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1 Aquatic Mammals Key Word Index Volumes (Alphabetical) abundance García-Capitanachi et al., Population Fluctuations of Guadalupe Fur Seals (Arctocephalus philippii townsendi) Between the San Benito Islands and Guadalupe Island, Mexico, During 2009 and 2010, 43.5, Lubinsky-Jinich et al., The Pacific Harbor Seal s (Phoca Serrano et al., Is the West Indian Manatee (Trichechus manatus) at the Brink of Extinction in the State of Veracruz, Mexico?, 43.2, acoustic behavior Matthews et al., The Role of Season, Tide, and Diel Period in the Presence of Harbor Seal (Phoca vitulina) Breeding Vocalizations in Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve, Alaska, 43.5, acoustic disturbance acoustic localization Lopez-Marulanda et al., First Results of an Underwater 360 HD Audio-Video Device for Etho-Acoustical Studies on Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops truncatus), 43.2, acoustic parameters Kaplan & Reiss, Whistle Acoustic Parameters in Atlantic Spotted Dolphins (Stenella frontalis) and Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) in Two Locations in The Bahamas and Comparisons with Other Populations, 43.4, acoustics Lopez-Marulanda et al., First Results of an Underwater 360 HD Audio-Video Device for Etho-Acoustical Studies on Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops truncatus), 43.2, ADD (Acoustic Deterrent Device) adolescence Meyer et al., Social Interactions of Stranded and Recovering Immature California Sea Lions (Zalophus californianus), 43.5, aerial survey age-class Byrd & Hohn, Differential Risk of Bottlenose Dolphin (Tursiops AHD (Acoustic Harassment Device) Kastelein et al., Behavioral Responses of Harbor Seals (Phoca vitulina) to FaunaGuard Seal Module Sounds at Two Background airgun Winsor et al., Analysis of the Spatial Distribution of AMD (Acoustic Mitigation Device) Kastelein et al., Behavioral Responses of Harbor Seals (Phoca vitulina) to FaunaGuard Seal Module Sounds at Two Background ammonium urate nephroliths androgens Steinman et al., Enzyme Immunoassay Analysis for Androgens in Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus) Urine Using Enzyme Hydrolysis, 43.3, Antarctic anthropogenic impacts anthropogenic noise Kastelein et al., Behavioral Responses of Harbor Seals (Phoca vitulina) to FaunaGuard Seal Module Sounds at Two Background Winsor et al., Analysis of the Spatial Distribution of anthropomorphism Kerstman, Effects of Providing Information About Common Antillean manatee (Trichechus manatus manatus) aquarium settings Kerstman, Effects of Providing Information About Common Argos satellite telemetry Winsor et al., Analysis of the Spatial Distribution of Atlantic spotted dolphin (Stenella frontalis) Kaplan & Reiss, Whistle Acoustic Parameters in Atlantic Spotted Dolphins (Stenella frontalis) and Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) in Two Locations in The Bahamas and Comparisons with Other Populations, 43.4,

2 attacks Morteo et al., Abundance, Residency, and Potential Hazards for availability bias Baja California Lubinsky-Jinich et al., The Pacific Harbor Seal s (Phoca Balaenidae Figueiredo et al., Southern Right Whales (Eubalaena australis) in an Urbanized Area Off the Southwestern Atlantic Ocean: Updated Records and Conservation Issues, 43.1, bathymetry behavior Garcia et al., Changes in Bottlenose Dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) Distribution and Behavior in the Drowned Cayes, Belize, and Lopez-Marulanda et al., First Results of an Underwater 360 HD Audio-Video Device for Etho-Acoustical Studies on Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops truncatus), 43.2, Belize Belize Barrier Reef Lagoon System beluga blood plasma Miller et al., Plasma Proteome and Clinical Biochemistry blow bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) Byrd & Hohn, Differential Risk of Bottlenose Dolphin (Tursiops Garcia et al., Changes in Bottlenose Dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) Distribution and Behavior in the Drowned Cayes, Belize, and Kaplan & Reiss, Whistle Acoustic Parameters in Atlantic Spotted