[MARMAM] New publication: increased sightings of subArctic cetaceans (humpback, fin, and minke whales) in the eastern Chukchi Sea

2018-02-05 Thread Amelia Brower
Dear MARMAM readers, We are pleased to announce the following paper has been published online in the journal Polar Biology: Brower, A.A., Clarke, J.T. & Ferguson, M.C.  2018.  Increased sightings of subArctic cetaceans in the eastern Chukchi Sea, 2008-2016: population recovery, response to

[MARMAM] DOLPHIN RESEARCH INTERNSHIP IN PORTUGAL

2018-02-05 Thread AIMM Internships
*DOLPHIN RESEARCH INTERNSHIP IN PORTUGAL* *BACKGROUND: *The Marine Environment Research Association - AIMM, is a non-profit, non-governmental organization focused on the research and conservation of marine species, running an ongoing study of cetaceans in southern Portugal (Algarve). This

[MARMAM] New publication: Common dolphin diet off the the Western Iberia and correlation with sardine decline

2018-02-05 Thread Ana Marçalo
Dear All, We are pleased to announce the online publication of our paper in Marine Biology. Marçalo A., Nicolau L., Giménez J., Ferreira M., Silva, A., Vingada J., Pierce G.J. (2018). Feeding ecology of the common dolphin (Delphinus delphis) in Western Iberian waters: has the decline in

[MARMAM] Bahamas Wild Dolphin Research Experience

2018-02-05 Thread Kelly Melillo Sweeting
Dolphin Communication Project (DCP) - Wild Dolphin Research Experience Session 1: Check-in Saturday 26 May, Check-out Thursday 31 May 2018 and Session 2: Check-in Sunday 26 August, Check-out Friday 31 August 2018 Bimini, The Bahamas The Dolphin Communication Project (DCP,

[MARMAM] New publication: Genetic study of Japanese harbour seals (Mariko Mizuno)

2018-02-05 Thread m m
Dear colleagues, We are pleased to announce a new publication in PLOS ONE: Mitochondrial DNA reveals secondary contact in Japanese harbour seals, the southernmost population in the western Pacific. Full citation: Mizuno, M., Sasaki, T., Kobayashi, M., Haneda, T., & Masubuchi, T. (2018).

[MARMAM] new open access publication on dolphin echolocation

2018-02-05 Thread Laura Kloepper
Dear colleagues, We are happy to share our new open access publication "Off-axis targets maximize bearing Fisher Information in broadband active sonar" which combines mathematical predictions with empirical measurements of a bottlenose dolphin. We derived the bearing Fisher Information encoded in