Publications

Dear guests, welcome to the publications section. Here we have listed all the scientific publications published since 1997 on cetaceans. They are the result of our intense enrollment in field efforts to better know and protect marine mammals. After all citations, you'll have the opportunity to download de PDF file after clicking on the PDF logo. Feel free to download as many papers as you wonder. Have a nice trip!

 

Montone R.C.; Alonso M.B.; Santos, M.C. de O.; Méndez-Fernandez P.; Taniguchi, S.; Barbosa, A.P.M.; Gonçalves, R.M.; Padilha, J.A.; Bertozzi, C.; da Silva, J.; Marigo, J.; Pereira, A.D.S. & Lourenço, R.A. 2023. Temporal trends of persistent organic pollutant contamination in franciscana dolphins from the Southwestern Atlantic. Environmental Research, 216(Pt 1):114473. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2022.114473 

Trevizani, T.H., Domit, C., Santos, M.C. de O. & Figueira, R.C.L 2023. Bioaccumulation of heavy metals in estuaries in the southwest Atlantic Ocean. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 30, 26703–26717 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-022-23974-x 

Galetti, M.; Carmignotto, A.P.; Percequillo, A.R.; Santos, M.C. de O.; Ferraz, K.B.; Lima, F.; Vancine, M.H.; Muylaert, R.L.; Duarte, J.M.B.; Morato, R.; Beisiegel, B.M.; Olmos, F.; Galleti Jr, M. Ribeiro, M.C. 2022. Mammals in São Paulo State: diversity, distribution, ecology and conservation. Biota Neotropica (ONLINE), v. 22, p. e20221363. https://doi.org/10.1590/1676-0611-BN-2022-1363 

Combi, T.; Montone, R.C.; Corada-Fernández, C.; Lara-Martín, P.A.; Gusmão, J.B. & Santos, M.C. de O. 2022. Persistent organic pollutants and contaminants of emerging concern in spinner dolphins (Stenella longirostris) from the Western Atlantic Ocean. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 174. 113263. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2021.113263 

Conversani, V.R.M.; da Silva, D.F.; Avelaira, R.; Hohn, A.A. & Santos, M.C. de O. 2021. Age and growth of franciscana, Pontoporia blainvillei, and Guiana, Sotalia guianensis, dolphins from Southeastern Brazil. Marine Mammal Science, 37: 702-716.

Barcellos, D.D. & Santos, M.C. de O. 2021. Echolocation characteristics of franciscana dolphins (Pontoporia blainvillei). Marine Mammal Science, 37: 1139-1149.

Paschoalini, V.U.; Troina, G.C.; Méndez-Fernandez, P.; Campos, L.B. & Santos, M.C. de O. 2021. The trophic ecology and foraging areas of cetaceans sampled in the coastal waters of southeastern Brazil accessed through δ13C and δ15N in skin. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom, 101: 471-480.

Trevisani, T.H.; Figueira, R.C.L.; Santos, M.C. de O. & Domit, C. 2021. Mercury in trophic webs of estuaries in the Southwest Atlantic Ocean. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 167: 112379. 10p.

Campos, L.B. & Santos, M.C. de O. 2021. Trophic relationships and use of area of two sympatric small cetaceans in the Southwestern Atlantic Ocean determined by carbon and nitrogen stable isotopes. Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências, 93: e20200638. DOI 10.1590/0001-3765202120200638.  

Méndez-Fernandez, P.; Taniguchi, S.; Santos, M.C. de O.; Cascão, I; Quérouil, S.; Martín, V.; Tejedor, M.; Carrillo, M.; Rinaldi, C.; Rinaldi, R.; Barragán-Barrera, D.C.; Farías-Curtidor, N.; Caballero, S. & Montone, R.C. 2020. Population structure of the Atlantic spotted dolphin (Stenella frontalis) inferred through ecological markers. Aquatic Ecology, 54: 21–34.

Tannure, N.; Barbosa, F.S.; Barcellos, D.D.; Mattiuzzo, B.; Martinelli, A.; Campos, L.B.; Conversani, V.R.M. & Santos, M.C. de O. 2020. Acoustic description of beach hunting Guiana dolphins (Sotalia guianensis) in the Cananeia estuary, southeastern Brazil. Aquatic Mammals, 46: 11–20.

