From ivlarkin at ufl.edu Fri May 1 12:53:24 2015 From: ivlarkin at ufl.edu (Larkin,Iskande (Iske)) Date: Fri, 1 May 2015 19:53:24 +0000 Subject: [MARMAM] Registration for Summer classes ends May 8th - class starts May 11th Message-ID: Hi All, I wanted to send a reminder that registration for summer classes will end on Friday May 8th and class begins May 11th. We still have spots available in our courses specifically geared towards students interested in Aquatic Animal Health. Please forward the information below about these classes to students at your school who have an interest in this field. Summer classes (2015) Aquatic Wildlife Health Issues is an online course (3 credits) designed to introduce students (upper level undergraduate and graduate) and professionals (with an AA or higher degree) to the natural history, anatomy, physiology, behavior and common health issues of aquatic species: whales and dolphins, seals and sea lions, manatees, sea turtles, crocodilians, fish and invertebrates. For more information about the class or enrollment, contact Jeffrey Hendel (hendelj at ufl.edu). Manatee Health and Conservation is an online course (3 credits) that will provide students (upper level undergraduate and graduate) and professionals (with an AA or higher degree) with a detailed overview of manatee natural history, health assessment, and research findings as well as explore conservation issues. For more information about the class or enrollment, contact Jeffrey Hendel (hendelj at ufl.edu). Fall class (2015) Aquatic Animal Conservation Issues is an online course (3 credits) designed to introduce students (upper level undergraduate and graduate) and professionals (with an AA or higher degree) to the controversial issues surrounding aquatic animal species ranging from invertebrates to marine mammals, with an emphasis on marine mammals, but also including sea turtles, fisheries, and marine ecosystems. For more information about the class or enrollment, contact Jeffrey Hendel (hendelj at ufl.edu). If you are interested in taking one of the classes, registration is now open for Summer and Fall terms (2015). Sincerely, Jeffrey Hendel Distance Education Program Assistant University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine [Description: AAH logo blue E-Mail Sig] Iske V. Larkin, PhD Lecturer & Education Coordinator Aquatic Animal Health Program Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences College of Veterinary Medicine University of Florida PO Box 100136 2015 SW 16th Ave Gainesville, Florida 32610 For packages 32608 Office phone - 352-294-4095 Work cell - 352-494-1742 Fax - 352-392-8289 Program web page: http://aquatic.vetmed.ufl.edu/ ________________________________ Please note that Florida has a broad public records law, and that all correspondence to or from University of Florida employees via email may be subject to disclosure. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image001.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 5062 bytes Desc: image001.jpg URL: From pamelacarzon at gemmpacific.org Sat May 2 12:06:50 2015 From: pamelacarzon at gemmpacific.org (Pamela Carzon / G.E.M.M.) Date: Sat, 2 May 2015 09:06:50 -1000 Subject: [MARMAM] Juvenile melon-headed whale among common bottlenose dolphins Message-ID: <70C0D1F7-9430-49FE-9474-FD0249D545B5@gemmpacific.org> Dear Marmam subscribers, I am currently working on resident common bottlenose dolphins in Rangiroa, French Polynesia, with a local NGO and the IRCP-CRIOBE research center. One of the groups contains a juvenile melon-headed whale first observed last November when it still was a calf and regularly seen with the bottlenoses since then. This is not the first time that these dolphins are seen with calves from other dolphin species and I would be really interested to know if someone knows of similar recurrent cases elsewhere? I would also be keen to have people's views about these phenomena. Many thanks for your help, Pamela ---- Pamela Carzon | Chef de mission Groupe d'?tude des Mammif?res Marins PR Tiputa - 98776 Rangiroa - PF +689 87.77.90.99 pamelacarzon at gemmpacific.org www.gemmpacific.org -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: LoGo.png Type: image/png Size: 4809 bytes Desc: not available URL: From anac.henriques at aimm-portugal.org Mon May 4 08:43:57 2015 From: anac.henriques at aimm-portugal.org (Ana Catarina Henriques) Date: Mon, 4 May 2015 16:43:57 +0100 Subject: [MARMAM] Marine Internships Portugal Message-ID: *?--> **INTERNSHIP APPLICATIONS OPEN FOR 2015 SEASON** <-- * *AIMM-Portugal **BACKGROUND* The Marine Environment Research Association ? AIMM ? is a non-for profit, non-governmental organization focussed on the research and conservation of marine species that inhabit the Atlantic Ocean, running an ongoing study of cetaceans in the South of Portugal (Algarve). This project aims to obtain baseline information on species occurrence, behaviour and social structure of the local cetacean populations in order to obtain scientific data to support conservation measures and adequate policies to marine management. The main species observed are short beaked common dolphin (*Delphinus delphis*), common bottlenose dolphin (*Tursiops truncatus)* and harbour porpoise (*Phocoena phocoena*), although other species such as minke whale (*Balaenoptera acutorostrata*) and fin whale (*Balaenoptera physalus*) can also be sighted. The participants in our internships are young hard working individuals, who are willing to contribute to the association and support on-going activities, while experiencing fieldwork at sea, learn data collection and processing methodologies and be part of AIMM team of researchers and marine biologists for a period of time. All team members and participants share accommodation, house tasks, knowledge and experience in an environmental friendly and multicultural environment. *WHERE:* Albufeira, Algarve, Portugal *WHEN:* Field season starts in the 1st May and ends in 31st October 2015, the minimum internship attendance is 7 days starting preferably on Mondays. *FIELDWORK *(at sea in opportunity & dedicated platforms) is dependent on weather and seat availability in the dolphin watching boats. Field days can be intense, especially in the peak of Summer but are fulfilling and good fun. The interns will be train to: ? On-board surveys of marine species occurrence. ? Record track on GPS ? Collect data on behaviour, group size, species, etc. ? Photo-identification. *DATA ANALYSIS *(in the accommodation and marina) will be in a daily basis and related to: ? Entry data on databases and spread cheats. ? Photo-identification processing. ? Preliminary data interpretation. Interns are *EXPECTED* to: ? Be above the age of 18. ? Have a mature attitude towards marine mammal research and environment. ? Be autonomous and quickly operational. ? Be able to live and work in an international team and mainly outdoors at sea. ? Speak English. ? Participate for minimum 7 days. *CANDIDATE PREFERENCE CRITERIA* *for internship dates availability and Research Assistant position: ? Relevant marine mammal field experience ? Working experience on research vessels ? Experience working from dolphin/whale watching platforms ? Experience in photo-identification ? Professional cameras that can be used for photo-ID ? Availability to stay for longer periods of time *INTERNSHIP APPLICATION* Applicants should fill up the online application form in our website at: http://www.aimmportugal.org/#!join-us/cw7b After the confirmation e-mail, send your CV with updated photo and personal statement on which are your expectations and why do you want to work with AIMM to: interns at aimm-portugal.org with the subject ?Internship 2015?. Applicants will be contacted to arrange internship dates and details. Applications will be accepted during all season, however, early application is recommended due to limited vacancies. *RESEARCH ASSISTANT** APPLICATION* For those who fulfill the candidate preference criteria* and are willing to stay for the period of 2 months, the accommodation expense will be covered by AIMM. Applicants should send an email to: interns at aimm-portugal.org, subject "Research Assistant 2015" with an updated CV and photo, motivation letter and indicate which period will be preferable (1. May-June, 2. July-August or 3. September-October). The selected ones will be contacted for a S*kype* interview. *Contacts*: interns at aimm-portugal.org | www.aimmportugal.org | *f* AIMM -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: AIMM_Multilingue_PT_EN_CN.png Type: image/png Size: 72341 bytes Desc: not available URL: From sclymene at aol.com Sun May 3 15:27:11 2015 From: sclymene at aol.com (Thomas Jefferson) Date: Sun, 3 May 2015 18:27:11 -0400 Subject: [MARMAM] RARE MARINE MAMMAL BOOKS AND JOURNALS AVAILABLE Message-ID: <14d1be3eb3b-66a8-52b82@webstg-m10.mail.aol.com> RARE MARINE MAMMALBOOKS AND JOURNALS AVAILABLE The following is a partial list of items available. All funds go to ?VIVA Vaquita! (a collaboration of five 501(3)c non-profits), forresearch and conservation of the World?s most endangered marine mammal species,the vaquita (Phocoena sinus). Go to www.vivavaquita.orgfor more details. Prices listed aresuggested minimum donations. All itemsare in good-excellent condition, unless otherwise stated; HC=hardcover,PB=paperback. Preference will be givento domestic USA orders. Donations can bemade in cash or with checks in US dollars. Email Tom Jefferson the list of items you wantand your postal address for the items to be sent to (please type your name andaddress exactly as they would appear on a mailing label). Shipping is included. Orders will be sent out only after paymentand ?mailing label? are received. Brown, S.G., Brownell, R.L., Erickson, A.W., Hofman, R.J.,Llano, G.A. & Mackintosh, N.A. (1974) Antarctic Mammals. Antarctic MapFolio Series, 18, 1-19 + plates. Largefolio. $30. Domning, D.P. (1996) Bibliography and index of the Sireniaand Desmostylia. Smithsonian Contributions to Paleobiology, 80, 611 pp. PB. $32. Gaskin, D.E. (1972) Whales, Dolphins, and Seals, WithSpecial Reference to the New Zealand Region, Heineman Educational Books. HC. $28. Geraci, J.R. & Lounsbury, V.J. (2005) Marine MammalsAshore: A Field Guide for Strandings, Texas A&M Sea Grant (Second Edition). HC. $35. Jansen, J. (1953) Studies on the cetacean brain: The grossanatomy of the rhombencephalon of the fin whale (Baleaenoptera physalus (L.)). Hvalradets Skrifter, 37, 6-35. PB. $12. Jefferson, T.A. (2000) Population biology of theIndo-Pacific hump-backed dolphin in Hong Kong waters. Wildlife Monographs, 144,65 pp. $12. Jefferson, T.A., Leatherwood, S. & Webber, M.A. (1993)Marine Mammals of the World: FAO Species Identification Guide, United NationEnvironment Programme and Food and Agricultural Organization of the UN. PB. $75. Marsh, H. (1981) The Dugong: Proceedings of aSeminar/Workshop held at James Cook University 8-13 May 1979. p. 400 pp. James Cook University of NorthQueensland. PB. $26. Miller, G.S. & Kellogg, R. (1955) List of North Americanrecent mammals. Bulletin of the United States National Museum, 205, 954 pp. PB. $18. Mitchell, E., editor. (1975) Review of biology and fisheriesfor smaller cetaceans. In: Journal of the Fisheries Research Board of Canada,350 pp. HC (bound, with inscription byMitchell). $38. Packard, E.L. & Kellogg, R. (1934) A new cetothere fromthe Miocene Astoria Formation of Newport, Oregon. In: Contributions toPaleontology: Marine Mammals (ed. by E.L. Packard, R. Kellogg & E. Huber),pp. pp. 1-62. Carnegie Institution of Washington. HC. $13. Pilleri, G.E., editor. (1969-1994) Investigations onCetacea, Complete set, vols.1-25, plus 5 supplements. $1,050. Purves, P.E. & Pilleri, G. (1983) Echolocation in Whalesand Dolphins, Academic Press, London. HC. $38. Ridgway, S.H., editor. (1972) Mammals of the Sea: Biology and Medicine. 812 pp. Charles C. Thomas. HC. Very rare. $185. Ronald, K., Gots, B.L., Lupson, J.D., Willings, C.J. &Dougan, J.L. (1991) An Annotated Bibliography of Seals, Sea Lions, and Walrus,International Council for the Exploration of the Sea. HC. $28. Ross, G.J.B. (1984) The smaller cetaceans of the south eastcoast of southern Africa. Annals of the Cape Provincial Museums (NaturalHistory), 15, 173-410. PB. $18. Scheffer, V.B. & Slipp, J.W. (1948) The whales anddolphins of Washington State, with a key to the cetaceans of the west coast ofNorth America. American Midland Naturalist, 39, 257-337. PB. $17. Truitt, D. (1974) Dolphins and Porpoises: A ComprehensiveAnnotated Bibliography of the Smaller Cetacea, Gale Research Co. HC. $37. Whales Research Institute (1948-1984) 44-year run (nearlycomplete). Scientific Reports of theWhales Research Institute, vols. 1-35 (complete, except missing volumes 13,38, and 39; bound in blue buckram). $775. Wheeler, J.F.G. (1930) The age of fin whales at physicalmaturity with a note on multiple ovulations. Discovery Reports, 2, 403-434. 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Our goal is to give Interns a well-rounded experience in a variety of areas while providing expert training and experience in marine science research. Interns must: - Commit to a minimum of at least 12 weeks. The internship can be extended depending on work performance. - Be available to work Mon-Fri and must be available for all boat trips. Some field days may fall on the weekends. - Have strong sense of responsibility, work ethic, attention to detail, and ability to admit mistakes. - Produce high quality research efforts and exhibit strong interpersonal skills. - *Principle Duties include*: data entry, searching and cataloging journal articles, learning all research protocols, cropping and sorting photo-id fin images, learning to use photo-id programs such as Darwin (fin matching software), and FinBase (Microsoft Access), boat based field research (21? and 31? boats), and learn how to use ArcGIS - *Secondary Duties involve*: Assisting with animal care staff, attending marine mammal necropsies, responding to marine mammal and sea turtle strandings, and assisting with educational tours. - *Field days: *Interns must be able to spend many hours on the water and on shore in sometimes extreme seasonal conditions. Seasonal temperatures range from over 100 ?F in summer to 30 ?F in winter. Field days typically exceed eight hours and occur at least two or three times a week. Applicants must be 18 or older and must have a genuine interest in marine research. Applicants should be actively pursuing a college degree or be a recent graduate in oceanography, marine science/biology, biology, or a related field. Previous research experience in any capacity is a plus. Applicants must be able and willing to fulfill all duties outlined for this Internship Program. This is an unpaid position and Interns are responsible for their own housing and transportation. Once accepted, IMMS staff will be able to assist Interns in suggesting suitable housing options and locations. *Deadline to Apply for the Fall Session (8/3/15 - 10/23/15 and 9/28/15 - 12/18/15) is June 1, 2015* *Please visit **http://imms.org/internship.php* * for application and full details* -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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If anyone has some more information about these low frequency sounds or would share with me recordings that you might have of these vocalizations with energy below 1kHz produced by Atlantic bottlenose dolphins in the Gulf of Mexico or southeast Florida, I would greatly appreciate it! Thanks for your help, Maria Cartolano Maria C. Cartolano, B.S. Graduate Research Assistant Marine Biology and Ecology RSMAS, University of Miami mcartolano at rsmas.miami.edu -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jjahncke at pointblue.org Tue May 5 10:58:48 2015 From: jjahncke at pointblue.org (Jaime Jahncke) Date: Tue, 5 May 2015 10:58:48 -0700 Subject: [MARMAM] Marine Ecologist Position Message-ID: <578E290790BAD64CACF83230A42277A5075DBF98DA@petex01.prbo.org> MARINE ECOLOGIST POSITION Point Blue is hiring a Senior Marine Spatial Ecologist to help us drive climate-smart conservation actions off the Sonoma coast and across the entire California Current ecosystem. The Marine Ecologist will play a key role in Point Blue's strategic initiative to conserve ocean food webs by helping to: 1) identify the effects of climate change on marine wildlife distribution patterns and the location and function of food web hot spots, 2) guide ocean adaptation planning, management, and zoning to improve the conservation of threatened ocean resources within California's National Marine Sanctuaries, 3) use monitoring and citizen science to inform public outreach and policy recommendations that will reduce human impacts on marine wildlife, and 4) coordinate and support collaborative science and resource management activities with key agencies and stakeholders. The Marine Ecologist will work collaboratively with staff across the California Current Group and Point Blue, as well as externally with public and private partners to carry out research and monitoring, perform analyses, engage in policy and resource management discussions, and disseminate results. Supervision will be provided by Point Blue's California Current Group Director. To Apply E-mail: (1) cover letter describing qualifications and reasons for interest in this position and Point Blue, (2) complete CV/resume, and (3) contact information (including phone numbers and e-mail addresses) for 3 references to jobs at pointblue.org with "Marine Ecologist" in the subject line. Applicants may be subject to background checks. Application deadline is May 31, 2015; the position will remain open until a successful candidate has been identified. For more information please follow this link: http://www.pointblue.org/.../jobs-and-intern.../marine-ecologist -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From simo.pani at inwind.it Wed May 6 07:14:02 2015 From: simo.pani at inwind.it (Simone Panigada) Date: Wed, 6 May 2015 16:14:02 +0200 Subject: [MARMAM] Ship strikes and the IWC Message-ID: Dear MARMAM friends and colleagues, with this message we would like to update you on the issue of ship strikes (collisions between ships and cetaceans) and at the same time enquire about your knowledge of incidents. Also, and most importantly, we want to remind everybody about the global IWC ship strike database. The International Whaling Commission (IWC) is addressing the problem of ship strikes since many years and has taken a leading role in this issue (see http://iwc.int/ship-strikes). It's Scientific Committee (SC) considers methods of estimating the number of whales killed from ship strikes; it is also fostering the dialogue between researchers, authorities and the shipping industry and thus takes part in developing mitigation measures. The Conservation Committee (CC) has established a dedicated Ship Strikes Working Group to develop a policy framework for mitigation of ship strike events and to co-ordinate work between member governments. Both SC and CC provide a forum to report ship strike cases, and the measures being taken within countries to reduce and record incidences of ship strikes. The IWC is also working in conjunction with other international bodies such as the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) as well as with shipping associations, NGOs and regional groups. The IWC has developed a global database to report collisions between vessels and whales. The database is open for anyone to submit data on collision events, including both information on whales (e.g., species, size, observed injuries, etc.) as well as on vessels. The objectives of the database are to deliver estimates of mortality and injuries, to help detect trends over time, to allow better modeling of risk factors (e.g., vessel type, speed, size), and to identify high risk or unsuspected problem areas. The database provides an on-going facility for collecting new information, and most importantly, it relies on scientists and mariners providing information. Therefore, any report of a ship strike is particularly important. With this communication, we are looking for new records and would like to invite any of you with information regarding collision cases or evidence of animals with clear sign of ship strike to compile the online database at: http://data.iwc.int/ShipStrike/logon.aspx?ReturnUrl=%2fshipstrike%2fdefault.aspx. Such information can come from witness reports you may have heard of, but also from (your own) scientific publications, etc. Please note that the database is currently undergoing a thorough revision and will have a complete new design, to make it more user-friendly. Soon, the new version will be online, and we will keep the MARMAM community posted! We would like to thank you for your cooperation; please do not hesitate to get in touch with us in case you need further information or any assistance. Please visit the IWC ship strike website to find out more at: http://iwc.int/ship-strikes. Simone Panigada - panigada at inwind.it Fabian Ritter - ritter at m-e-e-r.de IWC ship strikes coordinators -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From research at pacificwhale.org Wed May 6 14:02:57 2015 From: research at pacificwhale.org (Research Department) Date: Wed, 6 May 2015 11:02:57 -1000 Subject: [MARMAM] Marine Mammal Research Internship in Hawaii Message-ID: Pacific Whale Foundation (PWF), based in Maui, Hawai?i, is a non-profit organization dedicated to protecting whales and other marine life through research, education, and conservation. Our researchers have studied whales and dolphins throughout the Pacific for over 30 years and currently conduct projects in Hawai?i, Australia, and Ecuador. We offer internships in our Marine Mammal Research Program year-round. *Commitment* PWF seeks performance-driven and dedicated individuals for long-term internships. The date ranges for our internships are: - May ? August (ONE IMMEDIATE OPENING) - September ? December However, these dates can be flexible for exceptional candidates. Successful applicants are expected to dedicate 30-40 hours per week working both in the office and on our research vessel. Applicants must be available to work Monday - Friday and be available for all boat trips. Some field days may fall on the weekends. *Responsibilities* Interns will be based at PWF?s headquarters in Ma?alaea, Maui and will participate with multiple projects involving mysticetes (humpback whales) and odontocetes (numerous species of toothed whales and dolphins). Primary responsibilities are office-based and may include: - Photo-identification matching of whale flukes and/or dolphin dorsal fins; - Data entry and archival tasks; - Data processing and analysis; - General operational tasks. Additional responsibilities may include vessel-based data collection on board PWF?s eco-tours, and/or research-specific surveys within the four-island region of Maui, weather permitting. Each intern may be assigned to a specific cetacean project (with ancillary duties supporting field projects) according to skill set and availability. Occasionally, interns may be asked to assist staff in other projects (including events) as the need arises. *Requirements* Ideal applicants should: - Be advanced undergraduates or recent graduates in biology, zoology, marine biology, ecology, or a related field; - Be available to work Mon-Fri and must be available for all boat trips, including some field days that fall on the weekends. - Have a mature attitude towards research; - Be proficient with computers and data entry; specifically using PCs and the Microsoft Office suite of products; - Have a strong work ethic, attention to detail and superior organizational skills; - Have the ability to admit to mistakes; - Be independent, adaptable, and a fast-learner; - Be enthusiastic and possess a positive attitude; - Be sociable and team-oriented; - Be able to collect data in a detail-oriented manner; - Have boating experience; - Speak, read and write English fluently. Interns must be able to spend many hours on the water and on shore in sometimes extreme weather conditions. Field days typically exceed eight hours and occur approximately two times per week. Applicants with little biology or marine expertise that possess outstanding skills in programming, statistical analysis, Geographic Information Systems (GIS), and database management are also welcomed to apply. *Compensation* There is no financial compensation for these positions and interns are responsible for their own living and transportation expenses. There is public transportation available on the island. Once accepted, the PWF staff will be able to assist in finding suitable housing options. *Application process* Applicants must be authorized to legally remain in Hawai?i if they are not U.S. citizens or authorized to work in the U.S. Interested candidates should submit an application with the following: - A cover letter including your availability, i.e. preferred time period (1 page only); - A resume describing training, experience and relevant skills (2 pages only); - Names and contact information of three references. Please send these items as e-mail attachments (PDF preferred) to research at pacificwhale.org - No phone calls or drop-ins, please. 