[MARMAM] New Publication: Activity as a proxy to estimate metabolic rate and to, partition the metabolic cost of diving vs. breathing in, pre- and post-fasted Steller sea lions

2013-06-03 Thread Andreas Fahlman

Dear All
The following paper was recently published in Aquatic Biology
Title: Activity as a proxy to estimate metabolic rate and to partition 
the metabolic cost of diving vs. breathing in pre- and post-fasted 
Steller sea lions
Authors: Fahlman, A., Svärd, C., Rosen, D. A. S., Wilson, R. P., Trites, 
A. W.

Journal: Aquatic Biology, Vol. 18: 175–184, 2013
doi: 10.3354/ab00500

Abstract: Three Steller sea lions Eumetopias jubatus, trained to dive 
voluntarily to depths ranging from 10 to 50 m, were used to determine 
whether the relationship between activity and
metabolic rate during a diving interval (MRDI, dive + surface interval) 
was affected by fasting (9 d) during the breeding season (spring through 
summer). We subsequently used the relationship between activity and MRDI 
to partition the metabolic costs between underwater breath-holding 
activity and surface breathing activities. We estimated activity from 
overall dynamic body acceleration (ODBA) measured using a 3-axis 
accelerometer, and measured MRDI using flow-through respirometry. The 
relationship between ODBA-based activity and MRDI was not affected by 
fasting period, suggesting that ODBA can be used to predict energy 
expenditure regardless of nutritional state in the spring and summer. 
However, the relationship between ODBA and dive metabolic rate differs 
from the relationship between ODBA and the surface metabolic rate before 
diving. Partitioning MRDI into the metabolic cost of remaining at the 
surface versus swimming underwater suggests that the metabolic cost of 
diving for Steller sea lions is approximately 29% lower than when 
breathing at the surface. ODBA appears to be a reasonable proxy to 
estimate metabolic rate in marine mammals, but more detailed behavioral 
data may be required to accurately apply the method in the field.


If you would like a copy, please send an e-mail to: 
andreas.fahl...@tamucc.edu


Sincerely,
Andreas

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Texas A&M- Corpus Christi
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Corpus Christi, TX 78412
Ph. +1-361-825-3489
Fax +1-361-825-2025
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[MARMAM] Rebecca (Becs) Leaper

2013-06-03 Thread Simon Childerhouse
It is with great sadness that I pass on the news of the passing of a
dedicated and passionate marine conservation scientist, Dr Rebecca (Becs)
Leaper.

 

Becs was awarded her PhD in marine ecology from the University of Aberdeen
in 2000. Her passion to apply and extend her knowledge in ways that had
tangible conservation outcomes in the marine realm was inexhaustible. Her
drive and adventurous spirit saw Becs work around the UK, in New Zealand and
for most of the past decade in Australia. Becs has been a key member of
science teams at the Australian Antarctic Division, the Tasmanian
Aquaculture and Fisheries Institute, CSIRO and most recently at the
University of Tasmania's Institute of Marine and Antarctic Science. She has
worked on issues that range from the role of whales in their marine
ecosystems through to conservation mechanisms for marine biodiversity. Becs
passion for her work was matched only by her generosity of spirit in the way
she interacted with her colleagues. She was an absolute live wire and a
catalyst in all social groups that brought people together.

 

Becs will be sadly missed by all of us who were lucky enough to have known
and worked with her.

 

Nick Gales

Chief Scientist

Australian Antarctic Division

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[MARMAM] Aquatic Mammals Journal issue 39.2 is now available online

2013-06-03 Thread Kathleen M. Dudzinski
Dear MARMAM and ECS-talk subscribers,
 
Apologies to those of you who will receive duplicate emails due to 
cross-posting. 
The following titles represent the contents of the most recent issue (Volume 
39, issue 2, 2013) of Aquatic Mammals. The online issue is now available. For 
individuals with a print subscription, the joint hard copy of 39.1/39.2 will be 
mailed in late June.
Aquatic Mammals is the longest running peer-reviewed journal dedicated to 
research on aquatic mammals and is published quarterly with manuscripts 
available as published PDFs in real time. Further information about the journal 
can be found at: http://www.aquaticmammalsjournal.org/
 
