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Title: Population trends, diet, genetics, and observations of Steller sea lions in Glacier Bay National Park.
Creator: Gelatt, Tom, Trites, Andrew W., Hastings, Kelly, Jemsion, Lauri, Pitcher, Ken, O'Corry-Crowe, Gregory
Date Issued: 2007
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/1199309
Subject Headings: Sea lions --Alaska, Marine mammals --Alaska, Marine mammals --Ecology
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Conclusions and perspectives for the future.
Creator: O'Shea, T. J., Bossart, Gregory D., Fournier, M., Vos, Joseph G., Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
Date Issued: 2003
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/3352939
Subject Headings: Marine mammals, Toxicology--Research, Marine toxins
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Emerging diseases in marinemammals: from dolphins to manatees.
Creator: Bossart, Gregory D., Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
Date Issued: 2007
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00007283
Subject Headings: Marine mammals, Communicable Diseases, Emerging
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Impacts of algal toxins on marine mammals.
Creator: Van Dolah, F. M., Doucette, G. J., Gulland, F. M. D., Rowles, T. L., Bossart, Gregory D., Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
Date Issued: 2003
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/3352937
Subject Headings: Algal toxins, Marine mammals, Neurotoxins
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Emerging and resurging diseases.
Creator: Miller, Debra L., Ewing, Ruth Y., Bossart, Gregory D., Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
Date Issued: 2001
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00007392
Subject Headings: Communicable Diseases, Emerging, Marine mammals--Diseases
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Manatees and brevetoxicosis.
Creator: Bossart, Gregory D., Baden, Daniel G., Ewing, Ruth Y., Wright, S. D., Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
Date Issued: 2002
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00007319
Subject Headings: Manatees, Marine mammals--Mortality, Dinoflagellate blooms, Marine toxins
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Case Study: marine mammals as sentinel speciesfor oceans and human health.
Creator: Bossart, Gregory D., Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
Date Issued: 2006
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00007157
Subject Headings: Marine mammals, Sentinel organisms, Indicators (Biology), Health, Ocean
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Pathology and preliminary characterization of a parapoxvirus isolated from a California sea lion (Zalophus californianus).
Creator: Nollens, H. H., Jacobson, E. R., Gulland, F. M. D., Beusse, D. O., Bossart, Gregory D., Hernandez, J. A., Klein, P. A., Condit, R. C., Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
Date Issued: 2006
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/3183737
Subject Headings: California sea lion, Poxviruses, Poxviridae, Marine mammals --Diseases, Pinnipedia
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Mass strandings ofcetaceans.
Creator: Walsh, M. T., Ewing, Ruth Y., Odell, Daniel K., Bossart, Gregory D., Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
Date Issued: 2001
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00007423
Subject Headings: Cetaceans, Marine mammals--Stranding--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Detection and classification of marine mammal sounds.
Creator: Esfahanian, Mahdi, Zhuang, Hanqi, Florida Atlantic University, College of Engineering and Computer Science, Department of Computer and Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Abstract/Description: Ocean is home to a large population of marine mammals such as dolphins and whales and concerns over anthropogenic activities in the regions close to their habitants have been increased. Therefore the ability to detect the presence of these species in the field, to analyze and classify their vocalization patterns for signs of distress and distortion of their communication calls will prove to be invaluable in protecting these species. The objective of this research is to investigate methods...
Show moreOcean is home to a large population of marine mammals such as dolphins and whales and concerns over anthropogenic activities in the regions close to their habitants have been increased. Therefore the ability to detect the presence of these species in the field, to analyze and classify their vocalization patterns for signs of distress and distortion of their communication calls will prove to be invaluable in protecting these species. The objective of this research is to investigate methods that automatically detect and classify vocalization patterns of marine mammals. The first work performed is the classification of bottlenose dolphin calls by type. The extraction of salient and distinguishing features from recordings is a major part of this endeavor. To this end, two strategies are evaluated with real datasets provided by Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution: The first strategy is to use contour-based features such as Time-Frequency Parameters and Fourier Descriptors and the second is to employ texture-based features such as Local Binary Patterns (LBP) and Gabor Wavelets. Once dolphin whistle features are extracted for spectrograms, selection of classification procedures is crucial to the success of the process. For this purpose, the performances of classifiers such as K-Nearest Neighbor, Support Vector Machine, and Sparse Representation Classifier (SRC) are assessed thoroughly, together with those of the underlined feature extractors.
