Predicting consequences of POP-induced disruption of blubber glucose uptake, mass gain rate and thyroid hormone levels for weaning mass in grey seal pups

Signs of life: Oxygen sensors confirm viability, measure oxygen consumption and provide rapid, effective contamination monitoring for field‐based tissue culture

“…How to cite this article: Robinson, K. J., Armstrong, H. C., Moss, S. E. W., Oller, L., Hall, A. J., & Bennett, K. A. (2021).…”

“…Cell and tissue culture also have important applications in wildlife biology and conservation (Boroda, 2017), including investigation of disease (Smith et al, 1998); cryopreserving germ cells (de Queiroz Neta et al, 2018;Mastromonaco et al, 2014;Tovar et al, 2008;Veraguas et al, 2017); and understanding physiological responses in both wild (Bennett et al, 2017(Bennett et al, , 2021Robinson et al, 2018) and domestic (Etherton & Evock, 1986;May et al, 1994) animals. However, such work in remote settings is challenging because locating and retrieving samples from individuals can be invasive, stressful and logistically challenging.…”

Understanding the combined effects of multiple stressors: A new perspective on a longstanding challenge

“…Bioenergetic modelling could also integrate the energetic consequences of stressors traditionally considered to act along different response pathways. For example, Bennett et al (2021) showed that persistent organic pollutants can interfere with energy balance regulation in marine mammals, Regnault and Lagardere (1983) found that noise exposure increases metabolism in shrimp, and Anestis et al (2010) reported that changes in seawater temperature alter the metabolism of mussels and promote the outbreak of parasites that further impair energy balance. In ecology, mechanistic models of combined effects on individuals and populations (e.g., using bioenergetic principles) can be formulated as individual-based models (IBMs, also known as agent-based models), where individual agents characterised by internal state variables are simulated to interact with dynamic landscapes over time (Grimm and Railsback, 2013).…”

Key questions in marine mammal bioenergetics

“…amputation). While not a classical disturbance, exposure to contaminants has been linked with metabolic disruptions in grey seals ( Halichoerus grypus ), leading to reduced weaning mass of pups ( Robinson et al, 2018 ; Bennett et al, 2021 ). This key question is the logical next step in ongoing research into the behavioural responses of marine mammals to disturbance, as it addresses the thresholds (e.g.…”