August 2011 - MARMAM - devlists.uvic.ca

Assistant positions for a cetacean study in the Mediterranean (Barcelona)
by Lara Delgado 11 Dec '14

11 Dec '14

Dear all, Positions are open for assisting with a cetacean survey in the Mediterranean Sea (Barcelona-Mallorca), Spain. Dates from 22nd of July to 30th of July 2011. DESCRIPTION: The EDMAKTUB association for the study and disclosure of aquatic environments, specially focused in the study of cetaceans; offer positions for volunteers for one of the trips of the summer campaign of the project “Cetacean population study of the Mediterranean Sea area: Barcelona-Balearic Islands, BCNCET 2010-2011”. The aim of the project is to study the cetacean species present in the Mediterranean Sea (Balearic Sea). The association catamaran will set sail to Mallorca, from the Barcelona port the 22nd of July and be back to Barcelona the 30th of July, both days included. Visual and acoustical surveys will be conducted from early morning to evening during the 9 days in the boat, studying the distribution, behaviour, and sound production of the sighted species. The assistants would be able to learn: species identification, environmental and behavioural data collection, sound collection, and basic marine navigating skills. Accommodation and food is offered in the catamaran during the 9 days, but assistants are required to pay 400€ for food and accommodation expenses. No previous experience is required, as the scientist present in the campaign will provide species identification information and teach assistants. If you are interested or want more information, please contact us to: edmaktub(a)edmaktub.com Thanks! EDMAKTUB association for the study and disclosure of the aquatic environment. www.edmaktub.com

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computer assisted dorsal fin matching software programs
by Marthajane Caldwell 03 Apr '12

03 Apr '12

Greetings List Members, I am interested in computer assisted dorsal fin matching software programs. Any information regarding the efficacy as well as pros and cons of such programs would be greatly appreciated. Please contact me directly at marthajane_c(a)yahoo.com rather than replying to MARMAM. Thank you for your time and consideration of this request, Mj Caldwell ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Marthajane Caldwell, Ph.D., Marine Mammal Behavioral Ecology Studies, Inc. 8429 Cresthill Avenue Savannah, GA 31406 marthajane_c(a)yahoo.com 912-655-1765 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

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SMM Biennial Workshop on AIS
by Mueller, Mark 19 Oct '11

19 Oct '11

You are invited to participate in a workshop on Saturday November 26, 2011 1:00-5:00pm in Room #10, preceding the Society for Marine Mammalogy Biennial Conference in Tampa. "The maritime Automatic Identification System: harnessing its potential for marine mammal research" will feature an overview of AIS technologies, trends in implementation, options for AIS data collection, examples of software packages and data processing and QA/QC methods, and real-world case studies of AIS being used in marine mammal research and management. If you are interested in presenting a talk or leading an informal discussion, please contact me directly (mark.mueller(a)myfwc.com<mailto:mark.mueller@myfwc.com>) to discuss. To see the full agenda and to register visit: http://www.marinemammalscience.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=articl… There is no registration fee for this workshop. Let me know if you have any questions. Mark Mueller Research Associate Fish and Wildlife Research Institute Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission 100 Eighth Ave. SE, St. Petersburg, FL 33701 mark.mueller(a)myfwc.com<mailto:mark.mueller@myfwc.com> (727) 896-8626, ext. 1904 Fax: (727) 893-9176

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Call for Papers for Special Issue of Tourism in Marine Environments - Crowding, Use Levels, and Social Capacity Issues in Coastal and Marine Environments
by Needham, Mark 31 Aug '11

31 Aug '11

Apologies for cross-postings. Call for Papers for Special Issue of the journal Tourism in Marine Environments Crowding, Use Levels, and Social Capacity Issues in Coastal and Marine Environments Guest Editors Mark D. Needham, Ph.D. Oregon State University mark.needham(a)oregonstate.edu<mailto:mark.needham@oregonstate.edu> Brian W. Szuster, Ph.D. University of Hawai'i szuster(a)hawaii.edu<mailto:szuster@hawaii.edu> By 2015, half of the world's population will be living within 100 km of the coast, and this trend has contributed to the growing popularity of coastal and marine areas for tourism and recreation activities such as scuba diving, snorkeling, boating, and whale watching. Over 80% of tourists visiting Hawai'i, for example, participate in some form of marine recreation during their trip and popular marine protected areas in this state receive up to 1.75 million users per year. Similarly, visitation to Australia's Great Barrier Reef Marine Park has increased more than tenfold since the 1980s. Numerous studies have examined the biophysical impacts of coastal and marine tourism and recreation, including damage caused by users handling coral, standing on reefs, or getting too close to marine mammals. In contrast, social impacts such as crowding and conflict have received comparatively less attention in these areas. Investigation of use levels, crowding, encounters, and other social carrying capacity indicators represents an emerging area of research in coastal and marine environments as the popularity of these areas continues to increase. This special issue aims to present cutting edge research applications that advance the applied, conceptual, and theoretical understanding of crowding, use levels, and other social carrying capacity issues in coastal and marine environments. Guidelines * Potential authors must first contact the guest editors by November 15, 2011 to discuss interest in submitting an article and provide a 200-300 word abstract outlining their proposed article. Selected authors will then be asked to submit a full article for potential publication subject to a favorable peer-review process. * Full articles must be received by February 15, 2012 following the journal's standard article submission process. All articles must comply with the journal's style guidelines (see "submitting articles" at: https://www.cognizantcommunication.com/journal-titles/tourism-in-marine-env…) Manuscripts should be between 5,000 and 7,000 words long, and submitted as Microsoft Word attachments. * All initial abstracts and full articles should be sent to: mark.needham(a)oregonstate.edu<mailto:mark.needham@oregonstate.edu>. * All articles will be subject to a blind peer-review process and the standards of quality that are customary for this journal. Important Dates * Abstract deadline: November 15, 2011. * Submission of full article deadline: February 15, 2012. * Special issue publication: Tentatively mid-2013. For questions, please contact Dr. Mark Needham (mark.needham(a)oregonstate.edu<mailto:mark.needham@oregonstate.edu>, +1 541-737-1498).

