Professor Robert Furness
- Honorary Research Fellow (School of Biodiversity, One Health & Veterinary Medicine)
email:
Bob.Furness@glasgow.ac.uk
R515 Level 5, Institute of BAH&CM, Central Research Facility, Glasgow G12 8QQ
Biography
Bob Furness is Professor Emeritus of Seabird and Fishing Interactions, and currently works as Principal Ornithologist of MacArthur Green Ecological Consultancy, in Glasgow.
In addition to supervising 50 PhD students working on topics as diverse as pollutants in deep-sea fish, the ecology of Lyme disease, and long-line bycatch of albatrosses in Brazil, Bob has maintained a long term study of great skuas in Shetland for over 30 years. Bob was until recently a member of the Advisory Committee on Sites of Special Scientific Interest, and has been on the Council of the British Trust for Ornithology as well as a member of the BTO Ringing Committee, and chair of BTO Research Committee.
He also chaired the ICES Working Group on Seabird Ecology, and the IAPEME (a panel of experts appointed to overview monitoring programmes for marine wind farms in Denmark), and has been a member of MSC certification teams assessing the sustainability of several major fisheries, including the USA pollock fishery and the Alaskan halibut fishery.
Professor Furness is particularly proud of his small part in the production of the beautiful and informative “Birds of Argyll” published in December 2007, and of his achievement some years ago, with the help of his wife Sue, of ringing 1000 kittiwake chicks in a day at a colony in the Norwegian Arctic.
Professor Furness is a member of the Board of SNH; an appointed Chair of the SNH Scientific Advisory Committee; board member of the British Trust for Ornithology; and an honorary member of the German Ornithological Society. He serves on the editorial boards of several scientific journals including Journal of Ornithology and Bird Study.
Research interests
I am currently Principal Ornithologist at MacArthur Green, Glasgow
Publications
2024
Furness, R. W. and Furness, E. N. (2024) Proof of concept evidence that stable isotopes of carbon, nitrogen and sulfur may identify individual kittiwakes breeding in different colonies. Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry, 38(13), e9758. (doi: 10.1002/rcm.9758) (PMID:38700127)
Jeglinski, J. W.E. , Lane, J. V., Votier, S. C., Furness, R. W., Hamer, K. C., McCafferty, D. J. , Nager, R. G. , Sheddan, M., Wanless, S. and Matthiopoulos, J. (2024) HPAIV outbreak triggers short-term colony connectivity in a seabird metapopulation. Scientific Reports, 14, 3126. (doi: 10.1038/s41598-024-53550-x) (PMID:38326368) (PMCID:PMC10850054)
2023
Furness, R. W., Gear, S. C., Camphuysen, K. C. J., Tyler, G., de Silva, D., Warren, C. J., James, J., Reid, S. M. and Banyard, A. C. (2023) Environmental samples test negative for avian influenza virus H5N1 four months after mass mortality at a seabird colony. Pathogens, 12(4), 584. (doi: 10.3390/pathogens12040584) (PMID:37111470) (PMCID:PMC10144497)
Furness, R. W. (2023) Recent changes in colony sizes of two seabird species in Scotland are not strongly influenced by Birds Directive status of the colony. IBIS, 165(1), (doi: 10.1111/ibi.13127)
2022
Jones, D. C. et al. (2022) Untangling local and remote influences in two major petrel habitats in the oligotrophic Southern Ocean. Global Change Biology, 27(22), pp. 5773-5785. (doi: 10.1111/gcb.15839) (PMID:34386992)
Matthiopoulos, J. , Wakefield, E. , Jeglinski, J. W.E. , Furness, R. W., Trinder, M., Tyler, G., McCluskie, A., Allen, S., Braithwaite, J. and Evans, T. (2022) Integrated modelling of seabird-habitat associations from multi-platform data: a review. Journal of Applied Ecology, 59(4), pp. 909-920. (doi: 10.1111/1365-2664.14114)
2021
Furness, E. N. and Furness, R. W. (2021) Effects of Sitka spruce masting on phenology and demography of siskins Spinus spinus. Scientific Reports, 11, 4921. (doi: 10.1038/s41598-021-84471-8) (PMID:33649392) (PMCID:PMC7921583)
2019
Wakefield, E. , Furness, B., Lane, J., Jeglinski, J. and Pinder, S. (2019) Immature gannets follow adults in commuting flocks providing a potential mechanism for social learning. Journal of Avian Biology, 50(10), e01264. (doi: 10.1111/jav.02164)
Quillfeldt, P., Weimerskirch, H., Masello, J. F., Delord, K., McGill, R. A.R. , Furness, R. W. and Cherel, Y. (2019) Behavioural plasticity in the early breeding season of pelagic seabirds - a case study of thin-billed prions from two oceans. Movement Ecology, 7, 1. (doi: 10.1186/s40462-019-0147-7)
2018
Furness, R. W. and Furness, E. N. (2018) Ixodes ricinus parasitism of birds increases at higher winter temperatures. Journal of Vector Ecology, 43(1), pp. 59-62. (doi: 10.1111/jvec.12283) (PMID:29757511)
Vieira, B. P., Furness, R. W. and Nager, R. G. (2018) Visual observation to identify sexes in subspecies of adult Black Skimmers (Rynchops niger). Waterbirds, 41(2), pp. 166-170. (doi: 10.1675/063.041.0207)
Furness, R. W., Hallgrimsson, G. T., Montevecchi, W. A., Fifield, D., Kubetzki, U., Mendel, B. and Garthe, S. (2018) Adult Gannet migrations frequently loop clockwise around Britain and Ireland. Ringing and Migration, 33(1), pp. 45-53. (doi: 10.1080/03078698.2018.1472971)
2017
Carroll, M. J., Bolton, M., Owen, E., Anderson, G. Q.A., Mackley, E. K., Dunn, E. K. and Furness, R. W. (2017) Kittiwake breeding success in the southern North Sea correlates with prior sandeel fishing mortality. Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems, 27(6), pp. 1164-1175. (doi: 10.1002/aqc.2780)
Leal, G. R., Furness, R. W., McGill, R. A.R. , Santos, R. A. and Bugoni, L. (2017) Feeding and foraging ecology of Trindade petrels Pterodroma arminjoniana during the breeding period in the South Atlantic Ocean. Marine Biology, 164, 211. (doi: 10.1007/s00227-017-3240-8)
Sydeman, W. J. et al. (2017) Best practices for assessing forage fish fisheries-seabird resource competition. Fisheries Research, 194, pp. 209-221. (doi: 10.1016/j.fishres.2017.05.018)
Waggitt, J. J., Robbins, A. M.C., Wade, H. M., Masden, E. A., Furness, R. W., Jackson, A. C. and Scott, B. E. (2017) Comparative studies reveal variability in the use of tidal stream environments by seabirds. Marine Policy, 81, pp. 143-152. (doi: 10.1016/j.marpol.2017.03.023)
Vieira, B. P., Furness, R. W. and Nager, R. G. (2017) Using field photography to study avian moult. IBIS, 159(2), pp. 443-448. (doi: 10.1111/ibi.12445)
2016
Votier, S. C., Aspinwall, S., Bearhop, S., Bilton, D., Newton, J. , Alstrom, P., Leader, P., Carey, G., Furness, R. W. and Olsson, U. (2016) Stable isotopes and mtDNA reveal niche segregation but no evidence of intergradation along a habitat gradient in the Lesser Whitethroat complex (Sylvia curruca; Passeriformes; Aves). Journal of Ornithology, 157(4), pp. 1017-1027. (doi: 10.1007/s10336-016-1351-5)
Grecian, W. J. et al. (2016) Seabird diversity hotspot linked to ocean productivity in the Canary current large marine ecosystem. Biology Letters, 12(8), 20160024. (doi: 10.1098/rsbl.2016.0024)
Hammer, S. , Nager, R. G. , Alonso, S., McGill, R. A.R. , Furness, R. W. and Dam, M. (2016) Legacy pollutants are declining in Great Skuas (Stercorarius skua) but remain higher in Faroe Islands than in Scotland. Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, 97(2), pp. 184-190. (doi: 10.1007/s00128-016-1856-x) (PMID:27329112) (PMCID:PMC4942484)
Garthe, S., Hallgrimsson, G. T., Montevecchi, W. A., Fifield, D. and Furness, R. (2016) East or west? Migration routes and wintering sites of Northern Gannets Morus bassanus from south-eastern Iceland. Marine Biology, 163(7), 151. (doi: 10.1007/s00227-016-2918-7)
Hammer, S. , Nager, R.G. , Johnson, P.C.D. , Furness, R.W. and Provencher, J.F. (2016) Plastic debris in great skua (Stercorarius skua) pellets corresponds to seabird prey species. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 103(1-2), pp. 206-210. (doi: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2015.12.018) (PMID:26763326)
Mills, J. A. et al. (2016) Solutions for archiving data in long-term studies: a reply to Whitlock et al. Trends in Ecology and Evolution, 31(2), pp. 85-87. (doi: 10.1016/j.tree.2015.12.004) (PMID:26778168)
Grecian, W. J., Taylor, G. A., Loh, G., McGill, R. A.R. , Miskelly, C. M., Phillips, R. A., Thompson, D. R. and Furness, R. W. (2016) Contrasting migratory responses of two closely-related seabirds to long-term climate change. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 559, pp. 231-242. (doi: 10.3354/meps11875)
2015
Bugoni, L., Naves, L. C. and Furness, R. W. (2015) Moult of three Tristan da Cunha seabird species sampled at sea. Antarctic Science, 27(03), pp. 240-251. (doi: 10.1017/S0954102014000583)
Bustnes, J.O. et al. (2015) Multiple stressors in a top predator seabird: potential ecological consequences of environmental contaminants, population health and breeding conditions. PLoS ONE, 10(7), e0131769. (doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0131769) (PMID:26172383) (PMCID:PMC4501839)
Grecian, W. J., McGill, R. A. R. , Phillips, R. A., Ryan, P. G. and Furness, R. W. (2015) Quantifying variation in δ13C and δ15N isotopes within and between feathers and individuals: is one sample enough? Marine Biology, 162(4), pp. 733-741. (doi: 10.1007/s00227-015-2618-8) (PMID:25797964) (PMCID:PMC4356738)
Quillfeldt, P., Cherel, Y., Masello, J. F., Delord, K., McGill, R. A.R. , Furness, R. W., Moodley, Y. and Weimerskirch, H. (2015) Half a world apart? overlap in nonbreeding distributions of Atlantic and Indian ocean thin-billed prions. PLoS ONE, 10(5), e0125007. (doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0125007) (PMID:26018194) (PMCID:PMC4446212)
2014
Wade, H.M., Masden, E.A., Jackson, A.C., Thaxter, C.B., Burton, N.H.K., Bouten, W. and Furness, R.W. (2014) Great skua (Stercorarius skua) movements at sea in relation to marine renewable energy developments. Marine Environmental Research, 101, pp. 69-80. (doi: 10.1016/j.marenvres.2014.09.003)
Cross, A. D.P., Hentati-Sundberg, J., Österblom, H., McGill, R. A.R. and Furness, R. W. (2014) Isotopic analysis of island house martins Delichon urbica indicates marine provenance of nutrients. IBIS, 156(3), pp. 676-681. (doi: 10.1111/ibi.12150) (PMID:25866414) (PMCID:PMC4384760)
Bourgeon, S., Leat, E. H. K., Magnusdóttir, E., Furness, R. W., Strøm, H., Petersen, A., Gabrielsen, G. W., Hanssen, S. A. and Bustnes, J. O. (2014) Feather corticosterone levels on wintering grounds have no carry-over effects on breeding among three populations of great skuas (Stercorarius skua). PLoS ONE, 9(6), e100439. (doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0100439) (PMID:24964085) (PMCID:PMC4070953)
Magnusdottir, E., Leat, E. H.K., Bourgeon, S., Jónsson, J. E., Phillips, R. A., Strøm, H., Petersen, A., Hanssen, S. A., Bustnes, J. O. and Furness, R. W. (2014) Activity patterns of wintering Great SkuasStercorarius skua. Bird Study, 61(3), pp. 301-308. (doi: 10.1080/00063657.2014.940839)
2013
Sonne, C. et al. (2013) Organohalogen contaminants and blood plasma clinical–chemical parameters in three colonies of North Atlantic Great skua (Stercorarius skua). Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, 92(1), pp. 245-251. (doi: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2013.02.012)
Furness, R.W., Wade, H.M. and Masden, E.A. (2013) Assessing vulnerability of marine bird populations to offshore wind farms. Journal of Environmental Management, 119, pp. 56-66. (doi: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2013.01.025)
Leat, E.H.K., Bourgeon, S., Eze, J.I., Muir, D.C.G., Williamson, M., Bustnes, J.O., Furness, R.W. and Borgå, K. (2013) Perfluoroalkyl substances in eggs and plasma of an avian top predator, great skua (Stercorarius skua), in the north Atlantic. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 32(3), pp. 569-576. (doi: 10.1002/etc.2101)
Miles, W.T.S., Parsons, M., Close, A.J., Luxmoore, R., Furness, R.W. and Phillips, R. (2013) Predator-avoidance behaviour in a nocturnal petrel exposed to a novel predator. IBIS, 155(1), pp. 16-31. (doi: 10.1111/ibi.12007)
Bourgeon, S., Leat, E.K.H., Furness, R.W., Borgå, K., Hanssen, S.A. and Bustnes, J.O. (2013) Dietary versus maternal sources of organochlorines in op predator seabird chicks: an experimental approach. Environmental Science and Technology, 47(11), pp. 5963-5970. (doi: 10.1021/es400442q)
Leat, E.H.K. et al. (2013) Influence of wintering area on persistent organic pollutants in a breeding migratory seabird. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 491, pp. 277-293. (doi: 10.3354/meps10455)
Michalik, A., McGill, R.A.R. , van Noordwijk, H.J., Masello, J.F., Furness, R.W., Eggers, T. and Quillfeldt, P. (2013) Stable isotopes reveal variable foraging behaviour in a colony of the imperial shag phalacrocorax atriceps: differences between ages sexes and years. Journal of Ornithology, 154(1), pp. 239-249. (doi: 10.1007/s10336-012-0890-7)
2012
Bourgeon, S. et al. (2012) Individual variation in biomarkers of health: influence of persistent organic pollutants in Great Skuas (Stercorarius Skua) breeding at different geographical locations. Environmental Research, 118, pp. 31-39. (doi: 10.1016/j.envres.2012.08.004)
Masden, E.A., Reeve, R. , Desholm, M., Fox, A.D., Furness, R.W. and Haydon, D.T. (2012) Assessing the impact of marine wind farms on birds through movement modelling. Journal of the Royal Society: Interface, 9(74), pp. 2120-2130. (doi: 10.1098/rsif.2012.0121)
Furness, R. W., Wade, H. M., ROBBINS, A. M.C. and Masden, E. A. (2012) Assessing the sensitivity of seabird populations to adverse effects from tidal stream turbines and wave energy devices. ICES Journal of Marine Science, 69(8), pp. 1466-1479. (doi: 10.1093/icesjms/fss131)
