MARINE MAMMAL SCIENCE


VOLUME 19, NO. 1,  JANUARY 2003


Comparative feeding ecology of spinner dolphins (Stenella longirostris) and
Fraser's dolphins (Lagenodelphis hosei) in the Sulu Sea.
M. Louella L. Dolar, William A. Walker, Gerald L. Kooyman and William F. Perrin ......................1

Acoustic identification of nine delphinid species in the eastern tropical Pacific Ocean.
Julie N. Oswald, Jay Barlow and Thomas F. Norris..........................................................................20

Diet of harbor porpoises in the Kattegat and Skagerrak seas; Accounting for
individual variation and sample size.
Patrik Börjesson, Per Berggren and Björn Ganning...........................................................................38

Abundance of bottlenose dolphins in the bays, sounds, and estuaries of North Carolina.
Andrew J. Read, Kim W. Urian, Ben Wilson, and Danielle M. Waples..............................................59

Bottlenose dolphins increase breathing synchrony in response to boat traffic.
Gordon D. Hastie, Ben Wilson, Lindsay H. Tufft and Paul M. Thompson........................................74

Abundance of Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphins, Tursiops aduncus, off Point Lookout,
Queensland, Australia.
B. Louise Chivers and Peter J. Corkeron............................................................................................85

Mediterranean fin whale's (Balaenoptera physalus) response to small vessels and biopsy
sampling assessed through passive tracking and timing of respiration.
Maddalena Jahoda, Claudio L. Lafortuna, Nicoletta Biassoni, Carla Almirante, Arianna Azzellino,
Simone Panigada, Margherita Zanardelli and Guiseppe Nortarbartolo Di Sciara...............................96

The abundance of harbor seals in the Gulf of Alaska.
Peter L. Boveng, John L. Bengtson, David E. Withrow, Jack C. Cesarone, Michael A. Simpkins,
Kathryn J. Frost and John J. Burns.....................................................................................................111

Molting phenology of harbor seals on Tugidak Island, Alaska.
Raychelle G. Daniel, Lauri A. Jemison, Grey W. Pendleton and Shannon M. Crowley .....................128

Estimating pup production of harp seals, Pagophilus groenlandicus, in the Northwest Atlantic.
G. B. Stenson, L.-P. Rivest, M. O. Hammill, J. F. Gosselin and B. Sjare...........................................141

Individuality in the voice of fur seal females; An analysis study of pup attraction call in
Arcocephalus tropicalis.
Isabelle Charrier, Nicolas Mathevon and Pierre Jouventin..................................................................161

Age, growth and reproduction in New Zealand fur seals.
Gail S. Dickie and Stephen M. Dawson..............................................................................................173

Entrance into stage III fasting by starveling northern elephant seal pups.
Dorian S. Houser and Daniel P. Costa................................................................................................186

Causes of mortality in California sea otters during periods of population growth and decline.
James A. Estes, Brian B. Hatfield, Kathrine Ralls and Jack Ames......................................................198

NOTES

Digital photograph improves efficiency of individual dolphin identification.
Tim M. Markowitz, April D. Harlin and Bernd Würsig.......................................................................217

Comparing two alternative methods for sampling small cetaceans for molecular analysis.
K. M. Parson, J. W. Durban and D. E. Claridge..................................................................................224

Movements and dive behavior of two stranded, rehabilitated long-finned pilot whales
(Globicephala melas) in the Northwest Atlantic.
Robert Nawojchik, David J. St. Aubin and Anne Johnson..................................................................232

LETTERS.......................................................................................................................................... 240

GUIDE FOR AUTHORS..................................................................................................................244



VOLUME 19, NO. 2,  APRIL 2003


Directionality in the whistles of Hawaiian spinner dolphins (Stenella longirostris):  A signal
feature to cue direction of movement?
Marc O. Lammers and Whitlow W. Au...............................................................................................249

Field experiments show that acoustic pingers reduce marine mammal bycatch in the California
drift gill net fishery.
Jay Barlow and Grant A. Cameron.......................................................................................................265

Size- and age-class segregation of bowhead whales summering in northern Foxe Basin:  A
photogrammetric analysis.....................................................................................................................284

New information on the natural history, distribution, and skull size of the extinct (?) West
Indian monk seal, Monachus tropicalis.
Peter J. Adam and Gabriela G. Garcia..................................................................................................297

Reproductive cycle of the female Mediterranean monk seal in the western Sahara.
T. Pastor and A. Aguilar.......................................................................................................................318

Variation in the foraging location of Antarctic fur seals (Arctocehpalus gazella) and the
effects on diving behavior
I. J. Saniland and I. L. Boyd..................................................................................................................331

A three-stage algorithm for filtering erroneous Argos satellite locations.
Deborah Austin, J. I. McMillan and W.D. Bowen.................................................................................371

NOTES

Synchronous shallow dives by Weddell seal mother-pup pairs during lacation.
Katsufumi Sato, Y. Mitani, H. Kusagaya and Y. Naito.........................................................................384

Identifying pgymy and dwarf sperm whales (genus Kogia) using electrospray ionization mass
spectrometry of myoglobin and hemoglobin.
Deborah A. Duffield, Nélio B. Barros, Edgard O. Espinoza, Stephanie Ploen, Frances M. D.
Gulland and John E. Heyning................................................................................................................395

Differences in niche breadth among some teuthivorous mesopelagic marine mammals.
Hal Whitehead, Colin D. MacLeod and Paul Rodhouse........................................................................400

Low frequency calls of Bryde's whales.
Erin M. Oleson, Jay Barlow, Jonathan Gordon, Shannon Rankin and John A. Hildebrand...................406


