August 2012 - MARMAM - devlists.uvic.ca

New publications of Toxoplasma in pinnipeds in Antarctica
by Silje-Kristin Jensen 22 Aug '12

22 Aug '12

Dear MARMAM readers We are pleased to announce two publications regarding the parasite *Toxoplasma gondii* in pinnipeds in Antarctica. Short summary of the two papers: *Toxoplasma: a Cat-parasite in seals from Antarctica* * * *Toxoplasma gondii* is a protozoan parasite that causes the disease toxoplasmosis which is considered dangerous for pregnant women who have not had the disease before, or people with weakened immune systems. *Toxoplasma *is known worldwide and has also been part of the reason for increased mortality among sea otters in the United States. Members of the cat family are definitive hosts for this parasite, and play a key role in the epidemiology. *Toxoplasma *may be transmitted through food or water contaminated with oocysts (the resistant form of the parasite) from cat faeces, or via ingestion of infected meat with resting parasites in tissue cysts. Despite extensive worldwide surveillance in populations of both people and wildlife, little is known about *Toxoplasma gondii* ecology in the Antarctic region. Two recent studies, performed by scientists at the Norwegian School of Veterinary Science, The Sea Mammal Research Unit, the British Antarctic Survey and at the SALUVET group from Complutense University of Madrid in Spain, have investigated the presence of this parasite in Antarctic marine mammals. Different animal species, true seals and eared seals, from different locations were examined. In both studies, antibodies against *T. gondii* were found mainly in Weddell seals and Southern elephant seals whereas a small percentage of Antarctic fur seals were positive. Although antibodies have been found in seals in several studies from the arctic and worldwide, these studies are the first to document the presence of antibodies in seals from Antarctica. The study led by Pedraza-Díaz concluded that the differences observed between the animal species could be due to their different distribution and migratory ranges as well as their feeding habits. There is no wild felid fauna in Antarctica and in 1991 the Madrid Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic banned all introduced species, including cats, from the Antarctic to protect the native wildlife from introduced diseases. However, felids are present in the sub-Antarctic regions, areas within the normal distribution range of the animal species analysed here. High seroprevalence values have been reported in feral cats in the Kerguelen archipelago in the Sub-Antarctic region. Therefore exposure to * Toxoplasma* might have occurred outside Antarctica. This agrees with the higher detection rates in Southern elephant seals and Weddell seals found here, which show wider distribution and migratory ranges. Survival of infectious *Toxoplasma *oocysts in seawater has previously been demonstrated, suggesting that the oocysts can survive in the marine ecosystem of Antarctica. Since seal don’t drink water, contact through diet is the best way of explaining the exposure. When oocysts of the parasite come in contact with water, molluscs like shellfish, can filter these oocysts and possibly infect the animals that eat them. At least that was the conclusion from scientists in the United States who worked with sea otter mortality due to toxoplasmosis. In addition, recent studies in which anchovies were experimentally exposed to *Toxoplasma* oocysts have indicated that migratory filter feeder fish may play a role in the transmission of *T. gondii* in the marine environment. Macquarie Island is an island known for sealing, science and tourism. Feral cats have been known to inhabit the island since 1820s and have been eradicated since the late 1990s. Little is known about the marine pathway of Toxoplasma, and Jensen and her team suggest a marine pathway of * Toxoplasma* oocysts. Although the presence of *Toxoplasma* has not been investigated in the feral cats on Macquarie Island there is a possibility that oocysts have found their way from the island across the Antarctic conveyor belt and to Hutton Cliff where Weddell seals forage. Jensen has suggested a similar transmission for the Arctic ecosystem in a previous study where she found polar bear, ringed and bearded seals to be exposed to Toxoplasma. These findings are very interesting and show how little we know about the presence and transmission of *T. gondii *in the marine ecosystem. Further studies are needed to provide additional information regarding how *T gondii *may affect the Antarctic fauna. References: *Jensen, S.K*., Nymo, I.H., Forcada, J., Godfroid, J., Hall, A. (2012). Prevalence of *Toxoplasma gondii* antibodies in pinnipeds from Antarctica.Veterinary Record doi:10.1136/vr.100848 http://veterinaryrecord.bmj.com/content/early/2012/07/31/vr.100848.extract *Rengifo-Herrera, C*., Ortega-Mora, L.M., Álvarez-García, G., Gómez-Bautista, M., García-Párraga, D., García-Peña, F.J., Pedraza-Díaz, S. (2012), Detection of T*oxoplasma gondii* antibodies in Antarctic pinnipeds. Veterinary Parasitology doi: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2012.05.020 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.vetpar.2012.05.020 For any questions or pdf requests please email: Silje-Kristin Jensen: skj3(a)st-andrews.ac.uk Susana Pedraza Díaz: spedraza(a)vet.ucm.es Cheers Silje-Kristin Jensen and Susana Pedraza Díaz

