Announcing: ESR THEME SECTION: Tracking Vertebrates for Conservation Dear Colleagues Please note that the special theme section of Endangered Species Research has recently been published. The section, spanning two issues included 22 original articles and reviews of interest to many in this group. A full list of these is included below and all articles are available online and open access. http://www.int-res.com/abstracts/esr/v4/n1-2/ Details of additional Theme Sections being built for publication in 2008 can be found at http://www.int-res.com/journals/esr/esr-specials/ These include: * Fisheries Bycatch: Problems and Solutions <http://www.int-res.com/journals/esr/esr-specials/fisheries-bycatch-problems-and-solutions/> * Bats: Status, Threats and Conservation Successes <http://www.int-res.com/journals/esr/esr-specials/bats-status-threats-and-conservation-successes/> * Incorporating Climate Change Into Endangered Species Conservation <http://www.int-res.com/journals/esr/esr-specials/incorporating-climate-change-into-endangered-species-conservation/> * Forensic Methods in Conservation Research <http://www.int-res.com/journals/esr/esr-specials/forensic-methods-in-conservation-research/> * Range-wide Status and Conservation of the Goliath Grouper <http://www.int-res.com/journals/esr/esr-specials/range-wide-status-and-conservation-of-the-goliath-grouper/> * The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: Assessing Its Utility and Value <http://www.int-res.com/journals/esr/esr-specials/the-iucn-red-list-of-threatened-species-assessing-its-utility-and-value/> An additional Tracking Section is also now being compiled. Dr. Brendan J. Godley Editor-in-Chief, Endangered Species Research http://www.int-res.com/journals/esr/ ESR THEME SECTION Tracking Vertebrates for Conservation Godley BJ, Wilson RP Tracking vertebrates for conservation: Introduction ESR 4:1-2 <http://www.int-res.com/abstracts/esr/v4/n1-2/p1-2/> | Full text in pdf format <http://www.int-res.com/articles/esr2008/4/n004p001.pdf> Godley BJ, Blumenthal JM, Broderick AC, Coyne MS, Godfrey MH, Hawkes LA, Witt MJ Satellite tracking of sea turtles: Where have we been and where do we go next? ESR 4:3-22 <http://www.int-res.com/abstracts/esr/v4/n1-2/p3-22/> | Full text in pdf format <http://www.int-res.com/articles/esr2008/4/n004p003.pdf> Doyle TK, Houghton JD, O'Súilleabháin PF, Hobson VJ, Marnell F, Davenport J, Hays GC Leatherback turtles satellite-tagged in European waters ESR 4:23-31 <http://www.int-res.com/abstracts/esr/v4/n1-2/p23-31/> | Full text in pdf format <http://www.int-res.com/articles/esr2008/4/n004p023.pdf> Fossette S, Corbel H, Gaspar P, Le Maho Y, Georges JY An alternative technique for the long-term satellite tracking of leatherback turtles ESR 4:33-41 <http://www.int-res.com/abstracts/esr/v4/n1-2/p33-41/> | Full text in pdf format <http://www.int-res.com/articles/esr2008/4/n004p033.pdf> Shaver DJ, Rubio C Post-nesting movement of wild and head-started Kemp's ridley sea turtles Lepidochelys kempii in the Gulf of Mexico ESR 4:43-55 <http://www.int-res.com/abstracts/esr/v4/n1-2/p43-55/> | Full text in pdf format <http://www.int-res.com/articles/esr2008/4/n004p043.pdf> Seminoff JA, Zárate P, Coyne M, Foley DG, Parker D, Lyon BN, Dutton PH Post-nesting migrations of Galápagos green turtles Chelonia mydas in relation to oceanographic conditions: integrating satellite telemetry with remotely sensed ocean data ESR 4:57-72 <http://www.int-res.com/abstracts/esr/v4/n1-2/p57-72/> | Full text in pdf format <http://www.int-res.com/articles/esr2008/4/n004p057.pdf> Seney EE, Landry AM Jr Movements of Kemp's ridley sea turtles nesting on the upper Texas coast: implications for management ESR 4:73-84 <http://www.int-res.com/abstracts/esr/v4/n1-2/p73-84/> | Full text in pdf format <http://www.int-res.com/articles/esr2008/4/n004p073.pdf> Van Dam RP, Diez CE, Balazs GH, Colón Colón LA, McMillan WO, Schroeder B Sex-specific migration patterns of hawksbill turtles breeding at Mona Island, Puerto Rico ESR 4:85-94 <http://www.int-res.com/abstracts/esr/v4/n1-2/p85-94/> | Full text in pdf format <http://www.int-res.com/articles/esr2008/4/n004p085.pdf> Preston