Publikationen (updated: 28.01.2025 )
2025
Journal articles
Postel, Alexander ; Gremmel, Nele ; Lydersen, Christian ; Kovacs, Kit M. ; Schick, Luca A. ; Siebert, Ursula ; Nymo, Ingebjørg H. ; Becher, Paul: Highly pathogenic avian influenza virus (H5N5) detected in an Atlantic walrus ( Odobenus rosmarus rosmarus ) in the Svalbard Archipelago, Norway, 2023. In: Emerging Microbes & Infections. London, Informa UK Limited (2025)
https://doi.org/10.1080/22221751.2025.2456146
Buchkapitel
Read, A. J., Keener, W., Webber, M. A., & Siebert, U. (2025). Harbor porpoise Phocoena phocoena (Linnaeus, 1758). In T. A. Jefferson (Ed.), Coastal dolphins and porpoises: Ridgway and Harrison’s handbook of marine mammals, volume 1 (pp. 421–486). Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-443-13746-4.00001-9
2024
Journal articles
Grundei, L.-L., Schöttes, F. M., Gethöffer, F., Tost, D., Kluge, L., Siebert, U., & Pees, M. (2024). Human-wildlife interaction: a social survey. Animals, 14(5), Article 808. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani14050808
Rojas, L., Moosmann, J., Beckmann, F., Moysan, L., Siebert, U., IJsseldijk, L., Fiedler, I. A. K., Busse, B., & Morell, M. (2024). Suitability of synchrotron-radiation phase-contrast tomography for imaging of inner ear of harbor porpoise. In Developments in X-ray tomography XV (1315223). SPIE. https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3029198
Regnery, J., Rohner, S., Bachtin, J., Möhlenkamp, C., Zinke, O., Jacob, S., Wohlsein, P., Siebert, U., Reifferscheid, G., & Friesen, A. (2024). First evidence of widespread anticoagulant rodenticide exposure of the eurasian otter (Lutra lutra) in Germany. The Science of the Total Environment: An International Journal for Scientific Research into the Environment and Its Relationship with Man, 907, Article 167938. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.167938
Piette, M., Siebert, U., & Unger, B. (2024). Microplastics in marine mammals of Arctic waters. In C. Monaco (Ed.), 35th European Cetacean Society conference 10-12 April 2024: Abstract book. https://www.marecamp.com/Abstract_book_35ECS_Marecamp_Final_200424.pdf
Numberger, D., Siebert, U., & Valentin-Weigand, P. (2024). Survival and adaptation of Streptococcus phocae in host environments. PLoS ONE, 19(1), Article e0296368. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0296368
Mirolo, M., de le, von, Kaiser, F., Fayyad, A., Puff, C., Voigt, U., Siebert, U., Ludlow, M., Baumgärtner, W., & Osterhaus, A. (2024). Umatilla virus in zoo-dwelling cape penguins with hepatitis, Germany. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 30(12), 2643–2646. https://doi.org/10.3201/eid3012.240498
Siebert, U.; Lakemeyer, J.; Runge, M.; Lienau, P.; Braune, S.; Bartelt, E.; Grilo, M.L.; Pund, R. Investigations on the Health Status and Infection Risk of Harbour Seals (Phoca vitulina) from Waters of the
Lower Saxon Wadden Sea, Germany. Animals 2024, 14, 2920. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani14202920
Sonne, C., Alstrup, A. K. O., Pagh, S., Thøstesen, C. B., Jensen, T. H., Jensen, T. K., Galatius, A., Kyhn, L., Søndergaard, J., Siebert, U., Lakemeyer, J., & Dietz, R. (2024). Gross pathology and liver mercury concentrations in harbour porpoises, harbour and grey seals in Denmark, Northern Europe. The Science of the Total Environment : An International Journal for Scientific Research into the Environment and Its Relationship with Man, 954, 12. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.176662
Pigeault, R., Ruser, A., Ramírez-Martínez, N. C., Geelhoed, S. C. V., Haelters, J., Nachtsheim, D. A., Schaffeld, T., Sveegaard, S., Siebert, U., & Gilles, A. (2024). Maritime traffic alters distribution of the harbour porpoise in the North Sea. Marine Pollution Bulletin : The International Journal for Marine Environmentalists, Scientists, Engineers, Administrators, Politicians and Lawyers. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2024.116925
Bisterfeld, K., Raulf, M.-K., Springer, A., Lang, J., Lierz, M., Strube, C., & Siebert, U. (2024). Ectoparasites of the European wildcat (Felis silvestris) in Germany. International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijppaw.2024.100977
Kuncienė, L., Nachtsheim, D., Siebert, U., & Kleiva, Ž. (2024). Ontogeny of horizontal movement patterns of rehabilitated grey seal juveniles (Halichoerus grypus) in the Baltic Sea. Frontiers in Marine Science. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2024.1449023
Alygizakis, N., Kostopoulou, N., Gkotsis, G., Nika, M.-C., Orfanioti, A., Ng, K., Bizani, E., Nikolopoulou, V., Badry, A., Brownlow, A., Centellegh, C., Chadwick, E. A., Ciesielski, T. M., Cincinelli, A., Claßen, D., Danielsson, S., Dekker, R. W. R. J., Duke, G., Glowacka, N., … Slobodnik, J. (2024). Network analysis to reveal the most commonly detected compounds in predator-prey pairs in freshwater and marine mammals and fish in Europe. The Science of the Total Environment : An International Journal for Scientific Research into the Environment and Its Relationship with Man, 11. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.175303
Pinzone, M., Amouroux, D., Tessier, E., Acquarone, M., Siebert, U., & Das, K. (2024). Dynamics of mercury stable isotope compounds in Arctic seals: New insights from a controlled feeding trial on hooded seals Cystophora cristata. Environmental Pollution (Barking, Essex : 1987), 358. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2024.124450
Heße, E., Gessner, J., Siebert, U., & Gilles, A. (2024). First record of a critically endangered species, European sturgeon Acipenser sturio, in the stomach of harbor porpoises Phocoena phocoena from the North Sea. Endangered Species Research : ESR ; International and Multidisciplinary Journal / Inter-Research Science Center. https://doi.org/10.3354/esr01342
Rojano-Doñate, L.; Teilmann, J.; Wisniewska, D. M.; Jensen, F. H.; Siebert, U.; McDonald, B. I.; Elmegaard, S. L.; Sveegaard, S.; Dietz, R.; Johnson, M.; Madsen, P. T. (2024): Low hunting costs in an expensive marine mammal predator. In: Science Advances 10, S. 11.https://www.science.org/action/doSearch?AllField=Low+hunting+costs+in+an+expensive+marine+mammal+predator
Scheidat, M., Vrooman, J., Teilmann, J., Baltzer, J., Bie Thøstesen, C., Diederichs, B., Dietz, R., Geelhoed, S.C.V, Gilles, A., IJsseldijk, L.L., Keijl, G.O., Nabe-Nielsen, J., Ruser, A., Schnitzler, J., Sveegaard, S., Siebert, U. (2024). Harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) in the Wadden Sea World Heritage Site and requirements for trilateral monitoring. Mar. Biodivers. 54, 42. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12526-024-01428-6
Klink, J. C., Rieger, A., Wohlsein, P., Siebert, U., & Obiegala, A. (2024). Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Pathogens in Raccoon Dogs (Nyctereutes procyonoides) and Raccoons (Procyon lotor) from Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland), 13(3), 270. https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens13030270
Autenrieth, M., Havenstein, K., De Cahsan, B., Canitz, J., Benke, H., Roos, A., Pampoulie, C., Sigurðsson, G. M., Siebert, U., Olsen, M. T., Biard, V., Heide-Jørgensen, M. P., Öztürk, A. A., Öztürk, B., Lawson, J. W., & Tiedemann, R. (2024). Genome-wide analysis of the harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) indicates isolation-by-distance across the North Atlantic and potential local adaptation in adjacent waters. Conservation Genetics. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10592-023-01589-0
Owen K, Gilles A, Authier M, Carlström J, Genu M, Kyhn LA, Nachtsheim DA, Ramírez-Martínez NC, Siebert U, Sköld M, Teilmann J, Unger B and Sveegaard S (2024) A negative trend in abundance and an exceeded mortality limit call for conservation action for the Vulnerable Belt Sea harbour porpoise population. Front. Mar. Sci. 11:1289808. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2024.1289808
Gose, M.-A., Humble, E., Brownlow, A., Wall, D., Rogan, E., Sigurðsson, G. M., Kiszka, J. J., Thøstesen, C. B., IJsseldijk, L. L., ten Doeschate, M., Davison, N. J., Øien, N., Deaville, R., Siebert, U., & Ogden, R. (2024). Population genomics of the white-beaked dolphin (Lagenorhynchus albirostris): Implications for conservation amid climate-driven range shifts. Heredity (London). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41437-024-00672-7
Henriksen, L. B., Thøstesen, C. B., Alstrup, A. K. O., Larsen, H. L., Wahlberg, M., Siebert, U., & Pagh, S. (2024). A New Simple Method for Age Determination of Harbour Porpoises (Phocoena phocoena). Aquatic Mammals : Papers Dealing with All Aspects of the Care, Conservation, Medicine and Science, 50(1), 30–338. https://doi.org/10.1578/AM.50.1.2024.30
2023
Journal articles
Lehnert, K., Herzog, I., Ometere Boyi, J., Groß, S., Wohlsein, P., Ewers, C., Prenger-Berninghoff, E., Siebert, U (2023). Heartworms in Halichoerus grypus: First records of Acanthocheilonema spirocauda (Onchocercidae; Filarioidea) in 2 grey seals from the North Sea. Parasitology, 150(9), 781-785. doi:10.1017/S0031182023000501
Boyi, J. O., Sonne, C., Dietz, R., Rigét, F., Siebert, U., & Lehnert, K. (2023). Gene expression and trace elements in Greenlandic ringed seals (Pusa hispida). Environmental Research : ER ; a Journal of Environmental Medicine and the Environmental Sciences. Section A, 244, 117839. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2023.117839
Herzog, I., Wohlsein, P., Preuss, A., Gorb, S. N., Pigeault, R., Ewers, C., Prenger-Berninghoff, E., Siebert, U., & Lehnert, K. (2023). Heartworm and seal louse: Trends in prevalence, characterisation of impact and transmission pathways in a unique parasite assembly on seals in the North and Baltic Sea. International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijppaw.2023.100898
Klink, J.C.; Rieger, A.; Ansorge, H.; Aurich, S.; Hoffmann, C.; Ewers, C.; Raulf, M.-K.; Strube, C.; Siebert, U. Malicious Mites—Sarcoptes scabiei in Raccoon Dogs (Nyctereutes procyonoides) in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. Pathogens 2023, 12, 1379. https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens12121379
Autenrieth, M., Havenstein, K., De Cahsan, B., Canitz, J., Benke, H., Roos, A., Pampoulie, C., Sigurðsson, G. M., Siebert, U., Olsen, M. T., Biard, V., Heide-Jørgensen, M. P., Öztürk, A. A., Öztürk, B., Lawson, J. W., & Tiedemann, R. (2023). Genome-wide analysis of the harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) indicates isolation-by-distance across the North Atlantic and potential local adaptation in adjacent waters. Conservation Genetics. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10592-023-01589-0
Maurer, N., Baltzer, J., Schaffeld, T., Ruser, A., Schnitzler, J. G., & Siebert, U. (2023). Effects of amplitude and duration of noise exposure on the hearing and anti-predator behaviour of common roach (Rutilus rutilus) and sand goby (Pomatoschistus minutus). The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America : JASA / American Institute of Physics, 154(2), 671–681. https://doi.org/10.1121/10.0020535
Faehndrich, M., Woelfing, B., Klink, J. C., Roller, M., Baumgärtner, W., Wohlsein, P., Raue, K., Strube, C., Ewers, C., Prenger-Berninghoff, E., Verspohl, J., Lavazza, A., Capucci, L., Tomaso, H., & Siebert, U. (2023). Pathomorphological Findings and Infectious Diseases in Selected European Brown Hare (Lepus europaeus Pallas, 1778) Populations from Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. Pathogens. https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens12111317
Regnery, J., Rohner, S., Bachtin, J., Möhlenkamp, C., Zinke, O., Jacob, S., Wohlsein, P., Siebert, U., Reifferscheid, G., & Friesen, A. (2023). First evidence of widespread anticoagulant rodenticide exposure of the Eurasian otter (Lutra lutra) in Germany. The Science of the Total Environment : An International Journal for Scientific Research into the Environment and Its Relationship with Man, 167938. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.167938
Elmegaard, S. L., Teilmann, J., Rojano-Doñate, L., Brennecke, D., Mikkelsen, L., Balle, J. D., Gosewinkel, U., Kyhn, L. A., Tønnesen, P., Wahlberg, M., Ruser, A., Siebert, U., & Madsen, P. T. (2023). Wild harbour porpoises startle and flee at low received levels from acoustic harassment device. Scientific Reports, 13(1), 16691. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-43453-8
Celemín, E., Autenrieth, M., Roos, A., Pawliczka, I., Quintela, M., Lindstrøm, U., Benke, H., Siebert, U., Lockyer, C., Berggren, P., Özturk, A. A., Özturk, B., Lesage, V., & Tiedemann, R. (2023). Evolutionary history and seascape genomics of Harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) across environmental gradients in the North Atlantic and adjacent waters. Molecular Ecology Resources. https://doi.org/10.1111/1755-0998.13860
Rojas, L., Haulena, M., Reichmuth, C., Busse, B., Ramos-Garduño, L. A., Rico-Chávez, O., Siebert, U., & Morell, M. (2023). Ultrastructure of the organ of Corti in harbor seals (Phoca vitulina). Frontiers in Marine Science. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2023.1211556
Delsmann, J., Schmidt, B., Oheim, R., Amling, M., Rolvien, T., & Siebert, U. (2023). Bone mineral density and microarchitecture change during skeletal growth in harbor seals (Phoca vitulina) from the German coast. Scientific Reports, 13(1), 7196. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-33911-8
Lehnert, K.; Boyi, J. O.; Siebert, U. Potential New Species of Pseudaliid Lung Nematode (Metastrongyloidea) from Two Stranded Neonatal Orcas (Orcinus Orca) Characterized by ITS-2 and COI Sequences. Ecology and evolution 2023, 13 (5), e10036. https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.10036
Reiter, E. B.; Escher, B. I.; Rojo-Nieto, E.; Nolte, H.; Siebert, U.; Jahnke, A. Characterizing the Marine Mammal Exposome by Iceberg Modeling, Linking Chemical Analysis and in Vitro Bioassays. Environmental science. Processes & impacts 2023. https://doi.org/10.1039/d3em00033h
van Neer, A.; Nachtsheim, D.; Siebert, U.; Taupp, T. Movements and Spatial Usage of Harbour Seals in the Elbe Estuary in Germany. Scientific Reports 2023. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-33594-1
Nachtsheim, D. A.; Johnson, M.; Schaffeld, T.; van Neer, A.; Madsen, P. T.; Findlay, C. R.; Rojano-Doñate, L.; Teilmann, J.; Mikkelsen, L.; Baltzer, J.; Ruser, A.; Siebert, U.; Schnitzler, J. G. Vessel Noise Exposures of Harbour Seals from the Wadden Sea. Scientific reports 2023, 13 (1), 6187. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-33283-z
Rohner, S.; Boyi, J.O.; Artemeva, V.; Zinke, O.; Kiendl, A.; Siebert, U.; Lehnert, K. Back from Exile? First Records of Chewing Lice (Lutridia exilis; Ischnocera; Mallophaga) in Growing Eurasian Otter (Lutra lutra) Populations from Northern Germany. Pathogens 2023, 12, 587. https://doi.org/10.3390/ pathogens12040587
Stokholm, I., Baechlein, C., Persson, S., Roos, A., Galatius, A., Kyhn, L. A., Sveegaard, S., Thøstesen, C. B., Olsen, M. T., Becher, P., & Siebert, U. (2023). Screening for influenza and morbillivirus in seals and porpoises in the Baltic and North Sea. Pathogens, 12(3). https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens12030357
Reckendorf, A., Siebert, U., Parmentier, E., & Das, K. (2023). Chemical pollution and diseases of marine mammals. In D. Brennecke, K. Knickmeier, I. Pawliczka, U. Siebert, & M. Wahlberg (Eds.), Marine mammals: a deep dive into the world of science (pp. 63–78). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-06836-2_5
Reckendorf, A., Seidelin, L., & Wahlberg, M. (2023). Marine mammal acoustics. In D. Brennecke, K. Knickmeier, I. Pawliczka, U. Siebert, & M. Wahlberg (Eds.), Marine mammals: a deep dive into the world of science (pp. 15–31). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-06836-2_2
Reckendorf, A., Oberlercher, T., Alps, B., Krueger, H., Ludes‐Wehrmeister, E., Fladung, E., & Siebert, U. (2023). Newly developed exit options for European otters from fish fykes. Conservation Science and Practice, 5(1). https://doi.org/10.1111/csp2.12873
Rohner, S.; Gramer, M.; Wiesweg, I.; Scherf-Clavel, O.; Wohlsein, P.; Schmelz, M.; Siebert, U.; Richter, F.; Gernert, M. Present in the Aquatic Environment, Unclear Evidence in Top Predators—The Unknown Effects of Anti-Seizure Medication on Eurasian Otters (Lutra Lutra) from Northern Germany. Toxics 2023. https://doi.org/10.3390/toxics11040338
Fromme, L.; Yogui, D. R.; Alves, M. H.; Desbiez, A. L. J.; Santos, A. L. Q.; Siebert, U.; Brehm, R. Persisting Wolffian and Müllerian Ducts in Female and Male Southern Tamanduas (Tamandua Tetradactyla)? Theriogenology Wild 2023, 2. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.therwi.2023.100028.
Madsen, P. T., Siebert, U., & Elemans, C. P. H. (2023). Toothed whales use distinct vocal registers for echolocation and communication. Science (New York, N.Y.), 379(6635), 928–933. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.adc9570
Faehndrich, M.; Klink, J.C.; Roller, M.; Wohlsein, P.; Raue, K.; Strube, C.; Prenger-Berninghoff, E.; Ewers, C.; Capucci, L.; Lavazza, A.; Tomaso, H.; Schnitzler, J.G.; Siebert, U. Status of Infectious Diseases in Free-Ranging European Brown Hares (Lepus europaeus) Found Dead between 2017 and 2020 in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. Pathogens 2023, 12, 239. https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens12020239
Fromme, L.; Yogui, D. R.; Alves, M. H.; Desbiez, A. L. J.; Langeheine, M.; Santos, A. L. Q.; Siebert, U.; Brehm, R. Spermatogenesis in the giant anteater (Myrmecophaga tridactyla). Theriogenology Wild 2022. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.therwi.2023.100018
Wahlberg, M., Amundin, M., Anderson Hansen, K., Andersen, S. H., Blanchet, M.-A., Brando, S., Buhl, A. B., Desportes, G., Hansen, S. F., Lockyer, C., Miller, L. A., Rasmussen, M., Siebert, U., & Thybo, M. (2023). Purposeful Porpoise Training at Fjord&Bælt: The First 25 Years. Aquatic Mammals : Papers Dealing with All Aspects of the Care, Conservation, Medicine and Science, 49(1). https://doi.org/10.1578/AM.49.1.2023.104
Nymo, I.H.; Siebert, U.; Baechlein, C.; Postel, A.; Breines, E.M.; Lydersen, C.; Kovacs, K.M.; Tryland, M. Pathogen Exposure in White Whales (Delphinapterus leucas) in Svalbard, Norway. Pathogens 2023, 12, 58. https://doi.org/10.3390/ pathogens12010058
Buchkapitel
Reckendorf, A., Seidelin, L., & Wahlberg, M. (2023). Marine mammal acoustics. In D. Brennecke, K. Knickmeier, I. Pawliczka, U. Siebert, & M. Wahlberg (Eds.), Marine mammals: a deep dive into the world of science (pp. 15–31). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-06836-2_2
Reckendorf, A., Siebert, U., Parmentier, E., & Das, K. (2023). Chemical pollution and diseases of marine mammals. In D. Brennecke, K. Knickmeier, I. Pawliczka, U. Siebert, & M. Wahlberg (Eds.), Marine mammals: a deep dive into the world of science (pp. 63–78). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-06836-2_5
Koss, M., Stjernstedt, M., Pawliczka, I., Reckendorf, A., & Siebert, U. (2023). Whaling, seal hunting and the effect of fisheries on marine mammals. In D. Brennecke, K. Knickmeier, I. Pawliczka, U. Siebert, & M. Wahlberg (Eds.), Marine mammals: a deep dive into the world of science (pp. 33–47). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-06836-2_3
Webber, M. A., W. Keener, M. Wahlberg, C. R. Elliser, K. MacIver, S. T. Ortiz, F. Jakobsen, H. Hamel, A. Rieger, U. Siebert, H. Dunn, D. Anderson, A. M. Hall, C. Birdsall, K. Pielmeier, R.-M. Paiu, D. D. Boege Tobin, D. N. Orbach (2023). Sexual behavior and anatomy in harbor porpoises. In: B Würsig & D. Orbach (Eds.): Sex in cetaceans: morphology, behavior, and the evolution of sexual strategies. Springer Nature, Cham, Switzerland, pp. 415-441.
Maurer, N., Schaffeld, T., Siebert, U., Schnitzler, J. (2023). Effects of Low-Frequency Continuous Noise on Fishes. In: Popper, A.N., Sisneros, J., Hawkins, A., Thomsen, F. (eds) The Effects of Noise on Aquatic Life . Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-10417-6_104-1
Kruse, K., Knickmeier, K., Brennecke, D., Unger, B., Siebert, U. (2023). Plastic Debris and Its Impacts on Marine Mammals. In: Brennecke, D., Knickmeier, K., Pawliczka, I., Siebert, U., Wahlberg, M. (eds) Marine Mammals. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-06836-2_4
2022
Zeitschriftenartikel
Gethöffer, F., et al. (2022). "Der Umgang mit Neozoen. Ein gesellschaftlicher Diskurs." Naturschutz und Landschaftsplanung 6: 30-37
Gethöffer, F., et al. (2022). "A preliminary assessment of net box traps to catch gray wolves in Lower Saxony, Germany." Wildlife Society Bulletin 46(5): e1382
Gethöffer, F., et al. (2022). "The modulating effect of food composition on the immune system in growing ring-necked pheasants (Phasianus colchicus)." PLOS ONE 17(11): e0277236
Irschick, D. J., Christiansen, F., Hammerschlag, N., Martin, J., Madsen, P. T., Wyneken, J., Brooks, A., Gleiss, A., Fossette, S., Siler, C., Gamble, T., Fish, F., Siebert, U., Patel, J., Xu, Z., Kalogerakis, E., Medina, J., Mukherji, A., Mandica, M., … Lauder, G. (2022). 3D visualization processes for recreating and studying organismal form. IScience, 25(9), 104867. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.isci.2022.104867
Rohner, S.; Morell, M.; Wohlsein, P.; Stürznickel, J.; Reiter, E. B.; Jahnke, A.; Prenger-Berninghoff, E.; Ewers, C.; Walther, G.; Striewe, L. C.; Failla, A. V.; Siebert, U. Fatal Aspergillosis and Evidence of Unrelated Hearing Loss in a Harbor Porpoise (Phocoena Phocoena) from the German Baltic Sea. Frontiers in Marine Science 2022. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2022.958019
Nymo, I.H.; Siebert, U.; Baechlein, C.; Postel, A.; Breines, E.M.; Lydersen, C.; Kovacs, K.M.; Tryland, M. Pathogen Exposure in White Whales (Delphinapterus leucas) in Svalbard, Norway. Pathogens 2023, 12, 58. https://doi.org/10.3390/ pathogens12010058
Reckendorf, A.; Oberlercher, T.; Alps, B.; Krueger, H.; Ludes‐Wehrmeister, E.; Fladung, E.; Siebert, U. Newly Developed Exit Options for European Otters from Fish Fykes. Conservation Science and Practice 2022, 13. https://doi.org/10.1111/csp2.12873
Bisterfeld, K.; Raulf, M.-K.; Waindok, P.; Springer, A.; Lang, J.; Lierz, M.; Siebert, U.; Strube, C. Cardio-Pulmonary Parasites of the European Wildcat (Felis Silvestris) in Germany. Parasites & vectors 2022, 15 (1), 452. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-022-05578-z
Alssahen, M., Kreitlow, A., Sammra, O., Lämmler, C., Borowiak, M., Malorny, B., Siebert, U., Wohlsein, P., Prenger-Berninghoff, E., Plötz, M., & Abdulmawjood, A. (2022). Arcanobacterium buesumense sp. nov., isolated from an anal swab of a male harbour seal (Phoca vitulina). International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology, 72(10). https://doi.org/10.1099/ijsem.0.005573
Hamel, H., Siebert, U., Schaffeld, T., & Wahlberg, M. (2022). Photo-identification of Danish harbour porpoises. In Marine mammal research and conservation effort: Are we on the right path? https://www.europeancetaceansociety.eu/conference/abstract-book
Gregor, K. M., Lakemeyer, J., IJsseldijk, L. L., Siebert, U., & Wohlsein, P. (2022). Spontaneous neoplasms in harbour porpoises Phocoena phocoena. Diseases of Aquatic Organisms, 149, 145–154. https://doi.org/10.3354/dao03670
Siebert, U., Grilo, M. L., Kesselring, T., Lehnert, K., Ronnenberg, K., Pawliczka, I., Galatius, A., Kyhn, L. A., Dähne, M., & Gilles, A. (2022). Variation of blubber thickness for three marine mammal species in the southern Baltic Sea. Frontiers in Physiology. https://doi.org/10.3389/fphys.2022.880465
Gkotsis, G.; Nika, M.-C.; Nikolopoulou, V.; Alygizakis, N.; Bizani, E.; Aalizadeh, R.; Badry, A.; Chadwick, E.; Cincinelli, A.; Claßen, D.; Danielsson, S.; Dekker, R.; Duke, G.; Drost, W.; Glowacka, N.; Göckener, B.; Jansman, H. A. H.; Juergens, M.; Knopf, B.; Koschorreck, J.; Krone, O.; Martellini, T.; Movalli, P.; Persson, S.; Potter, E. D.; Rohner, S.; Roos, A.; O’ Rourke, E.; Siebert, U.; Treu, G.; van den Brink, N. W.; Walker, L. A.; Williams, R.; Slobodnik, J.; Thomaidis, N. S. Assessment of Contaminants of Emerging Concern in European Apex Predators and Their Prey by LC-QToF MS Wide-Scope Target Analysis. Environment international : a journal of environmental science, risk & health 2022, 170. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envint.2022.107623.
