Leigh G. Torres, Ph.D. - Publications

Affiliations: 
2007 Environment Duke University, Durham, NC 
Area:
Environmental Sciences, Ecology Biology

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Year Citation  Score
2024 Barlow DR, Strong CS, Torres LG. Three decades of nearshore surveys reveal long-term patterns in gray whale habitat use, distribution, and abundance in the Northern California Current. Scientific Reports. 14: 9352. PMID 38654001 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-59552-z  0.404
2023 Derville S, Torres LG, Newsome SD, Somes CJ, Valenzuela LO, Vander Zanden HB, Baker CS, Bérubé M, Busquets-Vass G, Carlyon K, Childerhouse SJ, Constantine R, Dunshea G, Flores PAC, Goldsworthy SD, et al. Long-term stability in the circumpolar foraging range of a Southern Ocean predator between the eras of whaling and rapid climate change. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 120: e2214035120. PMID 36848574 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2214035120  0.363
2022 Green CP, Ratcliffe N, Mattern T, Thompson D, Lea MA, Wotherspoon S, Borboroglu PG, Ellenberg U, Morrison KW, Pütz K, Sagar PM, Seddon PJ, Torres LG, Hindell MA. The role of allochrony in influencing interspecific differences in foraging distribution during the non-breeding season between two congeneric crested penguin species. Plos One. 17: e0262901. PMID 35139102 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0262901  0.339
2021 Jones DC, Ceia FR, Murphy E, Delord K, Furness RW, Verdy A, Mazloff M, Phillips RA, Sagar PM, Sallée JB, Schreiber B, Thompson DR, Torres LG, Underwood PJ, Weimerskirch H, et al. Untangling local and remote influences in two major petrel habitats in the oligotrophic Southern Ocean. Global Change Biology. PMID 34386992 DOI: 10.1111/gcb.15839  0.34
2021 Clatterbuck CA, Lewison RL, Orben RA, Ackerman JT, Torres LG, Suryan RM, Warzybok P, Jahncke J, Shaffer SA. Foraging in marine habitats increases mercury concentrations in a generalist seabird. Chemosphere. 279: 130470. PMID 34134398 DOI: 10.1016/J.CHEMOSPHERE.2021.130470  0.323
2020 Torres LG, Barlow DR, Chandler TE, Burnett JD. Insight into the kinematics of blue whale surface foraging through drone observations and prey data. Peerj. 8: e8906. PMID 32351781 DOI: 10.7717/Peerj.8906  0.347
2020 Hindell MA, Reisinger RR, Ropert-Coudert Y, Hückstädt LA, Trathan PN, Bornemann H, Charrassin JB, Chown SL, Costa DP, Danis B, Lea MA, Thompson D, Torres LG, Van de Putte AP, Alderman R, et al. Tracking of marine predators to protect Southern Ocean ecosystems. Nature. 580: 87-92. PMID 32238927 DOI: 10.1038/S41586-020-2126-Y  0.602
2020 Ropert-Coudert Y, Van de Putte AP, Reisinger RR, Bornemann H, Charrassin JB, Costa DP, Danis B, Hückstädt LA, Jonsen ID, Lea MA, Thompson D, Torres LG, Trathan PN, Wotherspoon S, Ainley DG, et al. The retrospective analysis of Antarctic tracking data project. Scientific Data. 7: 94. PMID 32188863 DOI: 10.1038/S41597-020-0406-X  0.621
2020 Derville S, Torres LG, Zerbini AN, Oremus M, Garrigue C. Horizontal and vertical movements of humpback whales inform the use of critical pelagic habitats in the western South Pacific. Scientific Reports. 10: 4871. PMID 32184421 DOI: 10.1038/S41598-020-61771-Z  0.46
2020 Barlow DR, Bernard KS, Escobar-Flores P, Palacios DM, Torres LG. Links in the trophic chain: modeling functional relationships between in situ oceanography, krill, and blue whale distribution under different oceanographic regimes Marine Ecology Progress Series. 642: 207-225. DOI: 10.3354/Meps13339  0.343