Quillfeldt, P., McGill, R.A.R. , Furness, R.W., Mostl, E., Ludynia, K. and Masello, J.F. (2012) Impact of miniature geolocation loggers on a small petrel, the thin billed prion Pachtyptila belcheri. Marine Biology, 159(8), pp. 1809-1816. (doi: 10.1007/s00227-012-1971-0)
Fort, J. et al. (2012) Meta-population evidence of oriented chain migration in northern gannets (Morus bassanus). Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment, 10(5), pp. 237-242. (doi: 10.1890/110194)
Jennings, G., McGlashan, D.J. and Furness, R.W. (2012) Responses to changes in sprat abundance of common tern breeding numbers at 12 colonies in the Firth of Forth, east Scotland. ICES Journal of Marine Science, 69(4), pp. 572-577. (doi: 10.1093/icesjms/fss022)
Magnusdottir, E., Leat, E.H.K., Bourgeon, S., Strøm, H., Petersen, A., Phillips, R.A., Hanssen, S.A., Bustnes, J.O., Hersteinsson, P. and Furness, R.W. (2012) Wintering areas of Great SkuasStercorarius skuabreeding in Scotland, Iceland and Norway. Bird Study, 59(1), pp. 1-9. (doi: 10.1080/00063657.2011.636798)
2011
Cury, P.M. et al. (2011) Global seabird response to forage fish depletion--one-third for the birds. Science, 334(6063), pp. 1703-1706. (doi: 10.1126/science.1212928)
Bugoni, L., Griffiths, K. and Furness, R.W. (2011) Sex-biased incidental mortality of albatrosses and petrels in longline fisheries: differential distributions at sea or differential access to baits mediated by sexual size dimorphism? Journal of Ornithology, 152(2), pp. 261-268. (doi: 10.1007/s10336-010-0577-x)
Mackley, E. K., Phillips, R. A., Silk, J. R. D., Wakefield, E. D. , Afanasyev, V. and Furness, R. W. (2011) At-sea activity patterns of breeding and nonbreeding white-chinned petrels Procellaria aequinoctialis from South Georgia. Marine Biology, 158(2), pp. 429-438. (doi: 10.1007/s00227-010-1570-x)
James, M.C., Furness, R.W., Bowman, A.S., Forbes, K.J. and Gilbert, L. (2011) The importance of passerine birds as tick hosts and in the transmission of Borrelia burgdorferi, the agent of Lyme disease: a case study from Scotland. IBIS, 153(2), pp. 293-302. (doi: 10.1111/j.1474-919X.2011.01111.x)
La Sala, L.F., Petracci, P.F., Smits, J.E., Botte, S. and Furness, R.W. (2011) Mercury levels and health parameters in the threatened Olrog’s Gull (Larus atlanticus) from Argentina. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 181(1-4), pp. 1-11. (doi: 10.1007/s10661-010-1808-6)
Leat, E.H.K. et al. (2011) Effects of environmental exposure and diet on levels of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) in eggs of a top predator in the North Atlantic in 1980 and 2008. Environmental Pollution, 159(5), pp. 1222-1228. (doi: 10.1016/j.envpol.2011.01.036)
2010
Furness, R., Mable, B. , Savory, F., Griffiths, K., Baillie, S. and Heubeck, M. (2010) Subspecies status of common eiders somateria mollissima in Shetland based on morphology and DNA. Bird Study, 57(3), pp. 330-335. (doi: 10.1080/00063657.2010.481708)
Kim, M., Furness, R.W. and Nager, R.G. (2010) Hatching asynchrony is constrained by parental nest attendance during laying. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, 64(7), pp. 1087-1097. (doi: 10.1007/s00265-010-0923-2)
Masden, E.A., Haydon, D.T., Fox, A.D. and Furness, R.W. (2010) Barriers to movement: modelling energetic costs of avoiding marine wind farms amongst breeding seabirds. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 60(7), pp. 1085-1091. (doi: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2010.01.016)
Michalik, A., McGill, R.A.R., Furness, R.W., Eggers, T., van Noordwijk, H.J. and Quillfeldt, P. (2010) Black and white - does melanin change the bulk carbon and nitrogen isotope values of feathers? Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry, 24(7), pp. 875-878. (doi: 10.1002/rcm.4462)
Neves, V.C., Griffiths, K., Savory, F.R., Furness, R.W. and Mable, B.K. (2010) Are European starlings breeding in the Azores archipelago genetically distinct from birds breeding in mainland Europe? European Journal of Wildlife Research, 56(1), pp. 95-100. (doi: 10.1007/s10344-009-0316-x)
Masden, E.A., Fox, A.D., Furness, R.W., Bullman, R. and Haydon, D.T. (2010) Cumulative impact assessments and bird/wind farm interactions: developing a conceptual framework. Environmental Impact Assessment Review, 30(1), pp. 1-7. (doi: 10.1016/j.eiar.2009.05.002)
Bugoni, L., McGill, R.A.R. and Furness, R.W. (2010) The importance of pelagic longline fishery discards for a seabird community determined through stable isotope analysis. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, 391(1-2), pp. 190-200. (doi: 10.1016/j.jembe.2010.06.027)
Furness, R. (2010) Birds as monitors of mercury pollution. In: Newman, M.C. (ed.) Fundamentals of Ecotoxicology. CRC Press, pp. 137-142. ISBN 9781420067040
Furness, R.W. (2010) Scottish seabird predator-prey relationships. In: Baxter, J.M. and Galbraith, C.A. (eds.) Species management : challenges and solutions for the 21st century. The Stationery Office: Edinburgh, pp. 379-394. ISBN 9780114973483
Käkelä, R., Käkelä, A., Martínez-Abraín, A., Sarzo, B., Louzao, M., Gerique, C., Villuendas, E., Strandberg, U., Furness, R.W. and Oro, D. (2010) Fatty acid signature analysis confirms foraging resources of a globally endangered Mediterranean seabird species: calibration test and application to the wild. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 398, pp. 245-258. (doi: 10.3354/meps08291)
Mackley, E. K., Phillips, R. A., Silk, J. R.D., Wakefield, E. D. , Afanasyev, V., Fox, J. W. and Furness, R. W. (2010) Free as a bird? Activity patterns of albatrosses during the nonbreeding period. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 406, pp. 291-303. (doi: 10.3354/meps08532)
Miles, W., Money, S., Luxmoore, R. and Furness, R.W. (2010) Effects of artificial lights and moonlight on petrels at St Kilda. Bird Study, 57(2), pp. 244-251. (doi: 10.1080/00063651003605064)
Oswald, S.A., Huntley, B., Collingham, Y.C., Russell, D.J.F., Anderson, B.M., Arnold, J.M., Furness, R.W. and Hamer, K.C. (2010) Physiological effects of climate on distributions of endothermic species. Journal of Biogeography, 38(3), pp. 430-438. (doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2699.2010.02435.x)
Quillfeldt, P., Masello, J.F., McGill, R.A.R. , Adams, M. and Furness, R.W. (2010) Moving polewards in winter: a recent change in the migratory strategy of a pelagic seabird? Frontiers in Zoology, 7, p. 15. (doi: 10.1186/1742-9994-7-15)
2009
Quillfeldt, P., McGill, R.A.R., Masello, J.F., Poisbleau, M., van Noordwijk, H., Demongin, L. and Furness, R.W. (2009) Differences in the stable isotope signatures of seabird egg membrane and albumen - implications for non-invasive studies. Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry, 23(23), pp. 3632-3636. (doi: 10.1002/rcm.4286)
Weiss, F., Furness, R.W., McGill, R.A.R., Strange, I.J., Masello, J.F. and Quillfeldt, P. (2009) Trophic segregation of Falkland Islands seabirds: insights from stable isotope analysis. Polar Biology, 32(12), pp. 1753-1763. (doi: 10.1007/s00300-009-0674-6)
Tavares, P.C., McGill, R.A.R. , Newton, J. , Pereira, E., Duarte, A.C. and Furness, R.W. (2009) Relationships between carbon sources, trophic level and mercury exposure in generalist shorebirds revealed by stable isotope ratios in chicks. Waterbirds, 32(2), pp. 311-321. (doi: 10.1675/063.032.0211)
Masden, E.A., Haydon, D.T. , Fox, A.D., Furness, R.W., Bullman, R. and Desholm, M. (2009) Barriers to movement: impacts of wind farms on migrating birds. ICES Journal of Marine Science, 66(4), pp. 746-753. (doi: 10.1093/icesjms/fsp031)
Käkelä, R., Furness, R.W., Kahle, S., Becker, P. H. and Käkelä, A. (2009) Fatty acid signatures in seabird plasma are a complex function of diet composition: a captive feeding trial with herring gulls. Functional Ecology, 23(1), pp. 141-149. (doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2435.2008.01475.x)
Albores-Barajas, Y.V., Soldatini, C. and Furness, R.W. (2009) Are burrow nesting seabird chicks affected by human disturbance? Waterbirds, 32(4), pp. 572-578. (doi: 10.1675/063.032.0410)
Bugoni, L., D’Alba, L. and Furness, R. (2009) Marine habitat use of wintering spectacled petrels Procellaria conspicillata, and overlap with longline fishery. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 374, pp. 273-285. (doi: 10.3354/meps07750)
Bugoni, L. and Furness, R.W. (2009) Age Composition and sexual size dimorphism of albatrosses and petrels off Brazil. Marine Ornithology, 37(3), pp. 253-260.
Bugoni, L. and Furness, R.W. (2009) Ageing immature Atlantic Yellow-nosed Thalassarche chlororhynchos and Black-browed T. melanophris Albatrosses in wintering grounds using bill colour and moult. Marine Ornithology, 37(3), pp. 249-252.
Heath, M., Edwards, M., Furness, R., Pinnegar, J. and Wanless, S. (2009) A view from above: changing seas, seabirds and food sources. In: Baxter, J., Buckley, P.J. and Frost, M.T. (eds.) Marine Climate Change Ecosystem Linkages Report Card 2009. Series: Online Science Reviews. MCCIP.
Kalmbach, E., Griffiths, R. and Furness, R.W. (2009) Sex-specific growth patterns and effects of hatching condition on growth in the reversed sexually size-dimorphic great skua Stercorarius skua. Journal of Avian Biology, 40(4), pp. 358-368. (doi: 10.1111/j.1600-048X.2008.04339.x)
Kubetzki, U., Garthe, S., Fifield, D., Mendel, B. and Furness, R.W. (2009) Individual migratory schedules and wintering areas of northern gannets. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 391, pp. 257-265. (doi: 10.3354/meps08254)
2008
Quillfeldt, P., McGill, R. , Masello, J.F., Weiss, F., Strange, I.J., Brickle, P. and Furness, R. (2008) Stable isotope analysis reveals sexual and environmental variability and individual consistency in foraging of thin-billed prions. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 373, pp. 137-148. (doi: 10.3354/meps07751)
Quillfeldt, P., Bugoni, L., McGill, R.A.R. , Masello, J. F. and Furness, R.W. (2008) Differences in stable isotopes in blood and feathers of seabirds are consistent across species, age and latitude: implications for food web studies. Marine Biology, 155(6), pp. 593-598. (doi: 10.1007/s00227-008-1048-2)
Österblom, H., Olsson, O., Blenckner, T. and Furness, R.W. (2008) Junk-food in marine ecosystems. Oikos, 117(7), pp. 967-977. (doi: 10.1111/j.0030-1299.2008.16501.x)
Votier, S.C., Heubeck, M. and Furness, R.W. (2008) Using inter-colony variation in demographic parameters to assess the impact of skua predation on seabird populations. IBIS, 150(S1), pp. 45-53. (doi: 10.1111/j.1474-919X.2008.00804.x)
Bugoni, L., Neves, T.S., Leite, N.O., Carvalho, D., Sales, G., Furness, R.W., Stein, C.E., Peppes, F.V., Giffoni, B.B. and Monteiro, D.S. (2008) Potential bycatch of seabirds and turtles in hook-and-line fisheries of the Itaipava Fleet, Brazil. Fisheries Research, 90(1-3), pp. 217-224. (doi: 10.1016/j.fishres.2007.10.013)
Oswald, S.A., Bearhop, S., Furness, R.W., Huntley, B. and Hamer, K.C. (2008) Heat stress in a high-latitude seabird: effects of temperature and food supply on bathing and nest attendance of great skuas Catharacta skua. Journal of Avian Biology, 39(2), pp. 163-169. (doi: 10.1111/j.2008.0908-8857.04187.x)
Tavares, P.C., Kelly, A., Maia, R., Lopes, R.J., Serrão Santos, R., Pereira, M.E., Duarte, A.C. and Furness, R.W. (2008) Variation in the mobilization of mercury into Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus chicks in coastal saltpans, as revealed by stable isotopes. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 77(1), pp. 65-76. (doi: 10.1016/j.ecss.2007.09.015)
Quillfeldt, P., Schenk, I., McGill, R.A.R. , Strange, I.J., Masello, J.F., Gladbach, A., Roesch, V. and Furness, R.W. (2008) Introduced mammals coexist with seabirds at New Island, Falkland Islands: abundance, habitat preferences, and stable isotope analysis of diet. Polar Biology, 31(3), pp. 333-349. (doi: 10.1007/s00300-007-0363-2)
Bird, M.I., Tait, E., Wurster, C.M. and Furness, R.W. (2008) Stable carbon and nitrogen isotope analysis of avian uric acid. Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry, 22(21), pp. 3393-3400. (doi: 10.1002/rcm.3739)
Bolton, M., Smith, A.L., Gomez-Diaz, E., Friesen, V.L., Medeiros, R., Bried, J., Roscales, J.L. and Furness, R.W. (2008) Monteiro's Storm-petrel Oceanodroma monteiroi: a new species from the Azores. IBIS, 150(4), pp. 717-727. (doi: 10.1111/j.1474-919X.2008.00854.x)
Bugoni, L., McGill, R.A.R. and Furness, R.W. (2008) Effects of preservation methods on stable isotope signatures in bird tissues. Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry, 22(16), pp. 2457-2462. (doi: 10.1002/rcm.3633)
Bugoni, L., Neves, T.S., Peppes, F.V. and Furness, R.W. (2008) An effective method for trapping scavenging seabirds at sea. Journal of Field Ornithology, 79(3), pp. 308-313. (doi: 10.1111/j.1557-9263.2008.00178.x)
Leung, K.M.Y., Furness, R.W., Svavarsson, J., Lau, T.C. and Wu, R.S.S. (2008) Field validation, in Scotland and Iceland, of the artificial mussel for monitoring trace metals in temperate seas. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 57(6-12), pp. 790-800. (doi: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2008.01.033)
Votier, S., Bearhop, S., Fyfe, R. and Furness, R.W. (2008) Temporal and spatial variation in the diet of a marine top predator—links with commercial fisheries. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 367, pp. 223-232. (doi: 10.3354/meps07621)[Book Review]
2007
Furness, R.W. (2007) Responses of seabirds to depletion of food fish stocks. Journal of Ornithology, 148(Supple), pp. 247-252. (doi: 10.1007/s10336-007-0152-2)
Tavares, P.C., Kelly, A., Lopes, R.J., Pereira, M.E., Duarte, A.C. and Furness, R.W. (2007) The influence of dietary specialization and trophic status on mercury levels in two species using common coastal wetlands, Himantopus himantopus and Sterna albifrons. Ardeola, 54(2), pp. 275-288.
