Beam Reach student research topics

	A	B	C	D	E	F	G	H	I	J
1	Type	General topic	Title/topic	First	Last	Fall or Spring	Class	Link	Old link	Key result(s)

2	Basic	Call meanings	Correlation between vocalization and breaching	Nicole	Lee	Fall	051	http://www.beamreach.org/class/fall-2005	http://www.beamreach.org/051
3	Basic	Communication systems	Killer Whale Calf Vocalization Development: Understanding Cultural Transmission Through Acoustics	Courtney	Kneipp	Fall	051	http://www.beamreach.org/class/fall-2005	http://www.beamreach.org/051
4	Basic	Diurnal behavior	Diurnal Acoustic Activity of SRKWs in the Salish Sea	Laura	Madden	Fall	051	http://www.beamreach.org/class/fall-2005	http://www.beamreach.org/051
5	Basic	Echolocation & foraging	Echolocation and strategy used by SRKWs during foraging	Wilfredo	Santiago	Fall	051	http://www.beamreach.org/class/fall-2005	http://www.beamreach.org/051
6	Applied	Masking (artistic)	Mapping the Southern Residents' Acoustic Habitat	Brett	Becker	Fall	051	http://www.beamreach.org/class/fall-2005	http://www.beamreach.org/051
7	Applied	Masking (empirical)	Call duration due to vessel noise	Celia	Barroso	Fall	051	http://www.beamreach.org/class/fall-2005	http://www.beamreach.org/051
8	Applied	Behavioral response	Surface behaviors due to vessel noise	Rena	Escobedo	Fall	061	http://www.beamreach.org/class/fall-2006	http://www.beamreach.org/061/
9	Basic	Call meanings	Behavior and acoustic relationships: The significance of shared calls	Juliette	Nash	Fall	061	http://www.beamreach.org/class/fall-2006	http://www.beamreach.org/061/
10	Basic	Gender differences	Localizing vocalizations by gender	Peggy	Foreman	Fall	061	http://www.beamreach.org/class/fall-2006	http://www.beamreach.org/061/	Localized calls associated with J1
11	Basic	General behavior	Patterns of SRKW movement in relation to tides and currents	Erin	Soucy	Fall	061	http://www.beamreach.org/class/fall-2006	http://www.beamreach.org/061/
12	Applied	Masking (models)	Analysis of the ability of boat noise to mask killer whale communication through modeling	Emily	Peirson	Fall	061	http://www.beamreach.org/class/fall-2006	http://www.beamreach.org/061/
13	Basic	Whistles	Patterns of whistle use	Colleen	Barry	Fall	061	http://www.beamreach.org/class/fall-2006	http://www.beamreach.org/061/
14	Applied	Boat noise	Investigating high frequency underwater boat noise and potential masking of killer whale echolocation clicks	Tim	Hunt	Fall	071	http://www.beamreach.org/class/2008-spring	http://www.beamreach.org/071
15	Basic	Call meanings	Call-type and behavioral event associations	Heather	Hooper	Fall	071	http://www.beamreach.org/class/2007-fall	http://www.beamreach.org/071
16	Basic	Communication systems	Analysis of call type repetition	Ash	Kemp	Fall	071	http://www.beamreach.org/class/2007-fall	http://www.beamreach.org/071
17	Basic	Communication systems	Utilizing information theory to study the communication system of Orcinus orca	Kenna	Lehmann	Fall	071	http://www.beamreach.org/class/2007-fall	http://www.beamreach.org/071
18	Basic	Communication systems	Identifying individual variation in vocalizations of the killer whale	Sam	Levinson	Fall	071	http://www.beamreach.org/class/2007-fall	http://www.beamreach.org/071
19	Basic	Echolocation & foraging	Relationship between depth and southern resident killer whale echolocation click production	Anne	Harmann	Fall	071	http://www.beamreach.org/class/2007-fall	http://www.beamreach.org/071
20	Basic	Gender differences	How do gender and age affect behavior states and discrete calls?	Liz	Heatherington	Fall	071	http://www.beamreach.org/class/2007-fall	http://www.beamreach.org/071
