Publications

Scholarly Journals--Published

  • Hyatt, E. C., Hayes, W. K., and Dunbar, S. G. 2023. Ecophenotypic variation or genetic differentiation? Ambiguity of morphological and molecular relationships presents uncertainty in host-specific plasticity of Chelonibia barnacles. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 292 (2023) 108470. (08/2023) (link)
  • Hile, T.D.*, Dunbar, S. G., Sinclair, R. G. 2023. Microbial contamination analysis of drinking water from bulk dispensers and fast-food restaurants in the Eastern Coachella Valley, California. Water Supply, 23 (9): 3578–3596. (08/2023) (link)
  • Hile, T.D.*, Dunbar, S. G., Escobar, N., Sinclair, R. G., Accepted. Assessment of tap water quality in Mobile Homes in the Eastern Coachella Valley, California. PLOS Water, 1(9): e0000037. (09/2022) (link)
  • Wright, M. K.*, Pompe, L., Mishra, D. R., Baumbach, D. S.*, Salinas, L., and Dunbar, S. G. 2022. Hawksbill utilization and habitat suitability of a marine reserve in Roatán, Honduras. Ocean and Coastal Management, Volume 225: 106204    (06/2022) (link)
  • Dos Santos, T.+, Danilo S. Boskovic, Wendy Shih, Stephen G. Dunbar. 2022. Heavy metals in the blueband hermit crab, Pagurus samuelis (Stimpson, 1857), and its Southern California habitat. Journal of Crustacean Biology 42(1): ruac015 (02/2022)
  • Baumbach, D. S.*,  Renwu Zhang, Christian T. Hayes+, Marsha K. Wright*, Stephen G. Dunbar. 2022. Strategic foraging: Understanding hawksbill (Eretmochelys imbricata) prey item energy values and distribution within a marine protected area. Marine Ecology 43(1): e12703. (02/2022) (link)
  • Hile, T.*, Dunbar, S. G., Sinclair, R. 2021. Microbial contamination of drinking water from vending machines of Eastern Coachella Valley. Water Supply. ws2020372.  (10/2021) (link)
  • Hile, T.*, Dunbar, S. G., Sinclair, R. 2021. Microbial contamination of drinking water from vending machines of Eastern Coachella Valley. Water Supply. ws2020372. (2021) (link)
  • Dunbar, S. G., Anger, E. C., Parham, J. R., Kingen, C., Wright, M. K.^, Hayes, C.T.+, Safi, S., Holmberg, J., Salinas, L., Baumbach, D. S.^ 2021. HotSpotter computer-driven photo-ID for in-water and out-of-water identification of sea turtles. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology. 535: 151490.  (2021) (link)
  • Wright, M. K.^, Baumbach, D. S.^, Collado, N., Safi, S. B., and Dunbar, S. G. 2020. Influence of boat traffic on distribution and behavior of juvenile hawksbills foraging in a marine protected area in Roatán, Honduras. Marine and Coastal Management. 198: 105379. (2020) (link)
  •  Dunbar, S. G., Daochai, C., Haetrakul, T., Smithiwong, S., Charoenpak, P., Saelim, S., Chansue, N. 2020. Developing the Gulf of Thailand Sea Turtle Nesting Recovery Network through an initial workshop: 13 – 15 November, 2019 at Koh Talu, Thailand. Marine Turtle Newsletter. 161: 35 – 39. (2020)
  • Dunbar, S. G., Baumbach, D. S.* 2020. Sea Turtles of Pacific Honduras. Marine Turtle Newsletter. 160: Cover, 1 - 4. (2020)
  • Baumbach, D. S.*, Anger, E. C., Dunbar, S. G. 2019 Identifying sea turtle home ranges utilizing data from novel web-based and smartphone GIS applications. Chelonian Conservation and Biology. 18(2): 133 – 144. (2019)
  • Valere-Rivet, M. G.*, Boskovic, D. S., Estevez, D., and Dunbar, S. G. 2019. Changes in hemolymph lactate and ammonia in the hermit crab Pagurus samuelis (Stimpson, 1857) (Decapoda: Anomura: Paguridae) during shallow burial. Journal of Crustacean Biology. 39(2): 172 – 180. (2019)
