Publications – Marine Mammals and Acoustics

MARINE MAMMALS AND ACOUSTICS

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References shown in orange were published from 2010 to date.

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Abadi, S.H.*, A.M. Thodeº, S.B. Blackwell^G and D.R. Dowling*. 2014. Ranging bowhead whale calls in a shallow‑water dispersive waveguide†. J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 136(1):130‑144. link

Aliaga‑Rossel, E.*, T.L. McGuire and H.H. Hamilton*. 2006. Distribution and encounter rates of the river dolphin (Inia geoffrensis boliviensis) in the central Bolivian Amazon**. J. Cetac. Res. Manage. 8(1):87‑92. link

Aliaga‑Rossel, E.* and T.L. McGuire. 2010. Cetacea**. p. 537‑549 In: R.B. Wallace et al. (eds.), La distribución, ecología y conservación de los mamíferos de Bolivia. The Wildlife Conservation Society.

Alter, S.E.*, M.P. Simmonds* and J.R. Brandon. 2010. Forecasting the consequences of climate‑driven shifts in human behavior on cetaceans**. Mar. Policy 34(5):943‑954. link

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. link

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. link

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. link

Blackwell, S.B.^G, 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. link

Blackwell, S.B.^G, C.R. Greene Jr.^G 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. link

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

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

Blackwell, S.B.^G, W.J. Richardson, C.R. Greene Jr.^G and B. Streever*. 2007. Bowhead whale (Balaena mysticetus) migration and calling behaviour in the Alaskan Beaufort Sea, autumn 2001–20: an acoustic localization study. Arctic 60(3):255‑270. link

Blackwell, S.B.^G, T.L. McDonaldº, K.H. Kim^G, L.A.M. Aerts, W.J. Richardson, C.R. Greene Jr.^G and B. Streever*. 2012. Directionality of bowhead whale calls measured with multiple sensors. Mar. Mamm. Sci. 28(1):200‑212. link

Blackwell, S.B.^G and 6 others including C.R. Greene Jr.^G. 2013. Effects of airgun sounds on bowhead whale calling rates in the Alaskan Beaufort Sea. Mar. Mamm. Sci. 29(4):E342‑E365. link

Blackwell, S.B.^G and 7 others including K.H. Kim^G and C.R. Greene Jr.^G. 2015. Effects of airgun sounds on bowhead whale calling rates: evidence for two behavioral thresholds. PLoS ONE 10(6):e0125720. 29 p. link

Blackwell, S.B.^G, C.S. Nations°, A.M. Thode°, M.E. Kauffman°, A.S. Conrad^G, R.G. Norman^G and K.H. Kim^G. 2017. Effects of tones associated with drilling activities on bowhead whale calling rates. PLoS ONE 12(11):e0188459. 21 p. link

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. link

Bonnel, J.*, A.M. Thodeº, S.B. Blackwell^G, K. Kim^G and A.M. Macrander*. 2014. Range estimation of bowhead whale (Balaena mysticetus) calls in the Arctic using a single hydrophone†. J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 136(1):145‑155. link

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.

Bradstreet, M.S.W. 1982. Occurrence, habitat use, and behavior of seabirds, marine mammals, and Arctic cod at the Pond Inlet ice edge. Arctic 35(1):28‑40. link

Bradstreet, M.S.W. and W.E. Cross. 1982. Trophic relationships at High Arctic ice edges. Arctic 35(1):1‑12. link

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. link

Brandon, J.R. and A.E. Punt*. 2013. Testing the Gray Whale Strike Limit Algorithm (SLA): allowing environmental variability to influence population dynamics. J. Cetac. Res. Manage. 13(1):81‑88. link

Bröker, K.*, G. Gailey*, J. Muir and R. Racca*. 2015. Monitoring and impact prediction during a 4D seismic survey near a population of gray whales off Sakhalin Island, Russia. Endang. Species Res. 28(3):187‑208. link

Bröker, K.C.A.* and 4 others including K.E. Leonard and W.R. Koski. 2019. A comparison of image and observer based aerial surveys of narwhal. Mar. Mam. Sci. 35(4):1253‑1279. link

Carroll, E.*, N. Patenaude and 8 others. 2011. Population structure and individual movement of southern right whales around New Zealand and Australia**. Mar. Ecol. Progr. Ser. 432:257‑268. link

