From wilesharkey at yahoo.com Thu Nov 2 12:08:25 2006 From: wilesharkey at yahoo.com (Gary Wiles) Date: Thu, 2 Nov 2006 12:08:25 -0800 (PST) Subject: [MARMAM] Listing of Micronesian marine mammals Message-ID: <20061102200825.3540.qmail@web31515.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Dear MARMAM readers, I?m a bit slow to post this note, but I wanted to let MARMAM readers know that the following paper was published late last year. Wiles, G. J. 2005. A checklist of the birds and mammals of Micronesia. Micronesica 38:141-189. The mammal section of the checklist includes an annotated listing of 21 marine mammal species documented at one or more of the region?s nine island groups, including Palau, Yap, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Chuuk, Pohnpei, Kosrae, the Marshalls, and Wake. The list updates several previous publications (Eldredge 1991, Reeves et al. 1999) reporting species occurrences in the region. A pdf copy is available upon request from me (wilesharkey at yahoo.com). Gary J. Wiles Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife 600 Capitol Way North Olympia, Washington 98501-1091 USA ____________________________________________________________________________________ Want to start your own business? Learn how on Yahoo! Small Business (http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com) From mako1979 at hotmail.com Fri Nov 3 04:06:56 2006 From: mako1979 at hotmail.com (Andrea Dell'Apa) Date: Fri, 03 Nov 2006 12:06:56 +0000 Subject: [MARMAM] malnutrition in bottlenose dolphins Message-ID: Dear Marmarers, In one of our center displayed troughout Italy, we have found a community of about 90 bottlenosedolphins skinny, with inter-rib spaces hollowed in the visible part of the torax. This is quite weird, considering that not all the animals present this particular features, probably due to malnutrition. The only work done about this topic that i have found is: "Evidence for malnutrition in bottlenose dolphins photoidentifies in the eastern Ionian Sea" E. Politi, G. Bearzi, S. Airoldi (2000). If anyone could give me information about this topic please contact me. Cheers Andrea Dell'Apa CTS - Dipartimento ambiente Via Albalonga 3 - 00183 - Roma _________________________________________________________________ Idee per i tuoi viaggi... http://search.live.com/results.aspx?q=viaggi&mkt=it-it&FORM=LVSP&go.x=18&go.y=15 From curland at earthlink.net Wed Nov 1 13:38:56 2006 From: curland at earthlink.net (Jim Curland) Date: Wed, 01 Nov 2006 13:38:56 -0800 Subject: [MARMAM] Last Posting: Marine Mammal Sessions_Defenders of Wildlife's 6th Biennial Carnivore Conference-Less Than 2 Weeks Away Message-ID: <454913F0.2040808@earthlink.net> Carnivores 2006 Logo - Copyright Steve Oliver Here are the various marine mammal sessions sprinkled throughout Defenders of Wildlife's 6th Biennial Carnivore Conference, Habitats, Challenges, and Possibilities, to be held November 12-November 15 at the Hilton Hotel in St. Petersburg, Florida. The conference will feature three full days of sessions on terrestrial and marine carnivore issues, plus a poster session, field trip, silent auction, banquet and ambassador wolf sessions. For more information, please visit: http://www.carnivoreconference.org/. You can view a detailed schedule at this site for other session topics. Note that on the detailed schedule it may still reflect less than a handful of presentations that have since dropped , namely one from the marine mammal/human interactions session, by John Dobson (who is no longer speaking). There may possibly also be additions to the schedule that aren't on this version of the schedule. On this year's Conference Science Advisory Committee is a team of 15 scientists, including 5 marine scientists: * From Mote Marine Lab: Dr. John Reynolds, Dr. Randy Wells, Dr. N?lio B. Barros, Dr. Damon Gannon * From the Center for Ocean Health, U.C. Santa Cruz/Long Marine Lab: Dr. Jim Estes Monday, November 13 Climate Change and Carnivores I 10:00 am-1:30 pm 1. Conservation in the Face of Climate Change, Lara Hansen 2. Effects of Climate Change on Ice-Breeding Harp and Hooded Seals, David Lavigne 3. Impacts of Diminishing Snow Cover on Ringed Seals, Brendan Kelly 4. Long-Term Trends in Polar Bear Ecology in Relation To Climatic Change, Nick Lunn 5. Global Warming, the Arctic Region and Preserving Endangered/Threatened Species- Another Case of Pre-Hurricane Katrina Thinking? Michael Belanger Climate Change and Carnivores II 1:30 pm -3:30 pm 1. Climate-Ocean Effects on the Marine and Terrestrial Habitats of the Hawaiian Monk Seal, Jason Baker 2. The Implications of Global Warming on a Snow Dependent Species - A Case For the Wolverine, Jeffrey Copeland 3. Whitebark Pine, Grizzly Bears, and Climate Change, Katherine Kendall DISCUSSION Human Interactions With Marine Mammals 10:00 am-1:30 pm 1. Human Interactions With Marine Mammals in the Wild: An Overview of the Policies, Guidelines and Regulations Developed in the U.S. To Address Activities of Concern, Trevor Spradlin 2. Feeding and Harassment of Wild Bottlenose Dolphins in the Southeast Region: Overview of Activities of Concern and Mitigation Efforts, Stacey Carlson 3. Evidence of Recreational Fishing Interactions in Stranded Indian River Lagoon Bottlenose Dolphins: 1997-2005, Wendy Durden 4. Impacts of Human Activities on a Long-Term Resident Community of Bottlenose Dolphins on Florida's West Coast, Randall Wells 5. Recent Phocid and Canid Interactions in the Cape Cod Area of Massachusetts, Betty Lentell Human Interactions With Marine Mammals II 1:30 pm-3:30 pm 1. The Impacts on Human/Bear Conflicts: Why We Need To Learn To Coexist, Minette Johnson DISCUSSION ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Tuesday, November 14 Bottlenose Dolphin Foraging Ecology I 8-10:30 am 1. Assessing the Effects of Fishing on Bottlenose Dolphins With Qualitative Models, Donald Baltz 2. Bottlenose Dolphin Vocalizations Suppress Calling Rates and Elevate Stress Hormones in a Prey Species, the Gulf Toadfish, Opsanus beta, Douglas Nowacek 3. How To Catch a Fish? Foraging Tactic Fidelity of Bottlenose Dolphins in Florida Bay, Florida, Leigh Torres 4. Role of Ecological Disturbance in the Foraging Ecology of Coastal Bottlenose Dolphins, Damon Gannon 5. Stomach Content Analysis of Bottlenose Dolphins Stranded in South Carolina, Michelle Pate 6. Variation in Feeding Habits Among Bottlenose Dolphins From Two Southeastern U.S. Estuaries As Determined By Stable Isotope Analysis, Melissa Recks Bottlenose Dolphin Foraging Ecology II 10:30-1:30 pm 1. Bottlenose Dolphin Population Differentiation and Trophic Studies Using Carbon, Nitrogen, Sulfur Stable Isotopes and Stomach Content Analyses, N?lio Barros 2. Molecular Scatology As a Tool For Investigating Cetacean Diet: Development, Assessment and Application of DNA-Based Diet Investigation Methods For Bottlenose Dolphins, Glenn Dunshea DISCUSSION Sea Otters 3:30 pm-5:30 pm 1. Patterns of Body Size, Growth and Condition Among Sea Otter Populations: What Can It Tell Us About Population Status? Daniel Monson 2. Persistence of Spilled Oil in Nearshore Sediments and Pathways of Exposure To Foraging Sea Otters, James Bodkin 3. Recovery, Foraging Patterns, and Prey Selection of Washington's Sea Otter Population, Harriet Allen 4. Nutrient Composition of the Diet Consumed By Threatened Southern Sea Otters, Alice Green 5. No Place Like Home: a Comparison of Habitat Use Strategies Between Southern Sea Otter Populations of Varying Density, Gena Bentall 6. Movement Patterns of Female Southern Sea Otters Vary With Reproductive Status, Christine Alfano 7. Sea Otters Translocated To San Nicolas Island: Individual Fates, Population Growth, and Projected Persistence of a Small Population, Lilian Carswell Posters Health Assesment of California Sea Lions Utilizing Fluctuating Asymmetry, Amber Bifolck Evidence of Human Interaction in Pinnipeds Stranded in New York State, Rebecca Scott - Jim Curland, Marine Program Associate Defenders of Wildlife P.O. Box 959 Moss Landing, CA. 95039 831-726-9010 (phone) 831-726-9020 (fax) ? Defenders of Wildlife, founded in 1947, is dedicated to the protection of all native wild animals and plants in their natural communities. We focus our programs on what scientists consider two of the most serious environmental threats to the planet: the accelerating rate of extinction of species and the associated loss of biological diversity, and habitat alteration and destruction. Long known for our leadership on endangered species issues, Defenders of Wildlife also advocates new approaches to wildlife conservation that will help keep species from becoming endangered. Our programs encourage protection of entire ecosystems and interconnected habitats while protecting predators that serve as indicator species for ecosystem health. Defenders of Wildlife is pleased to announce Carnivores 2006: Habitats, Challenges and Opportunities A Conference on Carnivore Biology & Conservation Find out more at: November 12-15, 2006 ~ St. Petersburg, Florida http://www.carnivoreconference.org/ http://www.defenders.org http://www.kidsplanet.org http://www.defenders.org/wildlife/new/seaotters.html (Defenders' Main Sea Otter Page) http://www.kidsplanet.org/espanol/espint.html (Defenders' Sea Otter Teaching Unit) http://www.defenders.org/wildlife/new/marine.html (Defenders' Marine Program Page) http://www.defenders.org/california/marine.html (Defenders' California Marine Program) -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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Ripponden, West Yorkshire: Fairweather Books. 202 p, illustrated, soft cover. ISBN 0-9551739-0-6. ?13.95. Polar Record 42(4): 380. Das, K. et al. (2006): Interfollicular Fibrosis in the Thyroid of the Harbour Porpoise: An Endocrine Disruption? Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology 51(4): 720-729. Fossi, M.C. et al. (2006): Development of new-tools to investigate toxicological hazard due to endocrine disruptor organochlorines and emerging contaminants in Mediterranean cetaceans. Marine Environmental Research 62(1): S200-S204. Fritz, M. (2006): Whales & Dolphins of the World. The Wilson Journal of Ornithology 118(1): 122-123. Johnson, J.I. et al. (2006): Sensory cerebral cortex in cetartiodactyls compared with that in primates and carnivores. The FASEB Journal 20(5): A880-b. Reidenberg, J.S. (2006): Motor Mouth Moby: is the hyoid a locomotor bone in whales, dolphins, and porpoises? The FASEB Journal 20(5): A845-d. Remage-Healey, L., D.P. Nowacek, and A.H. Bass (2006): Dolphin foraging sounds suppress calling and elevate stress hormone levels in a prey species, the Gulf toadfish. Journal of Experimental Biology 209(22): 4444-4451. PINNIPEDIA Arnason, U. et al. (2006): Pinniped phylogeny and a new hypothesis for their origin and dispersal. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 41(2): 345-354. Fulton, T.L. and C. Strobeck (2006): Molecular phylogeny of the Arctoidea (Carnivora): Effect of missing data on supertree and supermatrix analyses of multiple gene data sets. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 41(1): 165-181. Kuhn, C.E. and D.P. Costa (2006): Identifying and quantifying prey consumption using stomach temperature change in pinnipeds. Journal of Experimental Biology 209(): 4524-4532. Pearson, M. and R. Stehberg (2006): Nineteenth century sealing sites on Rugged Island, South Shetland Islands. Polar Record 42(4): 335-347. Riemer, S.D. and R. Mikus (2006): Aging fish otoliths recovered from Pacific Harbor seal (Phoca vitulina) fecal samples. Fishery bulletin 104(4): 626-630. Sakai, H. et al. (2006): Constitutive Androstane Receptor (CAR) as a Potential Sensing Biomarker of Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) in Aquatic Mammal: Molecular Characterization, Expression Level, and Ligand Profiling in Baikal Seal (Pusa sibirica). Toxicological Sciences 94(1): 57-70. OTHER MARINE MAMMALS Aragones, L.V. et al. (2006): Dugong grazing and turtle cropping: grazing optimization in tropical seagrass systems? Oecologia 149(4): 635-647. -- --> jan.herrmann -at - cetacea.de From andrewsk at hawaii.edu Tue Nov 7 23:14:35 2006 From: andrewsk at hawaii.edu (Kimberly Rose Andrews) Date: Tue, 07 Nov 2006 21:14:35 -1000 Subject: [MARMAM] New publication on Hawaiian spinner dolphins Message-ID: Below is the reference information and abstract for a new publication on Hawaiian spinner dolphins. A PDF of the publication can be downloaded at the following website: http://www.botany.hawaii.edu/faculty/duffy/atoll.htm Kimberly R. Andrews, Leszek Karczmarski, Whitlow W.L. Au, Susan H. Rickards, Cynthia A. Vanderlip, and Robert J. Toonen, 2006. Patterns of genetic diversity of the Hawaiian spinner dolphin (Stenella longirostris). Atoll Research Bulletin, No. 543: 65-73. We used population genetic analyses to investigate the genetic structure of the Hawaiian spinner dolphin (Stenella longirostris). Genetic samples were collected from spinner dolphins at locations across the Hawaiian Archipelago: Kure Atoll (n=34), Midway Atoll (n=57), Pearl & Hermes Reef (n=21), French Frigate Shoals (n=15), Ni?ihau (n=39), O?ahu (n=47), Maui/Lana?i (n=60), and the Big Island of Hawai?i (n=77). A 429-base-pair region of the mitochondrial DNA control region was used to evaluate genetic diversity and population structure. Peaks in genetic diversity were found at the Big Island of Hawai?i (?=0.0082) and French Frigate Shoals (?=0.0072), and genetic diversity was reduced at the three most northwestern Hawaiian atolls (Kure Atoll ?=0.0025, Midway Atoll ?=0.0019, and Pearl & Hermes Reef ?=0.0017). Analysis of Molecular Variance (AMOVA) and exact tests of population subdivision indicated significant genetic structure for the spinner dolphin within Hawai?i. With few exceptions, dolphins at every island were found to be significantly genetically differentiated from dolphins at every other island for one or more tests of population subdivision (FST or ?ST > 0.02, p < 0.05). Exceptions included dolphins at Kure Atoll, Midway Atoll, and Pearl & Hermes Reef, which together seemed to form one interbreeding group, distinct from the rest of the Archipelago. 