Peer-reviewed articles
Magnúsdóttir, E. E., & Arason, H. (2025). Vísindalæsi íslenskra unglinga: Þróun árangurs í PISA skoðuð í ljósi áherslna núverandi kjarnanámsefnis [Scientific Literacy of Icelandic 15-Year-Old Students: Trends in Pisa Performance and the Role of Core Curricular Materials]. Tímarit um uppeldi og menntun, 34(1), 117–146. https://doi.org/10.24270/tuuom.2025.34.6
Magnúsdóttir, E. E., Magnúsdóttir, A. J., & Bjarnþórsdóttir, M. Ó. (2025). Kennsluhættir í náttúruvísindum á unglingastigi: Tengsl menntunar og starfsaldurs [Teacher Education, Experience, and Professional Development in Science Education: Connections with Diverse Teaching Practices]. Tímarit um uppeldi og menntun. (in press)
Jones, L., Allen, J., Basran, C., Berrow, S., Betancourt, L., Bouveret, L., Boye, T., Broms, F., Chosson, V., Clapham, P., Fernald, T.,…Magnúsdóttir, E.E….and Todd, S. 2025. Ocean basin-wide movement patterns of North Atlantic humpback whales. J. Cetacean Res. Manage., 26, pp.1-19. https://doi.org/10.47536/jcrm.v26i1.951
Koilpillai, H. A., Basran, C. J., Berrow, S., Broms, F., Chosson, V., Gowans, S., … Magnúsdóttir, E. E. (2024). Geographic distribution of North Atlantic humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) with fluke scars caused by killer whales (Orcinus orca). Aquatic Mammals, 50(4), 342–351. https://doi.org/10.1578/am.50.4.2024.342
Xuereb, N., Ólafsdóttir, K., Samarra, F., Svavarsson, J., & Magnúsdóttir, E. E. (2023). POPs in long-finned pilot whales mass stranded in Iceland as a proxy for their physiological condition. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 197, 115758. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2023.115758
Selbmann, A., Deecke, V. B., Filatova, O. A., Fedutin, I. D., Miller, P. J. O., Simon, M., … Magnúsdóttir, E. E. (2023). Call type repertoire of killer whales (Orcinus orca) in Iceland and its variation across regions. Marine Mammal Science, 39(4), 1136–1160. https://doi.org/10.1111/mms.13039
Meier, M., Kastaun, M., Norðdahl, K., Magnúsdóttir, E. E, Snæbjörnsdóttir, R.A. & Hottmann, A. 2020. Blütenpflanzen im Rampenlicht – Konzept und Material zur Integration von Fotound Videotechnik in den Biologieunterricht. MNU Journal, 1, 62-69.
Magnúsdóttir, E. E., & Lim, R. (2019). Subarctic singers: Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) song structure and progression from an Icelandic feeding ground during winter. PLOS ONE, 14(1), e0210057. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0210057
Magnúsdóttir, E. E., Miller, P. J. O., Lim, R., Rasmussen, M. H., Lammers, M. O., & Svavarsson, J. (2015). Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) song unit and phrase repertoire progression on a subarctic feeding ground. Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 138, 3362–3374.
Bertulli, C. G., Tetley, M. J., Magnúsdóttir, E. E., & Rasmussen, M. H. (2015). Observations of movement and site fidelity of white-beaked dolphins (Lagenorhynchus albirostris) in Icelandic coastal waters using photo-identification. Journal of Cetacean Research and Management, 15, 27–34.
Magnúsdóttir, E. E., Rasmussen, M. H., Lammers, M. O., & Svavarsson, J. (2014). Humpback whale songs during winter in subarctic waters. Polar Biology, 37(3), 427–433.
Dudzinski, K. M., Brown, S. J., Lammers, M., Lucke, K., Mann, D. A., Simard, P., Wall, C. C., Rasmussen, M. H., Magnúsdóttir, E. E., Tougaard, J., & Eriksen, N. (2011). Trouble-shooting deployment and recovery options for stationary passive acoustic monitoring devices in shallow and deep water. Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 129(1), 436–448.
Reports and book chapters
Magnúsdóttir, E. E. & Arason, H., 2023. Læsi á náttúruvísindi meðal íslenskra unglinga. PISA 2022: Helstu niðurstöður á Íslandi. Menntamálastofnun
Magnúsdóttir, E. E. (2023). Hvalir í vistkerfi sjávar. Reykjavík: Matvælaráðuneytið. https://www.stjornarradid.is/gogn/rit-og-skyrslur/stakt-rit/2023/06/22/Hvalir-i-vistkerfi-hafsins-vid-Island-skyrsla/
Norðdahl, K., Magnúsdóttir, E. E., Meier, M., Kastaun, M., Hottmann, A., Bushnyashki, Y., Dobreva, Y., & Josephson, J. (2019). VIDUBIOLOGY – Creative video for biology (Handbook). Kulturring in Berlin e.V. http://vidubiology.eu/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/vidubiology_handbook_EN.pdf
Manuscripts in preparation
Norðdahl, K., Gabrielsen, A., Magnúsdóttir, E. E., & Demant-Poort, L. O. The ideas and concerns of Nordic student teachers about climate change and teaching.
Magnúsdóttir, E. E., Garland, E. C., Miller, P. J., Conor, R., Gero, S. T., Rasmussen, M. H., & Svavarsson, J. The importance of a subarctic feeding ground for humpback whale song transmission.
Dissertations
Magnúsdóttir, E. E. (2017). The singing behaviour of humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) in subarctic waters. PhD dissertation, University of Iceland.
Magnúsdóttir, E. E. 2007. Year-round distribution of white-beaked dolphins (Lageorhynchus albirostris) off the SW-coast of Iceland. M.Paed. thesis. University of Iceland
Books and media for the public
Magnúsdóttir, E. E. Cetaceans in Skjálfandi Bay. Iceland Travel Guide – Lonely Planet 7th edition, May 2010.
Songs and sounds of the Icelandic Humpback Whale [Audio book]. Authors: Edda Elísabet Magnúsdóttir and Marianne Rasmussen. Sound editing: Tjörvi Óskarsson. Publisher: Ólafur Páll Torfason
Valli litli rostungur [childrens book with audio]. 2022. Authors: Helgi Jónsson, Edda E. Magnúsdóttir, Anna Margrét Marinósdóttir, Illustrations: Freydís Kristjánsdóttir,