[MARMAM] Aquatic Mammals Issue 41.4 - ESOMM-2014 Special Issue - available online!

2015-11-24 Thread Kathleen M. Dudzinski
Dear MARMAM and ECS-talk subscribers, Apologies to those of you who will receive duplicate emails due to cross-posting. The following titles represent the contents of the most recent issue (Volume 41, issue 4, 2015) of Aquatic Mammals. The online issue is now available at this link:

[MARMAM] ORCA ID CATALOGUE ICELAND

2015-11-24 Thread Marie-Thérèse Mrusczok
Dear MARMAMers, We are proud to announce the publication of our new orca ID catalogue: “North Atlantic Killer Whales of the Snæfellsnes Peninsula. Photo-Identification Catalogue Iceland, 2016 Winter Edition.” This catalogue includes identification images of 192 North Atlantic Killer Whales

[MARMAM] New publication on marine mammal health trends in North America

2015-11-24 Thread Claire Simeone
Dear Marmammers, My co-authors and I are pleased to announce the following publication: Simeone, C.A., Gulland, F.M.D., Norris, T., Rowles, T.K. 2015. A systematic review of changes in marine mammal health in North America, 1972-2012: the need for a novel integrated approach. PLOS ONE DOI:

[MARMAM] DTP PHD opportunity

2015-11-24 Thread Staniland, Iain J.
A potential studentship is available from the NERC GW4+ Doctoral Training Partnership. Growing their separate ways: The ontogeny of Sexual Segregation in Antarctic Fur Seals @ the British Antarctic Survey Supervisors Dr Iain Staniland (BAS) Dr N Ratcliffe (BAS) Dr S Votier (Uni Exeter) See:

[MARMAM] New publication: The human dimension of the conflict between fishermen and South American sea lions in southern Brazil

2015-11-24 Thread Rodrigo Machado
Dear colleagues, *I am pleased to announce the publication of 1 paper about **The human dimension of the conflict between fishermen and South American sea lions in southern Brazil* *Abstract: *We analysed the fishermen’s perceptions on the South American sea lions (*Otaria flavescens*) and

[MARMAM] New paper: Occurrence, distribution and behaviour of Bryde's whales (Cetacea: Mysticeti) off south-east Brazil

2015-11-24 Thread Leandra Gonçalves
Dear all, We are glad to announce the following publication on Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom Occurrence, distribution and behaviour of Bryde's whales (Cetacea: Mysticeti) off south-east BrazilLeandra Regina Gonçalves, Mabel Augustowski and Artur Andriolo

[MARMAM] Genetic status of the endangered Mediterranean monk seal

2015-11-24 Thread Alexandros A. Karamanlidis
Dear Marmammers, my co-authors and I are pleased to announce the following publication: Karamanlidis A.A., Gaughran S., Aguilar A., Dendrinos P., Huber D., Pires R., Schultz J., Skrbinšek T., Amato G. 2016. Shaping species conservation strategies using mtDNA analysis: The case of the elusive

[MARMAM] Bottlenose dolphin volunteer opporunity New Zealand

2015-11-24 Thread Outhwaite, Blair
Bottlenose Dolphin Behavioural Volunteer Position at Great Barrier Island, New Zealand A volunteer is required to assist with a MSc study investigating the behaviour of bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) at Great Barrier Island (GBI) and part of the Auckland coastline, New Zealand. This