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Underwater bioacoustics is best learned by combining theory and practice. For a thorough understanding the students need to obtain hands-on experience with animals, equipment, and experimental methods. Lectures are likewise important to disseminate experimental methodology as well as analysis techniques, and to pinpoint situations where mistakes are commonly made. In this class the students are introduced to the large functional variety by which animals produce and hear sounds. Underlying concepts are treated in lectures by well-experienced experimental bio-acousticians with a broad research background. The lectures are combined with anatomical dissections of hearing and sound production organs. Likewise, psychophysical concepts such as the hearing threshold, signal to noise ratio, critical bands, are illustrated by psychological experiments, both on humans and animals. We hope the students in this manner will obtain a deeper understanding for both the fundamental mechanisms of function and form of the use of sound in aquatic animals, and also to get introduced to modern techniques used to bio-acoustic questions. Requirements: 12 PhD students or post graduate researchers with a background in bioacoustics and a basic understanding of the recording and physics of underwater sound. Application deadline 15th of December, 2006. Successful candidates will be notified by January 1st. Fee: 500 Euros, including room but not food. For more information and applications, please visit www.snak.biology.sdu.dk or contact Magnus Wahlberg, magnus at fjord-baelt.dk SCHEDULE MONDAY (AARHUS, DENMARK) 9.00-9.30 Introduction (MW) 9.30-10.15 Fundamentals of aquatic bioacoustics (MW) 10.45-11.30 The hair cell, and the evolution of hearing underwater (JM) 11.45-12.30 Fish and invertebrate hearing and sound production (MW) 14.00 - 18.00 A) Electron microscopy of hair cells (JM) B) Dissection of inner ear, lateral line & sound production organs of fishes (JM, MW & PTM) TUESDAY (AARHUS) 9.00-9.45 Marine mammal sound production (PTM) 10.00-10.45 Hearing in marine mammals (JT) 11.15-12.00 Physiological instrumentation in aquatic bioacoustics (JCD) 13.00-13.45 Propagation of underwater sound fields (MW) 14.00-18.00 Dissection of a harbour porpoise and a harbour seal (JT&PTM) 20.00-23.00 Bus transfer to Kerteminde WEDNESDAY (KERTEMINDE, DENMARK) 9.00-9.45 ABR instrumentation of fish, frogs, turtles and invertebrates (JCD) 10.00-10.45 ABR instrumentation for marine mammals (KB & AS) 11.00-11.45 Hydrodynamic field detection (MW) 12.00-12.45 Tucker Davis fundamentals with Matlab interface (JCD) 14.00-18.00 C) ABR and neural recording of a frog (JCD) D) ABR of a porpoise (KB & AS) THURSDAY (KERTEMINDE) 9.00-9.45 Signals and noise (KB) 10.00-10.45 Measuring signals and noise (PTM) 11.15-12.00 Psychophysics and signal detection theory (TD) 12.15-13.00 Continued signal detection theory (TD) 14.00-18.00 E) Psychophysics and signal detection theory practical (JCD and TD) F) Signal and Noise measurements and analysis (MW and PTM) FRIDAY (KERTEMINDE) 9.00-12.00 Hydrodynamic field detection practical (MW) Cadaver Acoustics (LM) Sound radiation from porpoise (PTM) 13.00-15.00 Class evaluation and farewell Teachers: AS Alexander Ya Supin (Russian Academy of Sciences) JCD Jakob C Dahlsgaard (SDU), JM J?rgen M?rup (AU) JT Jakob Tougaard (NERI) KB Kristian Beedholm (SDU) LM Lee Miller (SDU), MW Magnus Wahlberg (F&B) PTM Peter T Madsen (AU) TD Torsten Dau (DTU) -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jan.herrmann at cetacea.de Wed Nov 8 14:20:32 2006 From: jan.herrmann at cetacea.de (Jan Herrmann) Date: Wed, 8 Nov 2006 23:20:32 +0100 Subject: [MARMAM] New publications week 44 Message-ID: Dear all, here are some new publications of week 44 / 2006, which haven't been announced on MARMAM earlier AFAIK. By clicking the following link you are guided to a website, where the following references are linked to their according journal homepages. There you can find abstracts and contact information: http://www.mmbib.com/news.html Please do not contact MARMAM, the MARMAM editors or me for reprints. Thank you. Thanks to all of you who sent in reprints to be included in the weekly announcements. Kindest Regards, Jan Herrmann CETACEA Buck, J.D. et al. (2006): Aerobic microorganisms associated with free-ranging bottlenose dolphins in coastal Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic ocean waters. Journal of Wildlife Diseases 42(3): 536-544. Evans, J.J. et al. (2006): First report of Streptococcus agalactiae and Lactococcus garvieae from a wild bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus). Journal of Wildlife Diseases 42(3): 561-569. Harlin-Cognato, A.D. and R.L. Honeycutt (2006): Multi-locus phylogeny of dolphins in the subfamily Lissodelphininae: Character synergy improves phylogenetic resolution. BMC Evolutionary Biology 6(1): 87. Kaz?r, E. (2006): Sophianaecetus, a replacement name for Mediocris (Cetacea: Delphinoidea: Kentriodontidae). Fossil Record - Mitteilungen aus dem Museum f?r Naturkunde in Berlin 9(2): 260. Seol, B. et al. (2006): Isolation of Clostridium tertium from a Striped Dolphin (Stenella coeruleoalba) in the Adriatic Sea. Journal of Wildlife Diseases 42(3): 709-711. Uhen, M.D. (2006): Marine Mammals: Evolutionary Biology. Second Edition. By Annalisa Berta, James L Sumich, and Kit M Kovacs ; illustrated by Pieter Arend Folkens and Peter J Adam. Academic Press. Burlington (Massachusetts): Elsevier. $69.95. x + 547 p + 16 pl; ill.; index. ISBN: 0-12-088552-2. 2006. The Quarterly Review of Biology 81(3): 297. Uhen, M.D. (2006): The generic name Mediocris (Cetacea: Delphinoidea: Kentriodontidae), belongs to a foraminiferan. Fossil Record - Mitteilungen aus dem Museum f?r Naturkunde in Berlin 9(2): 259. Umehara, A. et al. (2006): Molecular identification of Anisakis simplex sensu stricto and Anisakis pegreffii (Nematoda: Anisakidae) from fish and cetacean in Japanese waters. Parasitology International 55(4): 267-271. PINNIPEDIA Foot, N.J., S. Orgeig, and C.B. Daniels (2006): The evolution of a physiological system: The pulmonary surfactant system in diving mammals. Respiratory Physiology & Neurobiology 154(1-2): 118-138. Gwynn, J.P. et al. (2006): The derivation of radionuclide transfer parameters for and dose-rates to an adult ringed seal (Phoca hispida) in an Arctic environment. Journal of Environmental Radioactivity 90(3): 197-209. Solomon, J.H. and M.J. Hartmann (2006): Biomechanics: robotic whiskers used to sense features. Nature 443(7111): 525. Yin, X. et al. (2006): A 1500-year record of lead, copper, arsenic, cadmium, zinc level in Antarctic seal hairs and sediments. Science of the Total Environment 371(1-3): 252-257. Zabka, T.S. et al. (2006): Acute Lead Toxicosis in a Harbor Seal (Phoca vitulina richardsi) Consequent to Ingestion of a Lead Fishing Sinker. Journal of Wildlife Diseases 42(3): 651-657. OTHER MARINE MAMMALS -- --> jan.herrmann -at - cetacea.de From johnbarra at sympatico.ca Thu Nov 9 15:06:35 2006 From: johnbarra at sympatico.ca (J&B) Date: Thu, 09 Nov 2006 18:06:35 -0500 Subject: [MARMAM] Marine Mammal Management Course Announcement Message-ID: <4553B47B.3010200@sympatico.ca> MARINE MAMMAL MANAGEMENT COURSE ANNOUNCEMENT WELCOME- to all those interested in marine mammals. This is an opportunity for you to consider our unique offering in the study of a fascinating but curiously unknown aquatic form of life through: THE OCEANOGRAPHIC CENTER OF NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY'S GLOBAL DISTANCE EDUCATION COURSE IN MARINE MAMMAL MANAGEMENT (MMM). # CZMT 0636-DE 1. THIS COURSE IS OFFERED TO ANYONE, ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD THROUGH DISTANCE LEARNING. Registration starts December 4th, closes on January 5th There are three versions: a) full three credit graduate level - contact Barra Gots at johnbarra at sympatico.ca b) a general interest diploma - ? ? ? c) as part of the graduate certificate - contact the coordinator at douganj at nova.edu ). MMM runs from JANUARY 2 TO MARCH 15, 2007, and covers a range of pertinent topics as indicated by the Table of Contents: Information for Current Term Chapter 1. Introduction to Marine Mammals Chapter 2. Marine Mammal Management Chapter 3. Introduction to Cetaceans Chapter 4. Beluga Whale, and ?toxic soups? Chapter 5. Dolphins, non-consumptive use Chapter 6. Bowheads, the subsidence balance Chapter 7. Orcas, of killers and Keikos Chapter 8. Pilots, stranding and utilization Chapter 9. Introduction to Pinnipeds Chapter10 Monk Seals Chapter11. California Sea Lion, Big Sur and survival Chapter12. Harp Seal, to hunt or not to hunt? Chapter13. Introduction to Sirenids Chapter14. Manatee, the harassed herbivore Chapter15. Introduction to Marine Fissipeds Chapter16. Polar Bear, the Inuit, success and hope Chapter17. Acoustic Stimuli of Marine Mammals Chapter18. Marine Mammal Conservation & Future Management There are two essay assignments for those taking the credit versions. First is due on FEBRUARY 12th with a value of 30%; the last on MARCH 16th for 60% of the final mark. The remaining 10% is held for Interaction evaluation ? how well the candidate participates within any class e-mail discussion and replies to requests. Candidates will receive comments on the first assignment, mainly as an aid in the final essay, and evaluation. The last essay is equivalent of a final exam and is not returned. Those taking the diploma program may submit the assignments and participate in the Interaction; however, not for marks, but certainly for comment. As communication and interaction throughout the term will be mainly via e-mail, it is essential that all have some electronic means of communication and submitting essays. Essays should be sent using "MS Word" format. For general information on the course, contact http://www.nova.edu/ocean/marmam/marmam.html and http://www.nova.edu/ocean/ for general information on the Oceanographic Center's programs. For registration http://www.nova.edu/ocean/distedregform.html Barra L. Gots and Professor Keith Ronald Instructors for the Marine Mammal Management Distance Education course. Please reply to Barra Gots: johnbarra at sympatico.ca From aread at duke.edu Thu Nov 9 14:50:51 2006 From: aread at duke.edu (Andy Read) Date: Thu, 09 Nov 2006 17:50:51 -0500 Subject: [MARMAM] SEAMAMMS 2007: First Announcement Message-ID: <7.0.1.0.2.20061109172557.0427ca98@duke.edu> An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From Karen.Martien at noaa.gov Mon Nov 13 13:46:02 2006 From: Karen.Martien at noaa.gov (Karen Martien) Date: Mon, 13 Nov 2006 13:46:02 -0800 Subject: [MARMAM] One-year internship in genetic modeling Message-ID: <4558E79A.3010007@noaa.gov> ONE YEAR INTERNSHIP IN GENETICS AND COMPUTER MODELING Contact Dr. Karen Martien (Karen.Martien at noaa.gov) The Southwest Fisheries Science Center, located in San Diego, CA, USA, is accepting applications for a one-year internship in conservation genetics modeling. We are seeking a motivated, enthusiastic person interested in gaining valuable career experience while contributing to an international research project of immediate relevance to applied conservation genetics. The intern would join an international team of scientists working on the Testing of Spatial Structure Methods (TOSSM) project, a long-term research project aimed at testing the performance of different analytical methods of detecting population structure from genetic data. An adequate understanding of population structure is frequently a crucial element in enabling informed conservation and management decisions. Advancing our ability to detect population structure using genetic data has been identified as a research priority for both the Scientific Committee of the International Whaling Commission (IWC SC) and the U.S. National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS). Though a number of analytical techniques are available that use genetic data to address population structure questions, none have been thoroughly tested to quantify their performance in a conservation and management context. To address this lack of reliable performance tests, NMFS and the IWC SC jointly initiated the TOSSM project, the purpose of which is to design and conduct a large, iterative performance-testing study. The TOSSM project is currently in its third year. Our focus now is on data management and analysis. The intern?s duties will include: * Managing a large dataset, including basic database development * Creating and maintaining a website for the TOSSM project * Completing, documenting, and submitting an R package containing the project code * Writing analytical programs in the language R * Analyzing genetic data and interpreting results * Assisting in manuscript preparation The successful applicant will have a Bachelor?s or Master?s degree in computer science, biology, or other relevant field. Applicants must have computer programming experience, preferably in the programming language R. Experience writing R packages is highly desirable. Applicants should also have an understanding of population genetics, strong organizational and writing skills, and an ability to work independently. Though experience in both computer programming and population genetics/dynamics is desirable, we will place greater emphasis on computer skills when evaluating applications. Application deadline: December 15, 2006 Start date: Preferred start date is January 22, 2007, though alternative start dates will be considered To apply, please send a cover letter describing your qualifications, a resume, and a list of three professional references (phone numbers and e-mail contacts) to: Dr. Karen Martien Southwest Fisheries Science Center National Marine Fisheries Service 8604 La Jolla Shores Dr. La Jolla, CA 92037 USA Karen.Martien at noaa.gov 858-546-7058 -- *********************************** Dr. Karen Martien Southwest Fisheries Science Center 8604 La Jolla Shores Drive La Jolla, CA 92037 USA Ph: 858-546-7058 Fax: 858-546-7003 *********************************** From dfertl at geo-marine.com Tue Nov 14 04:29:15 2006 From: dfertl at geo-marine.com (Dagmar Fertl) Date: Tue, 14 Nov 2006 06:29:15 -0600 Subject: [MARMAM] New MMS sperm whale/seismic study report available Message-ID: <002b01c707e8$7ff135f0$14d2a8c0@gmi.lan> Dear Marmam subscribers, The following 2006 report might be of interest to those of you who have been keeping abreast of sperm whale studies in the Gulf of Mexico. I ran across it while looking for something else, and realized that MMS has not yet posted its availability to Marmam. As a warning, the file is monstrously huge at over 100 mb. http://www.gomr.mms.gov/homepg/regulate/environ/studies/2006/2006-034.pdf With regards, Dagmar Fertl Marine Mammal Biologist Geo-Marine, Inc. 2201 Avenue K, Suite A2 Plano, Texas 75074 USA 972-543-4137 FAX 972-543-4130 dfertl at geo-marine.com http://www.geo-marine.