December 2014 - MARMAM - devlists.uvic.ca

New publication on bottlenose dolphin's sexual segregation...
by Eduardo Morteo 28 Dec '14

28 Dec '14

Dear Marmam Members, My colleagues and I would like to announce the recent publication of our latest paper: Morteo E., Rocha-Olivares A., Abarca-Arenas L.G. 2014. Sexual segregation in coastal bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) in the south-western Gulf of Mexico. Aquatic Mammals, 40(4):375-385. ISSN: 1996-7292, doi: 10.1578/AM.40.4.2014.375 Abstract: Cetaceans are highly mobile species with complex social structures, aspects that play an important role in their fitness such as survival and offspring production. Population dispersal influences the dynamics of social species, which may vary with age, sex, or individual status, thus resulting in segregation; however, sex-related dispersal and social affiliations have been studied only in a handful of species at few locations. We conducted a 2-y photographic survey in an open habitat off the coast of Mexico to determine if site fidelity, residency, and social affiliations in male and female bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) revealed sexual segregation. Forty-one surveys yielded 167 h of field effort and 61 h of observations. From 174 different individuals, we sexed 38 females and 11 males (45% positively and 55% tentatively). Females were more resident (p < 0.05), had higher site fidelity (p < 0.05), and had weaker associations (p < 0.05) with a higher number of partners (p < 0.05) than males and putative males. Associations were not dictated by differences in sample size or temporal patterns between sexes, and 53% of recorded partnerships were preferred/avoided relationships. Although the composition of social interactions in the community was highly dynamic, it unveiled evidence of sexual segregation. Temporal and social patterns suggest that males may be primarily responsible for gene flow among adjacent locations. Female associations occurred within a large but unstable network, potentially resembling “bands”; conversely, males and putative males only grouped in pairs or trios, showing significant temporal changes in their relationships, and potentially resembling first- and second-order alliances. Detailed behavioral and genetic data are needed to unravel the social dynamics of this dolphin community and the mechanisms driving their evolutionary change. Please e-mail me if you want a PDF copy (eduardo.morteo(a)gmail.com <mailto:eduardo.morteo@gmail.com>); also, please feel free to check our other contributions at: http://www.uv.mx/personal/emorteo/publicaciones/ <http://www.uv.mx/personal/emorteo/publicaciones/> Cheers! Eduardo Morteo, Dr. Head Researcher Marine Mammal Laboratory Institute of Biological Research Institute of Marine Sciences and Fisheries Universidad Veracruzana 617 Calle Hidalgo, Col. Río Jamapa, Boca del Río, Veracruz, Mexico. CP 94290 Ph: +52 (229) 956 72 27 Ext. 114 Fax: +52 (229) 956 70 70 E-mail: emorteo(a)uv.mx http://www.uv.mx/personal/emorteo/ http://uv-mx.academia.edu/EMorteo https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Eduardo_Morteo/?ev=hdr_xprf http://scholar.google.com.mx/citations?user=fDUl-IIAAAAJ

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Recent publication on comparing acoustic and satellite tracking with dugongs
by Daniel Zeh 26 Dec '14

26 Dec '14

Greetings! I'd like to announce the recent publication of the following paper: Daniel R. Zeh, Michelle R. Heupel, Colin J. Limpus, Mark Hamann, Mariana M.P.B. Fuentes, Russel C. Babcock, Richard D. Pillans, Kathy A. Townsend, Helene Marsh. Is acoustic tracking appropriate for air-breathing marine animals? Dugongs as a case study, Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, Volume 464, March 2015, Pages 1-10, ISSN 0022-0981, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jembe.2014.11.013. Abstract Marine animals face increased pressure through expanded shipping and recreational activities. Effective conservation and management of large species like marine mammals or sea turtles depend on knowledge of movement and habitat use. Previous studies have used data collected from either satellite or acoustic telemetry but rarely both. In this study, data from satellite and acoustic technologies were used to: determine the efficacy of satellite and acoustic telemetry to define dugong movement patterns; compare the benefits and limitations of each approach; examine the costs of each approach in relation to the amount and type of data provided; and relate telemetry data to the boundaries of a Go Slow area designed to protect dugongs and turtles from vessel strike within an urbanised coastal embayment (Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia). Twenty-one dugongs were captured in seagrass habitats on the Eastern Banks of Moreton Bay in July-September 2012 and July 2013 and fitted with GPS and acoustic transmitters. Both satellite and acoustic telemetry produced reliable presence and movement data for individual dugongs. When the dugongs were within the range of the acoustic array, there was relatively good correspondence between the overall space use measures derived from GPS and acoustic transmitters, demonstrating that acoustic tracking is a potentially valuable and cost-effective tool for monitoring local dugong habitat use in environments equipped with acoustic receiver arrays. Acoustic technology may be particularly useful for species that establish home ranges with stable residency especially near large urban or port environs. However, the relative merits of the two technologies depend on the research question in the context of the species of interest, the location of the study and whether the study site has an established acoustic array. The article can be freely accessed using this link: http://authors.elsevier.com/a/1QGST51aUF43H until February 14, 2015. Happy New Year! Daniel R. Zeh PhD Candidate James Cook University College of Marine and Environmental Sciences

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New Articles
by David S. Janiger 26 Dec '14

