Publications and book chapters

Publications 20

2026

Bouveroux, Th., Cloyed, C. S., Barry, K, Mullin, K. D, Sinclair, C., Carmichael, R. H. Spatial distribution and habitat selection of common bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) within two estuaries in the southern coastal USA. Scientific Reports. In press..

Hansen, J. J, Bloodgood, J. C. G., Reese, B. K., Waltzek, Th. B., Barry, K., Bouveroux Th., Sinclair, C., Subramaniam, K., Mullin, K. D., Carmichael, R. H. Novel method for collecting skin microbiome samples from free-ranging bottlenose dolphin. Marine Mammal Science, 42( 1 ): e70104.

2025

Bouveroux, Th., Sinclair, C., Barry, K., Clance, L., Hansen, J. J., Mullin, K. D., Rosel, P., & Carmichael, R. H. Abundance and residency patterns of common bottlenose dolphins Tursiops truncatus) in freshwater-influenced estuaries of the northern Gulf of Mexico. Aquatic Conservation: Marine and freshwater ecosystems, 35: e70055.

2023

Lingham-Soliar, T., Bloodgood, J., Rothschild, B., & Bouveroux, Th. Survival of an Indian Ocean humpback dolphin (Sousa plumbea) in the wild despite chronic osteologic pathologies. Diseases in Aquatic Organisms, 154: 49-57

2022

Caputo, M., Bouveroux, Th., Van Der Bank, M., Cliff, G., Kiszka, J., Froneman, P. W. & Plön, S. Inter and intra-specific trophic interactions of coastal delphinids off the eastern coast of South Africa inferred from stable isotope analysis. Marine Environmental Research, 182: 105784

2021

Bouveroux, Th., Loiseau, N., Barnett, A., Marosi, N. & Brunnschweiler, J. M. Companions and casual acquaintances: Temporal variations and social network parameters of bull sharks at a provisioning site in Fiji. Frontiers in Marine Science, 8: 678074

Caputo, M., Bouveroux, Th., Froneman, P. W., Shaanika, T. & Plön, S. Occurrence of Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops aduncus) off the Wild Coast of South Africa using photographic identification. Marine Mammal Science, 37: 220– 234

2020

Bouveroux, Th., Waggitt, J. J Belhadjer, A., Cazenave, P. W., Evans, P. G. H. & Kiszka, J. Modeling fine-scale distribution, relative abundance and density of harbour porpoises in the southern bight of the North Sea inferred from platform-of-opportunity data. Journal of Marine Biology Association of the UK, 100: 481–489

Vargas-Fonseca, O. A., Kirkman, S. P., Oosthuizen, W. C, Bouveroux, Th., Cockcroft, V., Conry, D. S. & Pistorius, P. Abundance of Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops aduncus) along the south coast of South Africa. PLoS ONE 15(10): e0227085

2019

Bouveroux, Th., Kirkman, S., Conry, D., Vargas Fonseca, A. & Pistorius P. The first assessment of social organisation of the Indian Ocean humpback dolphin (Sousa plumbea) along the south coast of South Africa. Canadian Journal of Zoology, 97: 865-895

2018

Bouveroux, Th., Melly, B., McGregor, G. & Plön, S. Another dolphin in peril? Photo-identification, occurrence and population size of the Indian Ocean humpback dolphin (Sousa plumbea) in Algoa Bay, South Africa. Aquatic Conservation: Marine and freshwater ecosystems, 28: 723-732

Bouveroux, Th., Caputo, M., Froneman, W. & Plön, S. Largest reported groups for the Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops aduncus) found in Algoa Bay, South Africa: trends and potential drivers. Marine Mammal Science, 34(3): 645-665

Vermeulen, E., Bouveroux, Th., Plön, S., et al. Indian Ocean humpback dolphin (Sousa plumbea) movement patterns along the South African coast. Aquatic Conservation: Marine and freshwater ecosystems, 28(1): 231-240

Caputo, M., Rubenstein, D., Froneman, PW., Bouveroux, Th. Striping patterns may not influence social interactions and mating in zebra: evidence from melanic zebra in South Africa. Journal of African Ecology, 58: 428-431

2017

Mahfouz, C., Meziane, T., Henry, F., Abi-Ghanem, C., Spitz, J., Jauniaux, Bouveroux, Th., Khalaf, G. Amara, R. Using multi-approach analysis to assess the diet of harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) in the southern North Sea. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 563: 249-259

2016

Loiseau, N., Kiszka, J., Bouveroux, Th., Heithaus, M.R. & Chabanet, P. Using an unbaited moored video system to investigate residency, inter-species and social interactions of bull sharks (Carcharhinus leucas). African Journal of Marine Science: 1-7

2014

Bouveroux, Th., Tyson, R.B. & Nowacek, D.P. Abundance and site fidelity of bottlenose dolphins in coastal waters and bays in Panama City, Florida. Journal of Cetacean Research and Management: 14: 37-42

Bouveroux, Th., Kiszka, J., Heithaus, M.R., Jauniaux, Th. & Pezeril, S. Direct evidence for gray seal (Halichoerus grypus) predation and scavenging on harbor porpoise (Phocoena phocoena). Marine Mammals Science: 30(4): 1542-1548

Mahfouz, C., Henry, F., Courcot, L., Pezeril, S., Bouveroux, Th., Dabin, W., Jauniaux, T., Khalaf, G. & Amara, R. Harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) stranded along the southern North Sea: An assessment through metallic contamination. Environmental Research. Vol 133: 266-273

Jauniaux, T., Garigliany M-M., Loos, P., Bourgain, J-L., Bouveroux, Th., Coignoul, F., Haelters, J., Karpouzopoulos, J., Pezeril, S. & Desmecht, D. Bite injuries of grey seals (Halichoerus grypus) on harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena): the DNA proof. PLoS ONE 9(12): e108993

2010

Bouveroux, Th., Waggitt, J. J Belhadjer, A., Cazenave, P. W., Evans, P. G. H. & Kiszka, J. Modeling fine-scale distribution, relative abundance and density of harbour porpoises in the southern bight of the North Sea inferred from platform-of-opportunity data. Journal of Marine Biology Association of the UK, 100: 481–489

Vargas-Fonseca, O. A., Kirkman, S. P., Oosthuizen, W. C, Bouveroux, Th., Cockcroft, V., Conry, D. S. & Pistorius, P. Abundance of Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops aduncus) along the south coast of South Africa. PLoS ONE 15(10): e0227085

Books chapters 2

2016

Pezeril, S. & Bouveroux, Th. The white-beaked dolphin monograph, Lagenorhynchus albirostris Gray, 1846. In: Savouré-Soubelet A., Aulagnier S., Haffner P., Moutou F., Van Canneyt O., Charrassin J-B. & Ridoux V. (coord). Atlas des Mammifères sauvages de France, volume 1: Mammifères Marins. Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris. pp. 232-235

Dabin, W., Spitz, J., Alfonsi, E. & Bouveroux, Th. The harbour porpoise monograph, Phocoena phocoena (Linnaeus, 1758). In: Savouré-Soubelet A., Aulagnier S., Haffner P., Moutou F., Van Canneyt O., Charrassin J.-B. & Ridoux V. (coord). Atlas des Mammifères sauvages de France, volume 1: Mammifères Marins. Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris. pp 336-339