Instructions for authors and formatting guidelines can be found in the first 
volume of each issue and at this link: http://tinyurl.com/AMauthorinstructions
To submit a manuscript for publication consideration, please visit: 
http://am.expressacademic.org/actions/author.php
 
If you subscribe to Aquatic Mammals online, you can visit the journal web site 
and sign in to download all articles from this 
volume:http://www.aquaticmammalsjournal.org/
 
Please do not contact the listserve editors for PDFs or copies of the articles. 
To obtain a PDF, please subscribe to Aquatic Mammals 
http://tinyurl.com/AMsubscribeor contact the corresponding author for reprints. 
Links to a purchase page for each article are also included below. Please see 
list below for Volume 39, issue 2 contents.
 
Thank you for your continued interest in the journal and abstract postings.
 
With regards,
Kathleen Dudzinski, Ph.D.
Editor, Aquatic Mammals
aquaticmamm...@gmail.com
 
***
 
Articles
S. A. Marley, B. Cheney, & P. M. Thompson. 2013. Using Tooth Rakes to Monitor 
Population and Sex Differences in Aggressive Behaviour in Bottlenose Dolphins 
(Tursiops truncatus). Aquatic Mammals 39(2): 107-115. 
http://dx.doi.org/10.1578/AM.39.2.2013.107
 
V. Iriarte & M. Marmontel. 2013. River Dolphin (Inia geoffrensis, Sotalia 
fluviatilis) Mortality Events Attributed to Artisanal Fisheries in the Western 
Brazilian Amazon. Aquatic Mammals 39(2): 116-124. 
http://dx.doi.org/10.1578/AM.39.2.2013.116
 
M. Esperón-Rodríguez & J. Pablo Gallo-Reynoso. 2013. Juvenile and Subadult 
Feeding Preferences of the Guadalupe Fur Seal (Arctocephalus townsendi) at San 
Benito Archipelago, Mexico. Aquatic Mammals 39(2): 125-131. 
http://dx.doi.org/10.1578/AM.39.2.2013.125
 
B. J. Le Boeuf & C. Campagna. 2013. Wildlife Viewing Spectacles: Best Practices 
from Elephant Seal (Mirounga sp.) Colonies. Aquatic Mammals 39(2): 
132-146.http://dx.doi.org/10.1578/AM.39.2.2013.132
 
H. K. Nuuttila, R. Meier, P. G. H. Evans, J. R. Turner, J. D. Bennell, & J. G. 
Hiddink. 2013. Identifying Foraging Behaviour of Wild Bottlenose Dolphins 
(Tursiops truncatus) and Harbour Porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) with Static 
Acoustic Dataloggers. Aquatic Mammals 39(2): 
147-161.http://dx.doi.org/10.1578/AM.39.2.2013.147
 
R. A. Kastelein, R. Gransier, M. van den Hoogen, & L. Hoek. 2013. Brief 
Behavioral Response Threshold Levels of a Harbor Porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) 
to Five Helicopter Dipping Sonar Signals (1.33 to 1.43 kHz). Aquatic Mammals 
39(2): 162-173. http://dx.doi.org/10.1578/AM.39.2.2013.162
 
K. C. Buckstaff, R. S. Wells, J. G. Gannon, & D. P. Nowacek. 2013. Responses of 
Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) to Construction and Demolition of 
Coastal Marine Structures. Aquatic Mammals 39(2): 174-186. 
http://dx.doi.org/10.1578/AM.39.2.2013.174
 
D. R. Bergfelt, B. G. Steinetz, J. S. Reif, A. M. Schaefer, G. D. Bossart, M. 
S. Mazzoil, et al. 2013. Evaluation of Single-Sample Analysis of Progesterone 
in Combination with Relaxin for Diagnosis of Pregnancy in Wild Bottlenose 
Dolphins (Tursiops truncatus). Aquatic Mammals 39(2): 
187-195.http://dx.doi.org/10.1578/AM.39.2.2013.187
 
Short Note
J. José Alava, K. J. Smith, J. O’Hern, D. Alarcón, G. Merlen, & J. Denkinger. 
2013. Observations of Killer Whale (Orcinus orca) Attacks on Bryde’s Whales 
(Balaenoptera edeni) in the Galápagos Islands. Aquatic Mammals 39(2): 196-201. 
http://dx.doi.org/10.1578/AM.39.2.2013.196
 
