Hello! I would like to share this with the MARMAM community to help with my current research, "Social interaction between marine mammals and documentation of examples from Belize between the bottlenose dolphin (*Tursiops truncatus*) and the Antillean manatee (*Trichechus manatus manatus*)". Thanks! ________________________________________________________ My name is Brittany Knowles and I am a graduate student at Nova Southeastern University’s Oceanographic Center in southern Florida, working on my Master of Science degree in Marine Biology. Dr. Caryn Self-Sullivan, who is my major adviser, gave me your contact as I am working on my capstone research. My focus is on interspecific interaction in marine mammals and specifically on social behavior between bottlenose dolphin and Antillean manatee in shared habitats. Although this is a capstone and not a thesis requiring research, I am including previously unpublished data from observations documented by Dr. Caryn Self-Sullivan, Eric Ramos, Nataly Castelblanco-Martinez Barbara Bilgre, Nicole Auil, Sarita Kendall and other researchers during manatee-dolphin field-research projects. In Belize observations appeared to be incidental (two or more animals from different species in the same location), but about 20% were interpreted as intentional (repeated physical contact or following behavior) with interactions lasting from minutes to hours. I am writing to you to ask you to assist me with my capstone research. I am seeking additional observations to create a stronger capstone, hopefully suitable for publication in a peer-reviewed journal after I defend. I have designed the simple survey to enhance my capstone and provide some information for analysis (link found below). I am interested in information on any interspecific interactions between marine mammals that you have observed. Additionally, if you feel your experience needs more explanation, please feel free to write it to me as a reply so I can fully understand your experience. Also, am also seeking photos, audio or video you may wish to share. Should I use your information, I will ask you permission to include any detailed description in my capstone, I will cite your observations as a "personal communication". Nothing will be used in a future publication without your explicit permission in writing. Please complete the survey and relay any information you are willing to share to improve the “oomph” of my paper. *If you write anything in the “Additional Notes” section, please identify yourself with your name so I know whom to contact for personal communication citing after your permission for use*. Thank you for your time and I am looking forward to hearing from you! http:// fluidsurveys.com/surveys/brittany-MX9/sirenia-cetacea-interaction-survey-2/ Cheers, Brittany -- Brittany K. Knowles * Graduate Student* Nova Southeastern University Oceanographic Center 8000 North Ocean Drive Dania Beach, FL 33004 bknowles910@gmail.com bk416@nova.edu (609) 709-1390