Whales, Dolphins and Porpoises: 2006 Publications

Adams, L.D. and Rosel, P.E.  Population differentiation of the Atlantic spotted dolphin (Stenella frontalis) in the western North Atlantic, including the Gulf of Mexico.  Marine Biology 148(3): 671-681, 2006.

Allen, R.C. and Keay, I.  Bowhead whales in the eastern Arctic, 1611-1911: Population reconstruction with historical whaling.  Environment and History 12(1): 89-113, 2006.

Andersen, G., Foreld, S., Skaare, J.U., Jenssen, B.M., Lydersen, C., and Kovacs, K.M.  Levels of toxaphene congeners in white whales (Delphinapterus leucas) from Svalbard, Norway.  The Science of the Total Environment 357(1-3): 128-137, 2006.

Baker, C.S., Lukoschek, V., Lavery, S., Dalebout, M.L., Yong-un, M., Endo, T., and Funahashi, N.  Incomplete reporting of whale, dolphin and porpoise 'bycatch' revealed by molecular monitoring of Korean markets.  Animal Conservation 9(4): 474-482, 2006.

Barlow, J., Ferguson, M.C., Perrin, W.F., Ballance, L., Gerrodette, T., Joyce, G., MacLeod, C.D., Mullin, K., Palka, D.L., and Waring, G.  Abundance and densities of beaked and bottlenose whales (family Ziphiidae).  Journal of Cetacean Research and Management 7(3): 263-270, 2006.

Barlow, J. and Gisiner, R.  Mitigating, monitoring and assessing the effects of anthropogenic sound on beaked whales.  Journal of Cetacean Research and Management 7(3): 239-249, 2006.

Bearzi, G., Politi, E., Agazzi, S., and Azzellino, A.  Prey depletion caused by overfishing and the decline of marine megafauna in eastern Ionian Sea coastal waters (Central Mediterranean).  Biological Conservation 127(4): 373-382, 2006.

Bejder, L., Samuels, A., Whitehead, H., Gales, N., Mann, J., Connor, R., Heithaus, M., Watson-Capps, J., Flaherty, C., and Krutzen, M.  Decline in relative abundance of bottlenose dolphins exposed to long-term disturbance.  Conservation Biology 20(6): 1791-1798, 2006.

Bisack, K.D. and Sutinen, J.G.  Harbor porpoise bycatch: ITQs or time/area closures in the New England gillnet fishery.  Land Economics 82(1): 85-102, 2006.

Bossart, G.D. and et al.  Orogenital neoplasia in Atlantic bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus).  Aquatic Mammals 31(4): 473-480, 2006.

Bradford, A.L., Wade, P.R., Weller, D.W., Burdin, A.M., Ivashchenko, Y.V., Tsidulko, G.A., VanBlaricom, G.R., and Brownell, R.L.  Survival estimates of western gray whales Eschrichtius robustus incorporating individual heterogeneity and temporary emigration.  Marine Ecology Progress Series 315: 293-307, 2006.
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Bradshaw, C.J.A., Evans, K., and Hindell, M.A.  Mass cetacean strandings - a plea for empiricism.  Conservation Biology 20(2): 584-586, 2006.

Bull, J.C., Jepson, P.D., Ssuna, R.K., Deaville, R., Allchin, C.R., Law, R.J., and Fenton, A.  The relationship between polychlorinated biphenyls in blubber and levels of nematode infestations in harbour porpoises, Phocoena phocoena.  Parasitology 132(4): 565-573, 2006.

Carstensen, J., Henriksen, O.D., and Teilmann, J.  Impacts of offshore wind farm construction on harbour porpoises: acoustic monitoring of echolocation activity using porpoise detectors (T-PODs).  Marine Ecology Progress Series 321: 295-308, 2006.
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Charlton, K., Taylor, A.C., and McKechnie, S.W.  A note on divergent mtDNA lineages of bottlenose dolphins from coastal waters of southern Australia.  Journal of Cetacean Research and Management 8(2): 173-179, 2006.

