Prof. John Davenport DSc, MRIA, FRSE

Post: Emeritus Professor of Zoology

Research interests/biography

Most of my research output (published as about 320 books, reviews and research papers) has been concerned with the ecophysiology of oceanic, coastal and estuarine organisms, and I have been particularly interested in the behavioural and physiological responses of animals to fluctuating and extreme environmental conditions.  These interests developed during the first 20 years of my career at theSchoolofOcean Studies,UniversityofBangor(1970-1991). I also initiated strong threads of biomechanical research and a long-standing interest in the functional morphology of sea turtles at this time.

I have been interested in subtle sublethal responses of bivalve molluscs to heavy metals for several years. Interest in heavy metals led to a long-standing interest in antifouling technology. While at the University Marine Biological Station Millport (Director and Professor of Marine Biology [University of London], 1991-99) I built up a research group ('Biofouling Research Unit') devoted to the dynamics of marine fouling and the study of natural antifouling mechanisms. From 2005-6 I rekindled interest in antifouling, partly for the protection of sensors deployed for long periods in the marine environment (in cooperation with the Tyndall National Institute), partly in the aquaculture industry. Since moving to University College Cork in 1999 as Professor of Zoology I have interacted especially with members of the Aquaculture Development Centre of the Environmental Research Institute (of which I was Founding Director, 2000-2005). Most of my recent aquaculture work has been carried out (2008-date) in collaboration with Professor Melita Perharda of the University of Split, Croatia, and has been focussed on the diets of cultured bivalve molluscs.

Currently I continue research work atCork, have research links with NOAA (Hawaii) and have recently been appointed Visiting Professor at theUniversityofExeter.

Aquaculture and the Environment Research Group

Aquaculture is usually regarded as an environmentally-benign industry, and has certainly allowed the global availability of fish and shellfish to be maintained in the face of declining capture fisheries. However, there are many aspects of aquaculture that threaten the environment – for example by the overuse of antibiotics and pesticides to control pests, and by the transfer of alien species from one part of the world to another. There are also problems of genetic pollution caused by release of farmed animals to the wild. Members of the AFDC collaborated (with other aquaculture researchers) in the writing of a concise volume of such threats a few years ago (Davenport, J., Black, K.. Burnell, G., Cross, T.F., Culloty, S., Ekaratne, S.U.K., Furness, R., Mulcahy, M. & Thetmeyer, H. (2003) AQUACULTURE: THE ECOLOGICAL ISSUES. Blackwell. 89 pp.). The AFDC aims to ameliorate the downsides of aquaculture, and several members of the AFDC have relevant expertise (e.g. Professor Tom Cross – genetic pollution; Dr Sarah Culloty [AFDC Director] – shellfish disease; Dr Ruth Ramsay – alien species introductions; Professor John Davenport – antifouling in aquaculture, carrying capacity in bivalve culture).

 

Current Research Group

1. Postdoctoral Fellow, Dr Paddy Sleeman (Department of Agriculture funded). Badger ecology and role of badgers in transmission of bovine tuberculosis

2. PhD student, Stefanie Brozneit (Crawford Hayes funded – with Dr Rob McAllen as lead supervisor). Benthic biology of Lough Hyne

3. PhD student, Mark Outerbridge (Bermuda Zoological Society and self funded – cosupervised by Dr Ruth Ramsay). Ecology and conservation of the Diamondback terrapin onBermuda.

4. PhD student, Andrew Byrne (Teagasc funded –cosupervised by Dr Paddy Sleeman). Dynamics of Irish badger populations.

 

Recent Publications (2009-2012)

 

A)   Books, reviews and book chapters

Bels, V., Casinos, A.,  Davenport, J., Gasc, J.-P., Jamon, M., Laurin, M., & Renous, S. (2011) How Vertebrates Moved onto Land. Mémoires du Musée d'Histoire Naturelle Published: Paris: Museum National d'Histoire.

Renous, S.,  Davenport, J., & Bels, V. (2011) Movement on immersed or emersed substrata: adaptive solutions of extant fish. In: Bels, V., Casinos, A., Davenport, J., Gasc, J.-P., Jamon, M., Laurin, M., & Renous, S. (2011) How vertebrates moved onto land. Mémoires du Musée d'Histoire Naturelle Published: Paris: Museum National d'Histoire.

