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    Marine Mammal Science: Volume 23, Issue 2

    241-480
    April 2007
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VARIABILITY IN THE BLUBBER FATTY ACID COMPOSITION OF RINGED SEALS (PHOCA HISPIDA) ACROSS THE CANADIAN ARCTIC

Gregory W. Thiemann,  Sara J. Iverson,  Ian Stirling, 
  • Pages: 241-261
  • First Published: 23 February 2007
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A FIELD-BASED METHOD FOR ESTIMATING AGE IN FREE-RANGING STELLER SEA LIONS (EUMETOPIAS JUBATUS) LESS THAN TWENTY-FOUR MONTHS OF AGE

James C. King,  Thomas S. Gelatt,  Kenneth W. Pitcher,  Grey W. Pendleton, 
  • Pages: 262-271
  • First Published: 23 February 2007
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REDUCTIONS IN OXYGEN CONSUMPTION DURING DIVES AND ESTIMATED SUBMERGENCE LIMITATIONS OF STELLER SEA LIONS (EUMETOPIAS JUBATUS)

Gordon D. Hastie,  David A. S. Rosen,  Andrew W. Trites, 
  • Pages: 272-286
  • First Published: 06 March 2007
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CETACEAN OCCURRENCE PATTERNS IN THE AMUNDSEN AND SOUTHERN BELLINGSHAUSEN SEA SECTOR, SOUTHERN OCEAN

David G. Ainley,  Katie M. Dugger,  Viola Toniolo,  Ian Gaffney, 
  • Pages: 287-305
  • First Published: 23 February 2007
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ASSESSING KILLER WHALE PREDATION ON STELLER SEA LIONS FROM FIELD OBSERVATIONS IN KENAI FJORDS, ALASKA

John M. Maniscalco,  Craig O. Matkin,  Daniela Maldini,  Donald G. Calkins,  Shannon Atkinson, 
  • Pages: 306-321
  • First Published: 23 February 2007
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OPEN-BOAT WHALING ON THE STRAITS OF GIBRALTAR GROUND AND ADJACENT WATERS

Alex Aguilar,  Assumpció Borrell, 
  • Pages: 322-342
  • First Published: 06 March 2007
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CRANIAL DESCRIPTION AND GENETIC IDENTITY OF THE HOLOTYPE SPECIMEN OF TURSIOPS ADUNCUS (EHRENBERG, 1832)

William F. Perrin,  Kelly M. Robertson,  Peter J. H. Van Bree,  James G. Mead, 
  • Pages: 343-357
  • First Published: 06 March 2007
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TAXONOMIC STATUS OF THE GENUS SOTALIA: SPECIES LEVEL RANKING FOR “TUCUXI” (SOTALIA FLUVIATILIS) AND “COSTERO” (SOTALIA GUIANENSIS) DOLPHINS

S. Caballero,  F. Trujillo,  J. A. Vianna,  H. Barrios-Garrido,  M. G. Montiel,  S. Beltrán-Pedreros,  M. Marmontel,  M. C. Santos,  M. Rossi-Santos,  F. R. Santos,  C. S. Baker, 
  • Pages: 358-386
  • First Published: 06 March 2007
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DIVING DEVELOPMENT AND BEHAVIOR OF A REHABILITATED MEDITERRANEAN MONK SEAL (MONACHUS MONACHUS)

Panagiotis Dendrinos,  Alexandros A. Karamanlidis,  Evgenia Androukaki,  Bernie J. McConnell, 
  • Pages: 387-397
  • First Published: 06 March 2007
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SUCKLING BEHAVIOR IN SPERM WHALE CALVES: OBSERVATIONS AND HYPOTHESES

Shane Gero,  Hal Whitehead, 
  • Pages: 398-413
  • First Published: 06 March 2007

NOTES

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ENTANGLEMENT OF SOUTHERN ELEPHANT SEALS IN SQUID FISHING GEAR

Claudio Campagna,  Valeria Falabella,  Mirtha Lewis, 
  • Pages: 414-418
  • First Published: 23 February 2007
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GRAY WHALE OCCURRENCE AND FORAGE SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK, ISLAND, ALASKA

Sue E. Moore,  Kate M. Wynne,  Jaclyn Clement Kinney,  Jacqueline M. Grebmeier, 
  • Pages: 419-428
  • First Published: 23 February 2007
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BEHAVIORAL RESPONSES OF ROUGH-TOOTHED DOLPHINS TO A DEAD NEWBORN CALF

Fabian Ritter, 
  • Pages: 429-433
  • First Published: 23 February 2007
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COMPARATIVE ASSESSMENT OF ORGANOCHLORINE CONCENTRATIONS IN PORPOISE MELON AND BLUBBER

S. C. Gardner,  G. M. Ylitalo,  U. Varanasi, 
  • Pages: 434-444
  • First Published: 06 March 2007
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ULTRASONOGRAPHIC CHARACTERIZATION OF REPRODUCTIVE ANATOMY AND EARLY EMBRYONIC DETECTION IN THE NORTHERN FUR SEAL (CALLORHINUS URSINUS) IN THE FIELD

Gregg P. Adams,  J. Ward Testa,  Caroline E. C. Goertz,  Rolf R. Ream,  Jeremy T. Sterling, 
  • Pages: 445-452
  • First Published: 23 February 2007
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MIGRATORY DESTINATIONS OF HUMPBACK WHALES FROM THE MAGELLAN STRAIT FEEDING GROUND, SOUTHEAST PACIFIC

Jorge Acevedo,  Kristin Rasmussen,  Fernando Félix,  Cristina Castro,  Martha Llano,  Eduardo Secchi,  Marco T. Saborío,  Anelio Aguayo-Lobo,  Ben Haase,  Meike Scheidat,  Luciano Dalla-Rosa,  Carlos Olavarría,  Paul Forestell,  Paola Acuña,  Gregory Kaufman,  Luis A. Pastene, 
  • Pages: 453-463
  • First Published: 06 March 2007
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EXTERNAL APPEARANCE OF THE DWARF SPINNER DOLPHIN STENELLA LONGIROSTRIS ROSEIVENTRIS

William F. Perrin,  M. Theresa Aquino,  M. Louella L. Dolar,  Moonyeen N. R. Alava, 
  • Pages: 464-467
  • First Published: 06 March 2007

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REMOTE SENSING REVEALS LINKS AMONG THE ENDANGERED HAWAIIAN MONK SEAL, MARINE DEBRIS, AND EL NIÑO

MaryJ. Donohue,  David G. Foley, 
  • Pages: 468-473
  • First Published: 06 March 2007

BOOKS

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Top Predators in Marine Ecosystems: Their Role in Monitoring and Management.

  • Pages: 474-476
  • First Published: 06 March 2007

MEMORIES

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In Memoriam

Isabel Beasley,  Guido J. Parra,  Helene Marsh, 
  • Pages: 477-480
  • First Published: 23 February 2007