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  1. kinger, & J. Falconí. 2011. Varamientos de mamíferos marinos registrados en la costa continental de Ecuador entre 1996 y 2009. Acta oceanográfica del Pacífico 16(1):61-73. Ver (852 Kb).

  2. Félix, F., S. Caballero & C. Olavarría. 2012.  Genetic diversity and population structure of humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) from Ecuador based on mitochondrial DNA analyses. Journal of Cetacean Research and Management, 12(1):71-77. Ver (188 Kb).

  3. Dalla-Rosa, D.L., F. Félix, P.T. Stevick, E.R. Secchi, J.M. Allen, K. Chater, A.R. Martin & M. Bassoi. 2012. Feeding grounds of the eastern South Pacific humpback whale population include the South Orkney Islands. Polar Research 31, 17324, DOI: 10.3402/polar.v31i0.17324. Ver (623 Kb).

  4. Félix, F. & N. Botero. 2012. Evaluating Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) Social behaviour through sexing active individuals. Aquatic Mammals, 38(3):301-306, DOI 10.1578/AM.38.3.2012.301.

  5. Stevick, P-T., J. M. Allen, M. H. Engel, F. Félix, B. Haase & M. C. Neves. 2013. Inter-oceanic movement of an adult female humpback whale between Pacific and Atlantic breeding grounds off South America. Journal of Cetacean Research and management, 13(2):159-162. Ver (423Kb).

  6. Félix, F.  & B. Haase. 2013. A note on the northernmost record of the Antarctic minke whale (Balaenoptera bonaerensis) in the Eastern Pacific. Journal of Cetacean Research and Management, 13(3):191-194. Ver (653Kb). 

  7. Félix, F. & H. Guzmán. 2014. Satellite Tracking and Sighting Data Analyses of Southeast Pacific Humpback Whales (Megaptera novaeangliae): Is the Migratory Route Coastal or Oceanic?. Aquatic Mammals, 40(4):329-340, doi 10.157/AM.40.4.2014.329.

  8. Félix, F. & J. Novillo. 2015. Structure and dynamics of humpback whales competitive groups in Ecuador. Animal Behavior and Cognition, 2(1):56-70. doi:10.12966/abc.02.06.2015. Ver (442Kb). 

  9. Félix, F. 2015. Rope rubbing social play behavior recorded from wild bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) in Ecuador. Aquatic Mammals, 41(2):222-225, DOI 10.1578/AM.41.2.2015.222

  10. Van Bressem, M. F., L. Flach, J. C. Reyes, M. Echegaray, M. Santos, F. Viddi, F. Félix, L. Lodi & K. Van Waerebeek. 2015. Epidemiological characteristics of skin disorders in cetaceans(from South American waters. Latin American Journal of Aquatic Mammals, 10(1):20-32. Ver (1.7Mb)

  11. Van Bressem, M. F. L., P. Cimoes-Lopes, F. Félix, J. Kiszka, F. G. Daura-Jorge, I. C. Avila, E. R. Secchi, L. Flach, P. F. Fruet, K. du Toit, P. H. Ott, S. Elwen, A. B. Di Giacomo, J. Wagner, A. Bbanks & K. Van Waerebeek. 2015. Epidemiology of lobomycosis-like disease in bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops spp.) from South America and southern Africa. Diseases of Aquatic Organisms, 117:59-75. Doi:10.3354/dao02932.

  12. Félix, F. & B. Haase (2016). A new record of the Blackish Oystercatcher Haematopus ater ater in the Gulf of Guayaquil, Ecuador. Checklist. 12(2). Doi: http//dx.doi.org/10.155560/12.2.1875.Ver (694Kb).

  13. Guzmán, H & F. Félix. (in press). Movements and habitat use by Southeast Pacific humpback whales satellite tracked at two breeding sites. Aquatic Mammals. 

Publicaciones

A lo largo de los años los investigadores del Museo de Ballenas han publicado libros y docenas de artículos en revistas científicas en diferentes partes del mundo, algunas de ellas se pueden descargar directamente desde este sitio. Agradecemos a los editores por permitir que estos artículos puedan estar disponibles a través de esta página. Los artículos que no están disponibles pueden ser solicitados a los autores directamente por correo electrónico.

Libros e informes técnicos

  1. Félix F. & A. Dahik (Eds). 2006. Creación de un área protegida como parte del proceso de ordenamiento territorial marino costero en Salinas, Memorias del Seminario-Consulta. Salinas, Ecuador, 15 de julio de 2005. Gobierno del Cantón Salinas/Fundación Ecuatoriana para el Estudio de Mamíferos Marinos/Fundación Natura. 73 p.

