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  • Ocean nomads: Distribution and movements of sperm whales in the North Pacific shown by whaling data and discovery marks.
    MIZROCH, S. A., and D. W. RICE. 2013. Ocean nomads: Distribution and movements of sperm whales in the North Pacific shown by whaling data and discovery marks. Mar. Mamm. Sci. 29(2):E136-E165. 
     
  • Quantifying humpback whale song sequences to understand the dynamics of song exchange at the ocean basin scale.
    GARLAND, E. C., M. J. NOAD, A. W. GOLDIZEN, M. S. LILLEY, M. L. REKDAHL, C. GARRIGUE, R. CONSTANTINE, N. D. HAUSER, M. M. POOLE, and J. ROBBINS. 2013. Quantifying humpback whale song sequences to understand the dynamics of song exchange at the ocean basin scale. J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 133:560-569. 
     
  • Physical-biological interactions in a subarctic estuary: How do environmental and physical factors impact the movement and survival of beluga whales in Cook Inlet, Alaska?
    EZER, T., J. R. ASHFORD, C. M. JONES, B. A. MAHONEY, and R. C. HOBBS. 2013. Physical-biological interactions in a subarctic estuary: How do environmental and physical factors impact the movement and survival of beluga whales in Cook Inlet, Alaska? J. Mar. Syst. 111:120-129. 
     
  • Report of the National Marine Fisheries Service Gray Whale Stock Identification Workshop.
    WELLER, D. W., S. BETTRIDGE, R. L. BROWNELL, JR., J. L. LAAKE, J. E. MOORE, P. E. ROSEL, B. L. TAYLOR, and P. R. WADE. 2013. Report of the National Marine Fisheries Service Gray Whale Stock Identification Workshop. U.S. Dep. Commer., NOAA Tech. Memo. NMFS-SWFSC-507. (.pdf, 2.16 MB).  Online.
     
  • Between-year synchrony in migratory timing of individual humpback whales, Megaptera novaeangliae.
    BURNS, D., L. BROOKS, P. CLAPHAM, and P. HARRISON. 2013. Between-year synchrony in migratory timing of individual humpback whales, Megaptera novaeangliae. Mar. Mammal Sci. 29(1):228-235. 
     
  • Population status of the eastern North Pacific stock of gray whales in 2009.
    PUNT, A. E., and P. R. WADE. 2012. Population status of the eastern North Pacific stock of gray whales in 2009. J. Cetacean Res. Manage. 12:15-28. 
     
  • Improved versions of the Levenshtein distance method for comparing sequence information in animals' vocalisations: Tests using humpback whale song.
    GARLAND, E. C., M. S. LILLEY, A. W. GOLDIZEN, M. L. REKDAHL, C. GARRIGUE, and M. J. NOAD. 2012. Improved versions of the Levenshtein distance method for comparing sequence information in animals' vocalisations: Tests using humpback whale song. Behaviour 149:1413-1441. 
     
  • Gray whale southbound migration surveys 1967 – 2006: an integrated re-analysis.
    LAAKE, J. L., A. E. PUNT, R. C. HOBBS, M. FERGUSON, D. RUGH, and J. BREIWICK. 2012. Gray whale southbound migration surveys 1967 – 2006: an integrated re-analysis. J. Cetacean Res. Manage. 12:287-306. 
     
  • Using air-deployed passive sonobuoys to detect and locate critically endangered North Pacific right whales.
    RONE, B. K., C. L. BERCHOK, J. L. CRANCE, and P. J. CLAPHAM. 2012. Using air-deployed passive sonobuoys to detect and locate critically endangered North Pacific right whales. Mar. Mammal Sci. 28(4):E528-E538. 
     
  • Evidence that ship noise increases stress in right whales.
    ROLLAND, R. M., S. E. PARKS, K. E. HUNT, M. CASTELLOTE, P. J. CORKERON, D. P. NOWACEK, S. K. WASSER, and S. D. KRAUS. 2012. Evidence that ship noise increases stress in right whales. Proc. R. Soc. Lond. [Biol]. 279:2363-2368. 
     
