Jolanda A. Luksenburg

In the broadest sense, I am interested in the ecology and conservation of marine wildlife. My main interests are the population ecology, social behavior, vocal repertoires and population genetics of small cetaceans. My work combines fundamental science with conservation management. I use an integrative approach to marine mammal conservation, which includes ecology, behavior, genetics, social, cultural, legal, and economic aspects.

I am currently running the Aruban Rough-toothed Dolphin project in collaboration with the Aruba Marine Mammal Foundation (AMMF)

2009 Ph.D. candidate in Marine Mammal Conservation, George Mason University, USA.
1999 M.Sc. in Environmental Biology, University of Leiden, Netherlands and Marine Biology at the University of Groningen, Netherlands.

Luksenburg, J.A. 2011. Three new records of cetacean species for Aruba, Leeward Antilles, southern Caribbean. Marine Biodiversity Records, In Press.

Sangster, G. and J.A. Luksenburg, 2010. Notes on the Roviana Rail Gallirallus rovianae: a little-known Solomon Islands endemic. Bulletin of the British Ornithologists’ Club, in revision.

Luksenburg, J.A., T. Pedersen & I.B. Falk-Petersen, 2004. Reproduction of the shorthorn sculpin Myoxocephalus scorpius in northern Norway. Journal of Sea Research 51: 157-166. [pdf]

Luksenburg, J.A. & T. Pedersen, 2002. Sexual and geographical variation in life history parameters of the shorthorn sculpin. Journal of Fish Biology 61: 1453-1464. [pdf]

Kastelein, R.A., J.L. Dubbeldam, J. Luksenburg, C. Staal & A.A.H. van Immerseel, 1997. An anatomical atlas of an adult female harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena). In: A.J. Read, P.R. Wiepkema and P.E. Nachtigall (eds.). The Biology of the Harbour Porpoise. De Spill Publishers, Woerden, The Netherlands, pp. 87-178.

Luksenburg, J.A. & E.C.M. Parsons, 2009. The effects of aircraft on cetaceans: implications for aerial whalewatching. Paper presented at the International Whaling Commission, Madeira, Portugal, 2009. SC/61/WW2. [pdf]

The ‘krill surplus’ hypothesis and the shift in age at sexual maturity in the Antarctic minke whale Balaenoptera bonaerensis: A retrospective salute. Poster presentation at the International Marine Conservation Congress (IMCC) 2009, Washington D.C., U.S.A.

Whaling and the shift in age at sexual maturity in the Antarctic minke whale Balaenoptera bonaerensis: a review. Poster presentation at the European Cetacean Conference 2008, Netherlands.