Publications
Thomas A. Jefferson: Scientific Publications
Chen, B., H. Gao, T. A. Jefferson, L. Wang, S. Li, H. Wang, X. Xu, and G. Yang. 2018. Survival rate and population size of Indo-Pacific humpback dolphins (Sousa chinensis) in Xiamen Bay, China. Marine Mammal Science 34(4): 1018–1033. (168)
Chen, B., T. A. Jefferson, L.Wang, H. Zhang, Y. Zhou, X. Xu, and G. Yang. 2018. Geographic variation in pigmentation patterns of Indo-Pacific humpback dolphins (Sousa chinensis) in Chinese waters. Journal of Mammalogy 99(4):915-922. (167)
Jefferson, T. A. 2018. Hong Kong’s Indo-Pacific humpback dolphins (Sousa chinensis): Assessing past and future anthropogenic impacts and working toward sustainability. In: Fetschrift in Honor of Bernd Würsig (special issue of Aquatic Mammals) 44(6):711-728. (166)
Jefferson, T. A. and A. Schulman-Janiger. 2018. Investigating the disappearance of short-finned pilot whales (Globicephala macrorhynchus) from southern California: Did fisheries play a role? Bulletin of the Southern California Academy of Sciences 117:29-51. (165)
Piwetz, S., G. Gailey, L. Munger, M. O. Lammers, T. A. Jefferson, and B. Würsig. 2018. Theodolite tracking in marine mammal research: From Roger Payne to the present. In Fetschrift in Honor of Bernd Würsig (special issue of Aquatic Mammals) 44(6):682-692. (164)
Fulling, G. L., T. A. Jefferson, D. Fertl, J. C. Salinas Vega, C. S. Oedekoven, and S. A. Kuczaj II. 2017. Sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus) collision with a research vessel: Accidental collision or deliberate ramming? Aquatic Mammals 43(4):431-439. (163)
Jefferson, T. A. 2017. Clymene dolphin (Stenella clymene). In Encyclopedia of Marine Mammals (Third Edition) (B. Würsig, K. Kovacs, and J. G. M. Thewissen, eds.). Academic Press, San Diego, pp. 197-200. (162)
Jefferson, T. A. 2017. Dall’s porpoise (Phocoenoides dalli). In Encyclopedia of Marine Mammals (Third Edition) (B. Würsig, K. Kovacs, and J. G. M. Thewissen, eds.). Academic Press, San Diego, pp. 239-242. (161)
Jefferson, T. A. 2017. Rough-toothed dolphin (Steno bredanensis). In Encyclopedia of Marine Mammals (Third Edition) (B. Würsig, K. Kovacs, and J. G. M. Thewissen, eds.). Academic Press, San Diego, pp. 838-840. (160)
Jefferson, T. A. and R. G. LeDuc. 2017. Delphinids, overview. In Encyclopedia of Marine Mammals (Third Edition) (B. Würsig, K. Kovacs, and J. G. M. Thewissen, eds.). Academic Press, San Diego, pp. 242-246. (159)
Jefferson, T. A. and P. Unitt. 2017. Risso’s dolphin. In Tremor, S., D. Stokes, W. Spencer, J. Diffendorfer, H. Thomas, S. Chivers, and P. Unitt. San Diego County Mammal Atlas. Proceedings of the San Diego Society of Natural History 46, pp. 374-376. (158)
Jefferson, T. A. and P. Unitt. 2017. Stejneger’s beaked whale. In Tremor, S., D. Stokes, W. Spencer, J. Diffendorfer, H. Thomas, S. Chivers, and P. Unitt. San Diego County Mammal Atlas. Proceedings of the San Diego Society of Natural History 46, p. 390. (157)
Jefferson, T. A. and P. Unitt 2017. Ginkgo-toothed beaked beaked whale. In Tremor, S., D. Stokes, W. Spencer, J. Diffendorfer, H. Thomas, S. Chivers, and P. Unitt. San Diego County Mammal Atlas. Proceedings of the San Diego Society of Natural History 46, p. 389. (156)
Jefferson, T. A. and P. Unitt. 2017. Perrin’s beaked whale. In Tremor, S., D. Stokes, W. Spencer, J. Diffendorfer, H. Thomas, S. Chivers, and P. Unitt. San Diego County Mammal Atlas. Proceedings of the San Diego Society of Natural History 46, pp. 389-390. (155)
Jefferson, T. A. and P. Unitt. 2017. Cuvier’s beaked whale. In Tremor, S., D. Stokes, W. Spencer, J. Diffendorfer, H. Thomas, S. Chivers, and P. Unitt. San Diego County Mammal Atlas. Proceedings of the San Diego Society of Natural History 46, pp. 390-391. (154)
Jefferson, T. A., S. J. Chivers, and P. Unitt. 2017. Short-finned pilot whale. In Tremor, S., D. Stokes, W. Spencer, J. Diffendorfer, H. Thomas, S. Chivers, and P. Unitt. San Diego County Mammal Atlas. Proceedings of the San Diego Society of Natural History 46, pp. 372-374. (153)
Jefferson, T. A., S. J. Chivers, and P. Unitt. 2017. Northern right whale dolphin. In Tremor, S., D. Stokes, W. Spencer, J. Diffendorfer, H. Thomas, S. Chivers, and P. Unitt. San Diego County Mammal Atlas. Proceedings of the San Diego Society of Natural History 46, p. 379. (151)
Jefferson, T. A., S. J. Chivers, and P. Unitt. 2017. Striped dolphin. In Tremor, S., D. Stokes, W. Spencer, J. Diffendorfer, H. Thomas, S. Chivers, and P. Unitt. San Diego County Mammal Atlas. Proceedings of the San Diego Society of Natural History 46, p. 382. (151)
