Links

Marine mammal physiology:

Davis, R.W. and Williams, T.M. (2012) The marine mammal dive response is exercise modulated to maximize aerobic dive duration. Journal of Comparative Physiology A 198:583-591. (pdf)

Noren, D.P., Holt, M.M., Dunkin, R.C., and Williams, T.M. (2013). The metabolic cost of communicative sound production in bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus). Journal of Experimental Biology 216:1624-1629. (pdf)

Noren, S.R., Kendall, T., Cuccurullo, V., and Williams, T.M. (2012) The dive response redefined: underwater behavior influences cardiac variability in freely diving dolphins. Journal of Experimental Biology 215:2735-2741. (pdf)

Noren, S.R., Cuccurullo, V., and Williams, T.M. (2004) The development of diving bradycardia in bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus). Journal of Comparative Physiology B 174:139-147. (pdf)

Noren, D.P., Williams, T.M., Berry, P., and Butler, E. (1999) Thermoregulation during swimming and diving in bottlenose dolphins, Tursiops truncatus. Journal of Comparative Physiology B 169:93-99. (pdf)

Williams, T.M., Kendall, T.L., Richter, B.P., Ribeiro-French, C.R., John, J.S., Odell, K.L., Losch, B.A., Feuerbach, D.A., Stamper, M.A. (2017). Swimming and diving energetics in dolphins: a stroke-by-stroke analysis for predicting the cost of flight responses in wild odontocetes. Journal of Experimental Biology 220:1135-1145. (pdf)

Williams, T.M., Haun, J.E., and Friedl, W.A. (1999) The diving physiology of bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus), I. Balancing the demands of exercise for energy conservation at depth. Journal of Experimental Biology 202:2739-2748. (pdf)

Williams, T.M., Noren, D., Berry, P., Estes, J.A., Allison, C., and Kirtland, J. (1999) The diving physiology of bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus), III. Thermoregulation at depth. Journal of Experimental Biology 202:2763-2769. (pdf)

Octopus research:

Lankow, AJ and Mehta, RS, 2023. Prey-dependent feeding behavior in a kelp-forest mesopredator, the California two-spot octopus. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology (in review).

Voss KM and Mehta RS, 2021. Asymmetry in the frequency and proportion of arm truncation in three sympatric California Octopus species. Zoology 147.

Hofmeister, J and Voss, KM, 2017. Activity space and movement patterns of Octopus bimaculatus (Verrill, 1883) around Santa Catalina Island, California. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 486, 344–351.

Conservation on military lands:

Cool, relevant Radiolab episode: https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/radiolab/articles/bombs-and-butterflies

Conserving biodiversity of military lands: http://www.dodbiodiversity.org/index.html

Really neat storyboard about the relationship between endangered species and military training: https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/01e6801b54194730b3ca9010048028f1

The military's role in preserving endangered species: https://www.opb.org/news/series/battleready/battle-ready-wildlife-on-bases/

Stein, B. A., Scott, C., & Benton, N. (2008). Federal lands and endangered species: the role of military and other federal lands in sustaining biodiversity. BioScience, 58(4), 339-347.

DoD Natural Resources Program: https://repi.osd.mil/portal/apps/MapSeries/index.html?appid=c12f848ffb84419991aedfc5e625cdfc

DoD Partners in Amphibian and Reptile Conservation: https://www.denix.osd.mil/dodparc/home/