Professor Peter Cook publishes groundbreaking new research on how pinniped brains evolved to unlock vocal plasticity in the publication Science. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
MarMamSci @ NCF
@marmamsci-ncf.bsky.social
We are a Master's program in Marine Mammal Science @ NCF. MIMMS MISSION: An interdisciplinary academic center providing research and graduate/undergraduate education of the highest quality in marine mammal science through collaborations.
Marine Mammal Science graduate student Carson Hood presented at the Acoustical Society of America's annual conference in Hawaii on her and Professor Peter Cook's grant funded research in rhythmic perception and performance in sea lions.
Graduate students Vivian Cargille and Helena Wood-Barron presented at the 8th Manatee Research Symposium on detecting African manatee vocalizations using deep learning and comparing vocal structures across countries.
Dr. Athena Rycyk awarded federal Sea Grant for offshore marine species research! www.ncf.edu/news/new-col...
New College of Florida Professor Awarded Federal Sea Grant for Offshore Marine Species Research - New College of Florida
ncf.edu
Dr. Athena Rycyk and student Vivian Cargille have released an open-source manatee vocalization library containing over 18,000 recordings. This international collaboration (U.S., Nigeria, Cameroon) aims to support AI applications in conservation science. doi.org/10.6073/past...
Student Sophie Flem publishes as first author for peer reviewed article in Plos One - congratulations! journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...
Lateralized cerebellar connectivity differentiates auditory pathways in echolocating and non-echolocating whales
We report the first application of diffusion tractography to a mysticete, which was analyzed alongside three odontocete brains, allowing the first direct comparison of strength and laterality of audit...
journals.plos.org
ABC interview with student Carson Hood on her recently published peer reviewed article: abcnews.go.com/US/video/sea...
abcnews.go.com
Master's student Carson Hood publishes first peer reviewed article!
Sensorimotor synchronization to rhythm in an experienced sea lion rivals that of humans - Scientific Reports
Scientific Reports - Sensorimotor synchronization to rhythm in an experienced sea lion rivals that of humans
nature.com
Field trip to Zoo Tampa where our students had behind the scenes access!
Manatees spotted off our campus research dock this morning in Sarasota Bay!
