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UH Hilo Marine Mammal Laboratory

Marine Mammal Lab Publications

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Humpback Whales

  • Cheeseman, T., Southerland, K., Acebes, J.M. .. Pack, A. A. et al. (2024). Bellwethers of change: population modeling of North Pacific humpback whales from 2002 through 2021 reveals shift from recovery to climate response. Royal Society Open Science, 11: 231462. https://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.231462
  • Kugler, A., Lammers, M. O., Pack, A. A., Ludovic Tenorio-Halle & Thode, A. (2024). Diel spatio-temporal patterns of singing humpback whales reflect strategies to avoid acoustic masking. Royal Society Open Science. 11: 230279. https://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.230279
  • Zang, E. Lammers, M. O., Pack, A. A. & Hatch, L. (2023). Impulsive sounds produced by humpback whale surface active behavior recorded on acoustic tags and bottom-moored recorders. Marine Mammal Science, 1-7. https://doi.org/10.1111/mms.13085
  • Mobley, J. R. Jr., Deakos, M. D., Pack, A. A. & Bortolotto, G. A. (2023). Aerial survey perspectives on humpback whale resiliency in Maui Nui, Hawai’i, in the face of an unprecedented North Pacific marine warming event. Marine Mammal Science, 1-16. https://doi.org/10.1111/mms.13018
  • Cheeseman, T., Southerland, K., Acebes, J.M. .. Pack, A. A..et al. (2023). A collaborative and near-comprehensive North Pacific humpback whale photo-ID dataset. Scientific Reports 13, 10237. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-36928-1
  • Pack, A. A., Craig, A., Waterman, J. (2022). Diel increases in depth use by humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) mother-calf pods and accompanying benthic preference shifts off West Maui, Hawaiʻi: A response to whale-focused vessels? Marine Mammal Science,1-17. https://doi.org/10.1111/mms.12926
  • Carvalho, J., Lammers, M. O., Indeck, K., Pack, A. A. & Castilho, R. (2022). Comparing the social signaling behavior of humpback whales in three group types on the Hawaiian breeding grounds using acoustic tags. Frontiers in Remote Sensing. 3:910455. doi: 10.3389/frsen.2022.910455
  • Kugler, A., Lammers, M. O., Zang, E. J. & Pack, A. A. (2021). Males humpback whale chorusing in Hawaiʻi and its relationship with whale abundance and density. Frontiers in Marine Science. 8:735664. doi: 10.3389/fmars.2021.735664
  • Franklin, T., Franklin, W., Brooks, L., Harrison, P., Pack, A. A., Clapham, P. J. (2021). Social behavior of humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) in Hervey Bay, Australia, a preferential female stopover during the southern migration. Frontiers in Marine Science, 8: 8:652147. doi: 10.3389/fmars.2021.652147
  • Cates, K. A., Atkinson, S., Pack, A. A., Straley, J. M., Gabriele, C. M. & Yin, S. (2020). Corticosterone in Central North Pacific male humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae): Pairing sighting histories with endocrine markers to assess stress, 296, General and Comparative Endocrinology, 11350, doi.org/10.1016/j.ygcen.2020.113540.
  • Stimpert, A., Lammers, M. O., Pack, A. A. & Au, W. W. L (2020). Variations in received levels on a sound and movement tag on a singing humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae): Implications for caller identification. Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 147(5), 3684-3690.
  • Cates, K. A., Atkinson, S., Gabriele, C. M., Pack, A. A., Straley, J. M. & Yin, S. (2019). Testosterone trends within and across seasons in male humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) from Hawaii and Alaska. General and Comparative Endocrinology, 279, 164-173. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ygcen.2019.03.013
  • Pack, A. A., Herman, L. M., Craig, A., Spitz, A., Waterman, J., Herman, E., Deakos, M., Hakala, S. & Lowe, C. (2018). Depth and seabed terrain preferences of individually identified female humpback whales (Megaptera novaeanagliae) in relation to their reproductive state. Marine Mammal Science, 34, 1097-1110. DOI:10.1111/mms12495
  • Pack, A. A., Herman, L. M., Craig, A., Spitz, A., Waterman, J., Herman, E., Deakos, M., Hakala, S. & Lowe, C. (2017). Habitat preferences by individual humpback whale mothers in the Hawaiian breeding grounds vary with the age and size of their calves. Animal Behaviour, 133, 131-144.
