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RECENT PUBLICATIONS (last five years)

Schramm, Y., S.L. Mesnick, J. de la Rosa, D.M. Palacios, M.S. Lowry, D. Aurioles-Gamboa, H.M. Snell, and S. Escorza-Treviño. 2009. Phylogeography of California and Galápagos sea lions and population structure within the California sea lion. Marine Biology 156(7):1375-1387, doi: 10.1007/s00227-009-1178-1.
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Copyright © (2009) Springer-Verlag

Shillinger, G.L., D.M. Palacios, H. Bailey, S.J. Bograd, A.M. Swithenbank, P. Gaspar, B.P. Wallace, J.R. Spotila, F.V. Paladino, R. Piedra, S.A. Eckert, and B.A. Block. 2008. Persistent leatherback turtle migrations present opportunities for conservation. PLoS Biology 6(7), e171, doi:10.1371/journal.pbio.0060171.
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Published (2008) by the Public Library of Science and distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Public Domain declaration

Bograd, S.J., C.G. Castro, E. Di Lorenzo, D.M. Palacios, H. Bailey, W. Gilly, and F.P. Chavez. 2008. Oxygen declines and the shoaling of the hypoxic boundary in the California Current. Geophysical Research Letters 35, L12607, doi:10.1029/2008GL034185.
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Not subject to U.S. copyright. Published (2008) by the American Geophysical Union

Bailey, H., G. Shillinger, D. Palacios, S. Bograd, J. Spotila, F. Paladino, and B. Block. 2008. Identifying and comparing phases of movement by leatherback turtles using state-space models. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 356:128-135, doi: 10.1016/j.jembe.2007.12.020.
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Copyright © (2007) Elsevier. Further reproduction or electronic distribution is not permitted

Branch, T.A., K.M. Stafford, D.M. Palacios, C. Allison, J.L. Bannister, C.L.K. Burton, E. Cabrera, C.A. Carlson, B. Galletti-Vernazzani, P.C. Gill, R. Hucke-Gaete, K.C.S. Jenner, M-N.M. Jenner, K. Matsuoka, Y.A. Mikhalev, T. Miyashita, M.G. Morrice, S. Nishiwaki, V.J. Sturrock, D. Tomorosov, R.C. Anderson, A.N. Baker, P.B. Best, P. Borsa, R.L. Brownell, Jr., S. Childerhouse, K.P. Findlay, T. Gerrodette, A.D. Ilangakoon, M. Joergensen, B. Kahn, D.K. Ljungblad, B. Maughan, R.D. McCauley, S. Mckay, T.F. Norris, Oman Whale And Dolphin Research Group, S. Rankin, F. Samaran, D. Thiele, K. Van Waerebeek and R.M. Warneke. 2007. Past and present distribution, densities and movements of blue whales Balaenoptera musculus in the Southern Hemisphere and northern Indian Ocean. Mammal Review 37:116-175, doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2907.2007.00106.x.
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Published (2007) by Mammal Society

Rasmussen, K., D.M. Palacios, J. Calambokidis, M. Saborio, L. Dalla-Rosa, E. Secchi, G. Steiger, J. Allen, and G. Stone. 2007. Southern Hemisphere humpback whales wintering off Central America: insights from water temperature into the longest mammalian migration. Biology Letters 3(3):302-305, doi:10.1098/rsbl.2007.0067.
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Published (2007) by The Royal Society

Pardo, M.A., and D.M. Palacios. 2006. Cetacean occurrence in the Santa Marta region, Colombian Caribbean, 2004-2005. Latin American Journal of Aquatic Mammals 5(2):129-134.
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Published (2007) by SOLAMAC/SOMEMMA

Palacios, D.M., S.J. Bograd, D.G. Foley, and F.B. Schwing. 2006. Oceanographic characteristics of biological hot spots in the North Pacific: A remote sensing perspective. Deep-Sea Research II 53(3-4):250-269, doi:10.1016/j.dsr2.2006.03.004.
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Not subject to U.S. copyright. Published (2006) by Elsevier, Ltd.

