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Permanent job in Greenland
by fernando ugarte 22 May '06

22 May '06

Dear list, There is a position available in the Ministry for Fisheries, Hunting and Agriculture in Greenland. Among other tasks, the person who gets this job will deal with the incorporation of users knowledge in management decisions. He/she will also be responsible for issues related to management of belugas and narwhals. The working language is Danish, but Greenlandic is certainly a plus. The advertisement can be found at: http://www.nanoq.gl/Groenlands_Landsstyre/Direktoratet_for_Fiskeri_og_Fangs… The deadline for applying is the 2nd of June All the best, Fernando

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New Articles
by David S. Janiger 20 May '06

20 May '06

Hi, All Here's the latest posting of new PDF's that are available. File sizes have been included. Abstracts also available on request. Note: I guess the publisher had a secret way of preventing unauthorized distribution of its PDF. The secret if too make the file so large no one can email it. So if anyone wants the last paper, you will have to download it from our server. Please don't hit the reply button. Make all requests to: janiger(a)bcf.usc.edu Cheers! David Janiger - Curatorial Assistant (Mammals) Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County 900 Exposition Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90007 (213) 763-3369 janiger(a)bcf.usc.edu djaniger(a)nhm.org Janiger Journals BAKER, C. S.; M. D. VANT; M. L. DALEBOUT; G. M. LENTO; S. J. O'BRIEN and N. YUHKI. IMMUNOGENETICS 58(4):283-296. 2006. Diversity and duplication of DQB and DRB-like genes of the MHC in baleen whales (suborder: Mysticeti). 0.266 MB BELIKOV, R. A. and V. M. BEL'KOVICH. ACOUSTICAL PHYSICS 52(2):125-131. 2006. High-pitched tonal signals of beluga whales (Delphinapterus leucas) in a summer assemblage off Solovetskii Island in the White Sea. 0.220 MB BOREN, LAURA J.; MIKE MORRISSEY; CHRIS G. MULLER and NEIL J. GEMMELL. MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN 52(4):442-446. 2006. Entanglement of New Zealand fur seals in man-made debris at Kaikoura, New Zealand. 0.139 MB BORRELL, A.; A. AGUILAR; V. TORNERO; M. SEQUEIRA; G. FERNANDEZ and S. ALIS. ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL 32(4):516-523. 2006. Organochlorine compounds and stable isotopes indicate bottlenose dolphin subpopulation structure around the Iberian Peninsula. 0.215 MB BORSA, PHILIPPE. COMPTES RENDUS BIOLOGIES 329(4):277-288. 2006. Marine mammal strandings in the New Caledonia region, Southwest Pacific. 0.277 MB BOWEN, L.; B. M. ALDRIDGE; A. K. MILES and J. L. STOTT. TISSUE ANTIGENS 67(5):402-408. 2006. Expressed MHC class II genes in sea otters (Enhydra lutris) from geographically disparate populations. 0.122 MB BRAULIK, GILLIAN T. BIOLOGICAL CONSERVATION 129(4):579-590. 2006. Status assessment of the Indus River dolphin, Platanista gangetica minor, March-April 2001. 0.342 MB BULL, J. C.; P. D. JEPSON; R. K. SSUNA; R. DEAVILLE; C. R. ALLCHIN; R. J. LAW and A. FENTON. PARASITOLOGY 132(4):565-573. 2006. The relationship between polychlorinated biphenyls in blubber and levels of nematode infestations in harbour porpoises, Phocoena phocoena. 0.122 MB CIESIELSKI, T.; P. SZEFER; ZS. BERTENYI; I. KUKLIK; K. SKORA; J. NAMIESNIK and P. FODOR. ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL 32(4):524-532. 2006. Interspecific distribution and co-associations of chemical elements in the liver tissue of marine mammals from the Polish Economical Exclusive Zone, Baltic Sea. 0.333 MB COOK, MANDY L. H.; RENE A. VARELA; JULI D. GOLDSTEIN; STEPHEN D. MCCULLOCH; GREGORY D. BOSSART; JAMES J. FINNERAN; DORIAN HOUSER and DAVID A. MANN. JOURNAL OF COMPARATIVE PHYSIOLOGY A NEUROETHOLOGY, SENSORY, NEURAL AND BEHAVIORAL PHYSIOLOGY 192(5):489-495. 2006. Beaked whale auditory evoked potential hearing measurements. 0.233 MB DALTON, REX. NATURE (LONDON) 440(7088):1096-1097. 2006. Last hope for river dolphins. 0.538 MB DEMASTER, DOUGLAS P.; ANDREW W. TRITES; PHILLIP CLAPHAM; SALLY MIZROCH; PAUL WADE; ROBERT J. SMALL and JAY VER HOEF. PROGRESS IN OCEANOGRAPHY 68(2-4):329-342. 2006. The sequential megafaunal collapse hypothesis: Testing with existing data. 0.253 MB DYCK, MARKUS G. URSUS 17(1):52-62. 2006. Characteristics of polar bears killed in defense of life and property in Nunavut, Canada, 1970-2000. 0.260 MB FINNERAN, JAMES J. and DORIAN S. HOUSER. JOURNAL OF THE ACOUSTICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA 119(5):3181-3192. 2006. Comparison of in-air evoked potential and underwater behavioral hearing thresholds in four bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus). 0.184 MB FRID, ALEJANDRO and GREGORY G. BAKER and LAWRENCE M. DILL. MARINE ECOLOGY PROGRESS SERIES 312:265-275. 