Douglas Nowacek | Scholars@Duke

Douglas Nowacek
Randolph K. Repass and Sally-Christine Rodgers University Associate Professor of Conservation Technology in Environment and Engineering

Sound propagates very efficiently through sea water, and marine mammals take advantage of this medium to communicate and explore their environment. My research is focused on the link between acoustic and motor behavior in marine mammals, primarily cetaceans and manatees, specifically, how they use sound in ecological processes. The cetaceans, or whales and dolphins, are divided into two main groups, the toothed whales (odontocetes) and the baleen whales (mysticetes). One of my specific areas of research is the use of echolocation and foraging behavior in one of the odontocetes, the bottlenose dolphin. Another focus of my current research is the effect(s) of anthropogenic noise on marine mammals.

Current Appointments & Affiliations

Randolph K. Repass and Sally-Christine Rodgers University Associate Professor of Conservation Technology in Environment and Engineering, Marine Science and Conservation, Nicholas School of the Environment 2008
Professor, Marine Science and Conservation, Nicholas School of the Environment 2018
Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Pratt School of Engineering 2018
Faculty Network Member of The Energy Initiative, Duke University Energy Initiative, Initiatives 2015

Contact Information

Duke Univ Marine Lab, 135 Duke Marine Lab Rd, Beaufort, NC 28516
doug.nowacek@duke.edu (252) 504-7566
Nowacek Lab Page

Background
Education, Training, & Certifications
- Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology 1999
- B.A., Ohio Wesleyan University 1991
Duke Appointment History
- Associate Professor, Marine Science and Conservation, Nicholas School of the Environment 2008 - 2018
- Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Pratt School of Engineering 2008 - 2018
- Director of Undergraduate Studies in the School of the Environment Marine Laboratory, Marine Science and Conservation, Nicholas School of the Environment 2011 - 2014
Recognition
In the News
- JUL 17, 2018 Pratt School of Engineering
  
  At Beaufort, the Ocean Is For Engineering Study, Too
- JAN 19, 2018 Nicholas School of the Environment
  
  Duke Marine Lab's Stunning Journey to Study Antarctic Whales
- SEP 11, 2016
  
  Turn Down the Volume: New Guide Helps Reduce Seismic Surveys Impacts on Marine Species
- APR 15, 2016 The Huffington Post
  
  A group of scientists is begging Obama to save right whales
- APR 14, 2016
  
  Asking President Obama to Save Right Whales
- MAR 30, 2016 The Guardian
  
  Douglas Nowacek comments: Deafening Atlantic oil prospecting to go ahead despite threat to marine life
- SEP 14, 2015 Scientific American, Nature
  
  Douglas Nowacek: Marine life needs protection from noise pollution
- SEP 2, 2015
  
  New International Standards Needed To Manage Ocean Noise
- SEP 2, 2015 The News & Observer
  
  Researchers recommend treating ocean seismic testing as pollution
- JUL 15, 2015
  
  Nicholas' Nowacek Testifies Before Congress On Impacts Of Seismic Activity On Marine Life
- APR 28, 2015 WHQR-Wilmington
  
  Douglas Nowacek comments: Science panel weighs in on potential impacts of seismic testing off N.C. coast
- FEB 25, 2015 McClatchy DC
  
  A whale of a fight is brewing over Atlantic coastal drilling
- OCT 20, 2014 Christian Science Monitor
  
