MMBib News: Cetacea

• Bowhead whales in East Greenland, summers 2006-2008..
  Boertmann, D., F. Merkel and J. A. N. Durinck (2009) in Polar Biology 32(12): 1805–1809.
• Occurrence of killer whales in Scottish inshore waters: Temporal and spatial patterns relative to the distribution of declining harbour seal populations..
  Bolt, H. E., P. V. Harvey, L. Mandleberg and A. D. Foote (2009) in Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems 19(6): 671–675.
• The importance of oceanographic fronts to marine birds and mammals of the southern oceans..
  Bost, C. A., C. Cotte, F. Bailleul, Y. Cherel, J. B. Charrassin, C. Guinet, D. G. Ainley and H. Weimerskirch (2009) in Journal of Marine Systems 78(3): 363–376.
• Formation of behavior in bottle-nosed dolphin newborns under conditions of an oceanarium: Heterochrony of involvement of various types of afferentiation..
  Chechina, O. (2009) in Biology Bulletin 36(5): 489-492.
• Cytotoxicity and genotoxicity of hexavalent chromium in human and North Atlantic right whale (Eubalaena glacialis) lung cells..
  Chen, T. L., S. S. Wise, A. Holmes, F. Shaffiey, J. Wise, John Pierce, W. D. Thompson, S. Kraus and S. Wise, John Pierce (2009) in Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology C Toxicology & Pharmacology 150(4): 487–494.
• 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.
• Science should not be abandoned in a bid to resolve whaling disputes..
  Cooke, J., R. Leaper and V. Papastavrou (2009) in Biology Letters 5(5): 614-616.
• Survival rates for a declining population of bottlenose dolphins in Doubtful Sound, New Zealand: An information theoretic approach to assessing the role of human impacts..
  Currey, R. J. C., S. M. Dawson, E. Slooten, K. Schneider, D. Lusseau, O. J. Boisseau, P. Haase and J. A. Williams (2009) in Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems 19(6): 658–670.
• Glider eavesdrops on whales..
  Dalton, R. (2009) in Nature 462(7270): 151.
• Possible occurrence of signature whistles in a population of Sotalia guianensis (Cetacea, Delphinidae) living in Sepetiba Bay, Brazil..
  De Figueiredo, L. D. and S. M. Simão (2009) in Journal of the Acoustical Society of America 126(3): 1563–1569.
• Acoustic behaviour of echolocating porpoises during prey capture..
  Deruiter, S. L., A. Bahr, M.-A. Blanchet, S. F. Hansen, J. H. Kristensen, P. T. Madsen, P. L. Tyack and M. Wahlberg (2009) in Journal of Experimental Biology 212(19): 3100-3107.
• Mediterranean fossil whale falls and the adaptation of mollusks to extreme habitats..
  Dominici, S., E. Cioppi, S. Danise, U. Betocchi, G. Gallai, F. Tangocci, G. Valleri and S. Monechi (2009) in Geology 37(9): 815–818.
• Tracking blue whales in the eastern tropical Pacific with an ocean-bottom seismometer and hydrophone array..
  Dunn, R. A. and O. Hernandez (2009) in The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America 126(3): 1084–1094.
• The wrong spin on dolphins..
  Ellison, K. (2009) in Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment 7(8): 452.
• Female philopatry in coastal basins and male dispersion across the North Atlantic in a highly mobile marine species, the sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus)..
  Engelhaupt, D., A. Hoelzel, C. Nicholson, A. Frantzis, S. Mesnick, S. Gero, H. Whitehead, L. Rendell, P. Miller, R. De Stefanis, A. Canadas, S. Airoldi and A. A. Mignucci-Giannoni (2009) in Molecular Ecology 18(20): 4193-4205.
• Taphonomy of a mysticeti whale in the Lower Pliocene Huelva Sands Formation (southern Spain)..
  Esperante, R., F. Guinea and K. Nick (2009) in Geologica Acta 7(4): 489–504.
• Sighting characteristics and photo-identification of Cuvier's beaked whales (Ziphius cavirostris) near San Clemente Island, California: A key area for beaked whales and the military?.
  in Marine Biology 156(12): 2631–2640.
• Non-metric characters in two species of Sotalia (Gray, 1866) (Cetacea, Delphinidae)..
  Fettuccia, D., V. Da Silva and P. C. Simões-Lopes (2009) in Brazilian Journal of Biology 69(3): 907-917.
• Monitoring tourism schooners observing estuarine dolphins (Sotalia guianensis) in the estuarine complex of Cananeia, south-east Brazil..
  Filla, G. D. F. and E. L. D. A. Monteiro-Filho (2009) in Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems 19(7): 772–778.
• Sources and Rates of Errors in Methods of Individual Identification for North Atlantic Right Whales..
  Frasier, T. R., P. K. Hamilton, M. W. Brown, S. D. Kraus and B. N. White (2009) in Journal of Mammalogy 90(5): 1246–1255.
• New record of the humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) in the Adriatic Sea..
  Genov, T., P. Kotnjek and L. Lipej (2009) in Annales, Series Historia Naturalis 19(1): 25–30.