26 Dec '14

Hi, All Hope all of you had a great holiday and wish you a happy New Year. Here's the latest posting of new PDF's that are available. File sizes have been included. Abstracts also available on request. Please let me know of any mistakes. 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 ADACHI, TAIKI; JENNIFER L. MARESH; PATRICK W. ROBINSON; SARAH H. PETERSON; DANIEL P. COSTA; YASUHIKO NAITO; YUUKI Y. WATANABE and AKINORI TAKAHASHI. PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY OF LONDON SERIES B BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES 281(1797). Article 20142120. 9pp. 2014. The foraging benefits of being fat in a highly migratory marine mammal. 1.724 MB ADAMS, JEFFREY; TODD SPEAKMAN; ERIC ZOLMAN; GREG MITCHUM; EDWARD WIRTH; GREGORY D. BOSSART and PATRICIA A. FAIR. ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 135:346-353. 2014. The relationship between land use and emerging and legacy contaminants in an Apex predator, the bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus), from two adjacent estuarine watersheds. 1.606 MB AHN, SOEON; HYUN WOO KIM; SUAM KIM; YEONG RAN LEE; KYUM JOON PARK; DOO NAM KIM and DOO HAE AN. ANIMAL CELLS AND SYSTEMS 18(5):340-350. 2014. Diet of long-beaked common dolphin (Delphinus capensis) in the East Sea, Korea. 0.514 MB AKMAJIAN, ADRIANNE; JOHN CALAMBOKIDIS; JESSICA L. HUGGINS and DYANNA LAMBOURN. NORTHWESTERN NATURALIST 95(2):83-91. 2014. Age, region, and temporal patterns of trace elements measured in stranded harbor seals (Phoca vitulina richardii) from Washington inland waters. 0.160 MB AKSENOV, ALEXANDER A.; LAURA YEATES; ALBERTO PASAMONTES; CRAIG SIEBE; YURIY ZRODNIKOV; JASON SIMMONS; MITCHELL M. MCCARTNEY; JEAN-PIERRE DEPLANQUE; RANDALL S. WELLS and CRISTINA E. DAVIS. ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY 86(21):10616-10624. 2014. Metabolite content profiling of bottlenose dolphin exhaled breath. 0.323 MB ALMONTE, CARLA. ANIMAL BEHAVIOR AND COGNITION 1(4):502-517. 2014. Classification of captive North American river otters (Lontra canadensis) vocal repertoires: Individual variations, and age class comparisons. 0.775 MB ANDO-MIZOBATA, NORIKO; KOTARO ICHIKAWA; NOBUAKI ARAI and HIDEHIRO KATO. MAMMAL STUDY 39(2):121-127. 2014. Short communication. Does boat noise affect dugong (Dugong dugon) vocalization? 0.477 MB ANDRIANOV, V. V. BIOLOGY BULLETIN 41(8):690-702. 2014. Original Russian published in Zoologicheskii Zhurnal 93(2):284-296. 2014. Specific features of the spatial and temporal distribution of the White Sea population of harp seal. 1.194 MB ARAUJO, CLARYANA C. and JOHN Y. WANG. ORYX 49(1):17-24. 2014. The dammed river dolphins of Brazil: Impacts and conservation. 0.287 MB AREVALO-GONZALEZ, GLORIA KATHERINE; DELMA NATALY CASTELBLANCO-MARTINEZ; PEDRO SANCHEZ-PALOMINO; HUGO FERNANDO LOPEZ-AREVALO and MIRIAM MARMONTEL. JOURNAL OF THREATENED TAXA 6(6):5830-5837. 2014. Complementary methods to estimate population size of Antillean manatees (Sirenia: Trichechidae) at Cienaga de Paredes, Santander, Colombia. 0.650 MB ARZI, B.; M. K. MURPHY; D. M. LEALE; N. VAPNIARSKY-ARZI and F. J. M. VERSTRAETE. ARCHIVES OF ORAL BIOLOGY 60(1):208-215. 2015. The temporomandibular joint of California sea lions (Zalophus californianus): Part 1 - Characterisation in health and disease. 2.124 MB ARZI, B.; D. M. LEALE; N. L. SINAI; P. H. KASS; A. LIN and F. J. M. VERSTRAETE. ARCHIVES OF ORAL BIOLOGY 60(1):216-222. 2015. The temporomandibular joint of California sea lions (Zalophus californianus): Part 2 - Osteoarthritic changes. 1.933 MB BANDYOPADHYAY, PROMODE R. and AREN M. HELLUM. SCIENTIFIC REPORTS 4(6650). 10pp. 2014. Modeling how shark and dolphin skin patterns control transitional wall-turbulence vorticity patterns using spatiotemporal phase reset mechanisms. 2.049 MB BANKS, JONATHAN C.; S. CRAIG CARY and IAN D. HOGG. POLAR BIOLOGY 37(12):1857-1864. 2014. Isolated faecal bacterial communities found for Weddell seals, Leptonychotes weddellii, at White Island, McMurdo Sound, Antarctica. 0.499 MB BATISTA, RENATA LUCIA GUEDES; MARTIN R. ALVAREZ; MARIA DO SOCORRO SANTOS DOS REIS; MARTA JUSSARA CREMER and ALEXANDRE SCHIAVETTI. NORTH-WESTERN JOURNAL OF ZOOLOGY 10(1):93-100. Article 131802. 2014. Site fidelity and habitat use of the Guiana dolphin, Sotalia guianensis (Cetacea: Delphinidae), in the estuary of the Paraguacu River, northeastern Brazil. 0.807 MB BERARDI, TERRA; KAREN SHAPIRO; BARBARA A. BYRNE and WOUTRINA MILLER. JOURNAL OF ZOO AND WILDLIFE MEDICINE 45(3):527-533. 2014. Prevalence and characterization of Salmonella shed by captive and free-range California sea lions (Zalophus californianus) from a rehabilitation center and three state reserves along the California coast. 0.133 MB BERNAL-GUADARRAMA, MARIA JOSE; DANIEL GARCIA-PARRAGA; NUHACET FERNANDEZ-GALLARDO; RAFAEL ZAMORA-PADRON; VICTOR PACHECO; MARIA REYES-BATLLE; BASILIO VALLADRES; JACOB LORENZO-MORALES and ENRIQUE MARTINEZ-CARRETERO. ARCHIVES OF MICROBIOLOGY 196(11):785-790. 2014. Development of an indirect immunofluorescence technique for the evaluation of generated antibody titers against Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae in captive bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus). 0.206 MB BERROW, SIMON; RONAN HICHEY; IAN O'CONNOR and DAVID MCGRATH. BIOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENT: PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL IRISH ACADEMY 114(1), Article BIOE.2014.03. 16pp. 2014. Density estimates of harbour porpoises Phocoena phocoena at eight coastal sites in Ireland. 0.811 MB BESTER, M. N.; P. G. RYAN; W. A. BESTER and T. GLASS. POLAR BIOLOGY 37(11):1701-1703. 2014. Vagrant Antarctic fur seals at the Tristan da Cunha Islands. 0.628 MB BIDON, TOBIAS; AXEL JANKE; STEVEN R. FAIN; HANS GEIR EIKEN; SNORRE B. HAGEN; URMAS SAARMA; BJORN M. HALLSTROM; NICOLAS LECOMTE and FRANK HAILER. MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND EVOLUTION 31(6):1353-1363. 2014. Brown and polar bear Y chromosomes reveal extensive male-biased gene flow within brother lineages. 0.789 MB BLASI, MONICA F. and LUIGI BOITANI. PLOS ONE 9(12) e114849. 26pp. 2014. Complex social structure of an endangered population of bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) in the Aeolian Archipelago (Italy). 0.923 MB BODEWES, ROGIER; REBRIARINA HAPSARI; ANA RUBIO GARCIA; GUILLERMO J. SANCHEZ CONTRERAS; MARCO W. G. VAN DE BILDT; MIRANDA DE GRAAF; THIJS KUIKEN and ALBERT D. M. E. OSTERHAUS. PLOS ONE 9(10) e112129. 7pp. 2014. Molecular epidemiology of seal parvovirus, 1988-2014. 0.559 MB BRAGER, STEFAN; TAMAS KOPCSANYI and ZSUZSANNA BRAGER. MARINE BIODIVERSITY 44(4):553-557. 2014. First sightings of living Cuvier's beaked whales (Ziphius cavirostris) in Albanian waters. 1.263 MB BROWN, TANYA M.; SEBASTIAN LUQUE; BECKY SJARE; AARON T. FISK; CAREN C. HELBING and KEN J. REIMER. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 48(22):13110-13119. 2014. Satellite telemetry informs PCB source apportionment in a mobile, high trophic level marine mammal: The ringed seal (Pusa hispida). 0.423 MB BROWN, TANYA M.; PETER S. ROSS; KEN J. REIMER; NIK VELDHOEN; NEIL J. DANGERFIELD; AARON T. FISK and CAREN C. HELBING. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 48(21):12952-12961. 2014. PCB related effects thresholds as derived through gene transcript profiles in locally contaminated ringed seals (Pusa hispida). 1.714 MB BROWNING, HELEN M.; KARINA ACEVEDO-WHITEHOUSE; FRANCES M. D. GULLAND; AILSA J. HALL; JEANIE FINLAYSON; MARK P. DAGLEISH; KAREN J. BILLINGTON; KATHLEEN COLEGROVE and JOHN A. HAMMOND. PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY OF LONDON SERIES B BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES 281(1796). Article 20140240. 