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Andrew J. ReadStephen Toth Professor of Marine Biology, Duke University Verified email at duke.edu Cited by 22099 |
Understanding impacts of fisheries bycatch on marine megafauna
Hunting by humans played a major role in extirpating terrestrial megafauna on several
continents and megafaunal loss continues today in both terrestrial and marine ecosystems. …
continents and megafaunal loss continues today in both terrestrial and marine ecosystems. …
[HTML][HTML] TRPA1 mediates the inflammatory actions of environmental irritants and proalgesic agents
DM Bautista, SE Jordt, T Nikai, PR Tsuruda, AJ Read… - Cell, 2006 - cell.com
TRPA1 is an excitatory ion channel targeted by pungent irritants from mustard and garlic.
TRPA1 has been proposed to function in diverse sensory processes, including thermal (cold) …
TRPA1 has been proposed to function in diverse sensory processes, including thermal (cold) …
Do circle hooks reduce the mortality of sea turtles in pelagic longlines? A review of recent experiments
AJ Read - Biological conservation, 2007 - Elsevier
Circle hooks have been proposed as a means of reducing the by-catch mortality of sea turtles
in pelagic longline fisheries to sustainable levels. I examine the efficacy of circle hooks as …
in pelagic longline fisheries to sustainable levels. I examine the efficacy of circle hooks as …
Marine mammals and sonar: Dose‐response studies, the risk‐disturbance hypothesis and the role of exposure context
…, PJO Miller, DJ Moretti, AJ Read… - Journal of Applied …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Marine mammals may be negatively affected by anthropogenic noise. Behavioural
response studies (BRS) aim to establish a relationship between noise exposure conditions (dose) …
response studies (BRS) aim to establish a relationship between noise exposure conditions (dose) …
The bottlenose dolphin
… A 288 cm male bottlenose dolphin from offshore waters in Peru exhibited tooth scars that
were likely made by a false or pygmy killer whale (AJ Read, unpublished data). …
were likely made by a false or pygmy killer whale (AJ Read, unpublished data). …
Bycatch of marine mammals in US and global fisheries
AJ Read, P Drinker, S Northridge - Conservation biology, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
Fisheries bycatch poses a significant threat to many populations of marine mammals, but
there are few published estimates of the magnitude of these catches. We estimated marine …
there are few published estimates of the magnitude of these catches. We estimated marine …
Understanding the impacts of anthropogenic sound on beaked whales
This review considers the effect of anthropogenic sound on beaked whales2. Two major
conclusions are presented:(1) gas-bubble disease, induced in supersaturated tissue by a …
conclusions are presented:(1) gas-bubble disease, induced in supersaturated tissue by a …
First-principles calculations of the electronic properties of silicon quantum wires
AJ Read, RJ Needs, KJ Nash, LT Canham… - Physical review …, 1992 - APS
We have performed first-principles pseudopotential calculations for H-terminated Si wires
with thicknesses from 12 to 23 Ć, calculating the band gaps and optical matrix elements. …
with thicknesses from 12 to 23 Ć, calculating the band gaps and optical matrix elements. …
The looming crisis: interactions between marine mammals and fisheries
AJ Read - Journal of Mammalogy, 2008 - academic.oup.com
Direct fisheries interactions pose a serious threat to the conservation of many populations
and some species of marine mammals. The most acute problem is bycatch, unintended …
and some species of marine mammals. The most acute problem is bycatch, unintended …
Global patterns of marine mammal, seabird, and sea turtle bycatch reveal taxa-specific and cumulative megafauna hotspots
…, M Sims, A Boustany, AJ Read… - Proceedings of the …, 2014 - National Acad Sciences
Recent research on ocean health has found large predator abundance to be a key element
of ocean condition. Fisheries can impact large predator abundance directly through targeted …
of ocean condition. Fisheries can impact large predator abundance directly through targeted …