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URL: From naomi at awionline.org Thu May 7 10:40:40 2015 From: naomi at awionline.org (Naomi Rose) Date: Thu, 7 May 2015 17:40:40 +0000 Subject: [MARMAM] SeaWorld's new "Ask SeaWorld" Twitter campaign Message-ID: Dear MARMAMers: As some here may know, SeaWorld has launched a new Twitter campaign, "#Ask SeaWorld." The link below takes you to a March 28 question and response from the related website. http://ask.seaworldcares.com/?p=276 >From my knowledge of the literature and my time in the field, I know that killer whale teeth generally do not suffer severe apical wear (and only very rarely exhibit breakage) and when they do, this wear occurs at the population level and is associated with prey type (e.g., in the Pacific offshore ecotype, severe tooth wear is associated with feeding on sharks; Ford et al. 2011) or feeding method (e.g., in Type 1 North Atlantics, severe tooth wear is associated with suction-feeding; Foote et al. 2009). Pacific transient ecotype teeth suffer moderate lateral and apical wear, associated with feeding on other marine mammals (Ford et al. 2011). Generally mammal eaters show lateral wear more than apical wear (Caldwell & Brown 1964). Pacific resident ecotype and Type 2 North Atlantic teeth suffer no apical and little lateral wear (Ford et al. 2011; Foote et al. 2009). In all these papers, tooth wear is hypothesized to be due to prey type or feeding method, not to general manipulation of objects in the environment, since some populations generally suffer little to no wear and must also manipulate objects in the environment. Almost all captive killer whales suffer moderate to severe apical wear and occasional breakage. If you follow this link, you will see several photos of captive orcas showing various levels of tooth wear and breakage: https://theorcaproject.wordpress.com/2010/09/25/the-hidden-cost-of-captivity-oral-health-of-killer-whales-exposed/ You can see drilled out teeth, teeth worn to the gums, and broken teeth in these photos (I have other higher resolution photos, if anyone wishes to see them). While less than a handful of juvenile to adult captive killer whales suffer no wear or breakage (such as Lolita), this is the exception rather than the rule. These photos are representative of most captive killer whale teeth. Given that captive killer whale teeth rarely or never touch the fish they are fed (thawed frozen fish are dropped directly into the open mouths of the animals and are rarely handled by the animals' teeth in any way), this begs the question of how their teeth wear or break like this. The response on SeaWorld's web page consists of two major points: 1) that moderate wear occurs when the whales' teeth "brush against" abrasive surfaces such as the walls (the suggestion is that this happens only occasionally and even inadvertently and is more than a slight touch but far less than a concentrated grinding); and 2) that "a lot" of stranded killer whales have poor dentition, which is the result of simple "manipulation" of objects in their environment. This claim does not distinguish the populations from which such stranded whales come; it simply implies that many whales from all populations have teeth similar to those of captive killer whales and for similar reasons. In short, SeaWorld's reply is saying that captive killer whale dentition is "normal." This is incorrect and I personally believe that it is incumbent upon our community to clarify for SeaWorld that this is incorrect, so the company will stop misleading the public, including the media, about this issue. Captive killer whales, as far as I understand it from what I have read and heard, break and wear their teeth because they persistently grind their teeth on the concrete walls and metal gates of their enclosures as a stereotypy. I would prefer to have a peer-reviewed reference to offer here for this claim, but unfortunately the public display facilities holding killer whales have published very little of substance on captive killer whale dentition. The only relevant paper I was able to find was in Zoo Biology (Graham & Dow 1990), describing one whale's damaged dentition and the treatment for it. This paper clarified that the teeth of this one animal were worn by "biting a cement structure in the pool." Indeed, they note that for whales in net pens, "there are no hard surfaces to chew on, so tooth wear is not evident after several years in captivity." For whatever reason, SeaWorld is misleading the public about the facts related to captive (and wild) killer whale dentition. As the leading marine mammal scientific society, I believe the Society for Marine Mammalogy should pen a letter to SeaWorld's executives, asking them to correct this misinformation, especially since it is being disseminated in an active public relations campaign purporting to "set the record straight." References: Caldwell, D.K. and Brown, D.H. 1964. Tooth wear as a correlate of described feeding behavior by the killer whale, with notes on a captive specimen. Bulletin So. Calif. Academy Science 63: 128-140 Ford, J.K.B., Ellis, G.M., Matkin, C.O., Wetklo, M.H., Barrett-Lennard, L.G., and Withler, R.E. 2011. Shark predation and tooth wear in a population of northeastern Pacific killer whales. Aquatic Biology 11: 213-224 Foote, A., Newton, J., Piertney, S.B., Willerslev, E. and Gilbert, M.T.P. 2009. Ecological, morphological and genetic divergence of sympatric North Atlantic killer whale populations. Molecular Ecology 18: 5207-5217 Graham, M.S. and Dow, P.R. 1990. Dental care for a captive killer whale (Orcinus orca). Zoo Biology 9: 325-330 ____________________________ [13_AWILogo_ONLY] NAOMI A. ROSE, PH.D. Marine Mammal Scientist ANIMAL WELFARE INSTITUTE 900 Pennsylvania Ave., SE Washington, DC 20003 naomi at awionline.org T: +1 202 446 2120 ~ F: +1 202 446 2131 ~ C: +1 240 401 4269 www.awionline.org P Please consider the animals and their habitat before printing. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image001.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 2475 bytes Desc: image001.jpg URL: From a.m.bishop at durham.ac.uk Thu May 7 07:32:43 2015 From: a.m.bishop at durham.ac.uk (BISHOP A.M.) Date: Thu, 7 May 2015 14:32:43 +0000 Subject: [MARMAM] New paper on grey seal behaviour Message-ID: Dear MARMAM subscribers, We are pleased to announce a new publication: Bishop, A., Pomeroy, P., & Twiss, S.D. (2015). Breeding male grey seals exhibit similar activity budgets across varying exposures to human activity. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 527:247-259. *Abstract:* Human?wildlife interactions can be incidental or direct through activities such as wildlife tourism. In the presence of anthropogenic activities, some animals exhibit behavioural alterations such as increased vigilance or spatial displacement. Thus, chronic exposure could be adverse to individual fitness through loss of energy or time. Pinnipeds are exposed to human activities in the aquatic environment and on land, but the degree of exposure varies across a species? geographic distribution. For example, breeding colonies of grey seals Halichoerus grypus along the mainland coast of England are exposed to anthropogenic disturbance in the forms of tourism and military activities; however, many offshore colonies are relatively undisturbed. Due to the recent expansion of mainland colonies, the impacts of human presence during the breeding season are of urgent interest for managers. Therefore, the aim of this study was to test for any behavioural adjustments associated with anthropogenic presence by comparing the activity budgets of individual male grey seals at a mainland colony with activity budgets from 2 isolated colonies. We found no evidence of differences in the male activity budgets for time spent in non-active behaviours across colonies, and of the 3 colonies, males on the mainland spent the least amount of time alert. This indicates that as capital breeders, selection for conservation of energy is potentially overriding short-term costs of local stressors or that males at the mainland colony have habituated to human presence. Our results demonstrate the importance of understanding species- and life-history-stage-specific selection pressures when considering management actions. The article can be found at: http://www.int-res.com/articles/meps2015/527/m527p247.pdf Please contact for a PDF at: a.m.bishop at durham.ac.uk Kind regards, Amy ______________________ Amanda Bishop PhD Student Durham University School of Biological and Biomedical Sciences DH1 3LE UK office: +44 (0)1913341247 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mlwells at maine.edu Thu May 7 05:47:40 2015 From: mlwells at maine.edu (Mark Wells) Date: Thu, 7 May 2015 08:47:40 -0400 Subject: [MARMAM] Marine Mammal Research Assistant Professorship at the University of Maine Message-ID: Dear Mr. Klassen, Here is the job summary. The School of Marine Sciences of the University of Maine invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professorship in marine mammal science. The successful applicant will have expertise working directly with marine mammals in one or more of the following areas: marine mammal biology and physiology, marine mammal health, ecotoxicology or population ecology, marine mammal/fisheries interactions, or environmental drivers and threats to marine mammal populations. Experience applying quantitative methods is highly desirable. Teaching expectations include upper level undergraduate or graduate courses in the candidate?s area of expertise, a large entry-level undergraduate course for marine sciences students and other majors, and advising Ph.D., M.S. and undergraduate research students. Applicants should have a Ph.D. in zoology, biology or a related field, ideally some postdoctoral experience, and a strong publication record appropriate to the candidate?s experience. Application materials should include: 1) a cover letter explaining professional education, experience, and suitability for the position; 2) a full curriculum vitae; 3) a selection of up to five reprints; 4) statements of research goals (past and future) and teaching interests, philosophy, and experiences; and 5) the names, addresses (including titles and institutions), email addresses, and telephone numbers of four references. All materials must be submitted electronically in PDF format through https://umaine.hiretouch.com , where more information on the position is posted, and a copy emailed to Sue Thibodeau at Susanne_Thibodeau at umit.maine.edu. For further questions, please contact Dr. Mark Wells (Chair, Search Committee; mlwells at maine.edu). Review of applications will begin on July 15, 2015, and will continue until the position is filled. The University of Maine is an EEO/AA employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation age, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Many thanks for your help in getting this word out. My best, Mark Dr. Mark L. Wells Professor School of Marine Sciences University of Maine Orono, ME 04469 Ph: 207 581-4322 Fax: 207 581-4388 www.umaine.edu/marine/people/sites/mwells/index.htm -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From hwhitehe at Dal.Ca Thu May 7 06:25:33 2015 From: hwhitehe at Dal.Ca (hwhitehe at Dal.Ca) Date: Thu, 07 May 2015 10:25:33 -0300 Subject: [MARMAM] Paper: Conflicting rates of increase in the sperm whale population of the eastern Caribbean Message-ID: <554B67CD.29885.B2821BD@hwhitehe.Dal.Ca> An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From alewin at spatialconserve.com Wed May 6 12:57:38 2015 From: alewin at spatialconserve.com (Andrew Lewin) Date: Wed, 6 May 2015 15:57:38 -0400 Subject: [MARMAM] Marxan Course @ ICCB Message-ID: On behalf of Heather Coleman of PacMARA. Apologies for cross postings. Hello, To anyone attending the ICCB meeting in Montpellier, France, or otherwise located nearby - We are planning an Introduction to Marxan course before the conference on 30-31 July 2015 and are currently enrolling participants! This course will provide the basic knowledge and skills necessary to use Marxan in a conservation planning exercise. More information: http://pacmara.org/events-workshops/introduction-to-marxan To register: http://pacmara.org/events-workshops About Marxan: Marxan is the most widely used conservation and resource use planning tool globally. It can recommend a network of areas for protection and other spatial management regimes in marine, terrestrial, freshwater, and a combination of systems. Developed by Ian Ball and Hugh Possingham from the University of Queensland, Australia, Marxan supports spatial prioritization by producing objective, transparent, and repeatable results. The software can facilitate smart decision-making that accounts for a broad range of considerations, stakeholders, and tradeoffs in a spatially and economically efficient manner. About Introduction to Marxan: The following topics are covered in this course: - Key concepts in systematic conservation planning - Creating planning units - Creating the essential Marxan input files - Parameter setting in Marxan - Understanding and using Marxan results - Zonae Cogito (front-end Marxan support software) - A brief introduction to Marxan with Zones Course time will be split between lecture/discussion (~30%) and hands-on exercises (~70%). Prior experience with GIS and MS Excel is prerequisite to this course. Participants will need to bring a laptop with ArcMap 9 or 10 (and spatial analyst) or QGIS installed. Please contact us if you are interested in the course but cannot bring a laptop. Pricing: Early registration (at least three weeks in advance) is 495 Euro. Regular registration is 545 Euro. Five student places are available at 40% off. Once the first five students have registered (first come, first served), five more student spaces will be available for 20% off the regular rate. Lunch will be included with registration. Registration: Please register here http://pacmara.org/events-workshops when you are ready to pay for the course with a credit card or through other paypal means (if you are paying by check or cash, please contact us for details). It is easiest to complete payment immediately after registering. Note that it is not necessary for you to have a paypal account (click on "Don't have a Paypal account?" towards the bottom of the page) to complete this process. Refund policy: Refunds will be given within three weeks of the course start date, less a 30 Euro administrative fee. Cancellations less than three weeks before the course will be refunded only if we can replace the participant. In the event of course cancellation, full refunds will be given. Questions? Please contact us as hcoleman (at) pacmara.org or nserra (at) pacmara.org. Thank you and I hope to see you there! Heather -- Heather Coleman, Science Advisor PacMARA (Pacific Marine Analysis and Research Association) PO Box 49002, Victoria, BC V8P5V8 Office: 778.300.1801 hcoleman at pacmara.org http://pacmara.org pacmaraorg/tikiwiki Curious about the Sidney Consensus? Check out the Marine EBM Principles for BC here -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From darja.ribaric at vivamar.org Fri May 8 01:59:08 2015 From: darja.ribaric at vivamar.org (mag. Darja Ribaric Vivamar) Date: Fri, 8 May 2015 10:59:08 +0200 Subject: [MARMAM] BOLOGNA students - FULLY FUNDED internships 2015 for Bottlenose Dolphin Research off Istria, Croatia; others still welcome Message-ID: <001901d0896d$43616000$ca242000$@ribaric@vivamar.org> Dear Bologna students and other potential interns, Vivamar Society, is happy to be able to invite 5 Bologna University students (undergraduates or graduates) to the FULLY FUNDED intern opportunity for the ADIS (Ambassadorship for Dolphins of Istria & Slovenia) project. The project deals with research and conservation activities for the vulnerable Bottlenose Dolphins off Istria, Croatia ? in the heart of Europe, since 2002. The invitation refers to highly motivated students that would like to learn about the research techniques and help in the conservation of the last remaining marine mammals in the NE Adriatic. To be selected for this fully funded opportunity, please send us your CV with the cover letter of motivation to info at vivamar.org. The Bologna students might get reimbursed also for the transfer costs but will need to pay their health insurance. There are still places available to students from other universities, on a regular basis, therefore some more words to other interns: VIVAMAR teams are small and can therefore offer intense connection between the team members and a dedicated attention of a researcher to the motivated students. The program comprises lectures on Marine Ecology, Marine Mammals of the Adriatic Sea, other large vertebrates in the Adriatic and their role for the Marine Ecosystem balance, daily research on the field, including learning of the methods, data analysis and possible engagement in Vivamar awareness activities to the local people. Along the interns will learn how to prepare and deliver the key messages, which might remain as a good learning experience also for the everyday life and later for the employment. The available team dates are: 5th TEAM 26th JUN - 6th JUL 6th TEAM 10th JUL - 20th JUL 8th TEAM 14th AUG - 24th AUG 9th TEAM 28th AUG - 7th SEP The COST & DURATION The price for an 11 day intern team duration is 965 EUR. WHAT IS and is not INCLUDED This is an all-inclusive rate. The price doesn?t include the transportation to and from the research site and the health insurance. For more information please write to info at vivamar.org. Required Qualifications and conditins for Interns ? min work on a programme 4-6 hours/day; you will work 8 days out of 11, ? strong interest in the study of marine mammals, positive attitude to the other team members, ? being able to recognize the importance of Dolphin conservation & research for the local Marine Ecosystem and through this Vivamar efforts in the area, ? independent work, as well as in the group, ? basic computer literacy in Microsoft Officem and possible ability in writing the reports (or at least a will to learn that); Welcome to the ADIS and thank you, DARJA RIBARI?, MPhil in biol. 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Although the mechanism of production is unclear, an adaptive meaning was suggested by their communication function, such as group or individual recognition. We document the rare recording event of a biphonic whistle emitted within a free-ranging population of bottlenose dolphins in the waters of south-western Sicily, Italy. The whistle was recorded in 2 different years, always when a photo-identified individual was present. A quantitative description of the signal is provided. The signal presents some unique characteristics in its frequency modulation pattern which is stable for a long period. Furthermore, the synchronized beginning of the two fundamental frequencies, the signal repetition within few seconds and its emission in freely interacting contexts suggest that biphonation is neither temporary nor involuntary. Also, we propose that biphonation can be produced via multiple mechanisms in bottlenose dolphins and that NLPs could represent natural recognizing marks that play a role in communication between bottlenose dolphins. Best, Elena -- -- Elena Papale, PhD Institute for Coastal Marine Environment National Research Council Via del Mare 3 91021 Torretta Granitola (TP) Italy elena.papale at iamc.cnr.it elenabiancapapale at gmail.com ---------------------------------------------------------------- This message was sent using IMP, the Internet Messaging Program. From machiel.oudejans at gmail.com Thu May 7 04:43:25 2015 From: machiel.oudejans at gmail.com (machiel oudejans) Date: Thu, 7 May 2015 12:43:25 +0100 Subject: [MARMAM] New publication Message-ID: Dear all, On behalf of my co-authors, I'm pleased to announce of a new publication: Oudejans Machiel G, Visser Fleur, Englund Anneli, Rogan Emer and Ingram Simon N, (2015)* Evidence for Distinct Coastal and Offshore Communities of Bottlenose Dolphins in the North East Atlantic* PLoS ONE 10(4): e0122668. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0122668 Online open access: http://www.plosone.org/article/metrics/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0122668 Kind regards, Machiel Oudejans Kelp Marine Research www.kelpmarineresearch.com Machiel.oudejans at gmail.com *Abstract*: Bottlenose dolphin stock structure in the northeast Atlantic remains poorly understood. However, fine scale photo-id data have shown that populations can comprise multiple overlapping social communities. These social communities form structural elements of bottlenose dolphin (*Tursiops truncatus*) populations, reflecting specific ecological and behavioural adaptations to local habitats. We investigated the social structure of bottlenose dolphins in the waters of northwest Ireland and present evidence for distinct inshore and offshore social communities. Individuals of the inshore community had a coastal distribution restricted to waters within 3 km from shore. These animals exhibited a cohesive, fission-fusion social organisation, with repeated resightings within the research area, within a larger coastal home range. The offshore community comprised one or more distinct groups, found significantly further offshore (>4 km) than the inshore animals. In addition, dorsal fin scarring patterns differed significantly between inshore and offshore communities with individuals of the offshore community having more distinctly marked dorsal fins. Specifically, almost half of the individuals in the offshore community (48%) had characteristic stereotyped damage to the tip of the dorsal fin, rarely recorded in the inshore community (7%). We propose that this characteristic is likely due to interactions with pelagic fisheries. Social segregation and scarring differences found here indicate that the distinct communities are likely to be spatially and behaviourally segregated. Together with recent genetic evidence of distinct offshore and coastal population structures, this provides evidence for bottlenose dolphin inshore/offshore community differentiation in the northeast Atlantic. We recommend that social communities should be considered as fundamental units for the management and conservation of bottlenose dolphins and their habitat specialisations. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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The project is run by Stephanie Kalberer, Prof. Oliver Kr?ger and Prof. Fritz Trillmich (University of Bielefeld, Germany). The field site is situated on a small (300m diameter), uninhabited islet off Santa Cruz. To investigate growth, reproductive success and social structure we run a regular recapture and resighting program. The field assistant will participate in all aspects of this program. Field work will be physically and psychologically demanding. Participants have to live in tents the entire field season and share in all camp duties (cooking, cleaning, daily data entry, etc.). No sanitary facilities are available and we provide sweet water only for drinking and cooking! All gear needs to be transported to the islet via a difficult landing and camp conditions are primitive, including mostly tinned food. Due to the long stay in this rough situation volunteers need to be physically capable. Preferences will be given to candidates with prior field work experience, especially those who have worked with pinnipeds before (please specify your experiences). Field assistants are expected to stay for the entire field season (end of September until the middle of December). We cover travel expenses from and to Galapagos, lodging on Santa Cruz and living expenses on Caama?o. The language at the camp will be English and Spanish. If you are interested, please send an application in English (including a letter of motivation, two references and your curriculum vitae) until 30th of May 2015 to the following address: stephanie.kalberer at uni-bielefeld.de Stephanie Kalberer PhD Candidate Galapagos Sea Lion Project Department of Animal Behaviour University of Bielefeld Germany --- Diese E-Mail wurde von Avast Antivirus-Software auf Viren gepr?ft. http://www.avast.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From nina.thompson at ufl.edu Fri May 8 09:14:55 2015 From: nina.thompson at ufl.edu (Thompson,Nina) Date: Fri, 8 May 2015 16:14:55 +0000 Subject: [MARMAM] Join Us For The Upcoming Aquatic Ecosystem Health Conference! Message-ID: Please distribute to interested parties! Do you work on or with aquatic animals? If so, we would like to remind you that the Aquatic Ecosystem Health Conference 2015 is coming up! This conference consists of the Third International Symposium on Ranaviruses and the Fifth Florida Marine Mammal Health Conference. The proceedings for both conferences are available online! Please check out our website to see all the amazing talks there will be on Ranaviruses, whales, dolphins, sea turtles, and manatees! ( http://conference.ifas.ufl.edu/aeh/) We are getting excited about this conference and we encourage you and your friends to register! We have extended the regular registration price for the meeting. If you know someone who has not registered and wants to join us for a great time please visit our website: http://conference.ifas.ufl.edu/aeh/marinemammal/registration.html We are offering veterinarians CE (continuing education) credits for this conference, so if you are interested in getting some continuing education credits, we encourage you to come to this conference! Lastly, we would like to tell you all that we are offering a number of field trips and workshops on June 1st as part of the Ranavirus symposium! They are all going to be a lot of fun in different ways and you can opt to go on a nature walk, go see the beauty of Homosassa Springs, or you can do a workshop on Ranavirus surveillance or a workshop on sterile sample collection from Ranavirus hosts! Please visit the website for more information on the different opportunities available for you to enjoy on June 1st: http://conference.ifas.ufl.edu/aeh/ranavirus/ft_nfo.html. We have also received some beautiful artwork as donations for a raffle during the Marine Mammal Health Conference to help raise funds to supplement student participation for the next conference! We look forward to an enlightening week or research, ideas, talks and a look towards the future and we hope to see you there! Thank you, Nina Thompson, MS Program Assistant/Biologist Aquatic Animal Health Program UF College Of Veterinary Medicine PO Box 100136 Gainesville, FL 32610 352-214-7133 (cell) 352?294?4198 (Office) [Description: AAH logo blue E-Mail Sig] -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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Cetacean presence and mortality were estimated and characteristics under which interactions were most likely to occur were identified. Observations were made on 163 fishing trips (0.7% of the average annual number of fishing trips) and 302 fishing operations/hauls. Cetaceans were present during 16.9% of fishing events; common dolphins (Delphinus delphis) accounted for 96% of occurrences, mostly overnight in summerand early autumn. Regression models showed that cetacean presence during a fishing setwas significantly (p , 0.05) associated with sardine catches, effort, and latitude/longitude. Encirclement and mortality occurred in 2.3 and 1.0% of fishing events, respectively. Encircled species were thecommondolphin, bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus), and harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena), but only common dolphin showed mortality (three individuals); raised to fleet level, estimated total mortality rates of common dolphinswere 69 (95% CI 37?110) in the north and 91 (95% CI 55?165) in the south for 2010 and 78 (95% CI 47?140) in the south only for 2011. The estimated annual mortality rate due to purse seining is 113 (95% CI 3?264)commondolphins, which is0.63% of the current most optimistic estimate of population size for the Portuguese fishing area (SCANS II). The wide confidence limits, as well as variation between years, reflect low observer coverage, emphasizing the need for increased monitoring to cover gaps in the spatial and seasonal distribution of observer effort and provide reliable estimates of bycatch. For an early view of this paper, please visit: http://icesjms.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/full/fsv076? ijkey=v0vz89FiDuHo86n&keytype=ref If you are unable to download the article, please contact me at amarcalo at gmail.com for a PDF copy. Best wishes, Ana Mar?alo -- Ana Mar?alo Postdoctoral researcher CESAM (Centro de estudos do ambiente e do Mar) University of Aveiro Portugal Fisheries/Marine mammal biologist (Sociedade Portuguesa de Vida Selvagem/Portuguese Wildlife Society) University of Minho Portugal www.socpvs.org http://cramq.socpvs.org/ www.marprolife.org -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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My main question is how long do new born calves exhibit this vertical surfacing behaviour and lack of control for? My assumption is that this calf could have been new born and at most hours old. I'd be grateful for any information with regard to this and to hear from anyone who has witnessed this in wild porpoises. We often wondered where the porpoises we observe go to calve and I'm wondering if I have finally had a glimpse at the beginning of an answer to this question. We do regularly see mothers and calves. Thank you in advance for any helpful repliesDuncan? | ? | | ? | | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | | Harbor Porpoise Birth | | | | View on www.youtube.com | Preview by Yahoo | | | | ? | ? -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Job Title: Post-Doctoral Researcher Organization: The Institute for Marine Mammal Studies (IMMS) Location: Gulfport, MS Job Category: Full-time, salary Salary: Commensurate with experience Last Date to Apply: Open until filled Preferred Qualifications and Skills: * U.S. citizenship or permanent residency status * Ph.D. in biological or environmental science or comparable program * Experience writing grant proposals * Experience writing and publishing scientific manuscripts * Thorough understanding of statistical analyses and population dynamics including modern analytical and modeling approaches * Experience with scientific data collection and management including quality control procedures for ensuring data accuracy * Experience with computer programs Microsoft Access and Excel, Darwin, and ArcGIS * Experience operating and maintaining water quality instrumentation, GPS devices, digital cameras, boats, and jet skis * Ability to work in physically demanding environments (e.g., cold weather, extreme heat, rain, humidity, prolonged exposure to biting insects) * Attention to detail in all facets of work * Ability to work closely with a team of researchers * Excellent communication skills * Excellent writing skills * Positive attitude, enthusiasm, and established work ethic Benefits: * Full-time employment for a minimum of two years * Chance to contribute to an ongoing bottlenose dolphin photo-identification project in an understudied region within the northern Gulf of Mexico * Opportunities to participate in a variety of research projects and education programs at IMMS * Opportunities to design and develop future research projects at IMMS The Institute for Marine Mammal Studies is an equal opportunity employer. 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Requests for pdf's can be made to the first authors: Danuta Wisniewska: danuta.wisniewska at bios.au.dk Frants Jensen: fjensen at princeton.edu Best Peter Peter T. Madsen Zoophysiology, Department of Bioscience Aarhus University, Build. 1131, CF Mollers Alle 8000 Aarhus C, Denmark Phone: 0045 8715 6501 email: peter.madsen at biology.au.dk Web: www.marinebioacoustics.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MarineBioacoustics [sender_logo] Range-dependent flexibility in the acoustic field of view of echolocating porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) http://elifesciences.org/content/early/2015/03/20/eLife.05651 Toothed whales use sonar to detect, locate, and track prey. They adjust emitted sound intensity, auditory sensitivity and click rate to target range, and terminate prey pursuits with high repetition- rate, low-intensity buzzes. However, their narrow acoustic field of view (FOV) is considered stable throughout target approach, which could facilitate prey escape at close-range. Here, we show that, like some bats, harbour porpoises can broaden their biosonar beam during the terminal phase of attack but, unlike bats, maintain the ability to change beamwidth within this phase. Based on video, MRI, and acoustic-tag recordings, we propose this flexibility is modulated by the melon and implemented to accommodate dynamic spatial relationships with prey and acoustic complexity of surroundings. Despite independent evolution and different means of sound generation and transmission, whales and bats adaptively change their FOV, suggesting that beamwidth flexibility has been an important driver in the evolution of echolocation for prey tracking. Single-click beam patterns suggest dynamic changes to the field of view of echolocating Atlantic spotted dolphins (Stenella frontalis) in the wild http://jeb.biologists.org/content/early/2015/03/11/jeb.116285.abstract Echolocating animals exercise an extensive control over the spectral and temporal properties of their biosonar signals to facilitate perception of their actively generated auditory scene when homing in on prey. The intensity and directionality of the biosonar beam defines the field of view of echolocating animals by affecting the acoustic detection range and angular coverage. However, the spatial relationship between an echolocating predator and its prey changes rapidly, resulting in different biosonar requirements throughout prey pursuit and capture. Here we measured single click beam patterns using a parametric fit procedure to test whether free-ranging Atlantic spotted dolphins (Stenella frontalis) modify their biosonar beamwidth. We recorded echolocation clicks using a linear array of receivers and estimated the beamwidth of individual clicks using a parametric spectral fit, cross-validated with well-established composite beam pattern estimates. The dolphins apparently increased the biosonar beamwidth, to a large degree without changing the signal frequency, when they approached the recording array. This is comparable to bats that also expand their field of view during prey capture, but achieve this by decreasing biosonar frequency. This behaviour may serve to decrease the risk that rapid escape movements of prey take them outside the biosonar beam of the predator. 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To find out more about the research onboard please click here . ***HWDT are issuing a final call for volunteers in a bid to fill the remaining berth for the survey running 14th ? 22nd May. HWDT are unable to run these surveys without a minimum of 5 volunteers and are therefore heavily discounting this survey, offering you the chance to join us aboard for only ?250 for a 9 day survey! Volunteers will assist fully in the collection of data, with mega-fauna and sea bird identification training provided. Acoustic and visual methods are combined to produce comprehensive data sets. During encounters photographs are taken of dorsal fins to try and identify the individual, gaining a better understanding of species movements and interactions with each other. The data collected, and subsequent information produced is essential when monitoring the distribution, relative abundance and habitat preference of cetacean species in the Hebrides. Only with coherent data can effective conservation and management strategies be designed to enable long-term protection of the amazing species found in our waters. As a volunteer onboard Silurian, you will have the opportunity to see first-hand the amazing variety of marine wildlife the UK has to offer including whales, dolphins, porpoises, seals, sharks and seabirds. You will explore some of the remotest, wildest parts of the British Isles, anchoring each night in a different secluded bay off one of the many Hebridean islands, venturing ashore to explore. The opportunity to gain sailing experience is also available, although no certificates are issued. If you are interested in joining the May survey please contact Morven Russell on volunteercoordinator at hwdt.org or call 01688 302620. For further information about our surveys please go online to: http://www.whaledolphintrust.co.uk/get-involved-join-us-onboard.asp For Further information about HWDT please go online to: www.hwdt.org Morven Russell Volunteer Coordinator Hebridean Whale and Dolphin Trust 28 Main Street Tobermory Isle of Mull PA75 6NU Tel: 01688 302620 volunteercoordinator at hwdt.org www.hwdt.org The Hebridean Whale and Dolphin Trust is dedicated to enhancing knowledge and understanding of Scotland?s whales, dolphins and porpoises (cetaceans) and the Hebridean marine environment through education, research and working within Hebridean communities as a basis for the lasting conservation of local species and habitats. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From nikki at sea-quests.com Tue May 12 22:50:15 2015 From: nikki at sea-quests.com (Nikki Sea Quests) Date: Wed, 13 May 2015 07:50:15 +0200 Subject: [MARMAM] Call for volunteers to assist with hump-back whale research in Mozambican waters Message-ID: <5552E617.5090903@sea-quests.com> *The Western Indian Ocean Whale (WIndOW) Project* *Monitoring East African Humpback Whales in South African and Mozambican waters* Seven populations of Southern Hemisphere humpback whales migrate annually between winter breeding grounds in coastal tropical waters and summer feeding grounds in Antarctic waters, with populations found off each of the west and east coasts of the three Southern Hemisphere continents and in the central South Pacific Ocean. The population breeding in the Western Indian Ocean occupies the coastal waters of Mozambique, Madagascar and the Western Indian Ocean archipelagos between July and October each year. Whales utilising Mozambique waters migrate coastally along the South African coastline in June and July and October and November, resulting in peak abundance in Mozambique waters in August and September each year. Heavily whaled on the breeding grounds, migration corridor and Antarctic feeding ground until October 1963, last century; east African humpbacks are now making a strong comeback. In August and September this year Sea Quests will be sailing from South Africa to research population abundance and trends as well as migratory destinations this population. The research will be done aboard R/Y Angra Pequena, a classic 72ft wooden expedition vessel operated by Sea Quests, whose *mission is to support *research and conservation expeditions *that build knowledge and awareness of our oceans. This vessel has recently been used as the research platform to film coelacanths in deep canyons in the iSimangaliso Wetland Park, and to collect biological samples from deep habitats (60-80m) on the continental shelf of South Africa.*The research will be overseen by the Mammal Research Institute Whale Unit, under the direction of Dr Ken Findlay who has been researching this population of humpback whales since the late 1980s. Come join us on our mission, and help contribute towards the conservation of this previously decimated species. You will live-aboard the expedition vessel and get hands on experience assisting the scientist team in field sampling and data collection, including: ?Individual Whale Photo ID and image matching ?Biopsy sampling for genetic population studies ?Line Transect abundance estimation ?Humpback song monitoring and recording No prior experience is required, and all training is provided. There are three 10-day research legs to contribute towards: 17 AugEmbark Maputo, Mozambique 18 Aug ? 27 AugTeam 1 (10 days) Southern and Central Mozambique 28 AugChangeover at Beira (embark and disembark) 29 Aug -7 SeptemberTeam 2 (10 days) Northern Mozambique 8 SeptemberChangeover at Beira (embark and disembark) 9-18 SeptemberTeam 3 (10 days) Southern and Central Mozambique 19 SeptemberDisembark Maputo Cost $2450 per person per 10-day leg, this includes full board and lodging on M.Y. Angra Pequena, meals and soft drinks. You are responsible for flights and visas. *For more information please visit our website http://sea-quests.com/charters/volunteer-for-conservation/* *or to book your place please contact Nikki * nikki at sea-quests.com +27 765013492 -- Postal address: PO Box 21405, Bluff, Durban, 4036, South Africa Email: nikki at sea-quests.com Cell: 0765013492 Twitter: @AngraPequena Facebook: myangrapequenaexpeditions Web: www.sea-quests.com --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ehines at sfsu.edu Wed May 13 12:04:50 2015 From: ehines at sfsu.edu (Ellen M Hines) Date: Wed, 13 May 2015 19:04:50 +0000 Subject: [MARMAM] book booth at the 2015 Society for Marine Mammalogy Biennial in San Francisco Message-ID: <420FBCF28440F445AC7C05B401AD7952BF294E91@EMX43.ad.sfsu.edu> Biennial Book Booth At the 21st Biennial conference of the SMM to be held in San Francisco Hilton Union Square December 2015, we will be hosting a book booth for authors, editors and publishers to present their recent works and sign books for members. If you are interested in displaying a book, please contact Frances Gulland at gullandf at tmmc.org Ellen Hines, PhD Associate Director & Professor of Geography Romberg Tiburon Center for Environmental Studies San Francisco State University 3150 Paradise Drive Tiburon, CA 94920 USA 1 415 338 3512 Fax: 1 415 338 6243 ehines at sfsu.edu http://rtc.sfsu.edu/research/in_hines.html -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From lmml2 at st-andrews.ac.uk Thu May 14 00:52:42 2015 From: lmml2 at st-andrews.ac.uk (Lucia Martina Martin Lopez) Date: Thu, 14 May 2015 09:52:42 +0200 Subject: [MARMAM] =?utf-8?q?New_publication_on_swimming_gaits_in_beaked_wh?= =?utf-8?b?YWxlcyAoTHVjw61hIE1hcnRpbmEgTWFydMOtbiBMw7NwZXop?= Message-ID: <5554544A.7040102@st-andrews.ac.uk> Dear MARMAM colleagues, We are pleased to announce a new publication in which we described a new method for estimating the biomechanical parameters of swimming strokes from tag data. This study reveals that beaked whales may increase efficiency by switching gaits during different phases of deep dives. Mart??n Lo?pez, L. M., Miller, P., Aguilar de Soto, N. and Johnson, M. (2015). Gait switches in deepdiving beaked whales: biomechanical strategies for long-duration dives. J. Exp. Biol. 218, 1325-1338. *Abstract* Diving animals modulate their swimming gaits to promote locomotor efficiency and so enable longer, more productive dives. Beaked whales perform extremely long and deep foraging dives that probably exceed aerobic capacities for some species. Here, we use biomechanical data from suction-cup tags attached to three species of beaked whales (Mesoplodon densirostris, N=10; Ziphius cavirostris, N=9; and Hyperoodon ampullatus, N=2) to characterize their swimming gaits. In addition to continuous stroking and strokeand- glide gaits described for other diving mammals, all whales produced occasional fluke-strokes with distinctly larger dorsoventral acceleration, which we termed ?type-B? strokes. These high-power strokes occurred almost exclusively during deep dive ascents as part of a novel mixed gait. To quantify body rotations and specific acceleration generated during strokes we adapted a kinematic method combining data from two sensors in the tag. Body rotations estimated with high-rate magnetometer data were subtracted from accelerometer data to estimate the resulting surge and heave accelerations. Using this method, we show that stroke duration, rotation angle and acceleration were bi-modal for these species, with B-strokes having 76%of the duration, 52%larger body rotation and four times more surge than normal strokes. The additional acceleration of B-strokes did not lead to faster ascents, but rather enabled brief glides, which may improve the overall efficiency of this gait. Their occurrence towards the end of long dives leads us to propose that B-strokes may recruit fast-twitch fibres that comprise ?80% of swimming muscles in Blainville?s beaked whales, thus prolonging foraging time at depth. The article can be found at: http://jeb.biologists.org/content/218/9/1325.abstract Please contact for a PDF at: lmml2 at st-andrews.ac.uk Kind regards, -- Luc?a Martina Mart?n L?pez, PhD student Sea Mammal Research Unit Scottish Oceans Institute University of St Andrews KY16 8LB, Fife Scotland, UK lmml2 at st-andrews.ac.uk http://soundtags.st-andrews.ac.uk/people/lucia-martin-lopez/ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From kcr at ammcf.org.au Wed May 13 16:46:52 2015 From: kcr at ammcf.org.au (Kate Charlton-Robb) Date: Thu, 14 May 2015 09:46:52 +1000 Subject: [MARMAM] HDR Honours opportunity: Geospatial analysis of marine mammal records , Victoria Australia In-Reply-To: <5553E115.5010309@ammcf.org.au> References: <5553E115.5010309@ammcf.org.au> Message-ID: <5553E26C.50906@ammcf.org.au> Dear All, Please note there has been an extension to the closing date for applications for the 2015 Honours opportunity with AMMCF, in affiliation with Deakin University, Museum Victoria and Zoos Victoria .