August 2007 - MARMAM - devlists.uvic.ca

Abstract: Pseudorca genetic variation and population structure
by Robin W Baird 06 Aug '07

06 Aug '07

New publication Chivers, S.J., R.W. Baird, D.J. McSweeney, D.L. Webster, N.M. Hedrick and J.C. Salinas. 2007. Genetic variation and evidence for population structure in eastern North Pacific false killer whales (Pseudorca crassidens). Canadian Journal of Zoology 85:783-794. Abstract - False killer whales (Pseudorca crassidens, Owen 1846) are incidentally taken in the North Pacific pelagic long-line fishery, but little is known about population structure to assess the impact of these takes. Using mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) control region sequence data, we quantified genetic variation for the species and tested for genetic differentiation among geographic strata. Our data set of 124 samples included 115 skin-biopsy samples collected from false killer whales inhabiting the eastern North Pacific Ocean (ENP), and nine samples collected from animals sampled at-sea or on the beach in the western North Pacific, Indian and Atlantic Oceans. Twenty-four (24) haplotypes were identified, and nucleotide diversity was low (? = 0.37%) but comparable to that of closely related species. Phylogeographic concordance in the distribution of haplotypes was revealed, and a demographically isolated population of false killer whales associated with the main Hawaiian Islands was identified (?ST = 0.47, p < 0.0001). This result supports recognition of the existing management unit, which has geo-political boundaries corresponding to the U.S.A.'s exclusive economic zone (EEZ) of Hawai'i. However a small number of animals sampled within the EEZ but away from the near-shore island area, which is defined as < 25 nm from shore, had haplotypes that were the same or closely related to those found elsewhere in the ENP, which suggests there may be a second management unit within the Hawaiian EEZ. Biologically meaningful boundaries for the population(s) cannot be identified until we better understand the distribution and ecology of false killer whales. PDF copies can be obtained from susan.chivers(a)noaa.gov or are available on-line at www.cascadiaresearch.org/robin/hawaii.htm ======================================================== Robin W. Baird, Ph.D. Research Biologist Cascadia Research Collective 218 1/2 W. 4th Avenue Olympia, WA 98501 USA Phone 1-360-943-7325 Fax 1-360-943-7026 e-mail: rwbaird(a)cascadiaresearch.org www.cascadiaresearch.org/robin/robin.htm

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Endangered Species Observers for Dredge Projects
by donm＠aisobservers.com 03 Aug '07

03 Aug '07

AIS, Inc. is soliciting applications for Endangered Species Observers for Dredge Projects in the Northeast US. Applicants must be US citizens and certified by the National Marine Fisheries Service, Northeast Regional Office as Endangered Species Observers. Additional navigation training and testing is required to be certified as a Dredge Observer by the Army Corp of Engineers. Most jobs are seasonal in nature, but intensive as observers are deployed on dredge vessels for weeks at a time. Submit your resumes by going to our web site (www.aisobserver.com) and clicking on "JOBS/Endangered Species Observer". Any questions, email Don MacIsaac at donm(a)aisobservers.com.

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FW: Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in Ecology/Marine Biology, New Zealand
by Stockin, Karen 02 Aug '07

02 Aug '07

The Institute of Natural Resources, Massey University (Auckland) seeks to appoint a Lecturer/Senior-Lecturer to strengthen our research and teaching programmes. Applicants for this position will have an excellent internationally acknowledged record of research, teaching and supervision of postgraduate students, and have demonstrated academic and professional leadership capability. The institute is committed to the delivery of multi-disciplinary programmes and you would be expected to contribute to the teaching of ecology, conservation, behaviour and marine biology as part of our new Biological Sciences undergraduate programme. Teaching at the postgraduate level is also encouraged. You will have a PhD qualification in Biology and preferred areas of expertise are Behavioural, Coastal and Marine Biology or related disciplines. We request that you clearly articulate a plan for the development of your research programme as it relates to existing research in the Institute of Natural Resources and Ecology and Conservation Research Group in Auckland. For further information relating to current marine mammal research at Massey University please visit <http://cmrg.massey.ac.nz> http://cmrg.massey.ac.nz or contact Karen Stockin at k.a.stockin(a)massey.ac.nz http://jobs.massey.ac.nz/positiondetail.asp?p=4591 Closing date for applications - 26th August 2007 ========================================= Karen A Stockin Research Officer The New Zealand Common Dolphin Project Coastal - Marine Research Group Institute of Natural Resources Massey University at Albany Private Bag 102 904 North Shore MSC New Zealand Tel: + 64 9 414 0800 Ext 41127 Fax: + 64 9 443 9790 Cell: + 64 21 146 5511 Email: <mailto:k.a.stockin@massey.ac.nz> k.a.stockin(a)massey.ac.nz <http://cmrg.massey.ac.nz> http://cmrg.massey.ac.nz <http://wildlife.massey.ac.nz/people/staff_ks.asp> http://wildlife.massey.ac.nz/people/staff_ks.asp =========================================

