Dear MARMAM and ECS-talk subscribers,

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 37, issue 4, 2011) of Aquatic Mammals. The online issue is now available. For individuals with a print subscription, the joint hard copy of 37.3/37.4 will be mailed in mid-December. 

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 Full Articles

Funasaka , N., Yoshioka, M., Suzuki, M., Ueda, K., Miyahara, H., Uchida, S. 2011. Seasonal Difference of Diurnal Variations in Serum Melatonin, Cortisol, Testosterone, and Rectal Temperature in Indo-Pacific Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops aduncus). Aquatic Mammals 37(4), 433-442, http://dx.doi.org/10.1578/AM.37.4.2011.433

Siebert, U., Pozniak, B., Anderson Hansen, K., Nordstrom, G., Teilmann, J., van Elk, N., Vossen, A., Dietz, R. 2011. Investigations of Thyroid and Stress Hormones in Free-Ranging and Captive Harbor Porpoises (Phocoena phocoena): A Pilot Study. Aquatic Mammals, 37(4), 443-453, http://dx.doi.org/10.1578/AM.37.4.2011.443

Bartha, G.B., Gowans, S., Simard, P., Tetley, M., Keith, E.O. 2011. Population Size and Site Fidelity of North Atlantic Minke Whales (Balaenoptera acutorostrata acutorostrata) off the Atlantic Coast of Nova Scotia, Canada. Aquatic Mammals, 37(4), 454-463, http://dx.doi.org/10.1578/AM.37.4.2011.454

Miksis-Olds, J.L., Parks, S.E. 2011. Seasonal Trends in Acoustic Detection of Ribbon Seal (Histriophoca fasciata) Vocalizations in the Bering Sea. Aquatic Mammals, 37(4), 464-471, http://dx.doi.org/10.1578/AM.37.4.2011.464

Gomez-Salazar, C., Trujillo, F., Whitehead, H. 2011. Photo-Identification: A Reliable and Noninvasive Tool for Studying Pink River Dolphins (Inia geoffrensis). Aquatic Mammals, 37(4), 472-485, http://dx.doi.org/10.1578/AM.37.4.2011.472

Le Boeuf, B.J., Condit, R., Morris, P.A., Reiter, J. 2011. The Northern Elephant Seal (Mirounga angustirostris) Rookery at Año Nuevo: A Case Study in Colonization. Aquatic Mammals, 37(4), 486-501, http://dx.doi.org/10.1578/AM.37.4.2011.486

Short Notes

Baird, R.W., Schorr, G.S., Webster, D.L., Mahaffy, S.D., McSweeney, D.J., Hanson, M.B., Andrews, R.D. 2011. Open-Ocean Movements of a Satellite-Tagged Blainville’s Beaked Whale (Mesoplodon densirostris): Evidence for an Offshore Population in Hawai‘i?, Aquatic Mammals 2011, 37(4), 506-511, http://dx.doi.org/10.1578/AM.37.4.2011.506

Martín, V., Tejedor, M. Pérez-Gil, M., L. Dalebout, L., Arbelo, M., Fernández, A. 2011. A Sowerby’s Beaked Whale (Mesoplodon bidens) Stranded in the Canary Islands: The Most Southern Record in the Eastern North Atlantic. Aquatic Mammals 2011, 37(4), 512-519, http://dx.doi.org/10.1578/AM.37.4.2011.512

Historical Perspectives

Ray, G.C., Potter, Jr., F.M. 2011. Historical Perspectives Aquatic Mammals, 37(4), 520-552, http://dx.doi.org/10.1578/AM.37.4.2011.520

Obituary/Tribute

Aquatic Mammals. 2011. Obituary for Victor B. Scheffer, Ph.D. Aquatic Mammals, 37(4), 553-554, http://dx.doi.org/10.1578/AM.37.4.2011.553