November 2006 - MARMAM - devlists.uvic.ca

Position Announcement
by Owen Nichols 22 Nov '06

22 Nov '06

RESEARCH ASSISTANT, Right Whale Habitat Studies The Provincetown Center for Coastal Studies (PCCS), a private, non-profit research, conservation, and education organization based in Provincetown, MA, is seeking a full-time Research Assistant for the 2006 winter/spring season (Jan. 2 May 15) of the right whale habitat studies program. The successful candidate will play an integral role in the rapid assessment and reporting of habitat characteristics that influence right whale distribution in the Cape Cod Bay Critical Habitat. Primary responsibilities include extensive time at sea conducting zooplankton sampling and right whale behavioral studies and photo-ID (often in harsh winter conditions), microscopic identification and enumeration of zooplankton samples, and database management/data entry. Familiarity with the identification of Gulf of Maine zooplankton species is highly preferred, but not required. Additional duties may involve assisting with field and laboratory operation of a Conductivity-Temperature-Depth profiler (CTD) and Optical Plankton Counter (OPC), and with the downloading and analysis of cruise data. Experience with Microsoft Access and biological oceanography software/data management techniques are preferred. Candidates must have a relevant 4-year college/university degree (B.A. or B.S.), must have completed at least one year of applicable experience, should be highly motivated and independent, and should have strong attention to detail. This position provides housing and a $2425 monthly stipend. To learn more about PCCS and the right whale habitat studies program, and to read field notes from last year's season, visit www.coastalstudies.org. Interested applicants should submit a cover letter, resume with references, and unofficial copy of transcripts to: Stephanie Johnson Provincetown Center for Coastal Studies 115 Bradford St. Provincetown, MA 02657 smjohn(a)coastalstudies.org Email applications accepted. Consideration to begin immediately; please apply no later than 15 December.

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UF Marine Mammal Health Program - 3 PhD positions
by Iske Larkin 21 Nov '06

21 Nov '06

Announcement - UF Marine Mammal Health Program - 3 PhD positions Please Contact Dr. Roger Reep for any further information. The University of Florida Marine Mammal Health Program encourages applications for three PhD graduate student positions. Support includes stipend at NIH scale, tuition, and health insurance. Priority will be given to highly motivated individuals showing promise for research creativity and scholarship in aquatic animal biology, including virology, genetics, neurobiology, conservation, and medical treatment. Emphasis is on marine mammals, especially the Florida manatee, although opportunities exist to work with other aquatic species, both vertebrate and invertebrate. For information on the Marine Mammal Health Program see: http://marinemammal.vetmed.ufl.edu/ For application information see: http://www.vetmed.ufl.edu/cvmadmissions/?reqPage=orgs/gradstudies deadline to apply for admission in Fall 2007: January 15, 2007. Contact: Dr. Roger Reep Graduate Coordinator reep(a)mbi.ufl.edu 352-392-4700, ext 3859

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Cetacean Conservation Biology - Research Associate Post - Moray Firth, Scotland
by Paul Thompson 20 Nov '06

20 Nov '06

Were currently looking for a recent graduate or postgraduate student to work within the University of Aberdeens School of Biological Sciences, to work on a Knowledge Transfer Partnership grant with the Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society. If you know of any suitably qualified candidates who may be interested in this post, then please do pass on the details below. This post aims to enhance WDCSs scientific capability by developing the programme of cetacean research and interpretation at the WDCS Wildlife Centre (www.wdcs.org/wildlifecentre) on the Moray Firth coast. Some time will also be spent at the University of Aberdeens Lighthouse Field Station in Cromarty (www.abdn.ac.uk/zoology/lighthouse) Candidates should have at least a 2.1 Honours degree in Marine Biology, Ecology or related science; experience of field research on marine mammals; good IT and problem solving skills; an interest in using technology to studying marine environments; experience of working with volunteers and leading small groups; excellent oral and written communication skills; a strong commitment to marine conservation. The post is available for a fixed-term period for 22 months, with a starting salary of £17-19,000. Online application forms and further particulars are available from www.abdn.ac.uk/jobs. Alternatively telephone (01224) 272727 (24-hour answering service) quoting reference number YGL104R for an application pack. The closing date for the receipt of applications is 7th Dec 2006. Professor Paul Thompson, University of Aberdeen, Lighthouse Field Station

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Ph.D.-Position available
by Teilmann, Jonas 19 Nov '06

