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Overview

John Calambokidis is affiliated with Washington University in St. Louis in the United States. Their research spans multiple fields primarily within environmental and earth sciences, with a focused expertise on marine animal ecology and oceanographic processes.

The main fields of study covered in their work include:

  • Environmental Science
  • Earth and Planetary Sciences

Subfields of study in their research portfolio incorporate:

  • Ecology
  • Oceanography
  • Atmospheric Science
  • Global and Planetary Change
  • Aerospace Engineering

Their main research topics consist of:

  • Marine animal studies overview
  • Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics
  • Underwater Acoustics Research
  • Marine and coastal plant biology
  • Marine and fisheries research
  • Animal Vocal Communication and Behavior
  • Aerospace Engineering and Energy Systems

John Calambokidis has published extensively, with frequent contributions to the following journals:

  • Frontiers in Marine Science
  • Marine Mammal Science
  • 'The œjournal of cetacean research and management. Special issue'
  • Royal Society Open Science
  • Journal of Experimental Biology

Recent publications include:

  • Habitat compression and ecosystem shifts as potential links between marine heatwave and record whale entanglements, 2020, published in Nature Communications
  • Baleen whale prey consumption based on high-resolution foraging measurements, 2021, published in Nature
  • Field measurements reveal exposure risk to microplastic ingestion by filter-feeding megafauna, 2022, published in Nature Communications
  • Advanced image recognition: a fully automated, high-accuracy photo-identification matching system for humpback whales, 2021, published in Mammalian Biology
  • Stratification of lipids, fatty acids and organochlorine contaminants in blubber of white whales and killer whales, 2023, published in 'The œjournal of cetacean research and management. Special issue'

Frequent collaborators in their research include:

  • Jeremy A. Goldbogen
  • Ari S. Friedlaender
  • James A. Fahlbusch
  • David E. Cade
  • Elliott L. Hazen

Best Publications

  • Sink or swim: strategies for cost-efficient diving by marine mammals.

    Terrie M. Williams;R. W. Davis;Lee A Fuiman;J. Francis

  • Abundant mitochondrial DNA variation and world-wide population structure in humpback whales.

    C S Baker;A Perry;J L Bannister;M T Weinrich

  • Southern Hemisphere humpback whales wintering off Central America: insights from water temperature into the longest mammalian migration

    Kristin Rasmussen;Daniel M Palacios;Daniel M Palacios;John Calambokidis;Marco T Saborío

  • Influence of seasonal migration on geographic distribution of mitochondrial DNA haplotypes in humpback whales.

    C. S. Baker;S. R. Palumbi;R. H. Lambertsen;M. T. Weinrich

  • ABUNDANCE OF BLUE AND HUMPBACK WHALES IN THE EASTERN NORTH PACIFIC ESTIMATED BY CAPTURE‐RECAPTURE AND LINE‐TRANSECT METHODS

    John Calambokidis;Jay Barlow

  • Behavioral context of call production by eastern North Pacific blue whales

    Erin M. Oleson;John Calambokidis;William C. Burgess;Mark A. McDonald

  • Kinematics of foraging dives and lunge-feeding in fin whales

    Jeremy A. Goldbogen;Jeremy A. Goldbogen;John Calambokidis;Robert E. Shadwick;Erin M. Oleson

  • First direct measurements of behavioural responses by Cuvier's beaked whales to mid-frequency active sonar

    Stacy L. DeRuiter;Brandon L. Southall;Brandon L. Southall;John Calambokidis;Walter M. X. Zimmer

  • Blue whales respond to simulated mid-frequency military sonar.

    Jeremy A. Goldbogen;Brandon L. Southall;Stacy L. DeRuiter;John Calambokidis

  • Mechanics, hydrodynamics and energetics of blue whale lunge feeding: efficiency dependence on krill density

    J. A. Goldbogen;J. Calambokidis;E. Oleson;J. Potvin

  • Movements and Population Structure of Humpback Whales in the North Pacific

    John Calambokidis;Gretchen H. Steiger;Janice M. Straley;Louis M. Herman

  • Underestimating the damage: interpreting cetacean carcass recoveries in the context of the Deepwater Horizon/BP incident

    Rob Williams;Shane Gero;Lars Bejder;John Calambokidis

  • Integrative Approaches to the Study of Baleen Whale Diving Behavior, Feeding Performance, and Foraging Ecology

    Jeremy A. Goldbogen;Ari S. Friedlaender;John Calambokidis;Megan F. McKenna

  • MOVEMENTS OF NORTH PACIFIC BLUE WHALES DURING THE FEEDING SEASON OFF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA AND THEIR SOUTHERN FALL MIGRATION1

    Bruce R. Mate;Barbara A. Lagerquist;John Calambokidis

  • Habitat compression and ecosystem shifts as potential links between marine heatwave and record whale entanglements.

    Jarrod A. Santora;Nathan J. Mantua;Isaac D. Schroeder;John C. Field

  • Strong maternal fidelity and natal philopatry shape genetic structure in North Pacific humpback whales

    C. Scott Baker;Debbie Steel;John Calambokidis;Erin Falcone

  • Trends and status of harbor seals in Washington State: 1978-1999

    Steven Jeffries;Harriet Huber;John Calambokidis;Jeffrey Laake

  • Probability of Detecting Harbor Porpoise from Aerial Surveys: Estimating g(0)

    Jeffrey L. Laake;John Calambokidis;Steven D. Osmek;David J. Rugh

  • Foraging behavior of humpback whales: kinematic and respiratory patterns suggest a high cost for a lunge.

    Jeremy A. Goldbogen;John Calambokidis;Donald A. Croll;James T. Harvey

  • Assessing the Risk of Ships Striking Large Whales in Marine Spatial Planning

    J. V. Redfern;M. F. Mckenna;T. J. Moore;J. Calambokidis

  • Population structure of nuclear and mitochondrial DNA variation among humpback whales in the North Pacific

    C. S. Baker;L. Medrano-Gonzalez;L. Medrano-Gonzalez;J. Calambokidis;A. Perry

Frequent Co-Authors

Ari S. Friedlaender
Ari S. Friedlaender University of California, Santa Cruz
Jeremy A. Goldbogen
Jeremy A. Goldbogen Stanford University
Brandon L. Southall
Brandon L. Southall University of California, Santa Cruz
Elliott L. Hazen
Elliott L. Hazen National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Jay Barlow
Jay Barlow National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
John A. Hildebrand
John A. Hildebrand University of California, San Diego
Peter L. Tyack
Peter L. Tyack University of St Andrews
Bruce R. Mate
Bruce R. Mate Oregon State University
Steven J. Jeffries
Steven J. Jeffries Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife
C. Scott Baker
C. Scott Baker Oregon State University

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