About
Rory Wilson is a Professor of Aquatic Biology and Sustainable Aquaculture in the Department of Biosciences, Swansea University.
Professor Rory Wilson
Professor of Aquatic Biology/Sustainable Aquaculture
Biosciences
Academic Office - 134
First Floor
Wallace Building
Singleton Campus
First Floor
Wallace Building
Singleton Campus
Available For Postgraduate Supervision
Publications
Research Highlights
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Cliffe, B., Ewart, H., Scantlebury, D., Kennedy, S., Avey-Arroyo, J., Mindich, D., & Wilson, R. (2024). Sloth metabolism may make survival untenable under climate change scenarios. PeerJ, 12, e18168
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Scharling, F., Sandgreen, D., Stagegaard, J., Elbrønd, V., Vincenti, S., Isaksen, J., Wang, T., Wilson, R., Gunner, R., Marks, N., Bell, S., Rooyen, M., Bennett, N., Hart, D., Daly, A., Bertelsen, M., Scantlebury, D., Calloe, K., & Thomsen, M. (2024). Short QT intervals in African lions. Experimental Physiology, 0
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Barbour, K., Smith, S., McClune, D., Marks, N., Delahay, R., Wilson, R., Mullineaux, S., & Scantlebury, D. (2024). Dead-reckoning facilitates determination of activity and habitat use: a case study with European badgers (Meles meles). Animal Biotelemetry, 12(1)
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Wilson, R. (n.d.) Using triaxial accelerometry to detect hunts and kills by African wild dogs. Front. Ecol. Evol., 12SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa67606
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Painter, M., Silovský, V., Blanco, J., Holton, M., Faltusová, M., Wilson, R., Borger, L., Psotta, L., Ramos‐Almodovar, F., Estrada, L., Landler, L., Malkemper, P., Hart, V., & Ježek, M. (2024). Development of a multisensor biologging collar and analytical techniques to describe high‐resolution spatial behavior in free‐ranging terrestrial mammals. Ecology and Evolution, 14(9)
All Research
Journal Articles
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Scharling, F., Sandgreen, D., Stagegaard, J., Elbrønd, V., Vincenti, S., Isaksen, J., Wang, T., Wilson, R., Gunner, R., Marks, N., Bell, S., Rooyen, M., Bennett, N., Hart, D., Daly, A., Bertelsen, M., Scantlebury, D., Calloe, K., & Thomsen, M. (2024). Short QT intervals in African lions. Experimental Physiology, 0
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Barbour, K., Smith, S., McClune, D., Marks, N., Delahay, R., Wilson, R., Mullineaux, S., & Scantlebury, D. (2024). Dead-reckoning facilitates determination of activity and habitat use: a case study with European badgers (Meles meles). Animal Biotelemetry, 12(1)
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Cliffe, B., Ewart, H., Scantlebury, D., Kennedy, S., Avey-Arroyo, J., Mindich, D., & Wilson, R. (2024). Sloth metabolism may make survival untenable under climate change scenarios. PeerJ, 12, e18168
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Painter, M., Silovský, V., Blanco, J., Holton, M., Faltusová, M., Wilson, R., Borger, L., Psotta, L., Ramos‐Almodovar, F., Estrada, L., Landler, L., Malkemper, P., Hart, V., & Ježek, M. (2024). Development of a multisensor biologging collar and analytical techniques to describe high‐resolution spatial behavior in free‐ranging terrestrial mammals. Ecology and Evolution, 14(9)
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Schoombie, S., Wilson, R., Ropert-Coudert, Y., Dilley, B., & Ryan, P. (2024). The efficiency of detecting seabird behaviour from movement patterns: the effect of sampling frequency on inferring movement metrics in Procellariiformes. Movement Ecology, 12(1)
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CHOPRA, K., Wilson, R., Shepard, E., Sorato, E., & Hingrat, Y. (2024). A tri-axial acceleration-based behaviour template for translocated birds: the case of the Asian houbara bustard. Wildlife Biology, 0
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Dunford, C., Marks, N., Wilson, R., & Scantlebury, D. (2024). Identifying animal behaviours from accelerometers: Improving predictive accuracy of machine learning by refining the variables selected, data frequency, and sample duration. Ecology and Evolution, 14(5)
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Dittmann, M., Lakatos, G., Wainwright, J., Mokrosinski, J., Cross, E., Farooqi, I., Wallis, N., Halsey, L., Wilson, R., O’Rahilly, S., Yeo, G., & Raffan, E. (2024). Low resting metabolic rate and increased hunger due to β-MSH and β-endorphin deletion in a canine model. Science Advances, 10(10)
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Reynolds, S., Redcliffe, J., Norman, B., Wilson, R., Holton, M., Franklin, C., & Dwyer, R. (2024). Swimming with humans: biotelemetry reveals effects of “gold standard” regulated tourism on whale sharks. Journal of Sustainable Tourism, 0, 1-20.