  • Pack, A. A., Herman, E. Y. K., Baker, C. S., Bauer, G. B., Clapham, P. J., Connor, R. C., Craig, A. S., Forestell, P. H., Frankel, A. S., Notarbartolo Di Sciara, G., Hoffmann-Kuhnt, M., Mercado III, E., Mobley, J., Shyan-Norwalt, M. R., Spitz, S. S., Solangi, M., Thompson, R. K. R., Von Fersen, L., Uyeyama, R., Wells, R. & Wolz, J. P. (2017). Memories: Louis M. Herman (1930-2016). Marine Mammal Science, 33(1), 389-406.
  • Chen, J.¹, Pack, A. A., Au, W. W. L., Stimpert, A. K. (2016). Measurements of received levels of humpback whale song produced by a singing escort in close proximity to a calf in the Hawaiian breeding grounds. Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 140, 4010-4015.
  • Atkinson, S., Straley, J., Pack, A., Gendron, D. & Gabriele C. (2015). Development and validation of a technique for detection of stress and pregnancy in large whales. Technical Report to the Office of Naval Research for Grant Award Number N00014-14-1-0425.
  • Apprill, A., Robbins, J., Murat Eren, A., Pack, A. A., Reveillaud, J., Mattila, D., Moore, M., Niemeyer, M., Moore, K.M.T., Miner, T. J. (2014). Humpback whale populations share a core skin microbiome: towards a health index for marine mammals. PLoS ONE, 9(3): e90785. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0090785.
  • Craig, A. S., Herman, L. M., Pack, A. A., & Waterman, J. O. (2014). Habitat segregation by female humpback whales in Hawaiian waters: avoidance of males? Behaviour, 151, 613-631.
  • Chen, J., Au, W. W. L. & Pack, A. A. (2014). First measurements of humpback whale song received sound levels recorded from a tagged calf. The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 136, 2154-2154.
  • Lammers, M. O., Pack, A. A., Lyman, E. G., & Espiritu, L. (2013). Trends in collisions between vessels and North Pacific humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) in Hawaiian waters (1975-2011). Journal of Cetacean Research Management, 13(1), 73-80.
  • Herman, L. M., Pack, A. A., Spitz, S. S.¹, Herman, E. Y. K., Rose, K., Hakala, S.¹ & Deakos, M. H.¹ (2013). Humpback whale song: Who sings? Behavioural Ecology and Sociobiology, 67, 1653-1663.
  • Pack, A. A., Herman, L. M., Spitz, S. S.¹, Craig, A. S., Hakala, S.¹, Deakos, M. H.¹, Herman, E. Y. K., Milette, A. J., Carroll, E.¹, Levitt, S. Lowe, C.¹ (2012). Size assortative pairing and discrimination of potential mates by humpback whales in the Hawaiian breeding grounds. Animal Behaviour, 84, 983-993. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.anbehav.2012.07.024
  • Copeland, A. M., Au, W. W. L., Lammers, M. O. Pack, A. A., Oswald, J. N. & Chen, J. (2012). Comparison of automated and aural/visual techniques to classify humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae), song units. The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 131, 3457-3457
  • Ou, H. H., Au, W. W. L., Lammers, M. O., Pack, A. A. & Zurk, L. M. (2011). Automated extraction and classification of contours in humpback whale vocalizations. The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 130, 2356-2356.
  • Copeland, A. M., Au, W. W. L., Lammers, M. O., Pack, A. A. & Oswald, J. N. (2011). Characterizing and classifying humpback whale (Megaptera novaenagliae) song units. The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 129, 2639-2639.
  • Herman, L. M., Pack, A. A., Rose, K., Craig, A., Herman, E. Y. K., Hakala, S.¹, & Milette, A. (2011). Resightings of humpback whales in Hawaiian waters over spans of ten to 32 years: site fidelity, sex ratios, calving rates, female demographics, and the dynamics of social and behavioural roles of individuals. Marine Mammal Science, 27, 736-768.
  • Green, S. R., Mercado III, E.¹, Pack, A. A., & Herman, L. M. (2011). Recurring patterns in the songs of humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae). Behavioural Processes, 86, 284-294.
  • Mizroch, S. A., Tillman, M. F., Jurasz, S., von Ziegesar, O., Herman, L. M., Pack, A. A., Baker, S., Darling, J., Glockner-Ferrari, D., Ferrari, M., Salden, D., & Clapham, P. J. (2011). Long-term survival of humpback whales radio-tagged in Alaska from 1976 through 1978. Marine Mammal Science,27, 217-229.