Book Review
D. Fertl. 2013. Polar Bears: The Natural History of a Threatened Species. 
Aquatic Mammals 39(2): 202. http://dx.doi.org/10.1578/AM.39.2.2013.202
 
Obituary
A. Greenwood. 2013. Obituary for David Conrad Taylor, BVMS FRCVS FZS. Aquatic 
Mammals 39(2): 203-204. http://dx.doi.org/10.1578/AM.39.2.2013.203
 
Errata
R. S. Sousa-Lima, T. F. Norris, J. N. Oswald, & D. P. Fernandes. 2013. Aquatic 
Mammals, 39(1), 2013, pp. 23-53 A Review and Inventory of Fixed Autonomous 
Recorders for Passive Acoustic Monitoring of Marine Mammals. Aquatic Mammals 
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[MARMAM] Erich Hoyt, Adventures with Orcas in the North Pacific. Presentation for the Whale Trail, Seattle, June 8.

2013-06-03 Thread Uko Gorter
Dear MARMAM subscribers,

The Whale Trail presents noted author, whale researcher and marine 
conservationist Erich Hoyt, June 8 at 7 PM at the Hall at Fauntleroy in West 
Seattle. 

Erich is the author of "Orca - The Whale Called Killer", co-discoverer of the 
white orcas in the Commander Islands, and a champion of marine mammal 
protection areas around the world. It's a rare chance to hear Erich in person, 
and a great way to kick off Orca Month. Hope to see you there!

The Whale Trail Presents
Erich Hoyt: Adventures with Orcas in the North Pacific — From A1 Stubbs to 
Iceberg, the White Russian Bull

Where: The Hall at Fauntleroy, 9131 California Ave SW
When: Saturday June 8, 7 - 9 (doors open 6:0)
Cost: $5, kids free.
--Tickets available at brownpapertickets.com
Contact: do...@thewhaletrail.org, 206.919.5397

Join us for this this rare Seattle appearance by noted author, whale researcher 
and marine conservationist Erich Hoyt, author of Orca: The Whale Called Killer.

Erich Hoyt’s first killer whale expedition to Johnstone Strait sailed from 
Victoria, BC in June 1973, 40 years ago this June. He proceeded to spend parts 
of the next 10 summers with orcas, culminating in his now classic book Orca: 
The Whale Called Killer. He went on to study and work on conservation projects 
related to other whales, dolphins, sharks, deep sea creatures, ants and social 
insects, working in Costa Rica, Japan, the Mediterranean, the Caribbean, 
Argentina, Chile and other countries. 

In 1999 he co-founded the Far East Russia Orca Project (FEROP) to find out more 
about orca pods targeted for aquarium captures and to get Russian students 
involved in science and conservation of killer whales in Russian waters. Now in 
its 15th year, FEROP has recorded the Russian pods and photo-IDed some 1500 
orcas off Kamchatka and in the Commander Islands — including three white orcas 
found so far in the study areas.

This the fifth in a series of Orca Talks hosted by The Whale Trail. The event 
also features updates from Robin Lindsay (Seal Sitters), and Diver Laura James 
(tox-ick.org and Puget Soundkeeper Alliance), and photography from Judy Lane.
 
Erich's books will be on sale and they can be signed.

Buy tickets early!

About the Speaker
Erich Hoyt is a noted marine conservationist, whale researcher, lecturer and 
author of more than 20 books including Orca: The Whale Called Killer, The Earth 
Dwellers, and Marine Protected Areas for Whales, Dolphins and Porpoises, the 
latter recently named as an "Outstanding Academic Title" by the journal Choice. 

He is an authority on marine protected areas (MPAs) and sanctuaries, and is 
currently Research Fellow with WDC, Whale and Dolphin Conservation, leading its 
Global Critical Habitat MPA Program. He also co-directs the Far East Russia 
Orca Project in Kamchatka and the Russian Cetacean Habitat Project in the 
Commander Islands. 