Davenport, J. (2011) High-Trophic-Level Consumers: Trophic Relationships of Reptiles and Amphibians of Coastal and Estuarine Ecosystems. In: Wolanski E and McLusky DS (eds.) Treatise on Estuarine and Coastal Science, Vol 6, pp. 227–249.Waltham: Academic Press.

  

B) Ecophysiology

McAllen, R., Davenport, J., Bredendieck, K.  & Dunne, D. (2009) Seasonal structuring of a benthic community exposed to regular hypoxic events. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology & Ecology 368, 67-74.

O’Riordan, R.M, Culloty, S., Davenport, J. & McAllen, R. (2009) Increases in the abundance of the invasive barnacle Austrominius modestus (Darwin) on the Isle of Cumbrae, Scotland. JMBA2 - Biodiversity Records Online

Davenport, J., O’Halloran, J., Hannah, F., McLaughlin, O., & Smiddy, P. (2009) Comparison of Plumages of White-throated Dipper Cinclus cinclus and Blackbird Turdus merula. Waterbirds 32,169-178.

Aubry, A., Bécart, E., Davenport, J. & Emmerson, M.C. (2010). Estimation of survival rate and extinction probability for stage-structured populations with overlapping life stages. Population Ecology 52, 437–450

Broszeit, S., Davenport, J. & McAllen, R. (2010). First documented record of Rhabdomolgus ruber (Echinodermata: Holothuridea) in Irish waters. JMBA2 – Marine Biodiversity Records Online doi:10.1017/S1755267210000485; Vol. 3; e64

Irwin, S. & Davenport J. (2010). Oxygen microenvironment of coralline algal tufts and their associated epiphytic animals. Biology & Environment 110B, 185-193.

Bastian, T., Stokes, D., Kelleher, J.E., Davenport, J., Hays, G.C. & Doyle, T.K. (2010). Fisheries by-catch data provides insights into the distribution of the mauve stinger (Pelagia noctiluca, Forsskål 1775) around Ireland. ICES Journal of Marine Science 68, 436–443.

Davenport, J., Ezgeta-Bali?, D., Peharda, M., Skeji?, S.,  Nin?evi?-Gladan, Z., Matijevi?, S. (2011) Size-differential feeding in Pinna nobilis L. (Mollusca: Bivalvia): Exploitation of detritus, phytoplankton and zooplankton. Estuarine, Coastal & Shelf Science 92,  246-254.

Davenport, J., Moloney, T.V. & Kelly, J. (2011). Sea anemones (Actinia equina) are sessile intertidal scavengers. Marine Ecology Progress Series 430, 147-155.

Bastian, T., Haberlin, D., Purcell, J.E., Hays, G.C., Davenport, J., Mcallen, R. & Doyle, T.K. (2011). Large-scale sampling reveals the spatio-temporal distributions of the jellyfish Aurelia aurita and Cyanea capillata in the Irish Sea Marine Biology 158: 2639–2652.

Low, J.J, Igoe, F., Davenport, J. & Harrison, S.S.C. (2011) Littoral spawning habitats of three southern Arctic char (Salvelinus alpinus L.) populations. Ecology of Freshwater Fish 20: 537-547.

Hawkins, A., Knudsen, F.R.,  Davenport, J., McAllen, R., Bloomfield, H., Schilt, C. Johnson, P. & Thomson, A. (2011) Grazing on zooplankton by sprat schools within an enclosed marine lough. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology & Ecology.411:59-65. 

 

C) Papers concerned with biomechanical phenomena

Davenport, J., Hughes, R.N., Shorten, M. & Larsen, P.S. (2011) Drag reduction by air release promote fast ascent in jumping Emperor Penguins - a novel hypothesis. Marine Ecology Progess Series 430,171-182.

Finn, J., Carlsson, J., Kelly, T. & Davenport, J. (2012). Avoidance of headwinds or exploitation of ground effect – why do birds fly low? Journal of Field Ornithology 83: 192-202.

 

D) Papers concerned with ecotoxicology

Zitova, A., O’Mahony, F., Cross, M, Davenport, J. & Papkovsky, D. (2009). Toxicological profiling of chemical and environmental samples using panels of test organisms and optical oxygen respirometry. Environmental Toxicology. Published on line DOI 10.1002/tox.20387

Zitova, A., Cross, M., Hernan, R., Davenport, J. & Papkovsky, D.B. (2009). Respirometric acute toxicity screening assay using Daphnia magna. Chemistry & Ecology 25, 1-11.

