Dr Joanna Kershaw
Lecturer, Advanced Research Fellow
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- School/Department
- School of Biological Sciences
Latest Publications
Multi-decadal trends in biomarkers in harp seal teeth from the North Atlantic reveal the influence of prey availability on seal trophic position
Global Change Biology, vol. 29, no. 19, pp. 5582-5595Contributions to Journals: ArticlesDon’t mind if I do: Arctic humpback whales respond to winter foraging opportunities before migration
Royal Society Open Science, vol. 10, no. 9, 230069Contributions to Journals: ArticlesLipid-loss in blubber biopsies is universal in cetaceans highlighting a need for new health assessment measures
Marine Biology, vol. 169, no. 148, 148Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00227-022-04138-4
Multi-decadal environmental change in the Barents Sea recorded by seal teeth
Global Change Biology, vol. 28, no. 9, pp. 3054-3065Contributions to Journals: ArticlesCompound Specific Isotope Analyses of Harp Seal Teeth: Tools for Trophic Ecology Reconstruction
Marine Ecology Progress Series, vol. 678, pp. 211-225Contributions to Journals: Articles
- Research
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Research Overview
I am an eco-physiologist with a particular interest in marine mammal physiology, health and disease. I'm especially interested in how environmental variability shapes their physiology and life history strategies, and these interests have led me to investigate more fundamental questions about the regulation of their diving physiology and fasting physiology, in particular.
Research Areas
Research Specialisms
- Physiology
- Endocrinology
- Marine Biology
- Ecology
- Ecotoxicology
Our research specialisms are based on the Higher Education Classification of Subjects (HECoS) which is HESA open data, published under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International licence.
Humpback whales may be struggling to breed as climate crisis depletes food
Study published in Global Change Biology describes decline in humpback whale calves born in past 15 years due to diminishing herring stocks in warming north Atlantic.
- Publications
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Multi-decadal trends in biomarkers in harp seal teeth from the North Atlantic reveal the influence of prey availability on seal trophic position
Global Change Biology, vol. 29, no. 19, pp. 5582-5595Contributions to Journals: ArticlesDon’t mind if I do: Arctic humpback whales respond to winter foraging opportunities before migration
Royal Society Open Science, vol. 10, no. 9, 230069Contributions to Journals: ArticlesLipid-loss in blubber biopsies is universal in cetaceans highlighting a need for new health assessment measures
Marine Biology, vol. 169, no. 148, 148Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00227-022-04138-4
Multi-decadal environmental change in the Barents Sea recorded by seal teeth
Global Change Biology, vol. 28, no. 9, pp. 3054-3065Contributions to Journals: ArticlesCompound Specific Isotope Analyses of Harp Seal Teeth: Tools for Trophic Ecology Reconstruction
Marine Ecology Progress Series, vol. 678, pp. 211-225Contributions to Journals: ArticlesToxins from harmful algae in fish from Scottish coastal waters
Harmful Algae, vol. 105, 102068Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hal.2021.102068
- [ONLINE] Link to AM in UHI Repository
- [ONLINE] View publication in Scopus
Aerial photogrammetry and tag-derived tissue density reveal patterns of lipid-store body condition of humpback whales on their feeding grounds.
Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, vol. 288, no. 1943, 20202307Contributions to Journals: ArticlesDeclining reproductive success in the Gulf of St Lawrence’s humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) reflects ecosystem shifts on their feeding grounds
Global Change Biology, vol. 27, no. 5, pp. 1027-1041Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.15466
Mercury in cetaceans: Exposure, bioaccumulation and toxicity
Science of the Total Environment, vol. 694, 133683Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.133683
Age-length relationships in UK harbour seals during a period of population decline
Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems, vol. 29, no. S1, pp. 61-70Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/aqc.3104
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/15083/1/AQC_age_length_paper.pdf
- [ONLINE] View publication in Scopus