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FW: Marine Mammals Ashore 2005 - Corrected link to order form
by Lounsbury, Valerie 02 Aug '07

02 Aug '07

Marine Mammals Ashore: A Field Guide for Strandings, 2005 edition -- Temporarily available for $30 + shipping and handling Marine Mammals Ashore: A Field Guide for Strandings, 2nd edition (J.R. Geraci and V.J. Lounsbury) was published in 2005 by the National Aquarium in Baltimore, Baltimore, MD. Reduced prices (includes shipping and handling) in effect from August - October 2007 are as follows: U.S. or Canada - $36 (airmail); other countries (surface, 4-8 weeks) - $39; other countries (airmail, 7-12 days) - $46. Bulk orders ($300 per box of 12 plus shipping and handling) are also available. All chapters have been updated and expanded, with emphasis on topics that include enhancing network organization, public education and media relations; natural and human-related mortality in each major marine mammal group; recognizing, responding to, and investigating unusual mortality events; new or updated protocols for specimen and data collection, including basic guidelines for investigating possible noise-related strandings and collecting environmental data and samples; and zoonoses and other public health issues. The book also includes an updated overview of marine mammal stranding frequency and distribution in North America, with coverage extended to Canada and Mexico. There are almost 600 new references-and a few new carcass disposal stories! Added features include sections by guest contributors on tagging, monitoring and tracking, disentanglement, and protocols for response to human-related injuries. In the Spring 2006 Society of Marine Mammalogy Newsletter, Book Review Editor Dr. Ian Stirling concluded: "This outstanding book is essential for anyone involved with any of the stranding networks around the world and any labs or teaching institutions that have students, research projects, or teaching related to strandings. The 372-page second edition features water- and tear-resistant paper, a vinyl cover, and durable plastic coil binding. Go to http://www.aqua.org/research_marinemammalsashore.html for a link to the order form. You can also email vlounsbury(a)aqua.org for an order form or information on bulk orders. Support for the second edition ((c) 2005 by National Aquarium in Baltimore) was provided by NOAA/NMFS John H. Prescott Marine Mammal Rescue Assistance Grant Program and Office of Protected Resources; NOAA/NOS Office of National Marine Sanctuaries; Department of the Navy, Office of Naval Research; Marine Mammal Commission; National Aquarium in Baltimore; Mystic Aquarium & Institute for Exploration; and the University of Maryland School of Medicine, Program in Comparative Medicine. __________________________ Valerie Lounsbury Science Resource Manager National Aquarium in Baltimore Biological Programs 501 East Pratt Street Baltimore, MD 21202-3194 410-986-2327 410-576-1080 (fax) vlounsbury(a)aqua.org \par\i This electronic mail transmission may contain confidential or privileged information. As such, if you believe you have received this message in error, please notify the sender by reply transmission and delete the message without copying or disclosing it.\i0

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New publications week 21
by Jan Herrmann 02 Aug '07