  • ¹Mercado, E.¹, Schneider, J., Pack, A. A., & Herman, L. M. (2010). A source-filter model of sound production by humpback whales. Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 127, 2678-2691.
  • Pack, A. A., Herman, L. M., Spitz, S. S.¹, Hakala, S.¹, Deakos, M. H.¹, & Herman, E. Y. K. (2009). Male humpback whales in the Hawaiian winter grounds preferentially associate with larger females. Animal Behaviour, 77, 653-662.
  • Herman, E. Y. K., Herman, L. M., Pack, A. A., Marshall, G., Shepard, C. M., & Bakhtiari, M. (2008). When whales collide: Crittercam offers insights into the competitive behavior of humpback whales on their Hawaiian wintering grounds. Marine Technology Society Journal, 41, 35-43.
  • Pack, A. (2008). The social ecology of female humpback whales in Hawaiian waters: Implications for use of Crittercam. In: G. Marshall (Ed.), Proceedings of the 2007 Animal-Borne Imaging Symposium; 2007 Oct 10-13 (pp. 69-74). Washington D.C.:National Geographic Society.
  • Pack, A. A., & Herman, L. M. (2007). Using electronic maps of real-time whale locations to mitigate vessel collisions with whales. Final Report to the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, Washington, D.C. 78p.
  • Green, S. R., Mercado III, E.¹, Pack, A. A., & Herman, L. M. (2007). Characterizing patterns within humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) songs. Aquatic Mammals, 33, 202-213.
  • Au, W. W. L, Pack, A. A., Lammers, M. O., Herman, L. M., Deakos, M. H.¹, & Andrews, K. (2006). Acoustic properties of humpback whale songs. Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 120, 1103-1110.
  • Mercado III, E.¹, Herman, L. M., & Pack, A. A. (2005). Song copying by humpback whales: Themes and variations. Animal Cognition, 8, 93-102.
  • Pack, A. A., Potter, J. R., & Herman, L. M. (2004). Determining source levels, sound fields, and body sizes of singing humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) in the Hawaiian winter grounds. Final technical report to the Office of Naval Research. Arlington. Grant N00014-02-1-1058. 4 pp.
  • Goetschius, K. J. C.¹, Herman, L. M., Pack, A. A., & Herman, E. Y. K.¹ (2003). Threats to humpback whales in Hawaiian waters. Part D: Waste discharge from ships, threats and effects of pollution, oil spills. Report to the Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary. Honolulu.
  • Lammers, M. O., Pack, A. A., & Davis, L. (2003). Historical evidence of whale/vessel collisions in Hawaiian waters (1975 – Present). Final technical report to the NOAA Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary. Honolulu. 25pp.
  • Craig, A. S.¹, Herman, L. M. Gabriele, C. M. & Pack, A. A. (2003). Migratory timing of humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) in the central North Pacific varies with age, sex and reproductive status. Behaviour, 140, 981-1001.
  • Mercado III¹, Herman, L. M., & Pack, A. A. (2003). Stereotypical sound patterns in humpback whale “songs”: Usage and utility. Aquatic Mammals, 29, 37-52.
  • Pack, A. A., Herman, L. M., Craig, A. S.¹, Spitz, S. S.¹, & Deakos, M. H.¹ (2002). Penis extrusions by humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae). Aquatic Mammals, 28, 131-146..
  • Spitz, S. S.¹, Herman, L. M., Pack, A. A., & Deakos, M. H.¹ (2002). The relation of body size of male humpback whales to their social roles in the Hawaiian winter grounds. Canadian Journal of Zoology, 80, 1938-1947.
  • Craig, A. S.¹, Herman, L. M., & Pack, A. A. (2002). Male mate choice and male-male competition coexist in the humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae). Canadian Journal of Zoology, 80, 745-755
  • Craig, A. S.¹, Herman, L. M., & Pack, A. A. (2001). Estimating residence times of humpback whales in Hawaii. Report to the Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary Off of National Marine Sanctuaries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce and Department of Land and Natural Resources, State of Hawaiʻi.
  • Spitz, S. S.¹, Herman, L. M., & Pack, A. A. (2000). Measuring sizes of humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) by underwater videogrammetry. Marine Mammal Science, 16, 664-676.
  • Pack, A. A., Salden, D. R., Ferrari, M. J., Glockner-Ferrari, D. A., Herman, L. M., Stubbs, H. A., & Straley, J. M. (1998). Male humpback whale dies in competitive group in Hawaiʻi. Marine Mammal Science, 14, 861-873.

