Publications

Peer-reviewed Articles

2024

Ramos, E.A., Tellez, M., Castelblanco-Martínez, N., May-Collado, L. (In press). Antillean manatees feed on floating Halophila baillonii in Placencia Lagoon, Belize. Latin American Journal of Aquatic Mammals.

De Weerdt, J., Ramos, E.A., Acosta, T. (2024). First record of pinnipeds along the Pacific Coast of Nicaragua. Aquatic Mammals. doi: 10.1578/AM.50.1.2024.1

Ramos, E.A., Galves, J., Searle, L., Walker, Z., Walker, P., Castelblanco-Martínez, N., Knowles, B., Self-Sullivan, C., Kiszka, J.J. (2024). Interactions between bottlenose dolphins and Antillean manatee calves in the Caribbean Sea. PloS One. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0295739

2023

Brady, B., Sarbacker, C., Lasala, J.A., Maust-Mohl, M., Collom, K.A., Searle, L., May-Collado, L.J., & Ramos, E.A. (2023). Manatees display diel trends in acoustic activity at two microhabitats in Belize. PloS One, 18(11): e0294600 https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0294600

Ramos, E. A., Jones, B. L., Austin, M., Eierman, L., Collom, K. A., Melo-Santos, G., Castelblanco-Martinez, N., Arreola, M. R., Sanchez-Okrucky, R., & Rieucau, G. (2023). Signature whistle use and changes in whistle emission rate in a rehabilitated rough-toothed dolphin. Frontiers in Marine Science, 10,1278299. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2023.1278299

Reyes-Arias, J. D., Brady, B., Ramos, E. A., Henaut, Y., Castelblanco-Martínez, D. N., Maust-Mohl, M., ... & Magnasco, M. O. (2023). Vocalizations of wild West Indian manatee vary across subspecies and geographic location. Scientific Reports, 13(1), 11028. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-37882-8

Ramos, E. A., Steinblatt, M., Demsey, R., Reiss, D., & Magnasco, M. O. (2023). Abnormal behavioral episodes associated with sleep and quiescence in Octopus insularis: Possible nightmares in a cephalopod? bioRxiv. https://doi.org/10.1101/2023.05.11.540348

Maloney, B., Ramos, E. A., Bennice, C. O., Young, F., & Magnasco, M. O. (2023). Genetic confirmation of Octopus insularis (Leite and Haimovici, 2008) in South Florida, United States using physical features and de novo genome assembly. Frontiers in Physiology, 14, 1162807. https://doi.org/10.3389/fphys.2023.1162807

Ramos, E.A., Hartman, K., Baird, R., Lerma, J., Orbach, D., & Rodriguez, F. (In press). Drone perspectives on cetacean mating and sex. In: Würsig, B., & Orbach, O., eds., Sexual Strategies and Mating in Cetaceans. https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-031-35651-3_11

Ramos, E.A., Brady, B., Lasala, J.A., Liebschner, A., Obbink, S., Walker, Z., Rebello, M., Magnasco, M. O. (2023). Antillean manatee calves in captive rehabilitation change vocal behavior in anticipation of feeding. Zoo Biology. https://doi.org/10.1002/zoo.21785

Bolaños-Jiménez, J., Luksenburg, J., Henriquez, A., Bouveret, L., Rodríguez Ferrer, G., Ramos, E.A., Kiszka, J. (2023). The Killer Whale (Orcinus orca) in the Caribbean Sea: an updated Review of its Ecology, Exploitation, and Interactions with Fisheries. Aquatic Mammals. http://dx.doi.org/10.1578/AM.49.2.2023.184

Ramos, E.A., Cheeseman, T., Marcondes, M.C.C., Olio, M., Vogel, A., Elwen, S., ... Seakamela, S.M. (2023). Interchange of Southern Hemisphere humpback whales across the South Atlantic Ocean. Scientific Reports, 13(1), 4621. doi: 10.1038/s41598-023-31358-5

Factheu, C., Rycyk, A., Kekeunou, S., Keith-Diagne, L.W., Ramos, E.A., Kikuchi, M., Takoukam, A.K. (2023). Acoustic methods improve the detection of the endangered African manatee. Frontiers in Marine Science, 9, 2744. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2022.1032464

2022

Niño‐Torres, C.A., Olvera‐Gómez, J.A., Ramos, E., Castelblanco‐Martínez, D.N., Blanco‐Parra, M.P., May‐Collado, L.J., Sellares, R. (2022). High similarities in dorsal fin ratios of common bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) in the Caribbean Sea. Marine Mammal Science. doi: 10.1111/mms.12988

Brady, B., Ramos, E.A., May-Collado, L. et al. Manatee calf call contour and acoustic structure varies by species and body size. Sci Rep 12, 19597 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-23321-7

Baotic, A., Brady, B., Ramos, E.A., Stoeger, A. (2022). Elephants and Sirenian: a comparative review across related taxa in regard to learned vocal behavior. Comparative Cognition & Behavior Reviews. doi: 10.3819/CCBR.2022.170004

