January 2013 - MARMAM - devlists.uvic.ca

NOAA Open Comment periods: N. Pacific right whale (3/11) and Draft SARs (4/16)
by Jonathan Shannon - NOAA Federal 24 Jan '13

24 Jan '13

Greetings MARMAM, NOAA Fisheries is requesting public review and comments on the recently released Draft Recovery Plan for the North Pacific right whale. The deadline for comments is March 11, 2013 and the website to submit comments is http://www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=NOAA-NMFS-2013-0003 The Draft Recovery Plan is available online at http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/recovery/plans.htm NOAA Fisheries is also requesting public comments on revised 2012 Draft Stock Assessment Reports for 10 stocks in the Atlantic region. The Draft SARs include revisions to abundance estimates and corrections to some bycatch estimates for the 10 stocks. The deadline for comments is April 16, 2013 and the website to submit comments is http://www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=NOAA-NMFS-2012-0119 More information and the revised draft SARs are available online at: http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/sars/draft.htm Best regards, Jonathan Shannon *Outreach Specialist* NOAA Fisheries Office of Protected Resources U.S. Department of Commerce Office: 301-427-8431 jonathan.shannon(a)noaa.gov * Webwww.nmfs.noaa.gov/prFacebookwww.facebook.com/usnoaafisheriesgovTwitter www.twitter.com/noaafisherie <http://www.twitter.com/noaafisheries>sYouTube www.youtube.com/usnoaafisheriesgov *

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Information sought on Orcas as seal deterrents
by andyo＠campaign-whale.org 24 Jan '13

24 Jan '13

Dear All, The Salmon Aquaculture and Seals Working Group (SASWG) was formed in September 2010 to investigate all possible non-lethal solutions to seal predation at salmon--farms and nets. We are exploring all possible options to deter seals including the use of 'dummy' natural predators such as orcas and sharks. As a founding member of the SASWG, the Seal Protection Action Group would be grateful to MARMAM members for any information regarding trials of dummy orcas and/or their vocalisations in order to try and deter seals and sealions, and similarly any work deploying dummy sharks. It seems generally understood that all such trials have all been unsuccessful, however, we would like to establish if this has been conclusively proven to be the case Thank you in advance for any help you can provide. Please respond to andyo(a)sealaction.org [1] Best wishes AndyOttaway Seal Protection Action Group The Seal Protection Action Group is dedicated to protecting seals and their environment worldwide. Tel:01273 [2] 471403 Website: www.sealaction.org [3] Scottish Reg Charity No.SC017447 Links: ------ [1] mailto:andyo@sealaction.org [2] http://webmail.campaign-whale.org/Tel:01273 [3] mailto:enquiries@sealaction.org

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Sea Watch Foundation Training Courses 2013
by Danielle Gibas 24 Jan '13

24 Jan '13

2-DAY CETACEAN SURVEYING TRAINING COURSES (New Quay, West Wales) Take a short course to learn about British cetaceans, how to survey for them and contribute to their conservation! The course will consist of illustrated lectures and video presentations as well as headland watches and boat surveys aboard a local research vessel. The area where land and boat trips will be undertaken is the Cardigan Bay Special Area of Conservation (SAC), a place well-known for the presence and high sighting frequency of bottlenose dolphins (the largest population in the UK), harbour porpoises and grey seals. These populations are protected in the SAC following the 1992 EU Species and Habitat Directive. The Sea Watch Foundation is the most experienced organisation in the UK for training observers and students interested in marine mammals, having run courses for over twenty years. It has provided training for staff from all three national statutory conservation agencies, the Environment Agency, CEFAS, Department of the Environment, Wildlife Trusts, Royal Navy, and MMOs working with the oil and gas industries. Most of the field guides on cetaceans on the market in UK have actually been written or had consultations from the Sea Watch Foundation. Thus we hope we can guarantee a very high level training course given by highly experienced staff. The lectures and videos will focus on general biology and classification of cetaceans, species identification, conservation issues facing UK cetaceans, and recommended monitoring survey methods. The course will be based at New Quay, Ceredigion, West Wales, where our Welsh office is based, and will provide an unparalleled opportunity to see marine mammals in the wild and to contribute to cetacean conservation in Britain. The practical element of the course will combine both land and boat-based surveys allowing participants to directly learn how to conduct systematic watches and fill in standardised recording forms. Land and Boat-based work will teach participants the skills needed for: · identifying the various cetaceans species found in the area · estimating group size and distinguishing between calves, juveniles and adults · determining cetacean behaviours · assessing sea state and other key environmental features · learning some basic photographic techniques aimed at identifying single individuals Dates for 2013 : Price: £180 15th-16th June 2013 17th-18th August 2013 For more information and booking visit http://www.seawatchfoundation.org.uk/?page_id=863 or contact info(a)seawatchfoundation.org.uk

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Announcement: Workshop on Bottlenose dolphin’s conservation, ECS, Setubal, 6 Apr 2013
by Inês Carvalho 24 Jan '13

24 Jan '13

Dear ECS and MARMAM members, The following workshop, will be held at the forthcoming ECS Conference, Setúbal, Portugal: Workshop on "BOTTLENOSE DOLPHIN'S CONSERVATION: WHAT WE CAN LEARN FROM DIFFERENT RESIDENT POPULATIONS?" to be held on Saturday, 6 April 2013 Bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) is catalogued as a high priority species under the EU Habitat Directive (Annex II) and requires the designation of Special Areas of Conservation (SACs) for their protection. The bottlenose dolphins Sado population (Portugal) is one of the smallest known resident populations in the world. In 2009, recognizing the uniqueness of the Sado population, the Portuguese Institute for Nature and Biodiversity Conservation approved the Action Plan for the Conservation and Monitoring of the Bottlenose dolphins Population of Sado Estuary (http://roazesdosado.icnb.pt/homepage.aspx - in Portuguese). Therefore, insights into the distribution, population structure and health of this emblematic population, human disturbances impacts quantification and the relationships with non-resident populations, are urgently required for appropriate management measures. The objective of this workshop is to present first results of ongoing projects in the Sado estuary and exchange knowledge and experiences with researchers working towards the conservation of other resident populations of bottlenose dolphins. We expect submissions from people who work with resident populations of bottlenose dolphins, especially those who are in Special Areas of Conservation (SACs - Habitats Directive) or that work in scientific areas (e.g. population structure; human impacts - sound, whale-watching, chemical pollution; MPAs and management) that have relevance for the conservation of this small resident population. We hope that the exchange of experiences among researchers may bring contributions applicable to the Action Plan for the Conservation and Monitoring of the Population of Bottlenose dolphins of Sado Estuary. The presentations will be 15 minutes long. Please send an abstract of up to 300 words by February 28 to carvalho.inesc(a)gmail.com. More informations: http://www.escolademar.pt/ecs2013/ Best regards, Inês Carvalho, workshop co-organiser Associação para as Ciências do Mar Edifício ICAT - Campus da FCUL - Campo Grande 1749-016 LISBOA

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Cetacean Research Opportunity in Iceland
by Huld Hafliðadóttir 24 Jan '13

24 Jan '13

Cetacean Research Opportunity in Iceland: Conservation Biology of Whales and Dolphins in Faxaflói and Skjálfandi Bays Project: Volunteers and assistants in Iceland are needed for the year 2013 to assist in Ph.D. dissertation research focusing on common minke whales and white-beaked dolphins occurring off Reykjavik and Húsavík. This is a research project being conducted along the southwest (Reykjavík area) and northeast (Húsavík area) coasts of Iceland in collaboration with the Faxaflói Cetacean Research project (www.faxa-cetacean.org) Elding whale-watching (www.elding.is) North Sailing (www.northsailing.is) and the University of Icelands Research Centre in Húsavík (http://www.stofnanir.hi.is/nordausturland) Location: Faxaflói Bay is a bay facing Reykjavík city where both whale-watching and whaling are currently taking place. Daily whale-watching tours are arranged from Reykjavik to spot feeding common minke whales, white-beaked dolphins, humpback whales, harbour porpoises and orcas. Elding whale-watching has been running whale-watching trips since 1998, with special interest in all whales visiting the bay. The company is member of Green Globe 21 and tries to fulfil environmental standards as well as certain whale-watching guidelines. Skjálfandi Bay is a bay facing Húsavík city where daily whale-watching tours are arranged to spot feeding humpback and minke whales, white-beaked dolphins, fin and blue whales and harbour porpoises. North Sailing is running tours since 1995. Since 2007, Elding and North Sailing have been collaborating with the Faxaflói Cetacean Research project and University of Icelands Research Centre in Húsavík aiming to: - determine the abundance of common minke whales, white-beaked dolphins, humpback whales, harbour porpoises and orcas in the coastal waters of Faxaflói Bay - examining patterns of residency using multiple photo-identification efforts - establishing sex ratio estimates via biological sampling - analyse the feeding behaviour of common minke whales, white-beaked dolphins and humpback whales and data collected on associated bird species - determining population structure of the resident population of white-beaked dolphins occurring in the coastal waters of Faxaflói Bay - assess cutaneous disorders on common minke whales and white-beaked dolphins during photo-identification surveys Reykjavík area: One research assistant and two volunteers (per research period*) are requested to partake in a project aiming to investigate abundance, patterns of residency, social structure, health status and behavioural budget of whales and dolphins occurring in the coastal waters of Faxaflói Bay, southwest Iceland. An intensive photo-identification study will be used to estimate number of individual whales/dolphins and their site fidelity (seasonal and annual) in the coastal waters of Faxaflói Bay during spring, summer and autumn months. Data on common minke whales and humpback whales have been collected since 2007, since 2002 on white-beaked dolphins. The existing ID-Catalogue already counts over 400 common minke whales, 300 white-beaked dolphins, 50 humpback whales and 8 orcas. Most frequently sighted species: common minke whales (Balaenoptera acutorostrata), white-beaked dolphins (Lagenorhynchus albirostris) and harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) Other species: humpback whales (Megaptera novaengliae), orcas (Orcinus orca), fin whales (Balaenoptera physalus) and basking sharks (Cetorhinus maximus) Húsavík area: One assistant and two volunteers (per research period*) are needed for a project aiming to investigate abundance, patterns of residency, social structure, health status and behavioural budget of whales and dolphins occurring in the coastal waters of Skjálfandi Bay, northeast Iceland. An intensive photo-identification study will be used to estimate number of individual whales/dolphins and their site fidelity (seasonal and annual) in the coastal waters of Skjálfandi Bay during spring, summer and autumn months. Data on common minke whales, white-beaked dolphins and humpback whales have been collected since 2001; since 2010 on fin whales. The existing ID-Catalogue already counts over 70 common minke whales, 200 white-beaked dolphins, 200 humpback whales and 5 fin whales. Most frequently sighted species: humpback whales (Megaptera novaengliae), common minke whales (Balaenoptera acutorostrata), white-beaked dolphins (Lagenorhynchus albirostris) and harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) Other species: blue whales (Balaenoptera musculus), fin whales (Balaenoptera physalus), orcas (Orcinus orca), sei whales (Balaenoptera borealis), bottlenose whales (Hyperoodon ampullatus) Time periods: Reykjavik area research period*: 1st April to 30th May 2012 1st June to 30th July 2012 1st August to 30th September 2012 1st October to 30th November 2012 1st December to 30th January 2013 1st February to 30th March 2013 Húsavík area research period*: 7th April to 30th May 2012 1st June to 30th July 2012 1st August to 30th September 2012 Conditions: In both Reykjavík and Húsavík, several whale-watching motor vessels will be used as research platform, for boat based work. In Reykjavik, living space for the boat based people is located on a former fishing boat in the old harbour, with 4 single rooms, bathroom, kitchen, living room and internet access (25 square metres); 10 min walking distance to the city centre. Internet access is also provided. Because of the training required, applicants must be willing to commit to the project a minimum of two months (longer stay could be discussed). Because of the training provided participants must be able to join the project one week prior to the research period starting date. The positions are not paid and candidates must support their everyday living during their stay, as well as travel costs. Accommodation and food during working hours (mainly lunch) will be provided in Reykjavik. In Húsavík accommodation is provided in an apartment with other volunteers working on different projects in Skjálfandi Bay. The apartment is located in the centre of Húsavík town, just 5 minute walk from the harbour area. There are possibilities for students to develop their own academic projects using data collected during their stay (please contact Huld Hafliðadóttir for more information). Duties of Work: Applicants should be ready to work 5-6 days a week (depending on weather conditions) and be expected to participate in the following duties: - data collection (behavioural data, photo-id images, environmental parameters, ect.) - data entry under the supervision of the PI - recognition of feeding manoeuvres (engulfment and entrapment) - identification of species and behaviour of associated avian species (e.g. auks, gulls, gannets, arctic terns, skuas, fulmars and shearwaters) - identification of skin marks (infectious, parasitic, anthropogenic and antagonistic) - use of photo-ID matching softwares (Darwin) Above this, cleaning, painting and other maintenance tasks is part of staying at the fishing boat. At the beginning and end of each whale-watching trip, applicants also help the boat crew out by assisting passengers with life jackets, warm blankets etc. Qualifications: - have a strong background in Marine biology/Oceanography, with knowledge and experience of marine mammal behaviour and/or sea birds - have previous wildlife field experience and ability to stand long working days, sometimes in rough sea conditions (seasick people should not apply for these positions!) - have previous cetacean photo-identification and/or wildlife photography skills - be computer literate with a working knowledge PC operating system and proficiency with MS Word and MS Excel. Familiarity with software including MS Access and Photoshop is very helpful. Possibility to bring your own Laptop is much preferred - be enthusiastic, hard-working, team oriented, able to share small living space on board - be adaptable, flexible and patient as fieldwork is highly weather dependent - have good English language skills - bring your own digital reflex camera and zoom lens: 70-300mm, 70-200mm and/or 80-400mm zoom lenses preferred (Nikon compatible) This project provides excellent opportunity for people seeking experience within the field of cetacean researches, as well as a broad overview of which methods can be applied. How to apply: CV or resume should include the following: - details on your availability - contact details of two referees - a brief description of yourself including your interest in marine mammals and what you hope to gain from this experience - specify if you have any preference for the Reykjavík project or the Húsavík project. - any dietary requirements (i.e. vegetarian, vegan, etc.) Send applications to Huld Hafliðadóttir huld(a)hi.is Huld Hafliðadóttir Project Manager / Volunteer Liaison University of Icelands Research Centre Hafnarstétt 3, 640 Húsavík email: huld(a)hi.is Tel: (00354) 525-5884 Website: www.stofnanir.hi.is/nordausturland/

