Dr Louise Allcock B.Sc, Ph.D, PGCHET
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Biography:
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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. This research has highlighted connections between the world’s oceans, linked evolutionary radiations to climatic events (through dated phylogenies), and is helping us understand how Southern Ocean fauna survived the massive disturbances caused by Pliocene-Pleistocene glacial cycles. 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 taxonomically difficult!) taxa such as sponges, cnidarians and ascidians. Professional Roles President, Cephalopod International Advisory Council; Co-editor Journal of Natural History; Fellow and former Council Member of the Linnean Society; Co-ordinator IUCN red data list for Cephalopoda; Cephalopoda curator for Encyclopedia of Life (EoL); ICES working group member WGCEPH. History Lecturer (full time) in Zoology, NUI Galway, Septmeber 2012-September 2013 Lecturer (25% time) in Zoology, NUI Galway, September 2010 - September 2012 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
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Research Interests
| 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. This research has highlighted connections between the world’s oceans, linked evolutionary radiations to climatic events (through dated phylogenies), and is helping us understand how Southern Ocean fauna survived the massive disturbances caused by Pliocene-Pleistocene glacial cycles. 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 taxonomically difficult!) taxa such as sponges, cnidarians and ascidians. |
Peer Reviewed Journals
| Allcock A.L. and Strugnell J.M. (2012) 'Southern Ocean diversity: new paradigms from molecular ecology'. Trends in ecology & evolution, 27 (9):520-528. [Details] |
| Strugnell, JM,Watts, PC,Smith, PJ,Allcock, AL (2012) 'Persistent genetic signatures of historic climatic events in an Antarctic octopus'. Molecular Ecology, 21 :2775-2787. [DOI] [Details] |
| McInerney, CE,Allcock, AL,Johnson, MP,Prodohl, PA (2012) 'Ecological coherence in marine reserve network design: An empirical evaluation of sequential site selection using genetic structure'. Biological Conservation, 152 :262-270. [DOI] [Details] |
| Morrow, CC,Picton, BE,Erpenbeck, D,Boury-Esnault, N,Maggs, CA,Allcock, AL (2012) 'Congruence between nuclear and mitochondrial genes in Demospongiae: A new hypothesis for relationships within the G4 clade (Porifera: Demospongiae)'. Molecular Phylogenetics And Evolution, 62 :174-190. [DOI] [Details] |
| Baxter, EJ,McAllen, R,Allcock, AL,Doyle, TK (2012) 'ABUNDANCE, DISTRIBUTION AND COMMUNITY COMPOSITION OF SMALL GELATINOUS ZOOPLANKTON IN SOUTHERN IRISH COASTAL WATERS'. Biology And Environment-Proceedings Of The Royal Irish Academy, 112B :91-103. [DOI] [Details] |
| Daneri, GA,Carlini, AR,Negri, A,Allcock, AL,Corbalan, A (2012) 'Predation on cephalopods by Weddell seals, Leptonychotes weddellii, at Hope Bay, Antarctic Peninsula'. Polar Biology, 35 :585-592. [DOI] [Details] |
| 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. [Details] |
Allcock, A. L.,Barratt, I.,Eleaume, M.,Linse, K.,Norman, M. D.,Smith, P. J.,Steinke, D.,Stevens, D. W.,Strugnell, J. M. (2011) 'Cryptic speciation and the circumpolarity debate: A case study on endemic Southern Ocean octopuses using the COI barcode of life'. Deep-Sea Research Part Ii-Topical Studies In Oceanography, 58 (1-21-2):242-249.  [Details] |
