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Dr Paddy Pomeroy

Dr Paddy Pomeroy
Senior Research Scientist


 

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Recent publications


50  (of 89 published available) for pp6. (source: University of St Andrews PURE)
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2018 (16/10)
Animal Biotelemetry
vol.6 
(Article)
Assessing the utility and limitations of accelerometers and machine learning approaches in classifying behaviour during lactation in a phocid seal
Courtney Schuert, Patrick Pomeroy, Sean Twiss 
Keywords: Accelerometer, Grey seal, Maternal behaviour, Breeding behaviour, Machine learning, Classification

Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry
vol.33 pp.176-184
(Article)
Changes in stable isotope compositions during fasting in phocid seals
sarah habran, France Damseaux, Patrick Pomeroy, Cathy Debier, Dan Crocker, Gilles Lepoint, Krishna Das 
Keywords: Stable isotopes, Seal, Lactation, Post-weaning fast, Reproduction
2018 (4)
Acta Oecologica
vol.88 pp.41-51
(Article)
Seal carrion is a predictable resource for coastal ecosystems
Maria-Martina Quaggiotto, Philip S. Barton, Chris Morris, Simon E. W. Moss, Patrick Pomeroy, Dominic J. McCafferty,  
Keywords: Predictability, Resource subsidy, Coastal, Carcass, Pinniped, Relative standard error, Scavenger
2017 (4)
Marine Mammal Science
vol.33 pp.621-629
(Article)
Individual size, sex and rearing environment impact on aggression in newly weaned seals
Kelly Joanne Robinson, Patrick Pomeroy, Neil Hazon, Simon Moss, Sean Twiss 
2017 (12)
Animal Behaviour
vol.134 pp.167-175
(Article)
Intraseasonal temporal variation of reproductive effort for male grey seals
Amanda Bishop, James Stewart, Patrick Pomeroy, Sean Twiss 
Keywords: Mating tactics, Grey seals, Reproductive effort, Dominance
2017 (31/5)
Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences
vol.284 
(Article)
Positive social behaviours are induced and retained after oxytocin manipulations mimicking endogenous concentrations in a wild mammal
Kelly Joanne Robinson, Sean D. Twiss, Neil Hazon, Simon Moss, Patrick Pomeroy 
Keywords: Oxytocin, Manipulation, Social behaviour, Proximity seeking behaviour, Seal, Intravenous
2017 (23/11)
Scientific Reports
vol.7 
(Article)
Rapid changes in Atlantic grey seal milk from birth to weaning – immune factors and indicators of metabolic strain
Amanda D. Lowe, Sami Bawazeer, David G. Watson, Suzanne McGill, Richard J.S. Burchmore, Patrick Pomeroy, Malcolm W. Kennedy 
2017 (1/11)

(Chapter)
Reproductive behaviour
Patrick Pomeroy, Sean Twiss, Kelly Joanne Robinson 
2016 (5)
Aquatic Mammals
vol.42 pp.137-143
(Article)
Cannibalism by a male grey seal (Halichoerus grypus) in the North Sea
Amanda Bishop, Patrick Pomeroy, Sean Twiss 
2016 (6)