10pp. 2014. Evidence for a genetic basis of urogenital carcinoma in the wild California sea lion. 1.343 MB BUCHHOLTZ, EMILY A.; KAISA L. WAYRYNEN and IRIS W. LIN. EVOLUTION & DEVELOPMENT 16(6):382-393. 2007. Breaking constraint: Axial patterning in Trichechus (Mammalia: Sirenia). 1.126 MB CALLESON, C. SCOTT. ENDANGERED SPECIES RESEARCH 26(2):127-136. 2015. Issues and opportunities associated with using manatee mortality data to evaluate the effectiveness of manatee protection efforts in Florida. 0.456 MB CAMMEN, KRISTINA M.; PATRICIA E. ROSEL; RANDALL S. WELLS and ANDREW J. READ. AQUATIC TOXICOLOGY (AMSTERDAM) 157:150-158. 2014. Lack of variation in voltage-gated sodium channels of common bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) exposed to neurotoxic algal blooms. 0.988 MB CHEN, MINMIN; JINSONG ZHENG; MIN WU; RUI RUAN; QINGZHONG ZHAO and DING WANG. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES 15(7):11307-11323. 2014. Genetic diversity and population structure of the critically endangered Yangtze finless porpoise (Neophocaena asiaeorientalis asiaeorientalis) as revealed by mitochondrial and microsatellite DNA. 0.980 MB COLLINS, CATHERINE J.; NICOLAS J. RAWLENCE; STEFAN PROST; CHRISTIAN N. K. ANDERSON; MICHAEL KNAPP; R. PAUL SCOFIELD; BRUCE C. ROBERTSON; IAN SMITH; ELIZABETH A. MATISOO-SMITH; B. LOUISE CHILVERS and JONATHAN M. WATERS. PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY OF LONDON SERIES B BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES 281(1786). Article 20140097. 8pp. 2014. Extinction and recolonization of coastal megafauna following human arrival in New Zealand. 0.720 MB CONN, PAUL B.; DEVIN S. JOHNSON; LOWELL W. FRITZ and BRIAN S. FADELY. CANADIAN JOURNAL OF FISHERIES AND AQUATIC SCIENCES 71(8):1229-1242. 2014. Examining the utility of fishery and survey data to detect prey removal effects on Steller sea lions (Eumetopias jubatus). 0.413 MB COOK, TAYLOR C.; KIRA JAMES and MADDALENA BEARZI. MARINE POLICY 51:573-583. 2015. Angler perceptions of California sea lion (Zalophus californianus) depredation and marine policy in Southern California. 0.729 MB COPE, R. C.; P. K. POLLETT; J. M. LANYON and J. M. SEDDON. BIOLOGICAL CONSERVATION 181:91-101. 2015. Indirect detection of genetic dispersal (movement and breeding events) through pedigree analysis of dugong populations in southern Queensland, Australia. 0.974 MB CORREIA, ANA M.; PAOLA TEPSICH; MASSIMILIANO ROSSO; RUI CALDEIRA and ISABEL SOUSA-PINTO. JOURNAL OF MARINE SYSTEMS 143:73-85. 2015. Cetacean occurrence and spatial distribution: Habitat modelling for offshore waters in the Portuguese EEZ (NE Atlantic). 2.919 MB CORRIGAN, COLLEEN M.; JEFF A. ARDRON; MIA T. COMEROS-RAYNAL; ERICH HOYT; GIUSEPPE NOTARBARTOLO DI SCIARA and KENT E. CARPENTER. AQUATIC CONSERVATION: MARINE AND FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEMS 24(Supp2):166-183. 2014. Developing important marine mammal area criteria: Learning from ecologically or biologically significant areas and key biodiversity areas. 0.620 MB CRERAR, LORELEI D.; ANDREW P. CRERAR; DARYL P. DOMNING and E. C. M. PARSONS. BIOLOGY LETTERS 10(11). 20140878. 5pp. 2014. Rewriting the history of an extinction - was a population of Steller's sea cows (Hydrodamalis gigas) at St Lawrence Island also driven to extinction? 0.485 MB CROSSMAN, CARLA A.; LANCE G. BARRETT-LENNARD and ERIC B. TAYLOR. ENDANGERED SPECIES RESEARCH 26(1):1-12. 2015. Population structure and intergeneric hybridization in harbour porpoises Phocoena phocoena in British Columbia, Canada. 0.487 MB CURRY, ERIN; JEFF WYATT; LAWRENCE J. SOREL; KATHERINE M. MACKINNON and TERRI L. ROTH. JOURNAL OF ZOO AND WILDLIFE MEDICINE 45(3):645-649. 2014. Ovulation induction and artificial insemination of a captive polar bear (Ursus maritimus) using fresh semen. 0.181 MB CURSACH, JAIME A.; CRISTIAN G. SUAZO and JAIME R. RAU. REVISTA DE BIOLOGIA MARINA Y OCEANOGRAFIA 49(2):373-377. 2014. Depredacion del lobo marino comun Otaria flavescens sobre el pinguino de penacho amarillo Eudyptes c. chrysocome en isla Gonzalo, Diego Ramírez, sur de Chile. (Predation of South American sea lion Otaria flavescens on Southern Rockhopper penguin Eudyptes c. chrysocome in Gonzalo Island, Diego Ramírez, southernmost Chile) 0.591 MB DARES, LAUREN E.; JORDAN M. HOFFMAN; SHIH CHU YANG and JOHN Y. WANG. AQUATIC MAMMALS 40(4):368-374. 2014. Short note. Habitat characteristics of the critically endangered Taiwanese humpback dolphins (Sousa chinensis) of the eastern Taiwan Strait. 1.237 MB DEL CASTILLO, DANIELA L.; DAVID A. FLORES and HUMBERTO L. CAPPOZZO. JOURNAL OF MORPHOLOGY 275(12):1366-1375. 2014. Ontogenetic development and sexual dimorphism of franciscana dolphin skull: A 3D geometric morphometric approach. 0.367 MB DINES, JAMES P.; ERIK OTAROLA-CASTILLO; PETER RALPH; JESSE ALAS; TIMOTHY DALEY; ANDREW D. SMITH and MATTHEW D. DEAN. EVOLUTION 68(11):3296-3306. 2014. Sexual selection targets cetacean pelvic bones. 0.878 MB DRANSFIELD, ANDREA; ELLEN HINES; JENNIFER MCGOWAN; BARBARA HOLZMAN; NADAV NUR; MEREDITH ELLIOTT; JULIE HOWAR and JAIME JAHNCKE. ENDANGERED SPECIES RESEARCH 26(1):39-57. 2015. Where the whales are: Using habitat modeling to support changes in shipping regulations within National Marine Sanctuaries in Central California. 4.468 MB ELWEN, SIMON H.; NICOLO TONACHELLA; JACO BARENDSE; TIM COLLINS; PETER B. BEST; HOWARD C. ROSENBAUM; RUTH H. LEENEY and TESS GRIDLEY. JOURNAL OF MAMMALOGY 95(5):1064-1076. 2014. Humpback whales off Namibia: occurrence, seasonality, and a regional comparison of photographic catalogs and scarring. 0.590 MB FALL, JOHANNA and METTE SKERN-MAURITZEN. MARINE BIOLOGY RESEARCH 10(10):957-971. 2014. White-beaked dolphin distribution and association with prey in the Barents Sea. 0.753 MB FENG, PING; JINSONG ZHENG; STEPHEN J. ROSSITER; DING WANG and HUABIN ZHAO. GENOME BIOLOGY AND EVOLUTION 6(6):1254-1265. 2014. Massive losses of taste receptor genes in toothed and baleen whales. 2.457 MB FIELDING, RUSSELL and DAVID W. EVANS. MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN 89(1-2):30-34. 2014. Mercury in Caribbean dolphins (Stenella longirostris and Stenella frontalis) caught for human consumption off St. Vincent, West Indies. 1.112 MB FINNERAN, JAMES J.; MADDIE SCHROTH-MILLER; NANCY BORROR; MEGAN TORMEY; ARIAL BREWER; AMY BLACK; KIMBERLY BAKHTIARI and GAVIN GOYA. JOURNAL OF THE ACOUSTICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA 136(5):2876-2886. 2014. Multi-echo processing by a bottlenose dolphin operating in "packet" transmission mode at long range. 1.574 MB FOSSI, M. C.; C. PANTI; L. MARSILI; S. MALTESE; D. COPPOLA; B. JIMENEZ; J. MUNOZ-ARNANZ; M. G. FINOIA; L. ROJAS-BRACHO and J. URBAN-R. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH 21(23):13353-13366. 2014. Could feeding habit and migratory behaviour be the causes of different toxicological hazard to cetaceans of Gulf of California (Mexico)? 1.877 MB FRITZ, LOWELL W.; ROD TOWELL; THOMAS S. GELATT; DEVIN S. JOHNSON and THOMAS R. LOUGHLIN. ENDANGERED SPECIES RESEARCH 26(1):13-24. 2015. Recent increases in survival of western Steller sea lions in Alaska and implications for recovery. 1.111 MB GHOUL, ASILA and COLLEEN REICHMUTH. JOURNAL OF COMPARATIVE PHYSIOLOGY A NEUROETHOLOGY, SENSORY, NEURAL AND BEHAVIORAL PHYSIOLOGY 200(11):967-981. 2014. Hearing in the sea otter (Enhydra lutris): Auditory profiles for an amphibious marine carnivore. 