| The bottlenose dolphin community of doubtful sound features a large proportion of long-lasting associations: can geographic isolation explain this unique trait? D Lusseau, K Schneider, OJ Boisseau, P Haase, E Slooten, SM Dawson Behavioral ecology and sociobiology 54 (4), 396-405, 2003 | 2917 | 2003 |
| Responses by Hector's dolphins to boats and swimmers in Porpoise Bay, New Zealand L Bejder, SM Dawson, JA Harraway Marine Mammal Science 15 (3), 738-750, 1999 | 398 | 1999 |
| The abundance and distribution of bottlenosed dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) in Doubtful Sound, New Zealand JA Williams, SM Dawson, E Slooten Canadian journal of zoology 71 (10), 2080-2088, 1993 | 255 | 1993 |
| Design and field methods for sighting surveys of cetaceans in coastal and riverine habitats S Dawson, P Wade, E Slooten, J Barlow Mammal Review 38 (1), 19-49, 2008 | 238 | 2008 |
| First evidence that marine protected areas can work for marine mammals AM Gormley, E Slooten, S Dawson, RJ Barker, W Rayment, S du Fresne, ... Journal of Applied Ecology 49 (2), 474-480, 2012 | 233 | 2012 |
| To ping or not to ping: the use of active acoustic devices in mitigating interactions between small cetaceans and gillnet fisheries SM Dawson, S Northridge, D Waples, AJ Read Endangered Species Research 19 (3), 201-221, 2013 | 207 | 2013 |
| Clicks and communication: The behavioural and social contexts of Hector's Dolphin vocalizations SM Dawson Ethology 88 (4), 265-276, 1991 | 206 | 1991 |
| Vocal behavior of male sperm whales: Why do they click? N Jaquet, S Dawson, L Douglas The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America 109 (5), 2254-2259, 2001 | 179 | 2001 |
| Impacts of commercial whale watching on male sperm whales at Kaikoura, New Zealand C Richter, S Dawson, E Slooten Marine Mammal Science 22 (1), 46-63, 2006 | 170 | 2006 |
| Population comparison of right whale body condition reveals poor state of the North Atlantic right whale F Christiansen, SM Dawson, JW Durban, H Fearnbach, CA Miller, ... Marine Ecology Progress Series 640, 1-16, 2020 | 163 | 2020 |
| Inexpensive aerial photogrammetry for studies of whales and large marine animals SM Dawson, MH Bowman, E Leunissen, P Sirguey Frontiers in Marine Science 4, 366, 2017 | 151 | 2017 |
| Geographic isolation of Hector’s dolphin populations described by mitochondrial DNA sequences FB Pichler, SM Dawson, E Slooten, CS Baker Conservation Biology 12 (3), 676-682, 1998 | 151 | 1998 |
| Survival rates for a declining population of bottlenose dolphins in Doubtful Sound, New Zealand: an information theoretic approach to assessing the role of human impacts RJC Currey, SM Dawson, E Slooten, K Schneider, D Lusseau, ... Aquatic conservation: marine and freshwater ecosystems 19 (6), 658-670, 2009 | 148 | 2009 |
| Kernel density estimates of alongshore home range of Hector's dolphins at Banks Peninsula, New Zealand W Rayment, S Dawson, E Slooten, S Bräger, SD Fresne, T Webster Marine Mammal Science 25 (3), 537-556, 2009 | 146 | 2009 |
| Hector’s dolphin, Cephalorhynchus hectori: distribution and abundance SM Dawson, E Slooten Report of the International Whaling Commission (special issue) 9, 315-324, 1988 | 141 | 1988 |
| Seasonal distribution and diving behaviour of male sperm whales off Kaikoura: foraging implications N Jaquet, S Dawson, E Slooten Canadian journal of zoology 78 (3), 407-419, 2000 | 140 | 2000 |
| Incidental catch of Hector's dolphin in inshore gillnets SM Dawson Marine Mammal Science 7 (3), 283-295, 1991 | 140 | 1991 |
| Nowhere to go: noise impact assessments for marine mammal populations with high site fidelity KA Forney, BL Southall, E Slooten, S Dawson, AJ Read, RW Baird, ... Endangered species research 32, 391-413, 2017 | 132 | 2017 |
| Conservation of Hector's dolphins: The case and process which led to establishment of the Banks Peninsula Marine Mammal Sanctuary SM Dawson, E Slooten Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems 3 (3), 207-221, 1993 | 127 | 1993 |
| Pingers, porpoises and power: uncertainties with using pingers to reduce bycatch of small cetaceans SM Dawson, A Read, E Slooten Biological Conservation 84 (2), 141-146, 1998 | 124 | 1998 |
Elisabeth SlootenProfessor Emeritus, Otago University, Zoology DepartmentVerified email at otago.ac.nz