Schick, L. A.; Strehse, J. S.; Bünning, T. H.; Maser, E.; Siebert, U. Energetic Compounds in the Trophic Chain—A Pilot Study Examining the Exposure Risk of Common Eiders (Somateria Mollissima) to TNT, Its Metabolites, and By-Products. Toxics 2022, 10 (11), 685. https://doi.org/10.3390/toxics10110685
Tost, D.; Ludwig, T.; Strauss, E.; Jung, K.; Siebert U. 2022. Habitat selection of black grouse in an isolated population in northern Germany—the importance of mixing dry and wet habitats. PeerJ 10:e14161
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.14161
Roussow, N.; Winter, S.; Hofmeyer, G.J.G.; Wohlsein, P.; Siebert, U.; Plön, S. External indicators of fisheries interactions in known bycaught dolphins from bather protection nets along the KwaZuluNatal coastline, South Africa. J. Cetacean. Res. Manage., Vol. 23, 2022
https://doi.org/10.47536/jcrm.v23i1.338
Gross, S.; Müller, A.; Seinige, D.; Wohlsein, P.; Oliveira, M.; Steinhagen, D.; Kehrenberg, C.; Siebert, U. Occurrence of Antimicrobial-Resistant Escherichia coli in Marine Mammals of the North and Baltic Seas: Sentinels for Human Health. Antibiotics 2022, 11, 1248.
https://doi.org/10.3390/antibiotics11091248
Maistrelli, C.; Schmicke, M.; Hoedemaker, M.; Siebert, U. An Approach for Investigating Sexual Maturity in Wild Boar Males: Testosterone and 17β-Estradiol Analysis. Animals 2022, 12, 2295.
https://doi.org/10.3390/ani12172295
Fromme, L.; Yogui, D. R.; Alves, M. H.; Díaz-Delgado, J.; Desbiez, A. L. J.; Santos, A. L. Q.; Guerra, J. M.; Langeheine, M.; Siebert, U.; Brehm, R.; Catão-Dias, J. L.; Navas-Suárez, P. E. Ovarian Filariasis in a Wild Southern Tamandua (Tamandua Tetradactyla; Mammalia: Myrmecophagidae). Pathogens 2022. https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens11080918
Brennecke, D.; Siebert, U.; Kindt-Larsen, L.; Midtiby, H. S.; Egemose, H. D.; Ortiz, S. T.; Knickmeier, K.; Wahlberg, M. The Fine-Scale Behavior of Harbor Porpoises towards Pingers. Fisheries research : an international journal on fishing technology, fisheries science and fisheries management 2022. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fishres.2022.106437
Schick, L.A.; Wohlsein, P.; Rautenschlein, S.; Jung, A.; Boyi, J.O.; Glemarec, G.; Kroner, A.-M.; Barth, S.A.; Siebert, U. 2022. “Bycaught Common Eiders (Somateria Mollissima) from the Western Baltic Sea.” Animals 2022 12 (15). https://doi.org/10.3390/ani12152002
Strauss, E.; Maistrelli, C.; Strube, C.; Ludwig, T.; Siebert, U. Prevalence of gastrointestinal parasites in a lowland Black Grouse population in Central Europe. Journal of ornithology / publ. by Deutsche Ornithologen-Gesellschaft 2022. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10336-022-02006-y
Boyi, J. O., Heße, E., Rohner, S., Siebert, U., Gilles, A., & Lehnert, K. (2022). Deciphering Eurasian otter (Lutra lutra L.) and seal (Phoca vitulina L.; Halichoerus grypus F.) diet: metabarcoding tailored for fresh and saltwater fish species. Molecular Ecology, doi: https://doi.org/10.1111/mec.16635
Gross, S.; Müller, A.; Seinige, D.; Oliveira, M.; Steinhagen, D.; Siebert, U.; Kehrenberg, C. 2022. “High Rates of Multidrug-Resistant Escherichia Coli in Great Cormorants (Phalacrocorax Carbo) of the German Baltic and North Sea Coasts: Indication of Environmental Contamination and a Potential Public Health Risk.” Pathogens 2022 11 (8).
https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens11080836.
Schmidt, B., Hollenbach, J., Mühlfeld, C., Pfarrer, C., Persson, S., Kesselring, T., Sonne, C., Rigét, F., Dietz, R., & Siebert, U. (2022). Number of Primordial Follicles in Juvenile Ringed Seals (Pusa hispida) from the Gulf of Bothnia and West Greenland. Animals : An Open Access Journal from MDPI, 12(5), 669. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani12050669
Shin, D.-L.; Siebert, U.; Haas, L.; Valentin-Weigand, P.; Herrler, G.; Wu, N.-H. Primary Harbour Seal (Phoca Vitulina) Airway Epithelial Cells Show High Susceptibility to Infection by a Seal-Derived Influenza A Virus (H5N8). Transboundary and emerging diseases 2022.
https://doi.org/10.1111/tbed.14580
Dietz, R.; Letcher, R. J.; Aars, J.; Andersen, M.; Boltunov, A.; Born, E. W.; Ciesielski, T. M.; Das, K.; Dastnai, S.; Derocher, A. E.; Desforges, J.-P.; Eulaers, I.; Ferguson, S.; Hallanger, I. G.; Heide-Jørgensen, M. P.; Heimbürger-Boavida, L.-E.; Hoekstra, P. F.; Jenssen, B. M.; Kohler, S. G.; Larsen, M. M.; Lindstrøm, U.; Lippold, A.; Morris, A.; Nabe-Nielsen, J.; Nielsen, N. H.; Peacock, E.; Pinzone, M.; Rigét, F. F.; Rosing-Asvid, A.; Routti, H.; Siebert, U.; Stenson, G.; Stern, G.; Strand, J.; Søndergaard, J.; Treu, G.; Víkingsson, G. A.; Wang, F.; Welker, J. M.; Wiig, Ø.; Wilson, S.; Sonne, C. A Risk Assessment Review of Mercury Exposure in Arctic Marine and Terrestrial Mammals. The science of the total environment : an international journal for scientific research into the environment and its relationship with man 2022, 829. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.15444
Philipp, C.; Unger, B.; Siebert, U. Occurrence of Microplastics in Harbour Seals (Phoca vitulina) and Grey Seals (Halichoerus grypus) from German Waters. Animals 2022, 12, 551.
https://doi.org/10.3390/ani12050551
Postel, A.; King, J.; Kaiser, F. K.; Kennedy, J.; Lombardo, M. S.; Reineking, W.; de Roi, M. le; Harder, T.; Pohlmann, A.; Gerlach, T.; Rimmelzwaan, G.; Rohner, S.; Striewe, L. C.; Gross, S.; Schick, L. A.; Klink, J. C.; Kramer, K.; Osterhaus, A. D. M. E.; Beer, M.; Baumgärtner, W.; Siebert, U.; Becher, P. Infections with Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A Virus (HPAIV) H5N8 in Harbor Seals at the German North Sea Coast, 2021. Emerging microbes & infections 2022, 1–32.
https://doi.org/10.1080/22221751.2022.2043726
Stokholm, I.; Fischer, N.; Baechlein, C.; Postel, A.; Galatius, A.; Kyhn, L.A.; Thøstesen, C.B.; Persson, S.; Siebert, U.; Olsen, M.T.; et al. In the Search of Marine Pestiviruses: First Case of Phocoena Pestivirus in a Belt Sea Harbour Porpoise. Viruses 2022, 14, 161.
https://doi.org/10.3390/v14010161
Morell, M., Rojas, L., Haulena, M., Busse, B., Siebert, U., Shadwick, R. E., Raverty, S.A. 2022. Selective Inner Hair Cell Loss in a Neonate Harbor Seal (Phoca vitulina). Animals 12, 180.
https://doi.org/10.3390/ani12020180
Fischer, L., Liebing, J., Völker, I. et al. Occurrence and relevance of Mycoplasma spp. in free-ranging pheasants from northwestern Germany. Eur J Wildl Res 68, 7 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10344-021-01557-4
Rohner, S.; Wohlsein, P.; Prenger-Berninghoff, E.; Ewers, C.; Waindok, P.; Strube, C.; Baechlein, C.; Becher, P.; Wilmes, D.; Rickerts, V.;et al. Pathological Findings in Eurasian Otters (Lutra lutra) Found Dead between 2015−2020 in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. Animals 2022, 12, 59. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani12010059
Siebert, U., Stürznickel, J., Schaffeld., T., Oheim, R., Rolvien, T., Prenger-Berninghoff, E., Wohlsein, P., Lakemeyer, J., Rohner, S., Schick, L.A., Gross, S., Nachtsheim, D., Ewers, C., Becher, P., Amling, M., Morell, M. 2022. Blast injury on harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) from the Baltic Sea after explosions of deposits of World War II ammunition. Environment International 159, 107014. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envint.2021.107014
Ometere Boyi, J., Stokholm, I., Hillmann, M., Søndergaard, J., Persson, S., de Wit, C. A., Siebert, U., & Kristina, L. (2022). Relationships between gene transcription and contaminant concentrations in Baltic ringed seals: a comparison between tissue matrices. Aquatic Toxicology, 242.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aquatox.2021.106035
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Gismondi, E., Daneels, L., Damseaux, F., Lehnert, K., Siebert, U., & Das, K. (2021). Preliminary study of oxidative stress biomarkers and trace elements in North Sea harbour seals. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 163.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2020.111905
Waindok, P., Raue, K., Grilo, M.L., Siebert, U., Strube, C., 2021. Predators in northern Germany are reservoirs for parasites of One Health concern. Parasitology research 120, 4229–4239.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00436-021-07073-3
Ryeng, K. A., Lakemeyer, J., Roller, M., Wohlsein, P., & Siebert, U. (2021). Pathological findings in bycaught harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) from the coast of Northern Norway. Polar Biology.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00300-021-02970-w
Martins, M.; Urbani, N.; Flanagan, C.; Siebert, U.; Gross, S.; Dubey, J.P.; Cardoso, L.; Lopes, A.P. Seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii in Pinnipeds under Human Care and in Wild Pinnipeds. Pathogens 2021, 10, 1415.
https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens10111415
Stokholm I, Puryear W, Sawatzki K, Knudsen SW, Terkelsen T, Becher P, Siebert U, Olsen MT. 2021 Emergence and radiation of distemper viruses in terrestrial and marine mammals. Proc. R. Soc. B 288: 20211969.
https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2021.1969
Brennecke D, Wahlberg M, Gilles A, Siebert U. 2021. Age and lunar cycle predict harbor porpoise bycatch in the
south-western Baltic Sea. PeerJ 9:e12284
http://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.12284
Morell, M., IJsseldijk, L.L., Berends, A., Gröne, A., Siebert, U., Raverty, S.A., Shadwick, R. E., Kik, M.J.L. 2021. Evidence of hearing loss and unrelated toxoplasmosis in a free-ranging harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena). Animals 11, 3058. doi: 10.3390/ani11113058
https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/11/11/3058
Androulakakis, A., Alygizakis, N., Gkotsis, G., Nika, M.-C., Nikolopoulou, V., Bizani, E., Chadwick, E., Cincinelli, A., Claßen, D., Danielsson, S., Dekker, R. W. R. J., Duke, G., Glowacka, N., Jansman, H. A. H., Krone, O., Martellini, T., Movalli, P., Persson, S., Roos, A., … Thomaidis, N. S. (2021). Determination of 56 per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in top predators and their prey from Northern Europe by LC-MS/MS. Chemosphere, 287(Part 2). doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2021.131775
Keuling, O.; Strauß, E.; Siebert, U. How Do Hunters Hunt Wild Boar? Survey on Wild Boar Hunting Methods in the Federal State of Lower Saxony. Animals 2021, 11, 2658. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani11092658
Gethöffer, F. ; B., W. ;. Schmicke, M. ;. Kemper, N. ;. Lempp, C. ;. Jungwirth, N. ;. Schnitzler, J. G. ;. Siebert, U. (2021). Stress Response of Stone Martens and Red Foxes in Two Different Live Traps. Human–Wildlife Interactions, 15(1). https://doi.org/10.26077/e148-e827
Fromme, L., Yogui, D. R., Alves, M. H., Desbiez, A. L. J., Santos, A. L. Q., Langeheine, M., Siebert, U., & Brehm, R. (2021). Persisting paramesonephric and mesonephric ducts in adult male and female giant anteaters (Myrmecophaga tridactyla). In Reproduction in domestic animals. Wiley. https://doi.org/10.1111/rda.13908
Pavlov, V., Vincent, C., Mikkelsen, B., Lebeau, J., Ridoux, V., & Siebert, U. (2021). Form, function, and divergence of a generic fin shape in small cetaceans. PLOS ONE. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0255464
Christian Kinze, C.; Czeck, R.; Herr, H.; Siebert, U. (2021). Cetacean strandings along the German North Sea coastline 1604–2017.
Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 1–20.
https://doi.org/10.1017/S0025315421000503
Maistrelli C, Hüneke H, Langeheine M, Keuling O, Siebert U, Brehm R. Precocious puberty in male wild boars: a possible explanation for the dramatic population increase in Germany and Europe. PeerJ. Published online 2021. doi:10.7717/peerj.11798
Hein, A., Baumgartner, K., von Fersen, L., Bechshoft, T., Woelfing, B., Kirschbaum, C., Mastromonaco, G., Greenwood, A. D., & Siebert, U. (2021). Analysis of hair steroid hormones in polar bears (Ursus maritimus) via liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry: comparison with two immunoassays and application for longitudinal monitoring in zoos. General and Comparative Endocrinology : An International Journal / Division of Comparative Endocrinology, American Society of Zoologists ; European Society for Comparative Endocrinology. Ed.-in-Chief Aubrey Gorbman [u.a.], 113837. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ygcen.2021.113837
Morell, M., IJsseldijk, L.L., Piscitelli-Doshkov, M., Ostertag, S., Estrade, V.,Haulena, M., Doshkov, P., Bourien, J., Raverty, S.A., Siebert, U., Puel, J.-L., & Shadwick, R. E.(2021). Cochlear apical morphology in toothed whales: Using the pairing hair cell—Deiters' cell as a marker to detect lesions. The Anatomical Record, 1–21. https://doi.org/10.1002/ar.24680
Philipp C, Unger B, Ehlers SM, Koop JHE and Siebert U (2021) First Evidence of Retrospective Findings of Microplastics in Harbour Porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) From German Waters. Front. Mar. Sci. 8:682532. doi: 10.3389/fmars.2021.682532
Irschick, D. J. et al. (2021): Creation of accurate 3D models of harbor porpoises ( Phocoena phocoena ) using 3D photogrammetry.
In: Marine mammal science;1–10.
https://doi.org/10.1111/mms.12759
Bethune, E., Schulz-Kornas, E., Lehnert, K., Siebert, U., & Kaiser, T. M. (2021). Tooth Microwear Texture in the Eastern Atlantic Harbour Seals (Phoca vitulina vitulina) of the German Wadden Sea and Its Implications for Long Term Dietary and Ecosystem Changes. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution.
https://doi.org/10.3389/fevo.2021.644019
Schnitzler, J. G., Das, K., Wohlsein, P., Kuiken, T., Ludwig, A., Lieckfeldt, D., Phan, C., Phay, S., & Siebert, U. (2021). The Irrawaddy dolphin, Orcaella brevirostris from the Mekong river Cambodia: Preliminary health and toxicological investigations. Aquatic Toxicology, 234.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aquatox.2021.105812
Reckendorf, A., Schmicke, M., Bunskoek, P., Anderson Hansen, K., Thybo, M., Strube, C., & Siebert, U. (2021). Is Harbor Porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) Exhaled Breath Sampling Suitable for Hormonal Assessments? Animals / Molecular Diversity Preservation International, MDPI, 11(907).
https://doi.org/10.3390/ani11030907
Vance, H M et al. (2021): Drivers and constraints on offshore foraging in harbour seals. In: Scientific reports 11, S. 6514.
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-85376-2
Dietz, R.; Sonnea, C.; Jenssen, B.M. Das, K.; de Wit, C.A.; Harding, K.C.; Siebert, U.; Olsen, M.T. (2021): The Baltic Sea: An ecosystem with multiple stressors. In: Environment international : a journal of environmental science, risk & health 147, S. 106324.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envint.2020.106324
Numberger, D.; Siebert, U.; Fulde, M.; Valentin-Weigand, P. (2021): Streptococcal infections in marine mammals. In: Microorganisms 2021 9, 350
https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms9020350
Reckendorf, A.; Everaarts, E.; Bunskoek, P.; Haulena, M.; Springer, A.; Lehnert, K.; Lakemeyer, J.; Siebert, U.; Strube, C. (2021) Lungworm infections in harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) in the German Wadden Sea between 2006 and 2018, and serodiagnostic tests.
International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijppaw.2021.01.001
Nachtsheim, D. A., Viquerat, S., Unger, B., Ramírez-Martínez, N. C., Siebert, U., & Gilles, A. (2021). Small cetacean in a human high-use area: Trends in harbour porpoise abundance in the North Sea over two decades. Frontiers in Marine Science, 7, 1135.
https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2020.606609
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Borowiak, Maria et al. (2020): Complete genome sequence of Arcanobacterium sp. strain 2701, isolated from a harbor seal. In: Microbiology resource announcements 9.
https://doi.org/10.1128/MRA.00652-20
Tost, D., Strauß, E., Jung, K., Siebert, U. (2020) Impact of tourism on habitat use of black grouse (Tetrao tetrix) in an isolated population in northern Germany.
PLoS ONE 15(9): e0238660.
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0238660
Reiter, Eva B et al. (2020): Influence of co-dosed lipids from biota extracts on the availability of chemicals in in vitro cell-based bioassays. In: Environmental science & technology 54, S. 4240–4247.
Krüger, Alena et al. (2020): Transcriptome analysis reveals a high aerobic capacity in the whale brain. In: Comparative biochemistry and physiology Part A: Molecular & integrative physiology 240.
Palmer, R.; ; Fleming, G. T. A.; Glaeser, S.; Semmler, T.; Flamm, A.; Ewers, C.; Kämpfer, P.; Budich, O.; Berrow, S.; O’Brien, J.; Siebert, U.; Collins, E.; Ruttledge, M.; Eisenberg, T.
Marine mammals are natural hosts of Oceanivirga salmonicida, a bacterial pathogen of Atlantic salmon
In: Dis Aquat Org, Vol. 139: 161–174, 2020
https://doi.org/10.3354/dao03478
Gethöffer, F.; Siebert, U. (2020): Current knowledge of the Neozoa, Nutria and Muskrat in Europe and their environmental impacts.
In: Journal of wildlife and biodiversity 4, S. 1–12.
van IJsseldijk, L. L.; ten Doeschat, M. T. I.; Brownlow, A.; Davison, N. J.; Deaville, R.; Galatius, A.; Gilles, A.; Haelters, J.; Jepson, P. D.; Keijl, G. O.; Kinze, C. C.; Olsen, M. T.; Siebert, U.; Thøstesen, C. B.; den Broekk, J.; (2020): SUMMER ABUNDANCE OF HARBOUR PORPOISES (PHOCOENA PHOCOENA) IN THE COASTAL WATERS OF ICELAND AND THE FAROE ISLANDS.
In: NAMMCO scientific publications / North Atlantic Marine Mammal Commission 249.
van Neer, A.; Rubio-Garcia, A.; Gross, S.; Salazar-Casals, A.; Arriba-Garcia, A.; Wohlsein, P.; Siebert, U. (2020) An innovative approach for combining marking of phocid seals with biopsy sampling using a new type of livestock ear tags.
In: Journal of Marine Animals and Their Ecology, Vol 12, Issue 1
Philipp, C.; Unger, B.; Fischer, E.K.; Schnitzler, J.G.; Siebert, U. Handle with Care - Microplastic Particles in Intestine Samples of Seals from German Waters. Sustainability 2020, 12, 10424.
https://doi.org/10.3390/su122410424
Saremi, B.; Kohls, M.; Liebig, P.; Siebert, U.; Jung, K. (2020) Measuring Reproducibility of Virus Meta-Genomics analyses using bootstrap samples from FASTQ-Files
In: Bioinformatics, btaa926.
https://doi.org/10.1093/bioinformatics/btaa926
Shanebeck, K. M., Lakemeyer, J., Siebert, U., Lehnert, K. (2020). Novel infections of Corynosoma enhydri and Profilicollis sp. (Acanthocephala: Polymorphidae) identified in sea otters Enhydra lutris. Diseases of Aquatic Organisms, 137(3), 239-246.
https://doi.org/10.3354/dao03442
Gross S, Roller M, Haslob H, Grilo M, Lakemeyer J, Reckendorf A, Wohlsein P, Siebert U. 2020. Spatiotemporal accumulation of fatal pharyngeal entrapment of flatfish in harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) in the German North Sea. PeerJ 8:e10160
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.10160
van Neer, A., Gross, S., Kesselring, T. et al. Assessing harbour porpoise carcasses potentially subjected to grey seal predation. Sci Rep 10, 16345 (2020).