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From bruno_daz2000 at yahoo.es Sun Nov 5 12:21:12 2006 From: bruno_daz2000 at yahoo.es (Bruno Diaz) Date: Sun, 5 Nov 2006 12:21:12 -0800 (PST) Subject: [MARMAM] Bottlenose dolphin research training courses - Winter season Message-ID: <20061105202112.95302.qmail@web86804.mail.ukl.yahoo.com> Please see the announcement below. There are still places available. Please note: further information can be viewed and printed out from the following website: www.thebdri.com The Bottlenose Dolphin Research Institute - BDRI - www.thebdri.com offers comprehensive and intensive courses during the 2007 winter season for motivated individuals, who are seeking thorough training in approaches to the study of free ranging wild bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus). These intensive educational courses provide experience in specialized research techniques, consisting of field sessions and lectures. The courses will last 6 or 13 days, and - weather permitting - we will be out on the water at least during 4 or 9 of these days respectively. Using study techniques that neither harm nor seriously disturb the animals, students conduct studies into the ecology and behaviour of bottlenose dolphins in Sardinian waters, as well as collecting detailed information about their environment. Students will actively participate in data collection and analyses as part of an ongoing research (see BDRI's publications: http://www.thebdri.com/resources/publications.htm). The successful completion of the course will earn a Certificate of Attendance. Download the 2007 research courses schedule and fees: http://www.thebdri.com/resources/downloads/Courses2007.pdf For students accounts and evaluation of BDRI's courses visit: www.thebdri.com/education/evaluation.htm Bottlenose dolphin research courses: Field methods in the wild, more info: www.thebdri.com/education/general.htm Photoidentification and social structure of bottlenose dolphins, more info: www.thebdri.com/education/photo.htm Study of bottlenose dolphin behaviour, more info: www.thebdri.com/education/behaviour.htm Bioacoustics of bottlenose dolphins, more info: www.thebdri.com/education/bioacoustics.htm Bottlenose dolphin and human activities, more info: www.thebdri.com/education/interaction.htm For further information please visit: http://www.thebdri.com or contact: info at thebdri.com The Bottlenose Dolphin Research Institute BDRI Via Diaz 4, Golfo Aranci 07020 Italy www.thebdri.com tel: + 39 346 0815414 --------------------------------- Access over 1 million songs - Yahoo! Music Unlimited Try it today. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jan.herrmann at cetacea.de Wed Nov 15 05:10:47 2006 From: jan.herrmann at cetacea.de (Jan Herrmann) Date: Wed, 15 Nov 2006 14:10:47 +0100 Subject: [MARMAM] New publications week 45 Message-ID: Dear all, here are some new publications of week 45 / 2006, which haven't been announced on MARMAM earlier AFAIK. By clicking the following link you are guided to a website, where the following references are linked to their according journal homepages. There you can find abstracts and contact information: http://www.mmbib.com/news.html Please do not contact MARMAM, the MARMAM editors or me for reprints. Thank you. Thanks to all of you who sent in reprints to be included in the weekly announcements. Kindest Regards, Jan Herrmann CETACEA Clark, L.S., D.F. Cowan, and D.C. Pfeiffer (2006): Morphological Changes in the Atlantic Bottlenose Dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) Adrenal Gland Associated with Chronic Stress. Journal of Comparative Pathology 135(4): 208-216. Cowan, D.F. and Y. Tajima (2006): The Thyroid Gland in Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) from the Texas Coast of the Gulf of Mexico: Normal Structure and Pathological Changes. Journal of Comparative Pathology 135(4): 217-225. El-Morshedy, H.A. and E. Liz (2006): Globally attracting fixed points in higher order discrete population models. Journal of Mathematical Biology 53(3): 365-384. Miclard, J. et al. (2006): Microcystic Meningioma in a Dolphin (Delphinus delphis): Immunohistochemical and Ultrastructural Study. Journal of Comparative Pathology 135(4): 254-258. Newman, S.J. and S.A. Smith (2006): Marine Mammal Neoplasia: A Review. Veterinary Pathology 43(6): 865-880. Rehtanz, M. et al. (2006): Isolation and characterization of the first American bottlenose dolphin papillomavirus: Tursiops truncatus papillomavirus type 2. J. Gen. Virol. 87(12): 3559-3565. Stokstad, E. (2006): News Focus. SOCIETY OF VERTEBRATE PALEONTOLOGY MEETING: Snapshots From the Meeting. Science 314(5801): 921. PINNIPEDIA Antonelis, G.A. et al. (2006): Hawaiian monk seal (Monachus schauinslandi): Status and conservation issues. Atoll Research Bulletin 543(): 75-101. Buckles, E.L. et al. (2006): Otarine Herpesvirus-1, not Papillomavirus, is Associated with Endemic Tumours in California Sea Lions (Zalophus californianus). Journal of Comparative Pathology 135(4): 183-189. Fj?lling, A., M. Wahlberg, and H. Westerberg (2006): Acoustic harassment devices reduce seal interaction in the Baltic salmon-trap, net fishery. ICES Journal of Marine Science 63(9): 1751-1758. Forcada, J. and S.L. Robinson (2006): Population abundance, structure and turnover estimates for leopard seals during winter dispersal combining tagging and photo-identification data. Polar Biology 29(12): 1052-1062. Lewis, R. et al. (2006): Sex-specific foraging strategies and resource partitioning in the southern elephant seal (Mirounga leonina). Proceedings of the Royal Society of London Series B-Biological Sciences 273(1603): 2901-2907. Longenecker, K., R.A. Dollar, and M.K. Cahoon (2006): Increasing taxonomic resolution in dietary analysis of the Hawaiian monk seal. Atoll Research Bulletin 543(): 103-113. Parrish, F.A. and K. Abernathy (2006): Movements of monk seals relative to ecological depth zones in the lower Northwestern Hawaiian islands. Atoll Research Bulletin 543(): 115-130. Stewart, B.S. et al. (2006): Foraging biogeography of Hawaiian monk seals in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands. Atoll Research Bulletin 543(): 131-145. Womble, J.N. and M.F. Sigler (2006): Seasonal availability of abundant, energy-rich prey influences the abundance and diet of a marine predator, the Steller sea lion Eumetopias jubatus. Marine Ecology Progress Series 325(): 281-293. OTHER MARINE MAMMALS Hodgson, A.J. and H. Marsh (2007): Response of dugongs to boat traffic: The risk of disturbance and displacement. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 340(1): 50-61. Parks, E.K., A.E. Derocher, and N.J. Lunn (2006): Seasonal and annual movement patterns of polar bears on the sea ice of Hudson Bay. Canadian Journal of Zoology 84(9): 1281-1294. Shavlakadze, T. and M. Grounds (2006): Of bears, frogs, meat, mice and men: complexity of factors affecting skeletal muscle mass and fat. BioEssays 28(10): 994-1009. -- --> jan.herrmann -at - cetacea.de From rob at raincoast.org Wed Nov 15 15:56:07 2006 From: rob at raincoast.org (rob at raincoast.org) Date: Wed, 15 Nov 2006 17:56:07 -0600 Subject: [MARMAM] Two new jobs in British Columbia, Canada Message-ID: <20061115175607.vxzz5toi8c8gg8wg@webmail.raincoast.org> Dear Marmam subscribers, Please find below descriptions for two new jobs with Raincoast Conservation Foundation's marine mammal research and conservation program, which is now in its third year. Please distribute this advertisement widely to interested applicants who are eligible to work in Canada. Thank you, Rob 1. Job title: GIS Technician Supervisor: Marine Mammal Research Scientist Raincoast Conservation Foundation (www.raincoast.org) is hiring a GIS and database technician to support our Marine Conservation Initiative. The project studies the distribution, abundance and habitat requirements of marine mammals and seabirds in western Canadian waters. We are searching for a person with excellent computer and organizational skills to join an active research team. The ideal applicant will have a wide range of experience using GIS software, including the Arc software platform and a suite of ESRI products. Given the marine focus of the research, experience with Ocean Data View and program Distance would be an asset, as would some experience with data processing and programming in R. Facility with Microsoft Access is essential, because the job will involve creating, organizing and maintaining large, linked databases from raw line transect survey and oceanographic point data. Some experience with preparing figures for a variety of media (e.g., scientific manuscripts, web and public outreach material) is also required. The job does not require statistical modelling skills, but rather will involve processing large datasets to facilitate analyses being conducted by other investigators and displaying results. The position is a 2-year contract starting in January 2007, and based from our Sidney, BC office. While the job is office-based, there is the potential for a qualified applicant to join the research team for fieldwork planned for BC coastal waters in 2007 and 2008. All applicants must be eligible to work in Canada. Please send a CV with two references and, if possible, web links to samples of your work to Chris Genovali, Executive Director (chris at raincoast.org), cc Rob Williams, Principal Investigator (rob at raincoast.org), and include ?GIS Technician Resume? in the subject line of the email. Application deadline: 15 December 2006. No phone calls please. Only those applicants selected for an interview (to take place in January 2007) will be contacted. 2. Job title: Marine Conservation Campaigner Supervisor: Executive Director, with Marine Mammal Research Scientist. Raincoast Conservation Foundation (www.raincoast.org) is hiring a campaigner to support our Marine Conservation Initiative. The project studies the distribution, abundance and habitat requirements of marine mammals and seabirds in western Canadian waters. We are searching for a strategic thinker with strong PR, media and organizational skills to lead a public education campaign that will address marine habitat conservation issues in this region. The ideal applicant will have experience using science to guide a campaign that protects marine wildlife from industrial activities such as offshore oil and gas exploration (seismic surveys) and development, ship strikes, entanglement and oil spills. While a scientific background is desirable, candidates with a strong legal or policy background will also be considered. The job will involve media and other public outreach activities, and participation in multi-stakeholder planning processes. Candidates should also have experience in project management and administrative work. The position is a 2-year contract starting in January 2007, and based from our Sidney, BC, Canada office. While the job is office-based, there is the potential for interested applicants to join the research team for fieldwork planned for BC coastal waters in 2007 and 2008. All applicants must be eligible to work in Canada. Please send a CV with two references to Chris Genovali, Executive Director (chris at raincoast.org), cc Rob Williams, Principal Investigator (rob at raincoast.org), and include ?Marine Conservation Campaigner Resume? in the subject line of the email. Applicants are encouraged to provide an example of, or web-links to, previous work that they feel illustrates their style of public campaigning: for example, an opinion piece; a video clip; a print advertisement or billboard; a website; bumper sticker, etc. Application deadline: 15 December 2006. No phone calls please. Only those applicants selected for an interview (to take place in January 2007) will be contacted. Dr Rob Williams Marine Mammal Research Scientist Raincoast Conservation Foundation PO Box 8663 Victoria, BC Canada V8W 3S2 From janiger at almaak.usc.edu Thu Nov 16 09:04:01 2006 From: janiger at almaak.usc.edu (David S. Janiger) Date: Thu, 16 Nov 2006 09:04:01 -0800 Subject: [MARMAM] New Articles Message-ID: <3.0.6.32.20061116090401.01f58630@email.usc.edu> Hi, All Here's the latest posting of new PDF's that are available. File sizes have been included. Abstracts also available on request. Please don't hit the reply button. Make all requests to: janiger at bcf.usc.edu Cheers! David Janiger - Curatorial Assistant (Mammals) Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County 900 Exposition Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90007 (213) 763-3369 janiger at bcf.usc.edu djaniger at nhm.org Janiger Journals AMSTRUP, STEVEN C.; IAN STIRLING; TOM S. SMITH; CRAIG PERHAM and GREGORY W. THIEMANN. POLAR BIOLOGY 29(11):997-1002. 2006. Recent observations of intraspecific predation and cannibalism among polar bears in the southern Beaufort Sea. 0.280 MB ANONMYOUS. MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN 52(8):836. 2006. News item One vote opens door to future resumption of commercial whaling. 0.117 MB ANONMYOUS. MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN 52(8):837. 2006. News item NOAA proposes regulations to reduce risk of whale collisions. 0.045 MB ANONMYOUS. MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN 52(8):839. 2006. News item Fisherman friendly dolphin protection. 0.043 MB ARAGONES, LEMNUEL V.; IVAN R. LAWLER; WILLIAM J. FOLEY and HELENE MARSH. OECOLOGIA (BERLIN) 149(4):635-647. 2006. Dugong grazing and turtle cropping: Grazing optimization in tropical seagrass systems? 0.408 MB ARNASON, ULFUR; ANETTE GULLBERG; AXEL JANKE; MORGAN KULLBERG; NILES LEHMAN; EVGENY A. PETROV and RISTO VAINOLA. MOLECULAR PHYLOGENETICS AND EVOLUTION 41(2):345-354. 2006. Pinniped phylogeny and a new hypothesis for their origin and dispersal. 0.495 MB BAIRD, ROBIN W.; DANIEL J. MCSWEENEY; CHRISTOPHER BANE; JAY BARLOW; DAN R. SALDEN; LA'REN K. ANTOINE; RICHARD G. LEDUC and DANIEL L. WEBSTER. PACIFIC SCIENCE 60(4):523-530. 2005. Killer whales in Hawaiian waters: Information on population identity and feeding habits. 0.413 MB BAKER, C. S.; V. LUKOSCHEK; S. LAVERY; M. L. DALEBOUT; M. YONG-UN; T. ENDO and N. FUNAHASHI. ANIMAL CONSERVATION 9(4):474-482. 2006. Incomplete reporting of whale, dolphin and porpoise 'bycatch' revealed by molecular monitoring of Korean markets. 0.213 MB BARRETT, LEIGH; AUGUST PFLUGER and WANG DING. ORYX 40(3):258-259. 2006. News item Successful pilot Yangtze freshwater dolphin expedition. 0.044 MB BEATTY, BRIAN LEE. JOURNAL OF VERTEBRATE PALEONTOLOGY 26(3):785-787. 2006. Specimens of Cornwallius sookensis (Desmostylia, Mammalia) from Unalaska Island, Alaska. 