• A New Pliocene Dolphin (Cetacea: Pontoporiidae), from the Lee Creek Mine, North Carolina..
  Gibson, M. L. and J. H. Geisler (2009) in Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 29(3): 966–971.
• Age determination of humpback whales Megaptera novaeangliae through blubber fatty acid compositions of biopsy samples..
  Herman, D. P., G. M. Ylitalo, J. Robbins, J. M. Straley, C. M. Gabriele, P. J. Clapham, R. H. Boyer, K. L. Tilbury, R. W. Pearce and M. M. Krahn (2009) in Marine Ecology Progress Series 392: 277-293.
• Spatio-temporal associations between harbour porpoise Phocoena phocoena and specific fisheries in the German Bight..
  Herr, H., H. O. Fock and U. Siebert (2009) in Biological Conservation 142(12): 2962–2972.
• Seasonal and interannual correlations between right-whale distribution and calving success and chlorophyll concentrations in the Gulf of Maine, USA..
  Hlista, B. L., H. M. Sosik, L. V. M. Traykovski, R. D. Kenney and M. J. Moore (2009) in Marine Ecology Progress Series 394: 289–302.
• Polybrominated diphenyl ethers and their hydroxylated analogs in plasma of bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) from the United States east coast..
  Houde, M., G. Pacepavicius, C. Darling, P. Fair, M. Alaee, G. Bossart, K. Solomon, R. Letcher, A. Bergman, G. Marsh and D. Muir (2009) in Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 28(10): 2061–2068.
• Genetic characterization of Anisakis typica and Anisakis physeteris from marine mammals and fish from the Atlantic Ocean off Brazil..
  Iniguez, A. M., C. P. Santos and A. C. P. Vicente (2009) in Veterinary Parasitology 165(3-4): 350–356.
• Ganges River dolphin in dire straits..
  Iucn (2009) in Marine Pollution Bulletin 58(10): 1424–1425.
• Big and slow: Phylogenetic estimates of molecular evolution in baleen whales (suborder Mysticeti)..
  Jackson, J. A., C. S. Baker, M. Vant, D. J. Steel, L. Medrano-Gonzalez and S. R. Palumbi (2009) in Molecular Biology and Evolution 26(11): 2427–2440.
• Critical ratios in harbor porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) for tonal signals between 0.315 and 150 kHz in random Gaussian white noise..
  Kastelein, R. A., P. J. Wensveen, L. Hoek, W. W. L. Au, J. M. Terhune and C. A. F. D. Jong (2009) in The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America 126(3): 1588–1597.
• Why do whales beach themselves? Are strandings increasing?.
  Ketten, D. (2009) in Scientific American 301(4): 96.
• Testing mitochondrial sequences and anonymous nuclear markers for phylogeny reconstruction in a rapidly radiating group: Molecular systematics of the Delphininae (Cetacea: Odontoceti: Delphinidae)..
  Kingston, S. E., L. D. Adams and P. E. Rosel (2009) in BMC Evolutionary Biology 9(245): 19pp.
• Effects of age, sex and reproductive status on persistent organic pollutant concentrations in "Southern Resident'' killer whales..
  Krahn, M. M., M. B. Hanson, G. S. Schorr, C. K. Emmons, D. G. Burrows, J. L. Bolton, R. W. Baird and G. M. Ylitalo (2009) in Marine Pollution Bulletin 58(10): 1522–1529.
• How intelligent are dolphins? A partial answer based on their ability to plan their behavior when confronted with novel problems..
  Kuczaj, I., Stan A., J. D. Gory and J. Xitco, Mark J. (2009) in Japanese Journal of Animal Psychology 59(1): 99–115.
• Arsenic speciation in bodily fluids of harbor seals (Phoca vitulina) and harbor porpoises (Phocoena phocoena)..
  Kuenstl, L., S. Griesel, A. Prange and W. Goessler (2009) in Environmental Chemistry 6(4): 319–327.
• Sexual segregation of common minke whales (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) in Greenland, and the influence of sea temperature on the sex ratio of catches..
  Laidre, K. L., P. J. Heagerty, M. P. Heide-Jorgensen, L. Witting and M. Simon (2009) in ICES Journal of Marine Science 66(10): 2253–2266.
• Temporal trends of hexabromocyclododecanes (HBCDs) and polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) and detection of two novel flame retardants in marine mammals from Hong Kong, South China..
  Lam, J. C. W., R. K. F. Lau, M. B. Murphy and P. K. S. Lam (2009) in Environmental Science & Technology 43(18): 6944–6949.
• A new beaked whale (Odontoceti, Ziphiidae) from the Middle Miocene of Peru..
  Lambert, O., G. Bianucci and K. Post (2009) in Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 29(3): 910–922.
• Molecular characterization of a novel gammaretrovirus in killer whales (Orcinus orca)..
  Lamere, S. A., J. A. S. Leger, M. D. Schrenzel, S. J. Anthony, B. A. Rideout and D. R. Salomon (2009) in Journal of Virology 83(24): 12956–12967.