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Int. Sirenian Symposium Registration & Abstract Reminder!
by Margaret E Hunter 31 Aug '11

31 Aug '11

URGENT Reminder: If you have not registered for the Fifth International Sirenian Symposium, you should do so right now. Spaces are filling up and waiting to register may prevent you from attending or receiving printed materials. Note that you do not need to be registered for the Biennial Conference in order to register for the International Sirenian Symposium. Please register with your name, email address, and phone number right now if you have not already done so. It is very easy, here's the site: http://www.marinemammalscience.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=articl… Also, the deadline for abstract submission is Wednesday, 31 August. If you have not sent in an abstract and intend to do so, please do it now! Send your abstract submission to Nicole Adimey (nicole_adimey(a)fws.gov) ********************************************************************************** Announcement: Fifth International Sirenian Symposium 2011 In conjunction with the 19th Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals Tampa, Florida 27 November 2011 Second Announcement You are invited to participate in the Fifth International Sirenian Symposium being held on Sunday, November 27, 2011 from 08:30AM-5:00PM in Room 23 at the Tampa Convention Center. The aim of this symposium is to foster communication between sirenian researchers, managers, and policy makers from around the globe. Over the last couple of years we have made marked progress regarding sirenian conservation, management and research. At this symposium we hope you will be able to share your expertise and experiences. Scientists and managers are invited to submit an abstract to speak at the symposium; priority will be given to those presentations focusing on international efforts outside the U.S. to promote collaboration and information exchange with foreign programs. Abstracts will be considered for work involving the latest advances in Sirenian Conservation and Management; Stranding Response and Captive Care; Monitoring Applications; and Biology and Research. Those abstracts not selected for a talk will be invited to present a poster. In support of the Biennial Conference theme, it is suggested that presentations attempt to address some aspect of cumulative effects from human activities on local sirenian populations, and identify possible conservation approaches to address those effects. All presenters will be given up to 15 minutes, which includes time for questions. Abstract submissions should be in Word format, no longer than 300 words (excluding title and authors), and contain the primary author?s full contact information and affiliation. Abstracts should follow the guidelines established for the Biennial Conference and must be submitted electronically to Nicole Adimey (nicole_adimey(a)fws.gov) by August 31, 2011. If you have not already done so, please register early at: http://www.marinemammalscience.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=articl… There will be a small registration fee of $10.00/US for this symposium collected at the door. ________________________________________ Nicole Adimey U.S. Fish and Wildlife Biologist U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 7915 Baymeadows Way, Suite 200 Jacksonville, Florida 32256-7517 904.731.3079 (direct) 904.731.3336 (main) 904.731.3045 (fax) nicole_adimey(a)fws.gov http:/www.fws.gov/northflorida <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> Robert K. Bonde, PhD Research Biologist - Sirenia Project Southeast Ecological Science Center U.S. Geological Survey 2201 NW 40th Terrace Gainesville, Florida 32605-3574 Phone: (352)264-3555 FAX: (352)374-8080 Phone: Genetics Lab (352)264-3549 Email: rbonde(a)usgs.gov http://fl.biology.usgs.gov/Manatees/manatees.html <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Margaret E. Hunter, PhD Research Geneticist U.S. Geological Survey Southeast Ecological Science Center Sirenia Project 7920 NW 71st Street Gainesville, Florida 32653 http://profile.usgs.gov/mhunter Email: mhunter(a)usgs.gov Office: (352) 264-3484 Mobile: (303) 817-5792 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

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Passive Acoustic Monitoring - Training Course
by Fiona Skilbeck 31 Aug '11

31 Aug '11

There are still a few places left on the PAMGUARD Training course on 8th and 9th September 2011, run by SMRU Ltd , in St Andrews, Scotland This course will be led by Dr Doug Gillespie of St Andrews University, one of the principle architects of the PAMGuard software. If you are interested in attending the course, then please see the PAMGuard website for further details: http://www.pamguard.org/training.shtml or email info(a)smru.co.uk The use of Passive Acoustic Monitoring (PAM) is becoming an increasingly important tool in both marine mammal research and applied in industry. It is important that individuals using any passive acoustic monitoring software are properly trained to use the software to maximise its full potential. Feedback from users is also important in the ongoing development of such software. PAMGUARD is currently funded by the OGP E&P Sound and Marine Life Joint Industry Program, and has been established to address the fundamental limitations of existing cetacean passive acoustic monitoring (PAM) software capabilities. PAMGUARD seeks to provide open-source PAM software based on a platform-independent (e.g. Windows or Linux), flexible, modular architecture. The open-source aspect of software development is facilitated through the project's presence on SourceForge, where a community of altruistic developers provides extra resources. This community currently includes developers with proven PAM experience from both the UK and the USA. Open development means that the software is free and access to the code is easy and assured. It also allows the code's copyright to be protected in perpetuity so that it cannot readily be closed and commercialised to the detriment of its users. It ultimately means that more people have access for development. This generally speeds up innovations and improves the performance and maintainability of the code. Fiona Fiona Skilbeck Office Manager SMRU Limited Scottish Oceans Institute New Technology Centre North Haugh ST ANDREWS Fife KY16 9SR T: + 44 (0)1334 479100 F: + 44 (0)1334 477878 E: info(a)smru.co.uk <mailto:fas@smru.co.uk> W: www.smru.co.uk <http://www.smru.co.uk/> http://soi.st-andrews.ac.uk <http://soi.st-andrews.ac.uk> P Please consider whether you really need a hard copy of this email before printing it - thank you. NOTICE OF CONFIDENTIALITY: This message, and any attachments, are intended solely for the addressee and may contain privileged or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient, any disclosure, copying, distribution or action taken or omitted to be taken in reliance on it, is prohibited and may be unlawful. If you believe that you have received this email in error, please contact the sender immediately and destroy this email. Although we have taken steps to ensure that this email and any attachments are free from any virus, we advise that, in keeping with good computing practice, the recipient should ensure they are actually virus free. SMRU LIMITED is a limited company registered in Scotland, Registered Number: 296937. Registered Office: 5 Atholl Crescent, Edinburgh EH3 8EJ.

