Dear all, here are some new publications of week 05 / 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 Das, K. et al. (2006): Zn, Cu, Cd and Hg binding to metallothioneins in harbour porpoises Phocoena phocoena from the southern North Sea. BMC Ecology 6(2): . Sundaram, B. et al. (2006): Acoustical dead zones and the spatial aggregation of whale strandings. Journal of Theoretical Biology 238(4): 764-770. PINNIPEDIA Bowen, L. et al. (2006): MHC gene configuration variation in geographically disparate populations of California sea lions (Zalophus californianus). Molecular Ecology 15(2): 529-533. Wheatley, K.E. et al. (2006): Chemical immobilization of adult female Weddell seals with tiletamine and zolazepam: effects of age, condition and stage of lactation. BMC Veterinary Research 2(8): . OTHERS Vianna, J.A. et al. (2006): Phylogeography, phylogeny and hybridization in trichechid sirenians: implications for manatee conservation. Molecular Ecology 15(2): 433-447. -- --> jan.herrmann -at - cetacea.de