![Dr Catherine Jones Dr Catherine Jones](/img/200x200/staffpages/uploads/nhi683/Cath_Jones_photo_1_2.jpg)
Senior Lecturer
- About
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- Email Address
- c.s.jones@abdn.ac.uk
- Telephone Number
- +44 (0)1224 272403
- School/Department
- School of Biological Sciences
Latest Publications
Genome analysis reveals three distinct lineages of the cosmopolitan white shark
Current Biology, vol. 34, no. 15, pp. 3582-3590.e4Contributions to Journals: ArticlesEstimating fishing effort and LPUE for the Scottish Brown Crab (Cancer pagurus) trap fishery using VMS and observer data
Fisheries Research, vol. 274, 106974Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fishres.2024.106974
Mitochondrial haplotypes reveal low diversity and restricted connectivity in the critically endangered batoid population of a Marine Protected Area
Marine Ecology Progress Series, vol. 731, pp. 279-291Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps14242
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/20207/1/m14242_advview.pdf
Characteristics of the spiny dogfish (Squalus acanthias) nuclear genome
G3: Genes, Genomes, Genetics Mission, vol. 13, no. 9, jkad146Contributions to Journals: ArticlesFeeding ecology of broadbill swordfish (Xiphias gladius) in the California current
PloS ONE, vol. 18, no. 2, e0258011Contributions to Journals: Articles
- Research
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Research Overview
My research focuses on the application of molecular genetics and genomics to the ecology and conservation of endangered species. As molecular ecologists we use molecular data in elusive marine species to assist conservation management questions, particularly in top predators, the elasmobranchs. Yet the biology of long-lived and enigmatic ‘flagship’ species such as the Great white, basking shark and Flapper skate are surprisingly poorly understood. We seek to comprehend how genetic diversity evolves in these small, highly vagile populations, the role that local adaptation plays and its consequence for conservation biology and management, along with the impacts of renewable energy facilities. We utilize methods such as DNA profiling (genetic tagging) through to next generation sequencing, integrating these data with seascape analyses (GIS) in an effort to provide comprehensive information for biodiversity management and conservation, such as implementation of Marine Protected Areas (MPAs).
Additionally I seek to understand the invasive nature of several Arionid slugs, vectors of many plant diseases, which is of fundamental importance for national and international crop security. Similarly understanding the evolution of host-parasite interactions in several aquatic systems (including the medically important freshwater snail intermediate host of trematodes, Biomphalaria glabrata and the ectoparasitism in commercially important Atlantic salmon by sealice or the monogenean, Gyrodactylus salaris) is of fundamental importance.
Funding and Grants
Recent grants:
2020-2024. Sea Our Seas Foundation (SOSF) Biennial Keystone grant award: ‘Genetic monitoring tool for North-East Atlantic Elasmobranchs to assist conservation and management’. https://saveourseas.com/project/a-genetic-tool-to-help-monitor-sharks-and-skates-in-the-north-east-atlantic/
2018-2023. Nature.Scot ‘Assessing MPA efficacy and adaptive management of the common skate’. (with Peter Wright, Marine Scotland & David Donnan Nature.Scot)
2017-2019. Scottish Universities Life Sciences Alliance (SULSA) EU Partnership Building (PEER) co-PI, ‘International Marine Connectivity Network’, co-PI Oscar Gaggiotti (St. Andrews).
2016-2018. NERC Biomolecular Analysis Facility (NBAF) NBAF965 ‘Genetic structure and connectivity in the endangered yet potentially commercially valuable North Atlantic porbeagle shark: informing conservation and towards sustainable fisheries management.’
2013-2017. Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH). ‘Genetic monitoring of the basking shark, Cetorhinus maximus in Scottish waters to address environmental impacts; effective population size, population connectivity and group kinship’.
2015-2016. NERC Biomolecular Analysis Facility (NBAF) NBAF942 'Genetic monitoring to assess the potential for anthropogenic impacts in the endangered common skate in the north east Atlantic: genetic diversity, connectivity and effective population size'.
2014-2016. NERC Biomolecular Analysis Facility (NBAF) NBAF765 ‘Stock structure, residency and kinship of white shark aggregations along the South African coast.’
2014-2015. NERC Biomolecular Analysis Facility (NBAF) NBAF764 ‘Baseline data for assessing environmental impacts on basking sharks in Scottish waters: effective population size, connectivity and group kinship.'
2013-2015. NERC Biomolecular Analysis Facility (NBAF) NBAF723 'Population structure, kinship and the demographic history of the basking shark, Cetorhinus maximus'.
