Lars Bejder
@lbejder1971.bsky.social
Professor at the Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology. Marine mammal conservation biologist. I work with management agencies to optimize conservation outcomes. Proud Dad! www.mmrphawaii.org
Published! Gough et al: Daily energetic expenditure and energy consumption of short-finned pilot whales. Drones+tags+diet reveal pilot whales need ~142 squid/day
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November 18, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Published! Gough et al: Daily energetic expenditure and energy consumption of short-finned pilot whales. Drones+tags+diet reveal pilot whales need ~142 squid/day
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Another great paper on baleen whales & calving
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New! Longer body size means more female calves in baleen whales! By Zoe Rand, Sarah Converse and myself
Paper: royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...
Press:
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Paper: royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...
Press:
www.washington.edu/news/2025/09...
Longer body size means more female calves for baleen whale moms
University of Washington researchers found, in historical whaling data, that longer baleen whale mothers were more likely to birth female calves than males. These results run contrary to a leading...
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October 6, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Another great paper on baleen whales & calving
🐳🌍🦑🧪
🐳🌍🦑🧪
Reposted by Lars Bejder
New! Longer body size means more female calves in baleen whales! By Zoe Rand, Sarah Converse and myself
Paper: royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...
Press:
www.washington.edu/news/2025/09...
Paper: royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...
Press:
www.washington.edu/news/2025/09...
Longer body size means more female calves for baleen whale moms
University of Washington researchers found, in historical whaling data, that longer baleen whale mothers were more likely to birth female calves than males. These results run contrary to a leading...
www.washington.edu
September 23, 2025 at 11:51 PM
New! Longer body size means more female calves in baleen whales! By Zoe Rand, Sarah Converse and myself
Paper: royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...
Press:
www.washington.edu/news/2025/09...
Paper: royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...
Press:
www.washington.edu/news/2025/09...
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We are hiring (Post number 2) - join us as a graduate research assistant to support killer whale research. Collaboration with @samellisq.bsky.social @drwhale.bsky.social Prof Dan Franks (York) start 1st Nov (or ASAP) end 31st Oct 2028. Apps close on 19th Oct.
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September 24, 2025 at 1:15 PM
We are hiring (Post number 2) - join us as a graduate research assistant to support killer whale research. Collaboration with @samellisq.bsky.social @drwhale.bsky.social Prof Dan Franks (York) start 1st Nov (or ASAP) end 31st Oct 2028. Apps close on 19th Oct.
jobs.exeter.ac.uk/hrpr_webrecr...
jobs.exeter.ac.uk/hrpr_webrecr...
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It's official! I'm now the newest postgraduate research fellow at the marine mammal research program at the University of Hawaii at Mānoa. Bio and blog post with more details here:
www.mmrphawaii.org/alec-burslem
www.mmrphawaii.org/post/shippin...
www.mmrphawaii.org/alec-burslem
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Shippin' out from Scotland
Written by MMRP PostDoc Alec BurslemFor a while it looked like I was going to be a chef. It was 2009, and after a couple of disappointing A-level results in biology and chemistry had shaken my confide...
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July 28, 2025 at 8:00 PM
It's official! I'm now the newest postgraduate research fellow at the marine mammal research program at the University of Hawaii at Mānoa. Bio and blog post with more details here:
www.mmrphawaii.org/alec-burslem
www.mmrphawaii.org/post/shippin...
www.mmrphawaii.org/alec-burslem
www.mmrphawaii.org/post/shippin...
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New collaborative research out today with @raincoast.org explores the deep-roots of conflict over killer whale and Chinook management in the Salish Sea - proposing new approaches to transform intractable conflicts.
www.timescolonist.com/environment/...
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Study reveals anglers, conservationists share surprising common ground in orca-chinook fight
Amid debate over protecting chinook salmon for southern resident killer whales, a study found anglers and conservationists share key values, which could resolve the conflict.
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August 21, 2025 at 5:32 PM
New collaborative research out today with @raincoast.org explores the deep-roots of conflict over killer whale and Chinook management in the Salish Sea - proposing new approaches to transform intractable conflicts.
www.timescolonist.com/environment/...
www.timescolonist.com/environment/...
