[MARMAM] New Publication: Passive acoustic monitoring for assessing marine mammals population in European waters: Workshop conclusions and perspectives

Dear MARMAM community, I am delighted to share with you our recent publication stemming from the workshop, "Prospective Discussion on Passive Acoustic Monitoring of Marine Mammals for Descriptor D1 of the Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD)," held during the European Cetacean Society

[MARMAM] New publication: Sperm whale clans and human societies

The following paper has just been published: Whitehead, H., 2024. Sperm whale clans and human societies. Royal Society Open Science It is open access and available at: https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/full/10.1098/rsos.231353 Abstract: Sperm whale society is structured into clans that

[MARMAM] New publication: Long-term strategies for studying rare species

Long-term strategies for studying rare species: results and lessons from a multi-species study of odontocetes around the main Hawaiian Islands This paper describes both our approach to studying rare species and provides findings from a long-term study of pygmy killer whales in Hawai‘i,

[MARMAM] New publication on interactions of bottlenose dolphins and Antillean manatee calves

Greetings MARMAM, I am pleased to announce the publication of our newest open access article in PLOS One titled: "Agonistic interactions initiated by adult bottlenose dolphins on Antillean manatee calves in the Caribbean Sea" Abstract The dynamics and drivers of inter-species interactions in the

[MARMAM] New Publication: Harbor Porpoise in Hood Canal, WA

Dear MARMAM community, On behalf of my co-authors, we are pleased to provide our recent paper titled "Distribution, abundance, and density of harbor porpoises in Hood Canal, Washington" which was recently published as an Open Access research article in the Journal of Wildlife Management. The

[MARMAM] New publication on niche partitioning among odontocetes in the western South Atlantic

Dear MARMAM community, My co-authors and I are pleased to share our recent publication: Tatsch, A.C., de Lima, R.C., Secchi, E.R., Botta, S. 2024. Niche partitioning among odontocetes in a marine biogeographic transition zone of the western South Atlantic Ocean. Marine Biology 171, 38.

[MARMAM] New publication: Distribution and densities of marine megafauna in three subregions of the South Pacific

Dear MARMAM community, On behalf of my co-authors, I am pleased to share with you our new publication "*Who lives in the open sea? Distribution and densities of surfacing marine megafauna in three subregions of the South Pacific (New Caledonia, Wallis and Futuna, and French Polynesia)*"

[MARMAM] New publication: First aerial observation of Sato's beaked whales (Berardius minimus)

Dear colleagues, On behalf of my co-authors, I am pleased to announce our new publication in Marine Mammal Science. Kobayashi, H., Ikuta, S., & Kobayashi, M. (2023). First aerial observation of Sato's beaked whales (Berardius minimus) above the Abashiri Submarine Canyon, Hokkaido, Japan. Marine

[MARMAM] New publication: "Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) source identification and a maternal transfer case study in threatened killer whales (Orcinus orca) of British Columbia, Canada"

Dear Marman colleagues, I hope everyone is doing well. I am pleased to share on behalf of my co-authors, our new paper on "Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) source identification and a maternal transfer case study in threatened killer whales (Orcinus orca) of British Columbia, Canada". This

[MARMAM] New publication on bottlenose dolphin electroreception

Dear MARMAN colleagues, On behalf of my coauthors I am pleased to share with you our newest publication on passive electroreception in bottlenose dolphins. Following our previous study published in 2022, we further investigated the bottlenose dolphin’s electroreceptive abilities and determined

[MARMAM] New publication - Short-beaked common dolphin (Delphinus delphis) total length estimation using laser photogrammetry off the southwest coast of Ireland

Dear MARMAM community, We are pleased to announce our recent publication on common dolphin laser photogrammetry detailed below. O'Callaghan, S.A., Daly, M. and Berrow, S. (2023). Short-beaked common dolphin (Delphinus delphis) total length estimation using laser photogrammetry off the southwest

[MARMAM] New publication "Imitation of Novel Actions in a Beluga Whale"

Dear MARMAM community, On behalf of myself and my co-author I'm pleased to announce the following publication in *Animals: * Zamorano-Abramson, J.; Hernández-Lloreda, M.V. Imitation of Novel Intransitive Body Actions in a Beluga Whale (*Delphinapterus leucas*): A “Do as Other Does” Study.

