List of works - Asunción Borrell

A global perspective on the trophic geography of sharks

scientific article published on 18 January 2018

Abnormally high polychlorinated biphenyl levels in striped dolphins (Stenella coeruleoalba) affected by the 1990–1992 Mediterranean epizootic

scientific article published on 01 September 1994

Age trends and reproductive transfer of organochlorine compounds in long-finned pilot whales from the Faroe Islands

scientific article published on 01 January 1995

Age- and sex-related changes in organochlorine compound levels in fin whales (Balaenoptera physalus) from the eastern North Atlantic

article published in 1988

An evaluation of whale skin differences and its suitability as a tissue for stable isotope analysis

Are stable isotope ratios and oscillations consistent in all baleen plates along the filtering apparatus? Validation of an increasingly used methodology

scientific article published on 01 August 2018

Bone as a surrogate tissue to monitor metals in baleen whales

scientific article

Concentrations and patterns of organochlorine pesticides and PCBs in Mediterranean monk seals (Monachus monachus) from Western Sahara and Greece.

scientific article

Concentrations of mercury in tissues of striped dolphins suggest decline of pollution in Mediterranean open waters

scientific article published on 23 January 2014

Correlates of Cytochrome P450 1A1 Expression in Bottlenose Dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) Integument Biopsies

scientific article published on 25 February 2007

DDT and PCB reduction in the western Mediterranean from 1987 to 2002, as shown by levels in striped dolphins (Stenella coeruleoalba)

scientific article published on 01 May 2005

Differences in DDT and PCB Residues Between Common and Striped Dolphins from the Southwestern Mediterranean

scientific article published on 24 March 2005

Effect of organochlorine contaminants and individual biological traits on blubber retinoid concentrations in bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus)

scientific article published on 24 December 2004

Evaluation of toxicity and sex-related variation of PCB levels in Mediterranean striped dolphins affected by an epizootic.

scientific article published in June 1996

Filling the gap: The unique isotopic niche of medium-sized and large sharks in the northwestern Mediterranean Sea

scientific article published in 2024

Fin whale (Balaenoptera physalus) mitogenomics: A cautionary tale of defining sub-species from mitochondrial sequence monophyly

scientific article published on 13 February 2019

Fin whales as bioindicators of multi-decadal change in carbon and oxygen stable isotope shifts in the North Atlantic.

scientific article

Fine-tuning the isotopic niche of a marine mammal community through a multi-element approach and variable spatial scales

scientific article published in 2024

Global Distribution of Halogenated Dimethyl Bipyrroles in Marine Mammal Blubber

scientific article published on 01 August 2002

Influence of Reproduction on Stable-Isotope Ratios: Nitrogen and Carbon Isotope Discrimination between Mothers, Fetuses, and Milk in the Fin Whale, a Capital Breeder

scientific article published on 4 December 2015

Integrating life-history and reproductive success data to examine potential relationships with organochlorine compounds for bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) in Sarasota Bay, Florida.

scientific article

Isotopic homogeneity throughout the skin in small cetaceans

scientific article published on 12 July 2017

Levels of organochlorine compounds in spotted dolphins from the Coiba archipelago, Panama.

scientific article published in February 2004

Mitochondrial genomics reveals the evolutionary history of the porpoises (Phocoenidae) across the speciation continuum

scientific article published on 16 September 2020

Mother-Calf Transfer of Organochlorine Compounds in the Common Dolphin (Delphinus delphis)

scientific article published on 01 July 2005

Nitrogen and carbon stable isotopes do not reflect nutritional condition in the striped dolphin

Organochlorine Residues in South American Sea Lions, Otaria flavescens (Shaw, 1800): Bioaccumulation and Time Trends

scientific article published on 11 May 2010

Organochlorine compounds in common dolphins (Delphinus delphis) from the Atlantic and Mediterranean waters of Spain.

scientific article published in January 2001

Organochlorine concentrations in aquatic organisms from different trophic levels of the Sundarbans mangrove ecosystem and their implications for human consumption

scientific article published on 08 May 2019

Organochlorine contaminant and retinoid levels in blubber of common dolphins (Delphinus delphis) off northwestern Spain

article

Organochlorine residues in harbour porpoises from Southwest Greenland

scholarly article by Asunción Borrell et al published February 2004 in Environmental Pollution

Overfishing of small pelagic fishes increases trophic overlap between immature and mature striped dolphins in the Mediterranean Sea.

