[MARMAM] head presentation of foetus in a porpoise

Dear colleagues, a few days ago I found a stranded dead pregnant harbor porpoise with the foetus laying with the head (cephalic) presentation. As far as I understand, it is a rather rare case for cetaceans. The most recent review I have found in literature had been made by Slijper (1967). Thus, I

[MARMAM] skeletons of kiler whales

Dear colleagues, I am studying skeleton of killer whales worldwide. My question is primarily to curators and researchers of museum collections. Does anyone have skulls, flippers, or whole skeletons of killer whales with known ages, estimated ages, or at least estimated age category, and with kno

[MARMAM] new paper on cephalic presentation of foetus in a cetacean

for aquatic mammals than could be expected. The publication is available online via Versita Publications at: http://versita.metapress.com/content/12q013v488w34r56/?p=588cb2738173463ab32e123abaa6c8e1&pi=5 You are welcome to contact the author at: pavelgoldin...@gmail.com Cheers, Pavel Dr P

[MARMAM] The anatomy of Cetotherium riabinini, a baleen whale from the late Miocene of Ukraine

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[MARMAM] cetacean rehabilitation regulations

Dear colleagues, The Ministry of Environmental Protection of Ukraine is developing a national code to regulate handling marine mammals in capture and their rehabilitation. Any suggestions from local scientists and public organizations are highly appreciated. So I am looking for any existing regul

[MARMAM] Fwd: [ZOOARCH] SeaChanges: funded PhDs

Dear colleagues, Please read the list of the projects. At least a few of them are fully or partially dedicated to marine mammals. Best, Pavel Gol'din -- Forwarded message - From: David Orton <1cd2bbbe0236-dmarc-requ...@jiscmail.ac.uk> Date: Wed, Feb 6, 2019, 12

[MARMAM] Assessment of the bycatch level for the Black Sea harbour porpoise

Dear colleagues, Here we inform you that our paper came out and share the link to the open access publication. This is the first basin wide estimate which has been published as a journal paper and it is quite high. All the comments and responses will be greatly appreciated. Best, Pavel Gol

[MARMAM] recent publications: cetacean paleontology, life history and diet

intensive pachyosteosclerosis that are interpreted as neotenic development. Rapidtooth wear with strong apical abrasion is the result of specialized diet, possibly feeding on sharks For details, please contact me at: pavelgoldin...@gmail.com Kind regards, Pavel Pavel Gol'din Taurida National

[MARMAM] New publication on morphology, acoustics and evolution of cetaceans

bone structures with echoic imaging and use them as informational sources in social interactions and in individual or species recognition. Please contact me for comments and questions at: pavelgoldin...@gmail.com Regards, Pavel Pavel Gol'din Schmalhausen Institute of Zoology Kie

[MARMAM] two new publications on strandings of harbour porpoises

comments. You are welcome to contact me: p...@museum-sonderjylland.dk , pavelgoldin...@gmail.com On behalf of the authors, Pavel Pavel Gol'din Department of Natural History and Palaeontology, The Museum of Southern Jutland, Lergravsvej 2, 6510, Gram, De

[MARMAM] New publication on the body size and variation of the Black Sea bottlenose dolphins

at: http://www.int-res.com/abstracts/ab/v23/n2/p159-166/ (open access) For the comments, you are welcome to contact me at: pavelgoldin...@gmail.com Regards, Pavel Gol'din ___ MARMAM mailing list MARMAM@lists.uvic.ca https://lists.uvic.ca/ma

[MARMAM] A New Miocene Family, Tranatocetidae, Brings Perspective on Baleen Whale Evolution

the need for re-examination of earlier described specimens in the light of the wealth of new information published in later years. The paper can be read and downloaded at: http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0135500 Regards, Pavel Gol

[MARMAM] Symposium on the evolution of marine mammals in Tbilisi, Georgia: the first announcement

Dear colleagues, I am pleased to announce the following event on behalf of the organizing committee. Regards, Pavel Gol'din Dear colleagues, On 29 Sept. -1 Oct. 2016 the Georgian National Museum, Tbilisi is organizing a symposium on the evolution of marine mammals dedicated to the

[MARMAM] a paper on skull morphology: Habitat shapes skull profile of small cetaceans

tween different habitat types. The paper can be accessed at: http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00435-016-0311-1 The authors can be reached by e-mail: pavelgoldin...@gmail.com Regards, Pavel Gol'din Schmalhausen Institute of Zoology, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Kie

[MARMAM] Symposium on the Evolution of Marine Mammals in Tbilisi: a reminder

2016 in Tbilisi, Georgia, is due in a month, by June 30, 2016. The details are available at the following link: http://museum.ge/index.php?lang_id=ENG&sec_id=99&info_id=13867 Looking forward for seeing you at the Symposium, Pavel Gol'din, Schmalhausen Institute of Zoology,

[MARMAM] Prehistoric and historic exploitation of marine mammals in the Black Sea

shing back the timeline of human impacts on the Black Sea marine fauna. All the best, Pavel Gol'din Schmalhausen Institute of Zoology, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine ___ MARMAM mailing list MARMAM@lists.uvic.ca https://lis

[MARMAM] New paper: Earliest Records of Holocene Cetaceans in the Black Sea

Bukhsianidze, Morten Tange Olsen, Pavel Gol'din The timing of the Holocene transition of the Black Sea from a brackish lake to a marine sea has long been debated. Here, we report on the earliest records of cetaceans in the Black Sea region as a proxy for the connection with the Mediterranean an

[MARMAM] New publication: Relaxed selection in evolution of genes regulating limb development gives clue to variation in forelimb morphology of cetaceans and other mammals

malian limb evolution. Feel free to contact authors, including Valeriia Telizhenko valeriia.dcccl...@gmail.com On behalf of the team and all the best, Pavel Gol'din, Schmalhausen Institute of Zoology, Kyiv, Ukraine ___ MARMAM mailing list MARMAM@lis

[MARMAM] New research: Humerus shape evolved in cetaceans under relaxed selection and random drift

Dear colleagues, I am happy to announce another new paper (available free online) Ghazali, M., Davydenko, S., Telizhenko, V., Otriazhyi, P., Vishnyakova, K., Bukhsianidze, M., Solis-Añorve, A., Dzeverin, I. & Gol’din, P. Humerus shape evolved in cetaceans under relaxed selection and random drift.

[MARMAM] Evolution of accessory bones in cetacean skull coupled with decreasing rate of ossification of cranial sutures

cetaceans. We will be grateful for your questions and feedback. On behalf of the authors, Pavel Gol'din ___ MARMAM mailing list MARMAM@lists.uvic.ca https://lists.uvic.ca/mailman/listinfo/marmam