2006. Do resource declines increase predation rates on North Pacific harbor seals? A behavior-based plausibility model. 0.220 MB GOLDBOGEN, JEREMY A.; JOHN CALAMBOKIDIS; ROBERT E. SHADWICK; ERIN M. OLESON; MARK A. MCDONALD and JOHN A. HILDEBRAND. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY 209(7):1231-1244. 2006. Kinematics of foraging dives and lunge-feeding in fin whales. 2.140 MB GONZALEZ-SUAREZ, M.; K. E. MCCLUNEY; D. AURIOLES and L. R. GERBER. ANIMAL CONSERVATION 9(2):219-227. 2006. Incorporating uncertainty in spatial structure for viability predictions: A case study of California sea lions (Zalophus californianus californianus). 0.231 MB HAMER, DEREK J. and SIMON D. GOLDSWORTHY. BIOLOGICAL CONSERVATION 130(4):517-529. 2006. Seal-fishery operational interactions: Identifying the environmental and operational aspects of a trawl fishery that contribute to by-catch and mortality of Australian fur seals (Arctocephalus pusillus doriferus). 0.400 MB HARAGUCHI, K.; Y. HISAMICHI and T. ENDO. ARCHIVES OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION AND TOXICOLOGY 51(1):135-141. 2006. Bioaccumulation of naturally occurring mixed halogenated dimethylbipyrroles in whale and dolphin products on the Japanese market. 0.414 MB HARLIN-COGNATO, A.; J. W. BICKHAM; T. R. LOUGHLIN and R. L. HONEYCUTT. JOURNAL OF EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY 19(3):955-969. 2006. Glacial refugia and the phylogeography of Steller's sea lion (Eumatopias jubatus) in the North Pacific. 0.534 MB HOFMEYR, G. J. G.; M. N. BESTER; A. B. MAKHADO and P. A. PISTORIUS. SOUTH AFRICAN JOURNAL OF WILDLIFE RESEARCH 36(1):55-68. 2006. Population changes in Subantarctic and Antarctic fur seals at Marion Island. 0.506 MB HOFMEYR, G. J. G.; M. N. BESTER and S. P. KIRKMAN. AFRICAN ZOOLOGY 41(1):145-146. 2006. Vagrant Subantarctic fur seals at Bouvetoya. 0.205 MB HUNG, CRAIG L. H.; YAN XU; JAMES C. W. LAM; THOMAS A. JEFFERSON; SAMUEL K. HUNG; LEO W. Y. YEUNG; MICHAEL H. W. LAM; DESMOND K. O'TOOLE and PAUL K. S. LAM. CHEMOSPHERE 63(5):845-852. 2006. An assessment of the risks associated with polychlorinated biphenyls found in the stomach contents of stranded Indo-Pacific humpback dolphins (Sousa chinensis) and finless porpoises (Neophocaena phocaenoides) from Hong Kong waters. 0.213 MB JOHNSON, SHAWN; LINDA LOWENSTINE; FRANCES GULLAND; SPENCER JANG; DENISE IMAI; FREDERIC ALMY; ROBERT DELONG and IAN GARDNER. VETERINARY MICROBIOLOGY 114(1-2):94-103. 2006. Aerobic bacterial flora of the vagina and prepuce of California sea lions (Zalophus californianus) and investigation of associations with urogenital carcinoma. 0.143 MB KIK, M. J. L.; M. G. GORIS; J. H. BOS; R. A. HARTSKEERL and G. M. DORRESTEIN. VETERINARY QUARTERLY 28(1):33-39. 2006. An outbreak of leptospirosis in seals (Phoca vitulina) in captivity. 0.539 MB KOSCHINSKI, SVEN; BORIS M. CULIK; EDWARD A. TRIPPEL and L. GINZKEY. MARINE ECOLOGY PROGRESS SERIES 313:285-294. 2006. Behavioral reactions of free-ranging harbor porpoises Phocoena phocoena encountering standard nylon and BaSO4 mesh gillnets and warning sound. 0.183 MB LAW, ROBIN J.; PHILIPPE BERSUDER; COLIN R. ALLCHIN and JON BARRY. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 40(7):2177-2183. 2006. Levels of the flame retardants hexabromocyclododecane and tetrabromobisphenol A in the blubber of harbor porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) stranded or bycaught in the UK, with evidence for an increase in HBCD concentrations in recent years. 0.157 MB LEVENSON, DAVID H.; PAUL J. PONGANIS; MICHAEL A. CROGNALE; JESS F. DEEGAN II; ANDY DIZON and GERALD H. JACOBS. JOURNAL OF COMPARATIVE PHYSIOLOGY A NEUROETHOLOGY, SENSORY, NEURAL AND BEHAVIORAL PHYSIOLOGY (Online First Copy) 11pp. 2006. Visual pigments of marine carnivores: pinnipeds, polar bear, and sea otter. 0.570 MB MAGELI, ELDRID.. SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF HISTORY 31(1):1-16. 2006. Norwegian-Japanese whaling relations in the early 20th century - A case of successful technology transfer. 0.155 MB MANCIA, ANNALAURA; TRACY A. ROMANO; HOLLY A. GEFROH; ROBERT W. CHAPMAN; DARLENE L. MIDDLETON; GREGORY W. WARR and MATS L. LUNDQVIST. COMPARATIVE BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY B BIOCHEMISTRY & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 144(1):38-46. 2006. The Immunoglobulin G Heavy Chain (IGHG) genes of the Atlantic bottlenose dolphin, Tursiops truncatus. 0.389 MB MANISCALCO, JOHN M.; PAMELA PARKER and SHANNON ATKINSON. JOURNAL OF MAMMALOGY 87(2):304-311. 2006. Interseasonal and interannual measures of maternal care among individual Steller sea lions (Eumetopias jubatus). 0.130 MB MARCOUX, MARIANNE; HALL WHITEHEAD and LUKE RENDELL. CANADIAN JOURNAL OF ZOOLOGY 84(4):609-614. 2006. Coda vocalizations recorded in breeding areas are almost entirely produced by mature female sperm whales (Physeter macrocephalus). 