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-73258-y
Schmidt, B.; Sonne, C.; Nachtsheim, D.; Wohlsein, P.; Persson, S.; Dietz, R.; Siebert, U. (2020) Liver histopathology of Baltic grey seals (Halichoerus grypus) over three decades
In Environment International 145 (2020) 106110
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envint.2020.106110
Gross, S.; Claus, P.; Wohlsein, P.; Kesselring, T.; Lakemeyer, J.; Reckendorf, A.; Roller, M.; Tiedemann, R.; Siebert, U. (2020) Indication of lethal interactions between asolitary bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) and harbor porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) in the German Baltic Sea. 5,12 BMC Zoology
https://doi.org/10.1186/s40850-020-00061-7
Unger, B., Herr, H., Viquerat, S., Gilles, A., Burkhardt-Holm, P. and Siebert, U. (2020). Opportunistically collected data from aerial surveys reveal spatio-temporal distribution patterns of marine debris in German waters. Environmental Science and Pollution Research.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-020-10610-9
IJsseldijk, L. L.; ten Doeschat, M. T. I.; Brownlow, A.; Davison, N. J.; Deaville, R.; Galatius, A.; Gilles, A.; Haelters, J.; Jepson, P. D.; Keijl, G. O.; Kinze, C. C.; Olsen, M. T.; Siebert, U.; Thøstesen, C. B.; van den Broekk, J.; Grönea, A.; Heesterbeekk, H. Spatiotemporal mortality and demographic trends in a small cetacean: Strandings to inform conservation management
In: Biological Conservation, Volume 249, 108733
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2020.108733
Rohner, S.; Hülskötter, K.; Gross, S.; Wohlsein, P.; Abdulmawjood, A.; Plötz, M.; Verspohl, J.; Haas, L.; Siebert, U. Male grey seal commits fatal sexual interaction with adult female harbour seals in the German Wadden Sea
Wadden Sea. Sci Rep 10, 13679 (2020)
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-69986-w
Siebert , U.; Pawliczka, I.; Benke, H.; von Vietinghoff, V.; Wolf, P.; Pilāts, V.; Kesselring, T.; Lehnert, K.; Prenger-Berninghoff, E.; Galatius, A.; Anker Kyhn, L.; Teilmann, J.; Hansen, M. S.; Sonne, C. P.; Wohlsein, P. Health assessment of harbour porpoises (PHOCOENA PHOCOENA) from Baltic area of Denmark, Germany, Poland and Latvia
In: Environment International 143 (2020) 105904
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envint.2020.105904
Schmidt, B.; Sonne, C.; Nachtsheim, D.; Dietz, R.; Oheim, R.; Rolvien, T.; Persson, S.; Amling, M.; Siebert, U. Variation in skull bone mineral density of ringed seals (Phoca hispida) from the Gulf of Bothnia and West Greenland between 1829 and 2019
In: Environment International 143 (2020) 105968
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envint.2020.105968
Siebert, U.; Blanchet, M. A.; Teilmann, J.; Anderson Hansen, K.; Kristensen, J.; Bunskoeke, P.; Dietz, R.; Desforges, J. P.; Sonne, C.; Desportes, G. Haematology and clinical blood chemistry in harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) from the inner Danish waters
In: Environment International 143 (2020) 105937
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envint.2020.105937
Siebert, U. et al. Health assessment of harbour porpoises (PHOCOENA PHOCOENA) from Baltic area of Denmark, Germany, Poland and Latvia
In: Environment International 143 (2020) 105904
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envint.2020.105904
Lam, S. S.; et. al. Seroprevalence of avian influenza in Baltic common eiders (Somateria mollissima) and pink-footed geese (Anser brachyrhynchus)
In: Environment International Volume 142, 2020, 105873
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envint.2020.105873
Ludes-Wehrmeister, E.; Wohlsein, P.; Prenger-Berninghoff, E.; Ewers, C.; Woelfing, B.; Lehnert, K.; Siebert, U. Intestinal displacements in older harbour and grey seals
In: DISEASES OF AQUATIC ORGANISMS , Vol. 138: 215–225, 2020
https://doi.org/10.3354/dao03455
Herr, H.; Burkhardt-Holm, P.; Heyer, K.; Siebert, U.; Selling, J. Injuries, Malformations, and Epidermal Conditions in Cetaceans of the Strait of Gibraltar
In: Aquatic Mammals 2020, 46(2), 215-235
DOI 10.1578/AM.46.2.2020.215
Sonne, C.; Lakemeyer, J.; Desforges, J. P.; Eulaers, I.; Persson, S.; Stokholm, I.; Galatius, A.; Gross, S.; Gonnsen, K.; Lehnert, K.; Andersen-Ranberg, E. U.; Olsen, M. T.; Dietz, R.; Siebert, U. A review of pathogens in selected Baltic Sea indicator species
In: Environment International, 137
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envint.2020.105565
Sonne, C., Siebert, U., Gonnsen, K., Desforges, J. P., Eulaers, I., Persson, S., Roos, A., Bäcklin, B.-M., Kauhala, K., Olsen, M. T., Harding, K. C., Treu, G., Galatius, A., Andersen-Ranberg, E., Gross, S., Lakemeyer, J., Lehnert, K., Lam, S. S., Peng, W., Dietz, R. (2020). Health effects from contaminant exposure in Baltic Sea birds and marine mammals: A review. Environment International, 139, 105725.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envint.2020.105725
Liebing, J.; Völker, I.; Curland, N.; Wohlsein, P.; Baumgärtner, W.; Braune, S. et al. (2020) Health status of free-ranging ring-neckedpheasant chicks (Phasianus colchicus) in North-Western Germany.
PLoS ONE 15(6):e0234044.
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0234044
Baltzer, J., Maurer, N., Schaffeld, T., Ruser, A., Schnitzler, J. G., and Siebert, U. (2020). “Effect ranges of underwater noise from anchor vibration operations in the Wadden Sea,” J. Sea Res., 162, 101912.
doi:10.1016/j.seares.2020.101912
Lakemeyer. J.; Siebert, U.; Abdulmawjood, A.; Ryeng, K. A.; IJsseldijk, L.; Lehnert, K.
Anisakid nematode species identification in harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) from the North Sea, Baltic Sea and North Atlantic using RFLP analysis
International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife, Volume 12, 2020, p. 93-98
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijppaw.2020.05.004
Schick, L.A.; IJsseldijk, L.l.; Grilo, M.; Lakemeyer, J.; Lehnert, K.; Wohlsein, P.; Ewers, C.; Prenger-Berninghoff, E.; Baumgärtner, W.; Gröne, A.; Kik, M. and Siebert, U. (2020). Pathological Findings in White-Beaked Dolphins (Lagenorhynchus albirostris) and Atlantic White-Sided Dolphins (Lagenorhynchus acutus) from the South-eastern North Sea. Frontiers
Iin Veterinary Sciences.
https://doi.org/10.3389/fvets.2020.00262/full
Hein, A; Palme, R.; Baumgartner, K.; von Fersen, L.; Woelfing, B.; Greenwood, A. D.; Bechshoft, T.; Siebert, U. (2020) Faecal glucocorticoid metabolites as a measure of adrenocortical activity in polar bears (Ursus maritimus)
In: Conserv Physiol 8(1): coaa012;
doi:10.1093/conphys/coaa012.
Hisgen, L.; Abel, L.; Hallmaier-Wacker, L. K.; Lueert, S.; Siebert, U.; Fähndrich, M.; Strauss, E.; Voigt, U.; Nováková, M.; Šmajs, D.; Knauf, S.: High syphilis seropositivity in European brown hares (Lepus europaeus), Lower Saxony, Germany.In: PubMed (2020)
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32196988
Lakemeyer, J.; Lehnert, K.; Woelfing, B.; Pawliczka, I.; Silts, M.; Dähne, M.; von Vietinghoff, V.; Wohlsein, P.; Siebert, U. (2020) Pathological findings in North Sea and Baltic grey seal and harbour seal intestines associated with acanthocephalan infections
In: Dis Aquat Org, Vol. 138: 97–110
https://doi.org/10.3354/dao03440
Schaffeld, T., Schnitzler, J. G., Ruser, A., Woelfing, B., Baltzer, J., and Siebert, U. (2020). “Effects of multiple exposures to pile driving noise on harbor porpoise hearing during simulated flights—An evaluation tool,” J. Acoust. Soc. Am., 147, 685–697. doi:10.1121/10.0000595
2019
Zeitschriftenartikel
Shin, Dai-Lun et al. (2019): Highly pathogenic avian influenza A(H5N8) virus in gray seals, Baltic Sea.
In: Emerging infectious diseases 25, S. 2295–2298.
https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2512.181472
Kahle, Patricia et al. (2019): Age-related changes in size, bone microarchitecture and volumetric bone mineral density of the mandible in the harbor seal (Phoca vitulina).
In: PLOS ONE 14.
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0224480
Stokholm, Iben et al. (2019): Phylogenomic insights to the origin and spread of phocine distemper virus in European harbour seals in 1988 and 2002.
In: Diseases of aquatic organisms 133, S. 47–56.
https://doi.org/10.3354/dao03328
Lehnert, K., Siebert, U., Reißmann, K., Bruhn, R., McLachlan, M. S., Müller, G., ... & Beineke, A. (2019). Cytokine expression and lymphocyte proliferative capacity in diseased harbor porpoises (Phocoena phocoena)–Biomarkers for health assessment in wildlife cetaceans. Environmental pollution, 247, 783-791.
Schaffeld, T., Ruser, A., Woelfing, B., Baltzer, J., Kristensen, J. H., Larsson, J., Schnitzler, J. G. and Siebert, U. (2019). “The use of seal scarers as a protective mitigation measure can induce hearing impairment in harbour porpoises,” J. Acoust. Soc. Am., 146, 4288–4298.
Krüger, A.; Fabrizius, A.; Mikkelsen, B.; Siebert, U.; Folkow, L. P.; Burmester, T. Transcriptome analysis reveals a high aerobic capacity in the whale brain
In: Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology, Part A 240 (2020) 110593
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cbpa.2019.110593
Wohlsein, P.; Seibel, H.; Beineke, A.; Baumgärtner, W.; Siebert, U. (2019) Morphological and Pathological Findings in the Middle and Inner Ears of Harbour Porpoises (Phocoena phocoena)
In: J. Comp. Path. 2019, Vol. 172, 93-106
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcpa.2019.09.005
Voigt, U.; Siebert, U. (2019) Living on the edge - circadian habitat usage in pre-weaning European hares (Lepus europaeus) in an intensively used agricultural area.
PLoS ONE 14(9): e0222205.
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0222205
Zein, B.; Woelfing, B.; Dähne, M.; Schaffeld, T.; Ludwig, S.; Hansen Rye, J.; Baltzer, J.; Ruser, A.; Siebert, U.: Time and tide: Seasonal, diel and tidal rhythms in Wadden Sea Harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena)
In: PLoS ONE, 14(3): e0213348 (2019)
https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0213348
Sliwinski, K., Ronnenberg, K., Jung, K., Strauß, E., Siebert, U.: Habitat requirements of the European brown hare (Lepus europaeus Pallas 1778) in an intensively used agriculture region (Lower Saxony, Germany)
In: BMC Ecology (2019) 19:31
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12898-019-0247-7
Smeele, S.Q., Anderson Hansen, K., Ortiz, S.T.; Johansson, F.; Kristensen; J. H.; Larsson, J.; Siebert, U.; Wahlberg, M.: Memory for own behaviour in pinnipeds.
In: Animal Cognition
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10071-019-01286-x
Corman, V. M.; Hilgensloh, L.; Voigt, U.; Marklewitz, M.; Siebert, U.; Drosten, C.; Drexler, J. F.: Hepatitis E Virus Infection in European Brown Hares, Germany, 2007–2014
In: Emerging Infectious Diseases, Vol. 25, No. 6, 1233-1235
https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2506.181618
Sange, M. D.; Becker, A.; Hassan, A. A.; Bülte, M.; Ganter, M.; Siebert, U.; Abdulmawjood, A.: Development and validation of a loop-mediated isothermal amplification assay—a rapid and sensitive detection tool for Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis in small ruminants
In: Journal of Applied Microbiology, 127, 47-58, ISSN 1364-5072
Sonne, C.; Vorkamp, K.; Galatius, A.; Kyhn, L.; Teilmann, J.; Bossi, R.; Søndergaard, J.; Eulaers, I.; Desforges, J. P.; Siebert, U.; Dietz, R. Human exposure to PFOS and mercury through meat from baltic harbor seals (Phoca vitulina)
In: Environmental Research, 175, (2019), 376-386
Kesselring, T.; Viquerat, S.; IJsseldijk, L.; Langeheine, M.; Wohlsein, P.; Gröne, A.; Bergmann, M.; Siebert, U.; Brehm, R.
Testicular morphology and spermatogenesis in harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena)
Theriogenology Volume 126, 1 March 2019, Pages 177-186
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.theriogenology.2018.11.031
Herr, H.; Kelly, N.; Dorschel, B.; Huntemann, M.; Kock, K.‐H.; Lehnert, L. S.; Siebert, U.; Viquerat, S.; Williams, R.; Scheidat, M.: 2019 Aerial surveys for Antarctic minke whales (Balaenoptera bonaerensis) reveal sea ice dependent distribution patterns
In: Ecology and Evolution. 2019; 9, 5664–5682.
DOI: 10.1002/ece3.5149
van Neer, A.; Gross, S.; Kesselring, T.; Wohlsein, P.; Leitzen, E.; Siebert, U.: Behavioural and pathological insights into a case of active cannibalism by a grey seal (Halichoerus grypus) on Helgoland, Germany
In: Journal of Sea Research 148–149 (2019) 12–16
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.seares.2019.03.004
Mikkelsen, L.; Johnson, M.; Wisniewska, D. M.; van Neer, A.; Siebert, U.; Teglberg Madsen, P.; Teilmann, T.: Long‐term sound and movement recording tags to study natural behavior and reaction to ship noise of seals In: Ecol. Evol. (2019) 1-14
doi.org/10.1002/ece3.4923
Schnitzler, J. G.; Reckendorf, A.; Pinzone, M.; Autenrieth, M.; Tiedemann, R.; Covaci, A.; Malarvannan, G.; Ruser, A.; Das, K.; Siebert, U.: Supporting evidence for PCB pollution threatening global killer whale population
In: Aquatic Toxicology 206 (2019) 102-104
doi.org/10.1016/j.aquatox.2018.11.008
2018
Zeitschriftenartikel
Grilo, M. L., Gomes, L., Wohlsein, P., de Carvalho, L. M., Siebert, U., & Lehnert, K. (2018). Cryptosporidium species and Giardia species prevalence in marine mammal species present in the German North and Baltic Seas.
Journal of zoo and wildlife medicine, 49(4), 1002-1006.
de La Vega, C., Lebreton, B., Lehnert, K., Asmus, R., Siebert, U., & Asmus, H. (2018). Stable isotope composition and parasitic infections of harbor seal young‐of‐the‐year used as prey‐based diet indicators. Marine Mammal Science, 34(1), 7-26.
Sonne C., Andersen-Ranberg E., Rajala E.L., Agerholm J.S., Bonefeld-Jørgensen, E., Desforges J-P., Eulaers I., Gustavson K., Jenssen B.M., Koch A., Rosing-Asvid A., Schmidt N.M., Grøndahl C., Mosbacher J.B., Siebert U., Tryland M., Mulvad G., Born E.W., Laidre K., Øystein W., Dietz R., Magnusson U., 2018. Prevalence of antibodies against Brucella spp. in West Greenland polar bears (Ursus maritimus) and East Greenland muskoxen (Ovibos moschatus). Polar Biology, https://doi.org/10.1007/s00300-018-2307-4.
IJsseldijk, L. L.; van Neer, A.; Deaville, R.; Begeman, L.; van de Bildt, M.; van den Brand, J. M. A.; Brownlow, A.; Czeck, R.; Dabin, W.; ten Doeschate, M.; Herder, V.; Herr, H.; Ijzer, J.; Jauniaux, T.; Jensen, L. F.; Jepson, P. D.; Jo, W. K.; Lakemeyer, J.; Lehnert, K.; Leopold, M. F.; Osterhaus, A.; Perkins, M. W.; Piatkowski, U.; Prenger-Berninghoff, E.; Pund, R.; Wohlsein, P.; Gröne, A.; Siebert, U.: Beached bachelors: An extensive study on the largest recorded sperm whale Physeter macrocephalus mortality event in the North Sea. In: PLoS One 13 (2018) -
doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0201221
Schnitzler, J. G.; Pinzone, M.; Autenrieth, M.; van Neer, A.; IJsseldijk, L. L.; Barber, J. L.; Deaville, R.; Jepson, P.; Brownlow, A.; Schaffeld, T.; Thomé, J.-P.; Tiedemann, R.; Das, K.; Siebert, U.: Inter-individual differences in contamination profiles as tracer of social group association in stranded sperm whales In: Scientific Reports 8 (2018) -
ISSN 2045-2322
http://hdl.handle.net/2268/226664
Jo, W. K.; Kruppa, J.; Habierski, A.; van de Bildt, M.; Mazzariol, S.; Di Guardo, G.; Siebert, U.; Kuiken, T.; Jung, K.; Osterhaus, A.; Ludlow, M.: Evolutionary evidence for multi-host transmission of cetacean morbillivirus In: Emerging Microbes & Infections 7 (2018) .
doi.org/10.1038/s41426-018-0207-x
Strauss, E.; Tost, D.; Ratsch, C.; Kulow, J.; Stolter, C.; Wormanns, S.; Siebert, U.: Bestandsentwicklung und Nahrungsökologie des Birkhuhns Tetrao tetrix in Niedersachsen
In: Der Ornithologische Beobachter 115, 3 (2018) 261-280
Ijsseldijk, L. L.; Brownlow, A.; Davison, N. J.; Deaville, R.; Haelters, J.; Keijl, G.; Siebert, U.; Doeschate, M.: Spatiotemporal trends in white-beaked dolphin strandings along the North Sea coast from 1991–2017
In: Lutra 61, 1 (2018) 153-163
Gundlach, N. H.; Schmicke, H.; Ludes-Wehrmeister, E.; Ulrich, S. A:, Araujo, M. G.; Siebert, U.: New approach to stress research in phocids-Potential of dehydroepiandrosterone and cortisol/dehydroepiandrosterone ratio as markers for stress in habour seals (Phoca vitulina) and grey seals (Halychoerus grypus) In: Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine 49, 3 (2018) 556-563
Grilo, M. L.; Ziege, S.; Gruber, M.; Wohlsein, P.; Baumgärtner, W.; Siebert, U.: IDIOPATHIC IRON OVERLOAD IN A HARBOR SEAL (PHOCA VITULINA) In: Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine 49, 3 (2018) 770-773
Heers, T.; van Neer, A.; Becker, A.; Gross, S.; Anderson Hansen, K.; Siebert, U.; Abdulmawjood, A.: Loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) as a confirmatory and rapid DNA detection method for grey seal (Halichoerus grypus) predation on harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) In: Journal of Sea Research
140 (2018) 32-39
http://doi.org/10.1016/j.seares.2018.07.008
Garde, E.; Bertelsen, M. F.; Ditlevsen, S.; Heide-Jørgensen, M. P.; Nielsen, N. H.; Frie, A. K.; Olafsdottir, D.; Siebert, U.; Hansen, S. H.: Accuracy of the Aspartic Acid Racemization Technique in Age Estimation of Mammals and the Influence of Body Temperature In: NAMMCO Scientific Publications 10 (2018) -
http://dx.doi.org/10.7557/3.4400
Reckendorf, A.; Ludes-Wehrmeister, E.; Wohlsein, P.; Tiedemann, R.; Siebert, U.; Lehnert, K.: First record of Halocercus sp. (Pseudaliidae) lungworm infections in two stranded neonatal orcas (Orcinus orca)
In: Parasitology (2018) 1–5
https://doi.org/10.1017/S0031182018000586
Sonne, C.; Andersen-Ranberg, E.; Rajalac, E. L.; Agerholmd, J. S.; Bonefeld-Jørgensen, E.; Desforges, J.-P.; Eulaers, I.; Jenssen, B. M.; Koch, A.; Rosing-Asvidi, A.; Siebert, U.; Tryland, M.; Mulvad, G. : (2018) Seroprevalence for Brucella spp. in Baltic ringed seals (Phoca hispida) and East Greenland harp (Pagophilus groenlandicus) and hooded (Cystophora cristata) seals
In: Veterinary Immunology and Immunopathology Volume 198, Pages 14–18
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vetimm.2018.02.005
Wisniewska, D. M.; Johnson, M.; Teilmann, J.; Siebert, U.; Galatius, A.; Dietz, R.; Teglberg Madsen, P. : (2018) High rates of vessel noise disrupt foraging in wild harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena)
In: Proceedings of the Royal Society B 285: 20172314.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2017.2314
de la Vega, C.; Horn, S.; Baird, D.; Hines, D.; Borret, S.; Jensen, L. F.; Schwemmer, P.; Asmus, R.; Siebert, U.; Asmus, H. : (2018) Seasonal dynamics and functioning of the Sylt-Rømø Bight, northern Wadden Sea.
In: Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecss.2018.01.021
Curland, N.; Gethöffer, F.; van Neer, A.; Ziegler, L.; Heffels-Redmann, U.; Lierz, M.; Baumgärtner, W.; Wohlsein, P.; Völker, I.; Lapp, S.; Bello, A.; Pfankuche, V. M.; Braune, S.; Runge, M.; Moss, A.; Rautenschlein, S.; Jung, A.; Teske, L.; Strube, C.; Schulz, J.; Bodewes, R.; Osterhaus, A. D. M. E.; Siebert, U.: (2018) Investigation into diseases in free-ranging ring-necked pheasants (Phasianus colchicus) in northwestern Germany during population decline with special reference to infectious pathogens.
In: European Journal of Wildlife ResearcEuropean Journal of Wildlife Research, 64, 12
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10344-018-1173-2
Waindok, P.; Lehnert, K.; Siebert, U.; Pawliczka, I.; Strube, C.: Prevalence and molecular characterisation of Acanthocephala in pinnipedia of the North and Baltic Seas
In: IJP: Parasites and Wildlife (2018) 7, 34-43
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijppaw.2018.01.002
Autenrieth, M.; Ernst, A.; Deaville, R.; Demaret, F.; Ijsseldijk, L. L.; Siebert, U.;Tiedemann, R.:
Putative origin and maternal relatedness of male spermwhales (Physeter macrocephalus) recently stranded in the North Sea
In: Mammalian Biology, 88, (2018) 156-160
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mambio.2017.09.003
Andersen‑ Ranberg, E.; Lehnert, K.; Leifsson. P. S.; Dietz, R.; Andersen, S.; Siebert, U.; Measures, L.; Sonne, C.: Morphometric, molecular and histopathologic description of hepatic infection by Orthosplanchnus arcticus (Trematoda: Digenea: Brachycladiidae) in ringed seals (Pusa hispida) from Northwest Greenland
In: Polar Biology (2018) 1-7
ISSN 0722-4060
http://doi.org/10.1007/s00300-017-2245-6
Buchkapitel
Colegrove, K. M.; Siebert, U.; Burek-Huntington, K. A.; Roe, W.: Pinnipeds
In: Terio, K.; Mc Aloose, D.; St. Leger, J.: Pathology of wildlife and zoo animals.: ELSEVIER, 2018, S. 136
ISBN 9780128053065
www.elsevier.com/books/pathology-of-wildlife-and-zoo-animals/terio/978-0-12-805306-5
Lehnert, K.; Desforges, J. P.; Das, K.; Siebert, U.: Ecological biomarkers and accumulation of contaminants in pinnipeds
In: Fossi, M. C.; Panti, C.: Marine mammal ecotoxicology: impacts of multiple stressors on population health.: ELSEVIER, 2018, S. 261-291
ISBN 9780128121443
http://www.elsevier.com/books/marine-mammal-ecotoxicology/fossi/978-0-12-812144-3
2017
Zeitschriftenartikel
Fraija-Fernández, N.; Fernández, M.; Lehnert, K.; Raga, J. A.; Siebert, U.; Aznar, F. J. (2017) Long-Distance Travellers: Phylogeography of a Generalist Parasite, Pholeter gastrophilus, from Cetaceans.
PLoS ONE 12(1): e0170184.
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0170184
Kesselring, T.; Viquerat, S.; Brehm, R.; Siebert, U.: Coming of age: - Do female harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) from the North Sea and Baltic Sea have sufficient time to reproduce in a human influenced environment?
In: PLoS ONE 12, 10 (2017)
doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0186951
Morell, M.; Lehnert, K.; IJsseldijk, L. L.; Raverty, S. A.; Wohlsein, P.; Gröne, A.; André, M.; Siebert, U.; Shadwick, R. E.: Parasites in the inner ear of harbour porpoise: cases from the North and Baltic Seas
In: DISEASES OF AQUATIC ORGANISMS, 127 (2017) 57–63
doi.org/10.3354/dao03178
Ronnenberg, K.; Habbe, B.; Gräber, R.; Strauß, E.; Siebert, U.: Coexistence of wolves and humans in a densely populated region (Lower Saxony, Germany) In: Basic and Applied Ecology (2017)
dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.baae.2017.08.006
Heers, T.; van Neer, A.; Becker, A.; Grilo, M. L.; Siebert, U.; Abdulmawjood, A.: Loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) assayÐA rapid detection tool for identifying red fox (Vulpes vulpes) DNA in the carcasses of harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) In: PLoS ONE 12, 9 (2017) -
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0184349
Pinzone, M.; Acquarone, M.; Huygebaerth, L.; Sturaro, N.; Michel, L. N.; Siebert, U.; Das, K.: Carbon, Nitrogen and Sulphur isotopic fractionation in captive juvenile hooded seal (Cystophora cristata): application for diet analysis In: Rapid Communication in Mass Spectrometry (2017) -
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/rcm.7955
Bidder, O. R.; Goulding, C.; Toledo, A.; van Walsum, T. A.; Siebert, U.; Halsey, L. G. : Does the Treadmill Support Valid Energetics Estimates of Field Locomotion? In: Integrative and Comparative Biology, (2017) 1-19
dx.doi.org/10.1093/icb/icx038
Unger, B.; Herr, H.; Benke, H.; Böhmert, M.; Burkhardt-Holm, P.; Dähne, M.; Hillmann, M.; Wolff-Schmidt, K.; Wohlsein, P.; Siebert, U. : Marine debris in harbour porpoises and seals from German waters.