  2. Florez-González, L., I.C. Ávila, J.C. Capella, P. Falk, F. Félix, J. Gibbons, H.M. Guzmán, B, Haase, J.C. Herrera, V. Peña, L. Santillán, I.C. Tobón & K. Van Waerebeek. 2007. Estrategia para la Conservación de la Ballena Jorobada del Pacífico Sudeste. Lineamientos para un plan de acción regional e iniciativas nacionales. Fundación Yubarta. Cali, Colombia. 106 p.

  3. Félix F. 2012. Guía de campo para la observación de ballenas jorobadas en la costa de Ecuador. Tercera Edición. Guayaquil, Ecuador. 40 p..

  4. Haase. 2020. Aves de Ecuador continental y acuáticas de las Piscinas artificiales de Ecuasal. Segunda edición, español e inglés.

  5. Félix, F. 2014. Aves del Bosque Protector Cerro el Paraíso. Guayaquil, Ecuador. V.3.1. 58 p

  6. Félix, F. (Coordinador y Editor). Comisión Permanente del Pacífico Sur (CPPS). 2014. Atlas sobre distribución, rutas migratorias, hábitats críticos y amenazas para grandes cetáceos en el Pacífico oriental. Comisión Permanente del Pacífico Sur - CPPS. Guayaquil, Ecuador. Serie Estudios Regionales, No. 1. 88p.

  7. Félix, F. 2015. Los bufeos del Golfo de Guayaquil, guía de campo. Guayaquil, Ecuador 41 p.

  8. Centeno, R. 2018. Aves de manglar: Puerto El Morro, el paraíso de las aves. Guayaquil, Ecuador. 122 p.

  9. Johnson, C., Reisinger, R., Friedlander, A., Palacios D., Willson, A., Zerbini, A., Lancaster, M., Battle, J., Alberini, A., Kelez, S., & Félix, F. 2022. Protecting blue corridors. Challenges and solutions for migratory whales navigating national and international seas. WWF/UC Santa Cruz/Oregon State University/ University of Southampton. 69 p.

  10. Palacios D., Félix F., Montecinos Y., Najera E., Kelez S., Samaniego J.,Velásquez P., Zapata L, Lancaster M., Friedlaender A.S., Castro C.A., Quintana E., Bermúdez-Rivas C., Cazas JJ., Villamil Echeverri C., Rojas Bracho L., Sepúlveda M., Medrano-Gonzales L., Santillan L., Aguilar Arakaki R., Pineda, L., Reisinger R., and Johnson C.M. (2023). Blue Corridor of the Eastern Pacific: Opportunities and Actions for the protection of Migratory Whales. A Technical Report. World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF)

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Artículos científicos

  1. Haase, B. 1993. Inventario ornitológico de Punta Fort William, Isla Greenwich (Islas Shetland del Sur), durante enero y febrero 1991-1992. Acta Antártica Ecuatoriana, PROANTEC - Ecuador. 3 (1): 49-54.

  2. ​Félix, F. 1994. Ecology of the coastal bottlenose dolphin Tursiops truncatus in the Gulf of Guayaquil, Ecuador. Investigations on Cetacea. Ed. by G. Pilleri. Vol. 25:235-256. Ver (1.112 Kb).

  3. Félix, F. 1994. A case of epimeletic behaviour in a wild bottlenose dolphin Tursiops truncatus in the Gulf of Guayaquil, Ecuador. Investigations on Cetacea. Ed. by G. Pilleri. Vol. 25:227-234. Ver (796 Kb).

  4. Félix, F., B. Haase, J. Samaniego & J. Oechsle. 1994. New Evidence of the presence of the South American sea lion Otaria flavescens (Carnivora, Pinnipedia) in Ecuadorian waters. Estudios Oceanológicos, Vol. 13. Pp. 85-88. Ver (235 Kb).

  5. Félix, F. & J. Samaniego. 1994. Incidental catches of small cetaceans in the artisanal fisheries of Ecuador. Rep. Int. Whal. Commn. (Special Issue 15). Pp 475-480. Ver (576 Kb).

  6. Haase, B. & F. Félix. 1994. A note on the incidental mortality of sperm whales (Physeter macrocephalus) in Ecuador. Rep. Int. Whal. Commn. (Special Issue 15). Pp. 481-483. Ver (252 Kb).

  7. Harrington, B. A. & B. Haase. 1994. Latitudinal differences in sex ratios among non-breeding Western Sandpipers in Puerto Rico and Ecuador. Southwestern Naturalist 39:188-189.

  8. Félix, F. , B. Haase & J. Samaniego. 1995.  Primeros  registros de la orca pigmea Feresa attenuata (Cetacea, Delphinidae) y del cachalote enano  Kogia simus (Cetacea, Physeteridae) en Ecuador continental. Estudios Oceanológicos, Vol 14. Pp. 77-85. Ver (319 Kb). 

