Endangered Species Research
ESR is a gold Open Access research journal on all endangered forms of life on Earth, the threats faced by species and their habitats, and the necessary steps that must be undertaken to ensure their conservation.
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(2020) Vol. 43 - Table of contents
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RESEARCH ARTICLEStakeholder engagement in the governance of marine migratory species: barriers and building blocksDOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/esr01049RESEARCH ARTICLEAcoustic seasonality, behaviour and detection ranges of Antarctic blue and fin whales under different sea ice conditions off AntarcticaDOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/esr01050RESEARCH ARTICLEPost-release survival of fallout Newell’s shearwater fledglings from a rescue and rehabilitation program on Kaua‘i, Hawai‘iDOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/esr01051RESEARCH ARTICLEUrban manta rays: potential manta ray nursery habitat along a highly developed Florida coastlineDOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/esr01054RESEARCH ARTICLESpatial differences in prey preference by tigers across the Bangladesh Sundarbans reveal a need for customised strategies to protect prey populationsDOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/esr01052RESEARCH ARTICLEAssisted colonisation trials for the western swamp turtle show that juveniles can grow in cooler and wetter climatesDOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/esr01053RESEARCH ARTICLEAssessment of the threatened carnivore community in the recently expanded rainforest protected area Anjanaharibe-Sud Special Reserve, MadagascarDOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/esr01055NOTEThe paradox of endangered European rabbits regarded as pests on the Iberian Peninsula: trends in subspecies matterDOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/esr01058RESEARCH ARTICLEUse of affinity analysis to guide habitat restoration and enhancement for the imperiled delta smeltDOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/esr01057RESEARCH ARTICLEAnalysis of the fecal microbiome in Kemp’s ridley sea turtles Lepidochelys kempii undergoing rehabilitationDOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/esr01043RESEARCH ARTICLERehabilitated sea turtles tend to resume typical migratory behaviors: satellite tracking juvenile loggerhead, green, and Kemp’s ridley turtles in the northeastern USADOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/esr01065RESEARCH ARTICLEEstimating effectiveness of speed reduction measures for decreasing whale-strike mortality in a high-risk regionDOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/esr01056RESEARCH ARTICLEDugong (Dugong dugon) movements and habitat use in a coral reef lagoonal ecosystemDOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/esr01061RESEARCH ARTICLEEnsemble Random Forests as a tool for modeling rare occurrencesDOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/esr01060RESEARCH ARTICLEDemographic history of the fragmented yellow-throated bulbul (Pycnonotus xantholaemus) population in the Deccan Peninsula, IndiaDOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/esr01062RESEARCH ARTICLELinking monitoring and data analysis to predictions and decisions for the range-wide eastern black rail status assessmentDOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/esr01063RESEARCH ARTICLECommercial viability of locating pelagic longline branchline weights at the hook to reduce seabird bycatchDOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/esr01070REVIEWUnderstanding individual and population-level effects of plastic pollution on marine megafaunaDOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/esr01064RESEARCH ARTICLEPredicting multi-species foraging hotspots for marine turtles in the Gulf of MexicoDOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/esr01059RESEARCH ARTICLEElevated accumulation of the toxic metal mercury in the Critically Endangered oceanic whitetip shark Carcharhinus longimanus from the northwestern Atlantic OceanDOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/esr01068RESEARCH ARTICLEMovements of juvenile and sub-adult striped bass Morone saxatilis in the Saint John River, New Brunswick, CanadaDOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/esr01074RESEARCH ARTICLEBody size data collected non-invasively from drone images indicate a morphologically distinct Chilean blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus) taxonDOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/esr01066RESEARCH ARTICLEHead-started Agassiz’s desert tortoises Gopherus agassizii achieved high survival, growth, and body condition in natural field enclosuresDOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/esr01067RESEARCH ARTICLEHave whales returned to a historical hotspot of industrial whaling? The pattern of southern right whale Eubalaena australis recovery at South GeorgiaDOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/esr01072RESEARCH ARTICLESeasonal monitoring of Hida salamander Hynobius kimurae using environmental DNA with a genus-specific primer setDOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/esr01073OPINION PIECESignificance of anecdotes for historical perspective: black bear predation on sea turtle eggsDOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/esr01071RESEARCH ARTICLESouth Georgia blue whales five decades after the end of whalingDOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/esr01077RESEARCH ARTICLECryptic species in a Vulnerable seabird: short-tailed albatross consists of two speciesDOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/esr01078NOTEVertical movements of a pelagic thresher shark (Alopias pelagicus): insights into the species’ physiological limitations and trophic ecology in the Red SeaDOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/esr01079RESEARCH ARTICLEQuantifying sublethal Florida manatee–watercraft interactions by examining scars on manatee carcassesDOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/esr01075RESEARCH ARTICLEImportant marine areas for the conservation of northern rockhopper penguins within the Tristan da Cunha Exclusive Economic ZoneDOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/esr01076RESEARCH ARTICLEFluctuations in Hawaii’s humpback whale Megaptera novaeangliae population inferred from male song chorusing off MauiDOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/esr01080RESEARCH ARTICLEPopulation status and trend of the threatened ivory gull Pagophila eburnea in SvalbardDOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/esr01081RESEARCH ARTICLESpatio-temporal distribution of the spinetail devil ray Mobula mobular in the eastern tropical Atlantic OceanDOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/esr01082RESEARCH ARTICLEReestablishing a stepping-stone population of the threatened elkhorn coral Acropora palmata to aid regional recoveryDOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/esr01083RESEARCH ARTICLEClicking throughout the year: sperm whale clicks in relation to environmental conditions off the west coast of South AfricaDOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/esr01089RESEARCH ARTICLEA new blue whale song-type described for the Arabian Sea and Western Indian OceanDOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/esr01096REVIEWBycatch mitigation of protected and threatened species in tuna purse seine and longline fisheriesDOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/esr01069RESEARCH ARTICLESaws and the city: smalltooth sawfish Pristis pectinata encounters, recovery potential, and research priorities in urbanized coastal waters off Miami, Florida, USADOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/esr01085
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