Wild Dolphins

  • Herzing, D. L., Pack, A. A., Delfour, F., Starner, T., Mason, C., Gilliland, S., Ramey, C., & Kohlsdorf, D. (2024). Imitation of computer-generated sounds by wild Atlantic spotted dolphins (Stenella frontalis). Animal Behavior and Cognition, 11(2), 136-166. https://doi.org/10.26451/abc.11.02.02.2024
  • Herzing, D. L., Augliere, B. N., Elliser, C. R., Green, M. L. & Pack, A. A. (2017). Exodus! Large-scale Displacement and Social Adjustments of Resident Atlantic Spotted Dolphins (Stenella frontalis) in the Bahamas. PLoS ONE 12(8): e0180304. https://doi. org/10.1371/journal.pone.0180304 .
  • Thorne, L., Johnston, D. W., Urban, D. L., Tyne, J., Bejder, L., Baird, R. W., Yin, S., Rickards, S. H., Deakos, M. H., Mobley, J. R., Pack, A. A., & Hill, M. C. (2012). Predictive modelling of spinner dolphin (Stenella longirostris) resting habitat in the main Hawaiian Islands. PLos ONE, 7(8), e43167. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0043167 1-14.
  • Herzing, D.L., Delfour, F., & Pack, A. A. (2012). Responses of human-habituated wild Atlantic spotted dolphins to play behaviors using a Two-Way Human/Dolphin Interface_. International Journal of Comparative Psychology_, 25, 137-165.