0.652 MB GOMEZ, JONATAN J. and MARCELO H. CASSINI. GLOBAL ECOLOGY AND CONSERVATION 3:90-99. 2015. Environmental predictors of habitat suitability and biogeographical range of Franciscana dolphins (Pontoporia blainvillei). 0.827 MB GONG, MIN and GEOFFREY HEAL. ENVIRONMENTAL AND RESOURCE ECONOMICS 59(4):503-523. 2014. Why do people care about sea lions? A fishing game to study the value of endangered species. 2.065 MB GONZALVO, JOAN; IOANNIS GIOVOS and SANDRO MAZZARIOL. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL MARINE BIOLOGY AND ECOLOGY 463:32-38. 2015. Prevalence of epidermal conditions in common bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) in the Gulf of Ambracia, western Greece. 2.496 MB GRANDFIELD, KATHRYN; NETTA LEV-TOV CHATTAH; SABRA DJOMEHRI; NAOMI EIDELMANN; FREDERICK C. EICHMILLER; SAMUEL WEBB; P. JAMES SCHUCK; MARTIN NWEEIA and SUNITA P. HO. PROCEEDINGS OF THE INSTITUTION OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERS PART H-JOURNAL OF ENGINEERING IN MEDICINE 228(8):754-767. 2014. The narwhal (Monodon monoceros) cementum-dentin junction: A functionally graded biointerphase. 1.207 MB GRECH, A.; G. J. PARRA; I. BEASLEY; J. BRADLEY; S. JOHNSON; S. WHITING; LI-ANTHAWIRRIYARRA SEA RANGERS; YANYUWA FAMILIES and H. MARSH. BIODIVERSITY AND CONSERVATION 23(13):3319-3338. 2014. Local assessments of marine mammals in cross-cultural environments. 2.276 MB GUIDINO, CHIARA; MIGUEL A. LLAPAPASCA; SEBASTIAN SILVA; BELEN ALCORTA and ALDO S. PACHECO. PLOS ONE 9(10) e112627. 13pp. 2014. Patterns of spatial and temporal distribution of humpback whales at the southern limit of the Southeast Pacific breeding area. 1.754 MB HALLOY, ARNAUD and VERONIQUE SERVAIS. ETHOS 42(4):479-504. 2014. Enchanting gods and dolphins: A cross-cultural analysis of uncanny encounters. 0.179 MB HAMILTON, STEPHEN G.; LAURA CASTRO DE LA GUARDIA; ANDREW E. DEROCHER; VICKI SAHANATIEN; BRUNO TREMBLAY and DAVID HUARD. PLOS ONE 9(11) e113746. 7pp. 2014. Projected polar bear sea ice habitat in the Canadian Arctic Archipelago. 0.566 MB HAMNER, REBECCA M.; PAUL WADE; MARC OREMUS; MARTIN STANLEY; PHILLIP BROWN; ROCHELLE CONSTANTINE and C. SCOTT BAKER. ENDANGERED SPECIES RESEARCH 26(1):87-92. 2015. Critically low abundance and limits to human-related mortality for the Maui's dolphin. 0.477 MB HECKMANN, RICHARD; ALI HALAJIAN; ATIF EL-NAGGAR and WILMIEN LUUS-POWELL. IRANIAN JOURNAL OF PARASITOLOGY 9(2):266-275. 2014. A histopathology study of Caspian seal (Pusa caspica) (Phocidae, Mammalia) liver infected with trematode, Pseudamphistomum truncatum (Rudolphi, 1819) (Opisthorchidae, Trematoda). 0.699 MB HERZING, DENISE L. ACTA ASTRONAUTICA 105(2):534-537. 2014. Clicks, whistles and pulses: Passive and active signal use in dolphin communication. 0.255 MB HOCKING, DAVID P.; MARCIA SALVERSON; ERICH M. G. FITZGERALD and ALISTAIR R. EVANS. PLOS ONE 9(10) e112521. 8pp. 2014. Australian fur seals (Arctocephalus pusillus doriferus) use raptorial biting and suction feeding when targeting prey in different foraging scenarios. 0.554 MB HORNING, MARKUS and JO-ANN E. MELLISH. FISHERY BULLETIN 112(4):297-310. 2014. In cold blood: Evidence of Pacific sleeper shark (Somniosus pacificus) predation on Steller sea lions (Eumetopias jubatus) in the Gulf of Alaska. 0.715 MB HUANG, SHIANG-LIN; WEI-LUN CHANG and LESZEK KARCZMARSKI. ENDANGERED SPECIES RESEARCH 26(2):147-159. 2015. Population trends and vulnerability of humpback dolphins Sousa chinensis off the west coast of Taiwan. 0.402 MB JACKSON, JENNIFER A.; DEBBIE J. STEEL; P. BEERLI; BRADLEY C. CONGDON; CARLOS OLAVARRIA; MATTHEW S. LESLIE; CRISTINA POMILLA; HOWARD ROSENBAUM and C. SCOTT BAKER. PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY OF LONDON SERIES B BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES 281(1786). Article 20133222. 10pp. 2014. Global diversity and oceanic divergence of humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae). 1.305 MB JAUNIAUX, THIERRY; MUTIEN-MARIE GARIGLIANY; PAULINE LOOS; JEAN-LUC BOURGAIN; THIBAUT BOUVEROUX; FREDDY COIGNOUL; JAN HAELTERS; JACKY KARPOUZOPOULOS; SYLVAIN PEZERIL and DANIEL DESMECHT. PLOS ONE 9(12) e108993. 9pp. 2014. Bite injuries of grey seals (Halichoerus grypus) on harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena). 0.860 MB KELLY, KRISTA R.; MICHELLE L. HARRISON; DANIELE D. SIZE and SUZANNE E. MACDONALD. JOURNAL OF APPLIED ANIMAL WELFARE SCIENCE 18(1):17-31. 2014. Individual effects of seasonal changes, visitor density, and concurrent bear behavior on stereotypical behaviors in captive polar bears (Ursus maritimus). 1.252 MB KRASKA, JAMES; GUILLERMO ORTUNO CRESPO and DAVID W. JOHNSTON. MARINE POLICY 51:394-400. 2015. Bio-logging of marine migratory species in the law of the sea. 1.659 MB KREMERS, DOROTHEE; MARGARITA BRISENO JARAMILLO; MARTIN BOYE; ALBAN LEMASSON and MARTINE HAUSBERGER. ANIMAL BEHAVIOR AND COGNITION 1(4):464-469. 2014. Nocturnal vocal activity in captive bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus): Could dolphins have presleep choruses? 0.330 MB KREMERS, DOROTHEE; JULIANA LOPEZ MARULANDA; MARTINE HAUSBERGER and ALBAN LEMASSON. NATURWISSENSCHAFTEN 101(11):907-911. 2014. Behavioural evidence of magnetoreception in dolphins: Detection of experimental magnetic fields. 0.152 MB KRYUKOVA, N. V. BIOLOGY BULLETIN 41(8):681-689. 2014. Original Russian published in Zoologicheskii Zhurnal 93(4):600-609. 2014. The method of age determination of the Pacific walrus (Odobenus rosmarus divergens) using the layered structure of functional teeth. 1.049 MB KUZMINA, T. A.; E. T. LYONS and T. R. SPRAKER. PARASITOLOGY RESEARCH 113(12):4463-4470. 2014. Anisakids (Nematoda: Anisakidae) from stomachs of northern fur seals (Callorhinus ursinus) on St. Paul Island, Alaska: Parasitological and pathological analysis. 0.509 MB LAU, Q.; T. WILKIN; E. PAYNE; R. GRAY; J. GONGORA and D. P. HIGGINS. CONSERVATION GENETICS RESOURCES 6(4):813-816. 2014. Primers for amplifying major histocompatibility complex class II DQB and DRB exon 2 in the Australian sea lion (Neophoca cinerea). 0.213 MB LAURIANO, GIANCARLO; NINO PIERANTONIO; GREG DONOVAN and SIMONE PANIGADA. MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 100:86-93. 2014. Abundance and distribution of Tursiops truncatus in the Western Mediterranean Sea: An assessment towards the Marine Strategy Framework Directive requirements. 1.009 MB LEHNERT, K.; S. MULLER; L. WEIRUP; K. RONNENBERG; I. PAWLICZKA; T. ROSENBERGER and U. SIEBERT. MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN 88(1-2):311-318. 2014. Molecular biomarkers in grey seals (Halichoerus grypus) to evaluate pollutant exposure, health and immune status. 0.655 MB LEOPOLD, MARDIK F.; LINEKE BEGEMAN; JUDITH D. L. VAN BLEIJSWIJK; LONNEKE L. IJSSELDIJK; HARRY J. WITTE and ANDREA GRONE. PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY OF LONDON SERIES B BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES 281(1798). Article 20142429. 7pp. 2014. Exposing the grey seal as a major predator of harbour porpoises. 1.100 MB LEUCHTENBERGER, CAROLINE; RENATA SOUSA-LIMA; NICOLE DUPLAIX; WILLIAM E. MAGNUSSON and GUILHERME MOURAO. JOURNAL OF THE ACOUSTICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA 136(5):2861-2875. 2014. Vocal repertoire of the social giant otter. 0.672 MB LIN, WENZHI; CELINE H. FRERE; LESZEK KARCZMARSKI; JIA XIA; DUAN GUI and YUPING WU. SCIENTIFIC REPORTS 4(6572). 8pp. 2014. Phylogeography of the finless porpoise (genus Neophocaena): Testing the stepwise divergence hypothesis in the northwestern Pacific. 1.079 MB LODI, LILIANE; MAURICIO CANTOR; FABIO G. DAURA-JORGE and CASSIANO MONTEIRO-NETO. MARINE ECOLOGY 35(4):516-527. 