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The Dolphin Institute

dedicated to dolphins and whales through education, research, and conservation

Recent public presentations of our work:

  • Pack, A. A. (October 12, 2018). The influences of body size and reproductive status on humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) behavioral role, social interaction, and habitat use in Hawaiian waters. Biology Department Fall Seminar Series, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, HI. https://manoa.hawaii.edu/biology/node/740
  • Pack, A. A. (July 30, 2018). Choices female humpback whales make when with versus without calf in Hawaiian waters. Invited presentation. Petersburg Marine Mammal Center Science Lecture Series. Council Chambers, Petersburg, Alaska.
  • Pack, A. A. (April 27, 2018). Cognitive characteristics of bottlenose dolphins. Invited 2.5 hr presentation in PSY 429 – Marine Mammals in Hawaii: From Dolphin Language to Curious Humpbacks. University of Hawaii at Manoa.
  • Pack, A. A., Craig, A. S. & Waterman, J. O. (October, 2017). An unexpected journey: Diurnal movement into deeper waters by humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) mother-calf pairs observed off Northwest Maui, Hawaii. Poster presentation at the Society for Marine Mammalogy’s 22nd Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals, Halifax, Nova Scotia (22 Oct-27 Oct).
  • Chen, J., Pack, A. A., Stimpert, A. & Au, W. W. L. (October, 2017). Vocalizations and behavior of humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) mother-calf groups in the Hawaiian wintering grounds. Poster presentation at the Society for Marine Mammalogy’s 22nd Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals, Halifax, Nova Scotia (22 Oct-27 Oct).
  • Lammers, M. O., Pack, A. A., Kugler, A. & Deakos, M. (October, 2017). Humpback whale song as a display of male fitness: Evidence from measurements of variability in song units in conjunction with singer body size. Oral presentation at the Society for Marine Mammalogy’s 22nd Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals, Halifax, Nova Scotia (22 Oct-27 Oct).
  • Cates, K., Atkinson, S., Straley, J., Pack, A. A., & Gabriele, C. (October, 2017). Endocrine markers for understanding stress response and reproduction in male humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) in Hawaiian and Alaskan waters. Oral presentation at the Society for Marine Mammalogy’s 22nd Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals, Halifax, Nova Scotia (22 Oct-27 Oct).
  • Pack, A. A. (July, 2017). Invited Speaker – 2nd World Congress on Humpback Whales. A tribute to Louis M. Herman (3 July – 7 July).
  • Pack, A. A. (July, 2017). Invited Keynote Speaker – 2nd World Congress on Humpback Whales. Twenty years of sizing whales underwater: Insights into the behavioral ecology and mating system of humpback whales in the Hawaiian breeding grounds, Reunion Island (3 July – 7 July).
  • Lammers, M.O., Pack, A., Kuegler, A. and Deakos, M. (July 2017) “Humpback whale song as a display of male fitness: Evidence from measurements of variability in song units in conjunction with singer body size.” 4th International Symposium on Acoustic Communication by Animals, Omaha, Nebraska.
  • Pack, A. A. (April, 2017). Invited participant and presenter representing Hawaii. An overview of humpback whale research in Hawaiian waters and a summary of early attempts to estimate whale abundance International Whaling Commission workshop on a comprehensive assessment on North Pacific humpback whales. NOAA Fisheries Alaska Fisheries Science Center, Seattle, WA (18 Apr-21 Apr).
  • Chen, J., Pack, A. A., Stimpert, A. K. & Au, W. W. L. (November, 2016). Acoustic characteristics of humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) mother and calf vocalizations in the Hawaiian wintering grounds. 172nd meeting of the Acoustical Society of America and 5 th Joint Meeting of the Acoustical Society of America and the Acoustical Society of Japan. Honolulu, Hawaii (28-Nov-2 Dec).