Marine Mammal and Comparative Cognition

  • Bruck, J. & Pack, A. A. (2022). Understanding across the senses: Cross-modal studies of cognition in cetaceans. Animal Cognition.https://doi.org/10.1007/s10071-022-01684-8
  • Pack, A. A. (2021). Dolphin Social Cognition. In: A. B. Kaufman, J. Call and J. C. Kaufman (Eds.), The Cambridge Handbook of Animal Cognition (pp. 383-414). Cambridge University Press, United Kingdom.
  • Pack, A. A. (2019). Pointing. In: J. Vonk and T. Shackelford (Eds.). Encyclopedia of Animal Cognition and Behavior (pp. xxx-xxx). Springer, Cham, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-47829-6_753-1
  • Pack, A. A. (2018). Language Research: Dolphins. In: J. Vonk and T. Shackelford (Eds.). Encyclopedia of Animal Cognition and Behavior (pp. xxx-xxx). Springer, Cham, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-47829-6. . https://link.springer.com/referenceworkentry/10.1007/978-3-319-47829-6_1628-1
  • Pack, A. A. (2017). Louis M. Herman. In: J. Vonk and T. Shackelford (Eds.). Encyclopedia of Animal Cognition and Behavior (pp. xxx-xxx). Springer, Cham, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-47829-6_987-1. https://link.springer.com/referenceworkentry/10.1007/978-3-319-47829-6_987-1
  • Pack, A. A., Herman, E. Y. K., Baker, C. S., Bauer, G. B., Clapham, P. J., Connor, R. C., Craig, A. S., Forestell, P. H., Frankel, A. S., Notarbartolo Di Sciara, G., Hoffmann-Kuhnt, M., Mercado III, E., Mobley, J., Shyan-Norwalt, M. R., Spitz, S. S., Solangi, M., Thompson, R. K. R., Von Fersen, L., Uyeyama, R., Wells, R. & Wolz, J. P. (2017). Memories: Louis M. Herman (1930-2016). Marine Mammal Science, 33(1), 389-406.
  • Pack, A. A. (2015). Experimental studies of dolphin cognitive abilities. In D. Herzing & C. Johnson (Eds.), Dolphin cognition and communication (pp. 175-200). Cambridge, MA: MIT Press.
  • Pack, A. A. (2010). The synergy of laboratory and field studies of dolphin behavior and cognition. International Journal of Comparative Psychology, 23, 538-565.
  • Herman, L. M., Uyeyama, R. K., & Pack, A. A. (2008). Bottlenose dolphins understand relationships between concepts. B_ehavioral and Brain Sciences, 31_, 139-140.
  • Marino, L., Butti, C., Connor, R. C., Fordyce, R. E., Herman, L. M., Hof, P. R., Lefebvre, L., Lusseau, D., McCowan, B., Nimchinsky, E. A., Pack, A. A., Reidenberg, J. S., Reiss, D., Rendell, L., Uhen, M. D., Van der Gucht, E., & Whitehead, H. (2008). A claim in search of evidence: Reply to Manger’s thermogenesis hypothesis of cetacean brain structure. Biological Reviews.
  • Pack, A. A. & Herman, L. M. (2007). The dolphin’s (Tursiops truncatus) understanding of human gaze and pointing: Knowing what and where. Journal of Comparative Psychology, 121, 34-45.
  • Branstetter, B. K., Mevissen, S. J., Pack, A. A., Herman, L. M., Roberts, S. P., & Carsrud, L. K. (2007). Dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) echoic angular discrimination: Effects of object separation and complexity. Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 121, 626-635.
  • Marino, L., Connor, R. C., Ewan Fordyce, R., Herman, L. M., Hof, P. R., Lefebvre, L., Lusseau, D., McCowan, B., Nimchinsky, E. A., Pack, A. A., Rendell, L., Reidenberg, J. S., Reiss, D., Uhen, M. D., Vander Gurcht, E., & Whitehead, H. (2007). Cetaceans have complex brains for complex cognition. PloS Biology, 5, 966-972.
  • Pack, A. A. & Herman, L. M. (2006). Dolphin social cognition: Our current understanding. Aquatic Mammals, 32, 443-460.
  • Pack, A. A. & Herman, L.M. (2004). Dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) comprehend the referent of both static and dynamic human gazing and pointing in an object choice task. Journal of Comparative Psychology. 118, 160-171.
  • Pack, A. A., Herman, L. M., & Hoffmann-Kuhnt, M. (2004). Dolphin echolocation shape perception: From sound to object. In J. Thomas, C. Moss, & M. Vater (Eds.). Advances in the study of echolocation in bats and dolphins. (pp. 288-298). Chicago: University of Chicago Press.
  • Branstetter, B. K., Mevissen, S. J., Herman, L. M., Pack, A. A. & Roberts, S. (2003). Horizontal angular discrimination by an echolocating bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus). Bioacoustics, 14, 15-34.
  • Pack, A. A., Herman, L. M., Hoffmann-Kuhnt, M., & Branstetter , B. (2002). The object behind the echo: Dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) perceive object shape globally through echolocation. Behavioral Processes, 58, 1-26.
  • Herman, L. M., & **Pack, A. A. **(2001). Laboratory evidence for cultural transmission mechanisms. Commentary on Rendell and Whitehead. Brain and Behavioral Sciences, 24, 335-336.
  • Herman, L. M., Matus, D., Herman, E. Y K., Ivancic, M., & Pack, A. A. (2001). The bottlenosed dolphin’s (Tursiops truncatus) understanding of gestures as symbolic representations of body parts. Animal Learning and Behavior, 29, 250-264.
  • Killebrew, D. A., Mercado, E. III, Herman, L. M., & Pack, A. A. (2001). Sound production of a neonate bottlenose dolphin. Aquatic Mammals, 27, 34-44.
  • Mercado, E. III, Killebrew, D. A., Pack, A. A., Mach, I. V. B., & Herman, L. M. (2000). Generalization of “same-different” classification abilities in bottlenosed dolphins. Behavioural Processes, 50, 79-94.
  • Mercado, E. III, Uyeyama, R. K., Pack, A. A., & Herman, L. M. (1999). Memory for action events in the bottlenosed dolphin. Animal Cognition, 2, 17-25.
  • Herman, L. M., Abichandani, S. L., Elhajj, A. N., Herman, E. Y. K., Sanchez, J. L. & Pack, A. A. (1999). Dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) comprehend the referential character of the human pointing gesture. Journal of Comparative Psychology, 113, 1-18.
  • Herman, L. M., Pack, A. A., & Hoffmann-Kuhnt, M. (1998). Seeing through sound: Dolphins perceive the spatial structure of objects through echolocation. Journal of Comparative Psychology, 112, 292-305.
  • Mercado, E. III, Murray, S. O., Uyeyama, R. K., Pack, A. A., & Herman, L. M. (1998). Memory for recent actions in the bottlenosed dolphin (Tursiops truncatus): Repetition of arbitrary behaviors using an abstract rule. Animal Learning and Behavior, 26, 210-218.
  • Pack, A. A. & Herman, L. M. (1995). Sensory integration in the bottlenosed dolphin: Immediate recognition of complex shapes across the senses of echolocation and vision. Journal of the Acoustical Society of America. 98, 722-733.
  • Herman, L. M. & Pack, A. A. (1995). Excluding relevant data precludes any analysis. Marine Mammal Science, 11, 267-270.
  • Herman, L. M. Pack, A. A., & Wood, A. M. (1994). Bottlenosed dolphins can generalize rules and develop abstract concepts. Marine Mammal Science, 10, 70-86.
  • Herman, L. M. & Pack, A. A. (1994). Animal intelligence: Historical perspectives and comparative approaches. In R. Sternberg (Ed.), E_ncyclopedia of human intelligence_. (pp. 86-96). New York, NY: Macmillan.
  • Herman, L. M., Pack, A. A., & Morrel-Samuels, P. (1993). Conceptual and Representational abilities in bottlenosed dolphins. In H. R. Roitblat, L. M. Herman, & P. Nachtigall (Eds.), Language and communication: Comparative Perspectives. (pp. 403-442). Hillsdale, NJ: Erlbaum.
  • Herman, L. M. & Pack, A. A. (1992). Echoic-visual cross-modal recognition by a dolphin. In J. R. Thomas, R. A. Kastelein, & A. Y. Supin (Eds.), Marine mammal sensory systems (pp.709-726). New York Plenum.
  • Pack, A. A., Herman, L. M., & Roitblat, H. S. (1991). Generalization of visual matching and delayed matching by a California sea lion (Zalophus californianus). Animal Learning and Behavior, 19, 37-48.
  • Herman, L. M., Morrel-Samuels, P. & Pack A. A. (1990). Bottlenosed dolphin and human recognition of veridical and degraded video displays of an artificial gestural language. Journal of Experimental Psychology: General, 119, 215 - 230.

