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Research output per year
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2025
From coastal to offshore: The case of an inshore bottlenose dolphin that joined an offshore pod
Félix, F., Castro, C., Van Bressem, M. F., Barragán, L., Platt, M. & Van Waerebeek, K., 2025, (Accepted/In press) In: Marine Mammal Science.Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate › peer-review
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Migratory behaviour of humpback whales in the southeastern Pacific under climate change
Millien, V., Stafiej, N., Félix, F. & Guzman, H. M., Dec 2025, In: Scientific Reports. 15, 1, 3989.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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2024
A review of lobomycosis and lobomycosis-like skin disease in cetaceans worldwide, with new data from the Gulf of Guayaquil, Ecuador
Van Bressem, M. F., Felix, F. & Van Waerebeek, K., 1 Sep 2024, In: Medical Mycology. 62, 9, myae089.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
1 Scopus citations -
New northernmost distribution records of the Eastern South Pacific southern right whale (Eubalaena australis), including the first cases from Ecuador and northern Peru
Castro Ayala, C., García-Cegarra, A. M., Uceda-Vega, P., Aguilar, L., Kelez, S., Buchan, S. J., Félix, F., Stack, S. H. & Van Waerebeek, K., Nov 2024, In: PLoS ONE. 19, 11 November, e0312528.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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2022
First record of a fin whale (Balaenoptera physalus) in coastal waters of Ecuador in a century
Félix, F., Haase, B., Terán, C., Pozo, M. & Burneo, S., 28 Sep 2022, In: Journal of Cetacean Research and Management. 23, 1, p. 141-146 6 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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HABITAT USE OF THE COMMON BOTTLENOSE DOLPHIN (TURSIOPS TRUNCATUS) IN THE GULF OF GUAYAQUIL, ECUADOR: MANAGEMENT NEEDS FOR A THREATENED POPULATION: Management needs for a threatened population
Félix, F., Fernández, J. E., Paladines, A., Centeno, R., Romero, J. & Burneo, S. F., 15 May 2022, In: Ocean and Coastal Management. 223, 106174.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
7 Scopus citations -
2021
Challenges and opportunities for the conservation of marine mammals in the Southeast Pacific with the entry into force of the U.S. Marine Mammal Protection Act
Félix, F., Mangel, J. C., Alfaro-Shigueto, J., Cocas, L. A., Guerra, J., Pérez-Alvarez, M. J. & Sepúlveda, M., Nov 2021, In: Regional Studies in Marine Science.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
7 Scopus citations -
Influence of krill (Euphausia superba) availability on humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) reproductive rate
Seyboth, E., Félix, F., Lea, M. A., Dalla Rosa, L., Watters, G. M., Reid, K. & Secchi, E. R., 24 Mar 2021, In: Marine Mammal Science. 37, 4, p. 1498-1506 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
16 Scopus citations -
Migratory connections among breeding grounds off the Eastern Pacific and feeding areas in the Antarctic Peninsula based on genotype matching
Caballero, S., Steel, D., Pallin, L., Botero-Acosta, N., Felix, F., Olavarría, C., Diazgranados, M. C., Bessudo, S., Friedlander, A. & Baker, C. S., 2021, In: Boletin de Investigaciones Marinas y Costeras. 50, p. 31-40 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access1 Scopus citations -
Vessel Strikes of Large Whales in the Eastern Tropical Pacific
Ransome, N., Loneragan, N. R., Medrano-González, L., Félix, F. & Smith, J. N., 6 Oct 2021, In: Frontiers in Marine Science.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
9 Scopus citations -
2020
A New Case of Interoceanic Movement of a Humpback Whale in the Southern Hemisphere: The El Niño Link
Felix, F., Abras, D. R., Cheeseman, T., Haase, B., Figueiredo Santos, J. D., Milton, M. C., Southerland, K. & Acevedo, J., 1 Nov 2020, In: Aquatic Mammals. 46, 6, p. 578-583 6 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
12 Scopus citations -
2019
Distribución espacial, estructura social y amenazas de conservación de una pequeña comunidad de delfines nariz de botella, tursiops truncatus (Odontoceti: delphinidae) en Ecuador
