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Publications, Media Collaborations, and Presentations.
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PUBLICATIONS
Gazda, S., and M. Russell. 2022. Fifty Shades of Gray: The First Leucistic Bottlenose Dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) Sighting off the Cedar Keys, FL, Gulf of Mexico. Aquatic Mammals. 48(6): 661-665. 48.5 https://doi.org/10.1578/AM.48.6.2022.661
Hamilton, R. A., S. K. Gazda, S. L. King, and R. C. Connor. 2022. Bottlenose dolphin communication during a role-specialized group foraging task. Behavioural Processes. 104691. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.beproc.2022.104691
Hamilton, R., J. Starkhammar, S. K. Gazda, and R. C. Connor. 2021. Separating overlapping echolocation: An updated method for estimating the number of echolocating animals in high background noise levels. Journal of the Acoustical Society of America. https://doi.org/10.1121/10.0005756
Gazda, S.K. 2016. Driver-barrier feeding behavior in Bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus): new insights from a longitudinal study. Marine Mammal Science. doi: 10.1111/mms.12314 (PDF)
Gazda S.K., S. Iyer, T. Killingback, R.C. Connor, and S. Brault. 2015. The importance of delineating networks by activity type in bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) in Cedar Key, Florida. Royal Society Open Science. 2: 140263.
Gazda, S.K., R.C. Connor, R.K. Edgar, and F. Cox. 2005. A division of labour with role specialization in group-hunting bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) off Cedar Key, Florida. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London Series B-Biological Sciences. 272: 135–140.
Gazda, S.K. 2004. Cooperative hunting among dolphins. In: Encyclopedia of Animal Behavior, Volume 2. ed: Bekoff, M. Greenwood Press. 508–509.
Gazda, S., and M. Russell. 2022. Fifty Shades of Gray: The First Leucistic Bottlenose Dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) Sighting off the Cedar Keys, FL, Gulf of Mexico. Aquatic Mammals. 48(6): 661-665. 48.5 https://doi.org/10.1578/AM.48.6.2022.661
Hamilton, R. A., S. K. Gazda, S. L. King, and R. C. Connor. 2022. Bottlenose dolphin communication during a role-specialized group foraging task. Behavioural Processes. 104691. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.beproc.2022.104691
Hamilton, R., J. Starkhammar, S. K. Gazda, and R. C. Connor. 2021. Separating overlapping echolocation: An updated method for estimating the number of echolocating animals in high background noise levels. Journal of the Acoustical Society of America. https://doi.org/10.1121/10.0005756
Gazda, S.K. 2016. Driver-barrier feeding behavior in Bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus): new insights from a longitudinal study. Marine Mammal Science. doi: 10.1111/mms.12314 (PDF)
Gazda S.K., S. Iyer, T. Killingback, R.C. Connor, and S. Brault. 2015. The importance of delineating networks by activity type in bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) in Cedar Key, Florida. Royal Society Open Science. 2: 140263.
Gazda, S.K., R.C. Connor, R.K. Edgar, and F. Cox. 2005. A division of labour with role specialization in group-hunting bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) off Cedar Key, Florida. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London Series B-Biological Sciences. 272: 135–140.
Gazda, S.K. 2004. Cooperative hunting among dolphins. In: Encyclopedia of Animal Behavior, Volume 2. ed: Bekoff, M. Greenwood Press. 508–509.
MEDIA COLLABORATIONS
2018- current: Find us monthly in The Hidden Coast Magazine
2025: Amazon Business Small Business Grant Award Winner video
2016: Elizabeth Preston, “The Tricky Hunting Tactics of Dolphins,” Hakai Magazine, http://bit.ly/1WI9ZIl.
2007: Humanimal, the Animal Mind, “The Dolphin” Mona Lisa Productions
2005: Quirks and Quarks, “Dolphin Herders” CBC Radio One
2003: Wildlife on One, “Dolphins—Deep Thinkers?” BBC
2018- current: Find us monthly in The Hidden Coast Magazine
2025: Amazon Business Small Business Grant Award Winner video
2016: Elizabeth Preston, “The Tricky Hunting Tactics of Dolphins,” Hakai Magazine, http://bit.ly/1WI9ZIl.