0.137 MB BERCHOK, CATHERINE L.; DAVID L. BRADLEY and THOMAS B. GABRIELSON. JOURNAL OF THE ACOUSTICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA 120(4):2340-2354. 2006. St. Lawrence blue whale vocalizations revisited: Characterization of calls detected from 1998 to 2001. 1.261 MB BONESS, DARYL J.; W. DON BOWEN; BIRGIT M. BUHLEIER and GREGORY J. MARSHALL. BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY AND SOCIOBIOLOGY 61(1):119-130. 2006. Mating tactics and mating system of an aquatic-mating pinniped: The harbor seal, Phoca vitulina. 0.305 MB BOREN, L. J.; C. G. MULLER and N. J. GEMMELL. WILDLIFE RESEARCH 33(6):497-505. 2006. Colony growth and pup condition of the New Zealand fur seal (Arctocephalus forsteri) on the Kaikoura coastline compared with other east coast colonies. 0.227 MB BOWEN, W. D.; S. J. IVERSON; J. I. MCMILLAN and D. J. BONESS. JOURNAL OF ANIMAL ECOLOGY 75(6):1340-1351. 2006. Reproductive performance in grey seals: Age-related improvement and senescence in a capital breeder. 0.257 MB CADIGAN, SEAN. CANADIAN HISTORICAL REVIEW 87(3):515-517. 2006. Book review: Twentieth-Century Shore-Station Whaling in Newfoundland and Labrador. Anthony B. Dickinson & Chesley W. Sanger. McGill-Queen's University Press, Montreal and Kingston. 254pp. $49.95. 2005. 0.076 MB CHARRIER, ISABELLE and ROBERT G. HARCOURT. JOURNAL OF MAMMALOGY 87(5):929-938. 2006. Individual vocal identity in mother and pup Australian sea lions (Neophoca cinerea). 0.247 MB CORNICK, LESLIE A.; WILLIAM NEILL and WILLIAM E. GRANT. ECOLOGICAL MODELLING 199(1):107-114. 2006. Assessing competition between Steller sea lions and the commercial groundfishery in Alaska: A bioenergetics modelling approach. 0.306 MB DAGLEISH, M. P.; I. A. P. PATTERSON; G. FOSTER; R. J. REID; C. LINTON and D. BUXTON. VETERINARY RECORD 159(14):458-460. 2006. Intracranial granuloma caused by asporogenic Aspergillus fumigatus in a harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena). 4.523 MB DARLING, JAMES D.; MEAGAN E. JONES and CHARLES P. NICKLIN. BEHAVIOUR 143(9):1051-1101. 2006. Humpback whale songs: Do they organize males during the breeding season? 1.206 MB DAS, KRISHNA; ARNDT VOSSEN; KRISTAL TOLLEY; GISLI VIKINGSSON; KRISTINA THRON; GUNDI MUELLER; WOLFGANG BAUMGAERTNER and URSULA SIEBERT. ARCHIVES OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION AND TOXICOLOGY 51(4):720-729. 2006. Interfollicular fibrosis in the thyroid of the harbour porpoise: An endocrine disruption? 0.490 MB DE SEGURA, AMAIA GOMEZ; E. A. CRESPO; S. N. PEDRAZA; P. S. HAMMOND and J. A. RAGA. MARINE BIOLOGY (BERLIN) 150(1):149-160. 2006. Abundance of small cetaceans in waters of the central Spanish Mediterranean. 0.356 MB DEBIER, CATHY; CAROLE CHALON; BURNEY J. LE BOEUF; TANGUY DE TILLESSE; YVAN LARONDELLE and JEAN-PIERRE THOME. AQUATIC TOXICOLOGY (AMSTERDAM) 80(2):149-157. 2006. Mobilization of PCBs from blubber to blood in northern elephant seals (Mirounga angustirostris) during the post-weaning fast. 0.384 MB DELORENZO COSTA, AMY; EDWARD G. DURBIN; CHARLES A. MAYO and EDWARD G. LYMAN. MARINE ECOLOGY PROGRESS SERIES 323:281-298. 2006. Environmental factors affecting zooplankton in Cape Cod Bay: Implications for right whale dynamics. 0.820 MB ELWEN, SIMON; MICHAEL A. MEYER; PETER B. BEST; P. G. H. KOTZE; MEREDITH THORNTON and STEPHAN SWANSON. JOURNAL OF MAMMALOGY 87(5):866-877. 2006. Range and movements of female Heaviside's dolphins (Cephalorhynchus heavisidii), as determined by satellite-linked telemetry. 0.477 MB FABIANI, ANNA; FILIPPO GALIMBERTI; SIMONA SANVITO and A. RUS HOELZEL. ANIMAL BEHAVIOUR 72(3):617-626. 2006. Relatedness and site fidelity at the southern elephant seal, Mirounga leonina, breeding colony in the Falkland Islands. 0.244 MB FERGUSON, STEVEN H. and JEFF W. HIGDON. OECOLOGIA (BERLIN) 150(2):318-329. 2006. How seals divide up the world: Environment, life history, and conservation. 0.230 MB FORCADA, JAUME and SARAH L. ROBINSON. POLAR BIOLOGY 29(12):1052-1062. 2006. Population abundance, structure and turnover estimates for leopard seals during winter dispersal combining tagging and photo-identification data. 0.435 MB FREDERIKSEN, MORTEN; MARTIN EDWARDS; ANTHONY J. RICHARDSON; NICHOLAS C. HALLIDAY and SARAH WANLESS. JOURNAL OF ANIMAL ECOLOGY 75(6):1259-1268. 2006. >From plankton to top predators: Bottom-up control of a marine food web across four trophic levels. 0.360 MB FUJIKURA, KATSUNORI; YOSHIHIRO FUJIWARA and MASARU KAWATO. ZOOLOGICAL SCIENCE 23(8):733-740. 2006. A new species of Osedax (Annelida: Siboglinidae) associated with whale carcasses off Kyushu, Japan. 1.331 MB HARRIS, DAVID E. and SAT GUPTA. NORTHEASTERN NATURALIST 13(3):403-420. 2006. GIS-based analysis of ice-breeding seal strandings in the Gulf of Maine. 1.000 MB HOFFMAN, J. I.; P. N. TRATHAN and W. AMOS. MOLECULAR ECOLOGY 15(12):3841-3847. 2006. Genetic tagging reveals extreme site fidelity in territorial male Antarctic fur seals Arctocephalus gazella. 0.138 MB HOFMEYR, G. J. GREG; MARTHAN N. BESTER; STEVE P. KIRKMAN; CHRISTIAN LYDERSEN and KIT M. KOVACS. MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN 52(9):1077-1080. 2006. Entanglement of Antarctic fur seals at Bouvetoya, Southern Ocean. 0.118 MB HOSHINO, HIROSHI; TAKEOMI ISONO; TAKUMA TAKAYAMA; TSUYOSHI ISHINAZAKA; AKIHIKO WADA and YASUNORI SAKURAI. FISHERIES SCIENCE (TOKYO) 72(5):922-931. 2006. Distribution of the Steller sea lion Eumetopias jubatus during winter in the northern Sea of Japan, along the west coast of Hokkaido, based on aerial and land sighting surveys. 0.229 MB HOUDE, MAGALI; GRAZINA PACEPAVICIUS; RANDALL S. WELLS; PATRICIA A. FAIR; ROBERT J. LETCHER; MEHRAN ALAEE; GREGORY D. BOSSART; ALETA A. HOHN; JAY SWEENEY; KEITH R. SOLOMON and DEREK C. G. MUIR. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 40(19):5860-5866. 2006. Polychlorinated biphenyls and hydroxylated polychlorinated biphenyls in plasma of bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) from the Western Atlantic and the Gulf of Mexico. 0.159 MB JABER, J. R.; J. PEREZ; M. ARBELO; R. ZAFRA and A. FERNANDEZ. VETERINARY RECORD 159(13):410-414. 2006. Pathological and immunohistochemical study of gastrointestinal lesions in dolphins stranded in the Canary Islands. 4.042 MB KAJIWARA, NATSUKO; TATSUYA KUNISUE; SATOKO KAMIKAWA; YOKO OCHI; SHINICHI YANO and SHINSUKE TANABE. MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN 52(9):1066-1076. 2006. Organohalogen and organotin compounds in killer whales mass-stranded in the Shiretoko Peninsula, Hokkaido, Japan. (Orcinus orca) 0.185 MB KIEL, STEFFEN and JAMES L. GOEDERT. PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY OF LONDON SERIES B BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES 273(1601):2625-2631. 2006. Deep-sea food bonanzas: Early Cenozoic whale-fall communities resemble wood-fall rather than seep communities. 0.517 MB KOEP, K. S. C.; L. C. HOFFMAN; L. M. T. DICKS and E. SLINDE. FOOD CHEMISTRY 100(4):1560-1565. 2006. Chemical composition of meat and blubber of the Cape fur seal (Arctocephalus pusillus pusillus). 0.113 MB KRYSL, P.; T. W. CRANFORD; S. M. WIGGINS and J. A. HILDEBRAND. JOURNAL OF THE ACOUSTICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA 120(4):2328-2339. 2006. Simulating the effect of high-intensity sound on cetaceans: Modeling approach and a case study for Cuvier's beaked whale (Ziphius cavirostris). 2.575 MB KUHN, CAREY E. and DANIEL P. COSTA. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY 209(22):4524-4532. 2006. Identifying and quantifying prey consumption using stomach temperature change in pinnipeds. 0.230 MB LAHAYE, V.; P. BUSTAMANTE; W. DABIN; O. VAN CANNEYT; F. DHERMAIN; C. CESARINI; G. J. PIERCE and F. CAURANT. MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN 52(10):1219-1230. 2006. New insights from age determination on toxic element accumulation in striped and bottlenose dolphins from Atlantic and Mediterranean waters. 0.301 MB LANCASTER, M. L.; N. J. GEMMELL; S. NEGRO; S. GOLDSWORTHY and P. SUNNUCKS. MOLECULAR ECOLOGY 15(12):3681-3692. 2006. Menage a trois on Macquarie Island: Hybridization among three species of fur seal (Arctocephalus spp.) following historical population extinction. 0.237 MB LESTER, CHRISTOPHER W. and DANIEL P. COSTA. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY 209(21):4283-4294. 2006. Water conservation in fasting northern elephant seals (Mirounga angustirostris). 0.243 MB MADSEN, P. T.; M. JOHNSON; P. J. O. MILLER; N. AGUILAR SOTO; J. LYNCH and P. TYACK. JOURNAL OF THE ACOUSTICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA 120(4):2366-2379. 2006. Quantitative measures of air-gun pulses recorded on sperm whales (Physeter macrocephalus) using acoustic tags during controlled exposure experiments. 0.825 MB MIKSIS-OLDS, JENNIFER L. and JAMES H. MILLER. JOURNAL OF THE ACOUSTICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA 120(4):2320-2327. 2006. Transmission loss in manatee habitats. 0.817 MB MOLLER, LUCIANA M.; LUCIANO B. BEHEREGARAY; SIMON J. ALLEN and ROBERT G. HARCOURT. BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY AND SOCIOBIOLOGY 61(1):109-117. 2006. Association patterns and kinship in female Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops aduncus) of southeastern Australia. 0.233 MB NUMMELA, SIRPA; S. TASEER HUSSAIN and J. G. M. THEWISSEN. JOURNAL OF VERTEBRATE PALEONTOLOGY 26(3):746-759. 2006. Cranial anatomy of Pakicetidae (Cetacea, Mammalia). 2.324 MB ORTIZ, RUDY M.; DANIEL E. CROCKER; DORIAN S. HOUSER and PAUL M. WEBB. PHYSIOLOGICAL AND BIOCHEMICAL ZOOLOGY 79(6):1106-1112. 2006. Angiotensin II and aldosterone increase with fasting in breeding adult male northern elephant seals (Mirounga angustirostris). 0.091 MB PAGE, BRAD; JANE MCKENZIE; MICHAEL D. SUMNER; MICHAEL COYNE and SIMON D. GOLDSWORTHY. MARINE ECOLOGY PROGRESS SERIES 323:263-279. 2006. Spatial separation of foraging habitats among New Zealand fur seals. 0.914 MB PANIGADA, SIMONE; GIUSEPPE NOTARBARTOLO DI SCIARA and MARGHERITA ZANARDELLI PANIGADA. CHEMISTRY AND ECOLOGY 22(Supp.1):S255-S263. 2006. Fin whales summering in the Pelagos Sanctuary (Mediterranean Sea): Overview of studies on habitat use and diving behaviour. 3.032 MB PEARSON, MICHAEL and RUBEN STEHBERG. POLAR RECORD 42(4):335-347. 2006. Nineteenth century sealing sites on Rugged Island, South Shetland Islands. 0.426 MB RAUSCHMANN, MICHAEL A.; STEFAN HUGGENBERGER; LARS S. KOSSATZ and HELMUT H. A. OELSCHLAGER. JOURNAL OF MORPHOLOGY 267(11):1295-1315. 2006. Head morphology in perinatal dolphins: A window into phylogeny and ontogeny. 0.876 MB REBULL, ORIOL GASPA; JORDI DIAZ CUSI; MARIO RUIZ FERNANDEZ and JOSEP GALLART MUSET. JOURNAL OF THE ACOUSTICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA 120(4):2077-2085. 2006. Tracking fin whale calls offshore the Galicia Margin, north east Atlantic Ocean. 1.119 MB REEVES, R. and G. NOTARBARTOLO DI SCIARA (compilers and editors). IUCN Centre for Mediterranean Cooperation, Malaga, Spain. 137pp. 2006. The status and distribution of cetaceans in the Black Sea and Mediterranean Sea. 2.688 MB REMAGE-HEALEY, LUKE; DOUGLAS P. NOWACEK and ANDREW H. BASS. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY 209(22):4444-4451. 2006. Dolphin foraging sounds suppress calling and elevate stress hormone levels in a prey species, the Gulf toadfish. 0.287 MB RICHARDSON, E. S. and D. ANDRIASHEK. ARCTIC 59(3):322-324. 2006. Wolf (Canis lupus) predation of a polar bear (Ursus maritimus) cub on the sea ice off northwestern Banks Island, Northwest Territories, Canada. 0.047 MB RIEMER, SUSAN D. and ROBERT MIKUS. FISHERY BULLETIN 104(4):626-630. 2006. Aging fish otoliths recovered from Pacific harbor seal (Phoca vitulina) fecal samples. 0.217 MB RIGET, FRANK; KATRIN VORKAMP; RUNE DIETZ and SURESH C. RASTOGI. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING 8(10):1000-1005. 2006. Temporal trend studies on polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in ringed seals from East Greenland. 0.612 MB SAKAI, HIROKI; HISATO IWATA; EUN-YOUNG KIM; OYUNA TSYDENOVA; NOBUYUKI MIYAZAKI; EVGENY A. PETROV; VALERIY B. BATOEV and SHINSUKE TANABE. TOXICOLOGICAL SCIENCES 94(1):57-70. 2006. Constitutive androstane receptor (CAR) as a potential sensing biomarker of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) in aquatic mammal: Molecular characterization, expression level, and ligand profiling in Baikal seal (Pusa sibirica). 0.813 MB SANTOS, JR., ERICO; KELLY C. PANSARD; MARIA E. YAMAMOTO and SATHYABAMA CHELLAPPA. REVISTA BRASILEIRA DE ZOOLOGIA 23(3):661-666. 2006. Comportamento do boto-cinza, Sotalia guianensis (Van Beneden) (Cetacea, Delphinidae) na presenca de barcos de turismo na Praia de Pipa, Rio Grande do Norte, Brasil. (Behavior of estuarine dolphin, Sotalia guianensis (Van B?n?d?n) (Cetacea, Delphinidae) in the presence of tourist boats in Pipa Beach, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil.) 0.250 MB SEKIGUCHI, T.; K. ARAI and S. KOHSHIMA. JOURNAL OF SLEEP RESEARCH 15(Suppl. 1):103. 2006. 18th Congress of the European Sleep Research Society. Innsbruck, Austria.September 12-16, 2006. Sleep of dolphins with continuous activity. 0.080 MB SIMOES-LOPES, PAULO C. REVISTA BRASILEIRA DE ZOOLOGIA 23(3):652-660. 2006. Morfologia do sincr?nio do boto-cinza, Sotalia guianensis (P.J. van B?n?den) (Cetacea, Delphinidae). (Syncranial morphology of the estuarine dolphin Sotalia guianensis (P.J. van Beneden) (Cetacea, Delphinidae)) 0.760 MB SONGHAI LI; DING WANG; KEXIONG WANG and TOMONARI AKAMATSU. JOURNAL OF THE ACOUSTICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA 120(4):1803-1806. 2006. Sonar gain control in echolocating finless porpoises (Neophocaena phocaenoides) in an open water. 0.115 MB SPINSANTI, GIACOMO; CRISTINA PANTI; ELISA LAZZERI; LETIZIA MARSILI; SILVIA CASINI; FRANCESCO FRATI and CRISTINA MARIA FOSSI. BMC MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 7(32): 11pgs. 2006. Selection of reference genes for quantitative RT-PCR studies in striped dolphin (Stenella coeruleoalba) skin biopsies. 0.506 MB STIRLING, I. and C. L. PARKINSON. ARCTIC 59(3):261-275. 2006. Possible effects of climate warming on selected populations of polar bears (Ursus maritimus) in the Canadian Arctic. 1.526 MB TAMAKI, NANA; TADAMICHI MORISAKA and MICHIHIRO TAKI. BEHAVIOURAL PROCESSES 73(2):209-215. 2006. Does body contact contribute towards repairing relationships? The association between flipper-rubbing and aggressive behavior in captive bottlenose dolphins. 