Publications
2022
Scientific Articles
2021
Scientific Articles
- Up in the air: drone images reveal underestimation of entanglement rates in large rorqual whales
- A Fluke Encounter: First record of the blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus) within the central North Sea, United Kingdom
2020
Scientific Articles
2019
Scientific Articles
- Decline in abundance and apparent survival rates of fin whales (Balaenoptera physalus) in the northern Gulf of St. Lawrence
- Fin whale (Balaenoptera physalus) mitogenomics: A cautionary tale of defining sub-species from mitochondrial sequence monophyly
- Assessing cetacean body condition: Is total lipid content in blubber biopsies a useful monitoring tool?
- Visual and passive acoustic observations of blue whale trios from two distinct populations
- Spatio-temporal patterns in fin whale Balaenoptera physalus habitat use in the northern Gulf of St. Lawrence
- Fin whale (Balaenoptera physalus) mitogenomics: A cautionary tale of defining sub-species from mitochondrial sequence monophyly
Presentations and Posters
- Protecting one endangered species at the expense of another?
- Population identity and occupancy characteristics of humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) in the New York Bight apex
- Heteroplasmy; detection, verification and recurrence in baleen whales.
- Annual variation in female humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) pregnancy rates, calving rates and physiological state linked to changes in prey abundance in the Gulf of St Lawrence
- Photogrammetry supports tag-derived tissue density as a proxy for body condition: Seasonal and locational changes in body condition of humpback whales on their feeding grounds
- Population structure characterised by high within-area relatedness in North Atlantic and Mediterranean Sea fin whales (Balaenoptera physalus)
- Perception bias: how aerial imagery revealed underrated threat of entanglement in large rorquals
2018
Scientific Articles
- Habitats important to blue whales (Balaenoptera musculus) in the western North Atlantic
- Body density of humpback whales (Megaptera novaengliae) in feeding aggregations estimated from hydrodynamic gliding performance
Presentations and Posters
- Entanglement scarring rates in three species of rorqual whales from the Gulf of St. Lawrence
- Declining reproductive success of humpback and fin whales in the Gulf of St. Lawrence from 2005 to 2016
- Behavioral responses of rorqual whales (Balaenopteridae) to experimental fishing gear in a coastal environment
- Blue whale survival and abundance in the Gulf of St. Lawrence - no encouraging signs for the population
- Sex-biased summer association patterns in fin whales: An indication of male mate competition?
- Fin whales on the decrease in the Gulf of St. Lawrence: A mark-recapture study from 1990 to 2016
- Population genetic structure of North Atlantic minke whales, Balaenoptera acutorostrata
- North Atlantic right whales in the Gulf of St. Lawrence 2015 and 2016: Dedicated surveys find unprecedented numbers
- Are the “Bastards” coming back? Molecular identification of live blue and fin whale hybrids in the North Atlantic Ocean
2016
Presentations and Posters
- Comparison of the Northwest Atlantic-NWA and Northeast Atlantic-NEA Blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus) photo-identification catalogs
- Next level fission fusion society: fin whales
Theses and Dissertations
2015
Scientific Articles
2014
Scientific Articles
- Seasonal migrations of North Atlantic minke whales: novel insights from large-scale passive acoustic monitoring networks
- Rorqual whale (Balaenopteridae) surface lunge-feeding behaviors: Standardized classification, repertoire diversity, and evolutionary analyses
- Fin whale survival and abundance in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, Canada
- Trophic niche partitioning among sympatric baleen whale species following the collapse of groundfish stocks in the Northwest Atlantic
2013
Scientific Articles
- Reproductive parameters of eastern North Pacific blue whales Balaenoptera musculus
- Aerial behavior by the fin whale (Balaenoptera physalus) in the wake of a freighter and near other boats, Marine and Freshwater Behaviour and Physiology
- Distribution, densities, and annual occurence of individual blue whales (Balaenoptera musculus) in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, Canada from 1980-2008
2012
Scientific Articles
- Behavioral responses of minke whales (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) to experimental fishing gear in a coastal environment
- Low prevalence of visual impairment in a coastal population of gray seals (Halichoerus grypus) in the Gulf of St. lawrence, Canada
Theses and Dissertations
2011
Presentations and Posters
- Abundance, survival and population trend of fin whales (Balaenoptera physalus) in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, Canada
- Long-term niche trends among four species of baleen whales in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, Quebec, Canada
Theses and Dissertations
2010
Scientific Articles
- Age-related multi-year associations in female humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae)
- Sex-specific survival in the humpback whale Megaptera novaeangliae in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, Canada
Theses and Dissertations
2009
Scientific Articles
Presentations and Posters
- David contre Goliath, ou l'histoire d'un géant en voie de disparition, le rorqual bleu
- Sex structure and male-male competition in blue whale trios from the North Atlantic or simply a "ménage à trois"
- "False signature" of past population expansions in North Atlantic minke whales mitochondrial control region sequences
- Is the change in distribution and abundance of blue whales related to the groundfish collapse in the northern Gulf of St-Lawrence?
