Research output per year
Research output per year
Personal profile
Research overview
I am a quantitative ecologist based in the Centre for Research into Ecological and Environmental Modelling (CREEM) and the School of Biology.
I work on multiple aspects of the ecology, behaviour, physiology and population biology of marine mammals and other marine predators, at the interface between biology and statistics. I am interested in developing and applying robust analytical tools to quantify the relationships of these species with their environment and their interactions with human activities. In particular, a lot of my research so far has focused on the assessment of the effects of both natural and anthropogenic stressors on marine mammals, ranging from individual responses through to consequences for populations.
I strive for my work to inform policy makers, managers, and the industry, and therefore to support the sustainable use of marine resources and the long-term conservation of marine wildlife.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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A matter of scale: identifying the best spatial and temporal scale of environmental variables to model the distribution of a small cetacean
Goh, T., Jessopp, M., Rogan, E. & Pirotta, E., 6 Aug 2024, In: Ecology and Evolution. 14, 8, 16 p., e70102.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Bubble blasts! An adaptation for buoyancy regulation in shallow foraging gray whales
Bird, C., Pirotta, E., New, L., Bierlich, K. C., Hildebrand, L., Fernandez Ajó, A. & Torres, L., 6 Aug 2024, In: Ecology and Evolution. 14, 8, 13 p., e70093.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Decreasing body size is associated with reduced calving probability in critically endangered North Atlantic right whales
Pirotta, E., Tyack, P. L., Durban, J. W., Fearnbach, H., Hamilton, P., Harris, C. M., Knowlton, A., Kraus, S. D., Miller, C., Moore, M., Pettis, H., Photopoulou, T., Rolland, R., Schick, R. & Thomas, L., 28 Feb 2024, In: Royal Society Open Science. 11, 2, 8 p., 240050.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Estimating age and investigating epigenetic changes related to health across multiple bottlenose dolphin populations
Barratclough, A., Takeshita, R., Thomas, L., Photopoulou, T., Pirotta, E., Rosel, P., Wilcox Talbot, L., Vollmer, N., Wells, R., Smith, C., Rowles, T., Horvath, S. & Schwacke, L., 1 May 2024, In: Biological Conservation. 293, 9 p., 110570.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Growing into it: evidence of an ontogenetic shift in grey whale use of foraging tactics
Bird, C., Pirotta, E., New, L., Bierlich, K., Donnelly, M., Hildebrand, L., Fernandez Ajó, A. & Torres, L., Aug 2024, In: Animal Behaviour. 214, p. 121-135 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Datasets
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Supplementary material from "Assessment of a non-invasive approach to pregnancy diagnosis in grey whales through drone-based photogrammetry and faecal hormone analysis"
Fernandez Ajó, A. (Creator), Pirotta, E. (Creator), Bierlich, K. C. (Creator), Hildebrand, L. (Creator), Bird, C. N. (Creator), Hunt, K. E. (Creator), Buck, C. L. (Creator), New, L. (Creator), Dillon, D. (Creator) & Torres, L. G. (Creator), The Royal Society, 2023
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.c.6729717.v2
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Assessing variation in faecal glucocorticoid concentrations in gray whales exposed to anthropogenic stressors
Pirotta, E. (Creator), Fernandez Ajó, A. (Creator), Bierlich, K. (Creator), Bird, C. (Creator), Buck, C. L. (Creator), Haver, S. M. (Creator), Haxel, J. H. (Creator), Hildebrand, L. (Creator), Hunt, K. E. (Creator), Lemos, L. S. (Creator), New, L. (Creator) & Torres, L. G. (Creator), OSF, 2023
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Modelling individual growth reveals decreasing gray whale body length and correlations with ocean climate indices at multiple scales (dataset)
Pirotta, E. (Creator), Bierlich, K. (Creator), New, L. (Creator), Hildebrand, L. (Creator), Bird, C. (Creator), Fernandez Ajó, A. (Creator) & Torres, L. (Creator), OSF, 2024
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Modelling the impact of condition-dependent responses and lipid store availability on the consequences of disturbance in a cetacean; model and analysis code
Burslem, A. C. (Creator), Isojunno, S. (Creator), Pirotta, E. (Creator) & Miller, P. J. (Creator), OSF, 2022
Dataset: Software
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Data from paper: "New data on the distribution of sperm whales in the Western Mediterranean highlights insufficiency of currently proposed protection measures"
Rendell, L. E. (Creator), Pirotta, E. (Creator), Cerdà, M. (Creator) & Brotons, J. M. (Creator), OSF, 2024
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Activities
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Scottish Research Showcase 2023
Ross, K. (Organiser), Langford, S. (Organiser), Weijmans, A.-M. (Participant), Harris, C. M. (Participant), Reynolds, S. C. (Participant), Kidd, G. (Participant), Mccurry, A. (Participant), Zacarias, M. (Participant), Pirotta, E. (Participant), Marques, T. A. (Participant), Sumner-Kalkun, J. (Participant), Newton, J. (Participant), Messer, E. (Participant), Skipper, Y. (Participant), Robert, C. (Participant), Wang, B. (Participant), Tatham, R. (Participant), Mitchell, I. (Participant), Fotiade, R. (Participant), McCormack, M. (Participant), Mlcochova, H. (Participant), Duffin, K. (Participant), Ho, A. (Participant), Ben Hall, D. (Participant), Miall, N. (Participant), Williams, E. (Participant), Ferguson, V. (Participant), Banda, L. (Participant), Kamanga, M. (Participant), Nakanga, W. (Participant), Nkoka, O. (Participant), Nyirenda, G. (Participant) & Dube, A. (Participant)
8 Sept 2023Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in or organising a public festival/exhibition/event