MMBib News: Cetacea

• Whales in a Changing World..
  Balcomb, K. C. (2010) in Aquatic Mammals 36(4): 400-408.
• Deutsche Walfangforschung der 1930er Jahre, ihre Funktion in der nationalen Walfangpolitik, ihre Ergebnisse und wissenschaftliche Rezeption..
  Barthelmess, Klaus (2009) in p. 53-92 in: (Ed.): Historisch-meereskundliches Jahrbuch. Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire: Bluntisham Books.
• Perception of a cetacean mass stranding in Italy: the emergence of compassion..
  Bearzi, G., N. Pierantonio, S. Bonizzoni, G. Notarbartolo Di Sciara and M. Demma (2010) in Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems 20(6): 644-654.
• Occurrence of the Barnacle (Xenobalanus globicipitis) on Coastal and Offshore Common Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) in Santa Monica Bay and Adjacent Areas..
  Bearzi, M. and K. Patonai (2010) in Bulletin, Southern California Academy of Sciences 109(2): 37-44.
• Comparing California Current cetacean-habitat models developed using in situ and remotely sensed sea surface temperature data..
  Becker, E. A., K. A. Forney, M. C. Ferguson, D. G. Foley, R. C. Smith, J. Barlow and J. V. Redfern (2010) in Marine Ecology Progress Series 413: 163-183.
• The Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill Response: A Blueprint of Disaster for Canadian Wildlife..
  Belanger, M. P. (2010) in Journal of Marine Animals and Their Environment 3(1): 3-4.
• Killer whales in South African waters — a review of their biology..
  Best, P. B., M. A. Meÿer and C. Lockyer (2010) in African Journal of Marine Science 32(2): 171–186.
• Encounter rates of cetaceans in the Mediterranean Sea and contiguous Atlantic area..
  Boisseau, O., C. Lacey, T. Lewis, A. Moscrop, M. Danbolt and R. Mclanaghan (2010) in Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 90(8): 1589-1599.
• Age and growth of franciscana dolphins, Pontoporia blainvillei (Cetacea: Pontoporiidae) incidentally caught off southern Brazil and northern Argentina..
  Botta, S., E. R. Secchi, M. M. C. Muelbert, D. Danilewicz, M. F. Negri, H. L. Cappozzo and A. A. Hohn (2010) in Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 90(8): 1493-1500.
• Social structure of bottlenose dolphins, Tursiops truncatus, in Panama City, Florida..
  Bouveroux, T. and J. Mallefet (2010) in Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 90(8): 1685-1692.
• Habitat use of humpback whales in Godthaabsfjord, West Greenland, with implications for commercial exploitation..
  Boye, T. K., M. Simon and P. T. Madsen (2010) in Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 90(8): 1529-1538.
• Using historical accounts to assess the occurrence and distribution of small cetaceans in a poorly known area..
  Brito, C. and N. Vieira (2010) in Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 90(8): 1583-1588.
• Unusual causes of fatal upper aerodigestive tract obstruction in wild bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops aduncus)..
  Byard, R. W., I. Tomo, C. M. Kemper, S. E. Gibbs, M. Bossley, A. Machado and M. Hill (2010) in Forensic Science, Medicine, and Pathology 6(3): 207-210.
• Behavioural reactions of wintering humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) to biopsy sampling in the western South Atlantic..
  Cantor, M., T. Cachuba, L. Fernandes and M. H. Engel (2010) in Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 90(8): 1701-1711.
• The global potential for whale watching..
  Cisneros-Montemayor, A. M., U. R. Sumaila, K. Kaschner and D. Pauly (2010) in Marine Policy 34(6): 1273-1278.
• Visual and acoustic surveys for North Atlantic right whales, Eubalaena glacialis, in Cape Cod Bay, Massachusetts, 2001-2005: Management implications..
  Clark, C. W., M. W. Brown and P. Corkeron (2010) in Marine Mammal Science 26(4): 837-854.
• Abundance estimate for a threatened population of franciscana dolphins in southern coastal Brazil: uncertainties and management implications..
  Danilewicz, D., I. B. Moreno, P. H. Ott, M. Tavares, A. F. Azevedo, E. R. Secchi and A. Andriolo (2010) in Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 90(8): 1649-1657.
• Cetacean distribution and relative abundance in offshore Gabonese waters..
  De Boer, M. N. (2010) in Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 90(8): 1613-1621.
• First record of a white rough-toothed dolphin (Steno bredanensis) off West Africa including notes on rough-toothed dolphin surface behaviour..
  De Boer, M. N. (2010) in
• High mercury levels in hair samples from residents of Taiji, a Japanese whaling town..
  Endo, T. and K. Haraguchi (2010) in Marine Pollution Bulletin 60(5): 743–747.
• Degrees of residence of Guiana dolphins (Sotalia guianensis) in Ilha Grande Bay, south-eastern Brazil: a preliminary assessment..
