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  • Prey competition between sympatric Steller sea lions (Eumetopias jubatus) and northern fur seals (Callorhinus ursinus) on Lovushki Island, Russia.
    WAITE, J. N., V. N. BURKANOV, and R. D. ANDREWS. 2012. Prey competition between sympatric Steller sea lions (Eumetopias jubatus) and northern fur seals (Callorhinus ursinus) on Lovushki Island, Russia. Can. J. Zool. 90(1):110-127. 
     
  • Seasonal hematology and serum chemistry of wild beluga whales (Delphinapterus leucas) in Bristol Bay, Alaska, USA.
    NORMAN, S. A., C. E. C. GOERTZ, K. A. BUREK, L. T. QUAKENBUSH, L. A. CORNICK, T. A. ROMANO, T. SPOON, W. MILLER, L. A. BECKETT, and R. C. HOBBS. 2012. Seasonal hematology and serum chemistry of wild beluga whales (Delphinapterus leucas) in Bristol Bay, Alaska, USA. J. Wildl. Dis. 48(1):21-32. 
     
  • Contrasting abundance and residency patterns of two sympatric populations of transient killer whales (Orcinus orca) in the northern Gulf of Alaska.
    MATKIN, C. O., J. W. DURBAN, E. L. SAULITIS, R. D. ANDREWS, J. M. STRALEY, D. R. MATKIN, and G. M. ELLIS. 2012. Contrasting abundance and residency patterns of two sympatric populations of transient killer whales (Orcinus orca) in the northern Gulf of Alaska. Fish. Bull., U.S. 110:143-155. (.pdf, 1.16 MB).  Online.
     
  • Movement and dive behavior of beluga whales in Cook Inlet, Alaska.
    GOETZ, K. T., P. W. ROBINSON, R. C. HOBBS, K. L. LAIDRE, L. A. HUCKSTADT, and K. E. W. SHELDEN. 2012. Movement and dive behavior of beluga whales in Cook Inlet, Alaska. AFSC Processed Rep. 2012-03,40 p. Alaska Fish. Sci. Cent., NOAA, Natl. Mar. Fish. Serv., 7600 Sand Point Way NE, Seattle WA 98115. (.pdf, 2.8 MB)  Online.
     
  • Identifying essential summer habitat of the endangered beluga whale Delphinapterus leucas in Cook Inlet, Alaska.
    GOETZ, K. T., R. A. MONTGOMERY, J. M. Ver HOEF, R. C. HOBBS, and D. S. JOHNSON. 2012. Identifying essential summer habitat of the endangered beluga whale Delphinapterus leucas in Cook Inlet, Alaska. Endang. Species Res. 16:135–147. (.pdf, 1.53 MB).  Online.
     
  • Models for population growth curves.
    EBERHARDT, L. L., and J. M. BREIWICK. 2012. Models for population growth curves. ISRN Ecology 2012, Article ID 815016. 7 p. 
     
  • Social network correlates of food availability in an endangered population of killer whales, Orcinus orca.
    FOSTER, E. A., D. W. FRANKS, L. J. MORRELL, K. C. BALCOMB, K. M. PARSONS, A. van GINNEKEN, and D. P. CROFT. 2012. Social network correlates of food availability in an endangered population of killer whales, Orcinus orca. Anim. Behav. 83(3):731-736. 
     
  • Guidelines for assessing marine mammal stocks: Report of the GAMMS III Workshop, February 15-18, 2011, La Jolla, California.
    MOORE, J. E. and R. MERRICK (editors) with contributions from: R. ANGLISS, J. BARLOW, S. BETTRIDGE, J. CARRETTA, T. EAGLE, C. FAHY, P. ROSEL, M. SIMPKINS, B. TAYLOR, and P. WADE. 2011. Guidelines for assessing marine mammal stocks: Report of the GAMMS III Workshop, February 15-18, 2011, La Jolla, California. U.S. Dep. Commer., NOAA Tech. Memo. NMFS-OPR-47, 95 p. (.pdf, 1.34 MB).  Online.
     
  • Soviet illegal whaling: the devil and the details.
    IVASHCHENKO, Y. V., P. J. CLAPHAM, and R. L. BROWNELL, Jr. 2011. Soviet illegal whaling: the devil and the details. Mar. Fish. Rev. 73(3):1-19. (.pdf, 4.96 MB).  Online.
     
  • Mr. Melville's Whale.
    CLAPHAM, P. J. 2011. Mr. Melville's Whale. Am. Sci. 99:505. 
     
