[MARMAM] New publication: caretakers’ ratings of captive odontocetes

[agathe serres]

Dear colleagues,
We are pleased to announce the recent publication of our article
entitled "Reliability
of caretakers’ ratings of captive bottlenose dolphins (*Tursiops truncatus*)
and finless porpoises’ (*Neophocaena asiaeorientalis* sp.) behavioral style
for welfare monitoring" in the Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science.
The article is accessible at
https://www.tandfonline.com/eprint/ZKABTUE8NPTSNN8DXZMA/full?target=10.1080/10888705.2022.2141575

Abstract:
Qualitative ratings are increasingly used to assess animal welfare. We
investigated the associations between daily caretakers’ ratings of
individuals’ behavioral style, behavior during free time, participation
during training sessions, and environmental variables in captive Yangtze
finless porpoises, East-Asian finless porpoises, and bottlenose dolphins.
Associations between caretakers’ ratings and behavior were found, including
social swimming, fast swimming, play, interaction with humans, and
agonistic and socio-sexual interactions. Ratings were also associated with
participation during training sessions and food intake. Social separation,
transport to a new pool, high visitors’ density, and holding of a sick
conspecific were associated with ratings indicating a deteriorated
human–animal relationship, a lower interest/fear of the environment, and/or
a higher social cohesion depending on the group. Through principal
component analyses, new variables that represented both caretakers’ ratings
and behavior and that could be used for an easier interpretation of the
data for welfare monitoring within each group were extracted. Caretaker
ratings and behavior should be used as a complement to previously validated
indicators to detect changes in welfare state and understand the potential
causes of these changes.



Agathe Serres
Postdoctoral fellow
Institute of Deep Sea Science and Engineering, Sanya, China
agathe.serre...@gmail.com
*aga...@idsse.ac.cn *
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[MARMAM] Large Marine Vertebrates Sciences Master application

[Annalisa Zaccaroni]

Dear all,
This is a short message to inform that there are places still available for the 
FirstvLevel Professional Master in Large Marine Vertebrates Sciences at 
University of Bologna.
Deadline for application is November 16th.
You can find all information at the following links, or you can directly write 
me for any question:
https://master.unibo.it/large-marine-vertebrates-sciences/en
https://www.unibo.it/it/didattica/master/2022-2023/large-marine-vertebrates-sciences


Prof. Annalisa Zaccaroni
Director of Master in Large Marine Vertebrates Sciences
Dep.ment Veterinary Medical Sciences
University of Bologna
Alma Mater Studiorum
Viale Vespucci 2
47042 Cesenatico (FC), Italy

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Inviato dal mio Galaxy

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[MARMAM] SEAMAMMS 2023 Abstract Deadline in 2 Weeks!

[Seamamms 2023]

This is a reminder that abstracts for the 2023 Southeast and Mid-Atlantic
Marine Mammal Symposium (SEAMAMMS) are due *two weeks from today*!

The symposium will be held at the University of South Alabama in Mobile,
Alabama, on March 17-19, 2023. More information can be found at
https://seamamms.wordpress.com/

Selection of abstracts will be made through anonymous peer review.
Preference will be given to marine mammal research conducted by students
and early-career professionals based in, or working on issues relevant to,
the Mid-Atlantic or Southeast United States. Other presentations will be
considered if space is available.

Requirements:

   -

   Oral Presentation: 12-minute PowerPoint presentation and 3 minutes for
   questions
   -

   Poster Presentation: Maximum poster size should be 48’ x 48’
   -

   Abstract Submission: Submit a Microsoft Word file to seama...@gmail.com
   with the following information:
   -

  Presenter’s Full Name
  -

  Preferred Presentation Format: Oral or Poster
  -

  Are you a student? Yes or No
  -

  If a student, what level? Undergraduate, Graduate, Other
  -

  What category best fits your abstract (select one):


   1.

   Behavior
   2.

   Morphology, Physiology, & Strandings
   3.

   Distribution & Abundance
   4.

   Education & Conservation
   5.

   Other (explain): 


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   Presentation Title
   -

   Author List (Last name, first name, middle initial)
   -

   Author Affiliation (in same order as ‘Author List’)
   -

   Abstract (maximum of 300 words)

Due Date: November 15th, 2022 11:59 PM CST

Decisions will be emailed by December 15th, 2022. Please reach out to
seama...@gmail.com with any questions or clarifications.

Thank you!

