Publications
Southall, B. L., J. W. Durban, J. Calambokidis, C. Casey, J. A. Fahlbusch, H. Fearnbach, K. Flynn, S. Fregosi, A. S. Friedlaender, S. G.M. Leander, F. Visser. (2024). Behavioral responses of common dolphins to naval sonar. Royal Society of Biological Sciences 11:240650. DOI: http://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.240650
Lu, Y., X-R Xu, B-Y Chen, T. A. Jefferson, H. Fearnbach, G. Yang. (2024). Spatiotemporal dynamics of the social structure of Indo-Pacific humpback dolphins (Sousa chinensis) in Xiamen waters from 2007 to 2019. Zoological Research 45(2): 439-450. DOI: https://doi.org/10.24272/j.issn.2095-8137.2023.255
Pirotta, E., P. Tyack, J. Durban, H. Fearnbach, P. Hamilton, C. Harris, A. Knowlton, S. Kraus, C. Miller, M. Moore, H. Pettis, T. Photopoulou, R. Rolland, R. Schick, L. Thomas. (2024). Decreasing body size is associated with reduced calving probability in critically endangered North Atlantic right whales. Royal Society of Open Science. 11: 240050. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.240050
Ryan, C., M. C. I. Martins, K. Healy, L. Bejder, S. Cerchio, F. Christiansen, J. Durban, H. Fearnbach, S. Fortune, A. Friedlaender, W. R. Koski, C. Miller, F. M. Rodríguez-González, P. S. Segre, J. Urbán R, F, Vivier, C. R. Weir, M. J. Moore. (2024). Morphology of nares associated with stereo-olfaction in baleen whales. Current Biology. 20: 20230479. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1098/rsbl.2023.0479
Stewart, J. D., T. W. Joyce, J. W. Durban, J. Calambokidis, D. Fauquier, H. Fearnbach, J. Grebmeier, M.
Lynn, M. Manizza, W. Perryman, M. Tim Tinker, D. W. Weller. (2023). Boom-bust cycles in gray whales associated with dynamic and changing Arctic conditions. Science 382(6667): 207-211. DOI: https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adi1847Patton, P. T., T. Cheeseman, K. Abe, T. Yamaguchi, W. Reade, K. Southerland, A. Howard, E. M. Oleson, J. B. Allen, E. Ashe, A. Athayde, R. W. Baird, C. Basran, E. Cabrera, J. Calambokidis, J. Cardoso, E. L. Carroll, A. Cesario, B. J. Cheney, E. Corsi, J. Currie, J. W. Durban, E. A. Falcone, H. Fearnbach, K. Flynn, T. Franklin, W. Franklin, B. Galletti Vernazzani, T. Genov, M. Hill, D. R. Johnston, E. L. Keene, S. D. Mahaffy, T. L. McGuire, L. McPherson, C. Meyer, R. Michaud, A. Miliou, D. N. Orbach, H. C. Pearson, M. H. Rasmussen, W. J. Rayment, C. Rinaldi, R. Rinaldi, S. Siciliano, S, Stack, B. Tintore, L. G. Torres, J. R. Towers, C. Trotter, R. Tyson Moore, C. R. Weir, R. Wellard, R. Wells, K. M. Yano, J. R. Zaeschmar, Bejder, L. (2023). A deep learning approach to photo–identification demonstrates high performance on two dozen cetacean species. Methods in Ecology and Evolution, 00, 1–15. https://doi.org/10.1111/2041-210X.14167
Stewart, J. D., J. Cogan, J. W. Durban, H. Fearnbach, D. K. Ellifrit, M. Malleson, M. Pinnow, and K. C. Balcomb. (2023). Traditional summer habitat use by Southern Resident killer whales in the Salish Sea is linked to Fraser River Chinook salmon returns. Marine Mammal Science. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/mms.13012
Boulil, Z. L., J. W. Durban, H. Fearnbach, T. Joyce, S. Leander, H. R. Scharf. (2022) Detecting Changes in Dynamic Social Networks Using Multiply-Labeled Movement Data. Journal of Agricultural, Biological, and Environmental Statistics. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13253-022-00522-1 or https://rdcu.be/cZLfb
Pallin, L., K. C. Bierlich, J. Durban, H. Fearnbach, J. Dale, O. Savenko, C. S. Baker, E. Bell, D. Cade, M. Double, J. Fahlbusch, J. Goldbogen, D. Johnston, S.R. Kahane-Rapport, N. Kellar, R. Nichols, D. Nowacek, A. Read, D. Steel, A. Friedlaender. (2022). Demography of an ice-obligate mysticete in a region of rapid environmental change. Royal Society Open Science. https://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.220724
