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September 9, 2024
Taxonomy Committee – 2024 Annual Review
by Ana Costa
The Taxonomy Committee completed its annual review of the official Society for Marine Mammalogy list of marine mammal species and subspecies for 2024. A few major changes to the list were made. The genus of the sea mink (extinct) is now recognized as Neogale Gray, 1865 following Patterson et al. (2021). Based on phylogenomic findings […]May 7, 2024
Editors’ Select Webinar: Are abrupt humpback whale song changes specific to the Southern hemisphere?
by Theresa-Anne Tatom-Naecker
You are invited to the next edition of the SMM Editors’ Select Webinar Series. This series highlights the latest and most exciting marine mammal science published in the Marine Mammal Science Journal. The SMM created this series to give scientists and citizens around the world a chance to engage with marine mammal scientists, learn, and ask […]Read more on our News Page