Dear all, here are some new publications of week 36/ 2008, which haven't been announced on MARMAM earlier AFAIK.
By clicking the following link you are guided to a website, where the following references are linked to their according journal homepages. There you can find abstracts and contact information: <http://www.mmbib.com/news.php> Please do not contact MARMAM, the MARMAM editors or me for reprints. Thank you. Thanks to all of you who sent in reprints to be included in the weekly announcements. Kindest Regards, Jan Herrmann CETACEA Andrews, R.D., R.L. Pitman, and L.T. Ballance (2008): Satellite tracking reveals distinct movement patterns for Type B and Type C killer whales in the southern Ross Sea, Antarctica. Polar Biology 31(12): 1461-1468. Anonymous (2008): Palaeontology: Whale of a tail. Nature 455(7212): 435. Dietz, R. et al. (2008): Movements of narwhals (Monodon monoceros) from Admiralty Inlet monitored by satellite telemetry. Polar Biology 31(11): 1295-1306. Hart, K. et al. (2008): Time Trends and Transplacental Transfer of Perfluorinated Compounds in Melon-Headed Whales Stranded Along the Japanese Coast in 1982, 2001/2002, and 2006. Environmental Science & Technology 42(19): 7132-7137. Huggenberger, S., M.A. Rauschmann, and H.A. Oelschläger (2008): Functional Morphology of the Hyolaryngeal Complex of the Harbor Porpoise (Phocoena phocoena): Implications for its Role in Sound Production and Respiration. The Anatomical Record: Advances in Integrative Anatomy and Evolutionary Biology 291(10): 1262-1270. Iglesias, R. et al. (2008): Molecular and morphological evidence for the occurrence of Anisakis sp. A (Nematoda, Anisakidae) in the Blainville's beaked whale Mesoplodon densirostris. Journal of Helminthology 82(4): 305-308. Konishi, K. et al. (2008): Decline in energy storage in the Antarctic minke whale (Balaenoptera bonaerensis) in the Southern Ocean. Polar Biology 31(12): 1509-1520. Maggi, R.G. et al. (2008): Bartonella henselae in captive and hunter-harvested beluga (Delphinapterus leucas). Journal of Wildlife Diseases 44(4): 871-877. Morick, D. et al. (2008): Isolation of Mycobacterium mageritense from the Lung of a Harbor Porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) with Severe Granulomatous Lesions. Journal of Wildlife Diseases 44(4): 999-1001. Nelson, A.E. et al. (2008): Age, geographical distribution and taphonomy of an unusual occurrence of mummified crabeater seals on James Ross Island, Antarctic Peninsula. Antarctic Science 20(5): 485-493. Reidenberg, J.S. and J.T. Laitman (2008): Sisters of the Sinuses: Cetacean Air Sacs. The Anatomical Record: Advances in Integrative Anatomy and Evolutionary Biology 291(11): 1389-1396 . Seto, Y. et al. (2008): Properties of corynephage attachment site and molecular epidemiology of Corynebacterium ulcerans isolated from humans and animals in Japan. Japanese Journal of Infectious Diseases 61(2): 116-122. Tyack, P.L. (2008): Convergence of calls as animals form social bonds, active compensation for noisy communication channels, and the evolution of vocal learning in mammals. Journal of Comparative Psychology 122(3): 319-331. Peckarsky, B.L. et al. (2008): Revisiting the classics: considering nonconsumptive effects in textbook examples of predator-prey interactions. Ecology 89(9): 2416-2425. PINNIPEDIA Daneri, G.A. et al. (2008): Interannual variation in the diet of non-breeding male Antarctic fur seals, Arctocephalus gazella, at Isla 25 de Mayo/King George Island. Polar Biology 31(11): 1365-1372. Norman, S.A. et al. (2008): Risk factors for an outbreak of leptospirosis in California sea lions (Zalophus californianus) in California, 2004. Journal of Wildlife Diseases 44(4): 837-844. Siniff, D.B. et al. (2008): Opinion: Projecting the effects of environmental change on Antarctic seals. Antarctic Science 20(5): 425-435. Yochem, P.K. et al. (2008): Hematologic and serum biochemical profile of the northern elephant seal (Mirounga angustirostris): variation with age, sex, and season. Journal of Wildlife Diseases 44(4): 911-921. OTHER MARINE MAMMALS Anthony, R.G. et al. (2008): Bald eagles and sea otters in the aleutian archipelago: indirect effects of trophic cascades. Ecology 89(10): 2725-2735. -- --> jan.herrmann -at - cetacea.de _______________________________________________ MARMAM mailing list MARMAM@lists.uvic.ca https://lists.uvic.ca/mailman/listinfo/marmam