  9. Haase, B. 1996. Kelp Gull Larus dominicanus: a new breeding species for Ecuador. Cotinga 5: 73-74.

  10. Haase, B. & F. Félix. 1996. Varamiento de cachalotes (Physeter macrocephalus) (Cetacea: Physeteridae) en la costa ecuatoriana por interacción con pesquerías. Acta Oceanográfica del Pacífico, INOCAR, Ecuador, 8(1): 135-140. Ver (515 Kb).

  11. Félix, F. 1997. Organization and social structure of the bottlenose dolphin Tursiops truncatus in the Gulf of Guayaquil, Ecuador. Aquatic Mammals, 23(1):1-16. Ver (1048 Kb).

  12. Félix, F. & B. Haase. 1997. Spatial distribution of different age groups in humpback whales along the Ecuadorian coast. Eur. Res. Cetaceans, 11:129-32. Ver (408 Kb).

  13. Félix, F., B. Haase, J.W. Davis, D. Chiluiza & P. Amador. 1997. A note on recent strandings and bycatches of sperm whales (Physeter macrocephalus) and humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) in Ecuador. Rep. Int. Whal. Commn. Vol. 47:917-919. Ver (249 Kb).

  14. Haase B.J.M. 1997. The impact of El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) on birds: update from 1997. Cotinga 8: 64-65.

  15. Palacios, D.M., F. Félix, L. Florez-González, J.J. Capella, D. Chiluiza & B. Haase. 1997. Sightings of Galapagos sea lions (Zalophus californianus wollebaeki) on the coasts of Colombia and Ecuador. Mammalia, Vol. 61(1):114-116. Ver (150 Kb).

  16. Van Waerebeek, K., M. Van Bressem, F. Félix, J. Alfaro, A. García, L. Chávez, K. Otón, D.  Montes & R. Bello. 1997. Mortality of dolphins and porpoises off Peru and southern Ecuador in 1994. Biological Conservation, 81:43-49. Ver (672).

  17. Chiluiza, D., W. Aguirre, F. Félix & B. Haase. 1998. Varamientos de mamíferos marinos en la costa continental ecuatoriana, período 1987-1995. Acta Oceanográfica del Pacífico, INOCAR, Ecuador, 9(1): 209-217. Ver (718 Kb).

  18. Félix, F. & B. Haase. 1998. La investigación de la ballena jorobada (Megaptera novaeangliae) alrededor de la isla de La Plata, Manabí, durante 1995. Acta Oceanográfica del Pacífico, INOCAR, Ecuador, 9(1): 219-227. Ver (623 Kb).

  19. Flórez-González, L., J. Capella A., B. Haase, G. A. Bravo, F. Félix, & T. Gerrodette.  1998.  Changes in winter destinations and the northernmost record of southeastern Pacific humpback whales. Marine Mammal Science 14(1):189-196. Ver (473 Kb).

  20. Van Waerebeek, K., F. Félix, B. Haase, D. M. Palacios, D. M. Mora & M. Muñoz. 1998. Inshore records of the striped dolphin, Stenella coeruleoalba, from the Pacific coast of South America. Rep. Int. Whal. Commn., 48:525-532. Ver (426 Kb).

  21. Haase B.J.M. 1999. The use of play-backed distress to increase shorebird capture rates.  Wader Study Group Bulletin 99 (Dec 1999): 45-46.

  22. Félix, F. 2001. Escorting behavior: a territorial manifestation in wild bottlenose dolphins? Estudios Oceanológicos, Vol. 20:69-72. Ver.

  23. Félix, F. & B. Haase. 2001. Towards an estimate of the Southeastern Pacific humpback whale stock. Journal of Cetacean Research and Management, Vol. 3(1):55-58. Ver (131 Kb).

  24. Félix, F. & B. Haase. 2001. A note on humpback whales off the Ecuadorian coast during the 1997 “El Niño” event. Journal of Cetacean Research and Management, Vol. 3(1):59-64. Ver (229 Kb).

  25. Félix, F. & B. Haase. 2001. The humpback whale off the coast of Ecuador, population parameters and behavior. Revista de Biología Marina y Oceanografía, Vol. 36(1):61-74. Ver (164 Kb).

  26. Félix, F., G. Lento, J. Davis, B. Haase & D. Chiluiza. 2001. El lobo fino de Galápagos Arctocephalus galapagoensis en la costa continental de Ecuador, primeros registros confirmados a través de análisis morfológicos y genéticos. Estudios Oceanológicos, Vol. 20:63-68. Ver (164 Kb).

  27. Félix, F. 2002. Una colonia de lobos marinos sudamericanos (Otaria flavescens) en Salinas, Ecuador. Acta Oceanográfica del Pacífico, INOCAR, Ecuador, 11(1):181-184. Ver (1.3 Mb).

