Refereed Publications

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Dudzinski, K.M., Neff, N.A. 1990. A technique for the combination of clearing, staining, and injecting small mammals. Stain Technology 65(3):113-118.

Dudzinski, K.M., Frohoff, T.G., Shoda, L.K.M., Sparks, T.D. 1991. The Pine Warbler song repertoire: a preliminary description and analysis. Bulletin of the Texas Ornithological Society 24(2): 30-38.

Dudzinski, K.M., Frohoff, T.G., Crane, N. 1995. Behavior of a lone female bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) with humans off the coast of Belize. Aquatic Mammals 21(2): 149-153.

Dudzinski, K.M., Clark, C.W., Würsig, B. 1995. A mobile video/acoustic system for simultaneously recording dolphin behavior and vocalizations underwater. Aquatic Mammals 21(3): 187-193.

Dudzinski, K.M. 1998. Contact behavior and signal exchange among Atlantic spotted dolphins (Stenella frontalis). Aquatic Mammals 24(3): 129-142.

Dudzinski, K.M., Douaze, E., Thomas, J. (2002) Communication. In (W.F. Perrin, B. Würsig, H.C.M. Thewissen, eds) Encyclopedia of Marine Mammals. Academic Press, Inc.

Dudzinski, K.M., M. Sakai, M., Masaki, K., Kogi, K., Hishii, T., Kurimoto, M. (2003). Behavioral observations of adult and sub-adult dolphins towards two dead bottlenose dolphins (one female and one male). Aquatic Mammals 29(1): 108-116.

Kogi, K., Hishii, T., Imamura, A., Iwatani, T., Dudzinski, K.M. (2004) Preliminary demographic parameters and reproductive rates of Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops aduncus) around Mikura Island, Japan. Marine Mammal Science 20(3): 510-526.

Paulos, R.D., Dudzinski, K.M., Kuczaj, S.A. 2007. The role of touch in select social interactions of Atlantic spotted dolphin ( Stenella frontalis ) and Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphin ( Tursiops aduncus ) Ethology (Online First) (340k)

Gregg, J.D., Dudzinski, K.M., Smith, H.V. (2007) Do dolphins eavesdrop on the echolocation signals of conspecifics? International Journal of Comparative Psychology, 20: 65-88 (170kb)

Gregg, J.D., Dudzinski, K.M., Smith, H.V. (2007) 3D MASC: a method for estimating relative head angle and spatial distance of dolphins from underwater video footage. Animal Behaviour doi:10.1016/j.anbehav.2007.09.009 (352k)

Dudzinski, K.M., Thomas, J. Gregg, J.D.(2008) Communication. In (W.F. Perrin, B. Würsig, H.C.M. Thewissen, eds) Encyclopedia of Marine Mammals, second edition. Academic Press, Inc.

Dudzinski, K.M., Gregg, J.D., Ribic, C.A., Kuczaj, S.A. (2009) A comparison of pectoral fin contact between two different wild dolphin populations. Behavioural Processes, 80:182-190

Dudzinski, K.M., Gregg, J.D., Paulos, R.D., Kuczaj, S.A. (2010) A comparison of pectoral fin contact behaviour for three distinct dolphin populations. Behavioural Processes, 84:559–567 (please contact DCP to receive a PDF)

Dudzinski, K.M., S.J. Brown, M. Lammers, K. Lucke, D. Mann, P. Simard, C. Wall, M.H. Rasmussen, E.E. Magnúsdóttir, J. Tougaard, and N. Eriksen. 2010. Trouble-shooting deployment and recovery options for various stationary passive acoustic monitoring devices in both shallow and deep water applications. Journal of the Acoustical Society of America Vol. 129, Issue 1 (2MB)   (Abstract: http://link.aip.org/link/?JAS/129/436 Copyright (year) Acoustical Society of America. This article may be downloaded for personal use only. Any other use requires prior permission of the author and the Acoustical Society of America.)

Greene, W., Melillo-Sweeting, K., Dudzinski, K. International Journal of Comparative Psychology 24(3):292-306. 2011. Comparing object play in captive and wild dolphins.

Melillo-Sweeting, K., Reid, J., Gittens, L., Adimey, N., Dillet, J. Observations and relocation of a West Indian manatee (Trichechus manatus) off Bimini, The Bahamas. Aquatic Mammals 37(4): 502 - 505. DOI 10.1578/AM.37.4.20011.502. Visit www.aquaticmammalsjournal.org to purchase or contact DCP to request a PDF.

Dudzinski, K.M., Gregg, J.D., Melillo-Sweeting, K., Seay, B., Levengood, A., Kuczaj, S.A. (2012) Tactile Contact Exchanges Between Dolphins:  Self-rubbing versus Inter-individual Contact in Three Species from Three Geographies. International Journal of Comparative Psychology, 2012, 25, 21-43

Vaughn-Hirshorn, R., Hodge, K.B., Wursig, B., Sappenfield, R.H., Lammers, M.O., Dudzinski, K.M. (2012). Characterizing dusky dolphin sounds from Argentina and New Zealand. Journal of the Acoustical Society of America. 132(1): 498-506. Visit http://asadl.org/jasa/ or contact DCP to request a PDF.