19 Nov '06

Dr. Jonas Teilmann National Environmental Research Institute, Denmark jte(a)dmu.dk Please post this on MARMAN: PhD Scholarship Available: Harbour seal behaviour and ecology The Graduate School on Sense organs, Nerve systems, Behavior, and Communication (SNAK), University of Southern Denmark and the National Environmental Research Institute in Denmark (NERI) invite applications for a PhD scholarship in research on marine mammal behaviour and feeding ecology beginning in February 2007. The position involves study of the response by harbour seals to controlled disturbances in relation to diurnal and seasonal use of haul out sites and investigation of their foraging strategy. Field work has to be carried out on the island of Anholt in Denmark during the summers of 2007 and 2008. The PhD will mainly be based at NERI in Roskilde. Applicants should be recent graduates in the field of vertebrate biology and behavioural ecology and preferably but not necessarily have experience in marine mammal research. The duration of the PhD-contract is three years. Within the contract period, the candidate is expected to complete his/her research with publications and a dissertation. Salary will be in accordance with the agreement between the Danish Ministry of Finance and AC (the Danish Confederation of Professional Associations). Before applying, candidates are strongly encouraged to consult the full project description at http://www.snak.biology.sdu.dk <http://www.snak.biology.sdu.dk/> . For further information please contact Dr. Jonas Teilmann, National Environmental Research Institute in Denmark, e-mail: jte(a)dmu.dk <mailto:jte@dmu.dk> . The closing date for applications is December 15th 2006. To apply, candidates should send an e-mail that includes an application, CV (with a brief description of research interests, previous employment, and publication list), documentation of academic degrees, reprints of published articles, and names and contact information for three referees to: lyn(a)biology.sdu.dk <mailto:lyn@biology.sdu.dk> . You can also send a hard copy application in three duplicates to: Graduate School SNAK, Institute of Biology, Campusvej 55, DK-5230 Odense M, Denmark The selection of the successful candidate will be made in two steps. In the first step, an evaluation committee will select a group of qualified applicants. The selected applicants will then be invited to apply for the PhD-position at the University of Southern Denmark (for procedures see: http://www.sdu.dk/Nat/fak/phd/index.php?lang=en)

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New Publication On Prey Preferences In Toothed Whales
by nhy038＠abdn.ac.uk 19 Nov '06

19 Nov '06

Dear Marmammers, The following paper on prey preferences in toothed whales has recently been published in Marine Ecology Progress Series. If you would be interested in a PDF, please email c.d.macleod(a)abdn.ac.uk. All the best, Colin MacLeod, C.D., Santos, M.B., Lopez, A and Pierce, G.J. 2006. Relative prey size consumption in toothed whales: implications for prey selection and level of specialisation. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 326: 295-307 We investigated whether toothed whales consume prey in relation to their availability in the local environment based on the fact that availability of potential prey is likely to decrease exponentially with increasing size, reflecting the usual sizeabundance relationships found in marine communities. We calculated relative prey size frequency spectra for 13 species of toothed whale from the northeast Atlantic. These differed considerably from an exponential distribution, suggesting that toothed whales preferentially consume larger, less abundant organisms over smaller, more abundant ones. The prey size spectra of the various cetacean species could be separated into 3 distinct groups based on the strength of the mode, maximum value and inter-quartile range. Group 1 species, such as the common dolphin, consume a wide range of relatively large organisms. In contrast, Group 2 and 3 species, such as the northern bottlenose whale and the sperm whale respectively, specialise on narrow ranges of relatively small organisms. We hypothesise that these differences are related to the mode of prey capture. Group 1 species can capture prey using pincer-like movement of jaws containing a large number of small, homodont teeth, as well as suction-feeding, allowing them to be relatively generalist in terms of relative prey size. In contrast, Group 2 and 3 species have a greatly reduced dentition and specialise on using suction to capture prey. The morphological adaptations that make suction-feeding more efficient restrict the size of prey that can be ingested, so that suctionfeeders are limited to relatively small prey. ================================================================= Dr. Colin D. MacLeod, Teaching/Research Fellow, School of Biological Sciences (Zoology), University of Aberdeen, Tillydrone Avenue, Aberdeen, AB24 2TZ, UK Email: c.d.macleod(a)abdn.ac.uk In order to save paper, please do not print this email unless it is essential. =================================================================

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Chlorophyll and SST satellite-data
by Nina.Strueh 17 Nov '06