Coughlan, B.M., Moroney, G.A., Van Pelt, F.N.A.M., O’Brien, N.M.,Davenport, J. & O’Halloran J. (2009). The effects of salinity on the Manila Clam (Ruditapes philippinarum) using the neutral red retention assay with adapted physiological saline solutions. Marine Pollution Bulletin 58,1680-1684.

Jasionek, G., Zhdanov, A., Davenport, J., Blaha, L.  & Papkovsky, D.B. (2010). Mitochondrial toxicity of microcystin-LR on cultured cells: application to analysis of contaminated water samples. Environmental Science & Technology.44,2535–2541.

E) Papers concerned with the ecology, behaviour and physiology of aquatic reptiles

Davenport, J., Fraher, J., Fitzgerald, E.,  McLaughlin, P., Doyle, T., Harman, L. & Cuffe, T. (2009) Fat Head: An analysis of head and neck insulation in the leatherback turtle, Dermochelys coriacea. Journal of Experimental Biology 212,2753-2759.

Davenport, J., Fraher, J., Fitzgerald, E.,  McLaughlin, P., Doyle, T., Harman, L., Cuffe, T. & Dockery, P. (2009) Ontogenetic changes in tracheal structure facilitate deep dives and cold water foraging in adult leatherback sea turtles. Journal of Experimental Biology 212, 3440-3447.

Fraher, J., Davenport, J., Fitzgerald, E., McLaughlin, P., Doyle, T., Harman, L., Cuffe, T. (2010).Opening and closing mechanisms of the leatherback sea turtle larynx: a crucial rôle for the tongue.  Journal of Experimental Biology 213, 4137-4145.

Davenport, J., Plot, V., Georges, J.V., Doyle, T.K. & James, M.C. (2011). Pleated turtle escapes the box – shape changes in Dermochelys coriacea. Journal of Experimental Biology 214: 3474-3479.

Murphy, C., Kelliher, D. & Davenport, J. (2012). Shape and material characteristics of the trachea in the leatherback sea turtle promote progressive collapse and reinflation during dives. Journal of Experimental Biology 215: 3064-3071.

 

 

F) Papers concerned with conservation issues

Aubry, A., Becart, E., Davenport, J., Lynn, D., Marnell, F. & Emmerson, M.C. (2012). Patterns of synchrony in natterjack toad breeding activity and reproductive success at local and regional scales Ecography 35: 1-11.

 

 

G) Papers concerned with badgers and bovine TB

Sleeman D.P., Davenport J., More S.J., Clegg T.A., Collins J.D., Williams, D.J., Griffin J.M.  & O’Boyle I. (2009). How many Eurasian badgers Meles meles  are there in Ireland? European Journal of Wildlife Research.

Sleeman D.P., Davenport J., More S.J., Clegg T.A., Griffin J.M.  & O’Boyle I. (2009). The effectiveness of barriers to badger Meles meles immigration in the Irish Four Area project. European Journal of Wildlife Research.

Sleeman, D.P., Davenport, J., Cussen, R.E. & Hammond, R.F. (2009). The small-bodied Badgers (Meles meles (L.) of Rutland Island, Co. Donegal. Irish Naturalists' Journal 30, 1-6.

O’Shea, F., Sleeman D.P. & Davenport, J. (2010). The effect of badger removal on road casualty mammals. Irish Naturalists' Journal 31,118-222.

Byrne, A., Sleeman, D.P, O’Keeffe, J. & Davenport, J. (2012) The ecology of the European badger (Meles meles) in Ireland – a review. Biology & Environment: Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy 112B:  69-96.

 

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G) Material in Press (at 27-9-2012)

Doyle, T., Helps, W. & Davenport, J. (In Press). Columbus crab from loggerhead turtle (Caretta caretta) leg pouch. Irish Naturalists Journal

Peharda, M.,  Ezgeta-Bali? D., Davenport, J.,  Bojani?, N., Vidjak, O. & Nin?evi?-Gladan, Ž. (In Press). Differential ingestion of zooplankton by four species of bivalve molluscs in Mali Ston Bay, Croatia. Marine Biology

Byrne, A.W., O’Keeffe, J., Sleeman, D.P., Davenport, J. & Martin, S.W. (In Press). Impact of culling on relative abundance of the Eurasian Badger (Meles meles) in three counties in Ireland. European Journal of Wildlife Research.

