Dr Theoni Photopoulou

Research Fellow

Researcher profile

Phone

+44 (0)1334 46 1829

Email

tp14@st-andrews.ac.uk

Location

Observatory

 

Research areas

I am a statistical ecologist with a background in marine and environmental biology and statistics. I use statistical methods to learn about pattern and process in the ecology and biology of animals. I am particularly interested in the movement ecology of animals, mainly large flying, swimming and diving animals, and the application and development of quantitative methods for analysing the data we collect on movement.

Selected publications

• Open access

  Decreasing body size is associated with reduced calving probability in critically endangered North Atlantic right whales

  Pirotta, E., Tyack, P. L., Durban, J. W., Fearnbach, H., Hamilton, P., Harris, C. M., Knowlton, A., Kraus, S. D., Miller, C., Moore, M., Pettis, H., Photopoulou, T., Rolland, R., Schick, R. & Thomas, L., 28 Feb 2024, In: Royal Society Open Science. 11, 2, 8 p., 240050.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

• Open access

  Estimating age and investigating epigenetic changes related to health across multiple bottlenose dolphin populations

  Barratclough, A., Takeshita, R., Thomas, L., Photopoulou, T., Pirotta, E., Rosel, P., Wilcox Talbot, L., Vollmer, N., Wells, R., Smith, C., Rowles, T., Horvath, S. & Schwacke, L., 1 May 2024, In: Biological Conservation. 293, 9 p., 110570.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

• Open access

  Estimating the effects of stressors on the health, survival and reproduction of a critically endangered, long-lived species

  Pirotta, E., Schick, R., Hamilton, P., Harris, C. M., Hewitt, J., Knowlton, A. R., Kraus, S., Meyer-Gutbrod, E., Moore, M. J., Pettis, H., Photopoulou, T., Rolland, R., Tyack, P. L. & Thomas, L., 4 May 2023, In: Oikos. 2023, 5, 15 p., e09801.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

• Open access

  Hidden Markov models: pitfalls and opportunities in ecology

  Glennie, R., Adam, T., Leos-Barajas, V., Michelot, T., Photopoulou, T. & McClintock, B., 5 Feb 2022, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Methods in Ecology and Evolution. Early View, 14 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

• Open access

  Managing the effects of multiple stressors on wildlife populations in their ecosystems: developing a cumulative risk approach

  Tyack, P. L., Thomas, L., Costa, D., Hall, A. J., Harris, C. M., Harwood, J., Krauss, S., Miller, P. J., Moore, M., Photopoulou, T., Pirotta, E., Rolland, R., Schwacke, L., Simmons, S. & Southall, B., 30 Nov 2022, In: Proceedings of the Royal Society of London Series B: Biological Sciences. 289, 1987, 15 p., 20222058.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

• Open access

  Sex and size influence the spatiotemporal distribution of white sharks, with implications for interactions with fisheries and spatial management in the southwest Indian Ocean

  Kock, A. A., Lombard, A. T., Daly, R., Goodall, V., Meÿer, M., Johnson, R., Fischer, C., Koen, P., Irion, D., Gennari, E., Towner, A., Jewell, O. J. D., da Silva, C., Dicken, M. L., Smale, M. J. & Photopoulou, T., 7 Apr 2022, In: Frontiers in Marine Science. 9, 20 p., 811985.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

• Understanding the combined effects of multiple stressors: A new perspective on a longstanding challenge

  Pirotta, E., Thomas, L., Costa, DP., Hall, AJ., Harris, CM., Harwood, J., Kraus, SD., Miller, PJO., Moore, MJ., Photopoulou, T., Rolland, RM., Schwacke, L., Simmons, SE., Southall, BL. & Tyack, PL., 15 May 2022, In: Science of the Total Environment. 821, 13 p., 153322.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

• Open access

  Understanding the combined effects of multiple stressors: a new perspective on a longstanding challenge

  Pirotta, E., Thomas, L., Costa, D., Hall, A. J., Harris, C. M., Harwood, J., Kraus, S., Miller, P. J., Moore, M., Photopoulou, T., Rolland, R., Schwacke, L., Simmons, S., Southall, B. & Tyack, P. L., 15 May 2022, In: Science of the Total Environment. 821, 13 p., 153322.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

• Open access

  Accurate epigenetic aging in bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus), an essential step in the conservation of at-risk dolphins

  Barratclough, A., Smith, C. R., Gomez, F. M., Photopoulou, T., Takeshita, R., Pirotta, E., Thomas, L., McClain, A. M., Parry, C., Zoller, J. A., Horvath, S. & Schwacke, L. H., 6 Aug 2021, In: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens. 2, 3, p. 416-420 5 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

• Open access

  African wild dog movement ecology in a small protected area in South Africa

  Pretorius, M., Distiller, G., Photopoulou, T., Kelly, C. & O'Riain, J., 11 Jun 2021, In: African Journal of Wildlife Research. 51, 1, p. 54-67 17 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

 

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