University of St Andrews
 
 

Dr Ailsa Hall
Senior Research Scientist, Acting Director SMRU

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

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.

 

Publications

Bennett, KA , Fedak, M , Moss, SEW , Pomeroy, P , Speakman, JR & Hall, AJ 2013, ' The role of glucocorticoids in naturally fasting grey seal (Halichoerus grypus) pups: dexamethasone stimulates mass loss and protein utilisation, but not departure from the colony ' Journal of Experimental Biology , vol 216, no. 6, pp. 984-991.
Hammond, JA, Hauton, C, Bennett, KA & Hall, AJ 2012, ' Phocid seal leptin: tertiary structure and hydrophobic receptor binding site preservation during distinct leptin gene evolution ' PLoS One , vol 7, no. 4, pp. e35395.
Spencer, M, Mieszkowska, N, Robinson, LA, Simpson, SD, Burrows, MT, Birchenough, SNR, Capasso, E, Cleall-Harding, P, Crummy, J , Duck, C , Eloire, D, Frost, M , Hall, AJ , Hawkins, SJ, Johns, DG, Sims, DW, Smyth, TJ & Frid, CLJ 2012, ' Region-wide changes in marine ecosystem dynamics: state-space models to distinguish trends from step changes ' Global Change Biology , vol 18, no. 4, pp. 1270-1281.
Greig, D, Ylitalo, G, Wheeler, E, Boyd, D, Gulland, F, Yanagida, G, Harvey, J & Hall, AJ 2011, ' Geography and stage of development affect persistent organic pollutants in stranded and wild-caught harbor seal pups from central California ' Science of the Total Environment , vol 409, no. 18, pp. 3537-3547.
Cordes, LS , Duck, CD , Mackey, BL , Hall, AJ & Thompson, PM 2011, ' Long-term patterns in harbour seal site-use and the consequences for managing protected areas ' Animal Conservation , vol 14, no. 4, pp. 430-438.
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