Biodiversity Assessment of Marine Mammals in Victoria, Australia Stranding and sighting records are used to determine the composition of marine mammals in Victorian waters across space and
Assessing the social network structure of the Burrunan dolphin in Port Phillip Bay Social alliances play a key role in the success and survival of group-living mammals. Investigating the occurrence and
Assessing the social network structure of the Burrunan dolphin in the Gippsland Lakes In contrast to the PPB population, resident Burrunan dolphins in the Gippsland lakes have a unique social system, influenced
Port Phillip Bay Burrunan dolphin demographics Investigating population size, structure and distribution of the Port Phillip Bay Burrunan dolphin to determine population
Dolphin acoustics Dolphins rely heavily on sound production to navigate, communicate, locate prey and in social behaviour, including group
Biotope Mapping of the Gippsland Lakes The Gippsland Lakes supports a resident, maternal-based population of only 63 Burrunan dolphins (Tursiops australis), with
Assessing vessel impact on Burrunan dolphin behaviour in Gippsland Lakes The Gippsland Lakes support a resident, maternal-based population of only 63 Burrunan dolphins (Tursiops australis), with an
Dolphin Identification How do we identify each of our dolphins? Project Burrunan provides the first formal population estimates (size and
Cetacean Biodiversity Assessment 37% of all marine mammals are at a risk of extinction, with 25% of marine mammal species listed as ‘threatened’. Whales and
Identifying the sources and bioaccumulation mechanisms of mercury in aquatic coastal food webs of Australia This collaborative research project, led by the Institute of Applied Ecology (University of Canberra), will assess the