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LGL Publications On Marine Mammals & Acoustics

Aliaga-Rossel, E.*, T.L. McGuire and H.H. Hamilton*. 2007. Distribution and encounter rates of the river dolphin (Inia geoffrensis boliviensis) in the central Bolivian Amazon.** J. Cetac. Res. Manage. 8(1):87-92.

Amstrup, S.C.*, G.W. Garner*, M.A. Cronin and J.C. Patton. 1993. Sex identification of polar bears from blood and tissue samples. Can. J. Zool. 71(11):2174-2177.

Bickham, J.W., J.C. Patton and T.R. Loughlin*. 1996. High variability for control-region sequences in a marine mammal: implications for conservation and biogeography of Steller sea lions ( Eumetopias jubatus ). J. Mammal. 77(1):95-108.

Bickham, J.W., T.R. Loughlin*, D.G. Calkins*, J.K. Wickliffe* and J.C. Patton. 1998. Genetic vari­abil­ity and population decline in Steller sea lions from the Gulf of Alaska. J. Mammal. 79(4):13­90-1395.

Blackwell, S.B.º , J.W. Lawson and M.T. Williams. 2004. Tolerance by ringed seals ( Phoca hispida ) to impact pile-driving and construction sounds at an oil production island. J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 115(5):2346-2357.

Blackwell, S.B.º , C.R. Greene Jr.º and W.J. Richardson. 2004. Drilling and operational sounds from an oil production island in the ice-covered Beaufort Sea.† J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 116(5):3199-3211.

Blackwell, S.B.º and C.R. Greene Jr.º 2005. Underwater and in-air sounds from a small hovercraft.† J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 118(6):3646-3652.

Blackwell, S.B.º and C.R. Greene Jr.º 2006. Sounds from an oil production island in the Beaufort Sea in summer: characteristics and contributions of vessels.† J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 119(1):182-196.

Blackwell, S.B.º, W.J. Richardson, C.R. Greene Jr.º, and B. Streever*. 2007. Bowhead whale ( Balaena mysticetus ) migration and calling behaviour in the Alaskan Beaufort Sea, autumn 2001-2004: an acoustic localisation study. Arctic. 60(3): in press.

Bodkin, J.L.*, B.E. Ballachey*, M.A. Cronin and K.T. Scribner*. 1999. Population demographics and genetic diversity in remnant and translocated populations of sea otters. Conserv. Biol. 13(6):1378-1385.

Born, E.W.*, M.P. Heide-Jørgensen* and R.A. Davis. 1994. The Atlan­tic walrus ( Odobenus rosmarus rosmarus ) in West Greenland. Medd. Grønland, Biosci. 40:3-33.

Braham, H.W.*, M.A. Fraker and B.D. Krogman*. 1980. Spring migra­tion of the western arctic popula­tion of bowhead whales.** Mar. Fish. Rev . 42(9-10):36-46.

Cronin, M.A., S. Hills*, E.W. Born* and J.C. Patton. 1994. Mitochondrial DNA variation in Atlantic and Pacific walruses. Can. J. Zool. 72(6):1035-1043.

Cronin, M.A., J. Bodkin*, B. Ballachey*, J. Estes* and J.C. Patton. 1996. Mitochondrial-DNA variation among subspecies and populations of sea otters ( Enhydra lutris ). J. Mammal. 77(2):546-557.

da Silva, C.Q.*, J. Zeh*, D. Madigan*, J. Laake*, D. Rugh*, L. Baraff*, W. Koski and G. Miller. 2000. Capture-recapture estimation of bowhead whale population size using photo-identification data. J. Cetac. Res. Manage. 2(1):45-61.

Davis, R.A., W.J. Richardson, S.R. Johnson and W.E. Renaud. 1978. Status of the Lancaster Sound narwhal pop­ulation in 1976. Rep. Int. Whal. Comm. 28:209-215.

Davis, R.A., K.J. Finley and W.J. Richardson. 1980. The present status and future management of arctic marine mammals in Canada. Sci. Advis. Board N.W.T. Rep. 3 , Yellowknife. 93 p.

Davis, R.A. and W.R. Koski. 1980. Recent observations of the bowhead whale in the eastern Canadian high arctic. Rep. Int. Whal. Comm. 30:439-444.