*Now 24th May 2015. *Kind Regards, Kate * * *__________________________________________ * *Honours opportunity with the **Australian Marine Mammal Conservation Foundation (AMMCF), Museum Victoria and Deakin University**.* AMMCF, in affiliation with Museum Victoria, Zoos Victoria and Deakin University, is currently seeking applications from highly qualified candidates for BSc Honours 2015 (mid-year intake). The project will assess the stranding and sighting records of marine mammals (whales, dolphins and seals) as a part of AMMCFs larger biodiversity assessment research program led by Dr Kate Charlton-Robb. *Background & Project overview* 37% of all marine mammals are at a risk of extinction, with 25% of marine mammal species listed as ?threatened?. Marine mammals in the southern ocean face many threats that potentially impact on their long-term survival, including habitat degradation, anthropogenic activities, over-exploitation of prey species, and oceanic and environmental changes. In addition, the loss of top apex predators has the potential to seriously impact on lower trophic levels and important ecosystem functions. There is a distinct lack of knowledge about which cetaceans reside in Victorian waters, making it especially difficult to assess potential food-web and ecosystems impacts. Recently, unexpected or rarely observed species in this region have been recorded, including pigmy sperm whale (/Kogia breviceps/), rough-toothed dolphin (/Steno bredanensis/), shepherd?s beaked whale (/Tasmacetus shepherdi/) and striped dolphin (/Stenella coeruleoalba/). This Honours project will collate and assess the stranding (live/deceased beach-cast animals) and sightings records from across Victoria from numerous sources and use geospatial analyses to investigate the potential ecological drivers influencing such events; thus providing critical conservation and management knowledge for numerous top-order species. In particular, this research will provide a comprehensive biodiversity assessment, greatly extending our knowledge of marine mammal species in southern Australian waters, and potentially identifying rare, unique or endangered species. This Honours project will be offered in affiliation with Museum Victoria, co?supervised by Dr Karen Rowe and Deakin University, co-supervised by Associate Professor John Arnould. *Requirements* ?Bachelor of Science degree, with a minimum of Distinction average. ?Experience in collecting and processing ecological data. ?Proficiency in Microsoft and statistical packages. ?Familiarity with GIS analyses and software and relational databases (e.g., Microsoft Access). *Application Process* Please send your expressions of interest containing the following: 1.A brief covering letter outlining your relevant experience and the project of interest. 2.Curriculum Vitae 3.Current academic transcript 4.Two relevant referees who are familiar with your academic, research and ethical record. Please forward the above to Dr Kate Charlton-Robbkcr at ammcf.org.au. Applications will be considered and we will contact you with further information. *CLOSING DATE 24^th May 2015 *** -- Dr Kate-Charlton-Robb Principal Researcher Australian Marine Mammal Conservation Foundation PO Box 2046 Hampton East VIC 3188 e:kcr at ammcf.org.au w: ammcf.org.au -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From Leilani_Stelle at redlands.edu Thu May 14 14:53:38 2015 From: Leilani_Stelle at redlands.edu (Stelle, Lei Lani) Date: Thu, 14 May 2015 21:53:38 +0000 Subject: [MARMAM] Opportunity to gain field research experience studying whales and dolphins in Southern California In-Reply-To: <3adb1401a6024a6196b4493fff9b8f2c@red-ex2.redlands.edu> References: <3adb1401a6024a6196b4493fff9b8f2c@red-ex2.redlands.edu> Message-ID: Safeguarding Whales and Dolphins under the California Sun Earthwatch Institute Earthwatch Institute is offering an opportunity to participate in research examining human impacts on marine mammals in Southern California. The area is home to numerous species of marine mammals; the most commonly observed during the summer months are blue whales, common, bottlenose, and Risso's dolphins, along with sea lions. As an Earthwatch volunteer on this expedition you will assist scientists in data collection regarding marine mammal activity in relationship to boating traffic and environmental variables. You will gain valuable training and hands-on research experience collecting data via boat and shore surveys, using a GPS and theodolite to record sightings locations, mapping with GIS, photographing to identify individual animals, and documenting and analyzing behavior from focal and scan follows. No previous experience is necessary. The research is based out of the beautiful seaside port of Dana Point, California and includes a day trip to Catalina Island. Expedition contributions cover accommodation (shared rooms in a townhouse), all meals, boat trips, and activities. Dr. Lei Lani Stelle, Associate Professor at the University of Redlands, the Principal Investigator on this project has been studying marine mammals and working with volunteers for over 20 years. 1-2 week research teams run from June 21- July 25. Currently there are spaces available for adults on Team 4: July 19-25, 2015. This expedition also accepts teen participants on a designated team 3: July 12-18, 2015. Teen teams are accompanied and supported by a facilitator. To learn more about this unique opportunity please feel free to call us at 1-800-776-0188 or read more about this expedition online at http://earthwatch.org/expeditions/whales-and-dolphins-under-the-california-sun. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From naomi at awionline.org Tue May 12 15:45:02 2015 From: naomi at awionline.org (Naomi Rose) Date: Tue, 12 May 2015 22:45:02 +0000 Subject: [MARMAM] SeaWorld response to MMS paper on age milestones in killer whales Message-ID: Dear MARMAMers: Once again, I am compelled to post on SeaWorld's current public relations efforts. A recent paper in Marine Mammal Science, which went through comprehensive peer-review, indicates that while survivorship rates have improved in captive killer whales, survival to certain age milestones is still poor compared to the wild. (It also found age milestones at which survivorship declined in captivity, suggesting that husbandry practices during these life stages are particularly problematic, such as separating juveniles from their mothers.) A popular article about this paper was just published, in which Dr. Doug DeMaster was quoted, as well as Dr. Todd Robeck, a veterinarian at SeaWorld. The article is here: http://www.hakaimagazine.com/article-short/tanked-killer-whales-captivity. Any members of the Society can read the original paper, by John Jett, Ph.D. and Jeff Ventre, M.D., online at https://www.marinemammalscience.org/journal/read-the-journal-now/ (the article is available under "early view"). Dr. Robeck, in his capacity as a representative of SeaWorld, is highly critical of Marine Mammal Science and frankly of the peer-review process. (And I must confess, it has not been MY experience that the Society has a "large anti-captivity sentiment in a lot of [its] members.") This is typical of SeaWorld - when the company does not like the facts as presented, it attacks the presenter, whether it is an individual or a journal or an academic association. In short, its typical response is the ad hominem attack, when it should be a presentation of data that counters the claims of the analysis it is criticizing. SeaWorld, in its ongoing PR campaign, has told people that captive whales live as long as wild ones (see http://ask.seaworldcares.com/?p=131), which is not supported by the peer-reviewed science. If the company has data suggesting otherwise, it should publish it. I call again for the Society for Marine Mammalogy to write to SeaWorld's executives and ask them to stop misinforming the public about marine mammal science and Marine Mammal Science. I strongly urge marine mammal scientists to publicly respond to this PR campaign. This campaign is how many people are learning about killer whales right now and they are being misinformed. ____________________________ [13_AWILogo_ONLY] NAOMI A. ROSE, PH.D. Marine Mammal Scientist ANIMAL WELFARE INSTITUTE 900 Pennsylvania Ave., SE Washington, DC 20003 naomi at awionline.org T: +1 202 446 2120 ~ F: +1 202 446 2131 ~ C: +1 240 401 4269 www.awionline.org P Please consider the animals and their habitat before printing. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image001.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 2475 bytes Desc: image001.jpg URL: From denupplyste at hotmail.com Thu May 14 18:39:33 2015 From: denupplyste at hotmail.com (Fredrik) Date: Fri, 15 May 2015 03:39:33 +0200 Subject: [MARMAM] New paper on minke whale surfacing patterns Message-ID: Dear MARMAM colleagues, My co-authors and I are happy to announce the publication of the following paper in PLoS ONE: Christiansen F, Lynas NM, Lusseau D, Tscherter U (2015) Structure and Dynamics of Minke Whale Surfacing Patterns in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, Canada. PLoS ONE 10(5): e0126396. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0126396 Abstract: Animal behavioral patterns can help us understand physiological and ecological constraints on animals and its influence on fitness. The surfacing patterns of aquatic air-breathing mammals constitute a behavioral pattern that has evolved as a trade-off between the need to replenish oxygen stores at the surface and the need to conduct other activities underwater. This study aims to better understand the surfacing pattern of a marine top predator, the minke whale (Balaenoptera acutorostrata), by investigating how their dive duration and surfacing pattern changes across their activity range. Activities were classified into resting, traveling, surface feeding and foraging at depth. For each activity, we classified dives into short and long dives and then estimated the temporal dependence between dive types. We found that minke whales modified their surfacing pattern in an activity-specific manner, both by changing the expression of their dives (i.e. density distribution) and the temporal dependence (transition probability) between dive types. As the depth of the prey layer increased between activities, the surfacing pattern of foraging whales became increasingly structured, going from a pattern dominated by long dives, when feeding at the surface, to a pattern where isolated long dives were followed by an increasing number of breaths (i.e. short dives), when the whale was foraging at depth. A similar shift in surfacing pattern occurred when prey handling time (inferred from surface corralling maneuvers) increased for surface feeding whales. The surfacing pattern also differed between feeding and non-feeding whales. Resting whales did not structure their surfacing pattern, while traveling whales did, possibly as a way to minimize cost of transport. Our results also suggest that minke whales might balance their oxygen level over multiple, rather than single, dive cycles. A copy of the paper can be downloaded from: http://www.plosone.org/article/related/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0126396 If you are unable to download the article, please contact me by email and I will be happy to send you a copy: f.christiansen at live.se. The paper is dedicated to the late Ned M. Lynas, founder of ORES. Best regards, Fredrik Christiansen Postdoctoral Research Fellow Cetacean Research Unit, School of Veterinary and Life Sciences Murdoch University, Murdoch, WA 6150, Australia +61 417 502 098, f.christiansen at murdoch.edu.au http://scholar.google.com.au/citations?user=vkA5Y3EAAAAJ&hl=en&oi=sra http://www.researchgate.net/profile/Fredrik_Christiansen3/?ev=hdr_xprf -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Here's a step by step document to help: https://www.marinemammalscience.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/SMM-2015-step-by-step-registration-instructions.pdf We look forward to seeing you in San Francisco, its going to be great! Ellen & Frances Ellen Hines, PhD Associate Director & Professor of Geography Romberg Tiburon Center for Environmental Studies San Francisco State University 3150 Paradise Drive Tiburon, CA 94920 USA 1 415 338 3512 Fax: 1 415 338 6243 ehines at sfsu.edu http://rtc.sfsu.edu/research/in_hines.html -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ewan.fordyce at otago.ac.nz Fri May 15 14:20:53 2015 From: ewan.fordyce at otago.ac.nz (Ewan Fordyce) Date: Fri, 15 May 2015 21:20:53 +0000 Subject: [MARMAM] New publications on fossil platanistoid dolphins: Otekaikea and Waipatia Message-ID: <484A1E337A200C4FBB1550B80318BD8E2EE346ED@ITS-EXM-P05.registry.otago.ac.nz> Two recent articles on fossil platanistoid dolphins from New Zealand are: Tanaka Y, Fordyce RE 2015. A new Oligo-Miocene dolphin from New Zealand: Otekaikea huata expands diversity of the early Platanistoidea. Palaeontologia electronica 18.2.23A: 1-71. The New Zealand fossil dolphin Otekaikea huata (latest Oligocene to earliest Miocene, in the range 22.28 to 24.61 Ma) is here identified as an early new species in the clade Platanistoidea, which includes the endangered Ganges River dolphin (Platanista gangetica). Otekaikea huata is known only from the holotype, which comprises a partial skeleton from the marine Otekaike Limestone of the Hakataramea Valley, South Island. Otekaikea huata has multiple procumbent tusks passing back to otherwise near-homodont and polydont teeth, and an elevated face for the nasofacial muscles implicated in production of echolocation sounds. The skull vertex is asymmetrical and strongly left-skewed. Phylogenetic analyses based on morphological features place Otekaikea huata in the clade Platanistoidea. The new species adds to the diversity of the superfamily Platanistoidea near the Oligocene-Miocene boundary. The pdf is freely available here: http://palaeo-electronica.org/content/2015/1161-fossil-platanistoid-dolphin Tanaka Y, Fordyce RE 2015. Historically significant late Oligocene dolphin Microcetus hectori Benham 1935: a new species of Waipatia (Platanistoidea). Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand: 10.1080/03036758.2015.1016046. The late Oligocene dolphin Microcetus hectori Benham 1935 (Otekaike Limestone, Duntroonian, around 25.2 million years ago) is documented, involving redescription of the teeth, and new description of the formerly undescribed skull. A separate recent phylogenetic analysis that included skull features indicates that M. hectori belongs in the genus Waipatia, rather than with Microcetus ambiguus. Waipatia hectori is readily distinguished from the older Waipatia maerewhenua by features that include: more robust zygomatic process of the squamosal; larger foramen spinosum; long and slender postorbital process; more inflated cheek-teeth. The two species of Waipatia form a basal clade in the Platanistoidea, elucidating the relationships of the hitherto monotypic late Oligocene genus Waipatia. The pdf is available here http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/03036758.2015.1016046 (We have asked that the journal post a new version with less pixelated graphics) or from Yoshi Tanaka yoshihiro.tanaka at otago.ac.nz or from Ewan Fordyce ewan.fordyce at otago.ac.nz -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From kimberley.bennett at plymouth.ac.uk Fri May 15 05:38:27 2015 From: kimberley.bennett at plymouth.ac.uk (Kimberley Bennett) Date: Fri, 15 May 2015 12:38:27 +0000 Subject: [MARMAM] postdoctoral position advert Message-ID: Hello, Please can you advertise the following: The School of Marine Science and Engineering invites you to apply for a full time postdoctoral research fellowship in molecular physiology of fat metabolism in seals. The candidate will join the growing Marine Vertebrate Research Group in the Marine Biology and Ecology Research Centre (MBERC) http://www1.plymouth.ac.uk/research/mberc/Pages/default.aspx within the Faculty of Science and Environment at Plymouth University, and will conduct cutting edge research to contribute significantly to knowledge and understanding in the field of molecular physiology of environmental obesogens. You will be responsible for the provision of specialist research knowledge and expertise that supports a recently funded NERC grant, entitled ?Obesogens in an obese animal: an experimental approach to assess the impact of marine pollutants on fat tissue function in seals?. The purpose of the role is to develop and use molecular methodologies, including qPCR and immuno-detection methods, to better understand the local regulation of fat deposition and mobilisation by blubber in response to key fat regulating hormones and potentially obesogenic marine pollutants. Working in the new molecular biology facilities at Plymouth University, you will be responsible for development and application of suitable laboratory protocols, and the analysis and dissemination of the data through publications, public outreach and attendance at meetings and conferences in the UK, Europe and overseas. You will co-ordinate their research activities with collaborators at the Sea Mammal Research Unit at St Andrews University in Scotland, and Universit? de Li?ge and Universit? Catholique de Louvain in Belgium and will be expected to maintain and strengthen links with these institutions. You should have experience of laboratory tools in molecular physiology, including quantitative PCR and/ or immunoblotting methods, and be familiar with safe handling of the chemicals involved in molecular work, such as RNA extraction. You will also be proficient in statistical analysis of gene and/ or protein expression data. You should be a highly self-motivated and independent worker, with good problem solving skills and a keen interest in the regulation of mammalian fat metabolism and/ or endocrine disruption. Candidates should demonstrate good interpersonal, written and oral communication skills. You should have a first or upper second class honours degree in an appropriate subject, such as zoology, biology, biomedical science or molecular biology, and preferably a relevant MSc or MRes qualification. You should also have completed your PhD in a relevant field, including viva, by the start date of 1st August 2015. For informal enquiries about this post please contact Dr Kimberley Bennett, lecturer in marine biology, on email kimberley.bennett at plymouth.ac.uk or tel 0044 (0)1752 586184. This is a full-time post working 37 hours per week on a fixed-term basis for 36 months. Closing date: 12 midnight, Monday 25 May 2015 The link to our vacancies website is here https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/your-university/jobs/search-vacancies and the job reference is A4242. Alternatively it is here on jobs.ac.uk: http://www.jobs.ac.uk/job/AKZ736/post-doctoral-research-fellow/ Dr. Kimberley Bennett Lecturer in Marine Biology Marine Biology and Ecology Research Centre School of Marine Science and Engineering Plymouth University Plymouth UK PL4 8AA 0044 (0)1752 586184 ________________________________ [http://www.plymouth.ac.uk/images/email_footer.gif] This email and any files with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the recipient to whom it is addressed. If you are not the intended recipient then copying, distribution or other use of the information contained is strictly prohibited and you should not rely on it. If you have received this email in error please let the sender know immediately and delete it from your system(s). Internet emails are not necessarily secure. While we take every care, Plymouth University accepts no responsibility for viruses and it is your responsibility to scan emails and their attachments. Plymouth University does not accept responsibility for any changes made after it was sent. Nothing in this email or its attachments constitutes an order for goods or services unless accompanied by an official order form. From laura.mannocci at duke.edu Thu May 14 17:27:12 2015 From: laura.mannocci at duke.edu (Laura Mannocci, Ph.D.) Date: Fri, 15 May 2015 00:27:12 +0000 Subject: [MARMAM] New paper on habitat-based extrapolations of cetacean densities Message-ID: <1431649630535.44631@duke.edu> Dear all, We are pleased to announce the publication of the following paper: Mannocci, L., Monestiez, P., Spitz, J., Ridoux, V. (2015). Extrapolating cetacean densities beyond surveyed regions: habitat-based predictions in the circumtropical belt. Journal of Biogeography. DOI:10.1111/jbi.12530 ABSTRACT Aim Our knowledge of cetacean distributions is impeded by large data-gaps worldwide, particularly at tropical latitudes. This study aims to (1) find generic relationships between cetaceans and their habitats in a range of tropical waters, and (2) extrapolate cetacean densities in a circumtropical belt extending far beyond surveyed regions. Location Pelagic, circumtropical. Methods Aerial surveys were conducted over three regions in the tropical Atlantic (132,000 km2), Indian (1.4 million km2) and Pacific (1.4 million km2) oceans. Three cetacean guilds were studied (Delphininae, Globicephalinae and sperm and beaked whales). For each guild, a generalized additive model was fitted using sightings recorded in all three regions and 14 candidate environmental predictors. Cetacean densities were tentatively extrapolated over a circumtropical belt, excluding waters where environmental characteristics departed from those encountered in the surveyed regions. Results Each cetacean guild exhibited a relationship with the primary production and depth of the minimum dissolved oxygen concentration. Delphininae also showed a relationship with the dominant phytoplankton group. The prediction envelopes were primarily constrained by water temperature. Circumtropical extrapolations of Delphininae and Globicephalinae were contrasted between ocean basins, with high densities predicted in the equatorial waters of the three ocean basins. The predicted densities of sperm and beaked whales were lower and more uniform across the circumtropical belt than for the other two guilds. Main conclusions Our modelling approach represents a good analytical solution to predicting cetacean population densities in poorly