Juan José Alava,^* Sandie Salazar,^** Marilyn Cruz,^*** Gustavo Jiménez-Uzcátegui,^**** Stella Villegas-Amtmann,^***** Diego Paéz-Rosas,^****** Daniel P. Costa,^******* Peter S. Ross,^******** Michael G. Ikonomou,^********* Frank A.P.C. Gobas<sup>**********


*</sup>Juan José Alava () Address: School of Resource & Environmental Management, Simon Fraser University 8888, University Drive, Burnaby, BC V5A 1S6, Canada. Address: Fundacion Ecuatoriana para el Estudio de Mamíferos Marinos (FEMM), Guayaquil, Ecuador. e-mail: jalavasa@sfu.ca
^**Sandie SalazarAddress: Charles Darwin Foundation, Puerto Ayora, Santa Cruz, Galápagos, P.O. Box 17-1-3891, Quito, Ecuador.
^***Marilyn CruzAddress: Galápagos Genetics Epidemiology and Pathology Laboratory (GGEPL), Puerto Ayora, Galápagos Islands, Ecuador.
^****Gustavo Jiménez-UzcáteguiAddress: Charles Darwin Foundation, Puerto Ayora, Santa Cruz, Galápagos, P.O. Box 17-1-3891, Quito, Ecuador.
^*****Stella Villegas-AmtmannAddress: Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of California, 100 Shaffer Road, Santa Cruz 95060, CA USA.
^******Diego Paéz-RosasAddress: Centro Interdisciplinario de Ciencias Marinas, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Ave. IPN s/n. Colonia Playa Palo de Santa Rita, La Paz, Baja California Sur C. P. 23060, Mexico.
^*******Daniel P. CostaAddress: Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of California, 100 Shaffer Road, Santa Cruz 95060, CA, USA.
^********Peter S. RossAddress: Institute of Ocean Sciences, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, 9860 West Saanich Rd, Sidney, BC V8L 4B2, Canada.
^*********Michael G. IkonomouAddress: Institute of Ocean Sciences, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, 9860 West Saanich Rd, Sidney, BC V8L 4B2, Canada.
^**********Frank A.P.C. GobasAddress: School of Resource & Environmental Management, Simon Fraser University 8888, University Drive, Burnaby, BC V5A 1S6, Canada.