Jefferson, T. A., S. J. Chivers, P. Unitt. 2017. Hubbs beaked whale. In Tremor, S., D. Stokes, W. Spencer, J. Diffendorfer, H. Thomas, S. Chivers, and P. Unitt. San Diego County Mammal Atlas. Proceedings of the San Diego Society of Natural History 46, p. 389. (150)
Nanayakkara, R. P., T. A. Jefferson, and S. Abeyratne. 2017. First records of the Indo-Pacific finless porpoise Neophocaena phocaenoides (G. Cuvier, 1829) from Sri Lanka. Journal of Threatened Taxa 9(12):11081-11084. (149)
Parra, G. J. and T. A. Jefferson. 2017. Humpback dolphins (Sousa spp.). In Encyclopedia of Marine Mammals (Third Edition) (B. Würsig, K. Kovacs, and J. G. M. Thewissen, eds.). Academic Press, San Diego, pp. 483-489. (148)
Liu, J., B. Chen, T. A. Jefferson, H. Wang, and G. Yang. 2017. Trace element concentrations, risks and their correlation with metalllothionein genes polymorphism: A case study of narrow-ridged finless porpoises (Neophocaena asiaeorientalis) in the East China Sea. Science of the Total Environment 575:628-638. (147)
Wu, H., T. A. Jefferson, C. Peng, Y. Liao, Y. Xu , H. Huang, M. Lin, Z. Cheng, M. Liu, J. Zhang, S. Li, D. Wang, Y. Xu, and S. L. Huang. 2017. Distribution and habitat characteristics of the Indo-Pacific humpback dolphin (Sousa chinensis) in the northern Beibu Gulf, China. Aquatic Mammals 43(2):219-228. (146)
Wu, H., Y. Xu, Y., C. Peng, Liao, X. Wang, T. A. Jefferson, H. Huang, and S. L. Huang. 2017. Long-term habitat loss in a lightly-disturbed population of the Indo-Pacific humpback dolphin, Sousa chinensis. Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems 2017:1-11. (145)
Chen, B., X. Xu, T. A. Jefferson, P. A. Olson, and G. Yang. 2016. Conservation status of Indo-Pacific humpback dolphins (Sousa chinensis) in the northern Beibu Gulf, China. In Humpback Dolphins (Sousa spp.): Current Status and Conservation, Part 2. Advances in Marine Biology Vol. 73 (T. A. Jefferson and B. E. Curry, eds.). Elsevier/Academic Press, pp. 119-139. (144)
Jefferson, T. A. and B. E. Curry (eds.). 2016. Humpback Dolphins (Sousa spp.): Current Status and Conservation, Part 2. Advances in Marine Biology Vol. 73, Elsevier/Academic Press, 326 pp. (143)
Jefferson, T. A. and B. D. Smith. 2016. Re-assesment of the conservation status of the Indo-Pacific humpback dolphin (Sousa chinensis) using the IUCN Red List criteria. In Humpback Dolphins (Sousa spp.): Current Status and Conservation, Part 2. Advances in Marine Biology Vol. 73 (T. A. Jefferson and B. E. Curry, eds.). Elsevier/Academic Press, pp. 1-26. (142)
Jefferson, T. A., M. A. Smultea, S. S. Courbis, and G. S. Campbell. 2016. Harbor porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) recovery in the inland waters of Washington: Estimates of density and abundance from aerial surveys, 2013-2015. Canadian Journal of Zoology 94:505-515. (141)
Munger, L., M. Lammers, M. Cifuentes, B. Würsig, T. A. Jefferson, and S. K. Hung. 2016. Indo-Pacific humpback dolphin occurrence north of Lantau Island, Hong Kong, based on year-round passive acoustic monitoring. Journal of the Acoustical Society of America 140(4):2754-2765. (140)
Jefferson, T. A. 2015. A bad precedent: What the loss of the vaquita would mean to marine mammal conservation (Invited Commentary). Journal of Marine Animals and Their Ecology 8(1):6-9. (139)
Jefferson, T. A. and B. E. Curry. 2015. The humpback dolphins: A brief introduction to the genus Sousa . In Humpback Dolphins (Sousa spp.): Current Status and Conservation, Part 1. Advances in Marine Biology Vol. 72 (T. A. Jefferson and B. E. Curry, eds.). Elsevier/Academic Press, pp. 1-16. (138)
Jefferson, T. A. and H. R. Rosenbaum. 2015. A reply to “Comments on Sousa nomenclature: A response to Jefferson and Rosenbaum”. Marine Mammal Science 31(2):837-838. (137)
Jefferson, T. A., M. A. Smultea, and C. E. Bacon. 2015. Southern California Bight marine mammal density and abundance from aerial surveys, 2008-2013. Journal of Marine Animals and Their Ecology 7(2):14-30 (2014). (136)
Jefferson, T. A. and B. E. Curry (eds.). 2015. Humpback Dolphins (Sousa spp.): Current Status and Conservation, Part 1. Advances in Marine Biology Vol. 72, Elsevier/Academic Press, 266 pp. (135)
Jefferson, T. A., M. A. Webber, and R. L. Pitman. 2015. Marine Mammals of the World: A Comprehensive Guide to Their Identification. Second Edition, Academic Press/Elsevier, San Diego, 608 pp. (134)
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Jefferson, T. A. 2014. Taxonomy of dolphins of the subfamily Delphininae (Letter). Marine Mammal Science 30:835-837. (133)
Jefferson, T. A. 2014. Family Phocoenidae (Porpoises). Pp. 528-545 in Handbook of Mammals of the World, Volume 4: Sea Mammals (D. E. Wilson and R. A. Mittermeier, eds.). Lynx Edicions. (132)