| Strugnell, J. M.,Cherel, Y.,Cooke, I. R.,Gleadall, I. G.,Hochberg, F. G.,Ibanez, C. M.,Jorgensen, E.,Laptikhovsky, V. V.,Linse, K.,Norman, M.,Vecchione, M.,Voight, J. R.,Allcock, A. L. (2011) 'The Southern Ocean: Source and sink?'. Deep-Sea Research Part Ii-Topical Studies In Oceanography, 58 (1-21-2):196-204. [Details] |
| 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. [DOI] [Details] |
| 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. [Details] |
| McInerney, C. E.,Allcock, A. L.,Johnson, M. P.,Bailie, D. A.,Prodohl, P. A. (2011) 'Comparative genomic analysis reveals species-dependent complexities that explain difficulties with microsatellite marker development in molluscs'. Heredity, 106 (11):78-87. [Details] |
| De Broyer, C,Danis, B,Allcock, L,Angel, M,Arango, C,Artois, T,Barnes, D,Bartsch, I,Bester, M,Blachowiak-Samolyk, K,Blazewicz, M,Bohn, J,Brandt, A,Brandao, SN,David, B,de Salas, M,Eleaume, M,Emig, C,Fautin, D,George, KH,Gillan, D,Gooday, A,Hopcroft, R,Jangoux, M,Janussen, D,Koubbi, P,Kouwenberg, J,Kuklinski, P,Ligowski, R,Lindsay, D,Linse, K,Longshaw, M,Lopez-Gonzalez, P,Martin, P,Munilla, T,Muhlenhardt-Siegel, U,Neuhaus, B,Norenburg, J,Ozouf-Costaz, C,Pakhomov, E,Perrin, W,Petryashov, V,Pena-Cantero, AL,Piatkowski, U,Pierrot-Bults, A,Rocka, A,Saiz-Salinas, J,Salvini-Plawen, L,Scarabino, V,Schiaparelli, S,Schrodl, M,Schwabe, E,Scott, F,Sicinski, J,Siegel, V,Smirnov, I,Thatje, S,Utevsky, A,Vanreusel, A,Wiencke, C,Woehler, E,Zdzitowiecki, K,Zeidler, W (2011) 'How many species in the Southern Ocean? Towards a dynamic inventory of the Antarctic marine species'. Deep-Sea Research Part Ii-Topical Studies In Oceanography, 58 :5-17. [DOI] [Details] |
| Barratt, IM,Allcock, AL (2010) 'Ageing octopods from stylets: development of a technique for permanent preparations'. Ices Journal Of Marine Science, 67 :1452-1457. [DOI] [Details] |
| Strugnell, J,Allcock, AL (2010) 'Co-estimation of phylogeny and divergence times of Argonautoidea using relaxed phylogenetics'. Molecular Phylogenetics And Evolution, 54 :701-708. [DOI] [Details] |
| Guerra, A.,Allcock, L.,Pereira, J. (2010) 'Cephalopod life history, ecology and fisheries: An introduction'. Fisheries Research, 106 (22):117-124. [Details] |
| Jorgensen, E. M.,Strugnell, J. M.,Allcock, A. L. (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. [Details] |
| Strugnell, J.,Voight, J. R.,Collins, P. C.,Allcock, L. (2009) 'Molecular phylogenetic analysis of a known and a new hydrothermal vent octopod: their relationships with the genus Benthoctopus (Cephalopoda: Octopodidae)'. Zootaxa, (20962096):442-459. [Details] |
| 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. [DOI] [Details] |
| Strugnell, JM,Allcock, AL,Watts, PC (2009) 'Microsatellite loci from the endemic Southern Ocean octopus Adelieledone polymorpha (Robson, 1930)'. Molecular Ecology Resources, 9 :1068-1070. [DOI] [Details] |
| McInerney, C. E.,Allcock, A. L.,Johnson, M. P.,Prodohl, P. A. (2009) 'Understanding marine reserve function in a seascape genetics context: Nucella lapillus in Strangford Lough (Northern Ireland) as an example'. Aquatic Biology, 7 (1-21-2):45-58. [Details] |
| 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. [DOI] [Details] |
