[MARMAM] publication on new dolphin morbillivirus molecular technique

2016-06-15 Thread Sandro Mazzariol
Dear colleagues, My co-authors and I are pleased to announce the following publication: *Molecular analysis of dolphin morbillivirus: A new sensitive detection methodbased on nested RT-PCR.* Centelleghe C, Beffagna G, Zanetti R, Zappulli V, Di Guardo G,Mazzariol S. Abstract: Cetacean

[MARMAM] New paper on pre-modern whaling in the tropical western South Atlantic Ocean

2016-06-15 Thread Igor Morais
Dear MARMAM colleagues, We are pleased to announce the publication of the following paper in the Mammal Review: *From the southern right whale hunting decline to the humpback whaling expansion: a review of whale catch records in the tropical western South Atlantic Ocean* Igor Morais, Daniel

[MARMAM] Rescheduled underwater acoustics webinar (June 16, 2016): DOSITS webinar series summary and additional questions

2016-06-15 Thread Holly Morin
Due to unexpected technical difficulties, the 5th and final webinar in the DOSITS series on underwater acoustics was rescheduled to this Thursday, June 16, 2016, at 12:00pm (US East Coast time). This webinar will provide a brief summary of previous webinars, and offer an opportunity for

[MARMAM] Reminder ACS-LA Grant Deadline Midnight on 15th of June

2016-06-15 Thread ACS-LA.Grants
Reminder: Grant Application Deadline Midnight PST on 15-June The American Cetacean Society, Los Angeles Chapter (ACS-LA) is happy to announce the opening of applications for its 2016 Research Grants The American Cetacean Society protects cetaceans and their habitats though conservation,

[MARMAM] New publication on the stranding of a pregnant Cuvier's beaked whale in Brazil

2016-06-15 Thread Guilherme Augusto Bortolotto
Dear colleagues, We are pleased to announce the publication of the following paper in the Marine Biodiversity Records: Bortolotto G.A., Morais I.O.B, Ferreira P.R.B., Reis M.S.S and Souto L.R.A. (2016) *Anthropogenic impact on a pregnant Cuvier’s beaked whale (Ziphius cavirostris) stranded in

[MARMAM] Sperm whale clans in the Atlantic Ocean [NEW PUBLICATION]

2016-06-15 Thread Shane Gero
Dear All, Hi Everyone, We are pleased to announce the publication of a new paper in Royal Society Open Science: Socially segregated, sympatric sperm whale clans in the Atlantic Ocean By: Shane Gero, Anne Bøttcher, Hal Whitehead, Peter Teglberg Madsen The paper is OPEN ACCESS and available