Ramos, E.A., Landeo-Yauri, S., Castelblanco-Martinez, D., Renee Areola, M., Quade, A., Rieucau, G. (2022). Drone-based photogrammetry assessments of Antillean manatee body size and body condition. Mammalian Biology. doi: 10.1007/s42991-022-00228-4

Talwar, B. S., Anderson, B., Avalos-Castillo, C. G., Blanco-Parra, M.P., Briones, A., Cardeñosa, D., ... & Dulvy, N. K. (2022). Extinction risk, reconstructed catches, and management of chondrichthyan fishes in the Western Central Atlantic Ocean. bioRxiv. doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2022.01.26.477854

Blanco-Parra, M.P. & Niño-Torres, C. A. (2022). Elasmobranchs of the Mexican Caribbean: biodiversity and conservation status. Environmental Biology of Fishes, 1-15. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10641-021-01203-7

Ramos, E.A., Szczepaniak, I., Kaplan, D., Reiss, D. (2022). Potential infanticide attempt of common bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) on a young calf in a tropical Caribbean atoll. Aquatic Mammals. 48(2), 132-141. https://doi.org/10.1578/AM.48.2.2022.132

2021

Laurrabaquio-Alvarado, N. S., Díaz-Jaimes, P., Hinojosa-Álvarez, S., Blanco-Parra, M.P., Adams, D. H., Pérez-Jiménez, J. C., & Castillo-Géniz, J. L. (2021). Mitochondrial DNA genome evidence for the existence of a third divergent lineage in the western Atlantic Ocean for the bull shark (Carcharhinus leucas). Journal of Fish Biology, 99(1), 275-282. https://doi.org/10.1111/jfb.14698

Castelblanco-Martínez, D.N., Landeo-Yauri, S.S., Ramos, E.A., Rieucau, G., Bonde, R.K., Álvarez-Alemán, A., Beck, C.A., Powell, J., Galves, J., Caicedo-Herrera, D., Morales-Vela, B., Padilla-Saldívar, J., Olivera, L.D., Jiménez-Domínguez, D., Reid, J., Butler, S., Attademo, F., Luna, F., Mignucci-Gianonni A. (2021). Analysis of body condition indices reveals ecotypes of the Antillean manatee. Scientific Reports. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-98890-0

Ramos, E. A., Santoya, L., Verde, J., Walker, Z., Castelblanco-Martínez, N., Kiszka, J. J., & Rieucau, G. (2021). Lords of the Rings: Mud ring feeding by bottlenose dolphins in a Caribbean estuary revealed from sea, air, and space. Marine Mammal Science, 1– 10. https://doi.org/10.1111/mms.12854

Castelblanco-Martinez, D.N., Alvarez-Aleman, A., Torres, R., Teague, A.L., Barton, S.L., Rood, K.A., Ramos, E.A., Mignucci-Giannoni, A.A. (2021). First documentation of long-distance travel by a Florida manatee to the Mexican Caribbean. Ethology Ecology and Evolution. https://doi.org/10.1080/03949370.2021.1967457

Garcés-Cuartas, N., Niño-Torres, C.A., Castelblanco-Martínez, D.N., Delgado-Huertas, A., Cetz-Navarro, N.P., Ortiz-Pulido, R. and Cuevas, J., 2021. Isotopic composition of aquatic and semiaquatic plants from the Mexican Caribbean: A baseline for regional ecological studies. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, p.107489. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecss.2021.107489

Corona-Figueroa, M.F., Ríos, N., Castelblanco-Martínez, D.N., Vilchez-Mendoza, S., Delgado-Rodríguez, D. and Niño-Torres, C.A., 2021. Searching for manatees in the dark waters of a transboundary river between Mexico and Belize: a predictive distribution model. Aquatic Ecology, 55(1), pp.59-74. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10452-020-09810-9

De Weerdt, J.,Ramos, E.A., Pouplard, E., Kochzius, M., Clapham, P. (2021). Cetacean strandings along the Pacific coast of Nicaragua from 2014 to 2019. Marine Biodiversity Records, 14, 13. doi: 10.1186/s41200-021-00209-5

Landeo-Yauri, S., Castelblanco-Martínez, N., Henaut, Y., Ramos, E.A., Renee-Arreola, M. (2021). Behavioural and physiological-related responses of manatees during experimental exposure to small aerial drones. Wildlife Research. doi: 10.1071/WR20159

Castelblanco-Martínez, D.N., Moreno-Arias, R.A., Velasco, J.A., Moreno-Bernal, J.W., Restrepo, S., Noguera-Urbano, E.A., Baptiste, M.P., García-Loaiza, L.M. and Jiménez, G., 2021. A hippo in the room: Predicting the persistence and dispersion of an invasive mega-vertebrate in Colombia, South America. Biological Conservation, 253, p.108923. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2020.108923

Castelblanco-Martínez, N., 2021. Gorgeous villains. Mammalogy Notes, 7(1), pp.252-252. http://dx.doi.org/10.47603/mano.v7n1.252

