[MARMAM] Summer Internship in Savannah, GA

Savannah State University Dolphin Sciences Laboratory (SSUDS lab) internships The SSUDS lab is located adjacent to the marsh on the campus of Savannah State University in coastal Georgia. The SSUDS lab, led by Dr. Tara Cox, studies spatial ecology and conservation biology of long-lived marine v

[MARMAM] internship/volunteer opportunities for turtle and cetacean conservation & monitoring in Indonesia-2018

INTERNSHIP FOR SEA TURTLE & CETACEAN CONSERVATION IN INDONESIA Yayasan Konservasi RASI (Conservation for Rare Aquatic Species of Indonesia) in collaboration with Konservasi Biota Laut Berau (Association for the Protection of Marine Life in Berau) offer internships for students but also volunteer o

[MARMAM] Alaska Whale Foundation is looking for volunteers for the 2018 field season

Alaska Whale Foundation (AWF) is seeking volunteers to participate in a series of research, monitoring and data analysis projects at its remote field station on Baranof Island, Southeast Alaska (latitude 57.0877 N, longitude 134.8342 W). Volunteers will assist primarily in collecting and/or ana

[MARMAM] Northwest Student Chapter of the Society for Marine Mammalogy annual meeting

Dear all, The annual meeting of the Northwest Student Chapter of the Society for Marine Mammalogy (NWSSMM) will take place on May 12-13, 2018. The chapter encompasses students who are based in Alaska, British Columbia, Washington, Oregon, and northern California, or who conduct research in thes

[MARMAM] MSc in Marine Mammal Science, University of St Andrews

MSc programme in Marine Mammal Science at the University of St Andrews, Scotland, UK - We are currently accepting applications for 2018/19 entry to our unique and intense one-year Master's programme at the University of St Andrews in Scotland, UK. The Master's in Marine Mammal Science (MSc M

[MARMAM] New paper: Respiratory behaviors and prey access in sympatric rorqual whales

*Dear colleagues,On behalf of my co-author I am pleased to announce the release of the following publication in Journal of Mammalogy:**Keen EM, Qualls KQ. (2018) *Respiratory behaviors in sympatric rorqual whales: the influence of prey depth and implications for temporal access to prey. *Journal of

[MARMAM] New publication; Brucella Antibodies in Alaskan True Seals and Eared Seals—Two Different Stories

New publication; Brucella Antibodies in Alaskan True Seals and Eared Seals—Two Different Stories Authors: Ingebjørg H. Nymo, Rolf Rødven, Kimberlee Beckmen, Anett K. Larsen, Morten Tryland, Lori Quakenbush and Jacques Godfroid Citation: Front. Vet. Sci., 31 January 2018 Open access: https://ww

Re: [MARMAM] New publication from Tift et al. for MARMAM community

​​We are pleased to announce the publication of the following paper in the current issue of Journal of Experimental Biology: Tift MS, Huckstadt LA, Ponganis PJ. 2018. Anterior vena caval oxygen profiles in a deep-diving California sea lion: arteriovenous shunts, a central venous oxygen store and o

[MARMAM] New Publication: Humpback Whales as Sentinels of the Antarctic Sea-ice Ecosystem

Dear MARMAM Subscribers, The *SOPOPP* team are pleased to announce the following *Global Change Biology* publication Bengtson Nash, S., J. Castrillon, P. Eisenmann, B. Fry, J. Shuker, R. Cropp, A. Dawson, A. Bignert, P. Bohlin-Nizzetto, C. A. Waugh, B. Polkinghorne, G. Dalle Luche and D. McLa

[MARMAM] New publication in JASA: Finding temporal patterns in harbor seals' vocalizations

Dear colleagues, JASA just published my Letter to the editor. It contains a few mathematical and conceptual perspectives on rhythmic structure in harbor seals’ vocalisations, and pinnipeds more in general. The article can be found here: http://asa.scitation.org/doi/full/10.1121/1.5021770 . If y