17 Nov '06

Dear MARMAMers, For my final year project (diploma) I am searching for satellite-data on chlorophyll-content and surface-temperature of the sea around the island of La Gomera (Canary Islands, Spain, NE Atlantic Ocean). The data is supposed to be combined with data on the distribution of cetaceans in the area. I would appreciate very much if you could share with me information about institutes, faculties, organizations or any contacts which might have access to high resolution satellite-data from the Canary Islands and La Gomera, respectively. So far, I found satellite-data on the following websites: http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Observatory/Datasets/chlor.seawifs.html www.dlr.de http://taurus.caf.dlr.de:8080/servlets/template/welcome/entryPage.vm http://oceancolor.gsfc.nasa.gov/SeaWiFS/ However, the available data shows no high resolution for the Canary Islands area. What I need is a resolution high enough to represent grids of about 50-100 square metres or less. Im looking forward to receiving your answer. If you wish to receive more details about my request, please dont hesitate to ask. Kind regards, Nina Nina Strüh M.SC. Student Faculty of Biology Philipps-Universität Marburg Germany e-Mail: Nina.Strueh(a)freenet.de

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Contents: Marine Mammal Science Vol 22(4)
by Jan Herrmann 16 Nov '06

16 Nov '06

Dear all, Marine Mammal Science Vol 22(4) has the following table of contents. By clicking the following link you are guided to Blackwell Synergy, where you can find abstracts and contact information: http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/toc/mms/22/4 Users of the Papyrus Bibliography System (for Mac and DOS/Windows) can download the references with abstracts and contact information from http://www.cetacea.de/mms. The Papyrus Bibliography System is now FREE: http://www.researchsoftwaredesign.com Please do not contact MARMAM, the MARMAM editors or me for reprints. Thank you. Kindest Regards, Jan Herrmann ------ Marine Mammal Science Vol. 22(4) ------ Budge, S.M., S.J. Iverson, and H.N. Koopman. 2006. Studying trophic ecology in marine ecosystems using fatty acids: a primer on analysis and interpretation. Marine Mammal Science 22(4): 759-801. Lusseau, D. 2006. The short-term behavioral reactions of bottlenose dolphins to interactions with boats in Doubtful Sound, New Zealand. Marine Mammal Science 22(4): 802-818. Takahashi, Y. et al. 2006. Does elastin contribute to the persistence of corpora albicantia in the ovary of the common dolphin (Delphinus delphis). Marine Mammal Science 22(4): 819-830. Nino-Torres, C.A. et al. 2006. Isotopic analysis of delta(13)C, delta(15)N, and delta(34)S "A feeding tale" in teeth of the longbeaked common dolphin, Delphinus capensis. Marine Mammal Science 22(4): 831-846. Baker, J.D., A.L. Harting, and T.C. Johanos. 2006. Use of discovery curves to assess abundance of hawaiian monk seals. Marine Mammal Science 22(4): 847-861. Jaquet, N. 2006. A simple photogrammetric technique to measure sperm whales at sea. Marine Mammal Science 22(4): 862-879. Garlich-Miller, J.L., L.T. Quakenbush, and J.F. Bromaghin. 2006. Trends in age structure and productivity of Pacific walruses harvested in the Bering Strait region of Alaska, 1952-2002. Marine Mammal Science 22(4): 880-896. Morin, P.A. et al. 2006. Genetic analysis of killer whale (Orcinus orca) historical bone and tooth samples to identify western U.S. ecotypes. Marine Mammal Science 22(4): 897-909. Fajardo-Mellor, L. et al. 2006. The phylogenetic relationships and biogeography of true porpoises (mammalia: Phocoenidae) based on morphological data. Marine Mammal Science 22(4): 910-932. Collins, K.T. et al. 2006. Vocal individuality of in-air weddell seal (Leptonychotes weddellii) pup "primary" calls. Marine Mammal Science 22(4): 933-951. Davies, C.E. et al. 2006. Development of display behavior in young captive bearded seals. Marine Mammal Science 22(4): 952-965. Sakai, M. et al. 2006. Flipper rubbing behaviors in wild bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops aduncus). Marine Mammal Science 22(4): 966-978. NOTES Felix, F., B. Bearson, and J. Falconi. 2006. Epizoic barnacles removed from the skin of a humpback whale after a period of intense surface activity. Marine Mammal Science 22(4): 979-984. Kakuschke, A. et al. 2006. Metal sensitivity of marine mammals: A case study of a gray seal (Halichoerus grypus). Marine Mammal Science 22(4): 985-996. Bledsoe, E.L. et al. 2006. A comparison of biofouling communities associated with free-ranging and captive Florida manatees (Trichechus manatus latirostris). Marine Mammal Science 22(4): 997-1003. Dunn, J.L. 2006. Multiple-agent euthanasia of a juvenile fin whale, Balaenoptera physalus. Marine Mammal Science 22(4): 1004-1007. -- Jan Herrmann <jan.herrmann - at - cetacea.de> Vorlesungsreihe Wal und Mensch +----> http://www.cetacea.de

