Marine Mammals in a Changing World, 3rd Edition
A special issue of Oceans (ISSN 2673-1924).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 28 February 2026 | Viewed by 11
Special Issue Editors
Interests: marine mammals and other marine vertebrates; trophic ecology; physiology, morphology, and biomechanics; evolution; conservation
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Interests: marine animals; whales; marine plastic pollution
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The past few decades have witnessed remarkable advances in our understanding of marine mammals, but many unanswered questions remain. These include fundamental questions in all biological disciplines as well as other basic and applied/clinical sciences. Major technological advances have also spurred on many recent studies of marine mammals.
We welcome contributions to this Special Issue related to all areas of marine mammal research, especially those that focus on health, conservation, and physiology. In particular, contributions that focus on changing ocean habitats and technological advances in our study of changing oceans are welcomed. These can include, but are not limited to, pathogenic viruses and microbes, trophic changes, fishery impacts, habitat destruction, changes in climate/temperature, ocean acidification, ocean pollution (from noise, plastic, chemicals, etc.), vessel traffic and ship strikes, and other related topics.
Submissions may focus on any area of marine mammal research and health, including but not limited to ecology, conservation, population biology and management, behavior, habitat and distribution, genetics, evolution, physiology, anatomy, acoustics, effects of noise and pollution, and new technologies.
Dr. Alexander Werth
Dr. Matthew S. Savoca
Guest Editors
Manuscript Submission Information
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Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Oceans is an international peer-reviewed open access quarterly journal published by MDPI.
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Keywords
- health
- conservation
- ecology
- behavior
- physiology
- pollution
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