Campos, L.B.; Lopes, X.M.; da Silva, E. & Santos, M.C. de O. 2020. Feeding habits of the franciscana dolphin (Pontoporia blainvillei) in southeastern Brazil. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom, 100: 301-313.

Paschoalini, V.U. & Santos, M.C. de O. 2020. Movements and habitat use of bottlenose dolphins, Tursiops truncatus, in Southeastern Brazil. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom, 100: 651-662.

da Silva, D.F.; Avelaira, R; Conversani, V.R.M.; Botta, S.; Hohn, A.A. & Santos, M.C. de O. 2020. Reproductive parameters of franciscana dolphins (Pontoporia blainvillei) of Southeastern Brazil. Marine Mammal Science, 36: 1291-1308.

Figueiredo, G.C.; do Amaral, K. & Santos, M.C. de O. 2020. Cetaceans along the southeastern Brazilian coast: occurrence, distribution and niche inference at local scale. PeerJ, 8: e10000.

Bassoi, M.; Acevedo, J.; Secchi, E.R.; Aguayo-Lobo, A.; Dalla Rosa, L.; Torres, D.; Santos, M.C. de O. & Azevedo, A.F. 2020. Cetacean distribution in relation to environmental parameters between Drake Passage and northern Antarctic Peninsula. Polar Biology, 43: 1-15.

Trevizani, T.H.; Domit, C.; Broadhurst, M.K.; Santos, M.C. de O.; Figueira, R.C.L. 2019. Trophic dynamics in two South American estuaries encompassing industrial development and a biodiversity hotspot. Aquatic Conservation - Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems, 29: 2045–2056.

Secchi, E.R.; Santos. M.C. de O. & Reeves, R. 2019. Sotalia guianensis, Guiana dolphin. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, 1, p. 1-21.

Figueiredo, G.C., Goya, S.C. & Santos, M.C. de O. 2019. Southern right whales in the South-western Atlantic Ocean: proposed criteria to identify suitable areas of use in poorly known reproductive grounds. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom, 1–6.  

Mello, A.B., Molina, J.M.B., Kajin, M. & Santos, M.C. de O. 2019. Abundance Estimates of Guiana Dolphins (Sotalia guianensis; Van Bénéden, 1864) Inhabiting an Estuarine System in Southeastern Brazil.Aquatic Mammals, 45(1), 56-65, DOI 10.1578/AM.45.1.2019.56 

Santos, M.C. de O., Laílson-Brito, J., Flach, L., Oshima, J.E.F., Figueiredo, G.C., Carvalho, R.R., Ventura, E.S., Molina, J.M.B. & Azevedo, A.F. 2019. Cetacean movements in coastal waters of the southwestern Atlantic ocean.Biota Neotropica 19(2): e20180670. 

Barbosa, A.P.M., Méndez-Fernandez, P., Dias, P.S., Santos, M.C. de O., Taniguchi, S. & Montone, R.C. 2018. Transplacental transfer of persistent organic pollutants in La Plata dolphins (Pontoporia blainvillei; Cetartiodactyla, Pontoporiidae). The Science of the total environment, 631: 239-245. 

Méndez-Fernandez, P., Taniguchi, S., Santos, M.C. de O., Cascão, I., Quérouil, S., Martín, V., Tejedor, M., Carrillo, M., Rinaldi, C., Rinaldi, R. & Montone, R.C. 2018. Contamination status by persistent organic pollutants of the Atlantic spotted dolphin (Stenella frontalis) at the metapopulation level. Environmental Pollution, 236: 785-794. 

Santos, M.C. de O., Figueiredo, G. C. & Bressem, M.F.V. 2017. Cetaceans using the marine protected area of" Parque Estadual Marinho da Laje de Santos", Southeastern Brazil. Brazilian Journal of Oceanography, 65(4):605-613.

