Brianna M. Wright
Fisheries and Oceans Canada
7 Papers
Brianna M. Wright is an academic researcher from Fisheries and Oceans Canada. The author has contributed to research in topics: Population & Biology. The author has an hindex of 4, co-authored 5 publications.
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Papers
Kin-directed food sharing promotes lifetime natal philopatry of both sexes in a population of fish-eating killer whales, Orcinus orca
TL;DR: It is proposed that lifetime philopatry of both sexes has been selectively favoured in this population due to the inclusive fitness benefits of kin-directed food sharing, a cooperative behaviour that may also inhibit dispersal by reducing resource competition among kin.
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Postreproductive killer whale grandmothers improve the survival of their grandoffspring
Stuart Nattrass,Darren P. Croft,Samuel Ellis,Michael A. Cant,Michael N. Weiss,Brianna M. Wright,Eva H. Stredulinsky,Thomas Doniol-Valcroze,John K. B. Ford,Kenneth C. Balcomb,Daniel W. Franks +10 more
TL;DR: It is shown that grandmothers increase the survival of their grandoffspring, and these effects are greatest when grandmothers are no longer reproducing, which can help explain the long postreproductive life spans of resident killer whales.
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Risk of lethal vessel strikes to humpback and fin whales off the west coast of Vancouver Island, Canada
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors presented an aerial survey for cetaceans, which was conducted by Transport Canada's National Aerial Surveillance Program (NASP) and Environment Canada's Marine Aerial Reconnaissance Team (MART).
A cumulative effects model for population trajectories of resident killer whales in the Northeast Pacific
Cathryn Clarke Murray,Lucie Hannah,Thomas Doniol-Valcroze,Brianna M. Wright,Eva H. Stredulinsky,Jocelyn C. Nelson,Andrea Locke,Robert C. Lacy +7 more
TL;DR: In this article, a population viability analysis of the Southern and Northern resident killer whale populations of the Northeast Pacific is presented, and the authors highlight the importance of considering the collective impact of multiple threats and the necessity of testing management and mitigation measures aimed at recovery using a holistic, validated model.
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Proposed metrics for the management of underwater noise for southern resident killer whales
Kathy Heise,Lance G. Barrett-Lennard,Ross Chapman,Tom Dakin,Christine Erbe,David E. Hannay,Nathan D. Merchant,James F. Pilkington,Sheila J. Thornton,Dom Tollit,Svein Vagle,Val Veirs,Valeria Vergara,Jason Wood,Brianna M. Wright,Harald Yurk +15 more
- 01 Jan 2017
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