• Modelling multi-species interactions in the Barents Sea ecosystem with special emphasis on minke whales and their interactions with cod, herring and capelin..
  Lindstrøm, U. L. F., S. Smout, D. Howell and B. Bogstad (2009) in Deep-Sea Research Part II 56(21-22): 2068–2079.
• Structural and functional characterization of Delphinus delphis hemoglobin system..
  Manconi, B., I. Messana, F. Maggiani, A. Olianas, M. Pellegrini, R. Crnjar, M. Castagnola, B. Giardina and M. T. Sanna (2009) in Journal of Comparative Physiology B: Biochemical, Systemic, and Environmental Physiology 179(8): 971-983.
• Encounter frequencies and grouping patterns of narwhals in Koluktoo Bay, Baffin Island..
  Marcoux, M., M. Auger-Methe and M. M. Humphries (2009) in Polar Biology 32(12): 1705–1716.
• Anisakis nascettii n. sp. (Nematoda: Anisakidae) from beaked whales of the southern hemisphere: morphological description, genetic relationships between congeners and ecological data..
  Mattiucci, S., M. Paoletti and S. C. Webb (2009) in Systematic Parasitology 74(3): 199-217.
• Worldwide decline in tonal frequencies of blue whale songs..
  Mcdonald, M. A., J. A. Hildebrand and S. Mesnick (2009) in Endangered Species Research 9(1): 13–21.
• The Therian skull: A lexicon with emphasis on the odontocetes..
  Mead, J. G. and R. E. Fordyce (2009) in Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology 627: 1–248.
• Paedomorphic Ossification in Porpoises with an Emphasis on the Vaquita (Phocoena sinus)..
  Mellor, L., L. N. Cooper, J. Torre and R. L. Brownell (2009) in Aquatic Mammals 35(2): 193–202.
• A large-aperture low-cost hydrophone array for tracking whales from small boats..
  Miller, B. and S. Dawson (2009) in The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America 126(5): 2248-2256.
• Distribution and movements of fin whales in the North Pacific Ocean..
  Mizroch, S. A., D. W. Rice, D. Zwiefelhofer, J. Waite and W. L. Perryman (2009) in Mammal Review 39(3): 193–227.
• Overview of comparative cognitive studies of dolphins in Japan..
  Morisaka, T. (2009) in Japanese Psychological Research 51(3): 168–176.
• New recognition of Enterovirus infections in bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus)..
  Nollens, H. H., R. Rivera, G. Palacios, J. F. X. Wellehan, J. T. Saliki, S. L. Caseltine, C. R. Smith, E. D. Jensen, J. Hui, W. I. Lipkin, P. K. Yochem, R. S. Wells, J. S. Leger and S. Venn-Watson (2009) in Veterinary Microbiology 139(1-2): 170–175.
• Worldwide mitochondrial DNA diversity and phylogeography of pilot whales (Globicephala spp.)..
  Oremus, M., R. Gales, M. L. Dalebout, N. Funahashi, T. Endo, T. Kage, D. Steel and S. C. Baker (2009) in Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 98(4): 729–744.
• Long-term changes of mercury levels in ringed seal (Phoca hispida) from Amundsen Gulf, and beluga (Delphinapterus leucas) from the Beaufort Sea, western Canadian Arctic..
  Outridge, P. M., K. A. Hobson and J. Savelle (2009) in Science of the Total Environment 407(23): 6044–6051.
• A reason not to support whaling - a tourism impact case study from the Dominican Republic..
  Parsons, E. C. M. and M. Draheim (2009) in Current Issues in Tourism 12(4): 397–403.
• Teeth and bones as sources of DNA for genetic diversity and sex identification of Commerson's dolphins (Cephalorhynchus commersonii) from Tierra del Fuego, Argentina..
  Pimper, L. E., M. I. Remis, R. N. P. Goodall and C. S. Baker (2009) in Aquatic Mammals 35(3): 330–333.
• Population genetics and social organization of the sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus) in the Azores inferred by microsatellite analyses..
  Pinela, A. M., S. Querouil, S. Magalhaes, M. A. Silva, R. Prieto, J. A. Matos and R. S. Santos (2009) in Canadian Journal of Zoology 87(9): 802–813.
• Comparison of directional selectivity of hearing in a beluga whale and a bottlenose dolphin..
  Popov, V. V. and A. Y. Supin (2009) in The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America 126(3): 1581–1587.
• Passive versus active engulfment: verdict from trajectory simulations of lunge-feeding fin whales Balaenoptera physalus..
  Potvin, J., J. Goldbogen and R. Shadwick (2009) in Journal of the Royal Society Interface 6(40): 1005-1025.
• Histological and ultrastructural aspects of the nasal complex in the harbour porpoise, Phocoena phocoena..
  Prahl, S., S. Huggenberger and H. Schliemann (2009) in Journal of Morphology 270(11): 1320–1337.
• Rehabilitation and release of marine mammals in the United States: Concerns from Alaska..
  Quakenbush, L., K. Beckmen and C. D. N. Brower (2009) in Marine Mammal Science 25(4): 994–999.