He is as an appointed member of the IUCN Species Survival Commission's Cetacean 
Specialist Group and the World Commission on Protected Areas, and co-chairs the 
new IUCN Marine Mammal Protected Areas Task Force. He is a member of the 
International Committee for Marine Mammal Protected Areas and has helped 
organize and program its world conferences in Hawaii (2009), Martinique (2011) 
and Australia (to be 2014).

A former Vannevar Bush Fellow in the Public Understanding of Science at the 
Massachusetts Institute of Technology and twice James Thurber 
Writer-in-Residence at The Thurber House, Hoyt was awarded the Mandy McMath 
Conservation Award in April this year by the European Cetacean Society at its 
annual conference for his body of work including books, papers and work on 
marine conservation. He is a Canadian-US dual citizen who has lived in Scotland 
since 1989.

About The Whale Trail
The Whale Trail (www.thewhaletrail.org) is a series of sites around the region 
where the public may view orcas and other marine mammals from shore. Our 
mission is to inspire appreciation and stewardship of whales and our marine 
environment by establishing a network of viewing sites along the whales' trails 
through the Salish Sea and the coastal waters of the Pacific Northwest. 

Our goals are to increase awareness that our marine waters are home to orcas 
and other species; connect visitors to orcas, other marine wildlife and their 
habitat; inspire stewardship and build community; promote land-based whale 
watching. Our over-arching goal is to ensure the southern resident orcas do not 
go extinct. 

The Whale Trail provides simple, powerful, and long-lasting reminders to 
visitors and residents alike that orcas and other whales live in our waters.  
Through our current sites and signs, including two on every Washington State 
ferry, we reach more than 22 million people each year. Our near-term goals are 
to add a site in every coastal county in Washington, and around Vancouver 
Island, throughout the orcas' range. Together, we will turn the tide for the 
whales!

[MARMAM] New Publication: Bearded seal acoustics in the Beaufort Sea

2013-06-03 Thread Kalyn MacIntyre - NOAA Federal

We are pleased to announce the following paper, published online in Polar
Biology:

MacIntyre KQ, Stafford KM, Berchok CL, Boveng PL (2013) Year-round acoustic
detection of bearded seals (*Erignathus barbatus*) in the Beaufort Sea
relative to changing environmental conditions, 2008-2010. Polar Biology.
doi: 10.1007/s00300-013-1337-1

Abstract

Bearded seals (Erignathus barbatus) are pan-Arctic pinnipeds that are often
seen in association with pack ice, and are known for their long, loud
trills, produced underwater primarily in the spring. Acoustic recordings
were collected from August 2008 to August 2010 at two locations and a
single year (2008–2009) at a third location, in the western Beaufort Sea.
Three recorders in 2008–2009 had a 30 % duty cycle and a bandwidth of
10–4,096 Hz. One recorder in 2009–2010 had a 45 % duty cycle and a
bandwidth of 10–4,096 Hz and the second had a 20 % duty cycle and bandwidth
of 10–8,192 Hz. Spectrograms of acoustic data were examined for
characteristic patterns of bearded seal vocalizations. For each recorder,
the number of hours per day with vocalizations was compared with in situ
water temperature and satellite-derived daily sea ice concentrations. At
all sites, bearded seals were vocally active year-round. Call activity
escalated with the formation of pack ice in the winter and the peak
occurred in the spring, coinciding with mating season and preceding breakup
of the sea ice. There was a change in the timing of seasonal sea ice
formation and retreat between the two consecutive years that was reflected
in the timing of peak bearded seal call activity. This study provides new
information on fall and winter bearded seal vocal behavior and the
relationship between year-round vocal activity and changes in annual sea
ice coverage and in situ water temperature.


The article is available online at
http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00300-013-1337-1/fulltext.html

Please feel free to contact me with any questions.

Cheers,
Kalyn Q. MacIntyre


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M.S. Student
Aquatic & Fishery Sciences
University of Washington
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[MARMAM] New Paper on the U.S. Marine Mammal Protection Act

2013-06-03 Thread Joe Roman
Dear colleagues,

A new paper on the 40th anniversary of the Marine Mammal Protection Act
from researchers at the Natural Resources Defense Council, Duke Marine Lab,
Boston University, and Gund Institute.

