[MARMAM] New publication on the dive response in pinnipeds

2018-08-02 Thread Jeppe Kaczmarek
Dear MARMAM community We are pleased to announce a new research article in The Journal of Experimental Biology on the dive response in pinnipeds. *Drivers of the dive response in pinnipeds; apnea, submergence or temperature?* Jeppe Kaczmarek, Colleen Reichmuth, Birgitte I. McDonald, Jakob H.

[MARMAM] New publication: Population consequences of disturbance on income-breeding mammals

2018-08-02 Thread Elizabeth McHuron
Dear colleagues, My co-authors and I are pleased to announce the publication of our new paper describing the use of a state-dependent model for quantifying the population consequences of disturbance on income-breeding mammals. EA McHuron, LK Schwarz, DP Costa, and M Mangel. 2018. "A

[MARMAM] Webinar invite: Working group to develop recommendations for estimating bycatch for the MMPA Import Provisions

2018-08-02 Thread Emily Knight
To the MARMAM community: I want to invite you to a one-hour webinar on Wednesday, August 15 at 1:00 PM Pacific time/4:00 PM Eastern time to share information about the Marine Mammal Bycatch Working Group, a team of experts convened by the University of Washington Ocean Modeling Forum and

[MARMAM] MS Position: Marine Mammal Ecology (University of Maine)

2018-08-02 Thread Kristina Cammen
An MS research assistantship is available through the School of Marine Sciences in the College of Natural Sciences, Forestry and Agriculture at the University of Maine, Orono to partially support a graduate student involved in research to understand the role of pinnipeds in the Penobscot River

[MARMAM] Variation in sperm whale IPI [NEW PUBLICATION]

2018-08-02 Thread Shane
Dear All, We are pleased to announce the publication of a new paper in Journal of the Acoustical Society of America: Variability of the inter-pulse interval in sperm whale clicks with implications for size estimation and individual identification By: Anne Bøttcher, Shane Gero, Kristian

[MARMAM] New Publication: Lactation & resource limitation affect physiological responses of sea otters

2018-08-02 Thread Sarah Chinn
Hello MARMAMers! My co-authors and I are excited to share our new manuscript: "Lactation and resource limitation affect stress responses, thyroid hormones, immune function, and antioxidant capacity of sea otters" published in Ecology and Evolution. Chinn SM, Monson DH, Tinker MT, Staedler MM,

[MARMAM] New publication on the distribution of harbour porpoises in the Baltic Sea

2018-08-02 Thread Ida Carlén
Dear all, Me and my fellow SAMBAHrians are very pleased to share the publication of the following new paper in Biological Conservation: *Basin-scale distribution of harbour porpoises in the Baltic Sea provides basis for effective conservation actions* Ida Carlén, Len Thomas, Julia Carlström,

[MARMAM] New paper: Southern Right Whale: Distribution pattern in Brazil

2018-08-02 Thread Eduardo Pires Renault Braga
Dear marmam community, our paper Area usage estimation and spatiotemporal variability in distribution patterns of southern right whales, Eubalaena australis, of southern Brazil was published in Marine Ecology .The English version of the paper is available under the following link:

[MARMAM] New publication: Allopatric humpback whales share repertoire

2018-08-02 Thread AWF's Rapunzel Project
Hello Marmam Community, On behalf of my co-authors and myself we'd like to share a new publication on humpback whale repertoire overlap in allopatric populations. The full manuscript can be found on PeerJ here: https://peerj.com/articles/5365 More of the same: allopatric humpback whale