  Espécie, M. D. A., R. H. O. Tardin and S. M. Simão (2010) in Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 90(8): 1633-1639.
• Designing a shipboard line transect survey to estimate cetacean abundance off the Azores archipelago..
  Faustino, C. E. S., M. A. Silva, T. A. Marques and L. Thomas (2010) in Arquipélago - Life and Marine Sciences 27: 49-58.
• The Question of Animal Culture..
  Fertl, D. (2010) in Aquatic Mammals 36(4): 409-409.
• Trophic Transfer of the Harmful Algal Toxin Domoic Acid as a Cause of Death in a Minke Whale (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) Stranding in Southern California..
  Fire, S. E., Z. Wang, M. Berman, G. W. Langlois, S. L. Morton, E. Sekula-Wood and C. R. Benitez-Nelson (2010) in Aquatic Mammals 36(4): 342-350.
• Social Structure Within the Bottlenose Dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) Population in the Shannon Estuary, Ireland..
  Foley, A., D. Mcgrath, S. Berrow and H. Gerritsen (2010) in Aquatic Mammals 36(4): 372-381.
• Movement, site fidelity and connectivity in a top marine predator, the killer whale..
  Foote, A. D., T. Simila, G. A. Vikingsson and P. T. Stevick (2010) in Evolutionary Ecology 24(4): 803–814.
• Inbreeding tolerance and fitness costs in wild bottlenose dolphins..
  Frère, C. H., M. Krützen, A. M. Kopps, P. Ward, J. Mann and W. B. Sherwin (2010) in Proceedings of the Royal Society Series B Biological Sciences 277(1694): 2667–2673.
• Molecular identification of individual North Atlantic right whales (Eubalaena glacialis) using free-floating feces..
  Gillett, R. M., T. R. Frasier, R. M. Rolland and B. N. White (2010) in Marine Mammal Science 26(4): 917-936.
• Dusky dolphins Lagenorhynchus obscurus and Cape fur seals Arctocephalus pusillus pusillus: fatty acid composition of their blubber and prey species..
  Grahl-Nielsen, O., J.-O. Krakstad, L. Nøttestad and B. E. Axelsen (2010) in African Journal of Marine Science 32(2): 187–196.
• Expression from baculovirus and serological reactivity of the nucleocapsid protein of dolphin morbillivirus..
  Grant, R. J., K. L. Kelley, J. E. Maruniak, A. Garcia-Maruniak, T. O. M. Barrett, C. A. Manire and C. H. Romero (2010) in Veterinary Microbiology 143(2-4): 384–388.
• Do abundance-occupancy relationships exist in cetaceans?.
  Hall, K., C. D. Macleod, L. Mandleberg, C. M. Schweder-Goad, S. M. Bannon and G. J. Pierce (2010) in Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 90(8): 1571-1581.
• Changes in North Atlantic right whale (Eubalaena glacialis) cow-calf association times and use of the calving ground: 1993-2005..
  Hamilton, P. K. and L. A. Cooper (2010) in Marine Mammal Science 26(4): 896-916.
• Bones as biofuel: a review of whale bone composition with implications for deep-sea biology and palaeoanthropology..
  Higgs, N. D., C. T. S. Little and A. G. Glover (2010) in Proceedings of the Royal Society Series B Biological Sciences 278(1702): 9-17.
• Factors to consider in evaluating the management and conservation effectiveness of a whale sanctuary to protect and conserve the North Atlantic right whale (Eubalaena glacialis)..
  Hinch, P. R. and E. M. De Santo (2010) in Marine Policy 35(2): 163-180.
• Bone marrow biopsy from the flipper of a dolphin..
  Itou, T., H. Koie, T. Segawa, M. Kato, M. Yanagisawa, K. Ueda, R. Y. O. Kuwano, M. Suzuki, T. Moritomo and T. Sakai (2010) in The Veterinary Journal 185(2): 216–217.
• Are white-beaked dolphins Lagenorhynchus albirostris food specialists? Their diet in the southern North Sea..
  Jansen, O. E., M. F. Leopold, E. H. W. G. Meesters and C. Smeenk (2010) in Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 90(8): 1501-1508.
• Evidence that sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus) calves suckle through their mouth..
  Johnson, G., A. Frantzis, C. Johnson, V. Alexiadou, S. Ridgway and P. T. Madsen (2010) in Marine Mammal Science 26(4): 990-996.
• Novel diversity of bacterial communities associated with bottlenose dolphin upper respiratory tracts..
  Johnson, W. R., M. Torralba, P. A. Fair, G. D. Bossart, K. E. Nelson and P. J. Morris (2009) in Environmental Microbiology Reports 1(6): 555–562.
• Captive Marine Mammals are Research Partners..
  Katsumata, E. (2009) in Japanese Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine 14(1): 33-35.
• Study on Reproduction of Captive Marine Mammals..
  Katsumata, E. (2010) in Journal of Reproduction and Development 56(1): 1-8.
• Coexistence of fisheries with river dolphin conservation..