Friesen, V.L., Smith, A.L., Gomez-Diaz, E., Bolton, M., Furness, R.W., González-Solís, J. and Monteiro, L.R. (2007) Sympatric speciation by allochrony in a seabird. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 104(47), pp. 18589-18594. (doi: 10.1073/pnas.0700446104)
McKenzie, A.J., Petty, S.J., Toms, M.P. and Furness, R.W. (2007) Importance of sitka spruce picea sitchensis seed and garden bird-feeders for siskins carduelis spinus and coal tits periparus ater. Bird Study, 54(2), pp. 236-247.
Votier, S.C., Kennedy, M., Bearhop, S., Newell, R.G., Griffiths, K., Whitaker, H., Ritz, M.S. and Furness, R.W. (2007) Supplementary DNA evidence fails to confirm presence of Brown Skuas Stercorarius antarctica in Europe: a retraction of Votier et al. (2004). IBIS, 149(3), pp. 619-621. (doi: 10.1111/j.1474-919X.2007.00669.x)
Votier, S.C., Bearhop, S., Crane, J.E., Manuel Arcos, J. and Furness, R.W. (2007) Seabird predation by great skuas Stercorarius skua- intra-specific competition for food? Journal of Avian Biology, 38(2), pp. 234-246. (doi: 10.1111/j.0908-8857.2007.03893.x)
Barrett, R.T., Camphuysen, K., Anker-Nilssen, T., Chardine, J.W., Furness, R.W., Garthe, S., Huppop, O., Leopold, M.F., Montevecchi, W.A. and Veit, R.R. (2007) Diet studies of seabirds: a review and recommendations. ICES Journal of Marine Science, 64(9), pp. 1675-1691. (doi: 10.1093/icesjms/fsm152)
Frederiksen, M., Furness, R.W. and Wanless, S. (2007) Regional variation in the role of bottom-up and top-down processes in controlling sandeel abundance in the North Sea. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 337, pp. 279-286. (doi: 10.3354/meps337279)
Furness, R. (2007) The influence of dietary specialization and trophic status on mercury levels in two species using common coastal wetlands, Himantopus himantopus and Sterna albifrons. Ardeola, 54(2), pp. 275-288.
Furness, R.W., Edwards, A.E. and Oro, D. (2007) Influence of management practices and of scavenging seabirds on availability of fisheries discards to benthic scavengers. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 350, pp. 235-244. (doi: 10.3354/meps07191)
Käkelä, A., Furness, R.W., Kelly, A., Strandberg, U., Waldron, S. and Käkelä, R. (2007) Fatty acid signatures and stable isotopes as dietary indicators in North Sea seabirds. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 342, pp. 291-301. (doi: 10.3354/meps342291)
McKenzie, A., Petty, S., Toms, M. and Furness, R. (2007) Importance of Sitka Spruce Picea sitchensis seed and garden bird-feeders for Siskins Carduelis spinus and Coal Tits Periparus ater. Bird Study, 54, pp. 236-247.
Votier, S., Bearhop, S., Crane, J., Arcos, J. and Furness, R. (2007) Seabird predation by great skuas Stercorarius skua - intra-specific competition for food? Journal of Avian Biology, 38, pp. 234-246. (doi: 10.1111/j.2007.0908-8857.03893.x)
2006
Neves, V.C., Panagiotakopoulos, S. and Furness, R.W. (2006) A control taste aversion experiment on predators of roseate tern (Sterna dougallii) eggs. European Journal of Wildlife Research, 52(4), pp. 259-264. (doi: 10.1007/s10344-006-0044-4)
Votier, S.C., Crane, J.E., Bearhop, S., de León, A., McSorley, C.A., Minguez, E., Mitchell, I.P., Parsons, M., Phillips, R.A. and Furness, R.W. (2006) Nocturnal foraging by great skuas Stercorarius skua: implications for conservation of storm-petrel populations. Journal of Ornithology, 147(3), pp. 405-413. (doi: 10.1007/s10336-005-0021-9)
De León, A., Mínguez, E., Harvey, P., Meek, E., Crane, J.E. and Furness, R.W. (2006) Factors affecting breeding distribution of Storm-petrels Hydrobates pelagicus in Orkney and Shetland Capsule The main factors are past and present human activities, especially the introduction of rats to islands. Bird Study, 53(1), pp. 64-72.
De Leon, A., Minguez, E., Harvey, P., Meek, E., Crane, J. and Furness, R. (2006) Factors affecting breeding distribution of Storm-petrels Hydrobates pelagicus in Orkney and Shetland. Bird Study, 53, pp. 64-72.
De León, A., Mínguez, E., Neves, V.R. and Furness, R.W. (2006) Factors affecting breeding distribution and seabird richness in the Azores archipelago. Atlantic Seabirds, 7(1), pp. 15-22.
Furness, R.W., Crane, J.E., Bearhop, S., Garthe, S., Käkelä, A., Käkelä, R., Kelly, A., Kubetzki, U., Votier, S.C. and Waldron, S. (2006) Techniques to link individual migration patterns of seabirds with diet specialization, condition and breeding performance. Ardea, 94(3), pp. 631-638.
Kakela, A., Crane, J., Votier, S., Furness, R. and Kakela, R. (2006) Fatty acid signatures as indicators of diet in great skuas Stercorarius skua, Shetland. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 319, pp. 297-310.
Käkelä, A., Crane, J., Votier, S.C., Furness, R.W. and Käkelä, R. (2006) Fatty acid signatures as indicators of diet in great skuas stercorarius skua, Shetland. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 319, pp. 297-310. (doi: 10.3354/meps319297)
Votier, S., Crane, J., Bearhop, S., de Leon, A., McSorley, C., Minguez, E., Mitchell, I., Parsons, M., Phillips, R. and Furness, R. (2006) Nocturnal foraging by great skuas Stercorarius skua: implications for conservation of storm-petrel populations. Journal of Ornithology, 147, pp. 405-413. (doi: 10.1007/s10336-005-0021-9)
2005
Bearhop, S., Fiedler, W., Furness, R.W., Votier, S.C., Waldron, S., Newton, J., Bowen, G.J., Berthold, P. and Farnsworth, K. (2005) Assortative mating as a mechanism for rapid evolution of a migratory divide. Science, 310(5747), pp. 502-504. (doi: 10.1126/science.1115661)
Davis, S.E., Nager, R.G. and Furness, R.W. (2005) Food availability affects adult survival as well as breeding success of Parasitic Jaegers. Ecology, 86(4), pp. 1047-1056. (doi: 10.1890/04-0989)
Tavares, P.C., Monteiro, L.R., Lopes, R.J., Pereira, M.E., Duarte, A.C. and Furness, R.W. (2005) Variation of mercury contamination in chicks of little Tern Sterna albifrons in southwest Europe: brood, age, and colony related effects. Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, 74(1), pp. 177-183. (doi: 10.1007/s00128-004-0565-z)
Furness, R. (2005) Scavenging seabirds short of food. Scottish Bird News, 75, pp. 6-7.
Furness, R.W. (2005) Seabird breeding failures, climate change and wind farms. Scottish Bird News, 74, pp. 18-19.
Furness, R.W. (2005) Scavenging seabirds short of food. Scottish Bird News, 75, pp. 6-7.
Käkelä, R., Käkelä, A., Kahle, S., Becker, P.H., Kelly, A. and Furness, R.W. (2005) Fatty acid signatures in plasma of captive herring gulls as indicators of demersal or pelagic fish diet. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 293, pp. 191-200. (doi: 10.3354/meps293191)
Kalmbach, E., Furness, R.W. and Griffiths, R. (2005) Sex-biased environmental sensitivity: natural and experimental evidence from a bird species with larger females. Behavioral Ecology, 16(2), pp. 442-449. (doi: 10.1093/beheco/ari018)
Oro, D., de Leon, A., Minguez, E. and Furness, R. (2005) Estimating predation on breeding European storm-petrels (Hydrobates pelagicus) by yellow-legged gulls (Larus Michahellis). Journal of Zoology, 265, pp. 421-429. (doi: 10.1017/S0952836905006515)
Oro, D., de Leon, A., Minguez, E. and Furness, R.W. (2005) Estimating predation on breeding European storm-petrels (Hydrobates pelagicus) by yellow-legged gulls (Larus Michahellis). Journal of Zoology, 265(4), pp. 421-429. (doi: 10.1017/S0952836905006515)
Quillfeldt, P., McGill, R.A.R. and Furness, R.W. (2005) Diet and foraging areas of Southern Ocean seabirds and their prey inferred from stable isotopes: review and case study of Wilson's storm-petrel. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 295, pp. 295-304. (doi: 10.3354/meps295295)
Tavares, P., Monteiro, L., Lopes, R., Pereira, M., Duarte, A. and Furness, R. (2005) Variation of mercury contamination in chicks of Little Tern Sterna albifrons in southwest Europe: Brood, age, and colony related effects. Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, 74, pp. 177-183. (doi: 10.1007/d00128-004-0565-z)
2004
Votier, S.C., Bearhop, S., Ratcliffe, N., Phillips, R.A. and Furness, R.W. (2004) Predation by great skuas at a large Shetland seabird colony. Journal of Applied Ecology, 41(6), pp. 1117-1128. (doi: 10.1111/j.0021-8901.2004.00974.x)
Kalmbach, E., Griffiths, R., Crane, J.E. and Furness, R.W. (2004) Effects of experimentally increased egg production on female body condition and laying dates in the great skua Stercorarius skua. Journal of Avian Biology, 35(6), pp. 501-514. (doi: 10.1111/j.0908-8857.2004.03271.x)
Votier, S.C., Bearhop, S., Ratcliff, N. and Furness, R.W. (2004) Reproductive consequences for Great Skuas specializing as seabird predators. Condor, 106(2), pp. 275-287. (doi: 10.1650/7261)
Page, R. , Cruickshank, R.H., Dickens, M., Furness, R.W., Kennedy, M. , Palma, R.L. and Smith, V.S. (2004) Phylogeny of "Philoceanus complex" seabird lice (Phthiraptera : Ischnocera) inferred from mitochondrial DNA sequences. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 30(3), pp. 633-652. (doi: 10.1016/S1055-7903(03)00227-6) (PMID:15012944)
Tavares, P.C., Monteiro, L.R., Lopes, R.J., Correia Santos, M.M. and Furness, R.W. (2004) Intraspecific variation of mercury contamination in chicks of Black-winged Stilt (Himantopus himantopus) in coastal wetlands from Southwestern Europe. Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, 72(3), pp. 437-444. (doi: 10.1007/s00128-004-0265-8)
Votier, S.C. et al. (2004) Changes in fisheries discard rates and seabird communities. Nature, 427(6976), pp. 727-730. (doi: 10.1038/nature02315)
Votier, S.C., Bearhop, S., Newell, R.G., Orr, K., Furness, R.W. and Kennedy, M. (2004) The first record of Brown Skua Catharacta antarctica in Europe. IBIS, 146(1), pp. 95-102. (doi: 10.1111/j.1474-919X.2004.00234.x)
Votier, S.C., Bearhop, S., Newell, R.G., Orr, K., Furness, R.W. and Kennedy, M. (2004) The first record of Brown Skua Catharacta antarctica in Europe. IBIS, 146(1), (doi: 10.1111/j.1474-919X.2004.00234.x)
Furness, R. (2004) Magpies, Pica pica, at the southern limit of their range actively select their thermal environment at high ambient temperatures. Zoology in the Middle East, 32, pp. 13-25.
