[MARMAM] SWFSC eDNA NRC Postdoc Opportunity

*Dear colleagues,* *Apologies for cross-posts. We at SWFSC are re-advertising for one of our postdoc positions. Please share widely. * *Cheers, Eric* The Opportunity: The Marine Mammal and Turtle Division (MMTD) and Fisheries Research Division (FRD) at the Southwest Fisheries Science Center (NOA

[MARMAM] Job Announcement - NOAA SWFSC Biological Science Technician

The Marine Mammal and Turtle Division of the NOAA/NMFS Southwest Fisheries Science Center is seeking applicants for a Biological Science Technician, ZT-0404-2 position; duty station of this position is San Diego, CA. This is a TERM appointment. The announcement has been posted under agency Merit

[MARMAM] Fwd: Reminder to Register for Internship Equity Webinar co-hosted by SMM and WDC

-- Forwarded message - From: Eric Archer and Tara Cox, SMM Diversity and Inclusion Committee Co-Chairs Date: Thu, Aug 19, 2021 at 9:12 AM Subject: Reminder to Register for Internship Equity Webinar co-hosted by SMM and WDC To: View this email in your browser

[MARMAM] Internship Equity Webinar co-hosted by SMM and WDC

View this email in your browser You are invited to a *Webinar on Internship Equity * co-hosted by the SMM and WDC *on Thursday, August 26th 4:00 PM-6:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time (8:00 PM -10:00 PM UTC)* *About the Event:* Wh

Re: [MARMAM] Unpaid positions in marine mammal science

Scripps Institution of Oceanography (where Paul Dayton has been based and done his groundbreaking work in the field) was established in 1903. It became part of the University of California, San Diego in 1912. I, an African American, entered the Marine Biology program in 1990 and defended my Ph.D. i

Re: [MARMAM] Unpaid positions in marine mammal science: a response

I appreciate Phil Clapham's well-written opinion on unpaid positions, but in general disagree with his conclusion that they do not represent a significant barrier to entry to the field. I can offer my own experience as a similar, yet counter example to Phil's. I am one of those few African American

[MARMAM] Call for applicants for short term travel funding in Conservation Genetics

Forwarding a call for short term scientific visits relating to conservation genetics for anyone interested: https://sites.google.com/fmach.it/g-bike-genetics-eu/open-calls/stsm-calls?authuser=0 This is essentially 2500 euros to spend several weeks embedded in another lab or research group to exc

[MARMAM] New paper on fin whale acoustics

On behalf of my co-authors, I'm pleased to announce publication of our paper in* Marine Mammal Science*, entitled, *Quantifying spatial and temporal variation of North Pacific fin whale (Balaenoptera physalus) acoustic behavior* Frederick I. Archer, Shannon Rankin, Kathleen M. Stafford, Manuel

[MARMAM] New paper describing North Pacific fin whale subspecies

On behalf of my coauthors, I'm pleased to announce the publication of our paper in the *Journal of Mammalogy, *entitled, *Revision of fin whale Balaenoptera physalus (Linnaeus, 1758) subspecies using genetics* Frederick I Archer, Robert L Brownell, Brittany L Hancock-Hanser, Phillip A Morin, Kell

[MARMAM] Reminder: 2019 African Graduate Student Research Fund deadline, 15 March

> The American Society of Mammalogists has established a program to fund > African nationals studying mammals anywhere in Africa (including > Madagascar). Our intent is to promote mammalogy in Africa, a continent with > exceptional mammalian diversity but lacking in adequate resources for > trainin

[MARMAM] Missing fin whale skeleton

I am trying to track down the skeleton of a fin whale (*Balaenoptera physalus*) that was once hanging at the Wistar Institute in Philadelphia, PA USA. The skeleton was collected by Edward Cope from San Clemente, California in 1895 and donated to the Wistar a few years later. It was described in Tr

[MARMAM] New publication: Mitogenomic phylogenetics of fin whales (Balaenoptera physalus spp.): genetic evidence for revision of subspecies

We are pleased to announce the publication of the following paper: Archer FI, Morin PA, Hancock-Hanser BL, Robertson KM, Leslie MS, Bérubé M, Panigada S, Taylor, BL (2013) Mitogenomic Phylogenetics of Fin Whales (Balaenoptera physalus spp.): Genetic Evidence for Revision of Subspecies. PLoS ONE 8(