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Schoombie, S., Wilson, R., & Ryan, P. (2023). A novel approach to seabird posture estimation: finding roll and yaw angles of dynamic soaring albatrosses using tri-axial magnetometers. Royal Society Open Science, 10(12)
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Gunner, R., Wilson, R., Holton, M., Bennett, N., Alagaili, A., Bertelsen, M., Mohammed, O., Wang, T., Manger, P., Ismael, K., & Scantlebury, D. (2023). Examination of head versus body heading may help clarify the extent to which animal movement pathways are structured by environmental cues?. Movement Ecology, 11(1)
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Kaidarova, A., Geraldi, N., Wilson, R., Kosel, J., Meekan, M., Eguíluz, V., Hussain, M., Shamim, A., Liao, H., Srivastava, M., Saha, S., Strano, M., Zhang, X., Ooi, B., Holton, M., Hopkins, L., Jin, X., Gong, X., Quintana, F...., & Duarte, C. (2023). Wearable sensors for monitoring marine environments and their inhabitants. Nature Biotechnology, 41(9), 1208-1220.
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Redpath, S., Marks, N., Menzies, F., O’Hagan, M., Wilson, R., Smith, S., Magowan, E., McClune, D., Collins, S., McCormick, C., & Scantlebury, D. (2023). Impact of test, vaccinate or remove protocol on home ranges and nightly movements of badgers a medium density population. Scientific Reports, 13(1)
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Rose, K., Wilson, R., Ramenda, C., Robotka, H., Wikelski, M., & Shepard, E. (2022). Wake respirometry allows breath-by-breath assessment of ventilation and CO2 production in unrestrained animals. iScience, 25(9), 104878
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Wilson, R., Reynolds, S., Potts, J., Redcliffe, J., Holton, M., BUXTON, A., Rose, K., & Norman, B. (2022). Highlighting when animals expend excessive energy for travel using dynamic body acceleration. iScience, 25(9), 105008
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Cooper, J., Hutchinson, J., Bernvi, D., Cliff, G., Wilson, R., Dicken, M., Menzel, J., Wroe, S., Pirlo, J., & Pimiento, C. (2022). The extinct shark Otodus megalodon was a transoceanic superpredator: Inferences from 3D modeling. Science Advances, 8(33)
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Quintana, F., Gómez-Laich, A., Gunner, R., Gabelli, F., Omo, G., Duarte, C., Brogger, M., & Wilson, R. (2022). Long walk home: Magellanic penguins have strategies that lead them to areas where they can navigate most efficiently. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 289(1977)
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Garde, B., Wilson, R., Fell, A., Cole, N., Tatayah, V., Holton, M., Rose, K., Metcalfe, R., Robotka, H., Wikelski, M., Tremblay, F., Whelan, S., Elliott, K., & Shepard, E. (2022). Ecological inference using data from accelerometers needs careful protocols. Methods in Ecology and Evolution, 13(4)
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Dentinger, J., Borger, L., Holton, M., Jafari-Marandi, R., Norman, D., Smith, B., Oppenheimer, S., Strickland, B., Wilson, R., & Street, G. (2022). A probabilistic framework for behavioral identification from animal-borne accelerometers. Ecological Modelling, 464, 109818
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Wilson, R., Holton, M., Neate, A., Del’Caño, M., Quintana, F., Yoda, K., & Gómez-Laich, A. (2022). Luck and tactics in foraging success: the case of the imperial shag. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 682, 1-12.
