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Research Profile

My current research interest centres on the application of individual based studies in marine conservation ecology. I am specifically interested in the use and development of photo-identification techniques to study aspects of marine mammal ecology.

Research Keywords:

Photo-identification; bottlenose dolphin; ecology

Qualifications:

PhD Ecology

BSc Marine Biology (First Class Honours)

BA Business Studies (Upper Second Class Honours)

Education/Academic qualification

Biological Sciences, PhD, Temporal variation in the demographics and dynamics of a bottlenose dolphin population, University of Aberdeen

Award Date: 4 Sept 2017

Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

  1. SDG 14 - Life Below Water
    SDG 14 Life Below Water

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    Albery, G. (Corresponding Author), Becker, D. J., Firth, J. A., De Moor, D., Ravindran, S., Silk, M., Sweeny, A. R., Vander Wal, E., Webber, Q., Allen, B., Babayan, S. A., Barve, S., Begon , M., Birtles, R. J., Block, T. A., Block, B., Bradley, J. E., Budischak, S., Buesching, C. D. & Burthe, S. J. & 90 others, Carlisle, A. B., Caselle, J. E., Cattuto, C., Chaine, A. S., Chapple, T. K., Cheney, B. J., Clutton-Brock, T., Collier, M., Curnick, D. J., Delahay, R. J., Farine, D. R., Fenton, A., Ferretti, F., Feyrer, L., Fielding, H., Foroughirad, V., Frere, C., Gardner, M. G., Geffen, E., Godfrey, S. S., Graham, A. L., Hammond, P. S., Henrich, M., Heurich, M., Hopwood, P., Ilany, A., Jackson, J. A., Jackson, N., Jacoby, D. M. P., Jacoby, A.-M., Ježek, M., Kirkpatrick, L., Klamm, A., Klarevas-Irby, J. A., Knowles, S., Koren, L., Krzyszczyk, E., Kusch, J. M., Lambin, X., Lane, J. E., Leirs, H., Leu, S. T., Lyon, B. E., Macdonald, D. W., Madsen, A. E., Mann, J., Manser, M., Mariën, J., Massawe, A., McDonald, R. A., Morelle, K., Mourier, J., Newman, C., Nussear, K., Nyaguthii, B., Ogino, M., Ozella, L., Packer, C., Papastamatiou, Y. P., Paterson, S., Pinter-Wollman, N., Payne, E., Pederson, A. B., Pemberton, J. M., Planes, S., Raulo, A., Rodríguez-Muñoz, R., Rudd, L., Sabuni, C., Sah, P., Schallert, R. J., Sheldon, B. C., Shizuka, D., Sih, A., Sinn, D. L., Sluydts, V., Spiegel, O., Telfer, S., Thomason, C. A., Tickler, D. M., Tregenza, T., VanderWaal, K., Walmsley, S., Walters, E. L., Wanelik, K. M., Whitehead, H., Wielgus, E., Wilson-Aggarwal, J., Wohlfeil, C. & Bansal, S., Nov 2025, In: Nature Ecology & Evolution. 9, p. 2002-2013 12 p.

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  • Reduced adult survival estimated in areas of decline of harbour seal populations in Scotland

    Arso Civil, M. (Corresponding Author), Tapp, S., Dickens, J., Langley, I., Hiley, H., Terrapon, M., Hague, E., Hewitt, R., Cordes, L. S., Graham, I., Cheney, B., Thompson, P., Hall , A. J. & Sparling, C. E., Oct 2025, In: Ecology and Evolution. 15, 10, 20 p., e72349.

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  • Optimizing automated photo identification for population assessments

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  • Dolphin social phenotypes vary in response to food availability but not the North Atlantic Oscillation index

    Fisher, D. (Corresponding Author) & Cheney, B., 11 Oct 2023, In: Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 290, 2008, 11 p., 20231187.

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