[MARMAM] New Publication: Characterizing estrus by trans-abdominal ultrasounds, fecal estrone-3-glucuronide, and vaginal cytology in the Steller sea lion ( Eumetopias jubatus )

Dear MARMAM Readers, My co-authors and I are happy to share our recent publication: "Characterizing estrus by trans-abdominal ultrasounds, fecal estrone-3-glucuronide, and vaginal cytology in the Steller sea lion (Eumetopias jubatus)".  Sattler R, Bishop A, Woodie K, Polasek L. Characterizing

[MARMAM] new articles on postmortem analyses on bycaught animals applying diatoms technique

Dear Collegues I'm glad to announce a new article on a forensic techniques which could be useful in by-catch diagnosis. This article is a preliminary evaluation of the presence of diatoms in bones of stranded marine vertebrates including cetaceans. Diatoms researches are used in forensic human

[MARMAM] New publication on sperm whales mass stranding

Dear Collegues my co-author and I are happy to announce a new publication reporting investigations on a sperm whales' mass stranding occurred in Italy in 2014. In that event, a pod of 7 specimens stranded alive along the Italian coast of the Central Adriatic Sea: 3 individuals died on the beach

[MARMAM] Internship Opportunity: Sea Search Research and Conservation

The Sea Search group conducts research on marine megafauna, primarily whales and dolphins, in southern Africa. Our research covers a wide range of topics from understanding habitat use and ecological relationships in a changing climate to behavioural acoustics. Our primary focus is the production

[MARMAM] Vacancy –Masters/PhD Student for Dolphin Ecology and Conservation Study in Penang, Malaysia

Dear MARMAM, Please share Vacancy –Masters/PhD Student for a Dolphin Ecology and Conservation Study in Penang, Malaysia -Knowledge on cetacean ecology/inshore dolphin ecology -Ability to conduct photo-identification, mark-recapture analysis a plus -Independent -Accustomed to long field hours

[MARMAM] New publication: Trade-offs between foraging efficiency and pup feeding rate of lactating northern fur seals in a declining population

Dear MARMAM community, My co-authors and I are please to announce the publication of the article ' Trade-offs between foraging efficiency and pup feeding rate of lactating northern fur seals in a declining population’ in Marine Ecology Progress Series and freely available online (open access)