0.229 MB TIEMANN, CHRISTOPHER O.; AARON M. THODE; JANICE STRALEY; VICTORIA O'CONNELL and KENDALL FOLKERT. JOURNAL OF THE ACOUSTICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA 120(4):2355-2365. 2006. Three-dimensional localization of sperm whales using a single hydrophone. 1.203 MB TURVEY, SAMUEL T.; LEIGH A. BARRETT; GILLIAN T. BRAULIK and WANG DING. ORYX 40(3):257-258. 2006. News item Implementing the recovery programme for the Yangtze River dolphin. 0.045 MB TYACK, PETER L.; MARK JOHNSON; NATACHA AGUILAR SOTO; ALBERT STURLESE and PETER T. MADSEN. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY 209(21):4238-4253. 2006. Extreme diving of beaked whales. 0.560 MB URAZGHILDIIEV, ILDAR R. and CHRISTOPHER W. CLARK. JOURNAL OF THE ACOUSTICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA 120(4):1956-1963. 2006. Acoustic detection of North Atlantic right whale contact calls using the generalized likelihood ratio test. 0.267 MB WOODWARD, BECKY L.; JEREMY P. WINN and FRANK E. FISH. JOURNAL OF MORPHOLOGY 267(11):1284-1294. 2006. Morphological specializations of baleen whales associated with hydrodynamic performance and ecological niche. 0.362 MB ZHUKOVSKII, YU. G.; K. A. ZAITSEVA; A. I. KRIVCHENKO and V. I. KOROLEV. NEUROSCIENCE AND BEHAVIORAL PHYSIOLOGY 36(8):801-809. 2006. (Translated from Rossiiskii Fiziologicheskii Zhurnal imeni I. M. Sechenova, Vol. 91, No. 8, pp. 872-884, August, 2005.) Mechanisms by which dolphins identify target movement characteristics and their technical use in hydrolocation and radiolocation. 0.188 MB From lyn at biology.sdu.dk Thu Nov 16 05:39:59 2006 From: lyn at biology.sdu.dk (=?iso-8859-1?Q?Lone_N=F8rgaard_Bruun?=) Date: Thu, 16 Nov 2006 14:39:59 +0100 Subject: [MARMAM] Ph.D.-Position available Message-ID: <6AC9C36A1BE1FC4D984065C35410775B88111C@ADM-EXCH0B.adm.c.sdu.dk> Dr. Jonas Teilmann National Environmental Research Institute, Denmark jte at dmu.dk Please post this on MARMAN: PhD Scholarship Available: Harbour seal behaviour and ecology The Graduate School on Sense organs, Nerve systems, Behavior, and Communication (SNAK), University of Southern Denmark and the National Environmental Research Institute in Denmark (NERI) invite applications for a PhD scholarship in research on marine mammal behaviour and feeding ecology beginning in February 2007. The position involves study of the response by harbour seals to controlled disturbances in relation to diurnal and seasonal use of haul out sites and investigation of their foraging strategy. Field work has to be carried out on the island of Anholt in Denmark during the summers of 2007 and 2008. The PhD will mainly be based at NERI in Roskilde. Applicants should be recent graduates in the field of vertebrate biology and behavioural ecology and preferably but not necessarily have experience in marine mammal research. The duration of the PhD-contract is three years. Within the contract period, the candidate is expected to complete his/her research with publications and a dissertation. Salary will be in accordance with the agreement between the Danish Ministry of Finance and AC (the Danish Confederation of Professional Associations). Before applying, candidates are strongly encouraged to consult the full project description at http://www.snak.biology.sdu.dk . For further information please contact Dr. Jonas Teilmann, National Environmental Research Institute in Denmark, e-mail: jte at dmu.dk . The closing date for applications is December 15th 2006. To apply, candidates should send an e-mail that includes an application, CV (with a brief description of research interests, previous employment, and publication list), documentation of academic degrees, reprints of published articles, and names and contact information for three referees to: lyn at biology.sdu.dk . You can also send a hard copy application in three duplicates to: Graduate School SNAK, Institute of Biology, Campusvej 55, DK-5230 Odense M, Denmark The selection of the successful candidate will be made in two steps. In the first step, an evaluation committee will select a group of qualified applicants. 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I would appreciate very much if you could share with me information about institutes, faculties, organizations or any contacts which might have access to high resolution satellite-data from the Canary Islands and La Gomera, respectively. So far, I found satellite-data on the following websites: http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Observatory/Datasets/chlor.seawifs.html www.dlr.de http://taurus.caf.dlr.de:8080/servlets/template/welcome/entryPage.vm http://oceancolor.gsfc.nasa.gov/SeaWiFS/ However, the available data shows no high resolution for the Canary Islands area. What I need is a resolution high enough to represent grids of about 50-100 square metres or less. I?m looking forward to receiving your answer. If you wish to receive more details about my request, please don?t hesitate to ask. Kind regards, Nina Nina Str?h M.SC. Student Faculty of Biology Philipps-Universit?t Marburg Germany e-Mail: Nina.Strueh at freenet.de From mdyer at whalingmuseum.org Thu Nov 16 07:04:27 2006 From: mdyer at whalingmuseum.org (Michael Dyer) Date: Thu, 16 Nov 2006 10:04:27 -0500 Subject: [MARMAM] Historical sources Message-ID: Dear colleagues: Please keep in mind the tremendous resource for environmental studies that exists in maritime archives, specifically whaling logbooks and journals. I noticed a paper on MARMAM a few weeks back that analyzed through a mathematical formula the size of sperm whales in the Gulf of Mexico. It so happens that I had reason to answer that very question for colleagues working with the National Marine Fisheries Service and was able after about two hours work to ascertain that sperm whales in the Gulf of Mexico were generally smaller that their counterparts in other oceans and substantially smaller than those taken in, say, the Tasman Sea, where very large bull sperm whales were hunted. Yankee whalemen recorded the size of animals in barrels of oil made. One very large sperm whale (80 feet) for which we have an illustration and description taken in the North Atlantic made 120 barrels. The bulk of sperm whales taken in the Gulf consistently yielded up to 30 barrels most made less. Because these whalemen were earning a living from this extractive hunt these barrel figures are very accurate. They kept good records. These archives are simply one more tool in our collective box and a shortcut in many cases to forming a foundation for further research. Please feel free to contact me with any inquires as to access, resources, etc. Michael P. Dyer Librarian and Maritime Historian New Bedford Whaling Museum 18 Johnny Cake Hill New Bedford, MA 02740 (508) 717-6837 FAX (508) 717-6924 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jan.herrmann at cetacea.de Thu Nov 16 13:31:38 2006 From: jan.herrmann at cetacea.de (Jan Herrmann) Date: Thu, 16 Nov 2006 22:31:38 +0100 Subject: [MARMAM] Contents: Marine Mammal Science Vol 22(4) Message-ID: Dear all, Marine Mammal Science Vol 22(4) has the following table of contents. By clicking the following link you are guided to Blackwell Synergy, where you can find abstracts and contact information: http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/toc/mms/22/4 Users of the Papyrus Bibliography System (for Mac and DOS/Windows) can download the references with abstracts and contact information from http://www.cetacea.de/mms. The Papyrus Bibliography System is now FREE: http://www.researchsoftwaredesign.com Please do not contact MARMAM, the MARMAM editors or me for reprints. Thank you. Kindest Regards, Jan Herrmann ------ Marine Mammal Science Vol. 22(4) ------ Budge, S.M., S.J. Iverson, and H.N. Koopman. 2006. Studying trophic ecology in marine ecosystems using fatty acids: a primer on analysis and interpretation. Marine Mammal Science 22(4): 759-801. Lusseau, D. 2006. The short-term behavioral reactions of bottlenose dolphins to interactions with boats in Doubtful Sound, New Zealand. Marine Mammal Science 22(4): 802-818. Takahashi, Y. et al. 2006. Does elastin contribute to the persistence of corpora albicantia in the ovary of the common dolphin (Delphinus delphis). Marine Mammal Science 22(4): 819-830. Nino-Torres, C.A. et al. 2006. Isotopic analysis of delta(13)C, delta(15)N, and delta(34)S "A feeding tale" in teeth of the longbeaked common dolphin, Delphinus capensis. Marine Mammal Science 22(4): 831-846. Baker, J.D., A.L. Harting, and T.C. Johanos. 2006. Use of discovery curves to assess abundance of hawaiian monk seals. Marine Mammal Science 22(4): 847-861. Jaquet, N. 2006. A simple photogrammetric technique to measure sperm whales at sea. Marine Mammal Science 22(4): 862-879. Garlich-Miller, J.L., L.T. Quakenbush, and J.F. Bromaghin. 2006. Trends in age structure and productivity of Pacific walruses harvested in the Bering Strait region of Alaska, 1952-2002. Marine Mammal Science 22(4): 880-896. Morin, P.A. et al. 2006. Genetic analysis of killer whale (Orcinus orca) historical bone and tooth samples to identify western U.S. ecotypes. Marine Mammal Science 22(4): 897-909. Fajardo-Mellor, L. et al. 2006. The phylogenetic relationships and biogeography of true porpoises (mammalia: Phocoenidae) based on morphological data. Marine Mammal Science 22(4): 910-932. Collins, K.T. et al. 2006. Vocal individuality of in-air weddell seal (Leptonychotes weddellii) pup "primary" calls. Marine Mammal Science 22(4): 933-951. Davies, C.E. et al. 2006. Development of display behavior in young captive bearded seals. Marine Mammal Science 22(4): 952-965. Sakai, M. et al. 2006. Flipper rubbing behaviors in wild bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops aduncus). Marine Mammal Science 22(4): 966-978. NOTES Felix, F., B. Bearson, and J. Falconi. 2006. Epizoic barnacles removed from the skin of a humpback whale after a period of intense surface activity. Marine Mammal Science 22(4): 979-984. Kakuschke, A. et al. 2006. Metal sensitivity of marine mammals: A case study of a gray seal (Halichoerus grypus). Marine Mammal Science 22(4): 985-996. Bledsoe, E.L. et al. 2006. A comparison of biofouling communities associated with free-ranging and captive Florida manatees (Trichechus manatus latirostris). Marine Mammal Science 22(4): 997-1003. Dunn, J.L. 2006. Multiple-agent euthanasia of a juvenile fin whale, Balaenoptera physalus. Marine Mammal Science 22(4): 1004-1007. -- Jan Herrmann Vorlesungsreihe Wal und Mensch +----> http://www.cetacea.de From jte at dmu.dk Sun Nov 19 22:31:53 2006 From: jte at dmu.dk (Teilmann, Jonas) Date: Mon, 20 Nov 2006 07:31:53 +0100 Subject: [MARMAM] Ph.D.-Position available Message-ID: Dr. Jonas Teilmann National Environmental Research Institute, Denmark jte at dmu.dk Please post this on MARMAN: PhD Scholarship Available: Harbour seal behaviour and ecology The Graduate School on Sense organs, Nerve systems, Behavior, and Communication (SNAK), University of Southern Denmark and the National Environmental Research Institute in Denmark (NERI) invite applications for a PhD scholarship in research on marine mammal behaviour and feeding ecology beginning in February 2007. The position involves study of the response by harbour seals to controlled disturbances in relation to diurnal and seasonal use of haul out sites and investigation of their foraging strategy. Field work has to be carried out on the island of Anholt in Denmark during the summers of 2007 and 2008. The PhD will mainly be based at NERI in Roskilde. Applicants should be recent graduates in the field of vertebrate biology and behavioural ecology and preferably but not necessarily have experience in marine mammal research. The duration of the PhD-contract is three years. Within the contract period, the candidate is expected to complete his/her research with publications and a dissertation. Salary will be in accordance with the agreement between the Danish Ministry of Finance and AC (the Danish Confederation of Professional Associations). Before applying, candidates are strongly encouraged to consult the full project description at http://www.snak.biology.sdu.dk . For further information please contact Dr. Jonas Teilmann, National Environmental Research Institute in Denmark, e-mail: jte at dmu.dk . The closing date for applications is December 15th 2006. To apply, candidates should send an e-mail that includes an application, CV (with a brief description of research interests, previous employment, and publication list), documentation of academic degrees, reprints of published articles, and names and contact information for three referees to: lyn at biology.sdu.dk . You can also send a hard copy application in three duplicates to: Graduate School SNAK, Institute of Biology, Campusvej 55, DK-5230 Odense M, Denmark The selection of the successful candidate will be made in two steps. In the first step, an evaluation committee will select a group of qualified applicants. The selected applicants will then be invited to apply for the PhD-position at the University of Southern Denmark (for procedures see: http://www.sdu.dk/Nat/fak/phd/index.php?lang=en) -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From nhy038 at abdn.ac.uk Sun Nov 19 13:22:27 2006 From: nhy038 at abdn.ac.uk (nhy038 at abdn.ac.uk) Date: Sun, 19 Nov 2006 21:22:27 -0000 (GMT) Subject: [MARMAM] New Publication On Prey Preferences In Toothed Whales Message-ID: <3036.84.13.143.61.1163971347.squirrel@www.abdn.ac.uk> Dear Marmammers, The following paper on prey preferences in toothed whales has recently been published in Marine Ecology Progress Series. If you would be interested in a PDF, please email c.d.macleod at abdn.ac.uk. All the best, Colin MacLeod, C.D., Santos, M.B., Lopez, A and Pierce, G.J. 2006. Relative prey size consumption in toothed whales: implications for prey selection and level of specialisation. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 326: 295-307 We investigated whether toothed whales consume prey in relation to their availability in the local environment based on the fact that availability of potential prey is likely to decrease exponentially with increasing size, reflecting the usual size?abundance relationships found in marine communities. We calculated relative prey size frequency spectra for 13 species of toothed whale from the northeast Atlantic. These differed considerably from an exponential distribution, suggesting that toothed whales preferentially consume larger, less abundant organisms over smaller, more abundant ones. The prey size spectra of the various cetacean species could be separated into 3 distinct groups based on the strength of the mode, maximum value and inter-quartile range. Group 1 species, such as the common dolphin, consume a wide range of relatively large organisms. In contrast, Group 2 and 3 species, such as the northern bottlenose whale and the sperm whale respectively, specialise on narrow ranges of relatively small organisms. We hypothesise that these differences are related to the mode of prey capture. Group 1 species can capture prey using pincer-like movement of jaws containing a large number of small, homodont teeth, as well as suction-feeding, allowing them to be relatively generalist in terms of relative prey size. In contrast, Group 2 and 3 species have a greatly reduced dentition and specialise on using suction to capture prey. The morphological adaptations that make suction-feeding more efficient restrict the size of prey that can be ingested, so that suctionfeeders are limited to relatively small prey. ================================================================= Dr. Colin D. MacLeod, Teaching/Research Fellow, School of Biological Sciences (Zoology), University of Aberdeen, Tillydrone Avenue, Aberdeen, AB24 2TZ, UK Email: c.d.macleod at abdn.ac.uk In order to save paper, please do not print this email unless it is essential. ================================================================= From LarkinI at mail.vetmed.ufl.edu Tue Nov 21 07:32:19 2006 From: LarkinI at mail.vetmed.ufl.edu (Iske Larkin) Date: Tue, 21 Nov 2006 10:32:19 -0500 Subject: [MARMAM] UF Marine Mammal Health Program - 3 PhD positions Message-ID: <4562D4EE.EDE2.002C.0@mail.vetmed.ufl.edu> Announcement - UF Marine Mammal Health Program - 3 PhD positions Please Contact Dr. Roger Reep for any further information. The University of Florida Marine Mammal Health Program encourages applications for three PhD graduate student positions. Support includes stipend at NIH scale, tuition, and health insurance. Priority will be given to highly motivated individuals showing promise for research creativity and scholarship in aquatic animal biology, including virology, genetics, neurobiology, conservation, and medical treatment. Emphasis is on marine mammals, especially the Florida manatee, although opportunities exist to work with other aquatic species, both vertebrate and invertebrate. For information on the Marine Mammal Health Program see: http://marinemammal.vetmed.ufl.edu/ For application information see: http://www.vetmed.ufl.edu/cvmadmissions/?reqPage=orgs/gradstudies deadline to apply for admission in Fall 2007: January 15, 2007. Contact: Dr. Roger Reep Graduate Coordinator reep at mbi.ufl.edu 352-392-4700, ext 3859 From lighthouse at abdn.ac.uk Mon Nov 20 07:50:15 2006 From: lighthouse at abdn.ac.uk (Paul Thompson) Date: Mon, 20 Nov 2006 15:50:15 -0000 Subject: [MARMAM] Cetacean Conservation Biology - Research Associate Post - Moray Firth, Scotland Message-ID: <007201c70cbb$92eb2490$0901010a@CLSM001368> We?re currently looking for a recent graduate or postgraduate student to work within the University of Aberdeen?s School of Biological Sciences, to work on a Knowledge Transfer Partnership grant with the Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society. If you know of any suitably qualified candidates who may be interested in this post, then please do pass on the details below. This post aims to enhance WDCS?s scientific capability by developing the programme of cetacean research and interpretation at the WDCS Wildlife Centre (www.wdcs.org/wildlifecentre) on the Moray Firth coast. Some time will also be spent at the University of Aberdeen?s Lighthouse Field Station in Cromarty (www.abdn.ac.uk/zoology/lighthouse) Candidates should have at least a 2.1 Honours degree in Marine Biology, Ecology or related science; experience of field research on marine mammals; good IT and problem solving skills; an interest in using technology to studying marine environments; experience of working with volunteers and leading small groups; excellent oral and written communication skills; a strong commitment to marine conservation. The post is available for a fixed-term period for 22 months, with a starting salary of ?17-19,000. Online application forms and further particulars are available from www.abdn.ac.uk/jobs. Alternatively telephone (01224) 272727 (24-hour answering service) quoting reference number YGL104R for an application pack. The closing date for the receipt of applications is 7th Dec 2006. Professor Paul Thompson, University of Aberdeen, Lighthouse Field Station From nichols at coastalstudies.org Wed Nov 22 17:07:41 2006 From: nichols at coastalstudies.org (Owen Nichols) Date: Wed, 22 Nov 2006 20:07:41 -0500 Subject: [MARMAM] Position Announcement Message-ID: <5.0.0.25.2.20061122200658.02595650@pop.cape.com> RESEARCH ASSISTANT, Right Whale Habitat Studies The Provincetown Center for Coastal Studies (PCCS), a private, non-profit research, conservation, and education organization based in Provincetown, MA, is seeking a full-time Research Assistant for the 2006 winter/spring season (Jan. 2 May 15) of the right whale habitat studies program. The successful candidate will play an integral role in the rapid assessment and reporting of habitat characteristics that influence right whale distribution in the Cape Cod Bay Critical Habitat. Primary responsibilities include extensive time at sea conducting zooplankton sampling and right whale behavioral studies and photo-ID (often in harsh winter conditions), microscopic identification and enumeration of zooplankton samples, and database management/data entry. Familiarity with the identification of Gulf of Maine zooplankton species is highly preferred, but not required. Additional duties may involve assisting with field and laboratory operation of a Conductivity-Temperature-Depth profiler (CTD) and Optical Plankton Counter (OPC), and with the downloading and analysis of cruise data. Experience with Microsoft Access and biological oceanography software/data management techniques are preferred. Candidates must have a relevant 4-year college/university degree (B.A. or B.S.), must have completed at least one year of applicable experience, should be highly motivated and independent, and should have strong attention to detail. This position provides housing and a $2425 monthly stipend. To learn more about PCCS and the right whale habitat studies program, and to read field notes from last year's season, visit www.coastalstudies.org. Interested applicants should submit a cover letter, resume with references, and unofficial copy of transcripts to: Stephanie Johnson Provincetown Center for Coastal Studies 115 Bradford St. Provincetown, MA 02657 smjohn at coastalstudies.org Email applications accepted. Consideration to begin immediately; please apply no later than 15 December. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From birgitta.mercera at parcasterix.com Fri Nov 24 06:54:17 2006 From: birgitta.mercera at parcasterix.com (Birgitta MERCERA) Date: Fri, 24 Nov 2006 15:54:17 +0100 Subject: [MARMAM] EAAM (European Association for Aquatic Mammals) 35th Annual conference Message-ID: <1D4B1B03D1DEA746986095A294938BC92167E7@FRGEC-MAIL.gec.local> Dear Friends and Colleagues, The 35th annual conference of the European Association of Aquatic Mammals (EAAM) is scheduled to be from 16th until 19th of March 2007. Marineland Antibes in France will be our host for this conference. The last time the conference was in Marineland Antibes was 1984. The park has developed a lot since then and as we all know, the south of France is a very nice place to go to. I hope you all are very motivated to come and of course to share your different experiences through papers and/or poster presentations! The EAAM is an organization of people interested in marine mammals in human care, in a zoological environment or in the wild, and includes veterinarians, biologists, zoo and marine park directors and managers, trainers (husbandry professionals), researchers, students and other persons who devote a significant amount of time to the welfare of marine mammals through research, medical care, training, education, conservation, management and related activities. During the conference you can present the results of your work with marine mammals by means of a fifteen minute presentation or by a poster presentation. All topics related to marine mammal science and husbandry will be acceptable: Conservation, Education, Medicine, Practical aspects of husbandry, et cetera. For the 35th Symposium, EAAM would like to encourage presentations that can show both the results of research on marine mammals under human care, as well as that of research in the wild population. The deadline for abstract submission is the 8 of January 2007. An electronic abstract submission form is available on the conference website. Details on the conference program, the location, the workshop, guest speakers, hotel reservations, registration and transportation are available on the conference website: www.marineland.fr and then you chose the EAAM section. For all your further questions please contact: Jon Kershaw: kershaw at marineland.fr Looking very much forward to see all your abstract submissions and of course to see you all in Antibes next March! Birgitta Mercera President-elect of EAAM PARC ASTERIX BP 8 60128 Plailly, FRANCE birgitta.mercera at parcasterix.com Birgitta Mercera Responsable Delphinarium PARC ASTERIX BP 8 60128 Plailly, FRANCE birgitta.mercera at parcasterix.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: call for papers and posters.doc Type: application/msword Size: 87552 bytes Desc: call for papers and posters.doc URL: From jan.herrmann at cetacea.de Fri Nov 24 02:28:45 2006 From: jan.herrmann at cetacea.de (Jan Herrmann) Date: Fri, 24 Nov 2006 11:28:45 +0100 Subject: [MARMAM] New publications week 46 Message-ID: Dear all, here are some new publications of week 46 / 2006, which haven't been announced on MARMAM earlier AFAIK. By clicking the following link you are guided to a website, where the following references are linked to their according journal homepages. There you can find abstracts and contact information: http://www.mmbib.com/news.html Please do not contact MARMAM, the MARMAM editors or me for reprints. Thank you. Thanks to all of you who sent in reprints to be included in the weekly announcements. Kindest Regards, Jan Herrmann CETACEA Fraser, J. et al. (2006): Dolphins in Popular Literature and Media. Society and Animals 14(4): 321-349. Lucena, A. (2006): Minke whale Balaenoptera bonaerensis (Burmeister) (Cetacea, Balaenopteridae) population structure in the breeding grounds off South Atlantic Ocean. Revista Brasileira de Zoologia 23(1): 176-185. Noren, S.R., G. Biedenbach, and E.F. Edwards (2006): Ontogeny of swim performance and mechanics in bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus). Journal of Experimental Biology 209(23): 4724-4731. Piper, K.J., E.M.G. Fitzgerald, and T.H. Rich (2006): Mesozoic to early quaternary mammal faunas of Victoria, South-East Australia. Palaeontology 49(6): 1237-1262. Reynolds, J.E., D.L. Wetzel, and T.M. O'Hara (2006): Human health implications of omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids in blubber of the bowhead whale (Balaena mysticetus). Arctic 59(2): 155-164. Rojas-Bracho, L., R.R. Reeves, and A. Jaramillo-Legorreta (2006): Conservation of the vaquita Phocoena sinus. Mammal Review 36(3): 179-216. Sickler, J. et al. (2006): Social Narratives Surrounding Dolphins: Q Method Study. Society and Animals 14(4): 351-382. Wang, K. et al. (2006): Range-Wide Yangtze Freshwater Dolphin Expedition: The Last Chance to See Baiji? Environmental Science and Pollution Research 13(6): 418-424. PINNIPEDIA OTHER MARINE MAMMALS Stempniewicz, L. (2006): Polar bear predatory behaviour toward molting Barnacle Geese and nesting Glaucous Gulls on Spitsbergen. Arctic 59(3): 247-251. Verreault, J. et al. (2006): Composition of chlorinated hydrocarbon contaminants among major adipose tissue depots of polar bears (Ursus maritimus) from the Canadian high Arctic. Science of the Total Environment 370(2-3): 580-587. -- --> jan.herrmann -at - cetacea.de From editor at monachus-guardian.org Mon Nov 27 05:30:06 2006 From: editor at monachus-guardian.org (William M. Johnson) Date: Mon, 27 Nov 2006 15:30:06 +0200 Subject: [MARMAM] The Monachus Guardian 9 (2): November 2006 Message-ID: THE MONACHUS GUARDIAN, NOVEMBER 2006 Dear Colleagues and Friends of the Monk Seal This is to let you know that we have now published the November 2006 issue of The Monachus Guardian, the biannual electronic journal focusing on the Mediterranean, Hawaiian and Caribbean monk seals. The site can be accessed at HIGHLIGHTS OF THE CURRENT ISSUE: International News: The Mediterranean Monk Seal Fact Files: The Monachus Guardian has published a detailed knowledgebase on the Mediterranean monk seal, written and compiled by some of Europe?s foremost authorities on the species, including experienced field researchers working in Greece, Madeira, Mauritania/Western Sahara and Turkey. Mediterranean News: Algeria: Summer birth in the west... Greece: New management bodies in protected areas ? new hope or further delays?... Italy: Monk seal sighting in Pantelleria strikes again... Mauritania: Notable increase of newborn pups at Cabo Blanco... Spain: Balearic Islands Fishermen?s Cooperatives to work for the monk seal?s return... Cover Story: Anatomy of a Conference. Controversy and lost opportunity in Antalya, by William M Johnson. Research: Seals of Northern Cyprus, by Ali Cemal G?c?, Meltem Ok, Serdar Sakinan, Billur ?elebi and Ekin Akoglu... To what extent can the Cilician monk seal colony recover under existing regulations? by Meltem Ok and Ali Cemal G?c?. Letters to the Editor: including Conference Controversy, by Cem Orkun Kira?. Recent Publications. Thanks to our sponsor, the Government of the Balearic Islands, a Spanish-language version of this issue will be made available in due course. An appropriate link will be posted soon on the Home page []. The current and back issues of The Monachus Guardian are also available from the Monk Seal Library and may either be viewed on-line, or downloaded as PDF files. Should you have any comments on the web site or its contents, please contact us at: editor at monachus-guardian.org. Our sincere thanks to all the friends and colleagues who have made this issue possible. William M. Johnson editor at monachus-guardian.org _______________________________________ William M Johnson editor at monachus-guardian.org http://www.monachus-guardian.org http://www.iridescent-publishing.com _______________________________________ From hannanuuttila at gmail.com Mon Nov 27 04:28:26 2006 From: hannanuuttila at gmail.com (Hanna Nuuttila) Date: Mon, 27 Nov 2006 12:28:26 +0000 Subject: [MARMAM] Research Assistant required for Sea Watch Foundation Message-ID: * Sea Watch Foundation - Volunteer Research Assistant Opportunities in New Quay for 2007 season * Research Assistant A long-term Volunteer Research Assistant is required with the running of the bottlenose dolphin and harbour porpoise monitoring project, based in New Quay, West Wales. The Research Assistant will help the Cardigan Bay Monitoring Officer with land- and boat-based marine mammal surveys and photo-identification studies, database entry, and data analysis. The successful candidate will also help supervise and train volunteers and assist with training courses. The Research Assistant is required for six months from mid April until mid October 2007, and will be based in New Quay, West Wales. Accommodation is provided at a rate of ?45/week. The Research Assistant is responsible for his or hers own travel, accommodation and living expenses, but it is generally quite easy to obtain part-time paid work in the area if required. Important skills/qualifications: ? A background in marine biology/environmental science etc is essential ? A strong interest and knowledge of British cetaceans would be an advantage ? Prior experience in boat based survey work is preferred ? An ability to manage and work with other volunteers in a small team ? Good verbal and written communication skills, public speaking and IT skills ? Experience in interacting with the public ? An ability to work in a conscientious and reliable manner ? Willingness to work long hours outdoors in often very changeable Welsh weather The Research Assistant will be fully trained in cetacean observation and identification, in line-transect survey protocols and photo-identification of bottlenose dolphins and seals. For more information on our research and the volunteer programme, please visit our website *www.seawatchfoundation.org.uk* . * To Apply: Please reply to Giovanna Pesante by 26th January 2007, with your CV and a covering letter detailing your interest in the project and any relevant experience you have. Important: please put NEW QUAY RESEARCH ASSISTANT APPLICATION into your subject title. Email: giovanna.pesante at seawatchfoundation.org.uk Snail mail: Giovanna Pesante, Sea Watch Foundation Wales, Paragon House, Wellington Place, New Quay, Ceredigion, SA45 9NR. Tel: 01545 561227 * ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ * The Sea Watch Foundation * The Sea Watch Foundation is a registered marine environmental research charity that aims to achieve better conservation of whales and dolphins in the seas around Britain and Ireland, by involving the public in scientific monitoring of populations and the threats they face. At Sea Watch Wales, we are dedicated to raising awareness, knowledge and conservation of the marine wildlife of West Wales. Our work is funded by the Countryside Council for Wales, with support from Defra and the Heritage Lottery Fund, and we work closely with the local management authority, Ceredigion County Council. Research The purpose of our research is to monitor the marine mammal populations inhabiting Cardigan Bay, so as to gain information to aid the conservation and long-term well being of these animals and the local marine environment. This is achieved by conducting various projects including: ? Estimating the abundance and distribution of bottlenose dolphins, harbour porpoises and grey seals within the Cardigan Bay SAC using distance sampling and opportunistic boat surveys ? Maintaining and updating a catalogue of photographically identified bottlenose dolphins in West Wales in order to study their abundance, social structure, movements and life histories. ? Acoustic monitoring of bottlenose dolphins and harbour porpoises in the Cardigan Bay SAC using automated click detectors (TPODs) ? Setting up a library of underwater sounds in Welsh waters in order to develop bio-acoustic research in the area. We further aim to raise awareness and understanding of the importance of the local marine wildlife and the habitats supporting them, to encourage respect and conservation of the area and its wildlife for future generations. We also run training courses for the public in cetacean identification and survey methods. * Some recent conference presentations and publications from Sea Watch staff, students and volunteers: * Anderwald, P., Evans, P.G.H., and Hoelzel, A.R. (2006) Inter-annual differences in minke whale foraging behaviour around the Small Isles, West Scotland. Page 147. In: Abstracts, 20th Annual Conference of the European Cetacean Society, Gdynia, Poland, 2-7 April 2006. Ansmann, I., Goold, J.C., Evans, P.G.H., Simmonds, M., and Keith, S.G. (2006) Variation in the whistle characteristics of short-beaked common dolphins, Delphinus delphis, at two locations around the British Isles. J. Mar. Biol. Ass. U.K., 86, 5496, 1-8. Baines, M.E., Reichelt, M., Anderwald, P., and Evans, P.G.H. (2006) Monitoring a changing world ? searching the past for long-term trends in the occurrence of cetaceans around the UK. Page 220. In: Abstracts, 20th Annual Conference of the European Cetacean Society, Gdynia, Poland, 2-7 April 2006. Evans, P.G.H. (2006) Marine mammals in the European coastal zone: past, present and future. Page i. In: Abstracts, 20th Annual Conference of the European Cetacean Society Gdynia, Poland, 2-7 April 2006. Felce, T.H., Stone, E..B., Whiteford, J., James, E., Castrillon, J., and Evans, P.G.H. (2006) To what extent can distance sampling be combined with photo-identification as a monitoring tool for Tursiops truncatus Page 224. In: Abstracts, 20th Annual Conference of the European Cetacean Society, Gdynia, Poland, 2-7 April 2006 Liret, C., Baines, M.E., Evans, P.G.H., Hammond, P.S., and Wilson, B. (2006) Tursiops. Atlantic Bottlenose Dolphins: Conservation and Management Oceanopolis, Brest, France. 62pp. Nuuttila, H., James, E., Anderwald, P., Baines, M., and Evans, P.G.H. (2006) Changes in the summer distribution of cetaceans in the UK from data collected during simultaneous national whale and dolphin watches 2002-05. Pages 211-212. In: Abstracts, 20th Annual Conference of the European Cetacean Society, Gdynia, Poland, 2-7 April 2006 Reyes-Zamudio, M.M., Simon, M., Evans, P.G.H., and Goold, J. (2006) T-POD detection an d acoustic behaviour of bottlenose dolphins in Cardigan Bay SAC: A comparison between T-POD recordings and visual observations. Pages 29-30. In: Abstracts, 20th Annual Conference of the European Cetacean Society, Gdynia, Poland, 2-7 April 2006 Simon, M., Reyes, M., Baines, M., Nuuttila, H., and Evans, P.G.H. (2006) Temporal and spatial habitat partitioning between harbour porpoises and bottlenose dolphins. Page 20. In: Abstracts, 20th Annual Conference of the European Cetacean Society, Gdynia, Poland, 2-7April 2006 Lamb, J. and Ugarte, F. (2005) Relationships between presence of bottlenose dolphins, environmental variables and boat traffic; visual and acoustic surveys in new Quay Bay, Wales. Poster for ECS Conference, La Rochelle, France, April 2005. Lott, R., Evans, P.G.H., Perez, S., Stone, E., Hartley, S. and Ugarte, F (2005) Social structure and long term Residency of Bottlenose Dolphins in Cardigan Bay. Presentation for ECS Conference, La Rochelle, France, April 2005. Perez, S., Lott, R., Stone, E., Luque, P. Hartley, S., Evans, P.G.H., Baines, M., Reichelt, M., Baxter, J. and Ugarte, F. (2005) Long-term site fidelity of bottlenose dolphins in Cardigan Bay, Wales. Poster for ECS Conference, La Rochelle, France, April 2005. Ugarte, F., Felce, T., Perez, S., Stone, E., Hartley, S. and Evans, P.G.H. (2005) Abundance of marine mammals in the Cardigan Bay SAC estimated with distance sampling and photo identification surveys from a small boat. Presentation for ECS Conference, La Rochelle, France, April 2005. * Recent MSc theses published or in preparation in conjunction with Sea Watch Foundation: * ? Sharon Bond, University of Wales, Bangor: The use of T-PODs to identify echolocation behaviour in bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) in New Quay Bay, Wales. (2006) ? Natalie Bush, University of Wales, Bangor: Spatial use by common dolphins in relation to habitat features in the Celtic Sea. (2006) ? Edita Magileviciute, University of Wales, Bangor: Bottlenose dolphins' social networks in Cardigan Bay, Wales. (2006) ? Eleanor Stone, Univeristy of Wales, Bangor: A fine ?scale study investigating the temporal and spatial use of New Quay bay, Wales, by bottlenose dolphins. (2006) ? Lucy Alford, University of Wales, Bangor: Bottlenose dolphin and harbour porpoise presence and foraging patterns in relation to tidal cycle, height of tide, lunar activity and strength of current. (2006) ? Ina Ansmann, University of Wales, Bangor: Acoustic behaviour and whistle characteristics of common dolphins, (Delphinus delphis), in the Celtic Sea. (2005) ? Evonne Amblin, University of Plymouth: Environmental factors affecting the distribution of short-beaked common dolphins (Delphinus delphis) of the Celtic Deep. (2005) ? Juliana Castrillon, University of Javeriana, Colombia: Estimating the population size and long-term residence of bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) in Cardigan Bay SAC. (2006) ? 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Miller (University of Washington, USA), Dr. Mark B. Orams (Massey University at Albany, New Zealand), and Professor Jeffrey Wilks (University of Queensland, Australia). Please submit your abstract (250 words) directly online at: http://nztri.aut.ac.nz/cmt2007/pages/index.php Authors are required to use the online forms * abstracts by e-mail cannot be accepted. Authors will receive a confirmation by e-mail, along with a login and password for the future management of their abstracts, and later full and working paper(s) and poster(s). Alternatively, potential delegates are encouraged to register their interest on the same webpage, if they are undecided about an abstract, or want to attend the conference without presenting. This is no commitment at this stage, but helps us planning. We are very much looking forward to your abstracts, and of course to welcoming you here in the City of Sailsin 2007! All the Best! 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URL: From lenie at zeehondencreche.nl Mon Nov 27 12:18:49 2006 From: lenie at zeehondencreche.nl (Lenie 't Hart) Date: Mon, 27 Nov 2006 21:18:49 +0100 Subject: [MARMAM] SRRC Position available Message-ID: <456B4829.3000600@zeehondencreche.nl> Position Available for the wintertime 2006/2007 SEAL CARE PROFESSIONAL The Dutch Seal Rehabilitation and Research Centre Pieterburen is a non-profit animal protection, conservation and education organization in the North of The Netherlands. We rescue around 200 seals annually which, after intensive rehabilitation and care, are released back into to their natural habitat. Our international team plus dedicated employees and interns is looking for a motivated colleague who will work with us to give the seals the best possible care and medical attention. The person in this position will work according to strict protocols including quarantine procedures and will be responsible for carrying out procedures in animal care as directed by the manager of the seal care department. We are looking for a flexible team-worker who is experienced preferably in marine animal care. The general animal care husbandry involves assisting in animal care, feeding and maintaining a clean environment. Candidates should have positive attitude and have well-rounded social skills both towards people and animals and have respect for different cultures. Requirements: The job involves working in shifts to cover a schedule of 7-days 8:00-23:00 The contract is for 4 months, starting as soon as possible in December 2006 The working language is English. A driving license and familiarity with the computer programs like Word and Excel is important. Seals are sometimes very strong, so you have to be in good health and in great physical condition. We offer a interesting and dynamic job in a pleasant atmosphere in an international setting. Salary commensurate with experience. On-site housing is available. Human Resources Department Seal Rehabilitation and Research Centre Pieterburen Hoofdstraat 94A 9968 AC Pieterburen simone at zeehondencreche.nl www.zeehondencreche.nl -- Lenie 't Hart Stichting Zeehondencr?che Lenie 't Hart Seal Rehabilitation and Research Centre SRRC Hoofdstraat 94a, 9968 AG Pieterburen, The Netherlands Phone SRRC: (31) 0595 - 526 526 Fax SRRC: (31) 0595 - 528 389 Mobile phone: (31) 06 - 51 - 587774 _________________________________________________________________ The information transmitted is intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain confidential and/or privileged material. Any review, retransmission, dissemination or other use of, or taking of any action in reliance upon, this information by persons or entities other than the intended recipient is prohibited. If you received this in error, please contact the sender and delete the material from any computer. From drbr at bas.ac.uk Wed Nov 29 08:21:06 2006 From: drbr at bas.ac.uk (Dirk Briggs) Date: Wed, 29 Nov 2006 16:21:06 +0000 Subject: [MARMAM] British Antarctic Survey Field Assistant Position Message-ID: The British Antarctic Survey is now recruiting for the following position: ZOOLOGICAL FIELD ASSISTANT BAS 01/07 The British Antarctic Survey requires a Zoological Field Assistant as part of a team undertaking long-term research on land-based marine predators at Bird Island. Bird Island (54? 00'S, 38? 