Merel Dalebout, Ecology and Evolution Research Group, University of Auckland - Phylogenetic analyses using a validated DNA reference database for beaked whales have led to the discovery of a new species in the North Pacific. Video presentations must be received by October 31, 2001. The Society for Marine Mammalogy will have an awards presentation ceremony at the conference. Visit the Society's Web site to view their Awards and Scholarships . A wrap-up banquet and dance will take place on the evening of December 3 at the Hotel Vancouver.
Guests are welcome.
A number of computer workstations with Internet connections will be available to conference attendees for checking e-mail. The 14th Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals is sponsored by the Society for Marine Mammalogy and hosted by the Vancouver Aquarium Marine Science Centre .