2020

Carlson, J., Charvet, P., Avalos Castillo, C., Blanco Parra, M. P., Cardeñosa, D., Chiaramonte, G. E., ... & Pollom, R. (2020). Myliobatis goodei, southern eagle ray. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T161436A888243.en

Carlson, J., Charvet, P., Avalos, C., Blanco-Parra, MP, Briones Bell-lloch, A., Cardenosa, D., Chiaramonte, G.E., Cuevas, J.M., Derrick, D., Espinoza, E., Mejía-Falla, P.A., Morales-Saldaña, J.M., Motta, F., Naranjo Elizondo, B., Pacoureau, N., Paesch, L., Pérez Jiménez, J.C., Rincon, G., Schneider, E.V.C., Simpson, N.J., Talwar, B.S. & Pollom, R. (2020). Myliobatis freminvillii. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T161568A891226. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T161568A891226.en

Ramos, E.A., Castelblanco-Martínez, D.N., Collom. K.A, Barragán-Barrera, D.C., Garcés-Cuartas, N., Prezas-Hernández, B., Anderson, D., Jeffords, A., Niño-Torres, C.A., Carey, B., Carey, T. (2020). First dedicated vessel-based expedition for marine mammals of marine mammals in the offshore of Belize. Cahiers de Biologie Marine. doi: 10.21411/CBM.A.58164306

Corona-Figeroa M.F., Niño-Torres C.A., Castelblanco-Martínez D.N. (2020). Evidence of fused vertebrae and spondyloarthritis in Bottlenose dolphin Tursiops truncatus (Odontoceti: Cetacea) in Chetumal Bay, Mexico. Cahiers de Biologie Marine.

Ramos, E.A., Kiszka, J.J., Pouey‐Santalou, V, Ramírez Barragán, R, García Chávez, A.J., Audley, K (2020). Food sharing in rough-toothed dolphins off the southwestern Pacific coast of Mexico. Marine Mammal Science. https://doi.org/10.1111/mms.12727

Ramos, E.A., Izaguirre Luque, A.P., Herrera, L., Edoardo Antúnez, E., Brown, T.W., Castelblanco-Martínez, D.N. (2020). Stranding of a pregnant dwarf sperm whale (Kogia sima) in Utila, Honduras. Latin American Journal of Aquatic Mammals. 15(1), 25-29. https://doi.org/10.5597/lajam00258

Kassamali-Fox, K., Christiansen, F., May-Collado, L.J., Ramos, E.A., Kaplin, B.A. (2020). Tour boats impact the activity patterns of bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) in Bocas del Toro, Panama. PeerJ. 8, e8804. doi: 10.7717/peerj.8804.

De Weerdt, J., Ramos, E.A., Cheeseman, T. (2020). Northernmost records of Southern Hemisphere humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) migrating from the Antarctic Peninsula to Nicaragua. Marine Mammal Science. 1–7. doi: 10.1111/mms.12677.

Landeo-Yauri, S. S., Ramos, E. A., Castelblanco-Martínez, D. N., Niño-Torres, C. A., & Searle, L. (2020). Using small drones to photo-identify Antillean manatees: A novel method for monitoring an endangered marine mammal in the Caribbean Sea. Endangered Species Research, 41, 79-90. doi: 10.3354/esr01007.

Ramos, E.A., Maust-Mohl, M., Collom, K.A., Brady, B., Gerstein, E.R., Magnasco, M.O., Reiss, D. (2020). The Antillean manatee produces broadband with ultrasonic frequencies. JASA Express Letters. 147, EL80. doi: 10.1121/10.0000602.

2019

Castelblanco-Martínez, D.N.; Blanco-Parra, M.P.; Charruau, P.; Prezas, B.; Zamora-Vilchis, I. & Niño-Torres, C.A. 2019. Detecting, counting and following the giants of the sea: A review of monitoring methods for aquatic megavertebrates in the Caribbean. Wildlife Research. https://doi.org/10.1071/WR19008

Garcés-Cuartas, N, CA Niño-Torres, and DN Castelblanco-Martínez. (2019). Vibrissae growth rate of captive Antillean manatees (Trichechus manatus manatus Linnaeus, 1758). Marine Mammal Science 1-10.

Garcia-Rivas, M.C.; Blanco-Parra, M.P., Niño Torres, C.A. and Castelblanco-Martínez, D.N. (2019). First record of Fin whale Balaenoptera physalus (Linnaeus, 1758), for the Mexican Caribbean. Hidrobiológica. 29(1).https://hidrobiologica.izt.uam.mx/index.php/revHidro/article/view/1365

Labastida-Estrada, E., Machkour-M’Rabet, S., Carrillo, L., Hénaut, Y., & Castelblanco-Martínez, D. N. (2019). Genetic structure of Mexican lionfish populations in the southwest Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea. PloS one, 14(10), e0222997.