  • Haetrakul, T.,Dunbar, S. G.,and Chansue, N. 2018. Antiviral activities of Clinacanthus nutans (Burm.f.) Lindau extract against Cyprinid herpesvirus 3 in koi (Cyprinus Carpio koi). Journal of Fish Diseases. 41: 581 – 587. (2018)
  • Rigley, S., Ingle, M., Gathany, M., and Dunbar, S. G. 2017. Raccoon (Procyon lotor) diets shed light on Baylisascaris procyonis roundworm prevalence. Journal of Ecology and Natural Resources. 1(2): 1 – 6. (2017)
  • Dunbar, S. G., Shives, J.+, and Boskovic, D. 2017. Lactate accumulation in response to burial in the hermit crab, Pagurus samuelis. Journal of Crustacean Research 46: 121 – 136. (2017)
  • Valere-Rivet, M. G.*, Juma, D., & Dunbar, S. G. 2017. Thermal tolerance of the hermit crab Pagurus samuelis subjected to shallow burial events. Journal of Crustacean Research. 46: 65 – 82. (2017)
  • Baumbach, D.* and Dunbar, S. G. 2017. Animal mapping using a citizen-science web-based GIS in the Bay Islands, Honduras. Marine Turtle Newsletter. 152: 16 – 19 (2017)
  • Hayes C T, Baumbach D S, Juma D, & Dunbar S G. (2017). Impacts of recreational diving on hawksbill sea turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) behaviour in a marine protected area. Journal of Sustainable Tourism, 25(1), 79-95. (2017) (link)
  • Baumbach D S, & Dunbar S G. (2017). Animal Mapping Using a Citizen-Science Web-Based GIS in the Bay Islands, Honduras. Marine Turtle Newsletter, (152), 16-19. (2017) (link)
  • Karen A. Bjorndal,† Milani Chaloupka, Vincent S. Saba, Carlos E. Diez, Robert P. van Dam, Barry H. Krueger, Julia A. Horrocks, Armando J. B. Santos, Cláudio Bellini, Maria A. G. Marcovaldi, Mabel Nava, Sue Willis, Brendan J. Godley, Shannon Gore, Lucy A. Hawkes, Andrew McGowan, Matthew J. Witt, Thomas B. Stringell, Amdeep Sanghera, Peter B. Richardson, Annette C. Broderick, Quinton Phillips, Marta C. Calosso, John A. B. Claydon, Janice Blumenthal, Felix Moncada, Gonzalo Nodarse, Yosvani Medina, Stephen G. Dunbar, Lawrence D. Wood, Cynthia J. Lagueux, Cathi L. Campbell, Anne B. Meylan, Peter A. Meylan, Virginia R. Burns Perez, Robin A. Coleman, Samantha Strindberg, Vicente Guzmán-H., Kristen M. Hart, Michael S. Cherkiss, Zandy Hillis-Starr, Ian F. Lundgren, Ralf H. Boulon, Jr., Stephen Connett, Mark E. Outerbridge, and Alan B. Bolten. 2015. Somatic growth dynamics of West Atlantic hawksbill sea turtles: a spatio-temporal perspective. Ecosphere. (11/2016)
  • Dunbar, S. G., Hudgins, J., and Jean, C. 2016. 1st Photo ID Workshop (29 February) As Part of the 36th Annual Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation, Lima, Peru, 29 February – 4 March, 2016. Marine Turtle Newsletter. 151: 32 - 37. (03/2016)
  • Dunbar S G, Hudgins J, & Jean C. (2016). Meeting Report for the 1st Photo ID Workshop, 36th Annual Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation, Lima, Peru, 29 February 2016. Marine Turtle Newsletter, (151), 32-33. (2016) (link)
  • Magrann, T.*, Howard, M., Sutula, M., Boskovic, D. S., Hayes, W. K., and Dunbar, S. G. 2015. Screening assessment of cyanobacteria and cyanotoxins in Southern California lentic habitats. Environmental Management and Sustainable Development 4(2): 91 - 111 (09/2015)
  • Duran, N.* and Dunbar, S. G. 2015. Differences in diurnal and nocturnal swimming patterns of olive ridley hatchlings in the Golf of Fonseca, Honduras. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 472:63 - 71. (08/2015)
