Gordon Hastie (Senior Research Scientist)
Gordon has extensive experience studying the behavioural ecology and physiology of marine predators, and has developed the practical, management and analytical skills required to lead field and lab based research programs. Specific research expertise includes:
- Marine Mammal Acoustic Behaviour: Studies of the functional mechanisms of cetacean and pinniped calls and passive acoustic techniques for detecting and tracking cetaceans
- Marine Mammal Diving Behaviour and Physiology: A range of studies into the diving behaviour of wild marine mammals and led a marine mammal diving physiology research program in Canada
- Cetacean Ecology: PhD in the functional mechanisms of cetacean habitat use and behaviour
- Anthropogenic Impacts on Marine Mammals: Lead researcher on studies of the influence of OGP noise and vessel traffic on cetacean behaviour
Publications
Fahlman, A., Hastie, G.D., Rosen, D.A.S., Naito, Y., and Trites, A.W. (2008). The influence of buoyancy on diving metabolism of Steller sea lions (Eumetopias jubatus). Aquatic Biology 3, pp. 147-154.
Hastie, G.D., Rosen, D.A.S., and Trites, A.W. (2007). Reductions in oxygen consumption during dives and estimated submergence limitations of Steller sea lions (Eumetopias jubatus). Marine Mammal Science 23, no. 2, pp. 272-286.
Hastie, G.D., Rosen, D.A.S., and Trites, A.W. (2006). The influence of depth on a breath hold diver: predicting the diving metabolism of Steller sea lions (Eumetopias jubatus). Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 336, pp. 163-170.
Hastie, G.D., Rosen, D.A.S., and Trites, A.W. (2006). Studying diving energetics of trained Steller sea lions in the open ocean. In Trites, A.W., S.K. Atkinson, D.P. DeMaster, L.W. Fritz, T.S. Gelatt, L.D. Rea, and K.M. Wynne (eds.). 2006. Sea lions of the world. Alaska Sea Grant College Program, University of Alaska Fairbanks.
Hastie, G.D., Wilson, B., and Thompson, P.M. (2006). Diving deep in a foraging hotspot: acoustic insights into bottlenose dolphin dive depths and feeding behaviour. Marine Biology 148, pp. 1181-1188.
Hastie, G.D., Swift, R.J., Slesser, G., Thompson, P.M. & Turrell, W.R. (2005). Environmental models for predicting oceanic dolphin habitat in the northeast Atlantic. ICES Journal of Marine Science 62, no. 4, pp. 760-770.
Hastie, G.D., Wilson, B., Wilson, L.J., Parsons, K.P. & Thompson, P.M. (2004). Functional mechanisms underlying cetacean distribution patterns: hotspots for bottlenose dolphins are linked to foraging. Marine Biology 144, pp. 397-403.
Hastie, G.D., Barton, T.R., Grellier, K., Hammond, P.S., Swift, R.J., Thompson, P.M. Wilson, B. (2003). Distribution of small cetaceans within a candidate Special Area of Conservation; implications for management. Journal of Cetacean Research and Management 5, no. 3, pp. 261-266.
Hastie, G.D., Wilson, B., and Thompson, P.M. (2003). Fine-scale habitat selection by coastal bottlenose dolphins: application of a new video montage technique. Canadian Journal of Zoology 81, pp. 469-478.
Hastie, G.D., Swift, R.J., Gordon, J.C.D., Slesser, G. & Turrell, W.R. (2003). Sperm whale distribution and seasonal density in the Faroe Shetland Channel. Journal of Cetacean Research and Management 5, no. 3, pp. 247-252.
Hastie, G.D., Wilson, B., Tufft, L.H. & Thompson, P.M. (2003). Bottlenose dolphins increase breathing synchrony in response to boat traffic. Marine Mammal Science 19, no. 1, pp. 74-84.
DeNardo, C., Dougherty, M., Hastie, G.D., Leaper, R., Wilson, B. & Thompson, P. M. (2001). A new technique for investigating variability in spatial relationships within groups of free ranging cetaceans. Journal of Applied Ecology 38, pp. 888-895.
Van Parijs, S.M., Hastie, G.D., & Thompson, P.M. (2000). Individual and geographical variation in display behaviour of harbour seals in Scotland, Animal Behaviour. 59, no. 3, pp. 559-568
Van Parijs, S.M., Hastie, G.D. & Thompson, P.M. (2000). A design for a two-dimensional boat-bound hydrophone array for studying harbour seals, Phoca vitulina. Marine Mammal Science 16, no. 2, pp. 481-488
Van Parijs, S.M., Hastie, G.D., & Thompson, P.M. (1999). Geographical variation in temporal and spatial vocalization patterns of male harbour seals in the mating season. Animal Behaviour 58, no. 6, pp. 1231-1239
Van Parijs, S.M., Thompson, P.M., Hastie, G.D. & Bartels, B.A. (1998). Modification and deployment of a sonobuoy for recording underwater vocalizations from marine mammals. Marine Mammal Science, 14, no. 2, pp. 310-316.