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New Articles - Correction
by David S. Janiger 30 Aug '11

30 Aug '11

Hi, All As some fine folks have pointed out, it appears in my haste to get this month's posting out, I incorrectly sent out last month's message again. Here is the correct list. Sorry for the double posting. Make all requests to: janiger(a)cox.net 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)cox.net djaniger(a)nhm.org Janiger Journals ANDERWALD, PIA; ANNA K. DANIELSDOTTIR; TORE HAUG; FINN LARSEN; VERONIQUE LESAGE; ROBERT J. REID; GISLI A. VIKINGSSON and A. RUS HOELZEL. BIOLOGICAL CONSERVATION 144(10):2479-2489. 2011. Possible cryptic stock structure for minke whales in the North Atlantic: Implications for conservation and management. 0.844 MB AUBAIL, AURORE; JONAS TEILMANN; RUNE DIETZ; FRANK RIGET; TERO HARKONEN; OLLE KARLSSON; AQQALU ROSING-ASVID and FLORENCE CAURANT. POLAR BIOLOGY 34(9):1411-1420. 2011. Investigation of mercury concentrations in fur of phocid seals using stable isotopes as tracers of trophic levels and geographical regions. 0.356 MB BAJPAI, S.; J. G. M. THEWISSEN and R. W. CONLEY. JOURNAL OF PALEONTOLOGY 85(4):703-718. 2011. Cranial anatomy of Middle Eocene Remingtonocetus (Cetacea, Mammlaia) from Kutch, India. 9.308 MB BELANGER, MICHAEL. JOURNAL OF MARINE ANIMALS AND THEIR ECOLOGY 3(1):3-4. 2010. The Gulf of Mexico oil spill response: A blueprint of disaster for Canadian wildlife. 0.427 MB BOXALL, P. C.; W. L. ADAMOWICZ; M. OLAR; G. E. WEST and G. CANTIN. MARINE POLICY 36(1):189-197. 2011. Analysis of the economic benefits associated with the recovery of threatened marine mammal species in the Canadian St. Lawrence Estuary. 0.399 MB BOY, CLAUDIA C.; NATALIA DELLABIANCA; R. NATALIE P. GOODALL and ADRIAN C. M. SCHIAVINI. MAMMALIAN BIOLOGY: ZEITSCHRIFT FUER SAUGETIERKUNDE 76(5):634-639. 2011. Age and growth in Peale's dolphin (Lagenorhynchus australis) in subantarctic waters off southern South America. 0.244 MB BRITO, CRISTINA. ANTHROZOOS 24(3):287-300. 2011. Medieval and early modern whaling in Portugal. 0.539 MB CONNOR, RICHARD C.; JANA J. WATSON-CAPPS; WILLIAM B. SHERWIN and MICHAEL KRUETZEN. BIOLOGY LETTERS 7(4):623-626. 2011. A new level of complexity in the male alliance networks of Indian Ocean bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops sp.). 0.142 MB COOK, PETER; COLLEEN REICHMUTH and FRANCES GULLAND. BIOLOGY LETTERS 7(4):536-538. 2011. Rapid behavioural diagnosis of domoic acid toxicosis in California sea lions. 0.126 MB COOKE, JUSTIN; RUSSELL LEAPER; PAUL WADE; DAVID LAVIGNE and BARBARA TAYLOR. MARINE POLICY 36(2):389-392. 2011. Management rules for marine mammal populations: A response to Lonergan. 0.141 MB CORDES, L. S.; C. D. DUCK; B. L. MACKEY; A. J. HALL and P. M. THOMPSON. ANIMAL CONSERVATION 14(4):430-438. 2011. Long-term patterns in harbour seal site-use and the consequences for managing protected areas. 0.381 MB CRANFORD, TED W.; WESLEY R. ELSBERRY; WILLIAM G. VAN BONN; JENNIFER A. JEFFRESS; MONICA S. CHAPLIN; DIANE J. BLACKWOOD; DONALD A. CARDER; TRICIA KAMOLNICK; MARK A. TODD and SAM H. RIDGWAY. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL MARINE BIOLOGY AND ECOLOGY 407(1):81-96. 2011. Observation and analysis of sonar signal generation in the bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus): Evidence for two sonar sources. 1.124 MB DAVID, LEA; SAMUEL ALLEAUME and CHRISTOPHE GUINET. JOURNAL OF MARINE ANIMALS AND THEIR ECOLOGY 4(1):17-28. 2011. Evaluation of the potential of collision between fin whales and maritime traffic in the north-western Mediterranean Sea in summer, and mitigation solutions. 0.363 MB DE BRUYN, P. J. N.; C. A. TOSH; M. N. BESTER; E. Z. CAMERON; T. MCINTYRE and I. S. WILKINSON. ANIMAL BEHAVIOUR 82(3):445-451. 2011. Sex at sea: Alternative mating system in an extremely polygynous mammal. 0.300 MB EDER, ELENA BEATRIZ; MIRTHA NOEMI LEWIS; MARIA ROSA MARIN and CLAUDIO CAMPAGNA. JOURNAL OF MAMMALOGY 92(4):811-818. 2011. On- and off-shelf diving effort of juvenile elephant seals from Peninsula Valdes determined by light loggers. 0.328 MB EDWARDS, CEIRIDWEN J.; MARC A. SUCHARD; PHILIPPE LEMEY; JOHN J. WELCH; IAN BARNES; TARA L. FULTON; ROSS BARNETT; TAMSIN C. O'CONNELL; PETER COXON; NIGEL MONAGHAN; CRISTINA E. VALDIOSERA; ELINE D. LORENZEN; ESKE WILLERSLEV; GENNADY F. BARYSHNIKOV; ANDREW RAMBAUT; MARK G. THOMAS; DANIEL G. BRADLEY and BETH SHAPIRO. CURRENT BIOLOGY 21(15):1251-1258. 2011. Ancient hybridization and an Irish origin for the modern polar bear matriline. 0.708 MB EMERY, PAMELA and JOHN M. TERHUNE. JOURNAL OF MARINE ANIMALS AND THEIR ECOLOGY 3(1):10-19. 2010. Empirical measures of accuracy using small sensor arrays to localize animal vocalizations. 0.250 MB ERIKSEN, ELENA and PADMINI DALPADADO. POLAR BIOLOGY 34(9):1399-1409. 2011. Long-term changes in Krill biomass and distribution in the Barents Sea: Are the changes mainly related to capelin stock size and temperature conditions? 0.717 MB ESKESEN, IDA G.; MAGNUS WAHLBERG; MALENE SIMON and OLE NAESBYE LARSEN. JOURNAL OF THE ACOUSTICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA 130(1):9-12. 