January 2007 - MARMAM - devlists.uvic.ca

New publications week 51+52
by Jan Herrmann 12 Jan '07

12 Jan '07

Dear all, here are some new publications of weeks 51+52 / 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 Endo, A. and M. Yamao (2007): Policies governing the distribution of by-products from scientific and small-scale coastal whaling in Japan. Marine Policy 31(2): 169-181. McGuire, T.L. and E.R. Aliaga-Rossel (2007): Seasonality of Reproduction in Amazon River Dolphins (Inia geoffrensis) in Three Major River Basins of South America. Biotropica 39(1): 129-135. Melcher, J. et al. (2005): Tetra- and Tribromophenoxyanisoles in Marine Samples from Oceania. Environmental Science & Technology 39(20): 7784-7789. van Elk, C.E. et al. (2007): Escherichia coli Septicemia Associated with Lack of Maternally Acquired Immunity in a Bottlenose Dolphin Calf. Veterinary Pathology 44(1): 88-92. Varela, R.A. et al. (2006): Effects of duration of capture and sample handling on critical care blood analytes in free-ranging bottlenose dolphins. Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association 229(12): 1955-1961. Deutch, B. et al. (2006): Dietary composition and contaminants in north Greenland, in the 1970s and 2004. Science of the Total Environment 370(2-3): 372-381. Deutch, B. et al. (2007): Contaminants, diet, plasma fatty acids and smoking in Greenland 1999-2005. Science of the Total Environment 372(2-3): 486-496. Levin, M., B. Morsey, and S. De Guise (2007): Modulation of the respiratory burst by organochlorine mixtures in marine mammals, humans, and mice. Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health - Part A 70(1): 73-83. Marques, T.A. et al. (2006): The Use of Global Positioning Systems to Record Distances in a Helicopter Line-Transect Survey. Wildlife Society Bulletin 34(3): 759-763. PINNIPEDIA Brookens, T.J., J.T. Harvey, and T.M. O'Hara (2007): Trace element concentrations in the Pacific harbor seal (Phoca vitulina richardii) in central and northern California. Science of the Total Environment 372(2-3): 676-692. Siebert, U. et al. (2007): Reversible reproductive control in harbour seals (Phoca vitulina) with a gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonist. Theriogenology 67(3): 605-608. Tryland, M. et al. (2006): Serum chemistry for free-ranging ringed seals (Pusa hispida) in Svalbard. Veterinary Clinical Pathology 35(4): 405-412. Watson, R.R. et al. (2007): Volume density and distribution of mitochondria in harbor seal (Phoca vitulina) skeletal muscle. Journal of Comparative Physiology B: Biochemical, Systemic, and Environmental Physiology 177(1): 89-98. OTHER MARINE MAMMALS Ropstad, E. et al. (2006): Endocrine disruption induced by organochlorines (OCs): field studies and experimental models. Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health - Part A 69(1-2): 53-76. Sonne, C. et al. (2007): Skull pathology in East Greenland and Svalbard polar bears (Ursus maritimus) during 1892 to 2002 in relation to organochlorine pollution. Science of the Total Environment 372(2-3): 554-561. -- --> jan.herrmann -at - cetacea.de

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New Articles
by David S. Janiger 11 Jan '07