(Commissioned report)
Harbour Seal Decline - vital rates and drivers
Monica Arso Civil, Sophie Caroline Smout, Callan David Duck, Chris Morris, Joseph Onoufriou, David Thompson, Andrew Brownlow, Nicholas Davison, Caroline Cummings, Patrick Pomeroy, Bernie J McConnell, Ailsa Jane Hall 
Keywords: Harbour seal, Population Dynamics, Population decline, Bayesian approach, Photo-identification, TelemetryScottish Government
2016 (20/5)
Aquatic Mammals
vol.42 pp.144-161
(Article)
Play behaviour of wild grey seals (Halichoerus grypus) : effects of haulout group size and composition
Vaida Surviliene, Osvaldas Ruksenas, Patrick Pomeroy 
Keywords: Grey seal, Halichoerus grypus, Social play, Haul out, Group effect
2016 (1)
Marine Mammal Science
vol.32 pp.400-408
(Article)
The difference between night and day
Ross Culloch, Patrick Pomeroy, S.D. Twiss 
2015 (5)
Physiological and Biochemical Zoology
vol.88 pp.295-310
(Article)
Adiponectin and insulin in gray seals during suckling and fasting
J. Hughes, S. Stamatas, S. Brand, N.L. Foster, S.E.W. Moss, Patrick Pomeroy 
2015 (15/9)
Journal of Unmanned Vehicle Systems
vol.3 pp.102-113
(Article)
Assessing use of and reaction to unmanned aerial systems in gray and harbor seals during breeding and molt in the UK
Patrick Pomeroy, L. O’Connor, P. Davies 
Keywords: UAS, Wildlife, Seals, Photo ID, Photogrammetry, Behaviour
2015 (7/5)
Marine Ecology Progress Series
vol.527 pp.247-259
(Article)
Breeding male grey seals exhibit similar activity budgets across varying exposures to human activity
Amanda Bishop, Patrick Pomeroy, Sean D. Twiss 
Keywords: Wildlife tourism, Halichoerus grypus, Behaviour, Conservation, Management
2015 (8)
Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology
vol.69 pp.1383-1394
(Article)
Conspecific recognition and aggression reduction to familiars in newly weaned, socially plastic mammals
Kelly Joanne Robinson, Sean Twiss, Neil Hazon, Simon Moss, Mike Lonergan, Patrick Pomeroy 
Keywords: Aggression, Grey seal, Mammal, Oxytocin, Pinniped, Recognition
2015 (2)
Animal Behaviour
vol.100 pp.74-82
(Article)
Good vibrations by the beach boys
Amanda Bishop, Paul Denton, Patrick Pomeroy, Sean Twiss 
Keywords: Halichoerus grypus, Male conflict, Pinniped, Seismic, Signalling, Substrate vibrations
2015 (23/12)
PLoS One
vol.10 
(Article)
Maternal oxytocin is linked to close mother-infant proximity in grey seals (Halichoerus grypus)
Kelly Joanne Robinson, Sean D. Twiss, Neil Hazon, Patrick Pomeroy 
2015 (10)
Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology
vol.69 
(Article)
Variability in individual rates of aggression in wild gray seals
A.M. Bishop, Patrick Pomeroy, S.D. Twiss 
Keywords: Halichoerus grypus, Conflict reduction, Male aggression, Dominance, Social stability
2014 (4)
Marine Mammal Science
vol.30 pp.579-593
(Article)
Body slap
Amanda Bishop, Rob Lidstone-Scott, Patrick Pomeroy, Sean Twiss 
Keywords: Grey Seals, Halichoerus, Body slap, Aggression, Assessment, Male conflict, Donna Nook
2014
pp.134-143
(Chapter)
Colony specific implications of individual mass changes for survival and fecundity in female grey seals (Halichoerus grypus).
Sophie Caroline Smout, Ruth King, Patrick Pomeroy 
2014 (1/10)
Marine Mammal Science
vol.30 pp.1456-1472
(Article)
Finescale ecological niche modeling provides evidence that lactating gray seals (Halichoerus grypus) prefer access to fresh water in order to drink
J.E. Stewart, Patrick Pomeroy, Callan David Duck, S.D. Twiss 
Keywords: Pinniped, Phocid, Habitat preference, Ecological Niche Factor Analysis, ENFA, Thermoregulation, Water balance, Water drinking, Salinity
2014 (1)
Journal of Neuroscience Methods
vol.226 pp.73-79
(Article)
Validation of an enzyme-linked immunoassay (ELISA) for plasma oxytocin in a novel mammal species reveals potential errors induced by sampling procedure
Kelly Joanne Robinson, Neil Hazon, Mike Lonergan, Patrick Pomeroy 
Keywords: Enzyme-linked immunoassay (ELISA), Plasma oxytocin, Raw plasma, Grey seals (Halichoerus grypus), Harbour seals (Phoca vitulina), EDTA, Heparin
2013 (1/1)
Aquatic Toxicology
vol.126 pp.455-466
(Article)
Changes in trace elements during lactation in a marine top predator, the grey seal.
Sarah Habran, Patrick Pomeroy, Cathy Debier, Krishna Das 
2013 (1/6)
Z North of England Zoological Society
pp.17
(Article)
Eye Spy
Patrick Pomeroy 
Keywords: uav, seals
2013 (5)
Marine Mammal Science
vol.29 pp.E537–E541
(Article)
Pup to adult photo-ID
William David Paterson, Paula Redman, Lex Hiby, Simon Moss, Ailsa Jane Hall, Patrick Pomeroy 
2013 (1/7)
Physiological and Biochemical Zoology
vol.86 pp.441-450
(Article)
Selective blubber fatty acid mobilization in lactating gray seals (Halichoerus grypus)
Martin Biuw, Michael John Walton, Simon Moss, Patrick Pomeroy 
Keywords: Hydrogen-isotope-dilution, Adipose-tissue, Grey seals, Differential mobilization, Trophic markers, In-vivo, Brain, Release, triacylglycerols, Consequences
2013 (15/3)
Journal of Experimental Biology
vol.216 pp.984-991
(Article)
The role of glucocorticoids in naturally fasting grey seal (Halichoerus grypus) pups
Mike Fedak, Simon E W Moss, Patrick Pomeroy, John R Speakman, Ailsa Jane Hall 
Keywords: cortisol , body composition, deuterium dilution
2012
Marine Mammal Science