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Jefferson, T. A. and H. R. Rosenbaum. 2014. Taxonomic revision of the humpback dolphins (Sousa spp.), and description of a new species from Australia. Marine Mammal Science 30:1494–1541. (131)
Jefferson, T. A., C. R. Weir, R. C. Anderson, L. T. Ballance, R. D. Kenney, and J. J. Kiszka. 2014. Global distribution of Risso’s dolphin (Grampus griseus) : A review and critical evaluation. Mammal Review 44:56-68. (130)
Nanayakkara, R. P., T. Kusuminda, and T. A. Jefferson. 2014. Can Indian Ocean humpback dolphins (Sousa plumbea) survive in Sri Lanka? Occurrence of a relict population in Puttalam Lagoon. Aquatic Mammals 40:398-406. (129)
Sekiguchi, K., T. A. Jefferson, Y. Iwahara, M. Yoshioka, K. Mori, J. K. B. Ford, Y. Mitani, and U. Gorter. 2014. An infrequently-occurring anomalous color pattern on Pacific white-sided dolphins, Lagenorhynchus obliquidens. Pp. 183-199 in Dolphins: Ecology, Behavior and Conservation Strategies (J. B. Samuels, ed.). Nova Science Publishers. (128)
Smultea, M. A. and T. A. Jefferson. 2014. Changes in relative occurrence of cetaceans in the Southern California Bight: A comparison of recent aerial survey results with historical data sources. Aquatic Mammals 40:32-43. (127)
Viada, S. T. and T. A. Jefferson. 2014. Marine Mammals and Sea Turtles of the Arabian Gulf: A Guide to Their Identification. Published by CSA International, Inc. for RasGas Co., Ltd., 50 pp. (126)
Beasley, I. L., K. Pollock, T. A. Jefferson, P. Arnold, L. Morse, S. Yim, S. L. Kim, and H. Marsh. 2013. Likely future extirpation of another Asian river dolphin: The critically endangered population of the Irrawaddy dolphin in the Mekong River is small and declining. Marine Mammal Science 29: E226-252. (125)
Mendez, M., T. A. Jefferson, S. O. Kolokotronis, M. Krützen, G. J. Parra, T. Collins, G. Minton, R. Baldwin, P. Berggren, A. Sarnblad, O. A. Amir, V. M. Peddemors, L. Karczmarski, A. Guissamula, B. Smith, D. Sutaria, G. Amato, and H. C. Rosenbaum. 2013. Integrating multiple lines of evidence to better understand the evolutionary divergence of humpback dolphins along their entire distribution range: a new dolphin species in Australian waters? Molecular Ecology 22:5936-5948. (124)
Slooten, E., J. Y. Wang, S. Z. Dungan, K. A. Forney, S. K. Hung, T. A. Jefferson, K. N. Riehl, L. Rojas-Bracho, P. S. Ross, A. N. Wee, R. Winkler, S. C. Yang, and A. Chen. 2013. Impacts of fisheries on the Critically Endangered humpback dolphin Sousa chinensis population in the eastern Taiwan Strait. Endangered Species Research 22:99-114. (123)
Cotter, M. P., D. Maldini, and T. A. Jefferson. 2012. “Porpicide” in California: Killing of harbor porpoises ( Phocoena phocoena ) by coastal bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) . Marine Mammal Science 28:E1-E15. (122)
Jefferson, T. A., S. K. Hung, K. Robertson, and F. I. Archer. 2012. Life history of the Indo-Pacific humpback dolphin in the Pearl River Estuary, southern China. Marine Mammal Science 28:84-104. (121)
Smultea, M. A., A. B. Douglas, C. E. Bacon, T. A. Jefferson, and L. Mazzuca. 2012. Bryde’s whale ( Balaenoptera brydei /edeni ) sightings in the Southern California Bight. Aquatic Mammals 38:92-97. (120)
Jefferson, T. A. (editor). 2011. Saving the vaquita: Are we doing all we can? Workshop report summary. Journal of Marine Animals and Their Ecology 4:29-36. (119)
Jefferson, T. A. and J. Y. Wang. 2011. Revision of the taxonomy of the finless porpoises (genus Neophocaena ): The existence of two species. Journal of Marine Animals and Their Ecology 4:3-16. (118)
Ross, P. S., J. Barlow, T. A. Jefferson, B. E. Hickie, T. Lee, C. MacFarquar, E. C. Parsons, K. Riehl, N. A. Rose, E. Slooten, C. Y. Tsai, J. Y. Wang, A. J. Wright, and S. C. Yang. 2011. Ten guiding principles for the delineation of priority habitat for endangered small cetaceans. Marine Policy 35:483-488. (117)
Weir, C. R., K. Van Waerebeek, T. A. Jefferson, and T. Collins. 2011. West Africa’s Atlantic humpback dolphin (Sousa teuszii ): Endemic, enigmatic, and soon endangered? African Zoology 46:1-17. (116)
Whitt, A., T. A. Jefferson, M. Blanco, D. Fertl, and D. Rees. 2011. An annotated checklist of the marine mammals of Cuba. Latin American Journal of Aquatic Mammals 9:65-122. (115)
Chen, T., S. K. Hung, Y. Qiu, X. Jia, and T. A. Jefferson. 2010. Distribution, abundance, and individual movements of Indo-Pacific humpback dolphins (Sousa chinensis ) in the Pearl River Estuary, China. Mammalia 74:117-125. (114)
Ross, P. S., S. Dungan, S. K. Hung, T. A. Jefferson, C. MacFarquar, W. F. Perrin, K. Riehl, L. Slooten, J. Y. Wang, B. White, B. Würsig, S. Yang, and R. R. Reeves. 2010. Averting the baiji syndrome: Conserving habitat for Critically Endangered dolphins in eastern Taiwan Strait. Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems 20:685-694. (113)