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HWDT Practical PAM course places still available
by Gemma Cave 22 Aug '12

22 Aug '12

The Hebridean Whale and Dolphin Trust (HWDT) and its associated partners are hosting two Practical PAM (Passive Acoustic Monitoring) courses in Tobermory on the Isle of Mull, Scotland. Attendees will be taught how to use PAMGUARD effectively in the field by experienced PAM operators and developers through a series of classroom sessions and boat-based workshops onboard the HWDT research vessel Silurian http://www.whaledolphintrust.co.uk/research-Silurian.asp The course should appeal to those looking for the practical experience necessary to become a PAM operator or those with a research interest in this field. Course content will include software and hardware troubleshooting, involving practical scenarios and discussions, and offline analysis of data collected. Two 3 day courses will be delivered between the 15th and 17th September 2012 and between the 30th September and 2nd October 2012. The cost of the course will be £295. To reserve a place, please email Gemma Cave at education(a)hwdt.org for further information and instructions.More information is also available at http://www.whaledolphintrust.co.uk/stand_alone.asp?page=practical-pam.asp Course numbers are limited and will be issued on a first-come-first-served basis, so contact HWDT now to avoid disappointment.

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Symposium invite: Entanglement in marine debris- Regional and global impacts on animal welfare: Seeking solutions
by Kate Werner 22 Aug '12

22 Aug '12

http://www.wspa-international.org/wspaswork/oceans/marinedebris/symposiu m/default.aspx The World Society for the Protection of Animals (WSPA) would like to invite you to take part in the world's first global symposium focusing exclusively on the animal welfare impacts of entanglement in marine debris. Experts and interested parties from all disciplines and backgrounds, academia, industry, government and NGOs, are invited to join us to identify the species affected; the types of debris harming marine animals; and geographical hotspots for this problem. Most importantly, we are aiming for the symposium to provide an opportunity for experts to share and discuss practical and effective solutions to this problem. Please follow the link above for more details and to register to take part. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This email is from the World Society for the Protection of Animals and may contain information that is privileged, confidential and protected from disclosure. Any views or opinions presented are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of any other party. If you have received this email in error, please contact WSPA at mailman(a)wspa.org.uk and delete the message from your computer. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WSPA, 89 Albert Embankment, London SE1 7TP, United Kingdom. Telephone +44(0)20 7587 5000 Registered UK Charity number 1081849 Company Registration number 4029540.

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Marine Mammal Observers needed for Israel
by Bohuszewicz, Teresa 22 Aug '12

22 Aug '12

Offshore marine mammal observers needed for Israel. Must have Israeli passport and be able to speak and write English. Previous experience and safety training required for application. These are contract positions starting before the end of the year. Interested observers please send resume and 3 reference contacts to: tbohuszewicz(a)conshelf.com<mailto:tbohuszewicz@conshelf.com>

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Second Climate Impacts on Top Predators Symposium
by Karen.Evans＠csiro.au 21 Aug '12

21 Aug '12

Dear all, On behalf of the Organising Committee, it is my pleasure to announce that the Second Climate Impacts on Top Predators (CLIOTOP) Symposium will be held in Noumea, New Caledonia, February 11-15, 2013. Registration is now open via our website: www.imber.info/index.php/Science/Regional-Programmes/CLIOTOP Key dates to keep in mind are: Deadline for abstract submission: 1 October 2012 Acceptance of abstracts: 1 November 2012 Registration closes: 1 December 2012 Late registration closes: 1 February 2013 Thos interested in convening workshops in association with the Symposium are encouraged to contact the Organising Committee. We look forward to seeing you in Noumea in 2013! Dr. Karen Evans On behalf of the Organising Committee for the Second Climate Impacts on Top Predators Symposium

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IBAC 2013 calls for symposia
by Felipe Penin 21 Aug '12

