Dr Kevin Arbuckle

Athro Cyswllt, Biosciences

kevin.arbuckle@abertawe.ac.uk

102A
Llawr Cyntaf
Adeilad Margam
Campws Singleton

Ar gael ar gyfer Goruchwyliaeth Ôl-raddedig

Dolenni Ymchwil

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9171-5874

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Mae fy niddordebau ymchwil yn canolbwyntio ar y ffactorau sy’n dylanwadu ar esblygiad bioamrywiaeth. Rydw i’n defnyddio dulliau esblygol cymharol yn bennaf i ymchwilio i achosion a chanlyniadau dau fath o amrywiaeth: cyfoeth rhywogaethau ac amrywiaeth (e.e. ymddygiadol) nodweddion rhywogaethau. Y nodweddion sydd o ddiddordeb pennaf i mi yw arfogaeth wenwynig anifeiliaid fel fenwm a gwenwyn. Fel rhan o fy niddordeb mewn esblygiad amrywiaeth, rydw i’n astudio esblygiad cydgyfeiriol hefyd - ffenomen lle mae gwahanol linachau o organebau yn esblygu nodweddion tebyg. Yn benodol, mae gennyf ddiddordeb mewn dulliau o astudio cydgyfeiriant. Mae gennyf ddiddordebau ar wahân mewn datblygiadau cymhwysol a chysyniadol ym maes hwsmonaeth a llesiant anifeiliaid. Yn olaf, rydw i’n arbennig o hoff o ymlusgiaid (nadroedd yn benodol), amffibiaid, ac amrywiaeth o grwpiau di-asgwrn-cefn, diddorol (a gwenwynig yn aml iawn), ac rydw i’n ceisio canolbwyntio ar y grwpiau hyn yn fy ngwaith lle bynnag y bo modd.

Meysydd Arbenigedd

Bioleg esblygiadol
Anifeiliaid fenymig a gwenwynig
Dulliau esblygol cymharol
Esblygiad cydgyfeiriol
Herpetoleg
Hwsmonaeth Anifeiliaid

Cyhoeddiadau

Uchafbwyntiau Ymchwil

Lyons, T. & Arbuckle, K. (2024). The neoteny goldilocks zone: The evolution of neoteny in Ambystoma. Ecology and Evolution, 14(4)
https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.11240, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa66045
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ece3.11240
Khera, M., Arbuckle, K., Mwanguhya, F., Kyabulima, S., Mwesige, K., Businge, R., Blount, J., Cant, M., & Nichols, H. (2023). Small increases in ambient temperature reduce offspring body mass in an equatorial mammal. Biology Letters, 19(11)
https://doi.org/10.1098/rsbl.2023.0328, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa65082
http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsbl.2023.0328
Arbuckle, K. (2023). Crotaphopeltis hotamboeia - color change. Herpetological Review, 54(2), 312
SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa64793
https://ssarherps.org/publications/herpetological-review/
Paillard, A. & Arbuckle, K. (2023). Negative allometry of orb web size in spiders and the implications for the evolution of giant webs. Journal of Arachnology, 51(2), 217-222.
https://doi.org/10.1636/joa-s-21-023, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa64732
http://dx.doi.org/10.1636/joa-s-21-023
McCormack, J., Arbuckle, K., Fullard, K., Amos, W., & Nichols, H. (2023). Lack of intergenerational reproductive conflict, rather than lack of inclusive fitness benefits, explains absence of post-reproductive lifespan in long-finned pilot whales. Behavioral Ecology, 34(6), 950-959.
https://doi.org/10.1093/beheco/arad062, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa64196
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/beheco/arad062