In: Marine Environmental Research (2017) 77-84
dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marenvres.2017.07.009
Andreasen, H., Ross, S.D., Siebert, U., Andersen, N.G., Ronnenberg, K., Gilles, A. :
Diet composition and food consumption rate of harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) in the western Baltic Sea. In: Marine Mammal Science (2017) -
dx.doi.org/10.1111/mms.12421
Jo, W. K.; Grilo, M. L.; Wohlsein, P.; Andersen-Ranberg, E. U.; Hansen, M. S.; Kinze, C. C.; Hjulsager, C. K.; Olsen, M. T.; Lehnert, K.; Prenger-Berninghoff, E.; Siebert, U.; Osterhaus, A.; Baumgärtner, W.; Jensen, L. F.; van der Vries, E: Dolphin Morbillivirus in a Fin Whale (Balaenoptera physalus) inDenmark, 2016
In: Journal of Wildlife Diseases 53, 4 (2017) -
http://dx.doi.org/10.7589/2016-11-246
Rolvien, T.; Hahn, M.; Siebert, U.; Püschel, K.; Wilke, H-J.; Busse, B.; Amling, M.; Oheim, R.: Vertebral bone microarchitecture and osteocyte characteristics of three toothed whale species with varying diving behaviour
In: Scientific Reports 7 (2017) -
dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-01926-7
Anderson Hansen, K.; Maxwell, A.; Siebert, U.; Næsbye Larsen, O.; Wahlberg, M.: Great cormorants (Phalacrocorax carbo) can detect auditory cues while diving
In: The Science of Nature 104, 45 (2017) -
dx.doi.org 10.1007/s00114-017-1467-3
Schnitzler, J. G.; Frédérich, B.; Früchtnicht, S.; Schaffeld, T.; Baltzer, J.; Ruser, A.; Siebert, U.: Size and shape variations of the bony components of sperm whale cochleae In: Scientific Reports (2017) -
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep46734
Lempp, C.; Jungwirth, N.; Grilo, M.L.; Reckendorf, A.; Ulrich, A.; van Neer, A.; Bodewes, R.; Pfankuche, V.M.; Bauer, C.; Osterhaus, A. D. M. E.; Baumgaertner, W.; Siebert, U.: Pathological findings in the red fox (Vulpes vulpes), stone marten (Martes foina) and raccoon dog (Nyctereutes procyonoides), with special emphasis on infectious and zoonotic agents in Northern Germany
In: PLOS ONE 12, 4 (2017) 20
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0175469
Maxwell, A.; Anderson Hansen, K.; Torres Ortiz, S.; Næsbye Larsen, O.; Siebert, U.; Wahlberg, M.: In-air hearing of the great cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo)
In: Biology Open 6 (2017) 496-502
dx.doi.org 10.1242/bio.023879
Rungelrath, V.; Wohlsein, J.C.; Siebert, U.; Stott, J.; Prenger-Berninghoff, E.; von Pawel-Rammingen, U.; Valentin-Weigand, P.; Baums, C.G.; Seele, J.: Identification of a novel host-specific IgG protease in Streptococcus phocae subsp. phocae
In: Veterinary Microbiology 201 (2017) 42–48
dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.vetmic.2017.01.009
Siebert, U.; Rademaker, M.; Ulrich, S.A.; Wohlsein, P.; Ronnenberg, K.; Prenger-Berninghoff, E. (2017) Bacterial microbiota in harbor seals (Poca vitulina) from the North Sea of Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, around the time of morbillivirus and influenza epidemics. Journal of Wildlife Diseases 53, 2, S. 201-214
doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.7589/2015-11-320
Buchkapitel
Zettler, M.L.; Darr, A.; Labrenz, M.; Sagert, S.; Selig, U.; Siebert, U.; Stybel, N.: Biological indicators
In: Snoeijs-Leijonmalm, P.; Schubert, H.; Radziejewska, T. : Biological Oceanography of the Baltic Sea
-: springer, 2017, S. 513-526
ISBN 978-94-007-0668-2
dx.doi.org 10.1007/978-94-007-0668-2_14
2016
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van den Brand, J.M.A.; Wohlsein, P.; Herfst, S.; Bodewes, R.; Pfankuche, V.M.; van de Bildt, M.W.G.; Seehusen, F.; Puff, C.; Richard, M.; Siebert, U.; Lehnert, K.; Bestebroer, T.; Lexmond, P.; Fouchier, R.A.M.; Prenger-Berninghoff, E.; Herbst, W.; Koopmans, M.; Osterhaus, A.D.M.E.; Kuiken, T.; Baumgärtner, W.:
Influenza A (H10N7) Virus Causes Respiratory Tract Desease in Harbor Seals and Ferrets
In: PLOS ONE 11, 7 (2016) -
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0159625
van de Velde, N.; Devleesschauwer, B.; Leopoldd, M.; Begemane, L.; IJsseldijk, L.; Hiemstraf, S.; IJzer, J.; Brownlow, A.; Davison, N.; Haelters, J.; Jauniaux, T.; Siebert, U.; Dorny, P.; De Craeye, S.: Toxoplasma gondii in stranded marine mammals from the North Seaand Eastern Atlantic Ocean: Findings and diagnostic difficulties In: Veterinary Parasitology 230 (2016) 25-32
dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.vetpar.2016.10.021
Ljerka, L.; Trense, D.; Benke, H.; Berggren, P.; Gunnlaugsson, Þ.; Lockyer, C.; Öztürk, A.; Öztürk, B.; Pawliczka, I.; Roos, A.; Siebert, U.; Skóra, K.†; Víkingsson, G.; Tiedemann, R.: Spatially Explicit Analysis of Genome-Wide SNPs Detects Subtle Population Structure in a Mobile Marine Mammal, the Harbor Porpoise In: PLOS ONE 11, 10 (2016) 23
journals.plos.org/plosone/article
Unger, B.; Bravo Rebolledo, E. L.; Deaville, R.; Gröne, A.; IJsseldijk, L. L.; Leopold, M. F.; Siebert, U.; Spitze, J.; Wohlsein, P.; Herr, H.: Large amounts of marine debris found in sperm whales stranded along the North Sea coast in early 2016
In: Marine Pollution Bulletin (2016) 112, 1-2, pp 134–141
dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2016.08.027
Gilles, A.. Viquerat, S., Becker, E.A., Forney, K.A., Geelhoed, S.C.V., Haelters, J., Nabe-Nielsen, J., Scheidat, M., Siebert, U., Sveegard,S., van Beest, F., van Bemmelen, R., Aarts, G. Seasonal habitat-based density models for a marine top predator, the harbor porpoise, in a dynamic environment.
Ecosphere 7(6):e01367. 10.1002/ecs2.1367
Wisniewska, D. M.; Johnson, M.; Teilmann, J.; Miller, L. A.; Siebert, U.; Teglberg Madsen, P.: Ultra-High Foraging Rates of Harbor Porpoises MakeThem Vulnerable to Anthropogenic Disturbance
In:Current Biology 26 (2016) 1–6
dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2016.03.069
de la Vega, C.; Lebreton, B.; Siebert, U.; Guillou, G.; Das, K.; Asmus, R.; Asmus, H.: Seasonal Variation of Harbor Seal's Diet from the Wadden Sea in Relation to Prey Availability
In: PLOS ONE (2016) -
dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0155727
Das, K.; Dupont, A.; De Pauw-Gillet, M.-C.; Debier, C.; Siebert, U.: Absence of selenium protection against methylmercury toxicity in harbour seal leucocytes in vitro
In: Marine Pollution Bulletin, 108 (2016) 1-2, S. 70-76,
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2016.04.060
Ludes-Wehrmeister, E.; Dupke, C.; Harder, T. C.; Baumgärtner, W.; Haas, L.; Teilmann, K.; Dietze, R.; Jensen, L. F.; Siebert, U.: Phocine distemper virus (PDV) seroprevalence as predictor for future outbreaks in harbour seals
In: Veterinary Microbiology 183 (2016) 43-49
dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.vetmic.2015.11.017
Bodewes, R.; Zohari, S.; Krog, J. S.; Hall, M. D.; Harder, T. C.; Bestebroer, T. M.; van de Bildt, M. W. G.; Spronken, M. I.; Larsen, L. E.; Siebert, U.; Wohlsein, P.; Puff, C.; Seehusen, F.; Baumgärtner, W.; Härkönen, T.; Smits, S. L.; Herfst, S.; Osterhaus, A. D. M. E; Fouchier, R. A. M.; Koopmans, M. P.; Kuikena, T.: Spatiotemporal Analysis of the Genetic Diversity of Seal InfluenzaA (H10N7) Virus, Northwestern Europe
In: Journal of Virology 90, 9 (2016) pp. 4269-4277, ISSN 1098-5514
Ulrich, S.A., Lehnert, K., Rubio-Garcia, A., Sanchez-Contreras, G.J., Strube, C., Siebert, U. Lungworm seroprevalence in free-ranging harbour seals and molecular characterisation of marine mammal MSP. In International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife 5 (2016) 48-55
2015
Zeitschriftenartikel
Bodewes R., Bestebroer TM., van der Vries E., Verhagen JH., Herfst S., Koopmans MP., Fouchier RAM., Pfankuche VM., Wohlsein P., Siebert U., Baumgärtner W. & Osterhaus ADME. (2015). Avian Influenza A (H10N7) Virus–associated mass deaths among harbor seals. Emerging Infectious Diseases 4, 21(4): (2015) S. 720–722
Sammra, O; Balbutskaya, A; Ülbegi-Mohyla, H; Nagib, S; Lämmler, C; Kämpfer, P; Glaeser, SP; Golke, J; Busse, HJ; Prenger-Berninghoff, E; Siebert, U; Abdulmawjood, A; Klein, G: Arcanobacterium pinnipediorum sp. nov., isolated from a harbour seal. In: International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology, 65, (2015) 4539–4543
ijs.microbiologyresearch.org/content/journal/ijsem/10.1099/ijsem.0.000609
Herder, V; van de Velde, N; Højer Kristensen, J; van Elk, C; Peters, M; Kilwinski, J; Schares, G; Siebert, U; Wohlsein, P: Fatal Disseminated Toxoplasma gondii Infection ina Captive Harbour Porpoise (Phocoena phocoena)
In: Journal of Comparative Pathology 153, 4 (2015) 357–362
dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jcpa.2015.08.004
Wisniewska, D.M.; Teilmann, J.; Hermannsen, L.; Johnson, M.; Miller, L.A.; Siebert, U.; Madsen, P.T: Quantitative Measures of Anthropogenic Noise on Harbor Porpoises: Testing the Reliability of Acoustic Tag Recordings
In: The Effects of Noise on Aquatic Life II 875 (2015) 1237-1242
ISSN 0065-2598
http://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-1-4939-2981-8_155
Wittekind, D.; Tougaard, J.; Stilz, P.; Dähne, M.; Clark, C.W.; Lucke, K.; von Benda-Beckmann, S.; Ainslie, M.A.; Siebert, U.: Development of a Model to Assess Masking Potential for Marine Mammals by the Use of Air Guns in Antarctic Waters
In: The Effects of Noise on Aquatic Life II 875 (2015) 1243-1249
ISSN 0065-2598
http://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-1-4939-2981-8_156
Ludes-Wehrmeister, E.; Dupke, C.; Harder, T. C.; Baumgärtner, W.; Haas, L.; Teilmann, J.; Dietz, R.; Jensen, L. F.; Siebert U.: Phocine distemper virus (PDV) seroprevalence as predictor for future outbreaks in harbour seals
In: Veterinary microbiology (2015), volume 183, pp 43-49
www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0378113515300869
Plön, S.; de Wet, M.; Lane, E.; Wohlsein, P.; Siebert, U.; Thompson, P.: A standardized necropsy protocol for health investigations of small cetaceans in southern Africa
In: African Journal of Wildlife Research 45, 3 (2015) 332-341, ISSN 2410-7220
Lehnert, K.; Ronnenberg, K.; Weijs, L.; Covaci, A.; Das, K.; Hellwig, V.; Siebert, U.: Xenobiotic and Immune-Relevant Molecular Biomarkersin Harbor Seals as Proxies for Pollutant Burden and Effects
In: Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology (2015) pp 1-15, ISSN 0090-4341
link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs00244-015-0202-3
Ulrich, S. A.; Janecek, E.; Lehnert, K.; Siebert, U.; Strube, C.: A recombinant antigen-based enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) for lungworm detection in seals
In: Parasites & Vectors 8 (2015) 443
ISSN 1756-3305
http://www.parasitesandvectors.com/content/8/1/443
Peschko, V., Ronnenberg, K., Siebert, U., Gilles, A. (2016). Trends of harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) density in the southern North Sea. Ecological Indicators 60: 174-183, DOI 10.1016/j.ecolind.2015.06.030 published online 17.07.2015
Dupont, A.; De Pauw-Gillet, M.C.; Schnitzler, J.; Siebert, U.; Das, K. (2015) Effects of Methylmercury on Harbour Seal Peripheral BloodLeucocytes In Vitro Studied by Electron Microscopy.
In: Archives of Environmental Contam. Toxicol., V 70, 1, S. 133-142
link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00244-015-0207-y
Lehnert, K.; Schwanke, E.; Hahn, K.; Wohlsein, P.; Siebert, U.: Heartworm (Acanthocheilonema spirocauda) and seal louse (Echinophthirius horridus) infections in harbour seals (Phoca vitulina) from the North and Baltic Sea.
Journal of Sea Research, 113, pp. 65-72, (2015)
dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.seares.2015.06.014
Pund, R.; Huesmann, J.; Neuhaus, H.; Runge, M.; Braune, S.; Moss, A.; Harder, T.; Siebert, U.; Bartelt, E.: Auswirkungen des Influenza A-Infektionsgeschehens 2014/2015 auf den Seehundbestand der NordseeIn.
Zeitschrift der Naturschutz- und Forschungsgemeinschaft Der Mellumrat e.V. 14, 1 (2015) 13-17
Wilson, R.P.; Liebsch, N.; Gomez-Laich, A.; Kay, W.P.; Bone, A.; Hobson, V.J.; Siebert, U.: Options for modulating intra-specificcompetition in colonial pinnipeds: the case of harbour seals (Phoca vitulina) in the Wadden Sea.
In: PeeJ 3:e957 (2015).
peerj.com/articles/957/
J.H.; Herfst, S.; Koopmans, M.P.; Fouchier, R.A.M.; Osterhaus, A.D.M.E.; Pfankuche, V.M.; Wohlsein, P.; Siebert, U.; Baumgärtner, W.; Osterhaus, A.D.M.E. (2015) Avian Influenza A(H10N7)Virus–Associated Mass Deaths among Harbor Seals.
Emerging Infectious Diseases. 24, 4, pp. 720-722 . wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/21/4/pdfs/14-1675.pdf
Van Neer, A.; Jensen, L.F.; Siebert, U.(2015) Grey seal (Halichoerus grypus) predation on harbour seals (Phoca vitulina) on the island of Helgoland, Germany.
Journal of Sea Research 97, pp. 1-4
Erdsack, N.; Dehnhardt, G.; Witt, M.; Wree, A.; Siebert, U.; Hanke, W. (2015) Unique fur and skin structure in harbour seals (Phoca vitulina)—thermal insulation, drag reduction, or both?
J. R. Soc. Interface 12: 20141206.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsif.2014.1206
2014
Zeitschriftenartikel
Van Neer, A., Jensen, L.F., Siebert, U., 2015. Grey seal (Halichoerus grypus) predation on harbour seals (Phoca vitulina) on the island of Helgoland, Germany.
J. Sea Res. 97, 1–4. doi:10.1016/j.seares.2014.11.006
Duignan, P.J.; Van Bressem, M.-F.; Baker, J.D.; Barbieri, M.; Colegrove, K.M.; De Guise, S.; de Swart, R.L.; Di Guardo, G-; Dobson, A.; Duprex, W.P.; Early, G.; Fauquier, D.; Goldstein, T.; Goodman, S.J.; Grenfell, B.; Groch, K.R.; Gulland, F.; Hall, A.; Jensen, B.A.; Lamy, K.; Matassa, K.; Mazzariol, S.; Morris, S.; Nielsen, O.; Rotstein, D.; Rowles, T.K.; Saliki, J.T.; Siebert, U.; Waltzek, T.; Wellehan, J.F.X. Phocine Distemper Virus: Current Knowledge and Future Directions
In: Viruses 6 (2014) 5093-5134, doi:10.3390/v6125093
Fontaine M., Roland K., Calves I. Austerlitz F., Palstra F., Tolley K., Ryan S., Ferreira M., Jauniaux T., Llavona Á., Öztürk B., Öztürk A., Ridoux V., Rogan E., Siebert U., Sequeira M., Víkingsson G., Borrell A., Michaux J. & Aguilar, Alex. (2014). Postglacial climate changes and rise of three ecotypes of harbor porpoises, Phocoena phocoena, in western Palearctic waters. Molecular Ecology 23, 13, 3306-21, doi: 10.1111/mec.12817.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/mec.12817/abstract
Lehnert, K., Müller, S., Weirup, L., Ronnenberg, K., Pawliczka, I., Rosenberger, T., Siebert, U. (2014). Molecular biomarkers in grey seals (Halichoerus grypus) to evaluate pollutant exposure, health and immune status.
Marine Pollution Bulletin 88(1-2), 311-318
Seibel, H.; Siebert, U.; Rosenberger, T.; Baumgärtner W.: (2014)Variable transcription of pro- and anti-inflammatory cytokines in phocine lymphocytes following canine distemper virus infection.In: Veterinary Immunology and Immunopatology 161 (2014) 170-183
Risch D., Gales N.J., Gedamke J., Kindermann L., Nowacek D.P., Read A.J., Siebert U., van Opzeeland I.C., van Parijs S.M. & Friedlaender A.S. Mysterious bio-duck sound attributed to the Antarctic minke whale (Balaenoptera bonaerensis).
Biological Letters rsbl.royalsocietypublishing.org/content/10/4/20140175
Goetz, S.; Read, F.L.; Ferreira, M.; Portela, J.M.; Santos, M.B.; Vingada, J.; Siebert, U.; Marcalo, A.; Santosa, J.; Araujo, H.; Monteiro, S.; Caldas, M.; Riera, M.; Graham, J.; Pierce, G.J. (2014) Cetacean occurrence, habitat preferences and potential for cetacean-fishery interactions in Iberian Atlantic waters: results from cooperative research involving local stakeholders.
In Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/aqc.2481/abstract
Hijazin, M., Sammra O., Ülbegi-Mohyla H., Nagib S., Alber J., Lämmler C., Kämpfer P., Glaeser S.P., Busse H.-J., Kassmannhuber J., Prenger-Berninghoff E., Weiss R., Siebert U., Hassan A.A., Abdulmawjood A., Zschöck M. (2014). Arcanobacterium phocisimile sp. nov., isolated from harbour seals.
International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology 63, 6, 2019–2024.
Sammra O., Balbutskaya A., Hijazin M., Nagib S., Alber J., Lämmler C., Abdulmawjood A., Prenger-Berninghoff E., Timke M., Kostrzewa M. and Siebert U. 2014. Further studies on Arcanobacterium phocisimile: a novel species of Genus Arcanobacterium.
Journal of Veterinary medicine.
dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/923592
Gundlach, N.H.; Piechotta, M.; Siebert, U. (2014) Is lachrymal fluid a potential method for cortisol measurement in wild harbor seals?: a pilot study.
In International Journal of Veterinary Medicine: Research & Reports.14
www.ibimapublishing.com/journals/IJVMR/2014/967043/a967043.html
Williams, R.; Kelly, N.; Boebel, O.; Friedlaender, A.S.; Herr, H.; Kock, K.-H.; Lehnert, L.S.; Maksym, T.; Roberts, J.; Scheidat, M.; Siebert, U.; Brierley, A.S.(2014): Counting whales in a challenging, changing environment.
Scientific Reports 4, Article number: 4170, doi:10.1038/srep04170
Ruser, A.; Daehne, M.; Sundermeyer, J.; Lucke, K.; Houser, D.S.; Finneran, J.J.; Driver, J.; Pawliczka, I.; Rosenberger, T.; Siebert, U.: (2014) In-Air Evoked Potential Audiometry of Grey Seals (Halichoerus grypus) from the North and Baltic Seas.
PLoS ONE 9(3): e90824.
Risch, D.; Siebert, U.; Van Parijs, S.M. (2014) Individual calling behaviour and movements of North Atlantic minke whales (Balaenoptera acutorostrata).
In Behaviour, 151,9, pp. 1335-1360.
booksandjournals.brillonline.com/content/journals/10.1163/1568539x-00003187
Hammond, PS, Macleod, K, Berggren, P, Borchers, DL, Burt, ML, Cañadas, A, Desportes, G, Donovan, GP, Gilles, A, Gillespie, D, Gordon, J, Leaper, R, Lehnert, K, Leopold, M, Lovell, P, Øien, N, Paxton, CGM, Ridoux, V, Rogan, E, Samarra, F, Scheidat, M, Siebert, U, Skov, H , Swift, R, Tasker, ML, Teilmann, J, Van Canneyt, O, Vázquez, JA. (2014). Large scale surveys for cetaceans: Line transect assumptions, reliability of abundance estimates and improving survey efficiency - A response to MacLeod.
Biological Conservation 170: 338-339
Viquerat, S; Herr, H; Gilles, A; Peschko, V; Siebert, U; Sveegaard, S; Teilmann, J (2014): Abundance of harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) in the western Baltic, Belt Seas and Kattegat.
In Marine Biology 161:745–754. DOI 10.1007/s00227-013-2374-6
Seibel, H.; Siebert, U.; Rosenberger, T.; Baumgärtner W.: Variable transcription of pro- and anti-inflammatory cytokines in phocine lymphocytes following canine distemper virus infection.
In: Veterinary immunology and immunopatology 161 (2014) 170-183
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25190509
Einspanier, R.; Jasensky, A.-K.; Bondzio, A.; Murugaiyan, J.; Siebert, U.; Roesler, U.; Kohn, B.:Characterization of the native C-reactive protein (cCRP) and the corresponding liver mRNA in dogs.
In: Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications (BBRC) 452, 3 (2014) 462-467
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25159841
Lane, E. P.; Wet, M. de; Thompson, P.; Siebert, U.; Wohlsein, P.; Plön, S.:
A Systematic Health Assessment of Indian Ocean Bottlenose (Tursiops aduncus) and Indo-Pacific Humpback (Sousa plumbea) Dolphins Incidentally Caught in Shark Nets off the KwaZulu-Natal Coast, South Africa
In: Plos one 9, 9 (2014) -
ISSN 1932-6203
www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0107038
Buchkapitel
Blanchet, M-A; Aquarone, M. and Siebert, U. (2014). Arktische Robben und Eisbären - Auswirkungen von Klimaerwärmung und Ressourcennutzung. In: Lozan, J-L., Graßl, H., Piepenburg, D. and Notz, D. Warnsignale Klima, Die Polarregionen; Wissenschaftliche Auswertungen Hamburg, 183-191.
Daehne, M., Peschko, V., Gilles, A.; Lucke, K., Adler, S., Ronnenberg, K., Siebert, U. (2014) Marine mammals and windfarms: Effects of alpha ventus on porpoises. Chapter 3 In: BSH & BMU (eds). Ecological Research at the Offshore Windfarm alpha ventus - Challenges, Results and Perspectives. Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (BSH), Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMU). Springer Spektrum, p 133-149,
DOI 10.1007/978-3-658-02462-8_13
2013
Zeitschriftenartikel
Lehnert, K.; Seibel, H.; Hasselmeier, I.; Wohlsein, P.; Iversen, M.; Nielsen, N.H.; Heide-Jørgensen, M.P.; Prenger-Berninghoff, E.; Siebert, U. (2013). Increase in parasite burden and associated pathology in harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) in West Greenland. In: Polar Biology
link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00300-013-1433-2
Harder, T.C.; Siebert, U.; Wohlsein, P.; Vahlenkamp, T. (2013) Influenza A virus infection in marine mammals and terrestrial carnivores.Berliner und Münchener Tierärztliche Wochenschrift 126, 11/12, 500-508.