Davis, R.A. 1981. Report of a workshop on arctic marine mammals. Can. Tech. Rep. Fish. Aquatic Sci. 1005. 13 p.

Davis, R.A., W.J. Richardson, L. Thiele*, R. Dietz* and P. Johansen*. 1991. Report on underwater noise. p. 154-269 In : The state of the arctic environment reports. Arctic Centre Publ. 2. Arctic Centre, Univ. of Lapland, Rovaniemi, Finland. 405 p.

Dorsey, E.M.º , W.J. Richardson and B. Würsigº . 1989. Factors affecting surfacing, respiration and dive behaviour of bowhead whales, Balaena mysticetus , summering in the Beaufort Sea. Can. J. Zool. 67(7):1801-1815

Finley, K.J. 1979. Haul-out behaviour and densities of ringed seals ( Phoca hispida ) in the Barrow Strait area, N.W.T. Can. J. Zool. 57(10):1985-1997.

Finley, K.J., R.A. Davis and H.B. Silverman*. 1980. Aspects of the narwhal hunt in the eastern Canadian arctic. Rep. Int. Whal. Comm. 30:459-464.

Finley, K.J. and W.E. Renaud. 1980. Marine mammals inhabiting the Baffin Bay North Water in winter. Arctic 33(4):724-738.

Finley, K.J. 1982. The estuarine habit of the beluga or white whale Delphinapterus leucas . Cetus 4(2):4-5.

Finley, K.J. and E.J. Gibb. 1982. Summer diet of the narwhal ( Monodon monoceros ) in Pond Inlet, northern Baffin Island. Can. J. Zool. 60(12): 3353-3363.

Finley, K.J. and G.W. Miller. 1982. The 1979 hunt for narwhals ( Mon­odon monoceros ) and an examin­ation of harpoon gun technology near Pond Inlet, northern Baffin Island. Rep. Int. Whal. Comm. 32:449-460.

Finley, K.J, G.W. Miller, M. Allard*, R.A. Davis and C.R. Evans. 1982. The belugas ( Del­phin­apterus leucas ) of northern Quebec: distribu­tion, abundance, stock identity and catch history. Can. Tech. Rep. Fish. Aquatic Sci. 1123. 57 p.

Finley, K.J. and C.R. Evans. 1983. Summer diet of the bearded seal ( Erignathus bar­batus ) in the Canadian high arctic. Arctic 36(1):82-89.

Finley, K.J., G.W. Miller, R.A. Davis and W.R. Koski. 1983. A distinc­tive large breeding population of ringed seals ( Phoca hispida ) inhab­iting the Baffin Bay pack ice. Arctic 36(2):162-173.

Finley, K.J., J.P. Hickie and R.A. Davis. 1987. Status of the beluga, Delphinapterus leucas , in the Beaufort Sea. Can. Field-Nat. 101(2):271-278.

Finley, K.J. 1990. Isabella Bay, Baffin Island: an important historical and present-day concentration area for the endangered bowhead whale ( Balaena mysticetus ) of the eastern Canadian arctic. Arctic 43(2):137-152.

Finley, K.J., G.W. Miller, R.A. Davis and C.R. Greeneº . 1990. Reac­tions of belugas, Delphinapterus leucas , and narwhals, Monodon monoceros , to ice-breaking ships in the Canadian High Arctic. p. 97-117 In : T.G. Smith et al. (eds.), Advances in research on the beluga whale, Delphinapterus leucas . Can. Bull. Fish. Aquat. Sci. 224.

Finley, K.J., M.S.W. Bradstreet and G.W. Miller. 1990. Summer feeding ecology of harp seals ( Phoca groen­landica ) in relation to arctic cod ( Boreogadus saida ) in the Cana­dian High Arctic. Polar Biol. 10(8):609-618.

Fisk, A.T.*, M. Holst, K.A. Hobson*, J. Duffe*, J. Moisey* and R.J. Norstrom*. 2002. Persistent organochorine contaminants and enantiomeric signatures of chiral pollutants in ringed seals ( Phoca hispida ) collected on the east and west side of the Northwater Polynya, Canadian Arctic**. Arch. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 42(1):118-126.