11 Jan '07

Hi, All Here's the latest posting of new PDF's that are available. File sizes have been included. Abstracts also available on request. Because I'll be away, the next posting should be 2/15. 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 BEINEKE, ANDREAS; URSULA SIEBERT; GUNDI MULLER and WOLFGANG BAUMGARTNER. VETERINARY IMMUNOLOGY AND IMMUNOPATHOLOGY 115(1-2):100-106. 2006. Increased blood interleukin-10 mRNA levels in diseased free-ranging harbor porpoises (Phocoena phocoena). 0.148 MB BESTER, M. N.; G. J. G. HOFMEYR; S. P. KIRKMAN; L. F. CHAUKE; P. J. N. DE BRUYN; S. M. FERREIRA; A. B. MAKHADO; T. A. M. MASWIME; T. MCINTYRE; T. W. MULAUDZI; F. M. MUNYAI; P. PISTORIUS; P. RADZILANI; A. RAMUNASI; N. TSHITHABANE and I. S. WILKINSON. SOUTH AFRICAN JOURNAL OF WILDLIFE RESEARCH 36(2):195-198. 2006. The leopard seal at Marion Island, vagrant or seasonal transient? 0.145 MB BESTER, M. N.; J. W. WILSON; M.-H. BURLE and G. J. G. HOFMEYR. SOUTH AFRICAN JOURNAL OF WILDLIFE RESEARCH 36(2):191-194. 2006. Population trends of Subantarctic fur seals at Gough Island. 0.207 MB BO DU and DING WANG. ZOOLOGICAL SCIENCE 23(11):733-740. 2006. C-values of seven marine mammal species determined by flow cytometry. 0.180 MB BORRELL, A. and A. AGUILAR. CHEMOSPHERE 66(2):347-352. 2007. Organochlorine concentrations declined during 1987-2002 in western Mediterranean bottlenose dolphins, a coastal top predator. 0.381 MB BRANSTETTER, BRIAN K.; SONJA J. MEVISSEN; ADAM A. PACK; LOUIS M. HERMAN; SCOTT R. ROBERTS and LEA K. CARSRUD. JOURNAL OF THE ACOUSTICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA 121(1):626-635. 2007. Dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) echoic angular discrimination: Effects of object separation and complexity. 0.232 MB BUCK, JOHN D.; RANDALL S. WELLS; HOWARD L. RHINEHART and LARRY J. HANSEN. JOURNAL OF WILDLIFE DISEASES 42(3):536-544. 2006. Aerobic microorganisms associated with free-ranging bottlenose dolphins in coastal Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic Ocean waters. 0.088 MB BUCKLES, E. L.; L. J. LOWENSTINE; C. FUNKE; R. K. VITTORE; H.-N. WONG; J. A. ST. LEGER; DENISE J. GREIG; R. S. DUERR; F. M. D. GULLAND and J. L. STOTT. JOURNAL OF COMPARATIVE PATHOLOGY 135(4):183-189. 2006. Otarine Herpesvirus-1, not papillomavirus, is associated with endemic tumours in California sea lions (Zalophus californianus). 0.174 MB CAPUS, CHRIS; YAN PAILHAS; KEITH BROWN; DAVID M. LANE; PATRICK W. MOORE and DORIAN HOUSER. JOURNAL OF THE ACOUSTICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA 121(1):594-604. 2007. Bio-inspired wideband sonar signals based on observations of the bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus). 0.792 MB CLARK, L. S.; D. F. COWAN and D. C. PFEIFFER. JOURNAL OF COMPARATIVE PATHOLOGY 135(4):208-216. 2006. Morphological changes in the Atlantic bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) adrenal gland associated with chronic stress. 0.468 MB CONNOR, RICHARD C.; RACHEL SMOLKER and LARS BEJDER. ANIMAL BEHAVIOUR 72(6):1371-1378. 2006. Synchrony, social behaviour and alliance affiliation in Indian Ocean bottlenose dolphins, Tursiops aduncus. 0.189 MB COWAN, D. F. and Y. TAJIMA. JOURNAL OF COMPARATIVE PATHOLOGY 135(4):217-225. 2006. The thyroid gland in bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) from the Texas coast of the Gulf of Mexico: Normal structure and pathological changes. 0.992 MB DEHN, LARISSA-A.; GAY G. SHEFFIELD; ERICH H. FOLLMANN; LAWRENCE K. DUFFY; DANA L. THOMAS and TODD M. O'HARA. POLAR BIOLOGY 30(2):167-181. 2007. Feeding ecology of phocid seals and some walrus in the Alaskan and Canadian Arctic as determined by stomach contents and stable isotope analysis. 