  28. Clarke, R, F. Félix, O. Paliza & P. Brtnik. 2002. Ballenas y delfines observados por la expedición Ballenas Libres durante el crucero oceanográfico CO-II-01 entre Guayaquil y las Islas Galápagos del 17 de septiembre al 9 de octubre de 2001. Acta Oceanográfica del Pacífico, INOCAR, Ecuador, 11(1):173-180. Ver (2.8 Mb).

  29. Nebel, S., David B. Lank, Patrick D. O'Hara, Guillermo Fernández, Ben Haase, Francisco Delgado, Felipe A. Estela, Lesley J. Evans Ogden, Brian Harrington, Barbara E. Kus, James E. Lyons, Brent Ortego, John Y. Takekawa, Nils Warnock & Sarah E. Warnock. 2002. Western Sandpipers (Calidris mauri) during the non-breeding season: spatial segregation on a hemispheric scale. Auk 119(4):922-928.

  30. Félix, F. 2004. Assessment of the surface activity in humpback whales during the breeding season. Latin American Journal of Aquatic Mammals. Vol. 3(1):25-36. Ver (688 Kb).

  31. Stevick, P., A. Aguayo, J. Allen, I. C. Avila, J. Capella, C. Castro, K. Chater , M. H.  Engel, F. Félix, L. Flórez-González, A. Freitas, B-. Haase, M. Llano, L. Lodi, E. Muñoz, C. Olavarría, E. Secchi, M. Scheidat & S. Siciliano. 2004. A note on the migrations of individually identified humpback whales between the Antarctic Peninsula and South America. Journal of Cetacean Research and Management. Vol. 6(2):109-113. Ver (262 Kb).

  32. Félix, F. & B. Haase. 2005. Distribution of humpback whales along the coast of Ecuador and management implications. Journal of Cetacean Research and Management. Vol. 7(1):21-31. Ver (394).

  33. Félix, F. & K. Van Waerebeek. 2005. Whale mortality from ship strikes in Ecuador and West Africa. Latin American Journal of Aquatic Mammals. Vol. 4(1):55-60. Ver (794).

  34. Félix, F., B. Bearson & J. Falconí. 2006. Epizoic barnacles removed from the skin of a humpback whale after a period of intense surface activity. Marine Mammal Science. Vol. 22(4):979-984. Ver (1136 Kb).

  35. Félix, F. 2006. Colisión de un barco porta contenedores con una ballena de Bryde (Balaenoptera edeni) en el golfo de Guayaquil, Ecuador. Acta Oceanográfica del Pacífico, INOCAR, Ecuador. Ver (344 Kb).

  36. O’Hara, P.D., G. Fernández, B. Haase, H. de la Cueva & D.B. Lank. 2006. Differential migration in Western Sandpiper with respect to size and wing length. Condor 108: 225-232.

  37. Acevedo, J, K. Rasmussen, F. Félix, C. Castro, M. Llano, E. Secchi, M. T. Saborío, A. Aguayo-Lobo, B. Haase, M. Scheidat, L. Dalla-Rosa, C. Olavaria, P. Forestell, P. Acuña, G. Kaufman & L. Pastene. 2007. Migratory destinations of the humpback whales from Magellan Strait feeding ground, Chile. Marine Mammal Science, 23(2): 453-463. Ver (175 Kb).

  38. Félix, F., P. Jiménez, J. Falconí & O. Echeverry. 2007. New cases and first births of the Galápagos fur seal Arctocephalus galapagoensis (Heller, 1904) from the mainland coast of Ecuador. Revista de Biología Marina y Oceanografía. Vol. 42(1):77-82. Ver (754).

  39. Félix, F., B. Haase & W. Aguirre. 2007. Spondylitis in a humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) from the Southeast Pacific. Diseases of Aquatic Organisms, 75:259-268. Ver (1.6 Mb). 

  40. Félix, F., J. Samaniego & B. Haase. 2007. Interacciones de cetáceos con la pesquería artesanal pelágica en Ecuador. P. 50-54. En: Memorias del Taller de Trabajo sobre el Impacto de las Actividades Antropogénicas en Mamíferos Marinos en el Pacífico Sudeste, Bogotá, Colombia, 28 al 29 de noviembre de 2006. F Félix (Ed). CPPS/PNUMA. Guayaquil, Ecuador. 98 p. Ver (328). 

  41. Félix, F. 2007. Evidencia de colisiones de embarcaciones con cetáceos en Ecuador. P. 55-59. En: Memorias del Taller de Trabajo sobre el Impacto de las Actividades Antropogénicas en Mamíferos Marinos en el Pacífico Sudeste, Bogotá, Colombia, 28 al 29 de noviembre de 2006. F Félix (Ed). CPPS/PNUMA. Guayaquil, Ecuador. 98 p. Ver (311 Kb).