2011. Letters Comparison of echolocation clicks from geographically sympatric killer whales and long-finned pilot whales. 0.330 MB ESTES, JAMES A.; JOHN TERBORGH; JUSTIN S. BRASHARES; MARY E. POWER; JOEL BERGER; WILLIAM J. BOND; STEPHEN R. CARPENTER; TIMOTHY E. ESSINGTON; ROBERT D. HOLT; JEREMY B. C. JACKSON; ROBERT J. MARQUIS; LAURI OKSANEN; TARJA OKSANEN; ROBERT T. PAINE; ELLEN K. PIKITCH; WILLIAM J. RIPPLE; STUART A. SANDIN; MARTEN SCHEFFER; THOMAS W. SCHOENER; JONATHAN B. SHURIN; ANTHONY R. E. SINCLAIR; MICHAEL E. SOULE; RISTO VIRTANEN and DAVID A. WARDLE. SCIENCE (WASHINGTON D. C.) 333(6040):301-306. 2011. Trophic downgrading of planet Earth. 0.895 MB FEIJOO, MATIAS; ENRIQUE P. LESSA; ROCIO LOIZAGA DE CASTRO and ENRIQUE A. CRESPO. MARINE BIOLOGY (BERLIN) 158(8):1857-1867. 2011. Mitochondrial and microsatellite assessment of population structure of South American sea lion (Otaria flavescens) in the southwestern Atlantic Ocean. 0.394 MB FERREIRA, PAULA BRAGA; RODRIGO A. TORRES and JOSE EDUARDO GARCIA. ZOOLOGIA 28(1):133-138. 2011. Single nucleotide polymorphisms from cytochrome b gene as a useful protocol in forensic genetics against the illegal hunting of manatees: Trichechus manatus, Trichechus inunguis, Trichechus senegalensis, and Dugong dugon (Eutheria: Sirenia). 0.466 MB FIELD, DANIEL J.; SHENG CHUAN LIN; MICHA BEN-ZVI; JEREMY A. GOLDBOGEN and ROBERT E. SHADWICK. ANATOMICAL RECORD: ADVANCES IN INTEGRATIVE ANATOMY AND EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY 294(8):1273-1282. 2011. Convergent evolution driven by similar feeding mechanics in balaenopterid whales and pelicans. 0.606 MB FINNERAN, JAMES J.; JASON MULSOW; CAROLYN E. SCHLUNDT and DORIAN S. HOUSER. JOURNAL OF THE ACOUSTICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA 130(2):1038-1048. 2011. Dolphin and sea lion auditory evoked potentials in response to single and multiple swept amplitude tones. 0.501 MB FORD, MICHAEL J.; M. BRADLEY HANSON; JENNIFER A. HEMPELMANN; KATHERNE L. AYRES; CANDICE K. EMMONS; GREGORY S. SCHORR; ROBIN W. BAIRD; KENNETH C. BALCOMB; SAMUEL K. WASSER; KIM M. PARSONS and KELLY BALCOMB-BARTOK. JOURNAL OF HEREDITY 102(5):537-553. 2011 Inferred paternity and male reproductive success in a killer whale (Orcinus orca) population. 0.385 MB FORNEY, KARIN A.; DONALD R. KOBAYASHI; DAVID W. JOHNSTON; JAMIE A. MARCHETTI and MICHAEL G. MARSIK. MARINE ECOLOGY-AN EVOLUTIONARY PERSPECTIVE 32(3):380-391. 2011. What's the catch? Patterns of cetacean bycatch and depredation in Hawaii-based pelagic longline fisheries. 0.497 MB FRANK, SCOTT D. and AARON N. FERRIS. JOURNAL OF THE ACOUSTICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA 130(2):731-736. 2011. Analysis and localization of blue whale vocalizations in the Solomon Sea using waveform amplitude data. 0.323 MB FRUET, PEDRO F.; EDUARDO R. SECCHI; JULIANA C. DI TULLIO and PAUL G. KINAS. ZOOLOGIA 28(1):23-30. 2011. Abundance of bottlenose dolphins, Tursiops truncatus (Cetacea: Delphinidae), inhabiting the Patos Lagoon estuary, southern Brazil: Implications for conservation. 0.598 MB FULLING, GREGORY L.; PHILIP H. THORSON and JULIE RIVERS. PACIFIC SCIENCE 65(3):321-343. 2011. Distribution and abundance estimates for cetaceans in the waters off Guam and the Commonwealth of the northern Mariana Islands. 1.062 MB GERRODETTE, TIM. MARINE ECOLOGY-AN EVOLUTIONARY PERSPECTIVE 32(3):404-418. 2011. Inference without significance: Measuring support for hypotheses rather than rejecting them. 2.103 MB GOLDSTEIN, TRACEY; VERENA A. GILL; PAM TUOMI; DANIEL MONSON; ALEXANDER BURDIN; PATRICIA A. CONRAD; J. LAWRENCE DUNN; CARA FIELD; CHRISTINE JOHNSON; DAVID A. JESSUP; JAMES BODKIN and ANGELA M. DOROFF. JOURNAL OF WILDLIFE DISEASES 47(3):579-592. 2011. Assessment of clinical pathology and pathogen exposure in sea otters (Enhydra lutris) bordering the threatened population in Alaska. 0.331 MB GRIST, JEREMY P.; SIMON A. JOSEY; LARS BOEHME; MICHAEL P. MEREDITH; FRASER J. M. DAVIDSON; GARRY B. STENSON and MIKE O. HAMMILL. GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH LETTERS 38, no.L15601. 6pp. 2011. Temperature signature of high latitude Atlantic boundary currents revealed by marine mammal-borne sensor and Argo data. 2.495 MB GROWCOTT, ABRAHAM; BRIAN MILLER PASCAL SIRGUEY; ELISABETH SLOOTEN and STEPHEN DAWSON. JOURNAL OF THE ACOUSTICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA 130(1):568-573. 2011. Measuring body length of male sperm whales from their clicks: The relationship between inter-pulse intervals and photogrammetrically measured lengths. 0.273 MB GUIMARAES, JULIANA PLACIDO; RENATA DE BRITTO MARI; JULIANA MARIGO; FERNANDO CESAR WEBER ROSAS and LI-SEI WATANABE. ZOOLOGICAL SCIENCE 28(8):617-622. 2011. Light and scanning electron microscopic study of the tongue in the estuarine dolphin (Sotalia guianensis van Beneden, 1864). 0.621 MB HENDERSON, E. ELIZABETH; JOHN A. HILDEBRAND and MICHAEL H. SMITH. JOURNAL OF THE ACOUSTICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA 130(1):557-567. 