scientific article published on 15 September 2011

PCB and DDT levels do not appear to have enhanced the mortality of striped dolphins (Stenella coeruleoalba) in the 2007 Mediterranean epizootic ⬇️

scientific article published on August 25, 2010

PCB pollution continues to impact populations of orcas and other dolphins in European waters

scientific article

Post-mortem stability of blubber DLCs, PCB and tDDT in by-caught harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena)

scientific article published on 24 August 2007

Postglacial climate changes and rise of three ecotypes of harbour porpoises, Phocoena phocoena, in western Palearctic waters.

scientific article

Relationships between concentrations of selected organohalogen contaminants and thyroid hormones and vitamins A, E and D in Faroese pilot whales

scientific article

Retinoid and lipid patterns in the blubber of common dolphins (Delphinus delphis): implications for monitoring vitamin A status

scientific article published in 2004

Stable isotope analysis and fin whale subpopulation structure in the eastern North Atlantic

Stable isotope analysis of fecal material provides insight into the diet of fin whales

scholarly article by Marina Arregui et al published 25 March 2018 in Marine Mammal Science

Stable isotope profiles in whale shark (Rhincodon typus) suggest segregation and dissimilarities in the diet depending on sex and size

Stable isotopes indicate population structuring in the southwest Atlantic population of right whales (Eubalaena australis)

scientific article

Stable isotopes provide insight into population structure and segregation in eastern North Atlantic sperm whales

scientific article

Stable isotopes reveal winter feeding in different habitats in blue, fin and sei whales migrating through the Azores

scientific article published on 14 August 2019

The fin whale, a marine top consumer, exposes strengths and weaknesses of the use of fluoride as ecological tracer.

scientific article published on 3 March 2015

The missing whales: relevance of “struck and lost” rates for the impact assessment of historical whaling in the southwestern Atlantic Ocean

scientific article published on 06 October 2020

The uncertain status of the Mediterranean and northeastern North Atlantic fin whale subpopulations: reply to Castellote et al., Rapid Commun. Mass Spectrom. 2014, 28, 665-667.

scientific article published in March 2014

Topographical variation in lipid content and morphological structure of the blubber in the striped dolphin

scientific article published in 2015

Trace element accumulation and trophic relationships in aquatic organisms of the Sundarbans mangrove ecosystem (Bangladesh).

scientific article published on 31 December 2015

Use of epidermis for the monitoring of tissular trace elements in Mediterranean striped dolphins (Stenella coeruleoalba).

scientific article published on 19 December 2014

Variation in δ15 N and δ13 C stable isotope values in common dolphins (Delphinus spp.) worldwide, with particular emphasis on the eastern North Atlantic populations.

scientific article published on May 2015

Wait your turn, North Atlantic fin whales share a common feeding ground sequentially

scientific article published on 23 January 2020

δ15N value does not reflect fasting in mysticetes

scientific article

List of works by Asunción Borrell

A global perspective on the trophic geography of sharks

Abnormally high polychlorinated biphenyl levels in striped dolphins (Stenella coeruleoalba) affected by the 1990–1992 Mediterranean epizootic

Age trends and reproductive transfer of organochlorine compounds in long-finned pilot whales from the Faroe Islands

Age- and sex-related changes in organochlorine compound levels in fin whales (Balaenoptera physalus) from the eastern North Atlantic

An evaluation of whale skin differences and its suitability as a tissue for stable isotope analysis

Are stable isotope ratios and oscillations consistent in all baleen plates along the filtering apparatus? Validation of an increasingly used methodology

Bone as a surrogate tissue to monitor metals in baleen whales

Concentrations and patterns of organochlorine pesticides and PCBs in Mediterranean monk seals (Monachus monachus) from Western Sahara and Greece.

Concentrations of mercury in tissues of striped dolphins suggest decline of pollution in Mediterranean open waters

Correlates of Cytochrome P450 1A1 Expression in Bottlenose Dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) Integument Biopsies

DDT and PCB reduction in the western Mediterranean from 1987 to 2002, as shown by levels in striped dolphins (Stenella coeruleoalba)

Differences in DDT and PCB Residues Between Common and Striped Dolphins from the Southwestern Mediterranean

Effect of organochlorine contaminants and individual biological traits on blubber retinoid concentrations in bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus)

Evaluation of toxicity and sex-related variation of PCB levels in Mediterranean striped dolphins affected by an epizootic.

