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Biomagnification of naturally-produced methoxylated polybrominated diphenyl ethers (MeO-PBDEs) in harbour seals and harbour porpoises from the Southern North Sea by Weijs, Liesbeth, Losada, Sara, Das, Krishna, Roosens, Laurence, Reijnders, Peter J.H., Santos, Javier F., Neels, Hugo, Blust, Ronny, Covaci, Adrian

“…Harbour seals and harbour porpoises are top predator species from the North Sea, have long life spans and hence, are known to accumulate high levels of…”
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Geographical and temporal variation in levels of organochlorine contaminants in marine mammals by Aguilar, A, Borrell, A, Reijnders, P.J.H

“…The interpretation of the spatial and temporal patterns of variation in organochlorine concentrations in marine mammal populations is complex because of the…”
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Relatedness of Streptococcus equi subsp. zooepidemicus strains isolated from harbour seals ( Phoca vitulina) and grey seals ( Halichoerus grypus) of various origins of the North Sea during 1988–2005 by Akineden, Ö., Alber, J., Lämmler, C., Weiss, R., Siebert, U., Foster, G., Tougaard, S., Brasseur, S.M.J.M., Reijnders, P.J.H.

“…The present study was designed to identify 15 beta-hemolytic streptococci isolated during a period between 1988 and 2005 from nine harbour seals and six grey…”
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Post-mortem stability of blubber DLCs, PCB and tDDT in by-caught harbour porpoises ( Phocoena phocoena) by Borrell, A., Aguilar, A., Zeljkovic, S., Brouwer, A., Besselink, H.T., Koopman, H., Read, A., Reijnders, P.J.H.

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Suppression of natural killer cell activity in harbour seals ( Phoca vitulina) fed Baltic Sea herring by Ross, P.S., De Swart, R.L., Timmerman, H.H., Reijnders, P.J.H., Vos, J.G., Van Loveren, H., Osterhaus, A.D.M.E.

“…Mass mortalities among marine mammal populations in recent years have raised questions about a possible contributory role of contaminants accumulated through…”
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Organochlorine pesticide residue and PCBs in harbour porpoise ( Phocoena phocoena) incidentally caught in Scandinavian waters by Kleivane, L., Skaare, J.U., Bjørge, A., de Ruiter, E., Reijnders, P.J.H.

“…During Norwegian and Danish harbour porpoise projects 1987–1991, subcutaneous blubber samples of 34 male harbour porpoises ( Phocoena phocoena) were collected…”
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Harbour porpoises ( Phocoena phocoena ) and wind farms: a case study in the Dutch North Sea by Scheidat, Meike, Tougaard, Jakob, Brasseur, Sophie, Carstensen, Jacob, van Polanen Petel, Tamara, Teilmann, Jonas, Reijnders, Peter

“…The rapid increase in development of offshore wind energy in European waters has raised concern for the possible environmental impacts of wind farms. We…”
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Short term fasting does not aggravate immunosuppression in harbour seals ( Phoca vitulina) with high body burdens of organochlorines by de Swart, R.L., Ross, P.S., Timmerman, H.H., Hijman, W.C., de Ruiter, E.M., Liem, A.K.D., Brouwer, A., van Loveren, H., Reijnders, P.J.H., Vos, J.G., Osterhaus, A.D.M.E.

“…Two groups of 11 harbour seals ( Phoca vitulina) with different body burdens of organochlorines were subjected to an experimental 15-day fasting period, during…”
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Inter-species differences for polychlorinated biphenyls and polybrominated diphenyl ethers in marine top predators from the Southern North Sea: Part 1. Accumulation patterns in harbour seals and harbour porpoises by Weijs, Liesbeth, Dirtu, Alin C., Das, Krishna, Gheorghe, Adriana, Reijnders, Peter J.H., Neels, Hugo, Blust, Ronny, Covaci, Adrian

“…Harbour porpoises ( Phocoena phocoena) and harbour seals ( Phoca vitulina) are two representative top predator species of the North Sea ecosystem. The median…”
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Rapid recovery of Dutch gray seal colonies fueled by immigration by Brasseur, Sophie M. J. M., van Polanen Petel, Tamara D., Gerrodette, Tim, Meesters, Erik H.W.G., Reijnders, Peter J. H., Aarts, Geert