Kalmbach, E., Griffiths, R., Crane, J. and Furness, R. (2004) Effects of experimentally increased egg production on female body condition and laying dates in the great skua Stercorarius skua. Journal of Avian Biology, 35, pp. 501-514.
Kelly, A., Godley, B.J. and Furness, R.W. (2004) Magpies, Pica pica, at the southern limit of their range actively select their thermal environment at high ambient temperatures. Zoology in the Middle East, 32, pp. 13-25.
Tavares, P., Monteiro, L., Lopes, R., Santos, M. and Furness, R. (2004) Intraspecific variation of mercury contamination in chicks of Black-winged Stilt (Himantopus himantopus) in coastal wetlands from Southwestern Europe. Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, 72, pp. 437-444. (doi: 10.1007/s00128-004-0265-8)
Votier, S.C., Bearhop, S., Newell, R.G., Orr, K., Furness, R.W. and Kennedy, M. (2004) The first record of Brown Skua Catharacta antarctica in Europe. IBIS, 146, pp. 95-102.
2003
Votier, S.C., Bearhop, S., MacCormick, A., Ratcliffe, N. and Furness, R.W. (2003) Assessing the diet of great skuas, Catharacta skua, using five different techniques. Polar Biology, 26(1), pp. 20-26. (doi: 10.1007/s00300-002-0446-z)
Bearhop, S., Furness, R., Hilton, G., Votier, S. and Waldron, S. (2003) A forensic approach to understanding diet and habitat use from stable isotope analysis of (avian) claw material. Functional Ecology, 17, pp. 270-275.
Bearhop, S., Furness, R.W., Hilton, G.H. and Waldron, S. (2003) A forensic approach to understanding habitat use from stable isotope analysis of (avian) claw material. Functional Ecology, 17(2), pp. 270-275. (doi: 10.1046/j.1365-2435.2003.00725.x)
Furness, R.W. (2003) Impacts of fisheries on seabird communities. Scientia Marina, 67(Suppl), pp. 33-45.
Furness, R.W. (2003) Metabolism - it's in the genes. Nature, 425(6960), pp. 779-780. (doi: 10.1038/425779a)
Votier, S., Bearhop, S., MacCormick, A., Ratcliffe, N. and Furness, R. (2003) Assessing the diet of great skuas, Catharacta skua, using five different techniques. Polar Biology, 26, pp. 20-26. (doi: 10.1007/s00300-002-0446-z)
Wilson, W.L., Abernethy, V.J., Murphy, K.J., Adam, A., McCracken, D.I., Downie, I.S., Foster, G.N., Furness, R.W., Waterhouse, A. and Ribera, I. (2003) Prediction of plant diversity response to land-use change on Scottish agricultural land. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment, 94(3), pp. 249-263. (doi: 10.1016/S0167-8809(02)00042-7)
2002
Oro, D. and Furness, R.W. (2002) Influences of food availability and predation on survival of kittiwakes. Ecology, 83(9), pp. 2516-2528. (doi: 10.2307/3071811)
Ratcliffe, N., Catry, P., Hamer, K.C., Klomp, N.I. and Furness, R.W. (2002) The effect of age and year on the survival of breeding adult great skuas Catharacta skua in Shetland. IBIS, 144(3), pp. 384-392. (doi: 10.1046/j.1474-919X.2002.00066.x)
Granadeiro, J.P., Monteiro, L.R., Silva, M.C. and Furness, R.W. (2002) Diet of Common Terns in the Azores, northeast Atlantic. Waterbirds, 25(2), pp. 149-155. (doi: 10.1675/1524-4695(2002)025[0149:DOCTIT]2.0.CO;2)
Arcos, J.M., Ruiz, X., Bearhop, S. and Furness, R.W. (2002) Mercury levels in seabirds and their fish prey at the Ebro Delta (NW Mediterranean): the role of trawler discards as a source of contamination. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 232, pp. 281-290. (doi: 10.3354/meps232281)
Arcos, J., Ruiz, X., Bearhop, S. and Furness, R. (2002) Mercury levels in seabirds and their fish prey at the Ebro Delta (NW Mediterranean): the role of trawler discards as a source of contamination. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 232, pp. 281-290.
Bearhop, S., Waldron, S., Votier, S.C. and Furness, R.W. (2002) Factors that influence assimilation rates and fractionation of nitrogen and carbon stable isotopes in avian blood and feathers. Physiological and Biochemical Zoology, 75(5), pp. 451-458.
Furness, R.W. (2002) Management implications of interactions between fisheries and sandeel-dependent seabirds and seals in the North Sea. Ices Journal of Marine Science, 59(2), pp. 261-269. (doi: 10.1006/jmsc.2001.1155)
Furness, R. (2002) Management implications of interactions between fisheries and sandeel-dependent seabirds and seals in the North Sea. Ices Journal of Marine Science, 59, pp. 261-269. (doi: 10.1006/jmsc.2001.1155)
Ratcliffe, N., Catry, P., Hamer, K.C., Klomp, N.I. and Furness, R.W. (2002) The effect of age and year on the survival of breeding adult Great Skuas Catharacta skua in Shetland. IBIS, 144, pp. 384-392.
2001
Ojowski, U., Eidtmann, C., Furness, R.W. and Garthe, S. (2001) Diet and nest attendance of incubating and chick-rearing northern fulmars (Fulmarus glacialis) in Shetland. Marine Biology, 139(6), pp. 1193-1200. (doi: 10.1007/s002270100655)
Votier, S.C., Bearhop, S., Ratcliffe, N. and Furness, R.W. (2001) Pellets as indicators of diet in Great Skuas Catharacta skua. Bird Study, 48(3), pp. 373-376.
Kalmbach, E., Nager, R.G., Griffiths, R. and Furness, R.W. (2001) Increased reproductive effort results in male-biased offspring sex ratio: an experimental study in a species with reversed sexual size dimorphism. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London Series B: Biological Sciences, 268(1481), pp. 2175-2179. (doi: 10.1098/rspb.2001.1793)
Leung, K.M.Y. and Furness, R.W. (2001) Survival, growth, metallothionein and glycogen levels of Nucella lapillus (L.) exposed to sub-chronic cadmium stress: the influence of nutritional state and prey type. Marine Environmental Research, 52(2), pp. 173-194. (doi: 10.1016/S0141-1136(00)00271-3)
Monteiro, L.R. and Furness, R.W. (2001) Kinetics, dose-response, excretion, and toxicity of methylmercury in free-living Cory's shearwater chicks. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 20(8), pp. 1816-1823. (doi: 10.1897/1551-5028(2001)020<1816:KDREAT>2.0.CO;2)
Leung, K.M.Y. and Furness, R.W. (2001) Metallothionein induction and condition index of dogwhelks Nucella lapillus (L.) exposed to cadmium and hydrogen peroxide. Chemosphere, 44(3), pp. 321-325. (doi: 10.1016/S0045-6535(00)00297-6)
Garthe, S. and Furness, R.W. (2001) Frequent shallow diving by a Northern Fulmar feeding at Shetland. Waterbirds, 24(2), pp. 287-289.
Goutner, V., Furness, R.W. and Papakostas, G. (2001) Mercury in feathers of Squacco Heron (Ardeola ralloides) chicks in relation to age, hatching order, growth, and sampling dates. Environmental Pollution, 111(1), pp. 107-115. (doi: 10.1016/S0269-7491(99)00329-2)
Monteiro, L.R. and Furness, R.W. (2001) Kinetics, dose-response, and excretion of methylmercury in free-living adult Cory's shearwaters. Environmental Science and Technology, 35(4), pp. 739-746. (doi: 10.1021/es000114a)
Bearhop, S., Thompson, D.R., Phillips, R.A., Waldron, S., Hamer, K.C., Gray, C.M., Votier, S.C., Ross, B.P. and Furness, R.W. (2001) Annual variation in Great Skua diets: The importance of commercial fisheries and predation on seabirds revealed by combining dietary analyses. Condor, 103(4), pp. 802-809.
Caldow, R.W.G. and Furness, R.W. (2001) Does Holling's disc equation explain the functional response of a kleptoparasite? Journal of Animal Ecology, 70(4), pp. 650-662. (doi: 10.1046/j.1365-2656.2001.00523.x)
Furness, R. (2001) Heavy metals in marine turtle eggs and hatchlings in the Mediterranean. Zoology in the Middle East, 24, pp. 127-132.
Goutner, V., Furness, R. and Papakostas, G. (2001) Mercury in feathers of Squacco Heron (Ardeola ralloides) chicks in relation to age, hatching order, growth, and sampling dates. Environmental Pollution, 111, pp. 107-115.
Kalmbach, E., Nager, R., Griffiths, R. and Furness, R. (2001) Increased reproductive effort results in male-biased offspring sex ratio: an experimental study in a species with reversed sexual size dimorphism. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London Series B: Biological Sciences, 268, pp. 2175-2179.
Kaska, Y. and Furness, R.W. (2001) Heavy metals in marine turtle eggs and hatchlings in the Mediterranean. Zoology in the Middle East, 24, pp. 127-132.
Leung, K.M.Y., Morgan, I.J., Wu, R.S.S., Lau, T.C., Svavarsson, J. and Furness, R.W. (2001) Growth rate as a factor confounding the use of the dogwhelk Nucella lapillus as biomonitor of heavy metal contamination. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 221, pp. 145-159. (doi: 10.3354/meps221145)
Leung, K. and Furness, R. (2001) Metallothionein induction and condition index of dogwhelks Nucella lapillus (L.) exposed to cadmium and hydrogen peroxide. Chemosphere, 44, pp. 321-325.
Leung, K. and Furness, R. (2001) Survival, growth, metallothionein and glycogen levels of Nucella lapillus (L.) exposed to subchronic cadmium stress: the influence of nutritional state and prey type. Marine Environmental Research, 52, pp. 173-194.
Leung, K., Morgan, I., Wu, R., Lau, T., Svavarsson, J. and Furness, R. (2001) Growth rate as a factor confounding the use of the dogwhelk Nucella lapillus as biomonitor of heavy metal contamination. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 221, pp. 145-159.
Ojowski, U., Eidtmann, C., Furness, R. and Garthe, S. (2001) Diet and nest attendance of incubating and chick-rearing northern fulmars (Fulmarus glacialis) in Shetland. Marine Biology, 139, pp. 1193-1200.
Ross, B.P., Lien, J. and Furness, R.W. (2001) Use of underwater playback to reduce the impact of eiders on mussel farms. Ices Journal of Marine Science, 58(2), pp. 517-524. (doi: 10.1006/jmsc.2000.1025)
Ross, B., Lien, J. and Furness, R. (2001) Use of underwater playback to reduce the impact of elders on mussel farms. Ices Journal of Marine Science, 58, pp. 517-524. (doi: 10.1006/jmsc.2000.1025)
Votier, S., Bearhop, S., Ratcliffe, N. and Furness, R. (2001) Pellets as indicators of diet in Great Skuas Catharacta skua. Bird Study, 48, pp. 373-376.
