Publications (refereed)
Dunbar, S.G. 2008. In-water observations of recently-released juvenile Hawksbills (Eretmochelys imbricata). Marine Turtle Newsletter 121: xx-xx.
Billock, W.B. and Dunbar, S.G. In Prep. Shell and food acquisition behaviors give evidence of ‘Contextual Decision Hierarchies’ in hermit crabs.
Billock, W.B. and Dunbar, S.G. In Prep. Influence of sensory cues on predator avoidance in hermit crabs, Pagurus samuelis.
Billock, W.B. and Dunbar, S.G. Accepted. The influence of motivation on behavior in the hermit crab, Pagurus samuelis. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom.
Bacchus, M.-L.C. and Dunbar, S.G. In prep. Characterization of resting holes and their use by the Antillean Manatee (Trichechus manatus manatus) in the Drowned Cayes of Belize.
Sjoboen, A.D., Dunbar, S.G., and Boskovic, D.S. Submitted. Temporal fluctuations of fatty acids in Pachygrapsus crassipes from southern California.
Perumal, V., Dunbar, S. G. and Cowles, D. L. Submitted. Responses to Salinity of Color Polymorphs in Two Populations of the Sea Star, Pisaster ochraceus.
Revell, T. K. and Dunbar, S. G. 2007. The energetic savings of sleep versus temperature in the desert iguana, Dipsosaurus dorsalis, at three ecologically relevant temperatures. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology A. 148:393-398.
Nisani, Z., Dunbar, S.G., and Hayes, W.K. 2007. Cost of venom regeneration in Parabuthus transvalicus (Arachnida:Buthidae). Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology A. 147:509-513.
Nyborg, T. G., Dunbar, S. G. and Shives, J. A. In Prep.
Dunbar, S. G. In Prep. Osmoregulatory responses of the tropical hermit crab, Clibanarius taeniatus (Decapoda:Anomura) to changes in ambient water salinity.
Dunbar, S. G. 2005. Respiratory responses of Clibanarius taeniatus and Clibanarius virescens (Decapoda, Diogenidae) to changes in ambient water temperature. Nauplius 13(1): 45 - 56.
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 (A), Vol. 137(2): 321 - 337.
Dunbar, S. G., Coates, M. and Kay, A. 2003. Marine hermit crabs as indicators of freshwater inundation on tropical shores. Memoirs of Museum Victoria. 60(1): 27 - 34.
Dunbar, S. G., 2001. Respiratory, Osmoregulatory and Behavioural Determinants of Distribution of Two Tropical Marine Hermit Crabs. PhD Thesis. Central Queensland University, Rockhampton, QLD. 322 p.
Dunbar, S. G. and Coates, M. 2000. Range extension and new host records of the ectoparasite Pseudostegias setoensis Shiino, 1933 (Crustacea: Isopoda: Bopyridae). Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia. 124(1): 49.
Conference Abstracts
Dunbar, S.G., Breman, J. and Stevenson, L. Activities of the Turtle Awareness and Protection Studies (TAPS) program on Roatan, Honduras. 28th International Sea Turtle Symposium. 19 - 26, January, 2008. Loreto, Baja California Sur, Mexico.
Billock, W.L. and Dunbar, S.G. Shell and food acquisition behaviors: Evidence for 'Contextual Decision Hierarchies' in hermit crabs. The Crustacean Society Mid-Year Meeting. 14 - 17 October 2007. Coquimbo, Chile.
Shives, J.A., Dunbar, S.G., Nyborg, T.G. Why the paucity of hermit crabs in situ in the fossil record? The Crustacean Society Mid-Year Meeting. 14 - 17 October 2007. Coquimbo, Chile.
Sjoboen, A.D., Dunbar, S.G., Boskovic, D.S. Seasonal fatty acid fluctuations of Pachygrapsus crassipes in southern California. The Crustacean Society Mid-Year Meeting. 14 - 17 October 2007. Coquimbo, Chile.
Dunbar, S.G, Breman, J. and Stevenson, L. Development of the Turtle Awareness and Protection Studies (TAPS) program on Roatan, Honduras. 27th International Sea Turtle Symposium. 22 - 28, February, 2007. Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, USA.
Bacchus, M-L.C., Dunbar, S.G and Self-Sullivan, C. Characterization of resting holes and their daily and nightly use by Antilean manatees Trichechus manatus manatus in the Drowned Cayes, Belize. The 10th Congress of the Mesoamerican Society for Biodiversity and Conservation. 28 October - 3, November, 2006. Antigua, Guatemala.