Translated title of the contribution :Spatial distribution, social structure and conservation threats of a small community of bottlenose dolphins, tursiops truncatus (Odontoceti: Delphinidae) in Ecuador Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access3 Scopus citations -
Participative management and local institutional strengthening: The successful case of mangrove social-ecological systems in Ecuador
Félix, F. & Hurtado, M., 31 Oct 2019, Social-ecological Systems of Latin America: Complexities and Challenges. Springer International Publishing, p. 261-281 21 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
4 Scopus citations -
Role of social behaviour in the epidemiology of lobomycosis-like disease (LLD) in estuarine common bottlenose dolphins from Ecuador
Félix, F., Van Bressem, M. F. & Van Waerebeek, K., 25 Apr 2019, In: Diseases of Aquatic Organisms. 134, 1, p. 75-87 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
15 Scopus citations -
2018
Genetic divergence and fine scale population structure of the common bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus, Montagu) found in the Gulf of Guayaquil, Ecuador
Bayas-Rea, R. D. L. Á., Félix, F. & Montufar, R., 2018, In: PeerJ. 2018, 4, e4589.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access23 Scopus citations -
Geographic and temporal patterns of non-lethal attacks on humpback whales by killer whales in the eastern South Pacific and the Antarctic Peninsula
Capella, J. J., Félix, F., Flórez-González, L., Gibbons, J., Haase, B. & Guzman, H. M., 2018, In: Endangered Species Research. 37, p. 207-218 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access8 Scopus citations -
Low prevalence of microplastic contamination in planktivorous fish species from the southeast Pacific Ocean
Ory, N., Chagnon, C., Felix, F., Fernández, C., Ferreira, J. L., Gallardo, C., Garcés Ordóñez, O., Henostroza, A., Laaz, E., Mizraji, R., Mojica, H., Murillo Haro, V., Ossa Medina, L., Preciado, M., Sobral, P., Urbina, M. A. & Thiel, M., Feb 2018, In: Marine Pollution Bulletin. 127, p. 211-216 6 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
196 Scopus citations -
Prediction of large whale distributions: A comparison of presence-absence and presence-only modeling techniques
Fiedler, P. C., Redfern, J. V., Forney, K. A., Palacios, D. M., Sheredy, C., Rasmussen, K., García-Godos, I., Santillán, L., Tetley, M. J., Félix, F. & Ballance, L. T., 12 Nov 2018, In: Frontiers in Marine Science. 5, NOV, 419.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access38 Scopus citations -
Prevalence of scars of anthropogenic origin in coastal bottlenose dolphin in Ecuador
Félix, F., Centeno, R., Romero, J., Zavala, M. & Vásconez, Ó., 1 Aug 2018, In: Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom. 98, 5, p. 1177-1186 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
17 Scopus citations -
The most northerly record of a southern elephant seal (Mirounga leonina) in the Pacific Ocean at the Island of Taboga, Gulf of Panama, Panama
Redwood, S. D. & Félix, F., 2018, In: Aquatic Mammals. 44, 1, p. 13-18 6 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate › peer-review
11 Scopus citations -
Variation in Dorsal Fin Morphology in Common Bottlenose Dolphin Tursiops truncatus (Cetacea: Delphinidae) Populations from the Southeast Pacific Ocean
Félix, F., Waerebeek, K. V., Sanino, G. P., Castro, C., Bressem, M. F. V. & Santillán, L., Jul 2018, In: Pacific Science. 72, 3, p. 307-320 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
10 Scopus citations -
2017
Decreasing population trend in coastal bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) from the Gulf of Guayaquil, Ecuador
Félix, F., Calderón, A., Vintimilla, M. & Bayas-Rea, R. A., Aug 2017, In: Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems. 27, 4, p. 856-866 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
19 Scopus citations -
Migratory preferences of humpback whales between feeding and breeding grounds in the eastern South Pacific
