Search Results - "McConnell, B. J"

Movements and Foraging Areas of Grey Seals in the North Sea by McConnell, B. J., Fedak, M. A., Lovell, P., Hammond, P. S.

“…1. Grey seals Halichoerus grypus Fab. are large, numerous marine top predators. Fears concerning competition with fisheries have prompted calls for control…”
Get full text

SMS seal: A new technique to measure haul-out behaviour in marine vertebrates by Cronin, M.A., McConnell, B.J.

“…Many marine vertebrates, including pinnipeds, turtles and birds, spend periods of time ashore during their life cycles. Quantification of time spent ashore is…”
Get full text

Management of Helicobacter pylori eradication – the influence of structured counselling and follow‐up by Al‐Eidan, F. A., McElnay, J. C., Scott, M. G., McConnell, J. B.

“…Aims  Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) eradication rate varies according to the treatment regimen used and other factors, e.g. antimicrobial resistance and…”
Get full text

Status and conservation of the grey seal, Halichœrus grypus, in France by VINCENT, C, FEDAK, M. A, MCCONNELL, B. J, MEYNIER, L, SAINT-JEAN, C, RIDOUX, V

“…We investigated the status of the grey seal in the Molene archipelago, western Brittany, where a Marine National Park is planned. We combined regular censuses,…”
Get full text

The Effect of Total Immunoglobulin Levels, Mass and Condition on the First-Year Survival of Grey Seal Pups by Hall, A. J., McConnell, B. J., Barker, R. J.

“…1. A joint live-recapture/live-resighting/dead-recovery mark-recapture model was used to investigate the effect of serum gammaglobulin (IgG) levels, sex, mass…”
Get full text

Biphasal long-distance migration in green turtles by Hays, G.C, Broderick, A.C, Godley, B.J, Lovell, P, Martin, C, McConnell, B.J, Richardson, S

“…Sea turtles have recently been shown to have the sensory ability to use magnetic information for guidance in the open ocean, although the importance of…”
Get full text

How Many Hospital Visits Does it Take Before Celiac Sprue is Diagnosed? by Dickey, W, McConnell, J B

“…We studied the hospital records of patients with celiac sprue in order to determine how frequently hospital specialists failed to make the diagnosis. Over a…”
Get full text

Post-Breeding Distribution and Diving Behavior of Adult Male Southern Elephant Seals from Patagonia by Campagna, Claudio, Fedak, Michael A., McConnell, Bernie J.

“…Seven post-breeding adult male southern elephant seals, Mirounga leonina, were tracked using satellite-relay data loggers (SRDL) in 1994-1996. Two animals also…”
Get full text

Effect of proton pump inhibitors on the detection of Helicobacter pylori in gastric biopsies by Dickey, W, Kenny, B D, McConnell, J B

“…Proton pump inhibitors are known to decrease the activity of Helicobacter pylori organisms within the stomach and to shift their distribution proximally. This…”
Get more information

Flow of river water into a karstic limestone aquifer—2. Dating the young fraction in groundwater mixtures in the Upper Floridan aquifer near Valdosta, Georgia by Plummer, L.N., Busenberg, E., Drenkard, S., Schlosser, P., Ekwurzel, B., Weppernig, R., McConnell, J.B., Michel, R.L.

“…Tritium/helium-3 ( 3H/ 3He) and chlorofluorocarbon (CFCs, CFC–11, CFC–12, CFC–113) data are used to date the young fraction in groundwater mixtures from a…”
Get full text

Gastric as well as Duodenal Biopsies May Be Useful in the Investigation of Iron Deficiency Anaemia by Dickey, W., Kenny, B. D., McMillan, S. A., Porter, K. G., McConnell, J. B.

“…Background: Iron absorption is known to be impaired in the setting of gastric achlorhydria, yet gastric atrophy is not usually considered an aetiological…”
Get full text

Foraging behaviour and diet of lactating female southern sea lions (Otaria flavescens) in the Falkland Islands by Thompson, D., Duck, C. D., McConnell, B. J., Garrett, J.

“…This study investigated the foraging behaviour, diving behaviour, movements and diet of lactating southern sea lions in the Falkland Islands. They appeared to…”
Get full text

Use of a treatment protocol in the management of community-acquired lower respiratory tract infection by AL-EIDAN, F. A, MCELNAY, J. C, SCOTT, M. G, KEARNEY, M. P, CORRIGAN, J, MCCONNELL, J. B

“…The aim of the present study was to examine the impact of an antimicrobial prescribing protocol on clinical and economic outcome measures in hospitalized…”
Get full text

Diurnal and seasonal variations in the duration and depth of the longest dives in southern elephant seals (Mirounga leonina): possible physiological and behavioural constraints by Bennett, K A, McConnell, B J, Fedak, M A

“…This study seeks to understand how the physiological constraints of diving may change on a daily and seasonal basis. Dive data were obtained from southern…”
Get full text

Flow of river water into a Karstic limestone aquifer. 1. Tracing the young fraction in groundwater mixtures in the Upper Floridan Aquifer near Valdosta, Georgia by Plummer, L.N., Busenberg, E., McConnell, J.B., Drenkard, S., Schlosser, P., Michel, R.L.

“…The quality of water in the Upper Floridan aquifer near Valdosta, Georgia is affected locally by discharge of Withlacoochee River water through sinkholes in…”
Get full text

Andesite petrogenesis in the Ordovician Borrowdale Volcanic Group of the English Lake District by fractionation, assimilation and mixing by McConnell, B. J, Menuge, J. F, Hertogen, J

“…A suite of composite basalt-andesite dykes in the Ordovician Borrowdale Volcanic Group of the English Lake District records magmatic evolution from basalt to…”
Get full text

Comparative distribution, movements and diet of harbour and grey seals from the Moray Firth, N.E. Scotland by THOMPSON, P. M, MCCONNELL, B. J, TOLLIT, D. J, MACKAY, A, HUNTER, C, RACEY, P. A

“…The distribution, movements and foraging activity of harbour and grey seals from the inner Moray Firth, N.E. Scotland, were compared using a combination of…”
Get full text

Effects of Age and Body Mass on Development of Diving Capabilities of Gray Seal Pups: Costs and Benefits of the Postweaning Fast by Bennett, K. A., McConnell, B. J., Moss, Simon E. W., Speakman, J. R., Pomeroy, P. P., Fedak, M. A.

“…Development of adequate diving capabilities is crucial for survival of seal pups and may depend on age and body size. We tracked the diving behavior of 20 gray…”
Get full text

Seasonal and Sex-Related Variation in the Activity Patterns of Common Seals (Phoca vitulina) by Thompson, P. M., Fedak, M. A., McConnell, B. J., Nicholas, K. S.

“…(1) Radio-telemetry was used to study common seal activity patterns around Orkney, and to assess the degree of individual, seasonal and sex-related variation…”
Get full text

ASSESSMENT OF ARGOS LOCATION ACCURACY FROM SATELLITE TAGS DEPLOYED ON CAPTIVE GRAY SEALS by Vincent, Cécile, Mcconnell, Bernie J., Ridoux, Vincent, Fedak, Michael A.

“…The Argos satellite system is commonly used to track and relay behavioral data from marine mammals, but their underwater habit results in a high proportion of…”
Get full text