02 Aug '07

Dear all, here are some new publications of week 21 / 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 Belikov, R. and V.M. Bel'kovich (2007): Whistles of beluga whales in the reproductive gathering off Solovetskii Island in the White Sea. Acoustical Physics 53(4): 528-534. Cantzler, J.M. (2007): Environmental Justice and Social Power Rhetoric in the Moral Battle over Whaling. Sociological Inquiry 77(3): 483-512. Chivers, S.J. and K. Danil (2007): Growth and reproduction of female short-beaked common dolphins, Delphinus delphis, in the eastern tropical Pacific. Canadian Journal of Zoology 85(1): 108-121. Dagleish, M.P. et al. (2007): Isolation of Brucella species from a diseased atlanto-occipital joint of an Atlantic white-sided dolphin (Lagenorhynchus acutus). The Veterinary Record 160(25): 876-877. Nagy, J.D., E.M. Victor, and J.H. Cropper (2007): Why don't all whales have cancer? A novel hypothesis resolving Peto's paradox. Integrative and Comparative Biology 47(2): 317-328. Nathanson, D.E. (2007): Reinforcement Effectiveness of Animatronic and Real Dolphins. Anthrozoös 20(2): 181-194. Sonne, C. et al. (2007): Multiple Cytokine and Acute-Phase Protein Gene Transcription in West Greenland Sledge Dogs (Canis familiaris) Dietary Exposed to Organic Environmental Pollutants. Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology 53(1): 110-118. Williams, R. and E. Ashe (2007): Killer whale evasive tactics vary with boat number. Journal of Zoology 272(4): 390-397. Xu, S. et al. (2007): Sequence variability at three MHC loci of finless porpoises (Neophocaena phocaenoides). Immunogenetics 59(7): 581-592. Mooers, A.Ø. et al. (2007): Biases in Legal Listing under Canadian Endangered Species Legislation. Conservation Biology 21(3): 572-575. PINNIPEDIA OTHER MARINE MAMMALS -- --> jan.herrmann -at - cetacea.de

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New Articles
by David S. Janiger 01 Aug '07

