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Dr Joanna Kershaw

Dr Joanna Kershaw
Dr Joanna Kershaw
Dr Joanna Kershaw

Lecturer, Advanced Research Fellow

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School/Department
School of Biological Sciences

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Research

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

Biological and Environmental Sciences

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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.

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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

    de la Vega, C., Kershaw, J., Stenson, G., Frie, A. K., Biuw, E. M., Haug, T., Norman, L., Mahaffey, C., Smout, S., Jeffreys, R. M.
    Global Change Biology, vol. 29, no. 19, pp. 5582-5595
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Don’t mind if I do: Arctic humpback whales respond to winter foraging opportunities before migration

    Kettemer, L. E., Ramm, T., Broms, F., Biuw, E. M., Blanchet, M., Bourgeon, S., Dubourg, P., Ellendersen, A., Horaud, M., Kershaw, J., Miller, P. J. O., Oien, N., Pallin, L., Rikardsen, A.
    Royal Society Open Science, vol. 10, no. 9, 230069
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Lipid-loss in blubber biopsies is universal in cetaceans highlighting a need for new health assessment measures

    Ryan, C., Kershaw, J.
    Marine Biology, vol. 169, no. 148, 148
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Multi-decadal environmental change in the Barents Sea recorded by seal teeth

    de la Vega, C., Buchanan, P., Tagliabue, A., Hopkins, J., Jeffreys, R. M., Frie, A. K., Biuw, E. M., Kershaw, J., James Grecian, W., Norman, L., Smout, S., Haug, T., Mahaffey, C.
    Global Change Biology, vol. 28, no. 9, pp. 3054-3065
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Compound Specific Isotope Analyses of Harp Seal Teeth: Tools for Trophic Ecology Reconstruction

    Kershaw, J., de la Vega, C., Jeffreys, R. M., Frie, A. K., Haug, T., Mahaffey, C., Mettam, C., Stenson, G., Smout, S.
    Marine Ecology Progress Series, vol. 678, pp. 211-225
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Toxins from harmful algae in fish from Scottish coastal waters

    Kershaw, J., Jensen, S., McConnell, B. J., Fraser, S. J., Cummings, C., Lacaze, J., Hermann, G., Bresnan, E., Dean, K., Turner, A., Davidson, K., Hall, A. J.
    Harmful Algae, vol. 105, 102068
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Aerial photogrammetry and tag-derived tissue density reveal patterns of lipid-store body condition of humpback whales on their feeding grounds.

    Aoki, K., Isojunno, S., Bellot, C., Iwata, T., Kershaw, J., Akiyama, Y., Martín López, L., Ramp, C., Biuw, E. M., Swift, R. J., Wensveen, P., Pomeroy, P., Narazaki, T., Sato, K., Miller, P. J. O., Hall, A.
    Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, vol. 288, no. 1943, 20202307
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Declining reproductive success in the Gulf of St Lawrence’s humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) reflects ecosystem shifts on their feeding grounds

    Kershaw, J., Ramp, C., Sears, R., Plourde, S., Brosset, P., Miller, P. J. O., HALL, A. J.
    Global Change Biology, vol. 27, no. 5, pp. 1027-1041
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Mercury in cetaceans: Exposure, bioaccumulation and toxicity

    Kershaw, J., Hall, A. J.
    Science of the Total Environment, vol. 694, 133683
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Age-length relationships in UK harbour seals during a period of population decline

    Hall, A. J., MacKey, B. L., Kershaw, J., Thompson, P.
    Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems, vol. 29, no. S1, pp. 61-70
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Assessing cetacean body condition: Is total lipid content in blubber biopsies a useful monitoring tool?

    Kershaw, J., Brownlow, A. C., Ramp, C., Miller, P. J. O., Hall, A. J.
    Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems, vol. 29, no. S1, pp. 271-282
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Not just fat: investigating the proteome of cetacean blubber tissue

    Kershaw, J., Brownlow, A. C., Botting, C. H., HALL, A. J.
    Conservation Physiology, vol. 6, no. 1, coy003
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Evaluating morphometric and metabolic markers of body condition in a small cetacean, the harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena).

    Kershaw, J., Sherrill, M., Davison, N. J., Brownlow, A. C., HALL, A. J.
    Ecology and Evolution, vol. 7, no. 10, pp. 3494-3506
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Exposure of harbour seals (Phoca vitulina) to Brucella in declining populations across Scotland

    Kershaw, J., Stubberfield, E., Foster, G., HALL, A. J., Brownlow, A. C., Perrett, L.
    Diseases of Aquatic Organisms, vol. 126, no. 1, pp. 13-23
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Seasonal variation in harbour seal (Phoca vitulina) blubber cortisol - A novel indicator of physiological state?

    Kershaw, J., HALL, A. J.
    Scientific Reports, vol. 6, 21889
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Detection and effects of harmful algal toxins in Scottish harbour seals and potential links to population decline.

    Lacaze, J., Jensen, S., Kershaw, J., Herman, G., Brownlow, A. C., Turner, A., HALL, A. J.
    Toxicon, vol. 97, pp. 1-14
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Overcoming the challenges of studying conservation physiology in large whales: a review of available methods.

    Hunt, K., Moore, M., Rolland, R., Kellar, N., HALL, A. J., Kershaw, J., Raverty, S., Davis, C., Yeates, L., Fauquier, D., Rowles, T., Kraus, S. D.
    Conservation Physiology, vol. 15, no. 1, cot006
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
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