Maia Austin, Ph.D. CandidateMaia dissertation utilizes novel machine learning to evaluate what social drivers contribute to dolphin whistle repertoire development. To do this she is integrating social network measure, machine learning, with whistle repertoire size and complexity approaches, to understand the socioecological patterns driving vocal repertoire adaptations.
Field sites: Bocas del Toro, Panama; Gandoca-Manzanillo, Costa Rica Funding: RA-NSF Award # 2335991-Short-term Fellow at Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute-Wheeler Award.
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Ilaria Coero, Ph.D. CandidateIlaria dissertation studies humpback whale songs in two populations with breeding grounds in Costa Rica and Panama. Her research integrates computational tools and passive acoustic monitoring data for humpback whale song detection and identification; and acoustic tag datato study rhythm patterns in song structure.
Field sites: Gulf of Chiriquil Panama; Cuajiniquil and Cano Island Costa Rica Funding: GTA University of Vermont, Wheeler Award. Leslie Paredes, Ph.D. StudentLeslie dissertation focuses on the study of habitat structure, specifically the acoustic environment influence on dolphin vocal repertoire diversity and composition. She will integrate field and experimental data, including aerial unmanned vehicles, directional recording systems, and passive acoustic monitoring data, to study the ecological drivers of vocal repertoires in bottlenose dolphins and other species.
Field sites: Bocas del Toro, Panama; Sian-Kaan, Mexico Funding: RA-NSF Award # 2335991-Short-term Fellow at Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute-Wheeler Award. |
Former undergraduate Honor students @ UVM
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Former Graduate Students and Postdocs @UVM and elsewhere
Betzi Perez, Ph.D. Candidate, McGill University, Montreal Canada![]() Betzi is interested in how stress associated to dolphin watching activities may affect cetaceans health. Betzi is at McGill University, co-advise by Dr. Andrew Henry and Dr. May-Collado
Pubs Perez-Ortega, B., and A. P. Henry. 2023. A meta-analysis of human disturbance effects on glucocorticoid hormones in free-ranging wild vertebrates. Biological Reviews. https://doi.org/10.1111/brv.12962 Perez-Ortega, B., Daw R., Paradee, B., Gimbrere, E. and L. J. May-Collado. 2021. Dolphin-watching boats affect whistle frequency modulation in bottlenose dolphins. Frontiers in Marine Science, section Marine Megafauna. Article 618420. Megan O'Connor, M.Sc. University of Vermont![]() Megan studied the behavioral and anthropogenic factors influencing vocal repertoire frequency variation of a small population of bottlenose dolphins in Bocas del Toro, Panama.
Manali Rege-Colt, M.Sc. University of Vermont![]() Pub:
Manali Rege-Colt, Julie N. Oswald, Joelle De Weerdt, Jose David Palacios-Alfaro, Maia Austin, Emma Gagne, Jacqueline Maythé Morán Villatoro, Catherine Teresa Sahley, Gilma Alvarado-Guerra, and Laura J. May-Collado*.2023. Whistle repertoire and structure reflect ecotype distinction of pantropical spotted dolphins in the Eastern Tropical Pacific. Scientific Reports.13:13449 Gabriel Santos, Universidade Federal do Para, Brazil![]() Pub
Emma Cherenski, University of Vermont![]() Pub
Shakira Quiñones Lebrón, University of Puerto Rico![]() Thesis: DO CALVES MATTER?: THE EFFECT OF NUMBER OF BOATS AND MODE OF APPROACH ON THE BEHAVIORAL AND ACOUSTIC RESPONSES OF CETACEAN GROUPS WITH CALVES pdf
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Evelyn Taubitz![]() Thesis: Potential effect of whale-watching engine noise on the vocal behavior of bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) in Bocas del Toro, Panama and Manzanillo, Costa Rica
/uploads/6/6/8/1/6681148/diplom_thesis.pdf Andrea Cordero![]() Pubs:
Jose Damian Martinez
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Jose David Palacios![]() Thesis: PRESENCIA Y COMPORTAMIENTO DE DOS ESPECIES DE DELFINES EN EL PACÍFICO CENTRAL DE COSTA RICA (pdf)
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Eric Ramos, Ph.D., Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Vermont![]() Eric is working on manatee communication and behavior. Eric's is stationed in Belize, using UAVs and autonomous underwater recorders to study the vocal activity and context of manatees under various behaviors and environments.
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Franny Oppenheimer, M.Sc. University of Vermont![]() Franny used humpback whale song data to investigate the potential utility of occupancy models on study song variation and evolution. This work is in collaboration with Kristin Rasmussen, Panacetacea.
Emma Gagne, M.Sc. University of Vermont![]() Pub
Dalia Barragán Barrera, Universidad de los Andes, Colombia![]() Pubs
Ashely Sitar, George Mason University, USA![]() Pubs
Ayshah Kassamali-Fox, Antioch University, New England![]() Pub
Dalia Barragan![]() Thesis: DISTRIBUCIÓN Y USO DE HÁBITAT DEL DELFÍN NARIZ DE BOTELLA Tursiops truncatus (Montagu, 1821) (CETACEA: DELPHINIDAE) EN BOCAS DEL TORO, COSTA CARIBE DE PANAMÁ (pdf)
Monica Gamboa Poveda![]() Thesis: TAMAÑO POBLACIONAL, DISTRIBUCIÓN Y USO DE HÁBITAT DE DOS ESPECIES SIMPÁTRICAS DE DELFINES EN EL REFUGIO NACIONAL DE VIDA SILVESTRE GANDOCA-MANZANILLO, COSTA RICA Download here
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