2007: Humanimal, the Animal Mind, “The Dolphin” Mona Lisa Productions
2005: Quirks and Quarks, “Dolphin Herders” CBC Radio One
2003: Wildlife on One, “Dolphins—Deep Thinkers?” BBC
PRESENTATIONS
Mickey, S., Kelliher, S. Gazda, S., Barleycorn, A., Allen, J., Crossman, J., Sloan, A., and Walsh, M. When a Fishery Deterrent Becomes a Dolphin's Detriment: Documentation of a Bottlenose Dolphin, Tursiops truncatus, Entangled in Clam Aquaculture Netting in a Challenging Environment in Florida, USA. Speed Talk presented at: The 25th Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals; 2024 Nov 11—15; Perth, Australia.
Starkhammar, J., Hamilton, R., Gazda, S. K., King, S., and Connor, R. C. Don’t jam my echolocation! – Dolphin echolocation behaviour during a role specialised foraging task. Poster session presented at: Natural and Artificial Cognition III Fika-to-Fika Workshop; 2024 Oct 22; Lund, Sweden
Vlaeyen, J., Gazda, S., and Pika, S. Bottlenose Dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) Conversations: Methodological Insights into Turn-Taking Dynamics. Poster session presented at: The 25th Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals; 2024 Nov 11—15; Perth, Australia.
Mickey, S.T., Gazda, S.K., and Walsh M.T. Where Did You Come From? Where Did You Go? A Review of Marine Mammal Populations Along the Big Bend of Florida. Poster session presented at: Southeast and Mid-Atlantic Marine Mammals Symposium; 2023 March 17—19; Mobile, AL.
Hamilton, R., J. Starkhammar, S. K. Gazda, and R. C. Connor. Separating overlapping click trains: An updated method for estimating the number of echolocating animals in varied background noise levels. Poster session presented at: The 24th Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals; 2022 Aug 1-5; West Palm Beach, FL.
Vlaeyen, J., R. Hamilton, and Gazda, S.K. Signature whistles of bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) in the Cedar Keys, Florida. Poster session presented at: The 24th Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals; 2022 Aug 1—5; West Palm Beach, FL.
Hamilton R.A., S.K. Gazda, S.L. King, J. Starkhammar, and R.C. Connor. Cognition in the wild: dolphin communication during a role-specialized foraging tactic. Talk presented at: World Marine Mammal Conference; 2019 9-12 December; Barcelona, Spain.
Gazda, S.K., D. Rodas, and H. Vander Zanden. Stable isotope analysis as a tool to investigate foraging
and group dynamics in bottlenose dolphins. Poster session presented at: The World Marine Mammal Conference; 2019 9-12 December; Barcelona, Spain
Gazda, S. K., E. Gallagher, C. Purtlebaugh, A. Knapp, S. Brault, and R.C. Connor. The spatial structure of fish species abundance and their relationship to habitat variables using MULTISPATI, a variation of Wartenberg’s multivariate spatial correlation analysis. Talk presented at: North Florida Marine Science Symposium; 2016 Jan 28–29; Cedar Key, FL.
Gazda, S. K. Evaluating the relative feeding success and roles of driver and barrier bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) in a driver-barrier feeding group as group size decreases. Poster session presented at: North Florida Marine Science Symposium; 2016 Jan 28–29; Cedar Key, FL.
Gazda, S. K. Group size changes within a driver-barrier feeding group of bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) in Cedar Key, Florida. Poster session presented at: The 22nd Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals; 2015 Dec 14–18; San Francisco, CA.
Mehta, A., S.K. Gazda, and S. Brault. Stable isotope analysis of juvenile fish species of the coastal ecosystem of the Gulf of Mexico. Talk presented at: The Biology/Biochemistry Honors Poster Session; 2012 May 23; Boston, MA.
Paynter, I., S. K. Gazda, and S. Brault. Range overlap networks in bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) in Cedar Key, Florida. Talk presented at: The School for Marine Sciences Research Colloquium, 2012; Boston, MA.