Niño-Torres, C. A., D. N. Castelblanco-Martínez, M. del Pilar Blanco-Parra and R. S. Okrucky. 2019. Mandibular osteomyelitis in the bottlenose dolphin Tursiops truncatus (Montagu,1821)(Odontoceti: Cetacea): first case in the Mexican Caribbean. Mammalia.https://doi.org/10.1515/mammalia-2018-0136

De Weerdt, J., Ramos, E.A. (2019). Feeding behavior of humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) on the Pacific coast of Nicaragua. Marine Mammal Science. 36, 285–292. doi: 10.1111/mms.12613.

Barragán-Barrera, D.C., do Amaral, K. B., Chávez-Carreño, P.A., Farías-Curtidor, N., Lancheros-Neva, R., Botero-Acosta, N., Bueno, P., Moreno, I.B., Bolaños-Jiménez, J., Bouveret, L., Castelblanco-Martínez, D.N., Luksenburg, J.A., Mellinger, J., Mesa-Gutiérrez, R., de Montgolfier, B., Ramos, E.A.,Ridoux, V., Palacios, D.M. (2019). Ecological niche modeling of three species of Stenella dolphins in the Caribbean basin with application to the Seaflower Biosphere Reserve. Frontier’s in Marine Science. doi: 10.3389/fmars.2019.00010

2018

Landeo-Yauri S, Castelblanco-Martínez DN & Williams M. (2018) Behavior and habitat use of rehabilitated Amazonian manatees suggest post-release adaptation to free living conditions. Latin American Journal of Aquatic Mammals, 12: 17-27

Ortega-Argueta, A. and Castelblanco-Martínez, D. N. (2018). Is captive breeding a priority for manatee conservation in Mexico? Oryx, 1-8.

Ramos, E.A., Maloney, B., Magnasco, M.O., Reiss, D. (2018). Bottlenose Dolphins and Antillean Manatees Respond to Small Multi-Rotor Unmanned Aerial Systems. Frontier’s in Marine Science. 1, 316. doi: 10.3389/fmars.2018.00316

Ramos, E.A., Castelblanco-Martínez, N., Garcia, J., Rojas-Arias, J, Foley, J., Audley, K., Van Waerebeek, K., Van Bressem, M.F. (2018). Lobomycosis-like disease in bottlenose dolphins in Belize and Mexico: Bridging the gap between the Americas. Diseases of Aquatic Organisms. 128, 1–12. doi: 10.3354/dao03206.

2017 and prior

Castillo-Páez, A., Sandoval-Castillo, J., Corro-Espinosa, D., Tovar-Ávila, J., Blanco-Parra, M. P., Saavedra-Sotelo, N. C., ... & Rocha-Olivares, A. (2017). Cutting through the Gordian knot: unravelling morphological, molecular, and biogeographical patterns in the genus Zapteryx (guitarfish) from the Mexican Pacific. ICES Journal of Marine Science, 74(6), 1630-1638. https://doi.org/10.1093/icesjms/fsx021

Ávila-Canto JG, Velázquez-Mendoza C, Castelblanco-Martínez, D.N, Niño-Torres C, Córdova-Tapia F. (2017). Is the Antillean manatee (Trichechus manatus manatus) back in town? Presence of the species at the “Área de Protección de Flora y Fauna Yum Balam”, Quintana Roo, Mexico. Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad 88(4):999-102.

Castelblanco-Martínez, D.N, dos Reis, V. , de Thoisy, B. (2017). How to detect an elusive aquatic mammal in complex environments? A study of the Endangered Antillean manatee Trichechus manatus manatus in French Guiana. Oryx, 52:382-392.

Castillo-Páez, A.; Sandoval-Castillo, J.; Corro-Espinosa, D.; Tovar-Ávila, J.; Blanco-Parra, M.P.; Saavedra-Sotelo, N.C.; Sosa-Nishizaki, O., Galván-Magaña, F., and Rocha-Olivares, A. 2017. Cutting through the Gordian knot: Unraveling morphological, molecular and biogeographical patterns in the genus Zapteryx (guitarfish) from the Mexican Pacific. ICES Journal of Marine Science.74(6):1630-1638. doi:10.1093/icesjms/fsx021

Arévalo-Sandi, A. R. & Castelblanco-Martínez, D.N. (2016). Interactions between calves of Amazonian manatees in Peru: a study case. Acta Biológica Colombiana, 21 (2) : 355-364.

Blanco-Parra, M.P.; Niño-Torres, C. A.; Ramírez González, A.; Sosa Cordero, E. 2016. Tendencia histórica de la pesquería de elasmobranquios en el estado de Quintana Roo, México. Revista Ciencia Pesquera. 24: 115-120.

Ramos, E.A., Castelblanco-Martínez, N., Niño-Torres, C., Jenko, K., Auil Gomez, N.A. (2016). A review of the aquatic mammals of Belize. Aquatic Mammals, 42(4), 476–493. doi: 10.1578/AM.42.4.2016.476

Mercadillo-Elguero I. & D. N. Castelblanco-Martínez. (2015). Behavioral patterns of a manatee in semi-captivity: implications for its adaptation to the wildlife. Journal of Marine Animals and their Ecology, 7 (2): 31-41.

