[MARMAM] International Ethological Congress

2007-04-03 Thread David Lusseau
Dear Marmamers, the 30th International Ethological Congress will be held August 15-23 2007 in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. The conference is the largest meeting of ethologists and there will be again a very stimulating program this year (see below for the list of plenary lectures and

[MARMAM] New paper on Steller sea lion historical abundance and distribution along Asian coast

2007-04-03 Thread Vladimir Burkanov (NMML)
Dear colleagues, We are pleased to inform you that large review on Steller sea lion historical abundance and distribution along Asian Pacific coast are finally published and available in pdf format (19.5 MB) at http://spo.nmfs.noaa.gov/mfr672/mfr672.html Reprints are available on request by

[MARMAM] Fiordland bottlenose dolphins: male social relationships

2007-04-03 Thread David Lusseau
Dear all, I am pleased to announce the publication of the following article in PLoS ONE (4 April 2007 issue): Lusseau D. 2007. Why are male social relationships complex in the Doubtful Sound bottlenose dolphin population? PLoS ONE 2(4): e348 (abstract below). PLoS ONE is an open-access

[MARMAM] Abstract Submission Deadline Extension for the 3rd International Workshop on Detection and Classification of Marine Mammals Using Passive Acoustics

2007-04-03 Thread Heather Pettis
The abstract submission deadline for the 3rd International Workshop on Detection and Classification of Marine Mammals Using Passive Acoustics (Boston, MA USA 24-26 July 2007) has been extended to 16 April 2007. Notification of acceptance will go out on 30 April 2007. Please see website at

[MARMAM] 1-2 May Symposium: Potential Application of Vessel-Quieting Technology on Large Commercial Vessels

2007-04-03 Thread Brandon Southall
To all interested parties, NOAA's Ocean Acoustics Program is hosting an international symposium on 1-2 May in Silver Spring, MD entitled: Potential Application of Vessel-Quieting Technology on Large Commercial Vessels. The announcement of the symposium and a detailed, nearly-final agenda for