Risch, D.; Clark, C.W.; Dugan, P.J.; Popescu, M.; Siebert, U.; Van Parijs, S.M. (2013) Minke whale acoustic behavior and multi-year seasonal and diel vocalization patterns in Massachusetts Bay, USA. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 489, 279-295
www.int-res.com/abstracts/meps/v489/p279-295/
Dupont, A.; Siebert, U.; Covaci, A.; Weijs, L.; Eppe, G.; Debier, C.; De Pauw-Gillet, M.C.; Das, K. (2013) Relationships between in vitro lymphoproliferative responses and levels of contaminants in blood of free-ranging adult harbour seals (Phoca vitulina) from the North Sea. Aquatic Toxicology,143-143, pp. 210-220.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0166445X13002221
Weirup, L.; Müller, S.; Ronnenberg, K.; Rosenberger, T.; Siebert, U.; Lehnert, K. (2013) Immune-relevant and new xenobiotic molecular biomarkers to assess anthropogenic stress in seals. In: Marine Environmental Research (2013) 1-9
dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marenvres.2013.08.010
Dähne, M; Verfuß, UK; Brandecker, A; Siebert, U and Benke, H (2013) Methodology and results of calibration of tonal click detectors for small odontocetes (C-PODs). Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 134 (3), pp. 2514-2522
Müller, S.; Lehnert, K.; Seibel, H.; Driver, J.; Ronnenberg, K.; Teilmann, J.; van Elk,C.; Kristensen, J.; Everaarts, E.; Siebert, U. (2013). Evaluation of immune and stress status in harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena): can hormones and mRNA expression levels serve as indicators to assess stress? BMC Veterinary Research, 9(1), 145
Hijazin, M.; Sammra, O.; Ülbegi-Mohyla, H.; Nagib, S.; Alber, J.; Lämmler, C.; Kämpfer, P.; Glaeser, S.P.; Busse, H.-J.; Kassmannhuber, J.; Prenger-Berninghoff, E.; Weiss, R.; Siebert, U.; Hassan, A.A.; Abdulmawjood, A.; Zschöck, M. (2013) Arcanobacterium phocisimile sp. nov., isolated from harbour seals. International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology, 63, pp. 2019-2024
Jepson, P.D.; Deaville, R; Acevedo-Whitehouse, K; Barnett, J; Brownlow, A; Brownell Jr., R.L.; Clare, F.C.; Davison, N; Law, R.J.; Loveridge, J; Macgregor, S.K.; Morris, S; Murphy, S´; Penrose, R; Perkins, M.W.; Pinn, E; Seibel, H; Siebert, U; Sierra, E; Simpson, V; Tasker, M.L.; Tregenza, N; Cunningham, V; Fernandez, A: What Caused the UK’s Largest Common Dolphin (Delphinus delphis) Mass Stranding Event? (2013) Plos ONE, Volume 8, (4),
www.plosone.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0060953
Peltier, H; Baagøe, H J; Camphuysen, K C J; Czeck, R; Dabin, W; Daniel, P; Deaville, R; Haelters, J; Jauniaux, T; Jensen, L F; Jepson, P D; Keijl, G O; Siebert, U; Van Canneyt, O; Ridoux, V (2013) The Stranding Anomaly as Population Indicator: The Case of Harbour Porpoise Phocoena phocoena in North-Western Europe In: PLoS ONE 8, 4 (2013)
www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0062180
Dähne,M; Gilles, A; Lucke, K; Peschko, V; Adler, S; Krügel, K; Sundermeyer, J and Siebert, U (2013) Effects of pile-driving on harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) at the first offshore wind farm in Germany. Environmental Research Letters, Vol. 8, 2
iopscience.iop.org/1748-9326/8/2/025002
Wright, A; Teilmann, J; Maar, M; Mohn, C; Siebert, U; Jensen, LF; Nabe-Nielsen, J (2013) Possible Causes of a Harbour Porpoise Mass Stranding in Danish Waters in 2005. In PLoSONE. 8 (2),
http://dx.plos.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0055553
Begeman, L.; Leger, J.A.St.; Blyde, D.J.; Jauniaux, T.P.; Lair, S.; Lovewell, G.; Raverty, S.; Seibel, H.; Siebert, U.; Staggs, S.L.; Martelli, P.; Keesler, R.I. (2013) Intestinal Volvulus in Cetaceans. Veterinary Pathology Online, vet.sagepub.com/content/50/4/590.full
Siebert, U.; Jepson, P.D.; Wohlsein, P. (2013) First indication of gas embolism in a harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) from German waters. European Journal of Wildlife Research, Vol. 59 (3), pp. 441-444
Hammond, P.S.; Macleod, K.; Berggren, P.; Borchers, D.L.; Burt, L.; Cañadas, A.; Desportes, G.; Donovan, G.P.; Gilles, A.; Gillespie, D.; Gordon, J.; Hiby, L.; Kuklik, I.; Leaper, R.; Lehnert, K.; Leopold, M.; Lovell, P.; Øien, N.; Paxton, C.G.M.; Ridoux, V.; Rogan, E.; Samarra, F.; Scheidat, M.; Sequeira, M.; Siebert, U.; Skov, H.; Swift, R.; Tasker, M.L.; Teilmann, J.; Van Canneyt, O.; Vázquez, J.A. (2013) Cetacean abundance and distribution in European Atlantic shelf waters to inform conservation and management. Biological Conservation, Vol.164, pp. 107-122
Konferenzberichte und Abstracts
Wehrmeister, E.; Harder, T.C.; Baumgärtner, W.; Haas, L.; Siebert, U. (2013). Seroprevalcene of morbillivirus in habour seals: Predictive value for population susceptibility? International Conference on Diseases of Zoo and Wild Animals. Vienna 8.-11. May 2013, Seite 205
Peschko, V.; Ronnenberg, K.; Siebert, U.; Gilles, A. (2013) Trends of harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) occurrence in the southern North Sea. Posterpräsentation, Abstracts of the 27th European Cetacean Society Conference in Setubal, Portugal: 175
Gilles, A.; Dähne, M.; Peschko, V.; Adler, S.; Ronnenberg, K.; Viquerat, S.; Siebert, U. (2013). Harbour porpoises in the southern North Sea – Analysis of potential influences of alpha ventus in the context of general distribution trends. Invited talk, StUKplus conference “Five Years of Ecological Research at alpha ventus - Challenges, Results and Perspectives“, 30. - 31 10. 2013, Berlin. Abstract book p 20
Lehnert, K.; Müller, S.; Weirup, L.; Rosenberger, T.; Pawliczka, I.; Ronnenberger, K.; Siebert, U. (2013) New molecular biomarkers as indicators for anthropogenic stress in seals. Vortrag. 27th Annual Conference of the European Cetacean Society, 8-10 April 2013, Setúbal, Portugal
Ruser, A.; Dähne, M.; Sundermeyer, J.; Lucke , K.; Houser, D.; Driver, J.; Rosenberger, T.; Pawliczka, I.; Siebert, U. (2013) Evoked potential audiograms of grey seals (Halichoerus grypus) from the North and Baltic Seas . Posterpräsentation. 27th Annual Conference of the European Cetacean Society, 8-10 April 2013, Setúbal, Portugal.
Mahal, S.; Rosenberger, T.; Mahsberg, D.; Siebert, U. (2013) Photo-identification of grey seals (Halichoerus grypus) on Helgoland, Germany. Posterpräsentation. 27th Annual Conference of the European Cetacean Society, 8-10 April 2013, Setúbal, Portugal.
Dähne, M.; Ruser, A.; Sundermeyer, J.; Lucke, K.; Houser, D.; Teilmann, J.; Siebert, U. : Estimating hearing thresholds of harbor porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) in the wild In: abstractbook/poster 27th Annual Conference of the European Cetacean Society , Setúbal, Portugal, 8-10 april 2013 2013, S. 199
2012
Buchkapitel
Pavlov, V., Riedeberger, D., Rist, U., Siebert, U.( 2012). Analysis of the Relation between Skin Morphology and Local Flow Conditions for a Fast-Swimming Dolphin. In: Nature-Inspired Fluid Mechanics, eds. C. Tropea, H. Bleckmann. Springer, Berlin/Heidelberg, 239-253. doi: 10.1007/978-3-642-28302-4_15
Sundermeyer, J. K.; Lucke, K.; Dähne, M.; Gallus, M.; Krügel, K. and Siebert, U. (2012) Effects of Underwater Explosions on Presence and Habitat Use of Harbor Porpoises in the German Baltic Sea.
In: A.N. Popper and A. Hawkins (eds.), Effects of Noise on Aquatic Life. Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, New York. pp 289-291
DOI 10.1007/978-1-4419-7311-5_64
Lucke, K.; Dähne, M.; Adler, S.; Brandecker, A.; Krügel, K.; Sundermeyer, J. K.; and Siebert, U. (2012) Evaluating the Effects of Offshore Pile Driving on Phocoena phocoena (Harbor Porpoises) by Using Passive Acoustic Monitoring.
In: A.N. Popper and A. Hawkins (eds.), Effects of Noise on Aquatic Life. Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, New York. pp 285-287
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4419-7311-5_63
Zeitschriftenartikel
Schneuer, M. Flachsbarth, S., Czech-Damal, N.U., Folkow, L.P., Siebert, U. and Burmester, T. 2012. Neuroglobin of seals and whales: Evidence for a divergent role in the diving brain. Neuroscience 223, 35-44.
Siebert, U; Heidmann, A; Friedhoff, N; Kruse, H; Rigét, F; Adler, S; Maser, E. (2012) Organochlorine Burdens in Harbour Seals from the German Wadden Sea Collected During Two Phocine Distemper Epizootics and Ringed Seals from West Greenland Waters. Journal of Environmental & Analytical Toxicology, 2, 2, doi: 10.4172/2161-0525.1000126
Seibel, H.; Siebert, U.; Schöpper, H. and Wohlsein, P. (2012) Granulosa cell tumour in a harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) from German waters. Diseases of Aquatic Organisms, 99, pp. 79–83
Gallus, A.; Dähne, M.; Verfuß, U.; Bräger, S.; Adler, S.; Siebert, U. and Benke, H. (2012) Use of static passive acoustic monitoring to assess the status of the ‘Critically Endangered’ Baltic harbour porpoise in German waters. Endangered Species Research, 18, pp. 265–278
Huber, S.; Ahrens, L.; Bårdsen, B.J.; Siebert, U.; Bustnes, J.O.; Víkingsson, G.A.; Ebinghaus, R.; Herzke, D. (2012) Temporal trends and spatial differences of perfluoroalkylated substances in livers of harbor porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) populations from Northern Europe, 1991–2008. Science of The Total Environment, Vol. 419, pp 216-224
Siebert, U.; Schwemmer, P.; Guse, N.; Harder, T.; Garthe, S.; Prenger-Berninghoff, E. and Wohlsein, P. (2012). Health status of seabirds and coastal birds found at the German North Sea coast. Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2012, 54:43 doi:10.1186/1751-0147-54-43
Hasselmeier, I.; Rosenberger, T. and Siebert, U. (2012). Phagocytic potential of peripheral blood leukocytes from rehabilitating harbor seal (Phoca vitulina) pups. PLoSONE submitted
Hasselmeier, I.; Siebert, U. and F. Keck (2012). Serum protein electrophoresis in free-ranging harbor seals (Phoca vitulina) of the German North Sea. Aquatic Mammals submitted.
Konferenzbeiträge und Abstracts
Wehrmeister, E.; Hasselmeier, I.; Seibel, H.; Gilles, A.; Daehne, M.; Siebert, U. (2012). Marine mammal research in Germany, Proceedings International conference on diseases of zoo and wild animals, Bussolengo, Italy, 16-19 May 2012
Wehrmeister, E.; Engelke, E.; Kästner, S.; Dziallas, P.; Siebert, U. and Pfarrer, C. (2012). ANATOMICAL DEPICTION OF BLOOD VESSELS OF THE HIND FLIPPER OF HARBOUR SEALS (PHOCA VITULINA), Abstractbook: XXIXth Congress of the European Association of Veterinary Anatomists, Stara Zagora, Bulgaria, 25 - 28 July 2012
Peschko, V.; Gilles, A.; Swift, R.; Müller, S. and Siebert, U. (2012) Visual and acoustic surveys of harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) in the southern North Sea, The 26th European Cetacean Society Annual Conference, Galway, Irland, 26-28th March 2012
Pavlov, V.; Scholz, R.; and Siebert, U. (2012). Modelling surface textures of the small cetaceans, The 26th European Cetacean Society Annual Conference, Galway, Irland, 26-28th March 2012
Ludwig, S; Peschko, V.; Lorenzen, D.; Kreimeyer, R.; Knoll, M.; Siebert, U. and Fiekas, H.-V. (2012). Acoustic and visual survey of cetaceans in the Azores Front area, The 26th European Cetacean Society Annual Conference, Galway, Irland, 26-28th March 2012
Lucke, K.; Dähne, M.; Gilles, A.; Peschko, V.; Adler, S.; Krügel, K.; Sundermeyer, J.; and Siebert, U. (2012). EFFECTS OF PILE-DRIVING ON HARBOUR PORPOISE (PHOCOENA PHOCOENA) AT THE FIRST OFFSHORE WIND FARM IN GERMANY, Report of the workshop on Underwater passive acoustic monitoring and impacts of underwater noise on marine Fauna, Fremantle, Australien, 21 November 2012
Lehnert, K.; Seibel, H.; Hasselmeier, I.; Wohlsein, P.; Iversen, M.; Nielsen, N. H.; Heide-Jørgensen, M.-P.; Prenger-Berninghoff, E. and Siebert, U. (2012) Parasitism and associated pathology in harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) from waters off Greenland in 2009, The 26th European Cetacean Society Annual Conference, Galway, Irland, 26-28th March 2012
Jasensky, A.; Kohn, B.; Siebert, U. and Einspanier, R. (2012) Detection and characterization of C-reactive protein structures in different Caniformia species using a new anti-canine CRP antibody , 20. Jahrestagung der Fachgruppe „Innere Medizin und Klinische Labordiagnostik“ der DVG, Göttingen, Germany, 03-04 February 2012
Gallus, A; Dähne, M.; Verfuß, U. K.; Bräger, S.; Adler, S.; Siebert, U. and Benke, H. (2012) News from an endangered population: porpoises in the Baltic proper, The 26th European Cetacean Society Annual Conference, Galway, Irland, 26-28th March 2012
Das, K.; Brochoire, C.; Chambosse, M.; Dupont, A.; Habran, S.; Lepoint, G.; Debier, C. and Siebert, U. (2012) ercury in blood of free-ranging seals (Phoca vitulina) from the North Sea: Time-trend and association with environmental factors, The 26th European Cetacean Society Annual Conference, Galway, Irland, 26-28th March 2012
Dähne, M.; Lucke, K.; Jacobsen, M.; Ruser, A.; Weychardt, J.-H. and Siebert, U. (2012) Attenuating sound underwater with air bubble curtains: practicality and attenuation efficiency. 11th European Conference on Underwater Acoustics, Edinburgh, UK, 02 - 06 July 2012
Chambosse, M.; Siebert, U.; Habran, S.; Dupont, A. and Das, K. (2012). Mercury and stable carbon and nitrogen isotopes in the harbour seal (Phoca vitulina) from the Wadden Sea. 19th Benelux Congress of Zoology, Brussels, Belgium, 19 - 20 October 2012
Wehrmeister, E.; Hasselmeier, I.; Seibel, H.; Gilles, A.; Daehne, M.; Siebert, U. (2012). Marine mammal research in Germany. International Conference on Diseases of Zoo and Wild Animals. Bussolengo/Verona. 16-19 May 2012
de Wet, M.; Lane, E.; Wohlsein, P., Siebert, U.; Thompson, P.; and Plön, S. (2012). Preliminary pathological findings in by-caught Tursiops aduncus and Sousa chinensis, from the KwaZula-Natal coast. 2nd Meeting of the African Marine Mammal Colloquium Kleinbaai, South Africa, 21-25 May 2012
2011
Zeitschriftenartikel
Gilles, A.; Adler, S.; Kaschner, K.; Scheidat, M., Siebert U (2011) Modelling harbour porpoise seasonal density as a function of the German Bight environment: implications for management.
In: Endang Species Res 14 (2011) 157-169
Kakuschke, A.; Valentine-Thon, E.; Griesel, S.; Fonfara, S.; Siebert, U.; Prange, A. (2011). Are metal-induced hypersensitivities in harbour seals associated with liver function?
In: Marine Pollution Bulletin 62(8) (2011) 1891-1894
Kern, A.; Siebert, U.; Cozzi, B.; Hof, P. R.; Oelschlaeger, H. H. A. (2011) Stereology of the Neocortex in Odontocetes: Qualitative, Quantitative, and Functional Implications.
In: Brain, Behaviour And Evolution 77(2) (2011) 79-90
Proelss, A.; Krivickaite, M.; Gilles, A.; Herr, H.; Siebert, U. (2011). Protection of Cetaceans in European Waters – A Case Study on Bottom-Set Gillnet Fisheries within Marine Protected Areas.
In: The International Journal of Marine and Coastal Law 26 (2011) 5-45
Siebert, U.; Pozniak, B.; Anderson Hansen, K.; Nordstrom, G.; Teilmann, J.; van Elk, N.; Vossen, A.; and Dietz, R. (2011). Investigations of Thyroid and Stress Hormones in Free-Ranging and Captive Harbor Porpoises (Phocoena phocoena): A Pilot Study
In: Aquatic Mammals 37(4) (2011) 443-453, DOI 10.1578/AM.37.4.2011.443
Sveeberg, S.; Teilmann, J.; Tougaard, J.; Dietz, R.; Mouritzen, K.; Desportes, G. and Siebert, U. (2011). High density areas for harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) identified by satellite tracking.
In: Marine Mammal Science 27(1) (2011) 230–246
Konferenzbeiträge und Abstracts
Giewat, H.; Lehnert, K.; Maernoudt, G.; Wohlsein, P.; Siebert, U.: Experimental infection of turbots with seal lungworm larvae: molecular tools determine potential vertebrate intermediate host. Abstracts of the European Cetacean Society, 25th Annual Conference, 21.-23.3.2011, Cadiz, Spain
Gilles, A.; Andreasen, H.; Walton, M.J.; Siebert, U. (2011). Feeding ecology of harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) in German waters. Abstracts of the 25th European Cetacean Society Conference in Cádiz, Spain:59.
Hasselmeier, I.; Siebert, U.; Rosenberger, T. (2011). The Stranding Network of Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. 42. IAAAM Conference, May 2011. Las Vegas, NV, USA
Huber, S.; Ahrens, L.; Siebert, U.; Ebinghaus, R.; Herzke, D. (2011) Temproal trend of Polyfluorinated Compounds in Harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) livers from Northern Europe. ICCE 11.-15.09.2011, Zürich
Lehnert, K.; Müller, S.; Seibel, H.; Pawliczka, I.; U. Siebert; Hellwig, V. (2011) Establishing pollutant-induced biomarkers in seals: mRNA expression levels of AHR, ARNT and PPAR alpha in blood samples. Poster. Abstracts of the 25th European Cetacean Society Conference in Cadiz, Spain.
Seibel, H.; Siebert, U. (2011). Marine mammal database in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. Vortrag im Workshop “ Interest and feasibility of a web-accessed database for marine mammas strandings and necropsy data in the ASCOBANS region” auf der 25. jährlichen “Conference of the European Cetacean Society” (ECS), 21.-23. März 2011, Cadiz, Spanien.
Siebert, U.; Seibel, H.; Lehnert, K.; Hasselmeier, I.; Müller, S.; Prenger-Berninghoff, E.; Wohlsein, P. (2011). Two decades of health assessment of harbour porpoises from the German north sea. Vortrag auf der 25. jährlichen “Conference of the European Cetacean Society” (ECS), 21.-23. März 2011, Cadiz, Spanien. Proceedings Seite 88.
Wehrmeister, E.; Kästner, S.; Dziallas, P.; Siebert, U.; Pfarrer, C. (2011): Anatomische Darstellung des Blutgefäßverlaufs an der Hinterflosse des europäischen Seehundes (Phoca vitulina). DVG Tagung (Zootier-, Wildtier- und Exotenmedizin), Stuttgart
2010
Buchkapitel
Reijnder, P.J.H.; Brasseur, S.M.J.M.; Tougaard, S.; Siebert, U.; Borchardt, T.; Stede, M. (2010) Population development and status of harbour seals in the Wadden Sea.
In: G. Desportes, A. Bjørge, A. Rosing-Asvid und G.T. Waring (Hrsg.) North Atlantic Marine Mammal Commission (NAMMCO), scientific Publikations, Vol.8 (2010) S. 95-106
Siebert, U.; Gulland, F.; Harder, T.; Jauniaux, T.; Seibel, H.; Wohlsein, P.; Baumgärtner, W. (2010) Epizotics in harbour seals (Phoca vitulina): clinical aspects.
In: G. Desportes, A. Bjørge, A. Rosing-Asvid und G.T. Waring (Hrsg.) North Atlantic Marine Mammal Commission (NAMMCO), scientific Publikations, Vol.8 (2010) S. 265-274, ISBN 978-82-91578-25-4
Zeitschriftenartikel
Beineke, A.; Siebert, U.; Wohlsein, P. and Baumgärtner, W. (2010). Immunology of whales and dolphins.
In: Veterinary Immunologie and Immunopathology 133 (2010) 81-94
Seibel, H.; Beineke, A.; Siebert, U. (2010). Mycotic otitis media in a harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena).
In: Journal of Comparative Pathology 143 (2010) 294- 296
Lehnert, K.; von Samson-Himmelstjerna, G.; Schaudien, D.; Bleidorn, C.; Wohlsein, P. and Siebert, U. (2010). Transmission of lungworms of harbour porpoises and harbour seals: Molecular tools determine potential vertebrate intermediate hosts.
In: International Journal of Parasitology 40 (2010) 845-853
Prahl, S.; Jepson, P.D.; Sanchez-Hanke, M.; Deaville, R.; Siebert, U. (2010). Aspergillosis in the middle ear of a harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena): a case report.
In: Mycoses, 54 (2010) 260-264
Seibel, H.; Stimmer, L.; Siebert, U. and Beineke, A. (2010). Immunohistochemical characterization of selected cell markers for the detection of hematopoietic cells in formalin-fixed, paraffin wax-embedded lymphoid tissues of harbor seals (Phoca vitulina) and walruses (Odobenus rosmarus rosmarus).
In: Veterinary Immunology and Immunopathology 137, (2010) 305–309
Siebert, U.; Hasselmeier, I.; and Wohlsein, P. (2010). Immunohistochemical Characterization of a Squamous Cell Carcinoma in a Harbour Porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) from German Waters.
In: Journal of Comparative Pathology 143 (2010) 179-184
Stimmer, L.; Siebert U.; Wohlsein, P.; Fontaine, J.-J.; Baumgärtner, W. and Beineke, A. (2010). Viral protein expression and phenotyping of inflammatory responses in the central nervous system of phocine distemper virus-infected harbor seals (Phoca vitulina). In: Veterinary Microbiology 145 (2010) 23-33
Konferenzbeiträge und Abstracts
Seibel, H.; Siebert, U.; Baumgärtner, W. (2010). Influence of a canine distemper virus infection of the expression of different cytokines in phocine lymphocytes. Vortrag auf der 41. jährlichen Konferenz der IAAAM, 8. -12. Mai 2010 in Vancouver, Kanada
http://www.vin.com/Proceedings/Proceedings.plx?&CID=IAAAM2010&PID=pr55252&O=Generic.
Vera, K.; Behr, A.; Wargel, A.; Lehnert, K.; Siebert, U.; Hellwig, V. (2010): From Seals to Cells: Protein Biomarkers to reveal Effects of Persistent Pollutants on Primary Hepatocytes of Phoca vitulina. Poster. ICES Annual Science Conference, Nantes 2010.
Lucke, K.; Dähne, M.; Adler, S.; Brandecker, A.; Krügel, K.; Sundermeyer, J.; Siebert, U. (2010) Evaluating the effects of offshore pile driving on harbor porpoises by using passive acoustic monitoring. Posterpräsentation. 2nd International Conference on the Effects of Noise on Aquatic Life in Cork, Ireland
Lucke, K.; Dähne, M.; Adler, S.; Brandecker, A.; Krügel, K.; Sundermeyer, J.; Siebert U (2010) Wind farm construction: Various ways of monitoring effects on harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) – passive acoustic monitoring -. Poster. Abstracts of the 24th European Cetacean Society Conference in Stralsund, Germany, Abstract Book p. 261
Müller, S.; Gilles, A.; Peschko, V.; Siebert, U. (2010): Wind farm construction: Various ways of monitoring effects on harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena)-Ship surveys-, Poster. Abstracts of the 24th European Cetacean Society Conference in Stralsund, Germany. Abstract Book p. 259
Peschko, V.; Gilles, A.; Adler, S.; Siebert, U. (2010). Wind farm construction: Various ways of monitoring effects on harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) – aerial surveys. Abstracts of the 24st European Cetacean Society Conference in Stralsund, Germany, Abstract Book p. 260
Seibel, H.; Rettmann, P.; Beineke, A.; Baumgärtner, W.; Siebert, U., (2010). Immunohistochemical and Special Staining Techniques for the Investigation of Inflammatory and Degenerative Changes in the Ear of the Harbor Porpoise (Phocoena phocoena). Poster auf der 41. jährlichen Konferenz der IAAAM, 8. -12. Mai 2010 in Vancouver, Kanada,
http://www.vin.com/Proceedings/Proceedings.plx?&CID=IAAAM2010&PID=pr55251&O=Generic
Sundermeyer, J.; Lucke, K.; Gallus, A.; Krügel, K.; Siebert, U. (2010): Effects of underwater explosions on presence and habitat use of harbour porpoises in the German Baltic Sea. Posterpräsentation. 2nd International Conference on the Effects of Noise on Aquatic Life in Cork, Ireland
Sundermeyer, J.; Lucke, K.; Adler, S.; Driver, J.; Rosenberger, T.; Siebert, U. (2010) In-air hearing sensitivity in harbor seals (Phoca vitulina) from the North Sea as a baseline for long-term auditory monitoring. Posterpräsentation. 24th European Cetacean Society Conference in Stralsund, Germany, Abstract Book p. 24,101
2009
Zeitschriftenartikel
Ahrens, L.; Siebert, U. and Ebinghaus, R. (2009).Temporal trends of polyfluoroalkyl compounds in harbor seals (Phoca vitulina) from the German Bight, 1999-2008.
In: Chemosphere 76 (2009) 151-158.
Ahrens, L.; Siebert, U. and Ebinghaus, R. (2009). Total body burden and tissue distribution of polyfluorinated compounds in Harbor Seals (Phoca vitulina) from the German Bight. In: Marine Pollution Bulletin 58 (2009) 520-525.
Eskesen, I.G.; Geertsen, B.M.; Teilmann, J.; Desportes, G.; Riget, F.; Dietz, R.; Larsen, F. and Siebert, U. (2009). Stress level in wild harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) during satellite tagging measured by respiration, heart rate and cortisol.
In: Journal of the Marine Association of the United Kingdom 89(5) (2009) 885-892.
Gilles, A.; Scheidat, M.; Siebert, U. (2009). Seasonal distribution of harbour porpoises and possible interference of offshore wind farms in the German North Sea.