01 Aug '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. 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 AGUIRRE, A. ALONSO; THOMAS J. KEEFE; JOHN S. REIF; LIZABETH KASHINSKY; PAMELA K. YOCHEM; JEREMIAH T. SALIKI; JEFFREY L. STOTT; TRACEY GOLDSTEIN; J. P. DUBEY; ROBERT BRAUN and GEORGE ANTONELIS. JOURNAL OF WILDLIFE DISEASES 43(2):229-241. 2007. Infectious disease monitoring of the endangered Hawaiian monk seal. 0.292 MB AMARAL, A. R.; M. SEQUEIRA; J. MARTINEZ-CEDEIRA and M. M. COELHO. MARINE BIOLOGY (BERLIN) 151(5):1967-1976. 2007. New insights on population genetic structure of Delphinus delphis from the northeast Atlantic and phylogenetic relationships within the genus inferred from two mitochondrial markers. 0.445 MB BAKER, C. SCOTT; JUSTIN G. COOKE; SHANE LAVERY; MEREL L. DALEBOUT; YONG-UN MA; NAOKO FUNAHASHI; COLM CARRAHER and ROBERT L. BROWNELL, JR. MOLECULAR ECOLOGY 16(13):2617-2626. 2007. Estimating the number of whales entering trade using DNA profiling and capture-recapture analysis of market products. 0.125 MB BAKER, JASON D. MARINE ECOLOGY PROGRESS SERIES 341:243-255. 2007. Post-weaning migration of northern fur seal Callorhinus ursinus pups from the Pribilof Islands, Alaska. 0.708 MB BILGMANN, KERSTIN; LUCIANA M. MOLLER; ROBERT G. HARCOURT; SUSAN E. GIBBS and LUCIANO B. BEHEREGARAY. MARINE ECOLOGY PROGRESS SERIES 341:265-276. 2007. Genetic differentiation in bottlenose dolphins from South Australia: association with local oceanography and coastal geography. 0.444 MB BLOODWORTH, BRIAN E. and CHRISTOPHER D. MARSHALL. JOURNAL OF ANATOMY 211(1):78-91. 2007. A functional comparison of the hyolingual complex in pygmy and dwarf sperm whales (Kogia breviceps and K. sima), and bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus). 0.470 MB BURDETT, LESLIE G.; JEFFREY D. ADAMS and WAYNE E. MCFEE. JOURNAL OF FORENSIC SCIENCES 52(4):904-908. 2007. The use of geographic information systems as a forensic tool to investigate sources of marine mammal entanglement in fisheries. 0.677 MB CARAVEO-PATINO, JAVIER; KEITH JAVIER and LUIS SOTO. HYDROBIOLOGIA 586:17-25. 2007. Feeding ecology of gray whales inferred from stable-carbon and nitrogen isotopic analysis of baleen plates. 0.250 MB CHILVERS, B. L.; I. S. WILKINSON and S. CHILDERHOUSE. NEW ZEALAND JOURNAL OF MARINE AND FRESHWATER RESEARCH 41(2):205-213. 2007. New Zealand sea lion, Phocarctos hookeri, pup production - 1995 to 2006. 0.514 MB CLAPHAM, PHIL and KOEN VAN WAEREBEEK. MOLECULAR ECOLOGY 16(13):2607-2609. 2007. Bushmeat and bycatch: The sum of the parts. 0.271 MB CURTIS, CAITLIN; BRENT S. STEWART and STEPHEN A. KARL. JOURNAL OF HEREDITY 98(3):280-285. 2007. Sexing pinnipeds with ZFX and ZFY loci. 0.170 MB DA SILVA, VERA M. F.; ANTHONY M. CARTER; CARLOS E. AMBROSIO; ANA F. CARVALHO; MARINA BONATELLI; MARCELO C. LIMA and MARINE ANGELICA MIGLINO. REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY AND ENDOCRINOLOGY 5(26): 20pp. 2007. Placentation in dolphins from the Amazon River Basin: The Boto, Inia geoffrensis, and the Tucuxi, Sotalia fluviatilis. 4.338 MB DUBEY, J. P.; J. A. MORALES; N. SUNDAR; G. V. VELMURUGAN; C. R. GONZALEZ-BARRIENTOS; G. HERNANDEZ-MORA and C. SU. JOURNAL OF PARASITOLOGY 93(3):710-711. 2007. Isolation and genetic characterization of Toxoplasma gondii from striped dolphin (Stenella coeruleoalba) from Costa Rica. 0.721 MB FINNERAN, JAMES J. and CAROLYN E. SCHLUNDT. JOURNAL OF THE ACOUSTICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA 122(1):606-614. 2007. Underwater sound pressure variation and bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) hearing thresholds in a small pool. 2.700 MB FUJII, KEI; CHIHARU KAKUMOTO; MARI KOBAYASHI; SACHIKO SAITO; TATSUYA KARIYA; YUKIKO WATANABE; XUENAN XUAN; IKUO IGARASHI and MASATSUGU SUZUKI. JOURNAL OF VETERINARY MEDICAL SCIENCE 69(4):393-398. 2007. Seroepidemiology of Toxoplasma gondii and Neospora caninum in seals around Hokkaido, Japan. 0.176 MB GARAFFO, GRISELDA V.; SILVANA L. DANS; SUSANA N. PEDRAZA; ENRIQUE A. CRESPO and MARIANA DEGRATI. MARINE BIOLOGY (BERLIN) 152(1):165-177. 2007. Habitat use by dusky dolphin in patagonia: How predictable is their location? 0.487 MB GASPARI, STEFANIA; ARIANNA AZZELLINO; SABINA AIROLDI and A. RUS HOELZEL MOLECULAR ECOLOGY 16(14):2922-2933. 2007. Social kin associations and genetic structuring of striped dolphin populations (Stenella coeruleoalba) in the Mediterranean Sea. 0.385 MB HOELZEL, A. RUS; JODY HEY; MARILYN E. DAHLHEIM; COLIN NICHOLSON; VLADIMIR BURKANOV and NANCY BLACK. MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND EVOLUTION 24(6):1407-1415. 2007. Evolution of population structure in a highly social top predator, the killer whale. 0.328 MB HOFMEYR, G. J. GREG; MARTHAN N. BESTER; PIERRE A. PISTORIUS; TAMBU W. MULAUDZI; P. J. NICO DE BRUYN; JUSTICE A. RAMUNASI; HENDRIK N. TSHITHABANE; TREVOR MCINTYRE and PHATHU M. RADZILANI. SOUTH AFRICAN JOURNAL OF WILDLIFE RESEARCH 37(1):1-8. 