Carroll, E.L.*, N.J. Patenaude and 4 others. 2011. Abundance of the New Zealand subantarctic southern right whale population estimated from photo‑identification and genotype mark‑recapture**. Mar. Biol. 158(11):2565‑2575. link

Carroll, E.L.* and 9 others including N. Patenaude. 2012. Paternity assignment and demographic closure in the New Zealand southern right whale**. Molec. Ecol. 21(16):3960‑3973. link

Clark, C.W.* and 6 others including S.B. Blackwell^G 2015. A year in the acoustic world of bowhead whales in the Bering, Chukchi and Beaufort Seas. Progr. Oceanogr. 136:223‑240. link

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. link

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. link

da Silva, C.Q.* and 7 others including 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. link

Davis, R.A., W.J. Richardson, S.R. Johnson and W.E. Renaud. 1978. Status of the Lancaster Sound narwhal population in 1976. Rep. Intern. Whal. Commis. 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. Intern. Whal. Commis. 30:439‑444.

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

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.

Demarchi, M.W., M. Holst, D. Robichaud, M. Waters*, and A.O. MacGillivrayº. 2012. Responses of Steller sea lions (Eumetopias jubatus) to in‑air blast noise from military explosions. Aquatic Mamm. 38(3):279‑289. link

Diemer, K.M.* and 5 others including D.D.W. Hauser. 2011. Marine mammal and seabird summer distribution and abundance in the fjords of northeast Cumberland Sound of Baffin Island, Nunavut, Canada**. Polar Biol. 34(1):41‑48. link

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. link

Edgell, T.C. and M.W. Demarchi. 2012. California and Steller sea lion use of a major winter haulout in the Salish Sea over 45 years. Mar. Ecol. Progr. Ser. 467:253‑262. link

Eggleston, B.* and 8 others including W.R. Koski. 2015. Development of the Brican TD100 small UAS and payload trials. p. 143‑149 In: Intern. Arch. Photogram., Rem. Sens. & Spatial Info. Sci, vol. XL‑1/W4. Intern. Conf. on Unmanned Aerial Vehicles in Geomatics, Toronto, Ont., Aug.‑Sep. 2015. link

Fewster, R.M.* and N.J. Patenaude. 2009. Cubic splines for estimating the distribution of residence time using individual resightings data**. p. 393‑415 In: D.L. Thomson et al. (eds.), Modeling demographic processes in marked populations. Environm. Ecol. Stat. 3. Springer. link

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. link

Finley, K.J., R.A. Davis and H.B. Silverman*. 1980. Aspects of the narwhal hunt in the eastern Canadian Arctic. Rep. Intern. Whal. Commis. 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. link

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. link

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. Intern. Whal. Commis. 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. link

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. link

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. link

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. link

Finley, K.J., G.W. Miller, R.A. Davis and C.R. Greene^G. 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. Aquatic 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. link

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. link

Fortune, S.M.E.*, W.R. Koski and 4 others. 2017. Evidence of molting and the function of “rock‑nosing” behavior in bowhead whales in the eastern Canadian Arctic. PLoS ONE 12(11):e0186156. 15 p, including correction. link

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. Intern. Whal. Commis. 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. link

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.

Fuirst, M.*, and 6 others including W.R. Koski. 2023. A review of aerial survey density estimates of bearded seals (Erignathus barbatus) in the Canadian Arctic highlights important knowledge gaps and research needs. Polar Biol. 46:1251-1263. link

Gailey, G.º, B. Würsigº and T.L. McDonaldº. 2007. Abundance, behavior, and movement patterns of western gray whales in relation to a 3‑D seismic survey, northeast Sakhalin Island, Russia†. Environ. Monit. Assess. 134(1‑3):75‑91. link

Gómez‑Salazar, C.* and 9 others including T. McGuire. 2010. Update on the freshwater distribution of Sotalia in Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Venezuela and Suriname**. Latin Am. J. Aquatic Mamm. 10(1‑2):171‑178. link

Green, D.M.* and 7 others including W.J. Richardson. 1994. Low‑frequency sound and marine mammals: current knowledge and research needs**. U.S. Nat. Res. Counc., Ocean Studies Board. Nat. Acad. Press, Washington, DC. 75 p. link