  The whale savers
- AUG 14, 2014
  
  Minke Whales Lunge Up To 100 Times An Hour To Feed Under Sea Ice
Awards & Honors
- Visiting Scholar. University of Tasmania. 2013
Expertise
Subject Headings
Global Scholarship
- Research
Research
Selected Grants
- Spatial and Acoustic Ecology of Marine Megafauna (SPAM) awarded by University of North Carolina - Wilmington 2017 - 2020
- Collaborative Research: Foraging behavior and ecological role of the least studied Antarctic krill predator awarded by National Science Foundation 2017 - 2020
- Tagging, Acoustic Monitoring, Logistics, Work Plan Development, Data Management, Analysis and Reporting for the North Atlantic Right Whale Tagging and Tracking on the Southeast US Calving Grounds FY17 awarded by HDR, Inc. 2017 - 2020
- North Atlantic Right Whale Tagging and Tracking 2018-2019 awarded by HDR, Inc. 2018 - 2019
- Acoustic Startle Responses as Aversive Reactions and Hearing Indicators in Cetaceans awarded by University of St. Andrews 2016 - 2019
- Acoustic, Behavioral and Foraging Ecology of Cetaceans off the Coast of Brazil A Baseline Study awarded by Socioambiental Consultores Associados Ltda. 2016 - 2019
- Megafauna Motion Tag awarded by National Geographic Society 2017 - 2019
- Atlantic Behavioral Response Study awarded by HDR, Inc. 2017 - 2018
- Conservation X Labs Tech Prize awarded by Conservation X Labs 2018
- Evaluating the Behavioral Response of Sea Turtles to Faurnaguard Turtle Module (Van Oord) awarded by Florida State University 2016 - 2018
- North Atlantic Right Whale Tagging and Tracking on the Southeast US Calving Grounds - 2016 - 2017 awarded by HDR, Inc. 2016 - 2018
- LTER Palmer, Antartica (PAL): Land Shelf Ocean Connectivity, Ecosystem Resilience and Transformation awarded by Oregon State University 2014 - 2017
- Autonomous Passive Acoustic Monitoring/Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point awarded by HDR, Inc. 2015 - 2016
- Studies to Inform the Delineation of Wind Energy Areas within the Published Areas of Interest for North Carolina awarded by University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill 2015 - 2016
- North Atlantic Right Whale Tagging and Tracking on the Southeast US Calving Grounds - 2015 - 2016 awarded by HDR Engineering, Inc. 2015 - 2016
- Delphinid Cetaceans: Quantifying Behavioral Ecology and Response to Predators Using a Multi-Species Approach awarded by Strategic Environmental Research & Development Program 2011 - 2016
- North Atlantic Right Whale Tagging and Tracking on the Southeast US Calving Grounds awarded by HDR Engineering, Inc. 2013 - 2015
- A moored system for measuring the temporal variability of prey fields of deep diving predators off Cape Hatteras awarded by Office of Naval Research 2013 - 2015
- North Atlantic Right Whale Tagging and Tracking on the Southeast US Calving Grounds awarded by HDR Engineering, Inc. 2013 - 2015
- A Low-Cost UAV Imaging System for Large Whale Health Assessment awarded by Association of Zoos and Aquariums 2013 - 2014
- A SAFE vessel: Advancing research capabilities to the Gulf Stream awarded by National Science Foundation 2013 - 2014
- RAPID: Linking the movement patterns and foraging behavior of humpback whales awarded by National Science Foundation 2012 - 2013
- Duke University Seminar on Methods in Marine Bioacoustics awarded by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 2012 - 2013
- Collaborative Research: The ecological role of a poorly studied Antarctic krill predator awarded by National Science Foundation 2008 - 2012
- Beaked and Sperm Whale Foraging Ecology and Habitat Characterization awarded by Office of Naval Research 2008 - 2012
- Use of multi-frequency acoustics to study cetacean foraging ecology awarded by Office of Naval Research 2008 - 2010
Publications & Artistic Works
Selected Publications
- Academic Articles
  - Wang, Z-T, Akamatsu, T, Nowacek, DP, Yuan, J, Zhou, L, Lei, P-Y, Li, J, Duan, P-X, Wang, K-X, and Wang, D. "Soundscape of an Indo-Pacific humpback dolphin (Sousa chinensis) hotspot before windfarm construction in the Pearl River Estuary, China: Do dolphin engage in noise avoidance and passive eavesdropping behavior?." Marine Pollution Bulletin 140 (March 2019): 509-522. Full Text
  - Rycyk, AM, Deutsch, CJ, Barlas, ME, Hardy, SK, Frisch, K, Leone, EH, and Nowacek, DP. "Manatee behavioral response to boats." Marine Mammal Science 34, no. 4 (October 1, 2018): 924-962. Full Text