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Gunner, R., Wilson, R., Holton, M., Hopkins, P., Bell, S., Marks, N., Bennett, N., Ferreira, S., Govender, D., Viljoen, P., Bruns, A., Schalkwyk, O., Bertelsen, M., Duarte, C., Rooyen, M., Tambling, C., Göppert, A., Diesel, D., & Scantlebury, D. (2022). Decision rules for determining terrestrial movement and the consequences for filtering high-resolution global positioning system tracks: a case study using the African lion ( Panthera leo ). Journal of The Royal Society Interface, 19(186), 20210692
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Dickinson, E., Twining, J., Wilson, R., Stephens, P., Westander, J., Marks, N., & Scantlebury, D. (2021). Limitations of using surrogates for behaviour classification of accelerometer data: refining methods using random forest models in Caprids. Movement Ecology, 9(1)
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Dickinson, E., Stephens, P., Marks, N., Wilson, R., & Scantlebury, D. (2021). Behaviour, temperature and terrain slope impact estimates of energy expenditure using oxygen and dynamic body acceleration. Animal Biotelemetry, 9(1), 47
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Wilson, R., Rose, K., Gunner, R., Gunner, R., Holton, M., Marks, N., Bennett, N., Bell, S., Twining, J., Hesketh, J., Duarte, C., Bezodis, N., Jezek, M., Painter, M., Silovsky, V., Crofoot, M., Harel, R., Arnould, J., Allan, B...., & Scantlebury, D. (2021). Animal lifestyle affects acceptable mass limits for attached tags. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 288(1961)
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Gunner, R., Holton, M., Scantlebury, D., Hopkins, P., Shepard, E., Fell, A., Garde, B., Quintana, F., Gómez-Laich, A., Yoda, K., Yamamoto, T., English, H., Ferreira, S., Govender, D., Viljoen, P., Bruns, A., Schalkwyk, O., Cole, N., Tatayah, V...., & Wilson, R. (2021). How often should dead-reckoned animal movement paths be corrected for drift?. Animal Biotelemetry, 9(1), 43
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Wilson, R., Rose, K., Metcalfe, R., Holton, M., Redcliffe, J., Gunner, R., Borger, L., Loison, A., Jezek, M., Painter, M., Silovský, V., Marks, N., Garel, M., Toïgo, C., Marchand, P., Bennett, N., McNarry, M., Mackintosh, K., Brown, R., & SCANTLEBURY, D. (2021). Path tortuosity changes the transport cost paradigm in terrestrial animals. Ecography, 44(10)
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Hopkins, L., Geraldi, N., Pope, E., Holton, M., Lurgi Rivera, M., Duarte, C., & Wilson, R. (2021). Testing angular velocity as a new metric for metabolic demands of slow-moving marine fauna: a case study with Giant spider conchs Lambis truncata. Animal Biotelemetry, 9(1)
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Gunner, R., Holton, M., Scantlebury, M., Schalkwyk, O., English, H., Williams, H., Hopkins, P., Quintana, F., Gómez-Laich, A., Borger, L., Redcliffe, J., Yoda, K., Yamamoto, T., Ferreira, S., Govender, D., Viljoen, P., Bruns, A., Bell, S., Marks, N...., & Wilson, R. (2021). Dead-reckoning animal movements in R: a reappraisal using Gundog.Tracks. Animal Biotelemetry, 9(1)
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Marsden, K., Lush, L., Holmberg, J., Harris, I., Whelan, M., Webb, S., King, A., Wilson, R., Jones, D., Charteris, A., Cardenas, L., & Chadwick, D. (2021). Quantifying the frequency and volume of urine deposition by grazing sheep using tri-axial accelerometers. Animal, 15(6), 100234
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Garde, B., Wilson, R., Lempidakis, E., Borger, L., Portugal, S., Hedenström, A., Dell'Omo, G., Quetting, M., Wikelski, M., & Shepard, E. (2021). Fine-scale changes in speed and altitude suggest protean movements in homing pigeon flights. Royal Society Open Science, 8(5), 210130
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Gunner, R., Wilson, R., Holton, M., Scott, R., Arkwright, A., Fahlman, A., Ulrich, M., Hopkins, P., Duarte, C., & Eizaguirre, C. (2021). Activity of loggerhead turtles during the U-shaped dive: insights using angular velocity metrics. Endangered Species Research, 45, 1-12.