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

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

Greene, C.R., Jr.^G, M.W. McLennan^G, R.G. Norman^G, 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. link

Greene, C.R., Jr.^G, S.B. Blackwell^G and M.W. McLennan^G. 2008. Sounds and vibrations in the frozen Beaufort Sea during gravel island construction. J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 123(2):687‑695. link

Grüss, A.* and 9 others including N.F. Putman. 2018. Improving the spatial allocation of marine mammal and sea turtle biomasses in spatially-explicit ecosystem models**. Mar. Ecol. Progr. Ser. 602:255-274. link

Guerra, M.º, A.M. Thodeº, S.B. Blackwell^G and A.M. Macrander*. 2011. Quantifying seismic survey reverberation off the Alaskan North Slope†. J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 130(5):3046‑3058. link

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. link

Hauser, D.D.W., C.S. Allen*, H.B. Rich Jr.* and T.P. Quinn*. 2008. Resident harbor seals (Phoca vitulina) in Iliamna Lake, Alaska: summer diet and partial consumption of adult sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka)**. Aquatic Mamm. 34(3):303‑309. link

Heide‑Jørgensen, 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. link

Heide‑Jørgensen, M.P.*, N.H. Nielsen*, R.G. Hansen* and S.B. Blackwell^G. 2014. Stomach temperature of narwhals (Monodon monoceros) during feeding events**. Anim. Biotelem. 2(9). 9 p. link

Heide‑Jørgensen, M.P.* and 5 others including S.B. Blackwell^G. 2015. The predictable narwhal: satellite tracking shows behavioural similarities between isolated subpopulations**. J. Zool., Lond. 297(1):54‑65. link

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. link

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**. Aquatic Mamm. 28(3):221‑230. link

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. link

Holst, M., C.R. Greene Jr.^G, W.J. Richardson, T.L. McDonaldº, K. Bayº, S.J. Schwartz* and G. Smith*. 2011. Responses of pinnipeds to Navy missile launches at San Nicolas Island, California. Aquatic Mamm. 37(2):139‑150. link

Holst, M. 2017. Marine mammal and sea turtle sightings during a survey of the Endeavour Segment of the Juan de Fuca Ridge, British Columbia. Can. Field‑Nat. 131(2):120‑124. link

Holst, M. and 6 others including M.A. Smultea°, W.R. Koski and J. Beland. 2017. Cetacean sightings and acoustic detections during a seismic survey off Nicaragua and Costa Rica, November‑December 2004. Rev. Biol. Trop. 5(2):599‑611. link

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. link

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. link

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. link

Johnson, S.R., W.J. Richardson, S.B. Yazvenko and 11 others including G. Gaileyº, S.K. Meier, M.W. Newcomer and B. Würsigº. 2007. A western gray whale mitigation and monitoring program for a 3‑D seismic survey, Sakhalin Island, Russia. Environ. Monit. Assess. 134(1‑3):1‑19. link

Kaplan, C.C., G.C. White* and B.R. Noon*. 2008. Neonatal survival of Steller sea lions (Eumetopias jubatus)**. Mar. Mamm. Sci. 24(3):443‑461. link

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. Intern. Whal. Commis. 42:491‑499.

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. 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‑Jørgensen and Ø. Wiig (eds.), Belugas in the North Atlantic and the Russian Arctic. N. Atl. Mar. Mamm. Commis. Sci. Publ. 4. link

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. link

Koski, W.R., J.C. George* and B. Würsig*. 2023. Bowhead whale reproductive strategies. p. 521-541 In: B. Würsig and D.N. Orbach (eds.), Sex in cetaceans. Springer, Cham. link

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. link

Koski, W.R., M.P. Heide‑Jørgensen* and K.L. Laidre*. 2006. Winter abundance of bowhead whales, Balaena mysticetus, in the Hudson Strait, March 1981. J. Cetac. Res. Manage. 8(2):139‑144. link

Koski, W.R., J. Zeh* and J.C. George*. 2008. A calf index for monitoring reproductive success in the Bering‑Chukchi‑Beaufort seas bowhead whale (Balaena mysticetus) population. J. Cetac. Res. Manage. 10(2):99‑106. link