  - Pallin, LJ, Baker, CS, Steel, D, Kellar, NM, Robbins, J, Johnston, DW, Nowacek, DP, Read, AJ, and Friedlaender, AS. "High pregnancy rates in humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) around the Western Antarctic Peninsula, evidence of a rapidly growing population." Royal Society Open Science 5, no. 5 (May 2, 2018): 180017-null. Full Text
  - Root-Gutteridge, H, Cusano, DA, Shiu, Y, Nowacek, DP, Van Parijs, SM, and Parks, SE. "A lifetime of changing calls: North Atlantic right whales, Eubalaena glacialis, refine call production as they age." Animal Behaviour 137 (March 1, 2018): 21-34. Full Text
  - Albertson, GR, Friedlaender, AS, Steel, DJ, Aguayo-Lobo, A, Bonatto, SL, Caballero, S, Constantine, R, Cypriano-Souza, AL, Engel, MH, Garrigue, C, Flórez-González, L, Johnston, DW, Nowacek, DP, Olavarría, C, Poole, MM, Read, AJ, Robbins, J, Sremba, AL, and Baker, CS. "Temporal stability and mixed-stock analyses of humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) in the nearshore waters of the Western Antarctic Peninsula." Polar Biology 41, no. 2 (February 1, 2018): 323-340. Full Text
  - Howle, LE, Kraus, SD, Werner, TB, and Nowacek, DP. "Simulation of the entanglement of a North Atlantic right whale (Eubalaena glacialis) with fixed fishing gear(Accepted)." Marine Mammal Science (January 1, 2018). Full Text
  - Narazaki, T, Isojunno, S, Nowacek, DP, Swift, R, Friedlaender, AS, Ramp, C, Smout, S, Aoki, K, Deecke, VB, Sato, K, and Miller, PJO. "Body density of humpback whales (Megaptera novaengliae) in feeding aggregations estimated from hydrodynamic gliding performance." Plos One 13, no. 7 (January 2018): e0200287-null. Full Text
  - Stanistreet, JE, Nowacek, DP, Bell, JT, Cholewiak, DM, Hildebrand, JA, Hodge, LEW, Van Parijs, SM, and Read, AJ. "Spatial and seasonal patterns in acoustic detections of sperm whales Physeter macrocephalus along the continental slope in the western North Atlantic Ocean." Endangered Species Research 35 (January 1, 2018): 1-13. Full Text
  - Davis, GE, Baumgartner, MF, Bonnell, JM, Bell, J, Berchok, C, Bort Thornton, J, Brault, S, Buchanan, G, Charif, RA, Cholewiak, D, Clark, CW, Corkeron, P, Delarue, J, Dudzinski, K, Hatch, L, Hildebrand, J, Hodge, L, Klinck, H, Kraus, S, Martin, B, Mellinger, DK, Moors-Murphy, H, Nieukirk, S, Nowacek, DP, Parks, S, Read, AJ, Rice, AN, Risch, D, Širović, A, Soldevilla, M, Stafford, K, Stanistreet, JE, Summers, E, Todd, S, Warde, A, and Van Parijs, SM. "Long-term passive acoustic recordings track the changing distribution of North Atlantic right whales (Eubalaena glacialis) from 2004 to 2014." Scientific reports 7, no. 1 (October 18, 2017): 13460-. Full Text
  - Wilson, RM, Tyson, RB, Nelson, JA, Balmer, BC, Chanton, JP, and Nowacek, DP. "Niche differentiation and prey selectivity among common bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) Sighted in St. George Sound, Gulf of Mexico." Frontiers in Marine Science 4, no. JUL (July 26, 2017). Full Text
  - Tyson, RB, Piniak, WED, Domit, C, Mann, D, Hall, M, Nowacek, DP, and Fuentes, MMPB. "Novel bio-logging tool for studying fine-scale behaviors of marine turtles in response to sound." Frontiers in Marine Science 4, no. JUL (July 14, 2017). Full Text
  - Beattie, M, Nowacek, DP, Bogdanoff, AK, Akins, L, and Morris, JA. "The roar of the lionfishes Pterois volitans and Pterois miles." Journal of fish biology 90, no. 6 (June 2017): 2488-2495. Full Text Open Access Copy
  - Quick, N, Scott-Hayward, L, Sadykova, D, Nowacek, D, and Read, A. "Effects of a scientific echo sounder on the behavior of short-finned pilot whales (Globicephala macrorhynchus)." Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 74, no. 5 (May 2017): 716-726. Full Text
  - Paxton, AB, Taylor, JC, Nowacek, DP, Dale, J, Cole, E, Voss, CM, and Peterson, CH. "Seismic survey noise disrupted fish use of a temperate reef." Marine Policy 78 (April 1, 2017): 68-73. Full Text
  - Quick, NJ, Isojunno, S, Sadykova, D, Bowers, M, Nowacek, DP, and Read, AJ. "Hidden Markov models reveal complexity in the diving behaviour of short-finned pilot whales." Scientific Reports 7 (March 31, 2017): 45765-null. Full Text Open Access Copy
  - Golden, JS, Virdin, J, Nowacek, D, Halpin, P, Bennear, L, and Patil, PG. "Making sure the blue economy is green." Nature ecology & evolution 1, no. 2 (January 24, 2017): 17-. Full Text
  - Stanistreet, JE, Nowacek, DP, Baumann-Pickering, S, Bell, JT, Cholewiak, DM, Hildebrand, JA, Hodge, LEW, Moors-Murphy, HB, Van Parijs, SM, and Read, AJ. "Using passive acoustic monitoring to document the distribution of beaked whale species in the western north atlantic ocean." Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 74, no. 12 (January 1, 2017): 2098-2109. Full Text Open Access Copy
