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  • Balancing and directional selection at exon-2 of the MHC DQB1 locus among populations of odontocete cetaceans.
    VASSILAKOS, D., A. NATOLI, M. DAHLHEIM, and A. R. HOELZEL. 2009. Balancing and directional selection at exon-2 of the MHC DQB1 locus among populations of odontocete cetaceans. Mol. Biol. Evol. 26:681-689. 
     
  • Distribution of common dolphins (Delphinus spp.) in the western Atlantic Ocean: a critical re-examination.
    JEFFERSON, T. A., D. FERTL, J. BOLANOS-JIMENEZ, and A. N. ZERBINI. 2009. Distribution of common dolphins (Delphinus spp.) in the western Atlantic Ocean: a critical re-examination. Mar. Biol. 156:1109-1124. 
     
  • U.S. Pacific marine mammal stock assessments: 2008.
    CARRETTA, J. V., K. A. FORNEY, M. S. LOWRY, J. BARLOW, J. BAKER, D. JOHNSTON, B. HANSON, M. M. MUTO, D. LYNCH, and L. CARSWELL. 2009. U.S. Pacific marine mammal stock assessments: 2008. U.S. Dep. Commer., NOAA Tech. Memo. NMFS-SWFSC-434, 316p. + appendices. (.pdf, 6.48 MB).  Online.
     
  • A whale of a deception.
    CLAPHAM, P., and Y. IVASHCHENKO. 2009. A whale of a deception. Mar. Fish. Rev. 71(1):44-52. (.pdf, 2.16MB).  Online.
     
  • Catches of humpback whales, Megaptera novaeangliae, by the Soviet Union and other nations in the Southern Ocean, 1947-1973.
    CLAPHAM, P., Y. MIKHALEV, W. FRANKLIN, D. PATON, C. S. BAKER, Y. V. IVASHCHENKO, and R. L. BROWNELL, Jr. 2009. Catches of humpback whales, Megaptera novaeangliae, by the Soviet Union and other nations in the Southern Ocean, 1947-1973. Mar. Fish. Rev. 71(1):39-43. (.pdf, 437KB).  Online.
     
  • Record of feeding by humpback whales (Megaptera novaengliae) in tropical waters off Brazil.
    PINTO de Sá ALVES, L. C., A. ANDRIOLO, A. N. ZERBINI, J. L. ALTMAYER PIZZORNO, and P. J. CLAPHAM. 2009. Record of feeding by humpback whales (Megaptera novaengliae) in tropical waters off Brazil. Mar Mammal Sci. 25(2):416-419. 
     
  • Following the fish: Penguins and productivity in the South Atlantic.
    BOERSMA, P. D., G. A. REBSTOCK, E. FRERE, and S. E. MOORE. 2009. Following the fish: Penguins and productivity in the South Atlantic. Ecol. Monogr. 79:59-76. 
     
  • The social dynamics of southern resident killer whales and conservation implications for this endangered population.
    PARSONS, K. M., K. C. BALCOMB III, J. K. B. FORD, and J. W. DURBAN. 2009. The social dynamics of southern resident killer whales and conservation implications for this endangered population. Anim. Behav. 77:963-971. 
     
  • Cetaceans of Southeast Alaska: Distribution and seasonal occurrence.
    DAHLHEIM, M. E., P. A. WHITE, and J. M. WAITE. 2009. Cetaceans of Southeast Alaska: Distribution and seasonal occurrence. J. Biogeogr. 36:410-426. 
     
  • Alaska marine mammal stock assessments, 2008.
    ANGLISS, R. P., and B. M. ALLEN. 2009. Alaska marine mammal stock assessments, 2008. U.S. Dep. Commer., NOAA Tech. Memo. NMFS-AFSC-193, 258 p. (.pdf, 14.4MB).  Online.
     
  • Trend in aerial counts of beluga or white whales (Delphinapterus leucas) in Bristol Bay, Alaska, 1993-2005.
    LOWRY, L. F., K. J. FROST, A. ZERBINI, D. DeMASTER, and R. R. REEVES. 2008. Trend in aerial counts of beluga or white whales (Delphinapterus leucas) in Bristol Bay, Alaska, 1993-2005. J. Cetacean Res. Manage. 10:201-207. 
     