  Kelkar, N., J. Krishnaswamy, S. Choudhary and D. Sutaria (2010) in Conservation Biology 24(4): 1130–1140.
• Individual and group behavioural reactions of small delphinids to remote biopsy sampling..
  Kiszka, J. J., B. Simon-Bouhet, F. Charlier, C. Pusineri and V. Ridoux (2010) in Animal Welfare 19(4): 411–417.
• Iron defecation by sperm whales stimulates carbon export in the Southern Ocean..
  Lavery, T. J., B. Roudnew, P. Gill, J. Seymour, L. Seuront, G. Johnson, J. G. Mitchell and V. Smetacek (2010) in Proceedings of the Royal Society of London Series B-Biological Sciences 277(1699): 3527-3531.
• Behavioural strategies in humpback whales, Megaptera novaeangliae, in a coastal region of Brazil..
  Lunardi, D. G., M. H. Engel, J. L. P. Marciano and R. H. Macedo (2010) in Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 90(8): 1693-1699.
• Single source sound production and dynamic beam formation in echolocating harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena)..
  Madsen, P. T., D. Wisniewska and K. Beedholm (2010) in Journal of Experimental Biology 213(18): 3105-3110.
• Spatially explicit capture–recapture methods to estimate minke whale density from data collected at bottom-mounted hydrophones..
  Marques, T. A., L. Thomas, S. W. Martin, D. K. Mellinger, S. Jarvis, R. P. Morrissey, C.-A. Ciminello and N. Dimarzio (2010) in
• A new approach to bone biopsy in cetaceans..
  Martineau, D. (2010) in The Veterinary Journal 185(2): 101–102.
• Feeding habits of delphinids (Mammalia: Cetacea) from Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil..
  Melo, C. L. C., R. A. Santos, M. Bassoi, A. C. Araújo, J. Lailson-Brito, P. R. Dorneles and A. F. Azevedo (2010) in Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 90(8): 1509-1515.
• Comparison of land-based vs. floating calibration targets used in aerial photogrammetric measurements of whale lengths..
  Mocklin, J. A., D. J. Rugh, W. R. Koski and N. Lawrence-Slavas (2010) in Marine Mammal Science 26(4): 969-976.
• RONALD J. SCHUSTERMAN (1932-2010)..
  Nachtigall, P. E., P. W. Moore, R. Gisiner and C. Reichmuth (2010) in Marine Mammal Science 26(4): 997-1001.
• Bayesian Spatial Point Process Modeling of Line Transect Data..
  Niemi, A. and C. Fernández (2010) in Journal of Agricultural, Biological, and Environmental Statistics 15(3): 327-345.
• Population genetic structure and evolutionary history of North Atlantic beluga whales (Delphinapterus leucas) from West Greenland, Svalbard and the White Sea..
  O'Corry-Crowe, G., C. Lydersen, M. P. Heide-Jørgensen, L. Hansen, L. M. Mukhametov, O. Dove and K. M. Kovacs (2010) in Polar Biology 33(9): 1179–1194.
• Abundance and distribution of avian and marine mammal predators of sardine observed during the 2005 KwaZulu-Natal sardine run survey..
  O’donoghue, S. H., P. A. Whittington, B. M. Dyer and V. M. Peddemors (2010) in African Journal of Marine Science 32(2): 361–374.
• Home ranges of Guiana dolphins (Sotalia guianensis) (Cetacea: Delphinidae) in the Cananéia estuary, Brazil..
  Oshima, J. E. D. F., M. C. D. O. Santos, M. Bazzalo, P. A. D. C. Flores and F. D. N. Pupim (2010) in Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 90(8): 1641-1647.
• Abundance, distribution and behaviour of common dolphins, Delphinus spp., off north-eastern Venezuela: implications for conservation and management..
  Oviedo, L., M. A. Esteves, R. Acevedo, N. Silva, J. Bolaños-Jiménez, A. M. Quevedo and M. Fernández (2010) in Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 90(8): 1623-1631.
• Trends in cetacean sightings along the Galician coast, north-west Spain, 2003?2007, and inferences about cetacean habitat preferences..
  Pierce, G. J., M. Caldas, J. Cedeira, M. B. Santos, Á. Llavona, P. Covelo, G. Martinez, J. Torres, M. Sacau and A. López (2010) in Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 90(8): 1547-1560.
• Mitochondrial DNA variation and population structure of Commerson’s dolphins (Cephalorhynchus commersonii) in their southernmost distribution..
  Pimper, L. E., C. S. Baker, R. N. P. Goodall, C. Olavarria and M. I. Remis (2010) in Conservation Genetics 11(6): 2157-2168.
• Stable isotope analysis reveals habitat partitioning among marine mammals off the NW African coast and unique trophic niches for two globally threatened species..
  Pinela, A. M., A. Borrell, L. Cardona and A. Aguilar (2010) in Marine Ecology Progress Series 416: 295-306.