In: Marine Ecology Progress Series 383 (2009) 295-307.
Herr, H.; Fock, H.O.; Siebert, U. (2009). Spatio-temporal interactions between harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) and specific fisheries in the German Bight.
In: Biological Conservation 142 (2009) 2962-2972.
Herr, H.; Scheidat, M.; Lehnert, K.; Siebert, U. (2009). Seals at sea – modelling seal distribution in the German Bight based on aerial survey data.
In: Marine Biology 156 (2009) 811-820
Lucke, K.; Lepper, P. A.; Blanchet, M.-A. and Siebert, U. Temporary shift in masked hearing thresholds in a harbor porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) after exposure to seismic airgun stimuli.
In: Journal of the Acoustical Society of America 125 (6) (2009) 4060-4070
Siebert, U.; Prenger-Berninghoff, E.; and Weiss, R. (2009). Regional differences in bacteria flora in harbour porpoises from the North Atlantic: environmental effects.
In: Journal of Applied Microbiology 106 (2009) 329-337.
Ülbegi-Mohyla, H.; Hassan, A.A.; Kanbar, T.; Alber, J.; Lämmler, C.; Prenger-Berninghoff, E.; Weiß, R.; Abdulmawjood, A.; Siebert, U.; Zschöck, M. (2009) . Synergistic and antagonistic hemolytic activities of bacteria of genus Arcanobacterium and CAMP-like hemolysis of Arcanobacterium phocae and Arcanobacterium haemolyticum with Psychrobacter phenylpyruvicus.
In: Research of Veterinary Science 87 (2009) 186-188
Van Bressem, M.F.; Van Waerebeek, K.; Aznar, F.J.; Raga, J.A., Jepson, P.D.; Duignan, P.; Deaville, R.; Flach, L.; Viddi, F.; Baker, J.R.; Di Beneditto, A.P.; Echegaray, M.; Genov, T.; Reyes, J.; Felix, F.; Gaspar, R.; Ramos, R.; Peddemors, V.; Sanino, G.P.; Siebert, U. (2009). Epidemiological pattern of tattoo skin disease: a potential general health indicator for cetaceans.
In: Diseases of Aquatic Organisms 85 (2009) 225-237
Van Bressem, M.F., Raga, J.A.; Die Guardo, G.; Jepson, P.D.; Duignan, P.; Siebert, U., Barrett, T., De Oliveira Santos, M.C., Moreno, I.B., Siciliano, S.; Aguilar, A.; Van Waerebeek, K. (2009). Emerging infectious diseases in cetaceans worldwide and the possible role of environmental stressors.
In: Diseases of Aquatic Organisms 86 (2009) 143-157.
Wiemann, A.; Liselotte, W.; Andersen, P. B.; Siebert, U.; Benke, H.; Teilmann, J.; Lockyer, K.; Pawliczka, I.; Sko´ra, K.; Roos, A.; Lyrholm, T.; Kirsten, B.; Valerio Ketmaier, P.; Tiedemann, R. (2009). Mitochondrial Control Region and microsatellite analyses on harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) unravel population differentiation in the Baltic Sea and adjacent waters.
In: Conservation Genetics 11 (2009) 195-211
Weijs, L.; Das, K.; Siebert, U.; van Elk, M.; Jauniaux, T.; Neels, H.; Blust, R. and Covaci, A. (2009). Concentrations of chlorinated and brominated contaminants and their matabolites in serum of harbour seals and harbour porpoises. In: Environment international 35 (2009) 842 - 850.
Konferenzbeiträge und Abstracts
Ahrens, L.; Siebert, U. and Ebinghaus, R. (2009). Temporal trends of polyfluoroalkyl compounds in harbor seals (Phoca vitulina) from the German Bight. Oral presentation at the SETAC Europe 2009, 31 May - 4 June 2009, Göteborg, Sweden.
Behr, A.; Wargel, A.; U., Siebert und V. Hellwig. (2009) Proteomanalyse von primären Seehund-Hepatozyten (Phoca vitulina) nach Exposition mit PCBs zur Identifizierung potenzieller Biomarker. Poster. SETAC Tagung 2009, Weihenstephan, p. 195
Gilles, A.; Siebert, U.; Lucke, K.; Rye Hansen, J.; Adelung, D.; Liebsch, N.; Müller, G.; Benke, H.; Dähne, M.; Verfuß, U. and Eskildsen, K. (2009). Harbour porpoises and harbour seals in the German Wadden Sea and adjacent waters - Results from the MINOS and MINOSplus projects 12th International Scientific Wadden Sea Symposium, Wilhelmshaven 30 March – 2 April 2009.
Hasselmeier, I.; Stott, J.; Blanchard, M.; and Siebert, U. Annual trend in phagocytosis in captive harbor seals (Phoca vitulina). Proceedings of the International Association of Aquatic Animal Medicine, 2.-7. May 2009, San Antonio, Texas, USA, p. 49.
Hellwig, V.; Behr, A.; Wargel, A. and Siebert, U. (2009). Toxicoproteomic studies with an in vitro model using primary hepatocytes on harbour seals (Phoca vitulina). SETAC Europe 19th Annula Meeting, Göteborg (S), 06/2009.
Korff, V.; Wargel, A.; Lehnert, K.; Siebert, U.; Hellwig, V. (2009): Assessment of Cell Viability and Specific Metabolism in Primary Seal Hepatocytes after Exposure to PFOS and PCBs. Poster. SMM 18th Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals, Québec 2009.
Peschko, V.; Gilles, A.; Siebert, U. (2009). Modeling harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) occurrence in the southern German North Sea. Poster, Workshop “Ecological Modeling for Marine Mammalogists” during the18th Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals, Quebec, Canada
Reijnders, P.J.H.; Brasseur, S.M.J.M; Borchardt, T.; Camphuysen, K.; Czeck, R.; Gilles, A.; Jensen, L.F.; Leopold, M.; Lucke, K.; Ramdohr, S.; Scheidat, M.; Siebert, U.; Teilmann, J. (2009). Marine Mammals. Thematic Report No. 20. In: Marencic, H., Vlas, J. de (Eds.). Quality Status Report 2009. Wadden Sea Ecosystem No. 25. Common Wadden Sea Secretariat, Wilhelmshaven, Germany
http://www.waddensea-secretariat.org/QSR-2009/index.htm
Schwemmer, P.; Guse, N.; Wohlsein, P.; Siebert, U.; Garthe, S. (2009). A pilot study to assess the health status of Wadden Sea birds. 12th International Scientific Wadden Sea Symposium, Wilhelmshaven 30 March – 2 April 2009. (Oral presentation).
Seibel, H.; Rettmann, P.; Beineke, A.; Baumgärtner, W.; Siebert, U. (2009). Immunhistochemical and special staining techniques for the investigation of inflammatory and degenerative changes in the ear of the harbor porpoise (Phocoena phocoena). Poster auf der 23. ECS Konferenze in Istanbul, Türkei.
Siebert, U. and Lucke, K. (2009). Potential Risks: Marine Mammals. Symposium „The Nord Stream-Pipeline: Legal, Economic and Environmental issues Symposium. 19.-21.02.2009 Kiel.
Sundermeyer, J.; Lucke, K.; Gallus, A.; Krügel, K.; Siebert, U. (2009): Effects of underwater explosions on presence and habitat use of harbour porpoises in the German Baltic Sea. Posterpräsentation. 23rd European Cetacean Society Conference in Istanbul, Turkey
ahlberg, M.; Anderson Hansen, K.; Blanchet, M.A.; Brando, S.; Desportes, G.; van Elk, N.; Hansen, S.; Hansen, J.; Kristensen, J.; Lockyer, C.; and U. Siebert (2009). Poster. SMM 18th Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals, Québec 2009.
Wargel, A.; Siebert, U. & V. Hellwig (2009): Primary hepatocyte preparation and characterisation for toxicoproteomic studies on harbour seals (Phoca Vitulina). 23rd Conference of the European Cetacean Society, Istanbul (TR), 03/2009. Poster Award.
2008
Buchkapitel
Gilles, A.; Herr, H.; Lehnert, K.; Scheidat, M. and Siebert, U. (2008). Harbour porpoises – abundance estimates and seasonal distribution patterns. In: Wollny-Goerke K and Eskildsen K (Eds.) Marine mammals and seabirds in front of offshore wind energy, Teubner Wiesbaden, pp. 19-36.
Lucke, K.; Lepper, P.A.; Blanchet, M.A. and Siebert, U. (2008). How tolerant are harbour porpoises to underwater sound?. In: Wollny-Goerke, K. and Eskildsen, K. (Eds.) Marine mammals and seabirds in front of offshore wind energy, Teubner Wiesbaden, pp. 59-76.
Lucke, K.; Sundermeyer, J.; Driver, J., Rosenberger, T. and Siebert, U. (2008): Too loud to talk? Do wind turbine-related sounds affect harbour seal communication? In: K. Wollny-Goerke, K. Eskildsen (Eds.): Marine mammals and seabirds in front of offshore wind energy – MINOS marine warm-blooded animals in North and Baltic Seas. Teubner Wiesbaden. ISBN-Nr. 978-3-8351-0235-4.
Zeitschriftenartikel
Behr, A.; Wargel, A.; Siebert, U. and Hellwig, V. (2008). Analysis of polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB)-induced modification of protein expression in primary hepatocytes from harbour seals.
In: Organohalogen Compounds 70 (2008) 1079-1082
Das, K.; Siebert, U.; Gillet, A.; Dupont, A.; Fonfara, S.; Mazzucchelli, G.; De Pauw, E. and De Pauw-Gille, M.C. (2008). Mercury in harbour seals (Phoca vitulina) from the North Sea: Full blood concentrations and in vitro Exposure of seal and human peripheral blood mononuclear cells.
onlinejournal, Environmental Health. 7:52 doi:10.1186/1476-069X-7-52
Fonfara, S.; Kakuschke, A.; Rosenberger, T.; Siebert, U. and Prange, A. (2008). Changes of cytokine and acute phase protein expression in blood samples of harbour seal pups during their first months of marine life.
In: Marine Biology 155 (2008) 337-345
Gilles, A.; Scheidat, M.; Siebert, U. (2008). Harbour porpoises in German waters – evaluating proposed NATURA 2000 sites. In: Evans, P.G.H. (Ed.). Selection criteria for marine protected areas for cetaceans.
In: ECS special publication series 48 (2008) 76-82
Griesel, S.; Kakuschke, A.; Siebert, U. and Prange, A. (2008). Trace element concentrations in blood of harbor seals.
In: Science of the Total Environment 392 (2008) 313-323.
Hanke, F.D.; Körger, R.H.H.; Siebert, U. and Dehnhardt, G. (2008). Multifocal Lenses in a monochromat, the harbour seal (Phoca vitulina).
In: Journal of Experimental Biology 211 (2008) 3315-3322.
Hassan, A.A.; Vossen, A.; Lämmler, C.; Siebert, U. and Fernández-Garayzábal, J.F. (2008). PCR amplification of species specific sequences of 16S rDNA and 16S-23S rDNA intergenic spacer region for identification of Streptococcus phocae.
In: Microbiological Research 163 (2) (2008) 132-135.
Hasselmeier, I.; Fonfara, S.; Driver, J.; and Siebert, U. (2008). Differential hematology Profiles of Free-Ranging, Rehabilitated, and Captive Harbor Seals (Phoca vitulina) of the German North Sea.
In: Aquatic Mammals 34 (2008) 149-156
Kakuschke, A.; Valentine-Thon, E.; Fonfara, S.; Griesel, S.; Rosenberger, T.; Siebert, U. and Prange, A. (2008). Metal-induced impairment of the cellular immunity of newborn harbour seals (Phoca vitulina).
In: Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology 55 129-136.
Kakuschke, A.; Valentine-Thon, E.; Griesel, S.; Rosenberger, T.; Mundry, R.: Siebert, U. and Prange, A. (2008). Blood metal levels and metal-influenced immune functions of harbour seals in captivity.
In: Marine Pollution Bulletin 56 (2008) 764-769.
Lucke, K.; Lepper, P.A.; Blanchet, M.-A. and Siebert, U. (2008): Testing the acoustic tolerance of harbour porpoises for impulsive sounds.
In: Bioacoustics 17 (2008) 329-330.
Müller, G.; Kaim, U.; Haas, L.; Greiser-Wilke, I.; Wohlsein, P.; Siebert, U. and Baumgärtner, W. (2008). Phocine distemper virus: further insights in the morbillivirus causing the seal epizootic in northwestern Europe in 2002.
In: Archive of Virology 153 (2008) 951-956.
Prenger-Berninghoff, E.; Siebert, U.; Stede, M.; König, A.; Weiß, R.; Baljer, G. (2008). Incidence of Brucella species in marine mammals of the German North Sea.
In: Disease of Aquatic Organisms 81 (2008) 65-71
Scheidat, M.; Gilles, A.; Kock, K.-H. und Siebert, U. (2008). Harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) abundance in the south western Baltic Sea.
In: Endangered Species Research 5 (2008) 215-223
Schnitzler, J.G.G.; Koutrakis, E.; Siebert, U.;Thome, J. P. and Das, K. (2008). Effects of persistent organic pollutants on the thyroid function of the European sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax), an endocrine disruption?
Marine Pollution Bulletin. 56(10) (2008) 1755-1764.
Schnitzler, J.G.G.; Jepson, P.D.; Siebert, U. und Das, K. (2008). Histological investigation on the thyroid of harbour porpoises: potential interactions with essential and non-essential metals.
In: Journal of Wildlife Diseases 44(4) (2008) 881-901
Konferenzbeiträge und Abstracts
Hasselmeier, I.; Siebert, U. and Rosenberger, T. Phagocytosis in a captive harbor seal infected by Clostridium perfringens. Proceedings of the International Association of Aquatic Animal Medicine, Pomezia, Italy, 11.-15. May 2008.
Gilles, A., M.; Scheidat, M. and Siebert, U. (2008). Harbour porpoises in German waters – evaluating proposed NATURA 2000 sites. In: Evans, P.G.H. (Ed.). Selection criteria for marine protected areas for cetaceans. ECS special publication series No. 48: 76-82.
Weijs, L.; Das, K.; Siebert, U.; Neels, H.; Bust, R.; & Covaci, A. (2008). PCBs PBDEs and their hydroxylated metabolites in serum of free-ranging harbour seals (Phoca vitulina): levels and profiles. Organohalogen Compounds, 70, 837-840.
Herr, H.; Fock, H.O.; Kock, K.H. and Siebert, U. (2008). Spatio – temporal interactions between harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) and fisheries in the German Bight 2002 – 2006: Preliminary results. 15th ASCOBANS Advisory Committee Meeting, Bonn, Germany, 31March – 3 April 2008.
Siebert, U. (2008). Are harbour porpoises from Arctic waters healthier than animals from the North and Baltic Sea? Invited talk at the 5th Conference of the Dutch Society for Wildlife Health, 11th April 2008, Utrecht.
2007
Zeitschriftenartikel
Akamatsu, T.; Rune, D.; Miller, L.A.; Naito, Y.; Siebert, U.; Teilmann, J.; Tougaard, J.; Wang, D.; Wang, K. (2007). Comparison of echolocation behaviour between coastal oceanic and riverine porpoises.
In: Deep Sea Research II 54 (2007) 290-297.
Akineden, Ö.; Alber, J.; Lämmler, C.; Weiss, R.; Siebert, U.; Foster, G.; Tougaard, S.; Brasseur, S.M.J.M. and Reijnders, P.J.H. (2007). Relatedness of Streptococcus equi subsp. zooepidemicus strains isolated from harbour seals (Phoca vitulina) and grey seals (Halichoerus grypus) of various origins of the North Sea during 1988 to 2005.
In: Veterinary Microbiology 121 (2007) 158-162.
Beineke, A.; Siebert, U.; Müller, G. and Baumgärtner, W. (2007). Increased blood interleukin-10 mRNA levels in diseased free-ranging harbor porpoises (Phocoena phocoena).
In: Veterinary Immunology and Immunopathology 115 (2007) 100-106.
Beineke, A.; Siebert, U.; Stott, G.; Müller, G. and Baumgärtner, W. (2007). Phenotypical characterization of changes in thymus and spleen associated with lymphoid depletion in free ranging harbor porpoises (Phocoena phocoena).
In: Veterinary Immunology and Immunopathology 117 (2007) 254-265.
Desportes, G.; Buholzer, L.; Anderson, K.; Blanchet, M.A.; Aquarone, M.; Sheppard, G.; Brando, S.; Vossen, A.; Siebert, U. (2007). Decrease stress: train your animals. The effect of handling methods on cortisol levels in harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) under human care.
In: Aquatic Mammals 33(3) (2007) 286-292.
Fonfara, S.; Siebert, U. and Prange, A. (2007). Cytokines and acute phase proteins as markers for infection in harbor porpoises (Phocoena phocoena).
In: Marine Mammals Science 23(4) (2007) 931-942.
Fonfara, S.; Siebert, U.; Prange, A. and Colijn, F. (2007). The impact of stress on cytokine and haptoglobin mRNA expression in blood samples from harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena).
In: Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 87 (2007) 305-311.
Fontaine, M.C.; Baird, S.J.E.; Piry, S.; Ray, N.; Duke, S.; Birkun, A.Jr, Bloch, D.; Ferreira, M.; Sequeira, M.; Jauniaux, T.; Llavona, A.; Øien, N.I.; Öztürk, B.; Öztürk, A.A.; Ridoux, V.; Rogan, E.; Siebert, U.; Vikingsson, G.A.; Bouquegneau, J.M. and Michaux, J.R. (2007). Rise of oceanographic barriers in continuous populations of a cetacean: the harbour porpoise in old world waters.
In: BMC Biology 5 (30) (2007) 1-16.
Fontaine, M.C.; Tolley, K.A.; Siebert, U.; Gobert, S.; Lepoint, G.; Bouquegneau, J.M. and Das, K. (2007). Ecological variation of harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) from Scandinavian waters inferred from trace elements and stable isotopes.
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Kakuschke, A.; Valentine-Thon, E.; Fonfara, S.; Griesel, S.; Rosenberger, T.; Siebert, U. and Prange, A. (2007). Metal-induced impairment of the cellular immunity of newborn harbor seals (Phoca vitulina).
In: Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, DOI 10.1007/s00244-007-9092-n3
Kreutzer, M.; Kreutzer, R.; Siebert, U.; Müller, G.; Reijnders, P.; Brasseur, S.; Härkönen, T.; Dietz, R.; Sonne, C.; Born, E.W. und Baumgärtner, W. (2007). In search for virus carriers of the 1988 and 2002 phocine distemper virus outbreaks in European harbour seals.
In: Archiv of Virology DOI 10.1007/a00705-007-1070-6.
Lehnert, K.; Raga, J.A. und Siebert, U. (2007). Parasites in Harbour Seals (Phoca vitulina) from the erman Wadden Sea between two Phocine Distemper epidemics.
In: Helgoland Marine Research 61 (2007) 239-245
Lehnert, K.; Fonfara, S.; Wohlsein, P. and Siebert, U. (2007). Isocyamus delphinii: First record of whale-lice on a harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) from German waters. In: Veterinary Record 161 (2007) 526-528.
Lucke, K.; Lepper, P.A.; Hoeve, B.; Everaarts, E.; van Elk, N. and Siebert, U. Perception of Low-Frequency Acoustic signals by a harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) in the presence of simulates Offshore Wind turbine noise.
In: Aquatic Mammals 33(1) (2007) 55-68.
Seibel, H.; Baumgärtner, W.; Müller, G.; Wohlsein, P. and Siebert, U. (2007). Retrospektive Analyse der zwei Seehundstaupe-Epidemien in der Nord- und Ostsee 1988 und 2002. In: Dt. Tierärztliche Wochenschrift 114 (2007) 284-293
Siebert, U.; Driver, J.; Rosenberger, T. and Atkinson, S. (2007). Reversible reproductive control in a group of harbour seals (Phoca vitulina) with a Gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonist.
In: Theriogenology 67(3) (2007) 605-608.
Siebert, U.; Wohlsein, P.; Lehnert, K. and Baumgärtner, W. (2007). Pathological findings in Harbour Seals (Phoca vitulina): 1996-2005.
In: Journal of Comparative Pathology 137 (2007) 47-58.
Wilson, R.P.; Liebsch, N.; Quintana, F.; Weimerskirch, H.; Storch, S.; Lucke, K.; Siebert, U.; Zankl, S.; Müller, G.; Zimmer, I.; Scolaro, A.; Campagna, C.; Plötz, J.; Bornemann, H.; Teilmann, J. and McMahon, C.R. (2007). All at sea with animal tracks; methodological and analytical solutions for the resolution of movement.
In: Deep Sea Research II 54 (2007) 193-210.
Wohlsein, P.; Müller, G.; Haas, L.; Siebert, U.; Harder, T.C. and Baumgärtner, W. (2007). Antigenic characterization of phocine distemper virus causing mass mortality in 2002 and its relationship to other morbilliviruses.
In: Archive of Virology 152 (2007) 1559-1564.
Wohlsein, P.; Puff, C.; Kreutzer, M.; Siebert, U. and Baumgärtner, W. (2007). Distemper - a permanent threat to marine mammals?
In: Emerging Infectious diseases 13(12) (2007) 1959-1961.
Konferenzbeiträge und Abstracts
Das, K. and Siebert, U. (2007). Heavy metal and endocrine disrupter impact on marine mammals. In W., Cielikiewicz, N., Connolly, G., Ollier, & G., O’Sullivan, Proceedings of the EurOCEAN 2004. European Conference on Marine Science and Ocean Technology (pp. 120-122).
Hasselmeier, I.; Stott, J.; Blanchard, M. and Siebert, U. Phagocytosis in rehabilitated harbor seal pups (Phoca vitulina) of the German North Sea. Proceedings of the 38th Annual Conference of the International Association of Aquatic Animal Medicine, Orlando, Florida, USA, 5.-9. May 2007, p. 83.
Seibel, H.; Stimmer, L.; Siebert, U. & Beineke, A. (2007): Immuno-histo-chemical characterization of selected leukocyte markers for the detection of hematopoietic cells in formalin-fixed and paraffin-embedded tissue samples of harbour seals (Phoca vitulina) 21th Annual Conference of the European Cetacean Society, Donostia-San Sebastian, Spain 23.-25. April 2007, 81. (Posterpräsentation).
Walton, M.J.; Gilles, A.; Budge, S.; Kuklik, J. and Siebert, U. 2007. The use of blubber fatty acids profiles in dietary studies of harbour porpoises in the North and Baltic Seas, 21th Annual Conference of the European Cetacean Society, Donostia-San Sebastian, Spain 23. – 25. April 2007, 35.
2006
Buchkapitel
Lucke, K.; Storch, S.; Cooke, J. and Siebert, U. (2006) Literature Review of Offshore Wind Farms with Regard to Marine Mammals. In: C. Zucco, W. Wende, T. Merck, I. Köchling and J. Köppel (Eds.): Ecological Research on Offshore Windfarms: International Exchange of Experiences, Project No.: 804 46 001 Part B: Literature Review of the Ecological Impacts of Offshore Wind Farms. p. 199-284
Scheidat, M.; Gilles, A.; and Siebert, U. (2006) Evaluating the distribution and density of harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) in selected areas in German waters. In: Von Nordheim H, Boedeker D and Krause J C (Eds). Progress in marine conservation in Europe. Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg, 189-208.
Zeitschriftenartikel
Beineke, A.; Siebert, U. and Baumgärtner, W. (2006). Das Immunsystem der marinen Säugetiere. Teil 1: Immunantwort, Zytokine und Immuntoxizität.
In: Tierärztliche Praxis 34 (K) (2006) 118-126.
Beineke, A.; Siebert, U. and Baumgärtner, W. (2006). Das Immunsystem der marinen Säugetiere. Teil 2: Morphologie, Immunphänotypisierung und Pathologie der l
mphatischen Organe.
In: Tierärztliche Praxis 34 (K) (2006) 201-207.
Das, K.; Vossen, A.; Tolley, K.; Vikingsson, G.; Thron, K.; Müller, G.; Baumgärtner, W. and Siebert, U. 2006. Interfollicular fibrosis on the thyroid glands of the harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena): An endocrine disruption?
In: Archive of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology 51 (2006) 720-729.
Griesel, S.; Mundry, R.; Kakuschke, A.; Fonfara, S.; Siebert, U. and Prange, A. (2006). Mineral elements and essential trace elements in blood of seals of the North Sea measured by total-reflection X-ray fluorescence analysis.
In: Spectrochimica Acta Part B: Atomic Spectroscopy 61 (2006) 1158-1165.
Härkönen, T.; Dietz, R.; Reijnders, P.; Teilmann, J.; Harding, K.; Hall, A.; Brasseur, S.; Siebert, U.; Goodman, S. J.; Jepson, P. D.; Rasmussen, T. D. and Thompson, P. (2006). Review of seal epizootics in Europe.
In: Diseases of Aquatic Organism 68 (2006) 115-130.
Kakuschke, A.; Valentine-Thon, E.; Fonfara, S.; Griesel, S.; Prange, A. and Siebert, U. (2006). Metal sensitivity of marine mammals: A case study of a grey seal.
