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Apologies to those of you who will receive duplicate emails due to cross-posting. The following titles represent the contents of the most recent issue (Volume 38, issue 1, 2012) of Aquatic Mammals. The online issue is now available. For individuals with a print subscription, the joint hard copy of 38/1/38.2 will be mailed in mid-July.

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Editor, Aquatic Mammals

Wong, A.W., Bonde, R.K., Siegal-Willott, J., Stamper, M.A., Colee, J., Powell, J.A., Reid, J.P., Deutsch, C.J., Harr, K.E. 2012. Monitoring Oral Temperature, Heart Rate, and Respiration Rate of West Indian Manatees (Trichechus manatus) During Capture and Handling in the Field. Aquatic Mammals 38(1), 1-16, http://dx.doi.org/10.1578/AM.38.1.2012.1

McFee, W.E., Adams, J.D., Fair, P.A., Bossart, G.D. 2012. Age Distribution and Growth of Two Bottlenose Dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) Populations from Capture-Release Studies in the Southeastern United States. Aquatic Mammals 38(1), 17-30, http://dx.doi.org/10.1578/AM.38.1.2012.17

Rappucci, G.M., Keith, E.O., Hardigan, P.C. 2012. Tidal Cycle Effects on the Occurrence of the Florida Manatee (Trichechus manatus latirostris) at the Port Everglades Power Plant. Aquatic Mammals 38(1), 31-42, http://dx.doi.org/10.1578/AM.38.1.2012.31

Jurczynski, K., Lyashchenko, K.P., Scharpegge, J., Fluegger, M., Lacave, G., Moser, I., Tortschanoff, S., Greenwald, R. 2012. Use of Multiple Diagnostic Tests to Detect Mycobacterium pinnipedii Infections in a Large Group of South American Sea Lions (Otaria flavescens). Aquatic Mammals 2012, 38(1), 43-55, http://dx.doi.org/10.1578/AM.38.1.2012.43

Vermeulen, E., Cammareri, A., Holsbeek, L. 2012. Alteration of Southern Right Whale (Eubalaena australis) Behaviour by Human-Induced Disturbance in Bahía San Antonio, Patagonia, Argentina. Aquatic Mammals 2012, 38(1), 56-64, http://dx.doi.org/10.1578/AM.38.1.2012.56

Therrien, S.C., Thomas, J.A., Therrien, R.E., Stacey, R. 2012. Time of Day and Social Change Affect Underwater Sound Production by Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) at the Brookfield Zoo. Aquatic Mammals 38(1), 65-75, http://dx.doi.org/10.1578/AM.38.1.2012.65

Díaz-Aguirre, F., Salinas, C., Navarrete, S., Castillo, V., Castilla, C. 2012. First Record of the Commensal Barnacle (Xenobalanus globicipitis) on Common Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) in Chile. Aquatic Mammals 38(1), 76-80, http://dx.doi.org/10.1578/AM.38.1.2012.76

Culloch, R.M., Pomeroy, P., Lidstone-Scott, R., Bourne, L., Twiss, S.D. 2012. Observations from Video Footage of Red Fox (Vulpes vulpes) Activity Within a Grey Seal (Halichoerus grypus) Breeding Colony on the UK Mainland. Aquatic Mammals 38(1), 81-85, http://dx.doi.org/10.1578/AM.38.1.2012.81

Sanfelice, D., Ferigolo, J. 2012. Skull Fracture in a Bryde’s Whale (Balaenoptera edeni) Specimen from Southern Brazil. Aquatic Mammals 38(1), 98-101, http://dx.doi.org/10.1578/AM.38.1.2012.98

Larrat, S., Measures, L.N., Lair, S. 2012. Rake Marks on a Harbor Porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) Calf Suggestive of a Fatal Interaction with an Atlantic White-Sided Dolphin (Lagenorhynchus acutus). Aquatic Mammals 38(1), 86-91, http://dx.doi.org/10.1578/AM.38.1.2012.86

Smultea, M.A., Douglas, A.B., Bacon, C.E., Jefferson, T.A., Mazzuca, L. 2012. Bryde’s Whale (Balaenoptera brydei/edeni) Sightings in the Southern California Bight. Aquatic Mammals 38(1), 92-97, http://dx.doi.org/10.1578/AM.38.1.2012.92

Historical Perspectives

Herman, L.M. 2012. Birthing a Dolphin Research Laboratory: The Early History of the Kewalo Basin Marine Mammal Laboratory. Aquatic Mammals 38(1), 102-125, http://dx.doi.org/10.1578/AM.38.1.2012.102

Book Review

Belting, T. 2012. Book Review: ON THIN ICE: THE CHANGING WORLD OF THE POLAR BEAR. Aquatic Mammals 38(1), 126, http://dx.doi.org/10.1578/AM.38.1.2012.126