| 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. [Details] |
| Strugnell, JM,Allcock, AL,Watts, PC (2009) 'A panel of microsatellite loci from two species of octopus, Pareledone turqueti (Joubin, 1905) and Pareledone charcoti (Joubin, 1905)'. Molecular Ecology Resources, 9 :1239-1242. [DOI] [Details] |
| Barratt, I. M.,Johnson, M. P.,Collins, M. A.,Allcock, A. L. (2008) 'Female reproductive biology of two sympatric incirrate octopod species, Adelieledone polymorpha (Robson 1930) and Pareledone turqueti (Joubin 1905) (Cephalopoda : Octopodidae), from South Georgia'. Polar Biology, 31 (55):583-594. [Details] |
| Johnson, M. P.,Crowe, T. P.,McAllen, R.,Allcock, A. L. (2008) 'Characterizing the marine Natura 2000 network for the Atlantic region'. Aquatic Conservation-Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems, 18 (11):86-97. [Details] |
| Johnson, M.P., Pye, S, and Allcock, A.L. (2008) 'Dispersal mode and assessments of recovery on the shores of Gruinard, the 'anthrax island''. Biodiversity and Conservation, (17). [ARAN Link] [Details] |
| Strugnell, J. M.,Collins, M. A.,Allcock, A. L. (2008) 'Molecular evolutionary relationships of the octopodid genus Thaumeledone (Cephalopoda : Octopodidae) from the Southern Ocean'. Antarctic Science, 20 (33):245-251. [Details] |
| Allcock, AL,Strugnell, JM,Johnson, MP (2008) 'How useful are the recommended counts and indices in the systematics of the Octopodidae (Mollusca : Cephalopoda)'. Biological Journal Of The Linnean Society, 95 :205-218. [Details] |
| Johnson, MP,Jessopp, M,Mulholland, OR,McInerney, C,McAllen, R,Allcock, AL,Crowe, TP (2008) 'What is the future for marine protected areas in Irish waters?'. Biology And Environment-Proceedings Of The Royal Irish Academy, 108B :9-14. [DOI] [Details] |
| Strugnell, JM,Rogers, AD,Prodohl, PA,Collins, MA,Allcock, AL (2008) 'The thermohaline expressway: the Southern Ocean as a centre of origin for deep-sea octopuses'. Cladistics, 24 :853-860. [DOI] [Details] |
| Allcock, A. L.,Strugnell, J. M.,Prodohl, P.,Piatkowski, U.,Vecchione, M. (2007) 'A new species of Pareledone (Cephalopoda : Octopodidae) from Antarctic Peninsula Waters'. Polar Biology, 30 (77):883-893. [Details] |
| Jessopp, M,Mulholland, OR,McAllen, R,Johnson, MP,Crowe, TP,Allcock, AL (2007) 'Coastline configuration as a determinant of structure in larval assemblages'. Marine Ecology-Progress Series, 352 :67-75. [DOI] [Details] |
| Barratt, I. M.,Johnson, M. P.,Allcock, A. L. (2007) 'Fecundity and reproductive strategies in deep-sea incirrate octopuses (Cephalopoda : Octopoda)'. Marine Biology, 150 (33):387-398. [Details] |
| Allcock, A. L.,Strugnell, J. M.,Ruggiero, H.,Collins, M. A. (2006) 'Redescription of the deep-sea octopod Benthoctopus normani (Massy 1907) and a description of a new species from the Northeast Atlantic'. Marine Biology Research, 2 (66):372-387. [Details] |
| Allcock, A. L. (2005) 'On the confusion surrounding Pareledone charcoti (Joubin, 1905) (Cephalopoda : Octopodidae): endemic radiation in the Southern Ocean'. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, 143 (11):75-108. [Details] |
| Collins, M. A.,Allcock, A. L.,Belchier, M. (2004) 'Cephalopods of the South Georgia slope'. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom, 84 (22):415-419. [Details] |
