Peter B. Best

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Peter B. Best is affiliated with the following schools: University of Exeter, University of Oxford, University of Plymouth, University of Pretoria, University of Aberdeen, University of Cambridge

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Peter B. Best's Degrees

Bachelors Marine Biology University of Plymouth
PhD Marine Biology University of Aberdeen

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According to Wikipedia, Peter Barrington Best was an English marine biologist known for his research on whales and dolphins of Southern Africa. He was described as the world's foremost authority on the whales and dolphins of the Southern African region.

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Past and present distribution, densities and movements of blue whales Balaenoptera musculus in the Southern Hemisphere and northern Indian Ocean (2007) (267)
Genetic differentiation between parapatric ‘nearshore’ and ‘offshore’ populations of the bottlenose dolphin (1998) (258)
Social Organization in Sperm Whales, Physeter macrocephalus (1979) (222)
Stable isotopes in southern right whale (Eubalaena australis) baleen as indicators of seasonal movements, feeding and growth (1996) (218)
Distribution and movements (1969) (157)
Whales and dolphins of the Southern African subregion (2007) (156)
Increase rates in severely depleted stocks of baleen whales (1993) (155)
World‐wide genetic differentiation of Eubalaena: questioning the number of right whale species (2000) (133)
Soviet catches of southern right whales Eubalaena australis, 1951–1971. Biological data and conservation implications (1998) (131)
Comparative analysis of the diets of smaller odontocete cetaceans along the coast of southern Africa (1992) (118)
Population Structure of Humpback Whales from Their Breeding Grounds in the South Atlantic and Indian Oceans (2009) (114)
The distribution of small odontocete cetaceans off the coasts of South Africa and Namibia (1992) (113)
The phylogeography of dusky dolphins (Lagenorhynchus obscurus): a critical examination of network methods and rooting procedures (2003) (112)
Blubber thickness in right whales Eubalaena glacialis and Eubalaena australis related with reproduction, life history status and prey abundance (2011) (104)
Body shape changes associated with reproductive status, nutritive condition and growth in right whales Eubalaena glacialis and E. australis (2012) (102)
Seasonality of reproduction and the length of gestation in southern right whales Eubalaena australis (1994) (90)
Distribution and population separation of Bryde's whale Balaenoptera edeni off southern Africa (2001) (86)
Aerial photogrammetry of southern right whales, Eubalaena australis (1992) (80)
APPEARANCE, DISTRIBUTION, AND GENETIC DISTINCTIVENESS OF LONGMAN'S BEAKED WHALE, INDOPACETUS PACIFICUS (2003) (80)
Seasonal abundance, feeding, reproduction, age and growth in Minke Whales off Durban (with incidental observations from the Antarctic). (1982) (79)
Impacts of human activities on marine animal life in the Benguela: A historical overview (2004) (76)
TRENDS IN THE INSHORE RIGHT WHALE POPULATION OFF SOUTH AFRICA, 1969–1987 (1990) (72)
Evidence for male dispersal along the coasts but no migration in pelagic waters in dusky dolphins (Lagenorhynchus obscurus) (2004) (70)
LONG-RANGE MOVEMENTS OF SOUTH ATLANTIC RIGHT WHALES EUBALAENA AUSTRALIS (1993) (69)
Mitochondrial DNA diversity and population structure among southern right whales (Eubalaena australis). (2007) (65)
Killer Whale Nuclear Genome and mtDNA Reveal Widespread Population Bottleneck during the Last Glacial Maximum (2014) (64)
ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS INFLUENCING THE DISTRIBUTION OF SOUTHERN RIGHT WHALES (EUBALAENA AUSTRALIS) ON THE SOUTH COAST OF SOUTH AFRICA I: BROAD SCALE PATTERNS (2004) (63)