• Killer whale predation on penguins in Antarctica..
  Pitman, R. L. and J. W. Durban (2010) in Polar Biology 33(11): 1589-1594.
• Save the Whales? Save the Rainforest? Save the Data!.
  Pullin, A. S. and N. Salafsky (2010) in Conservation Biology 24(4): 915–917.
• Being "there" for surprises and delights in cetacean and pinniped biology..
  Ridgway, S. (2010) in Marine Mammal Science 26(4): 761-786.
• Photographic case studies of skin conditions in wild-ranging bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) calves..
  Riggin, J. L. and D. Maldini (2010) in Journal of Marine Animals and Their Environment 3(1): 5-9.
• Records of barnacle, Xenobalanus globicipitis Steenstrup, 1851 and whale lice, Cyamus sp. from a wild killer whale captured in the western North Pacific, off Kii Peninsula, Japan..
  Sakai, Y., R. Hayashi, K. Murata, T. K. Yamada and M. Asakawa (2009) in Japanese Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine 14(1): 81–84.
• A novel image-processing based method for the automatic detection, extraction and characterization of marine mammal tonal calls..
  Sánchez-García, A., P. Muñoz-Esparza and J. L. Sancho-Gomez (2010) in Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 90(8): 1667-1684.
• Spatial distribution patterns of southern bottlenose whales, Hyperoodon planifrons, near the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica..
  Santora, J. A. and E. T. Brown (2010) in Marine Mammal Science 26(4): 960-968.
• Guiana dolphins (Sotalia guianensis) displaying beach hunting behavior in the Cananeia estuary, Brazil: social context and conservation issues..
  Santos, M. C. D. O. (2010) in Brazilian Journal of Oceanography 58(2): 143-152.
• The Dusky Dolphin: Master Acrobat off Different Shores..
  Schotten, M. (2010) in Aquatic Mammals 36(4): 410-412.
• Development of a new anatomic tool for the study of the occipital region in Delphinus delphis..
  Sequeiros, L. C. M., N. P. Castán and A. P. Soler (2010) in Marine Mammal Science 26(4): 982-989.
• Passive acoustic monitoring of bottlenose dolphins and harbour porpoise, in Cardigan Bay, Wales, with implications for habitat use and partitioning..
  Simon, M., H. Nuuttila, M. M. Reyes-Zamudio, F. Ugarte, U. Verfuß and P. G. H. Evans (2010) in Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 90(8): 1539-1545.
• Identification and channel characteristics of cetacean hotspots in waterways of the eastern Sundarbans mangrove forest, Bangladesh..
  Smith, B. D., M. A. A. Diyan, R. M. Mansur, E. F. Mansur and B. Ahmed (2010) in Oryx 44(2): 241-247.
• Correlation between body length and fluke width in humpback whales, Megaptera novaeangliae..
  Sousa-Lima, R. S. and K. R. Groch (2010) in Marine Mammal Science 26(4): 977-981.
• Calcification provides mechanical reinforcement to whale baleen a-keratin..
  Szewciw, L. J., D. G. De Kerckhove, G. W. Grime and D. S. Fudge (2010) in Proceedings of the Royal Society Series B Biological Sciences 277(1694): 2597–2605.
• Seasonal distribution of harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) in Japanese waters inferred from stranding and bycatch records..
  Taguchi, M., H. Ishikawa and T. Matsuishi (2010) in Mammal Study 35(2): 133–138.
• Obituary and Tributes to William Eugene Evans (1930-2010)..
  Thomas, J. A., S. H. Ridgway, J. C. Norris, B. Würsig and R. W. Davis (2010) in Aquatic Mammals 36(4): 413-419.
• Site fidelity and movements of humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) on the Brazilian breeding ground, southwestern Atlantic..
  Wedekin, L. L., M. C. Neves, M. C. C. Marcondes, C. Baracho, M. R. Rossi-Santos, M. H. Engel and P. C. Simões-Lopes (2010) in Marine Mammal Science 26(4): 787-802.
• Habitat preferences of Guiana dolphins, Sotalia guianensis (Cetacea: Delphinidae), in Norte Bay, southern Brazil..
  Wedekin, L. L., F. G. Daura-Jorge and P. C. Simões-Lopes (2010) in Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 90(8): 1561-1570.
• Killer whales (Orcinus orca) in Angolan and Gulf of Guinea waters, tropical West Africa..
  Weir, C. R., T. Collins, I. Carvalho and H. C. Rosenbaum (2010) in Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 90(8): 1601-1611.
• Diversity of deep-water cetaceans and primary productivity..
  Whitehead, H., K. O'Brien and B. Worm (2010) in Marine Ecology Progress Series 408: 1-5.
• Mind the gap: why neurological plasticity may explain seasonal interruption in humpback whale song..
  Wright, A. J. and L. A. Walsh (2010) in Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 90(8): 1489-1491.
• The dusky dolphin: Master acrobat off different shores..