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New Articles
by David S. Janiger 23 Jan '13

23 Jan '13

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 ABDO, W.; Y. KAKIZOE; M. RYONO; S. R. DOVER; H. FUKUSHI; H. OKUDA; R. KANO; T. SHIBAHARA; E. OKADA; H. SAKAI and T. YANAI. JOURNAL OF COMPARATIVE PATHOLOGY 147(1):94-99. 2012. Pulmonary Zygomycosis with Cunninghamella bertholletiae in a killer whale (Orcinus orca). 2.249 MB ALAVA, JUAN JOSE; DYANNA LAMBOURN; PETER OLESIUK; MONIQUE LANCE; STEVEN J. JEFFRIES; FRANK A. P. C. GOBAS and PETER S. ROSS. CHEMOSPHERE 88(7):855-864. 2012. PBDE flame retardants and PCBs in migrating Steller sea lions (Eumetopias jubatus) in the Strait of Georgia, British Columbia, Canada. 0.577 MB AMARAL, ANA R.; JENNIFER A. JACKSON; LUCIANA M. MOLLER; LUCIANO B. BEHEREGARAY and MANUELA COELHO. MOLECULAR PHYLOGENETICS AND EVOLUTION 64(1):243-253. 2012. Species tree of a recent radiation: The subfamily Delphininae (Cetacea, Mammalia). 0.585 MB AUTHIER, MATTHIEU; ANNE-CECILE DRAGON; PIERRE RICHARD; YVES CHEREL and CHRISTOPHE GUINET. PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY OF LONDON SERIES B BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES 279(1738):2681-2690. 2012. O' mother where wert thou? Maternal strategies in the southern elephant seal: A stable isotope investigation. 0.305 MB AZNAR, F. J.; J. HERNANDEZ-ORTS; A. A. SUAREZ; M. GARCIA-VARELA; J. A. RAGA and H. L. CAPPOZZO. JOURNAL OF HELMINTHOLOGY 86(2):156-164. 2012. Assessing host-parasite specificity through coprological analysis: A case study with species of Corynosoma (Acanthocephala: Polymorphidae) from marine mammals. 0.167 MB BECHSHOFT, T. O.; F. F. RIGET; C. SONNE; R. J. LETCHER; D. C. G. MUIR; M. A. NOVAK; E. HENCHEY; J. S. MEYER; I. EULAERS; V. L. B. JASPERS; M. EENS; A. COVACI and R. DIETZ. ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL 45:15-21. 2012. Measuring environmental stress in East Greenland polar bears, 1892-1927 and 1988-2009: What does hair cortisol tell us? 0.503 MB BECHSHOFT, T. O.; C. SONNE; R. DIETZ; E. W. BORN; D. C. G. MUIR; R. J. LETCHER; M. A. NOVAK; E. HANCHEY; J. S. MEYER; B. M. JENSSEN and G. D. VILLANGER. ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 116:26-35. 2012. Associations between complex OHC mixtures and thyroid and cortisol hormone levels in East Greenland polar bears. 0.557 MB BERROW, SIMON; JOANNE O'BRIEN; LISA GROTH; AOIFE FOLEY and KERSTIN VOIGT. AQUATIC MAMMALS 38(2):136-144. 2012. Abundance estimate of bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) in the Lower River Shannon candidate Special Area of Conservation, Ireland. 0.399 MB BERRY, OLIVER; LINDSEY C. SPILLER; RICHARD CAMPBELL; YVETTE HITCHEN and W. JASON KENNINGTON. JOURNAL OF MAMMALOGY 93(2):482-490. 2012. Population recovery of the New Zealand fur seal in southern Australia: A molecular DNA analysis. 0.319 MB BERTA, ANNALISA and MORGAN CHURCHILL. MAMMAL REVIEW 42(3):207-234. 2012. Pinniped taxonomy: review of currently recognized species and subspecies, and evidence used for their description. 0.285 MB BLACKWELL, SUSANNA B.; TRENT L. MCDONALD; KATHERINE H. KIM; LISANNE A. M. AERTS; W. JOHN RICHARDSON; CHARLES R. GREENE, JR. and BILL STREEVER. MARINE MAMMAL SCIENCE 28(1):200-212. 2012. Directionality of bowhead whale calls measured with multiple sensors. 4.042 MB BORRELL, A.; N. ABAD-OLIVA; E. GOMEZ-CAMPOS; J. GIMENEZ and A. AGUILAR. RAPID COMMUNICATIONS IN MASS SPECTROMETRY 26(14):1596-1602. 2012. Discrimination of stable isotopes in fin whale tissues and application to diet assessment in cetaceans. 0.542 MB BULKELEY, RIP. POLAR RECORD 48(3):259-268. 2012. Pavel Rozhkov and Slava. 'The first Soviet whalers in the Antarctic'. 0.514 MB BURGESS, ELIZABETH A.; JANET M. LANYON; JANINE L. BROWN; DAVID BLYDE and TAMARA KEELEY. GENERAL AND COMPARATIVE ENDOCRINOLOGY 177(1):82-92. 2012. Diagnosing pregnancy in free-ranging dugongs using fecal progesterone metabolite concentrations and body morphometrics: A population application. 0.654 MB BURGESS, ELIZABETH A.; JANET M. LANYON and TAMARA KEELEY. REPRODUCTION (CAMBRIDGE) 143(5):683-697. 2012. Testosterone and tusks: Maturation and seasonal reproductive patterns of live, free-ranging male dugongs (Dugong dugon) in a subtropical population. 0.337 MB CABALLERO, S.; V. ISLAS-VILLANUEVA; G. TEZANOS-PINTO; S. DUCHENE; A. DELGADO-ESTRELLA; R. SANCHEZ-OKRUCKY and A. A. MIGNUCCI-GIANNONI. ANIMAL COGNITION 15(1):95-112. 2012. Phylogeography, genetic diversity and population structure of common bottlenose dolphins in the Wider Caribbean inferred from analyses of mitochondrial DNA control region sequences and microsatellite loci: Conservation and management implications. 0.919 MB CARRETTA, JAMES V.; SUSAN J. CHIVERS and WAYNE L. PERRYMAN. BULLETIN OF THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA ACADEMY OF SCIENCES 110(3):152-164. 2011. Abundance of the long-beaked common dolphin (Delphinus capensis) in California and western Baja California waters estimated from a 2009 ship-based line-transect surveyno access. 0.458 MB CHAMBELLANT, MAGALY; NICHOLAS J. LUNN and STEVEN H. FERGUSON. POLAR BIOLOGY 35(7):1105-1117. 2012. Temporal variation in distribution and density of ice-obligated seals in western Hudson Bay, Canada. 0.503 MB CHMELNITSKY, ELLY G. and STEVEN H. FERGUSON. JOURNAL OF THE ACOUSTICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA 131(6):4821-4835. 2012. Beluga whale, Delphinapterus leucas, vocalizations from the Churchill River, Manitoba, Canada. 2.462 MB CITTA, JOHN J.; LORI T. QUAKENBUSH; JOHN C. GEORGE; ROBERT J. SMALL; MADS PETER HEIDE-JORGENSEN; HARRY BROWER; BILLY ADAMS and LEWIS BROWER. ARCTIC 65(1):13-34. 2012. Winter movements of bowhead whales (Balaena mysticetus) in the Bering Sea. 1.581 MB CRONIN, M. A.; H. D. GERRITSEN and D. G. REID. BIOLOGICAL CONSERVATION 150(1):136-142. 2012. Evidence of low spatial overlap between grey seals and a specific whitefish fishery off the west coast of Ireland. 1.286 MB CUNNINGHAM, PAUL A.; EDWARD H. HUIJBENS and STEPHEN L. WEARING. JOURNAL OF SUSTAINABLE TOURISM 20(1):143-161. 2012. >From whaling to whale watching: Examining sustainability and cultural rhetoric. 0.182 MB DEBIER, CATHY; DANIEL E. CROCKER; DORIAN S. HOUSER; MARIE VANDEN BERGHE; MELINDA FOWLER; ERIC MIGNOLET; TANGUY DE TILLESSE; JEAN-FRANCOIS REES; JEAN-PIERRE THOME and YVAN LARONDELLE. COMPARATIVE BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY PART A: MOLECULAR AND INTEGRATIVE PHYSIOLOGY 162(4):323-330. 2012. Differential changes of fat-soluble vitamins and pollutants during lactation in northern elephant seal mother-pup pairs. 0.539 MB DELFOUR, FABIENNE and HELEN BEYER. ZOO BIOLOGY 31(2):137-150. 2012. Assessing the effectiveness of environmental enrichment in bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus). 1.185 MB FIELD, CARA L. and FERN TABLIN. COMPARATIVE BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY PART A: MOLECULAR AND INTEGRATIVE PHYSIOLOGY 162(4):289-295. 2012. Response of northern elephant seal platelets to pressure and temperature changes: A comparison with human platelets. 0.652 MB FITZPATRICK, J. L.; M. ALMBRO; A. GONZALEZ-VOYER; S. HAMADA; C. PENNINGTON; J. SCANLAN and N. KOLM. JOURNAL OF EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY 25(7):1321-1330. 2012. Sexual selection uncouples the evolution of brain and body size in pinnipeds. 0.404 MB FOSSI, MARIA CRISTINA; SILVIA CASINI; ILARIA CALIANI; CRISTINA PANTI; LETIZIA MARSILI; ALDO VIARENGO; ROBERTO GIANGRECO; GIUSEPPE NOTARBARTOLO DI SCIARA; FABRIZIO SERENA; ATEF QUERGHI and MICHAEL H. DEPLEDGE. MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 77:156-158. 2012. The role of large marine vertebrates in the assessment of the quality of pelagic marine ecosystems. 0.116 MB FOX, ADAM G. and ROBERT F. YOUNG. CANADIAN JOURNAL OF ZOOLOGY 90(6):744-752. 2012. Foraging interactions between wading birds and strand-feeding bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) in a coastal salt marsh. 0.394 MB FRANCO-TRECU, VALENTINA; DAVID AURIOLES-GAMBOA; MATIAS ARIM and MAURICIO LIMA. JOURNAL OF MAMMALOGY 93(2):514-521. 