  • Interyear re-identifications of bowhead whales during their spring migration past Point Barrow, Alaska, 1984-1994.
    RUGH, D. J., W. R. KOSKI, J. C. GEORGE, and J. E. ZEH. 2008. Interyear re-identifications of bowhead whales during their spring migration past Point Barrow, Alaska, 1984-1994. J. Cetacean Res. Manage. 10:195-20. 
     
  • Geographic variation in killer whale attacks on humpback whales in the North Pacific: Implications for predation pressure.
    STEIGER, G. H., J. CALAMBOKIDIS, J. M. STRALEY, L. M. HERMAN, S. CERCHIO, D. R. SALDEN, J. URBÁN-R., J. K. JACOBSEN, O. von ZIEGESAR, K. C. BALCOMB, C. M. GABRIELE, M. L. DAHLHEIM, S. UCHIDA, J. K. B. FORD , P. LADRÓN de GUEVARA-P., M. YAMAGUCHI, and J. BARLOW. 2008. Geographic variation in killer whale attacks on humpback whales in the North Pacific: Implications for predation pressure. Endang. Species Res. 4:247-256. (.pdf, 459KB).  Online.
     
  • Bowhead whale springtime song off West Greenland.
    STAFFORD, K. M., S. E. MOORE, K. L. LAIDRE, and M. P. HEIDE-JØRGENSEN. 2008. Bowhead whale springtime song off West Greenland. J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 124:3315-3323. 
     
  • Foreword: The truth about Soviet whaling: a memoir, by Alfred A. Berzin. [Translated from Russian by Yulia V. Ivashchenko].
    IVASHCHENKO, Y., P. CLAPHAM, and B. BROWNELL. (editors). 2008. Foreword: The truth about Soviet whaling: a memoir, by Alfred A. Berzin. [Translated from Russian by Yulia V. Ivashchenko]. Mar. Fish. Rev. 70(2):1-3. (.pdf, 236KB).  Online.
     
  • Assessing age distributions of killer whale Orcinus orca populations from the composition of endogenous fatty acids in their outer blubber layers.
    HERMAN, D. P., C. O. MATKIN, G. M. YLITALO, J. W. DURBAN, M. B. HANSON, M. E. DAHLHEIM, J. M. STRALEY, P. R. WADE, K. L. TILBURY, R. H. BOYER, R. W. PEARCE, and M. M. KRAHN. 2008. Assessing age distributions of killer whale Orcinus orca populations from the composition of endogenous fatty acids in their outer blubber layers. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 372:289-302. 
     
  • Sustaining the marine ecosystem of the Pribilof Domain.
    MACKLIN, S. A., J. SCHUMACHER, S. E. MOORE, and S. SMITH. 2008. Sustaining the marine ecosystem of the Pribilof Domain. Deep Sea Res. II 55:1698-1700. 
     
  • An assessment of shore-based counts of gray whales.
    RUGH, D. J., M. M. MUTO, R. C. HOBBS, and J. A. LERCZAK. 2008. An assessment of shore-based counts of gray whales. Mar. Mammal Sci. 24(4):864-880. 
     
  • North Pacific right whale (Eubalaena japonica) seasonal and diel calling patterns from long-term acoustic recordings in the southeastern Bering Sea, 2000-2006.
    MUNGER, L. M., S. M. WIGGINS, S. E. MOORE, and J. A. HILDEBRAND. 2008. North Pacific right whale (Eubalaena japonica) seasonal and diel calling patterns from long-term acoustic recordings in the southeastern Bering Sea, 2000-2006. Mar. Mammal Sci. 24(4):795-814. 
     
  • Supplemental status review and extinction assessment of Cook Inlet belugas (Delphinapterus leucas).
    HOBBS, R. C., and K. E. W. SHELDEN. 2008. Supplemental status review and extinction assessment of Cook Inlet belugas (Delphinapterus leucas). AFSC Processed Rep. 2008-08, 76 p. Alaska Fish. Sci. Cent., NOAA, Natl. Mar. Fish. Serv., 7600 Sand Point Way NE, Seattle WA 98115. (.pdf, 2.86 MB).  Online.
     
  • Additional recent Cetacean Assessment & Ecology publications


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