Corkeron, P.J.  Opposing views of the ''ecosystem approach'' to fisheries management.  Conservation Biology 20(3): 617-619, 2006.

Costa, A.D., Durbin, E.G., and Mayo, C.A.  Variability in the nutritional value of the major copepods in Cape Cod Bay (Massachusetts, USA) with implications for right whales.  Marine Ecology: An Evolutionary Perspective 27(2): 109-123, 2006.

Cox, T.M. and et al.  Understanding the impacts of anthropogenic sound on beaked whales.  Journal of Cetacean Research and Management 7(3): 177-187, 2006.

Dalebout, M.L., Ruzzante, D.E., Whitehead, H., and Oien, N.I.  Nuclear and mitochondrial markers reveal distinctiveness of a small population of bottlenose whales (Hyperoodon ampullatus) in the western North Atlantic.  Molecular Ecology 15(11): 3115-3129, 2006.

Dalton, R.  More whale strandings are linked to sonar.  Nature 440(7084): 593, 2006.

Das, K., Vossen, A., Tolley, K., Vikingsson, G., Thron, K., Muller, G., Baumgartner, W., and Siebert, U.  Interfollicular fibrosis in the thyroid of the harbour porpoise: An endocrine disruption?  Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology 51(4): 720-729, 2006.

David, J.A.  Likely sensitivity of bottlenose dolphins to pile-driving noise.  Water and Environment Journal 20(1): 48-54, 2006.

Doucette, G.J., Cembella, A.D., Martin, J.L., Michaud, J., Cole, T.V.N., and Rolland, R.M.  Paralytic shellfish poisoning (PSP) toxins in North Atlantic right whales Eubalaena glacialis and their zooplankton prey in the Bay of Fundy, Canada.  Marine Ecology Progress Series 306: 303-313, 2006.
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Edwards, E.F.  Duration of unassisted swimming activity for spotted dolphin (Stenella attenuata) calves: implications for mother-calf separation during tuna purse-seine sets.  Fishery Bulletin 104(1): 125-135, 2006.
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Godard, C.A.J., Wise, S.S., Kelly, R.S., Goodale, B., Kraus, S., Romano, T., O'Hara, T., and Wise, J.P.  Benzo[a]pyrene cytotoxicity in right whale (Eubalaena glacialis) skin, testis and lung cell lines.  Marine Environmental Research 62: S20-S24, 2006.

Hall, A.J., Hugunin, K., Deaville, R., Law, R.J., Allchin, C.R., and Jepson, P.D.  The risk of infection from polychlorinated biphenyl exposure in the harbor porpoise (Phocoena phocoena): A case-control approach.  Environmental Health Perspectives 114(5): 704-711, 2006.
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Hall, A. J., McConnell, B.J., Rowles, T.K., Aguilar, A., Borrell, A., Schwacke, L., Reijnders, P.J.H., and Wells, R.S.  Individual-based model framework to assess population consequences of polychlorinated biphenyl exposure in bottlenose dolphins.  Environmental Health Perspectives  114(Suppl. 1): 60-64, 2006.

Heide-Jorgensen, M.P., Laidre, K.L., Jensen, M.V., Dueck, L., and Postma, L.D.  Dissolving stock discreteness with satellite tracking: Bowhead whales in Baffin Bay.  Marine Mammal Science 22(1): 34-45, 2006.

Herrera, G.E. and Hoagland, P.  Commercial whaling, tourism, and boycotts: An economic perspective.  Marine Policy 30(3): 261-269, 2006.

Houde, M., Balmer, B.C., Brandsma, S., Wells, R.S., Rowles, T.K., Solomon, K.R., and Muir, D.C.G.  Perfluoroalkyl compounds in relation to life-history and reproductive parameters in bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) from Sarasota Bay, Florida, USA.  Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 25(9): 2405-2412, 2006.

