Dear MARMAM subscribers, My co-authors and I are pleased to share with you our recent publication: Alessia Rossi, Ester Scordamaglia, Michela Bellingeri, Guido Gnone, Silvio Nuti, Francesca Salvioli, Piero Manfredi, Giovanni Santangelo. (2017). Demography of the bottlenose dolphin Tursiops truncatus (Mammalia: Delphinidae) in the Eastern Ligurian Sea (NW Mediterranean): quantification of female reproductive parameters. The European Zoological Journal. 84(1): 294-302. https://doi.org/10.1080/24750263.2017.1334839 Abstract: The reproductive histories of 41 adult bottlenose dolphin females were analysed using photo-identification data collected between 2006 and 2014 in four sub-areas of the eastern Ligurian Sea (northwestMediterranean). The Rapallo sub-area revealed the highest (highly significant) frequency of encounters (per unit effort) of reproductive females in association with young individuals, therefore emerging as a candidate nursery area in the region. The estimated fertility rate of adult females ranged between 290 and 407 births per 1000 individuals per year, higher than that of other known bottlenose dolphin populations, with a calving interval between 2.45 and 3.5 years. These results will be useful for projecting future trends of this (sub)population. This paper is open source and is accessed through the link: https://doi.org/10.1080/24750263.2017.1334839 For any problems, do not hesitate to contact me; I will be glad to send you a pdf copy. Kind regards Alessia Rossi -- PhD Alessia Rossi Biology Department (Zoology - Animal Ecology) - Demography and Conservation Laboratory via A.Volta, 6 - 56126 Pisa, Italy Cell: +393494743502. e-mail: arossi@biologia.unipi.it skype: musicale85