SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATIONS
Note: All research conducted by Orca Guardians Iceland is non-invasive.
Peer-Reviewed Articles
LEAD AUTHORSHIP
Mrusczok M-T, Zwamborn E, von Schmalensee M, Rodríguez Ramallo S, Stefansson RA (2023) First account of apparent alloparental care of a long-finned pilot whale calf (Globicephala melas) by a female killer whale (Orcinus orca). Canadian Journal of Zoology, online first. Available here.
Mrusczok M-T, Violi B, Fakhri M, Calogero G, Biasissi E, Jaouhar A, Scullion A, Würtz M (2022) Long-distance movements of North Atlantic killer whales (Orcinus orca) from Iceland via Spain and Italy to Lebanon. Marine Mammal Science 38(2), 778–787. Available here.
CO-AUTHORSHIP
Selbmann A, Basran CJ, Bertulli CG, Hudson T, Mrusczok M-T, Rasmussen MH, Rempel JN, Scott J, Svavarsson J, Wensveen PJ, Whittaker M, Samarra FIP (2022) Occurrence of long-finned pilot whales (Globicephala melas) and killer whales (Orcinus orca) in Icelandic coastal waters and their interspecific interactions. acta ethologica, online first. Available here.
Samarra FIP, Bassoi M, Béesau J, Elíasdóttir MO, Gunnarsson K, Mrusczok M-T, Rasmussen M, Rempel JN, Thorvaldsson B, Víkingsson GA (2018) Prey of killer whales (Orcinus orca) in Iceland. PLOS ONE 13(12), 1–20. Available here.
Alves F, Towers JR, Baird RW, Bearzi G, Bonizzoni S, Ferreira R, Halicka Z, Alessandrini A, Kopelman AH, Yzoard C, Rasmussen MH, Bertulli CG, Jourdain E, Gullan A, Rocha D, Hupman K, Mrusczok M-T, Samarra FIP, Magalhães S, Weir CR, Ford JKB and Dinis A (2018) The incidence of bent dorsal fins in free-ranging cetaceans. Journal of Anatomy 232(2), 263–269. Available here.
Reports & Catalogues
LEAD AUTHORSHIP
Mrusczok M-T (2023) Matrilineal catalogue of killer whales in Icelandic waters. Grundarfjörður: Report no. 22 of the West Iceland Nature Research Centre (Náttúrustofa Vesturlands). Available here.
Mrusczok M-T (2022) Killer whales of Iceland (2011–2021). Photo-identification catalogue with an emphasis on West Iceland. Grundarfjörður: Report no. 21 of the West Iceland Nature Research Centre (Náttúrustofa Vesturlands). Available here.
Mrusczok M-T and Scullion A (2019) North Atlantic killer whales (Orcinus orca) migrating between Iceland and Scotland. A short identification catalogue. Grundarfjörður: Orca Guardians Iceland / Orca Survey Scotland. Available here.
Mrusczok M-T (2017) Killer whales of West Iceland. Photo-identification catalogue of North Atlantic killer whales recorded along the Snæfellsnes Peninsula and in Breiðafjörður 2014–2017. Grundarfjörður: Orca Guardians Iceland.
Conference Proceedings
LEAD AUTHORSHIP
Mrusczok M-T, Stefánsson RA and von Schmalensee M (2023) First matrilineal catalogue of killer whales in Icelandic waters. Poster presentation at Líffræðifélag Íslands – Líffræðiráðstefnan 2023, Reykjavík, Iceland. Available here.
Mrusczok M-T, von Schmalensee M, Scullion A, Harrop H, Munro K, Violi B, Scheinin A, Mevorach Y, Galili O and Stefánsson RA (2022) Occurrence of killer whales (Orcinus orca) along the Snæfellsnes Peninsula, West Iceland: A decade of photo-identification (2011–2021) reveals travel routes. Poster presentation at the 33rd Conference of the European Cetacean Society 2022, Ashdod, Israel. Available here.
Mrusczok M-T, Rodríguez Ramallo S, Cowan G, Stefánsson RA and von Schmalensee M (2021) Icelandic killer whale (Orcinus orca) predation on lumpfish (Cyclopterus lumpus). Poster presentation at Líffræðifélag Íslands – Líffræðiráðstefnan 2021, Reykjavík, Iceland. Available here.
Mrusczok M-T, Stefánsson RA and von Schmalensee M (2017) North Atlantic killer whale (Orcinus orca) identification and occurrence along the Snæfellsnes Peninsula. Poster presentation at Líffræðifélag Íslands – Líffræðiráðstefnan 2017, Reykjavík, Iceland. Available here.
CO-AUTHORSHIP
Selbmann A, Basran C, Bertulli CG, Hudson T, Mrusczok M-T, Rasmussen M, Rempel JN, Scott J, Svavarsson J, Wensveen PJ, Whittaker M, Samarra FIP (2021) Occurrence of long-finned pilot whales and killer whales in Icelandic coastal waters and their interspecific interactions. Poster presentation at Líffræðifélag Íslands – Líffræðiráðstefnan 2021, Reykjavík, Iceland. Available here.
Rees JH and Mrusczok M-T (2016) My friend the whale: Emotional connectedness and willingness to behave pro-environmentally in whale watchers. Verbal presentation at the 24th Conference of the International Association for People–Environment Studies 2016, Lund, Sweden. Available here.
Contributions
Long-Finned Pilot Whale (Globicephala melas) Photo-Identification
Since 2019, we are collecting pilot whale identification images to contribute to the pilot whale research by Elizabeth Zwamborn from the Whitehead Lab at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia. The aim of this project is to see whether pilot whales are migrating across the North Atlantic (between Iceland and Canada) and to eventually set up a pilot whale ID catalogue for the North Atlantic.