2000
Ramli, R., Cusack, M. , Curry, G.B. and Furness, R.W. (2000) Morphological variation of chewing lice (Insecta: Phthiraptera) from different skua taxa. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, 71(1), pp. 91-101. (doi: 10.1111/j.1095-8312.2000.tb01244.x)
Bearhop, S., Waldron, S., Thompson, D. and Furness, R.W. (2000) Bioamplification of mercury in great skua Catharacta skua chicks: The influence of trophic status as determined by stable isotope signatures of blood and feathers. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 40(2), pp. 181-185. (doi: 10.1016/S0025-326X(99)00205-2)
1999
Bearhop, S., Griffiths, R., Orr, K. and Furness, R.W. (1999) Mean corpuscular volume (MCV) as a measure of condition in birds. Ecology Letters, 2(6), pp. 352-356. (doi: 10.1046/j.1461-0248.1999.00088.x)
Bearhop, S., Griffiths, R., Orr, K. and Furness, R.W. (1999) The normal haematology of great skuas (Catharacta skua) in the wild. Comparative Haematology International, 9(2), pp. 107-109. (doi: 10.1007/BF02585544)
Articles
Furness, R. W. and Furness, E. N. (2024) Proof of concept evidence that stable isotopes of carbon, nitrogen and sulfur may identify individual kittiwakes breeding in different colonies. Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry, 38(13), e9758. (doi: 10.1002/rcm.9758) (PMID:38700127)
Jeglinski, J. W.E. , Lane, J. V., Votier, S. C., Furness, R. W., Hamer, K. C., McCafferty, D. J. , Nager, R. G. , Sheddan, M., Wanless, S. and Matthiopoulos, J. (2024) HPAIV outbreak triggers short-term colony connectivity in a seabird metapopulation. Scientific Reports, 14, 3126. (doi: 10.1038/s41598-024-53550-x) (PMID:38326368) (PMCID:PMC10850054)
Furness, R. W., Gear, S. C., Camphuysen, K. C. J., Tyler, G., de Silva, D., Warren, C. J., James, J., Reid, S. M. and Banyard, A. C. (2023) Environmental samples test negative for avian influenza virus H5N1 four months after mass mortality at a seabird colony. Pathogens, 12(4), 584. (doi: 10.3390/pathogens12040584) (PMID:37111470) (PMCID:PMC10144497)
Furness, R. W. (2023) Recent changes in colony sizes of two seabird species in Scotland are not strongly influenced by Birds Directive status of the colony. IBIS, 165(1), (doi: 10.1111/ibi.13127)
Jones, D. C. et al. (2022) Untangling local and remote influences in two major petrel habitats in the oligotrophic Southern Ocean. Global Change Biology, 27(22), pp. 5773-5785. (doi: 10.1111/gcb.15839) (PMID:34386992)
Matthiopoulos, J. , Wakefield, E. , Jeglinski, J. W.E. , Furness, R. W., Trinder, M., Tyler, G., McCluskie, A., Allen, S., Braithwaite, J. and Evans, T. (2022) Integrated modelling of seabird-habitat associations from multi-platform data: a review. Journal of Applied Ecology, 59(4), pp. 909-920. (doi: 10.1111/1365-2664.14114)
Furness, E. N. and Furness, R. W. (2021) Effects of Sitka spruce masting on phenology and demography of siskins Spinus spinus. Scientific Reports, 11, 4921. (doi: 10.1038/s41598-021-84471-8) (PMID:33649392) (PMCID:PMC7921583)
Wakefield, E. , Furness, B., Lane, J., Jeglinski, J. and Pinder, S. (2019) Immature gannets follow adults in commuting flocks providing a potential mechanism for social learning. Journal of Avian Biology, 50(10), e01264. (doi: 10.1111/jav.02164)
Quillfeldt, P., Weimerskirch, H., Masello, J. F., Delord, K., McGill, R. A.R. , Furness, R. W. and Cherel, Y. (2019) Behavioural plasticity in the early breeding season of pelagic seabirds - a case study of thin-billed prions from two oceans. Movement Ecology, 7, 1. (doi: 10.1186/s40462-019-0147-7)
Furness, R. W. and Furness, E. N. (2018) Ixodes ricinus parasitism of birds increases at higher winter temperatures. Journal of Vector Ecology, 43(1), pp. 59-62. (doi: 10.1111/jvec.12283) (PMID:29757511)
Vieira, B. P., Furness, R. W. and Nager, R. G. (2018) Visual observation to identify sexes in subspecies of adult Black Skimmers (Rynchops niger). Waterbirds, 41(2), pp. 166-170. (doi: 10.1675/063.041.0207)
Furness, R. W., Hallgrimsson, G. T., Montevecchi, W. A., Fifield, D., Kubetzki, U., Mendel, B. and Garthe, S. (2018) Adult Gannet migrations frequently loop clockwise around Britain and Ireland. Ringing and Migration, 33(1), pp. 45-53. (doi: 10.1080/03078698.2018.1472971)
Carroll, M. J., Bolton, M., Owen, E., Anderson, G. Q.A., Mackley, E. K., Dunn, E. K. and Furness, R. W. (2017) Kittiwake breeding success in the southern North Sea correlates with prior sandeel fishing mortality. Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems, 27(6), pp. 1164-1175. (doi: 10.1002/aqc.2780)
Leal, G. R., Furness, R. W., McGill, R. A.R. , Santos, R. A. and Bugoni, L. (2017) Feeding and foraging ecology of Trindade petrels Pterodroma arminjoniana during the breeding period in the South Atlantic Ocean. Marine Biology, 164, 211. (doi: 10.1007/s00227-017-3240-8)
Sydeman, W. J. et al. (2017) Best practices for assessing forage fish fisheries-seabird resource competition. Fisheries Research, 194, pp. 209-221. (doi: 10.1016/j.fishres.2017.05.018)
Waggitt, J. J., Robbins, A. M.C., Wade, H. M., Masden, E. A., Furness, R. W., Jackson, A. C. and Scott, B. E. (2017) Comparative studies reveal variability in the use of tidal stream environments by seabirds. Marine Policy, 81, pp. 143-152. (doi: 10.1016/j.marpol.2017.03.023)
Vieira, B. P., Furness, R. W. and Nager, R. G. (2017) Using field photography to study avian moult. IBIS, 159(2), pp. 443-448. (doi: 10.1111/ibi.12445)
Votier, S. C., Aspinwall, S., Bearhop, S., Bilton, D., Newton, J. , Alstrom, P., Leader, P., Carey, G., Furness, R. W. and Olsson, U. (2016) Stable isotopes and mtDNA reveal niche segregation but no evidence of intergradation along a habitat gradient in the Lesser Whitethroat complex (Sylvia curruca; Passeriformes; Aves). Journal of Ornithology, 157(4), pp. 1017-1027. (doi: 10.1007/s10336-016-1351-5)
Grecian, W. J. et al. (2016) Seabird diversity hotspot linked to ocean productivity in the Canary current large marine ecosystem. Biology Letters, 12(8), 20160024. (doi: 10.1098/rsbl.2016.0024)
Hammer, S. , Nager, R. G. , Alonso, S., McGill, R. A.R. , Furness, R. W. and Dam, M. (2016) Legacy pollutants are declining in Great Skuas (Stercorarius skua) but remain higher in Faroe Islands than in Scotland. Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, 97(2), pp. 184-190. (doi: 10.1007/s00128-016-1856-x) (PMID:27329112) (PMCID:PMC4942484)
Garthe, S., Hallgrimsson, G. T., Montevecchi, W. A., Fifield, D. and Furness, R. (2016) East or west? Migration routes and wintering sites of Northern Gannets Morus bassanus from south-eastern Iceland. Marine Biology, 163(7), 151. (doi: 10.1007/s00227-016-2918-7)
Hammer, S. , Nager, R.G. , Johnson, P.C.D. , Furness, R.W. and Provencher, J.F. (2016) Plastic debris in great skua (Stercorarius skua) pellets corresponds to seabird prey species. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 103(1-2), pp. 206-210. (doi: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2015.12.018) (PMID:26763326)
Mills, J. A. et al. (2016) Solutions for archiving data in long-term studies: a reply to Whitlock et al. Trends in Ecology and Evolution, 31(2), pp. 85-87. (doi: 10.1016/j.tree.2015.12.004) (PMID:26778168)
Grecian, W. J., Taylor, G. A., Loh, G., McGill, R. A.R. , Miskelly, C. M., Phillips, R. A., Thompson, D. R. and Furness, R. W. (2016) Contrasting migratory responses of two closely-related seabirds to long-term climate change. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 559, pp. 231-242. (doi: 10.3354/meps11875)
Bugoni, L., Naves, L. C. and Furness, R. W. (2015) Moult of three Tristan da Cunha seabird species sampled at sea. Antarctic Science, 27(03), pp. 240-251. (doi: 10.1017/S0954102014000583)
Bustnes, J.O. et al. (2015) Multiple stressors in a top predator seabird: potential ecological consequences of environmental contaminants, population health and breeding conditions. PLoS ONE, 10(7), e0131769. (doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0131769) (PMID:26172383) (PMCID:PMC4501839)
Grecian, W. J., McGill, R. A. R. , Phillips, R. A., Ryan, P. G. and Furness, R. W. (2015) Quantifying variation in δ13C and δ15N isotopes within and between feathers and individuals: is one sample enough? Marine Biology, 162(4), pp. 733-741. (doi: 10.1007/s00227-015-2618-8) (PMID:25797964) (PMCID:PMC4356738)
Quillfeldt, P., Cherel, Y., Masello, J. F., Delord, K., McGill, R. A.R. , Furness, R. W., Moodley, Y. and Weimerskirch, H. (2015) Half a world apart? overlap in nonbreeding distributions of Atlantic and Indian ocean thin-billed prions. PLoS ONE, 10(5), e0125007. (doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0125007) (PMID:26018194) (PMCID:PMC4446212)
Wade, H.M., Masden, E.A., Jackson, A.C., Thaxter, C.B., Burton, N.H.K., Bouten, W. and Furness, R.W. (2014) Great skua (Stercorarius skua) movements at sea in relation to marine renewable energy developments. Marine Environmental Research, 101, pp. 69-80. (doi: 10.1016/j.marenvres.2014.09.003)
Cross, A. D.P., Hentati-Sundberg, J., Österblom, H., McGill, R. A.R. and Furness, R. W. (2014) Isotopic analysis of island house martins Delichon urbica indicates marine provenance of nutrients. IBIS, 156(3), pp. 676-681. (doi: 10.1111/ibi.12150) (PMID:25866414) (PMCID:PMC4384760)
Bourgeon, S., Leat, E. H. K., Magnusdóttir, E., Furness, R. W., Strøm, H., Petersen, A., Gabrielsen, G. W., Hanssen, S. A. and Bustnes, J. O. (2014) Feather corticosterone levels on wintering grounds have no carry-over effects on breeding among three populations of great skuas (Stercorarius skua). PLoS ONE, 9(6), e100439. (doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0100439) (PMID:24964085) (PMCID:PMC4070953)
Magnusdottir, E., Leat, E. H.K., Bourgeon, S., Jónsson, J. E., Phillips, R. A., Strøm, H., Petersen, A., Hanssen, S. A., Bustnes, J. O. and Furness, R. W. (2014) Activity patterns of wintering Great SkuasStercorarius skua. Bird Study, 61(3), pp. 301-308. (doi: 10.1080/00063657.2014.940839)
Sonne, C. et al. (2013) Organohalogen contaminants and blood plasma clinical–chemical parameters in three colonies of North Atlantic Great skua (Stercorarius skua). Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, 92(1), pp. 245-251. (doi: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2013.02.012)
Furness, R.W., Wade, H.M. and Masden, E.A. (2013) Assessing vulnerability of marine bird populations to offshore wind farms. Journal of Environmental Management, 119, pp. 56-66. (doi: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2013.01.025)
Leat, E.H.K., Bourgeon, S., Eze, J.I., Muir, D.C.G., Williamson, M., Bustnes, J.O., Furness, R.W. and Borgå, K. (2013) Perfluoroalkyl substances in eggs and plasma of an avian top predator, great skua (Stercorarius skua), in the north Atlantic. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 32(3), pp. 569-576. (doi: 10.1002/etc.2101)
Miles, W.T.S., Parsons, M., Close, A.J., Luxmoore, R., Furness, R.W. and Phillips, R. (2013) Predator-avoidance behaviour in a nocturnal petrel exposed to a novel predator. IBIS, 155(1), pp. 16-31. (doi: 10.1111/ibi.12007)
Bourgeon, S., Leat, E.K.H., Furness, R.W., Borgå, K., Hanssen, S.A. and Bustnes, J.O. (2013) Dietary versus maternal sources of organochlorines in op predator seabird chicks: an experimental approach. Environmental Science and Technology, 47(11), pp. 5963-5970. (doi: 10.1021/es400442q)
Leat, E.H.K. et al. (2013) Influence of wintering area on persistent organic pollutants in a breeding migratory seabird. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 491, pp. 277-293. (doi: 10.3354/meps10455)
Michalik, A., McGill, R.A.R. , van Noordwijk, H.J., Masello, J.F., Furness, R.W., Eggers, T. and Quillfeldt, P. (2013) Stable isotopes reveal variable foraging behaviour in a colony of the imperial shag phalacrocorax atriceps: differences between ages sexes and years. Journal of Ornithology, 154(1), pp. 239-249. (doi: 10.1007/s10336-012-0890-7)
Bourgeon, S. et al. (2012) Individual variation in biomarkers of health: influence of persistent organic pollutants in Great Skuas (Stercorarius Skua) breeding at different geographical locations. Environmental Research, 118, pp. 31-39. (doi: 10.1016/j.envres.2012.08.004)
Masden, E.A., Reeve, R. , Desholm, M., Fox, A.D., Furness, R.W. and Haydon, D.T. (2012) Assessing the impact of marine wind farms on birds through movement modelling. Journal of the Royal Society: Interface, 9(74), pp. 2120-2130. (doi: 10.1098/rsif.2012.0121)
Furness, R. W., Wade, H. M., ROBBINS, A. M.C. and Masden, E. A. (2012) Assessing the sensitivity of seabird populations to adverse effects from tidal stream turbines and wave energy devices. ICES Journal of Marine Science, 69(8), pp. 1466-1479. (doi: 10.1093/icesjms/fss131)
Quillfeldt, P., McGill, R.A.R. , Furness, R.W., Mostl, E., Ludynia, K. and Masello, J.F. (2012) Impact of miniature geolocation loggers on a small petrel, the thin billed prion Pachtyptila belcheri. Marine Biology, 159(8), pp. 1809-1816. (doi: 10.1007/s00227-012-1971-0)
Fort, J. et al. (2012) Meta-population evidence of oriented chain migration in northern gannets (Morus bassanus). Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment, 10(5), pp. 237-242. (doi: 10.1890/110194)
Jennings, G., McGlashan, D.J. and Furness, R.W. (2012) Responses to changes in sprat abundance of common tern breeding numbers at 12 colonies in the Firth of Forth, east Scotland. ICES Journal of Marine Science, 69(4), pp. 572-577. (doi: 10.1093/icesjms/fss022)
Magnusdottir, E., Leat, E.H.K., Bourgeon, S., Strøm, H., Petersen, A., Phillips, R.A., Hanssen, S.A., Bustnes, J.O., Hersteinsson, P. and Furness, R.W. (2012) Wintering areas of Great SkuasStercorarius skuabreeding in Scotland, Iceland and Norway. Bird Study, 59(1), pp. 1-9. (doi: 10.1080/00063657.2011.636798)
