Calculating limits to the allowable human-caused mortality of cetaceans and pinnipeds.
PAUL R. WADE.............................................................................................................1-37

A new geographic form of the spinner dolphin, Stenella longirostris, detected with aerial
photogrammetry.
WAYNE L. PERRYMAN and ROBIN L. WESTLAKE ..............................................38-50

Experimental return to the wild of two bottlenose dolphins.
RANDALL S. WELLS, KIM BASSOS-HULL, and KENNETH S. NORRIS..............51-71

Hematology and blood chemistry of a Bryde's whale, Balaenoptera edeni, entrapped in
the Manning River, New South Wales, Australia.
DAVID PRIDDELL and ROBERT WHEELER ............................................................72-81

A new hybrid between a blue whale, Balaenoptera musculus, and a fin whale, B. physalus
: frequency and implications of hybridization.
MARTINE BERUBE and ALEX AGUILAR ................................................................82-98

Increased harassment of right whales (Eubalaena australis) by kelp gulls
(Larus dominicanus) at Peninsula Valdes, Argentina.
V. J. ROWNTREE, P. MCGUINNESS, K. MARSHALL, R. PAYNE, M. SIRONI,
and J. SEGER ..............................................................................................................99-115

Stable isotope analyses of tooth annuli reveal temporal dietary records: an example
using Steller sea lions.
KEITH A. HOBSON and JOHN L. SEASE ..............................................................116-129

Diurnal feeding by Dall's porpoise, Phocoenoides dalli.
MASSAO AMANO, MOTOI YOSHIOKA, TOSHIAKI KURAMOCHI,
and KYOICHI MORI ................................................................................................130-135

Dried dolphin blood on fishery observer records provides DNA for genetic analyses.
L. S. EGGERT, C. A. LUX, G. M. O'CORRY-CROWE, and A. E. DIZON...............136-143

Identification of individual sperm whales by wavelet transform of the trailing edge of
the flukes.
RUBEN HUELE and HELIAS UDO DE HAES ........................................................143-145

A heavily parasitized humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae).
M. G. OSMOND and G. D KAUFMAN ...................................................................146-149

Gray whale mortality at Ojo de Liebre and Guerrero Negro Lagoons, Baja California
Sur, Mexico: 1984-1995.
JOSE ANGEL SANCHEZ PACHECO .....................................................................149-155

Long-term association of an individual short-finned pilot whale and Atlantic
white-sided dolphins.
LISA S. BARAFF and REGINA A. ASMUTIS-SILVIA ..........................................155-161

Migration of a humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) between Norway and
the West Indies.
PETER T. STEVICK, NILS OIEN, and DAVID K. MATILLA ...............................162-166

Observations of Indo-Pacific humpbacked dolphins, Sousa chinensis, from Goa,
Western India.
E. C. M. PARSONS .................................................................................................166-170

Northern elephant seals in the Gulf of California, Mexico.
SARA L. MESNICK, MARIA DEL CARMEN GARCIA RIVAS,
and BURNEY J. LE BOEUF .....................................................................................171-178

Genetic and behavioral evidence that harbor seal (Phoca vitulina) females may mate
with multiple males.
E. A. PERRY and W. AMOS ...................................................................................178-182

Possible aggressive behavior between a narwhal (Monodon monoceros) and a beluga
(Delphinapterus leucas).
J. R. ORR and L. A. HARWOOD .............................................................................182-185

Seasonal and age/sex-related occurrence of a barnacle (Xenobalanus globicipitis) on
bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus).
MARK B. ORAMS and CATHERINE SCHUETZE .................................................186-189

Changes in winter destinations and the northernmost record of southeastern Pacific
humpback whales.
LILIAN FLARES-GONZALES, JUAN CAPELLA A., BEN HAASE,
GUSTAV A. BRAVO, FERNANDO FELIX, and TIM GERRODETTE.....................189-196

BOOKS:

Gillnets and Cetaceans. W.F. Perrin, G.P. Donovon, and J. Barlow, eds. Report of the
International Whaling Commission (Special Issue 15), IWC, Cambridge, U.K.
629 pp. 1994.
Reviewed by J. Harwood ..........................................................................................197-198

Sensory Systems of Aquatic Mammals. R. A. Kastelein, J. A. Thomas,
and P. E. Nachtigall, eds. De Spil Publishers, Woerden, The Netherlands.
1995 Proceedings of the Marine Mammal Sensory Symposium held at
Harderwijk, 28 April - 3 May 1994, with references. 588 pp.
Reviewed by Randall L. Brill .......................................................................................198-201

LETTERS:

Aquatic interactions between a northern elephant seal and humans at Isla Los Islotes,
B.C.S., Mexico.
SARAH A. WEBSTER and ROBIN W. BAIRD.........................................................202-203

