Dear all, here are some new publications of week 14 / 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 Belikov, R. and V.M. Bel'Kovich (2006): High-pitched tonal signals of beluga whales (Delphinapterus leucas) in a summer assemblage off Solovetskii Island in the White Sea. Acoustical Physics 52(2): 125-131. Cook, M.L. et al. (2006): Beaked whale auditory evoked potential hearing measurements. Journal of Comparative Physiology A: Neuroethology, Sensory, Neural, and Behavioral Physiology 192(5): 489-495. Haraguchi, K., Y. Hisamichi, and T. Endo (2006): Bioaccumulation of Naturally Occurring Mixed Halogenated Dimethylbipyrroles in Whale and Dolphin Products on the Japanese Market. Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology 51(1): 135-141. Hayashi, K. et al. (2006): Genetic variation of the MHC DQB locus in the finless porpoise (Neophocaena phocaenoides). Zoological Science 23(2): 147-153. Miller, P.J.O. (2006): Diversity in sound pressure levels and estimated active space of resident killer whale vocalizations. Journal of Comparative Physiology A: Neuroethology, Sensory, Neural, and Behavioral Physiology 192(5): 449-459. PINNIPEDIA Sato, J.J. et al. (2006): Evidence from nuclear DNA sequences sheds light on the phylogenetic relationships of pinnipedia: Single origin with affinity to musteloidea. Zoological Science 23(2): 125-146. Kik, M.J. et al. (2006): An outbreak of leptospirosis in seals (Phoca vitulina) in captivity. Veterinary Quarterly 28(1): 33-39. -- --> jan.herrmann -at - cetacea.de