Holl Ymchwil

Erthyglau Cylchgronau

Lyons, T. & Arbuckle, K. (2024). The neoteny goldilocks zone: The evolution of neoteny in Ambystoma. Ecology and Evolution, 14(4)
https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.11240, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa66045
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ece3.11240
Khera, M., Arbuckle, K., Mwanguhya, F., Kyabulima, S., Mwesige, K., Businge, R., Blount, J., Cant, M., & Nichols, H. (2023). Small increases in ambient temperature reduce offspring body mass in an equatorial mammal. Biology Letters, 19(11)
https://doi.org/10.1098/rsbl.2023.0328, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa65082
http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsbl.2023.0328
McCormack, J., Arbuckle, K., Fullard, K., Amos, W., & Nichols, H. (2023). Lack of intergenerational reproductive conflict, rather than lack of inclusive fitness benefits, explains absence of post-reproductive lifespan in long-finned pilot whales. Behavioral Ecology, 34(6), 950-959.
https://doi.org/10.1093/beheco/arad062, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa64196
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/beheco/arad062
Paillard, A. & Arbuckle, K. (2023). Negative allometry of orb web size in spiders and the implications for the evolution of giant webs. Journal of Arachnology, 51(2), 217-222.
https://doi.org/10.1636/joa-s-21-023, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa64732
http://dx.doi.org/10.1636/joa-s-21-023
Kikuchi, D., Allen, W., Arbuckle, K., Aubier, T., Briolat, E., Burdfield‐Steel, E., Cheney, K., Daňková, K., Elias, M., Hämäläinen, L., Herberstein, M., Hossie, T., Joron, M., Kunte, K., Leavell, B., Lindstedt, C., Lorioux‐Chevalier, U., McClure, M., McLellan, C...., & Exnerová, A. (2023). The evolution and ecology of multiple antipredator defences. Journal of Evolutionary Biology, 1-17.
https://doi.org/10.1111/jeb.14192, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa63728
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jeb.14192
Arbuckle, K. (2023). Crotaphopeltis hotamboeia - color change. Herpetological Review, 54(2), 312
SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa64793
https://ssarherps.org/publications/herpetological-review/
Schaeffer, R., Pascolutti, V., Jackson, T., & Arbuckle, K. (2023). Diversity Begets Diversity When Diet Drives Snake Venom Evolution, but Evenness Rather Than Richness Is What Counts. Toxins, 15(4), 251
https://doi.org/10.3390/toxins15040251, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa63048
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/toxins15040251
Arbuckle, K. & ARBUCKLE, A. (2023). The Madeira lizard Teira dugesii may have the greatest population density of any terrestrial vertebrate. The Herpetological Bulletin, 163(163), 24-27.
https://doi.org/10.33256/hb163.2427, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa62773
http://dx.doi.org/10.33256/hb163.2427
Arbuckle, K. (2023). Lissotriton helveticus (Palmate Newt): Tail bifurcation. Herpetological Review, 53(4), 642-643.
SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa62456
https://ssarherps.org/herpetological-review-pdfs/
Giles, S. & Arbuckle, K. (2022). Diversification dynamics of chameleons (Chamaeleonidae). Journal of Zoology, 318(4), 241-252.
https://doi.org/10.1111/jzo.13019, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa61016
Arbuckle, K. (2022). Bufo bufo (common toad): arboreal behavior. Herpetological Review. Natural History Notes, 53(2), 283-284.
SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa60704
https://ssarherps.org/herpetological-review-pdfs/
Nichols, H. & Arbuckle, K. (2022). A case of cooperative breeding in the European Starling, Sturnus vulgaris. Ecology and Evolution, 12(2)
https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.8318, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa59191
Arbuckle, K. (2021). Natrix helvetica (barred grass snake): nocturnal activity. Herpetological Review, 52(4), 878
SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa59220
https://ssarherps.org/herpetological-review-pdfs/
Khera, M., Arbuckle, K., Hoffman, J., Sanderson, J., Cant, M., & Nichols, H. (2021). Cooperatively breeding banded mongooses do not avoid inbreeding through familiarity-based kin recognition. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, 75(9)
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00265-021-03076-3, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa57835
Nichols, H., Arbuckle, K., Sanderson, J., Vitikainen, E., Marshall, H., Thompson, F., Cant, M., & Wells, D. (2021). A double pedigree reveals genetic but not cultural inheritance of cooperative personalities in wild banded mongooses. Ecology Letters, 24(9), 1966-1975.
https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.13833, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa56999
Arbuckle, K. & Harris, R. (2021). Radiating pain: venom has contributed to the diversification of the largest radiations of vertebrate and invertebrate animals. BMC Ecology and Evolution, 21(1)