2011. Classification of behavior using vocalizations of Pacific white-sided dolphins (Lagenorhynchus obliquidens). 0.415 MB JEFFERSON, THOMAS A. and JOHN Y. WANG. JOURNAL OF MARINE ANIMALS AND THEIR ECOLOGY 4(1):3-16. 2011. Revision of the taxonomy of finless porpoises (genus Neophocaena): The existence of two species. 0.875 MB JOHANSSON, A. TORBJORN and PAUL R. WHITE. JOURNAL OF THE ACOUSTICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA 130(2):893-903. 2011. An adaptive filter-based method for robust, automatic detection and frequency estimation of whistles. 0.506 MB KASTELEIN, RONALD A.; LEAN HOEK and CHRIST A. F. DE JONG. JOURNAL OF THE ACOUSTICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA 130(2):679-682. 2011. Letters Hearing thresholds of a harbor porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) for helicopter dipping sonar signals (1.43-1.33 kHz). 0.414 MB KRATZER, JOHANNA; LUTZ AHRENS; ANNA ROOS; BRITT-MARIE BACKLIN and RALF EBINGHAUS. CHEMOSPHERE 84(11):1592-1600. 2011. Temporal trends of polyfluoroalkyl compounds (PFCs) in liver tissue of grey seals (Halichoerus grypus) from the Baltic Sea, 1974-2008. 1.249 MB LAMBERT, OLIVIER; VIVIAN DE BUFFRENIL and CHRISTIAN DE MUIZON. COMPTES RENDUS PALEVOL 10(5-6):453-468. 2011. Rostral densification in beaked whales: Diverse processes for a similar pattern. 1.429 MB LOWRY, LLOYD F.; DAVID W. LAIST; WILLIAM G. GILMARTIN and GEORGE A. ANTONELIS. AQUATIC MAMMALS 37(3):397-419. 2011. Recovery of the Hawaiian monk seal (Monachus schauinslandi): A review of conservation efforts, 1972 to 2010, and thoughts for the future. 0.346 MB LUCIC, HRVOJE; SNJEZANA VUKOVIC; VJEKOSLAV POSAVAC; MARTINA DURAS GOMERCIC; TOMISLAV GOMERCIC; ANA GALOV; DARINKA SKRTIC; SNJEZANA CURKOVIC and HRVOJE GOMERCIC. VETERINARY ARCHIVES 80(2):299-310. 2010. Application of dual energy X-ray absorptiometry method for small animals in measuring bone mineral density of the humerus of bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) from the Adriatic Sea. 0.406 MB LYNCH, MICHAEL; OLE NIELSEN; PADRAIG J. DUIGNAN; ROGER KIRKWOOD; ANDREW HOSKINS and JOHN P. Y. ARNOULD. JOURNAL OF WILDLIFE DISEASES 47(3):555-565. 2011. Serologic survey for potential pathogens and assessment of disease risk in Australian fur seals. 0.214 MB LYONS, EUGENE T.; TERRY R. SPRAKER; ROBERT L. DELONG; MARIANA IONITA; SHARON R. MELIN; STEVEN A. NADLER and SHARON C. TOLLIVER. PARASITOLOGY RESEARCH 109(2):257-265. 2011. Review of research on hookworms (Uncinaria lucasi Stiles, 1901) in northern fur seals (Callorhinus ursinus Linnaeus, 1758). 0.278 MB MADON, BENEDICTE; OLIVIER GIMENEZ; BRIAN MCARDLE; C. SCOTT BAKER and CLAIRE GARRIGUE. METHODS IN ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION 2(4):390-400. 2011. A new method for estimating animal abundance with two sources of data in capture-recapture studies. 0.263 MB MALDINI, DANIELA; CAITLIN WARD; ARIANNA CECCHETTI and JESSICA RIGGIN. JOURNAL OF MARINE ANIMALS AND THEIR ECOLOGY 3(1):27-36. 2010. Southern sea otter diet in a soft sediment community. 0.458 MB MATSUNO, KOHEI; ATSUSHI YAMAGUCHI; TORU HIRAWAKE and ICHIRO IMAI. POLAR BIOLOGY 34(9):1349-1360. 2011. Year-to-year changes of the mesozooplankton community in the Chukchi Sea during summers of 1991, 1992 and 2007, 2008. 1.490 MB MAY-COLLADO, LAURA J. and INGI AGNARSSON. PLOS ONE 6(7) e22562. 10pp. 2011. Phylogenetic analysis of conservation priorities for aquatic mammals and their terrestrial relatives, with a comparison of methods. 0.306 MB MCINTYRE, TREVOR; HORST BORNEMANN; JOACHIM PLOTZ; CHERYL A. TOSH and MARTHAN N. BESTER. MARINE BIOLOGY (BERLIN) 158(9):2125-2139. 2011. Water column use and forage strategies of female southern elephant seals from Marion Island. 0.945 MB MCLAUGHLIN, R. W.; J. S. ZHENG; M. M. CHEN; Q. Z. ZHAO and D. WANG. DISEASES OF AQUATIC ORGANISMS 95(3):241-245. 2011. Detection of Helicobacter in the fecal material of the endangered Yangtze finless porpoise Neophocaena phocaenoides asiaeorientalis. 0.304 MB MIRIMIN, L.; R. MILLER; E. DILLANE; S. D. BERROW; S. INGRAM; T. F. CROSS and E. ROGAN. ANIMAL CONSERVATION 14(4):342-353. 2011. Fine-scale population genetic structuring of bottlenose dolphins in Irish coastal waters. 0.346 MB MITTNICH, CARIN. JOURNAL OF MARINE ANIMALS AND THEIR ECOLOGY 4(1):1-2. 2011. Editorial Cetaceans through the 'looking glass' - they have much to tell! 0.169 MB MOON, HYO-BANG; YONG-ROCK AN; KYUM JOON PARK; SEOK-GWAN CHOI; DAE-YEON MOON; MINKYU CHOI and HEE-GU CHOI. MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN 62(9):1963-1968. 2011. Occurrence and accumulation features of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and synthetic musk compounds in finless porpoises (Neophocaena phocaenoides) from Korean coastal waters. 0.252 MB NAKATA, HARUHIKO; RYU-ICHI SHINOHARA; SAYAKA MURATA and MAFUMI WATANABE. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING 12(11):2088-2092. 2010. Detection of benzotriazole UV stabilizers in the blubber of marine mammals by gas chromatography-high resolution mass spectrometry (GC-HRMS). 