Physical Location and Room Number
DUML Lab 2, #2

Mailing Address
Nicholas School of the Environment
Duke University Marine Lab
135 Duke Marine Lab Road
Beaufort, NC 28516
Phone: (252) 504-7565
E-mail: wendy.dow@duke.edu

Research Interests:

• Conservation Biology
• Ecology of marine protected species
• Animal Behavior and Physiology
• Bioacoustics
• Effects of anthropogenic sound on the auditory physiology and behavior of animals

Education:

• M.E.M. Coastal Environmental Management and Certificate in Geospatial Analysis, Nicholas School of the Environment, Duke University 2005
• B.A. Biology and Environmental Studies, Gettysburg College 2003

Bio:

• My current research interests lie in understanding the impacts of marine anthropogenic sound on the physiology and behavior of marine organisms. My dissertation focuses on measuring the in‐water and in‐air hearing sensitivity of sea turtles and evaluating the effects of marine sound on the hearing and behavior of sea turtles.

Publications:

• Harms, C. A., S. A. Eckert, T.T. Jones, W. E. Dow and D. A. Mann. 2009. A technique for underwater anesthesia of sea turtles. Journal of Herpetologic Medicine and Surgery.
• Commito, J. A., S. Como, B. M. Grupe and W. E. Dow. 2008. Species diversity in the soft-bottom intertidal zone: Biogenic structure, sediment, and macrofauna across mussel bed spatial scales. Journal of Experimental Biology and Ecology. 366: 70-81.
• Commito, J. A., W. E. Dow and B. M. Grupe. 2006. Hierarchical spatial structure in soft-bottom mussel beds. Journal of Experimental Biology and Ecology. 330: 27-37.
  

Technical Reports:

• Dow, W. E., K. L. Eckert, M. Palmer and P. Kramer. 2007. An Atlas of Sea Turtle Nesting Habitat for the Wider Caribbean Region. The Wider Caribbean Sea Turtle Conservation Network and The Nature Conservancy. WIDECAST Technical Report No. 6. Beaufort, North Carolina. 267 pages, plus electronic Appendices.
• Dow, W. E., J. R. Gilbert, G. T. Waring, and A. J. Read. 2006. Atlas of harbor seal haul-out sites in Maine, 1981 - 2001. Presented on-line through the Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS-SEAMAP). http://seamap.env.duke.edu/.