• Specific profiles of perfluorinated compounds in surface and drinking waters and accumulation in mussels, fish, and dolphins from southeastern Brazil..
  Quinete, N., Q. Wu, T. A. O. Zhang, S. H. Yun, I. Moreira and K. Kannan (2009) in Chemosphere 77(6): 863-869.
• Observations of Hector's dolphins (Cephalorhynchus hectori) associating with inshore fishing trawlers at Banks Peninsula, New Zealand..
  Rayment, W. and T. Webster (2009) in New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research 43(4): 911–916.
• No Whale of a Tale: Legal Implications of Winter v. NRDC..
  Reynolds, J. R., T. G. Kiekow and S. Z. Smith (2009) in Ecology Law Quarterly 36(3): 753-773.
• Whales, walruses, and elephants: Artisans in ivory, baleen, and other skeletal materials in seventeenth- and eighteenth-century Amsterdam..
  Rijkelijkhuizen, M. (2009) in International Journal of Historical Archaeology 13(4): 409–429.
• The distribution and habitat preference of coastally occurring minke whales (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) in the outer southern Moray Firth, northeast Scotland..
  Robinson, K. P., M. J. Tetley and E. G. Mitchelson-Jacob (2009) in Journal of Coastal Conservation 13(1): 39–48.
• ‘No whale, no music’: Iñupiaq drumming and global warming..
  Sakakibara, C. (2009) in Polar Record 45(04): 289-303.
• From the eye of the albatrosses: a bird-borne camera shows an association between albatrosses and a killer whale in the Southern Ocean..
  Sakamoto, K. Q., A. Takahashi, T. Iwata and P. N. Trathan (2009) in PLoS One 4(10): e7322.
• Developmental evidence for foraging traditions in wild bottlenose dolphins..
  Sargeant, B. L. and J. Mann (2009) in Animal Behaviour 78(3): 715–721.
• Antibiotic-resistant organisms cultured from Atlantic bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) inhabiting estuarine waters of Charleston, SC and Indian River Lagoon, FL..
  Schaefer, A. M., J. D. Goldstein, J. S. Reif, P. A. Fair and G. D. Bossart (2009) in Ecohealth 6(1): 33–41.
• Striking the right balance in right whale conservation..
  Schick, R. S., P. N. Halpin, A. J. Read, C. K. Slay, S. D. Kraus, B. R. Mate, M. F. Baumgartner, J. J. Roberts, B. D. Best, C. P. Good, S. R. Loarie and J. S. Clark (2009) in Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 66(9): 1399–1403.
• Persistent organochlorine pollutants and heavy metals in tissues of common bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) from the Levantine Basin of the eastern Mediterranean..
  Shoham-Frider, E., N. Kress, D. Wynne, A. Scheinin, M. I. A. Roditi-Elsar and D. A. N. Kerem (2009) in Chemosphere 77(5): 621–627.
• Estimating survival and abundance in a bottlenose dolphin population taking into account transience and temporary emigration..
  Silva, M. A., S. Magalhaes, R. U. I. Prieto, R. S. Santos and P. S. Hammond (2009) in Marine Ecology Progress Series 392: 263–276.
• Behaviour and kinematics of continuous ram filtration in bowhead whales (Balaena mysticetus)..
  Simon, M., M. Johnson, P. Tyack and P. T. Madsen (2009) in Proceedings of the Royal Society Series B Biological Sciences 276(1674): 3819–3828.
• Whale sound recording technology as a tool for assessing the effects of boat noise in a Brazilian marine park..
  Sousa-Lima, R. S. and C. W. Clark (2009) in Park Science (Bulletin of the U. S. National Park Service) 26(1): 59–63.
• 47-channel burst-mode recording hydrophone system enabling measurements of the dynamic echolocation behavior of free-swimming dolphins..
  Starkhammar, J., M. Amundin, J. Nilsson, T. Jansson, S. A. Kuczaj, M. Almqvist and H. W. Persson (2009) in The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America 126(3): 959–962.
• A new baleen whale from the Late Miocene of Denmark and early mysticete hearing..
  Steeman, M. E. (2009) in Palaeontology 52(5): 1169–1190.
• Radiation of extant cetaceans driven by restructuring of the oceans..
  Steeman, M. E., M. B. Hebsgaard, R. E. Fordyce, S. Y. W. Ho, D. L. Rabosky, R. Nielsen, C. Rahbek, H. Glenner, M. V. Sorensen and E. Willerslev (2009) in Systematic Biology 58(6): 573–585.
• Causes of mortality in stranded common dolphin (Delphinus sp.) from New Zealand waters between 1998 and 2008..
  Stockin, K. A., P. J. Duignan, W. D. Roe, L. Meynier, M. Alley and T. Fettermann (2009) in Pacific Conservation Biology 15(3): 217–227.
• Seasonal changes in the vocal behavior of bowhead whales (Balaena mysticetus) in Disko Bay, Western-Greenland..
  Tervo, O. M., S. E. Parks and L. A. Miller (2009) in The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America 126(3): 1570–1580.
