RENY BLUE TYSON reny.tyson@duke.edu http://sites.duke.edu/renytyson NICHOLAS SCHOOL OF THE ENVIRONMENT, DUKE UNIVERSITY MARINE LABORATORY 135 DUKE MARINE LAB ROAD, BEAUFORT, NC 28516; OFFICE: (252) 504-7582, FAX: (252) 504-7648 EDUCATION Duke University, Durham, North Carolina 2014 Doctor of Philosophy, Marine Science and Conservation (Marine Biology Concentration) Dissertation Title: Fine-scale foraging ecology of humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangilae) in the near-shore waters of the Western Antarctic Peninsula Advisor: Dr. Douglas Nowacek Committee Members: Dr. Ari Friedlaender, Dr. James Hench, Dr. Daniel Rubenstein Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida 2008 Master of Science, Biological Oceanography Thesis Title: Abundance of bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) in the Big Bend of Florida, St. Vincent Sound to Alligator Harbor Advisors: Dr. Douglas Nowacek., Dr. William Dewar Committee Members: Dr. Randal Wells, Dr. Jeffrey Chanton Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida 2006 Bachelor of Science, Psychology and Biology (minor), Summa Cum Laude (with Honors) Honors Thesis Title: Investigation of the presence and potential functions of nonlinearities in cetacean vocalizations. Advisor: Dr. Douglas Nowacek RESEARCH/PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE American Journal Experts, LLC Contractor, Manuscript Editing 2010-2014 Duke University Marine Laboratory, Nicholas School of the Environment Graduate Research Assistant, Multidisciplinary study of humpback whales and their prey, Western 2009-2014 Antarctic Peninsula Research Scientist, Cetacean Research Along the Western Antarctic Peninsula 2013 Research Scientist (Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute/Duke University Fellow), Zooplankton 2010 patchiness and ecosystem dynamics, Georges Bank, Veatch Canyon, and Atlantis Canyon Research Scientist, Foraging behavior of pilot whales in the Cape Hatteras Special Research Area 2010 Research Scientist, Distribution of marine mammals in a proposed Undersea Warfare Training 2009-2010 Range, North Carolina Florida State University, Department of Oceanography Research Assistant, Distribution, community structure, and abundance of bottlenose dolphins in the Florida Panhandle Research Scientist (contracted by JIMAR at the University of Hawaii in collaboration with NOAA- PIFSC), Surveying, tagging, and tracking of cetaceans, Hawaii Intern, Florida State University Women in Math, Science, and Engineering Program/Research Assistant, Tagging and tracking of North Atlantic right whales in response to sound, Bay of Fundy 2004-2008 2008 2004-2006 PUBLICATIONS Peer Reviewed Urian, K. W., Waples, D. M., Tyson, R. B., Williams Hodge, L. E., and Read, A. J. (2014). Abundance of bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) in estuarine and coastal waters of North Carolina, USA. Journal of the North Carolina Academy of Science. 129(4): 165-171. Friedlaender, A. S., Tyson, R. B., Stimpert, A. K., Read, A. J., Nowacek, D. P. (2013). Extreme diel variation in the feeding behavior of humpback whales along the Western Antarctic Peninsula during autumn. Marine Ecology Progress Series. 464: 284-289. 1
Tyson CV 2 Peer Reviewed (Continued) Tyson, R. B., Friedlaender, A. S., Stimpert, A. K., Ware, C., and Nowacek, D. P. (). Synchronous mother and calf foraging behaviour in humpback whales Megaptera novaeangliae insights from multi-sensor suction cup tags. Marine Ecology Progress Series. 457: 209-220. Tyson, R. B., Nowacek, S. M., and Nowacek, D. P. (2011). Community structure and abundance of bottlenose dolphins Tursiops truncatus in coastal waters of the northeast Gulf of Mexico. Marine Ecology Progress Series. 438: 253-265. Friedlaender, A. S., Nowacek, D. P., Johnston, D. W., Read, A. J., Tyson, R. B., Peavey, L., and Revelli, E. M. S. (2010). Multiple sightings of large groups of Arnoux s beaked whales (Berardius arnouxii) in the Gerlache Strait, Antarctica. Marine Mammal Science. 26(1): 246-250. Tyson, R. B., Nowacek, D. P., and Miller, P. J. O. (2007). Nonlinear phenomena in the vocalizations of North Atlantic right whales (Eubalaena glacialis) and killer whales (Orcinus orca). Journal of the Acoustical Society of America. 