Tootles
Peter Unmack
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Date: Fri, 21 Feb 1997 09:28:15 +0000 (GMT)
From: Aldo-Pier Solari <SOLARIS at CICEI.ULPGC.ES>
To: FISH-ECOLOGY at SEGATE.SUNET.SE
Subject: Volunteer research opportunity in Papua New Guinea
Date: Thu, 20 Feb 1997 16:20:09 -0500
From: Shane Paterson <spater at CELLMATE.CB.UGA.EDU>
Volunteer research opportunity in Papua New Guinea
Social behavior of sympatric barracuda species
- EARTHWATCH VOLUNTEER field research in Papua New Guinea, 1997
First, I apologize for any repetitious cross-postings for those
of you who happen to subscribe to the same mailing lists and
newsgroups as I.
I'd like to put the word out about an upcoming Earthwatch project
I will be leading, a program of underwater research to be
conducted during June, July, and August of 1997. The setting for
this research will be the prolific reefs of Papua New Guinea's
Madang Province, which lies smack at the center of marine
biodiversity. We will gather data through intensive underwater
observation of barracuda behavior, in small teams, utilizing
SCUBA diving and snorkeling. Our operational base will be the
Christensen Research Institute, a marine and terrestrial research
center which shares a peninsula and 22 acres of former coconut
plantation with Jais Aben Resort.
Twenty species of barracuda prowl the world's seas, including
species classified as predominantly solitary in nature and those
of a typically more gregarious bent, that often form huge
schools. We know next to nothing about the behavior, and even
the basic biology, of most barracuda species. My previous
research has focused upon the great barracuda (*Sphyraena
barracuda*), largest and most cosmopolitan of these predators.
This year's study in Madang, which essentially examines and
contrasts the social behavior of several barracuda species
occurring in the same geographic area (sympatric species), will
contribute to an understanding of group formation and persistence
in marine predators. Results from this study may have broader
application and significance in approaching questions dealing
with the evolution of sociality.
For further information, please contact EARTHWATCH directly by
telephone or through their WWW site (which also includes
information on membership, more information about this particular
project, and other volunteer opportunities for field research).
Costs of participation in an Earthwatch expedition can be tax
deductible. You may also ask Earthwatch about their College
Credit Program, and funding opportunities for artists, writers,
high school students, and teachers.
Earthwatch telephone: (800) 776-0188
Earthwatch e-mail: info at earthwatch.org
Earthwatch website: http://www.earthwatch.org
Headquarters address: Earthwatch
680 Mt Auburn Street
P.O. Box 9104
Watertown, MA 02272-9104
USA
OUTSIDE THE U.S.A.:
Earthwatch Europe Earthwatch Australia
Belsyre Court 1st Floor, 453-457 Elizabeth Street
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Oxford OX2 6HU Australia
United Kingdom Telephone (03) 9600-9066
Telephone (01865) 311-600
Earthwatch Japan Earthwatch Deutschland
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Fukoku Building Hamburg
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Chiyoda-Ku Telephone (040) 81-0235
Tokyo 100
Japan
Telephone (81) 3-3508-2280
Thanks for your interest.
Shane Paterson
PhD student, University of Georgia
http://cellmate.cb.uga.edu/~spater/earthwatch.html
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