Cury, P.M. et al. (2011) Global seabird response to forage fish depletion--one-third for the birds. Science, 334(6063), pp. 1703-1706. (doi: 10.1126/science.1212928)
Bugoni, L., Griffiths, K. and Furness, R.W. (2011) Sex-biased incidental mortality of albatrosses and petrels in longline fisheries: differential distributions at sea or differential access to baits mediated by sexual size dimorphism? Journal of Ornithology, 152(2), pp. 261-268. (doi: 10.1007/s10336-010-0577-x)
Mackley, E. K., Phillips, R. A., Silk, J. R. D., Wakefield, E. D. , Afanasyev, V. and Furness, R. W. (2011) At-sea activity patterns of breeding and nonbreeding white-chinned petrels Procellaria aequinoctialis from South Georgia. Marine Biology, 158(2), pp. 429-438. (doi: 10.1007/s00227-010-1570-x)
James, M.C., Furness, R.W., Bowman, A.S., Forbes, K.J. and Gilbert, L. (2011) The importance of passerine birds as tick hosts and in the transmission of Borrelia burgdorferi, the agent of Lyme disease: a case study from Scotland. IBIS, 153(2), pp. 293-302. (doi: 10.1111/j.1474-919X.2011.01111.x)
La Sala, L.F., Petracci, P.F., Smits, J.E., Botte, S. and Furness, R.W. (2011) Mercury levels and health parameters in the threatened Olrog’s Gull (Larus atlanticus) from Argentina. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 181(1-4), pp. 1-11. (doi: 10.1007/s10661-010-1808-6)
Leat, E.H.K. et al. (2011) Effects of environmental exposure and diet on levels of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) in eggs of a top predator in the North Atlantic in 1980 and 2008. Environmental Pollution, 159(5), pp. 1222-1228. (doi: 10.1016/j.envpol.2011.01.036)
Furness, R., Mable, B. , Savory, F., Griffiths, K., Baillie, S. and Heubeck, M. (2010) Subspecies status of common eiders somateria mollissima in Shetland based on morphology and DNA. Bird Study, 57(3), pp. 330-335. (doi: 10.1080/00063657.2010.481708)
Kim, M., Furness, R.W. and Nager, R.G. (2010) Hatching asynchrony is constrained by parental nest attendance during laying. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, 64(7), pp. 1087-1097. (doi: 10.1007/s00265-010-0923-2)
Masden, E.A., Haydon, D.T., Fox, A.D. and Furness, R.W. (2010) Barriers to movement: modelling energetic costs of avoiding marine wind farms amongst breeding seabirds. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 60(7), pp. 1085-1091. (doi: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2010.01.016)
Michalik, A., McGill, R.A.R., Furness, R.W., Eggers, T., van Noordwijk, H.J. and Quillfeldt, P. (2010) Black and white - does melanin change the bulk carbon and nitrogen isotope values of feathers? Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry, 24(7), pp. 875-878. (doi: 10.1002/rcm.4462)
Neves, V.C., Griffiths, K., Savory, F.R., Furness, R.W. and Mable, B.K. (2010) Are European starlings breeding in the Azores archipelago genetically distinct from birds breeding in mainland Europe? European Journal of Wildlife Research, 56(1), pp. 95-100. (doi: 10.1007/s10344-009-0316-x)
Masden, E.A., Fox, A.D., Furness, R.W., Bullman, R. and Haydon, D.T. (2010) Cumulative impact assessments and bird/wind farm interactions: developing a conceptual framework. Environmental Impact Assessment Review, 30(1), pp. 1-7. (doi: 10.1016/j.eiar.2009.05.002)
Bugoni, L., McGill, R.A.R. and Furness, R.W. (2010) The importance of pelagic longline fishery discards for a seabird community determined through stable isotope analysis. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, 391(1-2), pp. 190-200. (doi: 10.1016/j.jembe.2010.06.027)
Käkelä, R., Käkelä, A., Martínez-Abraín, A., Sarzo, B., Louzao, M., Gerique, C., Villuendas, E., Strandberg, U., Furness, R.W. and Oro, D. (2010) Fatty acid signature analysis confirms foraging resources of a globally endangered Mediterranean seabird species: calibration test and application to the wild. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 398, pp. 245-258. (doi: 10.3354/meps08291)
Mackley, E. K., Phillips, R. A., Silk, J. R.D., Wakefield, E. D. , Afanasyev, V., Fox, J. W. and Furness, R. W. (2010) Free as a bird? Activity patterns of albatrosses during the nonbreeding period. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 406, pp. 291-303. (doi: 10.3354/meps08532)
Miles, W., Money, S., Luxmoore, R. and Furness, R.W. (2010) Effects of artificial lights and moonlight on petrels at St Kilda. Bird Study, 57(2), pp. 244-251. (doi: 10.1080/00063651003605064)
Oswald, S.A., Huntley, B., Collingham, Y.C., Russell, D.J.F., Anderson, B.M., Arnold, J.M., Furness, R.W. and Hamer, K.C. (2010) Physiological effects of climate on distributions of endothermic species. Journal of Biogeography, 38(3), pp. 430-438. (doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2699.2010.02435.x)
Quillfeldt, P., Masello, J.F., McGill, R.A.R. , Adams, M. and Furness, R.W. (2010) Moving polewards in winter: a recent change in the migratory strategy of a pelagic seabird? Frontiers in Zoology, 7, p. 15. (doi: 10.1186/1742-9994-7-15)
Quillfeldt, P., McGill, R.A.R., Masello, J.F., Poisbleau, M., van Noordwijk, H., Demongin, L. and Furness, R.W. (2009) Differences in the stable isotope signatures of seabird egg membrane and albumen - implications for non-invasive studies. Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry, 23(23), pp. 3632-3636. (doi: 10.1002/rcm.4286)
Weiss, F., Furness, R.W., McGill, R.A.R., Strange, I.J., Masello, J.F. and Quillfeldt, P. (2009) Trophic segregation of Falkland Islands seabirds: insights from stable isotope analysis. Polar Biology, 32(12), pp. 1753-1763. (doi: 10.1007/s00300-009-0674-6)
Tavares, P.C., McGill, R.A.R. , Newton, J. , Pereira, E., Duarte, A.C. and Furness, R.W. (2009) Relationships between carbon sources, trophic level and mercury exposure in generalist shorebirds revealed by stable isotope ratios in chicks. Waterbirds, 32(2), pp. 311-321. (doi: 10.1675/063.032.0211)
Masden, E.A., Haydon, D.T. , Fox, A.D., Furness, R.W., Bullman, R. and Desholm, M. (2009) Barriers to movement: impacts of wind farms on migrating birds. ICES Journal of Marine Science, 66(4), pp. 746-753. (doi: 10.1093/icesjms/fsp031)
Käkelä, R., Furness, R.W., Kahle, S., Becker, P. H. and Käkelä, A. (2009) Fatty acid signatures in seabird plasma are a complex function of diet composition: a captive feeding trial with herring gulls. Functional Ecology, 23(1), pp. 141-149. (doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2435.2008.01475.x)
Albores-Barajas, Y.V., Soldatini, C. and Furness, R.W. (2009) Are burrow nesting seabird chicks affected by human disturbance? Waterbirds, 32(4), pp. 572-578. (doi: 10.1675/063.032.0410)
Bugoni, L., D’Alba, L. and Furness, R. (2009) Marine habitat use of wintering spectacled petrels Procellaria conspicillata, and overlap with longline fishery. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 374, pp. 273-285. (doi: 10.3354/meps07750)
Bugoni, L. and Furness, R.W. (2009) Age Composition and sexual size dimorphism of albatrosses and petrels off Brazil. Marine Ornithology, 37(3), pp. 253-260.
Bugoni, L. and Furness, R.W. (2009) Ageing immature Atlantic Yellow-nosed Thalassarche chlororhynchos and Black-browed T. melanophris Albatrosses in wintering grounds using bill colour and moult. Marine Ornithology, 37(3), pp. 249-252.
Kalmbach, E., Griffiths, R. and Furness, R.W. (2009) Sex-specific growth patterns and effects of hatching condition on growth in the reversed sexually size-dimorphic great skua Stercorarius skua. Journal of Avian Biology, 40(4), pp. 358-368. (doi: 10.1111/j.1600-048X.2008.04339.x)
Kubetzki, U., Garthe, S., Fifield, D., Mendel, B. and Furness, R.W. (2009) Individual migratory schedules and wintering areas of northern gannets. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 391, pp. 257-265. (doi: 10.3354/meps08254)
Quillfeldt, P., McGill, R. , Masello, J.F., Weiss, F., Strange, I.J., Brickle, P. and Furness, R. (2008) Stable isotope analysis reveals sexual and environmental variability and individual consistency in foraging of thin-billed prions. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 373, pp. 137-148. (doi: 10.3354/meps07751)
Quillfeldt, P., Bugoni, L., McGill, R.A.R. , Masello, J. F. and Furness, R.W. (2008) Differences in stable isotopes in blood and feathers of seabirds are consistent across species, age and latitude: implications for food web studies. Marine Biology, 155(6), pp. 593-598. (doi: 10.1007/s00227-008-1048-2)
Österblom, H., Olsson, O., Blenckner, T. and Furness, R.W. (2008) Junk-food in marine ecosystems. Oikos, 117(7), pp. 967-977. (doi: 10.1111/j.0030-1299.2008.16501.x)
Votier, S.C., Heubeck, M. and Furness, R.W. (2008) Using inter-colony variation in demographic parameters to assess the impact of skua predation on seabird populations. IBIS, 150(S1), pp. 45-53. (doi: 10.1111/j.1474-919X.2008.00804.x)
Bugoni, L., Neves, T.S., Leite, N.O., Carvalho, D., Sales, G., Furness, R.W., Stein, C.E., Peppes, F.V., Giffoni, B.B. and Monteiro, D.S. (2008) Potential bycatch of seabirds and turtles in hook-and-line fisheries of the Itaipava Fleet, Brazil. Fisheries Research, 90(1-3), pp. 217-224. (doi: 10.1016/j.fishres.2007.10.013)
Oswald, S.A., Bearhop, S., Furness, R.W., Huntley, B. and Hamer, K.C. (2008) Heat stress in a high-latitude seabird: effects of temperature and food supply on bathing and nest attendance of great skuas Catharacta skua. Journal of Avian Biology, 39(2), pp. 163-169. (doi: 10.1111/j.2008.0908-8857.04187.x)
Tavares, P.C., Kelly, A., Maia, R., Lopes, R.J., Serrão Santos, R., Pereira, M.E., Duarte, A.C. and Furness, R.W. (2008) Variation in the mobilization of mercury into Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus chicks in coastal saltpans, as revealed by stable isotopes. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 77(1), pp. 65-76. (doi: 10.1016/j.ecss.2007.09.015)
Quillfeldt, P., Schenk, I., McGill, R.A.R. , Strange, I.J., Masello, J.F., Gladbach, A., Roesch, V. and Furness, R.W. (2008) Introduced mammals coexist with seabirds at New Island, Falkland Islands: abundance, habitat preferences, and stable isotope analysis of diet. Polar Biology, 31(3), pp. 333-349. (doi: 10.1007/s00300-007-0363-2)
Bird, M.I., Tait, E., Wurster, C.M. and Furness, R.W. (2008) Stable carbon and nitrogen isotope analysis of avian uric acid. Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry, 22(21), pp. 3393-3400. (doi: 10.1002/rcm.3739)
Bolton, M., Smith, A.L., Gomez-Diaz, E., Friesen, V.L., Medeiros, R., Bried, J., Roscales, J.L. and Furness, R.W. (2008) Monteiro's Storm-petrel Oceanodroma monteiroi: a new species from the Azores. IBIS, 150(4), pp. 717-727. (doi: 10.1111/j.1474-919X.2008.00854.x)
Bugoni, L., McGill, R.A.R. and Furness, R.W. (2008) Effects of preservation methods on stable isotope signatures in bird tissues. Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry, 22(16), pp. 2457-2462. (doi: 10.1002/rcm.3633)
Bugoni, L., Neves, T.S., Peppes, F.V. and Furness, R.W. (2008) An effective method for trapping scavenging seabirds at sea. Journal of Field Ornithology, 79(3), pp. 308-313. (doi: 10.1111/j.1557-9263.2008.00178.x)
Leung, K.M.Y., Furness, R.W., Svavarsson, J., Lau, T.C. and Wu, R.S.S. (2008) Field validation, in Scotland and Iceland, of the artificial mussel for monitoring trace metals in temperate seas. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 57(6-12), pp. 790-800. (doi: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2008.01.033)
Furness, R.W. (2007) Responses of seabirds to depletion of food fish stocks. Journal of Ornithology, 148(Supple), pp. 247-252. (doi: 10.1007/s10336-007-0152-2)
Tavares, P.C., Kelly, A., Lopes, R.J., Pereira, M.E., Duarte, A.C. and Furness, R.W. (2007) The influence of dietary specialization and trophic status on mercury levels in two species using common coastal wetlands, Himantopus himantopus and Sterna albifrons. Ardeola, 54(2), pp. 275-288.
Friesen, V.L., Smith, A.L., Gomez-Diaz, E., Bolton, M., Furness, R.W., González-Solís, J. and Monteiro, L.R. (2007) Sympatric speciation by allochrony in a seabird. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 104(47), pp. 18589-18594. (doi: 10.1073/pnas.0700446104)
McKenzie, A.J., Petty, S.J., Toms, M.P. and Furness, R.W. (2007) Importance of sitka spruce picea sitchensis seed and garden bird-feeders for siskins carduelis spinus and coal tits periparus ater. Bird Study, 54(2), pp. 236-247.
Votier, S.C., Kennedy, M., Bearhop, S., Newell, R.G., Griffiths, K., Whitaker, H., Ritz, M.S. and Furness, R.W. (2007) Supplementary DNA evidence fails to confirm presence of Brown Skuas Stercorarius antarctica in Europe: a retraction of Votier et al. (2004). IBIS, 149(3), pp. 619-621. (doi: 10.1111/j.1474-919X.2007.00669.x)
Votier, S.C., Bearhop, S., Crane, J.E., Manuel Arcos, J. and Furness, R.W. (2007) Seabird predation by great skuas Stercorarius skua- intra-specific competition for food? Journal of Avian Biology, 38(2), pp. 234-246. (doi: 10.1111/j.0908-8857.2007.03893.x)
Barrett, R.T., Camphuysen, K., Anker-Nilssen, T., Chardine, J.W., Furness, R.W., Garthe, S., Huppop, O., Leopold, M.F., Montevecchi, W.A. and Veit, R.R. (2007) Diet studies of seabirds: a review and recommendations. ICES Journal of Marine Science, 64(9), pp. 1675-1691. (doi: 10.1093/icesjms/fsm152)
Frederiksen, M., Furness, R.W. and Wanless, S. (2007) Regional variation in the role of bottom-up and top-down processes in controlling sandeel abundance in the North Sea. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 337, pp. 279-286. (doi: 10.3354/meps337279)
Furness, R. (2007) The influence of dietary specialization and trophic status on mercury levels in two species using common coastal wetlands, Himantopus himantopus and Sterna albifrons. Ardeola, 54(2), pp. 275-288.
