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Dr Joy Tripovich

Dr Joy Tripovich


Honorary Research Associate
JD Stewart Building/BO1
Faculty of Veterinary Science
The University of Sydney NSW 2006
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Qualifications

PhD (USYD), Grad Dip Biol. Sci. (UNSW), BSc (UNSW)

Research Interests

  • Acoustic communication and behaviour of seals and other marine fauna;
  • Impact of noise on marine species; and
  • Marine mammal hearing.

Current projects include

  • Human noise impact study on fur seals and sea lions in the Southern Hemisphere;
  • Assessing the anthropogenic effects of sound on estuarine crocodile (Crocodylus porosus) behaviour.

Contribution to the Profession and the Community

  • Honorary Research Associate of the Australian Marine Mammal Research Centre, Taronga Conservation Society Australia;
  • Member of the Society for Marine Mammalogy;
  • Reviewer for Naturwissenschaften, Marine Mammal Science, Aquatic Biology, Mammalian Biology, and the New Zealand Journal of Zoology.

Selected Publications

  1. Tripovich, J.S., Rogers, T.L. and Dutton, G. (in press). Feacal testosterone concentrations and the acoustic behavior of two male captive Australian fur seals. Australian Mammalogy.
  2. Tripovich, J.S., Canfield, R., Rogers, T.L. and Arnould, J.P.Y. (2009). Changes in call structure of Australian fur seal pups throughout the maternal dependence period. Bioacoustics 18: 259-276.
  3. Tripovich, J.S., Charrier, I., Rogers, T.L., Canfield, R., and Arnould, J.P.Y. (2008). Who goes there? The dear-enemy effect in male Australian fur seals (Arctocephalus pusillus doriferus). Marine Mammal Science 24(4): 941-948.
  4. Tripovich, J.S., Charrier, I., Rogers, T.L., Canfield, R., and Arnould, J.P.Y. (2008). Acoustic features involved in the neighbour-stranger vocal recognition process in male Australian fur seals. Behavioural Processes 79 (1): 74-80.
  5. Tripovich, J.S., Canfield, R., Rogers, T.L. and Arnould, J.P.Y. (2008). Characterisation of Australian fur seal vocalisations. Marine Mammal Science 24(4): 913-928.
  6. Tripovich, J.S., Rogers, T.L., Canfield, R. and Arnould, J.P.Y. (2006). Individual variation in the pup attraction call produced by female Australian fur seals during early lactation. Journal of the Acoustical Society of America 120 (1), 502-509.
  7. Tripovich, J.S., Rogers, T.L. and Arnould, J.P.Y. (2005). Species-specific characteristics and individual variation of the Bark Call produced by male Australian fur seals (Arctocephalus pusillus doriferus). Bioacoustics 15 (1), 79-96.