Nisani, Z., Dunbar, S.G., and Hayes, W.K. The metabolic cost of regenerated Parabuthus transvaalicus venom and its protein content. 13th Annual Meeting of the American Arachnological Society. 17 - 21, June, 2006. College of Notre Dame, Maryland, USA.
Dunbar, S.G. and Sjoboen, A.D. The Roatan apid Assessment Project for Spiny Lobster, Panulirus argus of Roatan, Bay Islands, Honduras. The 9th Congress of the Mesoamerican Society for Biodiversity and Conservation. 21 - 25, November, 2005. La Ceiba, Honduras.
Dunbar, S.G. and Perumal, V. The Roatan Rapid Assessment Project for Queen Conch, Strombus gigas of Roatan, Bay Islands, Honduras. The 9th Congress of the Mesoamerican Society for Biodiversity and Conservation. 21 - 25, November, 2005. La Ceiba, Honduras.
Dunbar, S. G. The Roatan Rapid Assessment Project for the common hermit crabs of Roatan, Bay Islands, Honduras. The 9th Congress of the Mesoamerican Society for Biodiversity and Conservation. 21 - 25, November, 2005. La Ceiba, Honduras.
Ford, R. E., Soret, S., Dunbar, S., Waife, S., Mazinga, G. and Gonzalez, G. Launching and undergraduate Earth System Science curriculum with a focus on global sustainability: the Loma LInda University experience. The Geological Society of America Annual Meeting and Exposition. 7 - 10, November, 2004. Denver Colorado.
Dunbar, S. G. Respiratory responses of the tropical hermit crabs, Clibanarius taeniatus and Clibanarius virescens to changes in ambient water temperature: hot times and heavy breathing. 3rd Brazilian Crustacean Congress and 2004 TCS Summer Meeting. 24 - 28, October, 2004. Florianopolis, Brazil.
Sjoboen, A. D. and Dunbar, S. G. Preliminary comparisons of Pagurus samuelis (Decapoda: Anomura) populations from north and south Monterey Bay, California. 3rd Brazilian Crustacean Congress and 2004 TCS Summer Meeting. 24 - 28, October, 2004. Florianopolis, Brazil.
Dunbar, S. G. and Nyborg, T. G. Three specimens of hermit crabs found associated with their host gastropod shell from the Pliocene San Diego Formation, California and a reassessment of the paucity of fossil hermit crabs associated with gastropod shells in the fossil record. 2003 Geological Society of America Annual Meeting and Exposition. 2 - 5, November, 2003. Seattle, Washington.
Dunbar, S. G., Harris, L., Ware, R. R., Tudge, C. C. and Lee, R. E. Marine Cryptofauna Survey of Yaqara, Fiji: Finding the Fauna Before and After Development. European Marine Biodiversity Symposium. 8 - 12, September, 2003
Dunbar, S. G., Coates, M. and Kay, A. Marine hermit crabs as indicators of freshwater inundation on tropical shores. Fifth International Crustacean Congress and the 'Summer' 2001 Meeting of The Crustacean Society. 9 - 13 July, 2001. Melbourne, Australia.
Dunbar, S. G. Respiratory, osmoregulatory and behavioural adaptations to tropical intertidal stress as determinants of distribution in tropical marine hermit crabs. Proceedings of International Conference On Integrated Coastal Area Management and its Integration with Marine Sciences. 25 - 30 September, 2000. St. Petersburg, Russia.
Dunbar, S. G., Coates, M. and McKillup, S. C. Respiratory, osmoregulatory and behavioural responses to tropical intertidal stress as determinants of distribution in two species of marine hermit crabs. The 1999 Australian Marine Sciences Association Conference. 6 - 9 July, 1999, Melbourne, Australia.
Reports (with pdf files)
Perumal, V. and Dunbar, S. G. 2005. Roatan Rapid Assessment Project for the Queen Conch, Strombus gigas, Roatan, Bay Islands, Honduras (RRAP-L). USAID/MIRA. La Ceiba, Honduras. Pp. 26. LInk to PDF
Sjoboen, A. D. and Dunbar, S. G. 2005. Roatan Rapid Assessment Project for the Caribbean Spiny Lobster, Panulirus argus, Roatan, Bay Islands, Honduras (RRAP-L). USAID/MIRA. La Ceiba, Honduras. Pp. 24.
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Dunbar, S. G. 2005. Roatan Rapid Assessment Project for common hermit crabs, Roatan, Bay Islands, Honduras (RRAP-L). USAID/MIRA. La Ceiba, Honduras. Pp. 29.
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