- Sex specific mortality in balaenopterids? Comparing long-term studies on humpback, fin and blue whales from the Gulf of St-Lawrence, Canada
- Patterns of associations among fin whales (Balaenoptera physalus) observed in Gulf of St-Lawrence, Canada
- MICS-PIX: A web-based, multi-species software for the processing, matching, and storaging of digital photo-identification images
- Twenty-six years of photo-identification of fin whales (Balaenoptera physalus): summary, trends and comparison with a sympatric species
- New rorqual whale lunge-feeding strategies, behaviors and mechanisms
- Patterns of genetic variation in North Atlantic blue whales (Balaenoptera musculus): Population diversity, differenciation and demographic history analysis of mitochondrial and nuclear Loci
2008
Theses and Dissertations
- Northwest Atlantic fin whale vocalizations: geographic variations and implications for stock assessments
- Population Dynamics and Social Organisation of Humpback Whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) - a Long-Term Study in the Gulf of St-Lawrence, Canada
- Habitat Selection and Niche Characteristics of Rorqual Whales in the Northern Gulf of St. Lawrence (Canada)
2007
Scientific Articles
- Influence of thermal fronts on habitat selection by four species of rorqual whales in the Gulf of St. Lawrence
- Photo-ID studies of fin whales in the North Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea
Presentations and Posters
- Long-term bonds in female humpback whales (Megaptera novaengliae) in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, Canada
- Use of fin whale (Balaenoptera physalus) vocalizations to determine stock identity and structure; a comparative study of two North Atlantic feeding grounds
2006
Scientific Articles
- Survival of adult blue whales (Balaenoptera musculus) in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, Canada
- St. Lawrence blue whale vocalizations revisited: Characterization of calls detected from 1998 to 2001
- Population spatial structuring on the feeding grounds in North Atlantic humpback whales
Presentations and Posters
2005
Scientific Articles
- Photographic identification of fin whales (Balaenoptera physalus) off the Atlantic coast of Nova Scotia, Canada
- Polymorphic microsatellite loci isolated from humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae and fin whale, Balaenoptera physalus
Presentations and Posters
- Influence of thermal fronts on habitat selection by rorqual whales in the Gulf of St. Lawrence
- Global Population Structure of Blue Whales, Balaenoptera musculus , Based on Nuclear Genetic Variation
- Review of Blue Whale ( Balaenoptera musculus ) Photoidentification Distribution Data in the North Atlantic, Including the First Long-Range Match between Iceland and Mauritania
- Population Structure and Dynamic of Humpback Whales ( Megaptera novaeangliae ) in the Gulf of St Lawrence, Canada
- Multivariate analysis of habitat selection by rorqual whales in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, Quebec, Canada
2004
Scientific Articles
- Stranding of a Pygmy Sperm Whale (Kogia breviceps), in the northern Gulf of St. Lawrence, Canada. The Canadian Field-Naturalist
- Intra- and inter-species differences in persistent organic contaminants in the blubber of blue whales and humpback whales from the Gulf of St. Lawrence
Presentations and Posters
Theses and Dissertations
2003
Scientific Articles
Presentations and Posters
- Influence of thermal fronts on the distributionand behaviour of four species of rorqual whales from the Gulf of St. Lawrence, Quebec , Canada
- Comparison of St. Lawrence blue whale vocalizations with field observations
2002
Scientific Articles
- Long range movements of a blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus) between the Gulf of St. Lawrence and West Greenland
- Status of the blue whale, (Balaenoptera musculus), in Canada
Presentations and Posters
Theses and Dissertations
- On the population Dynamics and Ecology of Canadian and Mexican blue whales (Balaenoptera musculus)
- Estimation d'abondance de la sous-population des baleines a bosse, (Megaptera novaeangliae) du golfe du Saint Laurent
2001
Scientific Articles
- Stock structure and composition of the North Atlantic humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae
- Observation of a male-biased sex ratio in the Gulf of St. Lawrence fin whales (Balaenoptera physalus): Temporal, geographical, or group structure segregation?
Presentations and Posters
- Spatial distribution of rorqual whales from the Gulf of St. Lawrence , Quebec , Canada
- Sightings of Blue whale ( B. musculus ) calves and calving intervals for known females in the Sea of Cortez from 1984-2001 and subsequent observations off California
- First Report on Sightings of a White Blue Whale
- Population Structure of the Blue Whale ( Balaenoptera musculus ) Based on Nuclear Genetic Variation
Theses and Dissertations
1999
Scientific Articles
- Relative abundance of large whales around South Georgia (1979-1998)
- Behavioral response of four species of balaenopterid whales to biopsy sampling
Presentations and Posters
- Gender related structure in blue whale ( Balaenoptera musculus ) pairs from eastern Canadian waters
- Monitoring contaminants and biomarker responses in biopsy samples of blue whales
- Determining Blue Whale ( Balaenoptera musculus ) Population Structure Using Introns Of Conserved Nuclear Genes
- An inexpensive, portable, and rugged system for recording the low-frequency sounds of cetaceans
1998
Scientific Articles
- Population genetic structure of North Atlantic, Mediterranean Sea and Sea of Cortez fin whales, Balaenoptera physalus (Linnaeus 1758): Analysis of mitochondrial and nuclear loci
- The value of parallel analysis of uni- and bi-parental inherited loci: the North Atlantic humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae)
Presentations and Posters
- Post-glacial origin and expansion of arctic and temperate cetacean populations in the North Atlantic
1997
Scientific Articles
- Genetic tagging of humpback whales
- Chlorinated Organic Contaminants in Blubber Biopsies from Northwestern Atlantic Balaenopterid Whales Summering in the Gulf of St Lawrence
- Validation of the blubber biopsy technique for monitoring of organochlorine contaminants in balaenopterid whales
- Microsatellite genetic distances between oceanic populations of the humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae)
1995
Scientific Articles
1991
Scientific Articles
1990
Scientific Articles
- Photographic identification of the blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus) in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, Canada
- A note on problems in estimating the number of blue whales in the Gulf of St. Lawrence from photo-identification data
- Sightings and movements of blue whales off central California 1986-88 from photo-identification of individuals
1989
Scientific Articles
1988
Scientific Articles
1987
Scientific Articles
Presentations and Posters