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  • Population abundance and growth rate of western gray whales Eschrichtius robustus.
    BRADFORD, A. L., D. W. WELLER, P. R. WADE, A. M. BURDIN, and R. L. BROWNELL, Jr. 2008. Population abundance and growth rate of western gray whales Eschrichtius robustus. Endang. Species Res. 6:1-14. (.pdf, 326KB).  Online.
     
  • Analyzing population growth curves.
    EBERHARDT, L. L., J. M. BREIWICK, and D. P. DeMASTER. 2008. Analyzing population growth curves. Oikos 117:1240-1246. 
     
  • Arctic marine mammals and climate change: Impacts and resilience.
    MOORE, S. E., and H. P. HUNTINGTON. 2008. Arctic marine mammals and climate change: Impacts and resilience. Ecol. Appl. 18(2) Suppl.:S157-S165. 
     
  • Marine mammals as ecosystem sentinels.
    MOORE, S. E. 2008. Marine mammals as ecosystem sentinels. J. Mammal. 89(3):534-540. 
     
  • Continuous-time correlated random walk model for animal telemetry data.
    JOHNSON, D. S., J. M. LONDON, M. A. LEA, and J. W. DURBAN. 2008. Continuous-time correlated random walk model for animal telemetry data. Ecology 89(5):1208-1215. 
     
  • Assessing the impacts of climate change on Arctic marine mammals.
    HUNTINGTON, H. P., and S. E. MOORE. 2008. Assessing the impacts of climate change on Arctic marine mammals. Ecol. Appl. 18(2) Suppl.:S1-S2. 
     
  • Eastern temperate North Pacific offshore killer whales (Orcinus orca): Occurrence, movements, and insights into feeding ecology.
    DAHLHEIM, M. E., A. SCHULMAN-JANIGER, N. BLACK, R. TERNULLO, D. ELLIFRIT, and K. C. BALCOMB, III. 2008. Eastern temperate North Pacific offshore killer whales (Orcinus orca): Occurrence, movements, and insights into feeding ecology. Mar. Mammal Sci. 24(3):719-729. 
     
  • Determining spatial and temporal scales for management: Lessons from whaling.
    CLAPHAM, P. J., A. AGUILAR, and L. T. HATCH. 2008. Determining spatial and temporal scales for management: Lessons from whaling. Mar. Mammal Sci. 24(1):183-201. 
     
  • Balancing bias and precision in capture-recapture estimates of abundance
    FRIDAY, N. A., T. D. SMITH, P. T. STEVICK, J. ALLEN, and T. FERNALD. 2008. Balancing bias and precision in capture-recapture estimates of abundance. Mar. Mammal Sci. 24(2):253-275. 
     
  • Report of the 2006-2007 census of the eastern North Pacific stock of gray whales.
    RUGH, D., J. BREIWICK, M. MUTO. R. HOBBS, K. SHELDEN, C. D'VINCENT, I. M. LARSEN, S. REIF, S. MAHER, and S. NILSON. 2008. Report of the 2006-2007 census of the eastern North Pacific stock of gray whales. AFSC Processed Rep. 2008-03, 157 p. Alaska Fish. Sci. Cent., NOAA, Natl. Mar. Fish. Serv., 7600 Sand Point Way NE, Seattle WA 98115. (.pdf, 1 MB).  Online.
     
  • Design and field methods for sighting surveys of cetaceans in coastal and riverine habitats.
    DAWSON, S., P. WADE, E. SLOOTEN, and J. BARLOW. 2008. Design and field methods for sighting surveys of cetaceans in coastal and riverine habitats. Mammal Rev. 38(1):19-49. 
     
  • Aerial, ship, and land-based surveys of Steller sea lions (Eumetopias jubatus) in Alaska, June and July 2005-2007.
    FRITZ, L., M. LYNN, E. KUNISCH, and K. SWEENEY. 2008. Aerial, ship, and land-based surveys of Steller sea lions (Eumetopias jubatus) in Alaska, June and July 2005-2007. U. S. Dep. Commer., NOAA Tech. Memo., NMFS-AFSC-183, 70 p. (.pdf, 4.73 MB).  Online.
     
