Dear all, here are some new publications of week 27-30 / 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. Kindest Regards, Jan Herrmann CETACEA Caurant, F. et al. 2006. Lead contamination of small cetaceans in European waters - The use of stable isotopes for identifying the sources of lead exposure. Marine Environmental Research 62(2): 131-148. Clark, C.W. and N.S. Altman. 2006. Acoustic detections of blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus) and fin whale (B. physalus) sounds during a SURTASS LFA exercise. IEEE Journal of Oceanic Engineering 31(1): 120-128. Debes, F. et al. 2006. Impact of prenatal methylmercury exposure on neurobehavioral function at age. Neurotoxicology and Teratology 28(3): 363-375. Godard, C.A. et al. 2006. Benzo[a]pyrene cytotoxicity in right whale (Eubalaena glacialis) skin, testis and lung cell lines. Marine Environmental Research 62(Suppl 1): S20-S24. Goldstein, J.D. et al. 2006. Hematologic, Biochemical, and Cytologic Findings from Apparently Healthy Atlantic Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) Inhabiting the Indian River Lagoon, Florida, USA. Journal of Wildlife Diseases 42(2): 447-454. Kajiwara, N. et al. 2006. Geographical distribution of polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) and organochlorines in small cetaceans from Asian waters. Chemosphere 64(2): 287-295. Kintisch, E. 2006. Navy to Limit Sonar. Science 313(5784): 159. Koopman, H.N. et al. 2006. Topographical distribution of lipids inside the mandibular fat bodies of odontocetes: remarkable complexity and consistency. IEEE Journal of Oceanic Engineering 31(1): 95-106. Miller, B.S. et al. 2006. Middle-ear stiffness of the bottlenose dolphin tursiops truncatus. IEEE Journal of Oceanic Engineering 31(1): 87-94. Pomilla, C. and H.C. Rosenbaum. 2006. Estimates of relatedness in groups of humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) on two wintering grounds of the Southern Hemisphere. Molecular Ecology 15(9): 2541-2555. Ridgway, S.H. et al. 2006. Functional imaging of dolphin brain metabolism and blood flow. Journal of Experimental Biology 209(15): 2902-2910. Siebert, U. et al. 2006. A decade of harbour porpoise occurrence in German waters-Analyses of aerial surveys, incidental sightings and strandings. Journal of Sea Research 56(1): 65-80. Tachibana, M. et al. 2006. Antibodies to Brucella spp. in Pacific Bottlenose Dolphins from the Solomon Islands. Journal of Wildlife Diseases 42(2): 412-414. Xiao, J. and D. Wang. 2006. Respiratory pattern of captive Yangtze finless porpoises (Neophocaena phocaenoides asiaeorientalis). Journal of Ethology 24(3): 205-212. PINNIPEDIA Buckles, E.L. et al. 2006. Fetus in Fetu in a Harbor Seal (Phoca vitulina richardi): Histopathologic, Genetic, and Toxicologic Analysis. Veterinary Pathology 43(4): 541-544. Carlini, A.R. et al. 2006. The dynamics of male harem dominance in southern elephant seals (Mirounga leonina) at the South Shetland Islands. Polar Biology 29(9): 796-805. Cooper, M.H., S.J. Iverson, and K. Rouvinen-Watt. 2006. Metabolism of Dietary Cetoleic Acid (22:1n-11) in Mink (Mustela vison) and Gray Seals (Halichoerus grypus) Studied Using Radiolabeled Fatty Acids. Physiological and Biochemical Zoology 79(4): 820-829. Gili, C. et al. 2006. Ultrasonographic monitoring of the fetal growth of common seals (Phoca vitulina vitulina). The Veterinary Record 159(): 116-118. Harrison, P.J. et al. 2006. Incorporating movement into models of grey seal population dynamics. Journal of Animal Ecology 75(3): 634-645. Krafft, B.A., C. Lydersen, and K.M. Kovacs. 2006. Serum Haptoglobin Concentrations in Ringed Seals (Pusa hispida) from Svalbard, Norway. Journal of Wildlife Diseases 42(2): 442-446. Kumagai, S., D.A.S. Rosen, and A.W. Trites. 2006. Body mass and composition responses to short-term low energy intake are seasonally dependent in Steller sea lions (Eumetopias jubatus). Journal of Comparative Physiology B: Biochemical, Systemic, and Environmental Physiology 176(6): 589-598. Richmond, J.P., J.M. Burns, and L.D. Rea. 2006. Ontogeny of total body oxygen stores and aerobic dive potential in Steller sea lions (Eumetopias jubatus). Journal of Comparative Physiology B: Biochemical, Systemic, and Environmental Physiology 176(6): 535-545. Sinisalo, T. et al. 2006. Combining stable isotope and intestinal parasite information to evaluate dietary differences between individual ringed seals (Phoca hispida botnica). Canadian Journal of Zoology 84(6): 823-831. Sparling, C.E., J.R. Speakman, and M.A. Fedak. 2006. Seasonal variation in the metabolic rate and body composition of female grey seals: fat conservation prior to high-cost reproduction in a capital breeder? Journal of Comparative Physiology B: Biochemical, Systemic, and Environmental Physiology 176(6): 505-512. Tabuchi, M. et al. 2006. PCB-Related Alteration of Thyroid Hormones and Thyroid Hormone Receptor Gene Expression in Free-Ranging Harbor Seals (Phoca vitulina). Environmental Health Perspectives 114(7): 1024-1031. Zarnke, R.L. et al. 2006. Serologic survey for Brucella spp., phocid herpesvirus-1, phocid herpesvirus-2, and phocine distemper virus in harbor seals from Alaska, 1976-1999. Journal of Wildlife Diseases 42(2): 290-300. Krafft, B.A. et al. 2006. Growth and population parameters of ringed seals (Pusa hispida) from Svalbard, Norway, 2002-2004. ICES Journal of Marine Science 63(6): 1136-1144. Yu, L. and Y.-ping Zhang. 2006. Phylogeny of the caniform carnivora: evidence from multiple genes. 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