[MARMAM] New publication on stranded harbour seals gut microbiome

Dear MARMAM community, On behalf of my co-authors, I am very happy to share our new publication in PLOS ONE "Characterising the gut microbiome of stranded harbour seals (*Phoca vitulina*) in rehabilitation." The article is Open access, it is available here:

[MARMAM] New Publication (Photo-ID and satellite telemetry connect southern right whales from South Georgia Island (Islas Georgias del Sur) with multiple feeding and calving grounds in the southwest A

Dear MARMAM community, On behalf of my co-authors, I am pleased to announce our new publication in Marine Mammal Science entitled “Photo-identification and satellite telemetry connect southern right whales from South Georgia Island (Islas Georgias del Sur) with multiple feeding and calving

[MARMAM] New publication: A histological study of the facial hair follicles in the pygmy sperm whale (Kogia breviceps)

Dear MARMAM community, My co-authors and I are pleased to share with you our new publication “A histological study of the facial hair follicles in the pygmy sperm whale (Kogia breviceps)”. Advances in Marine Biology 96, 63-83. https://doi.org/10.1016/bs.amb.2023.08.003 Abstract: In the

[MARMAM] New publication: Variation in blue whale morphology across three productive coastal ecosystems

Dear MARMAM community, On behalf of my coauthors, I am pleased to share our recent paper in Integrative Organismal Biology: D R Barlow, K C Bierlich, W K Oestreich, G Chiang, J W Durban, J A Goldbogen, D W Johnston, M S Leslie, M J Moore, J P Ryan, L G Torres, Shaped by Their Environment:

[MARMAM] New Publication: Enhancing Interpretation of Bottlenose Dolphin Acoustic Monitoring in an Urbanized South Carolina Estuary

Dear MARMAM community, On behalf of my co-authors, I am happy to announce our recent publication in Aquatic Mammals, titled "Enhancing Interpretation of Cetacean Acoustic Monitoring: Investigating Factors that Influence Vocalization Patterns of Atlantic Bottlenose Dolphins in an Urbanized

[MARMAM] New publication - Study of repertoire use reveals unexpected context‑dependent vocalizations in bottlenose dolphins

Dear MARMAM members, I am happy to share with you the exciting results of our publication in The Science of Nature: Gallo A, Lima ADM, Böye M, Hausberger M, Lemasson A. Study of repertoire use reveals unexpected context ‑ dependent vocalizations in bottlenose dolphins (*Tursiops truncatus*). Sci

[MARMAM] New publication- Abrupt change in humpback whale song from Brazil suggests cultural revolutions may occur in the South Atlantic

Dear MARMAM members, I am happy to share the exciting data we are bringing in our lattes publication for MMS journal:Gonçalves, M.I., Djokic, D., Baumgarten, J., Marcondes, M.C.C.,  Padovese, L.R., Eugênio, L.D.S., Sousa-Lima, R. Abrupt change in humpback whale song from Brazil suggests

[MARMAM] New Publication: Arctic habitat suitability modeling for sperm and northern bottlenose whales

Hi Marmam community, My co-authors and I are happy to share our new publication "Opportunistic sightings from fisheries surveys inform habitat suitability for northern bottlenose whales (*Hyperoodon ampullatus*) and sperm whales (*Physeter macrocephalus*) in Baffin Bay and Davis Strait, Canadian

[MARMAM] New Publication: Standardizing gross descriptions of cetacean skin lesions

Dear MARMAM community, On behalf of my co-authors, I am pleased to share with you our new publication in Frontiers in Marine Science entitled "Standardizing gross descriptions of skin lesions in common bottlenose dolphins (*Tursiops truncatus*) stranded in Southwest Florida, 2015–2019." Abstract

[MARMAM] New publication on the springtime acoustic behavior of sei whales

Dear MARMAM community, On behalf of my co-authors, I am pleased to share our recent publication in the Journal of the Acoustical Society of America: Dana A. Cusano, David Wiley, Julia M. Zeh, Iain Kerr, Alicia Pensarosa, Chris Zadra, K. Alex Shorter, Susan E. Parks; Acoustic recording tags

[MARMAM] New Publication: Seasonal changes in humpback whale gene expression

Hi MARMAMers, On behalf of my co-authors I am pleased to share our new publication in Molecular Ecology: A novel RT-qPCR health assay reveals differential expression of stress and immunoregulatory genes between the seasonal migrations of humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae). Open access is

[MARMAM] New Publication: Ban Bycatch

Hello MARMAM community, On behalf of my co-authors, I am pleased to share with you our new publication titled, Ban Bycatch: The United States Must Ban Seafood Imports from Countries Failing to Protect Marine Mammals. Global fisheries kill or seriously injure more than 650,000 whales, dolphins,

[MARMAM] New publication: Communication in Cook Inlet beluga whales: Describing the vocal repertoire and masking of calls by commercial ship noise

Dear MARMAM community, On behalf of my co-authors, I am excited to share our recent publication in the Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, entitled "Communication in Cook Inlet beluga whales: Describing the vocal repertoire and masking of calls by commercial ship noise." The paper is

[MARMAM] New Publication: Using Drones to Study Distribution Patterns of Bottlenose Dolphins in a South Carolina Estuary