MEMORIES:

Philip Hershkovitz ...............................................................................................................203

GUIDE FOR AUTHORS............................................................................................204-207

Diving behavior and performance of harbor porpoises, Phocoena phocoena,
in Funka Bay, Hikkaido, Japan
SEIJI OTANI, YASUHIKO NAITO, MASAHIRO KAWASKI, SHIGETOSHI
NISHIWAKI AND AKIRO KATO .........................................................................209-220

Mandibular dental ontogeny of ringed seals (Phoca hispida)
BARBARA E. STEWART, STUART INNES AND ROBERT E. A. STEWART......221-231

Reduced body size in female Steller sea lions from a declining population in the Gulf
of Alaska.
DONALD G. CALKINS, EARL F. BECKER AND KENNETH W. PITCHER.......232-244

Homing behavior of juvenile northern elephant seals
GUY W. OLIVER, PATRICIA A. MORRIS, PHILIP H. THORSON AND
BURNEY J. LEBOEUF.............................................................................................245-256

Distribution and innervation of facial bristles and hairs in the Florida manatee
(Trichechus manatus latirostris)
R. L. REEP, C. D. MARSHALL, M. L. STOLL AND D. M. WHITAKER...............257-273

Prehensile use of perioral bristles during feeding and associated behaviors of the
Florida manatee (Trichechus manatus latirostris)
C. D. MARSHALL, G. D. HUTH, V. M. EDWARDS, D. L. HALIN AND
R. L. REEP................................................................................................................274-289

The muscular hydrostat of the Florida manatee (Trichechus manatus latirostris):
A functional morphological model of perioral bristle use.
C. D. MARSHALL, L. A. CLARK AND R. L. REEP...............................................290-303

NOTES

Monitoring total androgen concentrations in saliva from captive Hawaiian monk
seals (Monachus schauinslandi)
J. THEODOROU AND S. ATKINSON...................................................................304-310

Modification and deployment of a sonobuoy for recording underwater vocalizations
from marine mammals.
SOFIE M. VAN PARIJS, PAUL M. THOMPSON, GORDON D. HASTIE AND
BIRGIT A . BARTELS..............................................................................................310-316

Reactions of bottlenose dolphins to tagging attempts using a remotely-deployed
suction-cup tag
KARSTEN SCHNEIDER, ROBIN W. BAIRD, STEPHEN DAWSON, INGRID
VISSER AND SIMON CHILDERHOUSE...............................................................316-324

Killer whale (Orcinus orca ) predation on dusky dolphins (Lagenorhynchus
obscurus) in Kaikoura, New Zealand.
ROCHELLE CONSTANTINE, INGRID VISSER, DENNIS BUURMAN, RIK
BUURMAN AND BRENT McFADDEN..................................................................324-330

Observations of killer whale (Orcinus orca) predationin the northeastern Chukchi
and western Beaufort seas
JOHN CRAIGHEAD GEORGE AND ROBERT SUYDAM.....................................330-332

Net-aided foraging in two white whales
SAM H. RIDGWAY AND DONALD A. CARDER..................................................332-334

Sounds recorded from Baird's beaked whale, Berardius baridii
STEPHEN DAWSON, JAY BARLOW AND DON LJUNGBLAD..........................335-344

A group of right whales seen in the Bering Sea in July 1996
PAMELA D. GODDARD AND DAVID J. RUGH....................................................344-349

Observations of southern right whales on New Zealand's subantarctic wintering
grounds
NATHALIE J. PATENAUDE, C. SCOTT BAKER AND NICHOLAS J. GALES....350-355

Fast, safe, field-portable gas anesthesia for otariids
NICHOLAS J. GALES AND ROBERTH H. MATTLIN...........................................355-361

Tracking harbor seals (Phoca vitulina richardsi) to determine dive behavior, foraging
activity, and haul-out site
ROBERT M. SURYAN AND JAMES T. HARVEY..................................................361-372

A rapid non-invasive technique for distinguishing harbor seals (Phoca vitulina) in
their first year from older age classes
H. M. CORPE, P. M. THOMPSON AND L. J. PORTER.........................................372-379

Serological evidence of influenza virus infection in a ringed seal (Phoca hispida) from
Alaska
G. RUSSELL DANNER, MARTHA W. McGREGOR, RANDALL L. ZARNKE
AND CHRISTOPHER W. OLSEN...........................................................................380-384

Continued increase in the population of Antarctic fur seals, Arctocephalus gazella,
at Heard Island, Southern Ocean
P. D.. SHAUGHNESSY, E. ERB AND K. GREEN..................................................384-389

Individual variation and sexual dimorphism of coloration in Mediterranean monk
seal pups (Monachus monachus)
ENRIC BADOSA, ESTEVE GRAU, FERNANDO APARICIO, JORGE F.
LAYNA AND MIGHEL ANGEL CEDENILLA.......................................................390-393