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New Articles
by David S. Janiger 16 Nov '06

16 Nov '06

Hi, All Here's the latest posting of new PDF's that are available. File sizes have been included. Abstracts also available on request. Please don't hit the reply button. Make all requests to: janiger(a)bcf.usc.edu Cheers! David Janiger - Curatorial Assistant (Mammals) Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County 900 Exposition Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90007 (213) 763-3369 janiger(a)bcf.usc.edu djaniger(a)nhm.org Janiger Journals AMSTRUP, STEVEN C.; IAN STIRLING; TOM S. SMITH; CRAIG PERHAM and GREGORY W. THIEMANN. POLAR BIOLOGY 29(11):997-1002. 2006. Recent observations of intraspecific predation and cannibalism among polar bears in the southern Beaufort Sea. 0.280 MB ANONMYOUS. MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN 52(8):836. 2006. News item One vote opens door to future resumption of commercial whaling. 0.117 MB ANONMYOUS. MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN 52(8):837. 2006. News item NOAA proposes regulations to reduce risk of whale collisions. 0.045 MB ANONMYOUS. MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN 52(8):839. 2006. News item Fisherman friendly dolphin protection. 0.043 MB ARAGONES, LEMNUEL V.; IVAN R. LAWLER; WILLIAM J. FOLEY and HELENE MARSH. OECOLOGIA (BERLIN) 149(4):635-647. 2006. Dugong grazing and turtle cropping: Grazing optimization in tropical seagrass systems? 0.408 MB ARNASON, ULFUR; ANETTE GULLBERG; AXEL JANKE; MORGAN KULLBERG; NILES LEHMAN; EVGENY A. PETROV and RISTO VAINOLA. MOLECULAR PHYLOGENETICS AND EVOLUTION 41(2):345-354. 2006. Pinniped phylogeny and a new hypothesis for their origin and dispersal. 0.495 MB BAIRD, ROBIN W.; DANIEL J. MCSWEENEY; CHRISTOPHER BANE; JAY BARLOW; DAN R. SALDEN; LA'REN K. ANTOINE; RICHARD G. LEDUC and DANIEL L. WEBSTER. PACIFIC SCIENCE 60(4):523-530. 2005. Killer whales in Hawaiian waters: Information on population identity and feeding habits. 0.413 MB BAKER, C. S.; V. LUKOSCHEK; S. LAVERY; M. L. DALEBOUT; M. YONG-UN; T. ENDO and N. FUNAHASHI. ANIMAL CONSERVATION 9(4):474-482. 2006. Incomplete reporting of whale, dolphin and porpoise 'bycatch' revealed by molecular monitoring of Korean markets. 0.213 MB BARRETT, LEIGH; AUGUST PFLUGER and WANG DING. ORYX 40(3):258-259. 2006. News item Successful pilot Yangtze freshwater dolphin expedition. 0.044 MB BEATTY, BRIAN LEE. JOURNAL OF VERTEBRATE PALEONTOLOGY 26(3):785-787. 2006. Specimens of Cornwallius sookensis (Desmostylia, Mammalia) from Unalaska Island, Alaska. 0.137 MB BERCHOK, CATHERINE L.; DAVID L. BRADLEY and THOMAS B. GABRIELSON. JOURNAL OF THE ACOUSTICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA 120(4):2340-2354. 2006. St. Lawrence blue whale vocalizations revisited: Characterization of calls detected from 1998 to 2001. 1.261 MB BONESS, DARYL J.; W. DON BOWEN; BIRGIT M. BUHLEIER and GREGORY J. MARSHALL. BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY AND SOCIOBIOLOGY 61(1):119-130. 2006. Mating tactics and mating system of an aquatic-mating pinniped: The harbor seal, Phoca vitulina. 0.305 MB BOREN, L. J.; C. G. MULLER and N. J. GEMMELL. WILDLIFE RESEARCH 33(6):497-505. 2006. Colony growth and pup condition of the New Zealand fur seal (Arctocephalus forsteri) on the Kaikoura coastline compared with other east coast colonies. 0.227 MB BOWEN, W. D.; S. J. IVERSON; J. I. MCMILLAN and D. J. BONESS. JOURNAL OF ANIMAL ECOLOGY 75(6):1340-1351. 2006. Reproductive performance in grey seals: Age-related improvement and senescence in a capital breeder. 0.257 MB CADIGAN, SEAN. CANADIAN HISTORICAL REVIEW 87(3):515-517. 