2020 Carneiro APB, Pearmain EJ, Oppel S, Clay TA, Phillips RA, Bonnet‐Lebrun A, Wanless RM, Abraham E, Richard Y, Rice J, Handley J, Davies TE, Dilley BJ, Ryan PG, Small C, ... ... Torres L, et al. A framework for mapping the distribution of seabirds by integrating tracking, demography and phenology Journal of Applied Ecology. 57: 514-525. DOI: 10.1111/1365-2664.13568  0.428
2019 Cockerham S, Lee B, Orben RA, Suryan RM, Torres LG, Warzybok P, Bradley R, Jahncke J, Young HS, Ouverney C, Shaffer SA. Microbial Ecology of the Western Gull (Larus occidentalis). Microbial Ecology. PMID 30891612 DOI: 10.1007/S00248-019-01352-4  0.372
2019 Derville S, Torres LG, Albertson R, Andrews O, Scott Baker C, Carzon P, Constantine R, Donoghue M, Dutheil C, Gannier A, Oremus M, Michael Poole M, Robbins J, Garrigue C. Whales in warming water: assessing breeding habitat diversity and adaptability in Oceania's changing climate. Global Change Biology. PMID 30609213 DOI: 10.1111/Gcb.14563  0.481
2019 Holdman AK, Haxel JH, Klinck H, Torres LG. Acoustic monitoring reveals the times and tides of harbor porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) distribution off central Oregon, U.S.A. Marine Mammal Science. 35: 164-186. DOI: 10.1111/Mms.12537  0.309
2019 Derville S, Torres LG, Dodémont R, Perard V, Garrigue C. From land and sea, long‐term data reveal persistent humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) breeding habitat in New Caledonia Aquatic Conservation-Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems. 29: 1697-1711. DOI: 10.1002/Aqc.3127  0.401
2018 Pickett EP, Fraser WR, Patterson-Fraser DL, Cimino MA, Torres LG, Friedlaender AS. Spatial niche partitioning may promote coexistence of penguins as climate-induced sympatry occurs. Ecology and Evolution. 8: 9764-9778. PMID 30386573 DOI: 10.1002/Ece3.4445  0.636
2018 Yates KL, Bouchet PJ, Caley MJ, Mengersen K, Randin CF, Parnell S, Fielding AH, Bamford AJ, Ban S, Barbosa AM, Dormann CF, Elith J, Embling CB, Ervin GN, Fisher R, ... ... Torres LG, et al. Outstanding Challenges in the Transferability of Ecological Models. Trends in Ecology & Evolution. PMID 30166069 DOI: 10.1016/J.Tree.2018.08.001  0.333
2018 Bishop A, Brown C, Rehberg M, Torres L, Horning M. Juvenile Steller sea lion () utilization distributions in the Gulf of Alaska. Movement Ecology. 6: 6. PMID 29785269 DOI: 10.1186/S40462-018-0124-6  0.42
2018 Hann C, Stelle L, Szabo A, Torres L. Obstacles and Opportunities of Using a Mobile App for Marine Mammal Research Isprs International Journal of Geo-Information. 7: 169. DOI: 10.3390/Ijgi7050169  0.377
2018 Torres LG, Nieukirk SL, Lemos L, Chandler TE. Drone Up! Quantifying Whale Behavior From a New Perspective Improves Observational Capacity Frontiers in Marine Science. 5. DOI: 10.3389/Fmars.2018.00319  0.307
2018 Kirchner T, Wiley D, Hazen E, Parks S, Torres L, Friedlaender A. Hierarchical foraging movement of humpback whales relative to the structure of their prey Marine Ecology Progress Series. 607: 237-250. DOI: 10.3354/Meps12789  0.526
2018 Derville S, Torres LG, Iovan C, Garrigue C. Finding the right fit: Comparative cetacean distribution models using multiple data sources and statistical approaches Diversity and Distributions. 24: 1657-1673. DOI: 10.1111/Ddi.12782  0.344
2018 Derville S, Torres LG, Garrigue C. Social segregation of humpback whales in contrasted coastal and oceanic breeding habitats Journal of Mammalogy. 99: 41-54. DOI: 10.1093/Jmammal/Gyx185  0.414