  • Dunbar, S. G., Ito, H. Bahjri, K., Dehom, S., Salinas, L. 2015. Recognition of juvenile hawksbills (Eretmochelys imbricata) through face scale digitization and automated seraching. Endangered Species Research 26:137 - 146 (02/2015)
  • Duran, N., Dunbar, S. G., Escobar, R. A., and Standish, T. G. High frequency of multiple paternity in a solitary population of Olive ridley sea turtles in Honduras. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology. 463(2015): 63 - 71 (10/2014)
  • Ingle, M. E., Dunbar, S. G., Gathany, M. A., Vasser, M. M., Bartsch, J. L., Guffey, K. R., Knox, C. J., Nolan, A. N., Rowlands, C. E., Trigg, E. C. 2014. Predicting Baylisascaris procyonis roundworm prevalence, presence, and abundance in raccoons (Procyon lotor) of southwestern Ohio using landscape features. International Journal of Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife. 3 (2014): 113 - 117 (08/2014)
  • Magrann, T., Dunbar, S. G., Boskovic, D. S., Hayes, W. K. 2012. Impacts of Microsystis on algal biodiversity and use of new technology to remove Microsystis and dissolved nutrients. Lakes and Reservoirs: Research and Management. 17: 231 - 239 (09/2012)
  • Berube, M.D., Dunbar, S.G., Rutzler, K., and Hayes, W.K. 2012. Home range and foraging ecology of juvenile hawksbill sea turtles around Rotan, Honduras. Chelonian Conservation and Biology 11(1): 33 - 43. (09/2012)
  • Nisani, Z., Boskovic, D. S., Dunbar, S. G., Kelln, W., Hayes, W. K. 2012. Investigating the chemical profile of regenerated scorpion Parabuthus transvaalicus) venom in relation to metabolic cost and toxicity. Toxicon. 60(2012): 315 - 323. (04/2012)
  • Shives, J. and Dunbar, S. G. 2010. Behavioral response to burial in the hermit crab, Pagurus samuelis: implications for the fossil record. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology. 388: 33- 38 (09/2009 - 05/2010)
  • Sjoboen, A.D., Dunbar, S.G., Boskovic, D.S. 2010. Temporal fluctuations of fatty acids in Pachygrapsus crassipes from Southern California. Journal of Crustacean Biology. 30(2): 257 - 265. (08/2009)
  • Bacchus, M-L.C., Dunbar, S.G., Self-Sullivan, C. 2009. Characterization of resting holes and their use by the Antillean manatee (Trichechus manatus manatus) in the Drowned Cayes of Belize. Aquatic Mammals. 35(1): 62 - 71. (04/2009)
  • Dunbar, S.G., Salinas, L., Stevenson, L. 2008. In water observations of recently-released juvenile hawksbillsn (Eretmochelys imbricata) Marine Turtle Newsletter. 121: 5 - 9. (08/2008 - 09/2008)
  • Billock, W.L., Dunbar, S.G. 2008. Influence of motivation on behvior in the hermit crab, Pagurus samuelis" Marine Biological Association of the U.K. 89(4): 775 - 779. (06/2008)
  • Revell, T. and Dunbar, S. G. 2007. The energetic savings of sleep versus temperature in the desert iguana (Disposaurus dorsalis) at three ecologically relevant temperatures. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology, A. 148: 393-398. (01/2007)
  • Nisani, Z., Dunbar, S.G. and Hayes, W.K. 2007. Cost of venome regeneration in Parabuthus transvalicus (Arachnida: Buthidae). Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology, A 147: 509 - 513. (01/2007)
  • Dunbar, S. G. 2005. Respiratory responses of Clibanarius taeniatus and Clibanarius virescens (Decapoda: Diogenidae) to changes in ambient temperature. Nauplius 13.(1): 45-56. (04/2005)