Smultea, M. A., T. A. Jefferson, and A. M. Zoidis. 2010. Rare sightings of a Bryde’s whale (Balaenoptera edeni ) and sei whales (B. borealis ) (Cetacea: Balaenopteridae) northeast of O’ahu, Hawai’i. Pacific Science 64:449-457. (112)
Beasley, I., H. Marsh, T. A. Jefferson, and P. Arnold. 2009. Conserving dolphins in the Mekong River: The complex challenge of competing interests. Pp. 363-387 in The Mekong: Biophysical Environment of an International River Basin (I. C. Campbell, ed.). Elsevier Press, London. (111)
Jefferson, T. A. 2009. Clymene dolphin (Stenella clymene). Pp. 241-243 in Encyclopedia of Marine Mammals (Second Edition) (W. F. Perrin, B. Würsig, and J. G. M. Thewissen, eds.). Academic Press, San Diego. (110)
Jefferson, T. A. 2009. Dall’s porpoise (Phocoenoides dalli). Pp. 296-298 in Encyclopedia of Marine Mammals (Second Edition) (W. F. Perrin, B. Würsig, and J. G. M. Thewissen, eds.). Academic Press, San Diego. (109)
Jefferson, T. A. 2009. Rough-toothed dolphin (Steno bredanensis). Pp. 990-992 in Encyclopedia of Marine Mammals (Second Edition) (W. F. Perrin, B. Würsig, and J. G. M. Thewissen, eds.). Academic Press, San Diego. (108)
Jefferson, T. A., S. K. Hung, and B. Würsig. 2009. Protecting small cetaceans from coastal development: Impact assessment and mitigation experience in Hong Kong. Marine Policy 33:305-311. (107)
Jefferson, T. A., P. A. Olson, T. R. Kieckhefer, and L. Rojas-Bracho. 2009. Photo-identification of the vaquita (Phocoena sinus ): The World’s most endangered cetacean. Latin American Journal of Aquatic Mammals 7:53-56. (106)
Jefferson, T. A., D. Fertl, J. Bolanos-Jiminez, and A. N. Zerbini. 2009. Distribution of common dolphins ( Delphinus spp.) in the western Atlantic Ocean: A critical re-examination. Marine Biology 156:1109-1124. (105)
Jefferson, T. A. and S. K. Hung. 2008. Effects of biopsy sampling on Indo-Pacific humpback dolphins (Sousa chinensis) in a polluted coastal environment. Aquatic Mammals 34:310-316. (104)
Schipper, J. and many authors (including T. A. Jefferson). 2008. The status of the World’s land and marine mammals: Diversity, threat, and knowledge. Science 322:225-230. (103)
Wang, J. Y., S. K. Hung, S. C. Yang, T. A. Jefferson, and E. R. Secchi. 2008. Population differences in the pigmentation of Indo-Pacific humpback dolphins, Sousa chinensis, in Chinese waters. Mammalia 72:302-308. (102)
Jefferson, T. A., M. A. Webber, and R. L. Pitman. 2008. Marine Mammals of the World: A Comprehensive Guide to Their Identification. Academic Press/Elsevier, 573 pp. (101)
Wang, J. Y., S. C. Yang, S. K. Hung, and T. A. Jefferson. 2007. Distribution, abundance and conservation status of the eastern Taiwan Strait population of Indo-Pacific humpback dolphins, Sousa chinensis. Mammalia 71:157-165. (100)
Jefferson, T. A. and S. K. Hung. 2007. An updated, annotated checklist of the marine mammals of Hong Kong. Mammalia 71(3):105-114. (99)
Isobe, T., K. Ramu, N. Kajiwara, S. Takahashi, P. K. S. Lam, T. A. Jefferson, K. Zhou, and S. Tanabe. 2007. Isomer specific determination of hexabromocyclododecanes (HBCDs) in small cetaceans from the South China Sea – Levels and temporal variation. Marine Pollution Bulletin 54:1139-1145. (98)
Matsudaira, C., S. Takahashi, Y. Taki, M. Yoshioka, T. A. Jefferson, and S. Tanabe. 2007. Contamination of organotin compounds in finless porpoise (Neophocaena phocaenoides) stranded along coastal waters of Japan and Hong Kong. Pp. 183-186 in Chemical Pollution and Environmental Changes (S. Tanabe, H. Takeoda, T. Isobe, and Y. Nishibe, eds.). Universal Academy Press, Tokyo, Japan. (97)
Hung, C. L., R. K. Lau, J. C. Lam, T. A. Jefferson, S. K. Hung, M. H. W. Lam, and P. K. S. Lam. 2007. Risk assessment of trace elements in the stomach contents of Indo-Pacific humpback dolphins and finless porpoises in Hong Kong. Chemosphere 66:1175-1182. (96)
Hung, C. L. H., Y. Xu, J. C. W. Lam, T. A. Jefferson, S. K. Hung, L. W. Y. Yeung, M. H. W. Lam, D. K. O’Toole, and P. K. S. Lam. 2006. An assessment of the risks associated with polychlorinated biphenyls found in the stomach contents of stranded Indo-Pacific humpback dolphins (Sousa chinensis) and finless porpoises (Neophocaena phocaenoides) from Hong Kong waters. Chemosphere 63:845-852. (95)
Jefferson, T. A., S. K. Hung, and P. K. S. Lam. 2006. Strandings, mortality, and morbidity of Indo-Pacific humpback dolphins in Hong Kong, with emphasis on the role of organochlorine contaminants. Journal of Cetacean Research and Management 8(2):181-193. (94)
