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• Jonsen, I. D., Grecian, W. J., Phillips, L., Carroll, G., McMahon, C., Harcourt, R. G., Hindell, M. A., & Patterson, T. A. (2023). aniMotum, an R package for animal movement data: Rapid quality control, behavioural estimation and simulation. Methods in Ecology and Evolution, 14(3), https://doi.org/10.1111/2041-210x.14060
• Atkins, K., Bearhop, S., Bodey, T. W., Grecian, W. J., Hamer, K., Pereira, J. M., Meinertzhagen, H., Mitchell, C., Morgan, G., Morgan, L., Newton, J., Sherley, R. B., & Votier, S. C. (2023). Geolocator‐tracking seabird migration and moult reveal large‐scale, temperature‐driven isoscapes in the NE Atlantic. Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry, 37(9), https://doi.org/10.1002/rcm.9489
• Clark, B. L., Cox, S. L., Atkins, K. M., Bearhop, S., Bicknell, A. W., Bodey, T. W., Cleasby, I. R., Grecian, W. J., Hamer, K. C., Loveday, B. R., Miller, I. P., Morgan, G., Morgan, L., Newton, J., Patrick, S. C., Scales, K. L., Sherley, R. B., Vigfusdottir, F., Wakefield, E. D., & Votier, S. C. (2021). Sexual segregation of gannet foraging over 11 years: movements vary but isotopic differences remain stable. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 661, 1-16. https://doi.org/10.3354/meps13636
• Critchley, E., Grecian, W., Bennison, A., Kane, A., Wischnewski, S., Canadas, A., Tierney, D., Quinn, J., & Jessopp, M. (2020). Assessing the effectiveness of foraging radius models for seabird distributions using biotelemetry and survey data. Ecography, 43(2), 184-196. https://doi.org/10.1111/ecog.04653
• Jones, C. W., Phillips, R. A., Grecian, W. J., & Ryan, P. G. (2020). Ecological segregation of two superabundant, morphologically similar, sister seabird taxa breeding in sympatry. Marine Biology, 167(4), Article 45. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00227-020-3645-7
• Jonsen, I. D., Patterson, T. A., Costa, D. P., Doherty, P. D., Godley, B. J., Grecian, W. J., Guinet, C., Hoenner, X., Kienle, S. S., Robinson, P. W., Votier, S. C., Whiting, S., Witt, M. J., Hindell, M. A., Harcourt, R. G., & McMahon, C. R. (2020). A continuous-time state-space model for rapid quality control of argos locations from animal-borne tags. Movement Ecology, 8(1), Article 31. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40462-020-00217-7
• Mul, E., Blanchet, M.-A., McClintock, B. T., Grecian, W. J., Biuw, M., & Rikardsen, A. (2020). Killer whales are attracted to herring fishing vessels. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 652, 1-13. https://doi.org/10.3354/meps13481
• Deakin, Z., Hamer, K. C., Sherley, R. B., Bearhop, S., Bodey, T. W., Clark, B. L., Grecian, W. J., Gummery, M., Lane, J., Morgan, G., Morgan, L., Phillips, R. A., Wakefield, E. D., & Votier, S. C. (2019). Sex differences in migration and demography of a wide-ranging seabird, the northern gannet. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 622, 191-201. https://doi.org/10.3354/meps12986
• Baylis, A. M., Tierney, M., Orben, R. A., Warwick-Evans, V., Wakefield, E., Grecian, W. J., Trathan, P., Reisinger, R., Ratcliffe, N., Croxall, J., Campioni, L., Catry, P., Crofts, S., Boersma, P. D., Galimberti, F., Granadeiro, J., Handley, J., Hayes, S., Hedd, A., Masello, J. F., …Brickle, P. (2019). Important At-Sea Areas of Colonial Breeding Marine Predators on the Southern Patagonian Shelf. Scientific Reports, 9, Article 8517. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-44695-1
• Grecian, W. J., Williams, H. J., Votier, S. C., Bearhop, S., Cleasby, I. R., Gremillet, D., Hamer, K. C., Le Nuz, M., Lescroel, A., Newton, J., Patrick, S. C., Phillips, R. A., Wakefield, E. D., & Bodey, T. W. (2019). Individual Spatial Consistency and Dietary Flexibility in the Migratory Behavior of Northern Gannets Wintering in the Northeast Atlantic. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 7, Article 214. https://doi.org/10.3389/fevo.2019.00214
• Critchley, E. J., Grecian, W. J., Kane, A., Jessopp, M. J., & Quinn, J. L. (2018). Marine protected areas show low overlap with projected distributions of seabird populations in Britain and Ireland. Biological Conservation, 224, 309-317. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2018.06.007
