Marine Mammals & Biological Oceanography Annual Reports: FY11

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AuthorsAnnual Reports
Russel D. AndrewsDevelopment of a Cetacean Tagging Best Practices Guidelines Document
Russel D. AndrewsDevelopment and testing of a Datalogging Device for Physiological Measurements of Deep-diving Odontocetes
John P.Y. ArnouldUsing Animal-borne Cameras To Quantify Prey Field, Habitat Characteristics And Foraging Success In A Marine Top Predator
Whitlow W.L. Au, Marc O. LammersRemote Monitoring of Dolphins and Whales in the High Naval Activity Areas in Hawaiian Waters
Whitlow W.L. AuUtilizing Pro-bono Commercial Assets for Marine Mammal Surveys In High Naval Activity Area in Hawaiian Waters
Whitlow W.L. Au, Marc O. LammersOn the Foraging Behavior of Beaked Whales and Other Deep Diving Odontocetes
Whitlow W.L. AuThird International Conference on Acoustic Communication by Animals
Arianna AzzellinoHabitat Modeling and Preferences of Marine Mammals as Function of Oceanographic Characteristics: Development of Predictive Tools for Assessing the Risks and the Impacts Due to Sound Emissions
C. Scott Baker, Dawn J. Wright, John Calambokidisgene GIS: Computational Tools for Spatial Analyses of DNA Profiles with Associated Photo-Identification and Telemetry Records of Marine Mammals
Karl BansePlankton Production Biology
Mark Baumgartner, Rubao Ji, Changshen ChenPhysical and Biological Controls of Copepod Aggregation and Baleen Whale Distribution
Mark BaumgartnerRight Whale Diving and Foraging Behavior in the Southwestern Gulf of Maine
Mark BaumgartnerRight Whale Diving and Foraging Behavior in the Southwestern Gulf of Maine
Kelly J. Benoit-BirdPredator Effects on Dense Zooplankton Aggregations in the Coastal Ocean
Kelly J. Benoit-Bird, Margaret A. McManusImportance of Thin Plankton Layers in Hawaiian Food Web Interactions: Research Spanning From Physical Circulation to Spinner Dolphins
Kelly J. Benoit-Bird, Joseph D. WarrenAcoustical Scattering, Propagation, and Attenuation Caused by Two Abundant Pacific Schooling Species: Humboldt Squid and Hake
Barbara BlockImproving Access To and Use of Ocean Observations from Animal Borne Sensors
Barbara A. Block, Daniel P. CostaUse of Electronic Tag Data and Associated Analytical Tools to Identify and Predict Habitat Utilization of Marine Mammals
Alessandro Bocconcelli, Susan E. Parks, David WileyFine-scale Focal Dtag Behavioral Study in the Gulf of Maine
Alessandro Bocconcelli, Peter Tyack, Petter Kvadsheim, Lars KleivaneExploring Ways to Improve DTAG Deployment Success Rates With the ARTS Pneumatic Launcher
Neil M. Bogue, James C. LubyAcoustic Seaglider for Beaked Whale Detection
Neil M. Bogue, James C. LubyPassive Autonomous Acoustic Monitoring of Marine Mammals: System Development Using Seaglider
Gregory Bossart, Patricia FairPathophysiology of Stress in Wild and Managed-Care Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops truncatus)
Brian K. BranstetterAuditory Masking Patterns In Bottlenose Dolphins From Anthropogenic And Natural Sound Sources
William C. BurgessTools to Compare Diving-Animal Kinematics with Acoustic Behavior and Exposure
John CalambokidisProvide a Vessel to Conduct Observations and Deploy Sound Source for a Behavioral Response Study of Cetaceans off Southern California in 2011
Ana CanadasBeaked whales and pilot whales in the Alboran Sea (SW Mediterranean)
Ana CanadasUnderstanding The Patterns And Causes Of Variability In Distribution, Habitat Use, Abundance, Survival And Reproductive Rates Of Three Species Of Cetacean In The Alborán Sea, Western Mediterranean
James H. ChurnsideIn situ Validation of the Source of Thin Layers Detected by NOAA Airborne Fish Lidar
Diane Claridge, Nick Kellar, John DurbanAssessing Beaked Whale Reproduction and Stress Response Relative to Sonar Activity at the Atlantic Undersea Test and Evaluation Center (AUTEC)
Diane Elaine Claridge, John William Durban, Phillip MorinDistribution, abundance and population structuring of beaked whales in the Great Bahama Canyon, northern Bahamas