Dear MARMAM community, On behalf of my co-authors, I am pleased to announce our recent publication in *Drones, *titled "Using Unoccupied Aerial Systems (UASs) to Determine the Distribution Patterns of Tamanend’s Bottlenose Dolphins (*Tursiops erebennus*) across Varying Salinities in Charleston,

[MARMAM] New Publication: Snapshots in time: quantifying dynamics of coastal vessel traffic in a dolphin hotspot

My co-authors and I are pleased to announce the publication of a paper quantifying the dynamics of vessel traffic in a dolphin hotspot using an automated camera system in New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research. The citation and abstract are given below and the full .pdf is available

[MARMAM] New publication: Population structure of Kogia from the Southern Hemisphere

Dear MARMAM community, On behalf of my co-authors, I am pleased to share with you our new publication in *Advances in Marine Biology*: Stephanie Plön, Peter B. Best, Pádraig Duignan, Shane D. Lavery, Ric T.F. Bernard, Koen Van Waerebeek, and C. Scott Baker (2023). Population structure of pygmy

[MARMAM] New publication on manatee acoustic behavior in Belize

Greetings MARMAM, On behalf of my coauthors, I am pleased to share our newest publication on manatee acoustic behavior in* PLOS ONE* titled "*Manatees display diel trends in acoustic activity at two microhabitats in Belize.*" The article is Open Access and available free to download here:

[MARMAM] New publication: common dolphin and minke whale habitat preferences over the Malin Shelf.

Dear MARMAM community, On behalf of my co-authors, I am pleased to share with you our new publication "Exploring environmental and biological drivers of cetacean occurrence in the cross-border region of the Malin Shelf using data from a European fishery survey" available in open-access at:

[MARMAM] New publication: Non-lunge feeding behaviour of humpback whales associated with fishing boats in Norway (Takashi Iwata)

Dear Colleagues, On behalf of our collaborators, we are pleased to share the following paper recently published in Ethology, "Non-lunge feeding behaviour of humpback whales associated with fishing boats in Norway." Takashi Iwata, Kagari Aoki, Patrick J. O. Miller, Martin Biuw, Michael J.

[MARMAM] New publication: Habitat use of Guiana dolphin Sotalia guianensis in a heavily urbanized embayment

Dear colleagues, My co-authors and I are pleased to share our recent publication in the Marine Ecology Progress Series: Meirelles, A. C. O., Choi-Lima, K. F., Campos, T. M., Monteiro-Filho, E. L.A., & Lotufo, T. M.C. (2023). Habitat use of Guiana dolphin Sotalia guianensis in a heavily

[MARMAM] New Publication: One size fits all? Adaptation of trained CNNs to new marine acoustic environments

Dear Colleagues We are excited to share our new research paper 'One size fits all? Adaptation of trained CNNs to new marine acoustic environments' in the journal Ecological Informatics. The article is open access and can be found at : https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoinf.2023.102363One size fits

[MARMAM] New publication: Using vocal cues to assess arousal state of bottlenose dolphins

Dear MARMAM community, My co-authors and I are pleased to share our recent publication: Rachel Probert, Bridget S. James, Simon H. Elwen, Tess Gridley. 2023. Vocal cues to assess arousal state of bottlenose dolphins (*Tursiops *spp.) involved in public presentations. Journal of Zoological and

[MARMAM] New publication: First direct observation of a successful southern right whale birth in South African waters

Dear colleagues We are pleased to inform you of the publication of a short note describing a successful birth of a southern right whale in South African coastal waters. Shuttleworth, L., Appleby, A., Appleby, R., & Vermeulen, E. (2023). First direct observation of a successful southern right

[MARMAM] New publication on movement and dive pattern of male sperm whales

Dear colleagues, On behalf of my co-authors, I am pleased to announce our new publication in Frontiers in Marine Science. Amano, M., K. Aoki, H. Kobayashi, S. MInamikawa, K. Sato, and T. Kubodera 2023. Stereotypical diel movement and dive pattern of male sperm whales in a submarine canyon

[MARMAM] New publication: First identification of stereotyped whistle contour types by Pseudorca crassidens (Raul Rio & Hiram Rosales-Nanduca)

Dear MarMam community, On behalf of my co-authors, I am pleased to share our latest article published in Marine Mammal Science: First identification of stereotyped whistle contour types by Pseudorca crassidens (Raul Rio & Hiram Rosales-Nanduca) The paper can be found here: 

[MARMAM] New Publication: Vessels Disturb Bottlenose Dolphin Behavior and Movement in an Active Ship Channel

Dear colleagues, On behalf of my co-authors, I am pleased to announce our recent publication in Animals: Mills, E.M.M., Piwetz, S., Orbach, D.N. 2023. Vessels Disturb Bottlenose Dolphin Behavior and Movement in an Active Ship Channel. Animals 13(22):3441. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani13223441

