Due to
cancellations in the
registrations, we would like to re-open the registration for a
workshop on Marine
Mammal Stress and research to be held on Saturday, November 26th
prior to at the 19th Biennial Conference on the Biology of
Marine Mammals in Tampa,
FL. Please go to this website to sign up for this workshop: http://www.marinemammalscience.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=590&Itemid=336
Title:
Effects of Stress on Marine
Mammals
Both technological advancements in stress measures
and needed
stress-related research are of keen interest to the marine
mammal community as
stress-related factors must be considered in surveys,
experimental designs,
data interpretations, regulatory decisions, and conservation
efforts.
The workshop will have two sessions where
participants are invited
to present their work. This
is not
mandatory, but is an opportunity for participants to obtain
input and/or
feedback on their research. In
one
session, we will have a limited number of 15 – 20 minute
presentations. In the
other session, we will have up to 18
presentations that follow a rapid delivery format of 5 minutes
each. If you are
interested in making a presentation,
I would like to request abstracts of no more than 250 words from
you. The organizing
committee will evaluate the
abstracts and make selections to complete our agenda. Please let
me know if you
would like to be considered for one of the 15-20 minute
presentations or for
one of the 5 minute presentations.
This workshop is organized by: Drs. Shannon
Atkinson, University of
Alaska Fairbanks, Dan Crocker, Sonoma State University, Frances
Gulland, The
Marine Mammal Center, Dorian Houser, Biomimetica, and Michael
Weise, Office of
Naval Research.
For more information contact Shannon Atkinson at atkinson@sfos.uaf.edu