James S. Clark, Rob SchickFitting Models And Databases Of The Population Consequences Of Acoustic Disturbance To Data From Marine Mammal Populations
Daniel P. Costa, Barbara A. BlockUse of Electronic Tag Data and Associated Analytical Tools to Identify and Predict Habitat Utilization of Marine Mammals
Daniel P. CostaEnvironmental Perturbations, Behavioral Change, And Population Response In A Long-term Northern Elephant Seal Study
Timothy J. Cowles, Kelly J. Benoit-Bird, David K. MellingerFactors Influencing The Acoustic Behavior And Nearshore Residence Of The Gray Whale (eschrichtius Robustus) Along Their Migration Route
Ted W. Cranford, Jim ChristmannBuilding a Virtual Model of a Baleen Whale
Ted W. Cranford, Petr Krysl, Carl R. Schilt, Anthony D. HawkinsVirtual Experiments in Marine Bioacoustics: Whales, Fish, and Anthropogenic Sound
Daniel E. Crocker, Dorian S. Houser, David Janz, Nick Kellar, John CockremVariability of Hormonal Stress Markers and Stress Responses in a Large Cross-Sectional Sample of Elephant Seals
Percy L. Donaghay, Jan E. B. Rines, James M. SullivanIn situ Quantification of the Impact of Episodic Enhanced Turbulent Events on Large Phytoplankton
Andreas Fahlman, Michael Moore, Darlene KettenImaging the Lung under Pressure
Patricia Fair, Gregory BossartPathophysiology of Stress in Wild and Managed-Care Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops truncatus)
James J. FinneranAuditory Weighting Functions and Frequency-Dependent Effects of Sound in Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops Truncatus)
James J. FinneranNew Approaches To Studying Auditory Processing In Marine Mammals
Erica FleishmanPopulation Consequences of Acoustic Disturbance of Marine Mammals
Kenneth G. FooteQuantifying Effects of Mid-Frequency Sonar Transmissions on Fish and Whale Behavior
Charles ForsythRadar Detection of Marine Mammals
David M Fratantoni, Mark F Baumgartner, Mark P JohnsonDevelopment and Validation of a Mobile, Autonomous, Broadband Passive Acoustic Monitoring System for Marine Mammals
Ari FriedlanderInteractions Among Behavioral Responses of Baleen Whales to Acoustic Stimuli, Oceanographic Features, and Prey Availability
Louis GoodmanDevelopment of Turbulent Biological Closure Parameterizations
Charles GreeneMarine Bioacoustics: Back to the Future
Roger T. Hanlon, Charles F. ChubbReflective Light Modulation by Cephalopods and Fishes in Shallow Nearshore Habitats
James HarveyDeveloping A Better Method Of Tag Attachment For Cetaceans
John A. Hildebrand, Gerald L. D'Spain, Marie A. RochGlider-based Passive Acoustic Monitoring Techniques in the Southern California Region
John A. Hildebrand, Simone Baumann-Pickering, Mark A. McDonaldBeaked Whale Presence, Habitat, and Sound Production in the North Pacific
Roger Hill, Russel AndrewsRemote Release Device for Marine Mammal Electronic Tags
D.V. Holliday, C.F. Greenlaw, David Thistle, Jan E.B. RinesPhotosynthesis as a possible source of gas bubbles in shallow sandy coastal sediments
Marla Holt, Dawn Noren, Terrie WilliamsThe Metabolic Cost Of Sound Production In Odontocete Cetaceans
Dorian S. HouserIntegration of Marine Mammal Movement and Behavior into the Effects of Sound on the Marine Environment
Dorian S. Houser, James J. Finneran, Laura YeatesBehavioral Response of Dolphins to Signals Simulating Mid-Frequency Sonar
Dorian S. Houser, Samuel Wasser, John Cockrem, Nick Kellar, Tracy RomanoVariability of Hormonal Stress Markers Collected from a Managed Dolphin Population
Markus HuettelTransport of Gas and Solutes in Permeable Estuarine Sediments
Kathleen Hunt, Rosalind Rolland, Scott KrausDevelopment of Respiratory Sampling to Assess Stress Responses in North Atlantic Right Whales
Tom Hurst, Mark Johnson, Dave Fratantoni, Mark BaumgartnerBeta Testing of Persistent Passive Acoustic Monitoring
Vincent Janik, Len Thomas, Tom NorrisThe Ecology and Acoustic Behavior of Minke Whales in the Hawaiian and Pacific Islands: A Study to Assess the Distribution, Abundance, Acoustic Behaviors, and the Effects of Noise on a Visually Elusive, but Acoustically Active Species