Re: [MARMAM] New Publication: Mercury and selenium concentrations in lanugo of free-ranging California sea lions in the southern Gulf of California, Mexico (Symon, Taryn)

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[MARMAM] New Publication: Whales for Sale: A Content Analysis of American Whale-Watching Operators’ Websites

Dear MarMam community, My co-authors and I are pleased to share our latest article, available open access in the latest issue of Tourism in Marine Environments. Article Title: Whales for Sale: A Content Analysis

[MARMAM] New publication: Geographical variation in Cape fur seals' in-air vocalizations across Southern Africa (Namibia and South Africa)

Dear colleagues, On behalf of my co-authors, I am pleased to share our article recently published in Marine Mammal Science: Geographical variation in Cape fur seals' in-air vocalizations across Southern Africa (Namibia and South Africa) Mathilde Martin, Jessica Stow, Tess Gridley, Simon

[MARMAM] New publication: Song Notes and Patterns of the Mediterranean Fin Whale (Balaenoptera physalus) in the Ionian Sea

Dear colleagues, On behalf of my co-authors, I am pleased to announce our recent publication in /Journal of Marine Science and Engineering/: Sciacca V, Morello G, Beranzoli L, Embriaco D, Filiciotto F, Marinaro G, Riccobene GM, Simeone F, Viola S. Song Notes and Patterns of the

[MARMAM] MARMAM: New publication on the tidal lung volume of gray whales

On behalf of my coauthors, I am pleased to announce the recent publication: Sumich JL, Albertson GR, Torres LG, Bird CN, Bierlich KC, Harris C. Using audio and UAS-based video for estimating tidal lung volumes of resting and active adult gray whales (Eschrichtius robustus) Mar Mam Sci. Notes

[MARMAM] New publication on persistent organic pollutant (POP) transfer from female bottlenose dolphins to their calves during lactation

On behalf of my co-authors, I am pleased to announce the recent publication: Noren DP, Johnson S, Boyd D, Ylitalo GM, Lundin J, McCormley M, Jensen ED. The dynamics of persistent organic pollutant (POP) transfer from female bottlenose dolphins (*Tursiops truncatus*) to their calves during

[MARMAM] New publication- Holocene deglaciation drove rapid genetic diversification of Atlantic walrus

Hello everybody, My co-authors and I are pleased to announce our last publication on Atlantic walrus evolutionary history recently published in Proceedings of the Royal Society B Open access here: https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rspb.2023.1349 Abstract: Rapid global warming is

[MARMAM] New publication: Summer distribution of the Mediterranean sperm whale: insights from the acoustic Accobams survey initiative.

Dear colleagues, On behalf of my co-authors, we are pleased to share with you our recent publication published in Frontiers in Marine science: "Summer distribution of the Mediterranean sperm whale: insights from the acoustic Accobams survey initiative." Lerebourg, C., Boisseau, O., Ridoux,

[MARMAM] New publication - review on Southern Hemisphere humpback whales

Dear MARMAR colleagues, My co-authors and I are pleased to announce the publication of the following paper: Seyboth, E., Meynecke, J. O., De Bie, J., Roychoudhury, A. N., & Findlay, K. A review of post-whaling abundance, trends, changes in distribution and migration patterns, and

[MARMAM] New publication - Bioaccumulation of organohalogen in kogiids

Hello MARMAM Community, My co-authors and I are pleased to announce our new paper "The deep dive of organohalogen compounds: Bioaccumulation in the top predators of mesopelagic trophic webs, pygmy and dwarf sperm whales, from the Southwestern Atlantic ocean" recently published on Chemosphere!

[MARMAM] New publication: Guiana dolphins use mangrove margins as a natural barrier to chase fish prey

Dear MARMAM community On behalf of my co-authors I am pleased to share our Behavioural Note titled: Guiana dolphins use mangrove margins as a natural barrier to chase fish prey. Links to access and download the paper:https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10./eth.13411

[MARMAM] New publication on long-finned pilot whale collective decision making

Dear MARMAMers, My coauthors and I are pleased to share our new publication on collective decision making in long-finned pilot whales, which is now online. Zwamborn E, Walmsley S & Whitehead H. 2023. Flanking female guides: collective decision making in long-finned pilot whales. Animal

[MARMAM] New Publication: Dolphin social phenotypes vary in response to food availability but not the North Atlantic Oscillation index

Dear colleagues, We are pleased to announce that the following paper is now available online: Fisher, D.N. & Cheney, B.J. (2023) Dolphin social phenotypes vary in response to food availability but not the North Atlantic Oscillation index. Proceedings of the Royal Society B.