2012. Prepartum and postpartum trophic segregation between sympatrically breeding female Arctocephalus australis and Otaria flavescens. 0.212 MB FRIDAY, NANCY A.; JANICE M. WAITE; ALEXANDRE N. ZERBINI and SUE E. MOORE. DEEP SEA RESEARCH PART II: TOPICAL STUDIES IN OCEANOGRAPHY 65-70:260-272. 2012. Cetacean distribution and abundance in relation to oceanographic domains on the eastern Bering Sea shelf: 1999-2004. 1.610 MB FUSE, YUJI K.; KENTARO Q. SAKAMOTO; KATSUFUMI SATO and YOSHIAKI HABARA. POLAR BIOLOGY 35(6):969-972. 2012. Cardiorespiratory pattern of rest-associated apnea in a Weddell seal: A case study at an ice hole in Antarctica. 0.253 MB GARNER, ROBERT WILLIAM. JOURNAL OF GLOBAL ETHICS 7(3):279-290. 2011. Animal welfare, ethics and the work of the International Whaling Commission. 0.084 MB GAVRILOV, ALEXANDER N.; ROBERT D. MCCAULEYand JASON GEDAMKE. JOURNAL OF THE ACOUSTICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA 131(6):4476-4480. 2012. Steady inter and intra-annual decrease in the vocalization frequency of Antarctic blue whales. 1.063 MB GILES, DEBORAH A. and KARI L. KOSKI. JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL WILDLIFE LAW AND POLICY 15(2):125-151. 2012. Managing vessel-based killer whale watching: A critical assessment of the evolution from voluntary guidelines to regulations in the Salish Sea. 0.399 MB GUIDO, ADRIANO; ANTONELLA CINZIA MARRA; ADELAIDE MASTANDREA; FABIO TOSTI and FRANCO RUSSO. FACIES 58(2):179-190. 2012. Micromorphological, geochemical, and diagenetic characterization of sirenian ribs preserved in the Late Miocene paleontological site of Cessaniti (southern Calabria, Italy). 1.871 MB GUIMARAES, J. P.; R. B. MARI; J. MARIGO; F. C. W. ROSAS and I. WATANABE. MICROSCOPY RESEARCH AND TECHNIQUE 75(6):737-742. 2012. Gross and microscopic observations on the lingual structure of the franciscana (Pontoporia blainvillei-gervais and d'orbigny, 1844). 0.952 MB HADDAD, DANIEL; STEFAN HUGGENBERGER; MICHAELA HAAS-RIOTH; LARS S. KOSSATZ; HELMUT H. A. OELSCHLAGER and AXEL HAASE. ZOOLOGISCHER ANZEIGER 251(2):115-130. 2012. Magnetic resonance microscopy of prenatal dolphins (Mammalia, Odontoceti, Delphinidae) - Ontogenetic and phylogenetic implications. 2.133 MB HAMYLTON, SARAH M.; ANNELISE B. HAGAN and NAOMI DOAK. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION SCIENCE 26(5):839-853. 2012. Observations of dugongs at Aldabra Atoll, western Indian Ocean: Lagoon habitat mapping and spatial analysis of sighting records. 0.543 MB HARWOOD, LOIS A.; THOMAS G. SMITH and JAMES C. AULD. ARCTIC 65(1):35-44. 2012. Fall migration of ringed seals (Phoca hispida) through the Beaufort and Chukchi Seas, 2001-02. 0.935 MB HEIDE-JORGENSEN, M. P.; K. L. LAIDRE; D. LITOVKA; M. VILLUM JENSEN; J. M. GREBMEIER and B. I. SIRENKO. POLAR BIOLOGY 35(7):1035-1045. 2012. Identifying gray whale (Eschrichtius robustus) foraging grounds along the Chukotka Peninsula, Russia, using satellite telemetry. 0.666 MB HUANG, SHIANG-LIN; YUJIANG HAO; ZHIGANG MEI; SAMUEL T. TURVEY and DING WANG. FRESHWATER BIOLOGY 57(6):1266-1276. 2012. Common pattern of population decline for freshwater cetacean species in deteriorating habitats. 0.481 MB HUCKSTADT, L. A.; J. M. BURNS; P. L. KOCH; B. I. MCDONALD; D. E. CROCKER and D. P. COSTA. MARINE ECOLOGY PROGRESS SERIES 455:287-301. 2012. Diet of a specialist in a changing environment: the crabeater seal along the western Antarctic Peninsula. 0.645 MB HUCKSTADT, L. A.; P. L. KOCH; B. I. MCDONALD; M. E. GOEBEL; D. E. CROCKER and D. P. COSTA. OECOLOGIA (BERLIN) 169(2):395-406. 2012. Stable isotope analyses reveal individual variability in the trophic ecology of a top marine predator, the southern elephant seal. 0.505 MB JU, JIANFEG; MEI YANG; SHIXIA XU; KAIYA ZHOU and GUANG YANG. MOLECULAR BIOLOGY REPORTS 39(7):7755-7762. 2012. High level population differentiation of finless porpoises (Neophocaena phocaenoides) in Chinese waters revealed by sequence variability of four nuclear introns. 0.572 MB KEROSKY, SARA M.; ANA SIROVIC; LAUREN K. ROCHE; SIMONE BAUMANN-PICKERING; SEAN M. WIGGINS and JOHN A. HILDEBRAND. DEEP SEA RESEARCH PART I: OCEANOGRAPHIC RESEARCH PAPERS 65:125-132. 2012. Bryde's whale seasonal range expansion and increasing presence in the Southern California Bight from 2000 to 2010. 0.562 MB KIM, JU-YEON; JAMES W. MJELDE; TAE-KYUN KIM; CHOONG-KI LEE and KYUNG-MO AHN. ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS 78:123-131. 2012. Comparing willingness-to-pay between residents and non-residents when correcting hypothetical bias: Case of endangered spotted seal in South Korea. 1.258 MB KOPMAN, VLADISLAV; NICHOLAS CAVALIERE and MAURIZIO PORFIRI. IEEE-ASME TRANSACTIONS ON MECHATRONICS 17(3):563-571. 2012. MASUV-1: A miniature underwater vehicle with multidirectional thrust vectoring for safe animal interactions. 0.828 MB KRYLOVICH, OLGA A. JOURNAL OF ISLAND AND COASTAL ARCHAEOLOGY 6(1):155-159. 2011. Hunting impacts on the sea otter (Enhydra lutris) population in Clam Lagoon (Adak Island, Aleutian Islands) 7,000 years ago? Results of preliminary stable isotopes analysis. 0.203 MB KUSUMA MUSTIKA, PUTU LIZA; ALASTAIR BIRTLES; RICCARDO WELTERS and HELENE MARSH. ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS 79:11-20. 2012. The economic influence of community-based dolphin watching on a local economy in a developing country: Implications for conservation. 0.651 MB LARSON, SHAWN; RON JAMESON; MICHAEL ETNIER; TERRY JONES and ROBERTA HALL. PLOS ONE 7(3) e32205. 10pp. 2012. Genetic diversity and population parameters of sea otters, Enhydra lutris, before fur trade extirpation from 1741-1911. 0.237 MB LODI, LILIANE and SAMUEL FARIAS-JUNIOR. PANAMJAS - PAN-AMERICAN JOURNAL OF AQUATIC SCIENCES 6(4):325-328. 2011. Movements of a solitary adult male killer whale, Orcinus orca (Cetacea, Delphinidae), along the coast of south-eastern Brazil. 0.185 MB LODI, LILIANE and CASSIANO MONTEIRO-NETO. BIOTEMAS 25(2):157-164. 2012. Group size and composition of Tursiops truncatus (Cetacea: Delphinidae) in a coastal insular habitat off southeastern Brazil. 0.758 MB LYNCH, MICHAEL; ROGER KIRKWOOD; RACHAEL GRAY; DAVID ROBSON; GREG BURTON; LESLIE JONES; RODNEY SINCLAIR and JOHN P. Y. ARNOULD. JOURNAL OF MAMMALOGY 93(2):504-513. 2012. Characterization and causal investigations of an alopecia syndrome in Australian fur seals (Arctocephalus pusillus doriferus). 0.475 MB MALONEY, A.; B. L. CHILVERS; C. G. MULLER and M. HALEY. NEW ZEALAND JOURNAL OF ZOOLOGY 39(1):19-29. 2012. Increasing pup production of New Zealand sea lions at Campbell Island/Motu Ihupuku: Can it continue? 0.409 MB MCDONALD, TRENT L.; W. JOHN RICHARDSON; CHARLES R. GREENE, JR.; SUSANNA B. BLACKWELL; CHRISTOPHER S. NATIONS; RYAN M. NIELSON and BILL STREEVER. JOURNAL OF CETACEAN RESEARCH AND MANAGEMENT 12(1):91-106. 2012. Detecting changes in the distribution of calling bowhead whales exposed to fluctuating anthropogenic sounds. 0.364 MB MELCON, MARIANA L.; MAURICIO FAILLA and MIGUEL A. INIGUEZ. JOURNAL OF THE ACOUSTICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA 131(6):E448-E453. 2012. Echolocation behavior of franciscana dolphins (Pontoporia blainvillei) in the wild. 0.989 MB MONTANO, G. A.; D. C. KRAEMER; C. C. LOVE; T. R. ROBECK and J. K. O'BRIEN. REPRODUCTION (CAMBRIDGE) 143(6):799-813. 2012. Evaluation of motility, membrane status and DNA integrity of frozen-thawed bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) spermatozoa after sex-sorting and recryopreservation. 0.420 MB NWEEIA, MARTIN T.; FREDERICK C. EICHMILLER; PETER V. HAUSCHKA; ETHAN TYLER; JAMES G. MEAD; CHARLES W. POTTER; DAVID P. ANGNATSIAK; PIERRE R. RICHARD; JACK R. ORR and SANDIE R. BLACK. ANATOMICAL RECORD: ADVANCES IN INTEGRATIVE ANATOMY AND EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY 295(6):1006-1016. 2012. Vestigial tooth anatomy and tusk nomenclature for Monodon monoceros. 1.910 MB OSINGA, NYNKE; SANDRA B. NUSSBAUM; PAUL M. BRAKEFIELD and HELIAS A. UDO DE HAES. MAMMALIAN BIOLOGY: ZEITSCHRIFT FUER SAUGETIERKUNDE 77(4):281-287. 2012. Response of common seals (Phoca vitulina) to human disturbances in the Dollard Estuary of the Wadden Sea. 0.339 MB PANIN, MATTIA; GIANFRANCO GABAI; CRISTINA BALLARIN; ANTONELLA PERUFFO and BRUNO COZZI. GENERAL AND COMPARATIVE ENDOCRINOLOGY 177(2):238-245. 