  • Dunbar, S. G. and Coates, M. 2004. Differential tolerance of body fluid dilution in two species of tropical hermit crabs: not due to osmotic/ionic regulation. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A 137: 321 - 337. (09/2004)
  • Dunbar, S. G., Coates, M., and Kay, A. 2003. Marine hermit crabs as indicators of freshwater inundation on tropical shores. Memoirs of Museum of Victoria 60(1): 27 - 34. (02/2003)
  • Dunbar, S. G., and Coates, M. 2000. Range extension and new host record of the ectoparasite Pseudostegias setoensis Shino, 1993 (Crustacea: Isopoda: Bopyridae). Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 124(1): 49 (03/2000)

Abstract

  • (PEER REVIEWED) Hyatt, E., Hayes, W. K., Dunbar, S. G. 2021. Comparative analyses of Chelonibia spp. barnacles for separation of C. testudinaria, C. manati, and C. patula as independent of host species. Ecological Society of America Annual Symposium. 2 – 6 August, 2021. Virtual. (08/2021 - 04/2021)
  • (NON-PEER REVIEWED) Hyatt, E., Hayes, W. K., Dunbar, S. G. 2021. Comparative analyses of Chelonibia spp. barnacles for separation of C. testudinaria, C. manati, and C. patula as independent of commensal host. Southern California Academy of Sciences Annual Symposium. 7 May, 2021. Virtual. (05/2021)
  • (NON-PEER REVIEWED) Baumbach, D.S., Zhang, R., Hayes, C.T., Wright, M.K., Safi, S., Dunbar, S.G. 2020. Energy composition of hawksbill food items in the sandy bay west end marine reserve, Roatán, Honduras. 40th International Sea Turtle Symposium. 14 – 20 March 2020. Cartagena, Colombia. (03/2020)
  • (PEER REVIEWED) Baumbach, D.S., Kirkwood, J., Kelln, W., Hayes, W.K., Dunbar, S.G. 2020. Does sex influence foraging strategy? Investigating dietary differences between male and female juvenile hawksbills. 40th International Sea Turtle Symposium. 14 – 16 March 2020. Cartagena, Colombia. (03/2020)
  • (PEER REVIEWED) Covert, N., Richards, S., Dunbar, S.G. 2020. A survey of macroepibionts of juvenile hawksbill and green turtles in Roatán, Honduras. 40th International Sea Turtle Symposium. 14 – 16 March 2020. Cartagena, Colombia. (03/2020)
  • (PEER REVIEWED) Dunbar, S.G., Daochai, C., Smithiwong, S., Haetrakul, T., Satapoomin, U., Chansue, N. 2020. First year results of the rapid nesting and threats assessment for the recovery of hawksbill nesting in the Gulf of Thailand. 40th International Sea Turtle Symposium. 14 – 16 March 2020. Cartagena, Colombia. (03/2020)
  • (PEER REVIEWED) Wright, M., Baumbach, D., Pompe, L., Mishra, D., Salinas, L., Dunbar, S.G. 2020. Hawksbill utilization and habitat suitability of a marine reserve in Roatán, Honduras. 40th International Sea Turtle Symposium. 14 – 16 March 2020. Cartagena, Colombia. (03/2020)
  • (PEER REVIEWED) Wright, M., Baumbach, D., Salinas, L., Dunbar, S.G. 2020. Reanalysis of natal contributions to a juvenile hawksbill foraging aggregation in a marine protected area in Roatán, Honduras. 40th International Sea Turtle Symposium. 14 – 16 March 2020. Cartagena, Colombia. (03/2020)
  • (PEER REVIEWED) Wright, M., Baumbach, D., Salinas, L., Dunbar, S.G. 2019. Natal origins and genetic variations of juvenile hawksbill turtles foraging in a marine protected area in Roatan, Honduras. 39th International Sea Turtle Symposium. 2-8 February 2019. Charleston, SC. (02/2019)
  • (PEER REVIEWED) Morrow, A., Lewis, A.L., Salinas, L., Dunbar, S.G. 2019. Hawksbill sea turtle-fish interactions: more than foraging friends? 39th International Sea Turtle Symposium. 2-8 February 2019. Charleston, SC. USA (02/2019)