• New skeletal material of Andrewsiphius and Kutchicetus, two Eocene cetaceans from India..
  Thewissen, J. G. M. and S. Bajpai (2009) in Journal of Paleontology 83(5): 635–663.
• Human-generated sound and marine mammals..
  Tyack, P. L. (2009) in Physics Today 62(11): 39–44.
• Emerging infectious diseases in cetaceans worldwide and the possible role of environmental stressors..
  Van Bressem, M.-F., J. A. Raga, G. D. Guardo, P. D. Jepson, P. J. Duignan, U. Siebert, T. O. M. Barrett, M. C. D. O. Santos, I. B. Moreno, S. Siciliano, A. Aguilar and K. Van Waerebeek (2009) in Diseases of Aquatic Organisms 86(2): 143–157.
• Bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) moan as low in frequency as baleen whales..
  Van Der Woude, S. E. (2009) in The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America 126(3): 1552–1562.
• Conflict of interest in research on anthropogenic noise and marine mammals: Does funding bias conclusions?.
  Wade, L., H. A. L. Whitehead and L. Weilgart (2010) in Marine Policy 34(2): 320–327.
• Status and distribution of the endangered Gangetic dolphin (Platanista gangetica gangetica) in the Brahmaputra River within India in 2005..
  Wakid, A. (2009) in Current Science 97(8): 1143–1151.
• Does whale watching in southern New England impact humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) calf production or calf survival?.
  Weinrich, M. and C. Corbelli (2009) in Biological Conservation 142(12): 2931–2940.
• A fossil mammal from marine Eocene strata (Jaintia Group) of the Mikir Hills, Assam, northeastern India..
  Whiso, K., B. N. Tiwari, S. Bajpai, L. N. Cooper and J. G. M. Thewissen (2009) in Journal of the Palaeontological Society of India 54(1): 111–114.
• Tracing migratory movements of breeding North Pacific humpback whales using stable isotope analysis..
  Witteveen, B. H., G. A. J. Worthy and J. D. Roth (2009) in Marine Ecology Progress Series 393: 173–183.
• Sequence polymorphism and evolution of three cetacean MHC genes..
  Xu, S. X., W. H. Ren, S. Z. Li, F. W. Wei, K. Y. Zhou and G. Yang (2009) in Journal of Molecular Evolution 69(3): 260–275.
• Metabolism of tributyltin and triphenyltin by Dall's porpoise hepatic microsomes..
  Yang, J., Y. Oshima, I. T. O. Sei and N. Miyazaki (2009) in Chemosphere 76(7): 1013–1015.
• Bycatch of protected species and other species of concern in US east coast commercial fisheries..
  Zollett, E. A. (2009) in Endangered Species Research 9(1): 49–59.
• Exceptional bone density DXA values of the rostrum of a deep-diving marine mammal: A new technical insight in the adaptation of bone to aquatic life..
  Zotti, A., R. Poggi and B. Cozzi (2009) in Skeletal Radiology 38(12): 1123–1125.

MMBib News: Pinnipedia

• Polychlorinated Biphenyls and Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers in Galapagos sea lions (Zalophus wollebaeki)..
  Alava, J. J., M. G. Ikonomou, P. S. Ross, D. P. Costa, S. Salazar, D. Aurioles-Gamboa and F. A. Gobas (2009) in Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 28(11): 2271–2282.
• The importance of oceanographic fronts to marine birds and mammals of the southern oceans..
  Bost, C. A., C. Cotte, F. Bailleul, Y. Cherel, J. B. Charrassin, C. Guinet, D. G. Ainley and H. Weimerskirch (2009) in Journal of Marine Systems 78(3): 363–376.
• Sex-specific, seasonal foraging tactics of adult grey seals (Halichoerus grypus) revealed by state-space analysis..
  Breed, G. A., I. D. Jonsen, R. A. Myers, W. D. Bowen and M. L. Leonard (2009) in Ecology 90(11): 3209–3221.
• A landmark analysis-based approach to age and sex classification of the skull of the Mediterranean monk seal (Monachus monachus) (Hermann, 1779)..
  Brombin, C., G. Mo, A. Zotti, M. Giurisato, L. Salmaso and B. Cozzi (2009) in Anatomia, Histologia, Embryologia 38(5): 382–386.
• Seals, cod and forage fish: A comparative exploration of variations in the theme of stock collapse and ecosystem change in four Northwest Atlantic ecosystems..
  Bundy, A., J. J. Heymans, L. Morissette and C. Savenkoff (2009) in Progress In Oceanography 81(1-4): 188–206.
• An improved procedure for detection and enumeration of walrus signatures in airborne thermal imagery..
  Burn, D. M., M. S. Udevitz, S. G. Speckman and R. B. Benter (2009) in International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation 11(5): 324–333.
• Vocal recognition of mothers by Australian sea lion pups: Individual signature and environmental constraints..
  Charrier, I., B. J. Pitcher and R. G. Harcourt (2009) in Animal Behaviour 78(5): 1127–1134.