Impressive work by Cam Nemeth (not on BlueSky). We hypothesized that the significant lift force produced by the humpback whale’s large pectoral flippers result in them being the only species executing tight, high-speed, sustained turns characteristic of bubble-net feeding doi.org/10.1242/jeb....
August 19, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Impressive work by Cam Nemeth (not on BlueSky). We hypothesized that the significant lift force produced by the humpback whale’s large pectoral flippers result in them being the only species executing tight, high-speed, sustained turns characteristic of bubble-net feeding doi.org/10.1242/jeb....
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You can find the first JEB additional language abstract by Cameron Nemeth and colleagues in #Hawaiian accompanying their paper, The key to bubble-net feeding: how humpback whale morphology functionally differs from other baleen whales at
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August 19, 2025 at 1:08 PM
You can find the first JEB additional language abstract by Cameron Nemeth and colleagues in #Hawaiian accompanying their paper, The key to bubble-net feeding: how humpback whale morphology functionally differs from other baleen whales at
journals.biologists.com/jeb/article/...
journals.biologists.com/jeb/article/...
Happy World Oceans day : youtu.be/xmrksxoTYEk
In the Wake of Whales: New Discoveries That Could Change Ocean Conservation
YouTube video by Dolphin Quest
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June 8, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Happy World Oceans day : youtu.be/xmrksxoTYEk
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Journal editors struggling to find reviewers — there are some bloody good reasons why
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May 7, 2025 at 6:06 AM
Journal editors struggling to find reviewers — there are some bloody good reasons why
conservationbytes.com/2025/05/07/j...
conservationbytes.com/2025/05/07/j...
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Had a great time this week presenting at the Scottish oceans institute seminar series, giving an overview of my PhD work on sperm whale behavior and physiology. Recording here: universityofstandrews907-my.sharepoint.com/:v:/g/person... @seamammalresearch.bsky.social @uniofstandrews.bsky.social
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April 19, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Had a great time this week presenting at the Scottish oceans institute seminar series, giving an overview of my PhD work on sperm whale behavior and physiology. Recording here: universityofstandrews907-my.sharepoint.com/:v:/g/person... @seamammalresearch.bsky.social @uniofstandrews.bsky.social
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🚨🎉 New paper "Ten quick tips to get you started with Bayesian statistics", hope you'll like it 😇🤗
✍🏽 w/ Andy Royle, Marc Kéry and Chloé Nater
🔗 dx.plos.org/10.1371/jour...
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✍🏽 w/ Andy Royle, Marc Kéry and Chloé Nater
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April 11, 2025 at 4:23 AM
🚨🎉 New paper "Ten quick tips to get you started with Bayesian statistics", hope you'll like it 😇🤗
✍🏽 w/ Andy Royle, Marc Kéry and Chloé Nater
🔗 dx.plos.org/10.1371/jour...
@plos.org @cnrsecologie.bsky.social @cnrsoccitanieest.bsky.social @umontpellier.bsky.social
✍🏽 w/ Andy Royle, Marc Kéry and Chloé Nater
🔗 dx.plos.org/10.1371/jour...
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Just two more days to support Marine Mammal Research in Hawaii. Please join us: givingday.uhfoundation.org/giving-day/9...
UH Giving Day : April 9, 2025
Join us for our opportunity to uplift every island, every campus, and every student in our UH ‘ohana.
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April 8, 2025 at 4:01 AM
Just two more days to support Marine Mammal Research in Hawaii. Please join us: givingday.uhfoundation.org/giving-day/9...
We’d love your support to protect marine mammals in Hawaii givingday.uhfoundation.org/giving-day/9...
UH Giving Day : April 9, 2025
Join us for our opportunity to uplift every island, every campus, and every student in our UH ‘ohana.
givingday.uhfoundation.org
April 3, 2025 at 1:03 PM
We’d love your support to protect marine mammals in Hawaii givingday.uhfoundation.org/giving-day/9...