Roman, J., I. Altman, M. Dunphy-Daly, C. Campbell, M. Jasny, and A. Read.
2013. The Marine Mammal Protection Act at 40: status, recovery, and future
of U.S. marine mammals. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences 1286:
29-49.

Passed in 1972, the Marine Mammal Protection Act has two fundamental
objectives: to maintain U.S. marine mammal stocks at their optimum
sustainable populations and to uphold their ecological role in the ocean.
The current status of many marine mammal populations is considerably better
than in 1972. Take reduction plans have been largely successful in reducing
direct fisheries bycatch, although they have not been prepared for all
at-risk stocks, and fisheries continue to place marine mammals as risk.
Information on population trends is unknown for most (71%) stocks; more
stocks with known trends are improving than declining: 19% increasing, 5%
stable, and 5% decreasing. Challenges remain, however, and the act has
generally been ineffective in treating indirect impacts, such as noise,
disease, and prey depletion. Existing conservation measures have not
protected large whales from fisheries interactions or ship strikes in the
northwestern Atlantic. Despite these limitations, marine mammals within the
U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone appear to be faring better than those outside,
with fewer species in at-risk categories and more of least concern.

http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10./nyas.12040/abstract

http://www.joeroman.com/category/research/

All the best,

Joe

Joe Roman, PhD

Gund Institute for Ecological Economics 

Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources**

University of Vermont

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[MARMAM] New Publication: River dolphin mortality events in the Amazon

2013-06-03 Thread Veronica Iriarte
Dear MARMAMERS,
  We are pleased to announce the following
publication in Aquatic Mammals:

Iriarte, V. & Marmontel, M. (2013). *River dolphin (Inia geoffrensis, Sotalia
fluviatilis) mortality events attributed to artisanal fisheries in the
Western Brazilian Amazon.Aquatic Mammals, 39(2): 116-124. DOI:
10.1578/AM.39.2.2013.116.*

*ABSTRACT:* In the Western Brazilian Amazon, interactions of boto (*Inia
geoffrensis*) and tucuxi (*Sotalia fluviatilis*) dolphins with fishing
activities are common, but the prevalence of incidental/intentional catches
is not known. This article describes incidental mortality events and
intentional killing of *I. geoffrensis* and *S. fluviatilis* entangled in
artisanal fishing gear and the opportunistic use of carcasses as bait.
Between October 2010 and November 2011, surveys were conducted in waters of
the lower Japurá River, between the Mamirauá and Amanã sustainable
development reserves. In order to obtain information on interactions and to
try to establish a stranding/entanglement response program (SERP), informal
conversations were exchanged with local inhabitants (n = 174). Intense
carcass-search surveys (n = 171) along the river in the four hydrological
seasons (e.g., low, rising, high, and falling waters) were conducted,
comprising a total of 1,197 h of sampling effort. Twenty-five
dolphin–fishing interaction events were recorded (11* I. geoffrensis* and
14 *S. fluviatilis*), 19 in 2011 and six in 2012 (through SERP). A total of
11 necropsies (three *I. geoffrensis* and eight *S. fluviatilis*) were
performed. Four individuals (two* I. geoffrensis* and two *S. fluviatilis*)
exhibited evidence of physical violence before death, and two (one* I.
geoffrensis* and one *S. fluviatilis*) died in abandoned gillnets. Two
intentional killing events of* I. geoffrensis* incidentally entangled for
bait use in the piracatinga (*Calophysus macropterus*) fishery were
reported by fishermen, while three carcasses (two* I. geoffrensis* and one *S.
fluviatilis*) with gillnet marks were also used in that activity. At least
six of the *S. fluviatilis *entanglement events occurred in fishing gear
used for tambaqui (*Colossoma macropomum*) and pirapitinga (*Piaractus
brachypomus*) (90/100-mm mesh-size gillnet), two of the most important
commercial fish species in the Amazon Basin. As seasonal fishing
constitutes the main income for riverine human populations, the negative
reactions that cetacean presence causes to people could have a catalyst
effect for the transition from “incidental capture” to “intentional capture
and competitor removal.” Law enforcement and precautionary measures through
good fishing practices inside dolphin critical foraging areas should be
taken together with fisheries’ managers and fishermen to start to develop
multiple-species management and ensure sustainable fishing practices.