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Munden, R., Borger, L., Wilson, R., Redcliffe, J., Brown, R., Garel, M., & Potts, J. (2021). Why did the animal turn? Time‐varying step selection analysis for inference between observed turning‐points in high frequency data. Methods in Ecology and Evolution, 12(5), 921-932.
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Dickinson, E., Stephens, P., Marks, N., Wilson, R., & Scantlebury, D. (2020). Best practice for collar deployment of tri-axial accelerometers on a terrestrial quadruped to provide accurate measurement of body acceleration. Animal Biotelemetry, 8(1)
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Marsden, K., Lush, L., Holmberg, J., Whelan, M., King, A., Wilson, R., Charteris, A., Cardenas, L., Jones, D., & Chadwick, D. (2020). Sheep urination frequency, volume, N excretion and chemical composition: Implications for subsequent agricultural N losses. Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment, 302, 107073
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Cliffe, R., Robinson, C., Whittaker, B., Kennedy, S., Avey‐Arroyo, J., Consuegra del Olmo, S., & Wilson, R. (2020). Genetic divergence and evidence of human‐mediated translocation of two‐fingered sloths (Choloepus hoffmanni) in Costa Rica. Evolutionary Applications, 13(9), 2439-2448.
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Williams, H., Shepard, E., Holton, M., Alarcón, P., Wilson, R., Lambertucci, S., Holton, M., & Wilson, R. (2020). Physical limits of flight performance in the heaviest soaring bird. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 201907360
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Wilson, R., Williams, H., Holton, M., Virgilio, A., Borger, L., Potts, J., Gunner, R., Arkwright, A., Fahlman, A., Bennett, N., Alagaili, A., Cole, N., Duarte, C., & Scantlebury, D. (2020). An “orientation sphere” visualization for examining animal head movements. Ecology and Evolution, 10(10), 4175-4514.
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Arkwright, A., Archibald, E., Fahlman, A., Holton, M., Crespo-Picazo, J., Cabedo, V., Duarte, C., Scott, R., Webb, S., Gunner, R., & Wilson, R. (2020). Behavioral Biomarkers for Animal Health: A Case Study Using Animal-Attached Technology on Loggerhead Turtles. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 7
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Wilson, R., Börger, L., Holton, M., Scantlebury, D., Gómez‐Laich, A., Quintana, F., Rosell, F., Graf, P., Williams, H., Gunner, R., Hopkins, L., Marks, N., Geraldi, N., Duarte, C., Scott, R., Strano, M., Robotka, H., Eizaguirre, C., Fahlman, A., & Shepard, E. (2020). Estimates for energy expenditure in free‐living animals using acceleration proxies; a reappraisal. Journal of Animal Ecology, 89(1), 161-172.
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Williams, H., Taylor, L., Benhamou, S., Bijleveld, A., Clay, T., Jeudi de Grissac, S., Demšar, U., English, H., Franconi, N., Gómez‐Laich, A., Griffiths, R., Kay, W., Morales, J., Potts, J., Rogerson, K., Rutz, C., Spelt, A., Trevail, A., Wilson, R., & Borger, L. (2020). Optimizing the use of biologgers for movement ecology research. Journal of Animal Ecology, 89(1), 186-206.
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Sequeira, A., Heupel, M., Lea, M., Eguíluz, V., Duarte, C., Meekan, M., Thums, M., Calich, H., Carmichael, R., Costa, D., Ferreira, L., Fernandéz‐Gracia, J., Harcourt, R., Harrison, A., Jonsen, I., McMahon, C., Sims, D., Wilson, R., Hays, G., & Wilson, R. (2019). The importance of sample size in marine megafauna tagging studies. Ecological Applications, 29(6)
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Lee, M., Duarte, C., Eguíluz, V., Heller, D., Langer, R., Meekan, M., Sikes, H., Srivastava, M., Strano, M., & Wilson, R. (2019). Can Fish and Cell Phones Teach Us about Our Health?. ACS Sensors, 4(10), 2566-2570.
