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PBBE initiates collaborative research on black guillemots in the Alaskan Arctic - July 2011Greg O’Corry-Crowe traveled to remote Cooper Island in the Beaufort Sea in July of 2011 to work with Dr. George Divoky on his world renowned study of the black guillemot, an arctic seabird on the frontlines of climate change. Dr. Divoky and his organization, Friends of Cooper Island, have been studying the population and behavioral ecology of black guillemots for nearly four decades. This unique study is one of the few long-term investigations that has documented the impacts of climate and related environmental change, particularly sea ice loss, on a marine bird and the wider ecosystem. Using both genetic and field techniques, PBBE will conduct research focused on learning how major environmental change, including prey shifts, affect an individual bird’s fitness and how variation in fitness across the breeding population will influence population evolution and viability. We’re excited to work with George on such an important and literally cutting-edge study.

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New PBBE Internships and work-study program announced - February 2012Liz Hartel and Elizabeth Murdoch recently developed two new programs to assist with our research and educational mission. Working closely with the Institute and the broader University, we are initiating an internship program for (primarily) new graduates to get the opportunity to work in a research program. The interns will be trained in and conduct photo analysis, data base management and some field work. Termed ‘voluntary research positions’ the internships are unpaid and last three months. The complementary work-study program is specifically for FAU undergraduates, tailored to offer aspiring ecologists an opportunity to learn critical skills and get experience working on research projects. The Internship program is now accepting applications for spring 2012. For details click here.

Recent Publications

2012Bonin, C.A., Goebel, M.E., O’Corry-Crowe, G.M., and Burton, R.S. 2012. Twins or not? Genetic analysis of putative twins in Antarctic fur seals, Arctocephalus gazella, on the South Shetland Islands. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology. 412: 13-19.

2011Mazzoil, M., Murdoch, M.E., Reif, J.S., Bechdel, S.E., Howells, E., de Sieyes, M., Lawrence, C., Bossart, G.D., McCulloch, S.D.2011. Site fidelity and movement of bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) on Florida’s east coast: Atlantic ocean and Indian River Lagoon estuary. Florida Scientist. 74(1): 25-37.

Simmonds, M., Bjørge, A., Brokington, S., Deimer-Schütte, P., Fernandez, A., Frish, H., Genov, T., Gulland, F., Jepson, P., Kachner, K., MacLeod, C.D., Notarbartolo di Sciara, G., O’Corry-Crowe, G., Palacios, D., Ritter, Rojas Bracho, L., F., Smith, B., Stachowitsch, M., Trujillo, F, Wells, R. 2011. Small Cetaceans and Climate Change Report to the International Whaling Commission. Vienna, Austria.

2010Murdoch, M.E., M. Mazzoil, S.D. McCulloch, S. Bechdel, G. O’Corry-Crowe, G.D. Bossart and J.S. Reif. 2010. Lacaziosis in bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) along the coastal Atlantic Ocean, Florida, USA. Diseases of Aquatic Organisms 92:69-73.

O’Corry-Crowe, G.M., C. Lydersen, M.P. Heide-Jørgensen, L. Hansen, L.M. Mukhametov, O. Dove, and K.M. Kovacs. 2010. Population genetic structure and evolutionary history of North Atlantic beluga whales (Delphinapterus leucas) from West Greenland, Svalbard and the White Sea. Polar Biology. 33:1179-1194.

2009Bechdel, S.E., M. Mazzoil, M.E. Murdoch, E.M. Howells, J.S. Reif, S.D. McCulloch, A.M. Schaefer, and G.D. Bossart. 2009. Prevalence and Impacts of Motorized Vessels on Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) in the Indian River Lagoon, Florida. Aquatic Mammals 35(3):368-378.

Howells, E. M., J.S. Reif, S.E. Bechdel, M.E. Murdoch, G.D. Bossart, S.D. McCulloch, and M. S. Mazzoil. 2009. A novel case of non-offspring adoption in a free-ranging Atlantic bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) inhabiting the Indian River Lagoon, Florida. Aquatic Mammals 35 (1):43-47.

