Section I: Basic biology: Higher level phylogeny of baleen whales
Fossil record
The stocks of bowheads
Distribution and behavior of Bering-Chukchi-Beaufort bowhead whales as inferred by telemetry
Distribution, migrations, and ecology of the Atlantic and the Okhotsk Sea populations
Abundance
Life history, growth, and form
Prenatal development
Anatomy of skull and mandible
Postcranial skeleton and musculature
Hematology, serum, and urin composition
Anatomy and physiology of the gastrointestinal system
Female and male reproduction
Anatomy and function of feeding
Cardiovascular and pulmonary systems
Thermoregulation and energetics
Brain
Sensory systems
Endocrinology and blubber physiology
Molecular insights into anatomy and physiology
Age estimation
Acoustic behavior
Natural and potentially disturbed behavior of bowhead whales
Ecological variation in the western Beaufort Sea.

Section II: The bowhead ecosystem: Physical oceanography
Biological environment
Bowhead whale ecology in changing high-latitude ecosystems
Diet and prey
Predators and impacts of predation
Diseases and parasites.

Section III: Interactions with humans: Whale hunting in Indigenous Arctic cultures
Current indigenous whaling
Commercial whaling
Indigenous knowledge in research and management
Effects of noise
Fishing gear entanglement and vessel collisions
Contaminants
Conservation and management
Past, present, and future.