My co-authors and I are pleased to announce the following papers: Argüelles, M.B., Fazio, A., Fiorito, C., Pérez-Martínez, D., Coscarella, M. y Bertellotti, M. 2016. Diving behavior of Southern right whales (*Eubalaena australis*) in a maritime traffic area in Patagonia, Argentina. Aquatic Mammals 42(1): 104-108, DOI 10.1578/AM.42.1.2016.104.
Full text is available online here: http://www.aquaticmammalsjournal.org Argüelles, M.B., Coscarella, M., Fazio, A., Bertellotti, M, 2016. “Impact of whale-watching on the short-term behavior of Southern right whales (*Eubalaena australis*) in Patagonia, Argentina”. Tourism Management Perspectives 18: 118–124. DOI 10.1016/j.tmp.2016.02.002. Abstract: In the last 30 years, whale watching tours in Patagonia, which are primarily based on viewing pods of Southern right whale, have become increasingly popular. The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of whale watching boat trips on the behavior of whales. Data were analyzed by means of a Generalized Linear Model using a long-link function to categorical data. The model that best fitted the data had four selected first-order interactions among factors. Whales showed short-term reactions to boats, changing their behavior in response to the approaching boats. If the boat apporached appropriately (i.e. with the engines off) whales reacted positively by approaching the boat and seeking contact, whereas reacted negatively by moving away from the boat and avoiding contact. The results of this study may have significant implications for whale watching regulations and their enforcement. Full text is available online here: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211973616300125 Please contact me with any inquiries or requests for PDF copy: [email protected] Best regards, María Belén Argüelles -- Lic. María Belén Argüelles Ecofisiología Aplicada al Manejo y Conservación de la Fauna Silvestre Centro para el Estudio de Sistemas Marinos (CESIMAR) CCT CENPAT - CONICET Blvd Brown 2915 (9120) Puerto Madryn, Chubut, Argentina Tel: +54 280 4883184 interno: 1603 Fax: +54280 4883543 email: [email protected] www.cenpat-conicet.gov.ar
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