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Date Issued: 2014
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00004282, http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00004282
Subject Headings: Acoustic phenomena in nature, Marine mammals -- Effect of noise on, Marine mammals -- Vocalization, Signal processing -- Mathematics, Underwater acoustics, Wavelets (Mathematics)
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Home Ranges of Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) in the Indian River Lagoon, Florida: Environmental Correlates and Implications for Management Strategies.
Creator: Mazzoil, Marilyn S., Reif, John S., Youngbluth, Marsh J., Murdoch, M. Elizabeth, Bechdel, Sarah E., Howells, Elisabeth M., McCulloch, Stephen D., Hansen, Larry J., Bossart, Gregory D.
Date Issued: 2008
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/2796084
Subject Headings: Bottlenose dolphin, Indian River (Fla. : Lagoon), Marine mammals, Marine resources conservation, Coastal zone management --Florida --Congresses
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Red tide and marine mammal mortalities.
Creator: Flewelling, L. J., Naar, Jerome, Abbott, J. P., Baden, Daniel G., Barros, N. B., Bossart, Gregory D., Bottein, M-Y. D., Hammond, Daniel G., Haubold, E. M., Heil, Cynthia A., Henry, M. S., Jacocks, H. M., Leighfield, T. A., Pierce, Richard H., Pitchford, T. D., Rommel, Sentiel A., Scott, P. S., Steidinger, K. A., Truby, E. W., Van Dolah, F. M., Landsberg, J. H., Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
Date Issued: 2005
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/3183799
Subject Headings: Marine toxins, Dinoflagellate blooms, Red tide, Marine mammals--Mortality--United States
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Identifying and characterizing the immune cell populations of Atlantic bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus).
Creator: Bible, Brittany, Nouri-Shirazi, Mahyar, Florida Atlantic University, Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine, Department of Biomedical Science
Abstract/Description: Recently, there has been an increase in marine mammal mortalities, most commonly Atlantic bottlenose dolphins, Tursiops truncatus, which is an alarming indication of the health status of the marine ecosystem. Studies have demonstrated that some free-ranging dolphins exhibit a suppressed immune system possibly because of exposure to contaminants or infectious microorganisms. However, this research has been limited due to a lack of commercially available marine-specific antibodies. Therefore,...
Show moreRecently, there has been an increase in marine mammal mortalities, most commonly Atlantic bottlenose dolphins, Tursiops truncatus, which is an alarming indication of the health status of the marine ecosystem. Studies have demonstrated that some free-ranging dolphins exhibit a suppressed immune system possibly because of exposure to contaminants or infectious microorganisms. However, this research has been limited due to a lack of commercially available marine-specific antibodies. Therefore, the first chapter of this thesis aims to identify cross-reactive terrestrial-specific antibodies that could be used to phenotype and compare the immune cell populations of dolphins under human care and free-ranging dolphins. The second chapter aims to utilize terrestrial-specific growth factors and dendritic cell (DC) surface markers to generate, characterize, and compare ex vivo DCs from peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) of dolphins under human care and free-ranging dolphins. In summary, I have identified differences within the PBMCs and ex vivo generated DCs of dolphins under human care and free-ranging dolphins that could potentially shed light on the impact of environmental contaminants and infectious microorganisms on immune cells which could lead to increased morbidity and mortality.
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Date Issued: 2015
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00004347, http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00004347
Subject Headings: Bottlenose dolphin -- Physiology, Dolphins -- Physiology, Marine animals -- North Atlantic Ocean -- Identification., Marine mammals -- Atlantic Coast (U.S.), Marine mammals -- Effect of water pollution on, Marine mammals -- North Atlantic Ocean -- Identification
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Climate change and the molecular ecology of arctic marine mammals.