2012. Evidence of melatonin secretion in cetaceans: Plasma concentration and extrapineal hiomt-like presence in the bottlenose dolphin Tursiops truncatus. 0.777 MB PATERSON, W.; C. E. SPARLING; D. THOMPSON; P. P. POMEROY; J. I. CURRIE and D. J. MCCAFFERTY. JOURNAL OF THERMAL BIOLOGY 37(6):454-461. 2012. Seals like it hot: Changes in surface temperature of harbour seals (Phoca vitulina) from late pregnancy to moult. 1.141 MB PEAKE, SHEILA. TOURISM IN MARINE ENVIRONMENTS 7(3/4):121-132. 2011. An industry in decline? The evolution of whale-watching tourism in Hervey Bay, Australia. 1.674 MB PRIETO, RUI; DAVID JANIGER; MONICA A. SILVA; GORDON T. WARING and JOAO M. GONCALVES. MAMMAL REVIEW 42(3):235-272. 2012. The forgotten whale: A bibliometric analysis and literature review of the North Atlantic sei whale Balaenoptera borealis. 0.900 MB PYENSON, NICHOLAS D.; JEREMY A. GOLDBOGEN; A. WAYNE VOGL; GABOR SZATHMARY; RICHARD L. DRAKE and ROBERT E. SHADWICK. NATURE (LONDON) 485(7399):498-501. 2012. Discovery of a sensory organ that coordinates lunge feeding in rorqual whales. 1.241 MB QUICK, NICOLA J. and VINCENT M. JANIK. PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY OF LONDON SERIES B BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES 279(1738):2539-2545. 2012. Bottlenose dolphins exchange signature whistles when meeting at sea. 0.711 MB RAFFERTY, A. R.; E. O. BRAZER, JR. and R. D. REINA. FISHERIES MANAGEMENT AND ECOLOGY 19(3):264-272. 2012. Depredation by harbor seal and spiny dogfish in a Georges Bank gillnet fishery. 0.255 MB RAMIS, ANTONIO J.; DEBBY VAN RIEL; MARCO W. G. VAN DE BILDT; ALBERT OSTERHAUS and THIJS KUIKEN. EMERGING INFECTIOUS DISEASES 18(5):817-820. 2012. Influenza A and B virus attachment to respiratory tract in marine mammals. 0.568 MB REGAL, BRIAN. ENDEAVOUR (NEW SERIES) 36(2):65-68. 2012. Richard Owen and the sea-serpent. 0.702 MB ROLFE, W. D. IAN. ARCHIVES OF NATURAL HISTORY 39(1):162-164. 2012. William Edward Schevill: Palaeontologist, librarian, cetacean biologist. 0.044 MB ROLLAND, ROSALIND M.; SUSAN E. PARKS; KATHLEEN E. HUNT; MANUEL CASTELLOTE; PETER J. CORKERON; DOUGLAS P. NOWACEK; SAMUEL K. WASSER and SCOTT D. KRAUS. PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY OF LONDON SERIES B BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES 279(1737):2363-2368. 2012. Evidence that ship noise increases stress in right whales. 0.314 MB ROSAS, CLARA L.; MONICA N. GIL and MARCELA M. UHART. MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN 64(6):1255-1260. 2012. Trace metal concentrations in southern right whale (Eubalaena australis) at Península Valdes, Argentina. 0.360 MB SATTERTHWAITE, WILLIAM H. and MARC MANGEL. DEEP SEA RESEARCH PART II: TOPICAL STUDIES IN OCEANOGRAPHY 65-70:304-315. 2012. Behavioral models as a common framework to predict impacts of environmental change on seabirds and fur seals. 0.369 MB SEPULVEDA, MARITZA; RENATO A. QUINONES; PABLO CARRASCO and M. JOSE PEREZ-ALVAREZ. MAMMALIAN BIOLOGY: ZEITSCHRIFT FUER SAUGETIERKUNDE 77(4):288-292. 2012. Daily and seasonal variation in the haul-out behavior of the South American sea lion. 0.321 MB SHAW, SUSAN D.; MICHELLE L. BERGER; LIESBETH WEIJS and ADRIAN COVACI. ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL 44:1-6. 2012. Tissue-specific accumulation of polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) including Deca-BDE and hexabromocyclododecanes (HBCDs) in harbor seals from the northwest Atlantic. 0.375 MB SILBER, GREGORY K.; ANGELIA S. M. VANDERLAAN; ANA TEJEDOR ARCEREDILLO; LINDY JOHNSON; CHRISTOPHER T. TAGGART; MOIRA W. BROWN; SHANNON BETTRIDGE and RICARDO SAGARMINAGA. MARINE POLICY 36(6):1221-1233. 2012. The role of the International Maritime Organization in reducing vessel threat to whales: Process, options, action and effectiveness. 1.318 MB SOEGAARD, LISETTE B.; MARIE N. HANSEN; CORNELIS VAN ELK; JESPER BRAHM and FRANK B. JENSEN. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY 215(11):1938-1943. 2012. Respiratory properties of blood in the harbor porpoise, Phocoena phocoena. 0.430 MB SORBI, SILVIA; DARYL P. DOMNING; STEFANO CLAUDIO VAIANI and GIOVANNI BIANUCCI. JOURNAL OF VERTEBRATE PALEONTOLOGY 32(3):686-707. 2012. Metaxytherium subapenninum (Bruno, 1839) (Mammalia, Dugongidae), the latest sirenian of the Mediterranean Basin. 1.455 MB SREMBA, ANGELA L.; BRITTANY HANCOCK-HANSER; TREVOR A. BRANCH; RICK L. LEDUC and C. SCOTT BAKER. PLOS ONE 7(3) e32579. 13pp. 2012. Circumpolar diversity and geographic differentiation of mtDNA in the critically endangered Antarctic blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus intermedia). 0.437 MB STEWARDSON, CAROLYN L.; TANIA PRVAN and RAYMOND J. RITCHIE. SOUTH AFRICAN GEOGRAPHICAL JOURNAL 94(1):22-45. 2012. Climate of a South African fur seal (Arctocephalus pusillus pusillus) breeding island off the south-east coast of South Africa. 0.489 MB SUZUKI, MIWA; AOI NOZAWA; KEIICHI UEDA; TAKASHI BUNGO; HIROMI TERAO and KIYOSHI ASAHINA. GENERAL AND COMPARATIVE ENDOCRINOLOGY 177(1):76-81. 2012. Secretory patterns of catecholamines in Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphins. 0.414 MB SVEEGAARD, SIGNE; HEIDI ANDREASEN; KIM N. MOURITSEN; JENS PEDER JEPPESEN; JONAS TEILMANN and CARL C. KINZE. MARINE BIOLOGY (BERLIN) 159(5):1029-1037. 2012. Correlation between the seasonal distribution of harbour porpoises and their prey in the Sound, Baltic Sea. 0.514 MB TURGEON, JULIE; PIERRE DUCHESNE; GABRIEL J. COLBECK; LIANNE D. POSTMA and MIKE O. HAMMILL. CONSERVATION GENETICS 13(2):419-433. 2012. Spatiotemporal segregation among summer stocks of beluga (Delphinapterus leucas) despite nuclear gene flow: Implication for the endangered belugas in eastern Hudson Bay (Canada). 0.597 MB VANDEN BERGHE, MARIE; LIESBETH WEIJS; SARAH HABRAN; KRISHNA DAS; CELINE BUGLI; JEAN-FRANCOIS REES; PADDY POMEROY; ADRIAN COVACI and CATHY DEBIER. ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL 46:6-15. 2012. Selective transfer of persistent organic pollutants and their metabolites in grey seals during lactation. 0.803 MB VILLEGAS-AMTMANN, STELLA; S. ATKINSON; ALBERTO PARAS-GARCIA and P. DANIEL COSTA. COMPARATIVE BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY PART A: MOLECULAR AND INTEGRATIVE PHYSIOLOGY 162(4):413-420. 2012. Seasonal variation in blood and muscle oxygen stores attributed to diving behavior, environmental temperature and pregnancy in a marine predator, the California sea lion. 0.340 MB VOSS, MANJA. PALAEONTOLOGISCHE ZEITSCHRIFT 86(2):205-217. 2012. A new sea cow record from the Lower Oligocene of western Germany: New indications on the skeletal morphology of Halitherium schinzii (Mammalia: Sirenia). 1.094 MB WANG, DONGLI; SHANNON ATKINSON; ANNE HOOVER-MILLER; WEILIN L. SHELVER and QING X. LI. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 223-224:72-78. 2012. Organic halogenated contaminants in mother-fetus pairs of harbor seals (Phoca vitulina richardii) from Alaska, 2000-2002. 0.565 MB WANG, JINGZHEN; WEITING SU; WENHUI NIE; JINHUAN WANG; WUHAN XIAO and DING WANG. IN VITRO CELLULAR & DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY ANIMAL 47(9):618-630. 2011. Establishment and characterization of fibroblast cell lines from the skin of the Yangtze finless porpoise. 0.967 MB WATANABE, HIKARU; MAKOTO OKAZAKI; TSUTOMU TAMURA; KENJI KONISHI; DENZO INAGAKE; TAKEHARU BANDO; KHIROSHI KIWADA and TOMIO MIYASHITA. FISHERIES SCIENCE (TOKYO) 78(3):557-567. 2012. Habitat and prey selection of common minke, sei, and Bryde's whales in mesoscale during summer in the subarctic and transition regions of the western North Pacific. 0.541 MB WENGER, DENISE and SVEN KOSCHINSKI. MARINE BIOLOGY RESEARCH 8(8):737-745. 2012. Harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena Linnaeus, 1758) entering the Weser River after decades of absence. 0.229 MB WEST, KRISTI L.; JAMES G. MEAD and WHITNEY WHITE. 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ECS Wokshop - From nature to science: scientific illustration on marine mammals throughout the centuries. Old challenges and new perspectives
by Cristina Brito 23 Jan '13

