[MARMAM] 2 year postdoc in statistics/quantitative ecology at Duke University

2023-04-19 Thread Dr Robert Schick, Ph.D.
We seek a highly motivated postdoctoral researcher to work on a US Office of Naval Research-funded project related to spatio-temporal data fusion in marine mammal science. Together our group, comprised of Rob Schick (Duke, Nicholas School of the Environment), Alan Gelfand (Duke, Statistical

[MARMAM] New paper on empirical tests for changes in diving behavior

2022-10-25 Thread Dr Robert Schick, Ph.D.
On behalf of my co-authors, I’m pleased to announce the recent publication of our paper that developed methods to detect changes in diving behavior of Ziphius cavirostris following exposure to simulated mid-frequency sonar. Publication details are: Kernel density estimation of conditional

[MARMAM] New paper on impacts of entanglement on North Atlantic right whales

2022-06-24 Thread Dr Robert Schick, Ph.D.
On behalf of my co-authors, I’m pleased to announce the publication of our paper on the impacts of entanglements on the health and vital rates of NARW. The paper was recently published in Conservation Science and Practice: Fishing gear entanglement threatens recovery of critically endangered

[MARMAM] Webinar: Advancing Marine Species Density Surface Modelling - Invitation to register

2022-04-25 Thread Dr Robert Schick, Ph.D.
Advancing Marine Species Density Surface Modelling. Webinar – 1st June 1100-1330 EST Following on from two successful workshops held at the Society for Marine Mammalogy Conferences in Halifax and Barcelona, this 2.5 hour webinar will provide a final summary of advancements made by the LMR-funded

[MARMAM] New Paper: Continuous-time Discrete-State Modeling for Deep Whale Dives

2021-01-26 Thread Dr Robert Schick, Ph.D.
Hi All - On behalf of my co-authors, I’m please to announce the publication of our new paper: Hewitt, J., Schick, R.S. & Gelfand, A.E. Continuous-Time Discrete-State Modeling for Deep Whale Dives. JABES (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13253-020-00422-2 Abstract: Understanding