Creator: O'Corry-Crowe, Gregory
Date Issued: 2008
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/1055929
Subject Headings: Marine mammals --Arctic regions., Wildlife management --Arctic regions., Mammal populations --Arctic regions., Molecular ecology., Climatic changes --Arctic regions.
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Nutrition and habitat driven foraging of wild dolphins in the Bahamas: a recipe for prey.
Creator: Malinowski, Christopher R., Charles E. Schmidt College of Science, Department of Biological Sciences
Abstract/Description: Two sympatric dolphin species, Stenella frontalis and Tursiops truncatus, resident to Little Bahama Bank, Bahamas were found to mostly forage independent of one another, but occasionally foraged in mixed groups. Analysis of over 20 years of data revealed the degree of overlap to be minimal with spatially distinct regions identified for both species, environmental segregation based on depth, bottom type, temperature, and time of day. Results based on observational data indicated significant...
Show moreTwo sympatric dolphin species, Stenella frontalis and Tursiops truncatus, resident to Little Bahama Bank, Bahamas were found to mostly forage independent of one another, but occasionally foraged in mixed groups. Analysis of over 20 years of data revealed the degree of overlap to be minimal with spatially distinct regions identified for both species, environmental segregation based on depth, bottom type, temperature, and time of day. Results based on observational data indicated significant differences in group size and selected prey. For S. frontalis, lactating females had the most distinct diet, which differed from that of non-reproductively active (NRA) females. Pregnant females had ambiguous prey use results, but diet differences were revealed through nutritional analysis. Lactating females had a higher intake of all nutrients (% moisture, % lipid, % protein, and calories) than pregnant females but lower than NRA females. Mother and calf pairs selected prey for caloric and moisture values. The influence of calves on foraging groups was reflected through discrete differences in all nutrients. Males and females appeared to select the same major prey, but female prey use was much more diverse.
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Date Issued: 2011
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/FAU/3318668
Subject Headings: Dolphins, Habitat, Predatory marine animals, Ecology, Marine ecosystem management, Predation (Biology), Aquatic mammals, Behavior
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Trace element concentrations in skin of free-ranging bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) from the southeast Atlantic coast.
Creator: Stavros, Hui-Chen W., Bossart, Gregory D., Hulsey, Thomas C., Fair, Patricia A., Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
Date Issued: 2008
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/2709686
Subject Headings: Marine mammals --Effects of water pollution on, Bottlenose dolphin --Research --United States, Trace elements --Toxicology
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Parameters impacting the reproductive fitness of Tursiops truncatus (Atlantic bottlenose dolphin): interactions between native endocrinology and endocrine-disruptors.
Creator: Homer-Drummond, Sharon M., Charles E. Schmidt College of Science, Department of Biological Sciences
Abstract/Description: Persistent, anthropogenic contaminants collectively known as endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs), are considered to be potential threats to wildlife reproductive fitness (Wingfield, 2002). The modes by which EDCs act on the reproductive system, and establishment of steroid profiles in wildlife, are important areas of study. Two means of performing an endocrine snapshot profile from dolphin tissues (serum and urine) were tested on samples, comparing a novel high performance liquid...
Show morePersistent, anthropogenic contaminants collectively known as endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs), are considered to be potential threats to wildlife reproductive fitness (Wingfield, 2002). The modes by which EDCs act on the reproductive system, and establishment of steroid profiles in wildlife, are important areas of study. Two means of performing an endocrine snapshot profile from dolphin tissues (serum and urine) were tested on samples, comparing a novel high performance liquid chromatography method to newly-validated enzyme-linked immunoassays (ELISAs). Serum and urine samples were obtained from two marine parks, and from free-ranging dolphins in the Indian River Lagoon (IRL) and Charleston Harbor (CHS) systems. Relative binding affinities of steroids versus putative EDCs to steroid receptors were compared in dolphin reproductive tissues, obtained by the Georgia Aquarium's Dolphin Conservation Field Station (GADCFS) from strained bottlenose dolphins (four male, three female) during 2010 and 20ll.........I conclude that endocrine disruptors are tissue and receptor specific, and both legacy and emerging contaminants are of concern to dolphin stocks, particularly those facing other significant environmental stressors.