Kotik, C., J. W. Durban, H. Fearnbach, and L. G. Barrett-Lennard. (2022). Morphometrics of mammal-eating killer whales from drone photogrammetry, with comparison to sympatric fish-eating killer whales in the eastern North Pacific. Marine Mammal Science,1-17. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/mms.12965
Stewart, J. D., J. W. Durban, H. Europe, H. Fearnbach, P. K. Hamilton, A. R. Knowlton, M. S. Lynn, C. A. Miller, W. L. Perryman, B. Tao, M. J. Moore. (2022). Larger females have more calves: the influence of maternal body length on fecundity in North Atlantic right whales. Marine Ecology Progress Series 689:179-189. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps14040
Segre, P. S., W. T Gough, E. A Roualdes, D. E Cade, M. F. Czapanskiy, J. Fahlbush, S. R. Kahane-Rapport, W. K. Oestreich, L. Bejder, K.C. Bierlich, J. A Burrows, J. Calambokidis, E. M. Chenoweth, J. di Clemente, J. W Durban, H. Fearnbach, F. E Fish, A. S Friedlaender, P. Hegelund, D. W Johnston, D. P. Nowacek, M. G Oudejans, G. S. Penry, J. Potvin, M. Simon, A. Stanworth, J. M. Straley, A. Szabo, S. K. A. Videsen, F. Visser, C. R. Weir, D. N. Wiley, J. A. Goldbogen. (2022). Scaling of maneuvering performance in baleen whales: larger whales outperform expectations. Journal of Experimental Ecology, 225, jeb243224. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1242/jeb.243224
Durban, J. W., B. L. Southall, J. Calambokidis, C. Casey, H. Fearnbach, T. W. Joyce, J. Fahlbusch, C. O’Byant, M. G. Oudejans, A. S. Friedlaender, N. M. Kellar, F. Visser. (2022). Integrating remote sensing methods during controlled exposure experiments to quantify group responses of dolphins to Navy sonar. Marine Pollution Bulletin 174 (2022) 113914. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2021.113194
Durban, J. W., H. Fearnbach, A. Paredes, L. Hickmott, and D. LeRoi. (2021). Size and body condition of sympatric killer whale ecotypes around the Antarctic Peninsula. Marine Ecology Progress Series 677: 209–217. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps13866
Fearnbach, H, J. W. Durban, D. K. Ellifrit, A. Paredes, L. Hickmott, and R. L. Pitman. (2021). A decade of photo-identification reveals contrasting abundance and trends of Type B killer whales in the coastal waters of the Antarctic Peninsula. Marine Mammal Science. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/mms.12846
Stewart, J. D., J. W. Durban, H. Fearnbach, L. G. Barrett-Lennard, P. Casler, E. Ward, and D. R. Dapp. (2021). Survival of the Fattest: Using aerial photogrammetry to monitor nutritional stress in killer whales. Ecosphere. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/ecs2.3660
Stewart, J. D, J. W. Durban, A. R. Knowlton, M. S. Lynn, H. Fearnbach, J. Barbaro, W. L. Perryman, C. A. Miller, and M. J. Moore. (2021). Decreasing body lengths in North Atlantic right whales. Current Biology 31: 1-6. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2021.04.067
Leander, S., J. W. Durban, K. Danil, H. Fearnbach, T. W. Joyce, L. T. Ballance. (2021). Sexually dimorphic measurements from stranded and bycaught specimens contribute to the characterization of group composition in free- ranging common dolphins (Delphinus spp.) from aerial images. Marine Mammal Science DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/mms.12804 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/share/author/ZHQHGTAQSZZ9H7AWN4FZ?target=10.1111/mms.12804
Christiansen, F., S. M. Dawson, J. W. Durban, H. Fearnbach, C. A. Miller, L. Bejder, M. Uhart, M. Sironi, P. Corkeron, W. Rayment, E. Leunissen, E. Haria, R. Ward, H. A. Warick, I. Kerr, M. S. Lynn, H. M. Pettis, and M. J. Moore. (2020). Population comparison of right whale body condition reveals poor state of the North Atlantic right whale. Marine Ecology Progress Series Vol. 640: 1–16. https://doi.org/10.3354/meps13299