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12862-021-01880-z, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa57616
Arbuckle, K. (2021). Special Issue: Evolutionary Ecology of Venom. Toxins, 13(5), 310
https://doi.org/10.3390/toxins13050310, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa56767
Wang, L., Cornell, S., Speed, M., & Arbuckle, K. (2021). Coevolution of group-living and aposematism in caterpillars: warning colouration may facilitate the evolution from group-living to solitary habits. BMC Ecology and Evolution, 21(1)
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12862-020-01738-w, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa56261
Kazandjian, T., Petras, D., Robinson, S., Thiel, J., Greene, H., Arbuckle, K., Barlow, A., Carter, D., Wouters, R., Whiteley, G., Wagstaff, S., Arias, A., Albulescu, L., Laing, A., Hall, C., Heap, A., Penrhyn-Lowe, S., McCabe, C., Ainsworth, S...., & Casewell, N. (2021). Convergent evolution of pain-inducing defensive venom components in spitting cobras. Science, 371(6527), 386-390.
https://doi.org/10.1126/science.abb9303, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa56099
Arbuckle, K. (2020). From molecules to macroevolution: Venom as a model system for evolutionary biology across levels of life. Toxicon: X, 6, 100034
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.toxcx.2020.100034, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa54013
Ward-Smith, H., Arbuckle, K., Naude, A., & Wüster, W. (2020). Fangs for the Memories? A Survey of Pain in Snakebite Patients Does Not Support a Strong Role for Defense in the Evolution of Snake Venom Composition. Toxins, 12(3), 201
https://doi.org/10.3390/toxins12030201, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa53896
Nichols, H., Arbuckle, K., Fullard, K., & Amos, W. (2020). Why don’t long-finned pilot whales have a widespread postreproductive lifespan? Insights from genetic data. Behavioral Ecology, 31(2), 508-518.
https://doi.org/10.1093/beheco/arz211, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa53143
Nichols, H., Arbuckle, K., Fullard, K., & Amos, W. (2020). Why don’t long-finned pilot whales have a widespread postreproductive lifespan? Insights from genetic data. Behavioral Ecology, 31(2), 508-518.
https://doi.org/10.1093/beheco/arz211, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa52952
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/beheco/arz211
Davies, E. & Arbuckle, K. (2019). Coevolution of Snake Venom Toxic Activities and Diet: Evidence that Ecological Generalism Favours Toxicological Diversity. Toxins, 11(12), 711
https://doi.org/10.3390/toxins11120711, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa53011
Keshri, V., Arbuckle, K., Chabrol, O., Rolain, J., Raoult, D., & Pontarotti, P. (2019). The functional convergence of antibiotic resistance in β‐lactamases is not conferred by a simple convergent substitution of amino acid. Evolutionary Applications, 12(9), 1812-1822.
https://doi.org/10.1111/eva.12835, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa51130
Zdenek, C., Hay, C., Arbuckle, K., Jackson, T., Bos, M., op den Brouw, B., Debono, J., Allen, L., Dunstan, N., Morley, T., Herrera, M., Gutiérrez, J., Williams, D., & Fry, B. (2019). Coagulotoxic effects by brown snake (Pseudonaja) and taipan (Oxyuranus) venoms, and the efficacy of a new antivenom. Toxicology in Vitro, 58, 97-109.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tiv.2019.03.031, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa49771
https://www.academia.edu/38643693/Coagulotoxic_effects_by_brown_snake_Pseudonaja_and_taipan_Oxyuranus_venoms_and_the_efficacy_of_a_new_antivenom
Oulion, B., Dobson, J., Zdenek, C., Arbuckle, K., Lister, C., Coimbra, F., op den Brouw, B., Debono, J., Rogalski, A., Violette, A., Fourmy, R., Frank, N., & Fry, B. (2018). Factor X activating Atractaspis snake venoms and the relative coagulotoxicity neutralising efficacy of African antivenoms. Toxicology Letters, 288, 119-128.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.toxlet.2018.02.020, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa38837
https://www.academia.edu/36028459/Factor_X_activating_Atractaspis_snake_venoms_and_the_relative_coagulotoxicity_neutralising_efficacy_of_African_antivenoms
Goldenberg, J., Cipriani, V., Jackson, T., Arbuckle, K., Debono, J., Dashevsky, D., Panagides, N., Ikonomopoulou, M., Koludarov, I., Li, B., Santana, R., Nouwens, A., Jones, A., Hay, C., Dunstan, N., Allen, L., Bush, B., Miles, J., Ge, L...., & Fry, B. (2018). Proteomic and functional variation within black snake venoms (Elapidae: Pseudechis ). Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part C: Toxicology & Pharmacology, 205, 53-61.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cbpc.2018.01.001, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa38309
https://www.academia.edu/35978117/Proteomic_and_functional_variation_within_black_snake_venoms_Elapidae_Pseudechis
Arbuckle, K. (2018). Phylogenetic Comparative Methods can Provide Important Insights into the Evolution of Toxic Weaponry. Toxins, 10(12), 518