The article is available at:  http://www.aquaticmammalsjournal.org

PDF copies can be requested to: verorci...@gmail.com

-- 
Verónica Iriarte
Grupo de Pesquisa em Mamíferos Aquáticos Amazônicos
Instituto de Desenvolvimento Sustentável Mamirauá
Estrada do Bexiga 2584, Bairro Fonte Boa
CEP:69470-000
Tefé, Amazonas
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[MARMAM] New Articles

2013-06-03 Thread David S. Janiger
Hi, All

Here's the latest posting of new PDF's that are available. File
sizes have been included. Abstracts also available on request.
Please let me know of any mistakes.
 
Make all requests to: jani...@cox.net
 
Cheers!
 
David Janiger - Curatorial Assistant (Mammals)
Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County
900 Exposition Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90007
(213) 763-3369
jani...@cox.net
djani...@nhm.org
Janiger Journals

ABRAMSON, JOSE Z.; VICTORIA HERNANDEZ-LLOREDA; JOSEP CALL and FERNANDO
COLMENARES.
BEHAVIOURAL PROCESSES 96:11-19. 2013.
Relative quantity judgments in the beluga whale (Delphinapterus leucas) and
the bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus).
0.505 MB

ALLEN, JENNY; MASON WEINRICH; WILL HOPPITT and LUKE RENDELL.
SCIENCE (WASHINGTON D. C.) 340(6131):485-488. 2013.
Network-based diffusion analysis reveals cultural transmission of lobtail
feeding in humpback whales.
3.782 MB

ANDREWS, KIMBERLY R.; WILLAIM F. PERRIN; MARC OREMUS; LESZEK KARCZMARSKI;
BRIAN W. BOWEN; JONATHAN B. PURITZ and ROBERT J. TOONEN.
MOLECULAR ECOLOGY 22(9):2408-2423. 2013.
The evolving male: Spinner dolphin (Stenella longirostris) ecotypes are
divergent at Y chromosome but not mtDNA or autosomal markers.
1.638 MB

AU, WHITLOW W. L.; GIACOMO GIORLI; JESSICA CHEN; ADRIENNE COPELAND; MARC
LAMMERS; MICHAEL RICHLEN; SUSAN JARVIS; RONALD MORRISSEY; DAVID MORETTI and
HOLGER KLINCK.
JOURNAL OF THE ACOUSTICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA 133(4):3119-3127. 2013.
Nighttime foraging by deep diving echolocating odontocetes off the Hawaiian
islands of Kauai and Ni'ihau as determined by passive acoustic monitors.
3.477 MB

AVILA-FOUCAT, V. S.; A. SANCHEZ VARGAS; A. FRISCH JORDAN and O. M. RAMIREZ
FLORES.
OCEAN & COASTAL MANAGEMENT 78:12-17. 2013.
The impact of vessel crowding on the probability of tourists returning to
whale watching in Banderas Bay, Mexico.
0.184 MB

BAKER, C. S.; R. M. HAMNER; J. COOKE; D. HEIMEIER; M. VANT; D. STEEL and R.
CONSTANTINE.
ANIMAL CONSERVATION 16(2):224-233. 2013.
Low abundance and probable decline of the critically endangered Maui's
dolphin estimated by genotype capture-recapture.
0.264 MB

BEGONA SANTOS, M.; IMOGEN GERMAN; DIANA CORREIA; FIONA L. READ; JOSE
MARTINEZ CEDEIRA; MARA CALDAS; ALFREDO LOPEZ; FRANCISCO VELASCO and GRAHAM
J. PIERCE.
MARINE ECOLOGY PROGRESS SERIES 481:249-268. 2013.
Long-term variation in common dolphin diet in relation to prey abundance.
0.453 MB

BENOIT-BIRD, KELLY J.; BRIAN C. BATTAILE; CHAD A. NORDSTROM and ANDREW W.
TRITES.
MARINE ECOLOGY PROGRESS SERIES 479:283-302. 2013.
Foraging behavior of northern fur seals closely matches the hierarchical
patch scales of prey.
0.717 MB

