[MARMAM] SOCPROG2.5

An update of SOCPROG, SOCPROG2.5 (both compiled and uncompiled versions), is available at *http://myweb.dal.ca/hwhitehe/social.htm *. SOCPROG is a series of MATLAB programs written by Hal Whitehead for analyzing data on the social structure, population st

[MARMAM] New publication: Whales sustain fisheries: Blue whales stimulate primary production in the Southern Ocean

Dear Colleagues, We are pleased to announce the release of a new publication in Marine Mammal Science: Whales sustain fisheries: Blue whales stimulate primary production in the Southern Ocean. Trish J. Lavery, Ben Roudnew, Justin Seymour, James G. Mitchell, Victor Smetacek, Steve Nicol. It has p

[MARMAM] PhD / Post Doc Opportunity – cetacean community monitoring and health.

*PhD / Post Doc Opportunity – cetacean community monitoring and health. * The Namibian Dolphin Project is a non-profit, research and conservation organization run by a small group of independent scientists in association with the University of Pretoria’s Mammal Research Institute and the Namibia

[MARMAM] New paper on variation in harbour porpoise activity in response to seismic survey noise

Dear MARMAM colleagues, We are pleased to announce that the following paper has been published online: Enrico Pirotta, Kate L. Brookes, Isla M. Graham and Paul M. Thompson (2014). Variation in harbour porpoise activity in response to seismic survey noise. Biology Letters 10(5): 20131090. ABSTR