Acevedo, J., Aguayo-Lobo, A., Allen, J., Botero-Acosta, N., Capella, J., Castro, C., Rosa, L. D., Denkinger, J., Félix, F., Flórez-González, L., Garita, F., Guzmán, H. M., Haase, B., Kaufman, G., Llano, M., Olavarría, C., Pacheco, A. S., Plana, J., Rasmussen, K. & Scheidat, M. & 3 others, , Oct 2017, In: Marine Mammal Science. 33, 4, p. 1035-1052 18 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
40 Scopus citations -
Movements and habitat use by southeast pacific humpback whales (megaptera novaeangliae) satellite tracked at two breeding sites
Guzman, H. M. & Felix, F., 2017, In: Aquatic Mammals. 43, 2, p. 139-155 17 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
17 Scopus citations -
Movements and timing of humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) within the breeding region of the eastern south Pacific
Valdivia, C. A., Pacheco, A. S., Félix, F., Haase, B., Rasmussen, K., Santillán, L., Alcorta, B. & Silva, S., 2017, In: Aquatic Mammals. 43, 3, p. 324-330 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access8 Scopus citations -
2016
A new record of the Blackish Oystercatcher, Haematopus ater ater (Vieillot and Oudart, 1825), in the Gulf of Guayaquil, Ecuador
Félix, F. & Haase, B., 17 Mar 2016, In: Check List. 12, 2, 1857.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access1 Scopus citations -
2015
Epidemiology of lobomycosis-like disease in bottlenose dolphins Tursiops spp. from South America and southern Africa
Van Bressem, M. F., Simões-Lopes, P. C., Félix, F., Kiszka, J. J., Daura-Jorge, F. G., Avila, I. C., Secchi, E. R., Flach, L., Fruet, P. F., Du Toit, K., Ott, P. H., Elwen, S., Di Giacomo, A. B., Wagner, J., Banks, A. & Van Waerebeek, K., 17 Nov 2015, In: Diseases of Aquatic Organisms. 117, 1, p. 59-75 17 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access30 Scopus citations -
Rope rubbing social play behavior recorded from wild bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) in ecuador
Félix, F., 2015, In: Aquatic Mammals. 41, 2, p. 222-225 4 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
2 Scopus citations -
2014
Inter-oceanic movement of an adult female humpback whale between Pacific and Atlantic breeding grounds off South America
Stevick, P. T., Allen, J. M., Engel, M. H., Félix, F., Haase, B. & Neves, M. C., 2014, In: Journal of Cetacean Research and Management. 13, 2, p. 159-162 4 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
19 Scopus citations -
Satellite tracking and sighting data analyses of Southeast Pacific humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae): Is the migratory route coastal or oceanic?
Félix, F. & Guzmán, H. M., 2014, In: Aquatic Mammals. 40, 4, p. 329-340 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
35 Scopus citations -
2013
A note on the northernmost record of the Antarctic minke whale (Balaenoptera bonaerensis) in the Eastern Pacific
Félix, F. & Haase, B., 2013, In: Journal of Cetacean Research and Management. 13, 3, p. 191-194 4 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
1 Scopus citations -
2012
Evaluating humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) social behaviour through sexing active individuals
Félix, F. & Botero-Acosta, N., 2012, In: Aquatic Mammals. 38, 3, p. 311-316 6 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate › peer-review
6 Scopus citations -
Feeding grounds of the eastern South Pacific humpback whale population include the South Orkney Islands
Rosa, L. D., Félix, F., Stevick, P. T., Secchi, E. R., Allen, J. M., Chater, K., Martin, A. R. & Bassoi, M., 2012, In: Polar Research. 31, SUPPL., 17324.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access11 Scopus citations -
Genetic diversity and population structure of humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) from Ecuador based on mitochondrial DNA analyses
Fernando, F., Susana, C. & Carlos, O., 2012, In: Journal of Cetacean Research and Management. 12, 2, p. 71-77 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
17 Scopus citations -
2011
Abundance and survival estimates of the southeastern pacific humpback whale stock from 1991-2006 photo-identification surveys in Ecuador
Félix, F., Castro, C., Laake, J. L., Haase, B. E. N. & Scheidat, M., 2011, In: Journal of Cetacean Research and Management. SPEC. ISS. 3, p. 301-307 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
34 Scopus citations -
