Publications

[the neurohypophysial hormones of rays: comparison of the hormones of the gray skate (raia batis) and the thornback (raia clavata)].		1965	4954734
molecular markers reveal spatially segregated cryptic species in a critically endangered fish, the common skate (dipturus batis).	many sharks and skates are particularly vulnerable to overfishing because of their large size, slow growth, late maturity and low fecundity. in europe dramatic population declines have taken place in common skate (dipturus batis l.), one of the largest demersal fish in regional shelf seas, leading to extirpations from substantial parts of its former range. here we report the discovery of cryptic species in common skate collected from the northeast atlantic continental shelf. data from nuclear mi ...	2010	20106849
bacterial succession during curing process of a skate (dipturus batis) and isolation of novel strains.	to study the succession of cultivated and uncultivated microbes during the traditional curing process of skate.	2012	22640410
predicting the impact of climate change on threatened species in uk waters.	global climate change is affecting the distribution of marine species and is thought to represent a threat to biodiversity. previous studies project expansion of species range for some species and local extinction elsewhere under climate change. such range shifts raise concern for species whose long-term persistence is already threatened by other human disturbances such as fishing. however, few studies have attempted to assess the effects of future climate change on threatened vertebrate marine ...	2013	23349829
dna barcoding unveils skate (chondrichthyes: rajidae) species diversity in 'ray' products sold across ireland and the uk.	skates are widely consumed across the globe, but many large species are subject to considerable concern regarding their conservation and management. within europe such issues have recently driven policy changes so that, for the first time, reports of skate landings now have to be made under species-specific names. total allowable catches have also been established for many groups, which have been set to zero for a number of the most vulnerable species (e.g., dipturus batis, raja undulata and ros ...	2013	24024082
schistobrachia kabata sp. nov. (siphonostomatoida: lernaeopodidae) from rajiform hosts off south africa.	the genus schistobrachia kabata, 1964 (lernaeopodidae: siphonostomatoida) currently accommodates five species of which two infect holocephalans and three utilize elasmobranchs. kensley & grindley (1973) reported three females from "dipturus batis" (linnaeus, 1758) collected in table bay, south africa, which they assigned to s. ramosa (krøyer, 1863), a species previously known only from the north atlantic. re-examination of these specimens (labelled charopinus ramosus krøyer, 1863 and deposited i ...	2016	27811790
descriptions and revised key to the eggcases of the skates (rajiformes: rajidae) and catsharks (carcharhiniformes: scyliorhinidae) of the british isles.	updated descriptions and measurements for the eggcases of 10 rajiform and three scyliorhinid species occurring in the shelf seas around the british isles are given, based on museum material, specimens collected during the 'great eggcase hunt' (a shark trust recording project), and specimens obtained from fishery surveys. quantitative data are given for amblyraja radiata (n = 94), dipturus batis (n = 24), d. cf. intermedia (n = 33), leucoraja naevus (n = 94), raja brachyura (n = 53), r. clavata ( ...	2016	27515657