[MARMAM] New publication: porpoise responses to a seal scarer in the wild

Dear MARMAM colleagues I am happy to share our new paper about harbour porpoise responses to a seal scarer (acoustic harassment device) in the wild: Elmegaard, SL, Teilmann, J, Rojano-Doñate, L, Brennecke, D, Mikkelsen, L, Balle, JD, Gosewinkel, U, Kyhn, LA, Tønnesen, P, Wahlberg, M, Ruser, A,

[MARMAM] New publication: Humpback whale distribution - telemetry & line transects

Dear MARMAM community, I’m pleased to share our recent publication with you: Bortolotto GA, Zerbini AN, Thomas L, Andriolo A, Hammond PS (2023) Distribution and habitat use modelling from satellite tracking data of humpback whales in Brazil agrees with shipboard survey data modelling. Marine

[MARMAM] New Publication: Reproductive biology of male common dolphins (Delphinus delphis) in New Zealand waters

Kia Ora MARMAMers, My co-authors and I are pleased to announce our recent publication of an international collaboration involving Massey University, Atlantic Technological University, Department of Conservation (DOC) and our iwi partners to offer first insights to the reproduction of male common

[MARMAM] New publication: Inter-site variability in the Cape fur seal's behavioural response to boat noise exposure

Dear colleagues, On behalf of my co-authors, I am pleased to share our article recently published in Marine Pollution Bulletin: *Inter-site variability in the Cape fur seal's behavioural response to boat noise exposure* Mathilde Martin, Tess Gridley, Simon Elwen, Isabelle Charrier Abstract:

[MARMAM] New publication: Composition of cetacean communities worldwide shapes their contribution to ocean nutrient cycling (Lola Gilbert)

Dear Marman community,  On the behalf of my co-authors, I am pleased to share our article recently published in Nature Communications:  Gilbert, L., Jeanniard-du-Dot, T., Authier, M. et al. Composition of cetacean communities worldwide shapes their contribution to ocean nutrient cycling.

[MARMAM] New publication: Māui dolphin epigenetic clock

Hello MARMAM community, On behalf of my co-authors, I am excited to share our new open access publication in Ecology and Evolution, available at this link: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/ece3.10562. Hernandez, K. M., O'Neill, K. B., Bors, E. K., Steele, D, Zoller, J. A.,

[MARMAM] New publication: Vulnerability to climate change of United States marine mammal stocks in the western North Atlantic, Gulf of Mexico, and Caribbean

On behalf of my co-authors, I'd like to share our new publication in PLOS ONE: Lettrich MD, Asaro MJ, Borggaard DL, Dick DM, Griffis RB, Litz JA, et al. (2023) Vulnerability to climate change of United States marine mammal stocks in the western North Atlantic, Gulf of Mexico, and Caribbean. PLoS

[MARMAM] New Publication on Northern Bottlenose Whales Habitat Use in North Atlantic

Dear MARMAM community, On behalf of all co-authors, I am pleased to announce the publication of our latest article on the habitat use of northern bottlenose whales in the NE North Atlantic. Woo KY, Isojunno S, Miller PJO (2023). Habitat use of the northern bottlenose whale Hyperoodon

[MARMAM] New Publication: The Prelude to Industrial whaling: Utilizing Zooarchaeological Analysis and Collagen Mass-Peptide Fingerprinting to Reconstruct Ancient Whaling and Whale Populations

NEW PAPER! https://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.230741 Whaling in Europe is known to have been performed for hundreds of years. Many northern and western European countries performed whaling, especially in Arctic waters around Svalbard and Greenland, since the seventeenth century. But the targets and

[MARMAM] New publication: Vessel noise prior to pile driving at offshore windfarm sites deters harbour porpoises from potential injury zones

Dear MARMAM community, My co-authors and I are pleased to share this open access article published in Environmental Impact Assessment Review: Benhemma-Le Gall, A., Thompson, P., Merchant, N., & Graham, I. (2023). Vessel noise prior to pile driving at offshore windfarm sites deters harbour

[MARMAM] New Publication: Observed Trends in Scavenging by Common Bottlenose Dolphins in For-Hire Fisheries in the Eastern Gulf of Mexico

Dear MARMAM community, My co-authors and I are very pleased to share our new paper : Grewal, C. E., Powell, J. R., Horstman, S. C., Farmer, N. A., Ayala, O., & Read, A. J. (2023). Observed trends in scavenging by common bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus truncatus) in for-hire fisheries

[MARMAM] New Publication (Open Access): Causes of death and pathogen prevalence in bottlenose dolphins Tursiops truncatus stranded in Alabama, USA, between 2015 and 2020, following the Deepwater Horiz

Hello all, On behalf of our team, I am pleased to share a recent open access publication in Diseases of Aquatic Organisms: Bloodgood JCG, Deming AC, Colegrove KM, Russell ML, Díaz Clark C, Carmichael RH (2023) Causes of death and pathogen prevalence in bottlenose dolphins *Tursiops truncatus*