The diet of the manatee (Trichechus manatus) in Puerto Rico
ANTONIO A. MIGNUCCI-GIANNONI AND CATHY A. BECK.........................394-397

BOOK REVIEWS

Marine Mammals and Noise. W. J. Richardson, C. R. Greene, Jr., C. I. Malme and
D. H. Thompson. Academic Press, Inc., San Diego, CA. 576 pp. 1995
Reviewed by PEGGY L. EDDS-WALTON................................................................398-400

Diel patterns in aggregations of pelagic dolphins and tunas in the eastern Pacific.
MICHAEL D. SCOTT AND KAREN L. CATTANACH .........................................401-428

Cetaceans of the western tropical Indian Ocean: Distribution, relative abundance, and
comparisons with cetacean communities of two other tropical ecosystems.
LISA T. BALLANCE AND ROBERT L. PITMAN...................................................429-459

Seasonal patterns in the abundance and distribution of California cetaceans:
1991-1992.
KARIN A. FORNEY AND JAY BARLOW..............................................................460-489

Physical habitat oaf cetaceans along the continental slope in the north-central and
western Gulf of Mexico.
R.W. DAVIS, G.S. FARGION, N. MAY, T.D. LEMING, M. BAUMGARTNER,
W.E. EVANS, L.J. HANSENS AND K. MULLIN...................................................490-507

Population estimates for the St. Lawrence belugas, 1973-1995.
MICHAEL C.S. KINGSLEY.....................................................................................508-530

Isolation and expression of the interleukin-2 gene from the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
TRACI L. NESS, W. GUY BRADLEY, JOHN E. REYNOLDS, III AND
WILLIAM B. ROESS................................................................................................531-543

Generic names of northern and southern fur seals (Mammalia: Otariidae).
ALFRED L. GARDNER AND C. BRIAN ROBBINS...............................................544-551

A protracted foraging and attendance cycle in female Juan Fernandez fur seals.
JOHN FRANCIS, DARYL BONESS AND HUGO OCHOA-ACUNA...................552-576

Increased vigilance toward unfamiliar humans by harbor (Phoca vitulina) and gray
(Halichoerus grypus) seals.
ALLISON A. TAYLOR, HANK DAVIS AND GLENN J. BOYLE.........................575-583

NOTES

Video photoretinoscopy of the eyes of the small odontocetes Tursiops truncatus,
Phocoena phocoena, and Kogia breviceps.
THOMAS W. CRONIN, JEFFRY I. FASICK AND HOWARD C. HOWLAND....584-590

Calculating sighting distances from angular readings during shipboard aerial, and
shore-based marine mammal surveys.
JAMES A. LERCZAK AND RODERICK C. HOBBS..............................................590-599

Monitoring a rehabilitated harbor porpoise using satellite telemetry.
ANDREW J. WESTGATE, ANDREW J. READ, TARA M. COX, T. DAVID
SHOFIELD, BRENT R. WHITAKER AND KURT E. ANDERSON........................599-604

Further insight on the epidemiology of cetacean morbillifirus in the northeastern Atlantic.
MARIE-FRANCOIS VAN BRESSEM, PAUL JEPSON AND TOM BARRETT.....604-613

Unusual deaths of two free-ranging Atlantic bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus)
related to ingestion of recreational fishing gear.
JAY F. GORZELANY................................................................................................614-617

Seasonal variation in reception of fin whale calls at five geographic areas in the North
Pacific.
SUE E. MOORE, KATHLEEN M. STAFFORD, MARILYN E. DAHLHEIM,
CHRISTOPHER G. FOX, HOWARD W. BRAHAM, JEFFREY J. POLOVINA
AND DAVID E. BAIN................................................................................................617-627

Variation in stomach temperature as indicator of meal size in harbor seals,
Phoca vitulina.
T. BEKKBY AND A. BJORGE..................................................................................627-637

Observation of southern elephant seal, Mirounga leonina, feeding at sea near South
Georgia.
KEITH REID AND GABRIELLE A. NEVITT............................................................637-640

Use of passive integrated transponder (PIT) tags to identify manatees (Trichechus
manatus latirostris).
IRENE E. WRIGHT, SCOTT D. WRIGHT AND JAMES M. SWEAT.......................641-645

LETTERS.....................................................................................................................646

MEMORIES
    Deaths Reported ......................................................................................................653
 
 

Abundance of southern California coatal bottlenose dolphins estimated from
tandem aerial surveys.
J. V. CARETTA, K. A. FORNEY AND J. L. LAAKE............................................655-675