2007. Median pupping date, pup mortality and sex ratio of fur seals at Marion Island. 0.292 MB KANNAN, KURUNTHACHALAM; EMILY PERROTTA; NANCY J. THOMAS and KENNETH M. ALDOUS. ARCHIVES OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION AND TOXICOLOGY 53(2):293-302. 2007. A comparative analysis of polybrominated diphenyl ethers and polychlorinated biphenyls in southern sea otters that died of infectious diseases and noninfectious causes. 0.454 MB KISZKA, JEREMY; KELLY MACLEOD; OLIVIER VAN CANNEYT; DYLAND WALKER and VINCENT RIDOUX. ICES (INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL FOR THE EXPLORATION OF THE SEAS) JOURNAL OF MARINE SCIENCE 64(5):1033-1043. 2007. Distribution, encounter rates, and habitat characteristics of toothed cetaceans in the Bay of Biscay and adjacent waters from platform-of-opportunity data. 0.997 MB KISKA, JEREMY; CATHARINE MUIR and ALBAN JAMON. WESTERN INDIAN OCEAN JOURNAL OF MARINE SCIENCE 6(1):111-116. 2007. Status of a marginal dugong (Dugong dugon) population in the Lagoon of Mayotte (Mozambique Channel), in the western Indian Ocean. 0.333 MB KOJESZEWSKI, TRICIA and FRANK E. FISH. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY 210(14):2411-2418. 2007. Swimming kinematics of the Florida manatee (Trichechus manatus latirostris): Hydrodynamic analysis of an undulatory mammalian swimmer. 0.728 MB KURLE, CAROLYN M. and CAROLYN J. GUDMUNDSON. MARINE ECOLOGY PROGRESS SERIES 342:303-310. 2007. Regional differences in foraging of young-of-the-year Steller sea lions Eumetopias jubatus in Alaska: stable carbon and nitrogen isotope ratios in blood. 0.188 MB KUWAMURA, MITSURU; OSAMU SAWAMOTO; JYOJI YAMATE; MIKA AOKI; YOSHIHIRO OHNISHI and TAKAO KOTANI. JOURNAL OF VETERINARY MEDICAL SCIENCE 69(5):531-533. 2007. Pulmonary vascular proliferation and lungworm (Stenurus ovatus) in a bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops turncatus). 0.703 MB LEBEUF, MICHEL; MICHELLE NOEL; STEVE TROTTIER and LENA MEASURES. SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 383(1-3):216-231. 2007. Temporal trends (1987-2002) of persistent, bioaccumulative and toxic (PBT) chemicals in beluga whales (Delphinapterus leucas) from the St. Lawrence Estuary, Canada. 1.051 MB LEVIN, MILTON; BRENDA MORSEY and SYLVAIN DE GUISE. JOURNAL OF TOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH PART A-CURRENT ISSUES 70(14):1220-1231. 2007. Non-coplanar PCBs induce calcium mobilization in bottlenose dolphin and beluga whale, but not in mouse leukocytes. 1.613 MB LUQUE, SEBASTIAN P.; JOHN P. Y. ARNOULD; EDWARD H. MILLER; YVES CHEREL and CHRISTOPHE GUINET. MARINE BIOLOGY (BERLIN) 152(1):213-224. 2007. Foraging behaviour of sympatric Antarctic and subantarctic fur seals: Does their contrasting duration of lactation make a difference? 0.606 MB MACDONALD, ALASTAIR A.; PETER A. CARR and RICHARD J. W. CURRIE. JOURNAL OF ANATOMY 211(1):64-77. 2007. Comparative anatomy of the foramen ovale in the hearts of cetaceans. 0.646 MB MAXIA, C.; P. SCANO; F. MAGGIANI; D. MURTAS; F. PIRAS; R. CRNJAR; A. LAI and P. SIRIGU. ANATOMICAL RECORD: ADVANCES IN INTEGRATIVE ANATOMY AND EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY 290(7):913-919. 2007. A morphological and 13C NMR study of the extramandibular fat bodies of the striped dolphin (Stenella coeruleoalba). 0.251 MB MCKENNA, MEGAN F.; JEREMY A. GOLDBOGEN; JUDY ST. LEGER; JOHN A. HILDEBRAND and TED W. CRANFORD. ANATOMICAL RECORD: ADVANCES IN INTEGRATIVE ANATOMY AND EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY 290(8):1023-1032. 2007. Evaluation of postmortem changes in tissue structure in the bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus). 0.310 MB MIRANDA-FILHO, KIEBER C.; TRACY L. METCALFE; CHRIS D. METCALFE; RICARDO B. ROBALDO; MONICA M. C. MUELBERT; ELTON P. COLARES; PABLO E. MARTINEZ and ADALTO BIANCHINI. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 41(11):3829-3835. 2007. Residues of persistent organochlorine contaminants in southern elephant seals (Mirounga leonina) from Elephant Island, Antarctica. 0.108 MB MONTGOMERY, R. A.; J. M. VER HOEF and P. L. BOVENG. MARINE ECOLOGY PROGRESS SERIES 341:257-264. 2007. Spatial modeling of haul-out site use by harbor seals in Cook Inlet, Alaska. 0.426 MB MORIN, PHILLIP A.; NICOLA C. AITKEN; NADIA RUBIO-CISMEROS; ANDREW E. DIZON and SARAH MESNICK. MOLECULAR ECOLOGY NOTES 7(4):626-630. 2007. Characterization of 18 SNP markers for sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus). 0.100 MB NINOMIYA, HIROYOSHI and EMI YOSHIDA. VETERINARY OPHTHALMOLOGY 10(4):231-238. 2007. Functional anatomy of the ocular circulatory system: Vascular corrosion casts of the cetacean eye. 1.418 MB NODA, KATSURA; HIDEO AKIYOSHI; MICA AOKI; TERUMASA SHIMADA and FUMIHITO OHASHI. JOURNAL OF VETERINARY MEDICAL SCIENCE 69(4):379-383. 