  42. Van Bressem. M., K. Van Waerebeek, J. Reyes, F. Félix, M. Echegaray, S. Siciliano, A.P. Di Beneditto, L. Flach, F. Viddi, I.C. Avila, J.C. Herrera, I.S. Tobón, J. Bolaños, I. Moreno, P.H. Ott, E. Castineira, D. Montes, E. Crespo, P.C. Flores, B. Haase, S.M.F. Mendonça de Souza, M. Laeta & A.B. Fragoso. 2007. A preliminary overview of skin and skeletal diseases and traumata in small cetaceans from South American waters. Latin American Journal of Aquatic Mammals, 6(1):7-42. 2007. Ver (7.2 Mb).

  43. Van Waerebeek, K., A.N. Baker, F. Félix, J. Gedamke, M. Iñiguez, G.P. Sanino, E. Secchi, D. Sutaria, A. van Helden & Y. Wang. 2007. Vessel collisions with small cetaceans worldwide and with large whales in the Southern Hemisphere, and initial assessment. Latin American Journal of Aquatic Mammals. Vol. 6(1):43-69. Ver (4.9 Mb). 

  44. Félix, F., N. Botero & J. Falconí. 2007. Observation of a blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus) feeding in coastal waters of Ecuador. Latin American Journal of Aquatic Mammals 6(2):193-197. Ver (918 Kb).

  45. Van Bressem, M.F., Van Waerebeek, K., Aznar, F.J, Raga, J.A., Jepson, P.J., Duignan, P., Deaville, R., Flach, L., Viddi, F., Baker, J.R., di Beneditto, A.P., Echegaray, M., Genov, T., Reyes, J.C, Félix, F., Gaspar, R., Ramos, R., Peddemors, V., Sanino, G.P. and Siebert, U. 2009. Epidemiological pattern of tattoo skin disease: a potential general health indicator for cetaceans. Diseases of Aquatic Organisms, 85:225-237. Ver (1.1 Mb).

  46. Félix, F., W. Bachara, N. Schwarz & B. Haase. 2011. Stranding of two Blainville’s beaked whale (Mesoplodon densirostris) in Ecuador. Latin American Journal of Aquatic Mammals. Vol 9:174-178. Ver (3.5 Mb).

  47. Félix, F. & N. Botero. 2011. Distribution and behaviour of humpback whales mother/calf pairs during the breeding season off Ecuador. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 426:277-287.

  48. Félix, F., M. Muñoz, J. Falconí, N. Botero & B. Haase. 2011. Entanglement of humpback whales in artisanal fishing gear in Ecuador. Journal of Cetacean Research and Management, Special Issue 3, 285-290. Ver (1.1. Mb).

  49. Félix, F., D. Palacios, S.K. Salazar, S. Caballero, B. Haase & J. Falconí. 2011. The 2005 Galápagos humpback whale expedition: a first attempt to assess and characterize the population in the archipelago. Journal of Cetacean Research and Management, Special Issue 3, 291-299. Ver (654 Kb).

  50. Félix, F., C. Castro, J. Laake, B. Haase & M. Scheidat. 2011. Abundance and survival estimates of the Southeastern Pacific humpback whale stock from 1991-2006 photo-identification surveys in Ecuador. Journal of Cetacean Research and Management, Special Issue 3, 301-307. Ver (205 Kb).

  51. Félix, F, B. Haase, J. Denkinger, & J. Falconí. 2011. Varamientos de mamíferos marinos registrados en la costa continental de Ecuador entre 1996 y 2009. Acta oceanográfica del Pacífico 16(1):61-73. Ver (852 Kb).

  52. Félix, F., S. Caballero & C. Olavarría. 2012.  Genetic diversity and population structure of humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) from Ecuador based on mitochondrial DNA analyses. Journal of Cetacean Research and Management, 12(1):71-77. Ver (188 Kb).

  53. Dalla-Rosa, D.L., F. Félix, P.T. Stevick, E.R. Secchi, J.M. Allen, K. Chater, A.R. Martin & M. Bassoi. 2012. Feeding grounds of the eastern South Pacific humpback whale population include the South Orkney Islands. Polar Research 31, 17324, DOI: 10.3402/polar.v31i0.17324. Ver (623 Kb).

  54. Félix, F. & N. Botero. 2012. Evaluating Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) Social behaviour through sexing active individuals. Aquatic Mammals, 38(3):301-306, DOI 10.1578/AM.38.3.2012.301.

