[MARMAM] New publication on the application of ENFA to common dolphin conservation (Oriol Giralt Paradell)

2019-05-31 Thread Oriol Giralt
Dear MARMAMers, My coauthors and I are pleased to announce our new publication on the use of Ecological Niche Factor Analysis for common dolphin conservation: Giralt Paradell O, Diaz Lopez B, Methion S. 2019. Modelling common dolphin (Delphinus delphis) coastal distribution and habitat

[MARMAM] MARINE MAMMAL INTERNSHIP IN PORT CHARLOTTE, FL

2019-05-31 Thread Schubert, Molly
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission's Marine Mammals section at the Charlotte Harbor Field Lab in Port Charlotte, FL is accepting applications for fall interns. The Southwest Field Lab is offering two internships to driven, self-motivated individuals for the Fall 2019 season.

[MARMAM] SEEKING OLD MARINE MAMMAL LITERATURE

2019-05-31 Thread Thomas Jefferson
Dear MARMAM,  I am looking for original copies (not PDFs) of the following books and monographs: Anderson, J. (1879 [1878]). Anatomical and Zoological Researches: Comprising an Account of the Zoological Results of the Two Expeditions to Western Yunnan in 1868 and 1875; and a Monograph of the

[MARMAM] new publication on Cook Inlet beluga & noise

2019-05-31 Thread Manuel Castellote - NOAA Affiliate
Dear MARMAM recipients, We are happy to announce our new publication: Castellote, Thayre, Mahoney, Mondragon, Lammers & Small. 2018. Anthropogenic Noise and the Endangered Cook Inlet Beluga Whale, *Delphinapterus leucas*: Acoustic Considerations for Management. Marine Fisheries Review 80(3):

[MARMAM] Internship – British Antarctic Survey summer 2019

2019-05-31 Thread bam B
Dear Readers: The British Antarctic Survey is seeking three interns to spend 5 weeks analysing and classifying satellite images of whales from 1st July to 5th August 2019 at British Antarctic Survey headquarters in Cambridge, UK, as part of a World Wildlife Fund project studying whale densities

[MARMAM] BOTTLENOSE DOLPHIN - ATLANTIC SPOTTED DOLPHIN, INTERNS AND VOLUNTEERS PROGRAM 2019 (VENEZUELA)

2019-05-31 Thread Sergio Cobarrubia
BOTTLENOSE DOLPHIN - ATLANTIC SPOTTED DOLPHIN PROJECT RESEARCH IN VENEZUELA. INTERNS AND VOLUNTEER PROGRAM 2019. Laboratory of Ecosystems and Global Change (LEGC-IVIC) and Provita. BACKGROUND: The Laboratory of Ecosystems and Global Change (LEGC) of the Venezuelan Institute of Scientific Research

[MARMAM] USC. PhD project available on social evolution in dolphins

2019-05-31 Thread Celine Frere
A PhD project is available in Celine Frere's Lab on the evolution of social behaviour in dolphins. In particular, the project will focus on the role that long-term avoidances play in shaping dyadic social cohesion and population level social structure. This PhD project will take advantage of

[MARMAM] Sea Turtle/Marine Mammal position with NOAA Fisheries in St. Petersburg, FL

2019-05-31 Thread Jessica Powell - NOAA Federal
Hello all, An announcement for the Fish Biologist GS-0482-12 position at NOAA Fisheries Southeast Regional Office has been posted. The announcement will be open for 7 days, from 5/28/19 to 6/03/19. This position will primarily assist in reviewing, developing, and coordinating post-Deepwater

[MARMAM] New Publication: Feeding of humpback whales in Nicaragua

2019-05-31 Thread Joëlle De Weerdt
Dear Colleagues, On behalf of my co-author Eric Angel Ramos and myself, I am pleased to announce the publication of our note in Marine Mammal Science on feeding of humpback whales in Nicaragua: De Weerdt J. And Ramos E. A. 2019. Feeding of humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) on the Pacific

[MARMAM] New paper on California sea lion stress and immune markers

2019-05-31 Thread Geno DeRango
Dear MARMAM, My co-authors and I are happy to present the new publication: Eugene J DeRango, Katherine C Prager, Denise J Greig, Amanda W Hooper, Daniel E Crocker, Climate variability and life history impact stress, thyroid, and immune markers in California sea lions (*Zalophus californianus*)

[MARMAM] SMM Small Research Grants Application Period Opens 1 June 2019

2019-05-31 Thread Douglas Wartzok
The Society for Marine Mammalogy would like to inform eligible members (see below) that this year's Small Grants in Aid of Research application window opens on 1 June 2019. Applications will be accepted during the entire month of June. The Committee of Scientific Advisors will review