23 Jan '13

Title: ?From nature to science: scientific illustration on marine mammals throughout the centuries. Old challenges and new perspectives? Organization: Ana Roque and Cristina Brito Contact email: ana.roque(a)iict.pt Abstract Describe, sketch and draw, take up since the dawn of humanity as part of the human nature and the relation man-nature. Among the apprehension and representation of reality, the building of an image of the world or the transmission of knowledge, the idea of associating an image to something that describes it remained as a necessity until today. The ways of doing it and the new technical ways to approach it have changed, but the idea persists, and today old techniques find new ways to emphasize the importance of the relationship between the reality and the image of that same reality. In this sense this workshop aims to look into the path of scientific illustration with regard to marine mammals, reflecting on its role as a working paper and outreach tool of scientific knowledge not only on the different species that over time have been known and studied, but also on those missing today, persisting only in descriptive and visual memories that still remain in our archives. How can we approach these documents? How can we combine historical evidence and science? What is the present day role of scientific illustration, and more specifically in the history of the marine mammals? research? This workshop is organized in the scope of the project ?Knowledge and recognition in areas of Portuguese influence: registries, scientific expeditions, traditional knowledge and biodiversity in Subsaharian Africa and Insulindia? (FCT_HC0075). Call for papers We expect submissions from people with different academic backgrounds to 15 minutes slots. Please send a 300 word abstract until the 28 of February to ana.roque(a)iict.pt. Full texts can be sent later to include a volume of digital proceedings from the workshop . http://projectofct.wordpress.com/workshops/workshops-2013/ http://www.escolademar.pt/ecs2013/workshops/ -- Cristina Brito Integrated Researcher at CHAM - FCSH, UNL http://cham.fcsh.unl.pt/ Researcher of Escola de Mar www.escolademar.pt Lisboa, Portugal +351217500483

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Hawaiian Monk Seal Research Program Summer Field Camp positions: CLOSING DATE February 1, 2013
by Lizabeth Kashinsky - NOAA Affiliate 22 Jan '13

22 Jan '13

The Joint Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Research (JIMAR) works closely with The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center through a cooperative agreement with the University of Hawaii and will be accepting applications for the upcoming 2013 field research season to study the endangered Hawaiian monk seal in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands. This work is part of a long-term annual Hawaiian monk seal population monitoring and conservation program by NMFS which includes: conducting trend counts; tagging seals; identifying individual seals by tags, scars, natural markings, and applied bleach marks; monitoring reproduction, survival, injuries, entanglements, migration, performing necropsies; collecting scat & spew samples for food habitat, parasite load, and hormonal analysis; collecting tissue samples for DNA analysis; collecting & removing debris capable of entangling seals and other wildlife. Behavior data are also collected at some sites. In addition, researchers at some sites may participate in shark mitigation activities. For general information about the program, visit this website: http://www.pifsc.noaa.gov/hawaiian_monk_seal/ Employment dates are tentative and subject to change but may begin sometime in mid- April and end late July to early September. Field season deployment will last approximately 2-3 months, tentatively from early May to late July, though some deployments may extend approximately 3 weeks beyond. In addition to the 2-3 month field deployment, the employment period will include about 2-3 weeks training and packing in Honolulu. Once the field season is over, an additional 1-3 weeks of employment will take place in Honolulu to clean up gear and summarize data. Travel to and from Honolulu and food, lodging, and transportation while in Honolulu are not provided; a listing of potential housing options is available. Transportation between Honolulu and field sites, and food and lodging in the field are provided. Due to unforeseen circumstances, departure delays could result in longer periods in Honolulu that may result in additional uncompensated living expenses. The number of positions and/or continuation of the program are subject to funding. These positions will be for 5 of the 6 major monk seal sub-populations in the NWHI. Fieldwork is accomplished by 2-4 member teams in remote camps. Researchers live in either wall tents or buildings at the various sites. All sites are accessible by ship (2-8 day travel; 830-2,300 km from Honolulu), and two are accessible by plane. Few supply opportunities exist and outside communication is limited. Employment will be provided by JIMAR, which hires its program and scientific staff through the Research Corporation of the University of Hawaii (RCUH). To search and apply for RCUH positions, refer to the following website: http://www.rcuh.com/ *CLOSING DATE February 1, 2013* ****************************IMPORTANT**************************: Please specify in your cover letter: 1) The period you are available 2) Your remote field experience 3) Your animal handling experience 4) Your boating skills 5) Any other skills that are mentioned in the position descriptions or you feel make you a strong candidate for these jobs The job postings for the JIMAR PIFSC Biological Research Assistant recruitment (for Field Camp Assistant) and JIMAR PIFSC Biological Technician recruitment (for Field Camp Leader) are below. Each position needs to be applied for separately. Please apply directly to RCUH Human Resources following the methods stated in the posting by the appropriate closing date. Bulletin Board Posting: 01/18/13 RCUH Website: 01/18/13 *JIMAR PIFSC BIOLOGICAL RESEARCH ASSISTANT – ID# 13047. *Joint Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Research. (10) Regular, Full-Time, RCUH Non-Civil Service position with the School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology (SOEST), Joint Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Research (JIMAR), located at the National Marine Fisheries (NMFS), Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center (PIFSC) in Honolulu, Hawaii. Continuation of employment is dependent upon program/operational needs, satisfactory work performance, availability of funds, and compliance with applicable Federal/State laws. *MINIMUM MONTHLY SALARY: *$1,730/Mon. *DUTIES: *Under guidance of field camp leader and/or NMFS personnel, assists in camp preparations, daily maintenance and operation of field camp, and collection of census and life history data on Hawaiian monk seals in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands or on remote shorelines in the Main Hawaiian Islands. Conducts boating operations at multiple-island atolls. Assists with return, repair, and clean-up of field equipment and supplies at the end of camp and with the processing of field data. *PRIMARY QUALIFICATIONS: EDUCATION: *High School Diploma or G.E.D. equivalent. *EXPERIENCE: *One to three (1-3) years of field experience, including experience working within small groups in remote settings. Experience with handling of wildlife. *ABIL/KNOW/SKILLS: *Working knowledge of personal computers including use of word processing, spreadsheets, and databases. Good communication and team skills. Ability to perform data entry. *PHYSICAL/MEDICAL REQUIREMENTS: *Ability to swim. Ability to work in remote locations for extended periods of time. Must be able to work long hours in the sun. Must be able to walk long distances (up to seven (7) miles) in the sand carrying twenty-five to thirty-five (25-35) pounds of field gear. Must be able to manually restrain immature seals (up to two hundred (200) pounds). Must be able to obtain medical clearance for embarking/working on NOAA research vessels or other appropriate vessels which includes providing proof of required immunizations and/or obtaining the necessary immunizations as required by NOAA Marine and Aviation Operations. Post Offer/Employment Conditions: Must meet the US Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration security requirements for working in a federal facility which includes being fingerprinted and having a federal background check performed. Must be able to pass pre-deployment training requirements including field medical training before being deployed to remote islands. *SECONDARY QUALIFICATIONS: *Prior field experience in a Hawaiian monk seal field camp. Previous experience in field or laboratory studies of marine mammals, previous experience handling marine mammals, previous data entry experience. Prefer applicants interested in pursuing career in marine mammology or related field. For positions requiring travel between multiple-island atolls, possess prior experience operating small boats and/or the ability to conduct routine maintenance on small boats. Possess NOAA certification for small boat operations (having completed Motorboat Operators Certification Course (MOCC) and NOAA small boat component training) to work at multiple-island atolls. I*NQUIRIES: Nicole Wakazuru-Yoza 956-5018 (Oahu). APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS: *Please go to www.rcuh.com, click on “Employment”; select “Apply” and navigate to “See Job Announcements and/or Apply for a Job.” You must submit the following documents online to be considered for the position: 1) Cover Letter, 2) Resume, 3) Salary History, 4) Supervisory References, 5) Copy of degree(s)/Transcript(s)/Certificate(s). All online applications must be submitted/received by the closing date (11:59 P.M. Hawaii Standard Time/RCUH receipt time) as stated on the job posting. If you do not have access to our system and the closing date is imminent, you may send additional documents to rcuhhr(a)rcuh.com. If you have questions on the application process and/or need assistance, please call (808)956-8344. *CLOSING DATE: February 1, 2013. *EEO/AA Employer. Bulletin Board Posting: 01/18/13 RCUH Website: 01/18/13 *JIMAR PIFSC BIOLOGICAL RESEARCH TECHNICIAN – ID# 13048. *Joint Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Research. (6) Regular, Full-Time, RCUH Non-Civil Service position with the School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology (SOEST), Joint Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Research (JIMAR), located at the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), Pacific Islands Regional Office (PIFSC) in Honolulu, Hawaii. Continuation of employment is dependent upon program/operational needs, satisfactory work performance, availability of funds, and compliance with applicable Federal/State laws. *MINIMUM MONTHLY SALARY: *$1,871/Mon. *DUTIES: *Performs daily maintenance and operation of field camp in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands or on remote shorelines in the Main Hawaiian Islands. Collects census and life history data on Hawaiian monk seals. Conducts boating operations at multiple-island atolls. Required to lead other field personnel. Responsible for returning and storing all field equipment and supplies at the end of camp. Collaborates with scientists within NMFS to conduct and analyze field studies on the Hawaiian monk seal. *PRIMARY QUALIFICATIONS: EDUCATION: *Associate's Degree from an accredited community college in Marine Biology, Biology, Fisheries Oceanography or other related field. *EXPERIENCE: *One to three (1-3) years of field experience, including experience working within small groups in remote settings. Experience conducting research on Hawaiian monk seals. Experience handling monk seals. *ABIL/KNOW/SKILLS: *Working knowledge of personal computers including use of word processing, spreadsheets, and databases. Good communications skills (both written and oral). Leadership and decision-making skills. Ability to perform data entry. For positions requiring travel between multiple-island atolls, must be NOAA certified for small boat operations (having completed Motorboat Operators Certification Course (MOCC) and NOAA small boat component training). Post Offer/Employment Conditions: Must meet the US Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration security requirements for working in a federal facility which includes being fingerprinted and having a federal background check performed. Must be able to pass pre-deployment training requirements including field medical training before being deployed to remote island. *PHYSICAL/MEDICAL REQUIREMENTS: *Ability to swim. Ability to work in remote locations for extended periods of time. Must be able to work long hours in the sun. Must be able to walk long distances (up to seven (7) miles) in the sand carrying twenty-five to thirty five (25-35) pounds of field gear. Must be able to obtain medical clearance for embarking/working on NOAA research vessels or other appropriate vessels which includes providing proof of required immunizations and/or obtaining the necessary immunizations as required by NOAA Marine and Aviation Operations. *SECONDARY QUALIFICATIONS: *Prior field experience in a Hawaiian monk seal field camp. Previous experience in field or laboratory studies of marine mammals, previous experience handling marine mammals, previous data entry experience. Prefer applicants interested in pursuing career in marine mammology or related field. Ability to perform basic data analysis. For positions requiring travel between multiple-island atolls, possess the ability to conduct routine maintenance on small boats. Possess NOAA certification for small boat operations (having completed Motorboat Operators Certification Course (MOCC) and NOAA small boat component training) to work at multiple-island atolls. *INQUIRIES: Nicole Wakazuru-Yoza 956-5018 (Oahu). APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS: *Please go to www.rcuh.com, click on “Employment”; select “Apply” and navigate to “See Job Announcements and/or Apply for a Job.” You must submit the following documents online to be considered for the position: 1) Cover Letter, 2) Resume, 3) Salary History, 4) Supervisory References, 5) Copy of Degree(s)/Transcript(s)/Certificate(s). All online applications must be submitted/received by the closing date (11:59 P.M. Hawaii Standard Time/RCUH receipt time) as stated on the job posting. If you do not have access to our system and the closing date is imminent, you may send additional documents to rcuhhr(a)rcuh.com. If you have questions on the application process and/or need assistance, please call (808)956-8344. *CLOSING DATE: February 1, 2013. *EEO/AA Employer.

