Scientific Publications

Science Journals & Books

• Acebes, J. V., J. D. Darling, and M. Yamaguchi. 2007. Status and distribution of humpback whales
  (Megaptera novaeangliae) in northern Luzon, Philippines. Journal of Cetacean Management 9(1):
  37-43.
• Beland, S.L., McLeod, B.A., Martin, J. Martin, G.M., Darling, J.D. and Frasier, T.R. 2018. Species
  composition of First Nation whaling hunts in Clayoquot Sound region of Vancouver Island as
  estimated through genetic analyses. Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports 17: 235-241.
• Butler, R.W., D. W. Bradley and James Casey. 2021. The status, ecology and conservation of internationally important bird populations on the Fraser River Delta, British Columbia, Canada. British Columbia Birds 32, 54 pp.
• Butler, R.W, R. MacVicar and S. Hollick-Kenyon. 2017. Observation of a super pod of Pacific Harbor Porpoises (Phocoena phocoena vomerina) in the Salish Sea. Northwest Naturalist 98:137-138.
• Calambokidis, J., J.D. Darling, V. Deeke, P.Gerrin, M. Gosho, W. Megill, C.M. Tombach, D. Goley, C.
  Toropova, and B. Gisborne. 2002. Abundance, range and movements of a feeding aggregation of
  gray whales (Eschritius robustus) from California to southeast Alaska in 1998. Journal of Cetacean
  Research and Management 4(3): 267-271
• Calambokidis, J., G.H. Steiger, K. Rasmussen, J. Urban, K.C. Balcomb, P. Ladron de Guevara, M.
  Salinas, J.K. Jacobsen, C.S. Baker, L.M. Herman, S. Cerchio, J. Darling. 2000. Migratory destinations
  of humpback whales that feed off California, Oregon and Washington. Marine Ecology Progress
  Series 192:295-304.
• Calambokidis, J. G.H. Seiger, J.R. Evenson, K.R. Flynn, K.C. Balcomb, D.E. Claridge, P. Bloedel, J.M.
  Straley, C.S. Baker, O. von Ziegesar, M.E. Dalheim, J.M. Waite, J.D. Darling, G.Ellis, and G.A. Green.
  1996. Interchange and isolation of humpback whales off California and other North Pacific feeding
  grounds. Marine Mammal Science 12(2):215-226.
• Darling, J.D., Acebes, J.M.V., Frey, O. Urban, R.J., and Yamaguchi, M. In Press. Convergence and divergence of songs suggests ongoing, but annually variable, mixing of humpback whale populations throughout the North Pacific. In Press. Scientific Reports.
• Darling, J.D. 2015. Low frequency, ca. 40 Hz, pulse trains recorded in the humpback whale
  assembly in Hawaii. Journal Acoustic Society of America 138 (5).
• Darling, J.D., J.M. Acebes and M. Yamaguchi. 2014. Similarity yet a range of differences between
  humpback whale songs recorded in Philippines, Japan and Hawaii in 2006. Aquatic Biology 21:93
  107.
• Darling, J. D., M. E. Jones, and C. P. Nicklin. 2012. Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae)
  singers in Hawaii are attracted to playback of similar song. Journal Acoustic Society of America 132
  (5): 2955-2958.
• Darling, J.D., M. E. Jones and C. P. Nicklin. 2006. Humpback whale songs: Do they organize males
  during the breeding season? Behaviour 143, 1051-1101.
• Darling, J.D. and R.S. Sousa-Lima. 2005. Songs indicate interaction between humpback whale
  (Megaptera novaeangliae) populations in the western and eastern South Atlantic ocean. Marine
  Mammal Science, 21(3): 557-566.
• Darling, J.D. 2002. Song. In: Encyclopedia of Marine Mammals, Eds. W.F. Perrin, B. Wursig and
  J.G.M. Thewissen. Academic Press, pp. 1124-1126.
• Darling, J.D. and M. Berube. 2001. Interactions of singing humpback whales with other males.
  Marine Mammal Science, 17(3): 570-584.
• Darling, J.D., K. E. Keogh and T.M. Steeves. 1998. Gray whale (Eschrichtius robustus) habitat
  utilization and prey species off Vancouver Island, B.C. Marine Mammal Science, 14(4): 692-720.
• Darling, J.D. J. Calambokidis, K.C. Balcomb, P. Bloedel, K. Flynn, A. Mochizuki, K. Mori, F. Sato, H.
  Suganuma and M. Yamaguchi. 1996. Movement of a humpback whale from Japan to B.C. and
  return. Marine Mammal Science 12(2): 281-287.
• Darling, J.D. and K.E. Keogh. 1994. Observations of basking sharks (Cetorhinus maximus) in
  Clayoquot Sound, British Columbia. Canadian Field Naturalist 108(2): 199-210.