Structure of the integument of southern right whales, Eubalaena australis (2007) (60)
Coastal, offshore, and migratory movements of South African right whales revealed by satellite telemetry (2011) (58)
Migration redefined? Seasonality, movements and group composition of humpback whales Megaptera novaeangliae off the west coast of South Africa (2010) (58)
RANGE AND MOVEMENTS OF FEMALE HEAVISIDE'S DOLPHINS (CEPHALORHYNCHUS HEAVISIDII), AS DETERMINED BY SATELLITE-LINKED TELEMETRY (2006) (56)
Persistent organochlorine residues in small cetaceans from the east and west coasts of southern Africa. (1994) (54)
Demographic parameters of southern right whales off South Africa (2020) (54)
Population histories of right whales (Cetacea: Eubalaena) inferred from mitochondrial sequence diversities and divergences of their whale lice (Amphipoda: Cyamus) (2005) (52)
Natural markings and their use in determining calving intervals in right whales off South Africa (1990) (52)
Winter distribution and possible migration routes of humpback whales Megaptera novaeangliae in the southwest Indian Ocean (1998) (47)
Composition and possible function of social groupings of southern right whales in South African waters (2003) (45)
Coastal distribution, movements and site fidelity of right whales Eubalaena australis off South Africa, 1969–1998 (2000) (43)
Killer whales in South African waters—a review of their biology (2010) (41)
Organochlorine residues in whales landed at Durban, South Africa (1983) (41)
Female southern right whales Eubalaena australis: Are there reproductive benefits associated with their coastal distribution off South Africa? (2004) (40)
The status of Right whales (Eubalaena glacialis) off South Africa, 1969-1979 (1981) (39)
ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS INFLUENCING THE DISTRIBUTION OF SOUTHERN RIGHT WHALES (EUBALAENA AUSTRALIS) ON THE SOUTH COAST OF SOUTH AFRICA II: WITHIN BAY DISTRIBUTION (2004) (37)
Mother Knows Best: Occurrence and Associations of Resighted Humpback Whales Suggest Maternally Derived Fidelity to a Southern Hemisphere Coastal Feeding Ground (2013) (36)
Dorsal skin color patterns among southern right whales (Eubalaena australis): genetic basis and evolutionary significance. (1999) (36)
ESTIMATES OF THE NUMBERS OF HUMPBACK WHALES OBSERVED MIGRATING PAST CAPE VIDAL, SOUTH AFRICA, 1988–1991 (1996) (34)
The recovery of North Atlantic right whales, Eubalaena glacialis, has been constrained by human-caused mortality (2018) (34)
The diet of strap‐toothed whales (Mesoplodon layardii) (1996) (33)
Right whales : worldwide status (2001) (33)
Food and feeding of sperm whales Physeter macrocephalus off the west coast of South Africa (1999) (32)
New Records of the Pygmy Right Whale (Caperea marginata) from South Africa, with Comments on Distribution, Migration, Appearance, and Behavior (1975) (30)
Rediscovery of Fraser's Dolphin Lagenodelphis hosei (1973) (29)
TOP PREDATORS IN SOUTHERN AFRICA'S MARINE ECOSYSTEMS (1997) (28)
Multiple processes drive genetic structure of humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) populations across spatial scales (2017) (27)
BIOPSYING SOUTHERN RIGHT WHALES: THEIR REACTIONS AND EFFECTS ON REPRODUCTION (2005) (27)
Pathology of lesions observed in whales flensed at Saldanha Bay, South Africa. (1966) (27)
First circumglobal assessment of Southern Hemisphere humpback whale mitochondrial genetic variation and implications for management (2017) (25)
Exploitation and recovery of right whales Eubalaena australis off the Cape Province (1970) (23)
The abundance of blue whales on the Madagascar Plateau, December 1996 (2023) (23)
A population estimate of Heaviside's dolphins, Cephalorhynchus heavisidii, at the southern end of their range (2009) (23)