https://doi.org/10.3390/toxins10120518, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa46239
DEREZ, C., Arbuckle, K., RUAN, Z., XIE, B., HUANG, Y., DIBBEN, L., SHI, Q., VONK, F., & FRY, B. (2018). A new species of bandy-bandy (Vermicella: Serpentes: Elapidae) from the Weipa region, Cape York, Australia. Zootaxa, 4446(1), 1-12.
https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4446.1.1, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa41029
https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.4446.1.1
Baumann, K., Vicenzi, E., Lam, T., Douglas, J., Arbuckle, K., Cribb, B., Brady, S., & Fry, B. (2018). Harden up: metal acquisition in the weaponized ovipositors of aculeate hymenoptera. Zoomorphology, 137(3), 389-406.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00435-018-0403-1, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa46233
Visser, M. & Arbuckle, K. (2017). Apparent envenomation of a captive blue dart frog (Dendrobates tinctorius) by an eyelash viper (Bothriechis schlegelii) without symptoms of toxicity. Herpetological Bulletin, 142, 35-36.
SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa37967
https://www.thebhs.org/publications/the-herpetological-bulletin
Rogalski, A., Soerensen, C., op den Brouw, B., Lister, C., Dashvesky, D., Arbuckle, K., Gloria, A., Zdenek, C., Casewell, N., Gutiérrez, J., Wüster, W., Ali, S., Masci, P., Rowley, P., Frank, N., & Fry, B. (2017). Differential procoagulant effects of saw-scaled viper (Serpentes: Viperidae: Echis ) snake venoms on human plasma and the narrow taxonomic ranges of antivenom efficacies. Toxicology Letters, 280, 159-170.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.toxlet.2017.08.020, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa35038
https://www.academia.edu/34566818/Differential_procoagulant_effects_of_saw_scaled_viper_echis_snake_venom_on_human_plasma_and_the_narrow_taxonomic_ranges_of_antivenom_efficacies
Arbuckle, K., Rodríguez de la Vega, R., & Casewell, N. (2017). Coevolution takes the sting out of it: Evolutionary biology and mechanisms of toxin resistance in animals. Toxicon, 140, 118-131.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.toxicon.2017.10.026, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa36623
https://www.academia.edu/35066902/Coevolution_takes_the_sting_out_of_it_Evolutionary_biology_and_mechanisms_of_toxin_resistance_in_animals
Lister, C., Arbuckle, K., Jackson, T., Debono, J., Zdenek, C., Dashevsky, D., Dunstan, N., Allen, L., Hay, C., Bush, B., Gillett, A., & Fry, B. (2017). Catch a tiger snake by its tail: Differential toxicity, co-factor dependence and antivenom efficacy in a procoagulant clade of Australian venomous snakes. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part C: Toxicology & Pharmacology, 202, 39-54.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cbpc.2017.07.005, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa34889
https://www.academia.edu/34253226/Catch_a_tiger_snake_by_its_tail_differential_toxicity_co-factor_dependence_and_antivenom_efficacy_in_a_procoagulant_clade_of_Australian_venomous_snakes
Yang, D., Dobson, J., Cochran, C., Dashevsky, D., Arbuckle, K., Benard, M., Boyer, L., Alagón, A., Hendrikx, I., Hodgson, W., & Fry, B. (2017). The Bold and the Beautiful: a Neurotoxicity Comparison of New World Coral Snakes in the Micruroides and Micrurus Genera and Relative Neutralization by Antivenom. Neurotoxicity Research, 32(3), 487-495.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12640-017-9771-4, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa35280
https://www.academia.edu/34844362/The_Bold_and_the_Beautiful_a_Neurotoxicity_Comparison_of_New_World_Coral_Snakes_in_the_Micruroides_and_Micrurus_Genera_and_Relative_Neutralization_by_Antivenom
Koludarov, I., Jackson, T., Brouw, B., Dobson, J., Dashevsky, D., Arbuckle, K., Clemente, C., Stockdale, E., Cochran, C., Debono, J., Stephens, C., Panagides, N., Li, B., Manchadi, M., Violette, A., Fourmy, R., Hendrikx, I., Nouwens, A., Clements, J...., & Fry, B. (2017). Enter the Dragon: The Dynamic and Multifunctional Evolution of Anguimorpha Lizard Venoms. Toxins, 9(8), 242
https://doi.org/10.3390/toxins9080242, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa34881
http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/28783084
Cuthill, I., Allen, W., Arbuckle, K., Caspers, B., Chaplin, G., Hauber, M., Hill, G., Jablonski, N., Jiggins, C., Kelber, A., Mappes, J., Marshall, J., Merrill, R., Osorio, D., Prum, R., Roberts, N., Roulin, A., Rowland, H., Sherratt, T...., & Caro, T. (2017). The biology of color. Science, 357(6350), eaan0221
https://doi.org/10.1126/science.aan0221, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa34939
http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/28774901
Cipriani, V., Debono, J., Goldenberg, J., Jackson, T., Arbuckle, K., Dobson, J., Koludarov, I., Li, B., Hay, C., Dunstan, N., Allen, L., Hendrikx, I., Kwok, H., & Fry, B. (2017). Correlation between ontogenetic dietary shifts and venom variation in Australian brown snakes ( Pseudonaja ). Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part C: Toxicology & Pharmacology, 197, 53-60.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cbpc.2017.04.007, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa33257