21 Aug '12

CALL FOR SYMPOSIA Dear fellow bioacoustics’ researcher, The XXIV International Bioacoustical Congress (IBAC) will be held at Pousada dos Pirineus Resort, Pirenópolis, Goiás, Brazil between September 8th -13th 2013. We hope you all enjoy the location. We now have a Scientific committee and a homepage where you may find further information about the meeting (www.ibacbrazil.com) At this moment we are opening calls for symposia. We would like to invite you to make proposals! So, please turn your recorders off, quit your sound analysis software, and start writing! The deadline is November 15th 2012. Each symposium will consist of 4-6 oral presentations. Additionally, the organizer will have five minutes to open the Symposia and another five minutes to make his final considerations. Guidelines for symposium proposals: Please provide a title; name, email, and affiliation of the organizer. The body of the text should contain a description of the importance and objectives of the symposium, but also explain how it would contribute to the congress and why would it be of interest to IBAC attendees. The text should have up to 500 words. Upon approval, the Organizing Committee will request a brief synthesis of the proposal with up to 50 words. The text should be sent to ibac2013(a)gmail.com with the subject Symposium proposal. The Scientific Committee will decide on the proposals acceptance based on the theme’s relevance, but other factors such as congress symposia diversity may be considered. Please, be aware that IBAC Organizing Committee may not provide financial support for Symposium organizers. We sure hope to meet you all in Brazil! With our best wishes, IBAC-2013 Organizing Committee -- Organizing Committee

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Job Advertisement - Director Sea Mammal Research Unit
by Ailsa Hall 21 Aug '12

21 Aug '12

The following post has been advertised at the Sea Mammal Research Unit, University of St Andrews. Further particulars can be found at https://www.vacancies.st-andrews.ac.uk/ Director, Sea Mammal Research Unit & Professor in Marine Mammal Biology - Ref No: ME3988 School of Biology, Salary: Negotiable, Start Date: As soon as possible SMRU (http://www.smru.st-and.ac.uk/) is a world leading research unit investigating all aspects of sea mammal biology within the Scottish Oceans Institute (SOI) (http://soi.st-andrews.ac.uk/) at the University of St Andrews. The unit has statutory responsibilities and provides independent advice and expertise relating to marine mammals in the UK. These responsibilities are under-pinned by long-term funding (currently until 2020) from the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) and the unit is a Delivery Partner in the UK's National Oceanography Centre (http://www.noc.soton.ac.uk/) The School of Biology is now looking for a new academic leader for SMRU which currently comprises 20 principal Investigators, 9 research Fellows, 32 PhD students, 6 engineers and 6 support staff. Applicants for the post should have a strong track record of publication in sea mammal biology, proven qualities of academic leadership and extensive experience of interacting with diverse stakeholders and funders. The Director SMRU is expected to inspire and nurture interaction within the unit and contribute to academic goals set by Director SOI. Informal enquires may be made to Professor Ian A. Johnston (iaj(a)st-andrews.ac.uk<mailto:iaj@st-andrews.ac.uk>; Tel +441334463440) or Dr Ailsa Hall (ajh7(a)st-andrews.ac.uk<mailto:ajh7@st-andrews.ac.uk>; Tel +441334462634). Ailsa Hall Acting Director Sea Mammal Research Unit Scottish Oceans Institute University of St Andrews KY16 8LB Tel: 01334 462634

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New Articles
by David S. Janiger 21 Aug '12