Identifying the “demon whale-biter”: Patterns of scarring on large whales attributed to a cookie-cutter shark Isistius sp (2016) (22)
NEW INFORMATION ON THE FEEDING HABITS AND BALEEN MORPHOLOGY OF THE PYGMY RIGHT WHALE CAPEREA MARGINATA (1992) (22)
Systematics of cetaceans using restriction site mapping of mitochondrial DNA. (1995) (22)
False killer whales (Pseudorca crassidens) from Japan and South Africa : differences in growth and reproduction (2014) (22)
Tag retention, wound healing, and subsequent reproductive history of southern right whales following satellite‐tagging (2015) (21)
EVIDENCE OF POSTNATAL ECDYSIS IN SOUTHERN RIGHT WHALES, EUBALAENA AUSTRALIS (2005) (21)
Polymorphic microsatellite loci isolated from humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae and fin whale, balaenoptera physalus (2006) (21)
Shore‐based observations of seasonality, movements, and group behavior of southern right whales in a nonnursery area on the South African west coast (2014) (21)
Anatomy of the laryngeal apparatus of the Pygmy Right Whale, Caperea marginata (Gray 1846) (1999) (20)
Right whales Eubalaena australis at Tristan da Cunha— A clue to the ‘Non-recovery’ of depleted stocks? (1988) (20)
Updated estimates of demographic parameters for Southern right whales off South Africa (2005) (20)
Evidence for a postreproductive phase in female false killer whales Pseudorca crassidens (2016) (20)
South African research in the Southern Ocean: New opportunities but serious challenges (2013) (20)
The taxonomic status of common dolphins Delphinus spp. in South African waters (2005) (19)
Reproduction, growth and migrations of sei whales Balaenoptera borealis off the west coast of South Africa (2002) (19)
Near-Shore Distribution of Heaviside's (Cephalorhynchus heavisidii) and Dusky Dolphins (Lagenorhynchus obscurus) at the Southern Limit of their Range in South Africa (2010) (18)
Does disappearance mean extirpation? The case of right whales off Namibia (2015) (18)
Phylogeographic population structure in the Heaviside's dolphin (Cephalorhynchus heavisidii): conservation implications (2002) (18)
Does temporal and spatial segregation explain the complex population structure of humpback whales on the coast of West Africa? (2014) (18)
Summer incidence of humpback whales on the west coast of South Africa (1995) (18)
Estimates of demographic parameters for southern right whales off South Africa from survey data from 1979 to 2006 (2010) (18)
Mortalities of right whales and related anthropogenic factors in South African waters, 1963-1998 (2020) (17)
Interactions between a male elephant seal Mirounga leonina and Cape fur Seals Arctocephalus pusillus (1981) (17)
Incorporating non-equilibrium dynamics into demographic history inferences of a migratory marine species (2018) (16)
Assessment of heterogeneity in sighting probabilities of humpback whales within viewing range of Cape Vidal, South Africa (1996) (16)
SHEPHERD'S BEAKED WHALE (TASMACETUS SHEPHERDI): INFORMATION ON APPEARANCE AND BIOLOGY BASED ON STRANDINGS AND AT-SEA OBSERVATIONS (2006) (15)
YEAST INFECTION IN A BEACHED SOUTHERN RIGHT WHALE (EUBALAENA AUSTRALIS) NEONATE (2009) (15)
Cetacean records from Tristan da Cunha, South Atlantic (2009) (14)
Diurnal Movements and Behaviour of Heaviside's Dolphins, Cephalorhynchus heavisidii, with some Comparative Data for Dusky Dolphins, Lagenothynchus obscutus (2009) (13)
Functional Polyovuly in the Sei Whale Balaenoptera borealis Lesson (1963) (13)
Neglected But Not Forgotten—Southern Africa’s Dusky Dolphins (2010) (13)
On the scientific basis for reducing the South African seal population (2009) (13)
First record of the melon-headed whale Peponocephala electra from South Africa (1981) (13)
A BIOPSY SYSTEM FOR DEEP‐CORE SAMPLING OF THE BLUBBER OF SOUTHERN RIGHT WHALES, EUBALAENA AUSTRALIS (2006) (13)