0.081 MB MILLER, PATRICK J. O. JOURNAL OF COMPARATIVE PHYSIOLOGY A NEUROETHOLOGY, SENSORY, NEURAL AND BEHAVIORAL PHYSIOLOGY 192(5):449-459. 2006. Diversity in sound pressure levels and estimated active space of resident killer whale vocalizations. 0.523 MB MUNN, COLIN B. JOURNAL OF THE MARINE BIOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION OF THE UNITED KINGDOM 86(3):453-467. 2006. Viruses as pathogens of marine organisms-from bacteria to whales. 0.258 MB NATOLI, A.; A. CANADAS; V. M. PEDDEMORS; A. AGUILAR; C. VAQUERO; P. FERNANDEZ-PIQUERAS and A. R. HOELZEL. JOURNAL OF EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY 19(3):943-954. 2006. Phylogeography and alpha taxonomy of the common dolphin (Delphinus sp.). 0.241 MB PALO, JUKKA U. and RISTO VAINOLA. BIOLOGICAL JOURNAL OF THE LINNEAN SOCIETY 88(1):61-72. 2006. The enigma of the landlocked Baikal and Caspian seals addressed through phylogeny of phocine mitochondrial sequences. 0.271 MB PEREZ, MARIA JOSE; FELIPE THOMAS; FLOR URIBE; MARITZA SEPULVEDA; MARCELO FLORES and RODRIGO MORAGA. AQUATIC MAMMALS 32(1):109-113. 2006. Fin whales (Balaenoptera physalus) feeding on Euphausia mucronata in nearshore waters off north-central Chile. 0.475 MB PODESTA, MICHELA; ANGELA D'AMICO; GIANNI PAVAN; AIMILIA DROUGAS; ANASTASIA KOMNENOU and NICOLA PORTUNATO. JOURNAL OF CETACEAN RESEARCH AND MANAGEMENT 7(3):251-261. 2006. A review of Cuvier's beaked whale strandings in the Mediterranean Sea. 1.686 MB POLLOCK, KENNETH H.; HELENE D. MARSH; IVAN R. LAWLER and MATHEW W. ALLDREDGE. JOURNAL OF WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT 70(1):255-262. 2006. Estimating animal abundance in heterogeneous environments: An application to aerial surveys for dugongs. 0.200 MB POPOV, VLADIMIR V.; ALEXANDER YA. SUPIN; DING WANG and KEXIONG WANG. JOURNAL OF THE ACOUSTICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA 119(5):3173-3180. 2006. Nonconstant quality of auditory filters in the porpoises, Phocoena phocoena and Neophocaena phocaenoides (Cetacea, Phocoenidae). 0.119 MB RUCHONNET, DIANE; MARC BOUTOUTE; CHRISTOPHE GUINET and PATRICK MAYZAUD. MARINE ECOLOGY PROGRESS SERIES 311:165-174. 2006. Fatty acid composition of Mediterranean fin whale Balaenoptera physalus blubber with respect to body heterogeneity and trophic interaction. 0.221 MB SOTO, KARIM H.; ANDREW W. TRITES and M. ARIAS-SCHREIBER. MARINE ECOLOGY PROGRESS SERIES 312:277-290. 2006. Changes in diet and maternal attendance of South American sea lions indicate changes in the marine environment and prey abundance. 0.490 MB VAZQUEZ-MEDINA, JOSE PABLO; TANIA ZENTENO-SAVIN and ROBERT ELSNER. COMPARATIVE BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY C TOXICOLOGY & PHARMACOLOGY 142(3-4):198-204. 2006. Antioxidant enzymes in ringed seal tissues: Potential protection against dive-associated ischemia/reperfusion. 0.228 MB WARING, GORDON T.; JAMES R. GILBERT; JAMES LOFTIN and NICOLE CABANA. NORTHEASTERN NATURALIST 13(1):1-14. 2006. Short-term movements of radio-tagged harbor seals in New England. 1.377 MB WEISS, JESSICA. AQUATIC MAMMALS 32(1):10-19. 2006. Foraging habitats and associated preferential foraging specializations of bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) mother-calf pairs. 0.221 MB WILSON, R. P. and C. R. MCMAHON. FRONTIERS IN ECOLOGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT 4(3):147-154. 2006. Measuring devices on wild animals: What constitutes acceptable practice? 1.837 MB YAN, JIAHAU; KARI B. CLIFTON; JOHN J. MECHOLSKY, JR. and ROGER L. REEP. JOURNAL OF BIOMECHANICS 39(6):1066-1074. 2006. Fracture toughness of manatee rib and bovine femur using a chevron-notched beam test. 0.488 MB YANG, J.; N. MIYAZAKI; T. KUNITO and S. TANABE. CHEMOSPHERE 63(3):449-457. 2006. Trace elements and butyltins in a Dall's porpoise (Phocoenoides dalli) from the Sanriku coast of Japan. 0.132 MB ZERBINI, ALEXANDRE N.; ARTUR ANDRIOLO; MADS PETER HEIDE-JORGENSEN; JOSE LUIS PIZZORNO; YGOR G. MAIA; GLENN R. VANBLARICOM; DOUGLAS P. DEMASTER; PAULO CESAR SIMOES-LOPES; SERGIO MOREIRA and CLAUDIA BEHTLEM. MARINE ECOLOGY PROGRESS SERIES 313:295-304. 2006. Satellite-monitored movements of humpback whales Megaptera novaeangliae in the Southwest Atlantic Ocean. 0.510 MB ZHAO, LIYING Y.; DONALD M. SCHELL and MICHAEL A. CASTELLINI. COMPARATIVE BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY A MOLECULAR & INTEGRATIVE PHYSIOLOGY 143(4):469-478. 2006. Dietary macronutrients influence C-13 and N-15 signatures of pinnipeds: Captive feeding studies with harbor seals (Phoca vitulina). 0.220 MB Due to file size, the file below can be *DOWNLOADED FROM FTP SERVER ONLY* email for logon info SARDI, KATHERINE A. and CONSTANCE MERIGO. NORTHEASTERN NATURALIST 13(1):39-42. 2006. Erignathus barbatus (bearded seal) vagrant in Massachusetts. 12.201 MB