Fraker, M.A. 1979. Spring migrations of bowhead ( Balaena mysticetus ) and white whales ( Delphin­apterus leucas ) in the Beaufort Sea.** Can. Fish. Mar. Serv. Tech. Rep. 859. 36 p.

Fraker, M.A. 1980. Status and harvest of the Mackenzie stock of white whales ( Delphin­apterus leucas ). Rep. Int. Whal. Comm. 30:451-458.

Fraker, M.A. and J.R. Bockstoce*. 1980. Summer distribution of bowhead whales in the eastern Beaufort Sea.** Mar. Fish. Rev. 42(9-10):57-64.

Fraker, M.A., C.D. Gordon*, J.W. McDonald*, J.K.B. Ford* and G. Cambers*. 1979. White whale ( Delphinapt­erus leucas ) distribution and abundance and the relationship to physical and chemical characteristics of the Mackenzie Estuary.** Can. Fish. Mar. Serv. Tech. Rep. 863. 56 p.

Gailey, G.º, B. Würsigº and T. McDonaldº. in press. Abundance, behaviour, and movement patterns of western gray whales in relation to a 3-D seismic survey.† Environ Monit. Assess.

Green, D.M.*, H. DeFerrari*, D. McFadden*, J. Pearse*, A. Popper*, W.J. Richardson, S.H. Ridg­way* and P. Tyack*. 1994. Low-frequency sound and marine mammals: current knowledge and research needs.** Nat. Acad. Press, Washington, DC. 75 p.

Greene, C.R., Jr.º 1987. Characteristics of oil industry dredge and drilling sounds in the Beaufort Sea.† J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 82(4):1315-1324.

Greene, C.R., Jr.º and W.J. Richardson. 1988. Characteristics of marine seismic survey sounds in the Beaufort Sea. J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 83(6):2246-2254.

Greene, C.R., Jr.º , M.W. McLennanº , R.G. Normanº , T.L. McDonaldº , R.S. Jakubczak* and W.J. Richardson. 2004. Directional Frequency and Recording (DIFAR) sensors in seafloor recorders to locate calling bowhead whales during their fall migration. J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 116(2):799-813.

Harris, R.E., G.W. Miller and W.J. Richardson. 2001. Seal responses to airgun sounds during summer seismic surveys in the Alaskan Beaufort Sea. Mar. Mamm. Sci. 17(4):795-812.

Heide-J rgensen, M.P.*, H. Lassen*, J. Teilmann* and R.A. Davis. 1993. An index of the relative abundance of wintering belugas, Delphinapterus leucas , and narwhals, Monodon monoceros , off West Greenland. Can. J. Fish. Aquatic Sci. 50(11):2323-2335.

Holst, M., I. Stirling* and K.A. Hobson*. 2001. Diet of ringed seals ( Phoca hispida ) on the east and west sides of the North Water polynya, northern Baffin Bay**. Mar. Mamm. Sci. 17(4):888-908.

Holst, M. and I. Stirling*. 2002. A comparison of ringed seal ( Phoca hispida ) biology on the east and west sides of the North Water polynya**. Aquat. Mamm. 28(3):221-230.

Holst, M., J.W. Lawson, W.J. Richardson, S.J. Schwartz* and G. Smith*. 2005. Pinniped responses during Navy missile launches at San Nicolas Island, California. p. 477-484 In : D.K. Garcelon and C.A. Schwemm (eds.), Proc. 6th Calif. Isl. Sympos., Ventura, CA, Dec. 2003. Nat. Park Serv. Tech. Publ. CHIS-05-01. Inst. Wildl. Stud., Arcata, CA.

Ireland, D., R.A. Garrott*, J. Rotella* and J. Banfield*. 2006. Development and application of a mass-estimation method for Weddell seals**. Mar. Mamm. Sci. 22(2):361-378.

Jay, C.V.*, T.L. Olson, G.W. Garner* and B.E. Ballachey*. 1998. Response of Pacific wal­ruses to disturbances from capture and handling activities at a haul-out in Bristol Bay, Alaska**. Mar. Mamm. Sci. 14(4):819-828.

