Publications (below this photo)

Lab Publications

Acevedo-Gutierrez, A. 2009. Group behavior. In: Perrin, W. F., Wuersig, B. & Thewissen, J. G. M. (eds.) Encyclopedia of Marine Mammals. pp 510-520. 2nd edition. Academic Press, San Diego, USA. pdf

Acevedo-Gutierrez, A. 2009. Habitat use. In: Perrin, W. F., Wuersig, B. & Thewissen, J. G. M. (eds.) Encyclopedia of Marine Mammals. pp 525-529. 2nd edition. Academic Press, San Diego, USA. pdf

Patterson, J. & Acevedo-Gutierrez, A. 2008. Tidal influence on the haul-out behavior of harbor seals (Phoca vitulina) at a site available at all tide levels. Northwestern Naturalist 89: 17-23. pdf

Johnson, A. & Acevedo-Gutierrez, A. 2007. Regulation compliance and harbor seal (Phoca vitulina) disturbance. Canadian Journal of Zoology 85: 290-294. pdf

Myhre, S. & Acevedo-Gutierrez, A. 2007. Recovery of sea urchin Diadema antillarum populations is correlated to increased coral and reduced macroalgal cover. Marine Ecology Progress Series 329: 205-210. pdf

Acevedo-Gutierrez, A., DiBerardinis, A., Larkin, S., Larkin, L. & Forestell, P. 2005. Social interactions between tucuxis and bottlenose dolphins in Gandoca-Manzanillo, Costa Rica. Latin American Journal of Aquatic Mammals 4: 49-54. pdf

Acevedo-Gutierrez, A. & Stienessen, S. C. 2004. Bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) increase number of whistles when feeding. Aquatic Mammals 30: 357-362. pdf

MSc Theses

Howard, S. 2008. Seasonal energy budgets to model energy use and prey consumption in harbor seals (Phoca vitulina) in the San Juan Islands, WA. MSc thesis, Department of Biology, Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA. pdf (big file)

Luxa, K. 2008. Food habits of harbor seals (Phoca vitulina) in two esturies in northern Puget Sound, Washington. MSc thesis, Department of Biology, Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA. pdf (big file)

Hardee, S. 2008. Movements and home ranges of harbor seals (Phoca vitulina) in the Georgia Basin: implications for marine reservinland waters of the Pacific Northwest. MSc thesis, Department of Biology, Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA. pdf (big file)

Reuland, K. 2008. Seasonal variation in the foraging behavior of harbor seals in the Georgia Basin: implications for marine reserves. MSc thesis, Department of Biology, Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA. pdf

Banks, A. 2007. Harbor seal abundance and habitat use relative to candidate marine reserves in Skagit Co., WA. MSc thesis, Department of Biology, Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA. pdf

Conference Presentations

Howard, S., Lance, M. M., Jeffries, S. J. & Acevedo-Gutierrez, A. 2009. Using seasonal variation in individual energetic requirements to simulate energy use in a population of harbor seals (Phoca vitulina). 18th Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals, Quebec, Canada. pdf

Thomas, A., Lance, M. M., Jeffries, S. J. & Acevedo-Gutierrez, A. 2009. Selective foraging by harbor seals (Phoca vitulina): the importance of herring spawning and holding aggregations. 18th Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals, Quebec, Canada. pdf (big file)

Reuland, K., Thomas, A., Peterson, S., Lance, M. M., Jeffries, S. J. & Acevedo-Gutierrez, A. 2009. Size of harbor seal foraging regions relative to haul-out site, season, and home range in the Pacific NW. 18th Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals, Quebec, Canada. pdf (big file)

Hardee, S., Reuland, K., Lance, M. M., Jeffries, S. J., Olesiuk, P. & Acevedo-Gutierrez, A. 2008. Harbor seal movements and hot spots in the Georgia Basin revealed through the use of satellite telemetry. Ocean Sciences Meeting, Orlando, USA. pdf (big file)

Banks, A. & Acevedo-Gutierrez, A. 2005. Aggregative response of harbor seals to prey density at small spatial scales within a candidate marine reserve. 16th Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals, San Diego, USA. pdf (big file)

Pre-Western Alejandro's Publications on pdf

Acevedo-Gutierrez, A. 2002. Interactions between marine predators: dolphin food intake is related to number of sharks. Marine Ecology Progress Series 240: 267-271. pdf

Acevedo-Gutierrez, A., Croll, D. & Tershy, B. 2002. High feeding costs limit dive time in large whales. The Journal of Experimental Biology 205: 1747-1753. pdf

Croll, D., Clark, C. W., Acevedo, A., Tershy, B., Flores, S., Gedamke, J. & Urban, J. 2002. Only male fin whales sing loud songs. Nature 417: 809. pdf

Croll, D., Acevedo-Gutierrez, A., Tershy, B. & Urban-R., J. 2001. The diving behavior of blue and fin whales: is dive duration shorter than expected based on oxygen stores? Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology A 129: 797-809. pdf

Acevedo-Gutierrez, A. & Parker, N. 2000. Surface behavior of bottlenose dolphins is related to spatial arrangement of prey. Marine Mammal Science 16: 287-298. pdf

Acevedo-Gutierrez, A. 1999. Aerial behavior is not a social facilitator in bottlenose dolphins hunting in small groups. Journal of Mammalogy 80: 768-776. pdf

Acevedo-Gutierrez, A. & Burkhart, S. 1998. Seasonal distribution of bottlenose (Tursiops truncatus) and pan-tropical spotted (Stenella attenuata) dolphins in Golfo Dulce, Costa Rica. Revista de Biologia Tropical46, Suppl. 6: 91-101. pdf

Acevedo-Gutierrez, A., Brennan, B., Rodriguez, P. & Thomas, M. 1997. Resightings and behavior of false killer whales, Pseudorca crassidens, in Costa Rica. Marine Mammal Science13: 307-314. pdf

Fertl, D., Acevedo-Gutierrez, A. & Darby, F. 1996. A report of killer whales (Orcinus orca) feeding on a carcharhinid shark in Costa Rica. Marine Mammal Science 12: 606-611. pdf

Acevedo, A. & Smultea, M. 1995. First records of humpback whales including calves at Golfo Dulce and Isla del Coco, Costa Rica, suggesting geographical overlap of northern and southern hemisphere populations. Marine Mammal Science 11: 554-559. pdf

Acevedo-Gutierrez, A. 1994. First record of a sea lion, Zalophus californianus, at Isla del Coco, Costa Rica. Marine Mammal Science 10: 484-485. pdf

Brager, S., Wuersig, B., Acevedo, A. & Henningsen, T. 1994. Association patterns of bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) in Galveston Bay, Texas. Journal of Mammalogy 75: 431-437. pdf

Further Reading

Lance, M. & Jeffries, S. J. 2007. Temporal and spatial variability of harbor seal diet in the San Juan Island archipelago. Final Report to U.C. Davis Wildlife Health Center, SeaDoc Society. Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, Lakewood, WA. pdf

Lance, M.M. & Jeffries., S. J. 2006. Estimating importance of rockfish, lingcod and other bottomfish in the diet of harbor seals in the San Juan Islands. Contract Report to SeaDoc Society Research Agreement No. K004431-22. Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, Olympia WA. pdf

London, J. M., Lance, M. M.. & Jeffries, S. J. 2001. Observations of harbor seal predation on Hood Canal salmonids from 1998 to 2000. Final Report Studies of Expanding Pinniped Populations, NOAA Grant No. NA17FX1603, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, PSMFC Contract No. 02-15. Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, Olympia WA. pdf