  Würsig, Bernd and Melany Würsig (2010) in Elsevier Ltd., San Diego, California, USA: 457 pages.
• Some observations on the sociosexual behavior of a captive male Yangtze finless porpoise calf (Neophocaena phocaenoides asiaeorientalis)..
  Xian, Y., K. Wang, L. Dong, Y. Hao and D. Wang (2010) in Marine and Freshwater Behaviour and Physiology 43(3): 221–225.
• Tissue-specific distribution and whole-body burden estimates of persistent organic pollutants in the bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus)..
  Yordy, J. E., D. A. Pabst, W. A. Mclellan, R. S. Wells, T. K. Rowles and J. R. Kucklick (2010) in Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 29(6): 1263-1273.

MMBib News: Pinnipedia

• Isolation of Rhodotorula mucilaginosa from skin lesions in a southern sea lion (Otaria flavescens): A case report..
  Alvarez-Perez, S., A. Mateos, L. Dominguez, E. Martinez-Nevado, J. L. Blanco and M. E. Garcia (2010) in Veterinarni Medicina 55(6): 297-301.
• The Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill Response: A Blueprint of Disaster for Canadian Wildlife..
  Belanger, M. P. (2010) in Journal of Marine Animals and Their Environment 3(1): 3-4.
• Ovarian interstitial cell tumor in a South American sea lion (Otaria flavescens)..
  Biancani, B., G. Lacave, G. E. Magi and G. Rossi (2010) in Journal of Wildlife Diseases 46(3): 1012-1016.
• Mechanisms of deaths in captive juvenile New Zealand fur seals (Arctocephalus forsteri)..
  Byard, R. W., A. Machado, K. Braun, L. B. Solomon and W. Boardman (2010) in Forensic Science, Medicine, and Pathology 6(3): 217-220.
• Risk factors associated with cataracts and lens luxations in captive pinnipeds in the United States and the Bahamas..
  Colitz, C. M. H., W. J. A. Saville, M. S. Renner, J. F. Mcbain, T. H. Reidarson, T. L. Schmitt, E. C. Nolan, S. J. Dugan, F. Knightly, M. M. Rodriguez, J. C. Mejia-Fava, S. D. Osborn, P. L. Clough, S. P. Collins, B. A. Osborn and K. Terrell (2010) in Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association 237(4): 429-436.
• Variation in harbour seal counts obtained using aerial surveys..
  Cunningham, L., J. M. Baxter and I. L. Boyd (2010) in Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 90(8): 1659-1666.
• Empirical measures of accuracy using small sensor arrays to localize animal vocalizations..
  Emery, P. and J. M. Terhune (2010) in Journal of Marine Animals and Their Environment 3(1): 10-19.
• The influence of feeding, enrichment, and seasonal context on the behavior of Pacific walruses (Odobenus rosmarus divergens)..
  Franks, B., H. Lyn, L. Klein and D. Reiss (2010) in Zoo Biology 29(3): 397–404.
• T Lymphocyte-Proliferative Responses of a Grey Seal (Halichoerus grypus) Exposed to Heavy Metals and PCBs in Vitro..
  Frouin, H., L. Ménard, L. Measures, P. Brousseau and M. Fournier (2010) in Aquatic Mammals 36(4): 365-371.
• Selection of diving strategy by Antarctic fur seals depends on where and when foraging takes place..
  Goldsworthy, S. D., B. Page, A. Welling, M. Chambellant and C. J. A. Bradshaw (2010) in Marine Ecology Progress Series 409: 255–266.
• Dusky dolphins Lagenorhynchus obscurus and Cape fur seals Arctocephalus pusillus pusillus: fatty acid composition of their blubber and prey species..
  Grahl-Nielsen, O., J.-O. Krakstad, L. Nøttestad and B. E. Axelsen (2010) in African Journal of Marine Science 32(2): 187–196.
• Assessment of gestation, lactation and fasting on stable isotope ratios in northern elephant seals (Mirounga angustirostris)..
  Habran, S., C. Debier, D. E. Crocker, D. S. Houser, G. Lepoint, J.-M. Bouquegneau and K. Das (2010) in Marine Mammal Science 26(4): 880-895.
• Lesions and Behavior Associated with Forced Copulation of Juvenile Pacific Harbor Seals (Phoca vitulina richardsi) by Southern Sea Otters (Enhydra lutris nereis)..
  Harris, H. S., S. C. Oates, M. M. Staedler, M. T. Tinker, D. A. Jessup, J. T. Harvey and M. A. Miller (2010) in Aquatic Mammals 36(4): 331-341.
• Call directionality and its behavioural significance in male northern elephant seals (Mirounga angustirostris)..
  Holt, M. M., B. L. Southall, S. J. Insley and R. J. Schusterman (2010) in Animal Behaviour 80: 351-361.
• Reaction of harbor seals to cruise ships..
  Jansen, J. K., P. L. Boveng, S. P. Dahle and J. L. Bengtson (2010) in Journal of Wildlife Management 74(6): 1186–1194.