Johnson, S.R. 1979. Fall observations of westward migrating white whales ( Delphin­apterus leucas ) along the central Alaskan Beaufort Sea coast. Arctic 32(3): 275-276.

Johnson, S.R., W.J. Richardson, S.B. Yazvenko, S.A. Blokhin*, G. Gaileyº, M.R. Jenkerson*, S.K. Meier, H.R. Melton*, M. Newcomer, A.S. Perlov*, S.A. Rutenko*, B. Wursigº, C.R. Martin* and D.E. Egging*. in press. A western gray whale mitigation and monitoring program for a 3-D seismic survey, Sakhalin Island, Russia. Environ. Monit. Assess.

Kaplan, C.C., G.C. White* and B.R. Noon*. in press. Neonatal survival of Steller sea lions (Eumetopias jubatus)**. Mar. Mamm. Sci.

Koski, W.R., R.A. Davis, G.W. Miller and D.E. Withrow*. 1993. Reproduction. p. 239-274 In : J.J. Burns et al. (eds.), The bowhead whale. Spec. Publ. Soc. Mar. Mammal. 2.

Koski, W.R., R.A. Davis, G.W. Miller and D.E. Withrow*. 1992. Growth rates of bowhead whales as deter­mined from low-level aerial photogrammetry. Rep. Int. Whal. Comm. 42:491-499.

Koski, W.R. and R.A. Davis. 1994. Distribution and numbers of narwhals (Monodon monoceros) in Baffin Bay and Davis Strait. Medd. Grønland Biosci. 39:15-40.

Koski, W.R., R.A. Davis and K.J. Finley. 2002. Distribution and abundance of Canadian High Arctic belugas, 1974-1979. p. 87-126 In : M.P. Heide-J rgensen and Ø. Wiig (eds.), Belugas in the North Atlantic and the Russian arctic. Sci. Publ. 4. N. Atl. Mar. Mamm. Comm., Tromsø , Norway.

Koski, W.R., J.C. George*, G. Sheffieldº and M.S. Galginaitisº. 2005. Subsistence harvests of bowhead whales (Balaena mysticetus) at Kaktovik, Alaska (1973-2000). J. Cetac. Res. Manage. 7(1):33-37.

Koski, W.R., D.J. Rugh*, A.E. Punt* and J. Zeh*. 2006. An approach to minimise bias in estimation of the length-frequency distribution of bowhead whales (Balaena mysticetus) from aerial photogrammetric data. J. Cetac. Res. Manage. 8(1):45-54.

Koski, W.R.,M.P. Heide-Jørgensen* and K.L. Laidre*. 2006. Winter abundance of bowhead whales, Balaena mysticetus, in Hudson Strait, March 1981. J. Cetac. Res. Manage.

Lawson, J.W. and J.D. Eddington*. 1998. A first eastern Canadian stranding record for Risso's dolphin, Grampus griseus .** Northeast. Natural. 5(3):215-218.

Lawson, J.W., J.T. Anderson*, E.L. Dalley* and G.B. Stenson*. 1998. Selective foraging by harp seals Phoca groenlandica in nearshore and offshore waters of Newfoundland, 1993 and 1994.** Mar. Ecol. Progr. Ser. 163:1-10.

Lawson, J.W. and K.A. Hobson*. 2000. Diet of harp seals ( Pagophilus groenlandicus ) in nearshore northeast Newfoundland: inferences from stable-carbon (¹³C) and nitrogen (¹⁵N) isotope analysis. Mar. Mamm. Sci. 16(3):578-591.

Lee, S.H.º, D.M. Schellº , T.L. McDonaldº and W.J. Richardson. 2005. Regional and seasonal feeding by bowhead whales Balaena mysticetus as indicated by stable isotope ratios.† Mar. Ecol. Progr. Ser. 285:271-287.

McGuire, T.L. and E.R. Aliaga-Rossel*. 2007. Seasonality of reproduction in Amazon River dolphins (Inia geoffrensis) in three major river basins of South America.** Biotropica 39(1):129-135.

McGuire, T.L. in press. Ecology and conservation status of the riverine tucuxi (Sotalia fluviatilis fluviatilis) in the Peruvian Amazon.**Latin Am. J. Aquat. Mamm. (Spec. Iss.).