Jefferson, T. A., D. Fertl, M. Michael, and T. D. Fagin. 2006. An unusual encounter with a mixed school of melon-headed whales (Peponocephala electra) and rough-toothed dolphins (Steno bredanensis) at Rota, Northern Mariana Islands. Micronesica. 38(2):239-244. (93)
Kajiwara, N., S. Kamikawa, K. Ramu, D. Ueno, T. K. Yamada, A. Subramanian, P. K. S. Lam, T. A. Jefferson, M. Prudente, K. H. Chung, and S. Tanabe. 2006. Geographical distribution of polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) and organochlorines in small cetaceans from Asian waters. Chemosphere 64:287-295. (92)
Ramu, K., N. Kajiwara, P. K. S. Lam, T. A. Jefferson, K. Zhou, and S. Tanabe. 2006. Temporal variation and biomagnification of organohalogen compounds in finless porpoises (Neophocaena phocaenoides) from the South China Sea. Environmental Pollution 144(2):516-523. (91)
Leung, C. C. M., T. A. Jefferson, S. K. Hung, G. J. Zheng, L. W. Y. Yeung, B. J. Richardson, and P. K. S. Lam. 2005. Petroleum hydrocarbons, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, organochlorine pesticides and polychlorinated biphenyls in tissues of Indo-Pacific humpback dolphin from south China waters. Marine Pollution Bulletin 50:1713-1744. (90)
Perrin, W. F., R. R. Reeves, M. L. L. Dolar, T. A. Jefferson, H. Marsh, J. Y. Wang, and J. Estacion (eds.). 2005. Report of the Second Workshop on the Biology and Conservation of Small Cetaceans and Dugongs of South-East Asia. Convention on Migratory Species Technical Series Publication No. 9, 161 pp. (89)
Ramu, K., N. Kajiwara, S. Tanabe, P. K. S. Lam, and T. A. Jefferson. 2005. Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) and organochlorines in small cetaceans from Hong Kong waters: Levels, profiles and distribution. Marine Pollution Bulletin 51(8-12):669-676. (88)
Barros, N.B., T.A. Jefferson, and E.C.M. Parsons. 2004. Feeding habits of Indo-Pacific humpback dolphins (Sousa chinensis) stranded in Hong Kong. Aquatic Mammals (Special Issue) 30:179-188. (87)
Goold, J.C. and T.A. Jefferson. 2004. A note on clicks recorded from free-ranging Indo-Pacific humpback dolphins, Sousa chinensis. Aquatic Mammals (Special Issue) 30: 175-178. (86)
Hung, S.K. and T.A. Jefferson. 2004. Ranging patterns of Indo Pacific humpback dolphins (Sousa chinensis) in the Pearl River Estuary, People's Republic of China. Aquatic Mammals (Special Issue) 30: 159-174. (85)
Jefferson, T.A. and S.K. Hung. 2004. A review of the status of the Indo-Pacific humpback dolphin in Chinese waters. Aquatic Mammals (Special Issue) 30: 149-158. (84)
Jefferson, T.A. and S.K. Hung. 2004. Neophocaena phocaenoides. Mammalian Species 746: 1-12. (83)
Jefferson, T.A. and K. Van Waerebeek. 2004. Geographic variation in skull morphology of humpback dolphins (Sousa spp.). Aquatic Mammals (Special Issue) 30: 3-17. (82)
Sutaria, D. and T.A. Jefferson. 2004. Records of Indo-Pacific humpback dolphins (Sousa chinensis, Osbeck, 1765) along the coasts of India and Sri Lanka: An overview. Aquatic Mammals (Special Issue) 30: 125-136. (81)
Fertl, D., T. A. Jefferson, I. B. Moreno, A. N. Zerbini, and K. D. Mullin. 2003. Distribution of the Clymene dolphin Stenella clymene. Mammal Review 33:253-271. (80)
Jefferson, T. A. and B. E. Curry. 2003. Stenella clymene. Mammalian Species 726:1-5. (79)
Smith, B. D., G. Braulik, T. A. Jefferson, B. D. Chung, C. T. Vinh, D. V. Du, B. V. Hanh, P. D. Trong, D. T. Ho, and V. V. Quang. 2003. Notes on two cetacean surveys in the Gulf of Tonkin, Vietnam. Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 51:165-171. (78)
Barros, N. B., T. A. Jefferson, and E. C. M. Parsons. 2002. Food habits of finless porpoises (Neophocaena phocaendoides) in Hong Kong waters. Raffles Bulletin of Zoology(Supplement) 10:115-123. (77)
Beasley, I. and T. A. Jefferson. 2002. Surface and dive times of finless porpoises in Hong Kong's coastal waters. Raffles Bulletin of Zoology(Supplement) 10:125-129. (76)
Goold, J. C. and T. A. Jefferson. 2002. Acoustic signals from free-ranging finless porpoises (Neophocaena phocaenoides) in the waters around Hong Kong. Raffles Bulletin of Zoology(Supplement) 10:131-139. (75)
Jefferson, T. A. 2002. Clymene dolphin (Stenella clymene). Pp. 234-236 in Encyclopedia of Marine Mammals (W. F. Perrin, B. Würsig, and J. G. M. Thewissen, eds.). Academic Press, San Diego. (74)
Jefferson, T. A. 2002. Dall's porpoise (Phocoenoides dalli). Pp. 308-310 in Encyclopedia of Marine Mammals (W. F. Perrin, B. Würsig, and J. G. M. Thewissen, eds.). Academic Press, San Diego. (73)
Jefferson, T. A. 2002. Rough-toothed dolphin (Steno bredanensis). Pp. 1055-1059 in Encyclopedia of Marine Mammals (W. F. Perrin, B. Würsig, and J. G. M. Thewissen, eds.). Academic Press, San Diego. (72)
