November 2006 - MARMAM - devlists.uvic.ca

New publications week 43
by Jan Herrmann 04 Nov '06

04 Nov '06

Dear all, here are some new publications of week 43 / 2006, which haven't been announced on MARMAM earlier AFAIK. By clicking the following link you are guided to a website, where the following references are linked to their according journal homepages. There you can find abstracts and contact information: http://www.mmbib.com/news.html Please do not contact MARMAM, the MARMAM editors or me for reprints. Thank you. Thanks to all of you who sent in reprints to be included in the weekly announcements. Kindest Regards, Jan Herrmann CETACEA Burton, R. (2006): CAPTAIN JAMES FAIRWEATHER: WHALER AND SHIPMASTER: HIS LIFE AND CAREER 1853-1933. Nancy Rycroft. 2005. Ripponden, West Yorkshire: Fairweather Books. 202 p, illustrated, soft cover. ISBN 0-9551739-0-6. £13.95. Polar Record 42(4): 380. Das, K. et al. (2006): Interfollicular Fibrosis in the Thyroid of the Harbour Porpoise: An Endocrine Disruption? Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology 51(4): 720-729. Fossi, M.C. et al. (2006): Development of new-tools to investigate toxicological hazard due to endocrine disruptor organochlorines and emerging contaminants in Mediterranean cetaceans. Marine Environmental Research 62(1): S200-S204. Fritz, M. (2006): Whales & Dolphins of the World. The Wilson Journal of Ornithology 118(1): 122-123. Johnson, J.I. et al. (2006): Sensory cerebral cortex in cetartiodactyls compared with that in primates and carnivores. The FASEB Journal 20(5): A880-b. Reidenberg, J.S. (2006): Motor Mouth Moby: is the hyoid a locomotor bone in whales, dolphins, and porpoises? The FASEB Journal 20(5): A845-d. Remage-Healey, L., D.P. Nowacek, and A.H. Bass (2006): Dolphin foraging sounds suppress calling and elevate stress hormone levels in a prey species, the Gulf toadfish. Journal of Experimental Biology 209(22): 4444-4451. PINNIPEDIA Arnason, U. et al. (2006): Pinniped phylogeny and a new hypothesis for their origin and dispersal. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 41(2): 345-354. Fulton, T.L. and C. Strobeck (2006): Molecular phylogeny of the Arctoidea (Carnivora): Effect of missing data on supertree and supermatrix analyses of multiple gene data sets. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 41(1): 165-181. Kuhn, C.E. and D.P. Costa (2006): Identifying and quantifying prey consumption using stomach temperature change in pinnipeds. Journal of Experimental Biology 209(): 4524-4532. Pearson, M. and R. Stehberg (2006): Nineteenth century sealing sites on Rugged Island, South Shetland Islands. Polar Record 42(4): 335-347. Riemer, S.D. and R. Mikus (2006): Aging fish otoliths recovered from Pacific Harbor seal (Phoca vitulina) fecal samples. Fishery bulletin 104(4): 626-630. Sakai, H. et al. (2006): Constitutive Androstane Receptor (CAR) as a Potential Sensing Biomarker of Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) in Aquatic Mammal: Molecular Characterization, Expression Level, and Ligand Profiling in Baikal Seal (Pusa sibirica). Toxicological Sciences 94(1): 57-70. OTHER MARINE MAMMALS Aragones, L.V. et al. (2006): Dugong grazing and turtle cropping: grazing optimization in tropical seagrass systems? Oecologia 149(4): 635-647. -- --> jan.herrmann -at - cetacea.de

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malnutrition in bottlenose dolphins
by Andrea Dell'Apa 03 Nov '06

03 Nov '06

Dear Marmarers, In one of our center displayed troughout Italy, we have found a community of about 90 bottlenosedolphins skinny, with inter-rib spaces hollowed in the visible part of the torax. This is quite weird, considering that not all the animals present this particular features, probably due to malnutrition. The only work done about this topic that i have found is: "Evidence for malnutrition in bottlenose dolphins photoidentifies in the eastern Ionian Sea" E. Politi, G. Bearzi, S. Airoldi (2000). If anyone could give me information about this topic please contact me. Cheers Andrea Dell'Apa CTS - Dipartimento ambiente Via Albalonga 3 - 00183 - Roma _________________________________________________________________ Idee per i tuoi viaggi... http://search.live.com/results.aspx?q=viaggi&mkt=it-it&FORM=LVSP&go.x=18&go…