  - Wang, Z-T, Nowacek, DP, Akamatsu, T, Wang, K-X, Liu, J-C, Duan, G-Q, Cao, H-J, and Wang, D. "Diversity of fish sound types in the Pearl River Estuary, China." PeerJ 5 (January 2017): e3924-. Full Text
  - van der Hoop, JM, Nowacek, DP, Moore, MJ, and Triantafyllou, MS. "Swimming kinematics and efficiency of entangled North Atlantic right whales." Endangered Species Research 32, no. 1 (January 1, 2017): 1-17. Full Text
  - Nowacek, DP, Christiansen, F, Bejder, L, Goldbogen, JA, and Friedlaender, AS. "Studying cetacean behaviour: new technological approaches and conservation applications." Animal Behaviour 120 (October 1, 2016): 235-244. Full Text
  - Stanistreet, JE, Nowacek, DP, Read, AJ, Baumann-Pickering, S, Moors-Murphy, HB, and Van Parijs, SM. "Effects of duty-cycled passive acoustic recordings on detecting the presence of beaked whales in the northwest Atlantic." The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America 140, no. 1 (July 2016): EL31-null. Full Text
  - Tyson, RB, Friedlaender, AS, and Nowacek, DP. "Does optimal foraging theory predict the foraging performance of a large air-breathing marine predator?." Animal Behaviour 116 (June 1, 2016): 223-235. Full Text
  - Friedlaender, AS, Johnston, DW, Tyson, RB, Kaltenberg, A, Goldbogen, JA, Stimpert, AK, Curtice, C, Hazen, EL, Halpin, PN, Read, AJ, and Nowacek, DP. "Multiple-stage decisions in a marine central-place forager." Royal Society open science 3, no. 5 (May 11, 2016): 160043-. Full Text
  - Hooper V, JA, Baringer, MO, St. Laurent, LC, Dewar, WK, and Nowacek, D. "Dissipation processes in the Tongue of the Ocean." Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans 121, no. 5 (May 1, 2016): 3159-3170. Full Text
  - Kraus, SD, Kenney, RD, Mayo, CA, McLellan, WA, Moore, MJ, and Nowacek, DP. "Recent scientific publications cast doubt on north atlantic right whale future." Frontiers in Marine Science 3, no. AUG (January 1, 2016). Full Text
  - Southall, BL, Nowacek, DP, Miller, PJO, and Tyack, PL. "Experimental field studies to measure behavioral responses of cetaceans to sonar." Endangered Species Research 31, no. 1 (January 1, 2016): 293-315. (Review) Full Text
  - Thornton, SW, Mclellan, WA, Rommel, SA, Dillaman, RM, Nowacek, DP, Koopman, HN, and Pabst, DA. "Morphology of the Nasal Apparatus in Pygmy (Kogia Breviceps) and Dwarf (K. Sima) Sperm Whales." Anatomical record (Hoboken, N.J. : 2007) 298, no. 7 (July 2015): 1301-1326. Full Text
  - Nowacek, DP, Clark, CW, Mann, D, Miller, PJO, Rosenbaum, HC, Golden, JS, Jasny, M, Kraska, J, and Southall, BL. "Marine seismic surveys and ocean noise: Time for coordinated and prudent planning." Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment 13, no. 7 (January 1, 2015): 378-386. (Review) Full Text
  - Friedlaender, AS, Goldbogen, JA, Nowacek, DP, Read, AJ, Johnston, D, and Gales, N. "Feeding rates and under-ice foraging strategies of the smallest lunge filter feeder, the Antarctic minke whale (Balaenoptera bonaerensis)." The Journal of Experimental Biology 217, no. Pt 16 (August 2014): 2851-2854. Full Text
  - Crain, DD, Friedlaender, AS, Johnston, DW, Nowacek, DP, Roberts, BL, Urian, KW, Waples, DM, and Read, AJ. "A quantitative analysis of the response of short-finned pilot whales, Globicephala macrorhynchus , to biopsy sampling." Marine Mammal Science 30, no. 2 (April 2014): 819-826. Full Text
  - Bouveroux, T, Tyson, RB, and Nowacek, DP. "Abundance and site fidelity of bottlenose dolphins in coastal waters near Panama City, Florida." Journal of Cetacean Research and Management 14, no. 1 (January 1, 2014): 37-42.
  - Crain, DD, Friedlaender, AS, Johnston, DW, Nowacek, DP, Roberts, BL, Urian, KW, Waples, DM, and Read, AJ. "A quantitative analysis of the response of short-finned pilot whales, Globicephala macrorhynchus, to biopsy sampling." Marine Mammal Science 30, no. 2 (January 1, 2014): 819-826. Full Text
  - Nousek-McGregor, AE, Miller, CA, Moore, MJ, and Nowacek, DP. "Effects of body condition on buoyancy in endangered North Atlantic right whales." Physiological and Biochemical Zoology : Pbz 87, no. 1 (January 2014): 160-171. Full Text
  - Risch, D, Gales, NJ, Gedamke, J, Kindermann, L, Nowacek, DP, Read, AJ, Siebert, U, Van Opzeeland, IC, Van Parijs, SM, and Friedlaender, AS. "Mysterious bio-duck sound attributed to the Antarctic minke whale (Balaenoptera bonaerensis)." Biology letters 10, no. 4 (January 2014): 20140175-. Full Text
