Dr Lyndon Brooks is located in the SCU Division of Research where he advises higher degree students and staff on research design and statistics.

He has published over 30 scientific papers in collaboration with researchers from a wide range of disciplines since completing his PhD in 1999. Lyndon has worked closely with the SCU Whale Research Centre in the past 5 years and has made a special study of capture-recapture analysis.

Lyndon spent a semester in 2008 at North Carolina State University working with Professor Ken Pollock on models for the analysis of the capture-recapture data collected by the Oceania Project in Hervey Bay from 1992 to the present.

He has collaborated in the whale research described below.

Publications:

Eastern Australia (E1 breeding grounds) may be a wintering destination for Area V Humpback Whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) migrating through New Zealand waters. (2008). Wally Franklin, Trish Franklin, Lyndon Brooks, Nadine Gibbs, Simon Childerhouse, Daniel Burns, David Paton, Claire Garrigue, Rochelle Constantine, Michael Poole, Nan Hauser, Michael Donoghue, Kirsty Russell, David K. Mattila, Jooke Robbins, Megan Anderson, Carlos Olavarría, Jennifer Jackson, Michael Noad, Peter Harrison, Peter Baverstock, Russell Leaper, Scott Baker and Phil Clapham. J. Cetacean Res. Manage. (in review, January 2009).

The Balleny Islands and Ross Sea (Antarctic Area V) may be the summer feeding area for Eastern Australian (E1 breeding group) Humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) (2008). Wally Franklin, Trish Franklin, Lyndon Brooks, Nadine Gibbs, Simon Childerhouse, Franz Smith, Daniel Burns, David Paton, Claire Garrigue, Rochelle Constantine, M. Michael Poole, Nan Hauser, Michael Donoghue, Kirsty Russell, David K. Mattila, Jooke Robbins, Adrian Oosterman, Russell Leaper, Scott Baker, and Phil Clapham. J. Cetacean Res. Manage. (in review, January 2009).

First abundance estimate of east coast Australian humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) utilising mark-recapture analysis and multi-point sampling (2008). David A. Paton, Lyndon Brooks, Daniel Burns, Trish Franklin, Wally Franklin, Peter Harrison and Peter Baverstock. J. Cetacean Res. Manage. (in. press. November 2008).

Publications in preparation:

Group characteristics of Eastern Australian Humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) in Hervey Bay 1992-2005; A population in recovery from severe overexploitation. Trish Franklin, Wally Franklin, Lyndon Brooks, Peter Baverstock, Peter Harrison and Phillip Clapham. (in. prep. 2008)

Group behaviour of Humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) in Hervey Bay, 1992-2005: group associations, competitive groups and non-agonistic social groups. Trish Franklin, Wally Franklin, Lyndon Brooks, Peter Harrison and Phillip Clapham. (in. prep. 2008).

Temporal fidelity and segregation of sexual and maturational cohorts of Humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) in Hervey Bay 1992-2005. Trish Franklin, Wally Franklin, Lyndon Brooks, Peter Harrison and Phillip Clapham. (in. prep. 2008)

Co-operative interactions between Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) lactating females, non-lactating females and escorts in Hervey Bay 1992-2005. Trish Franklin, Wally Franklin, Lyndon Brooks, Peter Harrison and Phillip Clapham. (in. prep. 2008)

Site fidelity and residency of Eastern Australian Humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) in Hervey Bay 1992-2005. Trish Franklin, Wally Franklin, Lyndon Brooks, Peter Harrison and Phillip Clapham. (in. prep. 2008)

Papers to the International Whaling Commission (IWC) Scientific Committee:

Eastern Australia (E1 breeding grounds) may be a wintering destination for Area V Humpback Whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) migrating through New Zealand waters. (2008). Wally Franklin, Trish Franklin, Lyndon Brooks, Nadine Gibbs, Simon Childerhouse, Daniel Burns, David Paton, Claire Garrigue, Rochelle Constantine, Michael Poole, Nan Hauser, Michael Donoghue, Kirsty Russell, David K. Mattila, Jooke Robbins, Megan Anderson, Carlos Olavarria, Jennifer Jackson, Michael Noad, Peter Harrison, Peter Baverstock, Russell Leaper, Scott Baker and Phil Clapham. (IWC Scientific Committee SC/60/SH3).

Migratory movements of humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) between Eastern Australia and the Balleny Islands, Antarctica, confirmed by photo-identification. (2008). Wally Franklin, Trish Franklin, Lyndon Brooks, Nadine Gibbs, Simon Childerhouse, Franz Smith, Daniel Burns, David Paton, Claire Garrigue, Rochelle Constantine, M. Michael Poole, Nan Hauser, Michael Donoghue, Kirsty Russell, David K. Mattila, Jooke Robbins, Adrian Oosterman, Russell Leaper, Scott Baker, and Phil Clapham. (IWC Scientific Committee SC/60/SH2).

Photo-identification comparison of humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) flukes from Antarctic Area IV with Western and Eastern Australian fluke catalogues (2008). Wally Franklin, Trish Franklin, Curt Jenner, Micheline Jenner, Leandra Gonçalves, Russell Leaper, Lyndon Brooks and Phil Clapham. (IWC Scientific Committee SC/60/SH1).

First abundance estimate of east coast Australian humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) utilising mark-recapture analysis and multi-point sampling (2006). David A. Paton, Lyndon Brooks, Daniel Burns, Trish Franklin, Wally Franklin, Peter Harrison and Peter Baverstock. IWC SC/A06/HW32. IWC Scientific Committee: Comprehensive Assessment of Southern Hemisphere Humpbacks, Hobart, 2006.

Fluke Matcher:

Lyndon is also working with Dr Eric Kniest, Daniel Burns and Prof. Peter Harrison to design and carry out tests of the robustness and efficiency of the computerised fluke matching software 'Fluke Matcher'.

Updated: 18 February 2010