• Study on Reproduction of Captive Marine Mammals..
  Katsumata, E. (2010) in Journal of Reproduction and Development 56(1): 1-8.
• Diet of the harbour seal (Phoca vitulina vitulina) in the west and south-west of Ireland..
  Kavanagh, A. S., M. A. Cronin, M. Walton and E. Rogan (2010) in Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 90(8): 1517-1527.
• Fish feed on faeces and vomits of New Zealand fur seals: marine mammals bring nutrients from open to inshore waters..
  Krajewski, J. P. and I. Sazima (2010) in
• Abundance, distribution and haul-out behaviour of grey seals (Halichoerus grypus) in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly, UK..
  Leeney, R. H., A. C. Broderick, C. Mills, S. Sayer, M. J. Witt and B. J. Godley (2010) in Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 90(5): 1033–1040.
• The role of Steller sea lions in a large population decline of harbor seals..
  Mathews, E. A. and M. D. Adkison (2010) in Marine Mammal Science 26(4): 803-836.
• RONALD J. SCHUSTERMAN (1932-2010)..
  Nachtigall, P. E., P. W. Moore, R. Gisiner and C. Reichmuth (2010) in Marine Mammal Science 26(4): 997-1001.
• Cycle of transformation of the spotted seal (Phoca largha, Pallas, 1811) onshore associations in Peter the Great Bay of the Sea of Japan..
  Nesterenko, V. A. and I. O. Katin (2010) in Russian Journal of Marine Biology 36(1): 47-55.
• Detection of a respiratory coronavirus from tissues archived during a pneumonia epizootic in free-ranging Pacific harbor seals Phoca vitulina richardsii..
  Nollens, H. H., J. F. X. Wellehan, L. Archer, L. J. Lowenstine and F. M. D. Gulland (2010) in Diseases of Aquatic Organisms 90: 113-120.
• Growth rates and differential investment in male and female Juan Fernández fur seal pups..
  Osman, L. P., C. A. Moreno and A. W. Trites (2010) in Journal of Mammalogy 91(5): 1188-1196.
• Stable isotope analysis reveals habitat partitioning among marine mammals off the NW African coast and unique trophic niches for two globally threatened species..
  Pinela, A. M., A. Borrell, L. Cardona and A. Aguilar (2010) in Marine Ecology Progress Series 416: 295-306.
• Save the Whales? Save the Rainforest? Save the Data!.
  Pullin, A. S. and N. Salafsky (2010) in Conservation Biology 24(4): 915–917.
• Being "there" for surprises and delights in cetacean and pinniped biology..
  Ridgway, S. (2010) in Marine Mammal Science 26(4): 761-786.
• A novel image-processing based method for the automatic detection, extraction and characterization of marine mammal tonal calls..
  Sánchez-García, A., P. Muñoz-Esparza and J. L. Sancho-Gomez (2010) in Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 90(8): 1667-1684.
• Histological assessment of selected blood vessels of the phocid seals (northern elephant and harbour seals)..
  Smodlaka, H., W. Khamas, S. Tkalcic, T. Golub and L. Palmer (2010) in Anatomia Histologia Embryologia 39(3): 178-185.
• Obituary and Tributes to William Eugene Evans (1930-2010)..
  Thomas, J. A., S. H. Ridgway, J. C. Norris, B. Würsig and R. W. Davis (2010) in Aquatic Mammals 36(4): 413-419.
• Zebrafish seizure model identifies p,p `-DDE as the dominant contaminant of fetal California sea lions that accounts for synergistic activity with domoic acid..
  Tiedeken, J. A. and J. S. Ramsdell (2010) in Environmental Health Perspectives 118(4): 545-551.
• The cytotoxicity and genotoxicity of hexavalent chromium in Steller sea lion lung fibroblasts compared to human lung fibroblasts..
  Wise, S., John Pierce, S. Wise, S., A. Holmes, L., C. Lacerte, F. Shaffiey and A.-M. Aboueissa (2010) in Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology C Toxicology \& Pharmacology 152(1): 91-98.

MMBib News: Other Marine Mammals

• New fossils of Sirenia from the Middle Eocene of Navarre (Western Pyrenees): The oldest West European sea cow record..
  Astibia, H., N. Bardet, X. Pereda-Suberbiola, A. Payros, V. D. Buffrenil, J. Elorza, J. Tosquella, A. Berreteaga and A. Badiola (2010) in Geological Magazine 147(5): 665-673.
• Formal behavioral evaluation of enrichment programs on a zookeeper's schedule: A case study with a polar bear (Ursus maritimus) at the Bronx Zoo..
  Canino, W. and D. Powell (2010) in Zoo Biology 29(4): 503-508.
• Lesions and Behavior Associated with Forced Copulation of Juvenile Pacific Harbor Seals (Phoca vitulina richardsi) by Southern Sea Otters (Enhydra lutris nereis)..