| Allcock, A. L.,Collins, M. A.,Piatkowski, U.,Vecchione, M. (2004) 'Thaumeledone and other deep water octopodids from the Southern Ocean'. Deep-Sea Research Part Ii-Topical Studies in Oceanography, 51 (14-1614-16):1883-1901. [Details] |
| Allcock, A. L.,Hochberg, F. G.,Stranks, T. N. (2003) 'Re-evaluation of Graneledone setebos (Cephalopoda : Octopodidae) and allocation to the genus Megaleledone'. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom, 83 (22):319-328. [Details] |
| Allcock, A. L.,Collins, M. A.,Vecchione, M. (2003) 'A redescription of Graneledone verrucosa (Verrill, 1881) (Octopoda : Octopodidae)'. Journal of Molluscan Studies, 69 :135-143. [Details] |
| Allcock, A. L.,Hochberg, F. G.,Rodhouse, P. G. K.,Thorpe, J. P. (2003) 'Adelieledone, a new genus of octopodid from the Southern Ocean'. Antarctic Science, 15 (44):415-424. [Details] |
| Allcock, A. L.,Piertney, S. B. (2002) 'Evolutionary relationships of southern ocean Octopodidae (Cephalopoda : Octopoda) and a new diagnosis of Pareledone'. Marine Biology, 140 (11):129-135. [Details] |
| Yau, C.,Allcock, A. L.,Daly, H. I.,Collins, M. A. (2002) 'Distribution of Pareledone spp. (Octopodidae : Eledoninae) around South Georgia'. Bulletin of Marine Science, 71 (22):993-1002. [Details] |
| Clarke, M.,Allcock, L.,Santos, M. B. (2002) 'Estimating cephalopod biomass: Workshop report'. Bulletin of Marine Science, 71 (11):47-65. [Details] |
| Johnson, M. P.,Allcock, A. L.,Pye, S. E.,Chambers, S. J.,Fitton, D. M. (2001) 'The effects of dispersal mode on the spatial distribution patterns of intertidal molluscs'. Journal of Animal Ecology, 70 (44):641-649. [Details] |
| Collins, M. A.,Yau, C.,Allcock, L.,Thurston, M. H. (2001) 'Distribution of deep-water benthic and bentho-pelagic cephalopods from the north-east Atlantic'. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom, 81 (11):105-117. [Details] |
| Allcock, A. L.,Piatkowski, U.,Rodhouse, P. G. K.,Thorpe, J. P. (2001) 'A study on octopodids from the eastern Weddell Sea, Antarctica'. Polar Biology, 24 (1111):832-838. [Details] |
| Watts, P. C.,Allcock, A. L.,Lynch, S. M.,Thorpe, J. P. (2000) 'An analysis of the nematocysts of the beadlet anemone Actinia eguina and the green sea anemone Actinia prasina'. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom, 80 (44):719-724. [Details] |
| Ogden, R. S.,Allcock, A. L.,Watts, P. C.,Thorpe, J. P. (1998) 'The role of beak shape in octopodid taxonomy'. South African Journal of Marine Science-Suid-Afrikaanse Tydskrif Vir Seewetenskap, 20 :29-36. [Details] |
| Allcock, A. L.,Watts, P. C.,Thorpe, J. P. (1998) 'Divergence of nematocysts in two colour morphs of the intertidal beadlet anemone Actinia equina'. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom, 78 (33):821-828. [Details] |
| Vecchione, M.,Piatkowski, U.,Allcock, A. L. (1998) 'Biology of the cirrate octopod Grimpoteuthis glacialis (Cephalopoda; Opisthoteuthididae) in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica'. South African Journal of Marine Science-Suid-Afrikaanse Tydskrif Vir Seewetenskap, 20 :421-428. [Details] |
| Allcock, A. L.,Brierley, A. S.,Thorpe, J. P.,Rodhouse, P. G. (1997) 'Restricted gene flow and evolutionary divergence between geographically separated populations of the Antarctic octopus Pareledone turqueti'. Marine Biology, 129 (11):97-102. [Details] |
