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Dolphin social phenotypes vary in response to food availability but not the North Atlantic Oscillation index by Fisher, David N., Cheney, Barbara J.

“…Social behaviours can allow individuals to flexibly respond to environmental change, potentially buffering adverse effects. However, individuals may respond…”
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Increasing trends in fecundity and calf survival of bottlenose dolphins in a marine protected area by Cheney, Barbara J., Thompson, Paul M., Cordes, Line S.

“…Estimates of temporal variation in demographic rates are critical for identifying drivers of population change and supporting conservation. However, for…”
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Spy in the sky: a method to identify pregnant small cetaceans by Cheney, Barbara J., Dale, Julian, Thompson, Paul M., Quick, Nicola J., Scales, Kylie, Bouchet, Phil

“…Data on sex ratios, age classes, reproductive success and health status are key metrics to manage populations, yet can be difficult to collect in wild cetacean…”
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Variation in foraging activity influences area-restricted search behaviour by bottlenose dolphins by Fernandez-Betelu, Oihane, Iorio-Merlo, Virginia, Graham, Isla M, Cheney, Barbara J, Prentice, Simone M, Cheng, Rachael Xi, Thompson, Paul M

“…Area-restricted search (ARS) behaviour is commonly used to characterize spatio-temporal variation in foraging activity of predators, but evidence of the…”
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Harbour porpoise responses to pile-driving diminish over time by Graham, Isla M, Merchant, Nathan D, Farcas, Adrian, Barton, Tim R, Cheney, Barbara, Bono, Saliza, Thompson, Paul M

“…Estimating impacts of offshore windfarm construction on marine mammals requires data on displacement in relation to different noise levels and sources. Using…”
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Far-Field Effects of Impulsive Noise on Coastal Bottlenose Dolphins by Fernandez-Betelu, Oihane, Graham, Isla M., Brookes, Kate L., Cheney, Barbara J., Barton, Tim R., Thompson, Paul M.

“…Increasing levels of anthropogenic underwater noise have caused concern over their potential impacts on marine life. Offshore renewable energy developments and…”
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A new approach to estimate fecundity rate from inter‐birth intervals by Arso Civil, Mònica, Cheney, Barbara, Quick, Nicola J., Thompson, Paul M., Hammond, Philip S.

“…Accurate estimates of fecundity rate are key to population assessments and effectively direct conservation efforts. We present a new approach to estimate…”
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Balancing risks of injury and disturbance to marine mammals when pile driving at offshore windfarms by Thompson, Paul M., Graham, Isla M., Cheney, Barbara, Barton, Tim R., Farcas, Adrian, Merchant, Nathan D.

“…1. Offshore windfarms require construction procedures that minimize impacts on protected marine mammals. Uncertainty over the efficacy of existing guidelines…”
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Long-term trends in the use of a protected area by small cetaceans in relation to changes in population status by Cheney, Barbara, Corkrey, Ross, Durban, John W., Grellier, Kate, Hammond, Philip S., Islas-Villanueva, Valentina, Janik, Vincent M., Lusseau, Susan M., Parsons, Kim M., Quick, Nicola J., Wilson, Ben, Thompson, Paul M.

“…The requirement to monitor listed species in European designated sites is challenging for long-lived mobile species that only temporarily occupy protected…”
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Predicting the effects of human developments on individual dolphins to understand potential long-term population consequences by Pirotta, Enrico, Harwood, John, Thompson, Paul M., New, Leslie, Cheney, Barbara, Arso, Monica, Hammond, Philip S., Donovan, Carl, Lusseau, David

“…Human activities that impact wildlife do not necessarily remove individuals from populations. They may also change individual behaviour in ways that have…”
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Modelling the biological significance of behavioural change in coastal bottlenose dolphins in response to disturbance by New, Leslie F., Harwood, John, Thomas, Len, Donovan, Carl, Clark, James S., Hastie, Gordon, Thompson, Paul M., Cheney, Barbara, Scott-Hayward, Lindesay, Lusseau, David

“…1. Behavioural change in response to anthropogenic activities is often assumed to indicate a biologically significant effect on a population of concern…”
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Scale‐dependent foraging ecology of a marine top predator modelled using passive acoustic data by Pirotta, Enrico, Thompson, Paul M, Miller, Peter I, Brookes, Kate L, Cheney, Barbara, Barton, Tim R, Graham, Isla M, Lusseau, David, Costa, Daniel

“…Understanding which environmental factors drive foraging preferences is critical for the development of effective management measures, but resource use…”
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Changing distribution of the east coast of Scotland bottlenose dolphin population and the challenges of area‐based management by Arso Civil, Mònica, Quick, Nicola J., Cheney, Barbara, Pirotta, Enrico, Thompson, Paul M., Hammond, Philip S.

