective molecular …

Southern Hemisphere humpback whales Megaptera novaeangliae migrate from wintering
grounds in tropical latitudes to feeding areas in the Antarctic Ocean. It has been hypothesized …

The Arctic is one of the fastest-changing parts of the planet. Global climate change is already
having major impacts on Arctic ecosystems. Increasing temperatures and reductions in sea …

The vaquita is the most critically endangered marine mammal, with fewer than 19 remaining
in the wild. First described in 1958, the vaquita has been in rapid decline for more than 20 …

Conservation measures related to global climate change require that species vulnerability be
incorporated into population risk models, especially for those that are highly susceptible to …

The Bering–Chukchi–Beaufort (BCB) population of bowhead whales (Balaena mysticetus)
ranges across the seasonally ice-covered waters of the Bering, Chukchi, and Beaufort seas. …

The evolutionary history of the wolf-like canids of the genus Canis has been heavily debated,
especially regarding the number of distinct species and their relationships at the …

Although sled dogs are one of the most specialized groups of dogs, their origin and evolution
has received much less attention than many other dog groups. We applied a genomic …

Variation in resource selection among sub-populations may elucidate differences in fitness
and life history strategies. Specifically for top marine predators, differences in movements …