August 2007 - MARMAM - devlists.uvic.ca

Research Associate Biostatistician
by Sarah Bechdel 28 Aug '07

28 Aug '07

Research Associate Biostatistician Participates in multi-disciplinary research that will conduct spatial and epidemiologic analyses of veterinary medical and environmental databases. This scientist will work in collaboration with colleagues at Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution and elsewhere to develop and maintain a comprehensive database for the Indian River Lagoon ecosystem, to assist in the design of research/monitoring of Atlantic bottlenose dolphin and ecosystem health, and to conduct conventional and spatial statistical data analyses. Research Associate is expected to pursue this work with general guidance or advice from the immediate supervisor. Conducts research on projects approved by the supervisor, with minimal supervision. This will involve both laboratory and fieldwork. Summarizes experimental results in the form of manuscripts for scientific publication, internal research reports, and presentations at scientific meetings. Maintains clear, precise, explicit and legally sound records of research in the form of lab notebooks and computer files. Performs related duties as required. MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS: 1. Masters degree in biostatistics, epidemiology, or a related discipline and four years applicable experience or Bachelors degree in relevant area and eight years experience. 2. Documented skills in ability to use GIS methods for spatial analyses of environmental data; experience with the development, maintenance, and analysis of environmental and medical databases. 3. A willingness to learn new techniques and/or applications, to complete individual assignments in an efficient and timely manner, and to work as a team member is expected. To be considered, complete an Application for Employment from the website (www.hboi.edu) referencing Job Reference 07 CR 09. Include curriculum vitae and names of three references. Submit by mail or fax to: Human Resources, Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution, 5600 N US Hwy 1, Fort Pierce, FL 34946; FAX: (772) 466-3644; e-mail: humanresources(a)hboi.edu. EOE/AAP/DFWP.

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metric data of selected cetacean species wanted
by Verfuss Ursula 28 Aug '07

28 Aug '07

Dear all, we are searching for metric data as accurate as possible, e.g. from stranding measuring protocols, of following cetacean species: Blue whale Humpback whale (mature female + calf) Sperm whale Orca for building true to original replications of those animals. Those will be exhibited in the hall “giants of the sea” of the currently build OZEANEUM of the German Oceanographic Museum. For more details please see: http://www.ozeaneum.de/riesen_der_meere.html?&L=1 <http://www.ozeaneum.de/riesen_der_meere.html?&L=1> Any help will be much appreciated! Please contact Ursula Verfuss Ursula.verfuss(a)meeresmuseum.de asap. Sincere greetings, Ursula Verfuss Mit freundlichen Grüßen im Auftrag Ursula Verfuß Wiss. Mitarbeiter FB Wissenschaft Deutsches Meeresmuseum Museum für Meereskunde und Fischerei ∙ Aquarium Stiftung des bürgerlichen Rechts Katharinenberg 14-20 18439 Stralsund Tel.: +49 (3831) 2650-390 Fax: + 49 (3831) 2650-209 ursula.verfuss(a)meeresmuseum.de www.meeresmuseum.de <http://www.meeresmuseum.de/> Der Direktor Dr. Harald Benke Ust. ID Nr.: DE 162 772 269 Steuernr.: 082/141/02545

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Southern Sea Otter Research Internships
by Andrew Johnson 27 Aug '07

27 Aug '07

Southern Sea Otter Research Internships The Sea Otter Research and Conservation (SORAC) program at the Monterey Bay Aquarium has near-term openings for undergraduate research interns to assist with field studies of the southern sea otter (Enhydra lutris nereis). SORAC program personnel work with academic and agency colleagues to study the behavior, ecology, and natural history of the southern sea otter, and the program needs to fill several research internships for fall 2007 and throughout 2008. These research internships will provide college students and recent graduates with opportunities to track and monitor radio-tagged sea otters as part of ongoing research projects. Each internship session will offer different experiences in marine mammal science, including, but not limited to, conducting extensive data collection along the Monterey coastline (occasionally from boat or plane); participating in 6- or 12-hour activity budgets; entering data in computerized databases; attending surgical procedures and post-mortem examinations; responding to sea otter strandings; recovering sea otter carcasses; and assisting with sea otter population counts. Internship applicants should have a background in biology, zoology or a related field, possess some knowledge of research methods and study design, and have facility with computers and computer applications. They should have an ability to work and communicate well with others, and they must bring an enthusiasm for working long days in field or lab settings. At the time of application, applicants must have completed their first year of college, must have the capability to relocate to the Monterey area for 3 to 4 months (i.e., a term, quarter, or semester), and have the flexibility to work at least 30 hours per week. This is an unpaid internship, although research interns will receive certain benefits available to Monterey Bay Aquarium volunteers. Please direct expressions of interest and questions regarding the internship to SORAC's training and volunteer coordinator: Debbie Keller Monterey Bay Aquarium 886 Cannery Row Monterey, CA 93940 P: 831-648-4866 F: 831-648-4989 E: dkeller(a)mbayaq.org The mission of the Monterey Bay Aquarium, a non-profit public aquarium in Monterey, California, is to inspire conservation of the oceans.

