The Latin American Journal of Aquatic Mammals (LAJAM), the scientific journal of SOLAMAC (Sociedad Latinoamericana de Especialistas en Mamíferos Acuáticos) and SOMEMMA (Sociedad Mexicana de Mastozoología Marina), has just published its latest issue: Special Volume on the Biology and Conservation of Neotropical Dolphins of the Genus Sotalia It can be freely accessed at: http://www.lajamjournal.org/index.php/lajam/issue/current We invite you to review the Table of Contents here and then visit our web site to review articles and items of interest. Registered users can sign up to receive notifications and table of contents via email. Thanks for the continuing interest in LAJAM, Marcos Santos Lead Guest Editor Monica Borobia, Susana Caballero, Carlos Olavarría, and Eduardo Secchi Guest Editors Salvatore Siciliano Managing Editor Daniel M. Palacios LAJAM, Editor-in-Chief Vol. 8, Nos. 1-2 (2010) Special Volume on the Biology and Conservation of Neotropical Dolphins of the Genus Sotalia Table of Contents Editorial A Tale of Two Dolphins: Introduction to the Special Volume on the Biology and Conservation of Neotropical Dolphins of the Genus Sotalia PDF M. C. O. Santos, C. Olavarría, M. Borobia, S. Caballero, E. R. Secchi, S. Siciliano, D. M. Palacios 9-23 Workshop Reports Report of the Working Group on Taxonomy and Genetics PDF A. M. Solé-Cava, S. Caballero, C. R. Bonvicino, T. S. G. Correa, I. B. Moreno, P. A. C. Flores 25-29 Report of the Working Group on Distribution, Habitat Characteristics and Preferences, and Group Size PDF V. M. F. da Silva, D. Fettuccia, E. S. Rodrigues, H. Edwards, I. B. Moreno, J. F. Moura, L. L. Wedekin, M. Bazzalo, N. R. Emin-Lima, N. A. S. Carmo, S. Siciliano, V. Utreras B. 31-38 Report of the Working Group on Population Abundance and Density Estimation PDF M. C. O. Santos, M. J. Cremer, E. R. Secchi, L. Flach, G. Filla, A. Hubner, S. Dussán-Duque 39-45 Report of the Working Group on Major Threats and Conservation PDF E. A. Crespo, D. Alarcón, M. Alonso, M. Bazzalo, M. Borobia, M. Cremer, G. Filla, L. Lodi, F. A. Magalhães, J. Marigo, H. L. Queiróz, J. E. Reynolds, III, Y. Schaeffer, P. R. Dorneles, J. Lailson-Brito, D. L. Wetzel 47-56 Reviews Natural history of dolphins of the genus Sotalia PDF F. C. W. Rosas, J. Marigo, M. Laeta, M. R. Rossi-Santos 57-68 Articles Mitochondrial DNA diversity, differentiation and phylogeography of the South American riverine and coastal dolphins Sotalia fluviatilis andSotalia guianensis. PDF S. Caballero, F. Trujillo, J. A. Vianna, H. Barrios-Garrido, M. G. Montiel, S Beltrán-Pedreros, M. Marmontel, M. C. O. Santos, M. R. Rossi-Santos, F. R. Santos, C. S. Baker 69-79 Initial description of Major Histocompatibility Complex variation at two Class II loci (DQA-DQB) in Sotalia fluviatilis and Sotalia guianensis PDF S. Caballero, D. Heimeier, F. Trujillo, J. A. Vianna, H. Barrios-Garrido, M. G. Montiel, S. Beltrán-Pedreros, M. Marmontel, M. C. O. Santos, M. R. Rossi-Santos, F. R. Santos, C. S. Baker 81-95 Records of Guiana dolphin, Sotalia guianensis, in the State of Ceará, Northeastern Brazil PDF A. C. O. Meirelles, A. C. Ribeiro, C. P. N. Silva, A. A. Soares-Filho 97-102 Ecology and conservation status of tucuxi (Sotalia fluviatilis) in the Pacaya-Samiria Reserve, Peru PDF T. L. McGuire 103-110 Habitat use of the Guiana dolphin, Sotalia guianensis (Cetacea, Delphinidae), in the Caravelas River Estuary, eastern Brazil PDF M. R. Rossi-Santos, L. L. Wedekin, E. L. A. Monteiro-Filho 111-116 Residence patterns of the Guiana dolphin Sotalia guianensis in Babitonga bay, south coast of Brazil PDF F. A. S. Hardt, M. J. Cremer, A. J. Tonello, Jr., P. C. A. Simões-Lopes 117-121 Occurrence of chlorinated pesticides and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in Guiana dolphins (Sotalia guianensis) from Ubatuba and Baixada Santista, São Paulo, Brazil PDF M. B. Alonso, J. Marigo, C. P. Bertozzi, M. C. O. Santos, S. Taniguchi, R. C. Montone 123-130 Sounds produced by the tucuxi (Sotalia fluviatilis) from the Napo and Aguarico rivers of Ecuador PDF L. J. May-Collado, D. Wartzok 131-136 Morphology of the Guiana dolphin (Sotalia guianensis) off southeastern Brazil: growth and geographic variation PDF R. M. A. Ramos, A. P. M. Di Beneditto, S. Siciliano, M. C. O. Santos, A. N. Zerbini, A. F. C. Vicente, E. Zampirolli, F. S. Alvarenga, A. B. Fragoso, J. Lailson-Brito, Jr., A. F. Azevedo, L. Barbosa, N. R. W. Lima 137-149 Cervical ribs and cleft arches in Brazilian Sotalia guianensis: contribution to comparative studies of skeletal morphology in northern and southeastern specimens PDF M. Laeta, S. M. F. M. Souza, S. Siciliano 151-165 Notes Note on the group size and behavior of Guiana dolphins (Sotalia guianensis) (Cetacea: Delphinidae) in Marapanim Bay, Pará, Brazil PDF R. Emin-Lima, L. N. Moura, A. L. F. Rodrigues, M. L. Silva 167-170 Update on the freshwater distribution of Sotalia in Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Venezuela and Suriname PDF C. Gómez-Salazar, M. Portocarrero-Aya, F. Trujillo, S. Caballero, J. Bolaños-Jiménez, V. Utreras, T. Mcguire, A. Ferrer-Pérez, M. Pool, E. Aliaga-Rossel 171-178 Proposed English common name for the neotropical delphinid Sotalia guianensis (P.-J. Van Beneden, 1864) PDF P. A. C. Flores, M. Bazzalo, S. Caballero, M. C. O. Santos, M. R. Rossi-Santos, F. Trujillo, J. Bolaños-Jimenez, M. J. Cremer, L. J. May-Collado, F. J. L. Silva, M. G. Montiel-Villalobos, A. F. Azevedo, A. C. O. Meirelles, L. Flach, H. Barrios-Garrido, P. C. Simões-Lopes, H. A. Cunha, K. Van Waerebeek 179-181 A new skin biopsy system for use with small cetaceans PDF H. A. Cunha, A. F. Azevedo, J. Lailson-Brito, Jr. 183-186 The triumph of the commons: Working towards the conservation of Guiana dolphins (Sotalia guianensis) in the Cananéia estuary, Brazil PDF M. C. O. Santos, M. B. Campolim, I. S. Parada, P. Dunker, E. Silva 187-190 In Memoriam Nélio Baptista Barros (1960-2010) – a pioneer at home and abroad PDF M. Borobia, D. M. Palacios, R. S. Wells, M. K. Stolen, E. R. Secchi 191-192