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Articles in Scholarly Journals [Incomplete List]

1. Onshore energetics in penguins: Theory, estimation and ecological implications
   Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - Part A: Molecular & Integrative Physiology, vol. 147, no. 4, pp. 1009–1014, 2007
2. Changes in dive profiles as an indicator of feeding success in king and Adélie penguins
   Deep Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography, vol. 54, no. 3-4, pp. 248–255, 2007
3. How accurately can we estimate energetic costs in a marine top predator, the king penguin?
   Zoology, vol. 110, no. 2, pp. 81–92, 2007
4. It is time to move: linking flight and foraging behaviour in a diving bird
   Biology Letters, vol. 3, no. 4, pp. 357–359, 2007
5. Estimating the rate of oxygen consumption during submersion from the heart rate of diving animals
   AJP: Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology, vol. 292, no. 5, pp. R2028–R2038, 2007
6. Differences in metabolic costs of terrestrial mobility in two closely related species of albatross
   Journal of Experimental Biology, vol. 210, no. 16, pp. 2851–2858, 2007
7. Annual changes in body mass and resting metabolism in captive barnacle geese (Branta leucopsis): the importance of wing moult
   Journal of Experimental Biology, vol. 210, no. 8, pp. 1391–1397, 2007
8. Vision and Foraging in Cormorants: More like Herons than Hawks?
   PLoS ONE, vol. 2, no. 7, p. e639, 2007
9. Fine-scale analyses of diving energetics in king penguins Aptenodytes patagonicus: how behaviour affects costs of a foraging dive
   Marine Ecology Progress Series, vol. 344, pp. 299–309, 2007
10. Feeding, fasting and foraging success during chick rearing in macaroni penguins
    Marine Ecology Progress Series, vol. 346, pp. 299–312, 2007
11. Basal metabolic rate of birds is associated with habitat temperature and precipitation, not primary productivity
    Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, vol. 274, no. 1607, pp. 287–293, 2006
12. Factors influencing the prediction of metabolic rate in a reptile
    Functional Ecology, vol. 20, no. 1, pp. 105–113, 2006
13. A comparative analysis of the diving behaviour of birds and mammals
    Functional Ecology, vol. 20, no. 5, pp. 889–899, 2006
14. Moving towards acceleration for estimates of activity-specific metabolic rate in free-living animals: the case of the cormorant
    Journal of Animal Ecology, vol. 75, no. 5, pp. 1081–1090, 2006
15. Experiments on single diving birds in the laboratory often measure dives of decreased effort
    Ibis, vol. 148, no. 1, pp. 164–166, 2006
16. A Phylogenetic Analysis of the Allometry of Diving.
    The American Naturalist, vol. 167, no. 2, pp. 276–287, 2006
17. Respirometry: Anhydrous Drierite Equilibrates with Carbon Dioxide and Increases Washout Times
    Physiological and Biochemical Zoology, vol. 79, no. 5, pp. 977–980, 2006
18. Physiological Response to Feeding in Little Penguins
    Physiological and Biochemical Zoology, vol. 79, no. 6, pp. 1088–1097, 2006
19. Coupling of the Respiratory Rhythm in Fish with Activity in Hypobranchial Nerves and with Heartbeat
    Physiological and Biochemical Zoology, vol. 79, no. 6, pp. 1000–1009, 2006
20. Does exhaustive exercise result in oxidative stress and associated DNA damage in the chub (Leuciscus cephalus)?
    Environmental and Molecular Mutagenesis, vol. 47, no. 8, pp. 616–623, 2006
21. Accounting for body condition improves allometric estimates of resting metabolic rates in fasting king penguins, Aptenodytes patagonicus
    Polar Biology, vol. 29, no. 7, pp. 609–614, 2006
22. Tissue levels and biomarkers of organic contaminants in feral and caged chub () from rivers in the West Midlands, UK
    Aquatic Toxicology, vol. 73, no. 4, pp. 394–405, 2005
23. Allometric estimation of metabolic rate from heart rate in penguins
    Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - Part A: Molecular & Integrative Physiology, vol. 142, no. 4, pp. 478–484, 2005
24. Cormorants dive through the Polar night
    Biology Letters, vol. 1, no. 4, pp. 469–471, 2005
25. Breathing Hypoxic Gas Affects the Physiology as Well as the Diving Behaviour of Tufted Ducks
    Physiological and Biochemical Zoology, vol. 78, no. 2, pp. 273–284, 2005
26. Factorial Aerobic Scope Is Independent of Temperature and Primarily Modulated by Heart Rate in Exercising Murray Cod (Maccullochella peelii peelii)
    Physiological and Biochemical Zoology, vol. 78, no. 3, pp. 347–355, 2005
27. Tufted ducks Aythya fuligula do not control buoyancy during diving
    Journal of Avian Biology, vol. 36, no. 3, pp. 261–267, 2005
28. Behavioural flexibility during year-round foraging in macaroni penguins
    Marine Ecology Progress Series, vol. 296, pp. 183–196, 2005
29. Digestive state influences the heart rate hysteresis and rates of heat exchange in the varanid lizard Varanus rosenbergi
    Journal of Experimental Biology, vol. 208, no. 12, pp. 2269–2276, 2005
30. The effects of acclimation to reversed seasonal temperatures on the swimming performance of adult brown trout Salmo trutta