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Images needed now for MM book
by Rossitercsi＠aol.com 20 May '06

20 May '06

The author of Guide for Marine Mammals of the World, albatross_shirihai(a)hotmail.com, needs images of specific species immediately. If you can help, or you know of people who can, please reply to the author's modified email below. Note that fees will be paid. Bill William W. Rossiter President, Cetacean Society International P.O.Box 953, Georgetown, CT 06829 USA ph 203-770-8615, fx 860-561-0187 rossiter(a)csiwhalesalive.org *please note 2nd email change: rossitercsi(a)optonline.net versus rossitercsi(a)aol.com www.csiwhalesalive.org > Subj:Pygmy Sperm Whale, Franciscana and Amazon [Freshwater] Tucuxi > Date:5/20/2006 3:48:49 AM Eastern Daylight Time > From:albatross_shirihai@hotmail.com > To:Rossitercsi@aol.com > File:titelpageMMguide.doc (165376 bytes) DL Time (32000 bps): < 1 minute > Sent from the Internet > > You most probably already heard about the forthcoming Guide for Marine > Mammals of the World, A & C Black, London? The guide is illustrated with c. > 400 photos and 130 plates by the artist Brett Jarrett (the same artist that > painted my Antarctic Wildlife Guide, 2002). > > Are you a professional marine mammals observe/researcher who has worked > on some cetaceans and also has nice images of Pygmy Sperm Whale, Franciscana > and Amazon [Freshwater] Tucuxi? A list of additional species required is > below. We credit photographers and the publisher pay fees for the use of the images > and we can give you copy of the book. > > Can you please email me high res. of such images, thanks! If you can email > them to me in the next few days (or the very latest before the end of the > month) I might use them. It is extremely important to have good selection of > > such rare species. > > The book is now in the last page proofs stage and I will appreciate your > swift respond on that issue. > > Thanks, hope to hear from you soon. Please try to respond as soon as you > can. > > Thanks, > > Hadoram > (the Author) > North Pacific Right Whale – still need improvements/variations Pygmy Right Whale – still need improvements/variations Omura’s Whale – No images available yet? Arnoux's Beaked Whale – still need improvements Shepherd’s Beaked Whale – No images available yet? Southern Bottlenose Whale – still need improvements/variations True’s Beaked Whale – S Hemisphere animals and also still need improvements for N/C Atlantic animals Gervais’ Beaked Whale – No images available yet? Gray’s Beaked Whale – still need improvements/variations Hubbs’ Beaked Whale – No images available yet? Stejneger's Beaked Whale – No images available yet? Pygmy Beaked Whale – still need improvements/variations Ginkgo-toothed Beaked Whale – No images available yet? Pygmy Sperm Whale – still need improvements/variations Amazon [Freshwater] Tucuxi – No images available yet? Franciscana – still need improvements/variations Indus River Dolphin – still need improvements/variations Finless Porpoise (includes Indo-Pacific Finless Porpoise, Chinese Finless Porpoise, Yangtse Finless Porpoise) – still need improvements/variations Spectacled Porpoise – still need improvements/variations Burmeister's Porpoise – still need improvements/variations Gulf of California Porpoise (Vaquita) – No images available yet?