2014. A missing piece from a bigger puzzle: Declining occurrence of a transient group of bottlenose dolphins off southeastern Brazil. 0.344 MB LOUIS, CAROLINE; ADRIAN COVACI; MARIE STAS; DANIEL E. CROCKER; GOVINDAN MALARVANNAN; ALIN C. DIRTU and CATHY DEBIER. ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 136:441-448. 2015. Bioaccumulation of hydroxylated polychlorinated biphenyls and pentachlorophenol in the serum of northern elephant seal pups (Mirounga angustirostris). 0.744 MB LOUIS, MARIE; MICHAEL C. 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Reducing bycatch in gillnets: A sensory ecology perspective. 0.824 MB MARSHALL, CHRISTOPHER D.; KELLY ROZAS; BRIAN KOT and VERENA A. GILL. FRONTIERS IN NEUROANATOMY 8, Article 121. 8pp. 2014. Innervation patterns of sea otter (Enhydra lutris) mystacial follicle-sinus complexes. 0.815 MB MASCHNER, HERBERT D. G.; ANDREW W. TRITES; KATHERINE L. REEDY-MASCHNER and MATTHEW BETTS. FISH AND FISHERIES 15(4):634-660. 2014. The decline of Steller sea lions (Eumetopias jubatus) in the North Pacific: Insights from indigenous people, ethnohistoric records and archaeological data. 1.440 MB MATEU, PAULA; VALENTINA NARDI; NATALIA FRAIJA-FERNANDEZ; SIMONETTA MATTIUCCI; LUIS GIL DE SOLA; JUAN ANTONIO RAGA; MERCEDES FERNANDEZ and FRANCISCO JAVIER AZNAR. DEEP SEA RESEARCH PART I: OCEANOGRAPHIC RESEARCH PAPERS 95:115-121. 2015. The role of lantern fish (Myctophidae) in the life-cycle of cetacean parasites from western Mediterranean waters. 0.494 MB MATISHOV, G. G.; N. G. CHELINTSEV; YU. I. GORYAEV; P. R. 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Surfacers change their dive tactics depending on the aim of the dive: Evidence from simultaneous measurements of breaths and energy expenditure. 1.463 MB ORGERET, F.; C. GARRIGUE; O. GIMENEZ and R. PRADEL. MARINE ECOLOGY PROGRESS SERIES 515:265-273. 2014. Robust assessment of population trends in marine mammals applied to New Caledonian humpback whales. 0.254 MB OSTERTAG, SONJA K.; ALYSSA C. SHAW; NILADRI BASU and HING MAN CHAN. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 48(19):11551-11559. 2014. Molecular and neurochemical biomarkers in Arctic beluga whales (Delphinapterus leucas) were correlated to brain mercury and selenium concentrations. 4.800 MB PACE III, RICHARD M.; TIMOTHY V. N. COLE and ALLISON G. HENRY. ENDANGERED SPECIES RESEARCH 26(2):115-126. 2015. Incremental fishing gear modifications fail to significantly reduce large whale serious injury rates. 0.467 MB PAEZ-ROSAS, DIEGO; MONICA RODRIGUEZ-PEREZ and MARJORIE RIOFRIO-LAZO. RAPID COMMUNICATIONS IN MASS SPECTROMETRY 28(23):2550-2558. 2014. Competition influence in the segregation of the trophic niche of otariids: A case study using isotopic Bayesian mixing models in Galapagos pinnipeds. 0.932 MB PALMER, CAROL; GUIDO J. PARRA; TRACEY ROGERS and JOHN WOINARSKI. PACIFIC CONSERVATION BIOLOGY 20(1):116-125. 2014. Collation and review of sightings and distribution of three coastal dolphin species in waters of the Northern Territory, Australia. 2.513 MB PAPALE, E.; M. AZZOLIN; I. CASCAO; A. GANNIER; M. O. LAMMERS; V. M. MARTIN; J. OSWALD; M. PEREZ-GIL; R. PRIETO; M. A. SILVA and C. GIACOMA. ETHOLOGY, ECOLOGY & EVOLUTION 26(4):392-404. 2014. Macro- and micro-geographic variation of short-beaked common dolphin's whistles in the Mediterranean Sea and Atlantic Ocean. 0.515 MB PASO-VIOLA, MARIA NATALIA; PABLO DENUNCIO; MARIA FERNANDA NEGRI; DIEGO RODRIGUEZ; RICARDO BASTIDA and HUMBERTO LUIS CAPPOZZO. REVISTA DE BIOLOGIA MARINA Y OCEANOGRAFIA 49(2):393-400. 2014. Diet composition of franciscana dolphin Pontoporia blainvillei from southern Buenos Aires, Argentina and its interaction with fisheries. 1.641 MB PARSONS, E. C. M.; BRETT FAVARO; A. ALONSO AGUIRRE; AMY L. BAUER; LOUISE K. BLIGHT; JOHN A CIGLIANO; MELINDA A. COLEMAN; ISABELLE M. COTE; MEGAN DRAHEIM; STEPHEN FLETCHER; MELISSA M. FOLEY; REBECCA JEFFERSON; MIRANDA C. JONES; BRENDAN P. KELAHER; CAROLYN J. LUNDQUIST; JULIE-BETH MCCARTHY; ANNE NELSON; KATHERYN PATTERSON; LESLIE WALSH; ANDREW J. WRIGHT and WILLIAM J. SUTHERLAND. CONSERVATION BIOLOGY 28(5):1206-1214. 2014. Seventy-one important questions for the conservation of marine biodiversity. 0.255 MB PAVANATO, H.; K. G. SILVA; S. C. ESTIMA; D. S. MONTEIRO and P. G. KINAS. BRAZILIAN JOURNAL OF BIOLOGY 73(4):855-862. 2014. Occupancy dynamics of South American sea-lions in Brazilian haul-outs. 1.458 MB PEARSON, ELISSA; SARAH MELLISH; BEN SANDERS and CARLA LITCHFIELD. MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN 89(1-2):136-148. 2014. Marine wildlife entanglement: Assessing knowledge, attitudes, and relevant behaviour in the Australian community. 1.249 MB PENEL, MARIE and FABIENNE DELFOUR. ANIMAL BEHAVIOR AND COGNITION 1(4):434-445. 2014. Are California sea lions (Zalophus californianus) sensitive to the attentional state of their caretakers? 0.793 MB PIROTTA, ENRICO; NATHAN D. MERCHANT; PAUL M. THOMPSON; TIM R. BARTON and DAVID LUSSEAU. BIOLOGICAL CONSERVATION 181:82-89. 2015. Quantifying the effect of boat disturbance on bottlenose dolphin foraging activity. 0.909 MB POMILLA, CRISTINA; ANA R. AMARAL; TIM COLLINS; GIANNA MINTON; KEN FINDLAY; MATTHEW S. LESLIE; LOUISA PONNAMPALAM; ROBERT BALDWIN and HOWARD ROSENBAUM. PLOS ONE 9(12) e114162. 22pp. 2014. The world's most isolated and distinct whale population? Humpback whales of the Arabian Sea. 1.198 MB PRIETO, RUI; MONICA A. SILVA; GORDON T. WARING and JOAO M. A. GONCALVES. ENDANGERED SPECIES RESEARCH 26(2):103-113. 2015. Sei whale movements and behaviour in the North Atlantic inferred from satellite telemetry. 0.916 MB RATNARAJAH, LAVENIA; ANDREW R. BOWIE; DELPHINE LANNUZEL; KLAUS M. MEINERS and STEPHEN NICOL. PLOS ONE 9(12) e114067. 18pp. 2014. The biogeochemical role of baleen whales and krill in Southern Ocean nutrient cycling. 0.306 MB REINHART, N. R.; S. M. E. FORTUNE; P. R. RICHARD and C. J. D. MATTHEWS. MARINE BIODIVERSITY RECORDS 7: e121. 5pp. 2014. Rare sightings of white-beaked dolphins (Lagenorhynchus albirostris) off south-eastern Baffin Island, Canada. 0.268 MB REISINGER, RYAN R.; W. CHRIS OOSTHUIZEN; GUILLAUME PERON; DAWN CORY TOUSSAINT; RUSSEL D. ANDREWS and P. J. NICO DE BRUYN. PLOS ONE 9(10) e111835. 14pp. 2014. Satellite tagging and biopsy sampling of killer whales at subantarctic Marion Island: Effectiveness, immediate reactions and long-term responses. 2.877 MB ROBINSON, RUSTY; TOM S. SMITH; RANDY T. LARSEN and B. J. KIRSCHHOFFER. BIOSCIENCE 64(8):735-742. 2014. 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Acoustic and foraging behavior of a Baird's beaked whale, Berardius bairdii, exposed to simulated sonar. 1.064 MB STRAUSZ, MICHAEL. INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS OF THE ASIA-PACIFIC 14(3):455-478. 2014. Executives, legislatures, and whales: The birth of Japan's scientific whaling regime. 0.441 MB SYMONS, JOHN; ENRICO PIROTTA and DAVID LUSSEAU. JOURNAL OF APPLIED ECOLOGY 51(6):1584-1592. 2014. Sex differences in risk perception in deep-diving bottlenose dolphins leads to decreased foraging efficiency when exposed to human disturbance. 0.357 MB TEJSNER, PELLE. POLAR RECORD 50(4):430-439. 2014. Quota disputes and subsistence whaling in Qeqertarsuaq, Greenland. 0.210 MB THOMPSON, LAURA A.; TRACEY R. SPOON; CAROLINE E. C. GOERTZ; RODERICK C. HOBBS and TRACY A. ROMANO. PLOS ONE 9(12) e114062. 22pp. 2014. Blow collection as a non-jnvasive method for measuring cortisol in the beluga (Delphinapterus leucas). 2.227 MB TUCKER, MARLEE A. and TRACEY L. ROGERS. 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by Yager, Keegan 24 Dec '14

