A5068794234- Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies
- Marine and fisheries research
- Viral Infections and Vectors
- Marine animal studies overview
- Vector-Borne Animal Diseases
- Vector-borne infectious diseases
- Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics
- Impact of Light on Environment and Health
- Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth
- Animal Behavior and Reproduction
- Physiological and biochemical adaptations
- Dermatological diseases and infestations
- Marine and coastal plant biology
- Electromagnetic Fields and Biological Effects
- Forensic Entomology and Diptera Studies
- Coastal and Marine Dynamics
- Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research
- Ichthyology and Marine Biology
- Helminth infection and control
- Coastal and Marine Management
- Mercury impact and mitigation studies
- Flood Risk Assessment and Management
- Fish biology, ecology, and behavior
- Crustacean biology and ecology
United Nations University
2023
Multiple Sclerosis Society of Ireland
2020-2022
Animal Health Ireland
2021
The University of Melbourne
2019
University of French Polynesia
2019
University of Technology Sydney
2013-2017
Australian Museum
2014-2017
Abstract River deltas globally are highly exposed and vulnerable to natural hazards often over-exploited landforms. The Global Delta Risk Index (GDRI) was developed assess multi-hazard risk in river support decision-making reduction interventions delta regions. Disasters have significant impacts on the progress towards Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). However, despite strong interlinkage between disaster sustainable development, global frameworks still isolation actions address them...
Recent research suggests that repeated assays of behaviour, conducted both within and across situations, could reveal important insights into two traditionally distinct areas study: animal personality individual differences in behavioural plasticity. However, at present relatively few studies such data, consider how changing abiotic conditions affect Individual metabolic rate have been suggested as a proximate mechanism promoting personality, leading one to speculate sensitivity temperature...
Observations of coral-reef fish larvae have revealed remarkably consistent orientation behaviour while swimming offshore, requiring large-scale cues. However, the mechanisms underlying this are still being investigated. One potential cue for is Earth's geomagnetic field. Here, we examined effect magnetic field manipulations on during pelagic larval phase. In absence visual cues, individual responded to a 90 deg shift horizontal component within Helmholtz coil with comparable in orientation,...
It is often suggested that due to climate and environmental policy changes, the risk from tick-borne disease increasing, particularly at geographical limits of vector distribution. Our project aimed determine whether this was true for Lyme borreliosis in Ireland which western-most limit Ixodes ricinus, European Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato. The availability a historical data set tick infection rates compiled 1990s represented unique opportunity as it provided baseline against current...
Abstract Background Pediculosis in cattle causes significant itching, irritation and stress to the animal, often resulting skin damage poor coat condition. The control of bovine pediculosis Ireland is based predominantly on commercial insecticides belonging one two chemical classes, synthetic pyrethroids macrocyclic lactones. In recent years, pyrethroid tolerance has been reported a number species livestock lice United Kingdom Australia. Results this pilot survey, were detected 16 (94%) out...
Despite the economic importance of grass-based livestock production in Ireland and fact that many veterinarians farmers regard tickborne fever (TBF) as an increasingly important disease, especially sheep, little is currently known about prevalence genetic diversity its causative agent, Anaplasma phagocytophilum. In present study, 1376 nymphal Ixodes ricinus ticks collected from woodland, farmland, bog limestone pavement habitats were screened for A. phagocytophilum using TaqMan PCR. Positive...
The parasite, Babesia divergens causes redwater fever in cattle and a rare, albeit life-threatening disease humans. In Ireland, B. has always been considered an important pathogen as the high incidence of precluded areas country from farming. Moreover relatively large proportion human cases were reported here. Red deer (Cervus elaphus), which often harbour babesias that are genetically very similar (if not identical) to divergens, quite widespread. this study 1369 nymphal Ixodes ricinus...
Event Abstract Back to There’s no smell like home: how sensory ontogeny plays a role in the early life history of estuarine-dependent fishes J. O'Connor1*, David Booth1, Steve Swearer2, Stewart Fielder3 and Jeffrey Leis4 1 University Technology Sydney, School Life Sciences, Australia 2 Melbourne, BioSciences, 3 NSW DPI, Port Stephens Fisheries Institute, 4 Tasmania, Institute for Marine Antarctic Studies, The spatial distribution connectivity marine organisms their populations are largely...