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Listing of Micronesian marine mammals
by Gary Wiles 02 Nov '06

02 Nov '06

Dear MARMAM readers, Im a bit slow to post this note, but I wanted to let MARMAM readers know that the following paper was published late last year. Wiles, G. J. 2005. A checklist of the birds and mammals of Micronesia. Micronesica 38:141-189. The mammal section of the checklist includes an annotated listing of 21 marine mammal species documented at one or more of the regions nine island groups, including Palau, Yap, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Chuuk, Pohnpei, Kosrae, the Marshalls, and Wake. The list updates several previous publications (Eldredge 1991, Reeves et al. 1999) reporting species occurrences in the region. A pdf copy is available upon request from me (wilesharkey(a)yahoo.com) Gary J. Wiles Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife 600 Capitol Way North Olympia, Washington 98501-1091 USA ____________________________________________________________________________________ Want to start your own business? Learn how on Yahoo! Small Business (http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com)

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Last Posting: Marine Mammal Sessions_Defenders of Wildlife's 6th Biennial Carnivore Conference-Less Than 2 Weeks Away
by Jim Curland 01 Nov '06

01 Nov '06

Carnivores 2006 Logo - Copyright Steve Oliver Here are the various marine mammal sessions sprinkled throughout Defenders of Wildlife's 6th Biennial Carnivore Conference, Habitats, Challenges, and Possibilities, to be held November 12-November 15 at the Hilton Hotel in St. Petersburg, Florida. The conference will feature three full days of sessions on terrestrial and marine carnivore issues, plus a poster session, field trip, silent auction, banquet and ambassador wolf sessions. For more information, please visit: http://www.carnivoreconference.org/. You can view a detailed schedule at this site for other session topics. Note that on the detailed schedule it may still reflect less than a handful of presentations that have since dropped , namely one from the marine mammal/human interactions session, by John Dobson (who is no longer speaking). There may possibly also be additions to the schedule that aren't on this version of the schedule. On this year's Conference Science Advisory Committee is a team of 15 scientists, including 5 marine scientists: * From Mote Marine Lab: Dr. John Reynolds, Dr. Randy Wells, Dr. Nélio B. Barros, Dr. Damon Gannon * From the Center for Ocean Health, U.C. Santa Cruz/Long Marine Lab: Dr. Jim Estes Monday, November 13 Climate Change and Carnivores I 10:00 am-1:30 pm 1. Conservation in the Face of Climate Change, Lara Hansen 2. Effects of Climate Change on Ice-Breeding Harp and Hooded Seals, David Lavigne 3. Impacts of Diminishing Snow Cover on Ringed Seals, Brendan Kelly 4. Long-Term Trends in Polar Bear Ecology in Relation To Climatic Change, Nick Lunn 5. Global Warming, the Arctic Region and Preserving Endangered/Threatened Species- Another Case of Pre-Hurricane Katrina Thinking? Michael Belanger Climate Change and Carnivores II 1:30 pm -3:30 pm 1. Climate-Ocean Effects on the Marine and Terrestrial Habitats of the Hawaiian Monk Seal, Jason Baker 2. The Implications of Global Warming on a Snow Dependent Species - A Case For the Wolverine, Jeffrey Copeland 3. Whitebark Pine, Grizzly Bears, and Climate Change, Katherine Kendall DISCUSSION Human Interactions With Marine Mammals 10:00 am-1:30 pm 1. Human Interactions With Marine Mammals in the Wild: An Overview of the Policies, Guidelines and Regulations Developed in the U.S. To Address Activities of Concern, Trevor Spradlin 2. Feeding and Harassment of Wild Bottlenose Dolphins in the Southeast Region: Overview of Activities of Concern and Mitigation Efforts, Stacey Carlson 3. Evidence of Recreational Fishing Interactions in Stranded Indian River Lagoon Bottlenose Dolphins: 1997-2005, Wendy Durden 4. Impacts of Human Activities on a Long-Term Resident Community of Bottlenose Dolphins on Florida's West