http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/28457945
Panagides, N., Jackson, T., Ikonomopoulou, M., Arbuckle, K., Pretzler, R., Yang, D., Ali, S., Koludarov, I., Dobson, J., Sanker, B., Asselin, A., Santana, R., Hendrikx, I., Ploeg, H., Tai-A-Pin, J., Bergh, R., Kerkkamp, H., Vonk, F., Naude, A...., & Fry, B. (2017). How the Cobra Got Its Flesh-Eating Venom: Cytotoxicity as a Defensive Innovation and Its Co-Evolution with Hooding, Aposematic Marking, and Spitting. Toxins, 9(3), 103
https://doi.org/10.3390/toxins9030103, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa32392
Arbuckle, K. (2016). Chemical antipredator defence is linked to higher extinction risk. Royal Society Open Science, 3(11), 160681
https://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.160681, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa31599
Harris, R. & Arbuckle, K. (2016). Tempo and Mode of the Evolution of Venom and Poison in Tetrapods. Toxins, 8(7), 193
https://doi.org/10.3390/toxins8070193, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa30819
Speed, M. & Arbuckle, K. (2016). Quantification provides a conceptual basis for convergent evolution. Biological Reviews, n/a-n/a.
https://doi.org/10.1111/brv.12257, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa30820
Nichols, H., Zecherle, L., Arbuckle, K., Arbuckle, K., & Nichols, H. (2016). Patterns of philopatry and longevity contribute to the evolution of post-reproductive lifespan in mammals. Biology Letters, 12(2), 20150992
https://doi.org/10.1098/rsbl.2015.0992, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa44730
Arbuckle, K. & Speed, M. (2015). Antipredator defenses predict diversification rates. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 112(44), 13597-13602.
https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1509811112, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa30823
Ujvari, B., Casewell, N., Sunagar, K., Arbuckle, K., Wüster, W., Lo, N., O’Meally, D., Beckmann, C., King, G., Deplazes, E., & Madsen, T. (2015). Widespread convergence in toxin resistance by predictable molecular evolution. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 112(38), 11911-11916.
https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1511706112, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa30824
Slight, D., Nichols, H., & Arbuckle, K. (2015). Are mixed diets beneficial for the welfare of captive axolotls (Ambystoma mexicanum)? Effects of feeding regimes on growth and behavior. Journal of Veterinary Behavior: Clinical Applications and Research, 10(2), 185-190.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jveb.2014.09.004, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa44736
Arbuckle, K. & Minter, A. (2015). windex: Analyzing Convergent Evolution Using the Wheatsheaf Index in R. Evolutionary Bioinformatics, 11
https://doi.org/10.4137/ebo.s20968, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa30826
Arbuckle, K., Bennett, C., & Speed, M. (2014). A simple measure of the strength of convergent evolution. Methods in Ecology and Evolution, 5(7), 685-693.
https://doi.org/10.1111/2041-210x.12195, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa30828
Arbuckle, K. (2013). Folklore husbandry and a philosophical model for the design of captive management regimes. Herpetological Review, 44, 448-452.
SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa30831
https://www.academia.edu/4440056/Folklore_husbandry_and_a_philosophical_model_for_the_design_of_captive_management_regimes
Arbuckle, K., Brockhurst, M., & Speed, M. (2013). Does chemical defence increase niche space? A phylogenetic comparative analysis of the Musteloidea. Evolutionary Ecology, 27(5), 863-881.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10682-013-9629-z, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa30829
Arbuckle, K. (2012). Vipera berus: Defensive behavior. Herpetological Review, 43, 499
SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa30832
https://www.academia.edu/1961363/Vipera_berus_common_adder_defensive_behavior
Arbuckle, K. (2010). Suitability of day-old chicks as food for captive snakes. Journal of Animal Physiology and Animal Nutrition, 94(6), e296-e307.
https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1439-0396.2010.01011.x, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa30830
Arbuckle, K. (2009). Ecological function of venom in Varanus, with a compilation of dietary records from the literature. Biawak, 3, 46-56.
SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa30834
http://www.varanidae.org/Vol3_No2_Arbuckle.pdf
Arbuckle, K. (2008). Plestiodon fasciatus: Escape behavior. Herpetological Review, 39, 91-92.
SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa30833
https://www.academia.edu/418717/Plestiodon_fasciatus_common_five-lined_skink_escape_behavior