  55. Stevick, P-T., J. M. Allen, M. H. Engel, F. Félix, B. Haase & M. C. Neves. 2013. Inter-oceanic movement of an adult female humpback whale between Pacific and Atlantic breeding grounds off South America. Journal of Cetacean Research and management, 13(2):159-162. Ver (423Kb).

  56. Félix, F.  & B. Haase. 2013. A note on the northernmost record of the Antarctic minke whale (Balaenoptera bonaerensis) in the Eastern Pacific. Journal of Cetacean Research and Management, 13(3):191-194. Ver (653Kb). 

  57. Félix, F. & H. Guzmán. 2014. Satellite Tracking and Sighting Data Analyses of Southeast Pacific Humpback Whales (Megaptera novaeangliae): Is the Migratory Route Coastal or Oceanic?. Aquatic Mammals, 40(4):329-340, doi 10.157/AM.40.4.2014.329.

  58. Félix, F. & J. Novillo. 2015. Structure and dynamics of humpback whales competitive groups in Ecuador. Animal Behavior and Cognition, 2(1):56-70. doi:10.12966/abc.02.06.2015. Ver (442Kb). 

  59. Félix, F. 2015. Rope rubbing social play behavior recorded from wild bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) in Ecuador. Aquatic Mammals, 41(2):222-225, DOI 10.1578/AM.41.2.2015.222

  60. Van Bressem, M. F., L. Flach, J. C. Reyes, M. Echegaray, M. Santos, F. Viddi, F. Félix, L. Lodi & K. Van Waerebeek. 2015. Epidemiological characteristics of skin disorders in cetaceans from South American waters. Latin American Journal of Aquatic Mammals, 10(1):20-32. Ver (1.7Mb)

  61. Van Bressem, M. F. L., P. Cimoes-Lopes, F. Félix, J. Kiszka, F. G. Daura-Jorge, I. C. Avila, E. R. Secchi, L. Flach, P. F. Fruet, K. du Toit, P. H. Ott, S. Elwen, A. B. Di Giacomo, J. Wagner, A. Bbanks & K. Van Waerebeek. 2015. Epidemiology of lobomycosis-like disease in bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops spp.) from South America and southern Africa. Diseases of Aquatic Organisms, 117:59-75. Doi:10.3354/dao02932.

  62. Félix, F. & B. Haase (2016). A new record of the Blackish Oystercatcher Haematopus ater ater in the Gulf of Guayaquil, Ecuador. Checklist. 12(2). Doi: http//dx.doi.org/10.155560/12.2.1875.Ver (694Kb).

  63. Guzmán, H & F. Félix. (2017). Movements and habitat use by Southeast Pacific humpback whales satellite tracked at two breeding sites. Aquatic Mammals 43(2):139-155. http://dx.doi.org/10.1578/AM.43.2.2017.139.

  64. Félix, F., Centeno, R., Romero, J., Zavala, M., & Vásconez, O. (2017). Prevalence of scars from anthropogenic origin in coastal bottlenose dolphin in Ecuador. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom.  1-10. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0025315417000686.

  65. Valdivia, C.A., Pacheco, A.S., Félix, F., Haase, B., Rasmussen, K., Santillán, L., Alcorta, B. & Silva. S. (2017). Movements of humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) within the breeding region of the Southeast Pacific. Aquatic Mammals. 43(3), 324-330. https://doi.org/10.1578/AM.43.3.2017.324

  66. Félix, F., Calderón, A, Vintimilla, M & Bayas-Rea Rosa A. (2017). Decreasing population trend in coastal bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) from the Gulf of Guayaquil, Ecuador.  Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems.

  67. Acevedo, J., Aguayo-Lobo, A., Allen, J., Botero-Acosta, N., Castro, C., Dalla Rosa, L., Denkinger, J., Félix, F., Flórez-González, L., Frank Garita, F., Guzmán, H. M., Haase, B, Kaufman, G., Llano, M., Olavarría, C., Pacheco, A. S., Plana, J., Rasmussen, K., Scheidat, M., Secchi, E. R., Silva, S., & Stevick, P.T. (2017). Migratory preferences of humpback whales between feeding and breeding grounds in the eastern South Pacific. Marine mammal Science.

  68. Ori, N. C., Chagnon, C., Félix, F., Fernández, C., Ferreira, J. L., Gallardo, C., Garcés, O., Henestrosa, A., Laaz, E., Mizraji, R., Mojica, H., Murillo, V., Ossa, L., Preciado, M., Sobral, P. Urbina, M. A., & Thiel, M. 2018. Low prevalence of microplastic contamination in planktivorous fish species from the southeast Pacific Ocean. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 127:211-216. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2017.12.016.

  69. Redwood, S. D. & Félix, F. 2018. The most northerly record of a southern elephant seal (Mirounga leonina) in the Pacific Ocean at the Island of Taboga, Gulf of Panama, Panama. Aquatic Mammals, 44(1):13-18. https://doi.org/10.1578/AM.44.1.2018.13.