Jefferson, T. A. 2002. Preliminary analysis of geographic variation in cranial morphometrics of the finless porpoise (Neophocaena phocaenoides). Raffles Bulletin of Zoology (Supplement) 10:3-14. (71)
Jefferson, T. A. and K. Van Waerebeek. 2002. The taxonomic status of the nominal dolphin species Delphinus tropicalis Van Bree, 1971. Marine Mammal Science 18(4):787-818. (70)
Jefferson, T. A., B. E. Curry, and R. Kinoshita. 2002. Mortality and morbidity of Hong Kong finless porpoises, with special emphasis on the role of environmental contaminants. Raffles Bulletin of Zoology(Supplement) 10:161-171. (69)
Jefferson, T. A., K. M. Robertson, and J. Y. Wang. 2002. Growth and reproduction of the finless porpoise in southern China. Raffles Bulletin of Zoology (Supplement) 10:105-113. (68)
Jefferson, T. A., S. K. Hung, L. Law, M. Torey, and N. Tregenza. 2002. Distribution and abundance of finless porpoises in Hong Kong and adjacent waters of China. Raffles Bulletin of Zoology (Supplement) 10:43-55. (67)
Smith, B. D. and T. A. Jefferson. 2002. Status and conservation of facultative freshwater cetaceans of Asia. Raffles Bulletin of Zoology (Supplement) 10:173-187. (66)
Jefferson, T. A. and L. Karczmarski. 2001. Sousa chinensis. Mammalian Species 655:1-9. (65)
Parsons, E. C. M., R. M. Overstreet, and T. A. Jefferson. 2001. Parasites from Indo-Pacific hump-backed dolphins (Sousa chinensis) and finless porpoises (Neophocaena phocaenoides) stranded in Hong Kong. Veterinary Record 148:776-780. (64)
Zhou, K., T. A. Jefferson, S. Leatherwood, P. Wang, D. Wang , and L. S. Chou. 2001. Marine Mammals of China: A Field Guide. Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations, Rome, 200 pp. (in Chinese). (63)
Barros, N. B., E. C. M. Parsons, and T. A. Jefferson. 2000. Prey of offshore bottlenose dolphins from the South China Sea. Aquatic Mammals 26(1):2-6. (62)
Huang, Z., W. Liu, C. Zheng, C. Li, J. Wang, and T. A. Jefferson. 2000. Finless porpoises in the southern coastal waters of Fujian, China. Acta Oceanologica Sinica 22(5):114-119 (in Chinese with English summary). (61)
Jefferson, T. A. 2000. Population biology of the Indo-Pacific hump-backed dolphin in Hong Kong waters. Wildlife Monographs 144, 65 pp. (60)
Minh, T. B., H. Nakata, M. Watanabe, S. Tanabe, N. Miyazaki, T. A. Jefferson, M. Prudente, and A. Subramanian. 2000. Isomer-specific accumulation and toxic assessment of polychlorinated biphenyls, including coplanar congeners, in cetaceans from the North Pacific and Asian coastal waters. Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology 39:398-410. (59)
Minh, T. B., M. Watanabe, S. Tanabe, N. Miyazaki, T. A. Jefferson, M. Prudente, A. Subramanian, and S. Karuppiah. 2000. Widespread contamination by tris(4-chlorophenyl)methane and tris(4-chlorophenyl)methanol in cetaceans from the North Pacific and Asian coastal waters. Environmental Pollution 110:459-468. (58)
Minh, T. B., M. S. Prudente, M. Watanabe, S. Tanabe, H. Nakata, N. Miyazaki, T. A. Jefferson and A. Subramanian. 2000. Recent contamination of persistent chlorinated endocrine disrupters in cetaceans from the North Pacific and Asian coastal waters. Water Science and Technology 42:231-240. (57)
Parsons, E. C. M. and T. A. Jefferson. 2000. Post-mortem investigations on stranded dolphins and porpoises from Hong Kong waters. Journal of Wildlife Diseases 36(2):342-356. (56)
Reeves, R. R., T. A. Jefferson, T. Kasuya, B. D. Smith, D. Wang, P. Wang, R. S. Wells, B. Würsig, and K. Zhou. 2000. Report of the Workshop to Develop a Conservation Action Plan for the Yangtze River Finless Porpoise, Ocean Park, Hong Kong, 16-18 September 1997. Pp. 67-80 in Biology and Conservation of Freshwater Cetaceans in Asia (R. R. Reeves, B. D. Smith, and T. Kasuya, eds.). IUCN/SSC Occasional Papers No. 23, 152 pp. (55)
Würsig, B., C. R. Greene Jr., and T. A. Jefferson. 2000. Development of an air bubble curtain to reduce underwater noise of percussive piling. Marine Environmental Research 49:79-93. (54)
Würsig, B., T. A. Jefferson, and D. J. Schmidly. 2000. The Marine Mammals of the Gulf of Mexico. Texas A&M University Press, College Station, 232 pp. (53)
Houck, W. J. and T. A. Jefferson. 1999. Dall's porpoise Phocoenoides dalli (True, 1885). Pp. 443-472 in Handbook of Marine Mammals, Volume 6: The Second Book of Dolphins and the Porpoises (S. H. Ridgway and R. Harrison, eds). Academic Press. (52)
Jefferson, T. A. and G. T. Braulik. 1999. Preliminary report on the ecology of the finless porpoise in Hong Kong waters. IBI Reports 9:41-54. (51)
Jefferson, T. A. and R. R. Reeves. 1999. Ocean Park Conservation Foundation. Action Plan: 1998-2002. Published by the Ocean Park Conservation Foundation, 42 pp. (50)