TJ, Ropert-Coudert Y, Kato A, Chiaradia A, Kirkwood R, Dann P, Reina RD Foraging behaviour of little penguins Eudyptula minor in an artificially modified environment ESR 4:95-103 <http://www.int-res.com/abstracts/esr/v4/n1-2/p95-103/> | Full text in pdf format <http://www.int-res.com/articles/esr2008/4/n004p095.pdf> Steinfurth A, Vargas FH, Wilson RP, Spindler M, Macdonald DW Space use by foraging Galápagos penguins during chick rearing ESR 4:105-112 <http://www.int-res.com/abstracts/esr/v4/n1-2/p105-112/> | Full text in pdf format <http://www.int-res.com/articles/esr2008/4/n004p105.pdf> Tougaard J, Teilmann J, Tougaard S Harbour seal spatial distribution estimated from Argos satellite telemetry: overcoming positioning errors ESR 4:113-122 <http://www.int-res.com/abstracts/esr/v4/n1-2/p113-122/> | Full text in pdf format <http://www.int-res.com/articles/esr2008/4/n004p113.pdf> Wilson RP, Shepard ELC, Liebsch N Prying into the intimate details of animal lives: use of a daily diary on animals ESR 4:123-137 <http://www.int-res.com/abstracts/esr/v4/n1-2/p123-137/> | Full text in pdf format <http://www.int-res.com/articles/esr2008/4/n004p123.pdf> Fuller WJ, Broderick AC, Phillips RA, Silk JRD, Godley BJ Utility of geolocating light loggers for indicating at-sea movements in sea turtles ESR 4:139-146 <http://www.int-res.com/abstracts/esr/v4/n1-2/p139-146/> | Full text in pdf format <http://www.int-res.com/articles/esr2008/4/n004p139.pdf> Insley SJ, Robson BW, Yack T, Ream RR, Burgess W Acoustic determination of activity and flipper stroke rate in foraging northern fur seal females ESR 4:147-155 <http://www.int-res.com/abstracts/esr/v4/n1-2/p147-155/> | Full text in pdf format <http://www.int-res.com/articles/esr2008/4/n004p147.pdf> Shepard ELC, Wilson RP, Liebsch N, Quintana F, Gómez Laich A, Lucke K Flexible paddle sheds new light on speed: a novel method for the remote measurement of swim speed in aquatic animals ESR 4:157-164 <http://www.int-res.com/abstracts/esr/v4/n1-2/p157-164/> | Full text in pdf format <http://www.int-res.com/articles/esr2008/4/n004p157.pdf> Cooke SJ Biotelemetry and biologging in endangered species research and animal conservation: relevance to regional, national, and IUCN Red List threat assessments ESR 4:165-185 <http://www.int-res.com/abstracts/esr/v4/n1-2/p165-185/> | Full text in pdf format <http://www.int-res.com/articles/esr2008/4/n004p165.pdf> Sherrill-Mix SA, James MC Evaluating potential tagging effects on leatherback sea turtles ESR 4:187-193 <http://www.int-res.com/abstracts/esr/v4/n1-2/p187-193/> | Full text in pdf format <http://www.int-res.com/articles/esr2008/4/n004p187.pdf> Thomton JD, Mellish JAE, Hennen DR, Horning M Juvenile Steller sea lion dive behavior following temporary captivity ESR 4:195-203 <http://www.int-res.com/abstracts/esr/v4/n1-2/p195-203/> | Full text in pdf format <http://www.int-res.com/articles/esr2008/4/n004p195.pdf> Alibhai SK, Jewell ZC, Law PR A footprint technique to identify white rhino Ceratotherium simum at individual and species levels ESR 4:205-218 <http://www.int-res.com/abstracts/esr/v4/n1-2/p205-218/> | Full text in pdf format <http://www.int-res.com/articles/esr2008/4/n004p205.pdf> Koehn JD, Nicol SJ, McKenzie JA, Lieschke JA, Lyon JP, Pomorin K Spatial ecology of an endangered native Australian Percichthyid fish, the trout cod Maccullochella macquariensis ESR 4:219-225 <http://www.int-res.com/abstracts/esr/v4/n1-2/p219-225/> | Full text in pdf format <http://www.int-res.com/articles/esr2008/4/n004p219.pdf> Koprowski JL, King SRB, Merrick MJ Expanded home ranges in a peripheral population: space use by endangered Mt. Graham red squirrels ESR 4:227-232 <http://www.int-res.com/abstracts/esr/v4/n1-2/p227-232/> | Full text in pdf format <http://www.int-res.com/articles/esr2008/4/n004p227.pdf> Lim NTL, Ng PKL Home range, activity cycle and natal den usage of a female Sunda pangolin Manis javanica (Mammalia: Pholidota) in Singapore ESR 4:233-240 <http://www.int-res.com/abstracts/esr/v4/n1-2/p233-240/> | Full text in pdf format <http://www.int-res.com/articles/esr2008/4/n004p233.pdf>