Karen A. Stockin

This study investigates the association between epigenetic age acceleration and contaminant exposure in common dolphins, finding that metals and specific PFAS compounds significantly influence EAA.

This study assesses global PFAS contamination in odontocetes by analyzing 713 liver samples, finding genus and location as strongest predictors, with higher concentrations in males and younger individuals and increasing trends in the Pacific.

This study links PFAS exposure to accelerated epigenetic ageing in wild common dolphins using DNA methylation and a species-specific epigenetic clock.

This paper develops radiographic bone ageing models for common dolphins, showing higher accuracy than epigenetic methods for age estimation.

This study provides anatomical descriptions of the hourglass dolphin and spectacled porpoise using imaging and histology, revealing morphological features and supporting hypotheses about their diving behavior and thermoregulation.

The paper develops the first species-specific epigenetic clock for common dolphins using DNA methylation data from stranded and bycaught individuals, showing consistent underestimation in older dolphins.

This paper presents a high-quality genome assembly of the hourglass dolphin using Oxford Nanopore sequencing, achieving high contiguity and completeness for marine mammal genomics.