PUBLISHED ARTICLES
Martinez-Levasseur L.M., Furgal C., Hammill M. and Burness G. (2017) Challenges & strategies when mapping Local Ecological Knowledge. Polar Biology
Morales-Guerrero, B., Barragán-Vargas, C., Silva-Rosales, G.R., Ortega-Ortiz, C.D., Gendron, D., Martinez-Levasseur, L.M., Acevedo-Whitehouse, K. (2016) Melanosomes, melanophages and a fully-melanised epidermis suggest a unique photoprotective potential for cetaceans. Veterinary Dermatology
Martinez-Levasseur L.M., Furgal C., Hammill M., and Burness G. (2016) Towards a better understanding of the effects of UV on Atlantic walruses (Odobenus rosmarus rosmarus): a study combining histological data with local ecological knowledge. PloS One. 11(4):e0152122
Martinez-Levasseur L.M., Birch-Machin M.A., Bowman A., Gendron D., Weatherhead E., Knell R.J. and Acevedo-Whitehouse K. (2013) Whales Use Distinct Strategies to Counteract Solar Ultraviolet Radiation. Scientific Reports. 3:2386.
Martinez-Levasseur L.M., Gendron D., Knell R.J. and Acevedo-Whitehouse K. (2013) Control and target gene selection for studies on UV-induced genotoxicity in whales. BMC Research Notes. 6:264.
Bowman A., L. Martinez-Levasseur, K. Acevedo-Whitehouse, D. Gendron and M. Birch-Machin. (2013) The simultaneous detection of mitochondrial DNA damage from sun-exposed skin of three whale species and its association with UV-induced microscopic lesions and apoptosis. Mitochondrion. 13(4):342-9.
Bowman A., Martinez-Levasseur L., Acevedo-Whitehouse K., Gendron D. and Birch-Machin M. (2012) Mitochondrial DNA, a reliable biomarker for measuring the effect of cumulative ultraviolet irradiation exposure in whales (cetaceans). In: Annual Meeting of the British Society for Investigative Dermatology. Exeter, UK: British Journal of Dermatology: Wiley-Blackwell.
Martinez-Levasseur L.M., Gendron D., Knell R.J., O’Toole E.A., Singh M. and Acevedo-Whitehouse K. (2011) Acute sun damage and photoprotective responses in whales. Proceedings of the Royal Society: Biological Sciences. 278:1581-1586.
ARTICLES IN PROCESS
Morales-Guerrero, B., Gendron, D., Martinez-Levasseur, L.M., Acevedo-Whitehouse, K. Blue whale, Balaenoptera musculus, skin contains eumelanin and pheomelanin. Journal of Zoology. Submitted.
BOOK ARTICLE
Martinez-Levasseur L.M., Gendron D., Knell R.J., O’Toole E.A., Singh M., Bowman A., Birch-Machin M. and Acevedo-Whitehouse K. (2013) Responses to acute sun exposure in large whales. In: McGraw-Hill Yearbook of Science and Technology 2014. New York, McGraw-Hill Education.