[MARMAM] New publication - Tsai 2017 Miocene breeding site

2017-08-24 Thread Tsai, CH
Dear colleagues I am very pleased to announce a new paper - reporting a Miocene breeding site of an extinct baleen whale *Parietobalaena yamaokai*. Tsai, C.-H. 2017. A Miocene breeding ground of an extinct baleen whale (Cetacea: Mysticeti). *PeerJ *5:e3711 doi:10.7717/peerj.3711 Abstract Locati

[MARMAM] New Publication: High diversity and unique composition of gut microbiomes in pygmy (Kogia breviceps) and dwarf (K. sima) sperm whales

2017-08-24 Thread Keenan-Bateman, Tiffany Fay
Dear Colleagues, We are pleased to announce the recent publication of the following paper in Scientific Reports: Erwin, P.M., Rhodes, R.G., Kiser, K.B., Keenan-Bateman, T.F., McLellan, W.A., and D.A. Pabst (2017) High diversity and unique composition of gut microbiomes in pygmy (Kogia brevi

[MARMAM] New study on US West Coast whale strikes

2017-08-24 Thread Cotton Rockwood
Dear MARMAM, My co-authors and I are pleased to announce the publication of our paper: Rockwood RC, Calambokidis J, Jahncke J (2017) High mortality of blue, humpback and fin whales from modeling of vessel collisions on the U.S. West Coast suggests population impacts and insufficient protection.

[MARMAM] New publication on shark bite injuries on Australian dolphins

2017-08-24 Thread Felix Smith
Dear colleagues, My co-authors and I are pleased to announce the publication of our paper: Shark bite injuries on three inshore dolphin species in tropical northwestern Australia. Felix Smith, Simon, J. Allen, Lars Bejder and Alexander M. Brown. 2017. Marine Mammal Science, doi: 10./mms.12

[MARMAM] New Publication: Sexual dimorphism in long-beaked common dolphins (Delphinus capensis)

2017-08-24 Thread Sibusisiwe Tele (Ngqulana)
Dear All, My co-authors and I are pleased to announce the recent publication of the following article in the Journal of Mammalogy: *Sexual dimorphism in long-beaked common dolphins (Delphinus capensis) from KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa* Sibusisiwe G Ngqulana, G. J. Greg Hofmeyr, Stephanie Plön do

[MARMAM] PhD Opportunity in Humpback Whale Feeding Ecology

2017-08-24 Thread Susan Bengtson Nash
Dear MARMAM readers, The Southern Ocean Persistent Pollutants Program (SOPOPP) at Griffith University's Environmental Futures Research Institute, is currently seeking a highly motivated PhD student to study the feeding ecology of southern hemisphere humpback whales. The project will make use of

[MARMAM] New paper Differences in the sounds of Guiana dolphin Sotalia guianensis (Cetacea: Delphinidae) between two areas of southeastern and southern Brazil

2017-08-24 Thread Lucimary Steinke Deconto
Dear MARMAM colleagues, On behalf of my co-authors and myself I wish to announce the publication of our new paper Differences in the sounds of Guiana dolphin Sotalia guianensis (Cetacea: Delphinidae) between two areas of southeastern and southern Brazil. Lucimary S. Deconto & Emygdio L. A. Mont

[MARMAM] Deadline Sep 1st: Sarasota Dolphin Research Program Internships

2017-08-24 Thread Katie McHugh
*Sarasota Dolphin Research Program Internships* The Sarasota Dolphin Research Program (SDRP), a partnership led by the Chicago Zoological Society and based at Mote Marine Laboratory in Sarasota, Florida, conducts the world’s longest-running study of a wild dolphin population. The program’s pri