VOLUME 19, NO. 3,  JULY 2003

Appearance, distribution and genetic distinctiveness of Longman's beaked whale,
Indopacetus pacificus.
Merel L. Dalebout, Graham J. B. Ross, S. Scott Baker, R. Charles Anderson, Peter. B. Best,
Victor G. Cockcroft, Harvey L. Hinsz, Victor Peddemors and Robert L. Pitman..................................421

Sexual ecology of the spinner dolphin, Stenella longirostris:  Geographic variation in
mating system.
William F. Perrin and Sarah L. Mesnick..................................................................................................462

Cranial sexual dimorphism and geographic variation in Fraser's dolphin, Lagenodelphis hosei.
William F. Perrin, M. Louella L. Dolar, Masao Amano and Azusa Hayano............................................484

Improving management of overlapping bottlenose dolphin ecotypes through spatial analysis
and genetics.
Leigh G. Torres, Patricia E. Rosel, Caterina D'Agrosa and Andrew J. Read...........................................502

Stabilization mechanism in swimming odontocete cetaceans by phased movements.
F.E. Fish, J.E. Peacock and J. J. Rohr.....................................................................................................515

Killer whale predation on belugas in Cook Inlet, Alaska:  Implications for a depleted population.
Kim E. W. Shelden, David J. Rugh, Barbara A. Mahoney and Marilyn E. Dahlheim..............................529

Sperm whales in the Gulf of California:  Residency, movements, behavior, and the possible
influence of variation in food supply.
Nathalie Jaquet, Diane Gendron and Amanda Coakes............................................................................545

Response of North Atlantic right whales (Eubalaena glacialis) to playback of calls recorded
from surface active groups in both the North and South Atlantic.
Susan E. Parks........................................................................................................................................563

Use of a pethidine and midazolam combination for the revesible sedation of crabeater seals
(Lobodon carcinophagus).
Mark A. Tahmindjis, Damien P. Higgins, Michael J. Lynch, Julie A. Barnes and Colin J. Southwell......581

Improved body condition of weaned Hawaiian monk seal pups associated with El Niño events:
Potential benefits to an endangered species.
George A. Antonelis, Jason D. Baker and Jeffrey J. Polovina..................................................................590

BOOKS
   Reviews................................................................................................................................................599

LETTERS..............................................................................................................................................607

ERRATUM............................................................................................................................................614

VOLUME 19, NO. 4, OCTOBER 2003

Reproductive seasonality of western Atlantic bottlenose dolphins off North Carolina, U.S.A.
Victoria G. Thayer, Andrew J. Read, Ari S. Friedlaender, David R. Colby, Aleta A. Hohn,
William A. McLellan, D. Ann Pabst, Jennifer L. Dearolf, Nan I. Bowles, John R. Russell
and Keith A. Rittmaster .........................................................................................................................617

A model life table for bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) from the Indian River Lagoon
system, Florida, U.S.A.
Megan K. Stolen and Jay Barlow ............................................................................................................630

Feeding preferences of the Monkey Mia dolphins: Results from a simultaneous choice protocol.
Lawrence M. Dill, Elizabeth S. Dill and David Charles .........................................................................650

Consequences of alternative functiona response formulations in models exploring whale-
fishery interactions.
Steven Mackinson, Julia L. Blanchard, John K. Pinnegar and Robert Scott ...........................................661

Two types of blue whale calls recorded in the Gulf of Alaska.
Kathleen M. Stafford ..............................................................................................................................682

A novel behavior observed in humpback whales on wintering grounds at Abrolhos Bank (Brazil).
Maria E. Morete, Ana Freitas, Marcia H. Engle, Richard M. Pace III and Phillip J. Clapham.................694

Localization of North Atlantic right whale sounds in the Bay of Fundy using a sonobuoy array.
Marjo H. Laurinolli, Alex E. Hay, Francine Desharnais and Christopher T. Taggart ..............................708

Quantifying errors associated with using prey skeletal structures from fecal samplas to determine
the diet of Steller's sea lion (Eumetopias jubatus).
Dominic J. Tollit, Mandy Wong, Arliss J. Winship, Davis A. S. Rosen and Andrew W. Trites ................724

Seasonal distribution of Steller's sea lions at rookeries and haul-out sites in Alaska.
John L. Sease and Anne E. York .............................................................................................................745

Evaluation of the Alaska harbor seal (Phoca vitulina) population survey:  A simulation study.
Milo D. Adkison, Terrance J. Quinn II and Robert J. Small .....................................................................764

Stability in the proportion of harbor seals hauled out under locally ideal conditions.
Michael A. Simpkins, David E. Withrwo, Jack C. Cesarone and Peter L. Boveng ...................................791

Walrus life-history movements reconstructed from lead isotopes in annual layers of teeth.
Robert E. A. Stewart, P. M. Outridge and Richard A. Stern ....................................................................806

Reproduction in male Atlantic walruses (Odobenus rosmarus rosmarus) from the North
Water (N Baffin Bay).
E. W. Born ...............................................................................................................................................819

NOTES
Food and parasites from two hourglass dolphins, Lagenorhynchus cruciger (Quoy and
Gaimard, 1824), from Patagonian waters.
Mercedes Fernández, Bárbara Beró-Vera, Néstor A. Garcia, J. Antonia Raga and
Enrique A. Crespo ...................................................................................................................................832

Conflict and reconciliation in captive bottlenose dolphins, Tursiops truncatus.
Ann Weaver .............................................................................................................................................836

Immobilization of free-ranging male Pacific walruses (Odobenus rosmarus divergens) with
carfentanil citrate and naltrexone hydrochloride.
Danile M. Mulcahy, Pameal A. Tuomi, Gerald W. Garner and Chadwick V.Jay .....................................846

BOOKS
Reviews ..................................................................................................................................................851

NEWS ....................................................................................................................................................856

INDEX ..................................................................................................................................................857