 

Recent Publications (2003-2009)

Ecophysiology

Rawlinson, K.A., Davenport, J. & Barnes, D.K.A. (2004).   Vertical migration strategies with respect to advection and stratification in a semi-enclosed lough: a comparison of mero- and holozooplankton.  Marine Biology, 144, 935-946.

Jones, H.D., Davenport J. & Boag, B. (2004).   Tissue osmolarity of the New Zealand land flatworm, Arthurdendyus triangulatus.  Comparative Biochemistry & Physiology Part A, 137,749-755.

Lawson, J., Davenport, J. & Whitaker, A. (2004).  Barnacle distribution in Lough Hyne Marine Nature Reserve: a new baseline and an account of invasion by the Australasian species Elminius modestus Darwin.  Estuarine, Coastal & Shelf Science, 60, 729-735.

Davenport, J., Healey, A., Casey, N. & Heffron, J.A. (2004).   Diet-dependent U-VA, and U-VB resistance in the high shore harpacticoid copepod Tigriopus brevicornis.  Marine Ecology Progress Series, 276, 299-303.

Lehane C. & Davenport, J. (2004).   Ingestion of bivalve larvae by Mytilus edulis: experimental and field demonstrations of larviphagy in farmed blue mussels.  Marine Biology, 145 (1), 101-107.

Davenport, J., O’Halloran, J. & Smiddy, P. (2004).  Plumage temperatures of  Dippers Cinclus cinclus on the roost and in the hand: implications for handling small passerines.  Ringing & Migration,22,65-69.

Head, R.M., Davenprot, J. & Thomason, J.C. (2004).   The effect of depth on the accrual of marine biofilms on glass substrata deployed in the Clyde Sea, Scotland.  Biofouling,20,177-180.

Davenport, J. & Davenport, J.L. (2005).   Effects of shore height, wave exposure and geographical distance on thermal niche width of intertidal fauna.  Marine Ecology Progress Series, 292, 41-50.

Davenport, J., Berggren, M.S., Brattegard, T., Brattenborg, N., Burrows, M., Jenkins, S., McGrath, D., Macnamara, R., Sneli, J.-A., Walker, G. & Wilson, S. (2005).   Doses of darkness control latitudinal differences in breeding date in the barnacle Semibalanus balanoides (L.).  Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom, 85, 59-63.

Davenport, J. & Davenport, J.L. (2005).   Effects of shore height, wave exposure and geographical distance on thermal niche width of intertidal fauna.  Marine Ecology Progress Series, 292, 41-50.

Rawlinson, K.A., Davenport, J., Barnes, D.K.A. (2005).   Temporal variation in diversity and community structure of a semi-isolated neuston community.  Biology and Environment: Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy, 100B, 107-122.

Rawlinson, K.A., Davenport, J. & Barnes, D.K.A. (2005).  Tidal exchange of zooplankton between Lough Hyne and the adjacent coast.  Estuarine,Coastal & Shelf Science, 62, 205-215. 

Irwin, S. & Davenport, J. (2006).   Implications of water flow and oxygen gradients for molluscan oxygen uptake and respirometric measurements.  Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom, 86,401-402.

Houghton, J.D.R., Doyle, T.K., Wilson, M.W., Davenport J. & Hays, G.C. (2006). Jellyfish aggregations and leatherback turtle foraging patterns in a temperate coastal environment.  Ecology, 87, 1967–1972.

Lehane, C. & Davenport, J. (2006).  A 15 month study of zooplankton ingestion by farmed mussels Mytilus edulis in Bantry Bay, southwest Ireland.  Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 67, 645-652.

Hooper, G.J. & Davenport, J. (2006).   Epifaunal composition and fractal dimensions of intertidal marine macroalgae in relation to emersion.  Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the UK, 86, 1297-1304.

Houghton, J.D.R., Doyle, T, Davenport, J. & Hays, G.C. (2006).  Developing a simple, rapid method for identifying and monitoring jellyfish aggregations from the air.  Marine Ecology Progress Series ,314, 159-170.

James, M.C., Davenport, J., Hays, G.C.(2006).  Expanded thermal niche for a diving vertebrate: a leatherback turtle diving into near-freezing water.  Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology,335, 221-226.

Houghton, J.D.R., Doyle, T., Davenport, J. & Hays, G.C. (2006).   The ocean sunfish Mola mola: insights into distribution, abundance and behaviour in the Irish Sea and Western Approaches.  Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the UK. 86: 1237-1243.