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Stranding and entanglement response: ECS workshop on "‘Best Practise in Rescue"
by William Rossiter 22 Jan '13

22 Jan '13

The Science Advisory Committee of the European Cetacean Society is holding a full day workshop entitled ‘Best Practise in Rescue’ at the 27^th ECS Annual Conference in Setubal, Portugal on Sunday 7^th April 2013. Marine mammal strandings and entanglements generate a significant welfare issue on the coasts and in the seas of Europe. Such events elicit a strong response from humans to intervene for the perceived benefit of the individuals concerned. Appropriate action has the potential to return an animal to the wild to become a fully integrated and productive member of the local population and species as a whole. However, inappropriate action, despite the good intentions driving it, can exacerbate the animal welfare problem and potentially have more serious consequences for the welfare and conservation of the individual, species and other species living in the same environment. The Science Advisory Committee has agreed that this is an appropriate topic for discussion in its series of ‘Best Practice’ workshops, with a view to making suitable recommendations for rescue, and invites scientists and rescuers directly or indirectly involved with this field, or with opinions on this matter to participate in this workshop. The workshop is open to any ECS member and is free of charge. Please email me if you would like to sign up to attend (sarah.dolman(a)whales.org <mailto:sarah.dolman@whales.org>). Many thanks, Sarah Dolman, workshop co-organiser Sarah.dolman(a)whales.org <mailto:Sarah.dolman@whales.org>

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New Articles
by David S. Janiger 21 Jan '13