21 Aug '12

Hi, All Here's the latest posting of new PDF's that are available. File sizes have been included. Abstracts also available on request. 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 ALONSO, MARIANA B.; ETHEL ELJARRAT; MARINA GORGA; EDUARDO R. SECCHI; MANUELA BASSOI; LUPERCIO BARBOSA; CAROLINA P. BERTOZZI; JULIANA MARIGO; MARTA CREMER; CAMILA DOMIT; ALEXANDRE F. AZEVEDO; PAULO R. DORNELES; JOAO PAULO M. TORRES; JOSE LAILSON-BRITO; OLAF MALM and DAMIA BARCELO. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION 170:152-160. 2012. Natural and anthropogenically-produced brominated compounds in endemic dolphins from Western South Atlantic: Another risk to a vulnerable species. 0.640 MB ALONSO, MARIANA B.; MARIA LUISA FEO; CAYO CORCELLAS; LARA G. VIDAL; CAROLINA P. BERTOZZI; JULIANA MARIGO; EDUARDO R. SECCHI; MANUELA BASSOI; ALEXANDRE F. AZEVEDO; PAULO R. DORNELES; JOAO PAULO M. TORRES; JOSE LAILSON-BRITO; OLAF MALM; ETHEL ELJARRAT and DAMIA BARCELO. ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL 47:99-106. 2012. Pyrethroids: A new threat to marine mammals. 0.686 MB ALTER, S. ELIZABETH; SETH D. NEWSOME and STEPHEN R. PALUMBI. PLOS ONE 7(5) e35039. 12pp. 2012. Pre-whaling genetic diversity and population ecology in eastern Pacific gray whales: Insights from ancient DNA and stable isotopes. 0.444 MB ANZOLIN, D. G.; J. E. S. SARKIS; E. DIAZ; D. G. SOARES; I. L. SERRANO; J. C. G. BORGES.; A. S. SOUTO; S. TANIGUCHI; R. C. MONTONE; A. C. D. BAINY and P. S. M. CARVALHO. MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN 64(7):1402-1408. 2012. Contaminant concentrations, biochemical and hematological biomarkers in blood of West Indian manatees Trichechus manatus from Brazil. 0.202 MB AU, WHITLOW W. L.; BRIAN BRANSTETTER; PATRICK W. MOORE and JAMES J. FINNERAN. JOURNAL OF THE ACOUSTICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA 132(2):1199-1206. 2012. Dolphin biosonar signals measured at extreme off-axis angles: Insights to sound propagation in the head. 1.012 MB AU, W. W. L. and S. W. MARTIN. IET RADAR SONAR AND NAVIGATION 6(6):566-575. 2012. Why dolphin biosonar performs so well in spite of mediocre 'equipment'. 0.994 MB AYRES, KATHERINE L.; REBECCA K. BOOTH; JENNIFER A. HEMPELMANN; KARI L. KOSKI; CANDICE K. EMMONS; ROBIN W. BAIRD; KELLEY BALCOMB-BARTOK; M. BRADLEY HANSON; MICHAEL J. FORD and SAMUEL K. WASSER. PLOS ONE 7(6) e36842. 12pp. 2012. Distinguishing the impacts of inadequate prey and vessel traffic on an endangered killer whale (Orcinus orca) population. 0.413 MB AZZELLINO, A.; S. PANIGADA; C. LANFREDI; M. ZANARDELLI; S. AIROLDI and G. NOTARBARTOLO DI SCIARA. OCEAN & COASTAL MANAGEMENT 67:63-74. 2012. Predictive habitat models for managing marine areas: Spatial and temporal distribution of marine mammals within the Pelagos Sanctuary (northwestern Mediterranean Sea) 1.018 MB BHAT, SOMANATH; ANDREA M. POLANOWSKI; MIKE C. DOUBLE; SIMON N. JARMAN and KERRY R. EMSLIE. PLOS ONE 7(6) e39181. 9pp. 2012. The effect of input DNA copy number on genotype call and characterising SNP markers in the humpback whale genome using a nanofluidic array. 0.659 MB BIANCANI, BARBARA; CARA L. FIELD; SOPHIE DENNISON; ROBERT PULVER and ALLISON D. TUTTLE. JOURNAL OF ZOO AND WILDLIFE MEDICINE 43(2):355-359. 2012. Hiatal hernia in a harbor seal (Phoca vitulina) pup. 0.237 MB BOERSCH-SUPAN, PHILIPP H.; LARS BOEHME; JANE F. READ; ALEX D. ROGERS and ANDREW S. BRIERLEY. MARINE ECOLOGY PROGRESS SERIES 461:293-298. 2012. Comment. Elephant seal foraging dives track prey distribution, not temperature: Comment on McIntyre et al. (2011). 