0.312 MB NOURISSON, CORALIE; BENJAMIN MORALES-VELA; JANNETH PADILLA-SALDIVAR; KIMBERLY PAUSE TUCKER; ANNMARIE CLARK; LEON DAVID OLIVERA-GOMEZ; ROBERT BONDE and PETER MCGUIRE. GENETICA 139(7):833-842. 2011. Evidence of two genetic clusters of manatees with low genetic diversity in Mexico and implications for their conservation. 0.419 MB PANIGADA, SIMONE; GIANCARLO LAURIANO; LOUISE BURT; NINO PIERANTONIO and GREG DONOVAN. PLOS ONE 6(7) e22878. 10pp. 2011. Monitoring winter and summer abundance of cetaceans in the Pelagos Sanctuary (northwestern Mediterranean Sea) through aerial surveys. 0.411 MB PATTERSON, ERIC M. and JANET MANN. PLOS ONE 6(7) e22243. 7pp. 2011. The ecological conditions that favor tool use and innovation in wild bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops sp.). 0.296 MB PINELA, A. M.; A. BORRELL and A. AGUILAR. JOURNAL OF ZOOLOGY (LONDON) 284(4):239-247. 2011. Common dolphin morphotypes: Niche segregation or taxonomy? 0.421 MB PIRODDI, CHIARA; GIOVANNI BEARZI; JOAN GONZALVO and VILLY CHRISTENSEN. BIOLOGICAL CONSERVATION 144(10):2490-2498. 2011. >From common to rare: The case of the Mediterranean common dolphin. 0.903 MB POPOV, VLADIMIR V.; ALEXANDER YA. SUPIN; DING WANG; KEXIONG WANG; LIJUN DONG and SHIYONG WANG. JOURNAL OF THE ACOUSTICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA 130(1):574-584. 2011. Noise-induced temporary threshold shift and recovery in Yangtze finless porpoises Neophocaena phocaenoides asiaeorientalis. 0.812 MB PYENSON, MICHOLAS D. and DAVID R. LINDBERG. PLOS ONE 6(7) e21295. 10pp. 2011. What happened to gray whales during the Pleistocene? The ecological impact of sea-level change on benthic feeding areas in the North Pacific Ocean. 0.959 MB REISINGER, R. R.; P. J. N. DE BRUYN and M. N. BESTER. JOURNAL OF ZOOLOGY (LONDON) 285(1):1-10. 2011. Predatory impact of killer whales on pinniped and penguin populations at the Subantarctic Prince Edward Islands: Fact and fiction. 0.287 MB RHEINGANTZ, MARCELO L.; HELEN F. WALDEMARIN; LIVIA RODRIGUES and TIMOTHY P. MOULTON. ZOOLOGIA 28(1):37-44. 2011. Seasonal and spatial differences in feeding habits of the Neotropical otter Lontra longicaudis (Carnivora: Mustelidae) in a coastal catchment of southeastern Brazil. 2.121 MB RIGGIN, JESSICA L. and DANIELA MALDINI. JOURNAL OF MARINE ANIMALS AND THEIR ECOLOGY 3(1):5-9. 2010. Photographic case studies of skin conditions in wild-ranging bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus). 0.699 MB SALA, JUAN EMILIO; FLAVIO QUINTANA; RORY P. WILSON; JORGE DIGNANI; MIRTHA N. LEWIS and CLAUDIO CAMPAGNA. POLAR BIOLOGY 34(8):1197-1209. 2011. Pitching a new angle on elephant seal dive patterns. 0.996 MB SANTILLAN, LUIS. JOURNAL OF MARINE ANIMALS AND THEIR ECOLOGY 4(1):29-35. 2011. Records of humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) in Sechura Bay, Peru, in spring 2009-2010. 0.321 MB ST. LOUIS, VINCENT L.; ANDREW E. DEROCHER; IAN STIRLING; JENNIFER A. GRAYDON; CAROLINE LEE; ERIN JOCKSCH and EVAN RICHARDSON. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 45(14):5922-5928. 2011. Differences in mercury bioaccumulation between polar bears (Ursus maritimus) from the Canadian high- and sub-Arctic. 0.867 MB STECKENREUTER, ANDRE; ROBERT HARCOURT and LUCIANA MOLLER. MARINE POLICY 36(1):258-264. 2011. Are Speed Restriction Zones an effective management tool for minimising impacts of boats on dolphins in an Australian marine park? 0.477 MB TARDIN, RODRIGO H. O.; MARIANA A. ESPECIE; MARIANA F. NERY; FELIPE T. D'AZEREDO and SHEILA M. SIMAO. ZOOLOGIA 28(3):291-296. 2011. Coordinated feeding tactics of the Guiana dolphin, Sotalia guianensis (Cetacea: Delphinidae), in Ilha Grande Bay, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. 0.596 MB VAN WAEREBEEK, KOEN; RUSSELL LEAPER; ALAN N. BAKER; VASSILI PAPASTAVROU; DEBORAH THIELE; KEN FINDLAY; GREG DONOVAN and PAUL ENSOR. JOURNAL OF CETACEAN RESEARCH AND MANAGEMENT 11(3):315-346. 2010. Odontocetes of the Southern Ocean Sanctuary. 1.460 MB VUKOVIC, SNJEZANA; HRVOJE LUCIC; MARTINA DURAS GOMERCIC; ANA GALOV; TOMISLAV GOMERCIC; SNJEZANA CURKOVIC; DARINKA SKRTIC; GORAN DOMITRAN and HRVOJE GOMERCIC. VETERINARY ARCHIVES 81(1):143-151. 2011. Anatomical and histological characteristics of the pituitary gland in the bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) from the Adriatic Sea. 0.312 MB WILEY, DAVID N.; MICHAEL THOMPSON; RICHARD M. PACE III and JAKE LEVENSON. BIOLOGICAL CONSERVATION 144(9):2377-2381. 2011. Short communication Modeling speed restrictions to mitigate lethal collisions between ships and whales in the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary, USA. 0.486 MB XIANG LI; YINGYING LIU; ATHANASIA C. TZIKA; QIAN ZHU; KARINE VAN DONINCK and MICHEL C. MILINKOVITCH. MARINE BIOLOGY (BERLIN) 158(8):1791-1804. 2011. Analysis of global and local population stratification of finless porpoises Neophocaena phocaenoides in Chinese waters. 0.464 MB YURKOWSKI, DAVID J.; MAGALY CHAMBELLANT and STEVE H. FERGUSON. JOURNAL OF MAMMALOGY 92(4):803-810. 2011. Bacular and testicular growth and allometry in the ringed seal (Pusa hispida): Evidence of polygyny? 0.115 MB