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Still some openings in marine mammal programs at Shoals Marine Laboratory for Summer 2006
by William E. Bemis 19 May '06

19 May '06

As the new Director of Shoals Marine Laboratory (SML), I am working with Associate Director Jessica Bolker to spread the word about our college credit courses and other programs for Summer 2006. We are a small organization and we rely on word-of-mouth recruiting for our college credit courses and adult and family education programs. SML is based on 95-acre Appledore Island, 6 miles offshore from Portsmouth, New Hampshire (about one hour drive north from Logan Airport in Boston). The clean surrounding waters are teaming with life including seals, whales, lobsters and hundreds of species of fishes. We have worked hard to plan an exciting series of courses and programs for Summer 2006, and we still have openings in some courses of interest to MARMAM subscribers. J.B. Heiser (Cornell) will teach Marine Vertebrates (July 24 - August 14; 6 credits). This is the 20th year for Marine Vertebrates at SML, and leading authorities on fishes, marine birds and marine mammals of the Gulf of Maine will join J.B. for a very special version of this highly regarded course. J.B. also will lead a non-credit adult and family education course Marine Mammals of the Gulf of Maine (August 24 - August 27), in which participants will learn about the Gulf of Maine as a natural laboratory for the observation and study of seals, whales and dolphins. Although not focused on marine mammals, The Ecology of Animal Behavior (July 3 - July 17, 2006; 4 credits) is back again for Summer 2006. This highly regarded course offers intensive experience in behavioral ecology based on the many vertebrate and invertebrate species readily observable on Appledore. The Diversity of Fishes (June 5 - 26, 2006; 6 credits) will be taught again this summer by world famous ichthyologist Bruce Collette (NOAA/ Smithsonian), an authority on marine fishes and editor of The Fishes of the Gulf of Maine. Finally, Biological Illustration will be offered again this year (July 17 - July 24; 2 credits). It is nearly full, so send in your application now! We guarantee that everyone will find inspiring things to see, study, learn, describe, paint or photograph at SML. We would be delighted to have you, your family, your students or your friends enroll in these or other programs at SML. To learn more about the full range of opportunities at SML, please visit our website: http:// www.sml.cornell.edu/. Or call us at 607-255-3717. Sincerely, Willy William E. Bemis Kingsbury Director of Shoals Marine Laboratory and Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Cornell University, Ithaca, NY Jessica Jessica Bolker Associate Director of Shoals Marine Laboratory and Associate Professor of Zoology University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH

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Last Call for Abstracts: Marine Mammal Sessions Organized for Defenders of Wildlife Marine and Terrestrial Carnivore Conference 2006
by Jim Curland 19 May '06

19 May '06

Abstract Deadline Just Over a One Week Away Carnivores 2006: Conference Announcement & Call for Papers Defenders of Wildlife is pleased to announce Carnivores 2006: Habitats, Challenges, and Possibilities. The conference, the sixth biennial, which has averaged between 700 and 800 attendees over the last two conferences, will be held at the Hilton Hotel in St. Petersburg, Florida, November 12-15, 2006, and will feature three full days of sessions on terrestrial and marine carnivore issues, plus a poster session, field trip, silent auction, banquet and ambassador wolf sessions. Defenders is accepting oral and poster presentation submissions for Carnivores 2006. On this year's Conference Science Advisory Committee is a team of 15 scientists, including 4 marine scientists: * From Mote Marine Lab: Dr. John Reynolds, Dr. Randy Wells, Dr. Nélio B. Barros * From the Center for Ocean Health, U.C. Santa Cruz/Long Marine Lab: Dr. Jim Estes At the present time, there is a plan to have the following sessions around marine mammals: * Special sessions on bottlenose dolphin foraging ecology will include presentations on a variety of topics, such as predator-prey dynamics, foodweb modelling, and prey determination by stomach content, stable isotope, fatty acid and genetic analyses. * Human Interactions with Marine Mammals * Sea Otters The session on marine carnivores is certainly not limited to these session topics above, so please feel free to submit abstracts on the variety of areas listed below. Abstract submissions must be received by 1 June 2006. We will consider any papers covering topics such as biology, behavior, taxonomy, general ecology, recovery, management, and economic impacts of terrestrial, avian and marine carnivore species (canids, bears, cats, mesocarnivores, raptors, pinnipeds, whales, dolphins, sea otters, sharks, etc), and also papers addressing carnivore habitat issues, with some of the focus in the southeastern U.S. (including but not limited to habitat conservation, planning and linkages, invasive species, land use and development challenges, etc). Please visit our official conference website, www.carnivoreconference.org or leave a message at 202-789-2844 x315 for complete Carnivores 2006 details. To get an idea of the nature of talks, please let me know if you'd like me to email you a pdf of a past conference agenda. If submitting an abstract, please follow the online instructions, and, in addition, please cc me (curland(a)earthlink.net) with your abstract. thanks, Jim Curland Jim Curland, Marine Program Associate Defenders of Wildlife P.O. Box 959 Moss Landing, CA. 95039 831-726-9010-phone 831-726-9020-fax jcurland(a)defenders.org Defenders of Wildlife, founded in 1947, is dedicated to the protection of all native wild animals and plants in their natural communities. We focus our programs on what scientists consider two of the most serious environmental threats to the planet: the accelerating rate of extinction of species and the associated loss of biological diversity, and habitat alteration and destruction. Long known for our leadership on endangered species issues, Defenders of Wildlife also advocates new approaches to wildlife conservation that will help keep species from becoming endangered. Our programs encourage protection of entire ecosystems and interconnected habitats while protecting predators that serve as indicator species for ecosystem health. http://www.defenders.org http://www.kidsplanet.org http://www.defenders.org/wildlife/new/seaotters.html (Above link is Defenders Main Sea Otter Page) http://www.kidsplanet.org/espanol/espint.html (Above link is Defenders Sea Otter Unit) http://www.defenders.org/wildlife/new/marine.html (Above link is Defenders Marine Page) http://www.defenders.org/california/marine.html (Above link is Defenders California Programs-Marine Protection)