  • First high- to low-latitude match of an eastern North Pacific right whale (Eubalaena japonica).
    KENNEDY, A. S., D. R. SALDEN, and P. J. CLAPHAM. 2012. First high- to low-latitude match of an eastern North Pacific right whale (Eubalaena japonica). Mar. Mammal Sci. 28(4):E539-E544. 
     
  • Abundance of humpback whales in Oceania using photo-identification and microsatellite genotyping.
    CONSTANTINE, R., J. A. JACKSON, D. STEEL, C. S. BAKER, L. BROOKS, D. BURNS, P. CLAPHAM, N. HAUSER, B. MADON, D. MATTILA, M. OREMUS, M. POOLE, J. ROBBINS, K. THOMPSON, and C. GARRIGUE. 2012. Abundance of humpback whales in Oceania using photo-identification and microsatellite genotyping. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 453:249-261. 
     
  • Winter observations of a group of female and immature sperm whales in the high-latitude waters near the Aleutian Islands, Alaska.
    FEARNBACH, H., J. W. DURBAN, S. A. MIZROCH, S. BARBEAUX, and P. R. WADE. 2012. Winter observations of a group of female and immature sperm whales in the high-latitude waters near the Aleutian Islands, Alaska. Mar. Biodiversity Rec. Vol. 5, e13, 4 p. 
     
  • Using aerial photography to investigate evidence of feeding by bowhead whales.
    MOCKLIN, J. A., D. J. RUGH, S. E. MOORE, and R. P. ANGLISS. 2012. Using aerial photography to investigate evidence of feeding by bowhead whales. Mar. Mamm. Sci. 28:602-619. 
     
  • Cetacean distribution and abundance in relation to oceanographic domains on the eastern Bering Sea shelf: 1999-2004.
    FRIDAY, N. A., J. M. WAITE, A. N. ZERBINI, and S. E. MOORE. 2012. Cetacean distribution and abundance in relation to oceanographic domains on the eastern Bering Sea shelf: 1999-2004. Deep-Sea Res. II 65-70:260-272. 
     
  • Photographic mark-recapture analysis of local dynamics within an open population of dolphins.
    FEARNBACH, H., J. DURBAN, K. PARSONS, and D. CLARIDGE. 2012. Photographic mark-recapture analysis of local dynamics within an open population of dolphins. Ecol. Appl. 22:1689-1700. 
     
  • Soviet catches of right whales Eubalaena japonica and bowhead whales Balaena mysticetus in the North Pacific Ocean and the Okhotsk Sea.
    IVASHCHENKO, Y. V., and P. J. CLAPHAM. 2012. Soviet catches of right whales Eubalaena japonica and bowhead whales Balaena mysticetus in the North Pacific Ocean and the Okhotsk Sea. Endang. Species Res. 18:201–217. 
     
  • Social and behavioural factors in cetacean responses to over-exploitation: Are Odontocetes less ‘resilient’ than Mysticetes?
    WADE, P. R., R. R. REEVES, and S. MESNICK. 2012. Social and behavioural factors in cetacean responses to over-exploitation: Are Odontocetes less ‘resilient’ than Mysticetes? J. Mar. Biol. Vol. 2009: Article 567276, 15 p. 
     
  • Summary of systematic bowhead surveys conducted in the U.S. Beaufort and Chukchi Seas, 1975-2009.
    SMULTEA, M., D. FERTL, D. J. RUGH, and C. E. BACON. 2012. Summary of systematic bowhead surveys conducted in the U.S. Beaufort and Chukchi Seas, 1975-2009. U.S. Dep. Commer., NOAA Tech. Memo. NMFS-AFSC-237, 48 p. Online. (.pdf, 851 KB).   Online.
     
  • Annual calf indices for beluga whales (Delphinapterus leucas) in Cook Inlet, Alaska, 2006-2010.
    HOBBS, R., C. SIMS, K. SHELDEN, L. VATE BRATTSTROM, and D. RUGH. 2012. Annual calf indices for beluga whales (Delphinapterus leucas) in Cook Inlet, Alaska, 2006-2010. AFSC Processed Rep. 2012-05, 29 p. Alaska Fish. Sci. Cent., NOAA, Natl. Mar. Fish. Serv., 7600 Sand Point Way NE, Seattle WA 98115. (.pdf, 868 KB)  Online.
     
  • Additional recent Cetacean Assessment & Ecology publications


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