Niño-Torres, C.A., M.d.C. García-Rivas, D. N. Castelblanco-Martínez., J.A. Padilla-Saldivar, M.d.P. Blanco-Parra, and R.d.l. Parra-Venegas. 2015. Aquatic mammals from the Mexican Caribbean: A review. Hidrobiologica (Iztapalapa): 25(1): 143-154.

Bermúdez-Romero AL, Castelblanco-Martínez DN, Bernhard R, Duque SR, Vogt RC. (2015). Nesting habitat of the 'cupiso' Podocnemis sextuberculata (Testudines: Podocnemidae) in Erepecu Lake (Pará, Brasil). Acta Biológica Colombiana 20 (2): 183-191.

Castelblanco-Martínez, D.N., B. Morales-Vela, D.H. Slone, J.A. Padilla-Saldívar, J.P. Reid, and H.A. Hernández-Arana. (2015). Inferring spatial and temporal behavioral patterns of free-ranging manatees using saltwater sensors of telemetry tags. Mammalian Biology - Zeitschrift für Säugetierkunde 80 (1): 21-30.

Castillo-Páez, A., Sosa-Nishizaki, O., Sandoval-Castillo, J., Galván-Magaña, F., Blanco-Parra, M. P., & Rocha-Olivares, A. (2014). Strong population structure and shallow mitochondrial phylogeny in the banded guitarfish, Zapteryx exasperata (Jordan y Gilbert, 1880), from the northern Mexican Pacific. Journal of Heredity, 105(1), 91-100.

Navarro-Martínez, Z.M., Alvarez-Alemán, A. & Castelblanco-Martínez, D.N. (2014).

Componentes de la dieta en tres individuos de manatí en Cuba. Revista de Investigaciones Marinas, 34(2): 1-11.

Arévalo-González, K., D. N. Castelblanco-Martínez., P. Sánchez-Palomino, H. López-Arévalo & Marmontel, M.. (2014). Complementary methods to estimate population size of Antillean manatees (Sirenia: Trichechidae) at La Ciénaga de Paredes, Santander, Colombia. Journal of Threatened Taxa 6(6): 5830-5837.

Niño‐Torres, C. A., Jorge Urbán, R., Olavarrieta, T., Blanco‐Parra, M. P., & Hobson, K. A. (2014). Dietary preferences of Bryde's whales (Balaenoptera edeni) from the Gulf of California: A δ13C, δ15N analysis. Marine Mammal Science, 30(3), 1140-1148.

Castelblanco-Martínez, D.N., B. Morales Vela, and J. Padilla-Saldivar. (2014). Using craniometrical predictors to infer body size of Antillean manatees. Mammalia. 78:109-115.

Franzini, A., D.N. Castelblanco-Martínez, F.C.W. Rosas and V.M.F. Da Silva. (2013). What do local people know about Amazonian manatees? Traditional Ecological Knowledge of Trichechus inunguis in the Oil Province of Urucu, AM, Brazil. Natureza e Conservação 11: 75-80.

Castelblanco-Martínez, D.N., J. Padilla-Sáldivar, H.A. Hernández-Arana, D. Slone, J. Reid, and B. Morales-Vela. 2013. Movement patterns of Antillean manatees in Chetumal Bay (Mexico) and coastal Belize: A challenge for regional conservation. Marine Mammal Science, 29:166-182.

Castillo-Páez, A., Sosa-Nishizaki, O., Galván-Magaña, F., Blanco-Parra, M.P. Sandoval-Castillo, J. and Rocha-Olivares, A. (2013). Strong population structure and shallow mitochondrial phylogeny in the banded guitarfish, Zapteryx exasperata (Jordan y Gilbert, 1880) from the northern Mexican Pacific. Journal of Heredity. 105 (1): 91-100 doi: 10.1093/jhered/est067

Flores-Cascante L, Morales-Vela V. B, Castelblanco-Martínez, D. N. Padilla-Saldivar J., Auil, N. (2013). Ítems de la dieta del manatí en tres sitios importantes para la especie (México/Belice). Revista de Ciencias Marinas y Costeras. 5: 25-33.

Niño-Torres C.A; Urbán R. J; Olavarrieta T; Blanco-Parra M.P, Hobson K.A. 2013. Dietary preferences of Bryde's whales (Balaenoptera edeni) from the Gulf of California: A δ13C, δ15N analysis. Marine Mammal Science. 30 (3): 1140-1148. doi: 10.1111/mms.12081

Castelblanco-Martínez, D.N., Nourisson, C., Quintana-Rizzo, E., Padilla-Saldivar, J., Schmitter-Soto, J. (2012) Potential effects of human pressure and habitat fragmentation on population viability of the Antillean manatee Trichechus manatus manatus: a predictive model. Endangered Species Research 18 (2), 129-145.

