NERC Sea Mammal Research Unit (SMRU): Recent submissions
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Predicting future European breeding distributions of British seabird species under climate change and unlimited/no dispersal scenarios
(2015-11-02) - Journal articleUnderstanding which traits make species vulnerable to climatic change and predicting future distributions permits conservation efforts to be focused on the most vulnerable species and the most appropriate sites. Here, we ... -
Images as proximity sensors : the incidence of conspecific foraging in Antarctic fur seals
(2015-09-29) - Journal articleBackground: Although there have been recent advances in the development of animal-attached ‘proximity’ tags to remotely record the interactions of multiple individuals, the efficacy of these devices depends on the ... -
Abundance and distribution of delphinids in the Red Sea (Egypt)
(University of St Andrews, 2015-06-24) - ThesisKnowledge about cetaceans in the Red Sea is limited with only a handful of sporadic or spatially-limited studies carried out to date. Funded by the Italian Cooperation through a Debt-for-Nature Swap programme and carried ... -
Population dynamics and distribution of northern Norwegian killer whales in relation to wintering herring
(University of St Andrews, 2014-06-25) - ThesisThe northern Norwegian killer whale (Orcinus orca) is an important predator but little is known about its population dynamics, particular in response to changes in its main prey, the highly dynamic Norwegian spring spawning ... -
The effects of physical, biological and anthropogenic noise on the occurrence of dolphins in the Pacific region of the Panama Canal
(University of St Andrews, 2014-06) - ThesisThe main aim of this thesis was to investigate the occurrence of dolphins in Pacific waters adjacent to the Panama Canal in the context of biological, temporal and spatial factors. Acoustic data were collected at 101 sites ...