[MARMAM] Clearwater Marine Aquarium Stranding Conference 2020

2019-11-07 Thread Kerry Sanchez
Clearwater Marine Aquarium will be hosting our annual Stranding Conference on January 11th and 12th, 2020. Join us on the 11th in the CMA theatre for a lecture series including topics such as Manatee Health Assessment and Monitoring Efforts; drone utilization in marine mammal studies, Marine Mam

[MARMAM] Deep-diving pilot whales make cheap, but powerful, echolocation clicks with 50 µL of air

2019-11-07 Thread Ilias Foskolos
Dear Marmam and ECS members (sorry for crossposting), on behalf of my coauthors, I am pleased to inform you on our recent publication in Nature Scientific Reports. We show that deep-diving pilot whales can echolocate almost continuously whilst foraging at depth by using tiny amounts of air to m

[MARMAM] New publication about trace elements in striped dolphins stranded in Portugal

2019-11-07 Thread Silvia Monteiro
Dear Marmam Readers, I am very pleased to announce the following publication: Monteiro SS, Bozzetti M, Torres J, Tavares AS, Ferreira M, Pereira A, Sá S, Araújo H, Bastos-Santos J, Oliveira I, Vingada JV, Eira C (2020). Striped dolphins as trace element biomonitoring tools in oceanic waters: Acc

[MARMAM] New publication: Dolphin-derived NETosis results in rapid Toxoplasma gondii tachyzoite ensnarement and different phenotypes of NETs (Imlau et al., 2019)

2019-11-07 Thread Michelle Imlau
Dear all, We are happy to announce that the following paper is now published in Developmental & Comparative Immunology. We investigated the innate immune response of bottlenose dolphins against apicomplexan parasite *Toxoplasma gondii*. Michelle Imlau, Iván Conejeros, Tamara Muñoz-Caro, Ershun

[MARMAM] Call for postdocs Collaborative Research Grant

2019-11-07 Thread Nova Atlantis
We are looking for Postdocs who are interested in forming a joined group to submit a collaborative research grant at the Max Planck Institute for January 15, 2020.More info at: https://livingingroups.org *In summary:* We have been running a long-term research project (20 years) focussing on the so

[MARMAM] Job Opening: Seal Rescue Ireland - Education Manager

2019-11-07 Thread Gale Loescher
Seal Rescue Ireland: Education Manager Seal Rescue Ireland (SRI) is a charity organisation which operates a busy marine animal rescue and rehabilitation centre located in Courtown, Co. Wexford. As the only facility that fully rehabilitates seals within the Republic of Ireland, SRI responds to stra