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The table below includes details of over 100 peer-reviewed journal articles and reports focusing on Atlantic humpback dolphins. Use the options below to search these references by author, year, category or keyword (unfortunately currently only available in English). Use the keyword filter to search for countries of interest by typing in the (English) country name. Most of these journal articles are protected by copyright and cannot be shared directly on this site. However if you click on an article of interest, you will find a link to the publisher’s website where the full article is available. For older journal articles, or for additional help sourcing articles, please email us.

Author	Year	Category	Keyword
Debrah, J.S., Ofori-Danson, P. K. and Van Waerebeek, K.	2010	An update on the catch composition and other aspects of cetacean exploitation in Ghana	Sousa teuszii Ghana Atlantic humpback dolphin distribution Clymene dolphin Stenella clymene Pantropical spotted dolphin stenella attenuata Delphinus delphis common dolphin short-finned pilot whale Globicephala macrorhynchus melon-headed whale Peponocephala electra Risso' s dolphin Grampus griseus Bycatch Artisanal fisheries
Duguy, R.	1976	Contribution à l’étude des mammifères marins de la côte nord-ouest Afrique	Distribution Mauritania Senegal Sousa teuszii Atlantic humpback dolphin Stenella longiristris Spinner dolphin orcinus orca Killer whale Monk seal Monachus monachus Harbour porpoise Phocoena phocoena
Dupuy, A. R.	1983	Données complémentaires concernant le statut des mammifères marins du Sénégal	Senegal sousa teuszii Atlantic humpback dolphin stranding distribution West Africa monachus monachus Physeter macrocephalus orcinus orca Phocoena phocoena stenella clymene Steno bredanensis Tursiops truncatus Balaenoptera acutorostrata Balaenoptera edeni megaptera novaeangliae
Dupuy, A. R. and Maigret, J.	1976	Les mammiferes marins des cotes du Senegal. 1. Bilan des observations signalees entre 1960 et 1976	distribution Senegal West Africa Stranding Sousa teuszii Atlantic humpback dolphin Stenella attenuata Stenella longiristris Tursiops truncatus monachus monachus Globicephala macrorhynchus orcinus orca Peponocephala electra Steno bredanensis
Dupuy, A. R. and Maigret, J.	1979	Les mammifères marins des côtes du Sénégal. 3. Observations signalées en 1978	Senegal Distribution stranding Globicephala macrorhynchus tursiops truncatus Stenella longiristris Orcinus orca Delphinus delphis Sousa teuszii Atlantic humpback dolphin Stenella clymene Physteter macrocephalus sperm whale West Africa
Dupuy, A.R. and Maigret, J.	1982	Les mammifères marins des côtes du Sénégal. 5. Observations signalées en 1980-1981	Senegal Sousa teuszii cetacean pinniped
Elwen, S., Findlay, K., Kiszka, J and Weir, C.	2011	Cetacean research in the southern African subregion: a review of previous studies and current knowledge	South Africa Cetacean diversity distribution Sousa teuszii Atlantic humpback dolphin review
Fraser, F.C.	1949	A specimen of Sotalia teuszii Kukenthal from the coast of Senegal	Senegal Sousa teuszii Atlantic humpback dolphin morphology Taxonomy
Fraser, F. C.	1973	Record of a dolphin (Sousa teuszii) from the coast of Mauritania	Sousa teuszii Atlantic humpback dolphin Mauritania Taxonomy morphology
Frère, C.H., Hale, P.T., Porter, L., Cockcroft, V.G. and Dalebout, M.	2008	Phylogenetic analysis of mtDNA sequences suggests revision of humpback dolphin (Sousa spp.) taxonomy is needed	Phylogenetic dolphin taxonomy humpback dolphins dolphins distribution Atlantic mitochondrial DNA DNA control region populations population South Africa China Australia Sousa teuszii Atlantic humpback dolphin
Fulling, G.L., Foster, J., Fertl, D.C. and Fagin, T.D.	2008	Pilot survey of coastal small cetaceans in the waters of Guinea-Bissau	sousa teuszii atlantic humpback dolphin Tursiops truncatus Bottlenose dolphin Guinea Bissau