[MARMAM] New publication: "First acoustic evidence of signature whistle production by spinner dolphins (Stenella longirostris)" in Anim Cogn (Rio, 2023)

Dear MARMAM readers,   I am pleased to announce the publication of our new study entitled "First acoustic evidence of signature whistle production by spinner dolphins (Stenella longirostris)" in Anim Cogn (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10071-023-01824-8 It may be accessed via the link

[MARMAM] New publication - Cetaceans playing with single-use plastics (SUPs): A widespread interaction with likely severe impacts

Hi everyone, You might be interested in this new paper that adds novel information about an underreported behaviour in wild cetaceans - play with plastic litter. Some highlights of this work are that dolphins and sperm whales actively interact with marine debris, with sightings registered from

[MARMAM] New publication on the suckling behavior in humpback whales

Dear MARMAM community, On behalf of all of the co-authors, I am pleased to announce our latest publication in Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology titled " Humpback whale suckling behavior: an insight into the mother-offspring strategy in mysticetes ". DOI:

[MARMAM] New publication available: The prefrontal cortex of the bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus Montagu, 1821): a tractography study and comparison with the human

Dear MARMAM Readers, On behalf of my co-authors, I am glad to announce the publication in early view of the paper "The prefrontal cortex of the bottlenose dolphin (*Tursiops truncatus* Montagu, 1821): a tractography study and comparison with the human" in Brain Structure and Function.

[MARMAM] New Publication - Wild pedigrees inform mutation rates and historic abundance in baleen whales (Marcos Suárez Menéndez)

Dear all, On behalf of all the co-authors I'm happy to share our new publication in *Science* "Wild pedigrees inform mutation rates and historic abundance in baleen whales" https://doi.org/10.1126/science.adf2160 *Abstract* Phylogeny-based estimates suggesting a low germline mutation rate (μ)

[MARMAM] New Publication: Personality traits in captive Antillean manatees (Trichechus manatus manatus) in Brazil and perspectives for the release of individuals.

Dear colleagues, My co-authors and I are pleased to announce the recent publication of our article on Antillean manatees’ personality traits in Applied Animal Behaviour Science: Lucchini, K., do Val, H.G., Umeed, R., de Azevedo, C.S., Attademo, F.L.N., Melo, L.I.D.S., de Oliveira Luna, F. and

[MARMAM] New publication: Using culturally transmitted behavior to help delineate conservation units for species at risk

The following paper has just been published: Whitehead, H., J.K.B. Ford and A.G. Horn. 2023. Using culturally transmitted behavior to help delineate conservation units for species at risk. Biological Conservation It is open access and available at:

[MARMAM] New publication : Reproductive physiology in humpback whales

On behalf of my co-authors, I am pleased to share our recent publication as part of the special issue *Biomarkers of Reproductive Health in Wildlife* in Theriogenology Wild: Atkinson, S., Melica, V., Teerlink, S., Mashburn, K., Moran, J. and Pearson, H., 2023. Use of hormones in assessing

[MARMAM] New publication - Tsai 2023 crown Mysticeti

Dear colleagues I am very pleased to announce a new article: Tsai C.-H. 2023. In search of the origin of crown Mysticeti. Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand doi:10.1080/03036758.2023.2249410 Abstract Recent research on mysticete fossils from the Late Eocene and Oligocene has

[MARMAM] New Publication: the type locality of Tursiops cymodoce

Dear All, On behalf of my co-authors, I am pleased to share our recent publication in the Marine Mammal Science (open access): Costa, APB, Wilcox LA, Sabin, RC, Rosel PE. (2023). Genetic and morphological data suggest a southeast Australian type locality for *Tursiops cymodoce* (Gray, 1846).

[MARMAM] New publication on aquatic mammal collective decision-making

Dear MARMAMers, My coauthors and I are pleased to share our review on collective decision-making in aquatic mammals, now online (early view) as an open access article in Mammal Review. Zwamborn E, Boon N & Whitehead H. Collective decision-making in aquatic mammals. Mammal Review.

[MARMAM] New publication:"Brucella ceti Infection in Striped Dolphins from Italian Seas: Associated Lesions and Epidemiological Data".