Koski, W.R. and G.W. Miller. 2009. Habitat use by different size classes of bowhead whales in the central Beaufort Sea during late summer and autumn. Arctic 62(2):137‑150. link

Koski, W.R. and 9 others including D. Ireland, G. Buck and T.L. McDonaldº. 2009. Evaluation of an unmanned airborne system for monitoring marine mammals. Aquatic Mamm. 35(3):347‑357. link

Koski, W.R. and 6 others including A.R. Davis. 2010. Abundance of Bering‑Chukchi‑Beaufort bowhead whales (Balaena mysticetus) in 2004 estimated from photo‑identification data. J. Cetac. Res. Manage. 11(2):89‑99. link

Koski, W.R., P. Abgrall and S.B. Yazvenko. 2010. An inventory and evaluation of unmanned aerial systems for offshore surveys of marine mammals. J. Cetac. Res. Manage. 11(3):239‑247. link

Koski, W.R. and S.H. Ferguson*. 2012. Review of methods for Eastern Canada‑West Greenland bowhead whale (Balaena mysticetus) population abundance estimation. DFO Can. Sci. Advis. Secretariat Res. Doc. 2012/017. 23 p. link

Koski, W.R., C.Q. da‑Silva*, J. Zeh* and R.R. Reeves*. 2013. Evaluation of the potential to use capture‑recapture analyses of photographs to estimate the size of the Eastern Canada―West Greenland bowhead whale (Balaena mysticetus) population. Can. Wildl. Biol. Manage. 2(1):23‑35. link

Koski, W.R., T.A. Thomas, D.W. Funk and A.M. Macrander*. 2013. Marine mammal sightings by analysts of digital imagery versus aerial surveyors: a preliminary comparison. J. Unmanned Vehicle Syst. 1(1):25‑40. link

Koski, W.R. and 5 others including A.R. Davis. 2015. Evaluation of UAS for photographic re‑identification of bowhead whales, Balaena mysticetus. J. Unmanned Vehicle Syst. 3(1):22‑29. link

Koski, W.R. and B.G. Young*. 2022. A new scoring system for use in capture-recapture studies for bowhead whales photographed with drones. J. Drone Syst. Appl. 10(1):15-25. link

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. link

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. link

Lawson, J.W. and K.A. Hobson*. 2000. Diet of harp seals (Pagophilus groenlandicus) in nearshore northeast Newfoundland: inferences from stable‑carbon (δ¹³C) and nitrogen (δ¹⁵N) isotope analysis**. Mar. Mamm. Sci. 16(3):578‑591. link

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. link

Lomac-MacNair, K.S.*, A.M. Zoidis*, D.S. Ireland, M.E. Rickard* and K.A. McKown*. 2022. Fin, humpback, and minke whale foraging events in the New York Bight as observed from aerial surveys, 2017-2020. Aquatic Mamm. 48(2):142-158. link

Mathias, D.*, A. Thode*, S.B. Blackwell^G and C. Greene^G. 2008. Computer‑aided classification of bowhead whale call categories for mitigation monitoring. In: New trends for environmental monitoring using passive systems, Hyeres, France, Oct. 2008. IEEE Conf. Proc. link

Matthews, M.R.*, D.S. Ireland, D.G. Zeddies*, R.H. Brune* and C.D. Pyć*. 2021. A modeling comparison of the potential effects on marine mammals from sounds produced by marine vibroseis and air gun seismic sources. J. Mar. Sci. Eng. 9(1):12. link

McDonald, T.L.º, W.J. Richardson, C.R. Greene Jr.^G, S.B. Blackwell^G, C. Nationsº, R.M. Nielsonº and B. Streever*. 2012. Detecting changes in the distribution of calling bowhead whales exposed to fluctuating underwater sounds. J. Cetac. Res. Manage. 12(1):91‑106. link

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. link

McGuire, T.L. and T. Henningsen*. 2007. Movement patterns and site fidelity of river dolphins (Inia geoffrensis and Sotalia fluviatilis) in the Peruvian Amazon as determined by photo‑identification**. Aquatic Mamm. 33(3):359‑367. link

McGuire, T.L. 2010. Ecology and conservation status of tucuxi (Sotalia fluviatilis) in the Pacaya‑Samiria Reserve, Peru**. Latin Am. J. Aquatic Mamm. 8(1‑2):103‑110. link

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