Dear all, here are some new publications of week 12 / 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 McKinney, M.A. et al. (2006): Biotransformation of polybrominated diphenyl ethers and polychlorinated biphenyls in beluga whale (Delphinapterus leucas) and rat mammalian model using an in vitro hepatic microsomal assay. Aquatic Toxicology 77(1): 87-97. Bailey, H. and P. Thompson (2006): Quantitative analysis of bottlenose dolphin movement patterns and their relationship with foraging. Journal of Animal Ecology 75(2): 456-465. Huggenberger, S. et al. (2006): Histological analysis of the nasal roof cartilage in a neonate sperm whale ( Physeter macrocephalus - Mammalia, Odontoceti). Zoologischer Anzeiger - A Journal of Comparative Zoology 244(3-4): 229-238. PINNIPEDIA Austin, D. et al. (2006): Stomach temperature telemetry reveals temporal patterns of foraging success in a free-ranging marine mammal. Journal of Animal Ecology 75(2): 408-420. Fowler, S.L. et al. (2006): Ontogeny of diving behaviour in the Australian sea lion: trials of adolescence in a late bloomer. Journal of Animal Ecology 75(2): 358-367. -- --> jan.herrmann -at - cetacea.de