UBC Oceans had Senator Baltej Dhillon stop by yesterday. Our researchers were happy to discuss the important fisheries, Oceans and freshwater issues we are working on. #WilliamCheung @ubccoru.bsky.social, #GideonMordecai, #DianneNewell, #AndrewTrites and @marieaugermethe.bsky.social.

UBC Oceans had Senator Baltej Dhillon stop by yesterday. Our researchers were happy to discuss the important fisheries, Oceans and freshwater issues we are working on. #WilliamCheung @ubccoru.bsky.social, #GideonMordecai, #DianneNewell, #AndrewTrites and @marieaugermethe.bsky.social.

Incorporating sparse labels into hidden Markov models using weighted likelihoods improves accuracy and interpretability in biologging studies Ecologists often use a hidden Markov model to decode a latent process, such as a sequence of an animal’s behaviours, from an observed biologging time series. Modern technological devices such as video...

RESEARCH: Incorporating sparse labels into hidden Markov models using weighted likelihoods improves accuracy and interpretability in biologging studies. Co-authored by @tessmcrae.bsky.social, #BethVolpov, #AndrewTrites and #MarieAuger-Methe journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...

Workshop participants reviewing the accuracy of habitat maps for West Indian manatees in South America. Photo: A.W. Trites.

Maceió, a West Indian manatee at a rescue centre in Brazil prior to being released back into the wild. Photo: ChicoRasta

Drawing maps of Greater #Caribbean #manatee habitats in South America; a huge step forward in #conservation and #rehabilitation. #CarolMeirelles and #AndrewTrites
@ubcmarinemammal @ubcscience
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Pinnipeds with proportionally wider aortic bulbs make longer dives The enlarged size of the aortic bulb is thought to enhance the ability of marine mammals to remain underwater for extended periods. However, a convincing link between aortic bulb size and diving capa...

RESEARCH: Pinnipeds with proportionally wider aortic bulbs make longer dives. By #RheaStorlund, #DavidRosen and #AndrewTrites. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... via #MarineMammalScience