Penodau Llyfrau

Arbuckle, K. & Speed, M. (2016). Analysing Convergent Evolution: A Practical Guide to Methods. Evolutionary Biology (pp. 23-36). Springer Nature
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-41324-2_2, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa30822
Arbuckle, K. (2015). Evolutionary Context of Venom in Animals. Evolution of Venomous Animals and Their Toxins (pp. 1-23). Springer Science + Business Media
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-6727-0_16-1, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa30827

Cyfraniadau Cynadleddau

Arbuckle, K. (2016). Look on the bright side for (evolutionary) radiation. In Perception
SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa30818
http://pec.sagepub.com/content/45/3/354.full

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Arbuckle, K. (2017). Book review: Understanding Evolution (Kostas Kampourakis)
SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa32632
Arbuckle, K. (2015). On the macroevolution of antipredator defences
SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa30835
https://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/2025420/
Arbuckle, K. (2010). On Some Phylogenetic Aspects of Coral Snake Coloration and the Associated Mimicry Complex
SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa30836
https://www.academia.edu/1954350/On_Some_Phylogenetic_Aspects_of_Coral_Snake_Coloration_and_the_Associated_Mimicry_Complex
Arbuckle, K. (2009). Influence of Diet on Mineral Composition of Crickets Used as Prey for Captive Amphibians, Specifically Hylidae
SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa30837
https://www.academia.edu/1954372/Influence_of_diet_on_mineral_composition_of_crickets_used_as_prey_for_captive_amphibians_specifically_Hylidae

Goruchwyliaeth

Examining Mutual Predation: the Evolution and Behavioural Ecology of Natural Predator Interactions (cyfredol)

PhD

Goruchwyliwr arall: Dr Hazel Nichols
Amphibian Friendly Gully Design (cyfredol)

PhD

Goruchwyliwr arall: Dr Vasileios Samaras
The effect of climatic variables on the demography and behaviours of banded mongooses (Mungos mungo) (dyfarnwyd 2024)

PhD

Goruchwyliwr arall: Dr Hazel Nichols
Scents and sensibilities: Do grass snakes alter predation response in the face of conspecific defensive musk? (cyfredol)

MRes

Goruchwyliwr arall: Dr Wendy Harris
A genetic and morphological investigation of pool frogs (Pelophylax lessonae) in England (cyfredol)

MRes

Goruchwyliwr arall: Dr Hazel Nichols
Movement patterns of lemur leaf frogs in relation to chytrid fungus. (cyfredol)

MRes

Goruchwyliwr arall: Prof Rory Wilson
Functional diversity of aphakic gaps in Damselfish (cyfredol)

