[MARMAM] Elephant Seal Monitoring and Outreach Internship - Point Reyes National Seashore Association

2020-09-24 Thread Sarah Codde
Point Reyes National Seashore Association and Point Reyes National Seashore are seeking applicants for the Elephant Seal Monitoring, Interpretation, Education, and Outreach Internship. This is an exciting opportunity for individuals who would like to increase their experience with wildlife

[MARMAM] LAST INTERNSHIP PLACE AT THE MONTENEGRO DOLPHIN RESEARCH PROJECT (SOUTH ADRIATIC SEA)

2020-09-24 Thread Selina Brouwer
Dear all, Please find below details of our last placement space at our Montenegro Dolphin Research project for 2020. WHO ARE DMAD AND WHAT DO WE DO? DMAD - Marine Mammals Research Association has scientific projects running in Turkey, Montenegro and Albania. We conduct long-term studies of

[MARMAM] NEW PUBLICATION: R package for extrapolation assessment in cetacean models

2020-09-24 Thread Phil Bouchet
Dear MARMAM community, Further to an earlier post about this in the second half of 2019, my co-authors and I are thrilled to announce the publication of our new open access paper in Methods in Ecology and Evolution: Bouchet PJ, Miller DL, Roberts JJ, Mannocci L, Harris CM, Thomas L

[MARMAM] New publication-Endocrine profiling of reproductive status and evidence of pseudopregnancy in the Pacific walrus

2020-09-24 Thread Jenell Larsen
Dear MARMAM Colleagues, My co-author and I are pleased to share with you our publication in Plos one. Larsen Tempel JT, Atkinson S (2020) Endocrine profiling of reproductive status and evidence of pseudopregnancy in the Pacific walrus (Odobenus rosmarus divergens). PLoS ONE 15(9):e0239218.

[MARMAM] post-doc position on effect of pingers on behavior of captive dolphins

2020-09-24 Thread Sandro Mazzariol
Dear collegues, this email is to share with you the opportunity of a post-doc position on the effects of pinger on behavior of captive dolphins The post-Doc research program aims at integrating ongoing projects on the effects of acoustic devices on marine fauna. In particular, the proposed

[MARMAM] Reminder: Survey on definitions of delphinid groups and related terms - Invitation to participate

2020-09-24 Thread Jonathan Syme
Dear MARMAM community, Thank you to all who have already completed the survey. If you haven't had the chance yet, please see below for more information and the link. My name is Jonathan Syme and I am a PhD student with the Cetacean, Ecology, Behaviour and Evolution Lab (CEBEL) at Flinders

[MARMAM] New publication on distribution patterns of floating marine debris in German waters (Bianca Unger)

2020-09-24 Thread Unger, Bianca
Dear colleagues, My Co-Authors and I are delighted to announce the publication of our recent article on distribution patterns of floating marine debris in German waters. The presence of marine litter in the marine environment is a potential hazard for marine mammals since they ingest marine