24 Dec '14

HDR EOC's Virginia Beach, VA office is currently in need of a Marine Scientist focused on Marine Species Monitoring projects worldwide. The ideal candidates will have Project Manager consulting expertise along with an extensive marine science background with specific interests focused on marine mammal abundance, distribution, behavioral responses to stimuli, and/or understanding the effects of underwater sound on marine mammals. This individual must possess excellent communication skills, a demonstrated history of reliability, strong work ethic, solid time management skills, and a demonstrated history of team-oriented performance. This position will assist in a wide range of project management and team support roles with our current clients. The ability to manage multiple projects from conception, planning, budgeting, reporting, and completion is key to succeeding in this role. Anticipated concentration of work assignments would be concentrated on the Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico Ocean areas. Must be detail oriented to perform work accurately in a team-oriented environment and have the demonstrated ability to direct the work of a variety of scientists; in addition to participating in offshore monitoring activities aboard small boats, aircraft, and large ships. Successful candidates must have a minimum of 3+ years of experience managing scientific research projects focused on marine mammal biology in a consulting or university-related research capacity; ideally this would include a background of direct interface with customers in a combination with Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) and Endangered Species Act (ESA) compliance. Knowledge of U.S. Navy training, oil and gas development, construction noise monitoring, or offshore renewable energy activities a plus. Masters Degree or higher in Marine Biology or a related field required. Excellent verbal and written communication skills. Demonstrated history of reliability, strong work ethic, solid time management skills are all musts. Travel up to 20% may be required. Applicant's employment is contingent up on their ability to obtain clearance at the 'Secret' level. For more information or to apply go to the link below: https://hdr.taleo.net/careersection/ex/jobdetail.ftl?job=137608 Keegan Yager Regional Recruiter HDR 11 Stanwix St, Suite 800 Pittsburgh, PA 15222 keegan.yager(a)hdrinc.com hdrinc.com/follow-us<http://hdrinc.com/follow-us>

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two new publications on strandings of harbour porpoises
by Pavel Gol'din 23 Dec '14

23 Dec '14

Dear colleagues, We are pleased to announce two upcoming publications on the strandings of harbour porpoises in the Sea of Azov: Vishnyakova, K., Gol’din, Cetacean stranding rate correlates with fish stock dynamics: Research of harbour porpoises in the Sea of Azov. Marine Biology doi: 10.1007/s00227-014-2600-x http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00227-014-2600-x The dynamics of the endangered population of the harbour porpoise (*Phocoena phocoena*) in the Azov Sea is currently unknown. It can be, however, estimated by stranding analysis. In 1999–2014, the porpoise stranding rates were regularly monitored at the southern coast of the Azov Sea, particularly at the uninhabited abraded coast of the Tarkhan Cape. Specifically, the general trends and annual fluctuations in strandings were compared to the catch reports of the Azov anchovy (*Engraulis encrasicolus*), an important prey for porpoises. It was observed that the fluctuations in stranding rates closely correlated with the population dynamics of the anchovy stock. A cosine function, based on the data from 1999–2012, correctly predicted maximum strandings in 2013 and their substantial decline in 2014. The function worked particularly well, when possible biases affecting carcass preservation, such as discovery rate and drift conditions, were reduced. In certain environments and over established time periods, the cetacean stranding rate can be an indicator of population trends. The use of stranding rates as such indicator may be verified by external factors, including the dynamics of prey stocks. Vishnyakova, K., Gol’din, P., Seasonality of strandings and bycatch of harbour porpoises in the Sea of Azov: the effects of fisheries, weather conditions and life history. ICES Journal of Marine Science doi: 10.1093/icesjms/fsu192 http://icesjms.oxfordjournals.org/content/early/2014/11/04/icesjms.fsu192.a… In this study, we analyse seasonal aspects of harbour porpoise strandings in the Sea of Azov and discuss factors affecting the stranding rate. Data on 633 strandings were obtained from monitoring of a 35-km long area of the south coast of the Sea of Azov in 1999–2013. A distinct peak of strandings fell in July and August: it depended on the bycatch peak and calving season. Stranding rates depended neither on weather conditions nor on the seasonal fishing activities (including IUU fisheries). Moreover, stranding peaks in the neighbouring Black Sea were also tied to the calving season rather than to the fishing activities. We suggest that the seasonal mortality patterns are indirectly determined by nutritional stress: in Atlantic, winter-stranding oceanic populations and summer-stranding inner-sea populations occur that also possibly differ in the seasonal dynamics of body mass, weaning time or duration of mother–calf association, and dentine structure. In a typical summer-stranding population, summer is the season of nutritional stress, parturition, independent foraging of yearlings and lactation of nursing females, which leads to the risky foraging behaviour near gillnets. Another possible factor of increased bycatch is the seasonal habitat preference, corresponding to the gillnet preferences. Therefore, stranding and bycatch seasonality of porpoises can largely be explained by the aspects of their life history and foraging behaviour rather than by weather conditions and fisheries. This supports the time–area closure strategy as an adequate conservation measure, which would consider minimizing the conflict of interest with fisheries. We will be grateful for your comments. You are welcome to contact me: pago(a)museum-sonderjylland.dk , pavelgoldin412(a)gmail.com On behalf of the authors, Pavel Pavel Gol'din Department of Natural History and Palaeontology, The Museum of Southern Jutland, Lergravsvej 2, 6510, Gram, Denmark

