Marine & Freshwater Research Centre, ATU Galway City: Recent submissions

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    • Discrete or not so discrete: Long distance movements by coastal bottlenose dolphins in UK and Irish waters 

      Robinson, Kevin P.; O'Brien, Joanne; Berrow, Simon; Cheney, Barbara; Costa, Marina; Elsfield, Sonja M.; Haberlin, Damien; Mandleberg, Laura; O'donovan, Mairead; Oudejans, Machiel G.; O'Connor, Ian; Stevick, Peter T.; Thompson, Paul M.; Whooley, Padraig (2012)
      The potential for long distance movements in common bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) from six UK and Irish study sites was examined using photographs of natural markings. Here we provide the first evidence for ...

    • Social structure within the bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) population in the Shannon Estuary, Ireland 

      Foley, Aoife; McGrath, David; Berrow, Simon; Gerritsen, Hans D. (2010)
      The Shannon Estuary is home to Ireland’s only known resident population of bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) and is designated as a candidate Special Area of Conservation (cSAC) for this species. Proper conservation ...

    • Fine-scale spatial association between baleen whales and forage fish in the Celtic Sea 

      Volkenandt, Mareike; O’Connor, Ian; Guarini, Jean-Marc; Berrow, Simon; O’Donnell, Ciaran (2015-09)
      Baleen whales can be regularly observed in the Celtic Sea; however, little is known about their local foraging behaviour. This study's objective was to determine whether or not baleen whales selectively prey upon particular ...

    • Temporal and spatial trends in stranding records of cetaceans on the Irish coast, 2002–2014 

      McGovern, Barry; Culloch, Ross M.; O'Connell, Michael; Berrow, Simon (Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom, 2016)
      Using Irish strandings data collected between 2002 and 2014, seasonal and annual trends in the number of strandings for all strandings identified to species level (N ¼ 1480), and for the five most frequently reported ...

    • PESI - a taxonomic backbone for Europe 

      De Jong, Y; Kouwenberg, J.; Boumans, L.; Hussey, C.; Hyam, R.; Nicolson, N.; Kirk, P.; Paton, A.; Michel, E.; Guiry, M.; Boegh, P.; Pedersen, H.; Enghoff, H.; Von Raab-Straube, E.; Güntsch, A.; Geoffroy, M.; Müller, A.; Kohlbecker, A; Berendsohn, W; Appeltans, W.; Arvanitidis, C.; Vanhoorne, B.; Declerck, J.; Vandepitte, L.; Hernandez, F.; Nash, Roisin; Costello, M.; Ouvrard, D.; Bezard-Falgas, P.; Bourgoin, T.; Wetzel, F.; Ulenberg, S. (2015-09)
      Reliable taxonomy underpins communication in all of biology, not least nature conservation and sustainable use of ecosystem resources. The flexibility of taxonomic interpretations,however, presents a serious challenge for ...

    • A longitudinal study of humpback whales in Irish waters 

      Ryan, Conor; Whooley, Padraig; Berrow, Simon; Barnes, Colin; Massett, Nick; Strietman, Wouter J.; Broms, Fredrik; Stevick, Peter T.; Fernald, Thomas W. (Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom, 2014)
      Knowledge on the ecology of humpback whales in the eastern North Atlantic is lacking by comparison with most other ocean basins. Humpback whales were historically over-exploited in the region and are still found in low ...

    • PCB pollution continues to impact populations of orcas and other dolphins in European waters 

      Jepson, Paul D.; Deaville, Rob; Barber, Jonathan L.; Aguilar, Àlex; Borrell, Asunción; Murphy, Sinéad; Barry, John; Brownlow, Andrew; Barnett, James; Berrow, Simon; Cunningham, Andrew A.; Davison, Nicholas J.; Doeschate, Mariel ten; Esteban, Ruth; Ferreira, Marisa; Foote, Andrew D.; Genov, Tilen; Giménez, Joan; Loveridge, Jan; Llavona, Ángela; Martin, Vidal; Maxwell, David L.; Papachlimitzou, Alexandra; Penrose, Rod; Perkins, Matthew W.; Smith, Brian; Stephanis, Renaud de; Tregenza, Nick; Verborgh, Philippe; Fernandez, Antonio; Law, Robin J. (Macmillan Publishers, 2016-01)
      Organochlorine (OC) pesticides and the more persistent polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) have well-established dose-dependent toxicities to birds, fish and mammals in experimental studies, but the actual impact of OC ...