0.430 MB DELONG, CAROLINE M.; WHITLOW W. L. AU and SARAH A. STAMPER. JOURNAL OF THE ACOUSTICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA 121(1):605-617. 2007. Echo features used by human listeners to discriminate among objects that vary in material or wall thickness: Implications for echolocating dolphins. 0.410 MB DUECK, LARRY P.; MADS PETER HIEDE-JORGENSEN; MIKKEL VILLUM JENSEN and LIANNE D. POSTMA. Canadian Science Advisory Secretariat Research Document 2006/050. 22pp. 2006. Update on investigations of bowhead whale (Balaena mysticetus) movements in the eastern Arctic, 2003-2005, based on satellite-linked telemetry. 1.140 MB EDVARDSSON, RAGNAR and MAGNUS RAFNSSON. Náttúrustofa Vestfjarða (The Natural History Institute of Vestfirðir), Aðalstræti 21, IS-415 Bolungarvík, Iceland. 25pp. 2006. Basque whaling around Iceland. Archeological investigation in Strákatangi, Steingrímsfjörður. 0.636 MB GENDE, SCOTT M. and MICHAEL F. SIGLER. DEEP SEA RESEARCH PART II: TOPICAL STUDIES IN OCEANOGRAPHY 53(3-4):432-441. 2006. Persistence of forage ?sh 'hot spots' and its association with foraging Steller sea lions (Eumetopias jubatus) in southeast Alaska. 0.299 MB GENTY, EMILIE and JEAN-JACQUES ROEDER. ANIMAL BEHAVIOUR 72(6):1241-1247. 2006. Self-control: Why should sea lions, Zalophus californianus, perform better than primates? 0.368 MB GUO, JERRY. SCIENCE (WASHINGTON D. C.) 314(5807):1860. 2006. Wildlife conservation - River dolphins down for the count, and perhaps out. 0.098 MB HUNG, CRAIG L. H.; RIDGE K. F. LAU; JAMES C. W. LAM; THOMAS A. JEFFERSON; SAMUEL K. HUNG; MICHAEL H. W. LAM and PAUL K. S. LAM. CHEMOSPHERE 66(7):1175-1182. 2007. Risk assessment of trace elements in the stomach contents of Indo-Pacific humpback dolphins and finless porpoises in Hong Kong waters. 0.168 MB JONES, GEORGE PIERCE; LEONARD G. PEARLSTINE and H. FRANKLIN PERCIVAL. WILDLIFE SOCIETY BULLETIN 34(3):750-758. 2006. An assessment of small unmanned aerial vehicles for wildlife research. 0.570 MB KEXIONG WANG; DING WANG; XIANFENG ZHANG; AUGUST PFLUGER and LEIGH BARRETT. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH 13(6):418-424. 2006. Range-wide Yangtze freshwater dolphin expedition: The last chance to see Baiji? 0.328 MB LANGTIMM, C. A.; M. D. KROHN; J. P. REID; B. M. SMITH and C. A. BECK. ESTUARIES AND COASTS 29(6A):1026-1032. 2006. Possible effects of the 2004 and 2005 hurricanes on manatee survival rates and movement. 0.406 MB LEARMONTH, J. A.; C. D. MACLEOD; M. B. SANTOS; G. J. PIERCE; H. Q. P. CRICK and R. A. ROBINSON. OCEANOGRAPHY AND MARINE BIOLOGY ANNUAL REVIEW 44:431-464. 2006. Potential effects of climate change on marine mammals. 0.287 MB MARTINEZ-AGUERO, M.; S. FLORES-RAMIREZ and M. RUIZ-GARCIA. GENETICS AND MOLECULAR RESEARCH 5(3):421-431. 2006. First report of major histocompatibility complex class II loci from the Amazon pink river dolphin (genus Inia). 0.644 MB MASHBURN, KENDALL L. and SHANNON ATKINSON. GENERAL AND COMPARATIVE ENDOCRINOLOGY 150(2):246-252. 2006. Seasonal and predator influences on adrenal function in adult Steller sea lions: Gender matters. 0.214 MB MCMAHON, CLIVE R.; HARRY R. BURTON; JOHN VAN DEN HOFF; RUPERT WOODS and COREY J. A. BRADSHAW. JOURNAL OF WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT 70(5):1484-1489. 2006. Assessing hot-iron and cryo-branding for permanently marking southern elephant seals. 0.137 MB MICLARD, J.; K. MOKHTARI; G. JOUVION; B. WYRZYKOWSKI; O. VAN CONNEYT; M. WYERS and M. A. COLLE. JOURNAL OF COMPARATIVE PATHOLOGY 135(4):254-258. 2006. Microcystic meningioma in a dlphin (Delphinus delphis): Immunohistochemical and utrastructural study. 