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.
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Assessing cetacean body condition: Is total lipid content in blubber biopsies a useful monitoring tool?
Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems, vol. 29, no. S1, pp. 271-282Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/aqc.3105
Not just fat: investigating the proteome of cetacean blubber tissue
Conservation Physiology, vol. 6, no. 1, coy003Contributions to Journals: ArticlesEvaluating morphometric and metabolic markers of body condition in a small cetacean, the harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena).
Ecology and Evolution, vol. 7, no. 10, pp. 3494-3506Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.2891
Exposure of harbour seals (Phoca vitulina) to Brucella in declining populations across Scotland
Diseases of Aquatic Organisms, vol. 126, no. 1, pp. 13-23Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/dao03163
Seasonal variation in harbour seal (Phoca vitulina) blubber cortisol - A novel indicator of physiological state?
Scientific Reports, vol. 6, 21889Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/srep21889
Detection and effects of harmful algal toxins in Scottish harbour seals and potential links to population decline.
Toxicon, vol. 97, pp. 1-14Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.toxicon.2015.02.002
Overcoming the challenges of studying conservation physiology in large whales: a review of available methods.
Conservation Physiology, vol. 15, no. 1, cot006Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/conphys/cot006