Coast, Randall Wells 5. Recent Phocid and Canid Interactions in the Cape Cod Area of Massachusetts, Betty Lentell Human Interactions With Marine Mammals II 1:30 pm-3:30 pm 1. The Impacts on Human/Bear Conflicts: Why We Need To Learn To Coexist, Minette Johnson DISCUSSION ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Tuesday, November 14 Bottlenose Dolphin Foraging Ecology I 8-10:30 am 1. Assessing the Effects of Fishing on Bottlenose Dolphins With Qualitative Models, Donald Baltz 2. Bottlenose Dolphin Vocalizations Suppress Calling Rates and Elevate Stress Hormones in a Prey Species, the Gulf Toadfish, Opsanus beta, Douglas Nowacek 3. How To Catch a Fish? Foraging Tactic Fidelity of Bottlenose Dolphins in Florida Bay, Florida, Leigh Torres 4. Role of Ecological Disturbance in the Foraging Ecology of Coastal Bottlenose Dolphins, Damon Gannon 5. Stomach Content Analysis of Bottlenose Dolphins Stranded in South Carolina, Michelle Pate 6. Variation in Feeding Habits Among Bottlenose Dolphins From Two Southeastern U.S. Estuaries As Determined By Stable Isotope Analysis, Melissa Recks Bottlenose Dolphin Foraging Ecology II 10:30-1:30 pm 1. Bottlenose Dolphin Population Differentiation and Trophic Studies Using Carbon, Nitrogen, Sulfur Stable Isotopes and Stomach Content Analyses, Nélio Barros 2. Molecular Scatology As a Tool For Investigating Cetacean Diet: Development, Assessment and Application of DNA-Based Diet Investigation Methods For Bottlenose Dolphins, Glenn Dunshea DISCUSSION Sea Otters 3:30 pm-5:30 pm 1. Patterns of Body Size, Growth and Condition Among Sea Otter Populations: What Can It Tell Us About Population Status? Daniel Monson 2. Persistence of Spilled Oil in Nearshore Sediments and Pathways of Exposure To Foraging Sea Otters, James Bodkin 3. Recovery, Foraging Patterns, and Prey Selection of Washington's Sea Otter Population, Harriet Allen 4. Nutrient Composition of the Diet Consumed By Threatened Southern Sea Otters, Alice Green 5. No Place Like Home: a Comparison of Habitat Use Strategies Between Southern Sea Otter Populations of Varying Density, Gena Bentall 6. Movement Patterns of Female Southern Sea Otters Vary With Reproductive Status, Christine Alfano 7. Sea Otters Translocated To San Nicolas Island: Individual Fates, Population Growth, and Projected Persistence of a Small Population, Lilian Carswell Posters Health Assesment of California Sea Lions Utilizing Fluctuating Asymmetry, Amber Bifolck Evidence of Human Interaction in Pinnipeds Stranded in New York State, Rebecca Scott - Jim Curland, Marine Program Associate Defenders of Wildlife P.O. Box 959 Moss Landing, CA. 95039 831-726-9010 (phone) 831-726-9020 (fax) ? Defenders of Wildlife, founded in 1947, is dedicated to the protection of all native wild animals and plants in their natural communities. We focus our programs on what scientists consider two of the most serious environmental threats to the planet: the accelerating rate of extinction of species and the associated loss of biological diversity, and habitat alteration and destruction. Long known for our leadership on endangered species issues, Defenders of Wildlife also advocates new approaches to wildlife conservation that will help keep species from becoming endangered. Our programs encourage protection of entire ecosystems and interconnected habitats while protecting predators that serve as indicator species for ecosystem health. Defenders of Wildlife is pleased to announce Carnivores 2006: Habitats, Challenges and Opportunities A Conference on Carnivore Biology & Conservation Find out more at: November 12-15, 2006 ~ St. Petersburg, Florida http://www.carnivoreconference.org/ http://www.defenders.org http://www.kidsplanet.org http://www.defenders.org/wildlife/new/seaotters.html (Defenders' Main Sea Otter Page) http://www.kidsplanet.org/espanol/espint.html (Defenders' Sea Otter Teaching Unit) http://www.defenders.org/wildlife/new/marine.html (Defenders' Marine Program Page) http://www.defenders.org/california/marine.html (Defenders' California Marine Program)

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