Stalked Barnacles Conchoderma Auritum on an Elephant Seal: Occurrence of Elephant Seals on South African Coast (1971) (12)
In vitro digestibility of some prey species of dolphins (2008) (12)
The presence of right whales in summer on the west coast of South Africa: the evidence from historical records (2006) (12)
Phylogenetic relationships in southern African Bryde’s whales inferred from mitochondrial DNA: further support for subspecies delineation between the two allopatric populations (2018) (12)
Possible non-offspring nursing in the southern right whale, Eubalaena australis (2015) (12)
Humpback whales off Namibia: occurrence, seasonality, and a regional comparison of photographic catalogs and scarring (2014) (11)
The distribution, seasonality and trends in abundance of southern right whales Eubalaena australis off De Hoop Nature Reserve, South Africa (1993) (11)
Zygomycosis (phycomycosis) in a right whale (Eubalaena australis). (1979) (10)
Fungi associated with the skin of a southern right whale (Eubalaena australis) from South Africa (2010) (10)
Phylogenetic relationships within the Mysticeti (whalebone whales) based upon studies of highly repetitive DNA in all extant species (2008) (10)
Nineteenth‐century evidence for the Golfo de Panama as a migratory destination for southern humpback whales, including the first mention of singing (2008) (10)
Genetic Diversity and Connectivity of Southern Right Whales (Eubalaena australis) Found in the Brazil and Chile–Peru Wintering Grounds and the South Georgia (Islas Georgias del Sur) Feeding Ground (2020) (10)
DIATOM FILMS ON WHALES IN SOUTH AFRICAN WATERS (2017) (9)
A Leopard Seal from Hout Bay, South Africa (1971) (9)
The presence of coronuline barnacles on a southern right whale Eubalaena australis (1991) (9)
Occurrence of the two species of Pilot Whales (genus Globicephala) on the coast of South Africa (1978) (9)
New records of crabeater seals (Lobodon carcinophagus) from South Africa (1978) (8)
A near mass stranding of cetaceans in St Helena Bay, South Africa (2010) (7)
CHAPTER 11. THE BIOLOGY OF THE SPERM WHALE AS IT RELATES TO STOCK MANAGEMENT (1974) (7)
Estimating natural mortality rate in reproductively active female southern right whales, Eubalaena australis (1998) (7)
Strong and lasting impacts of past global warming on baleen whales and their prey (2022) (6)
Application of a photo-identification based assessment model to southern right whales in South African waters, now including data up to 2012 (2013) (6)
International Whaling Commission/International Decade of Cetacean Research (IWC/IDCR) Southern Minke Whale assessment cruise, 1978–79 (1980) (6)
A note on the age at sexual maturity of humpback whales (2020) (6)
Records of kogiid whales in Namibia, including the first record of the dwarf sperm whale (Kogia sima) (2013) (6)
Anatomy of the laryngeal apparatus of the pygmy right whale, Caperea marginata (Gray 1846). (1999) (6)
Identification of stomach contents from a Shepherd's beaked whale Tasmacetus shepherdi stranded on Tristan da Cunha, South Atlantic (2012) (6)
Diurnal movements and behaviour of Heaviside's dolphins, Cephalorhynchus heavisidii, with some comparative data for dusky dolphins, Lagenorhynchus obscurus : research article (2009) (6)
A Note on Evidence for Pelagic Warm-Water Dolphins Resembling Lagenorhynchus (1997) (5)
Whale observations from the Knysna Heads, 1903–1906 (1996) (5)
Diatom films on whales [minke whales and 4 species of toothed whales] in South African waters. (1980) (4)
Strong and lasting impacts of past global warming on baleen whale and prey abundance (2018) (4)
Ovarian changes and their significance (1967) (4)
The External Locations of Harpoon Wounds on Minke Whales Taken in Antarctic Commercial Whaling Operations, 1978/79 Season (1996) (3)