0.648 MB MOSS, MADONNA L.; DONGYA Y. YANG; SETH D. NEWSOME; CAMILLA F. SPELLER; IAIN MCKECHNIE; ALAN D. MCMILLAN; ROBERT J. LOSEY and PAUL L. KOCH. JOURNAL OF ISLAND AND COASTAL ARCHAEOLOGY 1(2):165-190. 2006. Historical ecology and biogeography of North Pacific pinnipeds: Isotopes and ancient DNA from three archaeological assemblages. 0.418 MB NEWELL, CARRIE L. and TIMOTHY J. COWLES. GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH LETTERS 33(22), no.L22S11. 5pp. 2006. Unusual gray whale Eschrichtius robustus feeding in the summer of 2005 off the central Oregon coast. 1.005 MB O'SHEA, THOMAS J. and LYNN B. POCHE, JR. JOURNAL OF MAMMALOGY 87(6):1061-1071. 2006. Aspects of underwater sound communication in Florida manatees (Trichechus manatus latirostris). 0.262 MB PEDERNERA-ROMANO, C.; R. A. VALDEZ; S. SINGH; X. CHIAPPA; M. C. ROMANO and F. GALINDO. ANIMAL WELFARE 15(4):359-362. 2006. Salivary cortisol in captive dolphins (Tursiops truncatus): A non-invasive technique. 0.571 MB POSTMA, L. D.; L. P. DUECK; M. P. HEIDE-JORGENSEN and S. E. COSENS. Canadian Science Advisory Secretariat Research Document 2006/051. 19pp. 2006. Molecular genetic support of a single population of bowhead whales (Balaena mysticetus) in eastern Canadian Arctic and western Greenland waters. 1.238 MB REHTANZ, MANUELA; SHIN-JE GHIM; ANNABEL RECTOR; MARC VAN RANST; PATRICIA A. FAIR; GREGORY D. BOSSART and ALFRED B. JENSON. JOURNAL OF GENERAL VIROLOGY 87(12):3559-2565. 2006. Isolation and characterization of the first American bottlenose dolphin papillomavirus: Tursiops truncatus papillomavirus type 2. 0.126 MB RICHARDSON, E.; I. STIRLING and B. KOCHTUBAJDA. POLAR BIOLOGY 30(3):369-378. 2007. The effects of forest fires on polar bear maternity denning habitat in western Hudson Bay. 0.435 MB SEOL, BRANKA; MARTINA DURAS GOMERCIC; TOMO NAGLIC; TOMISLAV GOMERCIC; ANA GALOV and HRVOJE GOMERCIC. JOURNAL OF WILDLIFE DISEASES 42(3):709-711. 2006. Isolation of Clostridium tertium from a striped dolphin (Stenella coeruleoalba) in the Adriatic Sea. 0.282 MB SUPIN, ALEXANDER YA.; PAUL E. NACHTIGALL and MARLEE BREESE. JOURNAL OF THE ACOUSTICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA 121(1):618-625. 2007. Evoked-potential recovery during double click stimulation in a whale: A possibility of biosonar automatic gain control. 0.291 MB THORDARSON, GUDMUNDUR; GISLI A. VIKINGSSON and PALL HERSTEINSSON. POLAR BIOLOGY 30(3):379-386. 2007. Seasonal variation in body condition of adult male hooded seals (Cystophora cristata) in Skjalfandi-Bay, northeast Iceland. 0.394 MB TRITES, A. W.; A. J. MILLER; H. D. G. MASCHNER; M. A. ALEXANDER; S. J. BOGRAD; J. A. CALDER; A. CAPOTONDI; K. O. COYLE; E. DI LORENZO; B. P. FINNEY; E. J. GREGR; C. E. GROSCH; S. R. HARE; G. L. HUNT, JR.; J. JAHNCKE; N. B. KACHEL; H.-J. KIM; et. al. FISHERIES OCEANOGRAPHY 16(1):46-67. 2007. Bottom-up forcing and the decline of Steller sea lions (Eumetopias jubatas) in Alaska: Assessing the ocean climate hypothesis. 2.038 MB VAN PARIJS, SOFIE M. and CHRISTOPHER W. CLARK. ANIMAL BEHAVIOUR 72(6):1269-1277. 2006. Long-term mating tactics in an aquatic-mating pinniped, the bearded seal, Erignathus barbatus. 0.487 MB VILLADSGAARD, ANNE; MAGNUS WAHLBERG and JAKOB TOUGAARD. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY 210(1):56-64. 2007. Echolocation signals of wild harbour porpoises, Phocoena phocoena. 0.257 MB WILLIAMS, MICHAEL T.; CHRISTOPHER S. NATIONS; THOMAS G. SMITH; VALERIE D. MOULTON and CRAIG J. PERHAM. AQUATIC MAMMALS 32(3):311-324. 2006. Ringed seal (Phoca hispida) use of subnivean structures in the Alaskan Beaufort Sea during development of an oil production facility. 1.195 MB