  - Wilson, RM, Chanton, JP, Balmer, BC, and Nowacek, DP. "An evaluation of lipid extraction techniques for interpretation of carbon and nitrogen isotope values in bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) skin tissue." Marine Mammal Science 30, no. 1 (January 1, 2014): 85-103. Full Text
  - Friedlaender, AS, Tyson, RB, Stimpert, AK, Read, AJ, and Nowacek, DP. "Extreme diel variation in the feeding behavior of humpback whales along the western Antarctic Peninsula during autumn." Marine Ecology Progress Series 494 (December 4, 2013): 281-289. Full Text
  - Nowacek, DP, Bröker, K, Donovan, G, Gailey, G, Racca, R, Reeves, RR, Vedenev, AI, Weller, DW, and Southall, BL. "Responsible practices for minimizing and monitoring environmental impacts of marine seismic surveys with an emphasis on marine mammals." Aquatic Mammals 39, no. 4 (December 1, 2013): 356-377. Full Text
  - "Stable isotope variation in the northern Gulf of Mexico constrains bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) foraging ranges." Marine Biology 160, no. 11 (November 1, 2013): 2967-2980. Full Text
  - Buckstaff, KC, Wells, RS, Gannon, JG, and Nowacek, DP. "Responses of bottlenose dolphins (tursiops truncatus) to construction and demolition of coastal marine structures." Aquatic Mammals 39, no. 2 (July 23, 2013): 174-186. Full Text
  - Goldbogen, JA, Friedlaender, AS, Calambokidis, J, McKenna, MF, Simon, M, and Nowacek, DP. "Integrative approaches to the study of baleen whale diving behavior, feeding performance, and foraging ecology." Bioscience 63, no. 2 (February 1, 2013): 90-100. (Review) Full Text
  - Wilson, RM, Chanton, JP, Balmer, BC, and Nowacek, DP. "An evaluation of lipid extraction techniques for interpretation of carbon and nitrogen isotope values in bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) skin tissue." Marine Mammal Science (2013).
  - Wilson, RM, Nelson, JA, Balmer, BC, Nowacek, DP, and Chanton, JP. "Stable isotope variation in the northern Gulf of Mexico constrains bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) foraging ranges." Marine Biology (2013): 1-14.
  - Johnston, DW, Friedlaender, AS, Read, AJ, and Nowacek, DP. "Initial density estimates of humpback whales Megaptera novaeangliae in the inshore waters of the western Antarctic Peninsula during the late autumn." Endangered Species Research 18, no. 1 (July 30, 2012): 63-71. Full Text
  - Tyson, RB, Friedlaender, AS, Ware, C, Stimpert, AK, and Nowacek, DP. "Synchronous mother and calf foraging behaviour in humpback whales Megaptera novaeangliae: Insights from multi-sensor suction cup tags." Marine Ecology Progress Series 457 (June 21, 2012): 209-220. Full Text
  - Rolland, RM, Parks, SE, Hunt, KE, Castellote, M, Corkeron, PJ, Nowacek, DP, Wasser, SK, and Kraus, SD. "Evidence that ship noise increases stress in right whales." Proceedings. Biological Sciences 279, no. 1737 (June 2012): 2363-2368. Full Text
  - Wilson, RM, Kucklick, JR, Balmer, BC, Wells, RS, Chanton, JP, and Nowacek, DP. "Spatial distribution of bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) inferred from stable isotopes and priority organic pollutants." The Science of the Total Environment 425 (May 2012): 223-230. Full Text
  - Espinasse, B, Zhou, M, Zhu, Y, Hazen, EL, Friedlaender, AS, Nowacek, DP, Chu, D, and Carlotti, F. "Austral fall-winter transition of mesozooplankton assemblages and krill aggregations in an embayment west of the Antarctic Peninsula." Marine Ecology Progress Series 452 (April 25, 2012): 63-80. Full Text
  - Kot, BW, Sears, R, Anis, A, Nowacek, DP, Gedamke, J, and Marshall, CD. "Behavioral responses of minke whales (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) to experimental fishing gear in a coastal environment." Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 413 (February 10, 2012): 13-20. Full Text
  - Nowacek, DP, Vedenev, A, Southall, BL, and Racca, R. "Development and implementation of criteria for exposure of Western gray whales to oil and gas industry noise." Advances in experimental medicine and biology 730 (2012): 523-528. Full Text
  - Parks, SE, Johnson, MP, Nowacek, DP, and Tyack, PL. "Changes in vocal behavior of North Atlantic right whales in increased noise." Advances in experimental medicine and biology 730 (2012): 317-320. Full Text
  - Richardson, J, Wood, AG, Neil, A, Nowacek, D, and Moore, M. "Changes in distribution, relative abundance, and species composition of large whales around South Georgia from opportunistic sightings: 1992 to 2011." Endangered Species Research 19, no. 2 (January 1, 2012): 149-156. Full Text
