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2026

Journal Article

Humpback whales increase singing rate in response to seismic air guns

Johnson, Liam, Noad, Michael and Dunlop, Rebecca (2026). Humpback whales increase singing rate in response to seismic air guns. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 228 119625, 1-10. doi: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2026.119625

Humpback whales increase singing rate in response to seismic air guns

2026

Journal Article

Declining female representation with advancing academic rank in veterinary institutions from non-Western countries

Norton, Ursula, Dunlop, Rebecca, Allavena, Rachel, Talloni, María José Navarrete and Palmieri, Chiara (2026). Declining female representation with advancing academic rank in veterinary institutions from non-Western countries. Research in Veterinary Science, 199 106016. doi: 10.1016/j.rvsc.2025.106016

Declining female representation with advancing academic rank in veterinary institutions from non-Western countries

2026

Other Outputs

Song frequency and dive parameters for singers 1997 to 2024

Dunlop, Rebecca (2026). Song frequency and dive parameters for singers 1997 to 2024. The University of Queensland. (Dataset) doi: 10.48610/ee2b013

Song frequency and dive parameters for singers 1997 to 2024

2025

Journal Article

A predicted humpback whale hearing curve based on modified behavioral observation audiometry data

Dunlop, Rebecca A., Noad, Michael J. and Houser, Dorian S. (2025). A predicted humpback whale hearing curve based on modified behavioral observation audiometry data. Current Biology, 36 (2), 549-554. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2025.11.068

A predicted humpback whale hearing curve based on modified behavioral observation audiometry data

2025

Journal Article

Changes in call rate and call level of migrating humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) in response to seismic air guns

McNamara, Riona M. and Dunlop, Rebecca A. (2025). Changes in call rate and call level of migrating humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) in response to seismic air guns. Marine Environmental Research, 211 107415, 107415. doi: 10.1016/j.marenvres.2025.107415

Changes in call rate and call level of migrating humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) in response to seismic air guns

2025

Journal Article

Southern Ocean humpback whales are shifting to an earlier return migration

Dunlop, Rebecca, Gumley, Emma, McGrath, Ella Holding and Noad, Michael (2025). Southern Ocean humpback whales are shifting to an earlier return migration. Scientific Reports, 15 (1) 22859, 1-15. doi: 10.1038/s41598-025-07010-9

Southern Ocean humpback whales are shifting to an earlier return migration

2025

Journal Article

Humpback whale masked hearing thresholds in noise measured with modified behavioral observation audiometry

Dunlop, Rebecca A., Noad, Michael J. and Houser, Dorian S. (2025). Humpback whale masked hearing thresholds in noise measured with modified behavioral observation audiometry. Communications Biology, 8 (1) 932, 1-9. doi: 10.1038/s42003-025-08349-5

Humpback whale masked hearing thresholds in noise measured with modified behavioral observation audiometry

2025

Other Outputs

Humpback frequency-dependent hearing in environmental noise behavioural response and acoustic data

Dunlop, Rebecca (2025). Humpback frequency-dependent hearing in environmental noise behavioural response and acoustic data. The University of Queensland. (Dataset) doi: 10.48610/9e04b26

Humpback frequency-dependent hearing in environmental noise behavioural response and acoustic data

2025

Journal Article

Balance between stability and variability in bottlenose dolphin signature whistles offers potential for additional information

Ovsyanikova, Ekaterina, McGovern, Barry, Hawkins, Elizabeth, Huijser, Léonie, Dunlop, Rebecca and Noad, Michael (2025). Balance between stability and variability in bottlenose dolphin signature whistles offers potential for additional information. The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 157 (4), 2982-2993. doi: 10.1121/10.0036433

Balance between stability and variability in bottlenose dolphin signature whistles offers potential for additional information

2025

Other Outputs

Visual survey data east coast Australian humpback whales, Peregian Beach, 2003 to 2024

Dunlop, Rebecca (2025). Visual survey data east coast Australian humpback whales, Peregian Beach, 2003 to 2024. The University of Queensland. (Dataset) doi: 10.48610/f7a3432

Visual survey data east coast Australian humpback whales, Peregian Beach, 2003 to 2024