Davenport, J. & Davenport, J.L. (2007).   Interaction of thermal tolerance and oxygen availability in Littorina littorea and Nucella lapillus.  Marine Ecology Progress Series, 332, 167-170.

Doyle, T.K., Houghton, J.D.R., Buckley, S.M., Hays, G.C. & Davenport, J. (2007).   The broad-scale distribution of five jellyfish species across a temperate coastal environment.  Hydrobiologia, 579, 29-39.

Outerbridge, M., Davenport, J. & Glasspool, A.F. (2007).   Reproductive seasonal periodicity of the endemic Bermuda killifish Fundulus bermudae in an anchialine pond.  Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the UK ,87, 797-800.

Doyle, T.K., Houghton, J.D.R., McDevitt, R., Davenport, J. & Hays, G.C. ( 2007 ).  The energy density of jellyfish: estimates from bomb-calorimetry and proximate-composition.  Journal of Experimental Marine Biology & Ecology, 34, 239-252.

Gardestrøm, J., Elfwing, T., Løf, M., Tedengren, M., Davenport, J.L. & Davenport, J. (2007).  The effect of thermal stress on protein composition in dogwhelks (Nucella lapillus) under normoxic and hyperoxic conditions.  Comparative Biochemistry & Physiology Part A, 148, 869-875. 

Houghton, J.D.R., Doyle, T.K., Davenport, J., Lilley, M.K.S., Wilson, R.P. & Hays, G.C. (2007).  Stranding events provide indirect insights into the seasonality and persistence of jellyfish medusae (Cnidaria: Scyphozoa).  Hydrobiologia ,589, 1-13.

Houghton, J.D.R., Doyle, T.K., Davenport, J., Wilson, R.P. & Hays, G.C. (2008).   The role of infrequent and extraordinary deep dives in leatherback turtles (Dermochelys coriacea).  Journal of Experimental Biology,211, 2566-2575.

Doyle, T. K., De Haas, H., Cotton, D., Dorschel, B., Cummins, V., Houghton, J.D.R., Davenport, J., & Hays, G.C. (2008).  Widespread occurrence of the jellyfish Pelagia noctiluca in Irish coastal and shelf waters.  Journal of Plankton Research ,30, 963-968.

McAllen, R., Davenport, J., Bredendieck, K.  & Dunne, D. (2009) Seasonal structuring of a benthic community exposed to regular hypoxic events. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology & Ecology 368 : 67-74.

O’Riordan, R.M, Culloty, S., Davenport, J. & Mcallen, R. (2009) Increases in the abundance of the invasive barnacle Austrominius modestus (Darwin) on the Isle of Cumbrae, Scotland. JMBA2 - Biodiversity Records Online

Davenport, J., O’Halloran, J., Hannah, F., Mclaughlin, O., & Smiddy, P. (2009) Comparison of Plumages of White-throated Dipper Cinclus cinclus and Blackbird Turdus merula. Waterbirds  32(1):169-178.

Papers concerned with biomechanical phenomena

Shorten, M.O., Davenport, J., Seymour, J.E., Cross, M.C., Carrette, T.J., Woodward,G. & Cross, T.F. (2005).  Kinematic analysis of swimming in Australian box jellyfish - Chiropsalmus spand Chironex fleckeri (Cubozoa; Cnidaria).  Journal of Zoology,267, 1-10.

Davenport, J. & Healey, A. (2006).  Relationship between medium salinity, body density, buoyancy and swimming in Artemia fransciscana  larvae: constraints on water column use?  Hydrobiologia,556, 295–301.

Jamon, M., Renous, S., Gasc, J-P, Bels, V. & Davenport, J. (2007).  Evidence of force exchanges during the six-legged walking of the bottom-dwelling fish, Chelidonichthys lucerna.  Journal of Experimental Zoology Part A: Ecological Genetics and Physiology,307A,542-547.

Browne, R.G., Kelly, T.C., Culloty, S., Davenport, J. & Deeny, T. (2007).  A Schematic Eye of the Rook Corvus frugilegus.   Folia Zoologica,56, 399-404.

Davenport, J., Fraher, J., Ed Fitzgerald, E.,  Mclaughlin, P., Doyle, T., Harman, L. & Cuffe, T. (2009) Fat Head: An analysis of head and neck insulation in the leatherback turtle, Dermochelys coriacea. Journal of Experimental Biology 212: 2753-2759.