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Measuring acoustic habitats
by Nathan Merchant (Cefas) 23 Dec '14

23 Dec '14

Dear Colleagues, We are pleased to announce that the following paper has been published which may be of interest to Marmamers. It's a review of methods for monitoring acoustic habitats, both terrestrial and aquatic, and includes codes in MATLAB and R to produce calibrated acoustic measurements. This is the pre-proof version; the fully formatted version will be published Open Access in due course. With best wishes, Nathan Merchant Merchant, N.D., Fristrup, K.M., Johnson, M.P., Tyack, P.L., Witt, M.J., Blondel, P., Parks, S.E. (2015). Measuring acoustic habitats. Methods in Ecology and Evolution. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/2041-210X.12330 Summary 1.Many organisms depend on sound for communication, predator/prey detection, and navigation. The acoustic environment can therefore play an important role in ecosystem dynamics and evolution. A growing number of studies are documenting acoustic habitats and their influences on animal development, behaviour, physiology, and spatial ecology, which has led to increasing demand for passive acoustic monitoring (PAM) expertise in the life sciences. However, as yet, there has been no synthesis of data processing methods for acoustic habitat monitoring, which presents an unnecessary obstacle to would-be PAM analysts. 2.Here, we review the signal processing techniques needed to produce calibrated measurements of terrestrial and aquatic acoustic habitats. We include a supplemental tutorial and template computer codes in MATLAB and R, which give detailed guidance on how to produce calibrated spectrograms and statistical analyses of sound levels. Key metrics and terminology for the characterisation of biotic, abiotic, and anthropogenic sound are covered, and their application to relevant monitoring scenarios is illustrated through example datasets. To inform study design and hardware selection, we also include an up-to-date overview of terrestrial and aquatic PAM instruments. 3.Monitoring of acoustic habitats at large spatiotemporal scales is becoming possible through recent advances in PAM technology. This will enhance our understanding of the role of sound in the spatial ecology of acoustically sensitive species, and inform spatial planning to mitigate the rising influence of anthropogenic noise in these ecosystems. As we demonstrate in this work, progress in these areas will depend upon the application of consistent and appropriate PAM methodologies. ******* Dr Nathan Merchant Senior Scientist, Underwater Noise Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (Cefas) Pakefield Road Lowestoft Suffolk NR33 0HT +44 (0) 1502 527780 nathan.merchant(a)cefas.co.uk www.cefas.defra.gov.uk [cefas_logo_small] This email and any attachments are intended for the named recipient only. Its unauthorised use, distribution, disclosure, storage or copying is not permitted. If you have received it in error, please destroy all copies and notify the sender. In messages of a non-business nature, the views and opinions expressed are the author's own and do not necessarily reflect those of Cefas. Communications on Cefas’ computer systems may be monitored and/or recorded to secure the effective operation of the system and for other lawful purposes.

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WG: [Fwd: PostDoc research position]
by Siebert, Ursula 23 Dec '14

23 Dec '14

Dear Marmam, Marianne was sending you this email earlier. Unfortunally we realized that the University was missing in the address. Could you please replace it by the following text. Thank you, Ursula. Position available PostDoc research position Statistician – Anthropogenic Impacts on Marine Mammals ITAW, Germany The Institute for Terrestrial and Aquatic Wildlife Research (ITAW) of the University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Foundation (TiHo) is an interdisciplinary institute aiming to investigate the ecology of wild animals and to manage the impact of anthropogenic activities. Researchers of ITAWs marine section founded marine mammal research in Germany in 1989. Scientists at ITAW have recognised research strengths in abundance estimation, habitat use, bioacoustics, zoology, pathology as well as health monitoring of cetaceans and seals and coordinate the marine mammal stranding and population monitoring in Germany. The ITAW holds a unique position in Europe as researchers of many different disciplines ranging from veterinary research, zoology, marine biology, physics, geography, mathematics to engineering science conduct integrated research on wildlife. Recently, special focus has been put on the designation of marine protected areas and on investigation of the impact of human activities such as marine renewables, fisheries, navy exercises and marine debris. ITAW coordinates a large number of interdisciplinary projects, with funding from the German federal government and states, the German Research Foundation and the EU. ITAW scientists are actively participating in different international meetings and associations since 1990, including several ICES WGs, ASCOBANS, IWC and the Trilateral Seal Expert Group (TSEG) of the Common Wadden Sea Secretariat. Scientists are participating in implementing the EU MSFD, as well as indicators for OSPAR and HELCOM and participated in several EU funded projects such as SCANS and SCANSII. Due to this high-level expertise the network of collaborators is large and research is conducted worldwide, in other European countries as well as in Polar Regions (esp. the Southern Ocean). For our bioacoustics team, we are now recruiting an experienced statistician to be involved in stationary acoustic monitoring and quantification of the sub lethal effects of anthropogenic activities on harbour porpoise. Required knowledge, skills and abilities: - Ph.D. degree in biology, mathematics or related field; background in habitat modelling and quantification of environmental impacts on wildlife species - The successful candidate needs to demonstrate experience in one or more of these topics • Habitat modelling using GLM, GEE, GAM, mixed effects models, presence only models, Bayesian approaches of temporally auto-correlated time series data • Working with zero inflated data sets • Power analysis and simulation studies • Agent based modelling • Distance sampling • Programming skills in R and SQL • Basic knowledge of underwater sound propagation is helpful but not necessarily required - Preferred candidates will have • Experience/knowledge of impact assessments, • Outstanding verbal and written communication skills, including proven ability in writing of reports and scientific papers, grant proposal preparation, and oral presentations, • Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to work as a member of a multidisciplinary team, • Experience in project supervision and fundraising, Exchange with stakeholders and governmental institutions • The ability to acquire good German communication skills within short time if not already given Description of job duties: - Statistical analysis for multiple projects, - Development of statistically robust designs for experimental and ecological field studies, - Project supervision, reporting to funding agencies, - Evaluation of current methods, - Analysis of acoustic field data, - Undertake consultancy work for government agencies, - Development of new research opportunities and preparation of funding proposals, - Supervision of bachelor, master and PhD students We offer: - 100% position for 2 years, however, an extension is likely given successful grant applications, part time agreements are possible if necessary. - The salary is according to class 13 TVL of the German standard rates for public employees (100%) - Funds are available to support travel to conferences and workshops - Place of work is at ITAW’s aquatic section in Büsum (northern Germany) We would like to fill this position by 01 February 2015 (however, the position remains open until a suitable candidate is found); complete applications should be submitted by 15 January 2015. Please submit a letter of interest (max. 2 pages), a current CV and contact information of 3 references to Ursula Siebert (ursula.siebert(a)tiho-hannover.de) Please use the keyword „application“. Postal address: Prof. Prof. h. c. Dr. Ursula Siebert Institut f. Terrestrische und Aquatische Wildtierforschung (ITAW) University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Foundation Werfstr. 6 25761 Buesum Germany For general information on research at the TiHo and ITAW, see http://www.tiho-hannover.de Prof. Prof. h.c. Dr. Ursula Siebert Director of Institute Diplomate of European College of Zoological Medicine (Wildlife Populations Health) Fachtierärztin für Wildtiere (Certified Specialist in Wild Animals) Institute for Terrestrial and Aquatic Wildlife Research (ITAW) University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Foundation Bischofsholer Damm 15, 30173 Hannover Werftstr. 6, 25761 Büsum Germany Tel: 0511-856 8158 Fax: 0511-856 8181 Ursula.Siebert(a)tiho-hannover.de http://www.tiho-hannover.de/kliniken-institute/institute/institut-fuer-terr… ________________________________________ Von: Marianne Helene Rasmussen [mhr(a)hi.is] Gesendet: Dienstag, 23. Dezember 2014 13:07 An: Siebert(a)hi.is; Siebert, Ursula Betreff: [Fwd: PostDoc research position] FYI ---------------------------- Original Message ---------------------------- Subject: PostDoc research position From: "Marianne Helene Rasmussen" <mhr(a)hi.is> Date: Tue, December 23, 2014 7:37 am To: marmam(a)lists.uvic.ca -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Position available PostDoc research position Statistician – Anthropogenic Impacts on Marine Mammals ITAW, Germany The Institute for Terrestrial and Aquatic Wildlife Research (ITAW) of the University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Foundation (TiHo) is an interdisciplinary institute aiming to investigate the ecology of wild animals and to manage the impact of anthropogenic activities. Researchers of ITAWs marine section founded marine mammal research in Germany in 1989. Scientists at ITAW have recognised research strengths in abundance estimation, habitat use, bioacoustics, zoology, pathology as well as health monitoring of cetaceans and seals and coordinate the marine mammal stranding and population monitoring in Germany. The ITAW holds a unique position in Europe as researchers of many different disciplines ranging from veterinary research, zoology, marine biology, physics, geography, mathematics to engineering science conduct integrated research on wildlife. Recently, special focus has been put on the designation of marine protected areas and on investigation of the impact of human activities such as marine renewables, fisheries, navy exercises and marine debris. ITAW coordinates a large number of interdisciplinary projects, with funding from the German federal government and states, the German Research Foundation and the EU. ITAW scientists are actively participating in different international meetings and associations since 1990, including several ICES WGs, ASCOBANS, IWC and the Trilateral Seal Expert Group (TSEG) of the Common Wadden Sea Secretariat. Scientists are participating in implementing the EU MSFD, as well as indicators for OSPAR and HELCOM and participated in several EU funded projects such as SCANS and SCANSII. Due to this high-level expertise the network of collaborators is large and research is conducted worldwide, in other European countries as well as in Polar Regions (esp. the Southern Ocean). For our bioacoustics team, we are now recruiting an experienced statistician to be involved in stationary acoustic monitoring and quantification of the sub lethal effects of anthropogenic activities on harbour porpoise. Required knowledge, skills and abilities: - Ph.D. degree in biology, mathematics or related field; background in habitat modelling and quantification of environmental impacts on wildlife species - The successful candidate needs to demonstrate experience in one or more of these topics • Habitat modelling using GLM, GEE, GAM, mixed effects models, presence only models, Bayesian approaches of temporally auto-correlated time series data • Working with zero inflated data sets • Power analysis and simulation studies • Agent based modelling • Distance sampling • Programming skills in R and SQL • Basic knowledge of underwater sound propagation is helpful but not necessarily required - Preferred candidates will have • Experience/knowledge of impact assessments, • Outstanding verbal and written communication skills, including proven ability in writing of reports and scientific papers, grant proposal preparation, and oral presentations, • Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to work as a member of a multidisciplinary team, • Experience in project supervision and fundraising, Exchange with stakeholders and governmental institutions • The ability to acquire good German communication skills within short time if not already given Description of job duties: - Statistical analysis for multiple projects, - Development of statistically robust designs for experimental and ecological field studies, - Project supervision, reporting to funding agencies, - Evaluation of current methods, - Analysis of acoustic field data, - Undertake consultancy work for government agencies, - Development of new research opportunities and preparation of funding proposals, - Supervision of bachelor, master and PhD students We offer: - 100% position for 2 years, however, an extension is likely given successful grant applications, part time agreements are possible if necessary. - The salary is according to class 13 TVL of the German standard rates for public employees (100%) - Funds are available to support travel to conferences and workshops - Place of work is at ITAW’s aquatic section in Büsum (northern Germany) We would like to fill this position by 01 February 2015 (however, the position remains open until a suitable candidate is found); complete applications should be submitted by 15 January 2015. Please submit a letter of interest (max. 2 pages), a current CV and contact information of 3 references to Ursula Siebert (ursula.siebert(a)tiho-hannover.de) Please use the keyword „application“. Postal address: Prof. Dr. Ursula Siebert Institut f. Terrestrische und Aquatische Wildtierforschung (ITAW) Werfstr. 6 25761 Buesum Germany For general information on research at the TiHo and ITAW, see http://www.tiho-hannover.de -- Ph.D. Marianne Rasmussen The University of Iceland's research center in Húsavík Hafnarstétt 3 640 Húsavík Iceland