Meier, S.K., S.B. Yazvenko, S.A. Blokhin*, P. Wainwright, M.K. Maminov*, Y.M. Yakovlev* and M.W. Newcomer. in press. Distribution and abundance of western gray whales off northeastern Sakhalin Island, Russia, 2001-2003. Environ. Monit. Assess.

Miller, E.H.*, H.-C. Sung*, V.D. Moulton, G.W. Miller, K.J. Finley and G.B. Stenson*. 2007. Variation and integration of the simple mandibular postcanine dentition in two species of phocid seal. J. Mammal. 88 (in press).

Miller, G.W., R.A. Davis, W.R. Koski, M.J. Crone, D.J. Rugh*, D.E. Withrow* and M.A. Fraker*. 1992. Calving intervals of bowhead whales--an analysis of photographic data. Rep. Int. Whal. Comm. 42:501-506.

Miller, G.W., V.D. Moulton, R.A. Davis, M. Holst, P. Millman*, A. MacGillivrayº and D. Hannayº . 2005. Monitoring seismic effects on marine mammals--southeastern Beaufort Sea, 2001-2002. p. 511-542 In : S.L. Armsworthy, P.J. Cranford and K. Lee (eds.), Offshore oil and gas environmental effects monitoring/Approaches and technologies. Battelle Press, Columbus, OH.

Moulton, V.D., E.H. Miller* and H. Ochoa-Acuña*. 2000. Haulout behaviour of captive harp seals (Pagophilus groenlandicus): incidence, seasonality, and relationships to weather.** Appl. Anim. Behav. Sci. 65(4):367-378.

Moulton, V.D., W.J. Richardson, T.L. McDonaldº, R.E. Elliott and M.T. Williams. 2002. Factors influencing local abundance and haulout behaviour of ringed seals (Phoca hispida) on landfast ice of the Alaskan Beaufort Sea. Can. J. Zool. 80(11):1900-1917.

Moulton, V.D., W.J. Richardson, M.T. Williams and S.B. Blackwellº . 2003. Ringed seal densities and noise near an icebound artificial island with construction and drilling. Acoustic Res. Let. Online 4(4):112-117, with online sample sounds. Available at http://scitation.aip.org/arlo/

Moulton, V.D., W.J. Richardson, R.E. Elliott, T.L. McDonaldº , C. Nationsº , and M.T. Williams. 2005. Effects of an offshore oil development on local abundance and distribution of ringed seals ( Phoca hispida ) of the Alaskan Beaufort Sea. Mar. Mamm. Sci. 21(2):217-242.

Moulton, V.D., G.W. Miller. in press. Marine mammal monitoring of a seismic survey on the Scotian Slope, 2003. Can. Tech. Rep. Fish. Aquatic Sci. 13p.

Patenaude, N.J., J.S. Quinn*, P. Béland*, M. Kingsley* and B.N. White*. 1994. Genetic variation of the St. Lawrence beluga whale population assessed by DNA fingerprint­ing.** Molec. Ecol. 3:375-381.

Patenaude, N.J. and B.N. White*. 1995. Skin biopsy sampling of beluga whale carcasses: assessment of biopsy darting factors for minimal wounding and effective sample retrieval.** Mar. Mamm. Sci. 11(2):163-171.

Patenaude, N.J., W.J. Richardson, M.A. Smultea, W.R. Koski, G.W. Miller, B. Würsigº and C.R. Greene Jr.º 2002. Aircraft sound and disturbance to bowhead and beluga whales during spring migration in the Alaskan Beaufort Sea. Mar. Mamm. Sci. 18(2):309-335.

Raftery, A.E.* and R.A. Davis. 1992. Bowhead whale calving intervals. Rep. Int. Whal. Comm. 42:153.

Reeves, R.R.*, K.J. Finley, E. Mitchell* and J. MacDonald*. 1986. Strandings of sperm whales, Physeter catodon , in Ungava Bay, northern Quebec. Can. Field-Nat. 100(2):174-179.

Richardson, W.J., M.A. Fraker, B. Würsigº and R.S. Wells. 1985. Behaviour of bowhead whales, Balaena mysti­cetus , summering in the Beaufort Sea: reactions to industrial activities. Biol. Con­serv. 32(3):185-230.