Dolphins (Stenella frontalis) and Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) in Two Locations in The Bahamas and Comparisons with Other Populations, 43.4, Kerstman, Effects of Providing Information About Common Lopez-Marulanda et al., First Results of an Underwater 360 HD Audio-Video Device for Etho-Acoustical Studies on Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops truncatus), 43.2, Miller et al., Plasma Proteome and Clinical Biochemistry Morteo et al., Abundance, Residency, and Potential Hazards for O Brien et al., An Ethogram for Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops Rachinas-Lopes et al., Whistle Stability and Variation in Captive Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) Recorded in Isolation Wu et al., Identification of Three Brucella ceti Genotypes in Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) Using a Multiplex SYBR Green Real-Time PCR, 43.3, bowhead whales (Balaena mysticetus) de Boer et al., Ocean Wanderers: Extralimital Encounters with brain Phillips & Suepaul, Nasitrema Species: A Frequent Culprit in Melon-Headed Whale (Peponocephala electra) Strandings in Trinidad, 43.5, breeding grounds Guzman & Félix., Movements and Habitat Use by Southeast Pacific Humpback Whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) Satellite Tracked Brucella spp. Wu et al., Identification of Three Brucella ceti Genotypes in Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) Using a Multiplex SYBR Green Real-Time PCR, 43.3, bycatch Byrd & Hohn, Differential Risk of Bottlenose Dolphin (Tursiops California sea lion (Zalophus californianus) Arias-Del Razo et al., Distribution of Four Pinnipeds (Zalophus Meyer et al., Social Interactions of Stranded and Recovering Immature California Sea Lions (Zalophus californianus), 43.5, captivity Caribbean connectivity Caribbean melon-headed whales (Peponocephala electra) Phillips & Suepaul, Nasitrema Species: A Frequent Culprit in Melon-Headed Whale (Peponocephala electra) Strandings in Trinidad, 43.5, Cetacea Figueiredo et al., Southern Right Whales (Eubalaena australis) in an Urbanized Area Off the Southwestern Atlantic Ocean: Updated Records and Conservation Issues, 43.1, cetacean Hart et al., Rapid Assessment of Bottlenose Dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) Body Condition: There s an App for That, 43.5,

3 Inoue et al., Habitat Use by Indo-Pacific Bottlenose Dolphins Miller et al., Plasma Proteome and Clinical Biochemistry Stern et al., Return of Harbor Porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) chlorophyll-a clinical chemistry Miller et al., Plasma Proteome and Clinical Biochemistry Clymene dolphin (Stenella clymene) coastal management Serrano et al., Is the West Indian Manatee (Trichechus manatus) at the Brink of Extinction in the State of Veracruz, Mexico?, 43.2, common bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) conservation Garcia et al., Changes in Bottlenose Dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) Distribution and Behavior in the Drowned Cayes, Belize, and Serrano et al., Is the West Indian Manatee (Trichechus manatus) at the Brink of Extinction in the State of Veracruz, Mexico?, 43.2, conservation genetics core habitat Jutapruet et al., Distribution of Three Sympatric Cetacean cruise ships cytochrome b cytochrome oxidase I D-loop Delphinidae delphinids density Serrano et al., Is the West Indian Manatee (Trichechus manatus) at the Brink of Extinction in the State of Veracruz, Mexico?, 43.2, diet Tellechea et al., Feeding Habits of Franciscana Dolphins distribution García-Capitanachi et al., Population Fluctuations of Guadalupe Fur Seals (Arctocephalus philippii townsendi) Between the San Benito Islands and Guadalupe Island, Mexico, During 2009 and 2010, 43.5, Lubinsky-Jinich et al., The Pacific Harbor Seal s (Phoca Wu et al., Distribution and Habitat Characteristics of the Indo-Pacific Humpback Dolphin (Sousa chinensis) in the Northern disturbance Kastelein et al., Behavioral Responses of a Harbor Porpoise dolphin tourism Inoue et al., Habitat Use by Indo-Pacific Bottlenose Dolphins ecosystem resilience Stern et al., Return of Harbor Porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) ecotourism ecotype Ecuador education Kerstman, Effects of Providing Information About Common effectance motivation Kerstman, Effects of Providing Information About Common