2006. Book review: Twentieth-Century Shore-Station Whaling in Newfoundland and Labrador. Anthony B. Dickinson & Chesley W. Sanger. McGill-Queen's University Press, Montreal and Kingston. 254pp. $49.95. 2005. 0.076 MB CHARRIER, ISABELLE and ROBERT G. HARCOURT. JOURNAL OF MAMMALOGY 87(5):929-938. 2006. Individual vocal identity in mother and pup Australian sea lions (Neophoca cinerea). 0.247 MB CORNICK, LESLIE A.; WILLIAM NEILL and WILLIAM E. GRANT. ECOLOGICAL MODELLING 199(1):107-114. 2006. Assessing competition between Steller sea lions and the commercial groundfishery in Alaska: A bioenergetics modelling approach. 0.306 MB DAGLEISH, M. P.; I. A. P. PATTERSON; G. FOSTER; R. J. REID; C. LINTON and D. BUXTON. VETERINARY RECORD 159(14):458-460. 2006. Intracranial granuloma caused by asporogenic Aspergillus fumigatus in a harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena). 4.523 MB DARLING, JAMES D.; MEAGAN E. JONES and CHARLES P. NICKLIN. BEHAVIOUR 143(9):1051-1101. 2006. Humpback whale songs: Do they organize males during the breeding season? 1.206 MB DAS, KRISHNA; ARNDT VOSSEN; KRISTAL TOLLEY; GISLI VIKINGSSON; KRISTINA THRON; GUNDI MUELLER; WOLFGANG BAUMGAERTNER and URSULA SIEBERT. ARCHIVES OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION AND TOXICOLOGY 51(4):720-729. 2006. Interfollicular fibrosis in the thyroid of the harbour porpoise: An endocrine disruption? 0.490 MB DE SEGURA, AMAIA GOMEZ; E. A. CRESPO; S. N. PEDRAZA; P. S. HAMMOND and J. A. RAGA. MARINE BIOLOGY (BERLIN) 150(1):149-160. 2006. Abundance of small cetaceans in waters of the central Spanish Mediterranean. 0.356 MB DEBIER, CATHY; CAROLE CHALON; BURNEY J. LE BOEUF; TANGUY DE TILLESSE; YVAN LARONDELLE and JEAN-PIERRE THOME. AQUATIC TOXICOLOGY (AMSTERDAM) 80(2):149-157. 2006. Mobilization of PCBs from blubber to blood in northern elephant seals (Mirounga angustirostris) during the post-weaning fast. 0.384 MB DELORENZO COSTA, AMY; EDWARD G. DURBIN; CHARLES A. MAYO and EDWARD G. LYMAN. MARINE ECOLOGY PROGRESS SERIES 323:281-298. 2006. Environmental factors affecting zooplankton in Cape Cod Bay: Implications for right whale dynamics. 0.820 MB ELWEN, SIMON; MICHAEL A. MEYER; PETER B. BEST; P. G. H. KOTZE; MEREDITH THORNTON and STEPHAN SWANSON. JOURNAL OF MAMMALOGY 87(5):866-877. 2006. Range and movements of female Heaviside's dolphins (Cephalorhynchus heavisidii), as determined by satellite-linked telemetry. 0.477 MB FABIANI, ANNA; FILIPPO GALIMBERTI; SIMONA SANVITO and A. RUS HOELZEL. ANIMAL BEHAVIOUR 72(3):617-626. 2006. Relatedness and site fidelity at the southern elephant seal, Mirounga leonina, breeding colony in the Falkland Islands. 0.244 MB FERGUSON, STEVEN H. and JEFF W. HIGDON. OECOLOGIA (BERLIN) 150(2):318-329. 2006. How seals divide up the world: Environment, life history, and conservation. 0.230 MB FORCADA, JAUME and SARAH L. ROBINSON. POLAR BIOLOGY 29(12):1052-1062. 2006. Population abundance, structure and turnover estimates for leopard seals during winter dispersal combining tagging and photo-identification data. 0.435 MB FREDERIKSEN, MORTEN; MARTIN EDWARDS; ANTHONY J. RICHARDSON; NICHOLAS C. HALLIDAY and SARAH WANLESS. JOURNAL OF ANIMAL ECOLOGY 75(6):1259-1268. 2006. >From plankton to top predators: Bottom-up control of a marine food web across four trophic levels. 0.360 MB FUJIKURA, KATSUNORI; YOSHIHIRO FUJIWARA and MASARU KAWATO. ZOOLOGICAL SCIENCE 23(8):733-740. 2006. A new species of Osedax (Annelida: Siboglinidae) associated with whale carcasses off Kyushu, Japan. 1.331 MB HARRIS, DAVID E. and SAT GUPTA. NORTHEASTERN NATURALIST 13(3):403-420. 2006. GIS-based analysis of ice-breeding seal strandings in the Gulf of Maine. 1.000 MB HOFFMAN, J. I.; P. N. TRATHAN and W. AMOS. MOLECULAR ECOLOGY 15(12):3841-3847. 