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Forensics and Marine Vertebrate courses
by Laurie Johnson 11 Jan '07

11 Jan '07

The Shoals Marine Laboratory Director Willy Bemis would like to announce the following courses: Forensic Science for Marine Biologists: August 13-20, 2007 Forensic science represents the unique merging of scientific insight and the law. Forensic Science for Marine Biologists provides a field-oriented introduction to the forensic science domain and the utilization of marine biology within the justice system. Students receive comprehensive instruction concerning the recognition, documentation, collection, and preservation of physical evidence. Additionally, students develop practical incident response, scene management, and forensic teamwork skills. Faculty: Dr. Wayne D. Lord, Federal Bureau of Investigation Dr. Romona Haebler, United States Environmental Protection Agency Dr. Robert D. Kenney, Graduate School of Oceanography, URI Dr. William C. Rodriguez, Armed Forces Institute of Pathology Dr. Inga F. Sidor, Veterinary Pathologist, Mystic Aquarium Marine Vertebrates: July 23-August 13, 2007 A course in marine vertebrate biology emphasizing laboratory studies, field collections or observations, and reading from current literature. General topics will include vertebrate evolution, ecology, conservation, and management of existing marine vertebrate populations. Special emphasis on Gulf of Maine species and their complex inter-relationships, with critical analysis of current issues in management including national and international economic and political aspects. The general curriculum is subdivided into three categories: (1) Systematics of Gulf of Maine fishes, elasmobranch biology, teleost skeleto-muscular structure and function, population biology and contemporary Gulf of Maine fisheries; (2) Biology of marine reptiles and birds, ecology and conservation of sea turtles, avian adaptations to life at sea and coloniality in sea birds; (3) Evolution and systematics of marine mammals, marine mammal anatomy, sensory biology and diving physiology, cetacean feeding behavior and ecology. Faculty: Dr. John B. Heiser, Cornell University For application and scholarship information, see the SML web site at: http://www.sml.cornell.edu or email SML admissions: LHJ1(a)CORNELL.EDU

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Pygmy blue whale ID
by William Rossiter 11 Jan '07

11 Jan '07

Posted to MARMAM by CSI on behalf of Anoop.A.Krishnan: This is a request for assistance with determining whether blue whales sighted during surveys off Sri Lanka or stranded in India are Balaenoptera musculus bravicuda, the pygmy or dwarf blue whale subspecies. The following researcher has photographs which he would like to share with experts, so as to make more positive identifications for scientific and management purposes. Please reply to anoop_a2001(a)yahoo.co.in Thanking you in advance, Anoop.A.Krishnan Senior Research Scholar MRC of CMFRI, P. B No. 244, Bolar, Mangalore-575001, India Phone: +919448152501 Fax: +918242424061 Email: anoop_a2001(a)yahoo.co.in

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Dolphin Research Internships
by Emily Guarino 10 Jan '07

