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Selected Publications<\/h1>\n\t

Jensen, F., P. Wolters, L. van Zeeland, E. Morrison, G. Ermi, S. Smith, P. Tyack, R. Wells, S. McKennoch, V. Janik, and L. Sayigh<\/strong>. 2024. Automatic deep-learning-based classification of bottlenose dolphin signature whistles. In: Popper, A., Sisneros, J., Hawkins, A., Thomsen, F. (eds) The Effects of Noise on Aquatic Life<\/u>. Springer, Cham; https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/978-3-031<\/a>10417-6_143-1.<\/a><\/p>\n

Sayigh, L.S<\/strong>., N. El Haddad, P. L. Tyack, V. M. Janik, R. S. Wells, and F. H. Jensen. 2023. Bottlenose dolphin mothers modify signature whistles in the presence of their own calves. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 120(27); p.e2300262120<\/a>.<\/a><\/p>\n

Cones, S., M. Dent, S. Walkes, A. Bocconcelli, C. DeWind, K. Arjasbi, K. Rose, T. Silva, and L. Sayigh<\/strong>. 2022. Probable signature whistle production in Atlantic white-sided (Lagenorhynchus acutus<\/em>) and short-beaked common (Delphinus delphis<\/em>) dolphins near Cape Cod, Massachusetts. Marine Mammal Science, 1- 7; https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1111\/mms.12976<\/a>.<\/a><\/p>\n

Sayigh, L.<\/strong>, V. Janik, F. Jensen, M. Scott, P. Tyack, and R. Wells. 2022. The Sarasota Dolphin Whistle Database: a unique long-term resource for understanding dolphin communication. Frontiers in Marine Science, Marine Conservation and Sustainability, Special Topic: The dolphins of Sarasota Bay: Lessons from 50 years of research and conservation. Frontiers in Marine Science, 9:023046; doi: 10.3389\/fmars.2022.923046<\/a>.<\/a><\/p>\n

Parsons, M., T. Lin, T. Mooney, C. Erbe, F. Juanes, M. Lammers, S. Li, S. Linke, A. Looby, S. Nedelec, I. Van Opzeeland, C. Radford, A. Rice, L. Sayigh<\/strong>, J. Stanley, E. Urban, and L. Di Iorio. 2022. Sounding the call for a global library of underwater biological sounds. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 10:810156; doi: 10.3389\/fevo.2022.810156<\/a>.<\/a><\/p>\n

Silva, T., T. Mooney, L. Sayigh<\/strong>, and M. Baumgartner. 2019. Temporal and spatial distributions of delphinid species in Massachusetts Bay (USA) using passive acoustics from ocean gliders. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 631:1-17; https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3354\/meps13180<\/a>.<\/a><\/p>\n

Kragh, I.M., K. McHugh, R. S. Wells, L.S. Sayigh<\/strong>, V.M. Janik, P.L. Tyack, and F. H. Jensen. 2019. Signal-specific amplitude adjustment to noise in common bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus<\/em>). Journal of Experimental Biology, 222(23); https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1242\/jeb.216606<\/a>.<\/a><\/p>\n

Sayigh, L.<\/strong> and V. Janik. 2019. Individual signatures in animal groups: cetaceans. In: J. Choe (ed) Encyclopedia of Animal Behavior<\/u>, vol 2. Elsevier, pp. 539-549; https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/B978-0<\/a>12-809633-8.90737-4<\/a>.<\/a><\/p>\n

Sayigh, L<\/strong>., R. Wells and V. Janik. 2017. What’s in a voice? Dolphins do not use voice cues for individual recognition. Animal Cognition, 20:1067-1079; https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/s10071-017<\/a>1123-5<\/a>.<\/a><\/p>\n

Sayigh, L<\/strong>. and V. Janik. 2017. Signature whistles. In: Encyclopedia of marine mammals<\/u>, 3rd<\/sup> edition. ed. B. Wursig, J. Thewissen, and K. Kovacs. Academic Press: San Diego, pp. 854-856.<\/p>\n

Silva, T. , T. A. Mooney, L. Sayigh<\/strong>, R. Baird, and P. Tyack. 2016. Successful suction-cup tagging of a small delphinid species, Stenella attenuata<\/em>: insights into whistle characteristics. Marine Mammal Science 33:653-668; https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1111\/mms.12376<\/a>.<\/a><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong>Silva, T.L., T. A. Mooney, L. S. Sayigh<\/strong>, P. L. Tyack, R. W. Baird, and J. N. Oswald. 2016. Whistle characteristics and daytime dive behavior in pantropical spotted dolphins (Stenella attenuata<\/em>) in Hawai’i measured using digital acoustic recording tags (DTAGs). Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 140(1):421-429; https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1121\/1.4955081<\/a>.<\/a><\/p>\n

Kershenbaum A., L. S. Sayigh<\/strong>, and V. M. Janik. 2013. The encoding of individual identity in dolphin signature whistles: how much information is needed? PLoS One 8(10):e77671, https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1371\/journal.pone.0077671<\/a><\/p>\n

Sayigh, L.<\/strong> Cetacean Acoustic Communication. 2013. In: Biocommunication of Animals, Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht, pp. 275-297; https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/978-94-007-7414<\/a>8_16<\/a>.<\/a><\/p>\n