Ott, P.H., Barreto, A.S., Siciliano, S., Laporta, P., Domit, C., Fruet, P.F., Dalla Rosa, L., Santos, M.C de O., Meirelles, A.C., Marchesi, M.C. & Botta, S. 2016. Report of the Working Group on Taxonomy and Stock Identity of bottlenose dolphins in the Southwest Atlantic Ocean. Latin American Journal of Aquatic Mammals, 11(1-2): 16-28.

Figueiredo, G. C.; Santos M. C. de O.; Siciliano, S. & Moura, J. F. 2017. Southern right whales (Eubalaena australis) in an urbanized area off the Southwestern Atlantic Ocean: updated records and conservation issues. Aquatic Mammals, 43(1):52-62. 

Méndez-Fernandez, P.; Polesi, P. G.; Taniguchi, S.; Santos, M. C. de O, & Montone, R. C. 2016. Validating the use of biopsy sampling in contamination assessment studies of small cetaceans. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 107:364-369. 

Santos, M. C. de O. & Figueiredo, G. C. 2016.A rare sighting of a bottlenose whale (Hyperoodon planifrons, Flower, 1882) in shallow waters off southeastern Brazil. Brazilian Journal of Oceanography, 64(1):105-110. 

Oshima, J. E. de F. & Santos, M. C de O. 2016. Guiana dolphin home range analysis based on 11 years of photo-identification research in a tropical estuary. Journal of Mammalogy, 97(2):599-610. 

Van Bressem, M-F.; Flach, L.; Reyes, J.C.; Echegaray, M.; Santos, M. C. de O.; Viddi, F.; Félix. F.; Lodi, L. & Waerebeek, K. V. 2015. Epidemiological characteristics of skin disorders in cetaceans from South American waters. Latin American Journal of Aquatic Mammals, 10(1): 20-32.

Caballero, S.; Santos, M. C. de O.; Sanches, A. & Mignucci-Giannoni, A. A. 2013. Initial description of the phylogeography, population structure and genetic diversity of Atlantic spotted dolphins from Brazil and the Caribbean, inferred from analyses of mitochondrial and nuclear DNA. Biochemical Systematics and Ecology, v. 48, p. 263-270.

Lopes, X. M.; Santos, M. C. de O.; da Silva, E.; Bassoi, M. & Santos, R. A. dos. 2012. Feeding habits of the Atlantic Spotted dolphin, Stenella frontalis, in southeastern Brazil. Brazilian Journal of Oceanography, v. 60, p. 189-198. 

Lopes, X. M.; da Silva, E.; Bassoi, M.; dos Santos, R. A. & Santos, M. C. de O. 2012. Feeding habits of Guiana dolphins, Sotalia guianensis, from the Brazilian south-eastern: new items and knowledge review. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom (Print), v. 8, p. 1723-1733. 

Yogui, G. T.; Santos, M. C. de O.; Bertozzi, C. P.; Sericano, J. L.; & Montone, R. C. 2011. PBDEs in the blubber of marine mammals from coastal areas of São Paulo, Brazil, southwestern Atlantic. Marine Pollution Bulletin, v. 62, p. 2666-2670. 

Leonel, J.; Taniguchi, S.; Sasaki, D. K.; Cascaes, M. J.; Dias, P. S.; Botta, S.; Santos, M. C. de O. & Montone, R. C. 2011. Contamination by chlorinated pesticides, PCBs and PBDEs in Atlantic spotted dolphin (Stenella frontalis) in western South Atlantic. Chemosphere (Oxford), v. 86, p. 741-746. 

Santos, M. C. de O.; Olavarría, C.; Borobia, M.; Caballero, S.; Secchi, E. R.; Siciliano, S. & Palacios, D. M. 2010. A Tale of Two Dolphins: Introduction on the Special Volume On The Biology And Conservation Of Neotropical Dolphins Of The Genus Sotalia. Latin American Journal of Aquatic Mammals, v. 8, n. 1-2, p. 9-23. 

Santos, M.C. de O. & Gadig, O.B.F. 2010. Evidence of a failed predation attempt on a Guiana Dolphin (Sotalia guianensis) by a bull shark (Carcharhinus leucas) in Brazilian waters. Arquivos de Ciências do Mar, v. 42, p. 93-98. 