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ECS Poster on Bryde's Whales
by info＠m-e-e-r.de 19 May '06

19 May '06

Dear All, We would like to inform those of you who where not able not attend the ECS conference in Gdynia, that a full text version of the following poster presentation is now avialable as a PDF on the MEER-website : Ritter, F. & Neumann, K.: *THE YEAR OF THE WHALE: EXTRAORDINARY OCCURRENCE OF BRYDE'S WHALES OFF LA GOMERA (CANARY ISLANDS) IN 2005. *Poster presented at the Annual Conference of the ECS, Gdynia, Poland, April 2006. If you are interested, please go to www.m-e-e-r.de/wissenschaft.1.html With best greetings, Fabian -- _________________________ Fabian Ritter MEER e.V. Bundesallee 123 D-12161 Berlin TEL/FAX: (0)30-85 07 87 55 e-mail: info(a)m-e-e-r.de www.m-e-e-r.org _________________________ "The dolphins were having a great relaxed time and had no major answers they wished to know the question to." (after Douglas Adams)

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Job Opportunity- Canadian Museum of Nature
by Kathlyn Stewart 18 May '06

18 May '06

CANADIAN MUSEUM OF NATURE: JOB OPPORTUNITY *Veuillez noter que dans le texte français la forme masculine désigne aussi bien le féminin que le masculin CONCOURS Gestionnaire en chef des collections, unité des vertébrés, Services des collections Poste permanent à temps plein 64,141 $ à 80,177 $ par année Lieu de travail est à Gatineau, Québec (secteur Aylmer) COMPETITION Chief Collections Manager – Vertebrates Collections Services Full-Time Permanent Position $64,141 to 80,177 per year Work location is in Gatineau, Québec (Aylmer Sector) TÂCHES : Membre d’une équipe multidisciplinaire, le gestionnaire en chef des collections – unité des vertébrés : DUTIES: As a member of a multidisciplinary team, the Chief Collections Manager – Vertebrates: * Gère l’unité responsable des collections de vertébrés abritées et préservées par le MCN en élaborant, gérant et surveillant les projets et les budgets et de superviser le personnel de l’unité; * Manages the Section charged with the responsibility for the Vertebrate collections housed and preserved by the CMN by supervising section personnel, developing, managing and monitoring projects and budgets; * Assume la responsabilité de l’entretien des collections pour le sous-ensemble des Mammifères des collections de vertébrés; * Assumes collection care responsibilities for the Mammalogy subset of the Vertebrate Collections; * Gère la collection de référence ostéologique; * Manages the osteology reference collection; * Utilise son expertise pour la distribution de l’information et des services afférents aux collections et à leurs données, pour les clients internes et externes; * Applies expertise in the provision of information and services related to the collections and their associated data, for internal and external clients; * Applique les politiques et procédures pour l’identification et l’acquisition de spécimens pertinents aux programmes de recherche et d’exposition du MCN, gère l’utilisation et l’enrichissement des collections; * Applies policies and procedures to identify and acquire specimens of relevance to CMN’s programmes of research and exhibition, manages the use and development of collections; * Collabore avec les autres divisions pour réaliser les objectifs de la Société (p. ex., planification et mise en œuvre de nouvelles expositions); * Collaborates with other divisions to achieve corporate goals (e.g., new exhibit planning and implementation); * Participe aux activités, comme la planification stratégique pour influencer positivement l’évolution des objectifs et des stratégies de la Société; * Participates in activities such as strategic planning, to positively influence the evolution of corporate objectives and strategies; * Effectue des travaux de recherche pertinents aux collections et aux projets de recherche du MCN, conjointement avec des partenaires internes et externes; * Conducts research in conjunction with internal and external partners relevant to CMN collections and research projects; * Représente le Musée aux réunions professionnelles, entreprend et entretient des partenariats et partage la connaissance avec les communautés scientifiques et muséales. * Represents the Museum in professional fora, initiates and nurtures partnerships and shares knowledge with the museum and scientific communities. ADMISSIBILITÉ: Tous les employés du Musée canadien de la nature et le public, qui répondent aux exigences suivantes : OPEN TO: Employees of the Canadian Museum of Nature and the general public who meet the following qualifications. ÉDUCATION : Détenteur d’une maîtrise ès sciences d’une université reconnue, concentration et spécialisation en Zoologie des vertébrés en générale et en Mammalogie en particulier. Une connaissance avancée de l’anatomie comparée des vertébrés et de l’ostéologie serait un atout pour ce poste. EDUCATION: Graduation with a Master of Science degree from a recognized university with a demonstrated specialization and expertise in Vertebrate Zoology in general and in Mammalogy in