Papers concerned with ecotoxicology

Juhel, G., Davenport, J. O’Halloran, J., Culloty, S., Ramsay, R., James, K., Furey, A. & Allis, O. (2006).  Pseudodiarrhoea in zebra mussels exposed to microcystins.  Journal of Experimental Biology, 209, 810-816.

Juhel, G., Davenport, J., O’Halloran, J., Culloty, S., O’riordan, R.M., James, K, Furey, A. & Allis, O. (2006) . Impacts of microcystins on the feeding behaviour and energy balance of zebra mussels, Dreissena polymorpha: A bioenergetics approach. Aquatic Toxicology 79: 391–400.

Juhel, G., O’Halloran, J., Culloty, S., O’riordan, R.M., Davenport, J., James, K, O’brien, N.M., Furey, A. & Allis, O. (2007). In vivo exposure to microcystins induced DNA damage in haemocytes of the zebra mussel, Dreissena polymorpha, as measured with the Comet assay. Environmental and Molecular Mutagenesis 48: 22-29.

Zitova, A., O’Mahony, F., Cross, M, Davenport, J. & Papkovsky, D. (2008). Toxicological profiling of chemical and environmental samples using panels of test organisms and optical oxygen respirometry. Environmental Toxicology. Published on line DOI 10.1002/tox.20387

Zitova, A., Cross, M., Hernan, R., Davenport, J. & Papkovsky, D.B. (2009). Respirometric acute toxicity screening assay using Daphnia magna. Chemistry & Ecology 25: 1-11.

Papers concerned with conservation and fisheries issues

O’Sullivan, S., Moriarty, C. & Davenport, J. (2004).   Diet of the conger eel Conger conger (L., 1758) in Irish waters.  Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom, 84,823-826.

Coughlan, J., Kitson, L., Dillane, E., Cross, T.F. & Davenport, J. (2004).   Characterisation of six polymorphic microsatellite loci in the Bermuda skink, Eumeces longirostris.  Molecular Ecology Notes, 4, 678-679.

Davenport, J., Glasspool, A.F. & Kitson, L. (2005).   Occurrence of diamondback terrapins, Malaclemys terrapin, on Bermuda: native or introduced? Chelonian Conservation & Biology, 4, 956-959.

Outerbridge, M., Davenport, J. & Glasspool, A.F. (2006).   Ecology and conservation of Bermuda’s endemic Bermuda killifishes (Fundulus bermudae & Fundulus relictus).  Bermuda Biodiversity Project Special Publication 2006-002. Bermuda Zoological Society, Flatts Village.

Outerbridge, M., Davenport, J. & Glasspool, A.F. (2007).  Distribution, population assessments and conservation of the endemic Bermuda killifishes Fundulus bermudae and Fundulus relictus .  Endangered Species Research,3, 181-189.

Doyle, T.K., Houghton, J.D.R., O’Súilleabháin, P.F., Hobson, V.J., Marnell, F. Davenport, J, & Hays, G.C. (2008).  Leatherback turtles satellite tagged in European waters.  Endangered Species Research, 4, 23-31.

Papers describing experimental techniques and apparatus

Hays, G.C., Houghton, J.D.R., Doyle, T. & Davenport, J. (2003).  Aircraft give a new view of jellyfish behaviour.  Nature,426, 383.

O’Mahony, F.C., O’Donovan, C., Hynes, J., Moore, T., Davenport, J & Papkovsky, D.B. (2005).   Optical oxygen micro-respirometry as a platform for environmental toxicology and animal model studies.  Environmental Science & Technology,39, 5010-5014.

Irwin, S., Davenport, J. & Wall, V. (2007).  Measurement of temperature and salinity effects on oxygen consumption of Artemia fransciscana K., measured using fiber-optic oxygen microsensors.  Hydrobiologia,575, 109-115.

Papers concerned with badgers and bovine TB

Sleeman, D.P., Davenport, J. & Fitzgerald, A. (2008). Incidence of badgers in Irish farm yards in winter. Veterinary Record 163: 724.

Sleeman D.P., Davenport J., More S.J., Clegg T.A., Collins J.D., Williams, D.J., Griffin J.M.  & O’Boyle I. (2009). How many Eurasian badgers Meles meles   are there in Ireland? European Journal of Wildlife Research.

