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You may call this number collect. The study area is divided into 18 zones usingtopographic references easily identifiable from the boat. Boat-based volunteers and researcher will have lunch onboard (sandwiches, beverages, and fruits). Florian�polis is the state capital of santa catarina and has one of the highest standards of livingin brazil.

Yb: Number of sightings that include the individual b, but not a in the same occasion. In brazilian waters, they areprotected by a federal law (1743).

While part of the team conducts the boat-based survey, others will be at one or both local beaches collecting data on the individuals that can be found there. Boat-based investigations require a team of two to three researchers onboard: The pi who takes pictures of dolphins' dorsal fins or collects biopsy samplings, one volunteer to help with the collection of environmental data and organization of boat duties, and another responsible for taking data on dolphins' behavioral activities.



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Dinner: Volunteers will prepare their own dinners according to their selections. Principal investigator marcos santos is a 34 year-old biologist who has been conducting cetacean research and conservation since 1993. In spring (september, october and november) we have favorable temperatures (15 to 25�c/59�f to 77�f) and sometimes rain. Weather permitting, boat-based work will be conducted 4 to 6days/week for up to 10 h/day.

Volunteers will also receive training in marine mammal research, with emphasis on the necessary field methods. There are many advantages to studying tucuxis in this estuary. Through mid-2003, only 16 brazilian researchers received their ph. In this way, microphones can serve as "eyes" underwater.

Laundryservices are available in town with coin-operated machines. Two types ofsurveys are conducted, always without following a regular course: (A) focal-group sampling,when the same animals are observed and photographed until the end of the survey and (b)"random surveys," when the group is left once it is concluded that most individuals werephotographed and the survey is resumed. Volunteers should also be reasonably agile, as rapid entry into (and exit from) the boat may haveto be made to when embarking and disembarking at the mooring.

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