Dear all, here are some new publications of week 09 / 2007, 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. Thanks to all of you who sent in reprints to be included in the weekly announcements. Kindest Regards, Jan Herrmann CETACEA Davis, R.W. et al. (2007): Diving behavior of sperm whales in relation to behavior of a major prey species, the jumbo squid, in the Gulf of California, Mexico. Marine Ecology Progress Series 333(): 291-302. Heerfordt, A., B. Møhl, and M. Wahlberg (2007): A wideband connection to sperm whales: A fiber-optic, deep-sea hydrophone array. Deep Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers 54(3): 428-436. Lauriano, G., M. Vacchi, and C.M. Fortuna (2007): Observation of killer whale (Orcinus orca) possibly eating penguins in Terra Nova Bay, Antarctica. Antarctic Science 19(1): 95-96. Marcoux, M., H. Whitehead, and L. Rendell (2007): Sperm whale feeding variation by location, year, social group and clan: evidence from stable isotopes. Marine Ecology Progress Series 333(): 309-314. Stensland, E. and P. Berggren (2007): Behavioural changes in female Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphins in response to boat-based tourism. Marine Ecology Progress Series 332(): 225-234. Tajima, Y. et al. (2007): Amyloidosis in two Stejneger's beaked whales (Mesoplodon stejnegeri) stranded at the Sea of Japan. Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine 38(1): 108-113. PINNIPEDIA Dennison, S. et al. (2007): Urate nephrolithiasis in a northern elephant seal (Mirounga angustirostris) and a california sea lion (Zalophus californianus). Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine 38(1): 114-120. Mellish, J.-A.E. et al. (2007): Permanent marking in an endangered species: physiological response to hot branding in Steller sea lions (Eumetopias jubatus). Wildlife Research 34(1): 43-47. Stoddard, R.A. et al. (2007): Campylobacter insulaenigrae isolated from Northern Elephant Seals (Mirounga angustirostris) in California. Applied and Environmental Microbiology 73(6): 1729-1735. van Bolhuis, G.H. et al. (2007): Fatal enterocolitis in harbour seals (Phoca vitulina) caused by infection with Eimeria phocae. The Veterinary Record 160(9): 297-300. OTHER MARINE MAMMALS -- --> jan.herrmann -at - cetacea.de