| Corey's major research interests concern the behavioural and population ecology of marine vertebrates. Specifically, his research focusses on the individual responses of wide-ranging marine animals (e.g., turtles, sharks, seals, penguins, etc.) to variation in food supply influenced by environmental covariates. These individual responses (physiological and behavioural) are applied to population-level analyses for the estimation of population trajectories, extinction risk, harvest protocols and conservation management. |
I have been involved with the cetacean research component of AWRU since 1994, running the cetacean stranding program initially, investigating the life history of sperm whales in southern Australian waters as part of a PhD and more recently as PI on the AWRUs cetacean research projects. My current research primarily encompasses spatial population dynamics, movement behaviour and foraging ecology, integrating ecological, physiological and behavioural components to understand both temporal and spatial variability in cetacean species assemblages in southern Australian waters. I am also part of the Pelagic Fisheries and Ecosystems research group at CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research investigating the movement dynamics of pelagic top-order predators. |
Mary-Anne has long been interested in the behaviour and foraging ecology of Southern Ocean marine predators particularly in relation to changing climatic conditions. Since joining the AWRU in 1992 she has studied maternal investment in southern elephant seals and completed her PhD on the foraging ecology of Antarctic fur seals at Iles Kerguelen. More recently she undertook a post-doctoral fellowship with the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada, examining the foraging behaviour of juvenile Steller sea lions, and is currently studying the trans-Pacific winter migrations of northern fur seal pups in collaboration with the National Marine Mammal Lab, NOAA.
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Dr. Clive R. McMahon
BSc, BSc (Hons), MSc, PhD, PGCert (Vet Cons Med)
Associate Research Fellow
School for Environmental Research
Charles Darwin University
Casuarina Campus
Darwin
NT 0909
Australia
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+61 (0)8 8946 7726 |
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+61 (0)8 8946 7088 |
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Clive is interested in the population and behavioural ecology of large vertebrates and has focused his research on the demographic responses of wide-ranging marine animals (e.g. seals, penguins and turtles.) to changes in climate. Indeed, in a world where ecosystems and wild animal populations are under ever increasing pressures and perturbations by humans, ecologists and conservationists are often called on to deliver high quality research to help conserve and managed endangered animals. However, sometimes, the techniques researchers use are criticized. Assessing and defining the ethics of acceptable practise when capturing and researching wild animals is a fertile field of study and is an important research theme Clive pursues.
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