(Article)
An in-field experimental test of pinniped behavioral types
Sean Twiss, Ross Culloch, Patrick Pomeroy 
2012
Methods in Ecology and Evolution
vol.Early View 
(Article)
Analysis of photo-id data allowing for missed matches and individuals identified from opposite sides.
A Hiby, William David Paterson, Paula Redman, John Watkins, Sean Twiss, Patrick Pomeroy 
2012 (10)
Environmental Research
vol.120 pp.18-26
(Article)
Effects of polychlorobiphenyls, polybromodiphenylethers, organochlorine pesticides and their metabolites on vitamin A status in lactating grey seals
Marie Vanden Berghe, L Weijs, Sarah Habran, Krishna Das, C Bugli, S Pillet, J-F Rees, Patrick Pomeroy, Adrian Covaci, Cathy Debier 
2012 (1)
Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology
vol.161 pp.69-76
(Article)
Effects of sex and handling regime on changes in body mass, composition, cortisol and thyroid hormones in suckling and fasting grey seal pups
Simon Moss, Patrick Pomeroy, John Speakman, Mike Fedak 
2012 (10)
Journal of Thermal Biology
vol.37 pp.454-461
(Article)
Seals like it hot: Changes in surface temperature of harbour seals (Phoca vitulina) from late pregnancy to moult
William David Paterson, Carol Elizabeth Sparling, David Thompson, Patrick Pomeroy, J. I. Currie, D. J. McCafferty 
2012 (1/10)
Local Environment: The International Journal of Justice and Sustainability
vol.46 pp.6-15
(Article)
Selective transfer of persistent organic pollutants and their metabolites in grey seals during lactation
Marie Vanden Berghe, Liesbeth Weijs, Sarah Habran, Krishna Das, Celine Bugli, Jean-Francois Rees, Patrick Pomeroy, Adrian Covaci, Cathy Debier 
Keywords: Grey seal, Organochlorines, Maternal transfer, Blubber, Milk, Serum
2012 (16/11)
PLoS One
vol.7 
(Article)
Variation in female grey seal (Halichoerus grypus) reproductive performance correlates to proactive-reactive behavioural types
Sean D Twiss, Charlotte Cairns, Ross Culloch, Shane A Richards, Patrick Pomeroy 

Veterinary Record

(Article)
Effect of Induction dose, lactation stage and body condition on tiletamine-zolazepam anaesthesia in adult female grey seals (Halichoerus grypus)
SD Langton, Patrick Pomeroy, simon moss, KE Borer 
2011 (1/6)
Environmental and Ecological Statistics
vol.18 pp.331-347
(Article)
Estimating demographic parameters for capture-recapture data in the presence of multiple mark types
Sophie Caroline Smout, Ruth King, Patrick Pomeroy 
Keywords: Mark-recapture, Mark-loss, Halichoerus grypus, Multiple mark types, Integrated analysis
2011 (4)
Journal of Applied Ecology
vol.48 pp.364-372
(Article)
Integrating heterogeneity of detection and mark loss to estimate survival and transience in UK colonies of grey seals
Sophie Caroline Smout, Ruth King, Patrick Pomeroy 
2011 (4)
Animal Reproduction Science
vol.124 pp.184-193
(Article)
Reproductive cycles of marine mammals
Patrick Pomeroy 
Keywords: Dolphins, Marine mammal, Reproductive cycles, Seals, WhalesAnimal Science and Zoology, Food Animals, Endocrinology
2011
Aquatic Mammals
vol.38 pp.81-85
(Article)
Video evidence of a potential terrestrial predator (Vulpes vulpes) within a grey seal (Halichoerus grypus) breeding colony on the UK mainland.
Ross Culloch, Patrick Pomeroy, Rob Lidstone-Scott, L Bourne, Sean Twiss 
2010
Marine Mammal Science

