Publications

Basin-wide shift in bowhead whale migration in the Pacific Arctic

Szesciorka, A. R., Stafford, K. M., Berchok, C. L. 2024. Basin-wide shift in bowhead whale migration in the Pacific Arctic. Geophysical Research Letters. doi:10.1029/2023GL106416

Geographic distribution of the Cross Seamount beaked whale based on acoustic detections

McCullough J. L. K., ..., Szesciorka, A. R., Oleson, E. M., 2023. Geographic distribution of the Cross Seamount beaked whale based on acoustic detections. Marine Mammal Science. doi:10.1111/mms.13061

Sea ice directs changes in bowhead whale phenology through the Bering Strait

Szesciorka A. R., Stafford, K. M., 2023. Sea ice directs changes in bowhead whale phenology through the Bering Strait. Movement Ecology. doi:10.1186/s40462-023-00374-5

An unknown nocturnal call type in the Mariana Archipelago

Szesciorka A. R., McCullough, J. L. K., Oleson, E. M. 2023. An unknown nocturnal call type in the Mariana Archipelago. JASA Express Letters. doi:10.1121/10.0017068

Multi-scale relationships between humpback whales and forage species hotspots within a large marine ecosystem

Szesciorka A. R., Demer, D. A., Santora, J. A., Forney, K., Moore, J. E. 2022. Multi-scale relationships between humpback whales and forage species hotspots within a large marine ecosystem. Ecological APplications. doi:10.1002/eap.2794

Timing is everything: Drivers of interannual variability in blue whale migration

Szesciorka A. R., Ballance, L. T., Širović, A., Rice, A., Hildebrand, J. A., Ohman, M. D., Franks, P. J. S. 2020. Timing is everything: Drivers of interannual variability in blue whale migration. Scientific Reports. doi:10.1038/s41598-020-64855-y (Awarded top 100 downloaded articles in 2020)

A case study of a near vessel strike of a blue whale: perceptual cues and fine-scale aspects of behavioral avoidance

Szesciorka, A. R., Allen, A. N., Calambokidis, J., Fahlbusch, J., McKenna, M. F., Southall, B. L. 2019. A case study of a near vessel strike of a blue whale: perceptual cues and fine-scale aspects of behavioral avoidance. Frontiers in Marine Science 6:761. doi:10.3389/fmars.2019.00761

Differential Vulnerability to Ship Strikes Between Day and Night for Blue, Fin, and Humpback Whales Based on Dive and Movement Data From Medium Duration Archival Tags

Calambokidis J., Fahlbusch, J. A., Szesciorka, A. R., Southall, B. L., Cade, D. E., Friedlaender, A. S., Goldbogen, J. A. 2019. Differential Vulnerability to Ship Strikes Between Day and Night for Blue, Fin, and Humpback Whales Based on Dive and Movement Data From Medium Duration Archival Tags. Front. Mar. Sci. 6:543. doi:10.3389/fmars.2019.00543

Context-dependent variability in blue whale acoustic behaviour

Lewis, L. A., Calambokidis J, Stimpert, A. K., Fahlbusch, J., Friedlaender, A. S., McKenna, M. F., Mesnick, S., Oleson, E. M., Southall, B. L., Szesciorka, A. R., Širović, A. 2018. Context-dependent variability in blue whale acoustic behaviour. Royal Society Open Science 5(8):1080241. doi:10.1098/rsos.180241

Marine host-pathogen dynamics: influences of global climate change

Cohen, R., James, C. C., Lee, A., Martinelli, M. M., Muraoka, W., Ortega, M., Sadowski, R., Starkey, L., Szesciorka, A. R., Timko, S. E., Weiss, E. L., Franks, P. J. S. 2018. Marine host-pathogen dynamics: influences of global climate change. Oceanography. doi:10.1098/rsos.180241

Cetacean navigation

Zapetis, M., Szesciorka, A. 2018. Cetacean navigation. In: Vonk J., Shackleford T. (eds.) Encyclopedia of Animal Cognition and Behavior. Springer, Cham. doi:10.1007/978-3-319-47829-6_986-1

Testing tag attachments to increase the attachment duration of archival tags on baleen whales

Szesciorka, A. R., Calambokidis, J., Harvey, J. T. 2016. Testing tag attachments to increase the attachment duration of archival tags on baleen whales. Animal Biotelemetry 4(1):1-12. doi:10.1186/s40317-016-0110-y