  - Stimpert, AK, Peavey, LE, Friedlaender, AS, and Nowacek, DP. "Humpback whale song and foraging behavior on an antarctic feeding ground." Plos One 7, no. 12 (January 2012): e51214-null. Full Text
  - Parks, SE, Searby, A, Célérier, A, Johnson, MP, Nowacek, DP, and Tyack, PL. "Sound production behavior of individual North Atlantic right whales: Implications for passive acoustic monitoring." Endangered Species Research 15, no. 1 (December 13, 2011): 63-76. Full Text
  - Tyson, RB, Nowacek, SM, and Nowacek, DP. "Community structure and abundance of bottlenose dolphins Tursiops truncatus in coastal waters of the northeast Gulf of Mexico." Marine Ecology Progress Series 438 (October 5, 2011): 253-265. Full Text
  - Ware, C, Friedlaender, AS, and Nowacek, DP. "Shallow and deep lunge feeding of humpback whales in fjords of the West Antarctic Peninsula." Marine Mammal Science 27, no. 3 (July 1, 2011): 587-605. Full Text
  - Kucklick, J, Schwacke, L, Wells, R, Hohn, A, Guichard, A, Yordy, J, Hansen, L, Zolman, E, Wilson, R, Litz, J, Nowacek, D, Rowles, T, Pugh, R, Balmer, B, Sinclair, C, and Rosel, P. "Bottlenose dolphins as indicators of persistent organic pollutants in the western North Atlantic Ocean and northern Gulf of Mexico." Environmental Science & Technology 45, no. 10 (May 2011): 4270-4277. Full Text
  - Parks, SE, Johnson, M, Nowacek, D, and Tyack, PL. "Individual right whales call louder in increased environmental noise." Biol Lett 7, no. 1 (February 23, 2011): 33-35. Full Text Link to Item
  - Robbins, J, Rosa, LD, Allen, JM, Mattila, DK, Secchi, ER, Friedlaender, AS, Stevick, PT, Nowacek, DP, and Steel, D. "Return movement of a humpback whale between the Antarctic Peninsula and American Samoa: A seasonal migration record." Endangered Species Research 13, no. 2 (January 31, 2011): 117-121. Full Text
  - Hazen, EL, Nowacek, DP, St Laurent, L, Halpin, PN, and Moretti, DJ. "The relationship among oceanography, prey fields, and beaked whale foraging habitat in the Tongue of the Ocean." Plos One 6, no. 4 (January 2011): e19269-null. Full Text
  - Nowacek, DP, Friedlaender, AS, Halpin, PN, Hazen, EL, Johnston, DW, Read, AJ, Espinasse, B, Zhou, M, and Zhu, Y. "Super-aggregations of krill and humpback whales in Wilhelmina Bay, Antarctic Peninsula." Plos One 6, no. 4 (January 2011): e19173-null. Full Text
  - Tyson, RB, Friedlaender, AS, Ware, C, Stimpert, AK, and Nowacek, DP. "In synch? Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) mother and calf foraging behaviour: insights from multi-sensor suction cup tags (Submitted)." Marine Ecology Progress Series (2011). (Academic Article)
  - Wilson, RM, Chanton, J, Lewis, FG, and Nowacek, D. "Concentration-dependent Stable Isotope Analysis of Consumers in the Upper Reaches of a Freshwater-dominated Estuary: Apalachicola Bay, FL, USA." Estuaries and Coasts 33, no. 6 (May 18, 2010): 1406-1419. Full Text
  - Friedlaender, AS, Nowacek, DP, Johnston, DW, Read, AJ, Tyson, RB, Peavey, L, and Revelli, EMS. "Multiple sightings of large groups of Arnoux's beaked whales (Berardius arnouxii) in the Gerlache Strait, Antarctica." Marine Mammal Science 26, no. 1 (January 1, 2010): 246-250. Full Text
  - Johnston, DW, Friedlaender, AS, Read, AJ, and Nowacek, DP. "Density estimates of humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) in the inshore waters of the Western Antarctic Peninsula during the late autumn (Submitted)." Endangered Species Research (2010). (Academic Article)
  - Friedlaender, AS, Hazen, EL, Nowacek, DP, Halpin, PN, Ware, C, Weinrich, MT, Hurst, T, and Wiley, D. "Diel changes in humpback whale Megaptera novaeangliae feeding behavior in response to sand lance Ammodytes spp. behavior and distribution." Marine Ecology Progress Series 395 (December 1, 2009): 91-100. Full Text
  - Southall, BL, and Nowacek, DP. "Acoustics in marine ecology: Innovation in technology expands the use of sound in ocean science." Marine Ecology Progress Series 395 (December 1, 2009): 1-3. Full Text
  - Marie Wilson, R, Chanton, J, Lewis, G, and Nowacek, D. "Isotopic variation (δ¹⁵N, δ¹³C, and δ³⁴S) with body size in post-larval estuarine consumers." Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science 83, no. 3 (July 10, 2009): 307-312. Full Text
  - Hogg, CJ, Rogers, TL, Shorter, A, Barton, K, Miller, PJO, and Nowacek, D. "Determination of steroid hormones in whale blow: It is possible." Marine Mammal Science 25, no. 3 (July 1, 2009): 605-618. Full Text
  - Wilson, RM, Chanton, J, Lewis, G, and Nowacek, D. "Combining organic matter source and relative trophic position Determinations to Explore trophic structure." Estuaries and Coasts 32, no. 5 (June 24, 2009): 999-1010. Full Text