2006. Genetic tagging reveals extreme site fidelity in territorial male Antarctic fur seals Arctocephalus gazella. 0.138 MB HOFMEYR, G. J. GREG; MARTHAN N. BESTER; STEVE P. KIRKMAN; CHRISTIAN LYDERSEN and KIT M. KOVACS. MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN 52(9):1077-1080. 2006. Entanglement of Antarctic fur seals at Bouvetoya, Southern Ocean. 0.118 MB HOSHINO, HIROSHI; TAKEOMI ISONO; TAKUMA TAKAYAMA; TSUYOSHI ISHINAZAKA; AKIHIKO WADA and YASUNORI SAKURAI. FISHERIES SCIENCE (TOKYO) 72(5):922-931. 2006. Distribution of the Steller sea lion Eumetopias jubatus during winter in the northern Sea of Japan, along the west coast of Hokkaido, based on aerial and land sighting surveys. 0.229 MB HOUDE, MAGALI; GRAZINA PACEPAVICIUS; RANDALL S. WELLS; PATRICIA A. FAIR; ROBERT J. LETCHER; MEHRAN ALAEE; GREGORY D. BOSSART; ALETA A. HOHN; JAY SWEENEY; KEITH R. SOLOMON and DEREK C. G. MUIR. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 40(19):5860-5866. 2006. Polychlorinated biphenyls and hydroxylated polychlorinated biphenyls in plasma of bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) from the Western Atlantic and the Gulf of Mexico. 0.159 MB JABER, J. R.; J. PEREZ; M. ARBELO; R. ZAFRA and A. FERNANDEZ. VETERINARY RECORD 159(13):410-414. 2006. Pathological and immunohistochemical study of gastrointestinal lesions in dolphins stranded in the Canary Islands. 4.042 MB KAJIWARA, NATSUKO; TATSUYA KUNISUE; SATOKO KAMIKAWA; YOKO OCHI; SHINICHI YANO and SHINSUKE TANABE. MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN 52(9):1066-1076. 2006. Organohalogen and organotin compounds in killer whales mass-stranded in the Shiretoko Peninsula, Hokkaido, Japan. (Orcinus orca) 0.185 MB KIEL, STEFFEN and JAMES L. GOEDERT. PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY OF LONDON SERIES B BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES 273(1601):2625-2631. 2006. Deep-sea food bonanzas: Early Cenozoic whale-fall communities resemble wood-fall rather than seep communities. 0.517 MB KOEP, K. S. C.; L. C. HOFFMAN; L. M. T. DICKS and E. SLINDE. FOOD CHEMISTRY 100(4):1560-1565. 2006. Chemical composition of meat and blubber of the Cape fur seal (Arctocephalus pusillus pusillus). 0.113 MB KRYSL, P.; T. W. CRANFORD; S. M. WIGGINS and J. A. HILDEBRAND. JOURNAL OF THE ACOUSTICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA 120(4):2328-2339. 2006. Simulating the effect of high-intensity sound on cetaceans: Modeling approach and a case study for Cuvier's beaked whale (Ziphius cavirostris). 2.575 MB KUHN, CAREY E. and DANIEL P. COSTA. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY 209(22):4524-4532. 2006. Identifying and quantifying prey consumption using stomach temperature change in pinnipeds. 0.230 MB LAHAYE, V.; P. BUSTAMANTE; W. DABIN; O. VAN CANNEYT; F. DHERMAIN; C. CESARINI; G. J. PIERCE and F. CAURANT. MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN 52(10):1219-1230. 2006. New insights from age determination on toxic element accumulation in striped and bottlenose dolphins from Atlantic and Mediterranean waters. 0.301 MB LANCASTER, M. L.; N. J. GEMMELL; S. NEGRO; S. GOLDSWORTHY and P. SUNNUCKS. MOLECULAR ECOLOGY 15(12):3681-3692. 2006. Menage a trois on Macquarie Island: Hybridization among three species of fur seal (Arctocephalus spp.) following historical population extinction. 0.237 MB LESTER, CHRISTOPHER W. and DANIEL P. COSTA. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY 209(21):4283-4294. 2006. Water conservation in fasting northern elephant seals (Mirounga angustirostris). 0.243 MB MADSEN, P. T.; M. JOHNSON; P. J. O. MILLER; N. AGUILAR SOTO; J. LYNCH and P. TYACK. JOURNAL OF THE ACOUSTICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA 120(4):2366-2379. 