particular. Profound knowledge of osteology and comparative vertebrate anatomy are considered assets for this position. EXIGENCES LINGUISTIQUES : Le français et l’anglais sont essentiels. Bilingue non-impératif : BBBB/BBBB (Une nomination non-impérative signifie que le poste peut être comblé par une personne qui s’engage à devenir bilingue à l’intérieur d’un délai spécifique par l’entremise de formation linguistique aux frais du MCN). LANGUAGE EQUIREMENTS: English and French are essential Bilingual non-imperative: BBBB/BBBB (A non-imperative appointment means that the position can be staffed with a person who makes a commitment to become bilingual (English/French) within a specified timeframe through language training at the CMN’s expense). EXPÉRIENCE : * Expérience de travail dans un environnement muséal et/ou scientifique; * Expérience de gestion de collections d’histoire naturelle; * Expérience de travail avec des collections de mammifères et divers groupes de vertébrés; * Expérience de supervision et de gestion de personnel, d’élaboration de programmes de travail et de budgets, d’établissement de priorités et de réalisation d’activités génératrices de recettes; * Expérience en gestion de l’information et utilisation des données des collections muséales; * Expérience de l’utilisation de divers logiciels, y compris : traitement de texte et applications de présentations; tableurs; bases de données; courriels. EXPERIENCE: * Experience working within a museum/scientific environment; * Experience in the management of natural history collections; * Experience working with mammal collections and a variety of vertebrate groups; * Experience in the supervision and management of staff, in the development of work programs and budgets, in setting priorities and carrying out revenue-generating activities; * Experience in information management and in the use of museum collections data; * Experience using a variety of office software including: word processing and presentation applications; spreadsheets; databases; and electronic mail. FAIRE PARVENIR VOTRE DEMANDE À : Kim de Grandpré Conseillère, ressources humaines Musée canadien de la nature C.P. 3443, Succursale « D » Ottawa (Ontario) K1P 6P4 Courriel : kdegrandpr(a)mus-nature.ca Téléc. : 613-364-4028 Veuillez indiquer le numéro de concours : CMN-2090-06-OC-018. L’énoncé de qualités peut être obtenu auprès de Kim de Grandpré au (613) 566-4710. Pour de plus amples renseignements concernant le poste, veuillez communiquer avec Roger Baird au (613) 364-4138; Courriel : rbaird(a)mus-nature.ca NOTE IMPORTANTE Le comité de sélection ne peut formuler d'hypothèses sur votre expérience. Il est important que les candidats démontrent clairement dans leur lettre de présentation, curriculum vitae et trois lettres de références à quel point ils satisfont aux éléments susmentionnés concernant l'expérience, en donnant des exemples détaillés pour CHAQUE élément (maximum de 5 pages). Veuillez noter que nous communiquerons uniquement avec les candidats retenus pour la prochaine étape de la sélection. Ce concours pourrait permettre l’établissement d’une liste d’éligibilité de candidats potentiels qui pourra servir à la dotation de postes similaires. Le Musée canadien de la nature s'est engagée à instaurer des processus de sélection et un milieu de travail inclusifs et exempts d'obstacles. Si l'on communique avec vous au sujet de ce concours, veuillez faire part à la Conseillère en ressources humaines de vos besoins de mesures d'adaptation pour assister à une entrevue ou pour participer au processus de sélection. SEND YOUR APPLICATION TO: Kim de Grandpré Advisor, Human Resources Canadian Museum of Nature P.O. Box 3443, Station D Ottawa, Ontario K1P 6P4 Email : kdegrandpr(a)mus-nature.ca Fax: 613-364-6028 State competition NO. CMN-2090-06-OC-018. Statement of qualifications available with Kim de Grandpré at (613) 566-4710. For more information regarding the position, please contact: Roger Baird at (613) 364-4138; email: rbaird(a)mus-nature.ca IMPORTANT NOTE The selection committee cannot make assumptions about your experience. It is important that candidates clearly demonstrate in their letter of introduction, curriculum vitae and three reference letters to what degree they meet the above experience elements, giving detailed examples for EACH element (5 pages maximum). Please note that only candidates who are selected for the next stage of the selection process will be contacted. As a result of this competition, we may establish an eligibility list of potential candidates that may serve to staff similar positions. The Canadian Museum of Nature is committed to developing inclusive, barrier-free selection processes and work environments. If contacted regarding this competition, please advise the Advisor, Human Resources should you require accommodation to attend an interview or participate in the selection process. Le Musée appui l’équité en matière d’emploi. DATE LIMITE : le 3 juillet 2006 à 16 h (HAE) (HSG -5 hrs) The Museum supports employment equity. CLOSING DATE: July 3, 2006 at 4 p.m. (EDT) (GMT-5 hours) http:// nature.ca