“…Gray seals were first observed breeding in the Dutch Wadden Sea in 1985, after centuries of absence. The breeding colony there is now the largest on the…”
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Individual-based model framework to assess population consequences of polychlorinated biphenyl exposure in bottlenose dolphins by Hall, A.J, McConnell, B.J, Rowles, T.K, Aguilar, A, Borrell, A, Schwacke, L, Reijnders, P.J.H, Wells, R

“…Marine mammals are susceptible to the effects of anthropogenic contaminants. Here we examine the effect of different polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB)…”
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Diet of harbor porpoises along the Dutch coast: A combined stable isotope and stomach contents approach by Jansen, Okka E., Michel, Loïc, Lepoint, Gilles, Das, Krishna, Couperus, Abraham S., Reijnders, Peter J. H.

“…High stranding frequency of porpoises, Phocoena phocoena, along the Dutch coast since 2006 has led to increased interest in the ecology of porpoises in the…”
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Earlier pupping in harbour seals, Phoca vitulina by Reijnders, Peter J. H., Brasseur, Sophie M. J. M., Meesters, Erik H. W. G.

“…The annual reproductive cycle of most seal species is characterized by a tight synchrony of births. Typically, timing of birth shows little inter-annual…”
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Inter-species differences for polychlorinated biphenyls and polybrominated diphenyl ethers in marine top predators from the Southern North Sea: Part 2. Biomagnification in harbour seals and harbour porpoises by Weijs, Liesbeth, Dirtu, Alin C., Das, Krishna, Gheorghe, Adriana, Reijnders, Peter J.H., Neels, Hugo, Blust, Ronny, Covaci, Adrian

“…Harbour porpoises ( Phocoena phocoena) and harbour seals ( Phoca vitulina) were found to differ in the ability to metabolize polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs)…”
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Harbour porpoises Phocoena phocoena in the eastern Scheldt: a resident stock or trapped by a storm surge barrier? by Jansen, Okka E, Aarts, Geert M, Reijnders, Peter J H

“…Coastal protection measures are planned and executed worldwide to combat the effects of global warming and climate change, in particular the acceleration of…”
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Correlates of Cytochrome P450 1A1 Expression in Bottlenose Dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) Integument Biopsies by Wilson, Joanna Y., Wells, Randall, Aguilar, Alex, Borrell, Asuncion, Tornero, Victoria, Reijnders, Peter, Moore, Michael, Stegeman, John J.

“…Integument biopsy is a nondestructive method for sampling free-ranging cetaceans, which allows for the determination of both contaminant concentrations and…”
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Variation in European harbour seal immune response genes and susceptibility to phocine distemper virus (PDV) by McCarthy, Alex J., Shaw, Marie-Anne, Jepson, Paul D., Brasseur, Sophie M.J.M., Reijnders, Peter J.H., Goodman, Simon J.

“…► We tested variation in 8 harbour seal genes involved in host-morbillivirus interactions for associations with disease status. ► This is the first association…”
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Feeding ecology of harbour porpoises: stable isotope anlaysis of carbon and nitrogen in muscle and bone by Jansen, O.E, Aarts, G.M, Das, K, Lepoint, G, Michel, L, Reijnders, P.J.H

“…Harbour porpoises are the most common small cetaceans in the North Sea and Dutch coastal waters. To study their trophic level and feeding location, stable…”
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Effects of acoustic alarms, designed to reduce small cetacean bycatch in gillnet fisheries, on the behaviour of North Sea fish species in a large tank by Kastelein, Ronald A., van der Heul, Sander, van der Veen, Jan, Verboom, Willem C., Jennings, Nancy, de Haan, Dick, Reijnders, Peter J.H.

“…World-wide many cetaceans drown incidentally in fishing nets. To reduce the unwanted bycatch in gillnets, pingers (acoustic alarms) have been developed that…”
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Contaminant-related suppression of delayed-type hypersensitivity and antibody responses in harbor seals fed herring from the Baltic Sea by Ross, P.S, Swart, R.L. de, Reijnders, P.J.H, Loveren, H. van, Vos, J.G, Osterhaus, A.D.M.E

“…Recent mass mortalities among several marine mammal populations have led to speculation about increased susceptibility to viral infections as a result of…”
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