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Allen, G.M. (1942). Extinct and vanishing mammals of the western hemisphere with the marine species of all the oceans. New York, Cooper Square.
Backus, R.H. (1961). Stranded killer whale in The Bahamas. Journal of Mammal. 42(3):418-419.
Balcomb, K.C. (1981).
Ziphiid whales from The Bahamas. Bahamas Naturalist, Summer issue, 19- 22.
Balcomb, K.C. and Claridge, D.E. (2001).
A Mass Stranding of Ceataceans caused by Naval Sonar in the Bahamas. Bahamas Journal of Science. 01/05, 2-12.
Claridge, D.E. (2006).
Fine-Scale Distribution and Habitat Selection of Beaked Whales. MSc in Zoology. University of Aberdeen, Scotland.
Claridge, D.E. (1994).
Photo-identification study to assess the population size of Atlantic bottlenose dolphins in central Abaco. Bahamas Journal of Science. 1(3), 12-16.
Claridge, D.E. and Balcomb, K.C. (1993).
In search of marine mammals. Bahamas Naturalist. 7(1), 11-17.
Claridge, D.E. and Balcomb, K.C. (1995).
The photo-identification of dense-beaked whales (Mesoplodon densirostris) in the northeastern Bahamas. Presented to the Eleventh Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals, Orlando, FL.
Claridge, D.E., Balcomb, K.C. and Durban, J.W. (2000).
Preliminary report on the occurrence, distribution and abundance of Ziphiid and Balaenopterid whales in Northwest Providence Channel, the northern Bahamas. Report to The Bahamas Department of Fisheries and US National Marine Fisheries Service.
Claridge, D.E. and Balcomb, K.C. (2001).
Occurrence and distribution of beaked whales in The Bahamas. Poster presented at the Beaked Whale Workshop, 14th Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals, Vancouver, Canada, November 2001.
Claridge, D.E., Parsons, K.M., Durban, J.W., Balcomb, K.C. and Ellifrit, D.K. (2001).
Harem society identified in dense-beaked whales (Mesoplodon densirostris) from The Bahamas. Poster presented at the 14th Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals, Vancouver, Canada, November 2001.
Claridge, D.E. and Patterson, O.M. (2006).
Guide to the Most Common Whales and Dolphins of Abaco. The Cruising Guide to Abaco, Bahamas 2007. White Sound Press www.wspress.com
Claridge, D. E. (2007).
Estimating calving intervals, weaning age and calf survival of Blainville's beaked whales (Mesoplodon densirostris): insights from individual life histories. Presented at the 17th Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals, Cape Town, South Africa, December 2007.
Claridge, D. E. (2008).
Visual and acoustic surveys for beaked whales in the Great Bahama Canyon: determining their distribution, abundance and population structure. Presented at the Abaco Science Alliance Conference, Abaco, Bahamas, January 2008.
DeRuiter, S. (2007).
A noninvasive molecular method for diet determination from toothed whale fecal samples. Presented at the 17th Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals, Cape Town, South Africa, December 2007.
Dolman, S.J. (2007).
Assessing abundance trends of deep-diving cetaceans off Great Abaco Island in the Bahamas. MRes in Marine and Fisheries Science, University of Aberdeen, Scotland.
Dunn, C. A. (2007).
Killer whale (Orcinus orca) occurrence and predation in the Bahamas. Presented at the 17th Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals, Cape Town, South Africa, December 2007.
Dunn, C.A. (2005).
Automated Categorisation of Bottlenose Dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) Whistles. MRes in Environmental Biology, University of St Andrews and University of Dundee.
Dunphy-Daly, M.M., Heithaus, M.R. and Claridge, D.E. (2008).
Temporal variation in dwarf sperm whale (Kogia sima) habitat use and group size off Great Abaco Island, Bahamas. Marine Mammal Science. 24(1): 171-182.
Durban, J.W., Parsons, K.M., Claridge, D.E. and Balcomb, K.C. (2000).
Quantifying Dolphin Occupancy Patterns. Marine Mammal Science, 16(4):825-828.
Durban, J.W. (2002).
Bayesian methods for marine mammal population assessment. PhD thesis completed April 2002, University of Aberdeen, Scotland.
Durban, J., Claridge, D.E., Parsons, K.M., Ellifrit, D.K. and Balcomb, K.C. (2001).
Quantifying turnover in a population of dense beaked whales. Talk presented at the Beaked Whale Workshop, 14th Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals, Vancouver, Canada, November 2001.
Durban, J. (2008).
Two decades of bottlenose dolphin research on Little Bahama Bank. Presented at the Abaco Science Alliance Conference, Abaco, Bahamas, January 2008.
Gillespie, D. (2007).
Detection of beaked whales using near surface towed hydrophones: prospects for survey and mitigation. Presented at the 17th Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals, Cape Town, South Africa, December 2007.
Hickmott, L. S. (2007).
Evidence of adaptive foraging behaviour on schooling prey by Blainville's beaked whale (Mesoplodon densirostris). Presented at the 17th Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals, Cape Town, South Africa, December 2007.
Hickmott, L. S. (2005).
Diving Behaviour and Foraging Ecology of Blainville's and Cuvier's Beaked Whales in the Northern Bahamas. MRes in Environmental Biology, University of St Andrews and University of Dundee.
Moore, J.C. (1958).
A beaked whale from the Bahama Islands and comments on the distribution of Mesoplodon densirostris. American Museum Novitates. No.1897, 2-12.
NOAA Fisheries (2001).
Fisheries status report on the one year anniversary of the stranding of beaked whales in the Bahamas. Press Release, March 26, 2001.
Parsons, K.M. (2001a).
Reliable microsatellite genotyping of dolphin DNA from faeces. Molecular Ecology Notes. 100: 341-344.
Parsons, K.M. (2001b).
Male bottlenose dolphins form alliances with kin. Talk presented at the 14th Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals, Vancouver, Canada, November 2001.
Parsons, K.M. (2002).
The use of molecular and observational data to infer the structuring of bottlenose dolphin populations. PhD thesis completed January 2002, University of Aberdeen, Scotland
Parsons, K.M., Dallas, J.F., Claridge, D.E., Durban, J.W., Balcomb, K.C., Thompson, P.M., and Noble, L.R. (1999).
Amplifying dolphin mitochondrial DNA from faecal plumes. Molecular Ecology, 8, 1766-1768.
Parsons, K.M., Durban, J.W., Claridge, D.E., Balcomb, K.C.,, Noble, L.R., and Thompson, P.M. (2003).
Kinship as a basis for alliance formation between male bottlenose dolphins, Tursiops trunactus, in the Bahamas. Animal Behaviour. 66: 185-194.
Parsons, K.M., Durban, J.W., Claridge, D.E. (2003).
Male-male aggresion renders bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) unconscious. Aquatic Mammals. 29.3: 360-362.
Parsons, K.M., Durban, J.W. and Claridge, D.E. (2006).
Population Genetic Structure of Coastal Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) in the Northern Bahamas. Marine Mammal Science. 22(2): 276-298.
Parsons, K.M., Durban, J.W. and Claridge, D.E. (2203).
Comparing two alternative methods for genetic sampling of small cetaceans. Marine Mammal Science. 19(1): 224-231.
U.S. NMFS/Navy Joint Interim Report (2001). U.S. National Marine Fisheries Service and the U.S. Navy joint interim report on the Bahamas marine mammal stranding event of 15-16 March, 2000.

 
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