Aquatic Mammals

ISSN 0167-5427
Contents
D. R. Neumann & M. B. Orams: Impacts of Ecotourism on Short-Beaked Common Dolphins
(Delphinus delphis) in Mercury Bay, New Zealand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
J. Weiss: Foraging Habitats and Associated Preferential Foraging Specializations of Bottlenose
Dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) Mother-Calf Pairs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
L. M. Reyes: Cetaceans of Central Patagonia, Argentina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
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K. W. McFadden, G. A. J. Worthy, & T. E. Lacher, Jr.: Photogrammetric Estimates of Size and
Mass in Hawaiian Monk Seals (Monachus schauinslandi) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
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R. M. Ortiz & G. A. J. Worthy: Body Composition and Water Turnover Rates of Bottle-Fed
West Indian Manatee (Trichechus manatus) Calves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
J. P. Turner, L. S. Clark, E. M. Haubold, Graham A. J. Worthy, & D. F. Cowan: Organ Weights and Growth
Profiles in Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) from the Northwestern Gulf of Mexico. . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
J. E. Mellish, D. G. Calkins, D. R. Christen, M. Horning, L. D. Rea, & S. K. Atkinson: Temporary
Captivity as a Research Tool: Comprehensive Study of Wild Pinnipeds Under Controlled Conditions. . . . . . 58
W. Fellner, K. Odell, A. Corwin, L. Davis, C. Goonen, I. Larkin, & M. A. Stamper:
Response to Conditioned Stimuli by Two Rehabilitated and Released West Indian Manatees
(Trichechus manatus latirostris) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
M. Kjeld, Ö. Ólafsson, G. A. Víkingsson, & J. Sigurjónsson: Sex Hormones and Reproductive
Status of the North Atlantic Fin Whales (Balaenoptera physalus) During the Feeding Season . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
A. W. Trites, B. P. Porter, V. B. Deecke, A. P. Coombs, M. L. Marcotte, & D. A. S. Rosen:
Insights into the Timing of Weaning and the Attendance Patterns of Lactating
Steller Sea Lions (Eumetopias jubatus)) in Alaska During Winter, Spring, and Summer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
L. W. Cooper, C. J. Ashjian, S. L. Smith, L. A. Codispoti, J. M. Grebmeier, R. G. Campbell,
& E. B. Sherr: Rapid Seasonal Sea-Ice Retreat in the Arctic Could Be Affecting Pacific Walrus
(Odobenus rosmarus divergens)) Recruitment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
J. M. Lanyon, K. Newgrain, & T. Sahir Syah Alli: Estimation of Water Turnover Rate
in Captive Dugongs (Dugong dugon) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
M. J. Pérez, F. Thomas, F. Uribe, M. Sepúlveda, M. Flores, & R. Moraga: Fin Whales (Balaenoptera
physalus) Feeding on Euphausia mucronata in Nearshore Waters off North-Central Chile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Book Reviews
R. J. Schusterman: Entanglements: The Intertwined Fates of Whales and Fishermen. T. Johnson. . . . . . . . . 114
C. Blomqvist: The Encyclopedia of Animal Behavior. Editor: M. Bekoff. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Instructions to Authors in Aquatic Mammals. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Papers dealing with all aspects of the care,
conservation, medicine, and science of aquatic mammals
Editor and Copyright: Jeanette A. Thomas
Western Illinois University–Quad Cities, 3561 60th Street, Moline, IL 61265, USA
Co-Editor: Kathleen Dudzinski
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Volume 32, Number 1, 2006
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Supported through a partnership between the
European Association for Aquatic Mammals
and the European Cetacean Society
Founded by EAAM in 1974
Established by the EAAM in 1972
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Inaugural Issue Announcing the Joint Sponsorship of the Journal by the
European Association for Aquatic Mammals and the European Cetacean Society
Managing Editor
Jeanette A. Thomas, Ph.D., Professor
Department of Biological Sciences, Western Illinois University–Quad Cities,
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Kathleen M. Dudzinski, Ph.D.
Mystic Aquarium & Institute for Exploration, 55 Coogan Avenue, Mystic, Connecticut 06355, USA
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Editors Emeriti
Willem H. Dudok van Heel, Victor J. A. Manton, and Paul E. Nachtigall
Editorial Board
The following long-term members of the Editorial Board for Aquatic Mammals will continue to serve:
Manuel E. dos Santos, Instituto Superior de Psicologia Aplicada, Lisboa, Portugal
Manuel García Hartmann, Duisburg Zoo, Duisburg, Germany
Christina Lockyer, North Atlantic Marine Mammal Commission,
Polar Environmental Centre, Tromsø, Norway
Lee A. Miller, Institute of Biology, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
Paul E. Nachtigall, Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology, Kailua, Hawaii, USA
The new Editorial Board will be composed of members from both societies.
The European Association for Aquatic Mammals (EAAM)
and the European Cetacean Society (ECS) sponsor
Aquatic Mammals (ISSN 0167-5427), printed four times per year.
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Board of the European Association for Aquatic Mammals
President (2004-2006): Pedro Roberto Lavia, Mundo Aquatico, Zoomarine, Estrada Nacional
125 KM 65, Guia, 8200 Albufeira, Portugal; E-mail: mundo.aquatico@zoomarine.pt
President-Elect: Niels van Elk, Dolfinarium Harderwijk, Strandboulevard Post 1,
3841 AB, Harderwijk, The Netherlands; E-mail: n.v.elk@dolfinarium.nl
Co-opted Board Member: Kai Mattsson, Särkänniemi, 33230 Tampere, Finland; E-mail: Kai.Mattsson@
sarkanniemi.fi
Secretary/Treasurer: Sabrina Brando, Animal Concepts, Sea Mammal Research Unit,
Gatty Marine Laboratory, University of St. Andrews, United Kingdom;
E-mail: S.brando@st-andrews.ac.uk
Council of the European Cetacean Society
Chairman: Michel André, Laboratori d’Aplicacions Bioacústiques, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya
(UPC), Avda. Rambla Exposició, s/n, 08800 Vilanova i la Geltrú, Barcelona, Espanya;
E-mail: michel.andre@upc.edu
Secretary: Florance Caurant, Université de La Rochelle, Institut de la Mer et du Littoral,
Port des Minimes, 17000 La Rochelle, France; E-mail: fcaurant@univ-lr.fr
Treasurer: Roland Lick, Kaiserstr. 27b, D-24143 Kiel, Germany; E-mail: RLick2059@aol.com
Editor: Peter Evans, Sea Watch Foundation, 11 Jersey Road, Oxford 0X4 4RT, United Kingdom;
E-mail: peter.evans@zoo.ox.ac.uk
Membership Secretary: Ursula Verfuss, German Oceanographic Museum,
Katharinenberg 14/20, 18439 Stralsund, Germany; E-mail: Ursula.Verfuss@meeresmjuseum.de
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Cover Photo of a Florida manatee provided by SeaWorld Orlando.