122(3): 1365-1373. Reports Gales, N., Bowers, M., Durban, J. W., Friedlaender, A. S., Nowacek, D. P., Pitman, R. L., Read, A. J., and Tyson, R. B. (2013). Advances in non-lethal research on Antarctic minke whales: biotelemertry, photo-identification and biopsy sampling. Report to the International Whaling Commission. In Review or In Prep Bouveroux, T. H., Tyson, R. B., and Nowacek, D. P. (Accepted). Abundance and site fidelity of bottlenose dolphins, Tursiops truncatus, in the seaside resort of Panama City, Florida. Journal of Cetacean Research and Management. Friedlaender, A. S., Johnston, D. W., Tyson, R. B., Stimpert, A. K., Katlenberg, A., Curtice, C., Ware, C., Hazen, E. L., Read, A. J., Halpin, P. N., and Nowacek, D. P. (In Prep). The optimal diving machine: foraging strategies of humpback whales in Antarctic waters. Ecology Letters. Wilson, R. M., Tyson, R. B., Nelson, J. A., Balmer, B. C., Nowacek, D. P., Chanton, J. P. (In Prep). Integrating sighting with stable isotope data highlights foraging differences between transient and frequenter bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) in St. George Sound. TEACHING EXPERIENCE Teaching Instructor, Research Skills, Duke 2013 - Developed course content including lectures and classroom activities - Facilitated learning of undergraduates pursuing independent research projects. Graduate Teaching Assistant, Conservation Biology and Policy, Duke, 2013 - Facilitated and evaluated learning of undergraduate, Master s Degree, and international students Co-Instructor, Sound in the Sea: Introduction to Marine Bioacoustics, Duke - Developed course syllabus, lectures, classroom exercises, and labs - Instructed and evaluated undergraduate and Master s Degree students Graduate Teaching Assistant, Sensory Physiology and Behavior of Marine Animals, Duke - Facilitated learning of undergraduate students Graduate Teaching Assistant, Introduction to Physical Oceanography, Duke - Facilitated learning of undergraduate and doctoral students Graduate Teaching Assistant, Elementary Oceanography, FSU 2006 - Facilitated and evaluated learning of undergraduate students Invited Lectures Animal Physiology, Undergraduate, Davidson College 2013 Methods in Marine Bioacoustics, Graduate, Duke & NOAA Marine Bioacoustics, Undergraduate/Graduate, Duke 2011 Marine Mammalogy, Undergraduate, FSU 2008 Elementary Oceanography (Honors), Undergraduate, FSU 2007
Tyson CV 3 Students Mentored Abigail Kutcher, Undergraduate, Franklin & Marshall (visiting Duke) Ted Phillips, Undergraduate, Duke 2011 Meg Akim, Undergraduate, Duke 2011 CERTIFICATIONS College Teaching Small Boat Program - NOAA Component INVITED SEMINARS Foraging ecology of humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) in Antarctica, Biology 2013 Department, Davidson College Tagging giants: using technology to understand the foraging ecology of humpback whales in Antarctica, Marine Science Program, Savannah State University Tagging giants: using technology to understand the foraging ecology of humpback whales in Antarctica, Marine Environmental Science Program, Elizabeth State University Tagging humpbacks in the Antarctic: insights from a mother and her calf, Duke Alumni Program 2011 FELLOWSHIPS/AWARDS Endeavour Research Fellowship 2014 Duke University Writing Fellowship 2013 Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR) Fellowship 2013 Preparing Future Faculty Fellowship 2013 Ford Foundation Fellowship (Honorable Mention) 2013 Duke Dissertation Research Travel Award 2013 Graduate Women in Science Fellowship (Honorable Mention) Scientists with Stories Development Grant Beneath the Sea s Jordan Viders Spirit of the Sea Scholarship 2011 Early Career/Young Scientist Travel Award, Tagging Through the Stages Workshop, Fourth Science 2011 Symposium on Bio-logging Oak Foundation Travel Grant 2011 Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute/Duke University Fellowship 2009 Eonfusion Scholarship 2009 Bess Ward Honors Grant 2004 HONORS U.S. Congress Antarctic Service Medal Phi Beta Kappa Phi Kappa Phi FSU Featured Student LEADERSHIP/SERVICE Manuscript Reviewer: Marine Mammal Science, Estuaries and Coasts, Latin American Journal of Aquatic Mammals, Thalassas Society of Marine Mammalogy Committee of Scientific Advisors Association of Early Polar Career Scientists Representative for the Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR) Expert Group on Birds and Marine Mammals (EG-BAMM) Proposal Reviewer: North Pacific Research Board 2013 Coordinator, Sutherland Memorial Seminar Series, DUML 2013 Coordinator, Professional Development for PhD Students, DUML 2011 - Coordinator, Mostly Marine Informal Seminar Series (MMISS), DUML 2011 Tour Leader/Program Staff, International Student Volunteers, Sydney, Australia 2004