4 elephant seal (Mirounga angustirostris) Arias-Del Razo et al., Distribution of Four Pinnipeds (Zalophus emigration Tsuji et al., Emigration of Indo-Pacific Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops aduncus) from Mikura Island, Japan, 43.5, emission rates enzyme hydrolysis Steinman et al., Enzyme Immunoassay Analysis for Androgens in Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus) Urine Using Enzyme Hydrolysis, 43.3, enzyme immunoassay Steinman et al., Enzyme Immunoassay Analysis for Androgens in Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus) Urine Using Enzyme Hydrolysis, 43.3, epidermal conditions ethogram O Brien et al., An Ethogram for Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops exhale expansion Arias-Del Razo et al., Distribution of Four Pinnipeds (Zalophus extent of occurrence Jutapruet et al., Distribution of Three Sympatric Cetacean Species Off the Coast of the Central-Western Gulf of Thailand, 43.5, extirpation Stern et al., Return of Harbor Porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) to San Francisco Bay, 43.5, FaunaGuard Seal Module feeding behaviour de Boer et al., Ocean Wanderers: Extralimital Encounters with fisheries Morteo et al., Abundance, Residency, and Potential Hazards for fisheries interactions Byrd & Hohn, Differential Risk of Bottlenose Dolphin (Tursiops Franciscana dolphins (Pontoporia blainvillei) Tellechea et al., Feeding Habits of Franciscana Dolphins genetic sampling girth Hart et al., Rapid Assessment of Bottlenose Dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) Body Condition: There s an App for That, 43.5, Guadalupe fur seals (Arctocephalus philippii townsendi) Amador-Capitanachi et al., Trophic Variation Between the Two Arias-Del Razo et al., Distribution of Four Pinnipeds (Zalophus García-Capitanachi et al., Population Fluctuations of Guadalupe Fur Seals (Arctocephalus philippii townsendi) Between the San Benito Islands and Guadalupe Island, Mexico, During 2009 and 2010, 43.5, Guadalupe Island Amador-Capitanachi et al., Trophic Variation Between the Two Gulf of Mexico Serrano et al., Is the West Indian Manatee (Trichechus manatus) at the Brink of Extinction in the State of Veracruz, Mexico?, 43.2, Winsor et al., Analysis of the Spatial Distribution of in Close Proximity to Seismic Surveys in the Gulf of Mexico, habitat Inoue et al., Habitat Use by Indo-Pacific Bottlenose Dolphins habitat characteristics habitat reoccupation Stern et al., Return of Harbor Porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) habitat use harbor porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) Stern et al., Return of Harbor Porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) harbor seal (Phoca vitulina) Arias-Del Razo et al., Distribution of Four Pinnipeds (Zalophus Matthews et al., The Role of Season, Tide, and Diel Period in the Presence of Harbor Seal (Phoca vitulina) Breeding Vocalizations in Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve, Alaska, 43.5,

5 haulout health Hart et al., Rapid Assessment of Bottlenose Dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) Body Condition: There s an App for That, 43.5, hearing Kastelein et al., Behavioral Responses of a Harbor Porpoise human impacts humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) hydrophone array Lopez-Marulanda et al., First Results of an Underwater 360 HD Audio-Video Device for Etho-Acoustical Studies on Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops truncatus), 43.2, hypoxanthine IMP Indian River Lagoon Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops aduncus) Inoue et al., Habitat Use by Indo-Pacific Bottlenose Dolphins Tsuji et al., Emigration of Indo-Pacific Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops aduncus) from Mikura Island, Japan, 43.5, Indo-Pacific finless porpoise (Neophocaena phocaenoides) Jutapruet et al., Distribution