documented tropical waters. Future data collection should concentrate on areas where environmental characteristics were not encountered in our survey regions and where the predicted densities were the most uncertain. By highlighting cetacean hotspots far beyond waters under national jurisdiction, this study can provide guidance for the delimitation of Ecologically and Biologically Significant Marine Areas. The article is now available online at: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jbi.12530/full Please contact me at laura.mannocci at duke.edu if you would like a PDF copy or have any questions! Best regards, Laura Mannocci Postdoctoral Associate Marine Geospatial Ecology Lab Nicholas School of the Environment Duke University -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Mixed-stock analysis of humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) on Antarctic feeding grounds. J. Cetacean Res. Manage.14(1): 141-157 ABSTRACT In understanding the impact of commercial whaling, it is important to estimate the mixing of low latitude breeding populations on Antarctic feeding grounds, particularly the endangered humpback whale populations of Oceania. This paper estimates the degree of genetic differentiation among the putative populations of Oceania (New Caledonia, Tonga, the Cook Islands and French Polynesia) and Australia (western Australia and eastern Australia) using ten microsatellite loci and mtDNA, assesses the power of the data for a mixed-stock analysis, determines ways to improve statistical power for future studies and estimates the population composition of Antarctic samples collected in 2010 south of New Zealand and eastern Australia. A large proportion of individuals could not be assigned to a population of origin (> 52%) using a posterior probability threshold of > 0.90. The mixed-stock analysis simulations however, produced accurate results with humpback whales reapportioned to their population of origin above the 90% threshold for western Australia, New Caledonia and Oceania grouped using a combined mtDNA and microsatellite dataset. Removing the Cook Islands, considered a transient region for humpback whales, from the simulation analysis increased the ability to reapportion Tonga from 86% to 89% and French Polynesia from 89% to 92%. Breeding ground sample size was found to be a factor influencing the accuracy of population reapportionment whereas increasing the mixture or feeding ground sample size improved the precision of results. The mixed-stock analysis of our Antarctic samples revealed substantial contributions from both eastern Australia (53.2%, 6.8% SE) and New Caledonia (43.7%, 5.5% SE) [with Oceania contributing 46.8% (5.9% SE)] but not western Australia. Despite the need for more samples to improve estimates of population allocation, our study strengthens the emerging genetic and non-genetic evidence that Antarctic waters south of New Zealand and eastern Australia are used by humpback whales from both eastern Australia and the more vulnerable breeding population of New Caledonia, representing Oceania. The article can be found at: https://archive.iwc.int/pages/view.php?ref=3608&search=%21collection15&offset=0&order_by=relevance&sort=DESC&archive=0&thumbs=show&k=& Kind regards, Dr. Natalie T. Schmitt natalie.schmitt at alumni.anu.edu.au ph. +61419032277 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Would you happen to have any evidence (photographic or samples) of squid sucking marks on sperm whale skin, squid beaks found in sperm whale stomach, or any samples of ambergris that we could film? Or do you know of any museums that have a huge collection of the above? Any help would be much appreciated. I look forward to hearing from you. Best wishes, YASMIN WHITE Production Researcher - River Monsters ICON FILMS 3rd FLOOR | COLLEGE HOUSE | 32-36 COLLEGE GREEN | BRISTOL | BS1 5SP T: +44 (0) 117 910 2030 DD: +44 (0) 117 910 2063 F: +44 (0) 117 910 2031 WWW.ICONFILMS.CO.UK www.twitter.com/iconbristol www.twitter.com/RiverMonstersUK www.facebook.com/RiverMonstersGlobal [cid:image001.png at 01D08F38.D7F0D6D0] P please consider the environment - think before you print. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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This study aimed to investigate the nature and prevalenceof dental anomalies in a large sample of pinnipeds (Otariidae and Phocidae) andto discuss potential evolutionary and ecological implications. Thirty-fourspecies in twenty genera were sampled. The dentition of the specimens examinedwas compared with the normal dental formula for the species, and supernumeraryand congenitally missing teeth were identified and recorded. Agenesis wasobserved in 0.93?% of the specimens analyzed (n?=?10),being more frequent in otariids. The posteriormost upper postcanines were theteeth absent most frequently.?Supernumerary?teeth were observed in1.8?% of the specimens (n?=?19), more commonly inphocids.?Supernumerary?teeth can be interpreted as either atavisticmanifestations (particularly for the posteriormost postcanines in Otariidae) orcases of disturbances in dental morphogenesis leading to the formation of extrateeth when they occur in other positions of the tooth row. Morphological dentalvariants such as ectopic and geminated teeth were also recorded. Cases ofdental anomalies should have a limited effect on the functional morphology ofthe feeding apparatus in pinnipeds, with little influence on the fitness andperformance of the animals. Nevertheless, understanding patterns of dentalvariation should contribute to future studies aiming to elucidate aspects ofdental evolution and the phylogenetic relationships of pinnipeds. Full text is available at: http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs00435-015-0255-x ??Or alternatively, a?pdf?canbe requested at: carolina.loch at otago.ac.nz ? Best regards, ? ?________________________________________ Carolina Loch Silva, PhD Postdoctoral Research Fellow Sir John Walsh Research Institute Faculty of Dentistry, University of Otago Dunedin 9054, New Zealand Phone: +(64) 03 479-5667 & Research Collaborator Geology Department, University of Otago and Laborat?rio de Mam?feros Aqu?ticos UFSC Florian?polis, SC - Brasil http://www.otago.ac.nz/geology/people/students/loch/index.html -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From wally at oceania.org.au Sat May 16 16:04:48 2015 From: wally at oceania.org.au (Wally Franklin) Date: Sun, 17 May 2015 09:04:48 +1000 Subject: [MARMAM] Publication of paper on migratory movements and migratory interchange of humpback whales off eastern Australia and across Oceania Message-ID: <6C1AF9B9-5E19-46AE-B9F1-20227B5B4318@oceania.org.au> Hi MARMAM Colleagues, We are pleased to advise that the following publication is now available online: Franklin, W., T. Franklin, N. Gibbs, S. Childerhouse, C. Garrigue, R. Constantine, L. Brooks, D. Burns, D. Paton, M. M. Poole, N. Hauser, M. Donoghue, K. Russell, D. K. Mattila, J. Robbins, M. Anderson, C. Olavarria, J. Jackson, M. Noad, P. Harrison, P. Baverstock, R. Leaper, S. C. Baker, and P. Clapham. 2014. Photo-identification confirms that humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) from eastern Australia migrate past New Zealand but indicates low levels of interchange with breeding grounds of Oceania. Journal of Cetacean Research and Management 14 (1):133-140. ABSTRACT Recent photo-identification and genetic studies have identified at least five discrete breeding populations in Australia and Oceania: western Australia (D), eastern Australia (E (i)), New Caledonia (E (ii)), Tonga (E (iii)), French Polynesia and the Cook Islands (F). Also evident are low levels of intermingling among breeding populations consistent with the degree of genetic differentiation. Photo-identification has confirmed linkages between Area V feeding areas and eastern Australia breeding grounds and one genotype match has been reported between Area V feeding areas and Oceania breeding grounds. Recent abundance estimates show strong increases in the eastern Australian population, and some recovery in the New Caledonia and Tonga populations, but with little evidence of recovery at other known Oceania breeding grounds or New Zealand. Studies to date have provided no conclusive evidence of the migratory destination of humpback whales passing through New Zealand waters en route between Antarctic feeding areas and tropical breeding grounds. Photo-identification comparisons were undertaken between humpback whale fluke catalogues from eastern Australia (EA, 1315), Oceania east (OE, 513), Oceania west (OW, 166) and New Zealand (NZ, 13). Five matches were found between OE/OW, four matches between OW/EA and three matches between NZ/EA. The data are used to investigate and discuss the migratory destination and breeding ground migratory interchange of humpback whales travelling through New Zealand waters. The data confirm that humpback whales with site fidelity to eastern Australia migrate past New Zealand including through the Cook Strait and Foveaux Strait. The publication can be downloaded from: https://archive.iwc.int/pages/view.php?ref=3608&search=%21collection15&order_by=relevance&sort=DESC&offset=0&archive=0&k=&curpos=39 Regards, Wally Franklin on behalf of Authors ........................................................................ Dr Trish Franklin & Wally Franklin The Oceania Project PO Box 646 Byron Bay NSW 2481 Australia ABN 73 052 470 630 ACN 052 470 630 Phone: 0418 797 326 Skype: oceania.org.au Email: trish.wally at oceania.org.au -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Key duties include review and approval of science products under the USGS Fundamental Science Practices policy ; management of personnel and budgets; internal and external communications of key findings; and strategic science leadership. Candidates should have a M.Sc. or Ph.D. in biological sciences, preferably with a marine focus. The position requires U.S. citizenship. Prior supervisory experience is desired. For further information, contact Mark Shasby, Center Director, 907-786-7065, mshasby at usgs.gov US CITIZENS ONLY -- Karen Oakley Office Chief, Marine & Freshwater Ecology U.S. Geological Survey, Alaska Science Center 4210 University Dr. Anchorage, AK 99508 907-786-7076 koakley at usgs.gov -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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The Cetacean Ecology and Acoustics Lab at the University of Queensland is conducting the next survey starting 6 June this year. Due to one of our observers pulling out for personal reasons, we have a last minute vacancy for an observer from 6 June to 4 July. Preference will be given to applicants who have previous land-based survey experience, particularly those familiar with the use of a theodolite and/or Cyclopes or VADAR whale tracking software, but due to the short notice, we will accept applications from anyone with a keen interest in marine mammal research. Applicants will be required to spend 5 hours per day on survey. There will be days off during bad weather only. Applicants should be prepared to live at Pt Lookout full time for the 4 week period, living in a shared house with other observers, sharing in cooking and cleaning duties. All accommodation and food is provided by the project but observers are responsible for their own travel to and from Pt Lookout. Pt Lookout is in the sub-tropics. Although it is winter, temperatures will be mild with averages of 10-22 C most days. Stradbroke Island is a beautiful place and during time off, observers will be able to enjoy the island including the beaches and excellent surf. For more information or to apply for this observer position, please email Mike Noad mnoad at uq.edu.au and cc Michael Williamson m.williamson at uq.edu.au and Louise Bennett louisebennettmail at gmail.com . ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Assoc. Prof. Michael Noad Cetacean Ecology & Acosutics Lab. School of Veterinary Science The University of Queensland - Gatton campus Qld 4343 Tel. +61 (0)416 270567 Fax. +61 (0)7 54601922 E. mnoad at uq.edu.au W. www.uq.edu.au/whale ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From pamtech.acoustics at gmail.com Wed May 20 02:58:45 2015 From: pamtech.acoustics at gmail.com (PAMTech) Date: Wed, 20 May 2015 10:58:45 +0100 Subject: [MARMAM] PASSIVE ACOUSTIC MONITORING: A PRACTICAL INTRODUCTION Message-ID: *PASSIVE ACOUSTIC MONITORING: A PRACTICAL INTRODUCTION* PAMTech (pamtech.eu) is offering a unique Passive Acoustic Monitoring (PAM) introduction course providing the essentials you need to get going with PAMGuard and start working in the field. PASSIVE ACOUSTIC MONITORING: A PRACTICAL INTRODUCTION is a two day course which gives participants a strong grounding in key aspects of cetacean passive acoustic monitoring, including the capabilities and uses of PAMGuard (pamguard.org), the leading research and industry software. The latest release of the software will be taught in the course. The course includes how to configure PAM hardware and troubleshoot problems. Participants will have the opportunity to record and process real-time data. Different types of PAM surveys including some of the latest research methodologies are also discussed. PAMTech is a small UK-based company made up of PAMGuard developers and experienced field acousticians who can enable you to get the most out of PAM applications. A high tutor-to-student ratio on our courses ensures participants can get individual assistance with their training requirements. Passive Acoustic Monitoring: A Practical Introduction is running on: *24/07/2015 and 25/07/2015* Venue: The course will be run in Edinburgh (UK) on a vessel moored in Leith Docks (www.vinetrust.org/about/barge) Cost: GBP 350 To book go to: http://pamtechintropractical.eventzilla.net (50% non-refundable deposit required) Participants need to bring their own laptops running Windows 7, 8.1 or Ubuntu (see pamtech.eu for more information on specifications). Course costs do not include accommodation, travel or food. 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Therefore, the projectaims to fulfill the gaps of missing long-term studies in the area by collectingdata on cetacean abundance, distribution, behavior and site fidelity. Thisproject provides an excellent opportunity for cetologists, students andindividuals interested in getting more experience and knowledge in the field ofmarine mammal research.OPENPOSITIONS? ? ? ?We havetwo different positions open ?RESEARCHASSISTANT (R.A.)? ? ? ?We are lookingfor one research assistant starting from the end of July for 5 months, and you musthave some experience with marine mammals or animal ecology. As a R.A., you will have accessto intensive training on;?? ? ? ? ??????????GIS??????????? ? ? ? ?Basic statistics and SPSS??????????? ? ? ? ?DISTANCE and other softwares (Pythagoras, Logger, Imatch).There will also be space andopportunity for you to suggest and create your own project, as well ascontribute to publications we might be working on. There may be opportunitiesto join into the offshore surveys. Theproject contribution is 500? per month, which covers the accommodation (foodcost will be at each responsibility, although this is a low expense and shouldbe around 75? month or less). ?VOLUNTEERWe arelooking for enthusiastic, motivated and hard-working individuals to join ourteam. Minimum commitment is one month, although for a fuller experience werecommend two. Thisposition is unpaid and requires a contribution which covers the accommodationand side activities. Food cost will be at each responsibility, although this isa low expense and should be around 75? month or less. Theavailable months are: ?????????August(850? One position left!!) ?????????September(850? One position left!!) ?????????October(700? Open) ?????????November(700?Open) ?????????December(700? Open) ?FOR BOTH POSITIONS: Required aptitudes: Goodmotivation Endurance Beingable to live and work in a multicultural team sharing the same home. Duties: Collectingsighting and behavioral data (using binoculars, theodolite and different software?s) both during land and boat surveys Organizingphoto-ID catalogue Enteringdata Working conditions:Expectlong working days in the field (from 6 to 12 hours per day), and to wake upvery early (around?4:30 a.m.). The work will be carried under adverseweather conditions, particularly under the sun with very high temperatures (upto 45?C). The typical week is divided in 4 days of fieldwork 1-2 days of officework and 1-2 days for you to enjoy the lovely Turkish Riviera and the city ofAntalya. How to applyPleasesend a cover letter and CV to info at dmad.org.tr. For more information pleasevisit www.dmad.org.tr or email us. Have a good day,Aylin Akkaya Ba??? -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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If you have any questions, please contact Andrew DiMatteo (andrew.dimatteo at navy.mil). Andrew DiMatteo Marine Resources Branch Manager (EV53) Naval Facilities Engineering Command Atlantic andrew.dimatteo at navy.mil 757.322.4025 -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: smime.p7s Type: application/pkcs7-signature Size: 5607 bytes Desc: not available URL: From disciara at gmail.com Tue May 19 00:10:34 2015 From: disciara at gmail.com (Giuseppe Notarbartolo di Sciara) Date: Tue, 19 May 2015 09:10:34 +0200 Subject: [MARMAM] Fin whale satellite tracking in the Mediterranean - 2015 Message-ID: Satellite tracking reveals north-south fin whale highway across the Mediterranean, intersecting one of the world?s busiest ship lanes: http://www.tethys.org/tethys/lampedusa2015/ (make sure you don?t miss the tracking animations!) 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These positions include: Marine Mammal Education and Research Internship Marine Mammal and Sea Turtle Rescue Internship (Please note, this particular position starts in November, in line with the sea turtle stranding season in Massachusetts, and will primarily work with sea turtles) Marine Mammal Internship We have many more positions available, working with animals or in operations roles, just view our website! Applications will be accepted on a rolling deadline even after our June 1st priority deadline. Full instructions on how to apply can be found here; applications may also be sent to intern at neaq.org. We look forward to reviewing your applications soon! If you have any questions please feel free to reach out or see the links in my signature, below. Brendon Dempsey Intern Coordinator New England Aquarium tel 617.226.5235 intern at neaq.org www.neaq.org Applying for Internships Internship Positions Have questions? Internship FAQ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From katjavp at gmail.com Thu May 21 11:25:23 2015 From: katjavp at gmail.com (Katja Vinding Petersen) Date: Thu, 21 May 2015 20:25:23 +0200 Subject: [MARMAM] Possible non-offspring nursing in the southern right whale, Eubalaena australis Message-ID: Dear MARMAM subscribers, We would like to draw your attention to our recent publication: Possible non-offspring nursing in the southern right whale*, Eubalaena australis * Peter B. Best; Simon H. Elwen; Per J. Palsboll; Meredith Thornton; Evan Austin; Katja Vinding Journal of Mammalogy 2015 96 (2): 405-416 doi: 10.1093/jmammal/gyv042 During the austral winter, adult female southern right whales Eubalaena australis enter the South African coastal waters to give birth and raise their young. Most births take place over a 4-month period, when the females congregate in specific coastal areas or nursery grounds for up to a recorded maximum of 105 days. At this time, the density of cow-calf pairs in nursery areas can reach as high as 3.2 pairs/km2 over 26 km of coastline. Although a single young is born and suckled exclusively for 7 months to a year, recent observations on nursery grounds include 3 incidents where apparently abandoned/orphaned calves-of-the-year have been seen associating with a minimum of 2-3 different cow-calf pairs over periods of 11-38 days. Attempts to suckle from these females have been noted in 2 of the cases, with the response of the female varying from extreme avoidance to apparent tolerance. In one instance where the observations of the same trio extended over 21 days, the nonoffspring appeared to compete at least equally with the offspring, even though the mother directed her evasive tactics more at the non-offspring than her own calf. At the same time, both of the calves exhibited some growth in length when compared with the size of the adult female: their subsequent survival is unknown. Non-offspring nursing in monotocous species is generally rare, and the costs to the female potentially high: this is certainly the case for seasonally feeding mysticetes such as the right whale, where the costs of lactation cannot be recovered until the cow resumes feeding about 4 months after parturition. Hence, it is perhaps not surprising that these are the first recorded observations of contemporaneous nursing attempts by offspring and non-offspring calves of any mysticete. A copy can be down loaded from: http://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.1093/jmammal/gyv042 Research gate: https://www.researchgate .net/publication/275723809_Possible_non-offspring_nursing_in_the_southern_right_whale_ Eubalaena_australis If you are having problems down loading the article you are welcome to contact me at katjavp at gmail.com Enjoy reading about the "Milk thief" as our greatly missed and respected Peter called it. Best regards Katja Vinding .. -- Katja Vinding Petersen, M.Sc. PhD. Student University of Pretoria, South Africa Mobile Denmark: 0045 20 62 00 64 Mobile S.A.: +27 (0)7 22 80 11 46 www.facebook.com/WhalesDolphins -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From kimberley.bennett at plymouth.ac.uk Wed May 20 13:40:14 2015 From: kimberley.bennett at plymouth.ac.uk (Kimberley Bennett) Date: Wed, 20 May 2015 20:40:14 +0000 Subject: [MARMAM] deadline extended on postdoctoral research fellow in molecular physiology of fat metabolism in seals Message-ID: We have extended the deadline for the recently advertised postdoctoral position to 2nd June so that it no longer clashes with the May bank holiday. Details are below: The School of Marine Science and Engineering invites you to apply for a full time postdoctoral research fellowship in molecular physiology of fat metabolism in seals. The candidate will join the growing Marine Vertebrate Research Group in the Marine Biology and Ecology Research Centre (MBERC) http://www1.plymouth.ac.uk/research/mberc/Pages/default.aspx within the Faculty of Science and Environment at Plymouth University, and will conduct cutting edge research to contribute significantly to knowledge and understanding in the field of molecular physiology of environmental obesogens. You will be responsible for the provision of specialist research knowledge and expertise that supports a recently funded NERC grant, entitled ?Obesogens in an obese animal: an experimental approach to assess the impact of marine pollutants on fat tissue function in seals?. The purpose of the role is to develop and use molecular methodologies, including qPCR and immuno-detection methods, to better understand the local regulation of