1.304 MB BURROWS, JULIA A.; JAMES T. HARVEY; KELLY M. NEWTON; DONALD A. CROLL and SCOTT R. BENSON. MARINE ECOLOGY PROGRESS SERIES 461:257-271. 2012. Marine mammal response to interannual variability in Monterey Bay, California. 0.509 MB CARROLL, EMMA L.; SIMON J. CHILDERHOUSE; MARK CHRISTIE; SHANE LAVERY; NATHALIE PATENAUDE; ALANA ALEXANDER; ROCHELLE CONSTANTINE; DEBBIE STEEL; LAURA BOREN and C. SCOTT BAKER. MOLECULAR ECOLOGY 21(16):3960-3973. 2012. Paternity assignment and demographic closure in the New Zealand southern right whale. 0.267 MB CARTWRIGHT, RACHEL; BLAKE GILLESPIE; KRISTEN LABONTE; TERENCE MANGOLD; AMY VENEMA; KEVIN EDEN and MATTHEW SULLIVAN. PLOS ONE 7(5) e38004. 16pp. 2012. Between a rock and a hard place: Habitat selection in female-calf humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) pairs on the Hawaiian breeding grounds. 0.442 MB CHAMPAGNE, CORY D.; DORIAN S. HOUSER; DANIEL P. COSTA and DANIEL E. CROCKER. PLOS ONE 7(5) e38442. 13pp. 2012. The effects of handling and anesthetic agents on the stress response and carbohydrate metabolism in northern elephant seals. 0.724 MB CHUA, G. H.; P. R. WHITE and T. G. LEIGHTON. IET RADAR SONAR AND NAVIGATION 6(6):510-515. 2012. Use of clicks resembling those of the Atlantic bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) to improve target discrimination in bubbly water with biased pulse summation sonar. 0.420 MB COZZI, BRUNO; MICHELA PODESTA; SANDRO MAZZARIOL and ALESSANDRO ZOTTI. PLOS ONE 7(5) e37110. 5pp. 2012. Fetal and early post-natal mineralization of the tympanic bulla in fin whales may reveal a hitherto undiscovered evolutionary trait. 0.964 MB CURRY, E.; M. A. STOOPS and T. L. ROTH. THERIOGENOLOGY 78(2):308-314. 2012. Non-invasive detection of candidate pregnancy protein biomarkers in the feces of captive polar bears (Ursus maritimus). 0.859 MB DANS, SILVANA LAURA; MARIANA DEGRATI; SUSANA NOEMI PEDRAZA and ENRIQUE ALBERTO CRESPO. CONSERVATION BIOLOGY 26(4):708-716. 2012. Effects of tour boats on dolphin activity examined with sensitivity analysis of Markov chains. 0.796 MB DE MOURA, JAILSON FULGENCIO; RENATA EMIN-LIMA; SANDRA S. HACON; CLAUDIA MARIBEL VEGA; REINALDO CALIXTO DE CAMPOS and SALVATORE SICILIANO. BULLETIN OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION AND TOXICOLOGY 89(2):412-418. 2012. Mercury status of the Amazon continental shelf: Guiana dolphins (Sotalia guianensis, Van Beneden 1864) as a bioindicator. 0.294 MB DELLABIANCE, NATALIA A.; ALETA A. HOHN; R. NATALIE P. GOODALL; JORGE L. POUSA; COLIN D. MACLEOD and MAURICIO LIMA. GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY 18(8):2477-2486. 2012. Influence of climate oscillations on dentinal deposition in teeth of Commerson's dolphin. 0.277 MB DUNGAN, S. Z.; S. K. HUNG; J. Y. WANG and B. N. WHITE. CANADIAN JOURNAL OF ZOOLOGY 90(7):1031-1043. 2012. Two social communities in the Pearl River Estuary population of Indo-Pacific humpback dolphins (Sousa chinensis). 0.854 MB ERDSACK, NICOLA; FREDERIKE D. HANKE; GUIDO DEHNHARDT and WOLF HANKE. JOURNAL OF THERMAL BIOLOGY 37(7):537-544. 2012. Control and amount of heat dissipation through thermal windows in harbor seals (Phoca vitulina). 0.747 MB FERRER-I-CANCHO, RAMON and BRENDA MCCOWAN. JOURNAL OF STATISTICAL MECHANICS: THEORY AND EXPERIMENT Article P06002. 12pp. 2012. The span of correlations in dolphin whistle sequences. 0.200 MB FINFER, D. C.; P. R. WHITE; G. H. CHUA and T. G. LEIGHTON. IET RADAR SONAR AND NAVIGATION 6(6):545-555. 2012. Review of the occurrence of multiple pulse echolocation clicks in recordings from small odontocetes. 0.588 MB FITZGERALD, ERICH M. G. JOURNAL OF VERTEBRATE PALEONTOLOGY 32(4):976-980. 