Aquatic Mammals

ISSN 0167-5427
Contents
B. C. Balmer, L. H. Schwacke, & R. S. Wells: Linking Dive Behavior to Satellite-Linked Tag Condition
for a Bottlenose Dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) along Florida’s Northern Gulf of Mexico Coast . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
M. A. Graham & M. Noonan: Call Types and Acoustic Features Associated with Aggressive Chase
in the Killer Whale (Orcinus orca) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
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T. Bashir, A. Khan, P. Gautam, & S. K. Behera: Abundance and Prey Availability Assessment of
Ganges River Dolphin (Platanista gangetica gangetica) in a Stretch of Upper Ganges River, India. . . . . . . . 19
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A. A. Karamanlidis, V. Paravas, F. Trillmich, & P. Dendrinos: First Observations of Parturition
and Postpartum Behavior in the Mediterranean Monk Seal (Monachus monachus) in the Eastern
Mediterranean . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
N. E. Filby, M. Bossley, K. J. Sanderson, E. Martinez, & K. A. Stockin: Distribution and Population
Demographics of Common Dolphins (Delphinus delphis) in the Gulf St. Vincent, South Australia . . . . . . . . 33
J. M. Lanyon, H. L. Sneath, T. Long, & R. K. Bonde: Physiological Response of Wild Dugongs
(Dugong dugon) to Out-of-Water Sampling for Health Assessment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
M. Berman-Kowalewski, F. M. D. Gulland, S. Wilkin, J. Calambokidis, B. Mate, J. Cordaro,
D. Rotstein, J. St. Leger, P. Collins, K. Fahy, & S. Dover: Association Between Blue Whale
(Balaenoptera musculus) Mortality and Ship Strikes Along the California Coast . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
H. Yurk, O. Filatova, C. O. Matkin, L. G. Barrett-Lennard, & M. Brittain: Sequential Habitat Use by
Two Resident Killer Whale (Orcinus orca) Clans in Resurrection Bay, Alaska, as Determined by
Remote Acoustic Monitoring. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
B. L. Lynn, C. Reichmuth, R. J. Schusterman, & F. M. D. Gulland: Filial Imprinting in a Steller
Sea Lion (Eumetopias jubatus) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Historical Perspectives
R. J. Schusterman: Pinniped Psychobiology: The Early Years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Supported through Joint Sponsorship by the
European Association for Aquatic Mammals,
the Alliance of Marine Mammal Parks and Aquariums,
and the International Marine Animal Trainers’ Association
Aquatic Mammals publishes hard copies on-demand, CDs, and online peer-reviewed scientific articles related to
marine mammals (whales, dolphins, seals, fur seals, sea lions, walrus, dugongs, manatees, sea otters, and polar bears).
Topics of publication on both captive animals and wild marine mammals include aspects of husbandry; behavior;
conservation; veterinary medicine; anatomy; physiology; training; population trends; and the effects of pollution,
climate change, and noise. In addition, Aquatic Mammals has the Historical Perspectives feature, which includes essays and
high definition DVDs of interviews with prominent marine mammal scientists. The journal also publishes Book Reviews.
Editor and Copyright: Kathleen M. Dudzinski
Co-Editor: Justin D. Gregg
P.O. Box 711, Old Mystic, CT 06372-0711 USA
Prepared and published by Document and Publication Services, Western Illinois University, Macomb, IL 61455, USA
Volume 36, Number 1, 2010
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Founded by EAAM in 1974
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Managing Editor
Kathleen M. Dudzinski, Ph.D.
P.O. Box 711, Old Mystic, Connecticut 06372-0711, USA
E-mail: kathleen@dcpmail.org or aquaticmammals@gmail.com, Tel: +1 (860) 514-4704, Fax: +1 (860) 536-1740
Co-Editor
Justin D. Gregg, Ph.D.