In: Marine Mammal Science 22(4) (2006) 985-997.
Siebert, U.; Wünschmann, A.; Tolley, K.; Vikingsson, G.; Olafsdottir, Droplaug; Lehnert, K.; Weiss, R. and Baumgärtner, W. (2006). Pathological findings in harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) originating from Norwegian and Icelandic waters.
In: Journal of Comparative Pathology 134 (2-3) (2006) 134-142.
Siebert, U.; Gilles, A.; Lucke, K.; Ludwig, M.; Benke, H.; Kock, K.H. and Scheidat, M. A decade of harbour porpoise occurrence in German waters- Analyses of aerial surveys, incidental sightings and strandings.
In: Journal of Sea Research 56 (2006) 65-80.
Konferenzbeiträge und Abstracts
Gilles, A.; Kaschner, K.; Scheidat, M. & Siebert, U. (2006). Spatial and seasonal distribution patterns of harbor porpoises in the German Bight of the North Sea. 20. Annual Conference of the European Cetacean Society, Gdynia, Poland, 2-7 April 2006. (Posterpräsentation). 209
Hasselmeier, I.; Fonfara, S.; Driver, J.; and Siebert, U. (2006). Differential hemograms of free-ranging and rehabilitated harbor seal pups (Phoca vitulina) of the German North Sea. Proceedings of the 20th Annual Conference of the European Cetacean Society, Gdynia, Poland, 2.-7. April, 2006, p. 174.
Hellwig, V.; Erbsloeh, B.; Rosenfeld, H.; Lassen, S.; Kakuschke, A.; Fonfara, S.; Siebert, U. & Prange, A. (2006): Isolation of haptoglobin from harbour seals (Phoca vitulina). 20. Annual Conference of the European Cetacean Society, Gdynia, Poland, 2-7 April 2006. (Posterpräsentation). Conference Guide and Abstracts p. 175
Herr, H.; Gilles, A.; Scheidat, M. & Siebert, U. (2006): Impact of human activities in German waters on harbor porpoise distribution. 20. Annual Conference of the European Cetacean Society, Gdynia, Poland, 2-7 April 2006. (Posterpräsentation). Conference Guide and Abstracts p. 209
Lehnert, K.; Brasseur, S.; Jansen, O.; Siebert, U. & Reijnders, P.J.H.(2006): Gastrointestinal parasites in harbour seals (Phoca vitulina) found during the 2002 seal epizootic around Texel, Netherlands. 20 Annual Conference of the European Cetacean Society, Gdynia, Poland. 2-7 April 2006. (Posterpräsentation). Conference Guide and Abstracts p. 179
Lucke, K.; P. Lepper; B. Hoeve; E. Everaarts; N. van Elk &U. Siebert (2006): ABR study on the potential impact of offshore wind turbine related sound on the sound detection of harbour porpoises in the North Sea. 20 Annual Conference of the European Cetacean Society, Gdynia, Poland. 2-7 April 2006. (Posterpräsentation). Conference Guide and Abstracts p. 78
Lucke, K.; Storch, S.; Cooke, J. and Siebert, U. (2006). Literature Review of Offshore Wind Farms with Regard to Marine Mammals. In: C. Zucco, W. Wende, T. Merck, I. Köchling and J. Köppel (Eds.): Ecological Research on Offshore Windfarms: International Exchange of Experiences, part B: Literature Review of the Ecological Impacts of Offshore Wind Farms. BfN-Skripten Vol. 186
Prahl, S.; O´Malley, J.; Ketten, D.R.; Arruda, J. & Siebert, U. (2006): Do pingers acoustically impact the ears of harbor porpoises? 20th Annual Conference of the European Cetacean Society, Gdynia, Poland. 2-7 April 2006. (Posterpräsentation). Conference Guide and Abstracts p. 84
Scheidat M.; Gilles A.; Kock K.H. and Siebert U. (2006). Harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) abundance in German waters (July 2004 and May 2005). Working paper at the International Whaling Commission (IWC) meeting 2006.
Scheidat, M.; Gilles, A.; Kock, K.-H.; Siebert, U. (2006). Harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) abundance in German waters (July 2004 and May 2005). Reports for the International Whaling Commission. SC/58/SM19, 11 pp.
Seibel, H.; Fonfara, S.; Siebert, U. & Baumgärtner, W. (2006): Identification of the morbillivirus receptor slam on phocine lymphocytes. 20. Annual Conference of the European Cetacean Society, Gdynia, Poland, 2-7 April 2006. (Posteräpresentation). Conference Guide and Abstracts p. 182
Siebert, U.; Beineke, A.; Koopmann, H.; Read, A. and Reijnders, P.J.H. (2006). Note on investigations on lymphoid organs and thyroid hormone level of harbour porpoises from the Bay of Fundy. Working Paper presented at the IWC 2006 SC/58/E43, 3pp.
Siebert, U.; Benke, H.; Dehnhardt, G.; Gilles, A.; Hanke, W.; Honnef, C.G.; Lucke, K.; Ludwig, S.; Scheidat, M.; Verfuß, U.K. (2006). Harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena): investigations of density, distribution patterns, habitat use and acoustics in the German North and Baltic Seas. In: Köller, J., Köppel, J, Peters, W. (eds). Offshore wind energy. Research on environmental impacts. Springer Verlag, Berlin, p 37-64
Westerberg, U.; Carlen, I.; Scheidat, M.& Siebert, U. (2006): Baltic Sea porpoise database-sharing data across borders. 20 Annual Conference of the European Cetacean Society, Gdynia, Poland, 2-7 April 2006. (Posterpräsentation). Conference Guide and Abstracts p. 132
2005
Buchkapitel
Reijnders, P.J.H.; Reineking, B.; Abt, K.F.; Brasseur, S.M.J.M.; Camphuysen, C.J.; Scheidat, M.; Siebert, U.; Stede, M.; Tougaard, J. and Tougaard, S. (2005) Quality Status Report. Chapter 13, Marine Mammals.
Zeitschriftenartikel
Akineden, Ö.; Hassan, A.A.; Alber, J.; El-Sayed, A.; Estoepangestie, A.T.S.; Lämmler, C.; Weiss, R. and Siebert, U. (2005). Pheno and genotypic properties of Streptococcus equi subsp. Zooepidemicus isolated from harbor seals (Phoca vitulina) of the German North Sea during the phocine distemper outbreak in 2002.
In: Veterinary Microbiology 110. (2005) 147-152.
Beineke, A.; Siebert, U.; MacLachlan, M.; Bruhn, R.; Thron, K.; Failing, K.; Müller, G. and Baumgärtner, W. (2005). Investigations upon the potential influence of environmental contaminants on thymus and spleen of harbor porpoises (Phocoena phocoena).
In: Environmental Science and Technology 39, (2005) 3933-3938.
Kakuschke, A.; Valentine-Thon, E.; Griesel, S.; Fonfara, S.; Siebert, U. and Prange, A. (2005). The immunological impact of metals in harbor seals (Phoca vitulina) of the North Sea.
In: Environmental Science and Technology 39 (2005) 7568-7575.
Lehnert, K.; Raga, J.A. und Siebert U. (2005) Macroparasites in stranded and bycaught harbour porpoises from German and Norwegian waters.
In: Diseases of Aquatic Organism 64 (2005) 265-269.
Konferenzbeiträge und Abstracts
Beineke, A.; Siebert, U.; McLachlan, M.; Bruhn, R.; Thron, K.; Müller, G. and Baumgärtner, W. (2005). Investigations of the potential influence of environmental contaminants on thymus and spleen of harbor porpoises (Phocoena phocoena); In: Toxicology of the immune system and minipig in toxicology (ESTP series of current topics in toxicological pathology) (CD-ROM); Den Haag: European Society of Toxicologic Pathology, 2005 ISBN 3-9522681-3-5.
Das, K.; Fonfara, S.; Jauniaux, T.; Beineke, A. & Siebert, U. (2005): Cytokine mRNA expression in whole the blood of harbour porpoises: indicator of inflammatory diseases? 19th conference of the European Cetacean Society. Conference Guide and abstracts, La Rochelle France 2nd-7th April 2005. (Posterpräsentation). Proceedings CD-Rom p. 94
Di-Poi, C.; Siebert, U.; Drouguet, O.; Fonfara, S.; Lepoint, G. & Das, K. (2005): Stable isotopes and mercury in blood of harbour seals (Phoca vitulina) caught on a German sandbank. 19th conference of the European Cetacean Society. Conference Guide and abstracts, La Rochelle France 2nd-7th April 2005. (Posteräpresentation). Proceedings CD-Rom p. 74
Gilles, A.; Herr, H.; Scheidat, M. & Siebert, U. (2005): Snapshot of ship distribution in German waters - in conflict with harbour porpoise habitat? 19. European Cetacean Society Conference, April 2005, in La Rochelle, France. (Posterpräsentation). 66
Gilles, A.; Kaschner, K.; Mundry, R.; Scheidat, M. & Siebert, U. (2005): Spatial and seasonal distribution patterns of harbor porpoises in the German Bight of the North Sea. Abstracts of the 16th Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals, San Diego, USA. (Posterpräsentation). 106
Griesel, S.; Kakuschke, A.; Valentine-Thon, E.; Siebert, U. & Prange, A. (2005): Metal intake with food – Element distribution in blood of free ranging seals. angemeldete Posterpräsentation, 19. European Cetacean Society Conference, April 2005, in La Rochelle, France. (Posterpräsentation). Proceedings CD-Rom p. 96
Hasselmeier, I.; Schweiger, A.; Horn, B. and Siebert, U. Serum electrophoresis in harbor seals (Phoca vitulina).(2005). Proceedings of the 16th Biennal Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals, San Diego, California, USA, 11.-16. December 2005, p. 122.
Herr, H.; Gilles, A.; Scheidat, M.; Siebert, U. (2005). Distribution of harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) in the German North Sea in relation to density of sea traffic. Working paper (AC12/Doc.8) presented at the 2005 ASCOBANS meeting, 10 pp.
Lehnert, K.; Fonfara, S.; von Samson-Hjimmelstjerna, G.&Siebert, U. (2005): Stenurus minor: ITS-1 sequence in nematodes from the tympanic bullae of Harbour Porpoises (Phocoenaphocoena). 19. European Cetacean Society Conference, April 2005, in La Rochelle, France. (Posterpräsentation). ProceedingsCD-Rom p. 89-90
Müller, G.; Wohlsein, P.; Kaim, U.; Haas, L.; Greiser-Wilke, I.; Stede, M.; Siebert, U.; Harder, T.C.; Baumgärtner, W. (2005): Molecular characterization of phocine distemper virus isolated in 2002. In: European Cetacean Society (Hrsg.): Abstract Book of the 19th annual conference of the European Cetacean Society, La Rochelle, S. 34-35.(Posterpräsentation).
Scheidat, M.; Gilles, A.; Siebert, U. (2005). Applying the circle-back method to estimate g(0) – experiences and results from aerial surveys in German waters. Proceedings of the workshop on ‘Estimation of g(0) in aerial line transect surveys of cetaceans’, held during the 18th European Cetacean Society Conference 2004 in Kolmarden, Sweden. ECS Newsletter 44: 20-25.
Wohlsein, P.; Müller, G.; Haas, L.; Siebert, U.; Harder, V. & Baumgärtner, W. (2005): Analysis of antigenic differences between phocine distemper virus and other morbilliviruses In: European Cetacean Society (Hrsg.): Abstract Book of the 19th annual conference of the European Cetacean Society, La Rochelle, 02.-07.04.2005; S. 99.(Posterpräsentation).
Berichte
Rejinders, P.J.H.; Abt, K.F.; Brasseur, S.M.J.M.; Camphuysen, K.; Reineking, B.; Scheidat, M.; Siebert, U.; Stede, M.; Tougaard, J. and Tougaard, S. (2005). Marine Mammals. In: Essink, K., Dettmann, C., Farke, H., Laursen, K., Lüerßen, G., Marencic, H. and Wiersinga, W. (Eds). Wadden Sea Quality Status Report 2004. Wadden Sea Ecosystem No. 19. Trilateral Monitoring and Assessment Group, Common Wadden Sea Secretariat, Wilhelmshaven, Germany, 305-318
2004
Zeitschriftenartikel
Alber, J.; El-Sayed, A.; Lämmler, C.; Hassaan, A. A.; Vossen, A. and Siebert, U. (2004) Determination of species specific sequees of superoxide dismutase A encoding gene soda and chaperonin 60 encoding gene cpn60 for identification and phylogenetic analysis of Streptococcus phocae.
In: Veterinary Microbiology 101 (2004) 117-122.
Beineke, A.; Siebert, U.; Van Elk, N. and Baumgärtner,W. (2004). Development of a lymphocyte-transformation-test for peripheral blood lymphocytes of the harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) and detection of selected cytokines using the Reverse-Trancription-Polymerase-Chain-Reaction.
In: Journal of Immunology and Immunopathology 98 (2004) 59-68.
Das, K.; Holsbeek, L.; Browning, J.; Siebert, U.; Birkun, A. and Bouquegneau, J.M. (2004). Trace metal and stable isotope measurements (∂ 13 and ∂ 15N) in samll cetaceans from the Black Sea.
In: Environmental Pollution 131 (2004) 197-204.
Das, K.; Siebert, U.; Fontaine, M.; Jauniaux, T.; Holsbeek, L. and Bouquegneau, J.M. (2004). Ecological and pathological factors related to trace metal concentrations in harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) from the North Sea and adjacent areas.
In: Marine Ecology Progress Series 281 (2004) 283-295.
Hasselmeier, I.; Abt, K.F.; Adelung, D. and Siebert, U. (2004). Stranding patterns of harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) in the German North and Baltic Seas; when does the birth period occur?
In: The Journal of Cetacean Research and Management 6 (3) (2004) 259-263.
Müller, G.; Wohlsein, P.; Beineke, A.; Haas, L.; Greiser-Wilke, I.; Siebert, U.; Fonfara, S.; Harder, T.; Stede, M. and Baumgärtner, W.(2004). Epidemic reemerging of phocine distemper in the German Seal Populaton in 2002.
In: Emerging Infectious diseases 10 (4) (2004) 723-725.
Scheidat, M.; Kock, K.H. and Siebert, U. (2004). Summer distribution of harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) in the German North and Baltic Sea.
In: Journal of Cetacean Research and Management 6(3) (2004) 251-257.
Van de Vijver, K. I.; Hoff, P. T.; Das, K.; Van Dongen, W.; Esmans, E. L.; Siebert, U.; Bouquegneau, J. M.; Blust, R. and De Coen, W. M. (2004). Baseline study of perfluorochemicals in harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) from Northern Europe. In: Marine Pollution Bulletin 48 (2004) 986-1008.
Vossen, A.; Abdulmawjood, A.; Lämmler, Ch.; Weiß, R. and Siebert, U. (2004). Identification and Molecular Characterization of Beta-hemolytic Streptococci Isolated from Harbour Seals (Phoca vitulina) and Grey Seals (Halichoerus grypus) of the German North and Baltic Seas.
In: Journal of Clinical Microbiology 42 (1) (2004) 469-473.
Wilson, R.P.; Scolaro, A.; Quintana, F.; Siebert, U.; Straten, M.T.; Mills, K.; Zimmer, I.; Liebsch, N.; Steinfurth, A.; Spindler, G. and Müller, G. (2004). To the bottom of the heart: Cloacal movement as an index of cardiac frequency, respiration and digestive evacuation in penguins.
In: Marine Biology 144 (2004) 813-827.
Konferenzbeiträge und Abstracts
Buholzer L.; Desportes G.; Siebert U.; Vossen A.; Anderson K.; Larsen F.; Teilmann J.; Dietz, R. and Shepard, G. (2004). Cortisol levels in captive and wild harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) and effect of handling methods. Proccedings of the 15th Annual Conference of the European Cetacean Society, Rom, Italy 6. –10. May 2001, 364-367.
Gilles, A.; Scheidat, M. & Siebert, U. (2004): Seasonal and inter-annual distribution of harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) in a high density emphasis on mother-calf pairs. 18. Konferenz der European Cetacean Society, Kolmarden, Sweden, March 28-31, 2004. (Posterpräsentation). p 67
Harder, K.; Wolf, P.; Siebert, U. & Benke, H. (2004): Monitoring of health status in marine mammals stranded on Baltic Sea Coast of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern/ Germany. 18. Konferenz der European Cetacean Society, Kolmarden, Sweden, March 28-31, 2004. (Posterpräsentation). Proceedings CD-Rom p. 141
Hasselmeier, I.; Schweiger, A.; Horn, B.; and Siebert, U. Serum electrophoresis in harbor seals (Phoca vitulina). (2004). Proceedings of the 18th Annual Conference of the European Cetacean Society, Kolmarden, Sweden, 28.-31. March 2004, p. 52.
Hasselmeier, I. & Siebert, U. (2004): Serum electrophoresis in harbour seals. 18. Konferenz der European Cetacean Society, Kolmarden, Sweden, March 28-31, 2004. (Posterpräsentation). Proceedings CD-Rom p. 147
Kinze, C.C.; Jensen, T.; Siebert, U. & Schulze, G. (2004): Increasing records of balaenopterid whales in the outer Baltic Sea during 1994-2003: rise in effort or new faunistic phenomenon? 18. Konferenz der European Cetacean Society, Kolmarden, Sweden, March 28-31, 2004. (Posterpräsentation). Proceedings CD-Rom p. 211
Lehnert, K.; Fonfara, S.; von Samson-Himmelstjerna, G. & Siebert, U. (2004): Molecular characterisation of lungworms from harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) and harbour seals (Phoca vitulina): first results. 18. Konferenz der European Cetacean Society, Kolmarden, Sweden, March 28-31, 2004.(Posterpräsentation). Proceedings CD-Rom p. 151
Ludwig, S.; Werner, S.; Risch, D. & Siebert, U. (2004): Abundance and habitat use of harbour porpoises in a German Whale sanctuary in the Southeastern North Sea, using visual and acoustic methods. 18. Konferenz der European Cetacean Society, Kolmarden, Sweden, March 28-31, 2004. (Posterpräsentation). Proceedings CD-Rom p. 240
Prahl, S.; Gaethke, U.; O'Malley, J.; Lucke, K., Siebert, U. & Ketten, D.R. (2004): Assessing the potential impact of sound on harbour porpoises in the North and Baltic Sea: a histo-pathological attempt. 18. Konferenz der European Cetacean Society, Kolmarden, Sweden, March 28-31, 2004. (Posterpräsentation). Proceedings CD-Rom p. 152
Scheidat, M.; Gilles, A.; Kock, K.H. und Siebert, U. (2004). Harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) summer abundance and distribution in the German North and Baltic Sea. Working paper presented at the 2004 ASCOBANS meeting in Poland, 10pp.
Scheidat, M.; Gilles, A. & Siebert, U. (2004): Density and distribution of harbor porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) in German waters. 18. Konferenz der European Cetacean Society, Kolmarden, Sweden, March 28-31, 2004. (Posterpräsentation). Proceedings CD-Rom p. 246
Scheidat, M. and Siebert, U. (2004). Verteilung von Schweinswalen (Phocoena phocoena) in der deutschen Nord- und Ostsee. Distribution of Harbour Porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) in German North and Baltic Seas. Beitrag zum BSH Symposium "Aktuelle Probleme der Meeresumwelt“ 12 -131.
Siebert, U.; Fonfara, S.; Hasselmeier, I.; Das, K.; Wohlsein, P. & Harder, T. (2004): Investigations on the development of the health status of harbour seals in the year of the PDV-seal die-off in 2002. 18. Konferenz der European Cetacean Society, Kolmarden, Sweden, March 28-31, 2004. (Posterpräsentation). Proceedings CD-Rom p. 153
Van de Vijver, K.I.; Hoff, P.T.; Das, K.; van Dongen, W.; Esmans, E.L.; Siebert, U.; Bouquegneau, J.M.; Blust, R. & Decoen, W.M. (2004): New threats for coastal waters of Northern Europe. Perfluorochemicals in harbor porpoises. 18. Konferenz der European Cetacean Society, Kolmarden, Sweden, March 28-31, 2004. (Posterpräsentation). Proceedings CD-Rom p. 104
2003
Buchbeiträge
Waterman, B.; Siebert, U.; Schulte-Oehlmann, U. and Oehlmann, J. (2003). Endokrine Effekte durch Tributylzinn (TBT). In: Lozan, J. L.; Rachor, E.; Reise, K.; Sündermann, J. and H. v. Westernhagen, H. (Eds). Warnsignale aus Nordsee & Wattenmeer. Eine aktuelle Umweltbilanz. Deutsche Bibliothek – CIP, 239-247.
Desportes, G.; Kristensen, J.H.; Benham, D.; Wilson, S.; Jepsen, T.; Siebert, U.; Korsgaard, B.; Driver, J.; Amundin, M.; Labberté, S. and Andersen, K. 2003. Multiple insights into the reproductive function of harbour porpoises: An ongoing study.
Scientific Publications of NAMMCO5, 91-106.
Lockyer, C.; Desportes G., Hansen K., Labberté S. and Siebert U. 2003. Monitoring growth and energy utilisation of the harbour porpoise in human care.
Scientific Publications of NAMMCO 5, 107-120.
Zeitschriftenartikel
Desportes, G.; Kristensen, J.H.; Benham, D.; Wilson, S.; Jepsen, T.; Siebert, U.; Korsgaard, B.; Driver, J.; Amundin, M.; Labberté, S. and Andersen, K. (2003). Multiple insights into the reproductive game of harbour porpoises: an ongoiing study.
In: Scientific Publications of NAMMCO 5 (2003) 91-106.
Lockyer, C.; Desportes, G.; Anderson, K.; Labberté, S. and Siebert, U. (2003). Monitoring growth and energy utilisation of harbour porpoise in captivity.
In: Scientific Publications of NAMMCO 5 (2003) 107-120.
Müller, G.; Groters, S.; Siebert, U.; Rosenberger, T.; Driver, J.; König, M.; Becher, P.; Hetzel, U. and Baumgärtner, W. (2003). Parapoxvirus infection in harbour seals (Phoca vitulina) from the German North Sea.
In: Veterinary Pathology 40 (2003) 445-454.
Scheidat, M. and Siebert, U. (2003). Aktueller Wissenstand zur Bewertung von anthropogenen Einflüssen auf Schweinswale in der deutschen Nordsee.
In: Seevögel 24 (3) (2003) 49-59.
Prenger-Berninghoff, E.; Thoele, A.; Siebert, U.; Stede, M. and Weiß, R. (2003). Phenotypic and molecular characterization of Brucella strains isolated from marine mammals of the German North Sea.
In: International Journal of Medical Microbiology 293 (36), (2003) 320.
Reijnders, P.; Abt, K.; Brasseur, S.; Tougaard, S.; Siebert, U. and Vareschi, E. (2003). Sense and sensibility in evaluating aerial counts of harbour seals.
In: Wadden Sea Newsletter, 28 (1) (2003) 9-12.
Konferenzbeiträge und Abstracts
Fontaine, M.; Siebert, U.; Tolley, K.; Bouquegneau, J.M. & Das, K. (2003): Trace element concentrations in harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena): Scources of variation and insights in their feeding ecology through stable carbon and nitrogen measurements. 17. Konferenz der European Cetacean Society, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, 9.-13.03.2003. (Posterpräsentation). Conference Guide and Abstracts p. 182
Gilles, A.; Scheidat, M. & Siebert, U. (2003): Habitat characterisation of a high density area of harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) in the German north sea. 17. Konferenz der European Cetacean Society, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, 9.-13.03.2003. (Posterpräsentation). P 255-256
Kilian, A.; Verfuss, U.; Ludwig, S.; Siebert, U. & Benke, H. (2003): Investigating the habitat use of harbour porpoises in German waters using porpoise detectors (PODS). 17. Konferenz der European Cetacean Society, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, 9.-13.03.2003. (Posterpräsentation). Conference Guide and Abstracts p. 102
Lehnert, K.; Raga, J.A. & Siebert, U. (2003): Parasitological findings in harbour seals (Phoca vitulina) and grey seals (Halichoerus grypus) stranded along the coasts of Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, during the PDV-epidemic in 2002. 17. Konferenz der European Cetacean Society, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, 9.-13. 03. 2003. (Posterpräsentation). Conference Guide and Abstracts p. 210
Lucke, K.; Wilson, R.; Teilmann, J.; Adelung, D. & Siebert, U. (2003): Acquisition of the temporally finely-resolved data on the behaviour of free-ranging harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) in the Baltic: A first attempt. 17. Konferenz der European Cetacean Society, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, 9.-13. 03. 2003. (Posterpräsentation). Conference Guide and Abstracts p. 129
Scheidat, M.; Kock, K.H. and Siebert, U. (2003). Summer distribution of harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) in the German North and Baltic Sea. Working paper presented at the 2003 ASCOBANS meeting in Bonn, 13pp.