2007. Relationship between transportation stress and polymorphonuclear cell functions of bottlenose dolphins, Tursiops truncatus. 0.165 MB NOWACEK, DOUGLAS P.; LESLEY H. THORNE; DAVID W. JOHNSTON and PETER L. TYACK. MAMMAL REVIEW 37(2):81-115. 2007. Responses of cetaceans to anthropogenic noise. 0.201 MB OSWALD, JULIE N.; SHANNON RANKIN; JAY BARLOW and MARC O. LAMMERS. JOURNAL OF THE ACOUSTICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA 122(1):587-595. 2007. A tool for real-time acoustic species identification of delphinid whistles. 0.249 MB RANKIN, SHANNON and JAY BARLOW. JOURNAL OF THE ACOUSTICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA 122(1):42-45. 2007. Sounds recorded in the presence of Blainville's beaked whales, Mesoplodon densirostris, near Hawai'i. 0.488 MB RANKIN, SHANNON; TOM F. NORRIS; MARI A. SMULTEA; CORNELIA OEDEKOVEN; ANN M. ZOIDIS; ETHAN SILVA and JULIE RIVERS. PACIFIC SCIENCE 61(3):395-398. 2007. A visual sighting and acoustic detections of minke whales, Balaenoptera acutorostrata (Cetacea: Balaenopteridae), in nearshore Hawaiian waters. 0.258 MB ROGERS, TRACEY L. JOURNAL OF THE ACOUSTICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA 122(1):596-605. 2007. Age-related differences in the acoustic characteristics of male leopard seals, Hydrurga leptonyx. 0.608 MB SCHLUNDT, CAROLYN E.; RANDALL L. DEAR; LINDA GREEN; DORIAN S. HOUSER and JAMES J. FINNERAN. JOURNAL OF THE ACOUSTICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA 122(1):615-622. 2007. Simultaneously measured behavioral and electrophysiological hearing thresholds in a bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus). 0.410 MB SMOUT, SOPHIE and ULF LINDSTROM. MARINE ECOLOGY PROGRESS SERIES 341:277-291. 2007. Multispecies functional response of the minke whale Balaenoptera acutorostrata based on small-scale foraging studies. 0.668 MB STANILAND, I. J.; I. L. BOYD and K. REID. MARINE BIOLOGY (BERLIN) 152(2):233-241. 2007. An energy-distance trade-off in a central-place forager, the Antarctic fur seal ( Arctocephalus gazella ). 0.426 MB STOCKARD, T. K.; D. H. LEVENSON; L. BERG; J. R. FRANSIOLI; E. A. BARANOV and P. J. PONGANIS. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY 210(15):2607-2617. 2007. Blood oxygen depletion during rest-associated apneas of northern elephant seals (Mirounga angustirostris). 0.437 MB THOMTON, JAMIE D. and JO-ANN E. MELLISH. JOURNAL OF WILDLIFE DISEASES 43(2):258-261. 2007. Haptoglobin concentrations in free-range and temporarily captive juvenile Steller sea lions. 0.273 MB TUCKER, STRAHAN; W. DON BOWEN and SARA J. IVERSON. MARINE ECOLOGY PROGRESS SERIES 339:271-282. 2007. Dimensions of diet segregation in grey seals Halichoerus grypus revealed through stable isotopes of carbon (d13C) and nitrogen (d15N). 0.251 MB VAN BRESSEM, MARIE-FRANCOISE; PATRICIA CASSONNET; ANNABEL RECTOR; CHRISTIAN DESAINTES; KOEN VAN WAEREBEEK; JOANNA ALFARO-SHIGUETO; MARC VAN RANST and GERARD ORTH. JOURNAL OF GENERAL VIROLOGY 88(7):1928-1933. 2007. Genital warts in Burmeister's porpoises: Characterization of Phocoena spinipinnis papillomavirus type 1 (PsPV-1) and evidence for a second, distantly related PsPV. 0.177 MB WALSH, STEPHANIE J.; DARLENE M. SKINNER and GERARD M. MARTIN. CANADIAN JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY 61(1):44-53. 2007. Location serves as a conditional cue when harp seals (Pagophilus groenlandicus) solve object discrimination reversal problems. 2.039 MB WEBER, LAURA ISABEL; MICHELLE JACCOTTET DE LUCA; ANDRE SILVA BARRETO and TIAGO TOLENTINO DE SOUZA. BRAZILIAN ARCHIVES OF BIOLOGY AND TECHNOLOGY 50(1):11-19. 2007. Successful amplification of mitochondrial DNA from dentin of the bottlenose dolphin Tursiops truncatus. 0.502 MB WILLIAMS, TERRIE M.; M. RUTISHAUSER; B. LONG; T. FINK; J. GAFNEY; H. MOSTMAN-LIWANAG and D. CASPER. PHYSIOLOGICAL AND BIOCHEMICAL ZOOLOGY 80(4):433-443. 2007. Seasonal variability in otariid energetics: Implications for the effects of predators on localized prey resources. 0.307 MB WISE, LAURA; ALEXANDRA SILVA; MARISA FERREIRA; MONICA A. SILVA and MARINE SEQUEIRA. SCIENTIA MARINA 71(2):405-412. 2007. Interactions between small cetaceans and the purse-seine fishery in western Portuguese waters. 0.536 MB WOLF, JOCHEN B. W. and FRITZ TRILLMICH. OECOLOGIA (BERLIN) 152(3):553-567. 2007. Beyond habitat requirements: Individual fine-scale site fidelity in a colony of the Galapagos sea lion (Zalophus wollebaeki) creates conditions for social structuring. 0.433 MB YEATES, LAURA C.; TERRIE M. WILLIAMS and TRACI L. FINK. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY 210(11):1960-1970. 2007. Diving and foraging energetics of the smallest marine mammal, the sea otter (Enhydra lutris). 0.192 MB