2012. Possible neobalaenid from the Miocene of Australia implies a long evolutionary history for the pygmy right whale Caperea marginata (Cetacea, Mysticeti). 2.853 MB GINTER, CARLY C.; THOMAS J. DEWITT; FRANK E. FISH and CHRISTOPHER D. MARSHALL. PLOS ONE 7(4) e34481. 10pp. 2012. Fused traditional and geometric morphometrics demonstrate pinniped whisker diversity. 0.312 MB GLOVER, KEVIN; TORE HAUG; NILS OIEN; LARS WALLOE; LOTTA LINDBLOM; BJORGHILD B. SELIUSSEN and HANS SKAUG. FISH AND FISHERIES 13(3):313-332. 2012. The Norwegian minke whale DNA register: A data base monitoring commercial harvest and trade of whale products. 0.567 MB HAMMOND, JOHN A.; CHRIS HAUTON; KIMBERLEY A. BENNETT and AILSA J. HALL. PLOS ONE 7(4) e35395. 9pp. 2012. Phocid seal leptin: Tertiary structure and hydrophobic receptor binding site preservation during distinct leptin gene evolution. 0.747 MB HAMNER, REBECCA M.; FRANZ B. PICHLER; DOROTHEA HEIMEIER; ROCHELLE CONSTANTINE and C. SCOTT BAKER. CONSERVATION GENETICS 13(4):987-1002. 2012. Genetic differentiation and limited gene flow among fragmented populations of New Zealand endemic Hector's and Maui's dolphins. 0.562 MB HINDELL, MARK A.; CHRISTIAN LYDERSEN; HAAKON HOP and KIT M. KOVACS. PLOS ONE 7(5) e38307. 10pp. 2012. Pre-partum diet of adult female bearded seals in years of contrasting ice conditions. 1.343 MB IBSEN, STUART D.; PAUL E. NACHTIGALL; JACQUELINE KRAUSE-NEHRING; LAURA KLOEPPER; MARLEE BREESE; SONGHAI LI and STEPHANIE VLACHOS. JOURNAL OF THE ACOUSTICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA 132(2):1213-1221. 2012. Spatial orientation of different frequencies within the echolocation beam of a Tursiops truncatus and Pseudorca crassidens. 4.431 MB IZIDORO, FLAVIA B. and YVONNICK LE PENDU. PANAMJAS - PAN-AMERICAN JOURNAL OF AQUATIC SCIENCES 7(1):27-36. 2012. Estuarine dolphins (Sotalia guianensis, Cetacea, Delphinidae) play at Porto de Ilhéus harbor, Bahia, Brazil. 0.354 MB KASTELEIN, RONALD A.; ROBIN GRANSIER; LEAN HOEK and CHRIST A. F. DE JONG. JOURNAL OF THE ACOUSTICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA 132(2):607-610. 2012. Letters to the editor. The hearing threshold of a harbor porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) for impulsive sounds (L). 0.487 MB KELSO, ELIZABETH J.; CORY D. CHAMPAGNE; MICHAEL S. TIFT; DORIAN S. HOUSER and DANIEL E. CROCKER. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY 215(15):2637-2645. 2012. Sex differences in fuel use and metabolism during development in fasting juvenile northern elephant seals. 0.503 MB KLINCK, HOLGER; DAVID K. MELLINGER; KAROLIN KLINCK; NEIL M. BOGUE; JAMES C. LUBY; WILLIAM A. JUMP; GEOFFREY B. SHILLING; TRINA LITCHENDORF; ANGELA S. WOOD; GREGORY S. SCHORR and ROBIN W. BAIRD. PLOS ONE 7(5) e36128. 8pp. 2012. Near-real-time acoustic monitoring of beaked whales and other cetaceans using a Seaglider (TM). 0.653 MB KOT, BRIAN C. W.; MICHAEL T. C. YING; FIONA M. BROOK and REIMI E. KINOSHITA. JOURNAL OF ZOO AND WILDLIFE MEDICINE 43(2):256-264. 2012. Sonographic evaluation of thyroid morphology during the normal estrous cycle in the Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops aduncus). 0.515 MB KRASNOVA, V. V.; A. D. CHERNETSKY; O. I. KIRILLOVA and V. M. BEL'KOVICH. RUSSIAN JOURNAL OF MARINE BIOLOGY 38(3):218-225. 2012. Original Russian text in Biologiya Morya The dynamics of the abundance, age, and sex structure of the Solovetsky reproductive gathering of the beluga whale Delphinapterus leucas (Onega Bay, White Sea). 0.383 MB KUO, HSIAO-I.; CHI-CHUNG CHEN and MICHAEL MCALEER. TOURISM MANAGEMENT 33(6):1321-1328. 