2006. Quantitative measures of air-gun pulses recorded on sperm whales (Physeter macrocephalus) using acoustic tags during controlled exposure experiments. 0.825 MB MIKSIS-OLDS, JENNIFER L. and JAMES H. MILLER. JOURNAL OF THE ACOUSTICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA 120(4):2320-2327. 2006. Transmission loss in manatee habitats. 0.817 MB MOLLER, LUCIANA M.; LUCIANO B. BEHEREGARAY; SIMON J. ALLEN and ROBERT G. HARCOURT. BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY AND SOCIOBIOLOGY 61(1):109-117. 2006. Association patterns and kinship in female Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops aduncus) of southeastern Australia. 0.233 MB NUMMELA, SIRPA; S. TASEER HUSSAIN and J. G. M. THEWISSEN. JOURNAL OF VERTEBRATE PALEONTOLOGY 26(3):746-759. 2006. Cranial anatomy of Pakicetidae (Cetacea, Mammalia). 2.324 MB ORTIZ, RUDY M.; DANIEL E. CROCKER; DORIAN S. HOUSER and PAUL M. WEBB. PHYSIOLOGICAL AND BIOCHEMICAL ZOOLOGY 79(6):1106-1112. 2006. Angiotensin II and aldosterone increase with fasting in breeding adult male northern elephant seals (Mirounga angustirostris). 0.091 MB PAGE, BRAD; JANE MCKENZIE; MICHAEL D. SUMNER; MICHAEL COYNE and SIMON D. GOLDSWORTHY. MARINE ECOLOGY PROGRESS SERIES 323:263-279. 2006. Spatial separation of foraging habitats among New Zealand fur seals. 0.914 MB PANIGADA, SIMONE; GIUSEPPE NOTARBARTOLO DI SCIARA and MARGHERITA ZANARDELLI PANIGADA. CHEMISTRY AND ECOLOGY 22(Supp.1):S255-S263. 2006. Fin whales summering in the Pelagos Sanctuary (Mediterranean Sea): Overview of studies on habitat use and diving behaviour. 3.032 MB PEARSON, MICHAEL and RUBEN STEHBERG. POLAR RECORD 42(4):335-347. 2006. Nineteenth century sealing sites on Rugged Island, South Shetland Islands. 0.426 MB RAUSCHMANN, MICHAEL A.; STEFAN HUGGENBERGER; LARS S. KOSSATZ and HELMUT H. A. OELSCHLAGER. JOURNAL OF MORPHOLOGY 267(11):1295-1315. 2006. Head morphology in perinatal dolphins: A window into phylogeny and ontogeny. 0.876 MB REBULL, ORIOL GASPA; JORDI DIAZ CUSI; MARIO RUIZ FERNANDEZ and JOSEP GALLART MUSET. JOURNAL OF THE ACOUSTICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA 120(4):2077-2085. 2006. Tracking fin whale calls offshore the Galicia Margin, north east Atlantic Ocean. 1.119 MB REEVES, R. and G. NOTARBARTOLO DI SCIARA (compilers and editors). IUCN Centre for Mediterranean Cooperation, Malaga, Spain. 137pp. 2006. The status and distribution of cetaceans in the Black Sea and Mediterranean Sea. 2.688 MB REMAGE-HEALEY, LUKE; DOUGLAS P. NOWACEK and ANDREW H. BASS. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY 209(22):4444-4451. 2006. Dolphin foraging sounds suppress calling and elevate stress hormone levels in a prey species, the Gulf toadfish. 0.287 MB RICHARDSON, E. S. and D. ANDRIASHEK. ARCTIC 59(3):322-324. 2006. Wolf (Canis lupus) predation of a polar bear (Ursus maritimus) cub on the sea ice off northwestern Banks Island, Northwest Territories, Canada. 0.047 MB RIEMER, SUSAN D. and ROBERT MIKUS. FISHERY BULLETIN 104(4):626-630. 2006. Aging fish otoliths recovered from Pacific harbor seal (Phoca vitulina) fecal samples. 0.217 MB RIGET, FRANK; KATRIN VORKAMP; RUNE DIETZ and SURESH C. RASTOGI. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING 8(10):1000-1005. 2006. Temporal trend studies on polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in ringed seals from East Greenland. 0.612 MB SAKAI, HIROKI; HISATO IWATA; EUN-YOUNG KIM; OYUNA TSYDENOVA; NOBUYUKI MIYAZAKI; EVGENY A. PETROV; VALERIY B. BATOEV and SHINSUKE TANABE. TOXICOLOGICAL SCIENCES 94(1):57-70. 2006. 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Re: [MARMAM] Historical sources
by Michael Dyer 16 Nov '06