  • Alaska marine mammal stock assessments, 2007.
    ANGLISS, R. P., and R. B. OUTLAW. 2008. Alaska marine mammal stock assessments, 2007. U. S. Dep. Commer., NOAA Tech. Memo., NMFS-AFSC-180, 252 p. (.pdf, 11 MB)  Online.
     
  • 2008 status review and extinction risk assessment of Cook Inlet belugas (Delphinapterus leucas).
    HOBBS, R. C., K. E. W. SHELDEN, D. J. RUGH, and S. A. NORMAN. 2008. 2008 status review and extinction risk assessment of Cook Inlet belugas (Delphinapterus leucas). AFSC Processed Rep. 2008-02, 116 p. Alaska Fish. Sci. Cent., NOAA, Natl. Mar. Fish. Serv., 7600 Sand Point Way NE, Seattle WA 98115. (.pdf, 3.62MB)  Online.
     
  • A Bayesian estimate of harbour seal survival using sparse photo-identification data.
    MACKEY, B. L., J. W. DURBAN, S. J. MIDDLEMAS, and P. M. THOMPSON. 2008. A Bayesian estimate of harbour seal survival using sparse photo-identification data. J. Zool. 274:8-27. 
     
  • Killer whales preying on a blue whale calf on the Costa Rica Dome: Genetics, morphometrics, vocalisations and composition of the group.
    PITMAN, R. L., H. FEARNBACH, R. LEDUC, J. W. GILPATRICK, Jr., J. K. B. FORD, and L. T. BALLANCE. 2007. Killer whales preying on a blue whale calf on the Costa Rica Dome: Genetics, morphometrics, vocalisations and composition of the group. J. Cetacean Res. Manage. 9(2):151-157. 
     
  • An overview of fixed passive acoustic observation methods for cetaceans.
    MELLINGER, D. K., K. M. STAFFORD, S. E. MOORE, R. P. DZIAK, and H. MATSUMOTO. 2007. An overview of fixed passive acoustic observation methods for cetaceans. Oceanography 20(4):36-45. 
     
  • Baleen whales are not important as prey for killer whales Orcinus orca in high-latitude regions.
    MEHTA, A. V., J. M. ALLEN, R. CONSTANTINE, C. GARRIGUE, B. JANN, C. JENNER, M. K. MARX, C. O. MATKIN, D. K. MATTILA, G. MINTON, S. A. MIZROCH, C. OLAVARRIA, J. ROBBINS, K. G. RUSSELL, R. E. SETON, G. H. STEIGER, G. A. VIKINGSSON, P. R. WADE, B. H. WITTEVEEN, and P. J. CLAPHAM. 2007. Baleen whales are not important as prey for killer whales Orcinus orca in high-latitude regions. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 348:297-307. 
     
  • Gray whale calls recorded near Barrow, Alaska, throughout the winter of 2003-04.
    STAFFORD, K. M., S. E. MOORE, M. SPILLANE, and S. WIGGINS. 2007. Gray whale calls recorded near Barrow, Alaska, throughout the winter of 2003-04. Arctic 60(2):167-172. 
     
  • Combination of satellite telemetry and molecular genetic analysis in the study of belugas whales in the western nearctic
    O'CORRY-CROWE, G., R. SUYDAM, J. ORR, L. LOWRY, K. FROST, D. LITOVKA, and R. HOBBS. 2007. Combination of satellite telemetry and molecular genetic analysis in the study of belugas whales in the western nearctic, p. 37. In P. Sheridan, J. W. Ferguson, and S. L. Dowling (editors), Report of the National Marine Fisheries Service Workshop on Advancing Electronic Tag Technologies and Their Use in Stock Assessments. U.S. Dep. Commer., NOAA Tech. Memo. NMFS-F/SPO-82. 
     
  • Additional recent Cetacean Assessment & Ecology publications


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