    Journal of Experimental Biology, vol. 208, no. 14, pp. 2683–2692, 2005
31. Do seasonal changes in metabolic rate facilitate changes in diving behaviour?
    Journal of Experimental Biology, vol. 208, no. 13, pp. 2581–2593, 2005
32. Year-round recordings of behavioural and physiological parameters reveal the survival strategy of a poorly insulated diving endotherm during the Arctic winter
    Journal of Experimental Biology, vol. 208, no. 22, pp. 4231–4241, 2005
33. Cardiovascular adjustments during locomotion in penguins
    Canadian Journal of Zoology, vol. 83, no. 3, pp. 445–454, 2005
34. Metabolism and thermoregulation during fasting in king penguins, Aptenodytes patagonicus, in air and water
    AJP: Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology, vol. 289, no. 3, pp. R670–R679, 2005
35. Factorial scopes of cardio-metabolic variables remain constant with changes in body temperature in the varanid lizard, Varanus rosenbergi
    AJP: Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology, vol. 288, no. 4, pp. R992–R997, 2004
36. Effect of fasting on the VO2-fh relationship in king penguins, Aptenodytes patagonicus
    AJP: Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology, vol. 287, no. 4, pp. R870–R877, 2004
37. Heart rate and energetics of free-ranging king penguins (Aptenodytes patagonicus)
    Journal of Experimental Biology, vol. 207, no. 22, pp. 3917–3926, 2004
38. The effect of depth on the diving behaviour of common eiders
    Canadian Journal of Zoology, vol. 82, no. 11, pp. 1818–1826, 2004
39. Energetics of the moult fast in female macaroni penguins Eudyptes chrysolophus
    Journal of Avian Biology, vol. 35, no. 2, pp. 153–161, 2004
40. Effects of long-term implanted data loggers on macaroni penguins Eudyptes chrysolophus
    Journal of Avian Biology, vol. 35, no. 4, pp. 370–376, 2004
41. Cloning of a chub metallothionein cDNA and development of competitive RT-PCR of chub metallothionein mRNA as a potential biomarker of heavy metal exposure
    Marine Environmental Research, vol. 58, no. 2-5, pp. 665–669, 2004
42. DNA strand breaks and adducts determined in feral and caged chub (Leuciscus cephalus) exposed to rivers exhibiting variable water quality around Birmingham, UK
    Mutation Research/Fundamental and Molecular Mechanisms of Mutagenesis, vol. 552, no. 1-2, pp. 163–175, 2004
43. The effect of impaired thyroid function during development on the mechanical properties of avian bone
    Journal of Experimental Zoology, vol. 301A, no. 8, pp. 636–641, 2004
44. Posthatch growth of the digestive system in wild and domesticated ducks
    British Poultry Science, vol. 45, no. 3, pp. 331–341, 2004
45. Chick metabolic rate and growth in three species of albatross: a comparative study
    Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - Part A: Molecular & Integrative Physiology, vol. 135, no. 1, pp. 185–193, 2003
46. Testing optimal foraging models for air-breathing divers
    Animal Behaviour, vol. 65, no. 4, pp. 641–653, 2003
47. The Influence of Oxygen and Carbon Dioxide on Diving Behaviour of Tufted Ducks, Aythya fuligula
    Physiological and Biochemical Zoology, vol. 76, no. 4, pp. 436–446, 2003
48. Energetics of diving in macaroni penguins
    Journal of Experimental Biology, vol. 206, no. 1, pp. 43–57, 2003
49. Exposure of brown trout Salmo trutta to a sublethal concentration of copper in soft acidic water: effects upon gas exchange and ammonia accumulation
    Journal of Experimental Biology, vol. 206, no. 1, pp. 153–162, 2003
50. EFFECTS OF DATA-LOGGERS IMPLANTED FOR A FULL YEAR IN FEMALE COMMON EIDERS
    The Condor, vol. 104, no. 2, p. 448, 2002
51. The energetics of barnacle geese (Branta leucopsis) flying in captive and wild conditions
    Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - Part A: Molecular & Integrative Physiology, vol. 133, no. 2, pp. 225–237, 2002
52. The energetics of Gentoo Penguins, Pygoscelis papua, during the breeding season
    Functional Ecology, vol. 16, no. 2, pp. 175–190, 2002
53. Energy requirements of female Macaroni Penguins breeding at South Georgia
    Functional Ecology, vol. 16, no. 5, pp. 671–681, 2002
54. Impact of Externally Attached Loggers on the Diving Behaviour of the King Penguin
    Physiological and Biochemical Zoology, vol. 73, no. 4, pp. 438–444, 2000
55. Exposure of brown trout, Salmo trutta, to a sub-lethal concentration of copper in soft acidic water: effects upon muscle metabolism and membrane potential
    Aquatic Toxicology, vol. 51, no. 2, pp. 259–272, 2000
56. Heart rate and rate of oxygen consumption during flight of the barnacle goose, Branta leucopsis
    Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - Part A: Molecular & Integrative Physiology, vol. 126, no. 3, pp. 379–385, 2000
57. Tissue-specific regulation of thyroid hormone receptor mRNA isoforms and target gene proteins in domestic ducks
    Journal of Endocrinology, vol. 165, no. 3, pp. 607–615, 2000
58. Fatty acid signature analysis from the milk of Antarctic fur seals and Southern elephant seals from South Georgia:implications for diet determination
    Marine Ecology Progress Series, vol. 187, pp. 251–263, 1999
59. Behaviour and Physiology of Svalbard Barnacle Geese Branta leucopsis during Their Autumn Migration
    Journal of Avian Biology, vol. 29, no. 4, p. 536, 1998