2012. Estimating the impact of whaling on global whale-watching. 0.190 MB LAW, ROBIN J.; JON BARRY; JONATHAN L. BARBER; PHILIPPE BERSUDER; ROB DEAVILLE; ROBERT J. REID; ANDREW BROWNLOW; ROD PENROSE; JAMES BARNETT; JAN LOVERIDGE; BRIAN SMITH and PAUL D. JEPSON. MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN 64(7):1485-1494. 2012. Contaminants in cetaceans from UK waters: Status as assessed within the Cetacean Strandings Investigation Programme from 1990 to 2008. 0.781 MB LACOMMARE, KATHERINE S.; SOLANGE BRAULT; CARYN SELF-SULLIVAN and ELLEN M. HINES. BIOLOGICAL CONSERVATION 152:169-177. 2012. Trend detection in a boat-based method for monitoring sirenians: Antillean manatee case study. 0.590 MB LAVERY, TRISH J.; BEN ROUDNEW; JUSTIN SEYMOUR; JAMES G. MITCHELL and THOMAS JEFFRIES. PLOS ONE 7(5) e36478. 9pp. 2012. High nutrient transport and cycling potential revealed in the microbial metagenome of Australian sea lion (Neophoca cinerea) faeces. 0.935 MB LEMONDS, DAVID W.; WHITLOW W. L. AU; STEPHANIE A. VLACHOS and PAUL NACHTIGALL. JOURNAL OF THE ACOUSTICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA 132(2):1222-1228. 2012. High-frequency auditory filter shape for the Atlantic bottlenose dolphin. 0.866 MB LIDGARD, D. C.; W. D. BOWEN and D. J. BONESS. CANADIAN JOURNAL OF ZOOLOGY 90(7):849-860. 2012. Longitudinal changes and consistency in male physical and behavioural traits have implications for mating success in the grey seal (Halichoerus grypus). 0.830 MB LIND, YLVA; BRITT-MARIE BACKLIN; KART LUNDSTROM; SUZANNE M. BUDGE; MICHAEL WALTON and OLLE KARLSSON. MARINE ECOLOGY PROGRESS SERIES 461:283-291. 2012. Stability of fatty acid composition in seal blubber during long-term storage. 0.623 MB LONDON, JOSH M.; JAY M. VER HOEF; STEVEN J. JEFFRIES; MONIQUE M. LANCE and PETER L. BOVENG. PLOS ONE 7(6) e38180. 9pp. 2012. Haul-out behavior of harbor seals (Phoca vitulina) in Hood Canal, Washington 0.449 MB LUBETKIN, S. C.; J. E. ZEH and J. C. GEORGE. CANADIAN JOURNAL OF ZOOLOGY 90(7):915-931. 2012. Statistical modeling of baleen and body length at age in bowhead whales (Balaena mysticetus). 0.967 MB MACMILLAN, DOUGLAS CRAIG and JEONGHEE HAN. HUMAN ECOLOGY 39(6):757-768. 2011. Cetacean by-catch in the Korean Peninsula - by chance or by design? 0.488 MB MARTIN, JULIEN; HOLLY H. EDWARDS; MATTHEW A. BURGESS; H. FRANKLIN PERCIVAL; DANIEL E. FAGAN; BETH E. GARDNER; JOEL G. ORTEGA-ORTIZ; PETER G. IFJU; BRANDON S. EVERS and THOMAS J. RAMBO. PLOS ONE 7(6) e38882. 8pp. 2012. 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Monitoring sea ice habitat fragmentation for polar bear conservation. 0.821 MB SCHARPEGGE, JULIA; MANUEL GARCIA HARTMANN and KLAUS EULENBERGER. JOURNAL OF ZOO AND WILDLIFE MEDICINE 43(2):265-274. 2012. Thoracic auscultation in captive bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus), California sea lions (Zalophus californianus), and South African fur seals (Arctocephalus pusillus) with an electronic stethoscope. 0.323 MB SCOTT, MICHAEL D.; SUSAN J. CHIVERS; ROBERT J. OLSON; PAUL C. FIEDLER and KIM HOLLAND. MARINE ECOLOGY PROGRESS SERIES 458:283-302. 2012. Pelagic predator associations: tuna and dolphins in the eastern tropical Pacific Ocean. 2.727 MB SEIBEL, HENRIKE; URSULA SIEBERT; HANNA SCHOEPPER and PETER WOHLSEIN. DISEASES OF AQUATIC ORGANISMS 99(1):79-83. 2012. Granulosa cell tumour in a harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) from German waters. 1.072 MB SHARPLES, RUTH J.; SIMON E. MOSS; TOBY A. PATTERSON and PHILIP S. HAMMOND. PLOS ONE 7(5) e37216. 14pp. 2012. 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Risso dolphin paper
by Dorete Bloch 20 Aug '12

