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Publications
Date | Title | Citation | Publication Type |
|---|---|---|---|
2025 | Social associations and habitat selection delineate two subpopulations of west coast transient killer whales (Orcinus orca rectipinnus) in the California Current System | McInnes JD, Trites AW, Lester KM, Mathieson CR, Dill LM, et al. (2025) Social associations and habitat selection delineate two subpopulations of west coast transient killer whales (Orcinus orca rectipinnus) in the California Current System. PLOS ONE 20(11): e0325156. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0325156
| Journal Article |
2025 | Killer whale, Orcinus orca | Dahlheim ME and McInnes JD. Killer whale, Orcinus orca (2025). In: Jefferson TA, editor. Ridgway & Harrison’s Handbook of Marine Mammals. 2nd ed. Elsevier. | Book Chapter |
2024 | Evaluating Canadian climate policy | Mathieson, CR. Evaluating Canadian climate policy. Master of Resource Management, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC | Thesis |
2024 | Foraging behaviour and ecology of transient killer whales within a deep submarine canyon system | McInnes, JD., Lester, KM., Dill, LM., Mathieson, CR., West-Stap, PJ., Marcos, SL., and Trites, AW. (2024). Foraging behaviour and ecology of transient killer whales within a deep submarine canyon system. PLOS ONE 9(3): e0299291. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0299291 | Journal Article |
2024 | Ecology, behaviour, and habitat use of transient killer whales in the California Current System | McInnes, JD. (2024). Ecology, behaviour, and habitat use of transient killer whales in the California Current System. Master of Science, University of British Columbia. https://dx.doi.org/10.14288/1.0445612 | Thesis |
2024 | Evidence for an oceanic population of killer whales (Orcinus orca) in offshore waters of California and Oregon | McInnes, JD., Trites, AW., Mathieson, CR., Dahlheim, ME., Moore, JE., Olson, PW., and Lester, KM. (2024). Evidence for an oceanic population of killer whales (Orcinus orca) in offshore waters of California and Oregon. Aquatic Mammals 50(2), 93-106. DOI https://doi.org/10.1578/AM.50.2.2024.93 | Journal Article |
2023 | Identification catalog and field guide for transient (Bigg's) killer whales of Monterey Bay and California waters | McInnes, JD., Mathieson, CR., West-Stap, PJ., Marcos, SL., Wade, VL., Moore, JE., Mesnick, SL., and Dill, LM. (2023) Identification catalog and field guide for transient (Bigg's) killer whales of Monterey Bay and California waters (NOAA Technical Report). National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Southwest Fisheries Science Center. 135 pp. | Report |
2022 | Blue water transients: Ecology of mammal-hunting killer whales off the outer coast and offshore waters of California and Oregon | McInnes, JD., Mathieson, CR., Trites, AW., West-Stap, PJ., Marcos, SL., Olson, PA., and Wade, VL. (2022). Blue water transients: Ecology of mammal-hunting killer whales off the outer coast and offshore waters of California and Oregon, 24th Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals, Palm Beach, Florida 2022. | Conference Presentation |
2021 | The first records of Antarctic type B and C killer whales (Orcinus orca) in Australian coastal waters | Donnelly, DM., McInnes, JD., Jenner, KCS., Jenner, MNM., Morrice, M. (2021). The first records of Antarctic type B and C killer whales (Orcinus orca) in Australian coastal waters. Aquatic Mammals, 47(3), 292-302, DOI 10.1578/AM.47.3.2021.292 | Journal Article |
2021 | Transient killer whales of central and northern California and Oregon: A catalog of photo-identified individuals | McInnes, JD., Mathieson, CR., West-Stap, PJ., Marcos, SL., Wade, VL., Olson, PA., and Trities, AW. (2021). Transient killer whales of central and northern California and Oregon: A catalog of photo-identified individuals (NOAA Technical Memorandum NOAA-TM-NMFS-SWFSC-644). National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Southwest Fisheries Science Center. 148 pp. | Report |
2020 | Recent trends in the ecology of transient killer whales in Monterey Bay, California 2006-2018 | McInnes, JD., Mathieson, CR., West-Stap, PJ., Marcos, SL., Wade, VL., Moore, JE., and Olson, PA. (2020). Recent trends in the ecology of transient killer whales in Monterey Bay, California 2006-2018. Poster presented at: CalCOFI Conference 2020: Understanding Unprecedented Changes in California's Marine and Coastal Environment; December 1-2, 2020 | Conference Presentation |
2020 | Distribution, abundance, and seasonal variability of marine mammals in southwest Puget Sound | Lester, KM. (2020). Distribution, abundance, and seasonal variability of marine mammals in southwest Puget Sound | Thesis |
2020 | Intentional stranding by mammal-hunting killer whales (Orcinus orca) in the Salish Sea | McInnes, JD., Buckmaster, JN., Cullen, KD., Mathieson, CR., and Tawse, JP. (2020). Intentional stranding by mammal-hunting killer whales (Orcinus orca) in the Salish Sea. Aquatic Mammals, 46(6), 556-560.
DOI 10.1578/AM.46.6.2020.556 | Journal Article |
2019 | Into the kill: A deeper look into the ecology of transient (Bigg's) killer whales | McInnes, JD. (2019). Into the kill: A deeper look into the ecology of transient (Bigg's) killer whales, Nature Aware Magazine | Popular Article |
2018 | Killer whales of eastern Australia | Donnelly, D, McInnes, J, Morrice, M., and Andrews, C. (2018). Killer whales of eastern Australia. Killer whales Australia, pp 54. | Report |
2018 | Ecology of Risso's Dolphins (Grampus griseus) in Monterey Bay, 2018 Field Report | McInnes, JD., Mathieson, CR., West-Stap, PJ., Marcos, SL., and Wade, VL. (2018). Ecology of Risso's Dolphins (Grampus griseus) in Monterey Bay, 2018 Field Report. Marine Life Studies | Report |
2016 | Killer whales of eastern Australia | Donnelly, D., McInnes, J., Morrice, M., and Andrews, C. (2016). Killer whales of eastern Australia. Killer Whales Australia, 47 pp. | Report |
2016 | Commonly Identified Transient (Bigg’s) Killer Whales off Vancouver Island, British Columbia | McInnes, JD., and Templeman, N. (2016). Commonly Identified Transient (Bigg’s) Killer Whales off Vancouver Island, British Columbia. Transient Killer Whale Research Project. | Report |
2015 | Killer whale (Orcinus orca) predation on whales in Sri Lankan waters | Gemmell, GL., McInnes, JD., Heinrichs, SJ., and de Silva Wijeyeratne, G. (2015). Killer whale (Orcinus orca) predation on whales in Sri Lankan waters. Aquatic Mammals, 41(3), 265-271. DOI 10.1578/AM.41.3.2015.265 | Journal Article |
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