Sleeman D.P., Davenport J., More S.J., Clegg T.A., Griffin J.M.  & O’Boyle I. (2009). The effectiveness of barriers to badger Meles meles immigration in the Irish Four Area project. European Journal of Wildlife Research.

Books/Monographs and Invited Reviews Published in Journals

Davenport, J. & Davenport, J.L. (2006).   The impact of tourism and personal leisure transport on coastal environments: A review.  Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science,67, 280-292.

Edited Books

Davenport, J. & Davenport, J.L. (eds) (2004).  The Effects of Human Transport on Ecosystems: Cars and Planes, Boats and Trains.  Dublin: Royal Irish Academy

Davenport, J. & Davenport, J.L. (eds.) (2006).  The Ecology of Transportation: Managing Mobility for the Environment.  Springer.

Davenport, J., Burnell, G., Cross, T., Emmerson, M., McAllen, R., Ramsay, R. & Rogan, E. (guest eds.) (2008).   Challenges to Marine Ecosystems. Hydrobiologia Volume 606, No. 1. 211 pp. Springer.

Chapters/Articles in Books

Davenport, J. (2003).   Fractal dimension estimation in studies of epiphytal and epilithic communities - strengths and weaknesses. Pp 245-256 In Handbook of Scaling Methods in Aquatic Ecology: Measurement, Analysis, Simulation. Eds Seuront and Strutton. CRC Press LLC Boca Raton, Florida

Davenport, J. (2004).  Leave no footprint? – The ecological impact of personal leisure transport.  In Davenport, J. & Davenport, J.L. (eds) (2004).  The Effects of Human Transport on Ecosystems: Cars and Planes, Boats and Trains.  Dublin: Royal Irish Academy.

Davenport, J. & Switalski, T.A. (2006).   Environmental impacts of transport related to tourism and leisure activities. In: Davenport, J. & Davenport, J.L. (eds.) (2006).  The Ecology of Transportation: Managing Mobility for the Environment.  Springer

Zitova, A, O’Mahony FC, Cross, M, Davenport, J. & Papkovsky, D.B. (2007).  Biological toxicity testing of heavy metals and environmental samples using fluorescence-based oxygen sensing and respirometry.  In: Kim YJ, Platt U, editors. Advanced Environmental Monitoring. Dordrecht, Netherlands:  Springer. pp 312–324. 

Bels, V., Baussart, S, Davenport, J., Shorten, M., O’Riordan, R.M., Renous, S. & Davenport, J.L. (2008).   Functional evolution of feeding behavior in turtles.  In Biology of turtles: from structure to strategy of life. (Eds: J. Wyneken, M. Godfrey and V. Bels). CRC – Taylor and Francis Group – Boca Raton, USA. pp. 187-212.

Renous, S., de Broin, F. de L., Depecker, M., Davenport, J. & Bels, V. (2008).  Evolution of locomotion in aquatic turtles. In Biology of turtles: from structure to strategy of life. (Eds: J. Wyneken, M. Godfrey and V. Bels). CRC – Taylor and Francis Group – Boca Raton, USA. pp. 97-138.

Material in Press (at 21-9-2009)

Bels, V., Casinos, A.,  Davenport, J., Gasc, J.-P., Jamon, M., Laurin, M., & Renous, S. (In Press) How vertebrates moved onto land. Mémoires du Musée d'Histoire Naturelle Published: Paris: Museum National d'Histoire.

Renous, S.,  Davenport, J., & Bels, V. (In Press) Movement on immersed or emersed substrata: adaptive solutions of extant fish. In: Bels, V., Casinos, A., Davenport, J., Gasc, J.-P., Jamon, M., Laurin, M., & Renous, S. (In Press) How vertebrates moved onto land. Mémoires du Musée d'Histoire Naturelle Published: Paris: Museum National d'Histoire.

Coughlan, B.M., Moroney, G.A., Van Pelt, F.N.A.M., O’Brien, N.M.,Davenport, J. & O’Halloran J. (In Press). The effects of salinity on the Manila Clam (Ruditapes philippinarum) using the neutral red retention assay with adapted physiological saline solutions. Marine Pollution Bulletin.

Davenport, J., Fraher, J., Ed Fitzgerald, E.,  McLaughlin, P., Doyle, T., Harman, L. & Cuffe, T. (In Press) Ontogenetic changes in tracheal structure facilitate deep dives and cold water foraging in adult leatherback sea turtles. Journal of Experimental Biology