10 Jan '07

> Dolphin Research Internships > > Dolphin Research Center (DRC) is currently accepting applications for > Research Interns for the Summer term. DRC is a not-for-profit education > and research facility, home to a family of Atlantic bottlenose dolphins > and California sea lions. DRC is located on Grassy Key, in the heart of > the Florida Keys. > > Internships at DRC are an exciting way to develop career skills as well as > an opportunity to get "behind the scenes" to see how a marine mammal > facility operates. Research interns participate in DRC's ongoing research > projects, giving them broad exposure to a variety of research > methodologies. Interns receive extensive on-the-job training in observing > marine mammal behavior, collecting observational data, working with > research equipment, and assisting with experimental research sessions. In > addition, educational opportunities are available such as informal journal > article reviews and the development of personal learning objectives. > > Specific job duties include: > * Collecting observational behavioral data > * Preparing stimuli for experimental research sessions > * Assisting in setting up and tearing down equipment for experimental > research sessions > * Operating video equipment > * Entering data into the computer for analysis > * General support of the facility through participation in the > volunteer resource pool (facility maintenance, bird care, assisting with > public programs, guest interactions, etc.) > > Research studies can vary widely in nature and availability. For > information on past or current research projects at DRC, please visit our > website, at www.dolphins.org <http://www.dolphins.org > . > > Publications: > Jaakkola, K., Fellner, W., Erb, L., Rodriguez, A. M., & Guarino, E. > (2005). Understanding the concept of numerically "less" by bottlenose > dolphins (Tursiops truncatus). Journal of Comparative Psychology. > > Internships require a minimum of a 16-week commitment, 40 hours per week. > The internship is unpaid, and interns are responsible for providing their > own housing. DRC will provide assistance in locating housing and/or > matching up interns and volunteers desiring roommates. Successful > candidates will be ready and willing to learn, self-motivated, and > flexible. Prior research experience is recommended but not required. > > The deadline to apply is February 1st. Further information and > application materials can be found on our website at www.dolphins.org > <http://www.dolphins.org > . > > -------------------------------- > Emily Guarino > Research Coordinator > emily(a)dolphins.org > Dolphin Research Center > 58901 Overseas Hwy. > Grassy Key, FL 33050 > www.dolphins.org >

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TR: VERY last call for papers and posters for EAAM in March
by Birgitta MERCERA 10 Jan '07

10 Jan '07

Dear friends and collègues, It look's like many of you have not got my last call for papers and posters that I sent out before Christmas. Therefore I have decided to let you all a very last chance to send in your abstracts for the up coming conference in Marineland, Antibes in France the 16 to 19 of March 2007. Don't forget that the success of this year's conference is depending up on your willingness to share the result of your labour!! Last deadline for abstract submission is now: 22 of January 2007 You can send the abstract on my email address: Birgitta.mercera(a)parcasterix.com I invite you all to have a look at the website: www.marineland.fr <http://www.marineland.fr/> and then chose EAAM conference to get all the information you need about the hotel, preliminary program, invited speakers, etc Looking very much forward to see you all in Antibes in March! Birgitta Mercera President-Elect of EAAM Birgitta Mercera Responsable Delphinarium PARC ASTERIX BP 8 60128 Plailly, FRANCE birgitta.mercera(a)parcasterix.com <mailto:birgitta.mercera@parcasterix.com>

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Volunteers needed for seal/shark predation project
by adevos_zoo_staff_sci_main_uct＠mail.uct.ac.za 10 Jan '07

10 Jan '07

Volunteers needed for behavioural study of Cape fur seal behaviour in relation to shark predation at Seal Island, Cape Town, South Africa. I am looking for volunteers to assist me with data collection for my postgraduate project on Cape fur Seals. This involves field observation of Seal groups at the island and monitoring VHF telemetry systems. The island boasts some of the highest predation rates on seals by sharks anywhere in the world. Volunteers must be hard-working and should ideally be in possession of a skippers ticket. The field season runs from April - September 2007 and volunteers would need to be available for four weeks at a time. Unfortunately we cannot assist with living costs, but we can facilitate accomodation and other logistical issues. Interested parties please contact Alta de Vos at adevos(a)botzoo.uct.ac.za Thank you, Alta de Vos MSc student, University of Cape Town. ---------------------------------------------------------------- This message was sent using IMP, the Internet Messaging Program.

