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References from Advances in Unoccupied Aerial Systems for Cetacean Monitoring. Local targets link to admitted publications; unresolved targets remain external evidence.
Whales as marine ecosystem engineers
10.1890/130220 · 2014 · External reference
Marine mammals as ecosystem sentinels
10.1644/07-mamm-s-312r1.1 · 2008 · External reference
10.3389/fmars.2021.735770
10.3389/fmars.2021.735770 · External reference
Short-term effects of boat traffic on bottlenose dolphins, Tursiops truncatus, in Sarasota Bay, Florida
10.1111/j.1748-7692.2001.tb01292.x · 2001 · External reference
10.3390/rs9060543
10.3390/rs9060543 · External reference
Unoccupied aircraft systems in marine science and conservation
10.1146/annurev-marine-010318-095323 · 2019 · External reference
Job-related mortality of wildlife workers in the United States, 1937–2000
2003 · External reference
10.3390/drones7110667
10.3390/drones7110667 · External reference
The PRISMA 2020 statement: An updated guideline for reporting systematic reviews
10.1136/bmj.n71 · 2021 · External reference
PRISMA 2020 explanation and elaboration: Updated guidance and exemplars for reporting systematic reviews
10.1136/bmj.n160 · 2021 · External reference
Photogrammetry of killer whales using a small hexacopter launched at sea
10.1139/juvs-2015-0020 · 2015 · External reference
Drones and convolutional neural networks facilitate automated and accurate cetacean species identification and photogrammetry
10.1111/2041-210x.13246 · 2019 · External reference
Using unoccupied aerial vehicles to estimate availability and group size error for aerial surveys of coastal dolphins
10.1002/rse2.313 · 2023 · External reference
Comparing manned to unmanned aerial surveys for cetacean monitoring in the Arctic: Methods and operational results
10.1139/juvs-2018-0001 · 2018 · External reference
Performance of manned and unmanned aerial surveys to collect visual data and imagery for estimating Arctic cetacean density and associated uncertainty
10.1139/juvs-2018-0002 · 2018 · External reference
Estimating body mass of free-living whales using aerial photogrammetry and 3D volumetrics
10.1111/2041-210x.13298 · 2019 · External reference
10.3389/fmars.2017.00425
10.3389/fmars.2017.00425 · External reference
Extensive core microbiome in drone-captured whale blow supports a framework for health monitoring
10.1128/msystems.00119-17 · 2017 · External reference
Automated body length and body condition measurements of whales from drone videos for rapid assessment of population health
10.1111/mms.13137 · 2024 · External reference
A workflow of open-source tools for drone-based photogrammetry of marine megafauna
10.7717/peerj.19768 · 2025 · External reference
10.3389/fmars.2018.00438
10.3389/fmars.2018.00438 · External reference
Estimating morphometric attributes of baleen whales with photogrammetry from small UASs: A case study with blue and gray whales
10.1111/mms.12527 · 2019 · External reference
Software survey: VOSviewer, a computer program for bibliometric mapping
10.1007/s11192-009-0146-3 · 2010 · External reference
10.3389/fmars.2024.1445698
10.3389/fmars.2024.1445698 · External reference
Automated extraction of right whale morphometric data from drone aerial photographs
10.1002/rse2.70001 · 2025 · External reference
Improving consistency of marine mammals tracking in challenging drone recordings through visual particle filter integration
10.1016/j.neucom.2025.130503 · 2025 · External reference
10.3390/rs14164118
10.3390/rs14164118 · External reference
Effectiveness of unmanned aerial vehicles to detect Amazon dolphins
10.1017/s0030605319000279 · 2020 · External reference
A comparison of image and observer based aerial surveys of narwhal
10.1111/mms.12586 · 2019 · External reference
Estimating beluga whale abundance from space: Using drones to ground-validate VHR satellite imagery
10.1002/rse2.396 · 2024 · External reference
10.3390/drones6040082
10.3390/drones6040082 · External reference
Using drones and ROV to assess the vulnerability of marine megafauna to the Fundão tailings dam collapse
10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.149302 · 2021 · External reference
Reliability of marine faunal detections in drone-based monitoring
10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2019.03.008 · 2019 · External reference
Assessing variation in assemblages of large marine fauna off ocean beaches using drones
10.1071/mf18375 · 2020 · External reference
10.1371/journal.pone.0079556
10.1371/journal.pone.0079556 · External reference
Unmanned aerial vehicles for surveying marine fauna: Assessing detection probability
10.1002/eap.1519 · 2017 · External reference
10.1093/oso/9780198506492.001.0001
10.1093/oso/9780198506492.001.0001 · External reference
Surfacing time, availability bias and abundance of humpback whales in West Greenland
2015 · External reference
10.3390/drones7030220
10.3390/drones7030220 · External reference
Aerial photo-identification of sperm whales (Physeter macrocephalus)
10.1578/am.50.6.2024.479 · 2024 · External reference