Castelblanco-Martínez, D. N., E. Barba, H. Hernández-Arana. J. J. Schmitter-Soto & B. Morales-Vela. (2012). The trophic role of the endangered Caribbean manatee Trichechus manatus in an estuary with low abundance of seagrass. Estuaries and Coasts 35:60-77.

Blanco–Parra M. P., F. Galván–Magaña, J. F. Márquez–Farías, C.A. Niño-Torres. 2011. Feeding ecology and trophic level of the banded guitarfish, Zapteryx exasperata, inferred from stable isotopes and stomach contents analysis. Environmental Biology of Fishes 95(1):65-77. doi 10.1007/s10641-011-9862-7

Blanco–Parra M. P., C.A. Niño-Torres. 2011. Morphological abnormality in a diamond stingray Dasyastis dipterura (Chondrichthyes: Dasyastidae) from the Gulf of California, Mexico. Cahiers de Biologie Marine 52: 357-360. doi: 10.21411/CBM.A.4BA21400

Castelblanco-Martínez, D. N. (2010). Cognoscitive capacities, foraging strategies and social structure: the aquatic mammals case. Revista Colombiana de Ciencia Animal 2(2):270-285.

Blanco–Parra M. P., J. F. Márquez–Farías, F. Galván–Magaña. 2009. Fishery and morphometric relationships of the banded guitarfish, Zapteryx exasperata (Elasmobranchii, Rhinobatidae), from the Gulf of California, Mexico. Pan-American Journal of Aquatic Science 4 (4): 456-465. https://panamjas.org/pdf_artigos/PANAMJAS_4(4)_456-465.pdf

Blanco–Parra M. P., J. F. Márquez–Farías, F. Galván–Magaña. 2009. Reproductive biology of the banded guitarfish, Zapteryx exasperata, from the Gulf of California, México. Journal of the Marine Biological Association UK 89: 1655-1662. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0025315409990348

Castelblanco-Martínez, D. N. Morales-Vela B, Hernández-Arana HA, Padilla-Saldivar J. (2009). Diet of manatees Trichechus manatus manatus in Chetumal Bay, Mexico. Latin American Journal of Aquatic Mammals 7:39-46.

Castelblanco-Martínez, D. N., A. L. Bermúdez-Romero, I. Gómez-Camelo, F. C. W. Rosas, F. Trujillo, & E. Zerda-Ordoñez. (2009). Seasonality of habitat use, mortality and reproduction of the vulnerable Antillean manatee Trichechus manatus manatus in the Orinoco River, Colombia: Implications for conservation. Oryx 43:235–242.

Blanco–Parra M. P, F. Galván–Magaña, J. F. Márquez–Farías. 2008. Age and growth of the blue shark, Prionace glauca Linnaeus, 1758, in the Northwest coast off Mexico. Revista de Biología Marina y Oceanografía 43(3):513-520.

Blanco-Parra, M.P. and I. Bejarano-Rodríguez. 2006. Alimentación y reproducción de las principales especies ícticas del río Mesay, Amazonia colombiana. Revista de Biología Tropical 54 (3), 853-859. https://www.scielo.sa.cr/scielo.php?pid=S0034-77442006000300017&script=sci_arttext

Bejarano, I., M.P. Blanco-Parra y J.I. Mojica. 2006. La comunidad íctica del río Mesay durante el período de aguas altas. Parque Nacional Natural Serranía de Chiribiquete, Caquetá, Amazonia colombiana. Caldasia 28(2):349-360.

Non-peer Reviewed Articles

Blanco Parra, M.P. (2020) El Caribe Mexicano como primer santuario de tiburones y rayas en México. Revista Ecofronteras No. 70.

Castelblanco-Martínez, D.N. , Pérez-Flores, J.S., Garcés-Cuartas, N., Padilla, J.A., Romero-Tenorio, A. , Lara-Sánchez, L.E., Niño-Torres, C. (2020). First documented case in 20 years of an Antillean manatee killed by a watercraft collision in the Mexican Caribbean. Sirenews. (71). 9

Castelblanco-Martínez, D.N, Arévalo-González GK, Landeo-Yauri SS, Meirelles AC, Marmontel, M. (2018). Third Latin American Symposium for Manatee Research and Conservation (SILAMA), 4th November 2018. Sirenews 69: 34-36.

Ramos, E.A., Castelblanco-Martínez, D.N., Niño-Torres, C., Landeo, S., Magnasco, M.O., Reiss, D. (2017). Small drones: a tool to study, monitor, and manage free-ranging Antillean manatees in Belize and Mexico. Sirenews, 67, 13–16.

Castelblanco-Martínez, D.N., Nourisson, C., Quintana-Rizzo, E., Padilla-Saldivar, J., (2016). On the use of a population viability model for the Antillean manatee as an argument to downlist the West Indian manatee in the United States. Sirenews 65: 2-5.

Castelblanco-Martínez, D.N., Marmontel M. 2015. First Latin American Symposium for Manatee Research and Conservation (SILAMA) 1 - 4 December 2014. Sirenews 63: 5-6.