2017 Torres LG, Orben RA, Tolkova I, Thompson DR. Classification of Animal Movement Behavior through Residence in Space and Time. Plos One. 12: e0168513. PMID 28045906 DOI: 10.1371/Journal.Pone.0168513  0.335
2017 Ogburn MB, Harrison A, Whoriskey FG, Cooke SJ, Mills Flemming JE, Torres LG. Addressing Challenges in the Application of Animal Movement Ecology to Aquatic Conservation and Management Frontiers in Marine Science. 4. DOI: 10.3389/Fmars.2017.00070  0.379
2017 Torres LG. A sense of scale: Foraging cetaceans' use of scale-dependent multimodal sensory systems Marine Mammal Science. 33: 1170-1193. DOI: 10.1111/Mms.12426  0.341
2017 Sztukowski LA, van Toor ML, Weimerskirch H, Thompson DR, Torres LG, Sagar PM, Cotton PA, Votier SC. Tracking reveals limited interactions between Campbell Albatross and fisheries during the breeding season Journal of Ornithology. 158: 725-735. DOI: 10.1007/S10336-016-1425-4  0.456
2016 Pascoe P, Lea M, Mattlin R, McMahon C, Harcourt R, Thompson D, Torres L, Vinette-Herrin K, Hindell M. Assessing the utility of two- and three-dimensional behavioural metrics in habitat usage models Marine Ecology Progress Series. 562: 181-192. DOI: 10.3354/Meps11947  0.425
2016 Derville S, Constantine R, Baker CS, Oremus M, Torres LG. Environmental correlates of nearshore habitat distribution by the Critically Endangered Maui dolphin Marine Ecology Progress Series. 551: 261-275. DOI: 10.3354/Meps11736  0.519
2016 Rayner MJ, Carlile N, Priddel D, Bretagnolle V, Miller MGR, Phillips RA, Ranjard L, Bury SJ, Torres LG. Niche partitioning by three Pterodroma petrel species during non-breeding in the equatorial Pacific Ocean Marine Ecology Progress Series. 549: 217-229. DOI: 10.3354/Meps11707  0.457
2016 Lascelles BG, Taylor PR, Miller MGR, Dias MP, Oppel S, Torres L, Hedd A, Le Corre M, Phillips RA, Shaffer SA, Weimerskirch H, Small C. Applying global criteria to tracking data to define important areas for marine conservation Diversity and Distributions. DOI: 10.1111/Ddi.12411  0.446
2016 Torres LG, Rayment W, Olavarría C, Thompson DR, Graham B, Baker CS, Patenaude N, Bury SJ, Boren L, Parker G, Carroll EL. Demography and ecology of southern right whales Eubalaena australis wintering at sub-Antarctic Campbell Island, New Zealand Polar Biology. 1-12. DOI: 10.1007/S00300-016-1926-X  0.382
2015 Torres LG, Sutton PJ, Thompson DR, Delord K, Weimerskirch H, Sagar PM, Sommer E, Dilley BJ, Ryan PG, Phillips RA. Poor transferability of species distribution models for a pelagic predator, the grey petrel, indicates contrasting habitat preferences across ocean basins. Plos One. 10: e0120014. PMID 25748948 DOI: 10.1371/Journal.Pone.0120014  0.502
2015 Thompson DR, Torres LG, Taylor GA, Rayner MJ, Sagar PM, Shaffer SA, Phillips RA, Bury SJ. Stable isotope values delineate the non-breeding distributions of sooty shearwaters Puffinus griseus in the North Pacific Ocean Marine Ecology Progress Series. 521: 277-282. DOI: 10.3354/Meps11128  0.427
2015 Sugishita J, Torres LG, Seddon PJ. A new approach to study of seabird-fishery overlap: Connecting chick feeding with parental foraging and overlap with fishing vessels Global Ecology and Conservation. 4: 632-644. DOI: 10.1016/J.Gecco.2015.11.001  0.365
2015 Constantine R, Johnson M, Riekkola L, Jervis S, Kozmian-Ledward L, Dennis T, Torres LG, Aguilar de Soto N. Mitigation of vessel-strike mortality of endangered Bryde's whales in the Hauraki Gulf, New Zealand Biological Conservation. 186: 149-157. DOI: 10.1016/J.Biocon.2015.03.008  0.31