21	Basic	Gender differences	Do matriarchs vocalize more frequently and use certain calls more than non-matriarchs?	Wessal	Kenaio	Fall	071	http://www.beamreach.org/class/2007-fall	http://www.beamreach.org/071
22	Applied	Masking (empirical)	Masking avoidance by southern resident killer whales in response to anthropogenic noise	Elise	Chapman	Fall	071	http://www.beamreach.org/class/2007-fall	http://www.beamreach.org/071
23	Applied	Masking (empirical)	Vessel noise and orca vocalization: Implications for policy	Alex	Kougantakis	Fall	071	http://www.beamreach.org/class/2007-fall	http://www.beamreach.org/071
24	Basic	Call meanings	Relationship between Vocalizations and Social Activity	Juan	Bacigalupi	Spring	081	http://www.beamreach.org/class/2008-spring	http://www.beamreach.org/081
25	Basic	Echolocation & foraging	Frequency shifts of echolocation clicks in response to high levels of ambient noise	Ryan	Spragg	Spring	081	http://www.beamreach.org/class/2008-spring	http://www.beamreach.org/081
26	Applied	Masking (empirical)	Evidence of Temporary Threshold Shifts in J-Pod Killer Whales Induced by Large Vessels in Haro Strait	Dominique	Walk	Spring	081	http://www.beamreach.org/class/2008-spring	http://www.beamreach.org/081
27	Applied	Masking (models)	Masking of High Frequency Echolocation Signals	Laura	Howes	Spring	081	http://www.beamreach.org/class/2008-spring	http://www.beamreach.org/081
28	Basic	Percussives	Understanding the acoustics of percussive behavior	Lindsay	Delp	Spring	081	http://www.beamreach.org/class/2008-spring	http://www.beamreach.org/081
29	Basic	Echolocation & foraging	Echolocation use while foraging	Erica	Beneze	Spring	091	http://www.beamreach.org/class/2009-spring	http://www.beamreach.org/091
30	Applied	Masking (empirical)	Call selections in anthropogenic noise	Hannah	McGowan	Spring	091	http://www.beamreach.org/class/2009-spring	http://www.beamreach.org/091
31	Applied	Masking (empirical)	Effect of large vessel noise on acoustic behavior	Hilary	Rollins	Spring	091	http://www.beamreach.org/class/2009-spring	http://www.beamreach.org/091
32	Applied	Masking (empirical)	Does an increase of boats cause lower call rates	Matthew	Williams	Spring	091	http://www.beamreach.org/class/2009-spring	http://www.beamreach.org/091
33	Applied	Masking (empirical)	Call duration vs boat noise and vessel presence	Peter	Valenzuela	Spring	091	http://www.beamreach.org/class/2009-spring	http://www.beamreach.org/091
34	Basic	Call meanings	Testing the Motivation-Structural Rules Hypothesis in Southern Residents	Kathryn	Scurci	Spring	101	http://www.beamreach.org/class/2010-spring	http://www.beamreach.org/101
35	Basic	Call meanings	Surface behaviors in relation to specific phonations in southern resident	Horace	Liang	Spring	101	http://www.beamreach.org/class/2010-spring	http://www.beamreach.org/101
36	Basic	Call meanings	Occurrence of repetitive vocal pattern ‘signals’ in Orcinus orca	Nora	Carlson	Spring	101	http://www.beamreach.org/class/2010-spring	http://www.beamreach.org/101
37	Applied	Masking (empirical)	The reaction of SRKWs to sensitive frequencies produced by nearby vessels	Libby	Whiting	Spring	101	http://www.beamreach.org/class/2010-spring	http://www.beamreach.org/101
38	Basic	Call meanings	Acoustic measurement of the leadership role of southern resident matriarchs	Vanessa	Victoria	Fall	102	http://www.beamreach.org/class/2010-fall	http://www.beamreach.org/102
39	Basic	Communication systems	Comparing vocalizations between matrilines	Megan	Stoltzfus	Fall	102	http://www.beamreach.org/class/2010-fall	http://www.beamreach.org/102
