[MARMAM] Advancing in statistical modelling using R (ADVR08)

2018-12-14 Thread Oliver Hooker
Advancing in statistical modelling for evolutionary biologists and ecologists using R (ADVR08) https://www.prstatistics.com/course/advancing-statistical-modelling-using-r-advr08/ This course will be delivered by Dr. Luc Bussiere from the 21st - 25th January 2019 in Glasgow City Centre Course

[MARMAM] RESEARCH ASSISTANT (RA) POSITIONS AVAILABLE

2018-12-14 Thread Michael H Smith
SURVEY BEGINS FEBRUARY - APPLY SOONGray Whales Count (GWC) is seeking volunteer Research Assistants (RA) to work with Project Coordinator and team of observers to assist in our annual survey of the northbound migration of gray whales (Eschrichtius robustus) migrating through the nearshore of the

[MARMAM] New article on harbour porpoise field metabolic rate

2018-12-14 Thread Laia Rojano Doñate
Dear MARMAM, On behalf of my co-authors, I am pleased to announce our new paper investigating the controversial field metabolic rate of harbour porpoises using a combination of captive and wild data: Rojano-Doñate, L., McDonald, B. I., Wisniewska, D. M., Johnson, M., Teilmann, J., Wahlberg,

[MARMAM] Now Available: Webinar Recording for Saving Vaquita: Considerations in the Race Against Extinction

2018-12-14 Thread Jen Hawse
Hosted by Island Press on November 8, 2018 and moderated by Dr. Tom Jefferson, this webinar brought together a global audience of 513 registrants from 22 countries on 6 continents. The one-hour program explores the plight of the world's most endangered marine mammal, the vaquita (Phocoena

[MARMAM] New publication describing minke whale vocalizations on the west coast of Canada

2018-12-14 Thread katrinan
Hello MarMam subscribers, My co-author and I are excited to announce a new publication describing the vocalizations of minke whales on a summer feeding ground in British Columbia, Canada. The article was published in Bioacoustics this month. Abstract is below. Please contact the corresponding

[MARMAM] A nutritional perspective on plastic ingestion in wildlife

2018-12-14 Thread gabrielsky22 Machovsky Capuska
> Dear MARMAN members >> >> On behalf of my co-authors, I am pleased to announce the publication of our >> article: >> >> Machovsky-Capuska GE, Amiot C, Denuncio P, Grainger R, Raubenheimer D. A >> nutritional perspective on plastic ingestion in wildlife. Science of the >> Total

[MARMAM] Two new publications: Male social bonds and spatial distribution in bottlenose dolphins

2018-12-14 Thread Fernando Diaz Aguirre
Dear MARMAM subscribers, We are pleased to announce the publication of two papers on southern Australian bottlenose dolphins: Diaz-Aguirre F., Parra G., Passadore C. & Möller L. 2018. Kinship influences social bonds among male southern Australian bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops cf. australis).

[MARMAM] New publication: Broad-scale study of the seasonal and geographic occurrence of blue and fin whales in the Southern Indian Ocean.

2018-12-14 Thread Emmanuelle Leroy
Dear MARMAMers, On behalf of my co-authors, I am pleased to announce the publication of our last paper entitled “Broad-scale study of the seasonal and geographic occurrence of blue and fin whales in the Southern Indian Ocean.” Leroy EC, Samaran F, Stafford KM, Bonnel J, Royer JY (2018)