Andreas Fahlman

Adjunct Professor

Publications

2026

Gabriel Antoniak, Alexander Ruesch, Barbara G. Shinn-Cunningham, J. Chris McKnight, Andreas Fahlman, Jana M. Kainerstorfer, Nicole West, Adrian Gonzalez, Peter Tyack, Bogdan-Ioan Popa, K. Alex Shorter (2026)

Investigating bottlenose dolphin physiology using near-infrared spectroscopy Journal of Experimental Biology, Vol. 229, Article jeb251264 (Article in journal)

https://dx.doi.org/10.1242/jeb.251264

Mariana P. Silva, Claudia Oliveira, Rui Prieto, Austin S. Allen, Matthew Bowers, Aimee-Kate Darias-O'Hara, Andreas Fahlman, Katarina Klementisova, Madalina Matei, Samantha E. Simmons, Monica A. Silva, Leslie New, Sergi Perez-Jorge (2026)

Estimating energy expenditure of sperm whales living in social units Conservation Physiology, Vol. 14, Article coag024 (Article in journal)

https://dx.doi.org/10.1093/conphys/coag024

Andreas Fahlman, Randall S. Wells, Nicole West, Austin Allen, Andres Jabois, Tamaryn Gallagher, Josefin Larsson, Elin Strom, Martina Mosing, Tarek Harake, Andy Adler (2026)

Using electrical impedance tomography to estimate tidal volume in bottlenose dolphins and cape fur seals in seawater and on land Journal of Experimental Biology, Vol. 229, Article jeb251412 (Article in journal)

https://dx.doi.org/10.1242/jeb.251412

Cameron Nemeth, Joy S. Reidenberg, Lars Bejder, Andreas Fahlman (2026)

Nares Modulation in Breathing Cetaceans Reflects Respiratory Mechanics Marine mammal science, Vol. 42, Article e70115 (Article in journal)

https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/mms.70115

Ashley M. Blawas, Jeanne M. Shearer, Andreas Fahlman, Andrew J. Read, Douglas P. Nowacek (2026)

Short-finned pilot whales modulate surfacing and breathing patterns more strongly in response to dives than in anticipation American Journal of Physiology. Regulatory Integrative and Comparative Physiology, Vol. 330, p. R23-R34 (Article in journal)

https://dx.doi.org/10.1152/ajpregu.00145.2025

News

a trainer stands on the edge of a dolphin pool measuring exhaled air, a researcher works on a computer at the pool edge

Zoo biology course opened interesting opportunities for degree project

LiU student Ioulia is doing research for her master thesis on energy requirements in doplhins in both Kolmården Wildlife Park and Oceanografic de Valencia.

A spirometer is used to measure the respiratory functions of the dolphins. It gives the researchers at Kolmården data used to diagnose health issues and how the lungs perform in a dive. - If we understand their physiological capacity, we can understand better how climate changes will affect their capability to find food, says Andreas Fahlman.

Kolmården hosts students in Zoo biology course

The International Master's Programme in Applied Ethology and Animal Biology was welcomed by Kolmården in the course Zoo biology. Students spent four weeks with the researchers to learn how research on zoo-animals is performed and why.