SEAMAMMS 2023 Planning Committee
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[MARMAM] New publication on demography of Antarctic minke whales along Antarctic peninsula

[Logan Pallin]

Greetings: My co-authors and I are pleased to announce the publication of
our open access paper in Royal Society Open Science:



Pallin L., Bierlich K. C., Durban J., Fearnbach H., Savenko O., Baker C.
S., Bell E., Double M. C., de la Mare W., Goldbogen J., Johnston D., Kellar
N., Nichols R., Nowacek D., Read A. J., Steel D. and Friedlaender A. 2022.
Demography of an ice-obligate mysticete in a region of rapid environmental
change. R. Soc. open sci. 9, 220724. http://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.220724

Abstract:  Antarctic minke whales (Balaenoptera bonaerensis, AMW) are an
abundant, ice-dependent species susceptible to rapid climatic changes
occurring in parts of the Antarctic. Here, we used remote biopsy samples
and estimates of length derived from unoccupied aircraft system (UAS) to
characterize for the first time the sex ratio, maturity, and pregnancy
rates of AMWs around the Western Antarctic Peninsula (WAP). DNA profiling
of 82 biopsy samples (2013–2020) identified 29 individual males and 40
individual females. Blubber progesterone levels indicated 59% of all
sampled females were pregnant, irrespective of maturity. When corrected for
sexual maturity, the median pregnancy rate was 92.3%, indicating that most
mature females become pregnant each year. We measured 68 individuals by UAS
(mean = 8.04 m) and estimated that 66.5% of females were mature. This study
provides the first data on the demography of AMWs along the WAP and
represents the first use of non-lethal approaches to studying this species.
Furthermore, these results provide baselines against which future changes
in population status can be assessed in this rapidly changing marine
ecosystem.

cheers,

Logan

*Logan J. Pallin, Ph.D.*
Bio-Telemetry & Behavioral Ecology Lab

Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
The University of California, Santa Cruz
115 McAllister Way, Santa Cruz, CA 95060
lpal...@ucsc.edu | (*he/him/his*)
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[MARMAM] New paper on LLD in bottlenose dolphins from the Southwestern Gulf of Mexico

[Eduardo Morteo]

Dear MARMAM colleagues,

On behalf of my co-authors, I am pleased to announce our recent publication 
entitled "Lobomycosis-like disease epidemiology pathology and social 
affiliations in bottlenose dolphins from Southwestern Gulf of Mexico", recently 
published in Frontiers in Marine Science.

Please follow the link to have full access to this publication:

https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmars.2022.1018118/full?&utm_source=Email_to_authors_&utm_medium=Email&utm_content=T1_11.5e1_author&utm_campaign=Email_publication&field=&journalName=Frontiers_in_Marine_Science&id=1018118
Lobomycosis-like disease epidemiology, pathology and social affiliations in 
bottlenose dolphins from Southwestern Gulf of Mexico
frontiersin.org

You may find the abstract below.

Gálvez C, Tenorio-Osorio M, Hernández-Candelario I, Delfín-Alfonso CA and 
Morteo E (2022) Lobomycosis-like disease epidemiology pathology and social 
affiliations in bottlenose dolphins from Southwestern Gulf of Mexico.Front. 
Mar. Sci. 9:1018118.doi: 10.3389/fmars.2022.1018118

Abstract: Mycotic diseases are considered a worldwide growing concern related 
to public health. Lobomycosis like disease (LLD) (Lacazia loboi) is a chronic 
and progressive infection in skin of humans and small cetaceans present in both 
sides of the Americas including Mexico but information is still limited. Marine 
predators are indicators of potential risks for human and wildlife health 
including fungal diseases like LLD in bottlenose dolphins. Here we report the 
first findings of an initial assessment in LLD epidemiology pathology and 
behavioral constraints of coastal bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) from 
the Southwestern Gulf of Mexico (SWGM). Overall LLD prevalence in the 
population was low within ranges reported for the species and only in highly 
associated unisexual pairs near the Alvarado coastal waters. Photo-identified 
individuals exhibited an annual increase in average progression for LLD skin 
lesions. Gross lesions and skin biopsy evidenced mycotic structures and 
subcutaneous alterations associated to LLD. Habitat quality demographic and 
social characteristics of bottlenose dolphins are likely influencing LLD 
geographical expansion and temporal prevalence but global and local climate 
variability may influence LLD epidemiology implying a potential risk for human 
and dolphin health from coastal communities at the SWGM.

Kind regards,

Dr. Eduardo Morteo

Director

Instituto de Investigaciones Biológicas
Universidad Veracruzana

Calle Dr. Castelazo Ayala S/N, Col. Industrial Ánimas
CP 91190, Xalapa, Veracruz, México.

Ph/Tel: +52 (228) 841 89 00 
E-mail: emor...@uv.mx

http://www.uv.mx/personal/emorteo/

http://uv-mx.academia.edu/EMorteo
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Eduardo_Morteo/?ev=hdr_xprf

http://scholar.google.com.mx/citations?user=fDUl-IIJ

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