fat deposition and mobilisation by blubber in response to key fat regulating hormones and potentially obesogenic marine pollutants. Working in the new molecular biology facilities at Plymouth University, you will be responsible for development and application of suitable laboratory protocols, and the analysis and dissemination of the data through publications, public outreach and attendance at meetings and conferences in the UK, Europe and overseas. You will co-ordinate their research activities with collaborators at the Sea Mammal Research Unit at St Andrews University in Scotland, and Universit? de Li?ge and Universit? Catholique de Louvain in Belgium and will be expected to maintain and strengthen links with these institutions. You should have experience of laboratory tools in molecular physiology, including quantitative PCR and/ or immunoblotting methods, and be familiar with safe handling of the chemicals involved in molecular work, such as RNA extraction. You will also be proficient in statistical analysis of gene and/ or protein expression data. You should be a highly self-motivated and independent worker, with good problem solving skills and a keen interest in the regulation of mammalian fat metabolism and/ or endocrine disruption. Candidates should demonstrate good interpersonal, written and oral communication skills. You should have a first or upper second class honours degree in an appropriate subject, such as zoology, biology, biomedical science or molecular biology, and preferably a relevant MSc or MRes qualification. You should also have completed your PhD in a relevant field, including viva, by the start date of 1st August 2015. For informal enquiries about this post please contact Dr Kimberley Bennett, lecturer in marine biology, on email kimberley.bennett at plymouth.ac.uk or tel 0044 (0)1752 586184. This is a full-time post working 37 hours per week on a fixed-term basis for 36 months. Closing date: 12 midnight, Tuesday June 2nd 2015 The link to our vacancies website is here https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/your-university/jobs/search-vacancies and the job reference is A4242. Alternatively it is here on jobs.ac.uk: http://www.jobs.ac.uk/job/AKZ736/post-doctoral-research-fellow/ Best wishes Kimberley Dr. Kimberley Bennett Lecturer in Marine Biology Marine Biology and Ecology Research Centre School of Marine Science and Engineering Plymouth University Plymouth UK PL4 8AA 0044 (0)1752 586184 ________________________________ [http://www.plymouth.ac.uk/images/email_footer.gif] This email and any files with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the recipient to whom it is addressed. If you are not the intended recipient then copying, distribution or other use of the information contained is strictly prohibited and you should not rely on it. If you have received this email in error please let the sender know immediately and delete it from your system(s). Internet emails are not necessarily secure. While we take every care, Plymouth University accepts no responsibility for viruses and it is your responsibility to scan emails and their attachments. Plymouth University does not accept responsibility for any changes made after it was sent. Nothing in this email or its attachments constitutes an order for goods or services unless accompanied by an official order form. From marielouis17 at hotmail.com Fri May 22 03:15:57 2015 From: marielouis17 at hotmail.com (Marie Louis) Date: Fri, 22 May 2015 10:15:57 +0000 Subject: [MARMAM] New article on bottlenose dolphin abundance and social structure in the English Channel Message-ID: Dear all, We are pleased to announce the publication of the following article: Louis M., Gally F., Barbraud C., B?esau J., Tixier P., Simon-Bouhet B., Le Rest K., Guinet C. 2015. Social structure and abundance of coastal bottlenose dolphins, Tursiops truncatus, in the Normano-Breton Gulf, English Channel. Journal of Mammalogy. DOI: 10.1093/jmamma/gyv053 Abstract A large, but poorly studied, bottlenose dolphin community, Tursiops truncatus, inhabits coastal waters of Normandy (Normano-Breton Gulf, English Channel, France). In this study, the social structure and abundance of this community were assessed using photo-identification techniques. Like other bottlenose dolphin communities worldwide, this resident community has a fission?fusion social structure with fluid associations among individuals (half-weight index = 0.10). Association patterns were highly variable as indicated by a high social differentiation (S = 0.95 ? 0.03). The majority of associations were casual, lasting days to months. However, individuals exhibited also a smaller proportion of long-term relationships. A mean group size of 26 was large compared with other resident coastal communities, and variable, ranging from 1 to 100, which could be the results of ecological conditions, in particular resource predictability and availability. Analyses also showed that the community was organized in 3 social clusters that were not completely isolated from each other. Abundance was estimated at 420 dolphins (95% confidence interval: 331?521), making this coastal community one of the largest identified along European coastlines. Because human activities in the Gulf are expected to increase in the upcoming years, longterm demographic monitoring of this dolphin community will be critical for its management. The article can be download from: http://jmammal.oxfordjournals.org/content/early/2015/04/30/jmammal.gyv053 or you can email me for a copy. Best wishes, Marie -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From megapterax at yahoo.com Wed May 20 12:53:36 2015 From: megapterax at yahoo.com (Jaime Bolanos) Date: Wed, 20 May 2015 19:53:36 +0000 (UTC) Subject: [MARMAM] New publication of distribution of common dolphins in Venezuela Message-ID: <1455679864.3749502.1432151616460.JavaMail.yahoo@mail.yahoo.com> On behalf of coauthors, I am very pleased to announce the publication of the following article: Bola?os-Jim?nez, J., Castro-P?rez, Herrera-Trujillo, O., Oviedo, L., Palacios, D., S?nchez-Criollo; L., Puerto, M.F., Sifontes, L., Silva-Hern?ndez, M.G. and Villarroel-Mar?n, A. The Presence of Long-Beaked Common Dolphins (Delphinus spp.) off Central-Western Venezuela". Anartia, 25 (2013): 32 - 46. PDF available upon request to my email address: megapterax at yahoo.com. I have also uploaded it to my pages in Researchgate and Academy. Below the abstract "The common dolphin (genus Delphinus) is regularly found in regions with upwelling-modified waters. The ?Venezuelan stock? of the common dolphin is documented to occur in north-eastern Venezuelan waters, particularly in the ?Eastern Upwelling? eco-region.?Records of Delphinus for other eco-regions of Venezuela are extremely sparse. Information was compiled from three independent cetacean studies conducted during 2009-2011 in the states of Aragua (Central Coast eco-region), Miranda (Unare-P?ritu eco-region) and Zulia (Gulf of Venezuela eco-region), respectively. Fourteen records of Delphinus were compiled for this study: 10 sightings (71,5%) off the coast of Aragua State; two (14,3%) off Miranda State; as well as one sighting (7,1%) and one stranding (7,1%) in the Gulf of Venezuela. Records in the states of Miranda and Zulia were related to upwelling-modified waters. We found no evidence of upwelling in waters off Aragua State (71,5% of the records). 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The two first days, 20 marine mammals will be extensively necropsied and sampled, based on a standard procedure. The third day will be dedicated to update the European marine mammal necropsy procedure based on the proceeding of the first European Cetacean Society workshop on cetacean pathology: dissection techniques and tissue sampling. ECS Newsletter #17 special issue: 1991, 39 p. by Kuiken T. and Garcia Hartmann M. and adapted in previous European Cetacean Society necropsy workshops. A special attention will be the extraction and fixation (injection) of the inner ear. A morning session will be devoted to dissection, sampling and tissues banking procedures (Jauniaux T.), another one will be reserved for acoustics and inner ear extraction and fixation (Andr? M.); afternoons will be dedicated to necropsies, mostly harbor porpoises. The number of attendees is limited to 20, in order to pair off participants under the supervision of a veterinary pathologist and specialists of the inner ear dissection. For additional information, please contact directly T. Jauniaux (t.jauniaux at ulg.ac.be) For the committee T. Jauniaux Thierry Jauniaux, DMV, PhD Assistant Professor Diplomate of European College of Zoological Medicine -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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Our goal is to give Interns a well-rounded experience in a variety of areas while providing expert training and experience in marine science research. Interns must: - Commit to a minimum of at least 12 weeks. The internship can be extended depending on work performance. - Be available to work Mon-Fri and must be available for all boat trips. Some field days may fall on the weekends. - Have strong sense of responsibility, work ethic, attention to detail, and ability to admit mistakes. - Produce high quality research efforts and exhibit strong interpersonal skills. - *Principle Duties include*: data entry, searching and cataloging journal articles, learning all research protocols, cropping and sorting photo-id fin images, learning to use photo-id programs such as Darwin (fin matching software), and FinBase (Microsoft Access), boat based field research (21? and 31? boats), and learn how to use ArcGIS - *Secondary Duties involve*: Assisting with animal care staff, attending marine mammal necropsies, responding to marine mammal and sea turtle strandings, and assisting with educational tours. - *Field days: *Interns must be able to spend many hours on the water and on shore in sometimes extreme seasonal conditions. Seasonal temperatures range from over 100 ?F in summer to 30 ?F in winter. Field days typically exceed eight hours and occur at least two or three times a week. Applicants must be 18 or older and must have a genuine interest in marine research. Applicants should be actively pursuing a college degree or be a recent graduate in oceanography, marine science/biology, biology, or a related field. Previous research experience in any capacity is a plus. Applicants must be able and willing to fulfill all duties outlined for this Internship Program. This is an unpaid position and Interns are responsible for their own housing and transportation. Once accepted, IMMS staff will be able to assist Interns in suggesting suitable housing options and locations. *Deadline to Apply for the Fall Session (8/3/15 - 10/23/15 and 9/28/15 - 12/18/15) is June 1, 2015* *Please visit **http://imms.org/internship.php* * for application and full details* -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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We recorded and compared the total number of vessels in the presence and absence of cetacean sightings using data gathered during the summer season (2009 and 2013) along six fixed transects repeatedly surveyed. In locations with cetacean sightings (N=2667), nautical traffic was significantly lower, by 20%, compared to random locations where no sightings occurred (N=1226): all cetacean species, except bottlenose dolphin, were generally observed in locations with lower vessel abundance. In different areas the species showed variable results likely influenced by a combination of biological and local environmental factors. The approach of this research helped create, for the first time, a wide vision of the different responses of animals towards a common pressure.?The article is available online at:?http://authors.elsevier.com/a/1R4VbW5UIvIJ0 Kind regards. 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The session, "One Health": Opportunities for SETAC Leadership in Integrating Environmental, Human, and Animal Health, follows-up on the engaging One Health introduction at last year's SETAC Wildlife Toxicology Advisory Group meeting. This session expands that discussion and emphasizes roles for environmental toxicologists, chemists, and risk assessors in fostering One Health. "One Health" is a concept to encourage and expand interdisciplinary collaborations in research, clinical practice, policy, and communication related to health of people, other animals and the environment. It is increasingly common to see "One Health" included by name in inter-institutional research partnerships, conferences, communications, and organizational frameworks. One Health expertise is strong within SETAC, particularly amongst members of SETAC's Wildlife Toxicology, Human Health Risk Assessment, and Ecological Risk Assessment advisory groups. This session will bring together like-minded professionals to share their views and expand collaborations among scientists interested in the connections of human health, animal health and the environment. We encourage abstracts for consideration for inclusion in this session. The session is listed under the track "Special Symposiums" and abstract submission is open through May 27. Check out http://slc.setac.org for the latest meeting news. For additional information, you may contact session co-chairs: Tom Augspurger (US Fish and Wildlife Service, tom_augspurger at fws.gov, 919-845-4520 x21) and Nil Basu (McGill University, Niladri.basu at mcgill.ca) Janet Whaley, DVM Exponent(r), Inc. EcoSciences Practice 1800 Diagonal Road, Suite 500 Alexandria, VA 22314 o. (571) 227-7206 f. (571) 227-7299 mobile (571) 236-1875 jwhaley at exponent.com . -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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JOURNAL OF COMPARATIVE PATHOLOGY 152(4):335-344. 2015. Dental and temporomandibular joint pathology of the eastern Pacific harbour seal (Phoca vitulina richardii). 1.735 MB ALTER, S. ELIZABETH; MATTHIAS MEYER; KLAAS POST; PAUL CZECHOWSKI; PETER GRAVLUND; CORK GAINES; HOWARD C. ROSENBAUM; KRISTIN KASCHNER; SAMUEL T. TURVEY; JOHANNES VAN DER PLICHT; BETH SHAPIRO and MICHAEL HOFREITER. MOLECULAR ECOLOGY 24(7):1510-1522. 2015. Climate impacts on transocean dispersal and habitat in gray whales from the Pleistocene to 2100. 0.532 MB ARTHUR, BENJAMIN; MARK HINDELL; MARTHAN BESTER; PHIL TRATHAN; IAN JONSEN; IAIN STANILAND; W. CHRIS OOSTHUIZEN; MIA WEGE and MARY-ANNE LEA. PLOS ONE 10(3) e120888. 19pp. 2015. Return customers: Foraging site fidelity and the effect of environmental variability in wide-ranging Antarctic fur seals. 0.913 MB ASKIN, NESIME; MICHAEL BELANGER and CARIN WITTNICH. JOURNAL OF MARINE ANIMALS AND THEIR ECOLOGY 7(1):17-22. 2014. A review of natural milk, commercial replacement formulas, and home-made substitutes used in the care of rescued manatee calves. 0.619 MB BAGGENSTOSS, PAUL M. JOURNAL OF THE ACOUSTICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA 137(5):2552-2562. 2015. A multi-hypothesis tracker for clicking whales. 1.138 MB BANGUERA-HINESTROZA, EULALIA; AZUSA HAYANO; ENRIQUE CRESPO and A. RUS HOELZEL. MOLECULAR PHYLOGENETICS AND EVOLUTION 80:217-230. 2014. Delphinid systematics and biogeography with a focus on the current genus Lagenorhynchus: Multiple pathways for antitropical and trans-oceanic radiation. 2.421 MB BATTAILE, BRIAN C.; KENTARO Q. SAKAMOTO; CHAD A. NORDSTROM; DAVID A. S. ROSEN and ANDREW W. TRITES. PLOS ONE 10(3) e118761. 20pp. 2015. Accelerometers identify new behaviors and show little difference in the activity budgets of lactating northern fur seals (Callorhinus ursinus) between breeding islands and foraging habitats in the eastern Bering Sea. 1.517 MB BERTA, ANNALISA; ERIC G. EKDALE; THOMAS A. DEMERE and JOY S. REIDENBERG. ANATOMICAL RECORD: ADVANCES IN INTEGRATIVE ANATOMY AND EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY 298(4):643-647. 2015. Introduction to the anatomy of the head of a neonate gray whale (Mysticeti, Eschrichtius robustus). 0.351 MB BERTA, ANNALISA; ERIC G. EKDALE; NICOLAS T. ZELLMER; THOMAS A. DEMERE; SARAH S. KIENLE and MEGHAN SMALLCOMB. ANATOMICAL RECORD: ADVANCES IN INTEGRATIVE ANATOMY AND EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY 298(4):648-659. 2015. Eye, nose, hair, and throat: External anatomy of the head of a neonate gray whale (Cetacea, Mysticeti, Eschrichtiidae). 1.345 MB BEST, PETER B.; SIMON H. ELWEN; PER J. BALSBOLL; MEREDITH THORNTON; EVAN AUSTIN and KATJA VINDING. JOURNAL OF MAMMALOGY 96(2):405-416. 2015. Possible non-offspring nursing in the southern right whale, Eubalaena australis. 0.282 MB BISCONTI, MICHELANGELO. JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC PALAEONTOLOGY 13(5):377-395. 2015. Anatomy of a new cetotheriid genus and species from the Miocene of Herentals, Belgium, and the phylogenetic and palaeobiogeographical relationships of Cetotheriidae s.s. (Mammalia, Cetacea, Mysticeti). 0.738 MB BOESSENECKER, ROBERT W. and ASHLEY W. POUST. PALAEONTOLOGY 58(3):489-496. 2015. Freshwater occurrence of the extinct dolphin Parapontoporia (Cetacea: Lipotidae) from the upper Pliocene nonmarine Tulare Formation of California. 0.586 MB BOGOMOLNI, ANDREA L.; SALVATORE FRASCA, JR.; KEITH A. MATASSA; OLE NIELSEN; KARA ROGERS and SYLVAIN DE GUISE. JOURNAL OF WILDLIFE DISEASES 51(2):454-465. 2015. Development of a one-step duplex RT-qPCR for the quantification of phocine distemper virus. 0.315 MB BOLANOS-JIMENEZ, JAIME; GRACIELA CASTRO-PEREZ; OLGA HERRERA-TRUJILLO; LENIN OVIEDO; DANIEL PALACIOS; LEONARDO SANCHEZ-CRIOLLO; MARIA F. PUERTO; LEONARDO SIFONTES; MARIA G. SILVA-HERNANDEZ and AURISTELA VILLARROEL-MARIN. ANARTIA 25:32-46. 2013. The presence of long-beaked common dolphins (Delphinus spp.) off central-western Venezuela. 1.629 MB BOSSLEY, MICHAEL I. and MICHELLE A. WOOLFALL. JOURNAL OF MARINE ANIMALS AND THEIR ECOLOGY 7(1):12-16. 2014. Recovery from severe cutaneous injury in two free ranging bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops spp.). 1.152 MB BOWEN, WILLIAM D.; CORNELIA E. DEN HEYER; JIM I. MCMILLAN and SARA J. IVERSON. ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION 5(7):1412-1424. 2015. Offspring size at weaning affects survival to recruitment and reproductive performance of primiparous gray seals. 0.439 MB BURTON, ADRIAN. FRONTIERS IN ECOLOGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT 13(2):120. 2015. Enchantment of the dolphin. 0.935 MB CAMPELLO NORMANDE, IRAN; FABIA DE OLIVEIRA LUNA; ANA CLAUDIA MENDES MALHADO; JOAO CARLOS GOMES BORGES; PITAGORAS CARLOS; VIANA, JR.; FERNANDA LOFFER NIEMEYER ATTADEMO and RICHARD J. LADLE. ORYX 49(2):338-344. 2015. Eighteen years of Antillean manatee Trichechus manatus manatus releases in Brazil: Lessons learnt. 0.337 MB CARLSON-BREMER, DAPHNE; KATHLEEN M. COLEGROVE; FRANCES M. D. GULLAND; PATRICIA A. CONRAD; JONNA A. K. MAZET and CHRISTINE K. JOHNSON. JOURNAL OF WILDLIFE DISEASES 51(2):362-373. 2015. Epidemiology and pathology of Toxoplasma gondii in free-ranging California sea lions (Zalophus californianus). 0.440 MB CASTILHO, C. S.; F. PEDONE-VALDEZ; F. BERTUOL; P. FRUET; R. C. GENOVES; J. C. DI TULLIO; G. CAON; L. S. HOFFMANN and T. R. O. FREITAS. GENETICS AND MOLECULAR RESEARCH 14(2):3387-3399. 2015. Insights about the genetic diversity and population structure of an offshore group of common bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) in the Mid-Atlantic. 0.662 MB CHRISTIANSEN, FREDRIK; CHIARA G. BERTULLI; MARIANNE H. RASMUSSEN and DAVID LUSSEAU. JOURNAL OF WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT 79(2):311-324. 2015. Estimating cumulative exposure of wildlife to non-lethal disturbance using spatially explicit capture-recapture models. 1.136 MB CONNOR, RICHARD C. and MICHAEL KRUTZEN. ANIMAL BEHAVIOUR 103:223-235. 2015. Male dolphin alliances in Shark Bay: Changing perspectives in a 30-year study. 1.256 MB CONSTANTINE, ROCHELLE; MARK JOHNSON; LEENA RIEKKOLA; STEPHANIE JERVIS; LILY KOZMIAN-LEDWARD; TODD DENNIS; LEIGH G. TORRES and NATACHA AGUILAR DE SOTO. BIOLOGICAL CONSERVATION 186:149-157. 2015. Mitigation of vessel-strike mortality of endangered Bryde's whales in the Hauraki Gulf, New Zealand. 1.154 MB CRUZ, MARIA JOAO; VERA LEAL JORDAO; JOAO GIL PEREIRA; RICARDO SERRAO SANTOS and MONICA A. SILVA. ICES (INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL FOR THE EXPLORATION OF THE SEAS) JOURNAL OF MARINE SCIENCE 71(9):2608-2620. 2014. Risso's dolphin depredation in the Azorean hand-jig squid fishery: Assessing the impacts and evaluating effectiveness of acoustic deterrents. 0.796 MB DAHLHEIM, MARILYN E.; ALEXANDRE N. 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High-grade astrocytoma (glioblastoma multiforme) in an Atlantic spotted dolphin (Stenella frontalis). 1.759 MB DIAZ-DELGADO, JOSUE; EVA SIERRA; MANUEL ARBELO; ALEJANDRO SUAREZ-BONNET; CRISTIAN SUAREZ-SANTANA; ENRIQUE GRAU-BASSAS and ANTONIO FERNANDEZ. JOURNAL OF WILDLIFE DISEASES 51(2):538-541. 2015. Primary uterine T-cell lymphoma with metastasis in an Atlantic spotted dolphin (Stenella frontalis), Canary Islands, Spain. 0.541 MB DIETZ, RUNE; KIM GUSTAVSON; CHRISTIAN SONNE; JEAN-PIERRE DESFORGES; FRANK F. RIGET; VIOLA PAVLOVA; MELISSA A. MCKINNEY and ROBERT J. LETCHER. ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 140:45-55. 2015. Physiologically-based pharmacokinetic modelling of immune, reproductive and carcinogenic effects from contaminant exposure in polar bears (Ursus maritimus) across the Arctic. 1.564 MB DONALDSON, MICHAEL R.; SCOTT G. HINCH; CORY D. SUSKI; AARON T. FISK; MICHELLE R. HEUPEL and STEVEN J. COOKE. FRONTIERS IN ECOLOGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT 12(10):565-573. 2014. Making connections in aquatic ecosystems with acoustic telemetry monitoring. 1.244 MB EKDALE, ERIC G.; THOMAS A. DEMERE and ANNALISA BERTA. ANATOMICAL RECORD: ADVANCES IN INTEGRATIVE ANATOMY AND EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY 298(4):691-702. 2015. Vascularization of the gray whale palate (Cetacea, Mysticeti, Eschrichtius robustus): Soft tissue evidence for an alveolar source of blood to baleen. 1.062 MB EKDALE, ERIC G. and SARAH S. KIENLE. ANATOMICAL RECORD: ADVANCES IN INTEGRATIVE ANATOMY AND EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY 298(4):675-679. 2015. Passive restriction of blood flow and counter-current heat exchange via lingual retia in the tongue of a neonatal gray whale Eschrichtius robustus (Cetacea, Mysticeti). 0.317 MB EL ADLI, JOSEPH J. and THOMAS A. DEMERE. ANATOMICAL RECORD: ADVANCES IN INTEGRATIVE ANATOMY AND EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY 298(4):680-690. 2015. On the anatomy of the temporomandibular joint and the muscles that act upon it: Observations on the gray whale, Eschrichtius robustus. 1.152 MB ELVARSSON, BJARKI THOR. ICES (INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL FOR THE EXPLORATION OF THE SEAS) JOURNAL OF MARINE SCIENCE 72(2):661-669. 2015. Evaluating stock structure hypotheses using genetically determined close relatives: A simulation study on North Atlantic fin whales. 0.806 MB ERDSACK, NICOLA; GUIDO DEHNHARDT; MARTIN WITT; ANDREAS WREE; URSULA SIEBERT and WOLF HANKE. JOURNAL OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY INTERFACE 12(104). 