Dear colleagues,
We are pleased to announce that a new publication on fasting endocrinology in
fur seals is now available in American Journal of Physiology .
Delphine Verrier, Shannon Atkinson, Christophe Guinet, René Groscolas and John
P. Y. Arnould. Hormonal responses to extreme fasting
*MERS Minke Whale Study Posting for Volunteers*
The MERS Marine Education and Research Society (www.mersociety.org) is a
non-profit organization dedicated to promoting conservation and
understanding of marine ecosystems through scientific research and
environmental education. We are currently
Dear colleagues,
Following information received from the National Cetacean Stranding
Network in Greece, on the 8th of May personnel of the Ionian Dolphin
Project had the chance to examine a stranded dead calf of bottlenose
dolphin in the Amvrakikos Gulf, western Greece. The dolphin, a
Dear Marmamers,
The research group CIRCE (http://www.circe.info) offers the possibility to take
part in a field course on cetacean research techniques as a research assistant
in the Strait of Gibraltar.
CIRCE has been studying the seven species of cetaceans inhabiting the waters of
the
Two recent papers on reducing vessel collisions with large whales are available.
Silber, G.K, A.S.M. Vanderlaan, A. Tejedor Arceredillo, L. Johnson,
C.T. Taggart, M.W. Brown, S. Bettridge, and R. Sagarminaga. 2012.
The role of the International Maritime Organization in reducing vessel
threat to