Liu, W., Z. Huang, and T. A. Jefferson. 1999. Chinese white dolphin (Sousa chinensis) in Xiamen Harbour: II. Skulls, ear bones and lingual bones. Journal of Oceanography in Taiwan Strait 18:205-209 (in Chinese, with English summary). (49)
Liu, W., Z. Huang, and T. A. Jefferson. 1999. Chinese white dolphin (Sousa chinensis) in Xiamen Harbour: III. Tooth and age. Journal of Oceanography in Taiwan Strait 18:210-214 (in Chinese, with English summary). (48)
Liu, W., Z. Huang, and T. A. Jefferson. 1999. Chinese white dolphin (Sousa chinensis) in Xiamen Harbour: IV. Vertebrae, rib, sternum, scapula and fin bones. Journal of Oceanography in Taiwan Strait 18:382-388 (in Chinese, with English summary). (47)
Minh, T. B., M. Watanabe, H. Nakata, S. Tanabe, and T. A. Jefferson. 1999. Contamination by persistent organochlorines in small cetaceans from Hong Kong coastal waters. Marine Pollution Bulletin 39:383-392. (46)
Würsig, B., S. K. Lynn, T. A. Jefferson, and K. D. Mullin. 1998. Behavior of cetaceans in the northern Gulf of Mexico relative to survey ships and aircraft. Aquatic Mammals 24(1):41-50. (45)
Aragones, L. V., T. A. Jefferson, and H. Marsh. 1997. Marine mammal survey techniques applicable in developing countries. Asian Marine Biology 14:15-39. (44)
Beasley, I. and T. A. Jefferson. 1997. Marine mammals of Borneo: a preliminary checklist. Sarawak Musuem Journal 51:193-210. (43)
Jefferson. T. A. and N. B. Barros. 1997. Peponocephala electra. Mammalian Species 553:1-6. (42)
Jefferson, T. A. and G. D. Baumgardner. 1997. Osteological specimens of marine mammals (Cetacea and Sirenia) from the western Gulf of Mexico. Texas Journal of Science 49(2):97-108. (41)
Jefferson, T. A. and S. Leatherwood. 1997. Distribution and abundance of Indo-Pacific hump-backed dolphins (Sousa chinensis Osbeck, 1765) in Hong Kong waters. Asian Marine Biology 14:93-110. (40)
Jefferson, T. A. and A. J. Schiro. 1997. Distribution of cetaceans in the offshore Gulf of Mexico. Mammal Review 27(1):27-50. (39)
Jefferson, T. A., B. E. Curry, S. Leatherwood, and J. A. Powell. 1997. Dolphins and porpoises of West Africa: a review of records (Cetacea: Delphinidae, Phocoenidae). Mammalia 61(1):87-108. (38)
Jefferson, T. A., R. L. Pitman, S. Leatherwood, and M. L. L. Dolar. 1997. Developmental and sexual variation in the external appearance of Fraser's dolphins (Lagenodelphis hosei). Aquatic Mammals 23(3)145-153. (37)
Leatherwood, S. and T. A. Jefferson. 1997. Dolphins and development in Hong Kong: a case study in conflict. IBI Reports 7:57-69. (36)
Smith, B. D., T. A. Jefferson, S. Leatherwood, D. T. Ho, C. V. Thuoc, L. H. Quang. 1997. Investigation of marine mammals in Vietnam. Asian Marine Biology 14:145-172. (35)
Jefferson, T. A. 1996. Morphology of the Clymene dolphin (Stenella clymene) in the northern Gulf of Mexico. Aquatic Mammals 22(1):35-43. (34)
Jefferson, T. A. 1996. Estimates of abundance of cetaceans in offshore waters of the northwestern Gulf of Mexico, 1992-1993. Southwestern Naturalist 41(3):279-287. (33)
Jefferson, T. A. and B. E. Curry. 1996. Acoustic methods of reducing or eliminating marine mammal-fishery interactions: Do they work? Ocean and Coastal Management 31(1):41-70. (32)
Newcomer, M. W., T. A. Jefferson, and R. L. Brownell, Jr. 1996. Lissodelphis peronii. Mammalian Species 531:1-5. (31)
Reeves, R. R., S. Leatherwood, T. A. Jefferson, B. E. Curry, and T. Henningsen. 1996. Amazonian manatees, Trichechus inunguis, in Peru: distribution, exploitation, and conservation status. Interciencia 21(6):246-254. (30)
Jefferson, T. A. and S. Leatherwood. 1995. Mamiferos marinos. Pp. 1669-1744 in Guia FAO Para la Identificacion de Especies Para los Fines de la Pesca. Pacifico Centro-Oriental, Volumen III: Vertebrados - Parte 2 (W. Fischer, F. Krupp, W. Schneider, C. Sommer, K. E. Carpenter, and V. H. Niem, eds.). Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations, Rome, Italy. (29)
Jefferson, T. A., D. K. Odell, and K. T. Prunier. 1995. Notes on the biology of the Clymene dolphin (Stenella clymene) in the northern Gulf of Mexico. Marine Mammal Science 11(4):564-572. (28)
Smith, B. D., Jefferson, T. A., Dao Tan Ho, S. Leatherwood, Chu Van Thuoc, M. Andersen, and E. Chiam. 1995. Marine mammals of Vietnam: a preliminary checklist. Tuyen Tap Nghien Cuu Bien (Collection of Marine Research Works) 6:147-176. (27)
Zhou Kaiya, S. Leatherwood, and T. A. Jefferson. 1995. Records of small cetaceans in Chinese waters: a review. Asian Marine Biology 12:119-139. (26)
Jefferson, T. A. and B. E. Curry. 1994. A global review of porpoise (Cetacea: Phocoenidae) mortality in gillnets. Biological Conservation 67(2):167-183. (25)