• Grecian, W. J., Lane, J. V., Michelot, T., Wade, H. M., & Hamer, K. C. (2018). Understanding the ontogeny of foraging behaviour: insights from combining marine predator bio-logging with satellite-derived oceanography in hidden Markov models. Journal of the Royal Society. Interface, 15(143), Article 20180084. https://doi.org/10.1098/rsif.2018.0084
• Bennison, A., Bearhop, S., Bodey, T. W., Votier, S. C., Grecian, W. J., Wakefield, E. D., Hamer, K. C., & Jessopp, M. (2018). Search and foraging behaviors from movement data: A comparison of methods. Ecology and Evolution, 8(1), 13-24. https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.3593
• Plotz, R. D., Grecian, W. J., Kerley, G. I., & Linklater, W. L. (2017). Too close and too far: quantifying black rhino displacement and location error during research. African journal of wildlife research, 47(1), 47-58. https://doi.org/10.3957/056.047.0047
• Votier, S. C., Fayet, A. L., Bearhop, S., Bodey, T. W., Clark, B. L., Grecian, J., Guilford, T., Hamer, K. C., Jeglinski, J. W., Morgan, G., Wakefield, E., & Patrick, S. C. (2017). Effects of age and reproductive status on individual foraging site fidelity in a long-lived marine predator. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 284(1859), Article 20171068. https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2017.1068
• Plotz, R. D., Grecian, W. J., Kerley, G. I., & Linklater, W. L. (2016). Standardising Home Range Studies for Improved Management of the Critically Endangered Black Rhinoceros. PLoS ONE, 11(3), Article e0150571. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0150571
• Grecian, W. J., Taylor, G. A., Loh, G., McGill, R. A., Miskelly, C. M., Phillips, R. A., Thompson, D. R., & Furness, R. W. (2016). Contrasting migratory responses of two closely related seabirds to long-term climate change. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 559, 231-242. https://doi.org/10.3354/meps11875
• Carter, M. I., Cox, S. L., Scales, K. L., Bicknell, A. W., Nicholson, M. D., Atkins, K. M., Morgan, G., Morgan, L., Grecian, W. J., Patrick, S. C., & Votier, S. C. (2016). GPS tracking reveals rafting behaviour of Northern Gannets (Morus bassanus): implications for foraging ecology and conservation. Bird Study, 63(1), 83-95. https://doi.org/10.1080/00063657.2015.1134441
• Grecian, W. J., Witt, M. J., Attrill, M. J., Bearhop, S., Becker, P. H., Egevang, C., Furness, R. W., Godley, B. J., Gonzalez-Solis, J., Gremillet, D., Kopp, M., Lescroel, A., Matthiopoulos, J., Patrick, S. C., Peter, H.-U., Phillips, R. A., Stenhouse, I. J., & Votier, S. C. (2016). Seabird diversity hotspot linked to ocean productivity in the Canary Current Large Marine Ecosystem. Biology Letters, 12(8), Article 20160024. https://doi.org/10.1098/rsbl.2016.0024
• Patrick, S. C., Bearhop, S., Bodey, T. W., Grecian, W. J., Hamer, K. C., Lee, J., & Votier, S. C. (2015). Individual seabirds show consistent foraging strategies in response to predictable fisheries discards. Journal of Avian Biology, 46(5), 431-440. https://doi.org/10.1111/jav.00660
• Grecian, W. J., McGill, R. A., Phillips, R. A., Ryan, P. G., & Furness, R. W. (2015). Quantifying variation in delta C-13 and delta N-15 isotopes within and between feathers and individuals: Is one sample enough?. Marine Biology, 162(4), 733-741. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00227-015-2618-8
• Robertson, G., Bolton, M., Grecian, W., & Monaghan, P. (2014). Inter- and intra-year variation in foraging areas of breeding kittiwakes (Rissa tridactyla). Marine Biology, 161(9), 1973-1986. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00227-014-2477-8
• Robertson, G., Bolton, M., Grecian, W., Wilson, L., Davies, W., & Monaghan, P. (2014). Resource partitioning in three congeneric sympatrically breeding seabirds: Foraging areas and prey utilization. https://doi.org/10.1642/auk-13-243.1