Use of drones for the creation and development of a photographic identification catalogue for an endangered whale population
10.1139/as-2021-0047 · 2022 · External reference
Applying deep learning to right whale photo identification
10.1111/cobi.13226 · 2019 · External reference
10.3389/fmars.2022.1036860
10.3389/fmars.2022.1036860 · External reference
Modeling individual growth reveals decreasing gray whale body length and correlations with ocean climate indices at multiple scales
10.1111/gcb.17366 · 2024 · External reference
Decreasing body lengths in North Atlantic right whales
10.1016/j.cub.2021.04.067 · 2021 · External reference
10.3389/fmars.2018.00319
10.3389/fmars.2018.00319 · External reference
10.3389/fmars.2020.00283
10.3389/fmars.2020.00283 · External reference
10.3390/drones7070422
10.3390/drones7070422 · External reference
Assessing the dynamics of common dolphin (Delphinus delphis) mother-calf pairs along the south coast of Portugal using unmanned aerial vehicles
10.1111/mms.13115 · 2024 · External reference
10.1371/journal.pone.0246177
10.1371/journal.pone.0246177 · External reference
Using drone-based infrared thermography for monitoring vital signs in dolphins
10.1016/j.jtherbio.2025.104353 · 2026 · External reference
10.3389/fmars.2018.00133
10.3389/fmars.2018.00133 · External reference
Adapting photo-identification methods to study poorly marked cetaceans: A case study for common dolphins and harbor porpoises
10.1007/s42991-021-00194-3 · 2022 · External reference
A simple tool for linking photo-identification with multimedia data to track mammal behaviour
10.1007/s42991-021-00189-0 · 2022 · External reference
10.3390/electronics9050758
10.3390/electronics9050758 · External reference
10.1109/oceans47191.2022.9977246
10.1109/oceans47191.2022.9977246 · External reference
Automated cetacean detection in UAV imagery using AI models: A case study on Delphinid species
10.1007/s41060-024-00704-9 · 2025 · External reference
Remote sensing techniques for automated marine mammals detection: A review of methods and current challenges
10.7717/peerj.13540 · 2022 · External reference
10.3390/rs14010021
10.3390/rs14010021 · External reference
Aerial photogrammetry techniques using drones to estimate morphometric measurements and body condition in South American small cetaceans
10.1111/mms.13011 · 2023 · External reference
Creation of accurate 3D models of harbor porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) using 3D photogrammetry
10.1111/mms.12759 · 2021 · External reference
Pediatric drone: Estimating morphometric measurements in spinner dolphin (Stenella longirostris) calves based on aerial photogrammetry
10.1111/mms.13185 · 2025 · External reference
Variation in outer blubber lipid concentrations does not reflect morphological body condition in humpback whales
10.1242/jeb.213769 · 2020 · External reference
Intra- and inter-annual variation in gray whale body condition on a foraging ground
10.1002/ecs2.3094 · 2020 · External reference
Estimating total body lipid store of free-ranging whales in vivo using drone photogrammetry and biologging tags
10.1002/ece3.72472 · 2025 · External reference
Starvation threshold and fasting endurance of right whales
10.3354/meps14914 · 2025 · External reference
Maternal body size and condition determine calf growth rates in southern right whales
10.3354/meps12522 · 2018 · External reference
Maternal investment, body condition and calf growth in humpback whales
10.1113/jp287379 · 2025 · External reference
Survival of the fattest: Linking body condition to prey availability and survivorship of killer whales
10.1002/ecs2.3660 · 2021 · External reference
Poor body condition associated with an unusual mortality event in gray whales
10.3354/meps13585 · 2021 · External reference
Spy in the sky: A method to identify pregnant small cetaceans
10.1002/rse2.258 · 2022 · External reference
Remote and non-invasive quantification of “tattoo skin disease-like” dermatopathy in endangered Arabian Sea humpback whales using drone photography
10.1007/s42991-022-00337-0 · 2022 · External reference
Epibiotic fauna of the Antarctic minke whale as a reliable indicator of seasonal movements
10.1038/s41598-022-25929-1 · 2022 · External reference
Studying cetacean behaviour: New technological approaches and conservation applications
10.1016/j.anbehav.2016.07.019 · 2016 · External reference
Insights into the use of an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) to investigate the behavior of humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) in Vava’u, Kingdom of Tonga
10.1111/mms.12637 · 2020 · External reference
Growing into it: Evidence of an ontogenetic shift in grey whale use of foraging tactics
10.1016/j.anbehav.2024.06.004 · 2024 · External reference
Harbour porpoises are flexible predators displaying context-dependent foraging behaviours
10.1002/ece3.70671 · 2024 · External reference
Using two drones to simultaneously monitor visual and acoustic behaviour of gray whales (Eschrichtius robustus) in Baja California, Mexico
10.1016/j.jembe.2020.151321 · 2020 · External reference