The Marine Mammal Research Program at the University of Hawaii needs your help. See link for donation page: lnkd.in/gzC5KCWZ #marinemammals
April 2, 2025 at 2:56 PM
The Marine Mammal Research Program at the University of Hawaii needs your help. See link for donation page: lnkd.in/gzC5KCWZ #marinemammals
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📢Exciting news 1: We just launched our new Center for Active Sensing with Sound 🎧🥳
📢Exciting news 2: We are looking for 2 new PhD students 👩🎓👨🎓 in “Echolocation in bats🦇 and toothed whales 🐬” – read more here:
📢Exciting news 2: We are looking for 2 new PhD students 👩🎓👨🎓 in “Echolocation in bats🦇 and toothed whales 🐬” – read more here:
Echolocation in bats and toothed whales
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April 2, 2025 at 6:13 AM
📢Exciting news 1: We just launched our new Center for Active Sensing with Sound 🎧🥳
📢Exciting news 2: We are looking for 2 new PhD students 👩🎓👨🎓 in “Echolocation in bats🦇 and toothed whales 🐬” – read more here:
📢Exciting news 2: We are looking for 2 new PhD students 👩🎓👨🎓 in “Echolocation in bats🦇 and toothed whales 🐬” – read more here:
A huge congratulations to Martin van Aswegen for successfully defending his PhD discussing on the energetic costs of pregnancy and growth in humpback whales ! #marinemammals
February 5, 2025 at 5:55 PM
A huge congratulations to Martin van Aswegen for successfully defending his PhD discussing on the energetic costs of pregnancy and growth in humpback whales ! #marinemammals
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The National Science Foundation says that it is complying with Friday's court order and will resuming funding to grants and projects.
new.nsf.gov/executive-or...
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NSF Implementation of Recent Executive Orders
Information for the NSF community regarding executive orders.
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February 2, 2025 at 5:53 PM
The National Science Foundation says that it is complying with Friday's court order and will resuming funding to grants and projects.
new.nsf.gov/executive-or...
new.nsf.gov/executive-or...
1/n: New publication in Conservation Biology led by @ptpatton.bsky.social
Title: Optimizing automated photo identification for population assessments. #marinemammals conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
Title: Optimizing automated photo identification for population assessments. #marinemammals conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
January 17, 2025 at 9:48 AM
1/n: New publication in Conservation Biology led by @ptpatton.bsky.social
Title: Optimizing automated photo identification for population assessments. #marinemammals conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
Title: Optimizing automated photo identification for population assessments. #marinemammals conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
Looking forward to heading to Hawaii for field work soon ….
January 16, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Looking forward to heading to Hawaii for field work soon ….
Honor to present @aiasdk.bsky.social on collaborative humpback whale research seeking to understand pop. consequences of climate change. Included results from van Aswegen et al
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physoc.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1113/...
Thx @cjaw.bsky.social :sketch
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Thx @cjaw.bsky.social :sketch
January 14, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Honor to present @aiasdk.bsky.social on collaborative humpback whale research seeking to understand pop. consequences of climate change. Included results from van Aswegen et al
physoc.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1113/...
physoc.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1113/...
Thx @cjaw.bsky.social :sketch
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Thx @cjaw.bsky.social :sketch
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Some of our group’s research published last November quantifying and reducing the costs from animal-borne tags on study animals #biologging
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January 13, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Some of our group’s research published last November quantifying and reducing the costs from animal-borne tags on study animals #biologging
royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...
royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...
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Since early December, there have been six entangled #humpback #whales in Hawaii – "more than what is typical at this time in the season."
www.khon2.com/local-news/s...
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Six entangled whales reported since early December
Since early December, there have been six confirmed cases in Hawaii – more than what is typical at this time in the season.
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January 2, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Since early December, there have been six entangled #humpback #whales in Hawaii – "more than what is typical at this time in the season."
www.khon2.com/local-news/s...
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1/n New paper by van Aswegen (not on bluesky) et al: Maternal investment, body condition and calf growth in humpback whales physoc.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1113/...
This serves as a companion to gestation paper published last week physoc.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1113/...
#marinemammals
This serves as a companion to gestation paper published last week physoc.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1113/...
#marinemammals
December 17, 2024 at 6:59 AM
1/n New paper by van Aswegen (not on bluesky) et al: Maternal investment, body condition and calf growth in humpback whales physoc.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1113/...
This serves as a companion to gestation paper published last week physoc.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1113/...
#marinemammals
This serves as a companion to gestation paper published last week physoc.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1113/...
#marinemammals