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Prof Ailsa Hall

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.
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Recent publications


8  (of 8 published available) for ajh7 with keyword Physiology clear keyword filter. (source: University of St Andrews PURE)
Please click title of any item for full details.

2018
Conservation Physiology
vol.6 
(Article)
Not just fat
Joanna Louise Kershaw, Catherine Helen Botting, Andrew Brownlow, Ailsa Jane Hall 
Keywords: Adipose tissue, Biomarkers, Marine mammals, Metabolism, Proteomics
2017 (5)
Ecology and Evolution
vol.7 pp.3494-3506
(Article)
Evaluating morphometric and metabolic markers of body condition in a small cetacean, the harbor porpoise (Phocoena phocoena)
Joanna Louise Kershaw, Meredith Sherrill, Nicholas Davison, Andrew Brownlow, Ailsa Jane Hall 
Keywords: Blubber biopsies, Body condition index, Cetaceans, Cortisol, Mass/length2
2017 (27/2)
Conservation Physiology
vol.5 
(Article)
Obtaining accurate glucose measurements from wild animals under field conditions
Kimberley A. Bennett, Lucy M. Turner, Sebastian Millward, Simon E W Moss, Ailsa Jane Hall 
Keywords: Glucose, Glucometer, Phocid, Pinniped, Point-of-care, Validation
2017 (10/8)
Scientific Reports
vol.7 
(Article)
Using blubber explants to investigate adipose function in grey seals
Kimberley A. Bennett, Kelly Joanne Robinson, Simon Moss, Sebastian Millward, Ailsa Jane Hall 

American Journal of Physiology. Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology
vol.311 pp.R788-R796
(Article)
Development of an animal-borne blood sample collection device and its deployment for the determination of cardiovascular and stress hormones in phocid seals
Yoshio Takei, Ippei Suzuki, Marty K. S. Wong, Ryan Milne, Simon Moss, Katsufumi Sato, Ailsa Jane Hall 
Keywords: Cardiovascular hormone, Data logger, Gravity, Sea mammal, Stress hormonePhysiology, Physiology (medical)
2015 (10)
Ocean and Coastal Management
vol.115 pp.10-16
(Article)
The modelling and assessment of whale-watching impacts
Leslie Frances New, Ailsa Jane Hall, R. Harcourt, G. Kaufman, E.C.M. Parsons, H.C. Pearson, A.M. Cosentino, Robert Schilling Schick 
Keywords: Anthropogenic impacts, Disturbance, Management, Marine mammals, Sustainable tourism
2013 (15/5)
Conservation Physiology
vol.1 pp.1-24
(Article)
Overcoming the challenges of studying conservation physiology in large whales
Kathleen E Hunt, Michael J Moore, Rosalind M Rolland, Nicholas M Kellar, Ailsa Jane Hall, Joanna Louise Kershaw, Stephen A Raverty, Cristina E Davis, Laura C Yeates, Deborah A Fauquier, Teresa K. Rowles, Scott D. Kraus 
Keywords: Blow, Biopsy dart, Cetacea, Faecal samples, Non-invasive, Visual health assessment
2012 (19/4)
PLoS One
vol.7 pp.e35395
(Article)
Phocid seal leptin
John Anthony Hammond, Chris Hauton, Kimberley A. Bennett, Ailsa Jane Hall 

Contact Details:

Prof Ailsa Hall
Scottish 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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Sea Mammal Research Unit
School of Biology
Centre for Biological Diversity
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The Secretary
Scottish Oceans Institute
Institiud Chuantan na h-Alba
Gatty Marine Laboratory
East Sands St Andrews
KY16 8LB
Scotland
UK

tel: +44 (0) 1334 463472
fax: +44 (0) 1334 463443
email: soi@st-andrews.ac.uk

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