2008Mazzoil, M., J.S. Reif, M. Youngbluth, M.E. Murdoch, S.E. Bechdel, E. Howells, S.D. McCulloch, L.J. Hansen, and G.D. Bossart. 2008. Home Ranges of Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) in the Indian River Lagoon, Florida: Environmental Correlates and Implications for Management Strategies. EcoHealth 5(3):278-288.

Mazzoil, M., S.D. McCulloch, M.J. Youngbluth, D.S. Kilpatrick, M.E. Murdoch, B. Mase-Guthrie, D.K. Odell, and G.D. Bossart. 2008. Radio tracking and survivorship of two rehabilitated bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) in the Indian River Lagoon, Florida. Aquatic Mammals 34(1):54-64.

Murdoch, M. E., J.S. Reif, M. Mazzoil, S.D. McCulloch, P.A. Fair, G.D. Bossart. 2008. Lobomycosis in bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) from the Indian River Lagoon, Florida: Estimation of prevalence, temporal trends and spatial distribution. EcoHealth 5(3):289-297.

O’Corry-Crowe, G.M. 2008. Climate change and the molecular ecology of Arctic marine mammals. Ecological Applications. 18: S56-S76.

O’Corry-Crowe, G.M. 2008. Beluga Whale (Delphinapterus leucas). In Encyclopedia of Marine Mammals. Ed.s W.F. Perrin, B. Wursig, and J. G. M. Thewissen. Academic Press, San Diego.

Kent, E.E., M. Mazzoil, S.D. McCulloch, and R.H. Defran. 2008. Group characteristics and social affiliation patterns of bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) in the Indian River Lagoon, Florida. Florida Scientist, 71(2):149-168.

Reif, J.S., P.A. Fair, J. Adams, B. Joseph, D.S. Kilpatrick, R. Sanchez, J.D. Goldstein, F.I. Townsend Jr., S.D. McCulloch, M. Mazzoil, E.S. Zolman, L.J. Hansen, and G.D. Bossart. 2008. Evaluation and comparison of the health status of bottlenose dolphins from the Indian River Lagoon, Florida, and Charleston, South Carolina. Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association, 233(2):299-307.

2007O’Corry-Crowe, G. Population genetics of marine mammals. 2007. In: Miller, D.L. (ed.) Reproductive Biology and Phylogeny in Cetacea: Whales, Porpoises, and Dolphins. Volume 7 in series “Reproductive Biology and Phylogeny.” B.G.M. Jamieson (Series ed.). Science Publishers, Inc., Enfield, New Hampshire.

Bossart, G. D., L. Hansen, J. Goldstein, D. Kilpatrick, S. Bechdel, E. Howells, K, Kroell, M. de Sieyes, M.K. Stolen, Wendy Noke Durden, John S. Reif, R.H. Defran, and Stephen D. McCulloch. 2007. Pathological Findings in a Rare Mass Stranding of Melon-Headed Whales (Peponocephala electra) in Florida. Aquatic Mammals. 3(2), 235-240.

Gelatt, T., A.W. Trites, K. Hastings, L. Jemison, K. Pitcher, G. O’Corry-Crowe. 2007. Population trends, diet, genetics, and observations of Steller sea lions in Glacier Bay National Park. In J.F. Piatt and S.M. Gende (eds.) Proceedings of the Fourth Glacier Bay Science Symposium, U.S. Geological Survey, Juneau, Alaska.

2006O’Corry-Crowe, G., B.L. Taylor, T. Gelatt, T.R. Loughlin, J. Bickham, M. Basterretche, K.W. Pitcher, and D.P. DeMaster. 2006. Demographic independence along ecosystem boundaries in Steller sea lions revealed by mtDNA analysis: implications for management of an endangered species. Canadian Journal of Zoology, 84: 1796-1809.

Lowry, L., G. O’Corry-Crowe and D. Goodman. 2006. Delphinapterus leucas (Cook Inlet subpopulation). In: IUCN 2006. 2006 IUCN Red list of Threatened and Species.

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

Sigler, M.F., L.B. Hulbert, C.R. Lunsford, N.H. Thompson, K. Burek, G. O’Corry-Crowe, and A.C. Hirons. 2006. Diet of Pacific sleeper shark, a potential Steller sea lion predator, in the north-east Pacific Ocean. Journal of Fish Biology, 69: 392-405.

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