  • (PEER REVIEWED) Hyatt, E., Gammariello, R., Gerke, C., Salinas, L., Dunbar, S.G. 2019. Community-based evidence accrual for characterization of Guanaja, Honduras as an active nesting site for Caribbean sea turtle populations. 39th International Sea Turtle Symposium. 2-8 February 2019. Charleston, SC. USA (02/2019)
  • (PEER REVIEWED) Gammariello, R., Gerke, C., Salinas, L., Dunbar, S.G. 2019. Color preferences of Eretmochelys imbricata hatchlings. 39th International Sea Turtle Symposium. 2-8 February 2019. Charleston, SC. USA (02/2019)
  • (PEER REVIEWED) Baumbach, D.S., Anger, E.C., Dunbar, S.G. 2019. Sea turtles as an animal model for determining home range using citizen-science sightings. 39th International Sea Turtle Symposium. 2-8 February 2019. Charleston, SC. USA (02/2019)
  • (PEER REVIEWED) Baumbach, D.S., Anger, E.C., Dunbar, S.G. 2019. Sea turtles as an animal model for determining home range using citizen-science sightings. 39th International Sea Turtle Symposium. 2-8 February 2019. Charleston, SC. USA (02/2019)
  • (PEER REVIEWED) Dunbar, S. G. and Baumbach, D. S. Emerging technologies for marine species research and conservation. Clyto Marine Science Research and Technology Conference, 23 May, 2017. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. (05/2017)
  • (PEER REVIEWED) Dunbar, S. G., Bonardelli, J., Manzano, E., De La Garza, R., Estevez, D., and Salinas, L. Beta testing Nesting Safe – new Technology for nest finding and environmental temperature monitoring. 37th Annual Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation. 16 – 20, April, 2017, Las Vegas, USA. (04/2017)
  • (PEER REVIEWED) Dunbar, S. G., Baumbach, D. S., Wright, M. K., Hayes, C. T., Holmberg, J., Crall, and J. P., Stewart, C. V. HotSpotter: less manipulating, more learning, and better vision for turtle photo identification. 37th Annual Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation. 16 – 20, April, 2017, Las Vegas, USA. (04/2017)
  • (PEER REVIEWED) Salinas, L. and Dunbar, S. G. Mapping the goods: Using the TURT smartphone application to record hawksbill product use. 37th Annual Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation. 16 – 20, April, 2017, Las Vegas, USA. (04/2017)
  • (PEER REVIEWED) Duran, N., Salinas, L., and Dunbar, S. G. The fishers know: using local experience to collect data on a poorly known sea turtle population. 37th Annual Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation. 16 – 20, April, 2017, Las Vegas, USA. (04/2017)
  • (PEER REVIEWED) Baumbach, D. S., Wright, M. K., Salinas, L., Dunbar, S. G. Area abundance of hawksbill prey items within the Sandy Bay West End Marine Reserve, Roatán, Honduras. 37th Annual Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation. 16 – 20, April, 2017, Las Vegas, USA. (04/2017)
  • (PEER REVIEWED) Baumbach, D. S, Anger, E., and Dunbar, S. G. The development of local and global citizen-science sea turtle monitoring. 37th Annual Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation. 16 – 20, April, 2017, Las Vegas, USA. (04/2017)
  • (PEER REVIEWED) Hayes, C. T., Baumbach, D. S., Juma, D., and Dunbar, S. G. Does recreational diving impact hawksbill sea turtle foraging behavior? Results from a marine protected area, Honduras. 37th Annual Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation. 16 – 20, April, 2017, Las Vegas, USA. (04/2017)