10.1186/s40462-025-00603-z
10.1186/s40462-025-00603-z · External reference
Dusky dolphin (Lagenorhynchus obscurus) mother-calf pairs: An aerial perspective
10.1578/am.44.6.2018.603 · 2018 · External reference
Ontogenetic changes in energy expenditure and resting behaviour of humpback whale mother-calf pairs examined using unmanned aerial vehicles
10.1071/wr20186 · 2022 · External reference
Characterising resting patterns of mother-calf humpback whale groups in a semi-enclosed embayment along the Australian east coast migration pathway
10.1038/s41598-023-41856-1 · 2023 · External reference
Behavioural responses of common dolphins to naval sonar
10.1098/rsos.240650 · 2024 · External reference
Behaviour reactions of bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) to multirotor unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs)
10.1038/s41598-019-44976-9 · 2019 · External reference
Southern right whales show no behavioral response to low noise levels from a nearby unmanned aerial vehicle
10.1111/mms.12699 · 2020 · External reference
10.3390/rs13010156
10.3390/rs13010156 · External reference
Responses of bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops spp.) to small drones
10.1002/aqc.3440 · 2021 · External reference
10.3390/drones9090651
10.3390/drones9090651 · External reference
10.3390/drones4040064
10.3390/drones4040064 · External reference
Monitoring marine mammals using unmanned aerial vehicles: Quantifying detection certainty
10.1002/ecs2.2122 · 2018 · External reference
Responses of bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops spp.) to small drones
10.1002/aqc.3440 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
Unmanned aerial vehicles for surveying marine fauna: Assessing detection probability
10.1002/eap.1519 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
Harbour porpoises are flexible predators displaying context-dependent foraging behaviours
10.1002/ece3.70671 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
Estimating total body lipid store of free-ranging whales in vivo using drone photogrammetry and biologging tags
10.1002/ece3.72472 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
Monitoring marine mammals using unmanned aerial vehicles: Quantifying detection certainty
10.1002/ecs2.2122 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
Intra- and inter-annual variation in gray whale body condition on a foraging ground
10.1002/ecs2.3094 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
Survival of the fattest: Linking body condition to prey availability and survivorship of killer whales
10.1002/ecs2.3660 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
Spy in the sky: A method to identify pregnant small cetaceans
10.1002/rse2.258 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
Using unoccupied aerial vehicles to estimate availability and group size error for aerial surveys of coastal dolphins
10.1002/rse2.313 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
Estimating beluga whale abundance from space: Using drones to ground-validate VHR satellite imagery
10.1002/rse2.396 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
Automated extraction of right whale morphometric data from drone aerial photographs
10.1002/rse2.70001 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
Software survey: VOSviewer, a computer program for bibliometric mapping
10.1007/s11192-009-0146-3 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
Automated cetacean detection in UAV imagery using AI models: A case study on Delphinid species
10.1007/s41060-024-00704-9 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
A simple tool for linking photo-identification with multimedia data to track mammal behaviour
10.1007/s42991-021-00189-0 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
Adapting photo-identification methods to study poorly marked cetaceans: A case study for common dolphins and harbor porpoises
10.1007/s42991-021-00194-3 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
Remote and non-invasive quantification of “tattoo skin disease-like” dermatopathy in endangered Arabian Sea humpback whales using drone photography
10.1007/s42991-022-00337-0 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
Studying cetacean behaviour: New technological approaches and conservation applications
10.1016/j.anbehav.2016.07.019 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
Growing into it: Evidence of an ontogenetic shift in grey whale use of foraging tactics
10.1016/j.anbehav.2024.06.004 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
Decreasing body lengths in North Atlantic right whales
10.1016/j.cub.2021.04.067 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
Using two drones to simultaneously monitor visual and acoustic behaviour of gray whales (Eschrichtius robustus) in Baja California, Mexico
10.1016/j.jembe.2020.151321 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
Using drone-based infrared thermography for monitoring vital signs in dolphins
