Tropical Marine Research for Conservation
Helping conserve marine resources through research and community involvement.
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Selected Publications
- Dolar, M.L.L. and Sabater, E. (In Press ). Potential impacts of climate change on cetacean biodiversity in Southeast Asia: A Review. Silliman Journal.
- Heaney, L.R., Dolar, M.L., Balete, D.S., Esselstyn, J.A., Rickart, E.A. and Sedlock, J.L. 2011. Synopsis of Philippine Mammals. A Website by the Chicago Field Museum. http://archive.fieldmuseum.org/philippine_mammals.
- Dolar, M.L.L. Fraser's dolphin, Lagenodelphis hosei. 2009. In Perrin, W.F., Würsig, B. and Thewissen, J.G.M. (Eds.) Encyclopedia of Marine Mammals. Academic Press, San Diego. Pp. 469-471.
- Perrin, W.F., Aquino, M.T., Dolar, M.L.L. and Alava, M. 2007. External appearance of dwarf spinner dolphin, Stenella longirostris roseiventris. Marine Mammal Science, 23:464-467.
- Dolar, M.L.L., Perrin, W.F.P., Taylor, B.L. and Kooyman, G. L. and Alava, M.N.R. 2006. Abundance and distributional ecology of cetaceans in the central Philippines. Journal of Cetacean Research and Management, 8:93-111.
- Perrin, W. F., M. L. L. Dolar, S. J. Chivers and C. M. Chan. 2005. Length-weight relationships in the spinner dolphin, Stenella longirostris. Marine Mammal Science 21:765-778.
- Perrin, W.F., Reeves, R..R., Dolar, M.L.L., Jefferson, T.A, Marsh, H., Wang, J.Y. and Estacion, J. 2005. Report of the second workshop on the biology and conservation of small cetaceans and dugongs of Southeast Asia. Silliman University, Dumagute City, Philippines. July 24-26, 2002.
- Perrin, W.F., Dolar, M.L.L. Amano, M. and Hayano A. 2003. Cranial sexual dimorphism and geographic variation in Fraser's dolphin, Lagenodelphis hosei. Marine Mammal Science. 19: 484-501.
- Dolar, M.L.L., Walker, W.A., Kooyman, G.L. and Perrin, W.F. 2003. Comparative feeding ecology of spinner dolphins (Stenella longirostris) and Fraser's dolphins (Lagenodelphis hosei) in the Sulu Sea. Marine Mammal Science 19:1-19
- Dolar, M.L.L., Perrin, W.F., Gaudiano, J.P., Yaptinchay, A.A. and Tan J.M.L. 2002. Preliminary report on a small estuarine population of Irrawaddy dolphins Orcaella brevirostris in the Philippines. The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 10:155-160.
- Dolar, M.L.L. Fraser's dolphin, Lagenodelphis hosei. 2002. In Perrin, W.F., Würsig, B. and Thewissen, J.G.M. (Eds.) Encyclopedia of Marine Mammals. Academic Press, San Diego. Pp. 485-487.
- Eckert, S.A., Dolar, M.L.L., Kooyman, G.L., Perrin, W.F. and Rahman, R.A. 2002. Movements of whalesharks (Rhincodon typus) in South-east Asian waters as determined by satellite telemetry. J. Zool., London 257:111-115.
- Dolar, M.L.L., Suarez, P., Ponganis, P.J. and Kooyman, G.L. 1999. Myoglobin in pelagic cetaceans. Journal of Experimental Biology. 202:227-236.
- Perrin, W.F., Dolar, M.L.L. and Robineau, D. 1999.Spinner dolphins (Stenella longirostris) of the western Pacific and Southeast Asia: pelagic and shallow-water forms. Marine Mammal Science 15: 1029-1053.
- Heaney, L.R., Balete, D.S., Dolar, M.L.L., Alcala, A.C., Dans, A., Gonzales, P. Ingle, N.R., Lepiten, M. Oliver, W.L., Ong, P.S., Rickart, E.A., Tabaranza, B.R. and Utzurrum, R.C.B. 1998. A Synopsis of the Mammalian Fauna of the Philippine Islands. Fieldiana: Zoology. 88, 61pp.
- Dolar, M.L.L., Perrin, W.F., Yaptinchay, A.A., Jaaman, S.A. B. JH., Santos, M. Alava, M. and Suliansa, S.B. 1997. Preliminary investigation of marine mammal distribution, abundance, and interactions with humans in the Southern Sulu Sea. Asian Marine Biology. 14: 61-81.
- Jefferson, T.A., Pitman, R.L., Leatherwood, S. 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.
- Dolar, M.L.L. and Perrin, W.F. 1996. Preliminary results on the distribution and abundance of cetaceans in the Philippines. International Marine Biological Research Institute, Kamogawa, Japan. 6: 9-23.
- Perrin, W.F. and Dolar, M.L. 1996. Preliminary results on spinner dolphins, Stenella longirostris, from the Philippines. International Marine Biological Research Institute, Kamogawa, Japan. 6: 25-33.
- Perrin, W.F., Dolar, M.L.L. and Ortega, E. 1996. Osteological comparison of Bryde's whales from the Philippines with specimens from other regions. Reports of the International Whaling Commission 46: 409-413.
- Perrin, W.F., Dolar, M.L.L. and Alava, M. 1996. (eds.). Report of the Workshop on the Biology and Conservation of Small Cetaceans and Dugongs of Southeast Asia. Dumaguete, 27-30 June, 1996. pp. 101 Bangkok: UNEP.
- Dolar, M.L.L. 1996. Possibilities for coexistence with marine mammals in the Philippines. International Marine Biological Research Institute, Kamogawa, Japan. 5: 17-23.
- Perrin, W.F., Leatherwood S. and Dolar, M.L.L. 1995. The status of marine mammal research in Southeast Asia. International Marine Biological Research Institute, Kamogawa, Japan, 5: 1-6.
- Dolar, M.L.L. 1994. Incidental takes of small cetaceans in fisheries in Palawan, central Visayas and northern Mindanao in the Philippines. Reports of the International Whaling Commission, Special Issue. 15: 355-363.
- Dolar, M.L.L. 1994. Cetaceans of the Philippines. In Philippine Marine Mammals. Proceedings of the Symposium-Workshop on Marine Mammal Conservation. Marine Science Institute, University of the Philippines, Diliman, Quezon City, Philippines. April 7-8, 1994.
- Dolar, M.L.L., Leatherwood, S., Wood, C., Alava, M.N.R., Hill, C. and Aragones, L.V. 1994. Directed fisheries for cetaceans in the Philippines. Reports of the International Whaling Commission. 44: 439-449.
- Dolar, M.L.L. and Alcala, A.C. 1993. Notes on the ichthyoplankton and marine mammals of the Sulu Sea, Philippines. Silliman Journal. 2:43-57.
- Leatherwood, S., Dolar, M.L.L., Wood, C., Aragones, L. and Hill, C.L. 1992. Marine mammal species confirmed from Philippine waters. Silliman Journal. 36:65-86.
Irrawaddy dolphin. Bago estuary, Negros.(Photo: L. Dolar)
Great crested terns. Ilog, Negros. Photo: L. Dolar
