Conferences and Seminars
2024
Ratsimbazafindranahaka, M. N. Invited speaker. Mother-calf acoustic communication in humpback whales. RAM-ANEXPLO-ZEFIX day 2024: Communication: an odyssey in the ocean of life, Montpellier, France, 28th March 2024.
2023
Ratsimbazafindranahaka, M. N., Huetz, C., Reidenberg, J. S., Andrianarimisa, A., Saloma, A., Adam, O., Charrier, I. Talk. Humpback whale suckling behavior in the breeding ground: duration, rate, spatial context, and activity context. Humpback Whale World Congress 2023, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, 6–10th March 2023.
Ratsimbazafindranahaka, M. N. Invited seminar. An insight into the mother-offspring interactions in mysticetes: Humpback whale suckling behavior. BEPS group, School of Natural Sciences, Bangor University, Bangor, Wales, United Kingdoms, 20th February 2023.
2022
Ratsimbazafindranahaka, M. N., Huetz, C., Reidenberg, J. S., Andrianarimisa, A., Saloma, A., Adam, O., Charrier, I. Poster. Using kinematic data from suction cup tags to identify suckling events in humpback whales: an opportunity to study mother calf behaviors comprehensively. ASAB Winter Meeting 2022, Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdoms, 6–7th December 2022.
Ratsimbazafindranahaka, M. N., Huetz, C., Adam, O., Charrier, I. Poster. Characterizing the Nursing Behavior by Video and 3D-Accelerometry in Humpback Whales. 24th Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals, Online, 1–5th August 2022.
2021
Ratsimbazafindranahaka, M. N., Huetz, C., Adam, O., Charrier, I. Talk. Characterizing the Nursing Behavior by Video and 3D-Accelerometry in Humpback Whales. 7th Bio-Logging Symposium, Online, 18–22nd October 2021.
Ratsimbazafindranahaka, M.N., Huetz, C., Andrianarimisa, A., Reidenberg, J. S., Saloma, A., Adam, O., Charrier, I. Talk. Characterizing the Nursing Behavior by Video and 3D-Accelerometry in Humpback Whales. 58th Annual Conference of the Animal Behavior Society, Online, 3–6th August 2021.
Ratsimbazafindranahaka, M. N., Huetz, C., Adam, O., Charrier, I. Identification et caractérisation du comportement d’allaitement par vidéo et accéléromètrie 3D chez les baleines à bosse du canal de Sainte Marie, Madagascar. Talk. 50ème Colloque de la Société Française pour l’Etude du Comportement Animal, Online, 30th May–1st June 2021.
2019
Ratsimbazafindranahaka, M. N., Razafimahatratra, E., Mathevet, R., Adam, O., Huetz, C., Charrier, I., Saloma, A. Swimming Dynamics of Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) calves accompanied by their mother. Poster. World Marine Mammal Conference 2019, Barcelona, Spain, 9–12th December 2019.
Ratsimbazafindranahaka, M. N., Razafimahatratra, E., Mathevet, R., Adam, O., Huetz, C., Charrier, I., Saloma, A. Swimming Dynamics of Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) calves accompanied by their mother. Poster. 56th Annual meeting of the Association for Tropical Biology and Conservation, Antananarivo, Madagascar, 30th July–3rd August 2019.
Ratsimbazafindranahaka, M. N., Razafimahatratra, E., Mathevet, R., Adam, O., Huetz, C., Charrier, I., Saloma, A. Photogrammetric Analysis and Swimming Dynamics of Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) calves accompanied by their mother. Poster. 11th WIOMSA Scientific Symposium, Réduit, Mauritius,1–6th July 2019.