Palacios, D.M., and S.J. Bograd. 2005. A census of Tehuantepec and Papagayo eddies in the northeastern tropical Pacific. Geophysical Research Letters 32, L23606, doi:10.1029/2005GL024324.
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Not subject to U.S. copyright. Published (2005) by the American Geophysical Union

Schwing, F.B., D.M. Palacios, and S.J. Bograd. 2005. El Niño impacts on the California Current ecosystem. U.S. CLIVAR Newsletter, Vol. 3, No. 2, 5-8.
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Mendelssohn, R., S.J. Bograd, F.B. Schwing, and D.M. Palacios. 2005. Teaching old indices new tricks: A state-space analysis of El Niño related climate indices. Geophysical Research Letters 32, L07709, doi:10.1029/2005GL022350.
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Not subject to U.S. copyright. Published (2005) by the American Geophysical Union

Palacios, D.M., S.K. Salazar, and D. Day. 2004. Cetacean remains and strandings in the Galápagos Islands, 1923–2003. Latin American Journal of Aquatic Mammals 3(2):127-150.
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Published (2004) by SOLAMAC/SOMEMMA

Palacios, D.M., S.J. Bograd, R. Mendelssohn, and F.B. Schwing. 2004. Long-term and seasonal trends in stratification in the California Current, 1950–1993. Journal of Geophysical Research 109, C10016, doi:10.1029/2004JC002380.
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Not subject to U.S. copyright. Published (2004) by the American Geophysical Union

Palacios, D.M. 2004. Seasonal patterns of sea-surface temperature and ocean color around the Galápagos: regional and local influences. Deep-Sea Research II 51(1-3):43-57, doi: 10.1016/j.dsr2.2003.08.001.
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Copyright © (2004) Elsevier. Further reproduction or electronic distribution is not permitted

IWC PAPERS

Palacios, D.M., and K.A. Forney. 2008. Cetacean abundance on the western side of the Galápagos Islands during April 2000. Paper SC/60/SM7 presented to the IWC Scientific Committee, June 2008 (unpublished). 12pp. [Available from the Office of the International Whaling Commission, The Red House, 135 Station Road, Impington, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire CB4 9NP, UK].

Palacios, D.M., T. Gerrodette, C. García, I.C. Avila, G.A. Soler, S. Bessudo, and F. Trujillo. 2008. Distribution and relative abundance of oceanic cetaceans in Colombia's Pacific EEZ from survey cruises and platforms of opportunity. Paper SC/60/SM4 presented to the IWC Scientific Committee, June 2008 (unpublished). 24pp. [Available from the Office of the International Whaling Commission, The Red House, 135 Station Road, Impington, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire CB4 9NP, UK].

Branch, T.A., D.M. Palacios, K.M. Stafford, C. Allison, J.L. Bannister, C.L.K. Burton, P.C. Gill, K.C.S. Jenner, M-N.M. Jenner, B. Maughan, T. Miyashita, M.G. Morrice, V.J. Sturrock, R.C. Anderson, A.N. Baker, P.B. Best, P. Borsa, S. Childerhouse, K.P. Findlay, A.D. Ilangakoon, M. Joergensen, B. Kahn, B. Maughn, Y.A. Mikhalev, Oman Whale And Dolphin Research Group, D. Thiele, D. Tormosov, K. Van Waerebeek, and R.M. Warneke. 2006. Past and present distribution of blue whales in the Southern Hemisphere and northern Indian Ocean. Paper SC/58/SH16 presented to the IWC Scientific Committee, June 2006, St. Kitts and Nevis, WI. 27pp. [Available from the Office of the International Whaling Commission, The Red House, 135 Station Road, Impington, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire CB4 9NP, UK].

Félix, F., D.M. Palacios, S. Caballero, B. Haase, and J. Falconí. 2006. The 2005 Galápagos Humpback Whale Expedition: a first attempt to assess and characterize the population in the archipelago. Paper SC/A06/HW15 presented to the IWC Workshop on the Comprehensive Assessment of Southern Hemisphere humpback whales, Hobart, Tasmania, 4–7 April 2006. [Paper available from the Office of the International Whaling Commission, The Red House, 135 Station Road, Impington, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire CB4 9NP, UK].

Taylor, B., J. Barlow, R. Pitman, L. Ballance, T. Klinger, D. DeMaster, J. Hildebrand, J. Urban, D. Palacios, and J. Mead. 2004. A call for research to assess risk of acoustic impact on beaked whale populations. Paper SC/56/E36 presented to the IWC Scientific Committee, July 2004, Sorrento, Italy. 4pp. [Paper available from the Office of the International Whaling Commission, The Red House, 135 Station Road, Impington, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire CB4 9NP, UK].