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Dolphin Research Internships
by Emily 17 May '06

17 May '06

Dolphin Research Internships Dolphin Research Center (DRC) is currently accepting applications for Research Interns for the Fall term. DRC is a not-for-profit education and research facility, home to a family of Atlantic bottlenose dolphins and California sea lions. DRC is located on Grassy Key, in the heart of the Florida Keys. Internships at DRC are an exciting way to develop career skills as well as an opportunity to get "behind the scenes" to see how a marine mammal facility operates. Research interns participate in DRC's ongoing research projects, giving them broad exposure to a variety of research methodologies. Interns receive extensive on-the-job training in observing marine mammal behavior, collecting observational data, working with research equipment, and assisting with behavioral research sessions. In addition, educational opportunities are available such as informal journal article reviews and the development of personal learning objectives. Specific job duties include: * Collecting observational data * Preparing stimuli for behavioral research sessions * Assisting in setting up and tearing down equipment for behavioral research sessions * Operating video equipment * Entering data into the computer for analysis * General support of the facility through participation in the volunteer resource pool (facility maintenance, bird care, assisting with public programs, guest interactions, etc.) Research studies can vary widely in nature and availability. For information on past or current research projects at DRC, please visit our website, at www.dolphins.org <http://www.dolphins.org > . Publications: Jaakkola, K., Fellner, W., Erb, L., Rodriguez, A. M., & Guarino, E. (2005). Understanding the concept of numerically "less" by bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus). Journal of Comparative Psychology. Internships require a minimum of a 16-week commitment, 40 hours per week. The internship is unpaid, and interns are responsible for providing their own housing. DRC will provide assistance in locating housing and/or matching up interns and volunteers desiring roommates. Successful candidates will be ready and willing to learn, self-motivated, and flexible. Prior research experience is recommended but not required. The deadline to apply is June 1st. Further information and application materials can be found on our website at www.dolphins.org <http://www.dolphins.org > . -------------------------------- Emily Guarino Research Coordinator emily(a)dolphins.org Dolphin Research Center 58901 Overseas Hwy. Grassy Key, FL 33050 www.dolphins.org

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Building our Association's library
by Projects 17 May '06

17 May '06

We are a non profit Organization based in the Red Sea and registered with the Ministry of Social Funds. Our objective is the preservation of the marine mammals ' dolphins & dugongs' and their natural habitats in the Egyptian Red Sea through research and educational activities. We would like to establish the Association's specialised library that could guide us in our work and also be a resource of information for the specialized cadre we are trying to develop at this remote part of the world. Your help on providing us with books and or printed material ( used or new) on marine mammals would be highly appreciated. For more information please contact us at projects(a)abusalama.org HT

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Bioacoustics 2007 - Fourth IOA International Conference on Bio-Acoustics
by Peter Dobbins 17 May '06

17 May '06

Bioacoustics 2007 - Fourth IOA International Conference on Bio-Acoustics 10-12th April 2007 Holywell Park, Loughborough University, UK If you only get to one conference in 2007 - make this the one! Bioacoustics2007 will be the fourth in a series organised by the Institute of Acoustics covering bio-acoustics and bio-sonar. The purpose of the meeting will be to review the present state of this rapidly evolving subject area, to report on new developments and to examine future trends. Equal emphasis will be given to papers dealing with underwater, land-based and airborne studies, covering work on the bio-acoustics of cetaceans, bats, insects and birds. Keynote speakers will include Dorian Houser (Biomimetica) on dolphin sonar, Gareth Jones (Bristol University) on bat echolocation, Barbara Webb (Edinburgh University) on insect acoustics and Robert Dooling (University of Maryland) on bird acoustics. Added attractions will be an after-dinner talk by Richard Ranft, head of technical services at the British Library, illustrated with examples of bioacoustics recordings from the BL collections, and a bat-walk - on opportunity to try out some of the bat detectors that manufacturers will be exhibiting. Further details and the call for papers are available from the conference web site: http://bioacoustics2007.lboro.ac.uk <blocked::BLOCKED::http://bioacoustics2007.lboro.ac.uk> ************************************************** Dr Peter Dobbins PhD CEng FIOA Senior Consultant - Marine Division Systems Engineering and Assessment Ltd PO B0X 800, Fishponds, Bristol. BS16 1SU Tel: +44 (0) 1373 852149 Mob: 07949 836503 Fax: +44 (0) 117 969 1177 peter.dobbins(a)sea.co.uk www.sea.co.uk <http://www.sea.co.uk/> ************************************************** ________________________________________________________________________ The contents of this email (including any attachments) are confidential and may be legally privileged. If you are not the intended recipient of this email, any disclosure, copying, distribution or use of its contents is strictly prohibited, and you should please notify the sender immediately and then delete it (including any attachments) from your system.

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