  - Balmer, BC, Wells, RS, Nowacek, SM, Nowacek, DP, Schwacke, LH, Mclellan, WA, Scharf, FS, Rowles, TK, Hansen, LJ, Spradlin, TR, and Pabst, DA. "Seasonal abundance and distribution patterns of common bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) near St. Joseph Bay, Florida, USA." Journal of Cetacean Research and Management 10, no. 2 (September 1, 2008): 157-167.
  - Brownell, RL, Nowacek, DP, and Ralls, K. "Hunting cetaceans with sound: A worldwide review." Journal of Cetacean Research and Management 10, no. 1 (June 1, 2008): 81-88. (Review)
  - NOWACEK, DOUGLASP, and TYACK, PETERL. "ASSESSING EFFECTS OF ANTHROPOGENIC NOISE ON THE BEHAVIOUR OF MARINE MAMMALS." Bioacoustics 17, no. 1-3 (January 2008): 338-341. Full Text
  - Dobbins, PF, and Nowacek, DP. "Passive azimuth localization of dolphin whistles using acoustically small sensors." Proceedings of the Institute of Acoustics 29, no. PART 3 (December 1, 2007): 156-163.
  - Dobbins, P, and Nowacek, D. "Azimuth localization in pod-track - A passive acoustic monitoring system for wild dolphins." Oceans 2007 Europe (November 28, 2007).
  - Chapla, ME, Nowacek, DP, Rommel, SA, and Sadler, VM. "CT scans and 3D reconstructions of Florida manatee (Trichechus manatus latirostris) heads and ear bones." Hearing Research 228, no. 1-2 (2007): 123-135. Full Text
  - Nowacek, DP, Thorne, LH, Johnston, DW, and Tyack, PL. "Responses of cetaceans to anthropogenic noise." Mammal Review 37, no. 2 (January 1, 2007): 81-115. (Review) Full Text
  - Tyson, RB, Nowacek, DP, and Miller, PJO. "Nonlinear phenomena in the vocalizations of North Atlantic right whales (Eubalaena glacialis) and killer whales (Orcinus orca)." Journal of the Acoustical Society of America 122, no. 3 (2007): 1365-1373. Full Text
  - Dewar, WK, Bingham, RJ, Iverson, RL, Nowacek, DP, St. Laurent, LC, and Wiebe, PH. "Does the marine biosphere mix the ocean?." Journal of Marine Research 64, no. 4 (July 1, 2006): 541-561. Full Text
  - Mann, DA, O'Shea, TJ, and Nowacek, DP. "Nonlinear dynamics in manatee vocalizations." Marine Mammal Science 22, no. 3 (July 1, 2006): 548-555. Full Text
  - Remage-Healey, L, Nowacek, DP, and Bass, AH. "Dolphin foraging sounds suppress calling and elevate stress hormone levels in a prey species, the Gulf toadfish." Journal of Experimental Biology 209, no. 22 (2006): 4444-4451. Full Text
  - Kraus, SD, Brown, MW, Clark, CW, Hamilton, PK, Kenney, RD, Knowlton, AR, Landry, S, Mayo, CA, McLellan, WA, Moore, MJ, Nowacek, DP, Pabst, DA, Read, AJ, and Rolland, RM. "Bilateral action for right whales - Reply." SCIENCE 310, no. 5754 (December 9, 2005): 1617-1618. Link to Item
  - Kraus, SD, Brown, MW, Caswell, H, Clark, CW, Fujiwara, M, Hamilton, PK, Kenney, RD, Knowlton, AR, Landry, S, Mayo, CA, McLellan, WA, Moore, MJ, Nowacek, DP, Pabst, DA, Read, AJ, and Rolland, RM. "Ecology. North Atlantic right whales in crisis." Science (New York, N.Y.) 309, no. 5734 (July 2005): 561-562. Full Text
  - Gannon, DP, Barros, NB, Nowacek, DP, Read, AJ, Waples, DM, and Wells, RS. "Prey detection by bottlenose dolphins, Tursiops truncatus: An experimental test of the passive listening hypothesis." Animal Behaviour 69, no. 3 (January 1, 2005): 709-720. Full Text
  - Nowacek, DP. "Acoustic ecology of foraging bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus), habitat-specific use of three sound types." Marine Mammal Science 21, no. 4 (January 1, 2005): 587-602. Full Text
  - Sayles, JS, Green, DM, Kraus, SD, Brown, MW, Clark, CW, Hamilton, PK, Kenney, RD, Knowlton, AR, Landry, S, Mayo, CA, McLellan, WA, Moore, MJ, Nowacek, DP, Pabst, DA, Read, AJ, and Rolland, RM. "Bilateral action for right whales [3] (multiple letters)." Science 310, no. 5754 (2005): 1616-1618. Full Text
  - Nowacek, SM, Wells, RS, Owen, ECG, Speakman, TR, Flamm, RO, and Nowacek, DP. "Florida manatees, Trichechus manatus latirostris, respond to approaching vessels." Biological Conservation 119, no. 4 (October 1, 2004): 517-523. Full Text
  - Nowacek, DP, Johnson, MP, and Tyack, PL. "North Atlantic right whales (Eubalaena glacialis) ignore ships but respond to alerting stimuli." Proceedings. Biological Sciences 271, no. 1536 (February 2004): 227-231. Full Text
  - Gannon, DP, Johnston, DW, Read, AJ, and Nowacek, DP. "Resonance and dissonance: Science, ethics, and the sonar debate." Marine Mammal Science 20, no. 4 (January 1, 2004): 898-899. (Letter) Full Text