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new paper - population structure of Hawaiian bottlenose dolphins
by Karen Martien 30 Aug '11

30 Aug '11

Dear list members, The paper below is now available in Early View from Marine Mammal Science. Martien, Karen K., Robin W. Baird, Nicole M. Hedrick, Antoinette M. Gorgone, Janet L. Thieleking, Daniel J. McSweeney, Kelly M. Robertson, Daniel L. Webster. 2011. Population structure of island-associated dolphins: evidence from mitochohndrial and microsatellite markers for common bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) around the main Hawaiian Islands. Marine Mammal Science. DOI: 10.111/j.1748-7692.2011.00506.x We used mitochondrial and nuclear genetic markers to investigate population structure of common bottlenose dolphins, Tursiops truncatus, around the main Hawai- ian Islands. Though broadly distributed throughout the world's oceans, bottlenose dolphins are known to form small populations in coastal waters. Recent photo- identification data suggest the same is true in Hawaiian waters. We found genetic differentiation among (mtDNA ?ST = 0.014--0.141, microsatellite F'ST = 0.019-- 0.050) and low dispersal rates between (0.17--5.77 dispersers per generation) the main Hawaiian Island groups. Our results are consistent with movement rates estimated from photo-identification data and suggest that each island group supports a demographically independent population. Inclusion in our analyses of samples collected near Palmyra Atoll provided evidence that the Hawaiian Islands are also occasionally visited by members of a genetically distinct, pelagic population. Two of our samples exhibited evidence of partial ancestry from Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphins (T. aduncus), a species not known to inhabit the Hawaiian Archipelago. Our findings have important implications for the management of Hawaiian bottlenose dolphins and raise concerns about the vulnerability to human impacts of pelagic species in island ecosystems. The paper is available at the following website: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1748-7692.2011.00506.x/abstract -- Karen K. Marten Southwest Fisheries Science Center 8604 La Jolla Shores Drive La Jolla, CA 92037 Tel: 858-546-7058 Fax: 858-546-7003 Karen.Martien(a)noaa.gov

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Aquatic Mammals Issue 37.3 - special on monk seals - is now available
by Kathleen M. Dudzinski 30 Aug '11