| Brierley, A. S.,Allcock, A. L.,Thorpe, J. P.,Clarke, M. R. (1996) 'Biochemical genetic evidence supporting the taxonomic separation of Loligo edulis and Loligo chinensis (Cephalopoda: Teuthoidea) from the genus Loligo'. Marine Biology, 127 (11):97-104. [Details] |
Book Chapters
| Strugnell JM and Allcock AL (2012) 'Southern Ocean evolution in a global context: a molecular viewpoint' In: Adaptation and Evolution in Marine Environments, Volume 2: The impacts of global change on biodiversity. Series title: From Pole to Pole. Berlin: Springer. [Details] |
| Kemp R, Peters H, Allcock L, Carpenter K, Obura D, Polidoro B, Richman N (2012) 'Marine Invertebrate Life' In: in Collen B, Böhm M, Kemp R, Baillie JEM (eds). Spineless: Status and trends of the world’s invertebrates. London, UK: Zoological Society of London. [Details] |
| Allcock, Louise (2010) 'Taxonomy' In: Cephalopod biology and fisheries in Europe. ICES Cooperative Research Report 303. Copenhagen, Denmark: ICES. [Details] |
| Breen P, Allcock AL, Johnson MP (2010) 'Quantification of habitat sensitivity to potential threats as part of Marine Protected Area planning and evaluation' In: GIS/Spatial analyses in Fishery and Aquatic Sciences (Volume 4). Saitama, Japan: Fishery-Aquatic GIS Research Group. [Details] |
| Patrizia Jereb, Uwe Piatkowski, Louise Allcock, Paola Belcari, Manuel Garcia Tasende, Angel González, Angel Guerra, Lee C. Hastie, Eugenia Lefkaditou, Ana Moreno, Santiago Pascual, João Pereira, Graham J. Pierce, Pilar Sánchez, Paolo Sartor, Sonia Seixas, Ignacio Sobrino, and Roger Villanueva (2010) 'Biology and ecology of cephalopod species commercially exploited in Europe' In: Cephalopod biology and fisheries in Europe. ICES Cooperative Research Report 303. Copenhagen, Denmark: ICES. [Details] |
| Vecchione M, Allcock AL, 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, USA: Smithsonian Institution Scholarly Press. [Details] |
| Strugnell JM, Lindgren A, Allcock AL. (2009) 'Cephalopoda' In: Hedges SB, Kumar S (eds). The timetree of Life. Oxford: Oxford University Press. [Details] |
| Strugnell JM, Allcock AL. (2009) 'Scaphopoda' In: Hedges SB, Kumar S (eds). The Timetree of Life. Oxford: Oxford University Press. [Details] |
Edited Books
| Pierce, G. J., Allcock, L., Bruno, I., Bustamante, P., González, Á., Guerra, Á., Jereb, P., et al (Ed.). (2010) Cephalopod biology and fisheries in Europe. Copenhagen, Denmark: ICES. [Details] |
Other Journals
| Linse K, Shrödl M, McClain C, Allcock L (2003) 'Mollusca in the Antarctic Deep Sea - Preliminary notes on their taxonomy, biogeography and diversity' Berichte zur Polarforschung 470 :95-104. [Details] |
| Piatkowski U, Allcock L, Vecchione M (2003) 'Cephalopod diversity and ecology' Berichte zur Polarforschung 470 :32-38. [Details] |
| Allcock L, Lockhart S, Ellingsen K, Mooi R, de Broyet C (2003) 'Megabenthos: introduction to work at sea' Berichte zur Polarforschung 470 :91-94. [Details] |
| Allcock AL (2001) 'Cephalopod taxonomy and biology' Berichte zur Polarforschung 402 :96-98. [Details] |
| Gutt J, Sirenko BI, Arntz WE, Smirnov IS, de Broyer C (eds) (2000) 'Biodiversity of the Weddell Sea: macrozoobenthic species (demersal fish included) sampled during the expedition ANT XIII/3 (EASIZ I) with RV Polarstern. With contributions of 29 taxonomists from Russia, Spain, Belgium, UK and Germany' Berichte zur Polarforschung 371 :1-103. [Details] |