Tenan, S., N. Hernández, H. Fearnbach, R. de Stephanis, P. Verborgh, and D. Oro. (2020). Impact of maritime traffic and whale-watching on survival of bottlenose dolphins in the Strait of Gibraltar. Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems. https://doi.org/10.1002/aqc.3292
Pitman, R. L., J. W. Durban, H. Fearnbach, T. Joyce, G. Lauriano, and S. Panigada. (2019). Skin in the Game: Epidermal Molt as a Driver of Long-Distance Migration. Marine Mammal Science. https://doi.org/10.1111/mms.12661
Groskreutz, M. J., J. W. Durban, H. Fearnbach, L. G. Barrett-Lennard, J. R. Towers, J. K. B. Ford. (2019). Decadal changes in adult size of salmon-eating killer whales in the eastern North Pacific. Endangered Species Research DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/esr00993
Fearnbach, H., J. W. Durban, L. G. Barrett-Lennard, D. K. Ellifrit, and K. C. Balcomb III. (2019). Evaluating the power of photogrammetry for monitoring killer whale body condition. Submitted to Marine Mammal Science DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/mms.12642
Fearnbach, H., J. W. Durban, D. K. Ellifrit and R. L. Pitman. (2019). Increasing abundance of Type A killer whales (Orcinus orca) in the coastal waters around the Antarctic Peninsula. Submitted to Polar Biology DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00300-019-02534-z
Joyce, T., J. W. Durban, D. Claridge, C. Dunn, L. S. Hickmott, H. Fearnbach, D. Moretti, and K. Dolan. (2019). Behavioral responses of satellite-tagged Blainville’s beaked whales (Mesoplodon densirostris) to mid-frequency active naval sonar. Marine Mammal Science DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/mms.12624
Hooper, R., J. Brealey, T. van der Valk, A. Alberdi, J. Durban, H. Fearnbach, et al. (2018). Characterising the microbiome from host shotgun sequencing data: bacterial and diatom community dynamics derived from whale skin. Molecular Ecology. https://doi.org/10.1111/mec.14860
Fearnbach, H., J. W. Durban, D. K. Ellifrit and K. C. Balcomb III. 2018. Using aerial photogrammetry to detect changes in body condition in endangered Southern Resident killer whales. Endangered Species Research. https://www.int-res.com/articles/esr2018/35/n035p175.pdf
Pitman, R. L., H. Fearnbach, and J. W. Durban. 2018. Abundance and Population Status of Ross Sea Killer Whales (Orcinus orca, type C) in McMurdo Sound, Antarctica: Evidence for Impact by Commercial Fishing in the Ross Sea? Polar Biology 41(4) 781-792. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00300-017-2239-4
Fearnbach, H., J. W. Durban, D. K. Ellifrit and R. L. Pitman. 2018. Abundance and trends of Type B killer whales (Orcinus orca) around the western Antarctic Peninsula. Working paper submitted to The Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources.
Apprill, A., C. A. Miller, M. J. Moore, J. W. Durban, H. Fearnbach, and L. Barrett-Lennard. 2017. Extensive core microbiome in drone-captured whale blow supports a framework for health monitoring. mSystems 2:e00119-17. https://doi.org/10.1128/mSystems.00119-17
Joyce, T. J., J. W. Durban, D. E. Claridge, C. A. Dunn, H Fearnbach, K. M. Parsons, R. D. Andrews, and L. T. Ballance. 2017. Physiological, morphological, and ecological tradeoffs influence vertical habitat use of deep-diving toothed-whales in the Bahamas. PlosONE 12(10): e0185113 https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0185113
Fearnbach, H., J. W. Durban, D. K. Ellifrit and R. L. Pitman. 2017. Increasing abundance of Type A killer whales (Orcinus orca) in the coastal waters around the Antarctic Peninsula. Working paper submitted to The Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources.