  Harris, H. S., S. C. Oates, M. M. Staedler, M. T. Tinker, D. A. Jessup, J. T. Harvey and M. A. Miller (2010) in Aquatic Mammals 36(4): 331-341.
• Summer Foraging Tactics in Sea Otters (Enhydra lutris): Maintaining Foraging Efficiencies in a Stable Population in Alaska..
  Lee, O. A., F. Gelwick and R. W. Davis (2010) in Aquatic Mammals 36(4): 351-364.
• Southern sea otter diet in a soft sediment community..
  Maldini, D., C. Ward, A. Cecchetti and J. Riggin (2010) in Journal of Marine Animals and Their Environment 3(1): 27-36.
• Save the Whales? Save the Rainforest? Save the Data!.
  Pullin, A. S. and N. Salafsky (2010) in Conservation Biology 24(4): 915–917.
• Estimating body size of fossil sirenians..
  Sarko, D. K., D. P. Domning, L. Marino and R. L. Reep (2010) in Marine Mammal Science 26(4): 937-959.
• Dugong habitat use in relation to seagrass nutrients, tides, and diel cycles..
  Sheppard, J. K., H. Marsh, R. E. Jones and I. R. Lawler (2010) in Marine Mammal Science 26(4): 855-879.
• Obituary and Tributes to William Eugene Evans (1930-2010)..
  Thomas, J. A., S. H. Ridgway, J. C. Norris, B. Würsig and R. W. Davis (2010) in Aquatic Mammals 36(4): 413-419.
• Conserving marine wildlife through world trade law..
  Bilsky, E. A. (2009) in Michigan Journal of International Law 30(3): 599Ð641.
• Activities and social interactions in captive Antillean manatees in Mexico..
  HŽnaut, Y., S. P. B. Lopez, S. Machkour-M'Rabet, B. Morales-Vela, P. Winterton and F. Delfour (2010) in Mammalia 74(2): 141Ð146.
• Manatee Zone compliance among boaters in Florida..
  Jett, J. S. and B. Thapa (2010) in Coastal Management 38(2): 165-185.
• Immunomodulatory effects upon in vitro exposure of California sea lion and southern sea otter peripheral blood leukocytes to domoic acid..
  Levin, M., D. Joshi, I. Draghi, Andrew, F. M. Gulland, D. Jessup and S. De Guise (2010) in Journal of Wildlife Diseases 46(2): 541-550.
• Navigating the human-animal divide: Marine mammal hunters and rituals of sensory allurement..
  Mcniven, I. J. (2010) in World Archaeology 42(2): 215-230.
• Host-virus specificity of morbilliviruses predicted by structural modeling of the marine mammal SLAM, a receptor..
  Ohishi, K., A. Ando, R. Suzuki, K. Takishita, M. Kawato, E. Katsumata, D. Ohtsu, K. Okutsu, K. Tokutake, H. Miyahara, H. Nakamura, T. Murayama and T. Maruyama (2010) in Comparative Immunology, Microbiology and Infectious Diseases 33(3): 227-241.
• Polar Bear Ecology and Management in Hudson Bay in the Face of Climate Change..
  Peacock, Elizabeth, A. E. Derocher, N. J. Lunn and Martyn E. Obbard (2010) in p. 93-116 in: Steven H. Ferguson, Lisa L. Loseto and Mark L. Mallory (Eds.): A Little Less Arctic. Top Predators in the WorldÕs Largest Northern Inland Sea, Hudson Bay. Springer Science+Business Media B.V.
• Population Genetics of Hudson Bay Marine Mammals: Current Knowledge and Future Risks..
  Petersen, Stephen D., M Hainstock and Mark L. Mallory (2010) in p. 237-265 in: Steven H. Ferguson, Lisa L. Loseto and Mark L. Mallory (Eds.): A Little Less Arctic. Top Predators in the WorldÕs Largest Northern Inland Sea, Hudson Bay. Springer Science+Business Media B.V.
• First Report of a Florida Manatee (Trichechus manatus latirostris) in Cuba..
  Alvarez-Alemán, A., C. A. Beck and J. A. Powell (2010) in Aquatic Mammals 36(2): 148-153.
• Use of Alternative Matrices to Monitor Steroid Hormones in Aquatic Mammals: A Review..
  Amaral, R. S. (2010) in Aquatic Mammals 36(2): 162-171.
• Accuracy and precision in estimation of age of Norwegian Arctic polar bears (Ursus maritimus) using dental cementum layers from known-age individuals..
  Christensen-Dalsgaard, S. N., J. O. N. Aars, M. Andersen, C. Lockyer and N. G. Yoccoz (2010) in Polar Biology 33(5): 589-597.
• Sexual dimorphism and the mating ecology of polar bears (Ursus maritimus) at Svalbard..
  Derocher, A. E., M. Andersen, O. Wiig and J. Aars (2010) in Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 64(6): 939-946.
• First in the measure of energetics in a swimming tetrapod..