Furness, R.W., Edwards, A.E. and Oro, D. (2007) Influence of management practices and of scavenging seabirds on availability of fisheries discards to benthic scavengers. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 350, pp. 235-244. (doi: 10.3354/meps07191)
Käkelä, A., Furness, R.W., Kelly, A., Strandberg, U., Waldron, S. and Käkelä, R. (2007) Fatty acid signatures and stable isotopes as dietary indicators in North Sea seabirds. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 342, pp. 291-301. (doi: 10.3354/meps342291)
McKenzie, A., Petty, S., Toms, M. and Furness, R. (2007) Importance of Sitka Spruce Picea sitchensis seed and garden bird-feeders for Siskins Carduelis spinus and Coal Tits Periparus ater. Bird Study, 54, pp. 236-247.
Votier, S., Bearhop, S., Crane, J., Arcos, J. and Furness, R. (2007) Seabird predation by great skuas Stercorarius skua - intra-specific competition for food? Journal of Avian Biology, 38, pp. 234-246. (doi: 10.1111/j.2007.0908-8857.03893.x)
Neves, V.C., Panagiotakopoulos, S. and Furness, R.W. (2006) A control taste aversion experiment on predators of roseate tern (Sterna dougallii) eggs. European Journal of Wildlife Research, 52(4), pp. 259-264. (doi: 10.1007/s10344-006-0044-4)
Votier, S.C., Crane, J.E., Bearhop, S., de León, A., McSorley, C.A., Minguez, E., Mitchell, I.P., Parsons, M., Phillips, R.A. and Furness, R.W. (2006) Nocturnal foraging by great skuas Stercorarius skua: implications for conservation of storm-petrel populations. Journal of Ornithology, 147(3), pp. 405-413. (doi: 10.1007/s10336-005-0021-9)
De León, A., Mínguez, E., Harvey, P., Meek, E., Crane, J.E. and Furness, R.W. (2006) Factors affecting breeding distribution of Storm-petrels Hydrobates pelagicus in Orkney and Shetland Capsule The main factors are past and present human activities, especially the introduction of rats to islands. Bird Study, 53(1), pp. 64-72.
De Leon, A., Minguez, E., Harvey, P., Meek, E., Crane, J. and Furness, R. (2006) Factors affecting breeding distribution of Storm-petrels Hydrobates pelagicus in Orkney and Shetland. Bird Study, 53, pp. 64-72.
De León, A., Mínguez, E., Neves, V.R. and Furness, R.W. (2006) Factors affecting breeding distribution and seabird richness in the Azores archipelago. Atlantic Seabirds, 7(1), pp. 15-22.
Furness, R.W., Crane, J.E., Bearhop, S., Garthe, S., Käkelä, A., Käkelä, R., Kelly, A., Kubetzki, U., Votier, S.C. and Waldron, S. (2006) Techniques to link individual migration patterns of seabirds with diet specialization, condition and breeding performance. Ardea, 94(3), pp. 631-638.
Kakela, A., Crane, J., Votier, S., Furness, R. and Kakela, R. (2006) Fatty acid signatures as indicators of diet in great skuas Stercorarius skua, Shetland. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 319, pp. 297-310.
Käkelä, A., Crane, J., Votier, S.C., Furness, R.W. and Käkelä, R. (2006) Fatty acid signatures as indicators of diet in great skuas stercorarius skua, Shetland. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 319, pp. 297-310. (doi: 10.3354/meps319297)
Votier, S., Crane, J., Bearhop, S., de Leon, A., McSorley, C., Minguez, E., Mitchell, I., Parsons, M., Phillips, R. and Furness, R. (2006) Nocturnal foraging by great skuas Stercorarius skua: implications for conservation of storm-petrel populations. Journal of Ornithology, 147, pp. 405-413. (doi: 10.1007/s10336-005-0021-9)
Bearhop, S., Fiedler, W., Furness, R.W., Votier, S.C., Waldron, S., Newton, J., Bowen, G.J., Berthold, P. and Farnsworth, K. (2005) Assortative mating as a mechanism for rapid evolution of a migratory divide. Science, 310(5747), pp. 502-504. (doi: 10.1126/science.1115661)
Davis, S.E., Nager, R.G. and Furness, R.W. (2005) Food availability affects adult survival as well as breeding success of Parasitic Jaegers. Ecology, 86(4), pp. 1047-1056. (doi: 10.1890/04-0989)
Tavares, P.C., Monteiro, L.R., Lopes, R.J., Pereira, M.E., Duarte, A.C. and Furness, R.W. (2005) Variation of mercury contamination in chicks of little Tern Sterna albifrons in southwest Europe: brood, age, and colony related effects. Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, 74(1), pp. 177-183. (doi: 10.1007/s00128-004-0565-z)
Furness, R. (2005) Scavenging seabirds short of food. Scottish Bird News, 75, pp. 6-7.
Furness, R.W. (2005) Seabird breeding failures, climate change and wind farms. Scottish Bird News, 74, pp. 18-19.
Furness, R.W. (2005) Scavenging seabirds short of food. Scottish Bird News, 75, pp. 6-7.
Käkelä, R., Käkelä, A., Kahle, S., Becker, P.H., Kelly, A. and Furness, R.W. (2005) Fatty acid signatures in plasma of captive herring gulls as indicators of demersal or pelagic fish diet. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 293, pp. 191-200. (doi: 10.3354/meps293191)
Kalmbach, E., Furness, R.W. and Griffiths, R. (2005) Sex-biased environmental sensitivity: natural and experimental evidence from a bird species with larger females. Behavioral Ecology, 16(2), pp. 442-449. (doi: 10.1093/beheco/ari018)
Oro, D., de Leon, A., Minguez, E. and Furness, R. (2005) Estimating predation on breeding European storm-petrels (Hydrobates pelagicus) by yellow-legged gulls (Larus Michahellis). Journal of Zoology, 265, pp. 421-429. (doi: 10.1017/S0952836905006515)
Oro, D., de Leon, A., Minguez, E. and Furness, R.W. (2005) Estimating predation on breeding European storm-petrels (Hydrobates pelagicus) by yellow-legged gulls (Larus Michahellis). Journal of Zoology, 265(4), pp. 421-429. (doi: 10.1017/S0952836905006515)
Quillfeldt, P., McGill, R.A.R. and Furness, R.W. (2005) Diet and foraging areas of Southern Ocean seabirds and their prey inferred from stable isotopes: review and case study of Wilson's storm-petrel. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 295, pp. 295-304. (doi: 10.3354/meps295295)
Tavares, P., Monteiro, L., Lopes, R., Pereira, M., Duarte, A. and Furness, R. (2005) Variation of mercury contamination in chicks of Little Tern Sterna albifrons in southwest Europe: Brood, age, and colony related effects. Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, 74, pp. 177-183. (doi: 10.1007/d00128-004-0565-z)
Votier, S.C., Bearhop, S., Ratcliffe, N., Phillips, R.A. and Furness, R.W. (2004) Predation by great skuas at a large Shetland seabird colony. Journal of Applied Ecology, 41(6), pp. 1117-1128. (doi: 10.1111/j.0021-8901.2004.00974.x)
Kalmbach, E., Griffiths, R., Crane, J.E. and Furness, R.W. (2004) Effects of experimentally increased egg production on female body condition and laying dates in the great skua Stercorarius skua. Journal of Avian Biology, 35(6), pp. 501-514. (doi: 10.1111/j.0908-8857.2004.03271.x)
Votier, S.C., Bearhop, S., Ratcliff, N. and Furness, R.W. (2004) Reproductive consequences for Great Skuas specializing as seabird predators. Condor, 106(2), pp. 275-287. (doi: 10.1650/7261)
Page, R. , Cruickshank, R.H., Dickens, M., Furness, R.W., Kennedy, M. , Palma, R.L. and Smith, V.S. (2004) Phylogeny of "Philoceanus complex" seabird lice (Phthiraptera : Ischnocera) inferred from mitochondrial DNA sequences. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 30(3), pp. 633-652. (doi: 10.1016/S1055-7903(03)00227-6) (PMID:15012944)
Tavares, P.C., Monteiro, L.R., Lopes, R.J., Correia Santos, M.M. and Furness, R.W. (2004) Intraspecific variation of mercury contamination in chicks of Black-winged Stilt (Himantopus himantopus) in coastal wetlands from Southwestern Europe. Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, 72(3), pp. 437-444. (doi: 10.1007/s00128-004-0265-8)
Votier, S.C. et al. (2004) Changes in fisheries discard rates and seabird communities. Nature, 427(6976), pp. 727-730. (doi: 10.1038/nature02315)
Votier, S.C., Bearhop, S., Newell, R.G., Orr, K., Furness, R.W. and Kennedy, M. (2004) The first record of Brown Skua Catharacta antarctica in Europe. IBIS, 146(1), pp. 95-102. (doi: 10.1111/j.1474-919X.2004.00234.x)
Votier, S.C., Bearhop, S., Newell, R.G., Orr, K., Furness, R.W. and Kennedy, M. (2004) The first record of Brown Skua Catharacta antarctica in Europe. IBIS, 146(1), (doi: 10.1111/j.1474-919X.2004.00234.x)
Furness, R. (2004) Magpies, Pica pica, at the southern limit of their range actively select their thermal environment at high ambient temperatures. Zoology in the Middle East, 32, pp. 13-25.
Kalmbach, E., Griffiths, R., Crane, J. and Furness, R. (2004) Effects of experimentally increased egg production on female body condition and laying dates in the great skua Stercorarius skua. Journal of Avian Biology, 35, pp. 501-514.
Kelly, A., Godley, B.J. and Furness, R.W. (2004) Magpies, Pica pica, at the southern limit of their range actively select their thermal environment at high ambient temperatures. Zoology in the Middle East, 32, pp. 13-25.
Tavares, P., Monteiro, L., Lopes, R., Santos, M. and Furness, R. (2004) Intraspecific variation of mercury contamination in chicks of Black-winged Stilt (Himantopus himantopus) in coastal wetlands from Southwestern Europe. Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, 72, pp. 437-444. (doi: 10.1007/s00128-004-0265-8)
Votier, S.C., Bearhop, S., Newell, R.G., Orr, K., Furness, R.W. and Kennedy, M. (2004) The first record of Brown Skua Catharacta antarctica in Europe. IBIS, 146, pp. 95-102.
Votier, S.C., Bearhop, S., MacCormick, A., Ratcliffe, N. and Furness, R.W. (2003) Assessing the diet of great skuas, Catharacta skua, using five different techniques. Polar Biology, 26(1), pp. 20-26. (doi: 10.1007/s00300-002-0446-z)
Bearhop, S., Furness, R., Hilton, G., Votier, S. and Waldron, S. (2003) A forensic approach to understanding diet and habitat use from stable isotope analysis of (avian) claw material. Functional Ecology, 17, pp. 270-275.
Bearhop, S., Furness, R.W., Hilton, G.H. and Waldron, S. (2003) A forensic approach to understanding habitat use from stable isotope analysis of (avian) claw material. Functional Ecology, 17(2), pp. 270-275. (doi: 10.1046/j.1365-2435.2003.00725.x)
Furness, R.W. (2003) Impacts of fisheries on seabird communities. Scientia Marina, 67(Suppl), pp. 33-45.
Furness, R.W. (2003) Metabolism - it's in the genes. Nature, 425(6960), pp. 779-780. (doi: 10.1038/425779a)
Votier, S., Bearhop, S., MacCormick, A., Ratcliffe, N. and Furness, R. (2003) Assessing the diet of great skuas, Catharacta skua, using five different techniques. Polar Biology, 26, pp. 20-26. (doi: 10.1007/s00300-002-0446-z)
Wilson, W.L., Abernethy, V.J., Murphy, K.J., Adam, A., McCracken, D.I., Downie, I.S., Foster, G.N., Furness, R.W., Waterhouse, A. and Ribera, I. (2003) Prediction of plant diversity response to land-use change on Scottish agricultural land. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment, 94(3), pp. 249-263. (doi: 10.1016/S0167-8809(02)00042-7)
Oro, D. and Furness, R.W. (2002) Influences of food availability and predation on survival of kittiwakes. Ecology, 83(9), pp. 2516-2528. (doi: 10.2307/3071811)
Ratcliffe, N., Catry, P., Hamer, K.C., Klomp, N.I. and Furness, R.W. (2002) The effect of age and year on the survival of breeding adult great skuas Catharacta skua in Shetland. IBIS, 144(3), pp. 384-392. (doi: 10.1046/j.1474-919X.2002.00066.x)
Granadeiro, J.P., Monteiro, L.R., Silva, M.C. and Furness, R.W. (2002) Diet of Common Terns in the Azores, northeast Atlantic. Waterbirds, 25(2), pp. 149-155. (doi: 10.1675/1524-4695(2002)025[0149:DOCTIT]2.0.CO;2)
Arcos, J.M., Ruiz, X., Bearhop, S. and Furness, R.W. (2002) Mercury levels in seabirds and their fish prey at the Ebro Delta (NW Mediterranean): the role of trawler discards as a source of contamination. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 232, pp. 281-290. (doi: 10.3354/meps232281)
Arcos, J., Ruiz, X., Bearhop, S. and Furness, R. (2002) Mercury levels in seabirds and their fish prey at the Ebro Delta (NW Mediterranean): the role of trawler discards as a source of contamination. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 232, pp. 281-290.
Bearhop, S., Waldron, S., Votier, S.C. and Furness, R.W. (2002) Factors that influence assimilation rates and fractionation of nitrogen and carbon stable isotopes in avian blood and feathers. Physiological and Biochemical Zoology, 75(5), pp. 451-458.
Furness, R.W. (2002) Management implications of interactions between fisheries and sandeel-dependent seabirds and seals in the North Sea. Ices Journal of Marine Science, 59(2), pp. 261-269. (doi: 10.1006/jmsc.2001.1155)
Furness, R. (2002) Management implications of interactions between fisheries and sandeel-dependent seabirds and seals in the North Sea. Ices Journal of Marine Science, 59, pp. 261-269. (doi: 10.1006/jmsc.2001.1155)
Ratcliffe, N., Catry, P., Hamer, K.C., Klomp, N.I. and Furness, R.W. (2002) The effect of age and year on the survival of breeding adult Great Skuas Catharacta skua in Shetland. IBIS, 144, pp. 384-392.