of Three Sympatric Cetacean Indo-Pacific humpback dolphins (Sousa chinensis) Jutapruet et al., Distribution of Three Sympatric Cetacean inosine interaction with fisheries Irrawaddy dolphin (Orcaella brevirostris) Jutapruet et al., Distribution of Three Sympatric Cetacean isolation Japan Tsuji et al., Emigration of Indo-Pacific Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops aduncus) from Mikura Island, Japan, 43.5, kernel density estimate Jutapruet et al., Distribution of Three Sympatric Cetacean kidney stones killer whale (Orcinus orca) length Hart et al., Rapid Assessment of Bottlenose Dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) Body Condition: There s an App for That, 43.5, line transect local scale distribution Arias-Del Razo et al., Distribution of Four Pinnipeds (Zalophus long-distance movement Tsuji et al., Emigration of Indo-Pacific Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops aduncus) from Mikura Island, Japan, 43.5, marine mammal Hart et al., Rapid Assessment of Bottlenose Dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) Body Condition: There s an App for That, 43.5, mass Hart et al., Rapid Assessment of Bottlenose Dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) Body Condition: There s an App for That, 43.5, melon-headed whale (Peponocephala electra) Phillips & Suepaul, Nasitrema Species: A Frequent Culprit in Melon-Headed Whale (Peponocephala electra) Strandings in Trinidad, 43.5, Mexico García-Capitanachi et al., Population Fluctuations of Guadalupe Fur Seals (Arctocephalus philippii townsendi) Between the San Benito Islands and Guadalupe Island, Mexico, During 2009 and 2010, 43.5, Lubinsky-Jinich et al., The Pacific Harbor Seal s (Phoca

6 migration de Boer et al., Ocean Wanderers: Extralimital Encounters with Morteo et al., Abundance, Residency, and Potential Hazards for mitigation Kastelein et al., Behavioral Responses of a Harbor Porpoise mitochondrial DNA MODIS morbillivirus mortality Byrd & Hohn, Differential Risk of Bottlenose Dolphin (Tursiops mother calf pairs multiple covariate distance sampling multiplex Wu et al., Identification of Three Brucella ceti Genotypes in Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) Using a Multiplex SYBR Green Real-Time PCR, 43.3, Nasitrema species Phillips & Suepaul, Nasitrema Species: A Frequent Culprit in Melon-Headed Whale (Peponocephala electra) Strandings in Trinidad, 43.5, new records Arias-Del Razo et al., Distribution of Four Pinnipeds (Zalophus oceanography odontocete Kastelein et al., Behavioral Responses of a Harbor Porpoise offshore pile driving Kastelein et al., Behavioral Responses of Harbor Seals (Phoca vitulina) to FaunaGuard Seal Module Sounds at Two Background Pacific harbor seal (Phoca vitulina richardii) Lubinsky-Jinich et al., The Pacific Harbor Seal s (Phoca Panama Panama passive acoustic monitoring passive listening Tellechea et al., Feeding Habits of Franciscana Dolphins Phocid phocine distemper virus photo-identification phylogeography physical injuries pinnipeds Matthews et al., The Role of Season, Tide, and Diel Period in the Presence of Harbor Seal (Phoca vitulina) Breeding Vocalizations in Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve, Alaska, 43.5, polar bear (Ursus maritimus) Steinman et al., Enzyme Immunoassay Analysis for Androgens in Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus) Urine Using Enzyme Hydrolysis, 43.3, population size Morteo et al., Abundance, Residency, and Potential Hazards for population structure predation Morteo et al., Abundance, Residency, and Potential Hazards for proteomics Miller et al., Plasma Proteome and Clinical Biochemistry PTS