Santos, M. C. de O.; Oshima, J. E. F.; Pacífico, E. S. & Silva, E. 2010. Group size and composition of Guiana dolphins (Sotalia guianensis) (Van Bénèden, 1864) in the Paranaguá Estuarine Complex, Brazil. Brazilian Journal of Biology, v. 70, p. 111-120. 

Santos, M. C. de O.; Oshima, J. E. F.; Pacífico, E. S. & da Silva, E. 2010. Feeding associations between Guiana dolphins, Sotalia guianensis (Van Bénèden, 1864), and seabirds in the Lagamar estuary, Brazil. Brazilian Journal of Biology, v. 70, p. 9-17. 

Tavares, M.; Moreno, I. B.; Siciliano, S.; Rodriguez, D.; Santos, M. C. de O.; Brito Jr, J. L. & Fabián, M. 2010. Biogeography of common dolphins (genus Delphinus) in the Southwestern Atlantic Ocean. Mammal Review, v. 40, p. 40-64. 

Santos, M. C. de O.; Oshima, J. E. F.; Pacífico, E. S. & da Silva, E. 2010. Guiana dolphins, Sotalia guianensis (Cetacea: Delphinidae), in the Paranaguá Estuarine Complex: insights on the use of area based on the photo-identification technique. Revista Brasileira de Zoologia, v. 27, p. 324-330. 

Santos, M. C. de O.; Siciliano, S.; Vicente, A. F. C.; Alvarenga, F. S.; Zampirolli, E.; Souza, S. P. & Maranho, A. 2010. Cetacean records along São Paulo state coast, Southeastern Brazil. Brazilian Journal of Oceanography, v. 58, p. 123-142. 

Santos, M. C. de O. 2010. Guiana dolphins (Sotalia guianensis) displaying beach hunting behavior in the Cananéia Estuary, Brazil: social context and conservation issues. Brazilian Journal of Oceanography, v. 58, p. 143-152. 

Oshima, J. E. F.; Santos, M. C. de O.; Bazzalo, M.; Flores, P. A. C. & Pupim, F. N. 2010. Home ranges of Guiana dolphins (Sotalia guianensis) (Cetacea: Delphinidae) in the Cananéia estuary, Brazil. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom, v. 90, p. 1641-1647. 

Yogui, G. T.; Santos, M. C. de O.; Bertozzi, C. P. & Montone, R. C. 2010. Levels of persistent organic pollutants and residual pattern of DDTs in small cetaceans from the coast of São Paulo, Brazil. Marine Pollution Bulletin, v. 60, p. 1862-1867.  

Santos, M. C. O.; Campolim, M. B.; Parada, I. S.; Dunker, P. & Silva, E. 2010. The triumph of the commons: Working towards the conservation of Guiana dolphins (Sotalia guianensis) in the Cananéia estuary, Brazil. Latin American Journal of Aquatic Mammals, v. 8, p. 187-190. 

Caballero, S.; Trujillo, F.; Vianna, J. A.; Barrios-Garrido, H.; Montiel, M. G.; Beltrán-Pedreros, S; Marmontel, M.; Santos, M. C. de O.; Rossi-Santos, M. R.; Santos, F. R. & Baker, C. S. 2010. Mitochondrial DNA diversity, differentiation and phylogeography of the South American riverine and coastal dolphins Sotalia fluviatilis and Sotalia guianensis. Latin American Journal of Aquatic Mammals, v. 8, p. 69-79. 

Flores, P. A. C.; Bazzalo, M.; Caballero, S.; Santos, M. C. de O.; Rossi-Santos, M. R.; Trujillo, F.; Bolaños-Jimenez, J.; Cremer, M. J.; May-Collado, L. J.; Silva, F. J. L.; Montiel-Villalobos, M. G.; Azevedo, A. F.; Meirelles, A. C. O.; Flach, L.; Barrios-Garrido, H.; Simões-Lopes, P. C.; Cunha, H. A.; Van Waerebeek, K. 2010. Proposed English common name for the neotropical delphinid Sotalia guianensis (P. J. Van Beneden, 1864). Latin American Journal of Aquatic Mammals, v. 8, p. 179-181. 

