[MARMAM] New publication on delphinid mixed-species groups

2023-03-08 Thread Jonathan Syme
Dear MARMAM community, My co-authors and I are pleased to announce the publication of our latest paper on delphinid mixed-species groups in Scientific Reports. Syme, J., Kiszka, J.J. & Parra, G.J. Habitat partitioning, co-occurrence patterns, and mixed-species group formation in sympatric

[MARMAM] Identification Catalog and Field Guide to Transient Killer Whales of Monterey Bay

2023-03-08 Thread McInnes, Joshua
Dear friends and colleagues, My co-authors and I are thrilled to announce that our new publication titled: McInnes, J.D., Mathieson, C.R., West-Stap, P.J., Marcos, S.L., Wade, V.L., Jeffrey E. Moore, Sarah L. Mesnick, and Lawrence M. Dill (2023). I dentification catalog and field guide for

[MARMAM] VOLUNTEERS REQUIRED FOR A BEHAVIOURAL RESPONSE STUDY ON HUMPBACK WHALES IN AUSTRALIA

2023-03-08 Thread Michael Noad
The Cetacean Ecology and Acoustics Group at the University of Queensland are seeking expressions of interest from volunteers for a six-week behavioural response study (BRS) on humpback whales from September 3 to October 15 this year (2023). The study will be the third in a series to determine

[MARMAM] New publication on killer whale foraging ecology (Jennifer Tennessen)

2023-03-08 Thread Jennifer B. Tennessen
Dear Marmam Community, My co-authors and I are pleased to share our new paper, "Divergent foraging strategies between populations of sympatric matrilineal killer whales", published in *Behavioral Ecology*. The article is freely available, here

[MARMAM] Barcelona Autonomous University (UAB) Summer School Course - Diseases of Marine Mammals -

2023-03-08 Thread Mariano Domingo Alvarez
Dear All, I am glad to inform you about the third edition of the course Diseases of Marine Mammals. This international Barcelona Autonomous University (UAB) summer school course is full presential, from June/9 to July/7. Registration is now open. Participants (with a limit of 30 students) will

[MARMAM] UNH grad student advertisement

2023-03-08 Thread Jennifer Miksis-Olds
The University of New Hampshire - Center for Acoustics Research & Education is looking to recruit a MS or PhD student to either the Ocean Engineering or Oceanography program starting Summer/Fall 2023. Full funding is available for 3-5 years in the topical area of passive acoustic monitoring of

[MARMAM] New publication: epimeletic behavior in a Risso’s dolphin

2023-03-08 Thread Severine Methion
Dear MARMAM colleagues, We are pleased to announce our new publication: Methion S, Mosca O, Diaz Lopez B (2023). Epimeletic behavior in a free-ranging female Risso’s dolphin (Grampus griseus). acta ethologica. Doi.org/10.1007/s10211-023-00417- Abstract Here, we describe the epimeletic behavior

[MARMAM] New Paper - Precision of the Abaxis Vetscan VS2 for postmortem biochemical analysis of delphinid vitreous humor

2023-03-08 Thread Zorotrian, Tiffany
My co-authors and I are happy to share that our paper detailing a methodology for running biochemistry of delphinid vitreous humor with the VetScan and assessing precision is now available online at: http://doi.org/10./mms.13014. If you have access/permits for samples, please collect them.