| Piatkowski U, Allcock L, Hevia M, Steimer S, Vecchione M (1998) 'Cephalopod Ecology' Berichte zur Polarforschung 274 :41-47. [Details] |
| Steimer S, Allcock L, Palm H (1997) 'Cephalopod Ecology and Physiology' Berichte zur Polarforschung 249 :79-81. [Details] |
Published Reports
| Roberts D, Allcock L, Fariñas-Franco JM, Gorman E, Maggs CA, Mahon AM, Smyth D, Strain E, and Wilson C D (2012) Modiolus Restoration Research Project: Final Report and Recommendations. Final report to the Northern Ireland Environment Agency (NIEA) and Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (DARD). . [Details] |
| Everson I, Parkes G, Kock KH, Goss C, Cielniaszek Z, Szlakowski J, Daly H, Allcock L, Pilling G (1994) Fish stock assessment survey in subarea 48.3. WG-FSA-94/18. CCAMLR, Hobart, Australia. [Details] |
| Kock KH, Everson I, Allcock L, Parkes G, Harm U, Goss C, Daly H, Cielniaszek Z, Szlakowski J (1994) The diet composition and feeding intensity of mackerel icefish (Champsocephalus gunnari) at South Georgia in January/February 1994. WG-FSA- 94/15. CCAMLR, Hobart, Australia. [Details] |
Associations
| Association: Cephalopod International Advisory Council, Function/Role: President |
| Association: Linnean Society of London, Function/Role: Fellow and former council member/trustee |
Conference Contributions
| Allcock, A. L. (2012) Women in cephalopod research: past and present. [Keynote Address], Cephalopod International Advisory Council Symposium 2012: Interdisciplinary approaches to cephalopod biology, Floreanopolis, Brazil , 27-OCT-12 - 02-NOV-12. |
| Allcock, A.L. (2012) Genetics and Evolution. [Chaired Session], Cephalopod International Advisory Council Symposium 2012: Interdisciplinary approaches to cephalopod biology, Florianopolis, Brazil , 27-OCT-12 - 02-NOV-12. |
| Allcock, A. L. (2012) Scientific Committee. [Conference Organising Committee Member], Cephalopod International Advisory Council Symposium 2012: Interdisciplinary approaches to cephalopod biology, Florianopolis, Brazil , 26-OCT-12 - 02-NOV-12. |
| Allcock AL (2011) The Southern Ocean: a hotbed of speciation. [Oral Presentation], World Conference on Marine Biodiversity, Aberdeen, September 2011, Aberdeen, UK , 25-SEP-11 - 30-SEP-11. |
| Allcock AL (2010) Bipolarity myth or marvel. [Invited Oral Presentation], International Polar Year Oslo Science Conference, Oslo Norway , 08-JUN-10 - 12-JUN-10. |
| Allcock AL (2010) Assessing cephalopods for the red data list. [Invited Oral Presentation], Foundations of biodiversity: saving the world’s non-vertebrates, Zoological Society of London, London , 25-FEB-10 - 26-FEB-10. |
| Brandt A and Allcock AL (2010) t3.4 ‘Processes in polar deep-sea benthic biodiversity’. [Chaired Session], International Polar Year Oslo Science Conference, Oslo, Norway , 08-JUN-10 - 12-JUN-10. |
| Lyons GN, Gutowska MA, Melzner F, Wilson RP, Liebsch N, Allcock AL, Scantlebury M & Houghton JDR (2009) Best Poster Award for Ocean acidification and the cuttlefish Sepia officinalis: behavioural and energetic consequences of cuttlebone ultra-structural changes. [Poster Presentation], Cephalopod International Advisory Council Symposium 2009, Vigo, Spain , 04-SEP-09 - 11-SEP-10. |
| Allcock AL (2009) scientific committee. [Conference Organising Committee Member], Cephalopod International Advisory Council Symposium, Vigo, 2009, Vigo, Spain , 03-SEP-09 - 11-SEP-09. |