BIANUCCI, GIOVANNI.
JOURNAL OF VERTEBRATE PALEONTOLOGY 33(3):722-740. 2013.
Septidelphis morii, n. gen. et sp., from the Pliocene of Italy: New
evidence of the explosive radiation of true dolphins (Odontoceti,
Delphinidae).
1.572 MB

BIANUCCI, GIOVANNI; OLIVIER LAMBERT; RODOLFO SALAS-GISMONDI; JULIA TEJADA;
FRANCOIS PUJOS; MARIO URBINA and PIERRE-OLIVIER ANTOINE.
JOURNAL OF VERTEBRATE PALEONTOLOGY 33(3):741-745. 2013.
A Miocene relative of the Ganges River dolphin (Odontoceti, Platanistidae)
from the Amazonian Basin.
0.752 MB

BJORGE, ARNE; METTE SKERN-MAURITZEN and MARJORIE C. ROSSMAN.
BIOLOGICAL CONSERVATION 161:164-173. 2013.
Estimated bycatch of harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) in two coastal
gillnet fisheries in Norway, 2006-2008. Mitigation and implications for
conservation.
1.266 MB

BOWLES, ELLA and ANDREW W. TRITES.
POLAR BIOLOGY 36(5):755-759. 2013.
Faecal DNA amplification in Pacific walruses (Odobenus rosmarus divergens).
0.210 MB

BRANDT, MIRIAM J.; CAROLINE HOSCHLE; ANSGAR DIEDERICHS; KLAUS BETKE; RAINER
MATUSCHEK; SOPHIA WITTE and GEORG NEHLS.
AQUATIC CONSERVATION: MARINE AND FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEMS 23(2):222-232. 2013.
Far-reaching effects of a seal scarer on harbour porpoises, Phocoena phocoena.
0.749 MB

BUTTERWORTH, ANDREW; PHILIPPA BRAKES; COURTNEY S. VAIL and DIANA REISS.
JOURNAL OF APPLIED ANIMAL WELFARE SCIENCE 16(2):184-204. 2013.
A veterinary and behavioral analysis of dolphin killing methods currently
used in the "drive hunt" in Taiji, Japan.
0.293 MB

CAHILL, JAMES A.; RICHARD E. GREEN; TARA L. FULTON; MATHIAS STILLER; FLORA
JAY; NIKITA OVSYANIKOV; RAUF SALAMZADE; JOHN ST JOHN; IAN STIRLING;
MONTGOMERY SLATKIN and BETH SHAPIRO.
PLOS GENETICS 9(3) e1003345. 8pp. 2013.
Genomic evidence for island population conversion resolves conflicting
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[MARMAM] New publications: Special Issue "Sensory Biology of Aquatic Mammals", Journal of Comparative Physiology A

2013-06-03 Thread Wolf Hanke
Dear Colleagues,

we are pleased to announce the recent publication of a Special Issue of
the Journal of Comparative Physiology A
with the title "Sensory Biology of Aquatic Mammals".

http://link.springer.com/journal/359/199/6/page/1







Journal of Comparative Physiology A

Neuroethology, Sensory, Neural, and Behavioral Physiology

Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg

Volume 199, Issue 6, June 2013





Special Issue: Sensory Biology of Aquatic Mammals

 (13 articles)



Guest Editors: Wolf Hanke, Guido Dehnhardt

Editor-in chief: Friedrich G. Barth









Editorial:

Sensory biology of aquatic mammals

Wolf Hanke (1, 2) and Guido Dehnhardt (1, 2)

(1) Institute for Biosciences, Chair of Sensory and Cognitive Ecology,
Rostock University, Albert-Einstein-Strasse 3, 18059 Rostock, Germany

(2) Marine Science Center, Am Yachthafen 3a, 18119 Rostock, Germany







Review:

Hydrodynamic perception in true seals (Phocidae) and eared seals (Otariidae)

Wolf Hanke (1), Sven Wieskotten (1), Christopher Marshall (2) and Guido
Dehnhardt (1)

(1) Institute for Biosciences, Chair of Sensory and Cognitive Ecology,
Rostock University, Albert-Einstein-Strasse 3, 18059 Rostock, Germany