Jefferson. T. A. and S. Leatherwood. 1994. Lagenodelphis hosei. Mammalian Species 470:1-5. (24)
Jefferson, T. A. and S. K. Lynn. 1994. Marine mammal sightings in the Caribbean Sea and Gulf of Mexico, Summer 1991. Caribbean Journal of Science 30(1-2):83-89. (23)
Jefferson, T. A., B. E. Curry, and N. A. Black. 1994. Harbor porpoise mortality in the Monterey Bay halibut gillnet fishery, 1989. In Gillnets and Cetaceans (W. F. Perrin, G. P. Donovan, and J. Barlow, eds.), Reports of the International Whaling Commission (Special Issue 15):445-448. (22)
Jefferson, T. A., A. C. Myrick, Jr, and S. J. Chivers. 1994. Small cetacean dissection and sampling: a field guide. NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS SWFSC 198, 54 pp. (21)
Jefferson, T. A., M. W. Newcomer, S. Leatherwood, and K. Van Waerebeek. 1994. Right whale dolphins Lissodelphis borealis (Peale, 1848) and Lissodelphis peronii (Lacépède, 1804). Pp. 335-362 in Handbook of Marine Mammals, Volume 5: The First Book of Dolphins (S. H. Ridgway and R. Harrison, eds). Academic Press, 416 pp. (20)
Mullin, K. D., L. V. Higgins, T. A. Jefferson, and L. J. Hansen. 1994. Sightings of the Clymene dolphin (Stenella clymene) in the Gulf of Mexico. Marine Mammal Science 10(4):464-470. (19)
Mullin, K. D., T. A. Jefferson, L. J. Hansen, and W. Hoggard. 1994. First sightings of melon-headed whales (Peponocephala electra) in the Gulf of Mexico. Marine Mammal Science 10(3):342-348. (18)
Perryman, W. L., D. W. K. Au, S. Leatherwood, and T. A. Jefferson. 1994. Melon-headed whale Peponocephala electra Gray, 1846. Pp. 363-386 in Handbook of Marine Mammals, Volume 5: The First Book of Dolphins (S. H. Ridgway and R. Harrison, eds). Academic Press, 416 pp. (17)
Barron, G. L. and T. A. Jefferson. 1993. First records of the melon-headed whale (Peponocephala electra) from the Gulf of Mexico. The Southwestern Naturalist 38(1):82-85. (16)
Jefferson, T. A. and M. W. Newcomer. 1993. Lissodelphis borealis. Mammalian Species 425:1-6. (15)
Jefferson, T. A., S. Leatherwood, and M. A. Webber. 1993. Marine Mammals of the World. FAO Species Identification Guide. Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations, Rome, Italy, 320 pp. (14)
Leatherwood, S., T. A. Jefferson, J. C. Norris, W. E. Stevens, L. J. Hansen, and K. D. Mullin. 1993. Occurrence and sounds of Fraser's dolphins (Lagenodelphis hosei) in the Gulf of Mexico. Texas Journal of Science 45(4):349-354. (13)
Jefferson, T. A., B. Würsig, and D. Fertl. 1992. Cetacean detection and responses to fishing gear. Pp. 663-684 in Marine Mammal Sensory Systems (J. A. Thomas, R. A. Kastelein, and A. Y. Supin, eds.). Plenum Press. (12)
Jefferson, T. A., S. Leatherwood, L. Shoda, and R. L. Pitman. 1992. Marine Mammals of the Gulf of Mexico: A Field Guide for Aerial and Shipboard Observers. Texas A&M University Printing Center, College Station, 92 pp. (11)
Szczepaniak, I. D., M. A. Webber, and T. A. Jefferson. 1992. First record of a truei-type Dall's porpoise from the eastern North Pacific. Marine Mammal Science 8(4):425-428. (10)
Jefferson, T. A. 1991. Observations on the distribution and behaviour of Dall's porpoise (Phocoenoides dalli) in Monterey Bay, California. Aquatic Mammals 17(1):12-19. (9)
Jefferson, T. A., P. J. Stacey, and R. W. Baird. 1991. A review of killer whale interactions with other marine mammals: Predation to co-existence. Mammal Review 21(4):151-180. (8)
Jefferson, T. A. 1990. Sexual dimorphism and development of external features in Dall's porpoise, Phocoenoides dalli. Fishery Bulletin, U.S. 88(1):119-132. (7)
Jefferson, T. A. 1990. Status of Dall's Porpoise, Phocoenoides dalli, in Canada. Canadian Field-Naturalist 104(1):112-116. (6)
Würsig, B. and T. A. Jefferson. 1990. Methods of photo-identification for small cetaceans. In Individual Recognition of Cetaceans: Use of Photo-Identification and Other Techniques to Estimate Population Parameters (P. S. Hammond, S. A. Mizroch, and G. P. Donovan, eds.), Reports of the International Whaling Commission (Special Issue 12):43-52. (5)
Würsig, B., T. R. Kieckhefer, and T. A. Jefferson. 1990. Visual displays for communication in cetaceans. Pp. 545-559 in Sensory Abilities of Cetaceans (J. Thomas and R. Kastelein, eds.). Plenum Press. (4)
Jefferson, T. A. 1989. Calving seasonality of Dall's porpoise in the eastern North Pacific. Marine Mammal Science 5(2):196-200. (3)
Jefferson, T. A. 1988. Phocoenoides dalli. Mammalian Species 319:1-7. (2)
Jefferson, T. A. 1987. A study of the behavior of Dall's porpoise (Phocoenoides dalli) in the Johnstone Strait, British Columbia. Canadian Journal of Zoology 65(3):736-744. (1)
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