Richardson, W.J., B. Würsigº and C.R. Greene, Jr.º 1986. Reactions of bowhead whales, Balaena mysti­cetus , to seismic exploration in the Canadian Beaufort Sea. J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 79(4):1117-1128.

Richardson, W.J., R.A. Davis, C.R. Evans, D.K. Ljungblad* and P. Norton. 1987. Summer distribu­tion of bowhead whales, Balaena mysticetus , relative to oil industry activities in the Canadian Beaufort Sea, 1980-84. Arctic 40(2):93-104.

Richardson, W.J., B. Würsigº and C.R. Greene, Jr.º 1990. Reactions of bowhead whales, Balaena mysti­cetus , to drilling and dredging noise in the Canadian Beaufort Sea. Mar. Environ. Res. 29(2):135-160.

Richardson, W.J. and C.I. Malmeº . 1993. Man-made noise and behavioral responses. p. 631-700 In : J.J. Burns et al. (eds.), The bowhead whale. Spec. Publ. Soc. Mar. Mammal. 2.

Richardson, W.J., K.J. Finley, G.W. Miller, R.A. Davis and W.R. Koski. 1995. Feeding, social and migration behav­ior of bowhead whales, Balaena mysticetus , in Baffin Bay vs. the Beaufort Sea--reg­ions with differ­ent amounts of human activity. Mar. Mamm. Sci. 11(1):1-45.

Richardson, W.J., C.R. Greene, Jr.º , C.I. Malmeº and D.H. Thomson. 1995. Marine mammals and noise . Academic Press, San Diego, CA. 576 p.

Richardson, W.J. 1997. Marine mammals and man-made noise: current issues. In : Under­water bio-sonar and bioacoustics symposium, Loughborough Univ., Dec. 1997. Proc. Inst. Acoust. 19(9):39-50.

Richardson, W.J. and B. Würsigº . 1997. Influences of man-made noise and other human actions on cetacean behaviour. Mar. Freshwat. Behav. Physiol. 29(1-4):183-209.

Richardson, W.J. (compiler). 1999. Monitoring and mitigation. p. 97-117 In : R.C. Gisiner (ed.), Proceedings/Workshop on the effects of anthropogenic noise in the marine environ­ment, Bethes­da, MD, Feb. 1998. Office of Naval Research, Arlington, VA. 141 p. Available at www.onr.navy.mil/sci_tech/personnel/Proceed.pdf

Richardson, W.J. 2004. Marine mammals versus seismic and other acoustic surveys: introduction to the noise issues. Polarforschung 72(2/3):63-67.

Rugh, D.J.* and M.A. Fraker. 1981. Gray whale ( Eschrichtius robustus ) sightings in eastern Beaufort Sea. Arctic 34(2):186-187.

Rugh, D.J.*, H.W. Braham* and G.W. Miller. 1992. Methods for photographic identifica­tion of bowhead whales, Balaena mysticetus . Can. J. Zool. 70:617-624.

Rugh, D.J.*, G.W. Miller, D.E. Withrow* and W.R. Koski. 1992. Calving intervals of bowhead whales estab­lished through photographic identifications. J. Mammal. 73(3):487-490.

Rugh, D.J.*, J.E. Zeh*, W.R. Koski, L.S. Baraff*, G.W. Miller and K.E.W. Shelden*. 1998. An improved system for scoring photo quality and whale identifiability in aerial photographs of bow­head whales. Rep. Int. Whal. Comm. 48:501-512.

Salter, R.E. 1979. Site utilization, activity budgets, and disturbance responses of Atlantic walruses during terrestrial haul-out. Can. J. Zool. 57(6):1169-1180.

Salter, R.E. 1980. Observations on social behaviour of Atlantic walruses ( Odobenus rosmarus L.) during terrestrial haul-out. Can. J. Zool. 58(3):461-463.

Schell, D.M.º, S.M. Saupeº and N. Haubenstockº. 1988. Natural isotope abundances in bowhead whale ( Balaena mysticetus ) baleen: markers of ageing and habitat usage. p. 259-269 In : P.W. Rundel et al. (eds.), Stable Isotopes in Ecological Research. Progress in Ecology Ser., Springer-Verlag.