20 Aug '12

This paper has just appeared. A pdf.file can be send you from doreteb(a)savn.fo<mailto:doreteb@savn.fo> or taken online from the journal later in this month. Dorete Bloch Bloch, D., Desportes, G., Harvey, P., Lockyer, C. and Mikkelsen, M. 2012. Life History of Risso's Dolphin, Grampus griseus (G. Cuvier, 1812), in the Faroe Islands. Aquatic Mammals Journal 38: 250-266. Abstract: AbstractRisso's dolphins (Grampus griseus) were taken for the first time by the opportunistic drive fishery in the Faroe Islands in two separate incidents: three in September 2009 and 21 in April 2010, with in total 16 females and eight males. Their sizes ranged from 193 to 308 cm in length and 60 to 395 kg in weight for females, and 186 to 323 cm in length and 70 to 505 kg in weight for males; the maximum weights are heavier than previously documented for this species. The smallest mature female was 277 cm long, while the youngest and also lightest mature female was 8 y old and weighed 280 kg. Sperm competition and a pro-miscuous mating system were suggested for the species based on large testicular masses. The diet was composed of cephalopods from both the water column (Todarodes and Loligo) and the ocean floor (Eledona and Todaropsis). Although both schools landed showed a mixed diet, the September school diet centred on a pelagic squid (Todarodes sagit-tatus), while the April school diet centred upon a benthic octopod (Eledona cirrhosa). Since August 2009, Risso's dolphins have been observed on five occasions in waters around the Faroese north of 61º 34' N, the northernmost observation situated at a latitude of 62º 23' N. Sightings of the spe-cies off Shetland occur mostly between April and September, with a peak in August and September, the observations in Faroese waters (2 in April, 1 in August, and 2 in September) falling within this period. While the species had not previously been observed in this area north of the Shetland-Faroe Channel, these observations in Faroese territorial waters indicate a likely northward extension of the known range of the species. NB: New e-mail address and phones Dorete Bloch Prof., PhD. Museum of Natural History Fútalág 40 FO-100 Tórshavn Faroe Islands E-mail address: doreteb(a)savn.fo<mailto:doreteb@savn.fo> Phone: +298 34 05 78 Mobile: +298 79 05 78 www.ngs.fo<http://www.ngs.fo> Private phone: +298 32 80 45 Private mobile: +298 21 81 45

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Volunteers needed for marine conservation and research in Mauritius
by Imogen Webster 20 Aug '12

20 Aug '12

The Mauritius Marine Conservation Society (MMCS) is a non-governmental organization existing for more than 30 years, working actively to promote awareness and appreciation of the rich marine life around Mauritius. Educating people to the need for marine conservation, our core objective is the protection of marine mammals and coral reefs. One of the objectives of MMCS is to promote the need for marine conservation in Mauritius through the creation of marine parks. This is done through ongoing research activities. In order to continue our work and research we are looking for willing volunteers who want to gain conservation experience, to come to Mauritius and work on current projects. This would involve both field based data collection and office based data entry, equipment maintenance and a variety of office base activities. Specifically, you could be involved with: 1. Monitoring the behavior, ecology and population demographics of the local cetaceans 2. The behavior of dolphin watching boats 3. Turtle monitoring 4. Cetacean diversity studies 5. Surveying tourists and operators 6. Working with schools to promote environmental awareness 7. Creating educational games and presentations for information evenings to spread awareness and gain support for the need for sustainable marine eco-tourism 8. Fundraising Volunteers will be accommodated in a furnished house in Black River (GPS 20°21.77’S, 57°21.48’E). It is a short walk to the supermarket, post office, pharmacy and beach. Accommodation, bedding and laundry facilities are all supplied but *food is the volunteers responsibility* (allow 40-60/week). Wifi is available at the house/office so bring a laptop. *Openings for volunteers are available immediately*. Charges are GBP£200/€250/Aus$405 per week with an additional £50 to organize airport transfers. Due to the training involved the minimum stay is 3 weeks and maximum 8 weeks because of Government stipulation. Please note the volunteer programme will not operate over the Christmas/New Year period. For more information on volunteering and application forms, contact: Stephanie or Nina via email: info(a)mmcs-ngo.org

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