  70. Bayas-Rea R., Félix, F. & Montúfar R. 2018. Genetic divergence and fine scale population structure of the common bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus, Montagu) found in the Gulf of Guayaquil, Ecuador. PeerJ6: e4589. https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.4589.

  71. Félix, F., Van Waerebeek, K., Sanino, G. P., Castro, C., Van Bressem, F & Santillán, L. 2018. Variation in dorsal fin morphology in common bottlenose dolphin Tursiops truncatus (Cetacea: Delphinidae) populations from the Southeast Pacific Ocean. Pacific Science, 72(3): 307-320.

  72. Fiedler, P., Redfern, J.V., Forney, K. A., Palacios, D., Sheredy, C., Rasmussen, K., García-Godos, I., Santillán, L., Tetley, M. J., Félix, F. & Balance, L. T. (2018). Prediction of large whale distributions: A comparison of presence-absence and presence-only modeling techniques. Frontiers Marine Science, 5:419. Doi:10.3389/fmars.2018.00419.

  73. Capella, J., Félix, F., Flórez-González, L., Gibbons, J., Haase, B & Guzman, M. In press. Geographic and temporal patterns of non-lethal attacks on humpback whales by killer whales in the eastern South Pacific and the Antarctic Peninsula. Endangered Species Research.

  74. Van Waerebeek, K., Reyes J.C, Secchi, E., Alfaro-Shigueto, J., Félix, F., Guerra-Correa, C., Jung, J.L., Lai, H.Y., Lescrauwaet, A.K., Mangel, J., Pan, W., Podesta, M., Ritter, F., Sanino, G.P., Sequeira, M., Siciliano, S., Van Bressem, M.F., Yañez, J.L. 2018.  On the recommended vernacular names of Mesoplodon peruvianus Reyes, Mead & Van Waerebeek, 1991 (Cetacea, Ziphiidae) in several world languages. Journal of Marine Biology & Oceanography 7:4. https://doi.org/10.4172/2324-8661.1000195.

  75. Félix, F. 2018. Un elefante marino del sur (Mirounga leonina)en el estuario interior del golfo de Guayaquil; lecciones de un evento inusual. Acta Oceanográfica del Pacífico, 22(1) :45-53. ( 2.9Mb)

  76. Félix, F., Carrasco, A. & Haase, B. 2018. Nueva evidencia de conectividad de ballenas jorobadas entre la península Antártica y la costa de Ecuador. Acta Oceanográfica del Pacífico, INOCAR, 22(1): 1-8. ( 2.6Mb)

  77. Félix, F., Vásconez, O., Centeno, R. & Romero, J.  2019. Tough life: the case of a young coastal common bottlenose dolphin repeatedly entangled. Latin American Journal of Aquatic Mammals (LAJAM): 13(1-2):19-14. https://doi.org/10.5597/lajam00243. (484 Kb).

  78. Félix, F., Van Bressem, M.F: & Van Waerebeek, K. (2019). Role of social behaviour in the epidemiology of lobomycosis-like disease in estuarine common bottlenose dolphins from Ecuador. Diseases of Aquatic Organisms. 134:75-87. https://doi.org/10.3354/dao03356.

  79. Félix, F., Zavala, M., y Centeno, R. 2019. Distribución espacial, estructura social y amenazas de conservación de una pequeña comunidad de delfines nariz de botella, Tursiops truncatus (Odontoceti: Delphinidae) en Ecuador. Revista de Biología Tropical, 67(4):1059-1076. (Ver 699 Kb).

  80. Félix, F. & Hurtado M. (2019). Participative management and local institutional strengthening: the successful case of mangrove social-ecological system in Ecuador. Chapter 15. In Social-ecological systems of Latin America: complexities and challenges. L.E. Delgado and V. Marín (Eds). Springer Nature Switzerland. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-28452-7_15. P 261-281.

  81. Félix, F. (2020). Desafíos para la conservación de los delfines costeros del estuario interior del golfo de Guayaquil. En El Reto de la Agenda 2030: Desafíos Éticos y Experiencias Ambientalistas en Iberoamérica, Soto Carrasco, D. & Palacios Moreno, M. A. (Eds). Editorial Pacífico, Quito, Ecuador. ISBN: 978-9942-8633-4-8. Pp 293-315.

  82. Félix, F., & Burneo, S. (2020). Imminent risk of extirpation for two bottlenose dolphin communities in the Gulf of Guayaquil, Ecuador. Frontiers in Marine Science. 7:537010. doi: 10.3389/fmars.2020.537010. (Ver 2.5Mb)

  83. Félix, F., Rodrígues, D., Cheesemen, T., Haase, B., D'Arc, J., Marcondes, M. C., Southerland, K., & Acevedo, J. (2020). A New Case of Interoceanic Movement of a Humpback Whale in the Southern Hemisphere: The El Niño Link. Aquatic Mammals, 46(6):578-583. DOI 10.1578/AM.46.6.2020.578.