K. M. Dudzinski, C. D. Marshall, & J. S. Reidenberg. 2013. Air Release from the Left Orbit of an Indo-Pacific Bottlenose Dolphin (Tursiops aduncus): Symptomatic and Anatomical Aspects. Aquatic Mammals 39(1): 97-100. http://dx.doi.org/10.1578/AM.39.1.2013.97

Whitt AD, Dudzinski K, and Laliberté JR. 2013. North Atlantic right whale distribution and seasonal occurrence in nearshore waters off New Jersey, USA, and implications for management. Endangered Species Research 20:59-69. To request a PDF copy of this article, please email Amy Whitt at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Popular Publications – An Annotated Sample

Dudzinski, K.M., Graham, C.M. 1992. An Introductory Trail Guide to Blackbird Caye. Texas A&M University Print Shop, Galveston. 62pp.

Dudzinski, K.M., Fertl, D., Megill, W., Baird, R.W., Stern, S.J. 1995. Scientific correspondence: Report on group size workshop from the Tenth Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals. Email: Marmam Net. 3pp.

Dudzinski, K.M. 1996. Final Summary Report to OSE: Communication in Atlantic Spotted Dolphins (Stenella frontalis): Relationships between vocal and behavioral activities. Oceanic Society Expeditions. San Francisco. 18pp.

Dudzinski, K.M., Perrine, D. 1997. Dolphins Behaving Badly? Dive International Magazine. December Issue. Amano, M. Barbosa, C., Dudzinski, K.M., Kawaguchi, N., Kikuchi, K., Mori, Moyer, J.T., K., Orams, M.C., Soeda, R., Taguchi, S., Yoshioka, M. 1998. Interactions with Dolphins and Whales. Japanese Publishers & sponsored by Omega.

Dudzinski, K. M. 1998. The Best Kept Secret in Dolphin Swim Programs. Whalewatcher. Fall/Winter. 6 pp.

Dudzinski, K.M. (2003) Minding Our Manners: Learning the proper etiquette for Swimming with Dolphins by Observing their Interactions. In: TG Frohoff, B Petersen (editors). Between Species. Sierra Club Books.

Gregg, J. (2012). Will humans ever be able to speak or even understand dolphin? New Scientist, July 7, 57.

Books

Dudzinski, K.M. (2000) Meeting Dolphins: My adventures in the Sea. National Geographic Publications.

Dudzinski, K.M., Frohoff, T. (2008) Dolphin Mysteries: Unlocking the secrets of communication. Yale University Press.

Gregg, J. (2013) Are dolphins really smart? The mammal behind the myth. Oxford: Oxford University Press.

Theses and Dissertations

Dudinski KM (1996) Communication and behavior in the Atlantic spotted dolphins (Stenella frontalis): relationship between vocal and behavioral activities. Dissertation Thesis, Texas A&M University, College Station.

Paulos, R. (2004). Non-vocal communication in the Atlantic spotted dolphin (Stenella frontalis) and the bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus): sequential analyses of inter- and intra-specific patterns of behavior. Unpublished Master's Thesis, College of Education and Psychology of The University of Southern Mississippi

Beard, K. (2008) Use of Bubble Emissions by Bottlenose (Tursiops truncatus) and Atlantic Spotted Dolphins (Stenella frontalis) Relative to Age and Sex

Gregg, J. D. (2008). Joint Attention and Echoic Eavesdropping in Wild Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops aduncus). Unpublished doctoral dissertation, University of Dublin, Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland.

Makepeace, S. (2008) Structural changes in dolphin tonal vocalizations in a changing soundscape: A field study. Unpublished Master's Thesis

Melillo, K. (2008). Interspecific interactions between Atlantic spotted (Stenella frontalis) and bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) off Bimini, Bahamas 2003 – 2007. Unpublished Master's thesis, Alaska Pacific University, Anchorage, USA. 68 pp

Scientists Collaborating with DCP

Hendry, J. L. (2004). The ontogeny of echolocation in an atlantic bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus). Unpublished Doctoral Dissertation, College of Education and Psychology of The University of Southern Mississippi. (820kb)

Blomqvist, C., Amundin, M. High-Frequency Burst-Pulse Sounds in Agonistic/Aggressive Interactions in Bottlenose Dolphins, Tursiops truncatus. In: Echolocation in Bats and Dolphins. The University of Chicago Press. (1.1 MB)

Blomqvist, C., Amundin, M. 2004. An Acoustic Tag for Recording Directional Pulsed Ultrasounds Aimed at Free-Swimming Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) by Conspecifics. Aquatic Mammals 30(3): 345-356. (1.7 MB)

Blomqvist, C., Mello, I., Amundin, M. 2005. An Acoustic Play-Fight Signal in Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) in Human Care. Aquatic Mammals 31(2): 187-194 (3.9 MB)

Kuczaj, S.A. & Yeater, D.B. (2006). Dolphin imitation: Who, what, when, and why? Aquatic Mammals, 32, 413-422 . (116 kb)

Highfill, Lauren E.; Kuczaj II, Stan A. Do Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) Have Distinct and Stable Personalities? Aquatic Mammals, Vol. 33, No. 3. (September 2007), pp. 380-389. (117 kb)

Kuczaj, S.A. II & Walker, R.T. (2006). How do dolphins solve problems? In E.A. Wasserman & T.R. Zentall (Eds.), Comparative Cognition: Experimental Explorations of Animal Intelligence. New York: Oxford University Press. pp. 580-600. (2.27 MB)

Independent Study Paper written in conjunction with DCP