Tyson CV 4 COMMUNITY OUTREACH Invited Talks/Presentations Invite a Scientist Program, North Carolina Science Festival, Mooresville Middle School 2014 Scientific Research and Education Networking Event, North Carolina Aquarium at Pine Knoll Shores 2013 Invite a Scientist Program, North Carolina Science Festival, Broad Creek Middle School 2013 Invite a Scientist Program, North Carolina Science Festival, Morehead Middle School 2013 Marine Mammal Day, The North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences International Polar Week, Association of Early Polar Career Scientists, Webinar The Brad Sneeden Marine Science Academy, Middle School 2011 AFFILIATIONS Society of Marine Mammalogy, Student Member Animal Behavior Society, Student Member Association of Polar Early Career Scientists, Member Society for Conservation of Biology, Student Member 2005 - Present 2010 - Present 2013 - Present CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS Tyson, R. B., Friedlaender, A. S., Ware, C., Stimpert, A. K., Hazen, E., Warren, J. D., Curtice, C., and Nowacek, D. P. (December 2013). Do optimal foraging theory and prey density predict the fine-scale foraging behaviors of humpback whales in the Western Antarctic Peninsula? 20 th Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals, Dunedin, New Zealand. Oral presentation. Friedlaender, A. S., Goldbogen, J., Nowacek, D., Read, A., Tyson, R., Bowers, M., Johnston, D., Gales, N. (December 2013). Breaking the ice: the foraging behavior and kinematic patterns of Antarctic minke whales. 20 th Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals, Dunedin, New Zealand. Oral presentation. Tyson, R. B., Friedlaender, A. S., Ware, C., Stimpert, A. K., Hazen, E., Warren, J. D., Curtice, C., and Nowacek, D. P. (July 2013). Do humpback whales in Antarctica feed according to optimal foraging theory? 50 th Annual Meeting of the Animal Behavior Society, Boulder, Colorado. Poster Presentation. Tyson, R. B., Friedlaender, A. S., Stimpert, A. K., Ware, C., and Nowacek, D. P. (July ). In Sync? Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangilae) mother and calf foraging behavior in the Western Antarctic Peninsula. XXXII SCAR and Open Science Conference. Oral Presentation. Friedlaender, A. S., Hazen, E. L., Ware, C., Halpin, P. N., Stimpert, A. K., Tyson, R. B., Nowacek, D. P. (July ). Decisions, decisions. Direct measurements of humpback whale feeding in relation to vertically-stratified prey abundance. XXXII SCAR and Open Science Conference. Oral Presentation. Tyson, R. B., Friedlaender, A. S., Stimpert, A. K., Ware, C., and Nowacek, D. P. (June ). Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangilae) mother and calf foraging behaviors: in synch? 49 th Annual Meeting of the Animal Behavior Society, Albuquerque, New Mexico. Oral Presentation. Tyson, R. B., Friedlaender, A. S., Stimpert, A. K., Ware, C., and Nowacek, D. P. (November 2011). In Synch? Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangilae) mother and calf foraging behavior in the Western Antarctic Peninsula. 19 th Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals, Tampa, Florida. Oral presentation. Friedlaender, A. S., Hazen, E. L., Ware, C., Halpin, P. N., Stimpert, A. K., Tyson, R. B., Nowacek, D. P. (November 2011). Decisions, decisions. Direct measurements of humpback whale feeding in relation to vertically-stratified prey abundance. 19 th Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals, Tampa, Florida. Oral presentation. Ware, C., Wiley, D., Friedlaender, A. S., Burgess, B., Nowacek, D. P., Weinrich, M., Tyson, R. B., Maresh J. (November 2011). TrackPlot: Helping to identify kinematic patterns in the trajectories of tagged marine mammals. 19 th Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals, Tampa, Florida. Oral presentation. Lawson, G. L., Lavery, A. C., Wiebe, P. H., White, T. P, Tyson, R. B., (March 2011). Aggregation of euphausiids and interaction with higher predators in regions of abrupt topography of the northwest Atlantic. 5 th International Zooplankton Production Symposium. Pucòn, Chile. Oral Presentation.
