Gilmour ME, JL Lavers. 2021. Latex balloons do not degrade uniformly in freshwater, marine and composting environments. Journal of Hazardous Materials 403:123629. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2020.123629
Morgan Gilmour
Biography
Dr. Gilmour is a biologist with the US Geological Survey’s Western Ecological Research Center. Her work with the Seabird Studies Team focuses on seabirds’ foraging ecology and distributions in relation to oceanographic features. She is interested in spatial ecology and ecotoxicology in order to better understand where and how animals use the marine environment.
Education
PhD, Ocean Sciences, University of California Santa Cruz 2018
MS, Biology, Bucknell University 2011
BS, Wildlife and Conservation Biology, University of Rhode Island 2005
Research Interests
Seabird Ecology
Marine Conservation
Ecotoxicology
Science and Products
Date published: January 28, 2021
Status: Active Palmyra Blue Water Research
In collaboration with The Nature Conservancy, the Seabird Studies Team at the USGS Western Ecological Research Center will track the at-sea movements of eight marine animal species at Palmyra Atoll with the goal of understanding the impact of the marine protected areas on species and ecosystems. The project is supported in part by The Nature Conservancy and the team of collaborating...
Contacts: Josh Adams, Morgan Gilmour
Attribution: Western Ecological Research Center
Pre-USGS Publications
Gilmour ME, S Hudson, C Lamborg, AB Fleishman, HS Young, SA Shaffer. 2019. Tropical seabirds sample broadscale patterns of marine contaminants. Science of the Total Environment 691:631–643. https://doi.org//10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.07.147
Gilmour ME, JL Lavers, C Lamborg, O Chastel, SA Kania, SA Shaffer. 2019. Mercury as an indicator of foraging ecology but not the breeding hormone prolactin in seabirds. Ecological Indicators 103:248–259. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2019.04.016
Gilmour ME, N Holmes, AB Fleishman, L Kriwoken. 2019. Temporal and interspecific variation in feather mercury in four penguin species from Macquarie Island, Australia. Marine Pollution Bulletin 142:282–289. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2019.03.051
Philpot S, JL Lavers, AL Bond, ME Gilmour, I Hutton, D Nugegoda. 2019. Trace element concentrations in feathers of seven petrels (Pterodroma spp). Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 1–9. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-019-04406-9.
Gilmour ME, JA Castillo-Guerrero, AB Fleishman, S Hernández-Vázquez, HS Young, SA Shaffer. 2018. Plasticity of foraging behaviors in response to diverse environmental conditions. Ecosphere 9(7):e02301. https://doi.org/10.1002/ecs2.2301
Dearborn DC, AB Gager, AG McArthur, ME Gilmour, E Mandzhukova, RA Mauck. 2015. Gene duplication and divergence produce divergent MHC genotypes without disassortative mating. Molecular Ecology 25: 4355–4367. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00251-014-0813-2
Gilmour ME, CR Lattin, LM Romero, MF Haussmann, RA Mauck, DC Dearborn. 2015. Finding the best predictor of reproductive performance of Leach’s Storm-petrels. Auk: Ornithological Advances 132: 191–205. https://doi.org/10.1642/AUK-14-21.1
Dearborn DC, AB Gager, ME Gilmour, AG McArthur, DA Hinerfeld, RA Mauck. 2015. Non-neutral evolution and reciprocal monophyly of two expressed Mhc class II B genes in Leach's storm-petrel. Immunogenetics 67:111-123. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00251-014-0813-2
Gilmour ME, BA Schreiber, DC Dearborn. 2012. Satellite telemetry of Great Frigatebirds rearing chicks on Tern Island, North Central Pacific Ocean. Marine Ornithology 40:17–23.