30 Aug '11

Dear MARMAM and ECS-talk subscribers, Apologies to those of you who will receive duplicate emails due to cross-posting. The following titles represent the contents of the most recent issue (Volume 37, issue 3, 2011) of Aquatic Mammals. The online issue is now available. For individuals with a print subscription, the joint hard copy of 37.3/37.4 will be mailed in early December. This issue is a special one dedicated to monk seals. We hope you enjoy the collection of information on Hawaiian and Mediterranean monk seals. Special thanks to Alex Karamanlidis and David Schofield for their effort as Special Editors for this issue. Aquatic Mammals is the longest running peer-reviewed journal dedicated to research on aquatic mammals and is published quarterly with manuscripts available as published PDFs in real time. Further information about the journal can be found at: http://www.aquaticmammalsjournal.org/ Instructions for authors and formatting guidelines can be found in the first volume of each issue and at this link: http://tinyurl.com/AMauthorinstructions To submit a manuscript for publication consideration, please visit: http://am.expressacademic.org/actions/author.php If you subscribe to Aquatic Mammals online, you can visit the journal web site and sign in to download all articles from this volume:http://www.aquaticmammalsjournal.org/ Please do not contact the listserve editors for PDFs or copies of the articles. To obtain a PDF, please subscribe to Aquatic Mammalshttp://tinyurl.com/AMsubscribe or contact the corresponding author for reprints. Links to a purchase page for each article are also included below. Please see list below for Volume 37, issue 3 contents. Thank you for your continued interest in the journal and abstract postings. With regards, Kathleen Dudzinski, Ph.D. Editor, Aquatic Mammals aquaticmammals(a)gmail.com ******************* Karamanlidis, A.A., Schofield, T.D. 2011. Foreword. Aquatic Mammals 27(3), 225-226, http://dx.doi.org/10.1578/AM.37.3.225 Schultz, J.K. 2011. Population Genetics of the Monk Seals (Genus Monachus): A Review. Aquatic Mammals 27(3), 227-235,http://dx.doi.org/10.1578/AM.37.3.227 Mo, G. 2011. Mediterranean Monk Seal (Monachus monachus) Sightings in Italy (1998-2010) and Implications for Conservation. Aquatic Mammals 27(3), 236-240, http://dx.doi.org/10.1578/AM.37.3.236 Scheinin, A.P., Goffman, O., Elasar, M., Perelberg, A. & Kerem, D.H. 2011. Mediterranean Monk Seal (Monachus monachus) Resighted Along the Israeli Coastline After More than Half a Century. Aquatic Mammals 27(3), 241-242, http://dx.doi.org/10.1578/AM.37.3.241 Gomerčić, T., Huber, D., Gomerčić, M.D. & Gomerčić., H. 2011. Presence of the Mediterranean Monk Seal (Monachus monachus) in the Croatian Part of the Adriatic Sea. Aquatic Mammals 27(3), 243-248, http://dx.doi.org/10.1578/AM.37.3.243 Mo, G., Bazairi, H., Bayed, A. & Agnesi, S. 2011. Survey on Mediterranean Monk Seal (Monachus monachus) Sightings in Mediterranean Morocco. Aquatic Mammals 27(3), 248-255, http://dx.doi.org/10.1578/AM.37.3.248 Adamantopoulou, S., Androukaki, E., Dendrinos, P., Kotomatas, S., Paravas, V., Psaradellis, M., Tounta, E. & Karamanlidis, A. A. 2011. Movements of Mediterranean Monk Seals (Monachus monachus) in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea. Aquatic Mammals 27(3), 256-261,http://dx.doi.org/10.1578/AM.37.3.256 Muñoz, G., Karamanlidis, A.A., Dendrinos, P. & Thomas, J.A. 2011. Aerial Vocalizations by Wild and Rehabilitating Mediterranean Monk Seals (Monachus monachus) in Greece Aquatic Mammals 27(3), 262-279, http://dx.doi.org/10.1578/AM.37.3.262 Karamanlidis, A.A., Kallianiotis, A., Psaradellis, M. & Adamantopoulou, S. 2011. Stomach Contents of a Subadult Mediterranean Monk Seal (Monachus monachus) from the Aegean Sea Aquatic Mammals 27(3), 280-283, http://dx.doi.org/10.1578/AM.37.3.280 Pierce, G.J., Hernandez-Milian, G., Santos, M.B., Psaradellis, M., Tounta, E., Androukaki, E. & Edridge, A. 2011. Diet of the Monk Seal (Monachus monachus) in Greek Waters. Aquatic Mammals 27(3), 284-297, http://dx.doi.org/10.1578/AM.37.3.284 Hale, R., Pires, R., Santos, P. & Karamanlidis, A.A. 2011. Mediterranean Monk Seal (Monachus monachus): Fishery Interactions in the Archipelago of Madeira.Aquatic Mammals 27 (3), 298-304, http://dx.doi.org/10.1578/AM.37.3.298 Trivourea, M.N., Karamanlidis, A.A., Tounta, E., Dendrinos, P. & Kotomatas, S. 2011. People and the Mediterranean Monk Seal (Monachus monachus): A Study of the Socioeconomic Impacts of the National Marine Park of Alonissos, Northern Sporades, Greece Aquatic Mammals 27(3), 305-318,http://dx.doi.org/10.1578/AM.37.3.305 Brown, E., Hughes, G., Watanuki, R., Johanos, T.C. & Wurth, T.. 2011 The Emergence of an Important Hawaiian Monk Seal (Monachus schauinslandi) Pupping Area at Kalaupapa, Moloka‘i, in the Main Hawaiian Islands. Aquatic Mammals 27(3), 319-325, http://dx.doi.org/10.1578/AM.37.3.319 Gilmartin, W.G., Johanos, T.C., DeMaster, D.R. & Henderson, J.R. 2011. Hawaiian Monk Seals (Monachus schauinslandi) at Kure Atoll: Some Life History Effects Following Effort to Enhance Pup Survival. Aquatic Mammals 27(3), 326-331, http://dx.doi.org/10.1578/AM.37.3.326 Gilmartin, W.G., Sloan, A.C., Harting, A.L., Johanos, T.C., Baker, J.D., Breese, M. & Ragen, T.J. 2011. Rehabilitation and Relocation of Young Hawaiian Monk Seals (Monachus schauinslandi). Aquatic Mammals 27(3), 332-341, http://dx.doi.org/10.1578/AM.37.3.332 Norris, T.A., Littnan, C.L. & Gulland, F.M.D. 2011. Evaluation of the Captive Care and Post-Release Behavior and Survival of Seven Juvenile Female Hawaiian Monk Seals (Monachus schauinslandi). Aquatic Mammals 27(3), 342-353, http://dx.doi.org/10.1578/AM.37.3.342 Schofield, T.D., Levine, G., Gulland, F.M.D., Littnan, C.L. & Colitz, C.M.H. 2011. The First Successful Hand-Rearing of a Neonate Hawaiian Monk Seal (Monachus schauinslandi) and Post-Release Management Challenges. Aquatic Mammals 27(3), 354-359, http://dx.doi.org/10.1578/AM.37.3.354 Curtice, C., Schick, R.S., Dunn, D.C. & Halpin, P.N. 2011. Home Range Analysis of Hawaiian Monk Seals (Monachus schauinslandi) Based on Colony, Age, and Sex. Aquatic Mammals 27(3), 360-371, http://dx.doi.org/10.1578/AM.37.3.360 Williams, T.M., Richter, B., Kendall, T. & Dunkin, R. 2011. Metabolic Demands of a Tropical Marine Carnivore, the Hawaiian Monk Seal (Monachus schauinslandi): Implications for Fisheries Competition. Aquatic Mammals 27(3), 372-376, http://dx.doi.org/10.1578/AM.37.3.372 Kissel, L.N., Bankowski, M.J., Koyamatsu, T.L.S., Nagai, R.Y., Seifried, S.E. & Crow, G.L. 2011. Aerobic Microorganisms Identified Over a Fourteen-Month Period from the Upper Respiratory Tract of Captive Hawaiian Monk Seals (Monachus schauinslandi). Aquatic Mammals 27(3), 377-385,http://dx.doi.org/10.1578/AM.37.3.377 Watson, T.K., Kittinger, J.N., Walters, J.S. & Schofield, T.D. 2011. Culture, Conservation, and Conflict: Assessing the Human Dimensions of Hawaiian Monk Seal Recovery. Aquatic Mammals 27(3), 386-396, http://dx.doi.org/10.1578/AM.37.3.386 Lowry, L.F., Laist, D.W., Gilmartin, W.G. & Antonelis, G.A. 2011. Recovery of the Hawaiian Monk Seal (Monachus schauinslandi): A Review of Conservation Efforts, 1972 to 2010, and Thoughts for the Future. Aquatic Mammals 27(3), 397-419, http://dx.doi.org/10.1578/AM.37.3.397 Historical Perspectives Essay Holt, S. 2011. Science, Politics, and Economics in the International Whaling Commission. Aquatic Mammals 27(3), 420-430,http://dx.doi.org/10.1578/AM.37.3.420 Book Review Lowry, L.F. 2011. Caribbean Monk Seals: Lost Seals of the Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea. J. Hairr, Aquatic Mammals 27(3), 431,http://dx.doi.org/10.1578/AM.37.3.431 ***********************

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XXXIII International Meeting for the Study of Marine Mammals SOMEMMA 2012
by Ibiza Martinez-Serrano 30 Aug '11

30 Aug '11

Dear MarMam suscribers, The Mexican Society of Marine Mammalogy (SOMEMMA), invites you to the XXXIII International Meeting for the Study of Marine Mammals to be held at San Patricio-Melaque, Jalisco, México ( 6 -9 May, 2012). Important Dates: ABSTRACTS: Reception: October 3rd to December 2nd, 2011 Notification of acceptance: January 30th, 2012 Confirmation of acceptance: February 20th, 2012 REGISTRATION: Early: November 28th 2011 to March 16th, 2012 Advanced: March 17th 2012 until the meeting EVENTS: Icebreaker reception: May 6th, 2012 Work sessions: May 7-9, 2012 Banquet: May 9th, 2012 For further details, please go to: www.somemma.org Thank you and see you at Melaque 2012 Regards, Melaque Meeting Committee

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