Alonso, M. B.; Marigo, J.; Bertozzi, C. P.; Santos, M. C. de O.; Taniguchi, S.; Montone, R. C. 2010. Occurrence of chlorinated pesticides and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in Guiana dolphins (Sotalia guianensis) from Ubatuba and Baixada Santista, São Paulo, Brazil. Latin American Journal of Aquatic Mammals, v. 8, p. 123-130, 2010. 

Caballero, S.; Heimeier, D.; Trujillo, F.; Vianna, J. A.; Barrios-Garrido, H.; Montiel, M. G.; Beltrán-Pedreros, S.; Marmontel, M.; Santos, M. C. de O.; Rossi-Santos, M. R.; Santos, F. R.; Baker, C. S. 2010. Initial description of Major Histocompatibility Complex variation at two Class II loci (DQA-DQB) in Sotalia fluviatilis and Sotalia guianensis. Latin American Journal of Aquatic Mammals, v. 8, p. 303-307. 

Ramos, R. M. A.; Di Beneditto, A. P. M.; Siciliano, S.; Santos, M. C. de O.; Zerbini, A. N.; Vicente, A. F. C.; Zampirolli, E.; Alvarenga, F. S.; Fragoso, A. B.; Lailson-Brito, J.; Azevedo, A. F.; Barbosa, L.; Lima, N. R. W. 2010. Morphology of the Guiana dolphin (Sotalia guianensis) off southeastern Brazil: growth and geographic variation. Latin American Journal of Aquatic Mammals, v. 8, p. 137-149. 

Santos, M. C. de O.; Cremer, M. J.; Secchi, E. R.; Flach, L.; Filla, G.; Hubner, A.; Dussán-Duque, S. 2010. Report of the Working Group on Population Abundance and Density Estimation. Latin American Journal of Aquatic Mammals, v. 8, p. 39-45. 

Santos, M. C. de O. & Ditt, E. H. 2010. Incidental capture of a spinner dolphin, Stenella longirostris (Gray, 1828) in a gillnet set for sharks off the Brazilian southeast coast. The Latin American Journal of Aquatic Mammals, v. 7, p. 97-99. 

Van Bressem, M. F.; Santos, M. C. de O. & Oshima, J. E. F. 2009. Skin diseases in Guiana dolphins (Sotalia guianensis) from the Paranaguá estuary, Brazil: A possible indicator of a compromised marine environment. Marine Environmental Research, v. 67, p. 63-68. 

Santos, M. C. de O.; Oshima, J. E. F. & da Silva, E. 2009. Sightings of franciscana dolphins (Pontoporia blainvillei): the discovery of a population in the Paranaguá Estuarine Complex. Brazilian Journal of Oceanography, v. 57, p. 57-63. 

Santos, M. C. de O. & da Silva, E. 2009. Records of a male killer whale (Orcinus orca) in southeastern Brazil. Brazilian Journal of Oceanography, v. 57, p. 65-68. 

Van Bressem, M. F.; Raga, A. J.; Di Guardo, G.; Jepson, P. D.; Duignan, P. J.; Siebert, U.; Barrett, T.; Santos, M. C. de O.; Moreno, I. B.; Siciliano, S.; Aguilar, A. & Van Waerebeek, K. 2009. Emerging infectious diseases in cetaceans worldwide and the possible role of environmental stressors. Diseases of Aquatic Organisms, v. 86, p. 143-157. 

Santos, M.C. de O. & Rosso, S. 2008. Social Organization of marine tucuxi dolphins, Sotalia guianensis, in the Cananéia estuary of Southeastern Brazil. Journal of Mammalogy, v. 89, p. 347. 

Santos, M. C. de O.; Sazima, I. 2008. The sharksucker (Echeneis naucrates) attached to a tucuxi dolphin (Sotalia guianensis) in estuarine waters in south-eastern Brazil. Marine Biodiversity Records, v. 1, p. On line. 

