• Aguilar, A. 1999. Status of Mediterranean monk seal populations. RAC-SPA, United Nations Environment Program (UNEP), Aloès Editions, Tunis: 1-60.
  • Forcada, J. 2000. Can population surveys show if the Mediterranean monk seal colony at Cap Blanc is declining in abundance? Journal of Applied Ecology 37(1): 171-181. Online Abstract.
  • Forcada, J., P.S. Hammond & A. Aguilar. 1999. Status of the Mediterranean monk seal Monachus monachus in the western Sahara and the implications of a mass mortality event. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 188: 249-261. Online Abstract.
  • Gazo, M., J.F. Layna, F. Aparicio, M.A. Cedenilla, L.M. González & A. Aguilar. 1999. Pupping season, perinatal sex ratio and natality rates of the Mediterranean monk seal from the Cabo Blanco colony. Journal of Zoology (London) 249: 393-401.
  • Gazo M., L.M. González & E. Grau. 2000. Age at first parturition in a Mediterranean monk seal monitored long-term. Marine Mammal science 16 (1): 257-260.
  • Gazo, M., F. Aparicio, M.A. Cedenilla, J.F. Layna & L.M. González. 2000. Pup survival in the Mediterranean monk seal (Monachus monachus) colony of the Cabo Blanco peninsula (Western Sahara-Mauritania). Marine Mammal science 16 (1): 158-168.
  • González, L. M. 1999. Update on the situation of the Mediterranean monk seal (English translation). In: Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals. Scientific Council of the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals. 9th Meeting, Cape Town, 4-6 November 1999: 1-16 + 6 maps.
  • Johnson, W. M. (ed.) 2000. The Monachus Guardian. International Marine Mammal Association Inc., International Fund for Animal Welfare, IFAW Charitable Trust and the Humane Society of Canada. The Monachus Guardian 2 (1-2) May/December 1999: 1-88.
  • Marine Mammal Commission. 2000. Hawaiian monk seal (Monachus schauinslandi). Pages 44-55 in Chapter III, Species of Special Concern, Annual Report to Congress, 1999. Marine Mammal Commission, Bethesda, Maryland. [Available in the Monachus Library]
  • Parrish, F.A., M.P. Craig, T.J. Ragen, G.J. Marshall & B.M. Buhleier. 2000. Identifying diurnal foraging habitat of endangered Hawaiian monk seals using a seal-mounted video camera. Marine Mammal Science 16(2): 392-412.
  • Samaranch, R. & L.M. González. 2000. Changes in morphology with age in Mediterranean monk seals (Monachus monachus). Marine Mammal science 16 (1): 141-157.
  • Swanson, G. 2000. Final Millennium for the Monk Seal. History Talk from the Upper Florida Keys, Winter (99/2000): 156-158.


Proceedings

The Society of Marine Mammalogy’s 13th Biennial Conference convened in Maui, Hawaii, in November 1999. Abstracts of presentations and posters are available in the following publication:

  • Abstracts. The Society for Marine Mammalogy. 13th Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals. Nov. 28–Dec. 3, 1999. Wailea, Maui, Hawaii: 1-226.
  • Adamandopoulou, S., E. Androukaki, P. Dendrinos & S. Kotomatas. 1999. Evidence on the Movements of the Mediterranean Monk Seal (Monachus monachus) in Greece: 2.
  • Aguirre, A.A. J.S. Reif & G. Antonelis. Serologic evidence of zoonotic diseases in the Hawaiian monk seal; are they limiting population recovery: 2.
  • Antonelis, G.A., J.D. Baker, T.C. Johanos. Population dynamics and status of the endangered Hawaiian monk seal, Monachus schauinslandi: 7.
  • Atkinson, S. Body composition and metabolic hormones in Hawaiian monk seals: 8.
  • Baker, J.D., T.C. Johanos. Effects of research handling and instrumentation on Hawaiian monk seals, Monachus schauinslandi: 10.
  • Becker, B.L., & T.C. Johanos. Trends in Hawaiian monk seal (Monachus schauinslandi) pupping site fidelity and juvenile survival at Laysan Island: 15.
  • Boland, R.C. Surveys of submerged marine debris; a persistent and ongoing threat to the endangered Hawaiian monk seal: 19-20.
  • Craig, M.P., M. Shaw, G. Mo, M. Rutishauser. Aggressive male behavior and shark predation dramatically increase mortality of Hawaiian monk seal pups at French Frigate Shoals: 40.
  • Dendrinos, P., E. Tounta, S. Kotomatas. A field method for age estimation of Mediterranean monk seal (Monachus monachus) pups: 48.
  • Early, G., R. Cooper, S. Kraus, M. Williamson. The movements and behaviour of released, rehabilitated seals: 52
  • Forcada, J., R. Pradel, M. Gazo, A. Aguilar. Demographic trajectory and projections of the Mediterranean monk seal population in the Western Sahara: 58.
  • Gazo, M., J. Forcada, T. Pastor, G. Cantos, A. Aguilar. Effects of the 1997 die-off on the reproductive parameters of the Mediterranean monk seal colony of Cabo Blanco: 65.
  • Gilmartin, W., S. Canja, C. Vanderlip, J. Mangel. Managing human activity aids recovery of endangered Hawaiian monk seals at Midway Islands: 67.
  • Horn, D., & S. Atkinson. Seasonal reproduction and metabolism in the male Hawaiian monk seal: 85.
  • Johanos, T.C., B.L. Becker, T.J. Ragen, J.D. Baker. Population impacts of absolute and functional sex ratio fluctuations on the endangered Hawaiian monk seal: 91.
  • Keith, Lucy W. Haul-out behaviour of weaned pup and juvenile Hawaiian monk seals (Monachus schauinslandi) at Midway Atoll: 96.
  • Kliks, M.M., & A.A. Aguirre. Hawaiian monk seal helminthology survey: analyses of 1997 specimens: 99.
  • Krussell, K., & S. Atkinson. Temperature loss in the Hawaiian monk seal: 102.
  • Oki, C., & S. Atkinson. Body condition and hormone analysis of yearling Hawaiian monk seals: 138.
  • Parrish, F.A., M.P. Craig, K. Abernathy, G.J. Marshall, B.M. Buhleier. Use of deepwater coral beds by monk seals at French Frigate Shoals, Hawaii: 145.
  • Pastor, T, J. Gaza, J. Carlos, P. Allen, B. Amos, A. Aguilar. Very low levels of nuclear genetic variability in the endangered Mediterranean monk seal after a population bottleneck: 145.
  • Polovina, J.J., J.D. Baker, G.A. Antonelis. Do Hawaiian monk seals benefit from El Niño?: 149.
  • Ryon, B., R. Braun, L. Dalton. Sedation effects of Midazolam and its antagonist Flumazenil in the Hawaiian monk seal: 164.
  • Schmelzer, I. & T. J. Ragen. Seals and seascapes: covariation in Hawaiian monk seal subpopulations and the marine environment of the Hawaiian archipelago: 167.
  • Stewart, B.S., M.P. Craig, G.A. Antonelis. Foraging habitats and conservation of Hawaiian monk seals: 179.
  • Wilcox, M., J. Buzitis, L. Woodward, S. Atkinson, G. Antonelis. Survey for select xenobiotics in the free-ranging Hawaiian monk seal (Monachus schauinslandi): 201.
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    In press

    • Forcada, J. & A. Aguilar. Use and reliability of photographic identification in capture-recapture studies of Mediterranean monk seals. Journal of Applied Ecology.
    • Jiddou, Azza Mint, Sidina ould Dedaii, Mohamed M’Bareck ould Soueilem, Mika Diop, Ba Abou Sidi, Mohamed ould Ely ould Braham, Mohamed ould Mohamed Lemine, Mohamed Vall ould Cheikh, Moustapha ould Mohamed Ahmed, Elisabeth Vedder, Lisette Egberts, Byron Martina, Marco v/d Bildt, Lenie ‘t Hart, Albert Osterhaus, Sjef Vos. 2000. Memorandum on the mass die-off of monk seals on the Cap Blanc peninsula. CNROP/SRRC December 1997. Republished by the Seal Rehabilitation and Research Centre (SRRC), Pieterburen, the Netherlands.
    • Pastor, T., A. Aguilar, J.C. Garza, P. Allen, & B. Amos. Low levels of genetic variability assessed by DNA microsatellites in a highly endangered species: the Mediterranean monk seal. Conservation Biology.
    • Pires, R.M. & H.C. Neves. 2000. Monk seal sightings on open beaches in Desertas Islands, Madeira Archipelago.



                                        

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