• Whisker isotopic signature depicts migration patterns and multi-year intra- and inter-individual foraging strategies in fur seals..
  Cherel, Y., L. Kernaleguen, P. Richard and C. Guinet (2009) in Biology Letters 5(6): 830–832.
• Foraging locations of female New Zealand sea lions (Phocarctos hookeri) from a declining colony..
  Chilvers, B. L. (2009) in New Zealand Journal of Ecology 33(2): 106–113.
• Normal morphology and hormone receptor expression in the male California sea lion (Zalophus californianus) genital tract..
  Colegrove, K. M., F. M. D. Gulland, D. K. Naydan and L. J. Lowenstine (2009) in The Anatomical Record: Advances in Integrative Anatomy and Evolutionary Biology 292(11): 1818–1826.
• The normal genital tract of the female California sea lion (Zalophus californianus): Cyclic changes in histomorphology and hormone receptor distribution..
  Colegrove, K. M., F. M. D. Gulland, D. K. Naydan and L. J. Lowenstine (2009) in The Anatomical Record: Advances in Integrative Anatomy and Evolutionary Biology 292(11): 1801–1817.
• Biological survey of the Prince Edward Islands, December 2008..
  Cooper, J., M. N. Bester, S. L. Chown, R. J. M. Crawford, R. Daly, E. Heyns, T. Lamont, P. G. Ryan and J. D. Shaw (2009) in South African Journal of Science 105(7): 317–320.
• Using computer-assisted photo-identification and capture-recapture techniques to monitor the conservation status of harbour seals (Phoca vitulina)..
  Cunningham, L. (2009) in Aquatic Mammals 35(3): 319-329.
• Bathymetry and frontal system interactions influence seasonal foraging movements of lactating subantarctic fur seals from Marion Island..
  De Bruyn, P. J. N., C. A. Tosh, W. C. Oosthuizen, M. N. Bester and J. P. Y. Arnould (2009) in Marine Ecology Progress Series 394: 263–276.
• Ontogenic dietary changes in South American sea lions..
  Drago, M., L. Cardona, E. A. Crespo and A. Aguilar (2009) in Journal of Zoology 279(3): 251–261.
• Energy reallocation during and after periods of nutritional stress in Steller sea lions: Low-quality diet reduces capacity for physiological adjustments..
  Du Dot, T. J., D. A. S. Rosen and A. W. Trites (2009) in Physiological and Biochemical Zoology 82(5): 516–530.
• Transfer of lipids from plankton to blubber of harp and hooded seals off East Greenland..
  Falk-Petersen, S., T. Haug, H. Hop, K. Nilssen, A and. (2009) in Deep-Sea Research Part II 56(21-22): 2080–2086.
• In situ blood oxygen analysis for a truly free-living deep-diving animal. Focus on "Extreme hypoxemic tolerance and blood oxygen depletion in diving elephant seals''..
  Fedak, M. (2009) in The American Journal of Physiology - Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology 297(4): R925–R926.
• Exploring the potential of otolith microchemistry to enhance diet analysis in pinnipeds..
  Ferenbaugh, J., R. Strauss, D. Tollit, Z. Chen and S. Diamond (2009) in Marine Biology 156(11): 2235-2246.
• Infectivity of Toxoplasma gondii in northern traditional (country) foods prepared with meat from experimentally infected seals..
  Forbes, L. B., L. Measures and A. Gajadhar (2009) in Journal of Food Protection 72(8): 1756–1760.
• Evaluation of an electric gradient to deter seal predation on salmon caught in gill-net test fisheries..
  Forrest, K. W., J. D. Cave, C. G. J. Michielsens, M. Haulena and D. V. Smith (2009) in North American Journal of Fisheries Management 29(4): 885–894.
• Age-specific growth, survival, and population dynamics of female Australian fur seals..
  Gibbens, J. and J. Arnould (2009) in Canadian Journal of Zoology 87(10): 902–911.
• Fur seals at Macquarie Island: Post-sealing colonisation, trends in abundance and hybridisation of three species..
  Goldsworthy, S. D., J. Mckenzie, B. Page, M. L. Lancaster, P. D. Shaughnessy, L. P. Wynen, S. A. Robinson, K. J. Peters, A. M. M. Baylis and R. R. Mcintosh (2009) in Polar Biology 32(10): 1473–1486.
• Retinal ganglion cell topography in juvenile harbor seals (Phoca vitulina)..
  Hanke, F. D., L. E. O. Peichl and G. Dehnhardt (2009) in Brain, Behavior and Evolution 74(2): 102–109.
• Postbranding survival of Steller sea lion pups at Lowrie Island in southeast Alaska..
  Hastings, K. K., T. S. Gelatt and J. C. King (2009) in Journal of Wildlife Management 73(7): 1040–1051.
• The influence of human disturbance on California sea lions during the breeding season..
  Holcomb, K., J. K. Young and L. R. Gerber (2009) in Animal Conservation 12(6): 592–598.
• Arsenic speciation in bodily fluids of harbor seals (Phoca vitulina) and harbor porpoises (Phocoena phocoena)..