- Publications
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Genome analysis reveals three distinct lineages of the cosmopolitan white shark
Current Biology, vol. 34, no. 15, pp. 3582-3590.e4Contributions to Journals: ArticlesEstimating fishing effort and LPUE for the Scottish Brown Crab (Cancer pagurus) trap fishery using VMS and observer data
Fisheries Research, vol. 274, 106974Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fishres.2024.106974
Mitochondrial haplotypes reveal low diversity and restricted connectivity in the critically endangered batoid population of a Marine Protected Area
Marine Ecology Progress Series, vol. 731, pp. 279-291Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps14242
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/20207/1/m14242_advview.pdf
Characteristics of the spiny dogfish (Squalus acanthias) nuclear genome
G3: Genes, Genomes, Genetics Mission, vol. 13, no. 9, jkad146Contributions to Journals: ArticlesFeeding ecology of broadbill swordfish (Xiphias gladius) in the California current
PloS ONE, vol. 18, no. 2, e0258011Contributions to Journals: ArticlesEvaluating the suitability of close-kin mark-recapture as a demographic modelling tool for a critically endangered elasmobranch population
Evolutionary Applications, vol. 16, no. 2, pp. 461-473Contributions to Journals: ArticlesDiclidophora merlangi (Kuhn, 1829) Krøyer, 1838 (Monogenea: Diclidophoridae) as an indicator of hydrocarbon pollution in the North Sea
Marine Pollution Bulletin, vol. 185, no. Part A, 114268Contributions to Journals: ArticlesCommon aquatic pollutants modify hemocyte immune responses in Biomphalaria glabrata.
Frontiers in Immunology, vol. 13, pp. 839746Contributions to Journals: ArticlesThe complete mitochondrial genomes of the flapper skate Dipturus intermedius and the longnose skate Dipturus oxyrinchus
Mitochondrial DNA Part B: Resources, vol. 7, no. 5, pp. 897-899Contributions to Journals: ArticlesPopulation and seascape genomics of a critically endangered benthic elasmobranch, the blue skate Dipturus batis
Evolutionary Applications, vol. 15, no. 1, pp. 78-94Contributions to Journals: ArticlesFlame Shell Beds: A Protected Keystone Biogenic Bivalve Habitat
Reference Module in Earth Systems and Environmental Sciences. Elsevier, 7 pagesChapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-821139-7.00129-X
Abundance and Spatial Distribution of Brown Crab (Cancer pagurus) from Fishery-Independent Dredge and Trawl surveys in the North Sea
ICES Journal of Marine Science, vol. 78, no. 2, pp. 597-610Contributions to Journals: ArticlesThe critically endangered flapper skate (Dipturus intermedius): Recommendations from the first flapper skate working group meeting
Marine Policy, vol. 124, 104367Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpol.2020.104367
- [ONLINE] View publication in Scopus
Endangered Coastal Elasmobranchs of the North-East Atlantic
Reference Module in Earth Systems and Environmental Sciences. Elsevier, 10 pagesChapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: ChaptersLarge Arion Slugs—Conservation Concerns of Invasion, Hybridization, and Pest Genesis
Reference Module in Earth Systems and Environmental Sciences. Elsevier, 6 pagesChapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-821139-7.00098-2
Distribution and thermal niche of the common skate species complex in the North-East Atlantic
Marine Ecology Progress Series, vol. 656, pp. 65-74Contributions to Journals: ArticlesBasking sharks travel in extended families with their own ‘gourmet maps’ of feeding spots, genetic tagging reveals
The ConversationContributions to Specialist Publications: ArticlesSize-at-maturity of Brown Crab (Cancer pagurus) in Scottish waters based on gonadal and morphometric traits
Fisheries Research, vol. 229, 105610Contributions to Journals: ArticlesSpiral valve parasites of blue and common thresher sharks as indicators of shark feeding behaviour and ecology
Journal of Fish Biology, vol. 97, no. 2, pp. 354-361Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/jfb.14363
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/15952/1/Preti_etal_Spiral_valve_parasites_VOR.pdf
- [ONLINE] View publication in Scopus
Spatio-temporal genetic tagging of a cosmopolitan planktivorous shark provides insight to gene flow, temporal variation and site-specific re-encounters
Scientific Reports, vol. 10, 1661Contributions to Journals: ArticlesThe complete mitochondrial genome of the blue skate Dipturus batis
Mitochondrial DNA Part B: Resources, vol. 5, no. 3, pp. 2488-2489Contributions to Journals: ArticlesOntogenetic Variation in Movements and Depth Use, and Evidence of Partial Migration in a Benthopelagic Elasmobranch
Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, vol. 7, 353Contributions to Journals: ArticlesSpatial versus temporal structure: Implications of inter-haul variation and relatedness in the North-east Atlantic spurdog Squalus acanthias
Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems, vol. 28, no. 5, pp. 1167-1180Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/aqc.2922
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/12670/1/AQC_17_0198_resubmission.pdf
- [ONLINE] View publication in Scopus
World without borders-genetic population structure of a highly migratory marine predator, the blue shark (Prionace glauca)
Ecology and Evolution, vol. 7, no. 13, pp. 4768-4781Contributions to Journals: ArticlesWhole genome analysis of a schistosomiasis-transmitting freshwater snail
Nature Communications, vol. 8, 15451Contributions to Journals: Articles