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Call for proposals - Irish Atlantic waters
by Oliver Ó Cadhla 22 Dec '14

22 Dec '14

Dear All, As part of a marine conservation & management initiative for the Irish offshore, the government has today published two separate Requests for Tenders (RFTs) for targeted scientific research under a new programme named OBSERVE. In each case, work is expected to commence in the spring of 2015. Web links to the RFTs are provided below and all details, contact points, addresses, etc can be found via the associated web pages: 1. Aerial surveys for cetaceans and seabirds: https://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/publicpurchase_frameset.asp?PID=83645&B=&… 2. Acoustic surveys: https://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/publicpurchase_frameset.asp?PID=83630&B=&… Kind regards and best wishes, Oliver Dr Oliver Ó Cadhla, c/o National Parks & Wildlife Service, Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, Ireland.

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SRRC First Vet Internship 2015
by Ana Rubio García 22 Dec '14

22 Dec '14

Dear colleagues, After a great experience with our first year Veterinary Intern, we are pleased to announce: VETERINARY DEPARTMENT INTERNSHIP – SEAL REHABILITATION AND RESEARCH CENTRE The Seal Rehabilitation and Research Center (SRRC) in Pieterburen, The Netherlands, has an exciting opportunity for a Veterinary Intern to work in our Veterinary and Seal Care Departments. This position is scheduled to start in March 2015 and lasts one year. This position requires a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree, and previous marine mammal or wildlife experience is a plus. The SRRC Veterinary Department includes two veterinarians and one veterinary intern. We are looking for a highly motivated and dynamic candidate who will join our team and will work closely in a team setting with staff and volunteers to assist with all aspects of veterinary care and husbandry of sick and injured seals. Other responsibilities include but are not limited to: daily care of animals, transport of live/dead marine animals, maintenance of daily nutritional and medical records, sampling for various research projects, and data entry. Additional duties and projects may be assigned by staff. This position is unpaid. The intern is required to find its own transportation to Pieterburen. We provide housing (gas, electricity, water and internet included), meals and health insurance. The intern should expect to be scheduled to cover a variety of shifts including weekdays, nights, weekends and holidays. The ideal candidate should be mature and motivated, and possess a strong work ethic and excellent observational and communication skills (a fluent English level is required). The deadline for applications is January 31st, 2015. Interested applicants should submit a copy of the CV, an intention letter and two recommendation letters. Note that the application materials should be in English. Applications and questions should be submitted to vet(a)zeehondencreche.nl indicating in the subject VET INTERN 2015. For more information about the SRRC visit www.zeehondencreche.nl. Kind regards, Ana Rubio García Head of the Veterinary Department Stichting Zeehondencrèche Pieterburen Seal Rehabilitation and Research Centre SRRC Hoofdstraat 94a 9968 AG Pieterburen The Netherlands Mobile phone: +31 (0)6 12 981154 Email: ana(a)zeehondencreche.nl Website: www.zeehondencreche.nl Website english: www.srrc.nl

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ECS Conf 2015 Registration is Open and Workshops list is out
by Adriana Vella 22 Dec '14

22 Dec '14

Dear All, The ECS 29th Conference 2015 Organizers wish to invite you to REGISTER for the upcoming Conference on Marine Mammals Science and Conservation to be held next March. *Early Registration deadline is the 16th of January 2015* . Also note that an interesting list of workshops have been proposed for you to consider. As participation may be limited in number or to particular expertise, kindly contact workshop organizers for details soon. We welcome your *video submission proposals up until the 16th of January.* *IMPORTANT - Please refer to following for relevant info:* https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/4378145/ECS%20Conf%20REG%20announcement… *VISIT the ECS 2015 Conference WEBSITE*: http://europeancetaceansociety.eu/conference/29th-ecs-conference *For any other queries contact*: ecs.conf2015(at)gmail.com <ecs.conf2015(a)gmail.com> We wish you a Fantastic Christmas and Happy New Year! Best Regards, *ECS Conference 2015 Organizing Committee - Malta * ******************************************************************

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