Dolphin Communication Project, P.O. Box 711, Old Mystic, Connecticut 06372-0711, USA
E-mail: justin@dcpmail.org, Tel: +1 (802) 392-4208, Fax: +1 (860) 536-1740
Book Review Editor
Sunna Edberg
Kolmårdens Djurpark AB, 618 92 Kolmården, Sweden
E-mail: sunna.edberg@kolmarden.com, Tel: +46 11 39 50 41, Fax: +46 11 24 90 45
Graduate Assistants to the Editors
Emily M. Walter
University of Missouri, 321-O Townsend Hall, Columbia, Missouri 65211, USA
E-mail: emwalter@gmail.com
Heather Arras
Western Illinois University–Quad Cities, 3561 60th Street, Moline, Illinois 61265, USA
E-mail: hk-arras@wiu.edu
Editors Emeriti
Willem H. Dudok van Heel, Victor J. A. Manton, Paul E. Nachtigall, Jeanette A. Thomas
Editorial Board
Arne Bjørge, Institute of Marine Research, Gaustadalleen 21, 0349 Oslo, Norway
Manuel E. dos Santos, Instituto Superior de Psicologia Aplicada, Lisboa, Portugal
Manuel García Hartmann, Marineland Antibes, France
Heidi Harley, Division of Social Sciences, New College of Florida, Sarasota, Florida, USA
A. Rus Hoelzel, School of Biological and Biomedical Sciences, University of Durham, Durham, UK
Christina Lockyer, North Atlantic Marine Mammal Commission, 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
Giuseppe Notarbartolo di Sciara, Tethys Research Institute, Milano, Italy
Dan Odell, Hubbs-Sea World Research Institute, Orlando, Florida, USA
Grey Stafford, Wildlife World Zoo, Litchfield Park, Arizona, USA
Publication and Administrative Services
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Cover Photo Credit
A curious/inquisitive newborn Mediterranean monk seal pup looking out from under a boulder
in a cave in the central Aegean Sea in Greece. Courtesy of CA.A.Karamanlidis/MOm.
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Board of the European Association for Aquatic Mammals (EAAM)
www.eaam.org
President: Birgitta Mercera, Parc Asterix, president@eaam.org
President-Elect: Claudia Gili, Acquario di Genova, president_elect@eaam.org
Past President (2006-2007): Niels van Elk, Dolfinarium Harderwijk, past_ president@eaam.org
Secretary/Treasurer: Sabrina Brando, Animal Concepts, Sea Mammal Research Unit, Gatty Marine Laboratory,
secretary@eaam.org
Information Committee: Dani Barchana, Chris Ireland, Ann-Louise Jensen, information@eaam.org
Alliance of Marine Mammal Parks and Aquariums (AMMPA)
www.ammpa.org
Executive Director: Marilee Menard
418 N. Pitt Street, Alexandria, Virginia 22314, USA; E-mail: ammpa@aol.com
2009 Board of Directors
President: Mark Swingle, Virginia Aquarium, mswingle@vbgov.com
Immediate Past President: Clint Wright, Vancouver Aquarium, wrightc@vanaqua.org
Vice President: Dave Blasko, Six Flags Marine World, dblasko@sftp.com
Treasurer: Bill Hughes, SeaWorld Orlando, bill.hughes@seaworld.com
Secretary: John Rupp, Point Defiance Zoo and Aquarium, jrupp@pdza.org
Director-at-Large: Billy Hurley, Marineland’s Dolphin Conservation Center, bhurley@marineland.net
Director-at-Large: Kevin Walsh, Gulf World Marine Park, kwalsh@gulfworldmarinepark.com
International Marine Animal Trainers’ Association (IMATA)
www.imata.org
c/o John G. Shedd Aquarium, 1200 S. Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, Illinois 60605, USA
2009 Board of Directors
President: Dave Roberts, SeaWorld San Diego, president@imata.org
President-Elect: Michael Osborn, Mystic Aquarium & Institute for Exploration, presidentelect@imata.org
Past President: Michael Hunt, SeaWorld Orlando, pastpresident@imata.org
Secretary: Laura Yeates, Navy Marine Mammal Program Foundation, secretary@imata.org
Treasurer: Chris Davis, Resorts World at Sentosa, treasurer@imata.org
First Vice President: Eric Gaglione, Georgia Aquarium, Inc., firstvp@imata.org
Second Vice President: Bill Wolden, Dolphin Quest, Inc., secondvp@imata.org
Third Vice President: Grant Abel, Ocean Park Corporation, thirdvp@imata.org
Director-at-Large: Shelley Wood, Dolphin Discovery, director@imata.org
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