02'W) close to the main island of South Georgia is in the sub-Antarctic and has one of the densest breeding populations of land based marine predators in the world. Important species include Antarctic fur seals, macaroni penguins, and wandering albatrosses. The Zoological Field Assistants at Bird Island are collectively responsible for the day-to-day running of a variety of tasks including seabird and seal fieldwork and preliminary data analysis and report writing. In addition, each assistant will be expected to help with other fieldwork duties and contribute to the stations operational requirements. The successful candidate will be assigned prime responsibility for running one of our key long term monitoring programs (albatrosses, penguins or seals) at Bird Island. This will include studies on population size, reproductive success, diet and behaviour. The work will also often involve deploying electronic devices e.g. radio and satellite transmitters, passive integrated transponders and dive recorders. The post offers a challenging opportunity for a highly self-motivated individual working in an isolated environment in the sub Antarctic. It is important candidates recognise that after an initial training period in the UK, they will then live on Bird Island continuously for the remainder of the contract (approx 30 months), sharing with a minimum of 3 others (up to 10 in Summer). Communication with the outside world is by e-mail and telephone, whilst postal delivery is facilitated by occasional ship visits. The well equipped and comfortable research station was completely rebuilt in 2005. Qualifications: A minimum of a science degree in a relevant subject and experience of remote, unsupervised field work handling aggressive wild seals or other large carnivores in their natural habitat is essential. In addition, wild bird handling skills are an advantage. Applicants must also be confident entering, managing, analysing and reporting data and able to use ACCESS and ORACLE databases for data entry and query. Thoroughly checked data and reports must be delivered accurately and to a strict timetable. Duration: Appointments will be employed for a period of approximately 32 months. Salary: Salary will be in the range of ?16,514 - ?23,548 pa pro-rata (depending on qualifications and experience). An Antarctic Allowance of ?2,222 pa pro-rata is also payable for periods spent working in the Antarctic. Closing date for receipt of application forms: 16 February 2007. Interviews are anticipated to be held in April 2007 with contracts commencing in July/ August 2007. We welcome applications from all sections of the community. People from ethnic minorities are currently under-represented and their applications are particularly welcome. You will need to be physically capable and medically fit to work in Antarctic conditions. PLEASE SEE THE FOLLOWING URL FOR FURTHER INFORMATION AND HOW TO APPLY (Please quote reference: BAS 01/07) http://www.antarctica.ac.uk/Employment/vacancies/job.php?JobID=156 LIKE NO OTHER JOB IN THE WORLD -- This message (and any attachments) is for the recipient only. NERC is subject to the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and the contents of this email and any reply you make may be disclosed by NERC unless it is exempt from release under the Act. Any material supplied to NERC may be stored in an electronic records management system. From isabelle.charrier at ibaic.u-psud.fr Wed Nov 29 03:32:09 2006 From: isabelle.charrier at ibaic.u-psud.fr (Isabelle Charrier) Date: Wed, 29 Nov 2006 12:32:09 +0100 Subject: [MARMAM] New Paper on Australian Sea Lion Message-ID: <6.1.2.0.0.20061129121919.01ce5f90@mailhost.pop.u-psud.fr> Dear All, The following paper has been recently published in Journal of Mammalogy. Charrier, I & Harcourt, R.G. 2006. Individual vocal identity in mother and pup Australian sea lions (Neophoca cinerea). J. Mammal. 87(5), 929-939. Individual vocal recognition between mothers and pups has been widely observed in pinnipeds, especially otariids. Otariids are colonial breeders; mothers suckle only their own offspring, aggressively attacking nonrelated young. Mothers alternate foraging trips with periods ashore, and at each return to the colony, mothers and pups must find each other among all the individuals of the colony. In the Australian sea lion (Neophoca cinerea), the need for a finely tuned mechanism of recognition is exacerbated by their habit of changing the nursing location over the course of lactation. We investigated potential acoustic parameters used in mother?pup recognition in Australian sea lions. We measured 11 acoustic parameters on calls of mothers and pups and found that several parameters (fundamental frequency, energy spectrum, amplitude, and frequency modulation) were highly individually specific. Discriminant analysis correctly assigned calls to individual mothers or pups with an average classification rate of 65% and 77%, respectively. Spectral features and frequency modulation were the most important features distinguishing individuals. Lastly, principal component analysis showed that calls of pups and mothers were easily distinguishable using energy spectrum and frequency modulation. Comparison with other pinniped species suggests that individual vocal identity is likely to be selected through ecological constraints such as density of the colony, degree of polygyny, likelihood of allosuckling or fostering, and degree of maternal absence during lactation. A pdf file is available and can be sent on request (isabelle.charrier at ibaic.u-psud.fr) All the best, Isabelle Charrier Isabelle CHARRIER ?quipe Communications Acoustiques. NAMC-CNRS UMR 8620, Universit? Paris Sud, Bat.446 F-91405, Orsay, FRANCE. Tel:(33-1).69.15.68.26 Fax:(33-1).69.15.77.26 Email: isabelle.charrier at ibaic.u-psud.fr http://perso.wanadoo.fr/isa-seal/ http://www.cb.u-psud.fr/ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From celine.godard-codding at tiehh.ttu.edu Thu Nov 30 08:38:18 2006 From: celine.godard-codding at tiehh.ttu.edu (Godard-Codding, Celine) Date: Thu, 30 Nov 2006 10:38:18 -0600 Subject: [MARMAM] New paper on contaminant and cell toxicity in the North Atlantic Right Whale Message-ID: <3E627C6E4DF3A24C988285BC3CB6796CA699DD@netsrv08.tiehh.ttu.edu> Dear All, The following paper has been recently published in Marine Environmental Research: Benzo[a]pyrene cytotoxicity in right whale (Eubalaena glacialis) skin, testis and lung cell lines C.A.J. Godard, S.S. Wise, R.S. Kelly, B. Goodale, S. Kraus, T. Romano, T. O'Hara, J.P. Wise Sr.* The North Atlantic right whale (NARW) is one of the most endangered great whales. The NARW population consists of only about 300 individuals and is reproducing at an insufficient rate. There is growing concern about the potential effects of environmental contaminants on the reproductive and overall health of the NARW. High contaminant burdens can accumulate in tissues of great whales but toxicological studies of their effects are limited due to legal, logistical and ethical restrictions, and specific in vitro models are critically needed. Cell lines from NARW skin and internal organs were previously created in our laboratory. In this study, skin, testis and lung primary fibroblast cell lines were exposed to benzo[a]pyrene (BP) as part of a multi-chemical toxicity testing project in NARW. Cells were exposed for 24-72h to 10nM-10uM BP dissolved in dimethylsulfoxide. Cytotoxicity was measured with a clonogenic assay using standard methods. Some cytotoxicity was observed after 24 h, the highest concentration (10 uM BP) resulting in 77, 74 and 51 percent relative survival in testis, skin and lung cells, respectively and indicating a higher cytotoxicity in the lung (p<0.05). After 48h and 72h exposure, 10 uM BP resulted in 24 and 3, 74 and 27, and 42 and 23 percent relative survival in testis, skin and lung cells, respectively. Cytotoxicity significantly increased with exposure time in all three tissues (p<0.05 for skin and p<0.01 for lung and testis), suggesting metabolic activation of BP in the three organs. Fibroblast cytotoxicity observed in the testis was higher than that observed either in the skin or lung after 48h (p<0.01) and was close to 100% after 72h, warranting further investigation of the potential effects of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) on reproductive health. * Corresponding author. Tel.: +1 207 228 8049. 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URL: From dylanhwalker at yahoo.co.uk Thu Nov 30 18:13:42 2006 From: dylanhwalker at yahoo.co.uk (Dylan Walker) Date: Fri, 1 Dec 2006 02:13:42 +0000 (GMT) Subject: [MARMAM] Whale watching travel option to the ECS Conference Message-ID: <588116.56660.qm@web27104.mail.ukl.yahoo.com> Dear all, For those of you wishing to attend the 2007 European Cetacean Society Conference in San Sebastian, Spain, 22-25 April, you may be interested to know that whale watching operator ?The Company of Whales? is offering a unique way of travelling from Northern Europe (beginning in the UK), to the Conference and back, on a whale watching cruise. The cruise will carry delegates between Portsmouth, on the south coast of the UK, to Bilbao, Spain, just one hour from the conference venue, returning after the conference has been completed. As well as travelling through one of Europe?s most prized whale watching destinations, the Bay of Biscay, there will also be the opportunity to receive cetacean survey training as part of a standardized survey undertaken throughout the cruise. For further information please read below. Regards, Dylan Walker There is only one way to travel to the European Cetacean Society Conference in 2007 ? In The Company of Whales! For the first time ever, you can turn your journey to and from the ECS Conference into a whale watching adventure, by travelling across the Bay of Biscay from Portsmouth, UK, to Bilbao, Spain, just one hour?s coach journey from the conference venue in San Sebastian. So why not travel to the conference in style, with Biscay?s most experienced eco-tourism company, The Company of Whales, onboard P&O cruise-ferry ?Pride of Bilbao? for a bargain price starting at just ?140 per person return. Not only are these prices competitive when compared to other means of transport, but with The Company of Whales, you are likely to encounter between five and seven species of cetacean whilst travelling across some of the richest seas in Europe for whales, dolphins and porpoises. This really is the ultimate route to northern Spain, beginning at Portsmouth on the south coast of England, a city easily accessed from all over the UK and internationally from London; and ending at Bilbao on the north coast of Spain, where we will see you safely to the nearby coach station, just one hour?s journey from the conference itself. Most people leave the ECS Conference desperate to get out onto the water and see whales and dolphins in the wild again. But you could actually be doing just that! With over eleven years of experience of whale watching and research holidays in the Bay of Biscay, we at The Company of Whales have been fortunate enough to have had some outstanding trips during the month of April. These have included rare Sei Whales surface-feeding alongside Short-beaked Common Dolphins, five separate groups of Cuvier`s Beaked Whales in one day, and some of the largest pods of offshore Bottlenose Dolphins ever recorded in the region. Although the weather can be mixed, our 37,000-ton cruise ferry provides a remarkably stable platform and excellent viewing. This is a fascinating time of year, with spring migration in full swing both above and below the surface. The most likely cetaceans are Harbour Porpoise, Short-beaked Common Dolphin, Bottlenose Dolphin, Striped Dolphin, Long-finned Piot Whale, Cuvier`s Beaked Whale and Minke Whale. However, larger whales such as Fin, Sei and Sperm Whale, as well as a whole host of other species are possible. This is also a great time to observe visual bird migration, with seabirds returning to their nesting colonies and land birds also heading north. Previous highlights have included Peregrine Falcon and Marsh Harrier,as well as numerous warblers, swallows, wagtails and thrushes. At sea,this is the best time to see flocks of dainty Little Gulls on passage, as well as a variety of petrels, skuas, shearwaters and Gannets. And to cap it all, you can end your day?s whale watching with all of the ship?s facilities at your disposal, starting with a nice hot shower in your cabin, and moving on to the choice of three reasonably-priced restaurants for dinner, before retiring to a favourite bar for relaxation and conversation with new and old friends and colleagues alike. Brief Itinerary Friday 20 April: Ship departs Portsmouth at 2115 hrs (local). Saturday 21 April: All day whale watching in the Bay of Biscay. Sunday 22 April: Arrive Bilbao at 0800 hrs (local). FREE transfer to coach station. Coaches run every half an hour and the journey to San Sebastian is just one hour. Sun 22 ? Wed 25 April: ECS Conference. Thur 26 ? Fri 27 April: Free time to enjoy San Sebastian. Optional excursions into the Pyrenees may be available depending on demand. Saturday 28 April: Ship departs 1215 hrs (local). All afternoon whale watching. Sunday 29 April: All day whale watching in northern Biscay and the English Channel. Arrive back at Portsmouth approximately 1730 hrs (local). What?s included: ? Three nights accommodation onboard Pride of Bilbao. ? Exclusive access to our whale-watching platform - the best place to view onboard and exclusive to The Company of Whales! ? The services of our professional naturalist guide. ? The opportunity, should you desire, to take part in a marine mammal survey and get to grips with a standard methodology. ? Free transport between Bilbao ferry port to Bilbao Coach Station, for onward travel to San Sebastian and subsequent return. What?s not included: ? Food and drink of any kind. PRICES: RETURN FARE (dep. Portsmouth Fri 20 April return from Bilbao Sat 27 April) ?140 per person based on 2 people sharing an inside cabin ?150 per person based on 2 people sharing an outside cabin ?160 per person for single occupancy of an inside cabin ?200 per person for single occupancy of an outside cabin ONE-WAY FARE (dep. Portsmouth Fri 20 April OR Bilbao Sat 27 April) ?85 per person based on 2 people sharing an inside cabin ?95 per person (based on 2 people sharing an outside cabin ?105 per person for single occupancy of an inside cabin ?125 per person for single occupancy of an outside cabin SAIL ?n? FLY! Short on time? Can?t commit to spending the week in San Sabastian? Not a problem! Should you wish to sail / fly down to Bilbao and sail / fly home we can arrange your complete travel package! Bilbao is served by many major airlines with daily flights to the UK and across Europe. We hold our own ATOL license so you can book with us in complete confidence. Please call us on +44 (0)1950 422483 for details or e mail us at www.companyofwhales.co.uk Please note that this cruise is limited to a maximum of 30 passengers, so early booking is essential. To find out more, receive a free brochure or make a reservation, please contact us on +44 (0) 1950 422483 or e-mail us at info at shetlandwildlife.co.uk quoting ?ECS Biscay Cruise?. Send instant messages to your online friends http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: