Selected publications
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A remotely operated blood sampling and sedative administration device in large, freely moving pinnipeds
Kershaw, J., Bønnelycke, E.-M. S., De Ruiter, W., Aitken, A., Balfour, S., Milne, R., Hall, A. J., Armstrong, H. C., Downie, C., Moss, S. E. W. & McKnight, J. C., 7 Mar 2026, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Methods in Ecology and Evolution. Early View, p. 1-13 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Can hematological biomarkers indicate diagnoses and prognosis in stranded harbor seals (Phoca vitulina)?
England, B. C., Kershaw, J. L., Rubio-Garcia, A., Salazar-Casals, A. & Russell, D. J. F., Jan 2026, In: Marine Mammal Science. 42, 1, p. 1-16 16 p., e70111.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Exploring the use of skin biopsies to infer organ mercury burden in long‐finned pilot whales
McCarthy, R., Gade, C., Kershaw, J., ten Doeschate, M. T. I., Davison, N. J., Brownlow, A. & von Hellfeld, R., 8 Apr 2026, In: Marine Mammal Science. 42, 2, 8 p., e70170.Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate › peer-review
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Clinical chemistry reference intervals for health assessment in wild adult harbour seals
Hall, A. J., Russell, D. J. F., Thompson, P. M., Milne, R., Moss, S. E., Armstrong, H. C. & Kershaw, J. L., 27 Nov 2025, In: Animals. 15, 23, p. 1-13 13 p., 3429.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Cognitive perception of circulating oxygen in seals is the reason they don’t drown
McKnight, J. C., Bønnelycke, E.-M., Balfour, S., Milne, R., Moss, S. E. W., Armstrong, H. C., Downie, C., Hall, A. J. & Kershaw, J. L., 21 Mar 2025, In: Science. 387, 6740, p. 1276-1280 5 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Sexual segregation and stable pregnancy rates in the Gulf of St. Lawrence’s minke whales Balaenoptera acutorostrata amidst environmental changes
Gardiner, D., Ramp, C. A., Sears, R., Paling, L., Derous, D., Bérubé, M., Palsbøll, P. & Kershaw, J. L., 10 Apr 2025, In: Marine Ecology Progress Series. 758, p. 143-159 17 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Estimating the risks of exposure to harmful algal toxins among Scottish harbour seals
Hall, A. J., Kershaw, J. L., Fraser, S., Davidson, K., Rowland-Pilgrim, S., Turner, A. D. & McConnell, B., Jun 2024, In: Harmful Algae. 136, 102653.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Proteome profiling reveals opportunities to investigate biomarkers of oxidative stress and immune responses in blubber biopsies from free-ranging baleen whales
Kershaw, J., Ramp, C., Sears, R., Hall, A. & Derous, D., 2024, In: Conservation Physiology. 12, 1, 10 p., coae059.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Don’t mind if I do: Arctic humpback whales respond to winter foraging opportunities before migration
Kettemer, L. E., Ramm, T., Broms, F., Biuw, M., Blanchet, M.-A., Bourgeon, S., Dubourg, P., Ellendersen, A. C. J., Horaud, M., Kershaw, J., Miller, P. J. O., Øien, N., Pallin, L. J. & Rikardsen, A. H., 6 Sept 2023, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Royal Society Open Science. 10, 9Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Multi-decadal trends in biomarkers in harp seal teeth from the North Atlantic reveal the influence of prey availability on seal trophic position
de la Vega, C., Kershaw, J., Stenson, G. B., Frie, A. K., Biuw, M., Haug, T., Norman, L., Mahaffey, C., Smout, S. & Jeffreys, R. M., 1 Oct 2023, In: Global Change Biology. 29, 19, p. 5582-5595 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review