Soden, C., S.K. Gazda, and S. Brault. Identification of PCBs in Coastal fishes from the Gulf of Mexico, off Cedar Key, Florida. Talk presented at: The Biology/Biochemistry Honors Poster Session 2012 May 23; Boston, MA.
Gazda, S.K., S. Iyer, T.P. Killingback, R.C. Connor, and S. Brault. Network analysis by activity reveals community overlap and differences in centrality of individuals in Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) in Cedar Key, Florida. Poster session presented at: The 19th Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals; 2011 Nov 28–Dec 2; Tampa Bay, FL.
Paynter, I., S.K. Gazda, R.C. Connor, and S. Brault. Are network position and habitat use predictors of dietary specialization in bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) in Cedar Key, Florida? Poster session presented at: The 18th Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals; 2011 Nov 28–Dec 2; Tampa Bay, FL.
Gazda, S.K., S. Brault, S. Iyer, T. Killingback, and R.C. Connor. Social Networks of bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) in Cedar Key, Florida. Talk presented at: The School for Marine Sciences Research Colloquium, 2011, April 8; Lowell, MA.
Ciarfella, C., S.K. Gazda, S. Iyer, S. Brault, and T. Killingback. Residency patterns and social structure of bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) in Cedar Key, Florida. Poster session presented at: The Biology/Biochemistry Honors Poster Session, 2010 June 1; Boston, MA.
Gazda, S.K., R.C. Connor, and S. Brault. Don’t hit that crab pot! Foraging behavior and distribution of bottlenose dolphins in relation to prey in Cedar Key, Florida. Poster session presented at: The 18th Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals; 2009 Oct 12–16; Quebec City, Canada.
Gazda, S.K., R.C. Connor, and R.K. Edgar. Evidence of role specialization among foraging bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) off Cedar Key, Florida. Talk presented at: The Society for Marine Mammalogy 15th Biennial Conference, 2003 Dec, Greensboro, NC.
Gazda, S.K., R.C. Connor, and R.K. Edgar. Evidence of role specialization among foraging bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) off Cedar Key, Florida. Talk presented at: New England Estuarine Research Society, 2002 May, Bar Harbor, ME.
Mickey, S., Kelliher, S. Gazda, S., Barleycorn, A., Allen, J., Crossman, J., Sloan, A., and Walsh, M. When a Fishery Deterrent Becomes a Dolphin's Detriment: Documentation of a Bottlenose Dolphin, Tursiops truncatus, Entangled in Clam Aquaculture Netting in a Challenging Environment in Florida, USA. Speed Talk presented at: The 25th Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals; 2024 Nov 11—15; Perth, Australia.
Starkhammar, J., Hamilton, R., Gazda, S. K., King, S., and Connor, R. C. Don’t jam my echolocation! – Dolphin echolocation behaviour during a role specialised foraging task. Poster session presented at: Natural and Artificial Cognition III Fika-to-Fika Workshop; 2024 Oct 22; Lund, Sweden
Vlaeyen, J., Gazda, S., and Pika, S. Bottlenose Dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) Conversations: Methodological Insights into Turn-Taking Dynamics. Poster session presented at: The 25th Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals; 2024 Nov 11—15; Perth, Australia.
Mickey, S.T., Gazda, S.K., and Walsh M.T. Where Did You Come From? Where Did You Go? A Review of Marine Mammal Populations Along the Big Bend of Florida. Poster session presented at: Southeast and Mid-Atlantic Marine Mammals Symposium; 2023 March 17—19; Mobile, AL.
Hamilton, R., J. Starkhammar, S. K. Gazda, and R. C. Connor. Separating overlapping click trains: An updated method for estimating the number of echolocating animals in varied background noise levels. Poster session presented at: The 24th Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals; 2022 Aug 1-5; West Palm Beach, FL.
Vlaeyen, J., R. Hamilton, and Gazda, S.K. Signature whistles of bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) in the Cedar Keys, Florida. Poster session presented at: The 24th Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals; 2022 Aug 1—5; West Palm Beach, FL.
