BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 X-WR-CALNAME:EventsCalendar PRODID:-//hacksw/handcal//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York LAST-MODIFIED:20240422T053451Z TZURL:https://www.tzurl.org/zoneinfo-outlook/America/New_York X-LIC-LOCATION:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZNAME:EDT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 DTSTART:19700308T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=3;BYDAY=2SU END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZNAME:EST TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 DTSTART:19701101T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=11;BYDAY=1SU END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:College of Arts and Sciences,Thesis/Dissertations DESCRIPTION:Advisor: Professor Kathryn Kavanagh Committee Members: Professo r Robert Gegear, Professor Robert Drew and Jooke Robbins (Center for Coas tal Studies) Abstract: Understanding how animal behavior varies across lif espan is central to understanding their ecology, evolution, and conservati on, especially for long-lived species. Using over a decade worth of whale watch data, I investigated how age, sex, and female reproductive class str ucture feeding and aerial behaviors in humpback whales (Megaptera novaeang liae) in the southern Gulf of Maine feeding ground. I used mixed models to evaluate variation in four surface feeding behaviors (bubble net, bubble cloud, kick feeding, & lunge feeding) and five energetically costly aerial behaviors (breach, head breach, tail breach, lobtail, & flipper slap). To evaluate temporal trends, I used generalized additive mixed models to ass ess feeding and aerial behaviors in calves, juveniles, and adults. Finally , I analyzed mother-calf pairings and documented 25 apparent calf separati ons from their mothers on a feeding ground, representing the most extensiv e compilation of humpback whale mother-calf separation intervals to date.\ nEvent page: https://www.umassd.edu/events/cms/feeding-and-aerial-behavior -variation-in-humpback-whales-megaptera-novaeangliae-in-the-southern-gulf- of-maine-feeding-ground.php\nEvent link: https://umassd.zoom.us/j/92236387 228?pwd=9gWKIrFI2bAeZ7XlGIQULA3zr2PIMr.1 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

Advisor: Profe ssor Kathryn Kavanagh

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Committee Members: Professo r Robert Gegear\, Professor Robert Drew and 
Jooke Robbins (Center f or Coastal Studies)

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Abstract: Understanding how a nimal behavior varies across lifespan is central to understanding their ec ology\, evolution\, and conservation\, especially for long-lived species. Using over a decade worth of whale watch data\, I investigated how age\, s ex\, and female reproductive class structure feeding and aerial behaviors in humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) in the southern Gulf of Maine feeding ground. I used mixed models to evaluate variation in four surface feeding behaviors (bubble net\, bubble cloud\, kick feeding\, & lunge feed ing) and five energetically costly aerial behaviors (breach\, head breach\ , tail breach\, lobtail\, & flipper slap). To evaluate temporal trends\, I used generalized additive mixed models to assess feeding and aerial behav iors in calves\, juveniles\, and adults. Finally\, I analyzed mother-calf pairings and documented 25 apparent calf separations from their mothers on a feeding ground\, representing the most extensive compilation of humpbac k whale mother-calf separation intervals to date.

Event page: https://www.umassd.edu/events/cms/feeding-and-aerial-be havior-variation-in-humpback-whales-megaptera-novaeangliae-in-the-southern -gulf-of-maine-feeding-ground.php
Event link: https://uma ssd.zoom.us/j/92236387228?pwd=9gWKIrFI2bAeZ7XlGIQULA3zr2PIMr.1

DTSTAMP:20260524T000136 DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260416T123000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260416T133000 LOCATION:SENG - 109 SUMMARY;LANGUAGE=en-us:Feeding and Aerial Behavior variation in Humpback Wh ales (Megaptera Novaeangliae) In the  Southern Gulf of Maine feeding grou nd UID:027098580d04387c4ebca4f7aff761d4@www.umassd.edu END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR