Publications

These publications have been authored by or involve AACF staff.

Manatee Publications

• Adimey, N., M. Ross, M. Hall, J.P. Reid, M.E. Barlas, L.W. Keith Diagne, and R.K. Bonde. 2016. Twenty-six years of post-release monitoring of Florida manatees: Evaluation of a cooperative rehabilitation program. Aquatic Mammals, 42(3): 376-391. https://aquaticmammalsjournal.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1484:twenty-six-years-of-post-release-monitoring-of-florida-manatees-trichechus-manatus-latirostris-evaluation-of-a-cooperative-rehabilitation-program&catid=149&Itemid=157
• Davis PZR, Cerchio S, Cooke A, Andrianarivelo N. 2022. Dugon dugong, Dugong, lambohara. In: Goodman, S. M. (ed.). The new natural history of Madagascar. Princeton: Princeton University Press. https://doi.org/10.1515/9780691229409. https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Salvatore_Cerchio/publication/365663545_Dugong_dugon_Dugong_Lambohara/links/64da931378e40b48bd4b0550/Dugong-dugon-Dugong-Lambohara.pdf
• Factheu, C., A.M. Rycyk, S. Kekeunou, L.W. Keith-Diagne, E.A. Ramos, M. Kikuchi, and A.K. Takoukam. 2023. Acoustics methods improve the detection of the endangered African manatee. Frontiers in Marine Science DOI 10.3389/fmars.2022.1032464
• Farinelli, S.M., L.W. Keith-Diagne, J. Garnica, J. Keiman, and D. Luther. 2024. Quantifying minimum survey effort to reliably detect Amazonian manatees using an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) at an ex-situ soft-release site. Latin American Journal of Aquatic Mammals 19(1) https://doi.org/10.5597/lajam00319
• Grace et al. 2021. Testing a global standard for measuring species recovery and assessing conservation success. Conservation Biology 2021:1-17. DOI: 10.1111/cobi.13756
• Hieb, E.E., E.A. Eniang, L.W. Keith-Diagne, and R. Carmichael. 2021. Impacts of in-water bridge construction on manatees and implications for other marine megafauna species. Journal of Wildlife Management 85(4):674-685. DOI: 10.1002/jwmg.22030
• Hunter, M.E., G. Meigs-Friend, J. Ferrante, A. Kamla Takoukam, R. Dorazio, L. Keith-Diagne, F. Luna, J. Lanyon, and J. Reid. 2018. Environmental DNA (eDNA) occurrence and detection estimates of vulnerable manatee species using state-of-the-art digital droplet PCR. Endangered Species Research, 35:101-111. https://www.int-res.com/articles/esr2018/35/n035p101.pdf
• Ingram, D.J., M. Prideaux, N. Hodgins, H. Frisch-Nwakanma, I.C. Avila, T. Collins, M. Cosentino, L.W. Keith-Diagne, H. Marsh, M.H. Shirley, K. Van Waerebeek, M.K. Djondo, Yusuke Fukuda, K.B.J. Glaus, R.W. Jabado, J.W. Lang, C.J. Limpus, S. Lüber, C. Manolis, G.J.W. Webb, and L. Porter. 2022. Widespread use of migratory megafauna for aquatic wild meat in the tropics. Frontiers in Marine Science 9: https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2022.837447
• Keith-Diagne, L.W., P. Fernandez de Larrinoa, T. Diagne, and L.M. Gonzalez. 2021. First satellite tracking of the African Manatee (Trichechus senegalensis) and Movement Patterns in the Senegal River. Aquatic Mammals 47(1): 21-29.
• Ingram, D.J., M. Prideaux, N. Hodgins, H. Frisch-Nwakanma, I.C. Avila, T. Collins, M. Cosentino, L.W. Keith-Diagne, H. Marsh, M.H. Shirley, K. Van Waerebeek, M.K. Djondo, Y. Fukuda, K.B.J. Glaus, R.W. Jabado, J.W. Lang, S. Lüber, C. Manolis, G.J. W. Webb and L. Porter. 2022. Widespread use of migratory megafauna for aquatic wild meat in the tropics and subtropics. Frontiers in Marine Science 9: https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2022.837447
• Keith-Diagne, L. 2018. African manatee training and surveys in Cote D’Ivoire. Sirenews 68: 3-4. >a href=”https://www.seewinter.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Sirenews-68-Dec-2018.pdf” target=”_blank” rel=”noopener”>Sirenews 68
• Keith Diagne, L. 2016. African Manatees: Transboundary challenges and conservation planning. In A.A. Aguirre and R. Sukumar, eds. Tropical conservation: Perspectives on local and global priorities. Oxford University Press, New York. https://www.amazon.com/Tropical-Conservation-Perspectives-Global-Priorities/dp/0199766983/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1481925191&sr=8-1&keywords=tropical+conservation
• Keith Diagne, L. 2016. Discovering the Forgotten Sirenian. Save Our Seas Magazine 5: 54-67. http://www.saveourseasmagazine.com/discovering-forgotten-sirenian/
• Keith Diagne, L. 2016. Trichechus senegalensis. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T22104A97168578. http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/22104/0
• Keith Diagne, L.W. 2014. Phylogenetics and feeding ecology of the African manatee, Trichechus senegalensis. Dissertation, University of Florida. 263 pp. http://ufdc.ufl.edu/UFE0047107/00001
• Keith Diagne, L. 2012. The Forgotten Sirenian. Seagrass Watch Magazine, Issue 46: 14-17. http://www.seagrasswatch.org/Info_centre/Magazine/pdf/issue45/SW_Magazine_Issue46.pdf
• Marsh, H., E.M. Arraut, L. Keith Diagne, H. Edwards, and M. Marmontel. 2017. The Impact of Climate Change and Loss of Habitat on Sirenians. In A. Butterworth, ed. Marine Mammal Welfare. Spring International Publishing. https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-319-46994-2_19
• Mayaka, T.B., Koh‐Dimbot, J.P., and Keith‐Diagne, L.W. 2019. Occurrence patterns of African manatees, conflicts with humans, and local perception in the Southern Korup Area, Cameroon. Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems 29(10): 1801-1813. https://doi.org/10.1002/aqc.3210
• Powell, J.A., Scolardi, K.M. and Keith-Diagne, L. 2019. Sirenians. In Cochran, J. Kirk; Bokuniewicz, J. Henry; Yager, L. Patricia (eds.) Encyclopedia of Ocean Sciences, 3rd Edition, vol.[2], pp. 641-650. Oxford: Elsevier. https://www.elsevier.com/books/encyclopedia-of-ocean-sciences/cochran/978-0-12-813081-0
• Reynolds, J.E. III, J.A. Powell, L.W. Keith Diagne, S. Barton, and K. Scolardi. 2017. Manatees. In W.F. Perrin, B. Würsig and J.G.M. Thewissen eds. Encyclopedia of Marine Mammals, third edition. Academic Press. https://www.elsevier.com/books/encyclopedia-of-marine-mammals/wursig/978-0-12-804327-1
• Takoukam, A.K., D.G.E. Gomes, M.V. Hoyer, L.W. Keith-Diagne, R.K. Bonde, and R. Francis-Floyd. 2021. African manatee (Trichechus senegalensis) habitat suitability at Lake Ossa, Cameroon using trophic state models and predictions of submerged aquatic vegetation. Ecology and Evolution 11(19): 13068-13080.
• Takoukam, A., D. Gomes, C. Beck, L.W. Keith-Diagne, M. Hunter, R. Francis-Floyd, and R. Bonde. 2021. Diet composition of the African manatee: spatial and temporal variation within the Sanaga River Watershed, Cameroon. 2021. Ecology and Evolution 11(20): DOI: 10.1002/ece3.8254

Turtle & Tortoise Publications

Please view our turtle and tortoise publications at the African Chelonian Institute website.

African Cetacean Publications

• Cerchio S, Willson A, Cholewiak D, Sackett M, Al Harthi S, Baldwin R, Collins T, Minton G, Sarrouf Willson M. 2023. Acoustic monitoring for baleen whale vocalizations off southern Oman, 2020 to 2022. Paper SC/69A/CMP/12 presented to the Scientific Committee of the International Whaling Commission, Bled, Slovenia. https://archive.iwc.int/pages/download.php?ref=19976&ext=pdf&alternative=6377
• Cerchio S, Willson A, Sackett M, Al Harthi S, Ashop K, Baldwin R, Bonato M, Collins T, Gray H, Latha G, MacDonald D, Madhusudhana S, Minton G, Muirhead C, Sarrouf Willson M. 2023. Variation in songs of Arabian Sea humpback whales indicates continued isolation, stability of singing behaviour, and connectivity between Oman and India. Paper SC/69A/CMP/10 presented to the Scientific Committee of the International Whaling Commission, Bled, Slovenia. https://archive.iwc.int/pages/download.php?ref=19975&ext=pdf&alternative=6385
• Cerchio S and Weir CR. 2022. Mid-frequency song and low-frequency calls of sei whales in the Falkland Islands. Royal Society Open Science 9: 220738. https://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.220738
• Cerchio S, Andrianantenaina B, Rasoloarijao T and Andrianarivelo N. 2022. Balaenopteridae omurai, Omura’s whale. In: Goodman, S. M. (ed.). The new natural history of Madagascar. pp 424-429. Princeton: Princeton University Press. https://doi.org/10.1515/9780691229409 https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Salvatore_Cerchio/publication/365665538_Balaenoptera_omurai_Omura’s_whale/links/64da92e478e40b48bd4b0549/Balaenoptera-omurai-Omuras-whale.pdf
• Cerchio S, Laran S., Andrianarivelo N., Saloma A., Andrianantenaina B., Van Canneyt O., and Rasoloarijao T. 2022. Cetacean Species Diversity in Malagasy Waters. In: Goodman, S. M. (ed.). The new natural history of Madagascar. Princeton: Princeton University Press. https://doi.org/10.1515/9780691229409. https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Salvatore_Cerchio/publication/365665923_Cetacean_Species_Diversity_in_Malagasy_Waters/links/64da92b0ad846e28829262ac/Cetacean-Species-Diversity-in-Malagasy-Waters.pdf
• Cerchio S. 2022. The Omura’s Whale: Exploring the enigma. In: Clark, C.W. & Garland, E. (eds) Ethology and Behavioral Ecology of Mysticetes. pp 349-374. Springer. Boston, MA. https://doi.org//10.1007/978-3-030-98449-6_15. https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Salvatore_Cerchio/publication/361723976_The_Omura%27s_Whale_Exploring_the_Enigma/links/64da936ead846e28829262c0/The-Omuras-Whale-Exploring-the-Enigma.pdf
• Cerchio S, Willson A, Leroy E, Muirhead C, Al Harthi S, Baldwin R, Cholewiak D, Collins T, Minton G, Rasoloarijao T, Rogers T, Sarrouf Willson M. 2020. A new blue whale song-type described for the Arabian Sea and Western Indian Ocean. Endangered Species Research 43: 495-515. https://doi.org/10.3354/esr01096
• Cerchio S, Yamada T, Brownell Jr. RL. 2019. Global distribution of Omura’s whales (Balaenoptera omurai) and assessment of range-wide threats. Frontiers in Marine Ecology 6:67. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2019.00067
• Cerchio S, and Yamada T. 2018. Omura’s whale: Balaenopteridae omurai. In: “Encyclopedia of Marine Mammals”, Würsig B, Thewissen JGM, and Kovacs K (eds), 3rd ed, pp. 656-659, Academic Press, San Diego, CA, USA. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-804327-1.00186-2
• Cerchio S, Trudelle L, Zerbini AN, Charrassin JB, Geyer Y, Mayer FX, Andrianarivelo N, Jung JL, Adam O, Rosenbaum HC. 2016. Satellite telemetry of humpback whales off Madagascar reveals long range movements of individuals in the Southwest Indian Ocean during the breeding season. Marine Ecology Progress Series 562, 193-209. DOI:10.3354/meps11951.
• Cerchio S, Andrianantenaina B, Lindsay A, Rekdahl M, Andrianarivelo N, and Raoloarijao T. 2015. Omura’s whales (Balaenoptera omurai) in Northwest Madagascar: ecology, behavior and conservation needs. Royal Society Open Science 2: 150301. https://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.150301
• Cholewiak D, and Cerchio S. 2022. Humpback Whales: Exploring global diversity and behavioural plasticity in an undersea virtuoso. In: Clark, C.W. & Garland, E. (eds) Ethology and Behavioral Ecology of Mysticetes. pp 247-276. Springer. Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-98449-6_11. https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Salvatore_Cerchio/publication/361723961_Humpback_Whales_Exploring_Global_Diversity_and_Behavioral_Plasticity_in_an_Undersea_Virtuoso/links/65bd36c879007454975fe802/Humpback-Whales-Exploring-Global-Diversity-and-Behavioral-Plasticity-in-an-Undersea-Virtuoso.pdf
• Cholewiak DM, Cerchio S, Jacobsen JK, Urban J, Clark CW. 2018. Songbird dynamics under the sea: Interactions between humpback whales suggest song mediates male competition. Royal Society Open Science 5: 171298. https://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.171298
• Dulau V, Pinet P, Geyer Y, Fayan J, Mongin P, Cottarel G, Zerbini A, Cerchio S. 2017. Movement behavior of humpback whales during the breeding season: on the road again! Movement Ecology 5:11. DOI 10.1186/s40462-017-0101-5.
• Kowarski K, Cerchio S, Whitehead H, Cholewiak D and Moors-Murphy H. 2023. Seasonal song ontogeny in western North Atlantic humpback whales: drawing parallels with songbirds. Bioacoustics 32: 325-347. https://doi.org/10.1080/09524622.2022.2122561
• Kowarski K, Cerchio S, Whitehead H, Moors-Murphy H. 2022. Where, when, and why do western North Atlantic humpback whales begin to sing? Bioacoustics 31: 450-469. https://doi.org/10.1080/09524622.2021.1972838
• Kowarski K, Moors-Murphy H, Maxner E, Cerchio S. 2019. Western North Atlantic Humpback whale fall and spring acoustic transitions: insight into song initiation and cessation in eastern Canada. Journal of the Acoustical Society of America 145: 2305-2316. https://doi.org/10.1121/1.5095404
• McGowen, M.R., K.R. Murphy, I. Ndong, C.W. Potter and L.W. Keith-Diagne. 2020. The complete mitochondrial genome of the critically endangered Atlantic humpback dolphin, Sousa teuszii (Kükenthal, 1892). Mitochondrial DNA Part B, 5:1, 257-259, DOI: 10.1080/23802359.2019.1700196
• Minton, G., G. Abel, T. Collins, E. Eniang, L. Keith-Diagne, J.R. Kema Kema, A. Takoukam Kamla, C.R. Weir, and R. Reeves. 2022. Range-wide conservation efforts for the Critically Endangered Atlantic humpback dolphin (Sousa teuszii). Diversity 14(716): doi.org/10.3390/d14090716
• Moreira, S.C., Sousa-Lima, R.S., Maia, M., Sukhovich, A., Royer, J.Y., Wekler, M., Marcondes, M., and Cerchio, S. 2020. Omura’s whale voices in the deep: Attributing songs recorded in the Mid-Atlantic Ocean off Brazil to Balaenoptera omurai. Journal of Mammalogy 101: 1727-1735. https://doi.org/10.1093/jmammal/gyaa130
• Ryan C, Martins MCI, Healy K, Bejder L, Cerchio S, Christiansen F, Durban J, Fearnbach H, Fortune S, Friedlaender A, Koski WR., Miller C, Rodríguez-González FM., Segre PS., Urbán R J, Vivier F, Weir CR. Moore MJ. 2024Morphology of nares associated with stereo-olfaction in baleen whales. Biol. Lett. 20: 20230479. http://doi.org/10.1098/rsbl.2023.0479
• Sackett M, Cholewiak D, Brownell RL, Keith-Diagne L, Cerchio S. 2023. Documenting humpback whale presence off Senegal, West Africa, using passive acoustic monitoring. Paper SC/69A/NH/07 presented to the Scientific Committee of the International Whaling Commission, Bled, Slovenia. https://archive.iwc.int/pages/download.php?ref=20033&ext=pdf&alternative=6426