Wendy Noke Durden MS
Research Scientist
Major Research Areas
Education
- M.S., Biological Sciences, University of Central Florida B.S.,
- Biological Sciences, University of Central Florida B.S.,
- Psychology, University of Central Florida
Current Research
Wendy came to the Institute in 2000 after completing her master’s degree in biology. Wendy co-directs the HSWRI Marine Mammal Stranding Program in Florida. Her research has focused on marine mammal strandings, marine mammal fishery interactions, and the population biology of Indian River Lagoon dolphins. Currently she is conducting the first comprehensive and most extensive aerial surveys in order to determine an accurate population size for this dolphin population.
Selected Publications
Noke, W. Interactions between the Indian River Lagoon blue crab fishery and the bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus). Marine Mammal Science, 18: 819-832. 2002.
Noke, W. The association of echeneids with bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) in the Indian River Lagoon, Florida, USA. Aquatic Mammals. 2002.