| Allcock AL (2009) Red data listing cephalopods. [Workshop chair], Cephalopod International Advisory Council Symposium, Vigo, 2009, Vigo, Spain , 09-SEP-09 - 09-SEP-09. |
| A. Louise Allcock, Iain Barratt, Katrin Linse, Mark D. Norman, Peter J. Smith, Dirk Steinke, Darren W. Stevens, Jan M. Strugnell (2009) Cryptic speciation and the circumpolarity debate: a case study on endemic Southern Ocean octopuses using the COI barcode of life. [Invited Oral Presentation], Diversity and Change in Southern Ocean Ecosystems. The Census of Antarctic Marine Life Final Symposium, Genoa, Italy , 18-MAY-09 - 20-MAY-12. |
| Allcock AL (2009) Evolution in Antarctica: a genetic perspective. [Keynote Address], Diversity and Change in Southern Ocean Ecosystems. The Census of Antarctic Marine Life Final Symposium, Genoa, Italy , 18-MAY-09 - 20-MAY-09. |
| Allcock AL (2007) Fieldwork techniques for marine zoology. [Invited Oral Presentation], Floras & Faunas Serving Biodiversity Research. The sixth biennial meeting of the Systematics Association, Royal Botanic Gardens, Edinburgh , 27-AUG-07 - 31-AUG-07. |
| Allcock AL (2006) scientific committee. [Conference Organising Committee Member], 41st European Marine Biology Symposium, Cork 2006, Cork, Ireland , 04-SEP-06 - 08-SEP-06. |
| Allcock AL (2004) Cephalopod systematics, ecology and evolution. [Invited Oral Presentation], Cephalopod Systematics, Ecology and Fisheries. The Linnean Society with The Malacological Society of London: a joint evening meeting at Burlington House, Linnean Society, London , 04-MAR-04 - 04-MAR-04. |
| Allcock AL (2003) On the confusion surrounding the shallow water octopods of the Scotia Arc. [Poster Presentation], IBMANT/ANDEEP - Interactions between the Magellan region and the Antarctic / Antarctic benthic deep-sea biodiversity. International symposium & workshop, Ushuaia, Argentina , 19-OCT-03 - 24-OCT-04. |
| Hochberg FG, Norman MN, Allcock AL (2003) Octopus systematics (Co-convenor). [Workshop chair], Cephalopod International Advisory Council Symposium, Thailand, 2003, Thailand , 21-FEB-03 - 28-FEB-03. |
| Allcock AL (2003) Thaumeledone and Bentheledone, deep water octopods of the Southern Ocean. [Poster Presentation], IBMANT/ANDEEP - Interactions between the Magellan region and the Antarctic / Antarctic benthic deep-sea biodiversity. International symposium & workshop, Ushuaia, Argentina , 19-FEB-03 - 24-FEB-03. |
| Maggs CA, Dring M, Allcock L, Provan J, Johnson M (2003) Organising committee. [Conference Organising Committee Member], 3rd European Phycological Congress, Belfast, 2003, Belfast , 21-JUL-03 - 26-JUL-03. |
| Allcock AL (2003) On the confusion surrounding Pareledone charcoti (Joubin, 1905): cryptic speciation and endemic radiation in the Southern Ocean. [Oral Presentation], Cephalopod International Advisory Council Symposium, Thailand 2003, Phuket, Thailand , 17-FEB-03 - 21-FEB-03. |
| eter R. Boyle, Graham J. Pierce, Martin A. Collins, A. Louise Allcock, Paul Shaw, Paul G. Rodhouse & Malcolm R. Clarke (2000) Organizing/scientific committee. [Conference Organising Committee Member], Cephalopod International Advisory Council Symposium, Aberdeen, 2000, Aberdeen , 03-JUL-00 - 07-JUL-00. |
| Allcock AL and Clarke MR (2000) Estimating cephalopod biomass (Co-convenor). [Workshop chair], Cephalopod International Advisory Council Symposium, Aberdeen, 2000, Aberdeen , 03-JUL-00 - 07-JUL-00. |
| Allcock AL (1995) Restricted geneflow and evolutionary divergence between geographically separated populations of the Antarctic octopus Pareledone turqueti. [Oral Presentation], American Malacological Union 65th Annual Meeting, Hilo, Hawaii, USA , 07-JUN-95 - 13-JUN-95. |
Committees
| Committee : WGCEPH: ICES working group on Cephalopoda |
| Committee : IUCN Mollusca Specialist Group |
| Committee : Programme Planning Group: State of the Antarctic Ecosystem, SCAR Standing Scientific Group, Life Sciences |
Employment
| Employer: National University of Ireland Galway Position: Lecturer |
| Employer: British Antarctic Survey Position: Bipolar species coordinator |
| Employer: Queen's University Belfast Position: Lecturer |
| Employer: National Museums of Scotland Position: Curator of Mollusca |
Education
| Year 1992 Institution: University of Liverpool Qualification: BACHELOR OF SCIENCE Subject: Marine Biology |
| Year 1998 Institution: University of Liverpool Qualification: DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY Subject: The genetics and taxonomy of Southern Ocean Octopodidae with special reference to the genus Pareledone. |
| Year 2004 Institution: Queen's University Belfast Qualification: Postgraduate Certificate in Higher Education Teaching Subject: Postgraduate Certificate in Higher Education Teaching |
Community Engagement
| SCAR-MarBIN curator |
| Encyclopedia of Life (EOL). Cephalopod Curator |
Reviews
| Journal Of Natural History: Editor. |
Recent Postgraduates
| Julia Sigwart, PhD. Systematics of leptochitonid Polyplacophora. Part-time self-funded. Graduated 2008. Andy Blight, PhD. Hotspots of biodiversity. Funding: DEL. Graduated 2009. Caitriona Mc Inerney, PhD. Marine reserve design: a genetic perspective. Funding: Higher Education Authority, North-South Strand I. Graduated 2010. |
Modules Taught
Internal Collaborators
| As Chief Scientist aboard several cruises on RV Celtic Explorer and RV Celtic Voyage, I have facilitated research of several groups in the Ryan Institute: RV Celtic Voyager, 4-8th September 2008, CV08024. Rafts, plankton, and jellyfish: their value as biological indicators of different water masses. RV Celtic Voyager, 13-22nd June 2009, CV09014. Fronts and coastal processes affecting dispersal and entrainment of jellies, zooplankton and rafts. RV Celtic Explorer, 23rd May - 2nd June 2010, CE10004. Species at the margins. RV Celtic Explorer, 20th April - 10th May, CE11006. Biodiscovery and deep-ocean ecosystems. RV Celtic Explorer, 12th April - 29th April, CE12006. Biodiscovery and deep-ocean ecosystems. |
External Collaborators
| I participated in the Census of Marine Life, leading a cruise aboard RV Celtic Explorer (CE10004: Species at the margins) under the project COMARGE. I was also involved in the Census of Antarctic Marine Life (CAML) and the Census of the Diversity of Abyssal Marine Life (CeDAMar). As Chief Scientist, I have led cruises aboard the Irish Research vessels involving researchers and students from Queen's University Belfast, Trinity College Dublin, University College Cork, University of Hamburg and the Munich Museum. I am editing several ICES Co-operative Research Reports on cephalopod biology with colleagues in Europe. |