  Kuenstl, L., S. Griesel, A. Prange and W. Goessler (2009) in Environmental Chemistry 6(4): 319–327.
• Development of myoglobin concentration and acid buffering capacity in harp (Pagophilus groenlandicus) and hooded (Cystophora cristata) seals from birth to maturity..
  Lestyk, K. C., L. P. Folkow, A. S. Blix, M. O. Hammill and J. M. Burns (2009) in Journal of Comparative Physiology B: Biochemical, Systemic, and Environmental Physiology 179(8): 985–996.
• 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.
• Distribution, pup production and mortality of New Zealand sea lion (Phocarctos hookeri) on Campbell Island/Motu Ihupuku, 2008..
  Maloney, A., B. L. Chilvers, M. Haley, C. G. Muller, W. Roe and I. Debski (2009) in New Zealand Journal of Ecology 33(2): 97–105.
• Effects of maternal traits and individual behavior on the foraging strategies and provisioning rates of an income breeder, the Antarctic fur seal..
  Mcdonald, B. I., M. E. Goebel, D. E. Crocker, Y. Tremblay and D. P. Costa (2009) in Marine Ecology Progress Series 394: 277–288.
• Extreme hypoxemic tolerance and blood oxygen depletion in diving elephant seals..
  Meir, J. U., C. D. Champagne, D. P. Costa, C. L. Williams and P. J. Ponganis (2009) in The American Journal of Physiology - Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology 297(4): R927–R939.
• Polybrominated diphenyl ethers in pinnipeds stranded along the southern California coast..
  Meng, X.-Z., M. E. Blasius, R. W. Gossett and K. A. Maruya (2009) in Environmental Pollution 157(10): 2731–2736.
• When the brain goes diving: Glial oxidative metabolism may confer hypoxia tolerance to the seal brain..
  Mitz, S. A., S. Reuss, L. P. Folkow, A. S. Blix, J.-M. Ramirez, T. Hankein and T. Burmester (2009) in Neuroscience 163(2): 552–560.
• Neuroanatomy and volumes of brain structures of a live California sea lion (Zalophus californianus) from magnetic resonance images..
  Montie, E. W., N. Pussini, G. E. Schneider, T. W. K. Battey, S. Dennison, J. Barakos and F. Gulland (2009) in Anatomical Record: Advances in Integrative Anatomy and Evolutionary Biology 292(10): 1523–1547.
• Evaluation of hematologic and biochemical values for convalescing seals from the coast of Maine..
  Morgan, L. W., J. L. Jakush, A. Simpson, M. M. Norman, A. N. N. Pabst and S. Simmons (2009) in Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine 40(3): 421–429.
• Genetic diversity and phylogenetic analysis of the attachment glycoprotein of phocine distemper viruses of the 2002 and 1988 epizootics..
  Nielsen, L., P. Arctander, T. H. Jensen, H.-H. Dietz, A. S. Hammer, A. C. Banyard, T. Barrett and M. Blixenkrone-Moller (2009) in Virus Research 144(1-2): 323–328.
• A model to predict fasting capacities and utilization of body energy stores in weaned Steller sea lions (Eumetopias jubatus) during periods of reduced prey availability..
  Noren, D. P., L. D. Rea and T. R. Loughlin (2009) in Canadian Journal of Zoology 87(10): 852–864.
• Long-term changes of mercury levels in ringed seal (Phoca hispida) from Amundsen Gulf, and beluga (Delphinapterus leucas) from the Beaufort Sea, western Canadian Arctic..
  Outridge, P. M., K. A. Hobson and J. Savelle (2009) in Science of the Total Environment 407(23): 6044–6051.
• Rehabilitation and release of marine mammals in the United States: Concerns from Alaska..
  Quakenbush, L., K. Beckmen and C. D. N. Brower (2009) in Marine Mammal Science 25(4): 994–999.
• Entanglement of Steller sea lions (Eumetopias jubatus) in marine debris: Identifying causes and finding solutions..
  Raum-Suryan, K. L., L. A. Jemison and K. W. Pitcher (2009) in Marine Pollution Bulletin 58(10): 1487–1495.
• Whales, walruses, and elephants: Artisans in ivory, baleen, and other skeletal materials in seventeenth- and eighteenth-century Amsterdam..
  Rijkelijkhuizen, M. (2009) in International Journal of Historical Archaeology 13(4): 409–429.
• Limitations of an optimum sustainable population or potential biological removal approach for conserving marine mammals: Pacific walrus case study..
  Robards, M. D., J. J. Burns, C. L. Meek and A. Watson (2009) in Journal of Environmental Management 91(1): 57–66.
• Observations of the Fawn Trough Current over the Kerguelen Plateau from instrumented elephant seals..
  Roquet, F., Y.-H. Park, C. Guinet, F. Bailleul and J.-B. Charrassin (2009) in Journal of Marine Systems 78(3): 377–393.
• Steller sea lions Eumetopias jubatus and nutritional stress: Evidence from captive studies..
  Rosen, D. A. S. (2009) in Mammal Review 39(4): 284–306.
