[MARMAM] Affect of continuing radioactive marine contamination from Fukushima?

2013-08-19 Thread William Rossiter
Dear MARMAMERs, It may serve the general marine mammal community to know what has been or should be learned about the affect on marine mammals from radioactive contamination of a marine environment. Therefore, this is a request for references to scientific studies or documentation on the

[MARMAM] Aquatic Animal Health Fall Online Course - Register Now!

2013-08-19 Thread Larkin,Iskande (Iske)
At the University of Florida, College of Veterinary Medicine we are offering an exciting online course in the upcoming Fall semester that is specifically geared towards students and professionals interested in Biology and Veterinary Medicine.   Aquatic Animal Conservation Issues is an online

[MARMAM] Cybertracker review

2013-08-19 Thread Daphna Feingold
Dear Colleagues, I am interested in receiving some comments and reviews about the 'cybertracker'software. The Sea Watch Foundation undertakes Line-transect and Photo ID surveys which last a minimum of 8-10 hours though some are longer and we are interested in collecting field data using a hand

[MARMAM] New publications on killer whale evolutionary ecology

2013-08-19 Thread Andy Foote
Dear colleagues, Two papers on the evolution of killer whale types and forms have just been published online: Mitogenomic insights into a recently described and rarely observed killer whale morphotype Andrew D. Foote, Phillip A. Morin, Robert L. Pitman, Maria C. Avila-Arcos, John W. Durban,