Dear MARMAM community, My co-authors and I are pleased to share our most recent publication titled "Brucella ceti Infection in Striped Dolphins from Italian Seas: Associated Lesions and Epidemiological Data". You will find the open access publication at the link:

[MARMAM] New publication on the first record of a minke whale (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) in Haiti, Greater Antilles

Dear Marmamers, on behalf of my coauthors, I am very pleased to announce the publication of a short note on the first record of the common minke whale in Haiti, Greater Antilles. The note can be donwloaded from LAJAM's website at:  First record of gillnet entanglement of a common minke whale

[MARMAM] New publication: "Downsized: gray whales using an alternative foraging ground have smaller morphology"

Hello MarMam, I hope this email finds you well! On behalf of my coauthors, I am excited to share our recent publication in Biology Letters titled, "Downsized: gray whales using an alternative foraging ground have smaller morphology". The article is freely available:

[MARMAM] New publication: "First description of a lesion in the upper digestive mucosa associated with a novel gammaherpesvirus in a striped dolphin (Stenella coeruleoalba) stranded in the Western Med

Dear MARMAM community, My co-authors and I are pleased to share our most recent publication titled "First description of a lesion in the upper digestive mucosa associated with a novel gammaherpesvirus in a striped dolphin (Stenella coeruleoalba) stranded in the Western Mediterranean Sea". You

[MARMAM] New Publication: Microplastics in Whale Organs & Tissues

Hello MARMAM, On behalf of my co-authors - L. Hermabessiere, C. Rochman, D. Nowacek, and myself - I'm excited to share our latest publication which discovered microplastics embedded in blubber, melon, acoustic fat pad and lungs of twelve marine mammal species. The article is available open

[MARMAM] New publication on bisphenols and phtalate esters in Mediterranean striped dolphins

Dear MARMAM community, on behalf of my colleagues A. Borrell, W. Sahyoun, S. Net, A. Aguilar, B. Ouddane and O. Garcia-Garin, I am pleased to share with you our latest publication: *Concentrations of bisphenols and phthalate esters in the muscle of Mediterranean striped dolphins (Stenella

[MARMAM] New publication on large aggregations of harbor porpoise in the Salish Sea

On behalf of all the co-authors I am excited to announce the publication of our paper, "Harbor Porpoise Aggregations in the Salish Sea" as part of the Special Issue Marine Mammals in a Changing World II in the journal Oceans. The paper is open access and can be downloaded here:

[MARMAM] New publication on temporal patterns in Pacific white-sided dolphin communication signals recorded in the temperate Northeast Pacific

My co-authors and I are pleased to announce our new paper published in Marine Mammal Science: “Seasonal and diel patterns in Pacific white-sided dolphin (Lagenorhynchus obliquidens) pulsed calls near Barkley Canyon” K. S. Jasper

[MARMAM] New publication on bottlenose dolphin lifespan

Hi MarMamers, We are excited to share our new paper on lifespan in Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphins in Shark Bay, Australia: McEntee, M. H. F., Foroughirad, V., Krzyszczyk, E., & Mann, J. (2023). Sex bias in mortality risk changes over the lifespan of bottlenose dolphins. *Proceedings of the

[MARMAM] New publication: Marine megafauna catch in Thai small-scale fisheries

Dear MARMAMers, We are pleased to share our new OA research paper in Aquatic Conservation, where we estimate the annual marine megafauna catch (marine mammals, sea turtles, and elasmobranchs) in Thailand's small-scale fisheries. Svarachorn T, Temple AJ & Berggren P (2023). Marine megafauna

[MARMAM] New publication: 'Shiny tools for management rules: interactive applications that aid in conservation strategies for North Atlantic right whales'

Hello MARMAM people, My co-authors and I would like to share with you our recent publication about a software tool we developed to aid in processing survey data, as well as analyze North Atlantic right whale detections (both visual and acoustic) for dynamic management: Crowe LM, Cole TVN, Foley

[MARMAM] New publication: Zoop to poop: assessment of microparticle loads in gray whale zooplankton prey and fecal matter reveal high daily consumption rates

Dear MARMAM community, We are pleased to announce the publication of our new research paper in Frontiers in Marine Science, where we found high estimated microparticle consumption rates in gray whales and in their zooplankton prey. Torres LG, Brander SM, Parker JI, Bloom EM, Norman R, Van

[MARMAM] New publication on false killer whale social clusters in Hawai‘i

New publication on false killer whale social clusters in Hawai‘i. Mahaffy, S.D., R.W. Baird, A.E. Harnish, T. Cullins, S.H. Stack, J.J. Currie, A.L. Bradford, D.R. Salden, and K.K. Martien. 2023. Identifying Social Clusters of Endangered Main Hawaiian Islands False Killer Whales. Endangered

[MARMAM] New publication: IndoCet paper on strandings in the south-western Indian Ocean

Hi MarMamers, On behalf of my co-authors from the IndoCet network it is my pleasure to announce our new publication on strandings in the south-western Indian Ocean (SWIO): Plön, S., Norman, S., Adam, P. A., Andrianarivelo, N., Bachoo, S., Braulik, G., Collins, T., Estrade, V., Griffiths, O.,

[MARMAM] New publication: Genetic data reveals wintering ground affiliation of humpback whales from the Mexican Central Pacific