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Date Issued: 2012
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/FAU/3355561
Subject Headings: Endocrine disrupting chemicals, Health aspects, Population genetics, Social behavior in animals, Environmental toxicology, Marine mammals, Reproduction
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Title: Trace element concentrations in blood of free-ranging bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus): influence of age, sex and location.
Creator: Stavros, Hui-Chen W., Bossart, Gregory D., Hulsey, Thomas C., Fair, Patricia A., Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
Date Issued: 2007
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/2708406
Subject Headings: Marine mammals --Effects of water pollution on, Bottlenose dolphin --Research --United States, Trace elements --Toxicology, Mercury --Bioaccumulation
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Aggressive Behaviors Of Adult Male Atlantic Spotted Dolphins (Stenella frontalis) During Intraspecific And Interspecific Aggressive Interactions.
Creator: Volker, Cassandra L., Herzing, Denise L., Hughes, Colin, Florida Atlantic University, Charles E. Schmidt College of Science, Department of Biological Sciences
Abstract/Description: Atlantic spotted dolphins (Stenella frontalis) and bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) are two sympatric species resident to the Bahamas. The visibility of the Bahamian water provided a unique opportunity to study spotted dolphin communication during aggression. This study’s main focus was to decipher any similarities or differences in the behaviors used by spotted dolphins during interspecific and intraspecific aggression. Both similarities and differences were discovered. Biting,...
Show moreAtlantic spotted dolphins (Stenella frontalis) and bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) are two sympatric species resident to the Bahamas. The visibility of the Bahamian water provided a unique opportunity to study spotted dolphin communication during aggression. This study’s main focus was to decipher any similarities or differences in the behaviors used by spotted dolphins during interspecific and intraspecific aggression. Both similarities and differences were discovered. Biting, following, and chasing behavioral events were used more during interspecific aggression, while the display behavioral class was used more than the contact behavioral class during intrabut not interspecific aggression. This study showed that spotted dolphins use more energy intensive and risky behaviors when fighting interspecifically. This could result from having to fight and defend females from a larger species, trying to avoid sexual harassment from bottlenose males, or needing to use behaviors that are more overt and easily understood during interspecies communication.
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Date Issued: 2016
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00004638, http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00004638
Subject Headings: Atlantic spotted dolphin--Bahamas., Aggressive behavior in animals., Social behavior in animals., Aquatic mammals--Behavior., Predation (Biology), Predatory marine animals--Ecology.
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: A generalized stochastic birth/death population model based on Indian RiverLagoon dolphins.
Creator: Stonger, Jon, Noonburg, Erik G., Florida Atlantic University, Charles E. Schmidt College of Science, Department of Biological Sciences
Abstract/Description: For over a decade, researchers at Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute (HBOI) have conducted surveys of the bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) population of Indian River Lagoon (IRL) in Florida. I have constructed a 4-stage population model using the statistical program R. The model is used to conduct a viability analysis by analyzing the relationship between birth, calf and adult survival rates. The power analysis compares survey frequency to expected confidence intervals in estimating...
Show moreFor over a decade, researchers at Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute (HBOI) have conducted surveys of the bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) population of Indian River Lagoon (IRL) in Florida. I have constructed a 4-stage population model using the statistical program R. The model is used to conduct a viability analysis by analyzing the relationship between birth, calf and adult survival rates. The power analysis compares survey frequency to expected confidence intervals in estimating abundance. The sensitivity analysis shows that the population is most sensitive to changes in adult survival, followed by birth rate and calf survival. The model shows a strong chance of viability over a 50 year time span. The population is vulnerable to long periods of decline if birth, calf or adult survival rates fall below certain thresholds. Overall, the model simulates the future impacts of demographic change, providing a tool for conservation efforts.
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Date Issued: 2014
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00004163, http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00004163
Subject Headings: Animal populations -- Estimates, Bottlenose dolphin -- Florida -- Indian River Lagoon -- Geographical distribution, Indian River (Fla : Lagoon), Marine mammal populations -- Estimates -- Florida -- Mathematical models, Population biology, Stochastic processes
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