  - Maresh, JL, Fish, FE, Nowacek, DP, Nowacek, SM, and Wells, RS. "High performance turning capabilities during foraging by bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus)." Marine Mammal Science 20, no. 3 (January 1, 2004): 498-509. Full Text
  - NOWACEK, DP. "North Atlantic right whales (Eubalaena glacialis) ignore ships but respond to alerting stimuli." Proc. R. Soc. Lond. B 271 (2004): 227-231. Full Text
  - Nowacek, DP, Casper, BM, Wells, RS, Nowacek, SM, and Mann, DA. "Intraspecific and geographic variation of West Indian manatee (Trichechus manatus spp.) vocalizations." The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America 114, no. 1 (July 2003): 66-69. (Letter) Full Text
  - Holak, JL, Fish, FE, Nowacek, DP, and Nowacek, SM. "High performance turning capabilities during foraging by bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus)." INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 42, no. 6 (December 2002): 1244-. (Academic Article)
  - Nowacek, DP. "Sequential foraging behaviour of bottlenose dolphins, tursiops truncatus, in Sarasota Bay, FL." Behaviour 139, no. 9 (September 1, 2002): 1125-1145. Full Text
  - Nowacek, DP. "Sequential foraging behaviour of bottlenose dolphins, tursiops truncatus, in Sarasota Bay, FL." Behaviour 139, no. 9 (2002): 1125-1145. Full Text
  - Nowacek, DP, Johnson, MP, Tyack, PL, Shorter, KA, McLellan, WA, and Pabst, DA. "Buoyant balaenids: the ups and downs of buoyancy in right whales." Proceedings. Biological Sciences 268, no. 1478 (September 2001): 1811-1816. Full Text
  - Miksis, JL, Connor, RC, Grund, MD, Nowacek, DP, Solow, AR, and Tyack, PL. "Cardiac responses to acoustic playback experiments in the captive bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus)." Journal of Comparative Psychology 115, no. 3 (2001): 227-232. Full Text
  - Nowacek, DP, Tyack, PL, and Wells, RS. "A platform for continuous behavioral and acoustic observation of free-ranging marine mammals: Overhead video combined with underwater audio." Marine Mammal Science 17, no. 1 (January 1, 2001): 191-199. Full Text
  - Reed-Andersen, T, Bennett, EM, Jorgensen, BS, Lauster, G, Lewis, DB, Nowacek, D, Riera, JL, Sanderson, BL, and Stedman, R. "Distribution of recreational boating across lakes: do landscape variables affect recreational use?." Freshwater Biology 43, no. 3 (March 2000): 439-448. Full Text
  - Flamm, RO, Owen, ECG, Owen, CFW, Wells, RS, and Nowacek, D. "Aerial videogrammetry from a tethered airship to assess manatee life-stage structure." Marine Mammal Science 16, no. 3 (January 1, 2000): 617-630. Full Text
  - Jacobs, M, Nowacek, DP, Gerhart, DJ, Cannon, G, Nowicki, S, and Forward, RB. "Seasonal changes in vocalization during behavior of the Atlantic bottlenose dolphin." Estuaries 16, no. 2 (January 1, 1993): 241-246. Full Text
- Conference Papers
  - Xian, Y, Sun, X, Liao, W, Zhang, Y, Nowacek, D, and Nolte, L. "Intrinsic structure study of whale vocalizations." November 28, 2016. Full Text
  - Brooke, M, Cole, E, Dale, J, Prasad, A, Quach, H, Bau, B, Nowacek, D, and Bhatt, E. "An ocean sensor for measuring the seawater electrochemical response of 8 metals referenced to zinc, for determining ocean pH." March 21, 2016. Full Text Open Access Copy
  - Nowacek, DP. "Seismic surveys and marine wildlife: Ideas for managing real and perceived impacts." January 1, 2015. Full Text
  - Xian, Y, Thompson, A, Qiu, Q, Nolte, L, Nowacek, D, Lu, J, and Calderbank, R. "Classification of whale vocalizations using the Weyl transform." January 1, 2015. Full Text
  - Mcgregor, AE, Fish, FE, and Nowacek, DP. "Finding the window of energetic opportunity: traveling North Atlantic right whales use dive depths that avoid surface drag." July 2010. Link to Item
Teaching & Mentoring
Recent Courses
Advising & Mentoring
- In 2014, I mentored 5 PhD students, with one completing the PhD degree during the year. I also added a new PhD student in the fall. I also mentored several MEM students, 3 second-year and 2 first year students. Finally, I mentored several undergraduate Independent Study projects and an REU student at the Marine Lab in the summer.
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Presentations & Appearances
- Effects of Seismic Signals on Marine Animals. Congressional briefing. Oceana. May 28, 2014 2014
Outreach & Engaged Scholarship
Service to the Profession
- Chair. North Atlantic Right Whale Consortium. July 1, 2008 - June 30, 2014 2008 - 2014
- Chair. Atlantic Scientific Review Group. NOAA / National Marine Fisheries Service. January 2006 2006

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