“…The efficacy of marine protected areas (MPAs) depends on clear conservation objectives and ecologically meaningful boundaries. The east coast of Scotland…”
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Variations in age‐ and sex‐specific survival rates help explain population trend in a discrete marine mammal population by Arso Civil, Mònica, Cheney, Barbara, Quick, Nicola J., Islas‐Villanueva, Valentina, Graves, Jeff A., Janik, Vincent M., Thompson, Paul M., Hammond, Philip S.

“…Understanding the drivers underlying fluctuations in the size of animal populations is central to ecology, conservation biology, and wildlife management…”
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Analyzing temporally correlated dolphin sightings data using generalized estimating equations by Bailey, Helen, Corkrey, Ross, Cheney, Barbara, Thompson, Paul M.

“…Many of the statistical techniques commonly used in ecology assume independence among responses. However, there are many marine mammal survey techniques, such…”
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A deep learning approach to photo–identification demonstrates high performance on two dozen cetacean species by Patton, Philip T., Cheeseman, Ted, Abe, Kenshin, Yamaguchi, Taiki, Reade, Walter, Southerland, Ken, Howard, Addison, Oleson, Erin M., Allen, Jason B., Ashe, Erin, Athayde, Aline, Baird, Robin W., Basran, Charla, Cabrera, Elsa, Calambokidis, John, Cardoso, Júlio, Carroll, Emma L., Cesario, Amina, Cheney, Barbara J., Corsi, Enrico, Currie, Jens, Durban, John W., Falcone, Erin A., Fearnbach, Holly, Flynn, Kiirsten, Franklin, Trish, Franklin, Wally, Galletti Vernazzani, Bárbara, Genov, Tilen, Hill, Marie, Johnston, David R., Keene, Erin L., Mahaffy, Sabre D., McGuire, Tamara L., McPherson, Liah, Meyer, Catherine, Michaud, Robert, Miliou, Anastasia, Orbach, Dara N., Pearson, Heidi C., Rasmussen, Marianne H., Rayment, William J., Rinaldi, Caroline, Rinaldi, Renato, Siciliano, Salvatore, Stack, Stephanie, Tintore, Beatriz, Torres, Leigh G., Towers, Jared R., Trotter, Cameron, Tyson Moore, Reny, Weir, Caroline R., Wellard, Rebecca, Wells, Randall, Yano, Kymberly M., Zaeschmar, Jochen R., Bejder, Lars

“…Abstract Researchers can investigate many aspects of animal ecology through noninvasive photo–identification. Photo–identification is becoming more efficient…”
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Predicting the effects of human developments on individual dolphins to understand potential long-term population consequences by Pirotta, Enrico, Harwood, John, Thompson, Paul M., New, Leslie, Cheney, Barbara, Arso, Monica, Hammond, Philip S., Donovan, Carl, Lusseau, David

“…Human activities that impact wildlife do not necessarily remove individuals from populations. They may also change individual behaviour in ways that have…”
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Integrating multiple data sources to assess the distribution and abundance of bottlenose dolphins Tursiops truncatus in Scottish waters by Cheney, Barbara, Thompson, Paul M., Ingram, Simon N., Hammond, Philip S., Stevick, Peter T., Durban, John W., Culloch, Ross M., Elwen, Simon H., Mandleberg, Laura, Janik, Vincent M., Quick, Nicola J., ISLAS-Villanueva, Valentina, Robinson, Kevin P., Costa, Marina, Eisfeld, Sonja M., Walters, Alice, Phillips, Charlie, Weir, Caroline R., Evans, Peter G.H., Anderwald, Pia, Reid, Robert J., Reid, James B., Wilson, Ben

“…The distribution, movements and abundance of highly mobile marine species such as bottlenose dolphins Tursiops truncatus are best studied at large spatial…”
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Responses of bottlenose dolphins and harbor porpoises to impact and vibration piling noise during harbor construction by Graham, Isla M., Pirotta, Enrico, Merchant, Nathan D., Farcas, Adrian, Barton, Tim R., Cheney, Barbara, Hastie, Gordon D., Thompson, Paul M.

“…The development of risk assessments for the exposure of protected populations to noise from coastal construction is constrained by uncertainty over the nature…”
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Effects of Extrinsic and Intrinsic Factors on Breeding Success in a Long Lived Seabird by Lewis, Sue, Elston, David A., Daunt, Francis, Cheney, Barbara, Thompson, Paul M.

“…There is growing concern over the impacts of climate change on animal species. Many studies have demonstrated impacts of climate change at the population…”
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