  • Observations of a distinctive morphotype of killer whale (Orcinus orca), type D, from subantarctic waters.
    PITMAN, R. L., J. W. DURBAN, M. GREENFELDER, C. GUINET, M. JORGENSEN, P. A. OLSON, J. PLANA, P. TIXIER, and J. R. TOWERS. 2011. Observations of a distinctive morphotype of killer whale (Orcinus orca), type D, from subantarctic waters. Polar Biol. 34:303-306. 
     
  • Confirmation of right whales near a nineteenth-century whaling ground east of southern Greenland.
    MELLINGER, D. K., S. L. NIEUKIRK, K. KLINCK, H. KLINCK, R. P. DZIAK, P. J. CLAPHAM, and B. BRANDSDOTTIR. 2011. Confirmation of right whales near a nineteenth-century whaling ground east of southern Greenland. Biol. Lett. 7(3):411-413. 
     
  • Straight as an arrow: Humpback whales swim constant course tracks during long-distance migration.
    HORTON, T. W., R. N. HOLDAWAY, A. N. ZERBINI, N. D. HAUSER, C. GARRIGUE, A. ANDRIOLO, and P. J. CLAPHAM. 2011. Straight as an arrow: Humpback whales swim constant course tracks during long-distance migration. Biol. Lett. 7(5):674-679. 
     
  • Seasonal changes in pod characteristics of eastern Australian humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae), Hervey Bay 1992-2005.
    FRANKLIN, T., W. FRANKLIN, L. BROOKS, P. HARRISON, P. BAVERSTOCK, and P. CLAPHAM. 2011. Seasonal changes in pod characteristics of eastern Australian humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae), Hervey Bay 1992-2005. Mar. Mammal Sci. 27(3):E134-E152. 
     
  • Inferred paternity and male reproductive success in a killer whale (Orcinus orca) population.
    FORD, M. J., M. B. HANSON, J. A. HEMPELMANN, K. L. AYRES, C. K. EMMONS, G. S. SCHORR, R. W. BAIRD, K. C. BALCOMB, S. K. WASSER, K. M. PARSONS, and K. BALCOMB-BARTOK. 2011. Inferred paternity and male reproductive success in a killer whale (Orcinus orca) population. J. Heredity 102:537-553. 
     
  • Humpback whale abundance in the North Pacific estimated by photographic capture-recapture with bias correction from simulation studies.
    BARLOW, J., J. CALAMBOKIDIS, E. A. FALCONE, C. S. BAKER, A. M. BURDIN, P. J. CLAPHAM, J. K. B. FORD, C. M. GABRIELE, R. LeDUC, D. K. MATTILA, T. J. QUINN II, L. ROJAS-BRACHO, J. M. STRALEY, B. L. TAYLOR, J. URBÁN R., P. WADE, D. WELLER, B. H. WITTEVEEN, and M. YAMAGUCHI. 2011. Humpback whale abundance in the North Pacific estimated by photographic capture-recapture with bias correction from simulation studies. Mar. Mammal Sci. 27(4):793-818. 
     
  • Alaska marine mammal stock assessments, 2010.
    ALLEN, B. M., and R. P. ANGLISS. 2011. Alaska marine mammal stock assessments, 2010. U.S. Dep. Commer., NOAA Tech. Memo. NMFS-AFSC-223, 292 p. (.pdf, 9.5 MB).  Online.
     
  • The Endangered Beluga Whales of Cook Inlet, Alaska.
    KIM SHELDEN. 2011. The Endangered Beluga Whales of Cook Inlet, Alaska. AFSC Quarterly Report Feature (January-February-March 2011) 7 p. (.pdf, 4.75 mb).  Online.
     
  • Risso's and Pacific white-sided dolphin habitat modeling from passive acoustic monitoring.
    SOLDEVILLA, M. S., S. M. WIGGINS, J. A. HILDEBRAND, E. M. OLESON, and M. C. FERGUSON. 2011. Risso's and Pacific white-sided dolphin habitat modeling from passive acoustic monitoring. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 423:247-260. 
     
  • Cross-cultural and cross-ecotype production of a killer whale 'excitement' call suggests universality.
    REHN, N., O. A. FILATOVA, J. W. DURBAN, and A. D. FOOTE. 2011. Cross-cultural and cross-ecotype production of a killer whale ‘excitement’ call suggests universality. Naturwissenschaften 98:1-6. 
     
  • Additional recent Cetacean Assessment & Ecology publications


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