Siciliano, S.; Ramos, R. M. A.; Di Beneditto, A. P. M.; Santos, M. C. de O.; Fragoso, A. B.; Brito Jr, J. L.; Azevedo, A. de F.; Vicente, A. F. C.; Zampirolli, E.; Alvarenga, F. S.; Barbosa, L. & Lima, N. R. W. 2007. Age and growth of some delphinids in south-eastern Brazil. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom, v. 87, p. 293. 

Caballero, S.; Trujillo, F.; Vianna, J.; Garrido, H.B.; Villalobos, M.G.M.; Montiel, M.G.; Pedreros, S.B.; Marmontel, M.; Santos, M.C. de O.; Santos, M.R.; Santos, F. & Baker, S. 2007. Taxonomic status of the genus Sotalia: species level ranking for Tucuxi (Sotalia fluviatilis) and Costero (Sotalia guianensis) dolphins. Marine Mammal Science, v. 23, p. 358-386. 

Santos, M.C. de O. & Rosso, S. 2007. Ecological aspects of marine tucuxi dolphins (Sotalia guianensis) based on group size and composition in the Cananéia estuary, Southeastern Brazil. Latin American Journal of Aquatic Mammals, v. 6, p. 71-82. 

Santos, M.C. de O.; Pacífico, E.S. & Gonçalves, M.F. 2007. Unusual record of franciscana dolphins (Pontoporia blainvillei) in inner waters of the Cananéia estuary, southeastern Brazil. Latin American Journal of Aquatic Mammals, v. 6, p. 117-119. 

Moreno, I. B.; Zerbini, A. N.; Danilewicz, D.; Santos, M. C. de O.; Simões-Lopes, P. C.; Brito Jr, J. L. & Azevedo, A. de F. 2005. Distribution and habitat characteristics of dolphins of the genus Stenella (Cetacea: Delphinidae) in the Southwest Atlantic Ocean. Marine Ecology Progress Series, v. 300, n. 1-2, p. 229-240. 

Santos, M. C. de O. & Ferreira Neto, D. 2005. Killer whale (Orcinus orca) predation on a franciscana dolphin (Pontoporia blainvillei) in Brazilian waters. Latin American Journal of Aquatic Mammals, v. 4, n. 1, p. 62-72. 

Santos, M. C. de O. 2005. Book Review: Guia de Estudo de Cetaceos. Volume 1. Interações com Atividades de Pesca. Aquatic Mammals, v. 31, n. 1, p. 147-148. 

Cunha, H.; Silva, V. M. F. da; Brito Jr, J. L.; Santos, M. C. de O.; Azevedo, A. de F.; Flores, P. A. de C.; Fragoso, A. B.; Zanelatto, R. C.; Cava, A. M. S. & Martin, A. 2005. Riverine and marine ecotypes of Sotalia dolphins are different species. Marine Biology, v. 148, n. 2, p. 449-457. 

Siciliano, S.; Santos, M. C. de O.; Vicente, A. F. de C.; Alvarenga, F.; Zampirolli, E.; Brito Jr, J. L.; Azevedo, A. de F. & Pizzorno, J. L. Strandings and feeding records of Bryde's whales (Balaenoptera edeni) in south-eastern Brazil. 2004. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom, v. 84, p. 857-859. 

Santos, M.C. de O.; Rosso, S. & Ramos, R. 2003. Age estimation of marine tucuxi dolphins (Sotalia fluviatilis) in south-eastern Brazil. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom, v. 83, n. 1, p. 233-236. 

Yogui, G. T.; Santos, M. C. de O. & Montone, R. C. 2003. Chlorinated pesticides and polychlorinated biphenyls in marine tucuxi dolphins (Sotalia fluviatilis) from the Cananéia estuary, southeastern Brazil. Science of the Total Environment, v. 312, p. 67-78. 

Siciliano, S. & Santos, M.C. de O. 2003. On the occurrence of the Arnoux's beaked whale (Berardius arnuxii) in Brazil. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom, v. 83, p. 887-888. 