Tyson CV 5 CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS (Continued) Tyson, R. B., Friedlaender, A. S., Stimpert, A. K., Ware, C., and Nowacek, D. P. (March 2011). Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangilae) mother and calf foraging behavior: insights from multi-sensor suction cup tags. The Fourth Science Symposium on Bio-logging. Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. Tagging through the stages workshop. Oral Presentation. Tyson, R. B., Friedlaender, A. S., Stimpert, A. K., Ware, C., and Nowacek, D. P. (March 2011). Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangilae) mother and calf foraging behavior: insights from multi-sensor suction cup tags. The Fourth Science Symposium on Bio-logging. Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. Poster Presentation. Friedlaender, A. S., Ware, C., Tyson, R. B., and Nowacek, D. P. (March 2011). Using multi-sensor suction cup tags to quantify the kinematics of lunge feeding in humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangilae) in the water around the West Antarctic Peninsula. The Fourth Science Symposium on Bio-logging. Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. Oral Presentation. Nowacek D. P, Friedlaender A. S., Tyson R. B., Ware C (March 2011). Visualization and data extraction from georeferenced whale tracks using Geozui and Trackplot. The Fourth Science Symposium on Bio-logging. Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. Fine-scale animal movement sensing workshop. Oral Presentation Tyson, R.B., Nowacek, D. P., Arsenault, R. J., Espinasse, B., Halpin, P., Johnston, D. W., Friedlaender, A. S., Hazen, E. L., Peavey, L., Read, A. J., Revelli, E., Stimpert, A. K., Ware, C., Zhu, Y., Zhou, M. (June 2010). Foraging ecology of humpback whales (Eubalaena glacialis) in the Western Antarctic Peninsula. The 22 nd International Coastal Society Conference, Wilmington, North Carolina. Oral presentation. Tyson, R. B., Nowacek, S. M., and Nowacek, D. P. (October 2009). Abundance and community structure of bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) in the Big Bend of Florida, St. Vincent Sound to Alligator Harbor. 18 th Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals, Quebec City, Canada. Poster presentation. Nowacek, D. P., Arsenault, R. J., Espinasse, B., Halpin, P., Johnston, D. W., Friedlaender, A. S., Hazen, E. L., Peavey, L., Read, A. J., Revelli, E., Stimpert, A. K., Tyson, R. B., Ware, C., Zhu, Y., Zhou, M. (October 2009). Distribution of Antarctic humpback whales tracks their primary prey in the nearshore waters of the Western Antarctic Peninsula. 18 th Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals, Quebec City, Canada. Oral presentation. Tyson, R. B., Nowacek, S. M., and Nowacek, D. P. (April 2009). Abundance of bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncates) in the Big Bend of Florida, St. Vincent Sound to Alligator Harbor. Southeastern and Mid-Atlantic Marine Mammal Symposium (SEAMAMMS), Wilmington, North Carolina. Oral presentation. Tyson, R.B., Nowacek, D.P., and Patrick, J.O. Miller. (November-December 2007). Nonlinear phenomena in the vocalizations of North Atlantic right whales (Eubalaena glacialis) and killer whales (Orcinus orca). 17 th Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals, Cape Town, South Africa. Poster presentation. Tyson, R.B., Nowacek, D.P., and Patrick, J.O. Miller. (October 2006). Nonlinear phenomena in cetacean vocalizations. Department of Oceanography Student Symposium, Tallahassee, Florida. Poster presentation. Tyson, R.B., Nowacek, D.P., and Patrick, J.O. Miller. (April 2006). Nonlinear dynamics in killer whale (Orcinus orca) vocalizations. National Conference for Undergraduate Research. Asheville, North Carolina. Oral presentation. Tyson, R.B. and Nowacek, D.P. (December 2005). Nonlinear dynamics in North Atlantic right whale vocalizations. 16 th Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals, San Diego, California. Poster presentation. REFERENCES Dr. Douglas Nowacek, Repass-Rodgers University Associate Professor of Conservation Technology and Associate Professor of Electrical & Computer Engineering, Duke University Marine Laboratory and Duke Pratt School of Engineering, dpn3@duke.edu, 252-504-7566. Dr. Andy Read, Stephen Toth Professor of Marine Biology, Division of Marine Science and Conservation, Duke University Marine Laboratory, aread@duke.edu, 252-504-7590. Dr. Ari Friedlaender, Associate Professor, Marine Mammal Institute, Hatfield Marine Science Station, Oregon State University, ari.friedlaender@oregonstate.edu, 541-867-0202.