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Ocean acidification increases susceptibility to sub-zero air temperatures in ecosystem engineers and limits poleward range shifts by Thyrring, Jakob, Macleod, Colin D, Marshall, Katie E, Kennedy, Jessica, Tremblay, Réjean, Harley, Christopher D G

“…Ongoing climate change has caused rapidly increasing temperatures and an unprecedented decline in seawater pH, known as ocean acidification. Increasing…”
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Lack of genetic variation in the response of a trematode parasite to ocean acidification by Harland, Hannah, MacLeod, Colin D, Poulin, Robert

“…Ocean acidification is already having measurable impacts on marine ecosystems. Intraspecific variation in the responses of marine organisms to ocean…”
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Cetacean range and climate in the eastern North Atlantic: future predictions and implications for conservation by Lambert, Emily, Pierce, Graham J, Hall, Karen, Brereton, Tom, Dunn, Timothy E, Wall, Dave, Jepson, Paul D, Deaville, Rob, MacLeod, Colin D

“…There is increasing evidence that the distributions of a large number of species are shifting with global climate change as they track changing surface…”
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review of cephalopod-environment interactions in European Seas by Pierce, Graham J, Valavanis, Vasilis D, Guerra, Angel, Jereb, Patricia, Orsi-Relini, Lydia, Bellido, Jose M, Katara, Isidora, Piatkowski, Uwe, Pereira, João, Balguerias, Eduardo, Sobrino, Ignacio, Lefkaditou, Eugenia, Wang, Jianjun, Santurtun, Marina, Boyle, Peter R, Hastie, Lee C, MacLeod, Colin D, Smith, Jennifer M, Viana, Mafalda, González, Angel F, Zuur, Alain F

“…Cephalopods are highly sensitive to environmental conditions and changes at a range of spatial and temporal scales. Relationships documented between cephalopod…”
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Sustainable whale-watching tourism and climate change: towards a framework of resilience by Lambert, Emily, Hunter, Colin, Pierce, Graham J., MacLeod, Colin D.

“…Whale-watching tourism, currently worth $1 billion p.a. worldwide, depends upon the continued presence of whale, dolphin and porpoise species (collectively…”
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Navigating the landscape of fear: Fruit flies exhibit distinct antipredator and antiparasite defensive behaviors by MacLeod, Colin D., Luong, Lien T.

“…Most organisms are at risk of being consumed by a predator or getting infected by a parasite at some point in their life. Theoretical constructs such as the…”
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A riddle, wrapped in a mystery, inside a barnacle by MacLeod, Colin D, Armstrong, Claire, Wang, Tianxin

“…Approximately 80% of barnacles in Burrard Inlet, British Columbia, Canada, are infected with metacercariae, a life stage of the trematode Maritrema gratiosum,…”
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Exploring and Explaining Complex Allometric Relationships: A Case Study on Amniote Testes Mass Allometry by MacLeod, Colin

“…While many allometric relationships are relatively simple and linear (when both variables are log transformed), others are much more complex. This paper…”
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Linking sandeel consumption and the likelihood of starvation in harbour porpoises in the Scottish North Sea: could climate change mean more starving porpoises? by MacLeod, Colin D, Santos, M. Begoña, Reid, Robert J, Scott, Beth E, Pierce, Graham J

“…Phocoena phocoena…”
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Stable isotopes unravel the feeding mode–trophic position relationship in trematode parasites by Sabadel, Amandine J. M., MacLeod, Colin D.

“…Stable isotopes have been sporadically used over the last two decades to characterise host–parasite trophic relationships. The main reason for this scarcity is…”
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Caste ratio adjustments in response to perceived and realised competition in parasites with division of labour by Lagrue, Clément, MacLeod, Colin D., Keller, Laurent, Poulin, Robert

“…1. Colonial organisms with division of labour are assumed to achieve increased colony-level efficiency in task performance through functional specialisation of…”
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Home range size of adult Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops aduncus) in a coastal and estuarine system is habitat and sex-specific by Sprogis, Kate R., Raudino, Holly C., Rankin, Robert, MacLeod, Colin D., Bejder, Lars

“…This study examined sex‐specific differences in home range size of adult Indo‐Pacific bottlenose dolphins off Bunbury, Western Australia. We applied a new…”
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Impacts of ocean acidification on multiplication and caste organisation of parasitic trematodes in their gastropod host by Guilloteau, Pauline, Poulin, Robert, MacLeod, Colin D.

“…Ocean acidification is predicted to impact the structure and function of all marine ecosystems in this century. As focus turns towards possible impacts on…”
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Habitat utilization by Blainville's beaked whales off Great Abaco northern Bahamas, in relation to seabed topography by MACLEOD, Colin D, ZUUR, Alain F

“…We investigated habitat utilization in Blainville's beaked whale, Mesoplodon densirostris, in the northern Bahamas and, as such, this is the first analysis of…”
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Host–parasite interactions: a litmus test for ocean acidification? by MacLeod, Colin D, Poulin, Robert

“…The effects of ocean acidification (OA) on marine species and ecosystems have received significant scientific attention in the past 10 years. However, to date,…”
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Parasitic infection: a buffer against ocean acidification? by MacLeod, Colin D., Poulin, Robert

“…Recently, there has been a concerted research effort by marine scientists to quantify the sensitivity of marine organisms to ocean acidification (OA)…”
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Complex and interactive effects of ocean acidification and warming on the life span of a marine trematode parasite by Franzova, Veronika A., MacLeod, Colin D., Wang, Tianxin, Harley, Christopher D.G.

“…[Display omitted] •Functional and absolute life spans of cercariae were differentially affected by simulated ocean acidification and warming.•High temperature…”
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Interactive effects of parasitic infection and ocean acidification on the calcification of a marine gastropod by MacLeod, Colin D., Poulin, Robert

“…The interactive effects of ocean acidification (OA) and parasitic infection have the potential to alter the performance of many marine organisms. Parasitic…”
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Cultural transmission of tool use by Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops sp.) provides access to a novel foraging niche by Krützen, Michael, Kreicker, Sina, MacLeod, Colin D., Learmonth, Jennifer, Kopps, Anna M., Walsham, Pamela, Allen, Simon J.

“…Culturally transmitted tool use has important ecological and evolutionary consequences and has been proposed as a significant driver of human evolution. Such…”
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The journey of hull-fouling mobile invaders: basibionts and boldness mediate dislodgement risk during transit by Martínez-Laiz, Gemma, MacLeod, Colin D., Hesketh, Amelia V., Konecny, Cassandra A., Ros, Macarena, Guerra-García, José M., Harley, Christopher D. G.

“…Vessel hull-fouling is responsible for most bioinvasion events in the marine environment, yet it lacks regulation in most countries. Although experts advocate…”
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