10.1016/j.jtherbio.2025.104353 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
Improving consistency of marine mammals tracking in challenging drone recordings through visual particle filter integration
10.1016/j.neucom.2025.130503 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
Reliability of marine faunal detections in drone-based monitoring
10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2019.03.008 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
Using drones and ROV to assess the vulnerability of marine megafauna to the Fundão tailings dam collapse
10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.149302 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
Effectiveness of unmanned aerial vehicles to detect Amazon dolphins
10.1017/s0030605319000279 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
Behaviour reactions of bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) to multirotor unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs)
10.1038/s41598-019-44976-9 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
Epibiotic fauna of the Antarctic minke whale as a reliable indicator of seasonal movements
10.1038/s41598-022-25929-1 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
Characterising resting patterns of mother-calf humpback whale groups in a semi-enclosed embayment along the Australian east coast migration pathway
10.1038/s41598-023-41856-1 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
Assessing variation in assemblages of large marine fauna off ocean beaches using drones
10.1071/mf18375 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
Ontogenetic changes in energy expenditure and resting behaviour of humpback whale mother-calf pairs examined using unmanned aerial vehicles
10.1071/wr20186 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
10.1093/oso/9780198506492.001.0001
10.1093/oso/9780198506492.001.0001 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
Behavioural responses of common dolphins to naval sonar
10.1098/rsos.240650 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
10.1109/oceans47191.2022.9977246
10.1109/oceans47191.2022.9977246 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
Drones and convolutional neural networks facilitate automated and accurate cetacean species identification and photogrammetry
10.1111/2041-210x.13246 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
Estimating body mass of free-living whales using aerial photogrammetry and 3D volumetrics
10.1111/2041-210x.13298 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
Applying deep learning to right whale photo identification
10.1111/cobi.13226 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
Modeling individual growth reveals decreasing gray whale body length and correlations with ocean climate indices at multiple scales
10.1111/gcb.17366 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
Short-term effects of boat traffic on bottlenose dolphins, Tursiops truncatus, in Sarasota Bay, Florida
10.1111/j.1748-7692.2001.tb01292.x · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
Estimating morphometric attributes of baleen whales with photogrammetry from small UASs: A case study with blue and gray whales
10.1111/mms.12527 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
A comparison of image and observer based aerial surveys of narwhal
10.1111/mms.12586 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
Insights into the use of an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) to investigate the behavior of humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) in Vava’u, Kingdom of Tonga
10.1111/mms.12637 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
Southern right whales show no behavioral response to low noise levels from a nearby unmanned aerial vehicle
10.1111/mms.12699 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
Creation of accurate 3D models of harbor porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) using 3D photogrammetry
10.1111/mms.12759 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
Aerial photogrammetry techniques using drones to estimate morphometric measurements and body condition in South American small cetaceans
10.1111/mms.13011 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
Assessing the dynamics of common dolphin (Delphinus delphis) mother-calf pairs along the south coast of Portugal using unmanned aerial vehicles
10.1111/mms.13115 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
Automated body length and body condition measurements of whales from drone videos for rapid assessment of population health
10.1111/mms.13137 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
Pediatric drone: Estimating morphometric measurements in spinner dolphin (Stenella longirostris) calves based on aerial photogrammetry
10.1111/mms.13185 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
Maternal investment, body condition and calf growth in humpback whales
10.1113/jp287379 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