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request for breathing frequency data
by Trish Lavery 26 Aug '07

26 Aug '07

Dear MARMANers, I would be very interested to hear from anyone who has datasets detailing the duration between breaths/surfacings for any marine mammal species. This is part of a study examining variability in breathing and/or surfacing freqency in marine mammals, so I require actual datasets of durations between breaths, not means or averages. Any information would be greatly appreciated and fully acknowledged. Please send submissions to: Trish.Lavery(a)flinders.edu.au Kind thanks! Trish Lavery PhD Candidate Flinders University South Australia --------------------------------- Sick of deleting your inbox? Yahoo!7 Mail has free unlimited storage. Get it now.

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XXI IBAC Congress - Updated Program
by Gianni Pavan 26 Aug '07

26 Aug '07

the updated program of the XXI International BioAcoustic Council Congress is now available here: http://www.unipv.it/cibra/Program_XXI_IBAC.html Gianni ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Gianni Pavan Centro Interdisciplinare di Bioacustica e Ricerche Ambientali Universita' degli Studi di Pavia, Via Taramelli 24, 27100 PAVIA, ITALIA Phone +39-0382-987874 Fax +39-02-700-32921 Email gpavan(a)cibra.unipv.it, gianni.pavan(a)unipv.it Web http://www.unipv.it/cibra -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CIBRA organizes the XXI IBAC Congress, Pavia, 15-18 September 2007 http://www.unipv.it/cibra/xxi_ibac.html --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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New publications week 23
by Jan Herrmann 26 Aug '07

26 Aug '07

Dear all, here are some new publications of week 23 / 2007, 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 Dorneles, P.R. et al. (2007): Cephalopods and cetaceans as indicators of offshore bioavailability of cadmium off Central South Brazil Bight. Environmental Pollution 148(1): 352-359. Kunisue, T. et al. (2007): Occurrence of hydroxylated polychlorinated biphenyls in the brain of cetaceans stranded along the Japanese coast. Marine Pollution Bulletin 54(7): 963-973. Lockyer, C.H. (2007): All creatures great and smaller: a study in cetacean life history energetics. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 87(4): 1035-1045. Nichols, C. et al. (2007): Genetic isolation of a now extinct population of bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus). Proceedings of the Royal Society of London Series B-Biological Sciences 274(1618): 1611-1616. Wade, P.R. et al. (2007): Depletion of spotted and spinner dolphins in the eastern tropical Pacific: modeling hypotheses for their lack of recovery. Marine Ecology Progress Series 343(): 1-14. PINNIPEDIA Lancaster, M.L. et al. (2007): Lower reproductive success in hybrid fur seal males indicates fitness costs to hybridization. Molecular Ecology 16(15): 3187-3197. McKenzie, J. et al. (2007): Growth strategies of New Zealand fur seals in southern Australia. Journal of Zoology 272(4): 377-389. OTHER MARINE MAMMALS Chapla, M.E. et al. (2007): CT scans and 3D reconstructions of Florida manatee (Trichechus manatus latirostris) heads and ear bones. Hearing Research 228(1-2): 123-135. Christiansen, P. (2007): Evolutionary implications of bite mechanics and feeding ecology in bears. Journal of Zoology 272(4): 423-443. -- --> jan.herrmann -at - cetacea.de

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Request for photos of Phoca vitulina mellonae
by SealWatch Monitors 25 Aug '07