• Darling, J.D. and K. Mori. 1993. Recent observations of humpback whales (Megaptera
  novaeangliae) in Japanese waters, Ogasawara and Okinawa. Canadian Journal of Zoology 71:
  325 333.
• Darling, J.D. and S. Cerchio. 1993. Movement of a humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae)
  between Japan and Hawaii. Marine Mammal Science 9(1): 84 91.
• Darling, J.D., and H. Morowitz. 1986. Census of “Hawaiian” humpback whales (Megaptera
  novaeangliae) by individual identification. Canadian Journal of Zoology 64:105 111.
• Darling, J.D., and D.J. McSweeney. 1985. Observations on the migrations of North Pacific
  humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae). Canadian Journal of Zoology 63: 308 314.
• Darling, J.D. 1984. Gray whales off Vancouver Island, British Columbia. In: The Gray Whale
  Eschrictius robustus. Ed. by: Jones, M.L., S.L. Swartz. and S. Leatherwood. Academic Press, New
  York. pp. 267 287.
• Darling, J.D., and C.M. Jurasz. 1983. Migratory destinations of North Pacific humpback whales
  (Megaptera novaeangliae). In: Communication and Behavior of Whales. Ed. by R. Payne. AAAS
  Selected Symposia Series. Westview Press, Boulder, CO. pp. 359 368.
• Darling, J.D., K.M. Gibson, and G.K. Silber. 1983. Observations on the abundance and behavior of
  humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) off West Maui, Hawaii, 1977 79. In: Communication
  and Behavior of Whales. Ed. by R. Payne. AAAS Selected Symposia Series. Westview Press,
  Boulder, CO. pp. 359 368.
• Darling, J.D., Acebes, J.M.V., Frey, O. Urban, R.J., and Yamaguchi, M. In Press. Convergence and divergence of songs suggests ongoing, but annually variable, mixing of humpback whale populations throughout the North Pacific. In Press. Scientific Reports.
• Darling, J.D. 2015. Low frequency, ca. 40 Hz, pulse trains recorded in the humpback whale
  assembly in Hawaii. Journal Acoustic Society of America 138 (5).
• Darling, J.D., J.M. Acebes and M. Yamaguchi. 2014. Similarity yet a range of differences between
  humpback whale songs recorded in Philippines, Japan and Hawaii in 2006. Aquatic Biology 21:93
  107.
• Darling, J. D., M. E. Jones, and C. P. Nicklin. 2012. Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae)
  singers in Hawaii are attracted to playback of similar song. Journal Acoustic Society of America 132
  (5): 2955-2958.
• Darling, J.D., M. E. Jones and C. P. Nicklin. 2006. Humpback whale songs: Do they organize males
  during the breeding season? Behaviour 143, 1051-1101.
• Darling, J.D. and R.S. Sousa-Lima. 2005. Songs indicate interaction between humpback whale
  (Megaptera novaeangliae) populations in the western and eastern South Atlantic ocean. Marine
  Mammal Science, 21(3): 557-566.
• Darling, J.D. 2002. Song. In: Encyclopedia of Marine Mammals, Eds. W.F. Perrin, B. Wursig and
  J.G.M. Thewissen. Academic Press, pp. 1124-1126.
• Darling, J.D. and M. Berube. 2001. Interactions of singing humpback whales with other males.
  Marine Mammal Science, 17(3): 570-584.
• Darling, J.D., K. E. Keogh and T.M. Steeves. 1998. Gray whale (Eschrichtius robustus) habitat
  utilization and prey species off Vancouver Island, B.C. Marine Mammal Science, 14(4): 692-720.
• Darling, J.D. J. Calambokidis, K.C. Balcomb, P. Bloedel, K. Flynn, A. Mochizuki, K. Mori, F. Sato, H.
  Suganuma and M. Yamaguchi. 1996. Movement of a humpback whale from Japan to B.C. and
  return. Marine Mammal Science 12(2): 281-287.
• Darling, J.D. and K.E. Keogh. 1994. Observations of basking sharks (Cetorhinus maximus) in
  Clayoquot Sound, British Columbia. Canadian Field Naturalist 108(2): 199-210.
• Darling, J.D. and K. Mori. 1993. Recent observations of humpback whales (Megaptera
  novaeangliae) in Japanese waters, Ogasawara and Okinawa. Canadian Journal of Zoology 71:
  325 333.
• Darling, J.D. and S. Cerchio. 1993. Movement of a humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae)
  between Japan and Hawaii. Marine Mammal Science 9(1): 84 91.
• Darling, J.D., and H. Morowitz. 1986. Census of “Hawaiian” humpback whales (Megaptera
  novaeangliae) by individual identification. Canadian Journal of Zoology 64:105 111.
• Darling, J.D., and D.J. McSweeney. 1985. Observations on the migrations of North Pacific
  humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae). Canadian Journal of Zoology 63: 308 314.