Scheidat, M. & Siebert, U. (2003): Summer distribution of harbor porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) in German waters. 17. Konferenz der European Cetacean Society, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, 9.-13.03.2003. (Posterpräsentation). Conference Guide and Abstracts p. 267
Wohlsein, P.; Müller, G.; Beineke, A., Haas, L.; Greiser-Wilke, I.; Stede, M.; Siebert, U.; Harder, T.C. & Baumgärtner, W. (2003): Epidemicre-occurence of phocine distemper in the German sealpopulation. 17. Konferenz der European Cetacean Society, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, 9.-13.03.2003.(Posterpräsentation). Conference Guide and Abstracts p. 226
Van Bressem M.-F.; van Waerebeek, K.; Raga, J.A.; Gaspar, R.; Di Beneditto, A.P.; Ramos, R. and Siebert, U. (2003). Tattoo disease of odontocetes as a potential indicator of a degrading or stressful environment: a preliminary report. International Whaling Commission, Berlin, SC/55/E1, 5pp.
2002
Zeitschriftenartikel
Becher, P.; König, M.; Müller, G.; Siebert, U. and Thiel, H.J. (2002). Characterization of Sealpox Virus, a Separate Member of the Parapoxviruses.
In: Archive Virology 147 (2002) 1133-1140.
Siebert, U.; Müller, G.; Desportes, G.; Weiss, R.; Anderson, K. and Baumgärtner, W. (2002). Pyogranulomatous myocarditis due to Staphylococcus aureus septicemia in two harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) from the German Baltic Sea and Inner Danish Waters.
In: Veterinary Record 150 (2002) 273-277.
Tittlmeier, S.; Borrell, A.; Duffe, J.; Duignan, P.J.; Fair, P.; Hall, A.; Hoekstra, P.; Kovacs, K.; Krahn, M.M.; Lebeuf, M.; Lydersen, C.; Muir, D.; O’Hara, T.; Olsson, M.; Pranschke, J.; Ross, P.; Siebert, U.; Stern, G.; Tanabe, S.; and Norstrom, R. (2002). Global Distribution of Halogenated Dimethyl Bipyrroles in Marine Mammals – Evidence of a Natural Origin?
In: Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology 43 (2) (2002) 244-255.
Konferenzbeiträge und Abstracts
Hasselmeier, I.; Abt, K.; Siebert, U. & Adelung, D. (2002): Non-parametric evaluation of the birth date of harbor porpoises of the North and Baltic Seas. 16. Konferenz der Europan Cetacean Society, Liège, Belgien, 07.-11.04.2002. (Posterpräsentation). Conference Guide and Abstracts p. 53
Lehnert, K.; Adelung, D.; Raga, J.A. & Siebert, U. (2002): Parasitological investigations on the harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) from German and Norwegian waters and harbour seals (Phoca vitulina) from the North Sea. 16. Konferenz der Europan Cetacean Society, Liège, Belgien, 07.-11.04.2002. (Posterpräsentation). Conference Guide and Abstracts p. 57
Vossen, A.; König, A.; Prenger-Berninghoff, E. & Siebert, U. (2002): Evidence of Brucella sp. in marine mammals from German waters. 16. Konferenz der European Cetacean Society, Liège, Belgien, 07.-11.04.2002. (Posterpräsentation). Conference Guide and Abstracts p. 59
2001
Zeitschriftenartikel
Beineke, A.; Siebert, U.; Wünschmann, A.; Stott, J.L. and Baumgärtner, W. (2001). Investigations on the cross reactivity of selected leukocyte-markers from various species for the characterization of lymphoid cells in harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena). In: Journal of Comparative Pathology 125 (2001) 311-317.
Siebert, U.; Wünschmann, A.; Weiss, R.; Frank, H.; Benke, H. and Frese, K. (2001). Post mortem findings in harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) from German North and Baltic Sea.
In: Journal of Comparative Pathology 124 (2001) 102-114.
Troisi, G.M.; Haraguchi, K.; Kaydoo, D.S.; Nyman, M.; Aguilar, A.; Borell, A.; Siebert, U. and Mason, C.F. (2001). Bioaccumulation of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and dichlorodiphenylethane (DDE) methyl sulfones in tissues of seal and dolphin morbillivirus epizootic victims.
In: Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health Part A 62 (2001) 1-8.
Wünschmann, A.; Siebert, U.; Frese, K.; Lockyer, C.; Heide-Jørgensen, M.P.; Weiss, R.; Müller, G. and Baumgärtner, W. (2001). Pathologic findings in harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) hunted in the waters of Greenland and by-caught in the German North and Baltic Sea with repect to infectious diseases.
In: Veterinary Record 148 (2001) 715-72.
Zegers., B.N.; Lewis, W.E.; Tjoen-A-Chow, M.R.; Smeenk, C., Siebert, U. and Boon, J.P. (2001). Levels of some polybrominated diphenyl ether (PBDE) flame retardants in animals of different trophic levels of the North Sea food web.
In: Organohalogen Compounds 52 (2001) 18-21.
Konferenzbeiträge und Abstracts
Beineke, A.; Siebert, U.; van Elk, N.; Desportes, G. & Baumgärtner, W. (2001): Development of lymphocyte-transformation-test for peripheral blood lymphocytes of the harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) and decteion of selected cytokines using the Reverse-transcription Polymerase-Chain Reaction. 15.th Annual Conference European Cetacean Society, 06.-10.05.2001, Rom, Italy. (Posterpräsentation). Proceedings p. 335
Benham, D.; Desportes, G.; Siebert, U. & Wilson, B. (2001): Porpoises sexual Plays: Who decides? 15.th Annual Conference European Cetacean Society, 06.-10.05.2001, Rom, Italy. Posterpräsentation. Proceedings p. 48
Desportes, G.; Siebert, U.; Anderson, K.; Vossen, A.; Sheppard, G. & Buholzer, L. (2001): Cortisol levels in three harbour porpoises kept in human care and effect of sampling method. 29th Annual Symposium of the European Association of the Aquatic Mammals, Genova, Italy, 9-12 March 2001. (Posterpräsentation). Proceedings p. 364; Conference Guide and Abstracts p. 65
Desportes, G.; Korsgaard, B.; Siebert, U.; Anderson, K. & Sheppard, G. (2001): Behavioural and hormonal changes in a female harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena). 15th Annual Conference of the European Cetacean Society, Rome, 6-10 May 2001. (Posterpräsentation). Proceedings p. 75; Conference Guide and Abstracts p. 25
Failing, K. and Siebert, U. (2001). Wie wertet man Zielgrößen mit wenigen geordneten Ausprägungen statistisch aus? Die „Polytome logistische Regression am Beispiel des Auftretens pathologischer Veränderungen an Schweinswalen aus Nord- und Ostsee. In: Dtsch. Vet. med. Ges. (DVG), Fachgruppe „Epidemiologie und Dokumentation“ (ed): Veterinärepidemiologie im Interesse von Tier und Mensch, Wien, 6.-8.9.2000, 108-115.
Hasselmeier, I.; Abt., K.F.; Siebert, U. and Adelung, D. (2001). Growth patterns of harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) in the German North and Baltic Sea. Proceedings of the 15th Annual Conference of the European Cetacean Society, Rom, Italy, 6-10 May 2001, p. 325
Jepsen, T.; Desportes, G.; Korsgaard, B.; Siebert, U.; Anderson, K. & Sheppard, G. (2001): Behavioural and hormonal changes in a female harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena), 15..Annual Conference European Cetacean Society, 06.-10.05.2001, Rom, Italy. (Posterpräsentation). Proceedings p. 75; Conference Guide and Abstracts p. 25
Müller, G.; Siebert, U.; Rosenberger, T.; Driver, J.; König, M.; Becher, P.; Hetzel, U. & Baumgärtner, W. (2001): Parapoxvirus-infection in Harbour seals (Phoca vitulina) fromthe German North Sea. 15. Jahreskonferenz der European Cetacean Society, 2.-6.5.2001 in Rom, Italy. (Posterpräsentation). Proceedings p. 340; Conference Guide and Abstracts p. 57-58
Siebert, U.; Müller, G.; Desportes, G.; Weiss, R.; Anderson, K. & Baumgärtner, W. (2001): Pyogranulomatous myocarditis due to Staphylococcus aureus septicemia in two harbor porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) from the German Baltic Sea and Inner Danish Waters. 15. Jahreskonferenz der European Cetacean Society, 2.-6.5.2001 in Rom, Italy. (Posterpräsentation). Proceedings p. 342
Vossen, A.; Tolley, K.; Vikingsson, G.; Baumgärtner, W. & Siebert, U. (2001):Histological investigations on the thyroid glands of harbor porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) from German, Icelandic and Norwegian Waters. 15. Jahreskonferenz der European Cetacean Society, 02.-06.5.2001 in Rom, Italy. (Posterpräsentation). Proceedings p. 343; Conference Guide and Abstracts p. 59-60
2000
Zeitschriftenartikel
Müller, G.; Siebert, U.; Wünschmann, A.; Artelt, A. and Baumgärtner, W. (2000). Immunohistological and serological investigation of morbillivirus infection in harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) from German Baltic and North Sea.
In: Veterinary Microbiology 75 (2000) 17-25.
Van Bressem, M.F.; Van Waerebeek, K.; Siebert, U.; Wünschmann, A.; Chávez-Lisambart, L. and Reyes, J.R. (2000). Genital diseases in Peruvian Dusky dolphin (Lagenorhynchus obscurus ) and possible implications for ist reproductive success.
In: Journal of Comparative Pathology 122 (2000) 266-277.
Konferenzbeiträge und Abstracts
Huggenberger, S.; Rauschmann, M.; Siebert, U. & Oelschläger, H.H.A. (2000): Functional morphology of the facial musculature of the harbour porpoise. 14..Annual Conference European Cetacean Society, Cork, Ireland. Posterpräsentation. Proceedings p. 300
Lucke, K.; Wilson, R.; Teilmann, J.; Desportes, D.; Larsen, F.; Adelung, D. & Siebert, U. (2000): Acquisition of temporally finely-resolved data on the behaviour of freeranging harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) in the Baltic: A first attempt. Konferenz der European Cetacean Society, Cork, Ireland, 2.-5.4. 2000. (Poster presentation). P. 300
Müller, G.; Wünschmann, A.; Baumgärtner, W.; Birkun, A.; Komakhidze, A.; Staney, T.; Joiris, C.R. & Siebert, U. (2000): Immunohistological and serological investigation of morbillivirus infection in harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) from the Black Sea. 14. Jahreskonferenz der European Cetacean Society, in Cork, Ireland. (Posterpräsentation). P. 140
Siebert, U.; Wünschmann, A.; Frese, K.; Heide-Jørgensen, V.; Lockyer, C.; Müller, G.; Baumgärtner, W. & Weiss, R. (2000): Pathological findings in hunted harbor porpoises(Phocoena phocoena) originating from waters of Greenland. Konferenz der European Cetacean Society, Cork, Ireland, 02.-05.4.2000. (Posterpräsentation). Proceedings p. 278
Vossen, A.; Abdulmawjood, A.; Lämmler, Ch.; Weiß, R. and Siebert, U. (2000). Identification and molecular characterisation of ß-haemolytic Streptococci isolated from harbour seals (Phoca vitulina) and grey seals (Halichoerus grypus ) of the North and Baltic Seas. Proceedings of the 14th Annual Conference of the European Cetacean Society, Cork, Irland 02. – 05. April 2000, pp. 286–287.
1999
Zeitschriftenartikel
Birkun, Jr.; Kuiken, A.; Krivokhizhin, T.; Haines, S.; Osterhaus, A.D.M.E.; van de Bildt, M.W.G.; Joiris, C.R. and Siebert, U. (1999). Epizootic of morbilliviral disease in common dolphins (Delphinus delphis ponticus) from the Black Sea.
In: Veterinary Record 144 (1999) 85-92.
Siebert, U.; Joiris, C.; Holsbeek, L.; Benke, H.; Failing, K.; Frese, K. and Petzinger, E. (1999). Potential relation between mercury concentrations and necropsy findings in cetaceans from German waters of North and Baltic Seas.
In: Marine Pollution Bulletin 38 (4) (1999) 285-295.
Wünschmann, A.; Siebert, U. and Weiss, R. (1999). Rhizopusmycosis in a harbor porpoise from the Baltic Sea.
In: Journal of Wildlife Diseases 35 (3) (1999) 569-573.
Wünschmann, A.; Siebert, U. and Frese, K. (1999). Thymic cysts in harbor porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) from the German North Sea, Baltic Sea, and Waters of Greenland. In: Veterinary Pathology 36 (1999) 391-396.
Konferenzbeiträge und Abstracts
Lockyer, C.; Desportes, G.; Anderson, K.; Labberté, S. and Siebert, U.(1999). How well we grow – monitoring growth of harbour porpoises in captivity. Proceedings of the 13th Annual Conference of the European Cetacean Society, Valencia, Spain 05. – 08. April 1999, 383-388.
Bandomir, B.; Chavez-Lisambart, L. and Siebert, U.(1999). Reproduction in Harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) from German waters. Report of workshop on marine mammal reproduction: morphology and physiology. Proceedings of the 12th Annual Conference of the European Cetacean Society, Monaco 20. – 24. January 1998, 386-387.
Birkun, A.; Krivokhizhin, S.; Gol´din, E.; Pavlov, V.; Artov, A.; Suremkina, A.; Shibanova, O.; Gol´din, P.; Stanev, T.; Mikhailov, K.; Petkov, M.; Komakhidze, A.; Mazmanidi, N.; Burchuladze, M.; Goradze, I.; Komakhidze, G.; Baumgärtner, W.; Siebert, U.; Wünschmann, A.; Holsbeek, L.; Ali, B. and Joiris, C. (1999). Cetacean by-catches and strandings along the north, west, and east coasts of the Black Sea in 1997 – 1998. Proceedings of the 13th Annual Conference of the European Cetacean Society, Valencia, Spain 05. – 08. April 1999, 81.
Desportes, G.; Kristensen, J.H.; Siebert, U.; Korsgaard, B.; Driver, J.; Amundin, M.; Labberté, S. & Andersen, K. (1999): Multiple insights into the reproductive game of a male and female harbour porpoises: how to become mature. Poster präsentiert bei der 13. Jahreskonferenz der European Cetacean Society, 5.-8.4.1999 in Valencia, Spanien, Proceedings p. 376; und bei der 30. Jahreskonferenz der International Association for Aquatic Animal Medicine, 02.- 05.5.1999 in Boston, USA. (Posterpräsentation).
Siebert U.; Bruhn R.; Wünschmann, A. and Benke, H. (1999). Investigations on the health status of harbour porpoises from the North and Baltic Seas. Working paper, presented at the NAMMCO symposium on harbour porpoises 10.–14. September 1999, Bergen, Tromsø, WGMMHA/1998 WP 2, 5pp.
Siebert, U.; Wünschmann, A.; and Bandomir, B. (1999). Pathology of harbour porpoises in relation to reproduction with special reference to the German North and Baltic Seas and waters around Greenland. European Research on Cetaceans 12. Proceedings of the 12th Annual Conference of the European Cetacean Society, Monaco 20. – 24. January 1998, 408-410.
Siebert, U.; Wünschmann, A.; Artelt, A.; Müller, G. & Baumgärtner, W. (1999): Serological and immunohistological investigation of morbillivirus infection in harbor porpoises from the German Baltic and North Sea. Poster präsentiert bei der 13. Jahreskonferenz der European Cetacean Society, 5. – 8.4. 1999 in Valencia, Spanien. (Posterpräsentation). P. 448
Siebert, U.; Wünschmann, A.; Artelt, A.; Müller, G. & Baumgärtner, W. (1999): Serological and immunohistological investigation of morbillivirus infection in harbor porpoises from the German Baltic and North Sea. Poster präsentiert bei der 30. Jahreskonferenz der International AssociationforAquaticAnimalMedicine, 2. –5.5. 1999 in Boston USA. (Poster presentation). P. 60
1998
Zeitschriftenartikel
Benke, H.; Siebert, U.; Lick, R.; Bandomir-Krischak, B. and Weiss, R.(1998). The current status of harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) in German waters.
In: Archive of Fisheries and Marine Research 46 (2) (1998) 97-123.
Holsbeek, L.; Siebert, U. and Joiris, C. (1998). Heavy metals in dolphins stranded on the French Atlantic coast.
In: Science of Total Environment 217 (1998) 241-249.
Swenshon, M.; Lämmler, C. and Siebert, U. (1998). Identification and molecular characterization of beta-hemolytic Streptococci isolated from harbor porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) of the North and Baltic Seas.
In : Journal of Clinical Microbiology 36 (7) (1998) 1902-1906.
Konferenzbeiträge und Abstracts
Birkun, A.; Kuiken, T.; Haine, D.M.; Joiris, C.R.; Krivokhizhin, S.; Osterhaus, A.D.M.E.; Siebert, U. and Van de Bildt, M. (1998). Evidence of morbilliviral disease in Black Sea common dolphins. Proceedings of the 12th Annual Conference of the European Cetacean Society, Monaco 20. – 24. January 1998, 323-327.
Siebert, U.; Desportes, G.; Labberte, S. and Lockyer, C. (1998). Medical Monitoring and development of health status of two harbour porpoises in a new outdoor facility in Denmark. 29th Annual Meeting of International Association for Aquatic Animal Medicine, Vol. 29, 02.- 05. May 1998, 23pp.
Siebert, U. and Bruhn, R. 1998. Possible biological effects of non-ortho CBs and mono-ortho CBs. International Council for the Exploration of the Sea. Working Group of Marine Mammal Habitats, Kopenhagen, WGMMHA/1998 WP 2, 6pp.
1997
Konferenzbeiträge und Abstracts
Holsbeek, L.; Joiris, C.; Pinket, S.; Elskens, M.; Birkun, A. & Siebert, U. (1997): Trace elements in Black sea dolphins and possible role of glutathion in detoxification mechanisms. 11. Konferenz der European Cetacean Society, 10.-12.03.1997, Stralsund. (Posterpräsentation). Proceedings p. 260; Conference Guide and Abstracts p. 29
Siebert, U.; Wünschmann, A.; Heide–Jørgensen, M.P. and Frese, K. 1997. Cysts of the thymus glands in harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) from German and Greenlandic waters. Proceedings of the 11th. Annnual Conference, European Cetacean Society, Stralsund, 10.–12. March 1997, 5pp.
Sonntag, R.P.; Lick, R.; Siebert, U.; Bandomir, B. & Benke, H. (1997): Investigation of the coastal waters of Schleswig-Holstein (FRG) for Delphinids with emphasis on whitebeaked dolphins (Lagenorhynchus albirostris). 11. Konferenz der European Cetacean Society, 10.-12.03.1997, Stralsund. (Posterpräsentation). Proceedings p.145; Conference Guide and Abstracts p. 5
Teilmann, J.; Heide-Jørgensen, M.P.; Dietz, R.; Sonntag, R.P.; Benke, H.; Siebert, U. and Desportes, G. (1997). Diving behaviour of a harbour porpoise in danish waters. Proceedings of the 11th Annual Conference European Cetacean Society, Stralsund 10.-12. March 1997, 56.
1996
Buchkapitel
Siebert, U.; Benke, H.; Schulze, G. and R. P., Sonntag. (1996). Über den Zustand der Kleinwale, In: Lozan, J. L., Rachor, E., Reise, K., v. Westernhagen, H. und W. Lenz (Eds). Warnsignale aus der Ostsee - Wissenschaftliche Fakten. Blackwell Wissenschafts-Verlag, 242-248.
Zeitschriftenartikel
Brosens, L.; Jauniaux, T.; Siebert, U.; Benke, H. and F. ,Coignoul. (1996). Observations on the helminths of harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) and common guillemots (Uria aalge) from the Belgian and German coasts.
In: Veterinary Record 139 (1996) 254-257.
Siebert, U.; Lick, R.; Weiss, R.; Frank, H.; Benke, H. and Frese, K. (1996). Postmortem findings in small cetaceans from German waters of the North and Baltic Sea.
In: Cetacea Informa 11 (1996) 38-41.
Sonntag, R.P.; Siebert, U. und Benke, H.(1996). Untersuchungen zum Tauch- und Wanderverhalten von Kleinwalen mit telemetrischen Methoden.
In: Meer und Museum,12 (1996) 3-10.
Konferenzbeiträge und Abstracts
Lick, R., Siebert, U. and Sonntag, R.P. (1996). Parasitological findings in small cetaceans of german coastal waters. Proceedings of the 10th Annual Conference of the European Cetacean Society, Lisboa, Portugal 11.–13. March 1996, 293-295.
Siebert, U.; Swenshon, M.; Lämmler, C.H.; Weiss, R. and Frese, K. (1996). Streptococcal infections in harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) from German waters of the North and Baltic Seas. Proceedings of the European Association For Aquatic Mammals, 24th Annual Symposium, Albufeira – Portugal. 15..–18.03.1996, 14pp.
Siebert, U.; Benke, H.; Frese, K.; Pirro, F. and Lick, R. (1996). Postmortem examination of by-catches from German fisheries and of suspected by-catches found on the coast of Germany. In: Kuiken T. (Eds): Diagnosis of by-catch in cetaceans. Proceedings of the Second ECS Workshop on Cetacean Pathology, Montpellier, France, 2 March 1994, ECS Newsletter Nr. 26, 27-30.
Siebert, U., Weiss, R.; Lick, R.; Benke, H. and Frese, K. (1996). Pathology of the respiratory tract of porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) from German waters of the North and Baltic Seas. ECS Pathology Working group, 14. March 1996, Proceedings of the Third ECS- workshop on cetacean pathology.
Siebert U.; Weiss, R.; Lick, R.; Sonntag, R.P.; Benke, H. and Frese, K. (1996). Pathology of the skeletal system of cetaceans from German waters of the North and Baltic Seas. Proceedings of the 10th Annual Conference of the European Cetacean Society, Lisboa, Portugal 11.-13. March 1996, 266-267.
Siebert U.; Benke, H.; Frese, K.; Pirro, F. and Lick, R. (1996). Postmortem examination of by-catches from German fisheries and of suspected by-catches found on the coast of Germany. Proceedings of the European Association of Zoo- and Wildlife Veterinarians (EAZWV). First scientific meeting, May 16. – 18. Rostock, Germany, 1-7.
Sonntag R.P.; Benke, H.; Siebert, U. and Lick, R. (1996). The coastal waters off the island of Sylt (FRG) as a breeding area for harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena). Proceedings of the 10th Annual Conference of the European Cetacean Society, Lisboa, Portugal 11. – 13. March 1996, 227-231.
Sonntag R .P.; Benke, H.; Siebert, U. and Lick, R. (1996). Investigation of the North Sea of Schleswig-Holstein (FRG) for breeding grounds of harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena). Report SC/48/SM226 presented to the IWC Scientific Committee, Aberdeen, UK, 05.- 17.6.1996.
1995
Konferenzbeiträge und Abstracts
Bandomir-Krischak, B.; Siebert U.; Benke, H. and Bohlken H. (1995). Preliminary results on reproduction of harbour porpoise, (Phocoena phocoena) in German coastal waters. Proceedings of the 9th Annual Conference of the European Cetaceans Society, Lugano, Switzerland 09. – 12. February 1995, pp. 212-214.
Siebert U.; Joiris, C.; Holsbeek, L.; Weiss, R.; Lick, R.; Benke, H. and Frese K. (1995). Mercury analysis and necropsy findings in small cetaceans in German waters of North and Baltic Sea. Proceeding of the 9th Annual Conference of the European Cetacena Society, Lugano, Schweiz 09. - 12. February 1995, 277-279.
Benke, H.; J. Wulf & U. Siebert (1995): Aspects of the biology of harbour porpoise, (Phocoena phocoena) in German waters. 9. Konferenz der European Cetacean Society, 09.-11.2.1995, Lugano, Schweiz. (Posterpräsentation). Proceedings p. 211
1994
Buchkapitel
Benke, H. and U. Siebert. (1994). Zur Situation der Kleinwale im Wattenmeer und in der südöstlichen Nordsee. In: Lozan, J. L., Rachor, E., Reise, K., v. Westernhagen, H. und W. Lenz (Eds). Warnsignale aus dem Wattenmeer. Blackwell Wissenschafts-Verlag, Berlin, 309-316.
1993
konferenzbeiträge und Abstracts
Siebert U.; Benke, H.; Frese, K.; Weiss, R. and Lick, R. (1993). Preliminary report on necropsy findings in small cetaceans in German waters. Proceedings of the 7th Annual Conference of the European Cetacean Society, Inverness, Scotland 18. - 21. February 1993, 176-179.
Benke, H.; U. Siebert & H. Bohlken (1993): Investigations on the abundance, health status, and migration of the small cetacean populations in German waters. 7. Konferenz der European Cetacean Society, 18.-21.2.1993, Inverness, Scotland. (Posterpräsentation). P. 122
1992
Konferenzbeiträge und Abstracts
Joiris, C.R.; Holsbeck, L.; Siebert U.; Bouquegneau J.M.; Bossicart, M.; Duguy, R. and Simmonds, M. (1992). Heavy metals and organochlorines in common dolphins (Delphinus delphis) stranded on the french atlantic coast. Proceedings of the 6th Annual Conference of the European Cetacean Society, San Remo, Italy 20. – 22. February 1992, 223-226.