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Dolphin Research
Dr. Denise Herzing, an affiliate research faculty in Biological Sciences, and Psychological Sciences, has dedicated over 22 years to studying dolphins underwater in the Bahamas. Dr. Herzing and her FAU graduate students and colleagues spend 4 months in the field, on the projects 62 catamaran; tracking down and observing a pod of 200 resident Atlantic spotted dolphin (Stenella frontalis) and 200 bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus). Since dolphins are long-lived (50 yrs+), the population under study now contains three generations of tracked individuals, which yields parallel insights to long-term primate and elephant research. Her current work includes the use of cutting-edge underwater technology to acquire and decode dolphin vocalizations and behavior. Previous findings from this long-term research project have contributed basic information including life history, reproductive patterns, associations, social behavior, and cognition. In addition, Herzings PhD students work on genetic and behavioral questions about paternity, behavior, and potential hybridization between these two sympatric dolphin species.
Publications:
Herzing,D.L. and dos Santos, M. (2004). Functional Aspects of Echolocation in Dolphins. In: Advances in the Study of Echolocation in Bats and Dolphins. Springer-Verlag Press.
Herzing,D.L. (2004). Social and Non-Social uses of Echolocation in Free-Ranging Stenella frontalis and Tursiops truncatus. In: Advances in the Study of Echolocation in Bats and Dolphins. Springer-Verlag Press
Lammers, M.O., Au, W.W.L. and Herzing, D.L. (2003). “The broadband social acoustic signaling behavior of spinner and spotted dolphins.” J. Acoustical. Society of America. 114(3):1629-1639.
Au, W.E.L. and Herzing, D.L. (2003). Echolocation signals of wild Atlantic spotted dolphin (Stenella frontalis).J. Acoustical Society of America 113(1): 598-604.
Frantzis, A., and Herzing, D.L. (2002). Mixed species associations of striped dolphin ( Stenella coeruleoalba), common dolphin ( Delphinus delphis) and Risso’s dolphin ( Grampus griseus), in the Gulf of Corinth (Greece, Mediterranean Sea). Aquatic Mammals 28 (2) 188-197.
Au, W. W.L. and Herzing, D. L. (2003). Echolocation signals of wild Atlantic spotted dolphin (Stenella frontalis). J. Acoustical. Society of America 113 (1) 598-604.
Marten, K., Herzing, D.L., Poole, M. and Newman-Allman, Kelly (2001). The acoustic predation hypothesis: linking underwater observations and recordings during odontocete predation and observing the effects of loud impulsive sounds on fish. Aquatic Mammals, 27 (1) 56-66.
Herzing,D.L. (2000). Acoustics and Social Behavior of Wild Dolphins: Implications for a sound society. In: Hearing in Whales, Springer-Verlag Handbook of Auditory Research, pp. 225-272.
Herzing, D.L. and White, T.J. (1999) Dolphins and the Question of Personhood. Special Issue: Etica Animali, 9/98 pp. 64-84.
Rossbach,K.A. and Herzing, D.L. (1999). Inshore and Offshore Bottlenose Dolphin ( Tursiops truncatus) Communities Distinguished by Association Patterns, near Grand Bahama Island, Bahamas. Canadian J. Zoology, 77:581-592.
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