21 Jan '13

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 ABRAMSON, JOSE Z.; VICTORIA HERNANDEZ-LLOREDA; JOSEP CALL and FERNANDO COLMENARES. ANIMAL COGNITION 16(1):11-22. 2013. Experimental evidence for action imitation in killer whales (Orcinus orca). 0.355 MB AKMAJIAN, ADRIANNE M.; DYANNA M. LAMBOURN; MONIQUE M. LANCE; STEPHEN RAVERTY and JOSEPH K. GAYDOS. JOURNAL OF WILDLIFE DISEASES 48(4):1057-1062. 2012. Mortality related to spotted ratfish (Hydrolagus colliei) in Pacific harbor seals (Phoca vitulina) in Washington State. 0.326 MB ALLEN, REBECCA; DAN JARVIS; SUE SAYER and CHERYL MILLS. MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN 64(12):2815-2819. 2012. Entanglement of grey seals Halichoerus grypus at a haul out site in Cornwall, UK. 0.630 MB ALTER, S. ELIZABETH; HOWARD C. ROSENBAUM; LIANNE D. POSTMA; PETER WHITRIDGE; CORK GAINES; DIANA WEBER; MARY G. EGAN; MELISSA LINDSAY; GEORGE AMATO; LARRY DUECK; ROBERT L BROWNELL, JR.; MADS-PETER HEIDE-JORGENSEN; KRISTIN L. LAIDRE; GISELLA CACCONE and BRITTANY L. HANCOCK. ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION 2(11):2895-2911. 2012. Gene flow on ice: The role of sea ice and whaling in shaping Holarctic genetic diversity and population differentiation in bowhead whales (Balaena mysticetus). 0.563 MB ALVES, LUIZ CLAUDIO PINTO DE SA; CAMILAH ANTUNES ZAPPES and ARTUR ANDRIOLO. ZOOLOGIA 29(5):420-429. 2012. Conflicts between river dolphins (Cetacea: Odontoceti) and fisheries in the Central Amazon: A path toward tragedy? 0.556 MB ANTUNES ZAPPES, CAMILAH; CAMILA VENTURA DA SILVA; MONICA PONTALTI; MONICA LAURIANO DANIELSKI and ANA PAULA MADEIRA DI BENEDITTO. MARINE POLICY 38:428-437. 2013. The conflict between the southern right whale and coastal fisheries on the southern coast of Brazil. 1.008 MB ATTARD, CATHERINE R. M.; LUCIANO B. BEHEREGARAY; K. CURT S. JENNER; PETER C. GILL; MICHELINE-NICOLE JENNER; MARGARET G. MORRICE; KELLY M. ROBERTSON and LUCIANA M. MOLLER. MOLECULAR ECOLOGY 21(23):5715-5727. 2012. Hybridization of Southern Hemisphere blue whale subspecies and a sympatric area off Antarctica: Impacts of whaling or climate change? 0.350 MB BAGGE, LAURA E.; HEATHER N. KOOPMAN; SENTIEL A. ROMMEL; WILLIAM A. MCLELLAN and D. A. PABST. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY 215(24):4330-4339. 2012. Lipid class and depth-specific thermal properties in the blubber of the short-finned pilot whale and the pygmy sperm whale. 0.776 MB BASHIR, TAWQIR; AFIFULLAH KHAN; SANDEEP KUMAR BEHERA and PARIKSHIT GAUTAM. MAMMALIA 76(4):417-426. 2012. Factors determining occupancy of Ganges River dolphin (Platanista gangetica gangetica) during differing river discharges in the upper Ganges, India. 0.594 MB BISCONTI, MICHELANGELO. ZOOLOGICAL JOURNAL OF THE LINNEAN SOCIETY 166(4):876-911. 2012. Comparative osteology and phylogenetic relationships of Miocaperea pulchra, the first fossil pygmy right whale genus and species (Cetacea, Mysticeti, Neobalaenidae). 4.504 MB BONFIFACIO, HEIDI L.; VERA M. F. DA SILVA; ANTHONY R. MARTIN and ELIANA FELDBERG. GENETICA 140(7-9):307-315. 2012. Molecular cytogenetic characterization of the Amazon River dolphin Inia geoffrensis. 0.430 MB BRAITHWAITE, JANELLE E.; JESSICA J. MEEUWIG and K. CURT S. JENNER. PLOS ONE 7(12) e51347. 11pp. 2012. Estimating cetacean carrying capacity based on spacing behaviour. 0.465 MB BRANSTETTER, BRIAN K.; JAMES J. FINNERAN; ELIZABETH A. FLETCHER; BRIAN C. WEISMAN and SAM H. RIDGWAY. PLOS ONE 7(10) e47478. 10pp. 2012. Dolphins can maintain vigilant behavior through echolocation for 15 days without interruption or cognitive impairment. 1.100 MB BUTTERWORTH, ANDREW and MARY RICHARDSON. MARINE POLICY 38:457-469. 2013. A review of animal welfare implications of the Canadian commercial seal hunt. 0.321 MB CASTEGE, IKER; LAURENT SOULIER; GEORGES HEMERY; CLAUDE MOUCHES; YANN LALANNE; ALEXANDRE DEWEZ; FRANCOISE PAUTRIZEL; JEAN D'ELBEE and FRANK D'AMICO. JOURNAL OF MARINE SYSTEMS 109-110(Supp):S284-S292. 2013. Exploring cetacean stranding pattern in light of variation in at-sea encounter rate and fishing activity: Lessons from time surveys in the south Bay of Biscay (East-Atlantic; France). 0.974 MB CHADES, IADINE; JANELLE M. R. CURTIS and TARA G. MARTIN. CONSERVATION BIOLOGY 26(6):1016-1025. 2012. Setting realistic recovery targets for two interacting endangered species, sea otter and northern abalone. 0.767 MB CHAMPAGNE, CORY D.; DANIEL E. CROCKER; MELINDA A. FOWLER and DORIAN S. HOUSER. In: Comparative Physiology of Fasting, Starvation, and Food Limitation. Marshall D. McCue (ed.). p.309-336. Springer Publishing. ISBN 978-3642290558. 443pp. 2012. Fasting physiology of the pinnipeds: The challenges of fasting while maintaining high energy expenditure and nutrient delivery for lactation. (Chapter 19) 0.702 MB CHENEY, BARBARA; PAUL M. THOMPSON; SIMON N. INGRAM; PHILIP S. HAMMOND; PETER T. STEVICK; JOHN W. DURBAN; ROSS M. CULLOCH; SIMON H. ELWEN; LAURA MANDLEBERG; VINCENT M. JANIK; NICOLA J. QUICK; VALENTINA ISLAS-VILLANUEVA; KEVIN P. ROBINSON; MARINA COSTA; SONJA M. EISFELD; ALICE WALTERS; CHARLIE PHILLIPS; CAROLINE R. WEIR; PETER G. H. EVANS; PIA ANDERWALD; ROBERT J. REID; JAMES B. REID and BEN WILSON. MAMMAL REVIEW 43(1):71-88. 2013. Integrating multiple data sources to assess the distribution and abundance of bottlenose dolphins Tursiops truncatus in Scottish waters. 1.015 MB CHETBOUL, VALERIE; JONATHAN LICHTENBERGER; MATHIEU MELLIN; BIRGITTA MERCERA; ANNE-CECILE HOFFMANN; GWENDOLINE CHAIX; EMILIE TREHIOU-SECHI; CHARLOTTE MISBACH; AMANDINE PETIT; HERVE P. LEFEBVRE; NICOLAS GAIDE; RENAUD TISSIER and FABIENNE DELFOUR. JOURNAL OF VETERINARY CARDIOLOGY 14(4):511-518. 2012. Within-day and between-day variability of transthoracic anatomic M-mode echocardiography in the awake bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus). 0.576 MB CHION, CLEMENT; GUY CANTIN; SUZAN DIONNE; BENOIT DUBEAU; PHILIPPE LAMONTAGNE; JACQUES-ANDRE LANDRY; DANIELLE MARCEAU; CRISTIANE C. A. MARTINS; NADIA MENARD; ROBERT MICHAUD; LAEL PARROTT and SAMUEL TURGEON. MARINE POLICY 38:151-162. 2013. Spatiotemporal modelling for policy analysis: Application to sustainable management of whale-watching activities. 1.476 MB CHIQUET, ROSS A.; BAOLING MA; AZMY S. ACKLEH; NABENDU PAL and NATALIA SIDOROVSKAIA. ECOLOGICAL MODELLING 248:71-79. 2013. Demographic analysis of sperm whales using matrix population models. 0.619 MB CIPRO, CAIO V. Z.; PACO BUSTAMANTE; SATIE TANIGUCHI and ROSALINDA CARMELA MONTONE. MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN 64(12):2650-2655. 2012. Persistent organic pollutants and stable isotopes in pinnipeds from King George Island, Antarctica. 0.421 MB CLARK, DOUGLAS A.; CHANDA MEEK; JOHN CHEECHOO; SUSAN CLARK; A. LEE FOOTE; DAVID LEE and GEOFF YORK. MARINE POLICY 38:365-368. 2013. Polar bears and CITES: A rejoinder to Parsons and Cornick. 0.152 MB CLAYTON, LEIGH ANN; ANDREW STAMPER; BRENT R. WHITAKER; CATHERINE A. HADFIELD; BRIAN SIMONS and JOSEPH L. MANKOWSKI. JOURNAL OF ZOO AND WILDLIFE MEDICINE 43(4):961-965. 2012. Mycobacterium abscessus pneumonia in an Atlantic bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus). 0.199 MB CONN, PAUL B.; DEVIN S. JOHNSON; JOSH M. LONDON and PETER L. BOVENG. METHODS IN ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION 3(6):1039-1046. 2012. Accounting for missing data when assessing availability in animal population surveys: An application to ice-associated seals in the Bering Sea. 0.856 MB COUNIHAN-EDGAR, KATRINA L.; VERENA A. GILL; ANGELA M. DOROFF; KATHLEEN A. BUREK; WOUTRINA A. MILLER; PATRICIA L. SHEWMAKER; SPENCER JANG; CAROLINE E. C. GOERTZ; PAMELA A. TUOMI; MELISSA A. MILLER; DAVID A. JESSUP and BARBARA A. BYRNE. JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY 50(12):4131-4133. 2012. Genotypic characterization of Streptococcus infantarius subsp coli isolates from sea otters with infective endocarditis and/or septicemia and from environmental mussel samples. 0.157 MB CRONIN, MATTHEW A. and MICHAEL D. MACNEIL. JOURNAL OF HEREDITY 103(6):873-881. 2012. Genetic relationships of extant brown bears (Ursus arctos) and polar bears (Ursus maritimus). 0.890 MB DASMEH, POURIA; RANDALL W. DAVIS and KASPER P. KEPP. COMPARATIVE BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY PART A: MOLECULAR AND INTEGRATIVE PHYSIOLOGY 164(1):119-128. 2013. Aerobic dive limits of seals with mutant myoglobin using combined thermochemical and physiological data. 2.044 MB DE BRUYN, P. J. N.; CHERYL A. TOSH and ALEKS TERAUDS. BIOLOGICAL REVIEWS 88(1):62-80. 2013. Killer whale ecotypes: Is there a global model? 1.864 MB DE GUARDO, GIOVANNI; CRISTINA ESMERALDA DI FRANCESCO; CLAUDIA ELENI; CRISTIANO COCUMELLI; FRANCESCO SCHOLL; CRISTINA CASALONE; SIMONE PELETTO; WALTER MIGNONE; CRISTIANA TITTARELLI; FABIO DI NOCERA; LEONARDO LEONARDI; ANTONIO FERNANDEZ; FEDERICA MARCER and SANDRO MAZZARIOL. RESEARCH IN VETERINARY SCIENCE 94(1):132-137. 2013. Morbillivirus infection in cetaceans stranded along the Italian coastline: Pathological, immunohistochemical and biomolecular findings. 1.169 MB DE VOS, A.; R. CLARK; C. JOHNSON; G. JOHNSON; I. KERR; R. PAYNE and P. T. MADSEN. JOURNAL OF CETACEAN RESEARCH AND MANAGEMENT 12(2):185-193. 2012. Cetacean sightings and acoustic detections in the offshore waters of Sri Lanka: March-June 2003. 1.002 MB DEL VILLAR-GUERRA, DIEGO; MICHELLE CRONIN; TOMASZ DABROWSKI and DARIUS BARTLETT. ESTUARINE, COASTAL AND SHELF SCIENCE 115:272-281. 2012. Seals as collectors of oceanographic data in the coastal zone. 1.139 MB DELLABIANCA, NATALIA; GABRIELA SCIOSCIA; ADRIAN SCHIAVINI and ANDREA RAYA REY. POLAR BIOLOGY 35(12):1921-1927. 2012. Occurrence of hourglass dolphin (Lagenorhynchus cruciger) and habitat characteristics along the Patagonian Shelf and the Atlantic Ocean sector of the Southern Ocean. 0.385 MB DIAZ-DELGADO, J.; A. ESPINOSA DE LOS MONTEROS; C. FERNANDEZ-MALDONADO; M. ARBELO; O. QUESADA-CANALES; M. ANDRADA and A. FERNANDEZ. DISEASES OF AQUATIC ORGANISMS 101(3):257-260. 2012. Mixed testicular neoplasia in a short beaked common dolphin Delphinus delphis. 1.445 MB DOUGLAS, DAVID C.; ROLF WEINZIERL; SARAH C. DAVIDSON; ROLAND KAYS; MARTIN WIKELSKI and GIL BOHRER. METHODS IN ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION 3(6):999-1007. 2012. Moderating Argos location errors in animal tracking data. 1.086 MB DYBAS, CHERYL LYN. BIOSCIENCE 62(12):1014-1018. 2012. Polar bears are in trouble - and ice melt's not the half of it. 0.235 MB ESPERON-RODRIGUEZ, MANUEL and JUAN PABLO GALLO-REYNOSO. REVISTA MEXICANA DE BIODIVERSIDAD 83(1):170-176. 2012. Recolonizacion del archipielago de San Benito, Baja California, por el lobo fino de Guadalupe. (The re-colonization of the Archipelago of San Benito, Baja California, by the Guadalupe fur seal) 2.555 MB FOOTE, ANDREW D. EVOLUTIONARY ECOLOGY RESEARCH 14(4):447-465. 2012. Investigating ecological speciation in non-model organisms: A case study of killer whale ecotypes. (Orcinus orca) 0.428 MB FRAKER, MARK A. HUMAN AND ECOLOGICAL RISK ASSESSMENT 19(1):28-52. 2013. Killer whale (Orcinus orca) deaths in Prince William Sound, Alaska, 1985-1990. 0.237 MB FRICK, MICHAEL G. JOURNAL OF THE MARINE BIOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION OF THE UNITED KINGDOM 93(1):183-187. 2013. A rejoinder and addendum to Hayashi (2011) regarding the systematics and biology of the turtle and whale barnacles (Cirripedia: Balanomorpha: Coronuloidea). 0.089 MB GOBUSH, KATHLEEN S. and SHAWN C. FARRY. AQUATIC CONSERVATION: MARINE AND FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEMS 22(6):751-761. 2012. Non-lethal efforts to deter shark predation of Hawaiian monk seal pups. 0.327 MB GOLDBOGEN, JEREMY A.; JOHN CALAMBOKIDIS; ARI S. FRIEDLAENDER; JOHN FRANCIS; STACY L. DERUITER; ALISON K. STIMPERT; ERIN FALCONE and BRANDON L. SOUTHALL. BIOLOGY LETTERS 9(1): Article 20120986. 