[MARMAM] Publication: The accuracy of Fastloc-GPS locations and implications for animal tracking

2014-11-16 Thread ANTOINE MARIE DUJON
Dear marine biologists and scientists, Some of you are probably using Fastloc-GPS tags to track animals. We just published a paper in Methods in Ecology And Evolution were we investigated the typical accuracy of Fastloc-GPS tags. We also provide a methodology to calculate accurate speed of

[MARMAM] Volunteer opportunity - Heaviside’s dolphin research in Namibia

2014-11-16 Thread Sara Golaski
*Volunteer opportunity - Heaviside’s dolphin research in Namibia* *BACKROUND:* This volunteer position is to assist University of Pretoria MSc student Sara Golaski. The project aims to obtain baseline information on abundance and habitat use of Heaviside’s dolphins in Namibia using primarily

[MARMAM] JOB POSTING involving Marine Mammals: Marine Wildlife Report Writer Vacancy

2014-11-16 Thread Nick Robinson
MARINE WILDLIFE REPORT WRITER Closing Date: 28/11/2014 Duration: Permanent (UK Based in Great Yarmouth) Hours: Full Time As a Marine Wildlife Report Writer you will be responsible for the analysis, interpretation and presentation of marine wildlife data in reports to our clients. You will be

[MARMAM] Reminder: Special Issue in AECT

2014-11-16 Thread Liesbeth Weijs
Dear all, We would like to draw your attention to a Special Issue entitled 'New developments and perspectives in marine mammal toxicology’ which will be published in Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology (ISSN 0090-4341 (print version), ISSN 1432-0703 (electronic version),

[MARMAM] New publication on lung function in pinnipeds

2014-11-16 Thread Fahlman Andreas
Dear colleagues, We are pleased to announce the publication of our recent paper: Title: Fahlman, A., S. H. Loring, S. Johnson, M. Haulena, A. W. Trites, V. A. Fravel and W. Van Bonn (2014). Inflation and deflation pressure-volume loops in anesthetized pinnipeds confirms compliant chest and