Ojowski, U., Eidtmann, C., Furness, R.W. and Garthe, S. (2001) Diet and nest attendance of incubating and chick-rearing northern fulmars (Fulmarus glacialis) in Shetland. Marine Biology, 139(6), pp. 1193-1200. (doi: 10.1007/s002270100655)
Votier, S.C., Bearhop, S., Ratcliffe, N. and Furness, R.W. (2001) Pellets as indicators of diet in Great Skuas Catharacta skua. Bird Study, 48(3), pp. 373-376.
Kalmbach, E., Nager, R.G., Griffiths, R. and Furness, R.W. (2001) Increased reproductive effort results in male-biased offspring sex ratio: an experimental study in a species with reversed sexual size dimorphism. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London Series B: Biological Sciences, 268(1481), pp. 2175-2179. (doi: 10.1098/rspb.2001.1793)
Leung, K.M.Y. and Furness, R.W. (2001) Survival, growth, metallothionein and glycogen levels of Nucella lapillus (L.) exposed to sub-chronic cadmium stress: the influence of nutritional state and prey type. Marine Environmental Research, 52(2), pp. 173-194. (doi: 10.1016/S0141-1136(00)00271-3)
Monteiro, L.R. and Furness, R.W. (2001) Kinetics, dose-response, excretion, and toxicity of methylmercury in free-living Cory's shearwater chicks. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 20(8), pp. 1816-1823. (doi: 10.1897/1551-5028(2001)020<1816:KDREAT>2.0.CO;2)
Leung, K.M.Y. and Furness, R.W. (2001) Metallothionein induction and condition index of dogwhelks Nucella lapillus (L.) exposed to cadmium and hydrogen peroxide. Chemosphere, 44(3), pp. 321-325. (doi: 10.1016/S0045-6535(00)00297-6)
Garthe, S. and Furness, R.W. (2001) Frequent shallow diving by a Northern Fulmar feeding at Shetland. Waterbirds, 24(2), pp. 287-289.
Goutner, V., Furness, R.W. and Papakostas, G. (2001) Mercury in feathers of Squacco Heron (Ardeola ralloides) chicks in relation to age, hatching order, growth, and sampling dates. Environmental Pollution, 111(1), pp. 107-115. (doi: 10.1016/S0269-7491(99)00329-2)
Monteiro, L.R. and Furness, R.W. (2001) Kinetics, dose-response, and excretion of methylmercury in free-living adult Cory's shearwaters. Environmental Science and Technology, 35(4), pp. 739-746. (doi: 10.1021/es000114a)
Bearhop, S., Thompson, D.R., Phillips, R.A., Waldron, S., Hamer, K.C., Gray, C.M., Votier, S.C., Ross, B.P. and Furness, R.W. (2001) Annual variation in Great Skua diets: The importance of commercial fisheries and predation on seabirds revealed by combining dietary analyses. Condor, 103(4), pp. 802-809.
Caldow, R.W.G. and Furness, R.W. (2001) Does Holling's disc equation explain the functional response of a kleptoparasite? Journal of Animal Ecology, 70(4), pp. 650-662. (doi: 10.1046/j.1365-2656.2001.00523.x)
Furness, R. (2001) Heavy metals in marine turtle eggs and hatchlings in the Mediterranean. Zoology in the Middle East, 24, pp. 127-132.
Goutner, V., Furness, R. and Papakostas, G. (2001) Mercury in feathers of Squacco Heron (Ardeola ralloides) chicks in relation to age, hatching order, growth, and sampling dates. Environmental Pollution, 111, pp. 107-115.
Kalmbach, E., Nager, R., Griffiths, R. and Furness, R. (2001) Increased reproductive effort results in male-biased offspring sex ratio: an experimental study in a species with reversed sexual size dimorphism. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London Series B: Biological Sciences, 268, pp. 2175-2179.
Kaska, Y. and Furness, R.W. (2001) Heavy metals in marine turtle eggs and hatchlings in the Mediterranean. Zoology in the Middle East, 24, pp. 127-132.
Leung, K.M.Y., Morgan, I.J., Wu, R.S.S., Lau, T.C., Svavarsson, J. and Furness, R.W. (2001) Growth rate as a factor confounding the use of the dogwhelk Nucella lapillus as biomonitor of heavy metal contamination. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 221, pp. 145-159. (doi: 10.3354/meps221145)
Leung, K. and Furness, R. (2001) Metallothionein induction and condition index of dogwhelks Nucella lapillus (L.) exposed to cadmium and hydrogen peroxide. Chemosphere, 44, pp. 321-325.
Leung, K. and Furness, R. (2001) Survival, growth, metallothionein and glycogen levels of Nucella lapillus (L.) exposed to subchronic cadmium stress: the influence of nutritional state and prey type. Marine Environmental Research, 52, pp. 173-194.
Leung, K., Morgan, I., Wu, R., Lau, T., Svavarsson, J. and Furness, R. (2001) Growth rate as a factor confounding the use of the dogwhelk Nucella lapillus as biomonitor of heavy metal contamination. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 221, pp. 145-159.
Ojowski, U., Eidtmann, C., Furness, R. and Garthe, S. (2001) Diet and nest attendance of incubating and chick-rearing northern fulmars (Fulmarus glacialis) in Shetland. Marine Biology, 139, pp. 1193-1200.
Ross, B.P., Lien, J. and Furness, R.W. (2001) Use of underwater playback to reduce the impact of eiders on mussel farms. Ices Journal of Marine Science, 58(2), pp. 517-524. (doi: 10.1006/jmsc.2000.1025)
Ross, B., Lien, J. and Furness, R. (2001) Use of underwater playback to reduce the impact of elders on mussel farms. Ices Journal of Marine Science, 58, pp. 517-524. (doi: 10.1006/jmsc.2000.1025)
Votier, S., Bearhop, S., Ratcliffe, N. and Furness, R. (2001) Pellets as indicators of diet in Great Skuas Catharacta skua. Bird Study, 48, pp. 373-376.
Ramli, R., Cusack, M. , Curry, G.B. and Furness, R.W. (2000) Morphological variation of chewing lice (Insecta: Phthiraptera) from different skua taxa. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, 71(1), pp. 91-101. (doi: 10.1111/j.1095-8312.2000.tb01244.x)
Bearhop, S., Waldron, S., Thompson, D. and Furness, R.W. (2000) Bioamplification of mercury in great skua Catharacta skua chicks: The influence of trophic status as determined by stable isotope signatures of blood and feathers. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 40(2), pp. 181-185. (doi: 10.1016/S0025-326X(99)00205-2)
Bearhop, S., Griffiths, R., Orr, K. and Furness, R.W. (1999) Mean corpuscular volume (MCV) as a measure of condition in birds. Ecology Letters, 2(6), pp. 352-356. (doi: 10.1046/j.1461-0248.1999.00088.x)
Bearhop, S., Griffiths, R., Orr, K. and Furness, R.W. (1999) The normal haematology of great skuas (Catharacta skua) in the wild. Comparative Haematology International, 9(2), pp. 107-109. (doi: 10.1007/BF02585544)
Book Sections
Furness, R. (2010) Birds as monitors of mercury pollution. In: Newman, M.C. (ed.) Fundamentals of Ecotoxicology. CRC Press, pp. 137-142. ISBN 9781420067040
Furness, R.W. (2010) Scottish seabird predator-prey relationships. In: Baxter, J.M. and Galbraith, C.A. (eds.) Species management : challenges and solutions for the 21st century. The Stationery Office: Edinburgh, pp. 379-394. ISBN 9780114973483
Heath, M., Edwards, M., Furness, R., Pinnegar, J. and Wanless, S. (2009) A view from above: changing seas, seabirds and food sources. In: Baxter, J., Buckley, P.J. and Frost, M.T. (eds.) Marine Climate Change Ecosystem Linkages Report Card 2009. Series: Online Science Reviews. MCCIP.
Book Reviews
Votier, S., Bearhop, S., Fyfe, R. and Furness, R.W. (2008) Temporal and spatial variation in the diet of a marine top predator—links with commercial fisheries. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 367, pp. 223-232. (doi: 10.3354/meps07621)[Book Review]
Grants
Grants and Awards listed are those received whilst working with the University of Glasgow.
- Using stable isotopes to assess climate-change impacts on migrations of prions (Aves: Procellariiformes).
Natural Environment Research Council
2011 - 2014
- Ecosystem based management incorporating seabirds
Leverhulme Trust
2006 - 2007
- An 'eco-chemical snapshot' of Scottish seabird colonies
The Carnegie Trust for the Universities of Scotland
2006 - 2007
- Mitochondrial gene sequence of eiders as a means of defining subspecies
Joint Nature Conservation Committee
2005 - 2006
- Fisheries and pollution in the marine environment: impact on seabirds-Marie Curie Fellowship - Dr Jose Arcos
European Commission
2003 - 2005
- Effects of Changes in Fishery Discarding Rates on Seabird Communities (DISCBIRD)
European Commission
2002 - 2005
Additional information
Editorial Board
- 2003 - present: Journal of Ornithology
- 1998 - present: Bird Study
- 1988 - 1998: Marine Ecology Progress
- 1988 - 1998: Marine Ornithology
- 1988 - 1998: Colonial Waterbirds
Grant Advisory Board
- 2010: International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) - WKSAN Benchmark Assessment of North Sea sandeel stocks
- 2009: International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) - WKSHORT Benchmark Assessment of short-lived fish
- 2008 - 2010: Scottish Natural Heritage - Scientific Advisory Committee
- 2006: DEFRA - Member of review panel for DEFRA research on animal ecology.
- 2004 - 2006: Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology - Marine Sciences and Technologies Evaluation Panel
- 2002 - 2009: Danish Ministry of Environment & Energy, Marine Ecology Advisory Panel - Chair of International Panel of Experts in Marine Ecology (IAPEME)
- 2002 - 2006: Scottish Executive - ACSSSI (Advisory Committee on Sites of Special Scientific Interest)
- 2001 - 2005: Norwegian Government - Polar Research Grant Evaluation
- 2000 - 2005: Marine Certification Systems - Pollock Evaluation Board, 2000-2003; Pacific Halibut and Sablefish Evaluation Board 2003-2005
- 1999 - 2003: British Trust for Ornithology - Unconventional Marking Techniques Panel
- 1997 - 2001: European Commission Framework V - Evaluator Quality of Life
Invited International Presentations
- 2011: Cape Town, South Africa - Eur-Oceans: Marine birds and their prey
- 2008: Edinburgh, UK - Scottish Natural Heritage Conference on Species Management: Solutions for the 21st Century
- 2007: Hong Kong - Invited public lecture on "Seabird conservation in relation to fisheries and aquaculture", at Hong Kong University,
- 2007: Hong Kong, China - Plenary lecture "Monitoring long term trends in mercury contamination of marine ecosystems" at the 5th International Conference on Marine Pollution and Ecotoxicology
- 2007: Mahe, Seychelles - Seabird-fishery Interactions in the Indian Ocean
- 2006: University of Stockholm, Sweden - Invited research seminar.
- 2006: Alyeska, Alaska - Invited plenary lecture at the Pacific Seabird Group Conference.
- 2006: Cork, Ireland - Invited lecture on Workload models for the Universities of Ireland.
- 2005: Copenhagen, Denmark - Invited keynote speech on environmental priority issues at the EU Council of Energy Ministers High Level European Policy Seminar on Offshore Wind Power.
- 2004: Groningen, Netherlands - Implications of the EU CFP for seabird community stability, University of Groningen
- 2004: Galway, Ireland - Mercury in marine food webs, EUROCEAN 2004 Conference
- 2004: Wellington, New Zealand - Isotopes of C and N as indicators of diet of seabirds, International Conference on Stable Isotopes in Ecological Research
- 2003: Copenhagen, Denmark - Workshop on the ecological impacts of marine wind farms
- 2003: Tallinn, Estonia - Reference points for Ecosystem Management to minimize impacts of fisheries on seabirds and marine mammals, ICES Annual Science Conference
- 2003: Seattle, USA - Invited Bevan Lecturer on Sustainable Fisheries, University of Washington
- 2002: Juneau, Alaska, USA - Workshop on seabird-fishery interactions in the Eastern Bering Sea and Gulf of Alaska
- 2002: Beijing, China - Fisheries impacts on food supply to seabirds, symposium paper at International Ornithological Congress
- 2002: Seattle, USA. - Workshop on sustainability of the USA walleye Pollock fishery
- 2001: Melbourne, Australia - workshop at the Howard Florey Institute on mineral deficiencies, osteophagia and bird killing behaviour in herbivores, University of Melbourne
- 2001: Hamburg, Germany - Review paper on seabird interactions with sandeel fisheries, IMPRESS symposium
- 2001: Albury, NSW, Australia - Seminar on seabird-fishery interactions, Charles Sturt University, Albury
Prizes, Awards and Distinctions
- 2008: Royal Society of Edinburgh - Elected Fellow
- 2001: German Ornithological Society, Honorary Fellowship
Professional Learned Society
- 2010 - 2013: British Trust for Ornithology - Member of Council
- 2003 - 2006: ICES - Regional Ecosystem Study Group
- 2002 - 2006: International Ornithological Congress - Seabird Ecology Standing Committee
- 2002 - 2006: ICES Seabird Ecology Working Group - Chair
- 1999 - 2003: ICES - Study Group on Sandeel Management
- 1996 - 2002: International Ornithological Congress - Applied Ornithology, Standing Committee
- 1996 - 2002: International Ornithological Congress - Birds as Indicators of Environmental Change Study Group, Chair
- 1972 - present: British Ecological Society - Member
- 1967 - present: British Ornithologists Union - Member
Research Fellowship
- 2006 - 2007: Leverhulme Research Fellowship
- 2006 - 2007: Leverhulme Research Fellowship
- 2001 - present: German Ornithological Society Honorary Fellowship
- 1998 - 2000: International Fishmeal and Oil Manufacturers Association (IFOMA)