Dear MARMAM community: My co-authors and I are happy to announce the online publication of the following paper: Llamas-González, M., C.D. Ortega-Ortiz, L.M. Enríquez-Paredes, U.A. González-Peral, E. Bautista Guerrero, K.K. Martien. 2023. Genetic data reveals wintering ground affiliation of

[MARMAM] New publication on flame retardants in marine mammals from three regions

Dear MARMAM community, My co-authors and I are pleased to share our recent publication: Berger, M.L., Shaw, S.D., Rolsky, C.B., Chen, D., Sun, J., Rosing-Asvid, A., et al., 2023. Alternative and legacy flame retardants in marine mammals from three northern ocean regions. Environ. Pollut. 335,

[MARMAM] New publication: Unraveling the enigmatic type D killer whale (Orcinus orca): mass stranding in the Magellan Strait, Chile (Haro, Daniela)

Dear MARMAM community, My co-authors and I would like to share our recently published paper on type D killer whales : Haro, D., Blank, O., Garrido, G. *et al.* Unraveling the enigmatic type D killer whale (*Orcinus orca*): mass stranding in the Magellan Strait, Chile. *Polar Biol* *46*, 801–807

[MARMAM] New publication: The first long-term data on the smallest baleen whale - the enigmatic pygmy right whale

Dear MARMAM community, We are pleased to announce the publication of our new research paper in Frontiers in Marine Science, where we found that pygmy right whales are homebodies, forgoing long-distance migrations like many of their larger relatives. Dedden AV, Kemper CM, Truong G, McCurry MR,

[MARMAM] New publication: "Epidemiological and genetic analysis of Cetacean Morbillivirus circulating in the Italian coast between 2018 and 2021"

Dear MARMAM community, My co-authors and I are pleased to share our most recent publication titled "Epidemiological and genetic analysis of Cetacean Morbillivirus circulating in the Italian coast between 2018 and 2021". You will find the open access publication at the *link*:

[MARMAM] New publication: The isotopic niche of a tropical cetacean community

Deal all, My co-authors and I are pleased to share our new contribution: M.C. Neves, M. Vannuci-Silva, G. Montanini, A.F. Azevedo, J. Lailson-Brito, T.L. Bisi (2023). From narrow and overlapped to wide and segregated: The isotopic niche of a tropical cetacean community. Ecological Indicators.

[MARMAM] New publication of an AI image recognition algorithm for multi-species cetacean photo-ID

Dear friends, We are pleased to share announcement of publication in Methods in Ecology and Evolution of: A deep learning approach to photo–identification demonstrates high performance on two dozen cetacean species This open access paper led by Phil Patton of University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa,

[MARMAM] New publication: Assessment of a non-invasive approach to pregnancy diagnosis in gray whales through drone-based photogrammetry and faecal hormone analysis

Hello, marmam community, I am pleased to share our new contribution, titled "Assessment of a non-invasive approach to pregnancy diagnosis in gray whales through drone-based photogrammetry and faecal hormone analysis." In this study, using data from the Pacific Coast Feeding Group gray whales, we

[MARMAM] New publication: Spatial and temporal variability of the acoustic repertoire of Antarctic minke whales (Balaenoptera bonaerensis) in the Weddell Sea (Diego Filún)

Dear MARMAM community, we are very happy to announce the publication of our new paper in the Journal Scientific Reports. Filún, D., van Opzeeland, I. Spatial and temporal variability of the acoustic repertoire of Antarctic minke whales (Balaenoptera bonaerensis) in the Weddell Sea. Sci Rep

[MARMAM] New publication - Deep Dives and High Tissue Density Increase Mean Dive Costs in California Sea Lions

Dear all, We are excited to share our new publication: Cole, Mason R., Colin Ware, Elizabeth A. McHuron, Daniel P. Costa, Paul J. Ponganis, and Birgitte I. McDonald. "Deep dives and high tissue density increase mean dive costs in California sea lions (Zalophus californianus)." *Journal of

[MARMAM] New publication

Dear MARMAMers, On behalf of my co-authors, I am pleased to share our recent publication: A Karomo, S Plön & P Vrancken. 2023. “Get with the beat! The regulation of underwater noise in South Africa”. Obiter 44: 383‒411. Summary: Anthropogenic noise in the oceans, including from shipping and

[MARMAM] New publication: Whistle characterization of long-beaked common dolphins in the Gulf of California

Dear MARMAM community, My co-authors and I are very pleased to announce the publication of our new paper in Peerj journal. Carlón-Beltrán Ó, Viloria-Gómora L, Urbán R. J, Martínez-Aguilar S, Antichi S. 2023. Whistle characterization of long-beaked common dolphin (*Delphinus delphis* *bairdii*) in

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