Durban, J. W., H. Fearnbach, D.G. Burrows., G.M. Ylitalo, R.L. Pitman. 2017. Morphological and ecological separation of Type B killer whales around the Antarctic Peninsula. Polar Biology Polar Biology 40(1): 231-236. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00300-016-1942-x
Durban, J., H. Fearnbach, H. and L. Barrett-Lennard. 2016. No child left behind: evidence of a killer whale’s miscarriage. Natural History 124:14-15. http://naturalhistorymag.com/findings/153043/no-child-left-behind
Pitman, R., H. Fearnbach, and J. Durban. 2016. Population status of Ross Sea killer whales (Orcinus orca, Type C) in McMurdo Sound, Antarctica, based on photo-identification studies. Working paper CCAMLR WG-EMM-16/50 to The Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources
Kendall-Bar, J. M., D.W. Weller, H. Fearnbach, S. Shane, G. S. Schorr, E. A. Falcone, J. Calambokidis, A. Schulman-Janiger and J. Barlow. 2016. Movement and occurrence patterns of short-finned pilot whales (Globicephala macrorhynchus) in the Eastern North Pacific. Aquatic Mammals 42(3): 300-305. https://doi.org/10.1578/AM.42.3.2016.300
Joyce, T. W., J. W. Durban, H. Fearnbach, D. Claridge, and L. T. Ballance. 2016. Use of time-at-temperature data to describe dive behavior in five species of sympatric deep-diving toothed whales. Marine Mammal Science 32(3): 1044-1071. https://doi.org/10.1111/mms.12323
Durban, J., H. Fearnbach, L.G. Barrett-Lennard, W. L. Perryman and D. J. Leroi. 2015. Photogrammetry of killer whales using a small hexacopter launched at sea. Journal of Unmanned Vehicle Systems, Wildlife Special Issue 3: 131-135. https://doi.org/10.1139/juvs-2015-0020
Fearnbach, H., J. W. Durban, D. K. Ellifrit and K. C. Balcomb. 2015. Individual-based photogrammetric measures of length, growth and shape to infer body condition and reproductive status of southern resident killer whales. Contract report to the NMFS Northwest Regional Office.
Pitman, R. L., J. A. Totterdell, H. Fearnbach, L. T. Ballance, J. W. Durban and H. Kemp. 2015.Whale killers: Prevalence and ecological implications of killer whale predation on humpback calves off Western Australia. Marine Mammal Science 31(2): 629-657. https://doi.org/10.1111/mms.12182
Fearnbach, H., J. W. Durban, D. K. Ellifrit, J. M. Waite, C. O. Matkin, C. R. Lunsford, M. J. Peterson, J. Barlow and P. R. Wade. 2014. Spatial and social connectivity of fish-eating “Resident” killer whales in the northern North Pacific. Marine Biology 161: 459-472. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00227-013-2351-0
Peterson, M. J., F. Mueter, D. Hanselman, C. Lunsford, C. Matkin and H. Fearnbach. 2013. Killer whale (Orcinus orca) depredation effects on catch rates of six groundfish species: Implications for commercial longline fisheries in Alaska. ICES Journal of Marine Science 70 (6): 1220-1232. https://doi.org/10.1093/icesjms/fst045
Fearnbach, H., J. Durban, K. Parsons, and D. Claridge. 2012. Photographic mark-recapture analysis of local dynamics within an open population of dolphins. Ecological Applications 25(5): 1689-1700. https://doi.org/10.1890/12-0021.1
Fearnbach, H., J. W. Durban., S. A. Mizroch, S. Barbeaux, and P. R. Wade et al. 2012. Winter observations of a group of female and immature sperm whales in the high-latitude waters near the Aleutian Islands, Alaska. Marine Biodiversity Records 5: 1-4. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1755267211001047
Fearnbach, H., J. Durban, K. Parsons, and D. Claridge 2012. Calving seasonality and predation risk in an island population of bottlenose dolphins. Marine Mammal Science 28(2): 402-411. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1748-7692.2011.00481.x
Fearnbach, H., J. W. Durban, D. K. Ellifrit and K. C. Balcomb. 2011. Size and growth trends in an endangered population of fish-eating killer whales. Endangered Species Research 13(3): 173-180. https://doi.org/10.3354/esr00330
Durban, J. W., H. Fearnbach, D. K. Ellifrit and K. C. Balcomb 2009. Size and body condition of Southern Resident killer whales. Contract report to the NMFS Northwest Regional Office.
Pitman, R. L., H. Fearnbach, R. LeDuc, J. W. Gilpatrick, J. K. B. ford and L. T. Ballance. 2007. Killer whales preying on a blue whale calf on the Costa Rica Dome: genetics, morphometrics, vocalisations and composition of the group. Journal of Cetacean Research and Management 9(2): 151–157.