Hamilton R.A., S.K. Gazda, S.L. King, J. Starkhammar, and R.C. Connor. Cognition in the wild: dolphin communication during a role-specialized foraging tactic. Talk presented at: World Marine Mammal Conference; 2019 9-12 December; Barcelona, Spain.
Gazda, S.K., D. Rodas, and H. Vander Zanden. Stable isotope analysis as a tool to investigate foraging
and group dynamics in bottlenose dolphins. Poster session presented at: The World Marine Mammal Conference; 2019 9-12 December; Barcelona, Spain
Gazda, S. K., E. Gallagher, C. Purtlebaugh, A. Knapp, S. Brault, and R.C. Connor. The spatial structure of fish species abundance and their relationship to habitat variables using MULTISPATI, a variation of Wartenberg’s multivariate spatial correlation analysis. Talk presented at: North Florida Marine Science Symposium; 2016 Jan 28–29; Cedar Key, FL.
Gazda, S. K. Evaluating the relative feeding success and roles of driver and barrier bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) in a driver-barrier feeding group as group size decreases. Poster session presented at: North Florida Marine Science Symposium; 2016 Jan 28–29; Cedar Key, FL.
Gazda, S. K. Group size changes within a driver-barrier feeding group of bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) in Cedar Key, Florida. Poster session presented at: The 22nd Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals; 2015 Dec 14–18; San Francisco, CA.
Mehta, A., S.K. Gazda, and S. Brault. Stable isotope analysis of juvenile fish species of the coastal ecosystem of the Gulf of Mexico. Talk presented at: The Biology/Biochemistry Honors Poster Session; 2012 May 23; Boston, MA.
Paynter, I., S. K. Gazda, and S. Brault. Range overlap networks in bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) in Cedar Key, Florida. Talk presented at: The School for Marine Sciences Research Colloquium, 2012; Boston, MA.
Soden, C., S.K. Gazda, and S. Brault. Identification of PCBs in Coastal fishes from the Gulf of Mexico, off Cedar Key, Florida. Talk presented at: The Biology/Biochemistry Honors Poster Session 2012 May 23; Boston, MA.
Gazda, S.K., S. Iyer, T.P. Killingback, R.C. Connor, and S. Brault. Network analysis by activity reveals community overlap and differences in centrality of individuals in Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) in Cedar Key, Florida. Poster session presented at: The 19th Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals; 2011 Nov 28–Dec 2; Tampa Bay, FL.
Paynter, I., S.K. Gazda, R.C. Connor, and S. Brault. Are network position and habitat use predictors of dietary specialization in bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) in Cedar Key, Florida? Poster session presented at: The 18th Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals; 2011 Nov 28–Dec 2; Tampa Bay, FL.
Gazda, S.K., S. Brault, S. Iyer, T. Killingback, and R.C. Connor. Social Networks of bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) in Cedar Key, Florida. Talk presented at: The School for Marine Sciences Research Colloquium, 2011, April 8; Lowell, MA.
Ciarfella, C., S.K. Gazda, S. Iyer, S. Brault, and T. Killingback. Residency patterns and social structure of bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) in Cedar Key, Florida. Poster session presented at: The Biology/Biochemistry Honors Poster Session, 2010 June 1; Boston, MA.
Gazda, S.K., R.C. Connor, and S. Brault. Don’t hit that crab pot! Foraging behavior and distribution of bottlenose dolphins in relation to prey in Cedar Key, Florida. Poster session presented at: The 18th Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals; 2009 Oct 12–16; Quebec City, Canada.
Gazda, S.K., R.C. Connor, and R.K. Edgar. Evidence of role specialization among foraging bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) off Cedar Key, Florida. Talk presented at: The Society for Marine Mammalogy 15th Biennial Conference, 2003 Dec, Greensboro, NC.
Gazda, S.K., R.C. Connor, and R.K. Edgar. Evidence of role specialization among foraging bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) off Cedar Key, Florida. Talk presented at: New England Estuarine Research Society, 2002 May, Bar Harbor, ME.