Killer whale (Orcinus orca) auditory evoked potentials to rhythmic clicks.
M. D. SZYMANSKI, A. Ya. SUPIN, D. E. BAIN AND K. R. HENRY.................676-691

Gray whale (Eschrichtius robustus) habitat utilization and prey species off
Vancouver Island, B.C.
JAMES D. DARLING, KATHLEEN E. KEOGH AND TAMMY STEEVES..........692-720

Mitochondiral DNA variation and maternal gene flow among humpback whales
of the Southern Hemisphere.
C. S. BAKER, L. FLOREZ-GONZALEZ, B. ABERNETHY,
H. C. ROSENBAUM, R. W. SLADE, J. CAPELLA
AND J. L. BANNISTER..........................................................................................721-737

Estimating natural mortality rate in reproductively active female southern
right whales, Eubalaena australis.
P. B. BEST AND H. KISHINO................................................................................738-749

Dive data from satellite tags and time-depth recorders: A comparison in
Weddell seal pups.
JENNIFER M. BURNS AND MICHAEL A. CASTELLINI....................................750-764

Estimation of total body water in harbor seals: How useful is bio-electrical impedance
analysis?
W. DON BOWEN, D. J. BONESS AND S. J. IVERSEN........................................765-777

Macroscopic observations of the facial muscles in the Baikal seal (Phoca sibirica).
HIDEKI ENDO, HIROYUKI SASAKI, YOSHIHIRO HAYASHI,
EVAGENY A. PETROV, MASAO AMANO
AND NOBUYUKI MIYAZAKI...............................................................................778-788

Effects of meal size on otolith recovery from fecal samples of gray and
harbor seal pups.
J. MARCUS, W. DON BOWEN AND J. D. EDDINGTON.....................................789-802

Growth and sexual dimorphism of Atlantic walruses (Odobenus rosmarus rosmarus)
in Foxe Basin, Northwest Territories, Canada.
J. L. GARLICH-MILLER AND R. E. A. STEWART................................................803-818

Response of Pacific walruses to disturbances from capture and handling activities
at a haul-out in Bristol Bay, Alaska.
CHADWICK V. JAY, TAMARA OLSON, GERALD W. GARNER AND
BRENDA E. BALLACHEY......................................................................................819-828

NOTES

Recapture of belugas, Delphinapterus leucas, tagged in the Canadian Arctic.
J. R. ORR, D. J. ST. AUBIN, P. R. RICHARD AND
M. P. HEIDE-JORGENSEN.....................................................................................829-834

Stomach contents of common dolphins (Delphinus delphis) in the pelagic western
North Pacific.
HIROSHI OHIZUMI, MOTOI YOSHIOKA, KYOICHI MORI AND
NOBUYUKI MIYAZAKI........................................................................................835-844

Group size and distributional range of the franciscana, Pontoporia blainvillei.
ENRIQUE A. CRESPO, GUILLERMO HARRIS AND RAUL GONZALEZ..........845-849

Dental anomalies in bottlenose dolphins, Tursiops truncatus, from the west coast
of Florida.
LODER BROOKS AND HOWARD F. ANDERSON.............................................849-853

Effects of diluent composition and temperature on motility and viability after liquid storage
and cryopreservation of minke whale (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) spermatozoa.
T. MOGOE, Y. FUKUI, H. ISHIKAWA AND S. OHSUMI....................................854-860

Male humpback whale dies in competitive group.
ADAM A. PACK, DAN R. SALDEN, MARK J. FERRARI, DEBBIE A.
GLOCKER-FERRARI, LOUIS M. HERMAN, HARRISON A. STUBBS
AND JANICE M. STRALEY...................................................................................861-873

The northern elephant seal in Oregon: A pupping range extension and onshore
occurrence.
JANET HODDER, ROBIN F. BROWN AND CHRIS CZIESLA............................873-881

Weddell seal (Leptonychotes weddellii) feeding on gentoo penguins
(Pygoscelis papua).
NORMAN D. COBLEY AND GRAHAM BELL......................................................881-883

An inadvertant homing experiment with a young ringed seal, Phoca hispida.
VINCENT RIDOUX, AILSA HALL, GUNNAR STEINGRIMSSON AND
GUDJON OLAFSSON.............................................................................................883-888

Attacks on sea otters by killer whales.
BRIAN B. HATFIELD, DENIS MARKS, M. TIM TINKER, KELLIE NOLAN
AND JOSHUA PEIRCE.............................................................................................888-894

Sea otters and benthic prey communities: A direct test of the sea otter as keystone
predator in Washington State.
RIKK G. KVITEK, PAT J. IAMPIETRO AND C. EDWARD BOWLBY.................895-902

ERRATA.....................................................................................................................903

MEMORIES
    William H. Dawbin ..................................................................................................904
    Deaths Reported......................................................................................................907

INDEX........................................................................................................................908