  • (PEER REVIEWED) Wright, M., Baumbach, D. S., Trujillo, D., Cruz LeDuc, J., Salinas, L., Dunbar, S. G.Quantification and impacts of nautical traffic on hawksbill presence in a Honduran marine protected area: a progress report. Annual Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation. 16 – 20, April, 2017, Las Vegas, USA. (04/2017)
  • (PEER REVIEWED) Dunbar, S. G., Baumbach, D. S. There’s an App for That! RASTR (Records Assistant for Sea Turtle Researchers). WIDECAST General Annual Meeting. 21 – 23, March 2017, Willemstad, Curaçao. (03/2017)
  • (PEER REVIEWED) Valére-Rivet, M. G. and Dunbar, S. G. Lactate production in the hermit crab, Pagurus samuelis, subjected to temperature and burial stresses. Southern California Academy of Sciences Annual Meeting. 6 – 7 May, 2016, Los Angeles, CA, USA. (05/2016)
  • (PEER REVIEWED) Hayes, C.T., Baumbach, D.S., Juma, D., and Dunbar, S.G. Does recreational diving alter hawksbill sea turtle foraging behavior? Results from a marine protected area, Honduras. 20 April, 2016. Seventh Annual Research and Scholarship Symposium. Cedarville University, Cedarville, OH, USA. (04/2016)
  • (PEER REVIEWED) Dunbar, S.G., Sung, K., Cole, L., Reyna, R., Anaya, S., Juma, D., Salinas, L. Impacts of beach pollution on sand temperatures and port-hatching migrations in hawksbill hatchlings. 36th Annual Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation. 29 February – 4 March, 2016. Lima, Peru. (02/2016 - 03/2016)
  • (PEER REVIEWED) Salinas, L., Holloway, S., Dunbar, S.G. Resolving conflict issues among sea turtle conservation research, community interests, and government agencies. 36th Annual Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation. 29 February – 4 March, 2016. Lima, Peru (02/2016 - 03/2016)
  • (PEER REVIEWED) Duran, N. and Dunbar, S.G. Why so many fathers for such a small olive ridley population in Honduras? 35th Annual Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation. 19 – 24, April, 2015. Dalaman, Mugla, Turkey. (04/2015)
  • (PEER REVIEWED) Baeza, L., Hayes, C.T., Wright, M.K., Salinas, L., and Dunbar, S.G. Photo recognition for in-water identification of hawksbills in a marine protected area of Honduras. 35th Annual Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation. 19 – 24, April, 2015. Dalaman, Mugla, Turkey. (04/2015)
  • (PEER REVIEWED) Wright, M.K., Baeza, L., Hayes, C.T., Salinas, L., and Dunbar, S.G. Sightings records of hawksbills in a marine protected area of Honduras. 35th Annual Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation. 19 – 24, April, 2015. Dalaman, Mugla, Turkey. (04/2015)
  • (PEER REVIEWED) Hayes, C.T., Baumbach, D.S., Wright, M.K., Baeza, L., Macpui, M., Salinas, L., and Dunbar, S.G. Does recreational diving impact hawksbill sea turtle sighting rates? Preliminary analysis for a marine protected area, Honduras. 35th Annual Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation. 19 – 24, April, 2015. Dalaman, Mugla, Turkey. (04/2015)
  • (NON-PEER REVIEWED) 2017: Dunbar, S. G., Baumbach, D. S., Hayes, C. T., Wright, M. K., and Salinas, L. Activities of the Protective Turtle Ecology Center for Training, Outreach, and Research, Inc. (ProTECTOR, Inc.) in Honduras; Annual Report for the 2015 and 2016 Seasons. ProTECTOR Inc. 2017. Loma Linda University. Pp.36 (2015 - 2016)
  • (NON-PEER REVIEWED) Dunbar, S. G. and Salinas, L. Activities of the Protective Turtle Ecology Center for Training, Outreach, and Research, Inc (ProTECTOR) in Honduras; Annual Report of the 2011 and 2012 Seasons. ProTECTOR, Loma Linda. Pp. 53 (11/2012 - 04/2013)
