Scheer, M. (accepted). Review of self-initiated behaviors of free-ranging cetaceans directed towards human swimmers and waders during open water encounters. In: Gácsi, Márta and Adam Miklosi (eds.), Human–Animal Interaction: Special Issue of Interaction Studies 11:3 (2010), pp. 442–466 (...abstract...)
Scheer, M. 2008. Can dolphins heal? New scientific insights into dolphin-assisted therapy. Krankendienst 7: 208-211 (german language). (...pdf...)
Scheer, M. 2005. Healing dolphin behavior: between science and speculation. Krankendienst 7: 177-181 (german language). (...pdf...)
Scheer, M., Hofmann, B. & Behr, I.P. 2004. Ethogram of selected behaviors initiated by free-ranging short-finned pilot whales (Globicephala macrorhynchus) and directed to human swimmers during open water encounters. Anthrozoös 17: 244-257. (...pdf... or ...abstract...)
Hofmann, B., Scheer, M. & Behr, I.P. 2004. Underwater behaviors of short-finned pilot whales (Globicephala macrorhynchus) off Tenerife. Mammalia 68: 221-224. (...pdf... and cover photography of volume 68:2-3 ...here...)
Scheer, M., Hofmann, B. & Behr, I.P. 2003. Vocalizations of free-ranging short-finned pilot whales (Globicephala macrorhynchus ) off Tenerife: signal repertoire and characteristics. European Research on Cetaceans 17: still in press. (...pdf...)
Scheer, M. 1999. Vocalizations and behavior of short-finned pilot whales (Globicephala macrorhynchus) off the SW coast of Tenerife. Diploma Thesis, University of Bremen, Germany. 129 pp (german language). (...pdf...)
Scheer, M., Hofmann, B. & Behr, I.P. 1998. Discrete pod-specific call repertoires among short-finned pilot whales (Globicephala macrorhynchus) off the SW coast of Tenerife, Canary Islands. Abstract World Marine Mammal Science Conference, 20-24. January, Monaco by European Cetacean Society and Society for Marine Mammalogy. (...pdf...)
Scheer, M., Hofmann, B. & Behr, I.P. 1998. Interactions between whale watching vessels and short-finned pilot whales (Globicephala macrorhynchus) off the sw coast of Tenerife, Canary Islands: behavioural implications. Report to Viceconsejería de Medio Ambiente, La Laguna, Tenerife. 41 pages.
Popular publications
Pilot-whales.org research results and photographs have been published in several popular media such as newspapers, magazines and books. Click (...here...) for an overview.
Field Experience
2008-2010
Observations of bottlenose dolphins
Croatia
2001
Behavioral field study on short-finned pilot whales
Tenerife, Canary Islands
(Permit No. #181/Salida:37.221/Viceconsejeria de Medio Ambiente)
1999
Field observations of short-finned pilot whales
Tenerife, Canary Islands
(Permit No. #04/07/ADL/JLR/120/404/Salida:1598/Viceconsejeria de Medio Ambiente)
1997
Observations of a solitary sociable bottlenose dolphin
Nuweiba, Egypt
1996
Behavioral field study on short-finned pilot whales
Tenerife, Canary Islands
(Permit No. #04/07/TAB/JLR/Salida:853/Viceconsejeria de Medio Ambiente)
1995
Field observations of Amazon botos and Sotalias
Rio Ucayali, Peru
1994
Behavioral field study on short-finned pilot whales
Tenerife, Canary Islands
1993
Volunteer at Tethys Research Institute
Socio-ecology of bottlenose dolphins off Croatia
Observations of a solitary sociable bottlenose dolphin
Nuweiba, Egypt
Observations of semi-captive bottlenose dolphins
at the Dolphin Reef, Eilat, Israel
Memberships
Society for Marine Mammalogy (...here...)
1998-today
European Cetacean Society (...here...)
1993-1998, 2003