Hazevoet, C.J.	1999	Whales and dolphins (Mammalia, Cetacea) in the collections of the Museu Bocage, past and present	Museum Specimens Cetaceans Balaenoptera acutorostrata Ziphius cavirostris Sousa teuszii Delphinus delphis Tursiops truncatus Peponocephala electra Grampus griseus Stenella coeruleoalba Phocoena phocoena
IWC	2003	Report of the 54th meeting of the Scientific Committee of the International Whaling Commission – Annex K Small Cetacean Subcommittee	IWC Sousa Taxonomy Sousa chinensis Sousa plumbea Sousa teuszii Atlantic humpback dolphin IndoPacific humpback dolphin distribution genetics
IWC	2011	Report of the 62nd meeting of the Scientific Committee of the International Whaling Commission – Annex L Small Cetacean Subcommittee	IWC Sousa Taxonomy Sousa teuszii Atlantic humpback dolphin IndoPacific humpback dolphin distribution genetics Bycatch threat assessment
Jefferson, T.A.	2002	A preliminary analysis of geographic variation in skull morphology of humpback dolphins (genus Sousa)	humpback dolphins Indian Ocean morphometrics skull taxonomy whaling Sousa chinensis sousa plumbea Sousa teuszii Atlantic humpback dolphin
Jefferson, T. A.	2019	Endangered odontocetes and the social connection: selected examples of species at risk	conservation status Sousa teuszii Bycatch threats vaquita Phocoena sinus Atlantic humpback dolphin Extinction management population trends
Jefferson, Thomas A. and Curry, Barbara E.	2015	Humpback dolphins: a brief introduction to the genus Sousa	Sousa chinensis Sousa chinensis taiwanensis Sousa plumbea Sousa sahulensis Sousa teuszii General biology Conservation Status
Jefferson, T. A., Curry, B. E., Leatherwood, S. and Powell, J. A.	1997	Dolphins and porpoises of West Africa: a review of records (Cetacea: Delphinidae, Phocoenidae)	West Africa marine mammal cetaceans Sousa teuszii distribution Diversity Phocoena phocoena Killer whale orcinus orca globicephala melas Globicephala macrorhynchus Pseudorca crassidens false killer whale Feresa attenuata Peponocephala electra Grampus griseus Risso' s dolphin bottlenose dolphin tursiops truncatus Stenella attenuata Stenella frontalis Stenella attenuata Stenella clymene Delphinus delphis
Jefferson, Thomas A. and Rosenbaum, Howard C.	2014	Taxonomic revision of the humpback dolphins (Sousa spp.), and description of a new species from Australia	taxonomy systematics phylogenetics Sousa chinensis Sousa teuszii Sousa plumbea new species type description
Jefferson, T.A. and Smith, B.D.	2015	Re-assessment of the conservation status of the Indo-Pacific humpback dolphin (Sousa chinensis) using the IUCN Red List criteria.
Jefferson, T.A. and Van Waerebeek, K.	2004	Geographic variations in skull morphology of humpback dolphins (Sousa spp.)	Atlantic dolphin dolphins genetics geographic variation humpback dolphins Indian Ocean morphometrics skull skull morphology skulls sousa taxonomy
Kükenthal, , W.	1892	Sotalia teuszii n. sp. ein pflanzenfressender (?) Delphin aus Kamerun	sousa teuszii Atlantic humpback dolphin morphology Type description
Kükenthal, W.	1891	Porpoises in African rivers	S TEU DIST CAMEROON WAFR
Leeney, R. H., Dia, I. M. and Dia, M.	2015	Food, pharmacy, friend? Bycatch, direct take and consumption of dolphins in West Africa	Bycatch Bushmeat The Gambia Senegal Guinea Bissau fisheries traditional knowledge Interview surveys cultural value Perceptions
Leeney, Ruth H., Weir, Caroline R., Campredon, Pierre, Regalla, Aissa and Foster, Jeff	2016	Occurrence of Atlantic humpback (Sousa teuszii) and bottlenose (Tursiops truncatus) dolphins in the coastal waters of Guinea-Bissau, with an updated cetacean species checklist	Guinea Bissau West Africa Sousa spp. sousa teuszii Atlantic humpback dolphin distribution tursiops truncatus bottlenose

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