Distribution and behaviour of humpback whale mother-calf pairs during the breeding season off Ecuador
Félix, F. & Botero-Acosta, N., 28 Mar 2011, In: Marine Ecology Progress Series. 426, p. 277-287 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access58 Scopus citations -
Entanglement of humpback whales in artisanal fishing gear in ecuador
Félix, F., Muñoz, M., FALCONf, J., Botero, N. & Haase, B. E. N., 2011, In: Journal of Cetacean Research and Management. SPEC. ISS. 3, p. 285-290 6 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
12 Scopus citations -
The 2005 Galápagos humpback whale expedition: A first attempt to assess and characterise the population in the Archipelago
Félix, F., Palacios, D. M., Salazar, S. K., Caballero, S., Haase, B. E. N. & Falconí, J., 2011, In: Journal of Cetacean Research and Management. SPEC. ISS. 3, p. 291-299 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
8 Scopus citations -
2009
Epidemiological pattern of tattoo skin disease: A potential general health indicator for cetaceans
Van Bressem, M. F., Van Waerebeek, K., Aznar, F. J., Raga, J. A., Jepson, P. D., Duignan, P., Deaville, R., Flach, L., Viddi, F., Baker, J. R., Di Beneditto, A. P., Echegaray, M., Genov, T., Reyes, J., Felix, F., Gaspar, R., Ramos, R., Peddemors, V., Sanino, G. P. & Siebert, U., 2009, In: Diseases of Aquatic Organisms. 85, 3, p. 225-237 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access72 Scopus citations -
2007
Migratory destinations of humpback whales from the Magellan Strait feeding ground, southeast Pacific
Acevedo, J., Rasmussen, K., Félix, F., Castro, C., Llano, M., Secchi, E., Saborío, M. T., Aguayo-Lobo, A., Haase, B., Scheidat, M., Dalla-Rosa, L., Olavarría, C., Forestell, P., Acuña, P., Kaufman, G. & Pastene, L. A., Apr 2007, In: Marine Mammal Science. 23, 2, p. 453-463 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
55 Scopus citations -
Spondylitis in a humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) from the southeast Pacific
Félix, F., Haase, B. & Aguirre, W. E., 9 May 2007, In: Diseases of Aquatic Organisms. 75, 3, p. 259-264 6 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access17 Scopus citations -
2004
Migrations of individually identified humpback whales between the antarctic peninsula and South America
Stevick, P. T., Aguayo, A., Allen, J., Avila, I. C., Capella, J., Castro, C., Chater, K., Dalla Rosa, L., Engel, M. H., Félix, F., Flórez-González, L., Freitas, A., Haase, B., Llano, M., Lodi, L., Munoz, E., Olavarría, C., Secchi, E., Scheidat, M. & Siciliano, S., 2004, In: Journal of Cetacean Research and Management. 6, 2, p. 109-113 5 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
81 Scopus citations -
2001
La ballena jorobada en la costa de Ecuador, parámetros poblacionales y comportamiento
Translated title of the contribution :The humpback whale off the coast of Ecuador, population parameters and behavior Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
56 Scopus citations -
1998
Changes in winter destinations and the northernmost record of southeastern pacific humpback whales
Flórez-González, L., Capelía A., J., Haase, B., Bravo, G. A., Félix, F. & Gerrodette, T., Jan 1998, In: Marine Mammal Science. 14, 1, p. 189-196 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
42 Scopus citations -
1997
Mortality of dolphins and porpoises in coastal fisheries off Peru and southern Ecuador in 1994
Van Waerebeek, K., Van Bressem, M. F., Félix, F., Alfaro-Shigueto, J., García-Godos, A., Chávez-Lisambart, L., Ontón, K., Montes, D. & Bello, R., Jul 1997, In: Biological Conservation. 81, 1-2, p. 43-49 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
60 Scopus citations -
Sightings of Galapagos sea lions (Zalophus californianus wollebaeki) on the coasts of Colombia and Ecuador
Palacios, D. M., Félix, F., Flórez-González, L., Cappela, J. J., Chiluiza, D. & Haase, B. J. M., 1997, In: Mammalia. 61, 1, p. 114-116 3 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate › peer-review
7 Scopus citations -
1994
Incidental catches of small cetaceans in the artisanal fisheries of Ecuador
Felix, F. & Samaniego, J., 1994, In: Unknown Journal. p. 475-480 6 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
15 Scopus citations