Santos, M. C. de O.; Zampirolli, E.; Vicente, A. F. C.; Alvarenga, F. 2003. Gervais beaked whale (Mesoplodon europaeus) washed ashore in southeastern Brazil: extra limital record?. Aquatic Mammals, v. 29, n. 3, p. 404-410. 

Santos, M. C. de O.; Rosso, S.; dos Santos, R. A.; Lucato, S. B. & Bassoi, M. 2002. Insights on small cetacean feeding habits in southeastern Brazil. Aquatic Mammals, v. 24, n. 1, p. 35-48. 

Santos, M. C. de O.; Rosso, S.; Ramos, R. 2002. Common dolphins (genus Delphinus) in southeastern Brazil. Mammalian Biology, v. 67, p. 47-50.

Santos, M. C. de O.; Vicente, A. F. C.; Zampirolli, E.; Alvarenga, F. S. & De Souza, S. P. 2002. Records of franciscana (Pontoporia blainvillei) from the coastal waters of São Paulo state, southeastern Brazil. Latin American Journal of Aquatic Mammals, v. 1, n. 1, p. 169-174.

Ramos, R.; Di Beneditto, A. P.; Siciliano, S.; Santos, M. C. de O.; Zerbini, A.; Bertozi, C.; Vicente, A. F. C.; Zampirolli, E.; Alvarenga, F. S. & Lima, N. 2002. Morphology of the franciscana (Pontoporia blainvillei) off southeastern Brazil: sexual dimorphism, growth and geographic variation. Latin American Journal of Aquatic Mammals, v. 1, n. 1, p. 129-144.

Santos, M. C. de O.; Siciliano, S.; Souza, S. P. de & Pizzorno, J. L. 2001. Occurrence of southern right whales, Eubalaena australis, along southeastern Brazilian coast. The Journal of Cetacean Research and Management, v. 2, n. 1, p. 153-156.

Secchi, E.; Dallarosa, L.; Kinas, P. G.; Santos, M. C. de O.; Zerbini, A.; Bassoi, M. & Moreno, I. B. 2001. Encounter rates of whales around the Antarctic Peninsula with special reference to humpbacks, Megaptera novaeangliae, in the Gerlache Strait: summers 1997/98 to 1999/2000. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum, v. 47, n. 2, p. 88-94.

Dallarosa, L.; Secchi, E.R.; Kinas, P.G.; Santos, M.C. de O.; Martins, M.; Zerbini, A. & Bethlem, C. 2001. Photo-identification of humpback whales, Megaptera novaeangliae, in the Antarctic Peninsula region: summers 1997/98 to 1999/2000. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum, Australia, v. 47, n. 2, p. 99-103.

Santos, M.C. de O.; Acuña, L. & Rosso, S. 2001. Insights on site fidelity and calving intervals of the marine tucuxi dolphin (Sotalia fluviatilis) in south-eastern Brazil. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom, v. 81, p. 1049-1052. 

Ramos, R.; Siciliano, S.; Borobia, M.; Zerbini, A.; Pizzorno, J. L.; Fragoso, B.; Brito Jr, J.L.; Azevedo, A. de F.; Lopes, P.C.S. & Santos, M.C. de O. 2001. A note on strandings and age of sperm whales (Physeter macrocephalus) on the Brazilian coast. Journal of Cetacean Research and Management, v. 3, n. 3, p. 321-327.

Santos, M.C. de O.; Rosso, S.; Siciliano, S.; Zerbini, A.; Zampirolli, E.; Vicente, A.F.C. & Alvarenga, F. 2000. Behavioral observations on the marine tucuxi dolphin (Sotalia fluviatilis) in São Paulo estuarine waters, Southeastern Brazil. Aquatic Mammals, v. 23, n. 2, p. 260-267.

Santos, M.C. de O. 1997. Lone and sociable bottlenose dolphin in Brazil: human fatality and management. Marine Mammal Science, v. 13, n. 2, p. 355-356.

Zerbini, A. & Santos, M.C. de O. 1997. First record of the pigmy killer whale, Feresa attenuata (Gray, 1824), for the Brazilian coast. Aquatic Mammals, v. 23, n. 2, p. 105-109.