Schell, D.M.º, S.M. Saupeº and N. Haubenstockº. 1989. Bowhead whale ( Balaena mysticetus ) growth and feeding as estimated by ¹³C techniques. Mar. Biol. 103(4):433-443.

Schliebe, S.L.*, T.J. Evans*, A.S. Fischbach* and M.A. Cronin. 1999. Using genetics to verify sex of harvested polar bears: management implications. Wildl. Soc. Bull. 27(3):592-597.

Scribner, K.T.*, J. Bodkin*, B. Ballachey*, S.R. Fain*, M.A. Cronin and M. Sanchez*. 1997. Popula­tion genetic studies of the sea otter ( Enhydra lutris ): a review and inter­pretation of available data. p. 197-208 In : A.E. Dizon, S.J. Chivers and W.F. Perrin (eds.), Molecular genetics of marine mammals. Spec. Publ. Soc. Mar. Mam­mal.  3.

Scribner, K.T.*, G.W. Garner*, S.C. Amstrup* and M.A. Cronin. 1997. Population genetic studies of the polar bear ( Ursus maritimus ): a summary of available data and interpre­tation of results. p. 185-196 In : A.E. Dizon, S.J. Chivers and W.F. Perrin (eds.), Molecular genetics of marine mammals. Spec. Publ. Soc. Mar. Mammal. 3.

Scribner, K.T.*, S. Hills*, S.R. Fain* and M.A. Cronin. 1997. Population genetics studies of the walrus ( Odobenus rosmarus ): a summary and interpretation of results and research needs. p. 173-184 In : A.E. Dizon, S.J. Chivers and W.F. Perrin (eds.), Molecular genetics of marine mammals. Spec. Publ. Soc. Mar. Mammal. 3.

Serrano, A. and J.M. Terhune*. 2002. Stability of the underwater vocal repertoire of harp seals ( Pagophilus groenlandicus )**. Aquatic Mamm. 28(1):93-101.

Serrano, A. and J.M. Terhune*. 2002. Antimasking aspects of harp seal ( Pagophilus groenlandicus ) underwater vocalizations**. J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 112(6):3083-3090.

Stewart, R.E.A.*, B.E. Stewart*, D.M. Lavigne* and G.W. Miller. 1989. Fetal growth of Northwest Atlantic harp seals, Phoca groenlandica. Can. J. Zool. 67:2147-2157.

Tyurneva, O.Y.*, Y.M. Yakovlev*, C. Tombach Wrightº and S.K. Meier. 2007. The Western North Pacific gray whales of Sakhalin Island. Trafford Publ., Victoria, B.C. 194 p.

Williams, M.T., C.S. Nations, T.G. Smithº, V.D. Moulton and C.J. Perham. 2006. Ringed seal ( Phoca hispida ) use of subnivean structures in the Alaskan Beaufort Sea during development of an oil production facility. Aquat. Mamm. 32(3):311-324.

Würsig, B.º, E.M. Dorseyº, M.A. Fraker, R.S. Payneº, W.J. Richardson and R.S. Wells. 1984. Behavior of bowhead whales, Balaena mysticetus , summering in the Beaufort Sea: respiration, surfacing and dive characteristics. Can. J. Zool. 62(10):1910-1921.

Würsig, B.º, E.M. Dorseyº M.A. Fraker, R.S. Payneº and W.J. Richardson. 1985. Behav­ior of bowhead whales, Balaena mysticetus , summering in the Beaufort Sea: a descrip­tion. Fish. Bull. U.S. 83(3):357-377.

Würsig, B.º, E.M. Dorseyº M.A. Fraker, R.S. Payneº and W.J. Richardson. 1986. Behav­ior of bowhead whales, Balaena mysticetus , summering in the Beaufort Sea: a sum­mary. Rep. Int. Whal. Comm. (Spec. Issue 8) :167-175.

Würsig, B.º, R.S. Wells and D.A. Crollº . 1986. Behavior of gray whales summering near St. Law­rence Island, Bering Sea. Can. J. Zool. 64(3):611-621.

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