Dear all, here are some new publications of week 45 / 2006, which haven't been announced on MARMAM earlier AFAIK. By clicking the following link you are guided to a website, where the following references are linked to their according journal homepages. There you can find abstracts and contact information: http://www.mmbib.com/news.html Please do not contact MARMAM, the MARMAM editors or me for reprints. Thank you. Thanks to all of you who sent in reprints to be included in the weekly announcements. Kindest Regards, Jan Herrmann CETACEA Clark, L.S., D.F. Cowan, and D.C. Pfeiffer (2006): Morphological Changes in the Atlantic Bottlenose Dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) Adrenal Gland Associated with Chronic Stress. Journal of Comparative Pathology 135(4): 208-216. Cowan, D.F. and Y. Tajima (2006): The Thyroid Gland in Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) from the Texas Coast of the Gulf of Mexico: Normal Structure and Pathological Changes. Journal of Comparative Pathology 135(4): 217-225. El-Morshedy, H.A. and E. Liz (2006): Globally attracting fixed points in higher order discrete population models. Journal of Mathematical Biology 53(3): 365-384. Miclard, J. et al. (2006): Microcystic Meningioma in a Dolphin (Delphinus delphis): Immunohistochemical and Ultrastructural Study. Journal of Comparative Pathology 135(4): 254-258. Newman, S.J. and S.A. Smith (2006): Marine Mammal Neoplasia: A Review. Veterinary Pathology 43(6): 865-880. Rehtanz, M. et al. (2006): Isolation and characterization of the first American bottlenose dolphin papillomavirus: Tursiops truncatus papillomavirus type 2. J. Gen. Virol. 87(12): 3559-3565. Stokstad, E. (2006): News Focus. SOCIETY OF VERTEBRATE PALEONTOLOGY MEETING: Snapshots From the Meeting. Science 314(5801): 921. PINNIPEDIA Antonelis, G.A. et al. (2006): Hawaiian monk seal (Monachus schauinslandi): Status and conservation issues. Atoll Research Bulletin 543(): 75-101. Buckles, E.L. et al. (2006): Otarine Herpesvirus-1, not Papillomavirus, is Associated with Endemic Tumours in California Sea Lions (Zalophus californianus). Journal of Comparative Pathology 135(4): 183-189. Fjälling, A., M. Wahlberg, and H. Westerberg (2006): Acoustic harassment devices reduce seal interaction in the Baltic salmon-trap, net fishery. ICES Journal of Marine Science 63(9): 1751-1758. Forcada, J. and S.L. Robinson (2006): Population abundance, structure and turnover estimates for leopard seals during winter dispersal combining tagging and photo-identification data. Polar Biology 29(12): 1052-1062. Lewis, R. et al. (2006): Sex-specific foraging strategies and resource partitioning in the southern elephant seal (Mirounga leonina). Proceedings of the Royal Society of London Series B-Biological Sciences 273(1603): 2901-2907. Longenecker, K., R.A. Dollar, and M.K. Cahoon (2006): Increasing taxonomic resolution in dietary analysis of the Hawaiian monk seal. Atoll Research Bulletin 543(): 103-113. Parrish, F.A. and K. Abernathy (2006): Movements of monk seals relative to ecological depth zones in the lower Northwestern Hawaiian islands. Atoll Research Bulletin 543(): 115-130. Stewart, B.S. et al. (2006): Foraging biogeography of Hawaiian monk seals in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands. Atoll Research Bulletin 543(): 131-145. Womble, J.N. and M.F. Sigler (2006): Seasonal availability of abundant, energy-rich prey influences the abundance and diet of a marine predator, the Steller sea lion Eumetopias jubatus. Marine Ecology Progress Series 325(): 281-293. OTHER MARINE MAMMALS Hodgson, A.J. and H. Marsh (2007): Response of dugongs to boat traffic: The risk of disturbance and displacement. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 340(1): 50-61. Parks, E.K., A.E. Derocher, and N.J. Lunn (2006): Seasonal and annual movement patterns of polar bears on the sea ice of Hudson Bay. Canadian Journal of Zoology 84(9): 1281-1294. Shavlakadze, T. and M. Grounds (2006): Of bears, frogs, meat, mice and men: complexity of factors affecting skeletal muscle mass and fat. BioEssays 28(10): 994-1009. -- --> jan.herrmann -at - cetacea.de