Houde, M., Bujas, T.A.D., Small, J., Wells, R.S., Fair, P.A., Bossart, G.D., Solomon, K.R., and Muir, D.C.G.  Biomagnification of perfluoroalkyl compounds in the bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) food web.  Environmental Science and Technology 40(13): 4138-4144, 2006.

Houde, M., Pacepavicius, G., Wells, R.S., Fair, P.A., Letcher, R.J., Alaee, M., Bossart, G.D., Hohn, A.A., Sweeney, J., Solomon, K.R., and Muir, D.C.G.  Polychlorinated biphenyls and hydroxylated polychlorinated biphenyls in plasma of bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) from the Western Atlantic and the Gulf of Mexico.  Environmental Science and Technology 40(19): 5860-5866, 2006.

Kajiwara, N., Kamikawa, S., Ramu, K., Ueno, D., Yamada, T.K., Subramanian, A., Lam, P.K.S., Jefferson, T.A., Prudente, M., Chung, K.F., and Tanabe, S.  Geographical distribution of polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) and organochlorines in small cetaceans from Asian waters.  Chemosphere 64(2): 287-295, 2006.

Kajiwara, N., Kunisue, T., Kamikawa, S., Ochi, Y., Yano, S., and Tanabe, S.  Organohalogen and organotin compounds in killer whales mass-stranded in the Shiretoko Peninsula, Hokkaido, Japan.  Marine Pollution Bulletin 52(9): 1066-1076, 2006.

Kanda, N., Goto, M., and Pastene, L.  Genetic characteristics of western North Pacific sei whales, Balaenoptera borealis, as revealed by microsatellites.  Marine Biotechnology 8(1): 86-93, 2006.

Kastelein, R.A., Jennings, N., Verboom, W.C., deHaan, D., and Schooneman, N.M.  Differences in the response of a striped dolphin (Stenella coeruleoalba) and a harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) to an acoustic alarm.  Marine Environmental Research 61(3): 363-378, 2006.

Knowles, T.G. and Butterworth, A.  Immediate immobilisation of a Minke whale using a grenade harpoon requires striking a restricted target area.  Animal Welfare 15(1): 55-57, 2006.

Law, R.J., Bersuder, P., Allchin, C.R., and Barry, J.  Levels of the flame retardants hexabromocyclododecane and tetrabromobisphenol A in the blubber of harbor porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) stranded or bycaught in the UK, with evidence for an increase in HBCD concentrations in recent years.  Environmental Science and Technology 40(7): 2177-2183, 2006.

Leaper, R., Cooke, J., Trathan, P., Reid, K., Rowntree, V., and Payne, R.  Global climate drives southern right whale (Eubalaena australis) population dynamics.  Biology Letters 2(2): 289-292, 2006.

Lemon, M., Lynch, T.P., Cato, D.H., and Harcourt, R.G.  Response of travelling bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops aduncus) to experimental approaches by a powerboat in Jervis Bay, New South Wales, Australia.  Biological Conservation 127(4): 363-372, 2006.

Lopez, B.D.  Interactions between Mediterranean bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) and gillnets off Sardinia, Italy.  ICES Journal of Marine Science 63(5): 946-951, 2006.

MacLeod, C.D. and D'Amico, A.  A review of beaked whale behaviour and ecology in relation to assessing and mitigating impacts of anthropogenic noise.  Journal of Cetacean Research and Management 7(3): 211-221, 2006.

McKinney, M.A., De Guise, S., Martineau, D., Beland, P., Arukwe, A., and Letcher, R.J.  Biotransformation of polybrominated diphenyl ethers and polychlorinated biphenyls in beluga whale (Delphinapterus leucas) and rat mammalian model using an in vitro hepatic microsomal assay.  Aquatic Toxicology 77(1): 87-97, 2006.

McKinney, M.A., DeGuise, S., Martineau, D., Beland, P., Lebeuf, M., and Letcher, R.J.  Organohalogen contaminants and metabolites in beluga whale (Delphinapterus leucas) liver from two Canadian populations.  Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 25(5): 1246-1257, 2006.