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Kay, W., Naumann, D., Bowen, H., Withers, S., Evans, B., Wilson, R., Stringell, T., Bull, J., Hopkins, P., & Borger, L. (2019). Minimizing the impact of biologging devices: Using computational fluid dynamics for optimizing tag design and positioning. Methods in Ecology and Evolution, 10(8), 1222-1233.
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Van Walsum, T., Perna, A., Bishop, C., Murn, C., Collins, P., Wilson, R., & Halsey, L. (2019). Exploring the relationship between flapping behaviour and accelerometer signal during ascending flight, and a new approach to calibration. Ibis
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Wilson, R., HOLTON, M., WILSON, V., GUNNER, R., TYSSE, B., WILSON, G., QUINTANA, F., DUARTE, C., & SCANTLEBURY, D. (2019). Towards informed metrics for examining the role of human-induced animal responses in tag studies on wild animals. Integrative Zoology, 14(1), 17-29.
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Crossley, S., Mackintosh, K., Wilson, R., Lester, L., Griffiths, I., & McNarry, M. (2018). Energy expenditure associated with walking speed and angle of turn in children. European Journal of Applied Physiology, 118(12), 2563-2576.
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Munden, R., Borger, L., Wilson, R., Redcliffe, J., Loison, A., Garel, M., & Potts, J. (2018). Making sense of ultrahigh-resolution movement data: A new algorithm for inferring sites of interest. Ecology and Evolution
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Lee, M., Nguyen, F., Scott, K., Chan, N., Bakh, N., Jones, K., Pham, C., Garcia-Salinas, P., Garcia-Parraga, D., Fahlman, A., Marco, V., Koman, V., Oliver, R., Hopkins, L., Rubio, C., Wilson, R., Meekan, M., Duarte, C., & Strano, M. (2018). Implanted Nanosensors in Marine Organisms for Physiological Biologging: Design, Feasibility, and Species Variability. ACS Sensors
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Wilson, R., Neate, A., Holton, M., Shepard, E., Scantlebury, D., Lambertucci, S., Virgilio, A., Crooks, E., Mulvenna, C., & Marks, N. (2018). Luck in Food Finding Affects Individual Performance and Population Trajectories. Current Biology, 28(23), 3871-3877.e5.
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Wilson, R., Holton, M., Virgilio, A., Williams, H., Shepard, E., Lambertucci, S., Quintana, F., Sala, J., Balaji, B., Lee, E., Srivastava, M., Scantlebury, D., & Duarte, C. (2018). Give the machine a hand: A Boolean time-based decision-tree template for rapidly finding animal behaviours in multisensor data. Methods in Ecology and Evolution, 9(11), 2206-2215.
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Lempidakis, M., Wilson, R., Luckman, A., & Metcalfe, R. (2018). What can knowledge of the energy landscape tell us about animal movement trajectories and space use? A case study with humans. Journal of Theoretical Biology, 457, 101-111.
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Potts, J., Borger, L., Scantlebury, D., Bennett, N., Alagaili, A., & Wilson, R. (2018). Finding turning-points in ultra-high-resolution animal movement data. Methods in Ecology and Evolution, 9(10), 2091-2101.
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Kaidarova, A., Khan, M., Amara, S., Geraldi, N., Karimi, M., Shamim, A., Wilson, R., Duarte, C., & Kosel, J. (2018). Tunable, Flexible Composite Magnets for Marine Monitoring Applications. Advanced Engineering Materials, 20(9), 1800229
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Cliffe, R., Scantlebury, D., Kennedy, S., Avey-Arroyo, J., Mindich, D., & Wilson, R. (2018). The metabolic response of the Bradypus sloth to temperature. PeerJ, 6, e5600
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Mulvenna, C., Wilson, R., Marks, N., Maule, A., & Scantlebury, D. (2018). The ability of magnetic field sensors to monitor feeding in three domestic herbivores. PeerJ, 6, e5489
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Lush, L., Wilson, R., Holton, M., Hopkins, P., Marsden, K., Chadwick, D., & King, A. (2018). Classification of sheep urination events using accelerometers to aid improved measurements of livestock contributions to nitrous oxide emissions. Computers and Electronics in Agriculture, 150, 170-177.
