[MARMAM] New publication on spatial variation in maximum dive depth in grey seals in relation to foraging

2014-01-06 Thread Theoni Photopoulou
We are pleased to announce the publication of our paper in the forthcoming issue of Marine Mammal Science. Photopoulou T, Fedak MA, Thomas L and Matthiopoulos J. Spatial variation in maximum dive depth in gray seals in relation to foraging. doi 10./mms.12092 Abstract Habitat preference maps

[MARMAM] Distance sampling training workshops August 2014

2014-01-06 Thread Eric Rexstad
The Centre for Research into Ecological and Environmental Modelling (CREEM) is hosting two linked workshops in the summer of 2014 in our purpose-built facilities at the University of St. Andrews, Scotland. The aim of these workshops is to train participants in the latest methods for design and

[MARMAM] Recent publication on "sponging" dolphins in Shark Bay

2014-01-06 Thread Simon Allen
Hi folks, Happy 2014. The following was recently published (online early view) in Marine Mammal Science: Characterizing the socially transmitted foraging tactic “sponging” by bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops sp.) in the western gulf of Shark Bay, Western Australia. Anna M. Kopps, Michael Kruet

[MARMAM] Marine Mammal and Sea Turlte Research Internship

2014-01-06 Thread victoria howard
*The Institute for Marine Mammal Studies is now accepting applications for the Summer 2014 Internship- deadline March 1, 2014* The IMMS Research Internship Program is designed as a way for students interested in a career in marine science to gain valuable research experience in a real-world setting

[MARMAM] New publication on infanticidal behavior in bottlenose dolphins available

2014-01-06 Thread Dr Kevin Robinson
I am pleased to announce the publication of the following note in the forthcoming issue of Marine Mammal Science. The communication documents an attempted bottlenose infanticidal attack as witnessed and photographed in the Moray Firth in Scotland and is entitled: Robinson KP (2014) Agonistic intras

[MARMAM] URGENT: Seeking assistants for research on bottlenose dolphins in Bunbury, Western Australia.

2014-01-06 Thread Randal Counihan
URGENT: Seeking assistants for research on bottlenose dolphins in Bunbury, Western Australia. Dates: End of January to the end of the project in early March. Project title: South West Marine Research Program long term monitoring project. Institution: Cetacean Research Unit, Murdoch University -