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New publication on Soviet whaling
by Phillip.Clapham＠noaa.gov 01 Aug '07

01 Aug '07

The following has just been published: Ivashchenko, Y.V., Clapham, P.J. & Brownell, R.L. Jr. (eds.). 2007. Scientific reports of Soviet whaling expeditions in the North Pacific, 1955-1978. NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-AFSC-175, 36 p. [Translation: Y.V. Ivashchenko] + Appendix. ABSTRACT The translated and annotated materials in this volume constitute a collection of 18 formerly secret internal reports written by Soviet scientists working aboard whaling factory ships in the North Pacific. The reports cover the period from 1955 to 1978. During most of this time, the USSR was engaged in a massive campaign of illegal whaling worldwide; these illegal catches continued until introduction of the International Whaling Commission’s International Observer Scheme in 1972. The reports were copied from the archives of the Pacific Research and Fisheries Center (TINRO) in Vladivostok by Alfred A. Berzin, the former director of TINRO’s marine mammal program. The reports were all separately produced; they represent the introductory and summary sections of much larger annual reports that are probably no longer available. The authors were all scientists who worked at different times with the whaling fleets concerned; most were affiliated with TINRO. The reports document dramatic declines in abundance, disappearances of whales from previously populous feeding and breeding areas, and a continual decline in the average size and age of animals in the catch as the over-exploitation reached critical levels. Also recorded are the repeated warnings of the reports’ authors that the catch levels could not be sustained without severe damage to (or extirpation of) the populations concerned. However, it is apparent that all such warnings were routinely ignored by the Soviet authorities in their quest to meet high production targets. A pdf of the full publication is available for free download at: http://www.afsc.noaa.gov/Publications/techmemos.htm (Please don't request a copy from me - I'm currently at sea). Phil Clapham U.S. National Marine Mammal Laboratory Alaska Fisheries Science Center Seattle phillip.clapham(a)noaa.gov

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FW: Marine Mammals Ashore 2005 - Reduced price
by Lounsbury, Valerie 01 Aug '07