D. R. KettenDatabase Development for Ocean Impacts: Imaging, Outreach, and Rapid Response
Jonathan Klay, David K. Mellinger, David J. Moretti, Steve W. Martin, Marie A. RochAdvanced Methods for Passive Acoustic Detection, Classification, and Localization of Marine Mammals
Scott D Kraus, Rosalind M RollandDefining the Transfer Functions of the PCAD Model in North Atlantic Right Whales (Eubalaena glacialis) : Retrospective Analyses of Existing Data
Christopher Kyburg, Rowena CarlsonSouthern California 2011 Behavioral Response Study - Marine Mammal Monitoring Support
Kristin Laidre, Mads Peter Heide-Jorgensen, Marianne Rasmussen, Harry Stern, Mikkel Villum JensenBehavioral Ecology Of Narwhals In A Changing Arctic
Michael I. Latz, Grant Deane, M. Dale Stokes, Mark HymanDeveloping a Predictive Capability for Bioluminescence Signatures
Andone C. Lavery, Gareth L. Lawson, Peter H. WiebeField Demonstration of a Broadband Acoustical Backscattering System Mounted on a REMUS-100 for Inferences of Zooplankton Size and Abundancy
Bruce MateImproved Satellite-Monitored Radio Tags for Large Whales: Dependable ARGOS Location-Only Tags and a GPS-Linked ARGOS Tag to Reveal 3-Dimensional Body-Orientation and Surface Movements
Haru Matsumoto, Christopher Jones, David K. Mellinger, Robert P. DziakAcoustic Float for Marine Mammal Monitoring
Margaret McManus, Kelly Benoit-BirdImportance of Thin Plankton Layers in Hawaiian Food Web Interactions: Research Spanning From Physical Circulation to Spinner Dolphins
David K. MellingerBook: Marine Bioacoustic Signal Processing and Analysis
David K. Mellinger, Holger KlinckAutomatic Detection of Beaked Whales from Acoustic Seagliders & Passive Autonomous Acoustic Monitoring of Marine Mammals with Seagliders
David K. MellingerNext-Generation Bioacoustic Analysis Software
David K. MellingerDetection, Classification, and Localization workshop 2011
David K. MellingerCheap DECAF: Density Estimation for Cetaceans from Acoustic Fixed Sensors Using Separate, Non-Linked Devices
Susanne Menden-DeuerDrivers of plankton patch formation, persistence and decline in East Sound, Orcas Island, Washington
Jennifer L. Miksis-Olds, Jeffrey A. NystuenCumulative and Synergistic Effects of Physical, Biological, and Acoustic Signals on Marine Mammal Habitat Use
Jennifer L. Miksis-OldsOcean Basin Impact of Ambient Noise on Marine Mammal Detectability, Distribution, and Acoustic Communication
Patrick MillerCetaceans and Naval Sonar: Behavioural Response as a Function of Sonar Frequency
Patrick Miller3S2: Behavioral Response Studies of Cetaceans to Navy Sonar Signals in Norwegian Waters
David C. MountainESME Workbench Enhancements
Paul E. Nachtigall, Aude Pacini, Laura KloepperRuggedized Portable Instrumentation Package for Marine Mammal Evoked Potential Hearing Measurements (DURIP)
Paul E. NachtigallMarine Mammals: Hearing and Echolocation at Coconut Island
Thomas NorrisThe Ecology and Acoustic Behavior of Minke Whales in the Hawaiian and Pacific Islands
Eva-Marie NosalPassive Acoustic Methods for Tracking Marine Mammals Using Widely-Spaced Bottom-Mounted Hydrophones
Douglas Nowacek, Louis St. Laurent, David Moretti, Pat HalpinPrey fields and habitat of deep divering odontocetes: 3D characterization and modeling of beaked and sperm whale foraging areas in the Tongue of the Ocean
Jeffrey A Nystuen, Jennifer L Miksis-OldsCumulative and Synergistic Effects of Physical, Biological and Acoustic Signals on Marine Mammal Habitat Use
Erin Oleson, John Calambokidis, Megan McKenna, John HildebrandBlue Whale Behavioral Response Study & Field Testing of the New Bioacoustic Probe
Susan Parks, David WileyFine-scale Focal Dtag Behavioral Study of Diel Trends in Activity Budgets and Sound Production of Endangered Baleen Whales in the Gulf of Maine
Susan ParksAssessment of Acoustic Adaptations for Noise Compensation in Marine Mammals
Susan ParksStudies of Noise Compensation in Marine Mammals
Susan Parks, Sofie Van ParijsAcoustic Behavior of North Atlantic Right Whale (Eubalaena glacialis) Mother-calf Pairs
Paul J. PonganisBlood Oxygen Depletion in Diving California Sea Lions: How Close to the Limit?