  Kooyman, G. L. (2010) in Journal of Experimental Biology 213(10): 1609-1610.
• Book Review. THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF TOURISM AND RECREATION IN MARINE ENVIRONMENTS. Editor: Michael Lück. CABI Publishing, Nosworthy Way Wallingford, Oxfordshire OX10 8DE UK, 2008. ISBN 9781845933500, 590 pp..
  Ritter, F. (2010) in Aquatic Mammals 36(2): 213-213.
• Reduced body size and cub recruitment in polar bears associated with sea ice decline..
  Rode, K. D., S. C. Amstrup and E. V. Regehr (2010) in Ecological Applications 20(3): 768-782.
• New material of Cornwallius sookensis (Mammalia: Desmostylia) from the Yaquina Formation of Oregon..
  Beatty, B. L. (2009) in Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 29(3): 894–909.
• Skull foramina asymmetry in East Greenland and Svalbard polar bears (Ursus maritimus) in relation to stressful environments..
  Bechshoft, T. O., F. F. Riget, C. Sonne, O. Wiig, R. Dietz and R. J. Letcher (2009) in Annales Zoologici Fennici 46(3): 181–192.
• Additional records of metazoan parasites from Caribbean marine mammals, including genetically identified anisakid nematodes..
  Colon-Llavina, M. M., A. A. Mignucci-Giannoni, S. Mattiucci, M. Paoletti, G. Nascetti and E. J. Williams (2009) in Parasitology Research 105(5): 1239-1252.
• Noninvasive monitoring of androgens in male Amazonian manatee (Trichechus inunguis): Biologic validation..
  De Souza Amaral, R., F. C. W. Rosas, P. Viau, J. A. D. A. Neto, V. M. F. Da Silva and C. A. De Oliveira (2009) in Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine 40(3): 458–465.
• Meningoencephalitis in a polar bear caused by equine herpesvirus 9 (EHV-9)..
  Donovan, T. A., M. D. Schrenzel, T. Tucker, A. P. Pessier, B. Bicknese, M. D. M. Busch, A. G. Wise, R. Maes, M. Kiupel, C. Mcknight and R. W. Nordhausen (2009) in Veterinary Pathology 46(6): 1138–1143.
• Paraparesis in a polar bear (Ursus maritimus) associated with West Nile Virus infection..
  Dutton, C. J., M. Quinnell, R. Lindsay, J. Delay and I. K. Barker (2009) in Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine 40(3): 468–471.
• Summer activity pattern and field metabolic rate of adult male sea otters (Enhydra lutris) in a soft sediment habitat in Alaska..
  Finerty, S. E., R. C. Wolt and R. W. Davis (2009) in Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 377(1): 36–42.
• Detection of free-ranging West Indian manatees Trichechus manatus using side-scan sonar..
  Gonzalez-Socoloske, D., L. D. Olivera-Gomez and R. E. Ford (2009) in Endangered Species Research 8(3): 249–257.
• Detection probability of vocalizing dugongs during playback of conspecific calls..
  Ichikawa, K., T. Akamatsu, T. Shinke, K. Sasamori, Y. Miyauchi, Y. Abe, K. Adulyanukosol and N. Arai (2009) in The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America 126(4): 1954-1959.
• Infrared thermography of the body surface in the Eurasian otter Lutra lutra and the giant otter Pteronura brasiliensis..
  Kuhn, R. A. and W. Meyer (2009) in Aquatic Biology 6(1-3): 143–152.
• Variation in visitor perceptions of a polar bear enclosure based on the presence of natural vs. un-natural enrichment items..
  Kutska, D. (2009) in Zoo Biology 28(4): 292–306.
• Bioaccumulation and biotransformation of brominated and chlorinated contaminants and their metabolites in ringed seals (Pusa hispida) and polar bears (Ursus maritimus) from East Greenland..
  Letcher, R. J., W. A. Gebbink, C. Sonne, E. W. Born, M. A. Mckinney and R. Dietz (2009) in Environment International 35(8): 1118–1124.
• Reconstructing the reproductive history of female polar bears using cementum patterns of premolar teeth..
  Medill, S., A. E. Derocher, I. A. N. Stirling and N. Lunn (2010) in Polar Biology 33(1): 115–124.
• Estimating cementum annuli width in polar bears: Identifying sources of variation and error..
  Medill, S., A. E. Derocher, I. A. N. Stirling, N. Lunn and R. A. Moses (2009) in Journal of Mammalogy 90(5): 1256–1264.
• Ultrastructural and molecular confirmation of the development of Sarcocystis neurona tissue cysts in the central nervous system of southern sea otters (Enhydra lutris nereis)..
  Miller, M. A., B. C. Barr, R. Nordhausen, E. R. James, S. L. Magargal, M. Murray, P. A. Conrad, S. Toy-Choutka, D. A. Jessup and M. E. Grigg (2009) in International Journal for Parasitology 39(12): 1363–1372.