40	Basic	Communication systems	Do killer whales use pulsed calls as a communication system? Differentiating calls based on characteristic frequencies and harmonics	David	Cade	Fall	102	http://www.beamreach.org/class/2010-fall	http://www.beamreach.org/102
41	Basic	Echolocation & foraging	Changes in the frequency structure of echolocation clicks across behavioral states in SRKWs	Garrett	Turner	Fall	102	http://www.beamreach.org/class/2010-fall	http://www.beamreach.org/102
42	Both	Echolocation & foraging	Click rates during various behavioral states and ambient noise levels	Hana	Kazunas	Fall	102	http://www.beamreach.org/class/2010-fall	http://www.beamreach.org/102
43	Basic	Energetics	Energetic cost of behaviour: an in-air acoustic study of blows	Cat	Peters	Fall	102	http://www.beamreach.org/class/2010-fall	http://www.beamreach.org/102
44	Basic	Communication systems	Variation in SRKW Acoustic Signals in Relation to Environmental Factors	Mandy	Bailey	Spring	111	http://www.beamreach.org/class/2011-spring	http://www.beamreach.org/111/
45	Basic	Communication systems	Variation in the S1 Call Type	Emalie	Garcia	Spring	111	http://www.beamreach.org/class/2011-spring	http://www.beamreach.org/111/
46	Basic	Communication systems	Determining the correlation between call frequency and matriline density in Southern Resident killer whales	Ally	Meyer	Spring	111	http://www.beamreach.org/class/2011-spring	http://www.beamreach.org/111/
47	Basic	Echolocation & foraging	Bottom-up Analysis of Lower Trophic Levels within Foraging Areas of SRKWs	Kelsey	Donahue	Spring	111	http://www.beamreach.org/class/2011-spring	http://www.beamreach.org/111/
48	Basic	Communication systems	Variations in S6, S10, and S19 calls in Southern Resident Killer Whales	Laura	Moe	Fall	112	http://www.beamreach.org/class/2011-fall	http://www.beamreach.org/112/
49	Basic	Echolocation & foraging	Can clicks tell us anything about the foraging behavior of the southern resident Orcinus orca?	Hayley	Dorrance	Fall	112	http://www.beamreach.org/class/2011-fall	http://www.beamreach.org/112/
50	Basic	Ecosystem	Movement and Surface Active Behavior of Southern Resident Killer Whales in Response to Current Velocity and Salinity	Sharon	Bannick	Fall	112	http://www.beamreach.org/class/2011-fall	http://www.beamreach.org/112/
51	Basic	Ecosystem	Correlating Southern Resident Orca Sightings with Pacific Salmon Densities	Charla	Basran	Fall	112	http://www.beamreach.org/class/2011-fall	http://www.beamreach.org/112/
52	Basic	Diurnal behavior	Examining Diurnal Patterns in the Vocal Activity of Southern Resident Killer Whales	Phinn	Onens	Spring	121	http://www.beamreach.org/class/2012-spring	http://www.beamreach.org/121/
53	Basic	Echolocation & foraging	Impacts of prey abundance and ambient noise levels on foraging behavior	Breanna	Walker	Spring	121	http://www.beamreach.org/class/2012-spring	http://www.beamreach.org/121/
54	Basic	Ecosystem	S1 Call Rate in Relation to Visibility Profiles of the Salish Sea	Rachel	Bramble	Spring	121	http://www.beamreach.org/class/2012-spring	http://www.beamreach.org/121/
55	Basic	Ecosystem	Temporal Correlation of Southern Resident Killer Whale “West-side Shuffle” with Fraser Chinook Salmon Upriver Migration	Taya	Huang	Spring	121	http://www.beamreach.org/class/2012-spring	http://www.beamreach.org/121/
56	Basic	Ecosystem	Preferential habitat use in the San Juan Islands based on call rate and bathymetry	Dana	Roberson	Spring	121	http://www.beamreach.org/class/2012-spring	http://www.beamreach.org/121/
57	Basic	Ecosystem	Role of Salinity and Temperature in Killer Whale’s Ability to Effectively Locate Salmon	Jamey	Robnett-Conover	Spring	121	http://www.beamreach.org/class/2012-spring	http://www.beamreach.org/121/
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