20141206. 7pp. 2015. Unique fur and skin structure in harbour seals (Phoca vitulina) - thermal insulation, drag reduction, or both? 1.189 MB FAIS, A.; N. AGUILAR SOTO; M. JOHNSON; C. PEREZ-GONZALEZ; P. J. O. MILLER and P. T. MADSEN. BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY AND SOCIOBIOLOGY 69(4):663-674. 2015. Sperm whale echolocation behaviour reveals a directed, prior-based search strategy informed by prey distribution. 0.960 MB FALLOWS, C.; H. P. 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Population genetic structure of common bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) in the Adriatic Sea and contiguous regions: Implications for international conservation. 0.185 MB GASPARI, STEFANIA; AVIAD SCHEININ; DRASKO HOLCER; CATERINA FORTUNA; CHIARA NATALI; TILEN GENOV; ALEXANDROS FRANTZIS; GUIDO CHELAZZI and ANDRE E. MOURA. EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY 42(2):177-190. 2015. Drivers of population structure of the bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) in the eastern Mediterranean Sea. 0.533 MB GEBHARD, ERIKA; MILTON LEVIN; ANDREA BOGOMOLNI and SYLVAIN DE GUISE. HARMFUL ALGAE 44:54-62. 2015. Immunomodulatory effects of brevetoxin (PbTx-3) upon in vitro exposure in bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus). 1.015 MB GILL, PETER C.; REBECCA PIRZL; MARGIE G. MORRICE and KIERAN LAWTON. JOURNAL OF WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT 79(4):672-681. 2015. Cetacean diversity of the continental shelf and slope off southern Australia. 0.879 MB GIORLI, GIACOMO; WHITLOW W. L. 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The effect of dolphin-assisted therapy on the cognitive and social development of children with Down Syndrome. 0.121 MB GUAN, SHANE; TZU-HAO LIN; LIEN-SIANG CHOU; JOSEPH VIGNOLA; JOHN JUDGE and DIEGO TURO. JOURNAL OF THE ACOUSTICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA 137(5):2939-2949. 2015. Dynamics of soundscape in a shallow water marine environment: A study of the habitat of the Indo-Pacific humpback dolphin. 4.163 MB GUIMARAES, J. P.; A. M. B. FEBRONIO; J. E. VERGARA-PARENTE and M. R. WERNECK. JOURNAL OF PARASITOLOGY 101(2):248-251. 2015. Lesions associated with Halocercus brasiliensis Lins de Almeida, 1933 in the lungs of dolphins stranded in the northeast of Brazil. 0.406 MB GUTIERREZ, DANIELLE B.; ANDREAS FAHLMAN; MANUELA GARDNER; DANIELLE KLEINHENZ; MARINA PISCITELLI; STEPHEN RAVERTY; MARTIN HAULENA and PAUL V. ZIMBA. RESPIRATORY PHYSIOLOGY & NEUROBIOLOGY 211:29-36. 2015. Phosphatidylcholine composition of pulmonary surfactant from terrestrial and marine diving mammals. 1.103 MB HAMPE, OLIVER; HELENA FRANKE; CHRISTY A. HIPSLEY; NIKOLAY KARDJILOV and JOHANNES MULLER. JOURNAL OF MORPHOLOGY 276(5):564-582. 2015. Prenatal cranial ossification of the humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae). 1.182 MB HOYDAL, KATRIN S.; ROBERT J. LETCHER; DAVID A. D. BLAIR; MARIA DAM; CHRISTINA LOCKYER and BJORN M. JENSSEN. SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 520:270-285. 2015. Legacy and emerging organic pollutants in liver and plasma of long-finned pilot whales (Globicephala melas) from waters surrounding the Faroe Islands. 0.954 MB HUCKABONE, SARA E.; FRANCES M. D. GULLAND; SUZANNE M. JOHNSON; KATHLEEN M. COLEGROVE; ERIN M. DODD; DEMOSTHENES PAPPAGIANIS; ROBIN C. DUNKIN; DAVID CASPER; ERIN L. CARLSON; JANE E. SYKES; WEILAND MEYER and MELISSA A. MILLER. JOURNAL OF WILDLIFE DISEASES 51(2):295-308. 2015. Coccidioidomycosis and other systemic mycoses of marine mammals stranding along the Central California, USA coast: 1998-2012. 0.813 MB IWATA, HISATO; KEISUKE YAMAGUCHI; YOKO TAKESHITA; AKIRA KUBOTA; SHUSAKU HIRAKAWA; TOMOHIKO ISOBE; MASASHI HIRANO and EUN-YOUNG KIM. AQUATIC TOXICOLOGY (AMSTERDAM) 162:138-151. 2015. Enzymatic characterization of in vitro-expressed Baikal seal cytochrome P450 (CYP) 1A1, 1A2, and 1B1: Implication of low metabolic potential of CYP1A2 uniquely evolved in aquatic mammals. 3.054 MB JENSEN, FRANTS H.; MAGNUS WAHLBERG; KRISTIAN BEEDHOLM; MARK JOHNSON; NATACHA AGUILAR DE SOTO and PETER T. MADSEN. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY 218(9):1314-1324. 2015. Single-click beam patterns suggest dynamic changes to the field of view of echolocating Atlantic spotted dolphins (Stenella frontalis) in the wild. 0.850 MB JUDKINS, HEATHER; SCARLETT ARBUCKLE; MICHAEL VECCHIONE; LANCE GARRISON and ANTHONY MARTINEZ. JOURNAL OF NATURAL HISTORY 49(21-24):1267-1280. 2015. Cephalopods in the potential prey field of sperm whales (Physeter macrocephalus) (Cetacea: Physeteridae) in the northern Gulf of Mexico. 0.466 MB KASTELEIN, RONALD A.; ROBIN GRANSIER; JESSICA SCHOP and LEAN HOEK. JOURNAL OF THE ACOUSTICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA 137(4):1623-1633. 2015. Effects of exposure to intermittent and continuous 6-7 kHz sonar sweeps on harbor porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) hearing. 0.671 MB KAUHALA, KAARINA; MIKA KURKILAHTI; MARKUS P. AHOLA; ANNIKA HERRERO; OLLE KARLSSON; MERVI KUNNASRANTA; RAISA TIILIKAINEN and MARKUS VETEMAA. ANNALES ZOOLOGICI FENNICI 52(1-2):103-114. 2015. Age, sex and body condition of Baltic grey seals: Are problem seals a random sample of the population? 0.364 MB KIENLE, SARAH S.; ERIC G. EKDALE; JOY S. REIDENBERG and TOM A. DEMERE. ANATOMICAL RECORD: ADVANCES IN INTEGRATIVE ANATOMY AND EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY 298(4):660-674. 2015. Tongue and hyoid musculature and functional morphology of a neonate gray whale (Cetacea, Mysticeti, Eschrichtius robustus). 1.353 MB LAITMAN, JEFFREY T. ANATOMICAL RECORD: ADVANCES IN INTEGRATIVE ANATOMY AND EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY 298(4):641-642. 2015. Editorial. A (gray) whale of a tale: A rare view inside one of nature's majestic animals. 0.040 MB LAITMAN, JEFFREY T. and KURT H. ALBERTINE. ANATOMICAL RECORD: ADVANCES IN INTEGRATIVE ANATOMY AND EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY 298(4):639-640. 2015. Editorial. The Anatomical Record and whales: We're peas in the same pod. 0.042 MB LAMBERT, OLIVIER; CHRISTIAN DE MUIZON and GIOVANNI BIANUCCI. GEODIVERSITAS 37(1):79-108. 2015. A new archaic homodont toothed cetacean (Mammalia, Cetacea, Odontoceti) from the early Miocene of Peru. 4.454 MB LIU, J.-Y.; L.-S. CHOU and M.-H. CHEN. MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN 93(1-2):270-277. 2015. Investigation of trophic level and niche partitioning of 7 cetacean species by stable isotopes, and cadmium and arsenic tissue concentrations in the western Pacific Ocean. 0.445 MB LOZA, C. M.; A. C. SCARANO; L. H. SOLBELZON; J. NEGRETE and A. A. CARLINI. JOURNAL OF ANATOMY 226(4):354-372. 2015. Morphology of the tympanic-basicranial region in Mirounga leonina (Phocidae, Carnivora), postnatal ontogeny and sexual dimorphism. 2.288 MB MACFARLANE, NICHOLAS B. W.; JONATHAN C. HOWLAND; FRANTS H. JENSEN and PETER L. TYACK. BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY AND SOCIOBIOLOGY 69(4):685-693. 2015. A 3D stereo camera system for precisely positioning animals in space and time. 3.939 MB MALENFANT, RENE M.; DAVID W. COLTMAN and COREY S. DAVIS. MOLECULAR ECOLOGY RESOURCES 15(3):587-600. 2015. Design of a 9K Illumina BeadChip for polar bears (Ursus maritimus) from RAD and transcriptome sequencing. 1.279 MB MARX, FELIX G. ROYAL SOCIETY OPEN SCIENCE 2:140434. 14pp. 2015. Baleen boom and bust: A synthesis of mysticete phylogeny, diversity and disparity. 0.741 MB MARTIN LOPEZ, LUCIA MARTINA; PATRICK J. O. MILLER; NATACHA AGUILAR DE SOTO and MARK JOHNSON. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY 218(9):1325-1338. 2015. Gait switches in deep-diving beaked whales: Biomechanical strategies for long-duration dives. 1.224 MB MARTIN, STEPHEN W.; CAMERON R. MARTIN; BRIAN M. MATSUYAMA and E. ELIZABETH HENDERSON. JOURNAL OF THE ACOUSTICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA 137(5):2533-2541. 2015. Minke whales (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) respond to navy training. 0.600 MB MATE, BRUCE R.; VALENTIN YU. ILYASHENKO; AMANDA L. BRADFORD; VLADIMIR V. VERTYANKIN; GRIGORY A. TSIDULKO; VYACHESLAV V. ROZHNOV and LADD M. IRVINE. BIOLOGY LETTERS 11(4). 20150071. 4pp. 2015. Critically endangered western gray whales migrate to the eastern North Pacific. 0.585 MB MATTHEWS, CORY J. D. and STEVEN H. FERGUSON. JOURNAL OF MAMMALOGY 96(2):425-437. 2015. Weaning age variation in beluga whales (Delphinapterus leucas). 2.237 MB MCGOVERN, KRISTEN A.; CHRISTOPHER D. MARSHALL and RANDALL W. DAVIS. ANATOMICAL RECORD: ADVANCES IN INTEGRATIVE ANATOMY AND EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY 298(4):750-760. 2015. Are vibrissae viable sensory structures for prey capture in northern elephant seals, Mirounga angustirostris? 0.885 MB NACHTIGALL, PAUL E. and ALEXANDER YA SUPIN. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY 218(7):999-1005. 2015. Conditioned frequency-dependent hearing sensitivity reduction in the bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus). 0.379 MB NEGRETE, JAVIER; LEOPOLDO H. SOIBELZON; ESTEBAN SOIBELZON; MARIA E. I. MARQUEZ; CLEOPATRA M. LOZA; WALTER ACOSTA; JORGE LUSKY and MARCELO PECORARO. ANTARCTIC SCIENCE 27(3):274-280. 2015. Aggregation of mummified adult crabeater seals (Pinnipedia: Phocidae) in the eastern Antarctic Peninsula: Age and sex structure, taphonomy and cause of death. 0.881 MB NG, TERRY FEI FAN; MELISSA A. MILLER; NIKOLA O. KONDOV; ERIN M. DODD; FRANCESCA BATAC; MIKE MANZER; SARAH IVES; JEREMIAH T. SALIKI; XUTAO DENG and ERIC DELWART. JOURNAL OF WILDLIFE DISEASES 51(2):446-453. 2015. Oral papillomatosis caused by Enhydra lutris papillomavirus 1 (ElPV-1) in Southern sea otters (Enhydra lutris nereis) in California, USA. 0.779 MB ORBACH, D. N.; J. M. PACKARD; S. PIWETZ and B. WURSIG. CANADIAN JOURNAL OF ZOOLOGY 93(5):383-390. 2015. Sex-specific variation in conspecific-acquired marking prevalence among dusky dolphins (Lagenorhynchus obscurus). 3.594 MB OSBORNE, AMY J.; JOHN PEARSON; B. LOUISE CHILVERS; MARTIN A. KENNEDY and NEIL J. GEMMELL. PLOS ONE 10(4) e122703. 17pp. 2015. Examining the role of components of Slc11a1 (Nramp1) in the susceptibility of New Zealand sea lions (Phocarctos hookeri) to disease. 0.666 MB OUDEJANS, MACHIEL G.; FLEUR VISSER; ANNELI ENGLUND; EMER ROGAN and SIMON N. INGRAM. PLOS ONE 10(4) e122668. 15pp. 2015. Evidence for distinct coastal and offshore communities of bottlenose dolphins in the North East Atlantic. 0.800 MB PAPALE, ELENA; MARCO GAMBA; MONICA PEREZ-GIL; VIDAL MARTEL MARTIN and CRISTINA GIACOMA. PLOS ONE 10(4) e121711. 15pp. 2015. Dolphins adjust species-specific frequency parameters to compensate for increasing background noise. 1.733 MB PAYNE, CYMIE R. TRANSNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL LAW 4(1):181-194. 2015. ICJ halts Antarctic whaling - Japan starts again. 0.133 MB PEREZ-ALVAREZ, MARIA JOSE; CARLOS OLAVARRIA; RODRIGO MORAGA; C. SCOTT BAKER; REBECCA M. HAMNER and ELIE POULIN. PLOS ONE 10(4) e123956. 15pp. 2015. Microsatellite markers reveal strong genetic structure in the endemic Chilean dolphin. 1.772 MB PINELA, A. M.; A. BORRELL and A. AGUILAR. RAPID COMMUNICATIONS IN MASS SPECTROMETRY 29(9):855-863. 2015. Variation in d15N and d13C stable isotope values in common dolphins (Delphinus spp.) worldwide, with particular emphasis on the eastern North Atlantic populations. 0.682 MB PIROTTA, ENRICO; KATE L. BROOKES; ISLA M. GRAHAM and PAUL M. THOMPSON. BIOLOGY LETTERS 10(5). 20131090. 4pp. 2014. Variation in harbour porpoise activity in response to seismic survey noise. 0.361 MB POLASEK, LORI; SHAWNA KARPOVICH; JILL PREWITT; CARRIE GOERTZ; SUZANNE CONLON and DANIEL HENNEN. JOURNAL OF MAMMALOGY 96(2):361-367. 2015. Ultrasound as a non-invasive alternative for deuterium oxide dilution measurements in harbor seals (Phoca vitulina). 1.406 MB RODE, KARYN D.; CHARLES T. ROBBINS; LYNNE NELSON and STEVEN C. AMSTRUP. FRONTIERS IN ECOLOGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT 13(3):138-145. 2015. Can polar bears use terrestrial foods to offset lost ice-based hunting opportunities? 1.240 MB SCHWARZMULLER, FLORIAN; NICO EISENHAUER and ULRICH BROSE. JOURNAL OF ANIMAL ECOLOGY 84(3):680-691. 2015. 'Trophic whales' as biotic buffers: Weak interactions stabilize ecosystems against nutrient enrichment. 0.674 MB SELLHEIM, NIKOLAS. POLAR RECORD 51(3):274-289. 2015. The goals of the EU seal products trade regulation: From effectiveness to consequence. 0.247 MB SMITH, CRAIG R.; ADRIAN G. GLOVER; TINA TREUDE; NICHOLAS D. HIGGS and DIVA J. AMON. ANNUAL REVIEW OF MARINE SCIENCE 7:571-596. 2015. Whale-fall ecosystems: Recent insights into ecology, paleoecology, and evolution. 3.130 MB SOSTRES ALONSO, MARTA and HANNA K. NUUTTILA. BIOACOUSTICS 24(2):101-110. 2015. Detection rates of wild harbour porpoises and bottlenose dolphins using static acoustic click loggers vary with depth. 0.324 MB STONEHOUSE, BERNARD. POLAR RECORD 51(3):318-329. 2015. Accounts and balance sheet of Hull Whale Fishery Company, 1754-1757. 0.417 MB SUPIN, ALEXANDER YA. And VLADIMIR V. POPOV. JOURNAL OF THE ACOUSTICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA 137(5):2512-2521. 2015. Evoked-potential recovery during double click stimulation in a beluga whale: Implications for biosonar gain control. 2.172 MB TANAKA, MIYUU; TAKESHI IZAWA; MITSURU KUWAMURA; MIKI OZAKI; TATSUKO NAKAO; SHU ITO and JYOJI YAMATE. JOURNAL OF VETERINARY MEDICAL SCIENCE 76(1):81-84. 2014. A case of Meconium Aspiration Syndrome in a bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) calf. 1.666 MB THOMPSON, PAUL M.; KATE L. BROOKES and LINE S. CORDES. ICES (INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL FOR THE EXPLORATION OF THE SEAS) JOURNAL OF MARINE SCIENCE 72(2):651-660. 2015. Integrating passive acoustic and visual data to model spatial patterns of occurrence in coastal dolphins. 0.909 MB TIXIER, P.; M. AUTHIER; N. GASCO and C. GUINET. ANIMAL CONSERVATION 18(2):207-218. 2015. Influence of artificial food provisioning from fisheries on killer whale reproductive output. (Orcinus orca) 0.397 MB TODD, VICTORIA L. G.; IAN B. TODD; JANE C. GARDINER; ERICA C. N. MORRIN; NICOLA A. MACPHERSON; NANCY A. DIMARZIO and FRANK THOMSEN. ICES (INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL FOR THE EXPLORATION OF THE SEAS) JOURNAL OF MARINE SCIENCE 72(2):328-340. 2015. A review of impacts of marine dredging activities on marine mammals. 0.621 MB TOLLIT, D. J.; M. A. WONG and A. W. TRITES. CANADIAN JOURNAL OF ZOOLOGY 93(5):361-376. 2015. Diet composition of Steller sea lions (Eumetopias jubatus) in Frederick Sound, southeast Alaska: A comparison of quantification methods using scats to describe temporal and spatial variabilities 4.159 MB TORRES, P.; K. S. B. MIGLIORANZA; M. M. UHART; M. GONZALEZ and M. COMMENDATORE. SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 518-519:605-615. 2015. Organochlorine pesticides and PCBs in southern right whales (Eubalaena australis) breeding at Pen?nsula Valdes, Argentina. 0.895 MB VALTONEN, MIA; MATTI HEINO; JOUNI ASPI; HANNA BUURI; TUOMO KOKKONEN; MERVI KUNNASRANTA; JUKKA U. PALO and TOMMI NYMAN. ANNALES ZOOLOGICI FENNICI 52(1-2):51-65. 2015. Genetic monitoring of a critically-endangered seal population based on field-collected placentas. 1.202 MB VAN DER HOOP, JULIE M.; ANDREAS FAHLMAN; THOMAS HURST; JULIE ROCHO-LEVINE; K. ALEX SHORTER; VICTOR PETROV and MICHAEL J. MOORE. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY 217(23):4229-4236. 2014. Bottlenose dolphins modify behavior to reduce metabolic effect of tag attachment. 0.723 MB VECCHIONE, ANNA and FRANCISCO JAVIER AZNAR. JOURNAL OF MARINE ANIMALS AND THEIR ECOLOGY 7(1):4-11. 2014. The mesoparasitic copepod Pennella balaenopterae and its significance as a visible indicator of health status in dolphins (Delphinidae): A review. 0.632 MB VISHNYAKOVA, KARINA and PAVEL GOL'DIN. ICES (INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL FOR THE EXPLORATION OF THE SEAS) JOURNAL OF MARINE SCIENCE 72(3):981-991. 2015. Seasonality of strandings and bycatch of harbour porpoises in the Sea of Azov: The effects of fisheries, weather conditions, and life history. 0.902 MB VOGL, A. WAYNE; MARGO A. LILLIE; MARINA A. PISCITELLI; JEREMY A. GOLDBOGEN; NICOLAS D. PYENSON and ROBERT E. SHADWICK. CURRENT BIOLOGY 25(6):R360-R361. 2015. Stretchy nerves are an essential component of the extreme feeding mechanism of rorqual whales. 0.838 MB WEBSTER, I.; V. G. COCKCROFT and A. CADINOUCHE. AFRICAN JOURNAL OF MARINE SCIENCE 37(1):115-124. 2015. Spinner dolphins Stenella longirostris off south-west Mauritius: Abundance and residency. 0.811 MB WEGE, M.; M. NEVOUX; P. J. N. DE BRUYN and M. N. BESTER. ANTARCTIC SCIENCE 27(3):252-262. 2015. Multi-state mark-recapture models as a novel approach to estimate factors affecting attendance patterns of lactating subantarctic fur seals from Marion Island. 0.715 MB WEI, CHONG; ZHITAO WANG; ZHONGCHANG SONG; KEXIONG WANG; DING WANG; WHITLOW W. L. AU and YU ZHANG. PLOS ONE 10(4) e121442. 12pp. 2015. Acoustic property reconstruction of a neonate Yangtze finless porpoise's (Neophocaena asiaeorientalis) head based on CT imaging. 3.485 MB WISNIEWSKA, DANUTA M.; MARK JOHNSON; PAUL E. NACHTIGALL and PETER T. MADSEN. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY 217(24):4279-4282. 2014. Short communications. Buzzing during biosonar-based interception of prey in the delphinids Tursiops truncatus and Pseudorca crassidens. 2.025 MB YOUNG, SAMANTHA; THOMAS A. DEMERE; ERIC G. EKDALE; ANNALISA BERTA and NICOLAS ZELLMER. ANATOMICAL RECORD: ADVANCES IN INTEGRATIVE ANATOMY AND EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY 298(4):703-719. 2015. Morphometrics and structure of complete baleen racks in gray whales (Eschrichtius robustus) from the eastern North Pacific Ocean. 1.319 MB From cdmacleod at gisinecology.com Thu May 28 01:10:23 2015 From: cdmacleod at gisinecology.com (Colin D. MacLeod) Date: Thu, 28 May 2015 09:10:23 +0100 Subject: [MARMAM] Introductory GIS and Species Distribution Modelling courses for Marine Biologists, August 2015 Message-ID: <64DF517EC46F4C229FDAAEDEE978AE62@House1> GIS In Ecology will, once again, be running the following introductory courses for marine biologists in the use of GIS and Species Distribution Modelling in August2015. 1. An Introduction To Using GIS In Marine Biology, 17th ? 19th August 2015, Glasgow, Scotland: This three day course covers the basics of how to use GIS in marine biological research and is aimed at those who have little or no experience in using GIS, but who wish to learn. The course is taught by Dr Colin D. MacLeod, author of the ?An Introduction To Using GIS In Marine Biology? series of books, and is taught in the type of language marine biologists will be familiar with. It consists of a series of background and practical sessions which will provide all the information needed to start successfully using GIS in marine biology. Cost: ?395 (?300 for students, unwaged and those working for NGOs). More information on this course can be found at: http://www.gisinecology.com/Training_Course_Glasgow_August_2015.htm. If you have any questions, or wish to book a place email: cdmacleod at GISinEcology.com 2. An Introduction To Species Distribution Modelling In The Marine Environment, 20th ? 21st August 2015, Glasgow, Scotland: This two day course follows on from the introductory GIS course and provides all the information required to start using Species Distribution Modelling (SDM) in the marine environment in a practical and biologically meaningful way. In a series of background sessions, case studies and practical exercises, it covers how to create data layers of species distribution, how to select and create raster data layers of environmental variables, such as water depth, how to join information on species distribution to environmental information, how to export data from a GIS project for analysis in a statistical package, such as R, how to create spatial visualisations based on a statistical model and how to validate the spatial predictions of a model. The practical sessions work through a species distribution modelling project based on real marine survey data from start to finish. Cost: ?295 (?200 for students, unwaged and those working for NGOs). More information on this course can be found at: http://www.gisinecology.com/Training_Course_SDM_August_2015.htm. If you have any questions, or wish to book a place email: cdmacleod at GISinEcology.com. Note: This course requires a basic knowledge of GIS and how to use ArcGIS GIS software (as covered in the above introductory GIS course). We will also be running a course for those interested in learning to use the freely available, open source GIS software package QGIS. This is: An Introduction To Using QGIS In Biological Research, 28th ? 29th September 2015, Glasgow Scotland. Duration 2 days. Cost: ?295 (?200 for students, unwaged and those working for NGOs). More information on this course will be available next month, but if you are interested in finding out more about it, or in booking a place, email cdmacleod at GISinEcology.com. All the best, Colin ================================================================================== GIS IN ECOLOGY - Providing Training, Advice And Consultancy On The Use Of GIS In Ecology Web: www.GISinEcology.com Email: info at GISinEcology.com Need to ask a question about using GIS? 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URL: From amooney at whoi.edu Thu May 28 03:14:48 2015 From: amooney at whoi.edu (Aran Mooney) Date: Thu, 28 May 2015 06:14:48 -0400 Subject: [MARMAM] new article - Risso's dolphin hearing Message-ID: <5566EA98.3040106@whoi.edu> We are pleased to announce the publication of a new article on hearing pathways in the Risso's dolphin, with comparison's to other species. Mooney, TA, Yan, J, Yu, U, Ketten, DR, and Jen, IF. 2015. Hearing abilities and sound reception of broadband sounds in an adult Risso?s dolphin (Grampus griseus). Journal of Comparative Physiology A. doi: 10.1007/s00359-015-1011-x Copies of the article may be found in the Online First Section at the J. of Comparative Physiology: http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00359-015-1011-x or by contacting Aran Mooney, amooney at whoi.edu Abstract While odontocetes do not have an external pinna that guides sound to the middle ear, they are considered to receive sound through specialized regions of the head and lower jaw. Yet odontocetes differ in the shape of the lower jaw suggesting that hearing pathways may vary between species, potentially influencing hearing directionality and noise impacts. This work measured the audiogram and received sensitivity of a Risso?s dolphin (Grampus griseus) in an effort to comparatively examine how this species receives sound. Jaw hearing thresholds were lowest (most sensitive) at two locations along the anterior, midline region of the lower jaw (the lower jaw tip and anterior part of the throat). Responses were similarly low along a more posterior region of the lower mandible, considered the area of best hearing in bottlenose dolphins. Left and right side differences were also noted suggesting possible left-right asymmetries in sound reception or differences in ear sensitivities. The results indicate best hearing pathways may vary between the Risso?s dolphin and other odontocetes measured. This animal received sound well, supporting a proposed throat pathway. For Risso?s dolphins in particular, good ventral hearing would support their acoustic ecology by facilitating echo-detection from their proposed downward oriented echolocation beam. