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Louise Allcock

Zoology,

Ryan Institute,
School of Natural Sciences,
NUI Galway
Phone: 353 (0)91 495868; Fax: 353 (0)91 525005
Email: louise.allcockatgmail.com

Education

PhD. University of Liverpool, 1998.
Postgraduate Certificate in Higher Education Teaching. Queen’s University Belfast, 2004.
BSc (Hons) Marine Biology. University of Liverpool, 1992. First Class. 
History
Lecturer (25% time) in Zoology, NUI Galway, September 2010 – present
Bipolar species co-ordinator, British Antarctic Survey, June 2009 – March 2010
Lecturer in Marine Biology, Queen’s University Belfast, September 2002 – March 2008
Curator of Mollusca, National Museums of Scotland, Edinburgh, July 1998 – August 2002 

Research Areas

I am primarily interested in the evolution and ecology of cephalopods and other molluscs, particularly, but not limited to, the groups that have radiated in the Southern Ocean and the deep sea. As part of my studies on these topics I have participated in numerous cruises to the Antarctic and South Atlantic. More recently I have been leading multidisciplinary cruises to the canyon systems on the Irish continental margin aboard RV Celtic Explorer. Here I am particularly interested in poorly known (and difficult!) taxa such as sponges.

Professional Roles

Co-editor Journal of Natural History; Fellow and former Council Member of the Linnean Society; Council Member Cephalopod International Advisory Council; Co-ordinator IUCN red data list for Cephalopoda; Cephalopoda curator for Encyclopedia of Life (EoL); ICES working group member WGCEPH.

Recent Publications (2008-2012)

Morrow CC, Picton BE, Erpenbeck D, Boury-Esnault N, Maggs C and Allcock AL (2012). Congruence between nuclear and mitochondrial genes and a new hypothesis of relationships in the 'crown group' of demosponges (Porifera). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 62: 174-190.
Strain EMA, Allcock AL, Goodwin C, Maggs CA, Picton BE, Roberts D (2012). The long-term impacts of fisheries on epifaunal assemblage function and structure, in a Special Area of Conservation. Journal of Sea Research 67: 58-68.
McInerney CE, Allcock AL, Johnson MP, Bailie DA, Prodöhl PA (2011) Comparative genomic analysis reveals species-dependent genomic complexities that explain difficulties with microsatellite marker development in molluscs. Heredity 106: 78–87.
Dettai A, Adamowicz SJ, Allcock AL et al. (2011). Barcoding and molecular systematics of the benthic and demersal organisms of the CEAMARC survey. Polar Science 5: 298-312.
Allcock AL, Cooke IR, Strugnell JM (2011). What can the mitochondrial genome reveal about higher-level phylogeny of the molluscan class Cephalopoda? Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 161: 573-586.
Strugnell J, Cherel Y, Cooke IR, Gleadall IG, Hochberg FG, Ibáñez CM, Jorgensen E, Laptikhovsky VV, Linse K, Norman M, Vecchione M, Voight JR, Allcock AL (2011). The Southern Ocean: source and sink? Deep Sea Research II 58: 196-204
Allcock AL, Barratt I, Eléaume M, Linse K, Norman MD, Smith PJ, Steinke D, Stevens DW, Strugnell JM (2011). Cryptic speciation and the circumpolarity debate: a case study on endemic Southern Ocean octopuses using the coxI barcode of life. Deep Sea Research II 58: 242-249.
Barratt IM, Allcock AL (2010). Ageing octopodids from stylets: development of a technique for permanent preparations. ICES Journal of Marine Science 67: 1452-1457.
Guerra A, Allcock L, Pereira J (2010). Cephalopod life history, ecology and fisheries: An introduction. Fisheries Research 106: 117-124.
Strugnell JM, Allcock AL (2010). Co-estimation of phylogeny and divergence times of the Argonautoidea using relaxed phylogenetics. Molecular phylogeny and evolution 54: 701-708.
Breen P, Allcock AL, Johnson MP (2010). Quantification of habitat sensitivity to potential threats as part of Marine Protected Area planning and evaluation. GIS/Spatial analyses in Fishery and Aquatic Sciences (Vol. 4): 291-306.
Jorgensen EM, Strugnell JM, Allcock AL (2010). Description and phylogenetic relationships of a new genus of octopus, Sasakiopus (Cephalopoda: Octopodidae), from the Bering Sea, with a redescription of Sasakiopus salebrosus (Sasaki, 1920). Journal of Molluscan Studies 76: 57-66.
Blight AJ, Allcock AL, Maggs CA, Johnson MP (2009). Intertidal molluscan and algal species richness around the UK coast. Marine Ecology Progress Series 396: 235-243.
McInerney CE, Allcock AL, Johnson MP, Prodöhl PA (2009) Embedding marine reserve function in a seascape genetics context: Nucella lapillus (L.) in Strangford Lough as an example. Aquatic Biology 7: 45-58.
McInerney CE, Allcock AL, Johnson MP, Prodohl PA (2009). Characterization of polymorphic microsatellites for the rough periwinkle gastropod, Littorina saxatilis (Olivi, 1792) and their cross-amplification in four congeners. Conservation Genetics 10: 1989-1992,
Strugnell JM, Allcock AL, Watts PC (2009). Isolation and characterisation of polymorphic loci from two endemic Antarctic octopuses, Pareledone turqueti (Joubin, 1905) and Pareledone charcoti (Joubin, 1905). Molecular Ecology Resources 9: 1239-1242.
Strugnell JM, Allcock AL, Watts PC (2009). Polymorphic microsatellite loci isolated from the Antarctic endemic octopus, Adelieledone polymorpha (Robson, 1930). Molecular Ecology Resources 9: 1068-1070.
McInerney CE, Allcock AL, Johnson MP, Prodohl PA (2009). Characterization of polymorphic microsatellites for the periwinkle gastropod, Littorina littorea (Linnaeus, 1758) and their cross-amplification in four congeners. Conservation genetics 10: 1417-1420.
Strugnell, JM, Voight JR, Collins PC, Allcock AL (2009). Molecular phylogenetic analysis of a known and a new hydrothermal vent octopod: their relationships with the genus Benthoctopus (Cephalopoda: Octopodidae). Zootaxa 2096: 442-459.
Vecchione M, Allcock L, Piatkowski U, Strugnell J (2009). Benthoctopus rigbyae, n. sp., a new species of cephalopod (Octopoda; Incirrata) from near the Antarctic Peninsula. Malacologia 51: 13-28.
Strugnell JM, Allcock AL. (2009). Scaphopoda. In: Hedges SB, Kumar S (Eds). The Timetree of Life. Oxford University Press. Pp.239-241 [Invited book chapter]
Vecchione M, Allcock L, Piatkowski U, Jorgensen E, Barratt I (2009). Persistent elevated abundance of octopods in an overfished Antarctic area. In: Krupnik I, Laing MA, Miller SE (Eds). Smithsonian at the Poles: Contributions to International Polar Year Science. Washington: Smithsonian Institution Scholarly Press. Pp. 197-204.
Strugnell JM, Lindgren A, Allcock AL. (2009). Cephalopoda. In: Hedges SB, Kumar S (Eds). The Timetree of Life. Oxford University Press. Pp. 242-246. [Invited book chapter]
Strugnell JM, Rogers AD, Prodöhl PA, Collins MA, Allcock AL (2008). The thermohaline expressway: Antarctica as a centre of origin for deep-sea octopuses. Cladistics 24: 853-860.
Johnson MP, Jessop MJ, Mullholland O, McInerney C, McAllen R, Allcock AL, Crowe TP (2008). What is the future for marine protected areas in UK and Irish Waters? Biology and Environment: Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy 108B: 11-17.
Barratt IM, Johnson MP, Collins MA, Allcock AL (2008). Reproductive biology of two closely related sympatric incirrate octopus species, Adelieledone polymorpha Robson, 1930 and Pareledone turqueti (Joubin, 1905), from South Georgia. Polar Biology 31: 583-594.
Strugnell JM, Collins MA, Allcock AL (2008). Molecular evolutionary relationships of the octopodid genus Thaumeledone (Cephalopoda: Octopodidae) from the Southern Ocean. Antarctic Science 20: 245-251.
Johnson MP, Pye SE, Allcock AL (2008). Dispersal mode and assessments of recovery on the shores of Gruinard, the 'anthrax island'. Biodiversity and Conservation 17: 721-732.
Allcock AL, Strugnell JM, Johnson MP (2008). How useful are the recommended counts and indices in the systematics of the molluscan class Cephalopoda Cuvier, 1797. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 95: 205-218.
Johnson MP, Crowe TP, McAllen R, Allcock AL (2008). Characterising the marine Natura 2000 network for the Atlantic region. Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems 18: 86-97.

Zoology Department
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