Mizroch, S.A. and Rice, D.W.  Have North Pacific killer whales switched prey species in response to depletion of the great whale populations?  Marine Ecology Progress Series 310: 235-246, 2006.
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Moore, S.E. and Laidre, K.L.  Trends in sea ice cover within habitats used by bowhead whales in the western Arctic.  Ecological Applications 16(3): 932-944, 2006.

Morishita, J.  Multiple analysis of the whaling issue: Understanding the dispute by a matrix.  Marine Policy 30(6): 802-808, 2006.

Newell, C.L. and Cowles, T.J.  Unusual gray whale Eschrichtius robustus feeding in the summer of 2005 off the central Oregon Coast.  Geophysical Research Letters 33(22): art. L22S11, 2006.

Ohishi, K., Maruyama, T., Ninomiya, A., Kida, H., Zenitani, R., Bando, T., Fujise, Y., Nakamatsu, K., Miyazaki, N., and Boltunov, A.N.  Serologic investigation of influenza A virus infection in cetaceans from the western North Pacific and the Southern oceans.  Marine Mammal Science 22(1): 214-221, 2006.

Panigada, S., Pesante, G., Zanardelli, M., Capoulade, F., Gannier, A., and Weinrich, M.T.  Mediterranean fin whales at risk from fatal ship strikes.  Marine Pollution Bulletin 52(10): 1287-1298, 2006.

Parra, G.J., Corkeron, P.J., and Marsh, H.  Population sizes, site fidelity and residence patterns of Australian snubfin and Indo-Pacific humpback dolphins: Implications for conservation.  Biological Conservation 129(2): 167-180, 2006.

Parsons, E.C.M., Rose, N.A., Bass, C., Perry, C., and Simmonds, M.P.  It's not just poor science - Japan's ''scientific'' whaling may be a human health risk too.  Marine Pollution Bulletin 52(9): 1118-1120, 2006.

Podesta, M., D'Amico, A., Pavan, G., Drougas, A., Komnenou, A., and Portunato, N.  A review of Cuvier's beaked whale strandings in the Mediterranean Sea.  Journal of Cetacean Research and Management 7(3): 251-261, 2006.

Reif, J.S., Mazzoil, M.S., McCulloch, S.D., Varela, R.A., Goldstein, J.D., Fair, P.A., and Bossart, G.D.  Lobomycosis in Atlantic bottlenose dolphins from the Indian River Lagoon, Florida.  Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association 228(1): 104-108, 2006.

Rojas-Bracho, L., Reeves, R.R., and Jaramillo-Legorreta, A.  Conservation of the vaquita Phocoena sinus.  Mammal Review 36(3): 179-216, 2006.

Romero, A. and Kannada, S.  Comment on ''Genetic analysis of 16th-century whale bones prompts a revision of the impact of Basque whaling on right and bowhead whales in the western North Atlantic''.  Canadian Journal of Zoology 84(7): 1059-1065, 2006.
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Rommel, S.A., Costidis, A.M., Fernández, A., Jepson, P.D., Pabst, D.A., McLellan, W.A., Houser, D.S., Cranford, T.W., van Helden, A.L., Allen, D.M., and Barros, N.B.  Elements of beaked whale anatomy and diving physiology and some hypothetical causes of sonar-related stranding.  Journal of Cetacean Research and Management 7(3): 189-209, 2006.

Ross, P.S.  Fireproof killer whales (Orcinus orca): flame-retardant chemicals and the conservation imperative in the charismatic icon of British Columbia, Canada.  Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 63(1): 224-234, 2006.
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Sasaki, T., Nikaido, M., Wada, S., Yamada, T.K., Cao, Y., Hasegawa, M., and Okada, N.  Balaenoptera omurai is a newly discovered baleen whale that represents an ancient evolutionary lineage.  Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 41: 40-52, 2006.