  • (PEER REVIEWED) Tan, A.L., Dunbar, S.G., Baumbach, D., Cunningham, A., Damazo, L.E., Reeve, R.E., Lindsay, K., Salinas, L. 700 hours on nesting beaches: ProTECTOR volunteer efforts in Honduras. 33rd Annual Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation. 2-8 February, 2013. Baltimore, MD, USA (10/2012 - 02/2013)
  • (PEER REVIEWED) Dunbar, S.G., Dunbar, S.S., Chapman, C., Vodhanel, S., Canwell, C., Plafker, S., Church, C.A., Legitt, V.L., Zumwalt, J., Rosspencer, E., Bayardo, L., Friedman, M., Huey, L., Parker, R.L., Delgado, G., Cruzado, R., Salinas, L., Zelaya, N. The ProTECTOR – GHI – SIMS partnership: a multidisciplinary approach; saving turtles, helping people. 33rd Annual Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation. 2-8 February, 2013. Baltimore, MD, USA (10/2012 - 02/2013)
  • (NON-PEER REVIEWED) Dunbar, S. G., Randazzo, A., Salinas, L., and Luque J. Final Report of the Community-Directed Capacity Building for Hawksbill Conservation and Population Recovery in Caribbean Honduras. Final Report 2013, United States Fish and Wildlife Service. (09/2012 - 03/2013)
  • (NON-PEER REVIEWED) 2012: Dunbar, S. G., Salinas, L., and Castellanos, S. Report of the Gulf of Fonseca Hawksbill Project In Pacific Honduras. Year-End Report From 2011, ProTECTOR, Loma Linda. Pp. 30 (08/2011 - 03/2012)
  • (PEER REVIEWED) Dunbar, S.G., Salinas, L., and Castellanos, S. Community partnership in understanding population changes of “Tortuga Golfina” (Lepidochelys olivacea) on the south coast of Honduras. 31st Annual Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation. 12-15 April, 2011. San Diego, CA, USA (02/2011 - 04/2011)
  • (NON-PEER REVIEWED) 2011: Dunbar, S. G., Salinas, L., Castellanos, S. Activities of the Protective Turtle Ecology Center for Training, Outreach, and Research, Inc. (ProTECTOR) in Punta Raton, Honduras; Annual Report of the 2009 - 2010 Season. Tegucigalpa. Ministry of Environment (SERNA). Pp. 57 (10/2010 - 03/2011)
  • (NON-PEER REVIEWED) 2010: Nuila Coto, R. W. “ ‘Erica,’ la de Punta Ratón, primera Tortuga golfina hondurea con monitoreo satelital.” La Tribuna (Honduras National Newspaper), Sunday October 3, 2010, Pp. 2B – 3B. (10/2010)
  • (NON-PEER REVIEWED) 2009: Roth, D. Loma Linda City News. “LL Marine Biologist Has a Special Place in His Heart for Sea Turtles.” December 24, 2009. Pg. 11. (12/2009)
  • (NON-PEER REVIEWED) 2010: Dunbar, S. G., Salinas, L., Castellanos, S. Activities of the Protective Turtle Ecology Center for Training, Outreach, and Research, Inc. (ProTECTOR) in Punta Raton, Honduras; Annual Report of the 2008 - 2009 Season. Tegucigalpa. Ministry of Environment (SERNA). PP. 43. (11/2009 - 04/2010)
  • (NON-PEER REVIEWED) Activities of the Protective Turtle Ecology Center for Training, Outreach, and Research, Inc. (ProTECTOR) in Punta Raton, Honduras; 2007 - 2008 Annual Report to the Ministry of Environment, Honduras. (09/2008 - 12/2008)
  • (NON-PEER REVIEWED) Dunbar, S.G., Salinas, L., and Berube, M.D. Activities of the Turtle Awareness and Protection Studies (TAPS) program under the Protective Turtle Ecology Center for Training, Outreach, and Research, Inc. (ProTECTOR) in Roatan, Honduras. 2007 - 2008 Annual Report to the Ministry of Environment, Honduras. (09/2008 - 01/2009)