Palacios, D.M. 1998. Blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus) occurence off the Galápagos Islands, 1978-1995. Paper SC/50/CAWS23 presented to the IWC Scientific Committee, April 1998, Muscat, Oman. [Available from the Office of the International Whaling Commission, The Red House, 135 Station Road, Impington, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire CB4 9NP, UK].

Van Waerebeek, K., F. Félix, B. Haase, D.M. Palacios, D. Mora-Pinto, and M.F. Muñoz-Hincapié. 1997. Inshore records of striped dolphin Stenella coeruleoalba from the Pacific coast of South America. Paper SC/49/SM12 presented to the IWC Scientific Committee, September 1997, Bournemouth, UK. 14pp. [Available from the Office of the International Whaling Commission, The Red House, 135 Station Road, Impington, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire CB4 9NP, UK].

REPORTS FROM GALAPAGOS FIELDWORK

Félix, F., D. Palacios, B. Haase, and J. Falconí. 2006. The Galápagos Humpback Whales Expedition (31 August – 10 September 2005). Final report to the Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society (England), the Frederick and Margaret L. Weyerhaeuser Foundation (USA), Ecociencia (Ecuador), the Galápagos National Park Service (Ecuador), and the Undersecretary of Coastal Environmental Management (Ecuador). Fundación Ecuatoriana para el Estudio de Mamíferos Marinos, Guayaquil, Ecuador, February 2006. 14pp.
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Palacios, D.M. 2000. GalCet2K: A line-transect survey for cetaceans across an environmental gradient off the Galápagos Islands, 5–19 April 2000. Final report submitted to: Galápagos National Park Service, Charles Darwin Research Station, Capitanía de Puerto Ayora, and Dirección General de Intereses Marítimos de la Armada Nacional. Puerto Ayora, Is. Galápagos, Ecuador, 17 July 2000. 9pp.
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Palacios, D.M., R.A. Clark, L.S. Baraff, J. Jones, G. Johnson, and C. Johnson. 2000. Voyage of the Odyssey – Galápagos: Cruise Report No. 2, 22 April – 5 May 2000. Submitted to Galápagos National Park Service, Dirección General de Intereses Marítimos de la Armada Nacional, Charles Darwin Research Station, Capitanía de Puerto Ayora. Puerto Ayora, Is. Galápagos, Ecuador, 12 May 2000.
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Palacios, D.M., K.A. Forney, L.S. Baraff, R.A. Clark, J. Jones, G. Johnson, and C. Johnson. 2000. Voyage of the Odyssey – Galápagos: Cruise Report No. 1, 4–22 April 2000. Submitted to Galápagos National Park Service, Dirección General de Intereses Marítimos de la Armada Nacional, Charles Darwin Research Station, Capitanía de Puerto Ayora. Puerto Ayora, Is. Galápagos, Ecuador, 26 April 2000.
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Palacios, D.M. 1999. Marine mammal research in the Galápagos Islands: The 1993–94 Odyssey Expedition. Final report submitted to Galápagos National Park Service and Charles Darwin Research Station. Puerto Ayora, Is. Galápagos, Ecuador, 10 November 1999. 6pp + 4 tables, 18 figures, and 3 appendices.
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SWFSC ADMIN REPORTS

Gerrodette, T., and D.M. Palacios. 1996. Estimates of cetacean abundance in EEZ waters of the eastern tropical Pacific. Southwest Fisheries Science Center Administrative Report LJ-96-10. 28 pp. (with Spanish translation).
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Palacios, D.M., and T. Gerrodette. 1996. Potential impact of artisanal gillnet fisheries on small cetacean populations in the eastern tropical Pacific. Southwest Fisheries Science Center Administrative Report LJ-96-11. 16pp. (with Spanish translation).
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THESES

Palacios, D.M. 2003. Oceanographic Conditions Around the Galápagos Archipelago and Their Influence on Cetacean Community Structure. Ph.D. Thesis, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon. 178 pp.
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Copyright © (2003) Daniel M. Palacios

Palacios, D.M. 1994. Population Status and Notes on the Breeding Ecology of the Pelecaniform Seabirds of the "Corales del Rosario" National Park, Colombian Caribbean. B.Sc. Thesis, Universidad de Bogotá Jorge Tadeo Lozano, Bogotá, Colombia. 68 pp.
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Copyright © (1994) Daniel M. Palacios