[MARMAM] JIP on Sound and Marine Life - Request for Proposals on Auditory Masking in Marine Mammals and/or Fish

The Joint Industry Programme on E&P Sound and Marine Life (Phase III) is pleased to request proposals on "Auditory Masking in Marine mammals and/or fish". Details on the RfP are given in the link below. http://www.soundandmarinelife.org/funding/rfps.aspx Please note that the RfP will be con

[MARMAM] Announcement of travel grant to Comparative Cognition through the Kuczaj Memorial Travel Grant

Greetings: Applications are currently being accepted for the Kuczaj Memorial Travel Grant, which is given to students attending the Conference on Comparative Cognition. The grant is administered in memory of Dr. Stan Kuczaj, who was a leader in the study of comparative animal cognition, particu

[MARMAM] New Book: Encyclopedia of Marine Mammals, 3rd Edition

On behalf of the Editors, I am pleased to announce the publication of the new Encyclopedia of Marine Mammals, third edition, ed. by B. Würsig, J.G.M. Thewissen, and K. Kovacs, Elsevier/Academic Press, San Diego, CA. 2018. The book is now available for purchase in both print and eBook. For more

[MARMAM] New publication: Oligocene fossil dolphin from Ecuador Urkudelphis

Dear MARMAM suscribers, On behalf of my coauthors, we would like to announce our recent publication in the open-access journal PLoS ONE: Tanaka Y, Abella J, Aguirre-Fernández G, Gregori M, Fordyce RE (2017) A new tropical Oligocene dolphin from Montañita/Olón, Santa Elena, Ecuador. PLoS ONE 12(12

[MARMAM] New Publication - Soundwatch: Eighteen years of monitoring whale watch vessel activities in the Salish Sea

Dear MARMAM: We are pleased to announce the publication of the following paper in PLOS One: Soundwatch: Eighteen years of monitoring whale watch vessel activities in the Salish Sea Abstract: The Soundwatch Boater Education Program is a vessel monitoring and public education outreach program. S

[MARMAM] Published paper -- Projecting Marine Mammal Distribution in a Changing Climate

MarMam Community: We wish to note that the paper "Projecting Marine Mammal Distribution in a Changing Climate" recently published. Gregory K. Silber, Matthew D. Lettrich, Peter O. Thomas, Jason D. Baker, Mark Baumgartner, Elizabeth A. Becker, Peter Boveng, Dorothy M. Dick, Jerome Fiechter, Jaume

[MARMAM] New publication: Call rhythms in harbor seal pup

Ravignani, A. (2018) Spontaneous rhythms in a harbor seal pup calls. BMC Research Notes 11(3), pp.1-4. Abstract. Timing and rhythm (i.e. temporal structure) are crucial, though historically neglected, dimensions of animal communication. When investigating these in non-human animals, it is ofte