2025

Other Outputs

Acoustic survey data September/October 2003 to 2024, Peregian Beach

Dunlop, Rebecca (2025). Acoustic survey data September/October 2003 to 2024, Peregian Beach. The University of Queensland. (Dataset) doi: 10.48610/413d598

Acoustic survey data September/October 2003 to 2024, Peregian Beach

2025

Other Outputs

HHARC hearing in humpback whales final dataset

Dunlop, Rebecca and Noad, Michael (2025). HHARC hearing in humpback whales final dataset. The University of Queensland. (Dataset) doi: 10.48610/cf55816

HHARC hearing in humpback whales final dataset

2025

Conference Publication

Humpback whales change their songs in response to seismic air guns

Johnson, Liam, Dunlop, Rebecca and Noad, Micheal (2025). Humpback whales change their songs in response to seismic air guns. Acoustics 2025 Sounds of the Sunset Coast, Joondalup, WA, Australia, 12 - 14 November 2025. Toowong, QLD, Australia: Australian Acoustical Society.

Humpback whales change their songs in response to seismic air guns

2025

Other Outputs

Supplementary material

Johnson, Liam, Dunlop, Rebecca and Noad, Michael (2025). Supplementary material. The University of Queensland. (Dataset) doi: 10.48610/cbdbfce

Supplementary material

2024

Journal Article

Male humpback whales switch to singing in the presence of seismic air guns

Dunlop, Rebecca and Noad, Michael (2024). Male humpback whales switch to singing in the presence of seismic air guns. Communications Biology, 7 (1) 1232, 1232. doi: 10.1038/s42003-024-06908-w

Male humpback whales switch to singing in the presence of seismic air guns

2024

Other Outputs

Behavioural response of Australian humpback whales to seismic surveys 2010 to 2015 : 3 hr summary data

Dunlop, Rebecca (2024). Behavioural response of Australian humpback whales to seismic surveys 2010 to 2015 : 3 hr summary data. The University of Queensland. (Dataset) doi: 10.48610/901b6b8

Behavioural response of Australian humpback whales to seismic surveys 2010 to 2015 : 3 hr summary data

2024

Journal Article

Blubber gene expression and cortisol concentrations reveal changing physiological stress in a Southern Ocean sentinel species

Linsky, Jacob M. J., Dunlop, Rebecca A., Noad, Michael J. and McMichael, Lee A. (2024). Blubber gene expression and cortisol concentrations reveal changing physiological stress in a Southern Ocean sentinel species. Marine Environmental Research, 199 106596, 106596. doi: 10.1016/j.marenvres.2024.106596

Blubber gene expression and cortisol concentrations reveal changing physiological stress in a Southern Ocean sentinel species

2024

Journal Article

Southern Ocean humpback whale trophic ecology. II. Influence of fasting and opportunistic feeding on skin stable isotope values of migrating whales

Owen, Kylie, Thompson, Ross M., Donnelly, David, Noad, Michael, Bury, Sarah J., Pinkerton, Matthew H. and Dunlop, Rebecca (2024). Southern Ocean humpback whale trophic ecology. II. Influence of fasting and opportunistic feeding on skin stable isotope values of migrating whales. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 734, 157-171. doi: 10.3354/meps14539

Southern Ocean humpback whale trophic ecology. II. Influence of fasting and opportunistic feeding on skin stable isotope values of migrating whales

2024

Journal Article

Use of a behavioural response method to assess the risk of collision between migrating humpback whales and vessels

Dunlop, Rebecca (2024). Use of a behavioural response method to assess the risk of collision between migrating humpback whales and vessels. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 199 115986, 115986. doi: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2023.115986

Use of a behavioural response method to assess the risk of collision between migrating humpback whales and vessels

2024

Book Chapter

Using Playback Experiments to Estimate the Hearing Range and Sensitivity in Humpback Whales

Dunlop, Rebecca A., Noad, Michael J. and Houser, Dorian (2024). Using Playback Experiments to Estimate the Hearing Range and Sensitivity in Humpback Whales. The Effects of Noise on Aquatic Life. (pp. 647-661) Cham, Switzerland: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-3-031-50256-9_44

Using Playback Experiments to Estimate the Hearing Range and Sensitivity in Humpback Whales