[MARMAM] New publication on beluga calf vocal development

2020-07-22 Thread Audra Ames
Dear colleagues, On behalf of myself and my co-author, we are pleased to announce the publication of our new paper in the recent issue of Aquatic Mammals. Ames, A. E., & Vergara, V. (2020). Trajectories of Vocal Repertoire Development in Beluga (Delphinapterus leucas) Calves: Insights from

[MARMAM] Three distance sampling training workshops: Aug, Sep, Oct, registration now open

2020-07-22 Thread Eric Rexstad
In August, September and October of 2020, the University of St Andrews continues its remote delivery of interactive distance sampling training workshops.  We are offering three workshops addressing: * mark-recapture distance sampling * spatial modelling of distance sampling data *

[MARMAM] New Online Training Course - An Introduction To Species Distribution Modelling (SDM) In The Marine Environment, 24th - 27th August 2020

2020-07-22 Thread cdmacleod
New Online Training Course - An Introduction To Species Distribution Modelling (SDM) In The Marine Environment, 24th - 27th August 2020 Species Distribution Modelling (SDM) can be used to predict a species distribution across a wide area from more limited set of survey data. As a result, it

[MARMAM] Society for Marine Mammalogy Update on the Unpaid Internship Discussion

2020-07-22 Thread Charles Littnan
Aloha Marine Mammal Science and Conservation Community- I wanted to share a quick update on behalf of the Society for Marine Mammalogy Board regarding the petition related to unpaid internships and the subsequent discussion on MARMAM and beyond. It is encouraging to see ongoing dialogue and the

[MARMAM] NEW PUBLICATION: Variation in skull bone mineral density of ringed seals (Phoca hispida) from the Gulf of Bothnia and West Greenland between 1829 and 2019

2020-07-22 Thread Schmidt, Britta
Dear MARMAM community, my co-authors and I are happy to announce the publication of our new paper in Environmental International about "Variation in skull bone mineral density of ringed seals (Phoca hispida) from the Gulf of Bothnia and West Greenland between 1829 and 2019" Schmidt, B.,