Colleen ReichmuthPinniped Hearing in Complex Acoustic Environments
Marie A. RochPassive Acoustic Monitoring For The Detection And Identification Of Marine Mammals
Peter Rogers, Michael GrayIn Vivo Determination of the Complex Elastic Moduli of Cetacean Head Tissue
Rosalind M. Rolland, Diane E. ClaridgeAssessing Stress Responses in Beaked and Sperm Whales in the Bahamas
Tracy Romano, Tracey Spoon, Stephen LambInvestigation of the Physiological Responses of Belugas to "Stressors" to Aid in Assessing the Impact of Environmental and Anthropogenic Challenges on Health
Lori Schwacke, Randall WellsThe Bottlenose Dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) as a Model to Understand Variation in Stress and Reproductive Hormone Measures in Relation to Sampling Matrix, Demographics and Environmental Factors
Igor Shulman, Mark Moline, Matthew OliverDynamic Modeling of Marine Bioluminescence and Night Time Leaving Radiance
Martin Siderius, Scott SchecklmanModeling And Validating The Effects Of Sound On The Marine Environment
Martin SideriusEffects of Sound on the Marine environment
Timothy K. Stanton, Daniel Grunbaum, Thomas C. WeberModeling Statistics of Fish Patchiness and Predicting Associated Influence on Statistics of Acoustic Echoes
Len Thomas, Ian L. Boyd, John Harwood, David MorettiLATTE - Linking Acoustic Tests and Tagging using statistical Estimation
Len Thomas, Luis MatiasCheap DECAF: Density Estimation for Cetaceans from Acoustic Fixed Sensors Using Separate, Non-Linked Devices
Peter Tyack, Andreas Fahlman, Michael Moore, Warren Zapol, Richard AndersonPhysiological Monitoring in Diving Mammals
Peter Tyack3S2: Behavioral response studies of cetaceans to naval sonar signals in Norwegian waters
Peter L. Tyack, T Aran Mooney, Robin W Baird, Paul E NachtigallAcoustic Behavior, Baseline Ecology and Habitat Use of Pelagic Odontocete Species of Concern
Peter L. TyackBehavioral Responses of Odontocetes to Playback of Anthropogenic and Natural Sounds
Peter L. TyackTagging and Playback Studies to Toothed Whales
Kathleen J. Vigness-Raposa, Gail ScowcroftExpansion of Discovery of Sound in the Sea (DOSITS) Content and Outreach FY11-FY12
Fleur VisserCetacean Social Behavioral Response To Sonar
Colin WareTools to Compare Diving-Animal Kinematics with Acoustic Behavior and Exposure
Joseph D. WarrenFine-scale Survey of Right and Humpback Whale Prey Abundance and Distribution
Randall WellsSponsorship of the Society for Marine Mammalogy’s 19th Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals
Randall Wells, Lori SchwackeThe Bottlenose Dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) as a Model to Understand Variation in Stress and Reproductive Hormone Measures in Relation to Sampling Matrix, Demographics, and Environmental Factors
Dana Wetzel, John Reynolds, Mark Viant, Dorian HouserBiomarkers To Assess Possible Biological Effects On Reproductive Potential, Immune Function, And Energetic Fitness Of Bottlenose Dolphins Exposed To Sounds Consistent With Naval Sonars
William Wilcock, Richard ThomsonInvestigating the Relationship Between Fin and Blue Whale Locations, Zooplankton Concentrations and Hydrothermal Venting on the Juan de Fuca Ridge
Terrie Williams, Marla Holt, Dawn NorenThe Metabolic Cost Of Sound Production In Odontocete Cetaceans
Terrie M. WilliamsPredicting Natural Neuroprotection In Marine Mammals: Environmental And Biological Factors Affecting The Vulnerability To Acoustically Mediated Tissue Trauma In Marine Species
Becky WoodwardDevelopment of a Peduncle Belt as a Medium to Long-Term Tag Attachment Platform for Cetacean Studies

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