4 results on '"Deaville, Rob"'
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2. Cetacean range and climate in the eastern North Atlantic: future predictions and implications for conservation.
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Lambert, Emily, Pierce, Graham J., Hall, Karen, Brereton, Tom, Dunn, Timothy E., Wall, Dave, Jepson, Paul D., Deaville, Rob, and MacLeod, Colin D.
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ENVIRONMENTAL sciences , *HABITATS , *CONSERVATION biology , *CLIMATE change - Abstract
There is increasing evidence that the distributions of a large number of species are shifting with global climate change as they track changing surface temperatures that define their thermal niche. Modelling efforts to predict species distributions under future climates have increased with concern about the overall impact of these distribution shifts on species ecology, and especially where barriers to dispersal exist. Here we apply a bio-climatic envelope modelling technique to investigate the impacts of climate change on the geographic range of ten cetacean species in the eastern North Atlantic and to assess how such modelling can be used to inform conservation and management. The modelling process integrates elements of a species' habitat and thermal niche, and employs 'hindcasting' of historical distribution changes in order to verify the accuracy of the modelled relationship between temperature and species range. If this ability is not verified, there is a risk that inappropriate or inaccurate models will be used to make future predictions of species distributions. Of the ten species investigated, we found that while the models for nine could successfully explain current spatial distribution, only four had a good ability to predict distribution changes over time in response to changes in water temperature. Applied to future climate scenarios, the four species-specific models with good predictive abilities indicated range expansion in one species and range contraction in three others, including the potential loss of up to 80% of suitable white-beaked dolphin habitat. Model predictions allow identification of affected areas and the likely time-scales over which impacts will occur. Thus, this work provides important information on both our ability to predict how individual species will respond to future climate change and the applicability of predictive distribution models as a tool to help construct viable conservation and management strategies. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2014
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3. Habitat-driven population structure of bottlenose dolphins, Tursiops truncatus, in the North- East Atlantic.
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Louis, Marie, Viricel, Amélia, Lucas, Tamara, Peltier, Hélène, Alfonsi, Eric, Berrow, Simon, Brownlow, Andrew, Covelo, Pablo, Dabin, Willy, Deaville, Rob, Stephanis, Renaud, Gally, François, Gauffier, Pauline, Penrose, Rod, Silva, Monica A., Guinet, Christophe, and Simon‐Bouhet, Benoit
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HABITATS , *BOTTLENOSE dolphin , *ANIMAL population genetics , *MICROSATELLITE repeats , *MITOCHONDRIAL membranes - Abstract
Despite no obvious barrier to gene flow, historical environmental processes and ecological specializations can lead to genetic differentiation in highly mobile animals. Ecotypes emerged in several large mammal species as a result of niche specializations and/or social organization. In the North- West Atlantic, two distinct bottlenose dolphin ( Tursiops truncatus) ecotypes (i.e. 'coastal' and 'pelagic') have been identified. Here, we investigated the genetic population structure of North- East Atlantic ( NEA) bottlenose dolphins on a large scale through the analysis of 381 biopsy-sampled or stranded animals using 25 microsatellites and a 682-bp portion of the mitochondrial control region. We shed light on the likely origin of stranded animals using a carcass drift prediction model. We showed, for the first time, that coastal and pelagic bottlenose dolphins were highly differentiated in the NEA. Finer-scale population structure was found within the two groups. We suggest that distinct founding events followed by parallel adaptation may have occurred independently from a large Atlantic pelagic population in the two sides of the basin. Divergence could be maintained by philopatry possibly as a result of foraging specializations and social organization. As coastal environments are under increasing anthropogenic pressures, small and isolated populations might be at risk and require appropriate conservation policies to preserve their habitats. While genetics can be a powerful first step to delineate ecotypes in protected and difficult to access taxa, ecotype distinction should be further documented through diet studies and the examination of cranial skull features associated with feeding. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2014
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4. Aspergillosis in the middle ear of a harbour porpoise ( Phocoena phocoena): a case report.
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Prahl, Susanne, Jepson, Paul D., Sanchez-Hanke, Marcos, Deaville, Rob, and Siebert, Ursula
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LETTERS to the editor , *PULMONARY aspergillosis , *HARBOR porpoise - Abstract
Hearing is one of the major senses in whales and dolphins (cetaceans). This is the first report of severe mycotic otitis media in a cetacean, a juvenile female harbour porpoise ( Phocoena phocoena) from British waters that stranded alive. Gross examinations were followed by histological and microbiological investigations of the auditory apparatus. Both tympanic cavities and periotic sinuses displayed copious greenish-yellow purulent and caseous material . Severe fungal infestation by Aspergillus terreus was documented in the otic region but not in any other site of the body. Adjacent to the promontorium, massive accumulation of fibrinous secretion and infiltration of clusters of inflammatory cells were present. Newly formed cysts and vessels replaced the round window membrane location, reminiscent of granulation tissue. Inflammatory cells and a severe fibrin net were noted within the perilymphatic spaces of scala tympani and scala vestibuli, indicative of an acute fibrinous otitis. Inflammatory reactions have probably been caused by this fungal organism. The basilar membrane was solely covered by a simple cuboidal epithelium. Complete absence of sensory cells of the Organ of Corti characterised a further severe phenomenon, which possibly led to the animal's poor nutritional status and stranding. Potential portals of entry are being discussed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2011
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