2015 Hartel EF, Constantine R, Torres LG. Changes in habitat use patterns by bottlenose dolphins over a 10-year period render static management boundaries ineffective Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems. 25: 562-572. DOI: 10.1002/Aqc.2465  0.471
2013 Torres LG, Sagar PM, Thompson DR, Phillips RA. Scale-dependence of seabird-fishery data analysis and management: Reply to Croxall et al. (2013) Marine Ecology Progress Series. 493: 301-304. DOI: 10.3354/Meps10600  0.33
2013 Torres LG, Sagar PM, Thompson DR, Phillips RA. Scaling down the analysis of seabird-fishery interactions Marine Ecology Progress Series. 473: 275-289. DOI: 10.3354/Meps10071  0.407
2013 Torres LG, Smith TD, Sutton P, Macdiarmid A, Bannister J, Miyashita T. From exploitation to conservation: Habitat models using whaling data predict distribution patterns and threat exposure of an endangered whale Diversity and Distributions. 19: 1138-1152. DOI: 10.1111/Ddi.12069  0.492
2013 Torres LG. Evidence for an unrecognised blue whale foraging ground in New Zealand New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research. 47: 235-248. DOI: 10.1080/00288330.2013.773919  0.445
2011 Torres LG, Thompson DR, Bearhop S, Votier S, Taylor GA, Sagar PM, Robertson BC. White-capped albatrosses alter fine-scale foraging behavior patterns when associated with fishing vessels Marine Ecology Progress Series. 428: 289-301. DOI: 10.3354/Meps09068  0.413
2011 Rayner MJ, Taylor GA, Thompson DR, Torres LG, Sagar PM, Shaffer SA. Migration and diving activity in three non-breeding flesh-footed shearwaters Puffinus carneipes Journal of Avian Biology. 42: 266-270. DOI: 10.1111/J.1600-048X.2010.05238.X  0.308
2009 Torres LG. A kaleidoscope of mammal, bird and fish: Habitat use patterns of top predators and their prey in Florida Bay Marine Ecology Progress Series. 375: 289-304. DOI: 10.3354/Meps07743  0.438
2009 Torres LG, Read AJ. Where to catch a fish? the influence of foraging tactics on the ecology of bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) in Florida Bay, Florida Marine Mammal Science. 25: 797-815. DOI: 10.1111/J.1748-7692.2009.00297.X  0.614
2008 Torres LG, Read AJ, Halpin P. Fine-scale habitat modeling of a top marine predator: Do prey data improve predictive capacity? Ecological Applications. 18: 1702-1717. PMID 18839765 DOI: 10.1890/07-1455.1  0.633
2006 Redfern JV, Ferguson MC, Becker EA, Hyrenbach KD, Good C, Barlow J, Kaschner K, Baumgartner MF, Forney KA, Ballance LT, Fauchald P, Halpin P, Hamazaki T, Pershing AJ, Qian SS, ... ... Torres L, et al. Techniques for cetacean-habitat modeling Marine Ecology Progress Series. 310: 271-295. DOI: 10.3354/Meps310271  0.707
2006 Torres LG, Heithaus MR, Delius B. Influence of teleost abundance on the distribution and abundance of sharks in Florida Bay, USA Hydrobiologia. 569: 449-455. DOI: 10.1007/S10750-006-0148-6  0.491
2005 Johnston DW, Friedlaender AS, Torres LG, Lavigne DM. Variation in sea ice cover on the east coast of Canada from 1969 to 2002: Climate variability and implications for harp and hooded seals Climate Research. 29: 209-222. DOI: 10.3354/Cr029209  0.515
2003 Torres LG, Rosel PE, D'Agrosa C, Read AJ. Improving management of overlapping bottlenose dolphin ecotypes through spatial analysis and genetics Marine Mammal Science. 19: 502-514. DOI: 10.1111/J.1748-7692.2003.Tb01317.X  0.655
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