Research Presentations
2015-2017

Our research team has a strong track record of presenting research findings at regional, national and international scientific conferences. Our most recent presentations are listed below.

 

International Scientific Meeting Presentations

[Note: superscripts indicate Ggraduate or Uundergraduate student co-authors.]

Gibson, Q. & Brightwell, K. 2017. Maternal association with allied males in St. Johns River bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus): Does calf age matter? Society of Marine Mammalogy Biennial Conference. Oral Presentation. Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.

 

Brightwell, K. & Gibson, Q. 2017. The function of male bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) multi-level alliances in the St. Johns River, Florida.Society for Marine Mammalogy Biennial Conference. Oral Presentation.  Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.

 

GBrown, A., Gibson, Q., Casamatta, D. 2017. Determining microcystin presence in stranded Tursiops truncatusin Northeast Florida.Society of Marine Mammalogy Biennial Conference. Oral Presentation. Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
Also presented at Phycological Society of America Annual Meeting. Oral Presentation. Monterey Bay, California.

 

GKing, C. & Gibson, Q. 2017. Potential effects of chronic anthropogenic sound on bottlenose dolphins in Jacksonville, FL. Animal Behavior Society Conference. Oral Presentation. Toronto, Canada.
Also presented at Society of Marine Mammalogy Biennial Conference. Poster Presentation. Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.

 

USlater, B. & Gibson, Q. 2017. Seasonal patterns in skin lesion prevalence and type in St. Johns River, FL Bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus). Society for Marine MammalogyBiennial Conference. Poster Presentation. Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.

 

Gibson, Q. & UDaigle, K. 2015. Reproductive success in estuarine bottlenose dolphins following an unusual mortality event. Society for Marine Mammalogy Biennial Conference. Poster Presentation. San Francisco, CA.

 

GKarle, K., Mazzoil, M., Titcomb, E. & Gibson, Q. 2015. Social structure of bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) in the Indian River Lagoon, Florida. Society for Marine Mammalogy Biennial Conference. Poster Presentation. San Francisco, CA.

 

GKing, C. & Gibson, Q. 2015. Seasonal association patterns of mother-calf pairs in the St. Johns river, FL. Society for Marine Mammalogy Biennial Conference. Poster Presentation. San Francisco, CA.

 

Gibson, Q., GErmak, J. & GKarle, K. 2015. Seasonal patterns of multi-level alliance formation in estuarine bottlenose dolphins. Animal Behavior Society Conference. Oral Presentation. Anchorage, AK.

 

GKarle, K. & Gibson, Q. 2015. Social structure of bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) in the Indian River Lagoon, FL. Animal Behavior Society Conference. Oral Presentation. Anchorage, AK.

 

GKing, C. & Gibson, Q. 2015. Seasonality in female bottlenose dolphin association patterns in the St. Johns River, FL. Animal Behavior Society Conference. Oral Presentation. Anchorage, AK.

 

GErmak, J. & Gibson, Q. 2015. Social structure analyses indicate Northeast Florida bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) form multi-level alliances. Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology. Oral Presentation. West Palm Beach, FL. [note: presented by Q. Gibson]

 

GKarle, K. & Gibson, Q. 2015. Seasonal changes in group composition and behavior of female bottlenose dolphins. Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology. Poster Presentation. West Palm Beach, FL.

 

GNekolny, S., Denny, M., Biedenbach, G., Howells, E.M., Mazzoil, M.M., Durden, W.N., Moreland, L., Lambert, J.D. & Gibson, Q. 2015. Effects of study area size on home range estimates of bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus). Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology. Poster Presentation. West Palm Beach, FL.

 

Regional Scientific Meeting Presentations

Brightwell, K., Mazzoil, M. Titcomb E. & Gibson, Q. 2017. The effect of a mass mortality event on bottlenose dolphin social structure and male mating strategies in the Indian River Lagoon, Florida. Southeast and Mid-Atlantic Marine Mammal Symposium (SEAMAMMS). Oral Presentation. Beaufort, NC.

 

GKing, C. & Gibson, Q. 2017. The potential effects ofchronic anthropogenic sound on the habitat use patterns of bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) in Jacksonville, FL. Southeast and Mid-Atlantic Marine Mammal Symposium (SEAMAMMS). Oral Presentation. Beaufort, NC.

 

GBrown, A., Gibson, Q., & Casamatta, D. 2017. Microcystin exposure in resident and coastal Tursiops truncatusin Northeast Florida. Southeast and Mid-Atlantic Marine Mammal Symposium (SEAMAMMS). Poster Presentation. Beaufort, NC.

 

GBrown, A., Gibson, Q., & Casamatta, D. 2016. Novel water mold and cyanobacteria on two stranded Tursiopstruncatus. Society for Marine MammalogySoutheast Student Chapter Symposium. Oral Presentation. Gainesville, FL.

 

GKing, C. & Gibson, Q. 2016. Can you hear me now: Measuring relative sound levels in the St. Johns River, Jacksonville, FL. Society for Marine MammalogySoutheast Student Chapter Symposium. Oral Presentation. Gainesville, FL.

 

GBrown, A., Gibson, Q., & Casamatta, D. 2017. Determining microcystin presence in stranded Tursiops truncatusin Northeast Florida. FloridaStatewide Graduate Student Research Symposium. Poster Presentation. Jacksonville, FL.

 

GKarle, Kristy & Gibson, Q.2016. The function of second-order male alliances in bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) in the St. Johns river, FL. Southeast and Mid-Atlantic Marine Mammal Symposium (SEAMAMMS). Oral Presentation. Savannah, GA.

 

GKing, Carissa & Gibson, Q. Identification of bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) critical habitat areas in the St. Johns river, FL. Southeast and Mid-Atlantic Marine Mammal Symposium (SEAMAMMS). Oral Presentation. Savannah, GA.

 

UKeys, C. & Gibson, Q. Spatial patterns of second-order alliances among male bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) in the St. Johns river, FL. Southeast and Mid-Atlantic Marine Mammal Symposium (SEAMAMMS). Poster Presentation. Savannah, GA.

 

GKarle, K., Mazzoil, M., Titcomb, E. & Gibson, Q. 2015. Social structure of bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) in the Indian River Lagoon, Florida. Southeast and Mid-Atlantic Marine Mammal Symposium (SEAMAMMS). Oral Presentation. Virginia Beach, VA.

 

GKing, C. & Gibson, Q. 2015. Seasonality in female bottlenose dolphin association patterns and the early social environment of calves. Southeast and Mid-Atlantic Marine Mammal Symposium (SEAMAMMS). Oral Presentation. Virginia Beach, VA.