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SEAMAMMS 2007: Call for Abstracts
by Caroline Good 09 Jan '07

09 Jan '07

Call for Abstracts The 15th Annual Southeast and Mid-Atlantic Marine Mammal Symposium (SEAMAMMS) will be held March 16-18 2007 in Beaufort, North Carolina. The meeting will be co-hosted by the Southeast Fisheries Science Center (Beaufort Laboratory), North Carolina Maritime Museum and Duke University Marine Laboratory. The deadline to submit an abstract is January 31st 2007. Early registration ends March 1st. For more details about the symposium, please visit the SEAMAMMS website: http://www.nicholas.duke.edu/marinelab/seamamms/seahome.html or contact Lucie Hazen at: ljhazen(a)duke.edu Caroline Good cpg2(a)duke.edu ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Caroline Good PhD Candidate Ecology Program Nicholas School of the Environment 135 Duke Marine Lab Road Beaufort, NC 28516 p. 252.504.7571 cpg2(a)duke.edu

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FWC Manatee Tracking Project Internship Opportunity
by Barlas, Margie 09 Jan '07

09 Jan '07

Manatee Tracking Project Research Intern or Volunteer The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission's (FWC) Marine Mammal Research Group is looking for two motivated interns or volunteers to serve for the upcoming spring-summer session in St. Petersburg, FL. Position description: The intern's primary responsibility is to assist researchers in the Manatee Behavioral Ecology Program with tracking manatees in the Lemon Bay area of southwest Florida (Sarasota and Charlotte Counties). The principle aim of this study is to characterize manatee response to watercraft in their natural environment using state-of-the-art multi-sensor digital acoustic recording tags and satellite-linked GPS technology. The successful applicant will record behavioral observations of individual tagged manatees and operational information of vessel traffic from small boats. Other duties include equipment maintenance, data entry, miscellaneous office tasks, and public outreach as needed. While in the office, interns are expected to work a minimum of 3 days each week. Hours are generally Monday through Friday, 8 a.m.- 5 p.m. While in the field, interns are expected to work Friday through Monday (including weekends); some morning and evening hours may be required to utilize daylight and maximize data collection. Applicants should understand that this job requires them to be wet, dirty, and outdoors in all weather conditions. This position is unpaid; housing is not provided, and interns must provide their own transportation to and from the office. Transportation, meals, and lodging will be provided in the field. Qualifications: * Must be college junior or senior for internship credit; volunteers do not need to meet this qualification * Must have basic computer proficiency * Some field research experience with data collection on animals preferred * Should be comfortable speaking to the public * Ability to trailer boats and operate watercraft up to 22' in length preferred * Experience with radio telemetry tracking gear is desirable, but training can be provided * Must be able to swim * Preference given to applicants who possess a valid US driver's license Application Process: We are currently accepting applications for the spring - summer 2007 session (April-August). Internships, which ideally last three to four months, require a minimum ten-week commitment. Starting and ending dates are flexible. Please send a hard copy of your résumé with your cover letter, college transcripts (unofficial are sufficient if not applying for internship credit), a list three references and contact information to the address below. Please indicate in your cover letter the position for which you are applying. Dr. William S. Arnold- Internship Coordinator FWC Fish and Wildlife Research Institute 100 8th Avenue SE St. Petersburg, FL 33701-3095 You can also send your application by e-mail to: ManateeInterns(a)myfwc.com For Information on FWRI: http://research.MyFWC.com/ For More Information on FWRI Internships: http://research.myfwc.com/education/category_sub.asp?id=5148

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Request for information on leukocyte cell line from seals
by Frouin, Heloise 08 Jan '07

08 Jan '07

Der all, during my doctorate, I experience the specific contaminants' effect on immune system of common and grey seals and I try very hard to obtain some commercial leukocyte cell lines from common and grey seals. ATCC offers no longer its leukocyte cell lines from harbor seals (product numbers : CRL-6528 and CRL - 6605). If you have information on these items (or similars) or have them in your laboratory please feel free to contact me so that we may discuss alternatives. Please contact me with any questions. Thank you in advance for your time. Cheers, Heloise Frouin Ph. D. candidate INRS-Institut Armand Frappier Michel Fournier's laboratory 245 boulevard Hymus Pointe-Claire (Qc) CANADA H9R 1G6 TEL : (514) 630-8852 FAX : (514) 630-8850 heloise.frouin(a)iaf.inrs.ca

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