(Article)
Assesment of flipper tag site healing in gray seal pups using thermography.
William David Paterson, Patrick Pomeroy, Carol Elizabeth Sparling, Simon Moss, David Thompson, John Currie, Dominic McCafferty 
Keywords: tagging, tag loss, thermography
2010 (17/2)
Diseases of Aquatic Organisms
vol.88 pp.183-188
(Article)
Comparison of the 1988 and 2002 phocine distemper epizootics in British harbour seal Phoca vitulina populations
Mike Lonergan, Ailsa Jane Hall, Hal Thompson, Paul M. Thompson, Patrick Pomeroy, John Harwood 
Keywords: Epidemic, Epidemiology, Mathematical model, Pinniped, COMMON SEAL, NORTHEAST SCOTLAND, VIRUS, ABUNDANCE, EPIDEMIOLOGY, ANTIBODIES, OUTBREAK, DECLINES, DISEASE, EUROPE
2010 (11)
Physiological and Biochemical Zoology
vol.83 pp.911-923
(Article)
Effects of Age and Body Mass on Development of Diving Capabilities of Gray Seal Pups
Bernie J McConnell, Simon E.W. Moss, J.R. Speakman, Patrick Pomeroy, Mike Fedak 
Keywords: SOUTHERN ELEPHANT SEALS, DOUBLY-LABELED WATER, BREATH-HOLD DIVERS, FEMALE GREY SEALS, HALICHOERUS-GRYPUS, MIROUNGA-LEONINA, PHOCA-VITULINA, LEPTONYCHOTES-WEDDELLII, FORAGING DECISIONS, PATCHY ENVIRONMENT
2010
Journal of Comparative Physiology B: Biochemical, Systems, and Environmental Physiology

(Article)
Estimating metabolic heat loss in birds and mammals by combining infrared thermography with biophysical modelling.
dominic McCafferty, C. Gilbert, William David Paterson, Patrick Pomeroy, David Thompson, j.c. j.c. currie, A. Ancel 
2010
Journal of the NorthWest Fisheries Association
vol.42 pp.125-133
(Article)
Low and delayed recruitment at grey seal breeding colonies in the UK
Patrick Pomeroy, Sophie Caroline Smout, S Twiss, S Moss, Ruth King 
2010 (5)
Environmental Pollution
vol.158 pp.1570-1575
(Article)
Relationships between vitamin A and PCBs in grey seal mothers and pups during lactation
Marie Vanden Berghe, Audrey Mat, Stephanie Polain, Valerie Stekke, Jean-Pierre Thome, Frederic Gaspart, Patrick Pomeroy, Yvan Larondelle, Cathy Debier 
Keywords: Grey seal, Lactation, Vitamin A, PCBs, Blubber, BLUBBER FATTY-ACIDS, HALICHOERUS-GRYPUS, PHOCA-VITULINA, POLYCHLORINATED-BIPHENYLS, VERTICAL STRATIFICATION, ADIPOSE-TISSUE, MARINE MAMMALS, WEDDELL SEALS, RINGED SEALS, MOBILIZATION
2010
Animal Reproduction Science

(Review article)
Reproductive cycles in marine mammals
Patrick Pomeroy 
Keywords: reproduction
2009 (1/12)
pp.943-955
(Chapter)
Reproductive Behavior
Mike Fedak, Ben Wilson, Patrick Pomeroy 
Keywords: Agricultural and Biological Sciences(all)
2009

(Entry for encyclopedia/dictionary)
Reproductive behaviour
Mike Fedak, Ben Wilson, Patrick Pomeroy 
2008 (4)
Marine Mammal Science
vol.24 pp.371-387
(Article)
A fine scale study finds limited evidence of kin clustering in a grey seal colony
V. F. Poland, Patrick Pomeroy, S.D. Twiss, Jefferson Alden Graves 
Keywords: Genetic structure, Microsatellites, Gray seal, Halichoerus grypus, Relatedness, Kin clustering

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Dr Paddy Pomeroy
Scottish Oceans Institute
East Sands
University of St Andrews
St Andrews
KY16 8LB
Fife
UK

tel: 01334 463061
fax: 01334 463443
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email: pp6@st-andrews.ac.uk

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