25 Aug '07

Our recent request for Phoca vitulina stejnegeri (Insular seal) images on this list was well-rewarded, and we would now like to make a similar request for images of haulout/nursery areas of the Ungava seal (P.v. mellonae). While there may yet be some dispute about the taxonomic status of this subspecies -- a photo we had earlier received from Quebec has proven to be of P.v. concolor -- we would like to be able to present an image of a seal observed and documented in the freshwater regions where P.v. mellonae was identified/described/classified. The image selected would be used initially on our Places page: http://www.SealWatch.org/places.html with credit and info as presented for other images. We are preparing for an eventual expansion of our Species page, and hope to provide information about each of the P.v. subspecies with at least one photo of each. Suitable P.v. mellonae images would enable us to complete that project. Daliel Leite mailto:monitors@sealwatch.org http://www.SealWatch.org

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Conference Announcement: WATCH
by Heidrun Frisch 24 Aug '07

24 Aug '07

Dear MARMAMers, Not all of you may be aware of this meeting yet, which is being organised by the UNEP Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS) as part of the Year of the Dolphin campaign: WATCH Western African Talks on Cetaceans and their Habitats WATCH is a series of scientific and inter-governmental meetings on marine mammals that will take place in Adeje, Tenerife, Spain, during the week of 16-20 October 2007. WATCH will be divided in three main sessions: 1) A one-day session open to governments, institutions, non-governmental organisations and the private sector to discuss threats to and challenges for the conservation of cetaceans in the Eastern Atlantic Ocean; 2) A one-day whale watching capacity building workshop to present and discuss best practices in the region and worldwide, including a whale watching tour; 3) A three-day negotiation session between the Range States (open to invited observers) to agree on a Conservation and Action Plan for Small Cetaceans in Western African Waters, and determine the scope and format of a new CMS instrument for the Conservation of the West African Manatee and Cetaceans of the Eastern Atlantic Basin. More information on the background of CMS's initiative, the meeting and logistics can be found at http://www.cms.int/species/waam/watch.htm, which is regularly being updated. For all queries, please contact: Ms Heidrun Frisch Marine Mammals Officer UNEP/CMS Secretariat Email: hfrisch(a)cms.int <mailto:hfrisch@cms.int> Tel. +49 228 8152418 Fax: +49 228 8152449

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Reminder: SMM Conference Workshop and Special Symposium
by Leszek Karczmarski 23 Aug '07

23 Aug '07

Dear All, Please note that the extended deadline for abstract submission for the following workshop and symposium is approaching quickly: a) Workshop: Marine Mammal Research and Conservation in Africa (to be held on 27 November 2007) b) Special Symposium: Comparative Ecological Research (to be held 28 November 2007) -- this includes behavioral ecology and non-captive behavioral research The current deadline for abstract submission for both above events is 27 August, end of day South African time. Decision on acceptance will be sent out on 30 August. Please note these due dates are final. If you do not intend to give a presentation but are interested in participation, please confirm your interest as soon as possible; this is important so that we can secure appropriate venue for the workshop. For more information please see the following web-links: http://www.smmconference2007.org/marine_mammal_conservation_workshop.php http://www.smmconference2007.org/special_symposium.php ________________________________________________________ Leszek Karczmarski, Ph.D. Mammal Research Institute, University of Pretoria c/o S.A. Museum, 25 Queen Victoria Street, Cape Town 8001, South Africa Tel: +27.(0)21.481.3860 Fax: +27.(0)21.481.3993 E-mail: leszek(a)iziko.org.za and Institute of Marine Life Sciences, Texas A&M University 5007 Avenue U, MMRP, Galveston, TX 77551, USA Tel: +1.409.740.4718 Fax: +1.409.740.4717 E-mail: karczmal(a)tamug.edu ________________________________________________________

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PhD. Passive Acoustic survey pf beaked whales and deep divers, St Andrews Scotland.
by Douglas Gillespie 23 Aug '07

23 Aug '07

The Sea Mammal Research Unit at the University of St Andrews are offering a funded PhD on the use of passive acoustic monitoring of beaked whales and other deep divers for population assessment and mitigation. A brief description of the project can be found at <http://biology.st-andrews.ac.uk/projectSummaries.aspx?psr=79> While more details of the proposed work is at http://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/~jg20/ <http://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/%7Ejg20/> General information on PhD study in the School of Biology at St Andrews is provided at <http://biology.st-andrews.ac.uk/pageset.aspx?psr=68> For application procedures follow links from http://biology.st-andrews.ac.uk/pageset.aspx?psr=77 The closing date for applications is 31st August. Douglas Gillespie dg50(a)st-andrews.ac.uk or Jonathan Gordon jg20(a)st-andrews.ac.uk Can provide additional information if necessary

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