• Darling, J.D. 1984. Gray whales off Vancouver Island, British Columbia. In: The Gray Whale
  Eschrictius robustus. Ed. by: Jones, M.L., S.L. Swartz. and S. Leatherwood. Academic Press, New
  York. pp. 267 287.
• Darling, J.D., and C.M. Jurasz. 1983. Migratory destinations of North Pacific humpback whales
  (Megaptera novaeangliae). In: Communication and Behavior of Whales. Ed. by R. Payne. AAAS
  Selected Symposia Series. Westview Press, Boulder, CO. pp. 359 368.
• Darling, J.D., K.M. Gibson, and G.K. Silber. 1983. Observations on the abundance and behavior of
  humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) off West Maui, Hawaii, 1977 79. In: Communication
  and Behavior of Whales. Ed. by R. Payne. AAAS Selected Symposia Series. Westview Press,
  Boulder, CO. pp. 359 368.
• D’Intino, A.M., J.D. Darling, J. Urban R. and T.R. Frasier. 2013. Lack of nuclear differentiation
  suggests reproductive connectivity between the ‘southern feeding group’ and the larger
  population of eastern North Pacific gray whales, despite previous detection of mitochondrial
  differences. J. Cetacean Res. Manage. 13(2): 97-104.
• Frasier, T. R., S. M. Koroscil, B. N. White and J. D. Darling. 2011. Assessment of population
  substructure in relation to summer feeding ground use in the eastern North Pacific gray whale.
  Endangered Species Research 14: 39-48.
• Gabriele, C.M., J.M. Straley, S.A. Mizroch, C.S.Baker, A.S.Craig, L.M. Herman, D. Glockner-Ferarri,
  M.J. Ferrari, S. Cerchio, O. von Ziegesar, J. Darling, D. McSweeney, T. J. Quinn II, and J. Jacobsen.
  2001. Estimating the mortality rate of humpback whale calves in the central North Pacific Ocean.
  Canadian Journal of Zoology. 79: 589-600.
• Gemmell, G. L., McInnes, J. D., Heinrichs, S. J., & de Silva Wijeyeratne, G. 2015. Killer whale (Orcinus orca) predation on whales in Sri Lankan waters. Aquatic Mammals 41: 265.
• Hatler, D.F. and J.D. Darling. 1974. Recent observations of the gray whale in British Columbia.
  Canadian Field Naturalist 88: 449 459.
• Jardine, C.B., A.L. Bond, P.J.A. Davidson, R.W. Butler, and T. Kuwae. 2015. Biofilm consumption and variable diet composition of Western Sandpipers (Calidris mauri) during migratory stopover. PLoS One. (April 14, 2015).
• Jones, I.M., R.W. Butler, and R.C. Ydenberg. 2013. Recent switch by the Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias fannini in the Pacific northwest to associative nesting with Bald Eagles (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) to gain predator protection. Canadian Journal of Zoology 91: 489-495.
• McInnes, J.D., Buckmaster, J.N., Cullen, K.D., Mathieson, C.R., & Tawes, J.P. 2020. Intentional stranding by mammal-hunting killer whales (Orcinus orca) in the Salish Sea. Aquatic Mammals 46: 556-560.
• Middleton, H.A., RW Butler and P.D. Davidson. 2018. Waterbirds alter their distribution and behavior in the presence of Bald Eagles (Haliaetus leucocephalus). Northwest Naturalist 99:21-30.
• Mizroch, S.A., L.M. Herman, J.M. Straley, D.A. Glockner-Ferrari, C. Jurasz, J. Darling, S. Cerchio, C.M.
  Gabriele, D.R. Salden, and O. von Ziegesar. 2004. Estimating the adult survival rate of central North
  Pacific humpback whales ( Megaptera novaeangliae). Journal of Mammalogy, 85(5):963-972.
• Reiter, M. E., E. Palacios, D. Eusse-Gonzalez, R. Johnston González, P. Davidson, D. W. Bradley, R. Clay, K. M. Strum, J. Chu, B. A. Barbaree, C. M. Hickey, D. B. Lank, M. Drever, R. C. Ydenberg and R. Butler. 2020. A monitoring framework for assessing threats to nonbreeding shorebirds on the Pacific Coast of the Americas. Avian Conservation and Ecology 15 (2):7.
• Steeves, T.E., J.D. Darling, P.E. Rosel, C.M. Schaeff and R.C. Fleischer. 2001. Preliminary analysis of
  mitochrondrial DNA variation in a southern feeding group of eastern North Pacific gray whales.
  Conservation Genetics 2: 379-384.
• Rowntree, V., J. Darling, G. Silber and M. Ferrari. 1980. Rare sighting of a right whale (Eubalaena
  glacialis) in Hawaii. Canadian Journal of Zoology. 58(2): 309 312.