16 Nov '06

Dear colleagues: Please keep in mind the tremendous resource for environmental studies that exists in maritime archives, specifically whaling logbooks and journals. I noticed a paper on MARMAM a few weeks back that analyzed through a mathematical formula the size of sperm whales in the Gulf of Mexico. It so happens that I had reason to answer that very question for colleagues working with the National Marine Fisheries Service and was able after about two hours work to ascertain that sperm whales in the Gulf of Mexico were generally smaller that their counterparts in other oceans and substantially smaller than those taken in, say, the Tasman Sea, where very large bull sperm whales were hunted. Yankee whalemen recorded the size of animals in barrels of oil made. One very large sperm whale (80 feet) for which we have an illustration and description taken in the North Atlantic made 120 barrels. The bulk of sperm whales taken in the Gulf consistently yielded up to 30 barrels most made less. Because these whalemen were earning a living from this extractive hunt these barrel figures are very accurate. They kept good records. These archives are simply one more tool in our collective box and a shortcut in many cases to forming a foundation for further research. Please feel free to contact me with any inquires as to access, resources, etc. Michael P. Dyer Librarian and Maritime Historian New Bedford Whaling Museum 18 Johnny Cake Hill New Bedford, MA 02740 (508) 717-6837 FAX (508) 717-6924

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Ph.D.-Position available
by Lone Nørgaard Bruun 16 Nov '06

16 Nov '06

Dr. Jonas Teilmann National Environmental Research Institute, Denmark jte(a)dmu.dk Please post this on MARMAN: PhD Scholarship Available: Harbour seal behaviour and ecology The Graduate School on Sense organs, Nerve systems, Behavior, and Communication (SNAK), University of Southern Denmark and the National Environmental Research Institute in Denmark (NERI) invite applications for a PhD scholarship in research on marine mammal behaviour and feeding ecology beginning in February 2007. The position involves study of the response by harbour seals to controlled disturbances in relation to diurnal and seasonal use of haul out sites and investigation of their foraging strategy. Field work has to be carried out on the island of Anholt in Denmark during the summers of 2007 and 2008. The PhD will mainly be based at NERI in Roskilde. Applicants should be recent graduates in the field of vertebrate biology and behavioural ecology and preferably but not necessarily have experience in marine mammal research. The duration of the PhD-contract is three years. Within the contract period, the candidate is expected to complete his/her research with publications and a dissertation. Salary will be in accordance with the agreement between the Danish Ministry of Finance and AC (the Danish Confederation of Professional Associations). Before applying, candidates are strongly encouraged to consult the full project description at http://www.snak.biology.sdu.dk <http://www.snak.biology.sdu.dk/> . For further information please contact Dr. Jonas Teilmann, National Environmental Research Institute in Denmark, e-mail: jte(a)dmu.dk <mailto:jte@dmu.dk> . The closing date for applications is December 15th 2006. To apply, candidates should send an e-mail that includes an application, CV (with a brief description of research interests, previous employment, and publication list), documentation of academic degrees, reprints of published articles, and names and contact information for three referees to: lyn(a)biology.sdu.dk <mailto:lyn@biology.sdu.dk> . You can also send a hard copy application in three duplicates to: Graduate School SNAK, Institute of Biology, Campusvej 55, DK-5230 Odense M, Denmark The selection of the successful candidate will be made in two steps. In the first step, an evaluation committee will select a group of qualified applicants. The selected applicants will then be invited to apply for the PhD-position at the University of Southern Denmark (for procedures see: http://www.sdu.dk/Nat/fak/phd/index.php?lang=en)

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