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Jun 24, 2022 41 min

103. Orca Diet Estimates and Scientific Accessibility

from Breaching Extinction Hosted by Erica Wirth

This week Erica chatted with Orca Researcher Anaïs Remili about her recent publication, Validation of quantitative fatty acid signature analysis for estimating the diet composition of free‑ranging killer whales. She dove into a new methodology studying whale diets called QFASA, and also discussed her organization Whale Scientists, which aims to highlight young cetacean scientists and help aspiring whale scientists find resources. Resources: Anaïs Remili's Website and Twitter Whale Scientists Website, Twitter, Instagram, and Tiktok Episode 92. Barataria Dolphins, Imposter Syndrome, and Whale Scientist (Episode with her partner Naiomi Mathews)

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