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Bernie J. McConnell is affiliated with the University of St Andrews in the United Kingdom. Their research focuses on several interconnected fields within environmental and earth sciences, including ecology, molecular biology, environmental chemistry, oceanography, and atmospheric science.

The main areas of Bernie J. McConnell's work involve marine animal studies and marine toxins, alongside related topics such as diffusion and search dynamics, wildlife ecology and conservation, coral and marine ecosystems, marine and fisheries research, and marine invertebrate physiology and ecology.

The scientist's recent publications reflect these interests and appear across multiple journals. Notable papers include:

  • AgentSeal: Agent-based model describing movement of marine central-place foragers (2020), published in Ecological Modelling
  • Sympatric Seals, Satellite Tracking and Protected Areas: Habitat-Based Distribution Estimates for Conservation and Management (2022), published in Frontiers in Marine Science
  • Toxins from harmful algae in fish from Scottish coastal waters (2021), published in Harmful Algae
  • Estimating the risks of exposure to harmful algal toxins among Scottish harbour seals (2024), published in Harmful Algae
  • Swimming with the current improves juvenile survival in southern elephant seals (2023), published in bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Bernie J. McConnell has collaborated frequently with several researchers, including Magda Chudzińska, Gordon D. Hastie, Joanna Kershaw, Shaun Fraser, and Andrew D. Turner. Each of these collaborators has coauthored multiple publications with them.

Their work is published mostly in venues such as Harmful Algae, Ecological Modelling, Frontiers in Marine Science, and bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), with the highest number of publications appearing in Harmful Algae.

Best Publications

  • Estimating space-use and habitat preference from wildlife telemetry data

    Geert Aarts;Monique MacKenzie;Bernie McConnell;Mike Fedak

  • Foraging ecology of southern elephant seals in relation to the bathymetry and productivity of the Southern Ocean

    B. J. McConnell;C. Chambers;M. A. Fedak

  • ASSESSMENT OF ARGOS LOCATION ACCURACY FROM SATELLITE TAGS DEPLOYED ON CAPTIVE GRAY SEALS

    Cécile Vincent;Bernie J. Mcconnell;Vincent Ridoux;Michael A. Fedak

  • Predicting global killer whale population collapse from PCB pollution

    Jean-Pierre Desforges;Ailsa Hall;Bernie McConnell;Aqqalu Rosing-Asvid

  • A general discrete‐time modeling framework for animal movement using multistate random walks

    Brett Thomas McClintock;Ruth King;Len Thomas;Jason Matthiopoulos

  • Movements and foraging areas of grey seals in the North Sea

    B.J. Mcconnell;M.A. Fedak;P. Lovell;P.S. Hammond

  • SEASONAL AND SEX-RELATED VARIATION IN THE ACTIVITY PATTERNS OF COMMON SEALS (PHOCA VITULINA)

    P. M. Thompson;M. A. Fedak;B. J. McConnell;K. S. Nicholas

  • Overcoming the constraints of long range radio telemetry from animals: getting more useful data from smaller packages.

    Mike Fedak;Phil Lovell;Bernie McConnell;Colin Hunter

  • Blubber and buoyancy: monitoring the body condition of free-ranging seals using simple dive characteristics.

    Martin Biuw;Bernie Mcconnell;Corey J.A. Bradshaw;Harry Burton

  • Marine mammals trace anthropogenic structures at sea.

    Deborah Jill Fraser Russell;Sophie Brasseur;David Thompson;Gordon Drummond Hastie

  • Comparative distribution, movements and diet of harbour and grey seals from the Moray Firth, N.E. Scotland

    Paul M. Thompson;Bernie J. Mcconnell;Dominic J. Tollit;Ann Mackay

  • Individual-Based Model Framework to Assess Population Consequences of Polychlorinated Biphenyl Exposure in Bottlenose Dolphins

    Ailsa J. Hall;Bernie J. McConnell;Teri K. Rowles;Alex Aguilar

  • Movements of southern elephant seals

    B. J. McConnell;M. A. Fedak

  • Satellite tracking of grey seals (Halichoerus grypus)

    B. J. McConnell;C. Chambers;K. S. Nicholas;M. A. Fedak

  • Foraging behaviour and diet of lactating female southern sea lions (Otaria flavescens) in the Falkland Islands

    D. Thompson;C. D. Duck;B. J. McConnell;J. Garrett

  • Movements and foraging areas of naïve, recently weaned southern elephant seal pups

    Bernie McConnell;Mike. Fedak;Harry R. Burton;G. H. Engelhard

  • Using GPS data to evaluate the accuracy of state-space methods for correction of Argos satellite telemetry error.

    Toby A. Patterson;Toby A. Patterson;Bernie J. McConnell;Mike A. Fedak;Mark V. Bravington

  • Salinity and temperature structure of a freezing Arctic fjord: monitored by white whales (Delphinapterus leucas)

    Christian Lydersen;Ole Anders Nøst;Phil Lovell;Bernie J. McConnell

  • Using satellite telemetry and aerial counts to estimate space use by grey seals around the British Isles

    Jason Matthiopoulos;Bernie Mcconnell;Callan Duck;Mike Fedak

  • Avoidance of wind farms by harbour seals is limited to pile driving activities

    Deborah J. F. Russell;Gordon D. Hastie;David Thompson;Vincent M. Janik

Frequent Co-Authors

Michael A. Fedak
Michael A. Fedak University of St Andrews
Jason Matthiopoulos
Jason Matthiopoulos University of Glasgow
Philip S. Hammond
Philip S. Hammond University of St Andrews
Paul M. Thompson
Paul M. Thompson University of Southern California
Vincent Ridoux
Vincent Ridoux University of La Rochelle
Vincent M. Janik
Vincent M. Janik University of St Andrews
John Harwood
John Harwood University of St Andrews
Mark A. Hindell
Mark A. Hindell University of Tasmania
Ian L. Boyd
Ian L. Boyd University of St Andrews
Harry R. Burton
Harry R. Burton Australian Antarctic Division

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