Possible evidence from foetal length distributions of the mixing of different components of the Yellow Sea - East China Sea - Sea of Japan - Okhotsk Sea minke whale population(s). (1992) (3)
Geographical variation in the body size of adult female sperm whales (Physeter macrocephalus) – an example of McNab’s resource rule? (2016) (3)
Death-times for whales killed by explosive harpoons. (1974) (3)
Sightings of southern right whales (Eubalaena australis) in Namibian waters, 1971-1999 (2020) (2)
Near-shore distribution of Heaviside’s (Cephalorhynchus heavisidii) and dusky dolphins (Lagenorhynchus obscurus) at the southern limit of their range in South Africa (2010) (2)
A note on possible change in the mean calving interval for southern right whales off South Africa (2010) (2)
Records of kogiid whales in Namibia, including the first record of the dwarf sperm whale (Kogia sima)—CORRIGENDUM (2013) (2)
Mortalities of southern right whales (Eubalaena australis) and related anthropogenic factors in South African waters, 1999–2019 (2022) (1)
A dolphin (Stenella attenuata) from Durban, South Africa (1969) (1)
Sighting history and observations of southern right whales following satellite tagging off South Africa (2023) (1)
Preliminary results for a photo-identification-based assessment of southern right whales in South African waters (2011) (1)
A note on possible changes in some demographic parameters for southern right whales off South Africa (2010) (1)
William H. Dawbin (1998) (1)
Pseudorca crassidens) from Japan and South Africa: Differences in growth and reproduction (2013) (1)
Temporal patterns of population structure of humpback whales on the west coast of Africa (B Stock) (2010) (1)
International Whaling Commission/International Decade of Cetacean Research (IWC/IDCR): Southern Hemisphere Minke Whale Assessment Cruise, 1979–80 (1981) (1)
Does temporal and spatial segregation explain the complex population structure of humpback whales on the coast of West Africa? (2014) (0)
Incorporating non-equilibrium dynamics into demographic history inferences of a migratory marine species (2018) (0)
Age, growth and mortality (1970) (0)
Universal baleen whale microsatellite panel for individual identification and power to detect parentage (2023) (0)
Evidence for a postreproductive phase in female false killer whales Pseudorca crassidens (2017) (0)
Estimating the abundance of common dolphins on the southern coast of South Africa (2009) (0)
Genetic Diversity and Connectivity of Southern Right Whales (Eubalaena australis) Found in the Brazil and Chile–Peru Wintering Grounds and the South Georgia (Islas (2020) (0)
CHAPTER 2. STATUS OF THE WHALE POPULATIONS OFF THE WEST COAST OF SOUTH AFRICA, AND CURRENT RESEARCH (1974) (0)
Supplementary material from "The recovery of North Atlantic right whales, Eubalaena glacialis , has been constrained by human-caused mortality" (2018) (0)
Phylogenetic relationships in southern African Bryde’s whales inferred from mitochondrial DNA: further support for subspecies delineation between the two allopatric populations (2018) (0)
Status of Information on pre-20 Century Sperm Whaling (2012) (0)
Historic demography and connectivity between Southern and Nothern Right whales (2013) (0)
Mitochondrial DNA diversity and population structure of humpback whales from their wintering areas in the Indian and South Atlantic Oceans (Wintering Regions A,B, C and X). Scientific Committee document SC/56/SH3, International Whaling Commission, July 2004, Sorrento, Italy (2004) (0)
Past and present distribution of blue whales in the Southern Hemisphere and northern Indian Ocean. Scientific Committee document SC/58/SH16, International Whaling Commission, May-June 2006, St.Kitts (2006) (0)
Arctic Whalers, Icy Seas, by W. Gillies Ross (1986) (0)
Cookie-cutter shark bites on four species of large whale (2016) (0)

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