5pp. 2012. Underwater acrobatics by the world's largest predator: 360° rolling manoeuvres by lunge-feeding blue whales. 0.694 MB GOLDSTEIN, JULI D.; ADAM M. SCHAEFER; STEPHEN D. MCCULLOCH; PATRICIA A. FAIR; GREGORY D. BOSSART and JOHN S. REIF. JOURNAL OF ZOO AND WILDLIFE MEDICINE 43(4):730-738. 2012. Clinicopathologic findings from Atlantic bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) with cytologic evidence of gastric inflammation. 0.214 MB GONZALES-VIERA, O.; J. MARIGO; V. RUOPPOLO; F. C. W. ROSAS; C. T. KANAMURA; C. TAKAKURA; A. FERNANDEZ and J. L. CATAO-DIAS. VETERINARY PARASITOLOGY 191(3-4):358-362. 2013. Toxoplasmosis in a Guiana dolphin (Sotalia guianensis) from Parana, Brazil. 1.142 MB GOVENDER, ROMALA; ANUSUYA CHINSAMY and REBECCA ROGERS ACKERMANN. TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY OF SOUTH AFRICA 67(3):135-149. 2012. Anatomical and landmark morphometric analysis of fossil phocid seal remains from Langebaanweg, West Coast of South Africa. 0.854 MB GREAVES, ALANA K.; ROBERT J. LETCHER; CHRISTIAN SONNE; RUNE DIETZ and ERIK W. BORN. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 46(21):11575-11583. 2012. Tissue-specific concentrations and patterns of perfluoroalkyl carboxylates and sulfonates in East Greenland polar bears. 0.698 MB GROCH, KATIA R.; MILTON C. C. MARCONDES; ADRIANA C. COLOSIO and JOSE LUIZ CATAO-DIAS. DISEASES OF AQUATIC ORGANISMS 101(2):145-158. 2012. Skeletal abnormalities in humpback whales Megaptera novaeangliae stranded in the Brazilian breeding ground. 2.415 MB HAASE, JANA K.; DEREK J. BROWN; FRANCOIS-XAVIER WEILL; HENRY MATHER; GEOFFREY FOSTER; SYLVAIN BRISSE; JOHN WAIN and MARK ACHTMAN. APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY 78(24):8829-8833. 2012. Population genetic structure of 4,12:a:- Salmonella enterica strains from harbor porpoises. 1.303 MB HABRAN, SARAH; PADDY P. POMEROY; CATHY DEBIER and KRISHNA DAS. AQUATIC TOXICOLOGY (AMSTERDAM) 126:455-466. 2012. Changes in trace elements during lactation in a marine top predator, the grey seal. 0.715 MB HAELTERS, JAN; FRANCIS KERCKHOF; THIERRY JAUNIAUX and STEVEN DEGRAER. AQUATIC MAMMALS 38(4):343-353. 2012. The grey seal (Halichoerus grypus) as a predator of harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena)? 0.517 MB HAIN, JAMES H. W.; JOY D. HAMPP; SHEILA A. MCKENNEY; JULIE A. ALBERT and ROBERT D. KENNEY PLOS ONE 8(1) e54340. 9pp. 2013. Swim speed, behavior, and movement of North Atlantic right whales (Eubalaena glacialis) in coastal waters of northeastern Florida, USA. 0.866 MB HAMER, D. J.; S. D. GOLDSWORTHY; D. P. COSTA; S. L. FOWLER; B. PAGE and M. D. SUMNER. BIOLOGICAL CONSERVATION 157:386-400. 2013. The endangered Australian sea lion extensively overlaps with and regularly becomes by-catch in demersal shark gill-nets in South Australian shelf waters. 2.451 MB HANSEN, MIE JOHANNE; MADS F. BERTELSEN; HENRIK CHRISTENSEN; MAGNE BISGAARD and ANDERS MIKI BOJESEN. JOURNAL OF ZOO AND WILDLIFE MEDICINE 43(4):828-835. 2012. Occurrence of Pasteurellaceae bacteria in the oral cavity of selected marine mammal species. 0.542 MB HANSEN, MIE JOHANNE; MADS FROST BERTELSEN; HENRIK CHRISTENSEN; ANDERS MIKI BOJESEN and MAGNE BISGAARD. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY 62(11):2572-2578. 2012. Otariodibacter oris gen. nov., sp nov., a member of the family Pasteurellaceae isolated from the oral cavity of pinnipeds. 0.205 MB HATCH, LEILA T.; CHRISTOPHER W. CLARK; SOFIE M. VAN PARIJS; ADAM S. FRANKEL and DIMITRI W. PONIRAKIS. CONSERVATION BIOLOGY 26(6):983-994. 2012. Quantifying loss of acoustic communication space for right whales in and around a U.S. National Marine Sanctuary. 1.325 MB HAYASHI, RYOTA. JOURNAL OF THE MARINE BIOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION OF THE UNITED KINGDOM 93(1):143-182. 2013. A checklist of turtle and whale barnacles (Cirripedia: Thoracica: Coronuloidea). 0.303 MB HEAZLE, MICHAEL. MARINE POLICY 38:330-336. 2013. "See you in court!": Whaling as a two level game in Australian politics and foreign policy. 0.168 MB HEIDE-JORGENSEN, MADS PETER; RIKKE GULDBORG HANSEN; KRISTIN WESTDAL; RANDALL R. REEVES and ANDERS MOSBECH. BIOLOGICAL CONSERVATION 158:50-54. 2013. Narwhals and seismic exploration: Is seismic noise increasing the risk of ice entrapments? 0.653 MB HENDRIX, A. N.; J. STRALEY; C. M. GABRIELE and S. M. GENDE. CANADIAN JOURNAL OF FISHERIES AND AQUATIC SCIENCES 69(11):1783-1797. 2012. Bayesian estimation of humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) population abundance and movement patterns in southeastern Alaska. 0.961 MB HOLMES, BONNIE J. and DAVID T. NEIL. ANTHROZOOS 25(4):397-413. 2012. "Gift giving" by wild bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops sp.) to humans at a Wild Dolphin Provisioning Program, Tangalooma, Australia. 0.592 MB HUBER, H. R.; B. R. DICKERSON; S. J. JEFFRIES and D. M. LAMBOURN. CANADIAN JOURNAL OF ZOOLOGY 90(12):1361-1369. 2012. Genetic analysis of Washington State harbor seals (Phoca vitulina richardii) using microsatellites. 0.430 MB JAUD, THOMAS; ANNE-CECILE DRAGON; JADE VACQUIE GARCIA and CHRISTOPHE GUINET. PLOS ONE 7(10) e47444. 10pp. 2012. Relationship between chlorophyll a concentration, light attenuation and diving depth of the southern elephant seal Mirounga leonina. 0.963 MB JETT, JOHN; BRIJESH THAPA and ROBERT SWETT. SOCIETY & NATURAL RESOURCES 26(1):95-104. 2013. Boater speed compliance in manatee zones: Examining a proposed predictive model. 0.142 MB KASAMATSU, MASAHIKO; KAZUHIRO HASEGAWA; IKUO WAKABAYASHI; ATSUSHI SEKO and MASAMI FURUTA. JOURNAL OF VETERINARY MEDICAL SCIENCE 74(10):1319-1322. 2012. Hematology and serum biochemistry values in five captive finless porpoises (Neophocaena phocaenoides). 0.415 MB KASTELEIN, RONALD A.; ROBIN GRANSIER; LEAN HOEK; AMY MACLEOD and JOHN M. TERHUNE. JOURNAL OF THE ACOUSTICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA 132(4):2745-2761. 2012. Hearing threshold shifts and recovery in harbor seals (Phoca vitulina) after octave-band noise exposure at 4 kHz. 4.745 MB KHAMAS, WAEL A.; HRVOJE SMODLAKA; JESSICA LEACH-ROBINSON and LAUREN PALMER. ACTA VETERINARIA SCANDINAVICA 54(1). Article 46. 10pp. 2012. Skin histology and its role in heat dissipation in three pinniped species. 0.977 MB KOPPS, ANNA M. and WILLIAM B. SHERWIN. ANIMAL BEHAVIOUR 84(6):1347-1362. 2012. Modelling the emergence and stability of a vertically transmitted cultural trait in bottlenose dolphins. 0.797 MB KRAMER, LUDWIG. REVIEW OF EUROPEAN COMMUNITY AND INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL LAW (RECIEL) 21(3):291-296. 2012. Case note. Seal killing, the Inuit and European Union Law. 0.133 MB KRYUKOVA, N. V.; E. P. KRUCHENKOVA and D. I. IVANOV. BIOLOGY BULLETIN 39(9):768-778. 2012. Original Russian published in Zoologicheskii Zhurnal 91(6):734-745. 2012. Killer whales (Orcinus orca) hunting for walruses (Odobenus rosmarus divergens) near Retkyn Spit, Chukotka. 0.359 MB LANDER, MICHELLE E.; LOWELL W. FRITZ; DEVIN S. JOHNSON and MILES G. LOGSDON. MARINE BIOLOGY (BERLIN) 160(1):195-209. 2013. Population trends of Steller sea lions (Eumetopias jubatus) with respect to remote sensing measures of chlorophyll-a in critical habitat. 1.213 MB LEUNG, ELAINE S.; B. LOUISE CHILVERS; SHINICHI NAKAGAWA; ANTONI B. MOORE and BRUCE C. ROBERTSON. PLOS ONE 7(9) e45389. 11pp. 2012. Sexual segregation in juvenile New Zealand sea lion foraging ranges: Implications for intraspecific competition, population dynamics and conservation. 0.291 MB LIWANAG, HEATHER E. M.; ANNALISA BERTA; DANIEL P. COSTA; SUZANNE M. BUDGE and TERRIE M. WILLIAMS. BIOLOGICAL JOURNAL OF THE LINNEAN SOCIETY 107(4):774-787. 2012. Morphological and thermal properties of mammalian insulation: The evolutionary transition to blubber in pinnipeds. 0.388 MB LONE, KAREN; JON AARS and ROLF ANKER IMS. POLAR BIOLOGY 36(1):27-39. 2013. Site fidelity of Svalbard polar bears revealed by mark-recapture positions. 0.620 MB LOWTHER, A. D. and S. D. GOLDSWORTHY. MARINE BIOLOGY (BERLIN) 159(12):2687-2696. 2012. 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Review of fin whale mortality events in the Adriatic Sea (1728-2012), with a description of a previously unreported killing. 0.269 MB PLON, S.; K. H. ALBRECHT; G. CLIFF and P. W. FRONEMAN. JOURNAL OF CETACEAN RESEARCH AND MANAGEMENT 12(2):265-276. 2012. Organ weights of three dolphin species (Sousa chinensis, Tursiops aduncus and Delphinus capensis) from South Africa: Implications for ecological adaptation? 0.381 MB RACICOT, RACHEL A. and ANNALISA BERTA. JOURNAL OF MORPHOLOGY 274(1):49-62. 2013. Comparative morphology of porpoise (Cetacea: Phocoenidae) pterygoid sinuses: Phylogenetic and functional implications. 0.896 MB RAMIREZ, KEN. VETERINARY CLINICS OF NORTH AMERICA: EXOTIC ANIMAL PRACTICE 15(3):413-423. 2012. Marine mammal training : The history of training animals for medical behaviors and keys to their success. 0.095 MB REICHMUTH, COLLEEN; ASILA GHOUL and BRANDON L. SOUTHALL. JOURNAL OF THE ACOUSTICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA 132(4):2147-2150. 2012. Letters to the editor. 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High-speed vessel noises in West Hong Kong waters and their contributions relative to Indo-Pacific humpback dolphins (Sousa chinensis). 1.260 MB SIROVIC, ANA; LAUREN N. WILLIAMS; SARA M. KEROSKY; SEAN M. WIGGINS and JOHN A. HILDEBRAND. MARINE BIOLOGY (BERLIN) 160(1):47-57. 2013. Temporal separation of two fin whale call types across the eastern North Pacific. 0.498 MB SONSTHAGEN, SARAH A.; CHADWICK V. JAY; ANTHONY S. FISCHBACH; GEORGE K. SAGE and SANDRA L. TALBOT. JOURNAL OF MAMMALOGY 93(6):1512-1524. 2012. Spatial genetic structure and asymmetrical gene flow within the Pacific walrus. 0.374 MB SPITZ, JEROME; ANDREW W. TRITES; VANESSA BECQUET; ANIK BRIND'AMOUR; YVES CHEREL; ROBERT GALOIS and VINCENT RIDOUX. PLOS ONE 7(11) e50096. 7pp. 2012. Cost of living dictates what whales, dolphins and porpoises eat: The importance of prey quality on predator foraging strategies. 0.334 MB SUNDQVIST, LISA; TERO HARKONEN; CARL JOHAN SVENSSON and KARIN C. HARDING. AMBIO 41(8):865-872. 2012. 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Interactions among sea otters, sea stars, and suspension-feeding invertebrates in the western Aleutian archipelago. 0.370 MB WALTZEK, T. B.; G. CORTES-HINOJOSA; J. F. X. WELLEHAN, JR and GREGORY C. GRAY. ZOONOSES AND PUBLIC HEALTH 59(8):521-535. 2012. Marine mammal zoonoses: A review of disease manifestations. 0.113 MB WAPLES, DANIELLE M.; LESLEY H. THORNE; LYNNE E. W. HODGE; ERIN K. BURKE; KIM W. URIAN and ANDREW J. READ. BIOLOGICAL CONSERVATION 157:163-171. 2013. A field test of acoustic deterrent devices used to reduce interactions between bottlenose dolphins and a coastal gillnet fishery. 1.005 MB WILCOCK, WILLIAM S. D. JOURNAL OF THE ACOUSTICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA 132(4):2408-2419. 2012. Tracking fin whales in the northeast Pacific Ocean with a seafloor seismic network. 2.458 MB WISNIEWSKA, DANUTA MARIA; MARK JOHNSON; KRISTIAN BEEDHOLM; MAGNUS WAHLBERG and PETER TEGLBERG MADSEN. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY 215(24):4358-4373. 2012. Acoustic gaze adjustments during active target selection in echolocating porpoises. 6.267 MB WU, YINGLIN; JINGCHUN SHI; GENE J. ZHENG; PING LI; BO LIANG; TUFENG CHEN; YUPING WU and WENHUA LIU. SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 444:423-429. 2013. Evaluation of organochlorine contamination in Indo-Pacific humpback dolphins (Sousa chinensis) from the Pearl River Estuary, China. 0.678 MB

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