Marmontel M, Castelblanco-Martínez, D.N.. 2015. IUCN Sirenia Specialist Group - South American Region meets in Cartagena. Sirenews 63: 4-5.

Nourisson C, Castelblanco-Martínez, D.N.. 2015. Reminder: World manatee day/month - September 7th. Sirenews 63: 3-4.

Ramos, E.A. (2015). Eyes in the Sky. SWOT (The State of the World’s Sea Turtles), Report X.

Díaz-Ortiz, M.; Castelblanco-Martínez, D.N., Nourisson C. 2014. Presence and persistence of the West Indian manatee (Trichechus manatus manatus) after 15 years in the North of Quintana Roo, Mexico. Sirenews 61:7.

Castelblanco-Martínez, D.N., Powell J., Galves J. and Auil Gomez N. 2013. Preliminary information from first tagged manatees in Turneffe Atoll (Belize) reveal regular travel patterns to the mainland. Sirenews 60: 12-13.

Nourisson C. and Castelblanco-Martínez, D.N. 2013. A proposal on a world manatee day/month: Manatee educational campaigns around the world. Sirenews 60: 8-9.

Landeo-Yauri, S., C.M. Perea-Sicchar, L.J. Velásquez-Varela and Castelblanco-Martínez, D.N.. 2013. Looking forward to Amazonian manatee conservation in Peru. Sirenews 59: 17-19

Marmontel, M. and Castelblanco-Martínez, D.N.. 2013. South American Regional Group. Sirenews 59: 1-3.

Morales-Vela B., Castelblanco-Martínez, D.N., Ladrón de Guevara P. 2012. National Protocols for Manatee Attention. E-News Bulletin Gulf of Mexico Large Marine Ecosystem (GoMLME). Enero 2012: 3-6.

Alvarez, A., Forneiro, Y., Powell, J. and Castelblanco-Martínez, D.N., 2011. Training for Cuban specialists on the monitoring of wild manatees (Trichechus manatus) in natural protected areas. Sirenews, 55:8-9.

Castelblanco-Martínez, D.N.. and Nourisson, C., April 2011. Viability of the Caribbean manatee population. Sirenews, 55:8-9.

Morales-Vela, B. and Castelblanco-Martínez, D.N., April 2011. Overview and general recommendations from the Wetlands International West African manatee training: May 2010. Sirenews, 55:6-7.

Castelblanco-Martínez, D.N., V. E. Holguín, B. Aguilar, J. P. Giraldo-Vela, D. Caicedo & F. Trujillo-González. October 2004. Manatees in Ciénaga Paredes (Santander, Colombia): Research and education for species conservation. Sirenews 42: 5-7.

Gallo-Reynoso. J., Ejido-Villareal. J., Sierra-Beltran. A., Blanco-Parra M. P. y C. Niño-Torres. 2004. Posibles causas del varamiento del delfín común de rostro largo (Delphinus capensis) en Bahía de San Jorge, Municipio de Caborca, Sonora. CEDO News,10: (2), 28-29.

Book Chapters

Blanco Parra, M.P.; Cerdeira Estrada, S.; García Rivas, M.C.; Hoyos Padilla, E.M.; Ketchum, J.; Lara Lizardi, F.; Martell Dubois, R.; Perera Valderrama, S. y Rosique de la Cruz. L.O. (2019). Tiburones y rayas. En: Perera-Valderrama, S.; Cerdeira-Estrada, S.; Martell-Dubois, R.; Rosique de la Cruz L. O.; Ressl, R. Programa de monitoreo de la biodiversidad en áreas naturales protegidas del Caribe mexicano. Proyecto GEF 00087099 CONABIO, CONANP-SEMARNAT, PNUD. México. 110-123.

Zamora-Vilchis I., M. P. Blanco-Parra, N. D. Castelblanco-Martínez y C. A. Niño-Torres. (2018). Efectos antropogénicos sobre las poblaciones de megafauna acuática del caribe mexicano: una revisión del estado del arte. En: Ramírez-Bautista A. Y Pineda-López, R. (Eds.), Ecología y Conservación de Fauna en Ambientes Antropizados. CONACYT-UAQ, México. (http://refama.org/libro-ecologia-y-conservacion-de-fauna-en-ambientes-antropizados/)

Castelblanco-Martínez, D.N., Kendall, S.; Orozco, D.L. Arévalo-González, K. 2015. La conservación de los manatíes (Trichechus inunguis y Trichechus manatus) en áreas no protegidas de Colombia. Conservación de grandes vertebrados en áreas no protegidas de Colombia, Venezuela y Brasil, Chapter: 4, Publisher: Instituto de Investigación de Recursos Biológicos Alexander von Humboldt, Editors: Esteban Payán Garrido, Carlos A. Lasso, Carlos Castaño-Uribe, pp.81-98

Mast, R., Castelblanco-Martínez, D.N. y A. Hemphil. 2014. Sea mammals conservation. p 17-32. En: D. E. Wilson and R. A. Mittermeier (Eds.) Handbook of the Mammals of the World No. Vol.4 . Sea Mammals. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.