Extensive core microbiome in drone-captured whale blow supports a framework for health monitoring
10.1128/msystems.00119-17 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
PRISMA 2020 explanation and elaboration: Updated guidance and exemplars for reporting systematic reviews
10.1136/bmj.n160 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
The PRISMA 2020 statement: An updated guideline for reporting systematic reviews
10.1136/bmj.n71 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
Use of drones for the creation and development of a photographic identification catalogue for an endangered whale population
10.1139/as-2021-0047 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
Photogrammetry of killer whales using a small hexacopter launched at sea
10.1139/juvs-2015-0020 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
Comparing manned to unmanned aerial surveys for cetacean monitoring in the Arctic: Methods and operational results
10.1139/juvs-2018-0001 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
Performance of manned and unmanned aerial surveys to collect visual data and imagery for estimating Arctic cetacean density and associated uncertainty
10.1139/juvs-2018-0002 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
Unoccupied aircraft systems in marine science and conservation
10.1146/annurev-marine-010318-095323 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
10.1186/s40462-025-00603-z
10.1186/s40462-025-00603-z · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
Variation in outer blubber lipid concentrations does not reflect morphological body condition in humpback whales
10.1242/jeb.213769 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
10.1371/journal.pone.0079556
10.1371/journal.pone.0079556 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
10.1371/journal.pone.0246177
10.1371/journal.pone.0246177 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
Dusky dolphin (Lagenorhynchus obscurus) mother-calf pairs: An aerial perspective
10.1578/am.44.6.2018.603 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
Aerial photo-identification of sperm whales (Physeter macrocephalus)
10.1578/am.50.6.2024.479 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
Marine mammals as ecosystem sentinels
10.1644/07-mamm-s-312r1.1 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
Whales as marine ecosystem engineers
10.1890/130220 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
Maternal body size and condition determine calf growth rates in southern right whales
10.3354/meps12522 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
Poor body condition associated with an unusual mortality event in gray whales
10.3354/meps13585 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
Starvation threshold and fasting endurance of right whales
10.3354/meps14914 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
10.3389/fmars.2017.00425
10.3389/fmars.2017.00425 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
10.3389/fmars.2018.00133
10.3389/fmars.2018.00133 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
10.3389/fmars.2018.00319
10.3389/fmars.2018.00319 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
10.3389/fmars.2018.00438
10.3389/fmars.2018.00438 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
10.3389/fmars.2020.00283
10.3389/fmars.2020.00283 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
10.3389/fmars.2021.735770
10.3389/fmars.2021.735770 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
10.3389/fmars.2022.1036860
10.3389/fmars.2022.1036860 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
10.3389/fmars.2024.1445698
10.3389/fmars.2024.1445698 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
10.3390/drones4040064
10.3390/drones4040064 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
10.3390/drones6040082
10.3390/drones6040082 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
10.3390/drones7030220
10.3390/drones7030220 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
10.3390/drones7070422
10.3390/drones7070422 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
10.3390/drones7110667
10.3390/drones7110667 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
10.3390/drones9090651
10.3390/drones9090651 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
10.3390/electronics9050758
10.3390/electronics9050758 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
10.3390/rs13010156
10.3390/rs13010156 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
10.3390/rs14010021
10.3390/rs14010021 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
10.3390/rs14164118
10.3390/rs14164118 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
10.3390/rs9060543
10.3390/rs9060543 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
Remote sensing techniques for automated marine mammals detection: A review of methods and current challenges
10.7717/peerj.13540 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
A workflow of open-source tools for drone-based photogrammetry of marine megafauna
10.7717/peerj.19768 · ExternalCitation · doi-reference