Segura, I., Rocha-Olivares, A., Flores-Ramirez, S., and Rojas-Bracho, L.  Conservation implications of the genetic and ecological distinction of Tursiops truncatus ecotypes in the Gulf of California.  Biological Conservation 133(3): 336-346, 2006.

Siebert, U., Gilles, A., Lucke, K., Ludwig, M., Benke, H., Kock, K.H., and Scheidat, M.  A decade of harbour porpoise occurrence in German waters - Analyses of aerial surveys, incidental sightings and strandings.  Journal of Sea Research 56(1): 65-80, 2006.

Siebert, U., Tolley, K., Vikingsson, G.A., Olafsdottir, D., Lehnert, K., Weiss, R., and Baumgartner, W.  Pathological findings in harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) from Norwegian and Icelandic waters.  Journal of Comparative Pathology 134(2-3): 134-142, 2006.

Slooten, E., Dawson, S., Rayment, W., and Childerhouse, S.  A new abundance estimate for Maui's dolphin: What does it mean for managing this critically endangered species?  Biological Conservation 128(4): 576-581, 2006.

Sundaram, B., Poje, A.C., Veit, R.R., and Nganguia, H.  Acoustical dead zones and the spatial aggregation of whale strandings.  Journal of Theoretical Biology 238(4): 764-770, 2006.

Swartz, S.L., Taylor, B.L., and Rugh, D.J.  Gray whale  Eschrichtius robustus population and stock identity.  Mammal Review 36(1): 66-84, 2006.

Thomsen, F., Laczny, M., and Piper, W.  A recovery of harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) in the southern North Sea?  A case study off Eastern Frisia, Germany.  Helgoland Marine Research 60(3): 189-195, 2006.

Van Bressem, M.-J., Van Waerebeek, K., Montes, D., Kennedy, S., Reyes, J.C., Garcia-Godos, I.A., Onton-Silva, K., and Alfaro-Shigueto, J.  Diseases, lesions and malformations in the long-beaked common dolphin Delphinus capensis from the Southeast Pacific.  Diseases of Aquatic Organisms 68(2): 149-165, 2006.

Van Waerebeek, K., Sequeira, M., Williamson, C., Sanino, G.P., Gallego, P., and Carmo, P.  Live-captures of common bottlenose dolphins Tursiops truncatus and unassessed bycatch in Cuban waters: evidence of sustainability found wanting.  Latin American Journal of Aquatic Mammals 5(1): 39-48, 2006.

Wade, P., Heide-Jorgensen, M.P., Shelden, K., Barlow, J., Carretta, J., Durban, J., Leduc, R., Munger, L., Rankin, S., Sauter, A., and Stinchcomb, C.  Acoustic detection and satellite-tracking leads to discovery of rare concentration of endangered North Pacific right whales.  Biology Letters 2(3): 417-419, 2006.

Wang, J.Y. and Yang, S.-C.  Unusual cetacean stranding events of Taiwan in 2004 and 2005.  Journal of Cetacean Research and Management 8(3): 283-292, 2006.

Williams, R. and Lusseau, D.  A killer whale social network is vulnerable to targeted removals.  Biology Letters 2(4): 497-500, 2006.

Williams, R., Lusseau, D., and Hammond, P.S.  Estimating relative energetic costs of human disturbance to killer whales (Orcinus orca).  Biological Conservation 133(3): 301-311, 2006.

Wolkers, H., Lydersen, C., Kovacs, K.M., Burkow, I., and Van Bavel, B.  Accumulation, metabolism, and food-chain transfer of chlorinated and brominated contaminants in subadult white whales (Delphinapterus leucas) and Narwhals (Monodon monoceros) from Svalbard, Norway.  Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology 50(1): 69-78, 2006.

Zerbini, A.N., Waite, J.M., Laake, J.L., and Wade, P.R.  Abundance, trends and distribution of baleen whales off Western Alaska and the central Aleutian Islands.  Deep Sea Research Part I, Oceanographic Research 53(11): 1772-1790, 2006.