1. Stomach contents of pygmy and dwarf sperm whales (Kogia spp.) from around Japan Ayaka Matsuda, Tadasu K. Yamada, Yuko Tajima, Masao Amano, Takashi Matsuishi and Fumika Noto 2. Comparative analysis of the genetic structures of Kogia species populations in the western North Pacific. Shin Nishida, Tadasu K. Yamada, Yuko Tajima and Atsushi Uchimura 3. Records of digenean parasites of the dwarf sperm whale Kogia sima: morphologic and molecular information indicating a possible undescribed species Akira Shiozaki, Tadasu K.

Yamada, Yuko Tajima, Masao Amano and Shotaro Nakagun 4. Stranding data of Kogia spp. from the seas around Japan. Tadasu K. Yamada and Yuko Tajima 5. A histological study of the facial hair follicles in the pigmy sperm whale (Kogia breviceps) Alfredo López 6. Occurrence of Pygmy and dwarf sperm whales from Portugal to France (NE Atlantic) and the interaction with fisheries and marine debris. Alfredo López 7.

The biology of pygmy sperm whales (Kogia breviceps) from New Zealand waters Stephanie Plön 8. Age, growth and reproduction of pygmy (Kogia breviceps) and dwarf (K. sima) sperm whales stranded in South Africa Stephanie Plön 9. The fast lane revisited: life history strategy of Kogia spp. Stephanie Plön 10. Population structure of pygmy (Kogia breviceps) and dwarf (Kogia sima) sperm whales in the Southern Hemisphere: implications for foraging ecology and dispersal Stephanie Plön 11. Presence of the pygmy and sperm whale in the Canary Archipelago based on strandings and sightings Vidal Martin 12. Records of dwarf sperm whales from visual surveys, eDNA and strandings reveal the regular use of Reunion's waters by this cryptic species Violaine Dulau.