MRes

Goruchwyliwr arall: Dr William Allen
Short legs racing towards extinction: the landscape genetics of UK hedgehogs (dyfarnwyd 2024)

MRes

Goruchwyliwr arall: Dr Hazel Nichols
AMPHIBIAN FRIENDLY GULLY DESIGN Insights into effective design of gullies to facilitate amphibian escape and prevention of entrapment (dyfarnwyd 2023)

MSc

Goruchwyliwr arall: Dr Patricia Xavier

Modiwlau a Addysgir

BIO229 Tetrapod Evolution

This module follows on from the introduction to vertebrates in the Level 4 Animal Diversity and Behaviour module, providing detail on form and function in vertebrates that spend all or part of their life cycle on land. Aspects of tetrapod behaviour, morphology and physiology will be considered in terms of adaptation and evolutionary constraint. Practicals will provide an introduction to the anatomy of birds and mammals by means of dissection, inference of the phylogenetic relationships between avian species, and an exploration of how beak morphology affects ecological niche in birds. Overall, students will gain an appreciation of the diversity of tetrapod types and an insight into the fundamental importance of metabolic rate in animals.
BIO234 Animal Conservation and Welfare

This module assesses how animal behaviour is often the most significant cause of species declines and how understanding patterns of behaviour can assist in developing effective conservation and management strategies for species on the brink of extinction. Students will be introduced to the concept of conservation biology and the vast array of human-induced activities that currently threaten biological diversity on a global scale. There is a focus on the five main activities of conversational concern; fragmentation, habitat degradation, over-exploitation, invasive species and climate change. Examples will be provided from specific taxa affected. The shortfalls of in situ and ex situ conservation are introduced and examples are provided of how behavioural studies and knowledge of animal behaviour can, and have been used within conservation. The role of understanding behaviour in domestic animal welfare is also introduced. Here students learn about the history and current UK policy on the use of farm and laboratory animals. Following that an insight is provided into how our domesticated animals perceive the captive environment and have developed behavioural mechanisms to cope with incarceration that can also be assessed to ensure sufficient welfare is provided.
BIO253 Introduction to field zoology

This residential field course comprises practical work employing techniques appropriate to sampling the zoological biodiversity of a range of terrestrial and freshwater habitats (coastland, woodland, grassland, freshwater systems). Students will learn techniques for the identification of species, practice recording accurate field notes, and gain experience in the analysis and presentation of zoological and ecological data. Furthermore students will be able to recognise and describe key groups of animals associated with a range of temperate habitats.
BIO345 Macroevolution and Phylogenies

This module covers the concepts and techniques available in the study of macroevolution and phylogenetic comparative biology. It will introduce the range of ways in which phylogenies are built, how we can evaluate our confidence in the trees, and why phylogenetic trees can be important both to biology and to the wider world. You will then progress to studying how we can use information from phylogenies to understand how the traits possessed by organisms have evolved, how coevolutionary interactions persist through time (and how we know this has happened), and how the geographic distribution of organisms has been shaped by their evolutionary history. Finally, you will also study macroevolutionary patterns and concepts such as convergent evolution, species concepts, speciation, extinction, and diversification rates.

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Goruchwyliaeth

Examining Mutual Predation: the Evolution and Behavioural Ecology of Natural Predator Interactions (cyfredol)

Amphibian Friendly Gully Design (cyfredol)

The effect of climatic variables on the demography and behaviours of banded mongooses (Mungos mungo) (dyfarnwyd 2024)

Scents and sensibilities: Do grass snakes alter predation response in the face of conspecific defensive musk? (cyfredol)

A genetic and morphological investigation of pool frogs (Pelophylax lessonae) in England (cyfredol)

Movement patterns of lemur leaf frogs in relation to chytrid fungus. (cyfredol)

Functional diversity of aphakic gaps in Damselfish (cyfredol)

Short legs racing towards extinction: the landscape genetics of UK hedgehogs (dyfarnwyd 2024)

AMPHIBIAN FRIENDLY GULLY DESIGN Insights into effective design of gullies to facilitate amphibian escape and prevention of entrapment (dyfarnwyd 2023)

Modiwlau a Addysgir

BIO229 Tetrapod Evolution

BIO234 Animal Conservation and Welfare

BIO253 Introduction to field zoology

BIO345 Macroevolution and Phylogenies