(2) Department of Marine Biology, Texas A&M University, Galveston, TX
77553, USA







Original Paper:

Detection of hydrodynamic stimuli by the Florida manatee (Trichechus
manatus latirostris)

Joseph C. Gaspard III (1, 2), Gordon B. Bauer (1, 3), Roger L. Reep (2),
Kimberly Dziuk (1), LaToshia Read (1) and David A. Mann (1, 4)

(1) Mote Marine Laboratory and Aquarium, Sarasota, FL 34236, USA

(2) Aquatic Animal Health Program, Department of Physiological Sciences,
College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
32610, USA

(3) Division of Social Sciences, New College of Florida, Sarasota, FL
34243, USA

(4) College of Marine Science, University of South Florida, St. Petersburg,
FL 33701, USA







Original Paper:

Echolocation in Blainville’s beaked whales (Mesoplodon densirostris)

P. T. Madsen (1), N. Aguilar de Soto (2, 3), P. Arranz (2, 3) and M.
Johnson (3)

(1) Department of Bioscience—Zoophysiology, Aarhus University, Build. 1131,
Århus, Denmark

(2) Department of Animal Biology, La Laguna University, 38206 La Laguna,
Tenerife, Spain

(3) Scottish Oceans Institute, University of St. Andrews, St. Andrews, KY16
8LB, Scotland







Review:

Gain control in the sonar of odontocetes

Alexander Ya Supin (1) and Paul E. Nachtigall (2)

(1) Institute of Ecology and Evolution, Russian Academy of Science, 33
Leninsky Prospect, 119071 Moscow, Russia

(2) Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology, University of Hawaii, Hawaii, USA







Review:

Communication in bottlenose dolphins: 50 years of signature whistle research

Vincent M. Janik (1) and Laela S. Sayigh (2)

(1) Sea Mammal Research Unit, School of Biology, University of St Andrews,
Fife, KY16 8LB, UK

(2) Biology Department, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole,
MA 02543, USA







Original Paper:

Comparative assessment of amphibious hearing in pinnipeds

Colleen Reichmuth (1), Marla M. Holt (2), Jason Mulsow (3), Jillian M.
Sills (4) and Brandon L. Southall (1, 5)

(1) Long Marine Laboratory, Institute of Marine Sciences, University of
California Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA 95060, USA

(2) Conservation Biology Division, Northwest Fisheries Science Center,
National Marine Fisheries Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration, 2725 Montlake Blvd. East, Seattle, WA 98112, USA

(3) National Marine Mammal Foundation, 2240 Shelter Island Drive, # 200,
San Diego, CA 92106, USA

(4) Long Marine Laboratory, Department of Ocean Sciences, University of
California Santa Cruz, 100 Shaffer Road, Santa Cruz, CA 95060, USA

(5) SEA Inc., 9099 Soquel Drive, Suite 8, Aptos, CA 95003, USA







Original Paper:

Are harbour seals (Phoca vitulina) able to perceive and use polarised light?

Frederike D. Hanke (1), Lars Miersch (1), Eric J. Warrant (2), Fedor M.
Mitschke (3) and Guido Dehnhardt (1)

(1) Institute for Biosciences, Sensory and Cognitive Ecology, University of
Rostock, Albert-Einstein-Str. 3, 18059 Rostock, Germany

(2) Lund Vision Group, Department of Biology, University of Lund,
Sölvegatan 35, 22362 Lund, Sweden

(3) Institute for Physics, University of Rostock, Universitätsplatz 3,
18055 Rostock, Germany







Original Paper:

Vibrissal touch sensing in the harbor seal (Phoca vitulina): how do seals
judge size?

Robyn Grant (1, 2), Sven Wieskotten (3), Nina Wengst (3), Tony Prescott (1)
and Guido Dehnhardt (3)

(1) Active Touch Laboratory, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK

(2) Division of Biology and Conservation Ecology, Manchester Metropolitan
University, Manchester, UK

(3) Marine Science Center, University of Rostock, Rostock, Germany







Original Paper:

Olfactory discrimination ability of South African fur seals (Arctocephalus
pusillus) for enantiomers

Sunghee Kim (1), Mats Amundin (2) and Matthias Laska (1)

(1) IFM Biolo