  • (NON-PEER REVIEWED) A proposal for a series of school visits to commence the "Turtle Nesting Hotline''s Turtle Art and Jingle Challenge" in the Bay Islands, Honduras; An education and awareness initiative. Final Report to the State of the World''s Sea Turtles. October 31, 2008. (08/2008 - 10/2008)
  • (NON-PEER REVIEWED) Hawksbill sea turtle nesting beach reconnaissance Roatan, Honduras. 2008 Final Report to United States Fish and Wildlife Services. (07/2008 - 11/2008)
  • (NON-PEER REVIEWED) Final Report on a Proposal for Two Workshops to Facilitate Positive Change Among Indigenous Fishers of the Bay Islands, Honduras. State of the World''s Sea Turtles (SWOT). October 1, 2007. (07/2007 - 10/2007)
  • (PEER REVIEWED) Sjoboen, A.D., Dunbar, S.G., Boskovic, D.S.. "Seasonal fatty acid fluctuations of Pachygrapsus crassipes in Southern California." The Crustacean Society . (2007): 65-. (01/2007)
  • (PEER REVIEWED) Shives, J.A., Dunbar, S.G., Nyborg, T.G.. "Why the paucity of hermit crabs in situ in the fossil record?." The Crustacean Society . (2007): 64-. (01/2007)
  • (PEER REVIEWED) Dunbar, S. G.. "The Roatan Rapid Assessment Project for the common hermit crabs of Roatan, Bay Islands, Honduras." IX Congreso Sociedad Mesoamericana Para La Biologia Y La Conservacion. (2005): 180-180. (12/2005)
  • (PEER REVIEWED) Dunbar, S. G. and Perumal, V.. "The Roatan Rapid Assessment Project for Queen Conch, Strombus gigas of Roatan, Bay Islands, Honduras." IX Congreso Sociedad Mesoamericana Para La Biologia Y La Conservacion. (2005): 181-181. (12/2005)
  • (PEER REVIEWED) Dunbar, S.G. and Sjoboen, A. . "The Roatan Rapid Assessment Project for Spiny Lobster, Panulirus argus of Roatan, Bay Islands, Honduras." IX Congreso Sociedad Mesoamericana Para La Biologia Y La Conservacion. (2005): 181-181. (12/2005)

Books and Chapters

  • Dunbar, S. G., Hudgins, J. and Jean, C. 2021. B. Nahill (Ed). Applications of Photo Identification in Sea Turtle Studies. In: Sea Turtle Research and Conservation; Lessons from Working in the Field. Academic Press. London. Pp. 244. (2021)
  • Dunbar, S. G. and Howard, D. 2010. Hawksbill and Green Sea Turtles: International Voyagers of the Pacific and Atlantic. Edited book, Chapter 5, Ocean Globe. Redlands, ESRI Press. Pp. 87 - 103. (03/2010)
  • (Eds) Asikura, A., Lemaitre, R., Tudge, C.C., Mantelatto, F.L., Dunbar, S.G. and Wada, S.. Biology of the Anomura II: Crustacean Research, Special Number 6. Shinjuku, Japan: Carcinological Society of Japan, 2006. (10/2006)

Scholarly Journals--Submitted

  • Duran, N., Juma, D., and Dunbar, S. G. Submitted. Comparing thermal profiles, hatching success, and hatchling carachteristics between hatchery nests and semi-natural beach nests at Punta Ratón, Honduras. Wildlife Research. (08/2015)
  • Ingle, M. E.*, Gathany, M. A., Ball, K. F. and Dunbar, S. G. Submitted. Raccoon (Procyon lotor) diets are impacted by Baylisascaris procyonis roundworm infection. Journal of Parasitology. (03/2015)
  • Duran, N.*, Bahjri, K. and Dunbar, S. G. Submitted. Riding the tides; hatchling migration depends on tidal currents in Pacific Honduras. Marine Ecology. (01/2015)
  • Billock, W. L.* and Dunbar, S. G. Submitted. Influence of sensory cues on predator avoidance behavior in the hermit crab, Pagurus samuelis. Invertebrate Biology (01/2015)

Non-Scholarly Journals

  • Dunbar, S. G. and Ito, H. Picture Perfect: Photography for Hands-off Turtle Monitoring. Invited article author for State of the Worlds Sea Turtles (SWOT) Report, 2015 (10 year Anniversary Edition). Pgs. 10 – 11. (04/2015)