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Prof Ailsa Hall
Professor, Director SMRU
Research Interests include:
- Factors affecting survival in marine mammals, particularly disease, exposure to toxins, contaminants and endocrine disrupters.
- Epidemiology and risk assessment
- Immune function and fitness.
- Respiratory and endocrine physiology.
source: symbiosis
Recent publications
4 (of 4 published available) for ajh7 with keyword Immunity clear keyword filter. (source: University of St Andrews PURE)
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2018 (2)
Environmental Pollution
vol.233 pp.407-418
(Article)
Environmental Pollution
vol.233 pp.407-418
(Article)
Predicting the effects of polychlorinated biphenyls on cetacean populations through impacts on immunity and calf survival
Ailsa Jane Hall, Bernie J McConnell, Lori H Schwacke, Gina M Ylitalo, Teri K Rowles
Keywords: Individual based model , Risk assessment, Marine mammal, Contaminants
Ailsa Jane Hall, Bernie J McConnell, Lori H Schwacke, Gina M Ylitalo, Teri K Rowles
Keywords: Individual based model , Risk assessment, Marine mammal, Contaminants
2015 (1)
Molecular Ecology
vol.24 pp.208-221
(Article)
Molecular Ecology
vol.24 pp.208-221
(Article)
Evidence of land-sea transfer of the zoonotic pathogen Campylobacter to a wildlife marine sentinel species
G. Méric, S. Bayliss, G. Foster, S.E. Moss, E. Watson, B. Pascoe, J. Mikhail, R. Pizzi, R.J. Goldstone, D.G.E. Smith, K. Willoughby, Ailsa Jane Hall, S.K. Sheppard, M.P. Dagleish
Keywords: Campylobacter, Environmental health, Genomics, Grey seals, Source attribution
G. Méric, S. Bayliss, G. Foster, S.E. Moss, E. Watson, B. Pascoe, J. Mikhail, R. Pizzi, R.J. Goldstone, D.G.E. Smith, K. Willoughby, Ailsa Jane Hall, S.K. Sheppard, M.P. Dagleish
Keywords: Campylobacter, Environmental health, Genomics, Grey seals, Source attribution
2014 (22/12)
Viruses
vol.6 pp.5093-5134
(Article)
Viruses
vol.6 pp.5093-5134
(Article)
Phocine distemper Virus
P.J. Duignan, M.-F. Van Bressem, J.D. Baker, M. Barbieri, K.M. Colegrove, S. de Guise, R.L. de Swart, G. di Guardo, A. Dobson, W.P. Duprex, G. Early, D. Fauquier, T. Goldstein, S.J. Goodman, B. Grenfell, K.R. Groch, F. Gulland, Ailsa Jane Hall, B.A. Jensen, K. Lamy, K. Matassa, S. Mazzariol, S.E. Morris, O. Nielsen, D. Rotstein, T.K. Rowles, J.T. Saliki, U. Siebert, T. Waltzek, J.F. Wellehan
Keywords: Morbillivirus, Pinnipeds, Sea otter, CD150/SLAM, Phylogeny, Pathology, Epidemiology, Immunity, Vaccine
P.J. Duignan, M.-F. Van Bressem, J.D. Baker, M. Barbieri, K.M. Colegrove, S. de Guise, R.L. de Swart, G. di Guardo, A. Dobson, W.P. Duprex, G. Early, D. Fauquier, T. Goldstein, S.J. Goodman, B. Grenfell, K.R. Groch, F. Gulland, Ailsa Jane Hall, B.A. Jensen, K. Lamy, K. Matassa, S. Mazzariol, S.E. Morris, O. Nielsen, D. Rotstein, T.K. Rowles, J.T. Saliki, U. Siebert, T. Waltzek, J.F. Wellehan
Keywords: Morbillivirus, Pinnipeds, Sea otter, CD150/SLAM, Phylogeny, Pathology, Epidemiology, Immunity, Vaccine
2013
PLoS One
vol.8 pp.e67132
(Article)
PLoS One
vol.8 pp.e67132
(Article)
Immune activity, body condition and human-associated environmental impacts in a wild marine mammal
Patrick M Brock, Ailsa Jane Hall, Simon J Goodman, Marilyn Cruz, Karina Acevedo-Whitehouse
Keywords: Adiposity, Animals, Conservation of Natural Resources, Ecuador, Female, Humans, Immunoglobulin G, Leukocyte Count, Male, Phytohemagglutinins, Sea Lions, Skinfold Thickness, Urbanization
Patrick M Brock, Ailsa Jane Hall, Simon J Goodman, Marilyn Cruz, Karina Acevedo-Whitehouse
Keywords: Adiposity, Animals, Conservation of Natural Resources, Ecuador, Female, Humans, Immunoglobulin G, Leukocyte Count, Male, Phytohemagglutinins, Sea Lions, Skinfold Thickness, Urbanization
Contact Details:
Prof Ailsa HallScottish Oceans Institute
East Sands
University of St Andrews
St Andrews
KY16 8LB
Fife
UK
tel: 01334 462634
fax: 01334 462632
room: SMRU 2.05
email: ajh7@st-andrews.ac.uk
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KY16 8LB
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