• Comparison of methods for the analysis of New Zealand sea lion, Phocarctos hookeri, milk..
  Sapriza, F. G. R., N. Lopez-Villalobos, D. D. S. Mackenzie, P. J. Duignan, A. Macgibbon, B. L. Chilvers and I. S. Wilkinson (2009) in New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research 43(4): 997–1006.
• Occurrence of brominated flame retardants, polycyclic musks, and chlorinated naphthalenes in seal blubber from Antarctica: Comparison to organochlorines..
  Schiavone, A., K. Kannan, Y. Horii, S. Focardi and S. Corsolini (2009) in Marine Pollution Bulletin 58(9): 1415–1419.
• Occurrence of Can-SINEs and intron sequence evolution supports robust phylogeny of pinniped carnivores and their terrestrial relatives..
  Schroder, C., C. Bleidorn, S. Hartmann and R. Tiedemann (2009) in Gene 448(2): 221–226.
• Seals, sandeels and salmon: diet of harbour seals in St. Andrews Bay and the Tay Estuary, southeast Scotland..
  Sharple, R. J., B. Arrizabalaga and P. S. Hammond (2009) in Marine Ecology Progress Series 390: 265–276.
• Modeling haul-out behavior of walruses in Bering Sea ice..
  Udevitz, M. S., C. V. Jay, A. S. Fischback and J. L. Garlich-Miller (2009) in Canadian Journal of Zoology 87(11): 1111–1128.
• Geographic variation in vocalizations of pups and mother-pup behavior of harp seals Pagophilus groenlandicus..
  Van Opzeeland, I. C., P. J. Corkeron, D. Risch, G. Stenson and S. M. V. Parijs (2009) in Aquatic Biology 6(1-3): 109–120.
• Physiological response to extreme fasting in subantarctic fur seal (Arctocephalus tropicalis) pups: Metabolic rates, energy reserve utilization, and water fluxes..
  Verrier, D., R. Groscolas, C. Guinet and J. P. Y. Arnould (2009) in The American Journal of Physiology - Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology 297(5): R1582–R1592.
• Low synchrony in the breeding cycle of Galapagos sea lions revealed by seasonal progesterone concentrations..
  Villegas-Amtmann, S., S. Atkinson and D. P. Costa (2009) in Journal of Mammalogy 90(5): 1232–1237.
• Behavioural responses of juvenile Steller sea lions to abdominal surgery: Developing an assessment of post-operative pain..
  Walker, K. A., M. Horning, J.-A. Mellish and D. M. Weary (2009) in Applied Animal Behaviour Science 120(3-4): 201–207.
• Psychrobacter lutiphocae sp nov., isolated from the faeces of a seal..
  Yassin, A. F. and H.-J. Busse (2009) in International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology 59(8): 2049–2053.
• Nutrient compositions and potential greenhouse gas production in penguin guano, ornithogenic soils and seal colony soils in coastal Antarctica..
  Zhu, R., Y. Liu, E. Ma, J. Sun, H. U. A. Xu and L. Sun (2009) in Antarctic Science 21(5): 427–438.
• Bycatch of protected species and other species of concern in US east coast commercial fisheries..
  Zollett, E. A. (2009) in Endangered Species Research 9(1): 49–59.

MMBib News: Other Marine Mammals

• 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.
• Craniometric characteristics of polar bear skulls from two periods with contrasting levels of industrial pollution and sea ice extent..
  Pertoldi, C., C. Sonne, R. Dietz, N. M. Schmidt and V. Loeschcke (2009) in Journal of Zoology 279(4): 321–328.
• Hierarchical Bayesian analysis to incorporate age uncertainty in growth curve analysis and estimates of age from length: Florida manatee (Trichechus manatus) carcasses..
  Schwarz, L. K. and M. C. Runge (2009) in Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 66(10): 1775–1789.
• Trends in counts of manatees Trichechus manatus latirostris from 1987 to 2006 in waters of Sarasota County, Florida, USA..
  Scolardi, K. M., L. H. Schwacke, J. K. Koelsch, I. Reynolds, John E., T. J. Kessenich, J. M. Sprinkel and J. G. Gannon (2009) in Endangered Species Research 9(1): 1–11.
• Spatial and temporal patterns of problem polar bears in Churchill, Manitoba..
  Towns, L., A. E. Derocher, I. Stirling, N. J. Lunn and D. Hedman (2009) in Polar Biology 32(10): 1529–1537.
• Phenotypic plasticity in age at first reproduction of female northern sea otters (Enhydra lutris kenyoni)..
  Von Biela, V. R., V. A. Gill, J. L. Bodkin and J. M. Burns (2009) in Journal of Mammalogy 90(5): 1224–1231.
• The mating system of polar bears: A genetic approach..
  Zeyl, E., J. Aars, D. Ehrich, L. Bachmann and O. Wiig (2009) in Canadian Journal of Zoology 87(11): 1195–1209.
• Bycatch of protected species and other species of concern in US east coast commercial fisheries..
  Zollett, E. A. (2009) in Endangered Species Research 9(1): 49–59.