Filling the gap: The unique isotopic niche of medium-sized and large sharks in the northwestern Mediterranean Sea

Fin whale (Balaenoptera physalus) mitogenomics: A cautionary tale of defining sub-species from mitochondrial sequence monophyly

Fin whales as bioindicators of multi-decadal change in carbon and oxygen stable isotope shifts in the North Atlantic.

Fine-tuning the isotopic niche of a marine mammal community through a multi-element approach and variable spatial scales

Global Distribution of Halogenated Dimethyl Bipyrroles in Marine Mammal Blubber

Influence of Reproduction on Stable-Isotope Ratios: Nitrogen and Carbon Isotope Discrimination between Mothers, Fetuses, and Milk in the Fin Whale, a Capital Breeder

Integrating life-history and reproductive success data to examine potential relationships with organochlorine compounds for bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) in Sarasota Bay, Florida.

Isotopic homogeneity throughout the skin in small cetaceans

Levels of organochlorine compounds in spotted dolphins from the Coiba archipelago, Panama.

Mitochondrial genomics reveals the evolutionary history of the porpoises (Phocoenidae) across the speciation continuum

Mother-Calf Transfer of Organochlorine Compounds in the Common Dolphin (Delphinus delphis)

Nitrogen and carbon stable isotopes do not reflect nutritional condition in the striped dolphin

Organochlorine Residues in South American Sea Lions, Otaria flavescens (Shaw, 1800): Bioaccumulation and Time Trends

Organochlorine compounds in common dolphins (Delphinus delphis) from the Atlantic and Mediterranean waters of Spain.

Organochlorine concentrations in aquatic organisms from different trophic levels of the Sundarbans mangrove ecosystem and their implications for human consumption

Organochlorine contaminant and retinoid levels in blubber of common dolphins (Delphinus delphis) off northwestern Spain

Organochlorine residues in harbour porpoises from Southwest Greenland

Overfishing of small pelagic fishes increases trophic overlap between immature and mature striped dolphins in the Mediterranean Sea.

PCB and DDT levels do not appear to have enhanced the mortality of striped dolphins (Stenella coeruleoalba) in the 2007 Mediterranean epizootic ⬇️

PCB pollution continues to impact populations of orcas and other dolphins in European waters

Post-mortem stability of blubber DLCs, PCB and tDDT in by-caught harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena)

Postglacial climate changes and rise of three ecotypes of harbour porpoises, Phocoena phocoena, in western Palearctic waters.

Relationships between concentrations of selected organohalogen contaminants and thyroid hormones and vitamins A, E and D in Faroese pilot whales

Retinoid and lipid patterns in the blubber of common dolphins (Delphinus delphis): implications for monitoring vitamin A status

Stable isotope analysis and fin whale subpopulation structure in the eastern North Atlantic

Stable isotope analysis of fecal material provides insight into the diet of fin whales

Stable isotope profiles in whale shark (Rhincodon typus) suggest segregation and dissimilarities in the diet depending on sex and size

Stable isotopes indicate population structuring in the southwest Atlantic population of right whales (Eubalaena australis)

Stable isotopes provide insight into population structure and segregation in eastern North Atlantic sperm whales

Stable isotopes reveal winter feeding in different habitats in blue, fin and sei whales migrating through the Azores

The fin whale, a marine top consumer, exposes strengths and weaknesses of the use of fluoride as ecological tracer.

The missing whales: relevance of “struck and lost” rates for the impact assessment of historical whaling in the southwestern Atlantic Ocean

The uncertain status of the Mediterranean and northeastern North Atlantic fin whale subpopulations: reply to Castellote et al., Rapid Commun. Mass Spectrom. 2014, 28, 665-667.

Topographical variation in lipid content and morphological structure of the blubber in the striped dolphin

Trace element accumulation and trophic relationships in aquatic organisms of the Sundarbans mangrove ecosystem (Bangladesh).

Use of epidermis for the monitoring of tissular trace elements in Mediterranean striped dolphins (Stenella coeruleoalba).

Variation in δ15 N and δ13 C stable isotope values in common dolphins (Delphinus spp.) worldwide, with particular emphasis on the eastern North Atlantic populations.

Wait your turn, North Atlantic fin whales share a common feeding ground sequentially

δ15N value does not reflect fasting in mysticetes