Animal Behavior and Communication (non marine mammals)

  • Fernandez, N. M., Paxton, K. L., Paxton, E. H., Pack, A. A. & Hart, P. J. (2022). Landscape Configuration Influences ‘Ōma‘o (Myadestes obscurus) Song Diversity. Pacific Science.
  • Pang-Ching, J. M., Paxton, K. L., Paxton, E. H., Pack, A. A. & Hart, P. J. (2018). The Effect of Isolation, Fragmentation, and Population Bottlenecks on Song Structure of a Hawaiian Honeycreeper. Ecology and Evolution, xxx,xxx-xxx. DOI: 10.1002/ece3.3820
  • Tanimoto, A. M., Hart, P. J., Pack, A. A., Switzer, R. (2017). Vocal repertoire and signal characteristics of ´Alalā the Hawaiian Crow (Corvus hawaiiensis). The Wilson Journal of Ornithology, 129_(1), 25-35.
  • Bierwagen, S. L.¹, Price, D. K., Pack, A. A. & Meyer, C. G. (2017). Bluespine unicornfish (Nao unicornis) are both natural control agents and mobile vectors for invasive algae in a Hawaiian Marine Reserve. Marine Biology, 164:25. doi:10.1007/s00227-016-3049-x
  • Tanimoto, A. M., Hart, P. J., Pack, A. A., Switzer, R., Banko, P. C., Ball, D. L., Sebasitan-Gonzalez, E., Komarczyk, L. & Warrington, M. H. (2017). Changes in the vocal repertoire of the critically endangered Hawaiian Crow (Corvus hawaiiensis) from past wild to current captive populations. Animal Behaviour, 123, 427-432.

Conservation

  • Lammers, M. O., Pack, A. A., Lyman, E. G., & Espiritu, L. (2013). Trends in collisions between vessels and North Pacific humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) in Hawaiian waters (1975-2011). Journal of Cetacean Research Management, 13(1), 73-80.
  • Kahoʻohalahala, S., Kittinger, J., Newbold, R., Kumabe, L., Lemus, J., Leicher, T., Ka’aumoana, M., Pack, A., Fernandez, P., and Ritte, W. (2015). Recommendations on the draft management plan and draft environmental impact statement for the Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary. Prepared by the Management Plan Review (MPR) working Group for the Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council. Honolulu, HI. http://hawaiihumpbackwhale.noaa.gov/council/pdfs/68sac_mpr_wg_draft_recommendations.pdf
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