Geospatial Ecology of Marine Megafauna Laboratory

Barlow, D. R., Klinck, H., Ponirakis, D., Branch, T. A., & Torres, L. G.. (2023). Environmental conditions and marine heatwaves influence blue whale foraging and reproductive effort. Ecology and Evolution, 13(2), e9770. doi:10.1002/ece3.9770

Derville, S., Barlow, D. R., Hayslip, C., & Torres, L. G.. (2022). Seasonal, Annual, and Decadal Distribution of Three Rorqual Whale Species Relative to Dynamic Ocean Conditions Off Oregon, USA. Frontiers in Marine Science, 9, 868566. doi:10.3389/fmars.2022.868566

Barlow, D. R., EstradaJorge, M., Klinck, H., & Torres, L. G.. (2022). Shaken, not stirred: blue whales show no acoustic response to earthquake events. Royal Society Open Science, 9(7), 220242. doi:10.1098/rsos.220242

Barlow, D. R., Klinck, H., Ponirakis, D., Colberg, M. Holt, & Torres, L. G.. (2022). Temporal occurrence of three blue whale populations in New Zealand waters from passive acoustic monitoring. Journal of Mammalogy, 104(1), 29–38. doi:10.1093/jmammal/gyac106

Barlow, D. R., & Torres, L. G.. (2021). Planning ahead: Dynamic models forecast blue whale distribution with applications for spatial management. Journal of Applied Ecology, 58(11), 2493-2504. doi:10.1111/1365-2664.13992

Barlow, D. R., Klinck, H., Ponirakis, D., Garvey, C., & Torres, L. G.. (2021). Temporal and spatial lags between wind, coastal upwelling, and blue whale occurrenceAbstract. Scientific Reports, 11(1). doi:10.1038/s41598-021-86403-y

Torres, L. G., Barlow, D. R., Chandler, T. E., & Burnett, J. D.. (2020). Insight into the kinematics of blue whale surface foraging through drone observations and prey data. PeerJ, 8, e8906. doi:10.7717/peerj.8906

Barlow, D. R., Bernard, K. S., Escobar-Flores, P., Palacios, D. M., & Torres, L. G.. (2020). Links in the trophic chain: Modeling functional relationships between in situ oceanography, krill, and blue whale distribution under different oceanographic regimes. Marine Ecology Progress Series. doi:10.3354/meps13339

Barlow, D. R., Pepper, A. L., & Torres, L. G.. (2019). Skin deep: An assessment of New Zealand blue whale skin condition. Frontiers in Marine Science, 6. doi:10.3389/fmars.2019.00757

Barlow, D. R., Torres, L. G., Hodge, K. B., Steel, D. J., C. Baker, S., Chandler, T. E., et al.. (2018). Documentation of a New Zealand blue whale population based on multiple lines of evidence. Endangered Species Research, 36, 27-40. doi:https://doi.org/10.3354/esr00891

Burnett, J. D., Lemos, L. Soledade, Barlow, D. R., Wing, M. G., Chandler, T. E., & Torres, L. G.. (2018). Estimating morphometric attributes on baleen whales using small UAS photogrammetry: A case study with blue and gray whales. Marine Mammal Science. doi:https://doi.org/10.1111/mms.12527

Barlow, D. R., Fournet, M., & Sharpe, F.. (2018). Incorporating tides into the acoustic ecology of humpback whales. Marine Mammal Science. doi:10.1111/mms.12534