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From lilianelodi at gmail.com Wed May 27 04:54:06 2015 From: lilianelodi at gmail.com (Liliane Lodi) Date: Wed, 27 May 2015 08:54:06 -0300 Subject: [MARMAM] =?iso-8859-1?q?Bryde=B4s_whale_in_southeastern_Brazil?= Message-ID: <000201d09873$d716efd0$8544cf70$@gmail.com> Dear Colleagues, On behalf of my co-authors, I'm pleased to announce a new publication: Lodi, L.; Tardin, R.H.; Hetzel, B.; Maciel, I.S.; Figueiredo, L.D & Sim?o, S. M. (2015). Bryde?s whale (Cetartiodactyla: Balaenopteridae) occurrence and movements in coastal areas of southeastern Brazil. Zoologia. 32 (2): 171?175. Doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S1984-46702015000200009 ABSTRACT Bryde?s whales, Balaenoptera edeni Anderson, 1879, were observed on 17 occasions (N = 21 surveys) in the coastal waters off Rio de Janeiro in southeastern Brazil during austral summer through autumn 2014. Five whales were individually identified using photo-identification techniques. The mean interval between resightings for all individuals was 12.8 days, with a minimum of one day and a maximum of 48 days. The comparison between the catalogs of Bryde?s whales off Rio de Janeiro and the Cabo Frio region revealed matches for three individuals. The resightings show movements of up to 149.6 km along the coastal waters off the state of Rio de Janeiro. Most of the observations consisted of solitary individuals (82.3% of sightings). Feeding was the predominant behavior observed (47%), followed by milling (35.3%) and travelling (17.6%) in waters up to 48 m deep. Direct observations resulted in the addition of new prey, such as snubnose anchovy, Anchoviella brevirostris (G?nther, 1868) and white snake mackerel, Thyrsitops lepidopoides (Cuvier, 1832), to the known diet of the Bryde?s whale. A long time series of photo-identification efforts in the Rio de Janeiro, the Cabo Frio region and other areas can elucidate fundamental aspects of spatial and temporal site fidelity knowledge of Bryde?s whales in southeastern Brazil. The publication can be downloaded from: http://www.scielo.br/readcube/epdf.php?doi=10.1590/S1984-46702015000200009&p id=S1984-46702015000200171&pdf_path=zool/v32n2/1984-4689-zool-32-02-00171.pd f Kind regards, Liliane Projeto Ilhas do Rio From david.pfender at whales.org Wed May 27 07:55:27 2015 From: david.pfender at whales.org (David Pfender) Date: Wed, 27 May 2015 14:55:27 +0000 Subject: [MARMAM] Looking for a behavioral expert on bottlenose dolphins Message-ID: Dear MARMAM Colleagues, WDC (Whale and Dolphin Conservation) is looking for a German speaking behavioral expert on dolphins (at best bottlenose dolphins) for a 6 month study, starting as soon as possible. The study should be published in a scientific journal afterwards. 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We will be using the latest version of Distance, Version 7, currently in test release, available here: http://distancesampling.org/Distance/distance70download.html The first workshop (11-14 August) will run at an introductory level, and will focus on distance sampling methods, largely described in the standard reference book "Introduction to Distance Sampling." The workshop will be a blend of theory and practice and participants will learn how to use the program "Distance." Participants will gain a solid grounding in both survey design and methods of analysis for distance sampling surveys. 'Automated survey design' and 'incorporating covariates in detection function' have moved from the advanced workshop into the introductory workshop. The advanced distance sampling workshop (17-20 August) will include advanced treatment of: analyses in which detectability on the transect line is not assumed to be perfect (the so-called g(0) problem) and spatial (or density surface) modelling. We will showcase a series of new R packages we have developed for performing standard as well as sophisticated analyses in R. The aim of this workshop is to bring participants up to date with the latest developments in distance sampling methods and software. It is also an opportunity for those actively engaged in the design, analysis and execution of distance sampling surveys to discuss common issues and problems, and set future research directions. The workshop will be a combination of lectures and computer sessions, with considerable time for discussion. For all workshops, participants are encouraged to bring their own data sets, and can expect to do some preliminary analyses with their data. Computer sessions take place in our computer classroom (attached to the seminar room); participants can use our computers or bring their own laptops. Additional details regarding the workshop can be found at our website http://creem2.st-andrews.ac.uk/workshops/distance-sampling-workshops-st-andrews-august-2015/ -- Eric Rexstad Research Unit for Wildlife Population Assessment Centre for Research into Ecological and Environmental Modelling University of St. Andrews St. Andrews Scotland KY16 9LZ +44 (0)1334 461833 The University of St Andrews is a charity registered in Scotland : No SC013532 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From kdudzinski at dolphincommunicationproject.org Thu May 28 12:52:35 2015 From: kdudzinski at dolphincommunicationproject.org (Kathleen M. Dudzinski) Date: Thu, 28 May 2015 15:52:35 -0400 Subject: [MARMAM] Aquatic Mammals Journal Issue 41.2 is available online Message-ID: <7366F53C-41B3-4DBA-86DE-07C7DE9593CD@dolphincommunicationproject.org> Dear MARMAM and ECS-talk subscribers, Apologies to those of you who will receive duplicate emails due to cross-posting. The following titles represent the contents of the most recent issue (Volume 41, issue 2, 2015) of Aquatic Mammals. The online issue is now available at this link: http://www.aquaticmammalsjournal.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=59&Itemid=157. For individuals with a print subscription, the joint hard copy of 41.1/41.2 will be mailed in June. Aquatic Mammals is the longest running peer-reviewed journal dedicated to research on aquatic mammals and is published quarterly with manuscripts available as published PDFs in real time. Further information about the journal can be found at: http://www.aquaticmammalsjournal.org/ Instructions for authors and formatting guidelines can be found in the first volume of each issue and at this link: http://tinyurl.com/AMauthorinstructions To submit a manuscript for publication consideration, please visit: http://am.expressacademic.org/actions/author.php If you subscribe to Aquatic Mammals online, you can visit the journal web site and sign in to download all articles from this volume:http://www.aquaticmammalsjournal.org/ Please do not contact the listserve editors for PDFs or copies of the articles. To obtain a PDF, please subscribe to Aquatic Mammals http://tinyurl.com/AMsubscribe or contact the corresponding author for reprints. Links to a purchase page for each article are also included below. Please see list below for Volume 41, issue 2 contents. Thank you for your continued interest in the journal and abstract postings. With regards, Kathleen Dudzinski, Ph.D. Editor, Aquatic Mammals aquaticmammals at gmail.com ******* Jutapruet, S., Huang, S-L., Li, S., Lin, M., Kittiwattanawong, K., Pradit, S. 2015. Population Size and Habitat Characteristics of the Indo-Pacific Humpback Dolphin (Sousa chinensis) Off Donsak, Surat Thani, Thailand. Aquatic Mammals 41.2, 129-142. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1578/AM.41.2.2015.129 Rosas, F.C.W., Ramalheira, C.S., Bozzetti, B.F., Palmeirim, A.F., Cruz, A.D., Pathek, D.B., et al. 2015. Short Note: Sleeping Sites Used by Giant Otters (Pteronura brasiliensis) in the Balbina Hydroelectric Reservoir, Central Brazilian Amazon. Aquatic Mammals 41.2, 143-148. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1578/AM.41.2.2015.143 Obusan, M.C.M., Aragones, L.V., Salibay, C.C., Siringan, M.A.T., Rivera, W.L. 2015. Occurrence of Human Pathogenic Bacteria and Toxoplasma gondii in Cetaceans Stranded in the Philippines: Providing Clues on Ocean Health Status. Aquatic Mammals 41.2, 149-166. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1578/AM.41.2.2015.149 Simard, P., Wall, C.C., Allen, J.B., Wells, R.S., Gowans, S., Forys, E.A., et al. 2015. Dolphin Distribution on the West Florida Shelf Using Visual Surveys and Passive Acoustic Monitoring. Aquatic Mammals 41.2, 167-187. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1578/AM.41.2.2015.167 Stringell, T., Hill, D., Rees, D., Rees, F., Rees, P., Morgan, G. et al. 2015. Short Note: Predation of Harbour Porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) by Grey Seals (Halichoerus grypus) in Wales. Aquatic Mammals 41.2, 188-191. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1578/AM.41.2.2015.188 Coscarella, M.A., Bellazzi, G., Gaffet, M.L., Berzano, M., Degrati, M. 2015. Short Note: Technique Used by Killer Whales (Orcinus orca) When Hunting for Dolphins in Patagonia, Argentina. Aquatic Mammals 41.2, 192-197. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1578/AM.41.2.2015.192 Elorriaga-Verplancken, F.R., Tobar-Hurtado, S., Medina-L?pez, M.A., B?rcenas de la Cruz, D., Urb?n R., J. 2015. Short Note: Potential Morphological Contributions to a Live Stranding: Abnormal Snout and Conchoderma auritum Infestation in a Bottlenose Dolphin (Tursiops truncatus). Aquatic Mammals 41.2, 198-202. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1578/AM.41.2.2015.198 Prager, K.C., Alt., D.P., Buhnerkempe, M.G., Greig, D.J., Galloway, R.L., Wu, Q. et al. 2015. Antibiotic Efficacy in Eliminating Leptospiruria in California Sea Lions (Zalophus californianus) Stranding with Leptospirosis. Aquatic Mammals 41.2, 203-212. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1578/AM.41.2.2015.203 Souza, G.T.R., Ribeiro, T.S., Antonucci, A.M., Ueda, B.H., Carniel, M.K., Karling, L.C., et al. 2015. Endoparasite Fauna of Wild Capybaras (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris) (Linnaeus, 1766) from the Upper Paran? River Floodplain, Brazil. Aquatic Mammals 41.2, 213-221. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1578/AM.41.2.2015.213 F?lix, F. 2015. Short Note: Rope Rubbing Social Play Behavior Recorded from Wild Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) in Ecuador. 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Any information or comments on the subject action must be received by June 5, 2015. For more information on the listing petition, 90-day finding please visit: http://sero.nmfs.noaa.gov/protected_resources/listing_petitions/species_esa_consideration/index.html You may submit comments, information, or data by any of the following methods: Electronic Submissions: Submit all electronic comments via the Federal eRulemaking Portal. Go to ? ? www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=NOAA-NMFS-2014-0157 , click the ?Comment Now!? icon, complete the required fields, and enter or attach your comments. - Facsimile (fax): 727-824-5309 - Mail: ?NMFS? , Southeast Regional Office, 263 13th Avenue South, St. Petersburg, FL 33701 - Hand delivery: You may hand deliver written information to our office during normal business hours at the street address given above. All information received is a part of the public record and may be posted to http://www.regulations.gov/ ? ? without change. 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The Committee of Scientific Advisors will review applications and make recommendations on funding with decisions announced before 1 September 2015. The awards are up to US $1,500. The eligibility requirements are: 1. Be a member of the Society for Marine Mammalogy 2. Be a national of a country with a developing economy as defined by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) (preference is given to early career researchers such as students and researchers with less than 5 years post-doctoral experience) 3. Be conducting research in a country with a developing economy The Small Grant web page provides full information, links to past successful applications, and a list of recipients from prior years and their completed project reports. The link to submit applications for the 2015 competition will appear on this page on 1 June. Douglas Wartzok Chair Committee of Scientific Advisors Society for Marine Mammalogy -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From Mahaffys at cascadiaresearch.org Fri May 29 11:09:38 2015 From: Mahaffys at cascadiaresearch.org (Sabre Mahaffy) Date: Fri, 29 May 2015 11:09:38 -0700 Subject: [MARMAM] new publication- short-finned pilot whale social structure off the island of Hawaii In-Reply-To: <97EEB27129689C4AB0328F320AB9FC990200DA1C4718@SERVERBLUE.cascadia.local> References: <97EEB27129689C4AB0328F320AB9FC990200DA1C4718@SERVERBLUE.cascadia.local> Message-ID: <97EEB27129689C4AB0328F320AB9FC990200DA1C471B@SERVERBLUE.cascadia.local> On behalf of my coauthors I pleased to announce a new publication on pilot whale social structure: Mahaffy, S. D., Baird, R. W., McSweeney, D. J., Webster, D. L. and Schorr, G. S. (2015), High site fidelity, strong associations, and long-term bonds: Short-finned pilot whales off the island of Hawai?i. Marine Mammal Science. doi: 10.1111/mms.12234 Abstract: Studies of short-finned pilot whales suggest they travel in stable mixed-sex groups composed of strongly associated individuals; however, temporal analyses of social structure are lacking. To examine site fidelity, association patterns, and temporal relationships, we analyzed data from 267 encounters of this species off the island of Hawai?i from 2003 through 2007, identifying 448 distinctive individuals (68.1% seen more than once). About 72% of the whales were linked by association into a single social network, suggesting the possibility of multiple populations using the area. Sighting histories suggested that only some individuals exhibit high site fidelity. Individuals demonstrated preferential associations and community division was strongly supported by average-linkage hierarchical cluster analysis of the association data. Nine longitudinally stable social units composed of key individuals and their constant companions were identified. Qualitative assignment of age and sex classes of unit members indicated that some segregation between adult males and female/calf pairs may occur. Temporal analyses of individuals encountered on the same day indicate stable long-term associations. Differential patterns of residency and site fidelity were unexpected and may be indicative of multiple populations around the main Hawaiian Islands. The presence of a resident population demonstrating strong, long-term site fidelity and associations off Hawai?i Island may warrant special management considerations. The publication can be found online http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/mms.12234/abstract or by contacting Sabre Mahaffy: mahaffys at cascadiaresearch.org More information on our Hawai'i research program can be found at http://www.cascadiaresearch.org/hawaii.htm ----------------------------------------- Sabre Mahaffy, M.Sc. Research Biologist Cascadia Research Collective 218 1/2 W. 4th Ave. Olympia, WA 98501 Office 360-943-7325 www.cascadiaresearch.org From wojtek.bachara at gmail.com Sat May 30 12:59:36 2015 From: wojtek.bachara at gmail.com (Wojtek Bachara) Date: Sat, 30 May 2015 21:59:36 +0200 Subject: [MARMAM] beaked whales papers Message-ID: Dear Readers, On behalf of my co-authors, I'm pleased to announce 4 beaked whale papers: Bachara, W. and Jean-Baptiste Deffontaines. 2015. First stranding record of a Cuvier?s beaked whale in Mozambique- a short note. Unpublished paper submitted to the Scientific Committee of the International Whaling Commission. SC/66a/SM/1 Bachara, W., H. Dols, and N. Yusniasita-Dols. 2015. First stranding record of a Mesoplodon densirostris in Brunei Darussalam, Southeast Asia.Unpublished paper submitted to the Scientific Committee of the International Whaling Commission. SC/66a/SM/4 Bachara, W., M. Watkins Gilkes and J. Bola?os-Jim?nez. 2015. First stranding record of a Ziphius cavirostris on Antigua and Barbuda, Eastern Caribbean. Unpublished paper submitted to the Scientific Committee of the International Whaling Commission. SC/66a/SM/5 Bachara, W. 2015.Second stranding record of a Ziphius cavirostris in the Marshall Islands.Unpublished paper submitted to the Scientific Committee of the International Whaling Commission. SC/66a/SM/8 They can be downloaded from: https://iwc.int/sc66adocs For any questions please contact me: ziphiid at gmail.com Kind regards, Wojtek ---------------- https://independent.academia.edu/WojtekBachara -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From drstaggs at gulfworldmarinepark.com Thu May 28 14:33:56 2015 From: drstaggs at gulfworldmarinepark.com (Dr. Staggs) Date: Thu, 28 May 2015 21:33:56 +0000 Subject: [MARMAM] Veterinary Technician Position Message-ID: <619893CCA3808B439DE066C7BB0C49A61373C6DA@LOUIEMBOX7.louie.exchangedefender.com> Gulf World Marine Park 15412 Front Beach Road Panama City Beach, FL United States 850-234-5271 1 Position Available Authorized Administrative Official: Lydia Staggs, DVM e-mail: drstaggs at gulfworldmarinepark.com Gulf World Marine Park is offering a full time position for a veterinary technician at our facility. The collection includes invertebrates, fresh and salt water fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds, and domestic mammals, and marine mammals. Job Description: * Collect, or assist with collection of, biological samples from husbandry collection and rehabilitation animals. * Process all samples for evaluation by the Veterinarian or submission to outside laboratories. * Enter lab results in records for review by Veterinarian. * Assist Veterinarian with rounds. * Take and maintain digital radiographs * Assist with surgical procedures and monitoring of patients during anesthetic procedures. * Maintain Husbandry collection hospital: all cleaning and organizing of equipment and facility. * Adhere to all OSHA regulations. * Maintain biohazardous waste disposal program * Develop treatment plans according to Veterinarian's directions. * Administer, or dispense to Husbandry staff for administration, medications according to the Veterinarian's prescriptions. * Assist with the care and treatment of any animals in quarantine. * Assist with the medical care and treatment of animals in rehabilitation. * Assist Veterinarian with necropsies. * Ensure medical equipment is properly maintained, cleaned and stored after each use. * Correspond and coordinate with veterinarian regarding animal care, medical procedures and rehabilitation. * Maintain schedule for collection animals' health assessments and treatment plans. * Purchase medical equipment and supplies. * Inventory medical drugs and ensure that all drugs are kept within DEA and USDA/APHIS regulations. * Assist with marine mammal rehabilitation, acting as primary person responsible for ensuring that procedures are followed for safety, water quality, medical diagnostic and treatment procedures, and diets. * Comply with safety policies, practices, and procedures. Report all unsafe work practices to supervisor and / or Human Resources. * Participate in proactive team efforts to achieve departmental and company goals. * Perform other duties as assigned. * Provide leadership to others through example and sharing of knowledge and skills. * Provide exceptional guest service. Knowledge, Skills, Abilities Required: * Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or government regulations. * Ability to write information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public. * Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume. * Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry. * Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. * Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form. * Intermediate personal computer skills, including email, routine database activity, word processing, spreadsheet, graphics, etc. * Ability to collect biological samples from a wide variety of exotic species. * Ability to work with medical diagnostic equipment. * Ability to assist in surgical procedures. * Knowledge of a wide variety of marine mammals, birds, fish and reptile husbandry in a Zoo or Aquarium setting. * Knowledge of a variety of medications for exotics. . Good physical condition; able to lift a minimum of 50 lbs * Knowledge of medical procedures and rehabilitation of sea turtles and marine mammals. * Knowledge of OSHA safety regulations in a Veterinary setting. * Knowledge of USDA/APHIS regulations pertaining to exotics held in Zoo and Aquarium settings. * Knowledge of federal and state permits. * Knowledge of electronic medical records keeping systems. * Knowledge of Necropsy procedures. * Ability to give and to follow complex instructions, both verbal and written * Ability to work evenings, weekends, and holidays on a schedule that is flexible according to the needs of the animals, veterinarian, and husbandry staff * Intermediate personal computer skills, including email, routine database activity, word processing, spreadsheet, graphics, etc. * Ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously. * Ability and willingness to work outside during all seasons and environmental conditions A POSITIVE ATTITUDE IS A MUST! Salary will be based on experience. Lydia Staggs, DVM Gulf World Marine Park 15412 Front Beach Road Panama City Beach, FL 32413 Office: 850-865-6916 Fax: 850-235-8957 "This transmission may contain confidential health information that is legally privileged. This information is intended only for the use of the individual or entity named above. The authorized recipient of this information is prohibited from disclosing this information to any other party unless required to do so by law or regulation and is required to destroy the information after it's stated need has been fulfilled. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, distribution or action taken in reliance on the contents of these documents is strictly prohibited. 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Therya, 6(2):337-350. ISSN: 2007-3364, doi: 10.12933/therya-15-270 The PDF can be downloaded from: http://www.uv.mx/personal/emorteo/publicaciones/ https://www.researchgate.net/publication/277474738_Inter-individual_association_levels_correlate_to_behavioral_diversity_in_coastal_bottlenose_dolphins_%28Tursiops_truncatus%29_from_the_Southwestern_Gulf_of_Mexico http://132.248.10.25/therya/index.php/THERYA/article/view/270/pdf_57 If you have any questions, please contact me at: eduardo.morteo at gmail.com Kind regards, Eduardo Morteo, Dr. Head Researcher Marine Mammal Laboratory Institute of Biological Research Institute of Marine Sciences and Fisheries Universidad Veracruzana 617 Calle Hidalgo, Col. R?o Jamapa, Boca del R?o, Veracruz, Mexico. 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