Aragones, L. V., LaCommare, K., Kendall, S. Castelblanco-Martínez, D.N., and Gonzalez-Socoloske, D. 2012. Boat and land-based surveys for sirenians. Pp 179-185. In Sirenian conservation: Issues and strategies in developing countries, eds. E. Hines J. Reynolds L. A. f. t. Philippines A. A. Mignucci-Giannoni and M. Marmontel. Florida, US.

Castelblanco-Martínez, D.N.; Cantanhede AM, Rosas FCW, Silva VMFd. 2007. Mamíferos aquáticos. Capítulo 14. Pp. 225-238. En: Rapp Py-Daniel L, Deus CP, Henriques AL, Pimpão DM, Ribeiro OM (Eds.). Biodiversidade do Médio Madeira: Bases científicas para propostas de conservação. Probio/MMA. Manaus.

Marquez-Farias, J.F. y M.P., Blanco-Parra. (2006). Rayas. En: Arreguin-Sánchez F., Beléndez-Moreno L., Méndez-Gómez-Humarán I., Solana-Sansores R. and Rangel-Dávalos C. (Eds.), Sustentabilidad y Pesca Responsable en México, Evaluación y Manejo. Instituto Nacional de la Pesca. México. 303-319.

Trujillo, F., D. Caicedo, Castelblanco-Martínez, D.N., S. Kendall & Holguín V (2006) Trichechus manatus. pp 161. En: Rodriguez-M., J. V. M. Alberico, F. Trujillo & J. Joregenson (Eds). 2006. Libro Rojo de los Mamíferos de Colombia. Serie libros Rojos de Especies Amenazadas de Colombia. Conservación Internacional Colombia, Ministerio de Ambiente, Vivienda y Desarrollo Territorial. Bogotá, Colombia

Trujillo, F., S. Kendall, D. Orozco & Castelblanco-Martínez, D.N. (2006) Trichechus inunguis. pp 167. En: Rodriguez-M., J. V.. M. Alberico, F. Trujillo & J. Joregenson (Eds). 2006. Libro Rojo de los Mamíferos de Colombia. Serie libros Rojos de Especies Amenazadas de Colombia. Conservación Internacional Colombia, Ministerio de Ambiente, Vivienda y Desarrollo Territorial. Bogotá, Colombia

Castelblanco-Martínez, D.N.; V. E. Holguín & J. M. Zapata (Morita) (2005).

Conservación y manejo del manatí en la Ciénaga de Paredes (Santander). Programa Nacional de manejo y conservación de manatíes en Colombia. Ministerio de Ambiente, Vivienda y Desarrollo Territorial - Fundación Omacha: 105-113

Castelblanco-Martínez, D.N.; Bermúdez-Romero & I. Gómez-Camelo (2005). Ecología, distribución y conservación del manatí Trichechus manatus manatus en la Orinoquía colombiana. Programa Nacional de manejo y conservación de manatíes en Colombia. Ministerio de Ambiente, Vivienda y Desarrollo Territorial - Fundación Omacha: 131-142

Gallo-Reynoso J.P., A.L. Figueroa-Carranza y M.P. Blanco-Parra. (2005). Los Tiburones de Isla Guadalupe. En: Santos del Prado, K., Peters, E. (Eds.), Isla Guadalupe restauración y conservación. Instituto Nacional de Ecología. México. 143-171.

Bermudez-Romero, A. L., Castelblanco-Martínez, D.N. & F. Trujillo-González (2004). Patrones de presencia y uso del hábitat de Trichechus manatus manatus en el río Orinoco dentro de la zona de influencia de Puerto Carreño, Vichada. Estudios de fauna silvestre en ecosistemas acuáticos en la Orinoquia Colombiana. M. C. Diazgranados and F. Trujillo-González. Bogotá, D.C., Fundación Cultural Javeriana de Artes Gráficas: 133-158.

Castelblanco-Martínez, D.N.(2004). Estudio del comportamiento en vida silvestre del manatí del Orinoco (Trichechus manatus). Estudios de fauna silvestre en ecosistemas acuáticos en la Orinoquia Colombiana. M. C. Diazgranados and F. Trujillo-González. Bogotá, D.C., Fundación Cultural Javeriana de Artes Gráficas: 113-132.

Castelblanco-Martínez, D.N.& L. Bermúdez-Romero (2004). Manatíes del Orinoco: Factores de riesgo y consecuencias para su conservación. Estudios de fauna silvestre en ecosistemas acuáticos en la Orinoquia Colombiana. M. C. Diazgranados and F. Trujillo-González. Bogotá, D.C., Fundación Cultural Javeriana de Artes Gráficas: 159-174.

Ramos, E. A., Santoya, L., Verde, J., Walker, Z., Castelblanco-Martínez, N., Kiszka, J. J., & Rieucau, G. (2021). Lords of the Rings: Mud ring feeding by bottlenose dolphins in a Caribbean estuary revealed from sea, air, and space. Marine Mammal Science, 1– 10. https://doi.org/10.1111/mms.12854