Janik, V. and L. Sayigh<\/strong>. 2013. Communication in bottlenose dolphins: 50 years of signature whistle research.\u00a0 Special Issue “Sensory Biology of Aquatic Mammals” for the Journal of Comparative Physiology A, 199:479-489; https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/s00359-013-0817-7<\/a>.<\/a><\/p>\n

King, S., L. Sayigh<\/strong>, R. Wells, H. Harley, V. Janik. 2013. Vocal copying of individually distinctive signature whistles in bottlenose dolphins. Proceedings of the Royal Society B 280:20130053; https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1098\/rspb.2013.0053<\/a>.<\/a><\/p>\n

Janik, V. M., S. L. King, L. S. Sayigh<\/strong>, and R. S. Wells. 2013. Identifying signature whistles from recordings of groups of unrestrained bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus<\/em>). Marine Mammal Science, 29:109-122; https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1111\/j.1748-7692.2011.00549.x<\/a>.<\/a><\/p>\n

Sayigh, L.<\/strong> and V. Janik. 2010. Dolphin signature whistles. In: M. Breed and J. Moore (eds) Encyclopedia of Animal Behavior<\/u>, vol 1. Oxford: Academic Press, pp. 553-561, https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/B978-0-08-045337-8.00016-4<\/a>.<\/a><\/p>\n

Esch, C., L. Sayigh<\/strong>, J. Blum and R. Wells. 2009. Whistles are potential indicators of stress in bottlenose dolphins. Journal of Mammalogy 90(3):638-650; https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1644\/08-MAMM-A-069R.1<\/a>.<\/a><\/p>\n

Esch, C., L. Sayigh<\/strong> and R. Wells. 2009. Quantification of parameters of signature whistles of bottlenose dolphins. Marine Mammal Science 25(4):976-986; https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1111\/j.1748<\/a>7692.2009.00289.x<\/a><\/p>\n

Sayigh, L. S<\/strong>. and V. Janik. 2008. Signature whistles. In: Encyclopedia of marine mammals<\/u>, ed. W. Perrin, J. Thewissen, and B. Wursig. Academic Press: San Diego, pp. 1014-1016. Sayigh, L<\/strong>., C. Esch, R. Wells and V. Janik. 2007. Facts about bottlenose dolphin signature whistles. Animal Behaviour 74:1631-1642; https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.anbehav.2007.02.018<\/a>.<\/a><\/p>\n

Janik, V., L. Sayigh<\/strong> and R. Wells. 2006. Signature whistle shape conveys identity information to bottlenose dolphins. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 103: 8293-8297; https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1073\/pnas.0509918103<\/a><\/p>\n

Cook, M.H., L. Sayigh<\/strong>, J. Blum and R. Wells. 2004. Signature whistle production in undisturbed, freeranging bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus<\/em>). Proc. Roy. Soc. 271:1043-1049;\u00a0 https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1098\/rspb.2003.2610<\/a>.<\/a><\/p>\n

Jones, G., and L. Sayigh<\/strong>. 2002. Geographic variation in rates of vocal production of free-ranging bottlenose dolphins. Marine Mammal Science. 18:374-393; https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1111\/j.1748<\/a>7692.2002.tb01044.x<\/a>.<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

Sayigh, L. S.<\/strong> 2002. Signature whistles. In Encyclopedia of marine mammals<\/u>, ed. B. Wursig and W. Perrin. Academic Press: San Diego, pp. 1081-1083.<\/p>\n

Sayigh, L. S.,<\/strong> P. L. Tyack, R. S. Wells, A. Solow, M. Scott, and A. B. Irvine. 1999. Individual recognition in wild bottlenose dolphins: a field test using playback experiments. Animal Behavior 57:41-50; https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1006\/anbe.1998.0961<\/a>.<\/a><\/p>\n

Tyack, P. L. and L. S. Sayigh<\/strong>. 1997.\u00a0 Vocal learning in cetaceans.\u00a0 In Social Influences on Vocal<\/u> Development<\/u>, ed. C. Snowdon and M. Hausberger, pp. 208-233. Cambridge Univ. Press; https:\/\/psycnet.apa.org\/doi\/10.1017\/CBO9780511758843.011<\/a>.<\/a><\/p>\n

Sayigh, L. S<\/strong>., P. L. Tyack, R. S. Wells, M. D. Scott, and A. B. Irvine. 1995. Sex difference in whistle production in free-ranging bottlenose dolphins, Tursiops truncatus<\/em>.\u00a0 Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 36:171-177; https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/BF00177793<\/a>.<\/a><\/p>\n

Sayigh, L. S<\/strong>., P. L. Tyack and R. S. Wells.\u00a0 1993.\u00a0 Recording underwater sounds of free- ranging dolphins while underway in a small boat. Marine Mammal Science 9:209-213; https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1111\/j.1748-7692.1993.tb00447.x<\/a>.<\/a><\/p>\n

Sayigh, L. S<\/strong>., P. L. Tyack, R. S. Wells and M. D. Scott. 1990. Signature whistles of free-ranging bottlenose dolphins, Tursiops truncatus<\/em>:\u00a0 stability and mother-offspring comparisons. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 26:247-260; https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/BF00178318<\/a>.<\/a><\/p>\n\t

Highlighted publications<\/h3>\n