Subject: Publications: recent marine mammal publications (fwd)
Mike Williamson (pita@www1.wheelock.edu)
Sun, 6 Dec 1998 17:03:01 -0500 (EST)
Subject: recent marine mammal publications (fwd)
Comparative kinematics and hydrodynamics of odontocete cetaceans:
Morphological and ecological correlates with swimming performance.
Fish, FE. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY. October 1998 v201 i20
p2867-2877
Mercury-induced micronuclei in skin fibroblasts of beluga whales.
Gauthier, JM; Dubeau, H; Rassart, E. ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY AND
CHEMISTRY. December 1998 v17 i12 p2487-2493
Harbor porpoise and fisheries: An uncertainty analysis of incidental
mortality. Caswell, W; Brault, S; Read, AJ; Smith, TD. ECOLOGICAL
APPLICATIONS. November 1998 v8 i4 p1226-1238
Prevalence and intensity of the ectoparasite Echinophthirius horridus
on harbour seals (Phoca vitulina): effects of host age and
inter-annual variability in host food availability. Thompson, PM;
Corpe, HM; Reid, RJ. PARASITOLOGY. October 1998 v117 part4 p393-403
Do harp seals Phoca groenlandica exhibit particular prey preferences?.
Lindstrom, U; Harbitz, A; Haug, T; Nilssen, KT. ICES JOURNAL OF MARINE
SCIENCE. October 1998 v55 i5 p941-953
Invasions of harp seals Phoca groenlandica ERXLEBEN to coastal waters
of Norway in 1995: Ecological and demographic implications. Nilssen,
KT; Haug, T; Oritsland, T; Lindblom, L; Kjellqwist, SA. SARSIA.
October-November 1998 v83 i4 p337-345
Anisakid nematodes in the common seal (Phoca vitulina L.) in Icelandic
waters. Olafsdottir, D; Hauksson, E. SARSIA. October-November 1998 v83
i4 p309-316
Antigenic and nucleotide characterization of a herpesvirus isolated
from Pacific harbor seals (Phoca vitulina richardsii). King, DP;
Parselles, R; Gulland, FMD; Lapointe, JM; Lowenstine, LJ; Ferrick, DA;
Stott, JL. ARCHIVES OF VIROLOGY. July-August 1998 v143 i10 p2021-202
****the following reprint includes pinniped information******
Immunogenetic evidence for the phylogenetic sister group relationship
of dogs and bears (Mammalia, Carnivora: Canidae and Ursidae) - A
comparative determinant analysis of carnivoran albumin, C3 complement
and immunoglobulin mu-chain. Schreiber, A; Eulenberger, K; Bauer, K.
EXPERIMENTAL AND CLINICAL IMMUNOGENETICS. Fall 1998 v15 i3 p154-170
**********
Trace metals in seabirds, Steller sea lion, and forage fish and
zooplankton from central California. Sydeman, WJ; Jarman, WM.
MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN. October 1998 v36 i10 p828-832
*****It would appear that there is a new marine mammal book as well.
The following are chapters in a recently published book from Plenum
Press.*******
Phylogenetic and morphometric reassessment of the dental evidence for
a mesonychian and cetacean clade. OLeary, MA. EMERGENCE OF WHALES.
1998 p133-161
Homology and transformation of cetacean ectotympanic structures. Luo,
ZX. EMERGENCE OF WHALES. 1998 p269-301
Biomechanical perspective on the origin of cetacean flukes. Fish, FE.
EMERGENCE OF WHALES. 1998 p303-324
Cetacean origins - Evolutionary turmoil during the invasion of the
oceans. Thewissen, JGM. EMERGENCE OF WHALES. 1998 p451-464
Evolution of thermoregulatory function in cetacean reproductive
systems. Pabst, DA; Rommel, SA; McLellan, WA. EMERGENCE OF WHALES.
1998 p379-397
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The most recent issue of _Natural History_ (12/98-1/99) has an article
by Bob Pitman and Susan Chivers on the observations of killer whales
attacking a group of sperm whales off the coast of California,
"Terror in black and white", pages 26-29.
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