01 Aug '07

Marine Mammals Ashore: A Field Guide for Strandings, 2005 edition -- Temporarily available for $30 + shipping and handling Marine Mammals Ashore: A Field Guide for Strandings, 2nd edition (J.R. Geraci and V.J. Lounsbury) was published in 2005 by the National Aquarium in Baltimore, Baltimore, MD. Reduced prices (includes shipping and handling) in effect from August - October 2007 are as follows: U.S. or Canada - $36 (airmail); other countries (surface, 4-8 weeks) - $39; other countries (airmail, 7-12 days) - $46. Bulk orders ($300 per box of 12 plus shipping and handling) are also available. All chapters have been updated and expanded, with emphasis on topics that include enhancing network organization, public education and media relations; natural and human-related mortality in each major marine mammal group; recognizing, responding to, and investigating unusual mortality events; new or updated protocols for specimen and data collection, including basic guidelines for investigating possible noise-related strandings and collecting environmental data and samples; and zoonoses and other public health issues. The book also includes an updated overview of marine mammal stranding frequency and distribution in North America, with coverage extended to Canada and Mexico. There are almost 600 new references-and a few new carcass disposal stories! Added features include sections by guest contributors on tagging, monitoring and tracking, disentanglement, and protocols for response to human-related injuries. In the Spring 2006 Society of Marine Mammalogy Newsletter, Book Review Editor Dr. Ian Stirling concluded: "This outstanding book is essential for anyone involved with any of the stranding networks around the world and any labs or teaching institutions that have students, research projects, or teaching related to strandings. The 372-page second edition features water- and tear-resistant paper, a vinyl cover, and durable plastic coil binding. Go to www.aqua.org/downloads/pdf/MMA2orderform.pdf to download an order form. You can also email vlounsbury(a)aqua.org for an order form or information on bulk orders. Support for the second edition ((c) 2005 by National Aquarium in Baltimore) was provided by NOAA/NMFS John H. Prescott Marine Mammal Rescue Assistance Grant Program and Office of Protected Resources; NOAA/NOS Office of National Marine Sanctuaries; Department of the Navy, Office of Naval Research; Marine Mammal Commission; National Aquarium in Baltimore; Mystic Aquarium & Institute for Exploration; and the University of Maryland School of Medicine, Program in Comparative Medicine. __________________________ Valerie Lounsbury Science Resource Manager National Aquarium in Baltimore Biological Programs 501 East Pratt Street Baltimore, MD 21202-3194 410-986-2327 410-576-1080 (fax) vlounsbury(a)aqua.org \par\i This electronic mail transmission may contain confidential or privileged information. As such, if you believe you have received this message in error, please notify the sender by reply transmission and delete the message without copying or disclosing it.\i0

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Sea turtles situation is critical in mejillones del Sur bay in northern Chile
by Ecovoluntarios 01 Aug '07

01 Aug '07

Dear Marmamers Sea turtles situation is critical in mejillones del Sur bay in northern Chile. Lots of turtles has been attacked by sea lion Otaria flavescens that show an anomalous behavior. These specimens use to feed on remains at fishing markets or directly from human hand by people that enjoy doing that. Unfortunately that kind of feeding is not permanent and sea lions having lost their natural and wild abilities to capture fish like their congeners, they are killing sea turtles that congregates in the area due to a thermal discharge in the coast. Every day sea lions are killing sea turtles. They attack them from the bottom and bite their neck lacerating their skin and muscles until death. Some times two sea lions attack one turtle and eat their flippers and neck. We are concern that this anomalous behavior soon may be learn by more sea lions. There are close to 5000 individuals in the area of the peninsula therefore the threat for the turtles is really high and it is urgent to do something. Remove the anomalous specimens sea lions is needed but we don't have expertise nor implements to immobilize them. Perhaps specialists from a zoo or from another institution may help. Please contact us to manage how to capture anomalous sea lions and we can transport and free them in some other place far from the turtles. Regards Dr. Carlos Guerra-Correa Director Centro de Rescate y Rehabilitación de Fauna Silvestre Universidad de Antofagasta Chile 56 55 637030 56 55 387339 +56 94790755 celular director.crea(a)uantof.cl copia a tursiops(a)uantof.cl No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.476 / Virus Database: 269.11.0/927 - Release Date: 30/07/2007 05:02 p.m.

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