7 purines real-time PCR Wu et al., Identification of Three Brucella ceti Genotypes in Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) Using a Multiplex SYBR Green Real-Time PCR, 43.3, recolonization Arias-Del Razo et al., Distribution of Four Pinnipeds (Zalophus Stern et al., Return of Harbor Porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) recovery Stern et al., Return of Harbor Porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) to San Francisco Bay, 43.5, rehabilitation repertoire O Brien et al., An Ethogram for Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops reproductive behavior Matthews et al., The Role of Season, Tide, and Diel Period in the Presence of Harbor Seal (Phoca vitulina) Breeding Vocalizations in Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve, Alaska, 43.5, resource partitioning Jutapruet et al., Distribution of Three Sympatric Cetacean Species Off the Coast of the Central-Western Gulf of Thailand, 43.5, respiratory vapor San Benito Archipelago Amador-Capitanachi et al., Trophic Variation Between the Two San Francisco Bay Stern et al., Return of Harbor Porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) to San Francisco Bay, 43.5, San San Pond Sak satellite tracking scat analysis Amador-Capitanachi et al., Trophic Variation Between the Two sea lions (Otaria flavescens) seal/pinniped stranding seismic survey Winsor et al., Analysis of the Spatial Distribution of shallow waters de Boer et al., Ocean Wanderers: Extralimital Encounters with Shannon Estuary O Brien et al., An Ethogram for Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops Sirenia Serrano et al., Is the West Indian Manatee (Trichechus manatus) at the Brink of Extinction in the State of Veracruz, Mexico?, 43.2, social behavior Meyer et al., Social Interactions of Stranded and Recovering Immature California Sea Lions (Zalophus californianus), 43.5, social contexts sociality Meyer et al., Social Interactions of Stranded and Recovering Immature California Sea Lions (Zalophus californianus), 43.5, soniferous fishes Tellechea et al., Feeding Habits of Franciscana Dolphins South American fur seal (Arctocephalus australis) South American sea lions Southeast Pacific Southern Ocean southern right whale (Eubalaena australis) Figueiredo et al., Southern Right Whales (Eubalaena australis) in an Urbanized Area Off the Southwestern Atlantic Ocean: Updated Records and Conservation Issues, 43.1, spatial-state switching model Special Area of Conservation O Brien et al., An Ethogram for Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops sperm whale Winsor et al., Analysis of the Spatial Distribution of

8 stable isotopes Amador-Capitanachi et al., Trophic Variation Between the Two Existing Guadalupe Fur Seal Colonies on Guadalupe Island and strandings Byrd & Hohn, Differential Risk of Bottlenose Dolphin (Tursiops Phillips & Suepaul, Nasitrema Species: A Frequent Culprit in Melon-Headed Whale (Peponocephala electra) Strandings in Trinidad, 43.5, Swallow Caye Wildlife Sanctuary swimming behaviors Meyer et al., Social Interactions of Stranded and Recovering Immature California Sea Lions (Zalophus californianus), 43.5, technology Hart et al., Rapid Assessment of Bottlenose Dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) Body Condition: There s an App for That, 43.5, theodolite Inoue et al., Habitat Use by Indo-Pacific Bottlenose Dolphins trend analyses trophic variation Amador-Capitanachi et al., Trophic Variation Between the Two unusual mortality event (UME) Uruguay coast Tellechea et al., Feeding Habits of Franciscana Dolphins vagrancy de Boer et al., Ocean Wanderers: Extralimital Encounters with Veracruz Serrano et al., Is the West Indian Manatee (Trichechus manatus) at the Brink of Extinction in the State of Veracruz, Mexico?, 43.2, vessel strike Figueiredo et al., Southern Right Whales (Eubalaena australis) in an Urbanized Area Off the Southwestern Atlantic Ocean: Updated Records and Conservation Issues, 43.1, vocal behaviour West Indian manatee (Trichechus manatus manatus) Serrano et al., Is the West Indian Manatee (Trichechus manatus) at the Brink of Extinction in the State of Veracruz, Mexico?, 43.2, whistles Kaplan & Reiss, Whistle Acoustic Parameters in Atlantic Spotted Dolphins (Stenella frontalis) and Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) in Two Locations in The Bahamas and Comparisons with Other Populations, 43.4, Rachinas-Lopes et al., Whistle Stability and Variation in Captive Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) Recorded in Isolation wound

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