• Maclean, I. M., Inger, R., Benson, D., Booth, C. G., Embling, C. B., Grecian, W. J., Heymans, J. J., Plummer, K. E., Shackshaft, M., Sparling, C. E., Wilson, B., Wright, L. J., Bradbury, G., Christen, N., Godley, B. J., Jackson, A. C., McCluskie, A., Nicholls-Lee, R., & Bearhop, S. (2014). Resolving issues with environmental impact assessment of marine renewable energy installations. Frontiers in Marine Science, 1, Article 75. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2014.00075
• Waggitt, J., Briffa, M., Grecian, W., Newton, J., Patrick, S., Stauss, C., & Votier, S. (2014). Testing for sub-colony variation in seabird foraging behaviour: ecological and methodological consequences for understanding colonial living. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 498, 275-285. https://doi.org/10.3354/meps10628
• Patrick, S. C., Bearhop, S., Gremillet, D., Lescroel, A., Grecian, W. J., Bodey, T. W., Hamer, K. C., Wakefield, E., Le Nuz, M., & Votier, S. C. (2014). Individual differences in searching behaviour and spatial foraging consistency in a central place marine predator. Oikos, 123(1), 33-40. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1600-0706.2013.00406.x
• Leat, E. H., Bourgeon, S., Magnusdottir, E., Gabrielsen, G. W., Grecian, W. J., Hanssen, S. A., Olafsdottir, K., Petersen, A., Phillips, R. A., Strom, H., Ellis, S., Fisk, A. T., Bustnes, J. O., Furness, R. W., & Borga, K. (2013). Influence of wintering area on persistent organic pollutants in a breeding migratory seabird. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 491, https://doi.org/10.3354/meps10455
• Fort, J., Pettex, E., Tremblay, Y., Lorentsen, S.-H., Garthe, S., Votier, S., Pons, J. B., Siorat, F., Furness, R. W., Grecian, W. J., Bearhop, S., Montevecchi, W. A., & Gremillet, D. (2012). Meta-population evidence of oriented chain migration in northern gannets (Morus bassanus). Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment, 10(5), 237-242. https://doi.org/10.1890/110194
• Stauss, C., Bearhop, S., Bodey, T., Garthe, S., Gunn, C., Grecian, W., Inger, R., Knight, M., Newton, J., Patrick, S., Phillips, R., Waggitt, J., & Votier, S. (2012). Sex-specific foraging behaviour in northern gannets Morus bassanus: incidence and implications. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 457, 151-162. https://doi.org/10.3354/meps09734
• Witt, M., Sheehan, E., Bearhop, S., Broderick, A., Conley, D., Cotterell, S., Crow, E., Grecian, W., Halsband, C., Hodgson, D., Hosegood, P., Inger, R., Miller, P., Sims, D., Thompson, R., Vanstaen, K., Votier, S., Attrill, M., & Godley, B. (2012). Assessing wave energy effects on biodiversity: the Wave Hub experience. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences, 370(1959), 502-529. https://doi.org/10.1098/rsta.2011.0265
• Grecian, W. J., Witt, M. J., Attrill, M. J., Bearhop, S., Godley, B. J., Gremillet, D., Hamer, K. C., & Votier, S. C. (2012). A novel projection technique to identify important at-sea areas for seabird conservation: An example using Northern gannets breeding in the North East Atlantic. Biological Conservation, 156(SI), 43-52. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2011.12.010
• Votier, S. C., Grecian, W. J., Patrick, S., & Newton, J. (2011). Inter-colony movements, at-sea behaviour and foraging in an immature seabird: results from GPS-PPT tracking, radio-tracking and stable isotope analysis. Marine Biology, 158(2), 355-362. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00227-010-1563-9
• Grecian, W. J., Inger, R., Attrill, M. J., Bearhop, S., Godley, B. J., Witt, M. J., & Votier, S. C. (2010). Potential impacts of wave-powered marine renewable energy installations on marine birds. Ibis: International Journal of Avian Science, 152(4), 683-697. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1474-919x.2010.01048.x
• Inger, R., Attrill, M. J., Bearhop, S., Broderick, A. C., Grecian, W. J., Hodgson, D. J., Mills, C., Sheehan, E., Votier, S. C., Witt, M. J., & Godley, B. J. (2009). Marine renewable energy: potential benefits to biodiversity? An urgent call for research. Journal of Applied Ecology, 46(6), 1145-1153. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2664.2009.01697.x