  84. Félix, F. (2021). Impacts of fishing entanglement on the bottlenose dolphin society in the Gulf of Guayaquil, Ecuador. Aquatic Mammals, 47(2):127-134. DOI 10.1578/AM.47.2.2021.127.

  85. Seyboth, E., Félix, F., Lea, M-A., Dalla Rosa, L., Watters, G., Reid, K., and Secchi, E. R. (2021). Influence of krill (Euphausia superba) availability on humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) reproductive rate. Marine Mammal Science, 1-9. https://doi.org/10.1111/mms.12805.

  86. Caballero, S., Steel, D., Pallin, L., Botero-Acosta, N., Félix, F., Olavarría, C., Diazgranados, M.C., Besudo, S., Friedlander, A., & Baker, S., (2021). Conexión migratoria entre zonas de cría del Pacífico Este y áreas de alimentación en la Península Antártica basado en coincidencias de genotipos individuales. Migratory connections among breeding grounds off the Eastern Pacific and feeding areas in the Antarctic Peninsula based on genotype matching. Boletín de Investigacions Marinas y Costeras, 50 (Supl Esp): 31-40.

  87. Félix, F., Mangel, J.C., Alfaro-Shigueto, J., Cocas, L.A., Guerra, J., Pérez-Alvarez, M.J., & Sepúlveda, M. (2021). Challenges and opportunities for the conservation of marine mammals in the Southeast Pacific with the entry into force of the US Marine Mammal protection Act. Regional Studies in Marine Science, 48, 102036. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rsma.2021.102036.

  88. Félix, F. & Van Waerebeek, K. (2021) Towards an aquatic mammal research code of conduct in Latin America: ethical before technical considerations. Latin American Journal of Aquatic Mammals 16(1). https://doi.org/10.5597/lajam00274.

  89. Ransome, N., Loneragan, N., Medrano-González, L., Félix, F., & Smith, J. N. (2021) Vessel strikes of large whales in the Eastern Tropical Pacific. Frontiers in Marine Science, 8:675245. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2021.675245.

  90. Félix, F., Fernández, J.E., Paladines, A., Centeno, R., Romero, J., & Burneo, S.F. (2022). Habitat use of the common bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) in the Gulf of Guayaquil, Ecuador: management needs for a threatened population. Ocean and Costal Management, 223: 106174. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2022.106174.

  91. Félix, F., Haase, B., Terán, C., Pozo, M. & Burneo, S. (2022). First record of a fin whale (Balaenoptera physalus) in coastal waters of Ecuador in a century. Journal of Cetacean Research and Management, 23:141-146.

  92. Dromby, M., Felix, F., Haase, B., Simões-Lopes, P., Costa, A.P.B., Lalis, A., Bens, C., Podesta, M., Doria, G., & Moura, A. 2023. Cranial variation between coastal and offshore bottlenose dolphins, Tursiops truncatus (Cetacea: Delphinidae) in Ecuador and the Mediterranean: a 3D geometric morphometric study. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. https://doi.org/10.1093/zoolinnean/zlad022.

  93. Félix, F., & Castro, C. 2023. Occurrence, abundance and some ecological aspects of the offshore bottlenose dolphin off Ecuador’s central coast. Latin American Journal of Aquatic Mammals (LAJAM). 18(2): https://doi.org/10.5597/lajam00310.

  94. Van Bressem, M.F., Félix, F., Van Waerebeek, K. 2024. A review of lobomycosis and lobomycosis-like skin disease in cetaceans worldwide, with new data from the Gulf of Guayaquil, Ecuador. Medical Mycology. Medical Mycology. 62, myae089. https://doi.org/10.1093/mmy/myae089.

  95. Castro, C., García-Cegarra, A.M., Uceda-Vega, P., Aguilar, L., Kelez, S., Buchan, S.J., Félix, F., Stack, S.H., Van Waerebeek, K. 2024.  New northernmost distribution records of the Eastern South Pacific southern right whale (Eubalaena australis), including the first cases from Ecuador and northern Peru. PLoS ONE 19(11): e0312528. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal. pone.0312528.

  96. Alfaro-Shigueto, J., Van Waerebeek, K., Reyes, J., Van Bressem, M.F., Samaniego, J., Félix, F., and Fraij-Fernández, N. In press. Helminth parasites and epizoites in common dolphins (genus Delphinus) from coastal Peru and Ecuador. Latin American Journal of Aquatic Mammals (LAJAM).

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