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di Virgilio, A., Morales, J., Lambertucci, S., Shepard, E., & Wilson, R. (2018). Multi-dimensional Precision Livestock Farming: a potential toolbox for sustainable rangeland management. PeerJ, 6, e4867
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Jeantet, L., Dell'Amico, F., Forin-Wiart, M., Coutant, M., Bonola, M., Etienne, D., Gresser, J., Regis, S., Lecerf, N., Lefebvre, F., de Thoisy, B., Le Maho, Y., Brucker, M., Châtelain, N., Laesser, R., Crenner, F., Handrich, Y., Wilson, R., Chevallier, D., & Wilson, R. (2018). Combined use of two supervised learning algorithms to model sea turtle behaviours from tri-axial acceleration data. The Journal of Experimental Biology, 221(10), jeb177378
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Ciancio, J., Yorio, P., Wilson, R., & Frere, E. (2018). Food provisioning in Magellanic penguins as inferred from stable isotope ratios. Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry, 32(6), 489-494.
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Graf, P., Wilson, R., Sanchez, L., Hacklӓnder, K., & Rosell, F. (2017). Diving behavior in a free-living, semi-aquatic herbivore, the Eurasian beaver Castor fiber. Ecology and Evolution
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Wilson, R., Gómez-Laich, A., Sala, J., Dell'Omo, G., Holton, M., & Quintana, F. (2017). Long necks enhance and constrain foraging capacity in aquatic vertebrates. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 284(1867), 20172072
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Downey, L., Tysse, B., Ford, T., Samuels, A., Wilson, R., & Parrott, A. (2017). Psychomotor Tremor and Proprioceptive Control Problems in Current and Former Stimulant Drug Users: An Accelerometer Study of Heavy Users of Amphetamine, MDMA, and Other Recreational Stimulants. The Journal of Clinical Pharmacology
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Norman, B., Holmberg, J., Arzoumanian, Z., Reynolds, S., Wilson, R., Rob, D., Pierce, S., Gleiss, A., de la Parra, R., Galvan, B., Ramirez-Macias, D., Robinson, D., Fox, S., Graham, R., Rowat, D., Potenski, M., Levine, M., Mckinney, J., Hoffmayer, E...., & Morgan, D. (2017). Undersea Constellations: The Global Biology of an Endangered Marine Megavertebrate Further Informed through Citizen Science. BioScience, 67(12), 1029-1043.
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McNarry, M., Wilson, R., Holton, M., Griffiths, I., Mackintosh, K., Griffiths, I., Holton, M., Wilson, R., McNarry, M., & Mackintosh, K. (2017). Investigating the relationship between energy expenditure, walking speed and angle of turning in humans. PLOS ONE, 12(8), e0182333
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Williams, H., Holton, M., Shepard, E., Largey, N., Norman, B., Ryan, P., Duriez, O., Scantlebury, M., Quintana, F., Magowan, E., Marks, N., Alagaili, A., Bennett, N., & Wilson, R. (2017). Identification of animal movement patterns using tri-axial magnetometry. Movement Ecology, 5(1)
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Williams, H., Holton, M., Shepard, E., Largey, N., Norman, B., Ryan, P., Duriez, O., Scantlebury, M., Quintana, F., Magowan, E., Marks, N., Alagaili, A., Bennett, N., & Wilson, R. (2017). Identification of animal movement patterns using tri-axial magnetometry. Movement Ecology, 5(1)
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Gallagher, A., Creel, S., Wilson, R., & Cooke, S. (2017). Energy Landscapes and the Landscape of Fear. Trends in Ecology & Evolution, 32(2), 88-96.
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Ciancio, J., Venerus, L., Trobbiani, G., Beltramino, L., Gleiss, A., Wright, S., Norman, B., Holton, M., & Wilson, R. (2016). Extreme roll angles in Argentine sea bass: Could refuge ease posture and buoyancy control of marine coastal fishes?. Marine Biology, 163(4)
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Ciancio, J., Quintana, F., Sala, J., & Wilson, R. (2016). Cold birds under pressure: Can thermal substitution ease heat loss in diving penguins?. Marine Biology, 163(2)
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Wilson, R., Holton, M., Walker, J., Shepard, E., Scantlebury, D., Wilson, V., Wilson, G., Tysse, B., Gravenor, M., Ciancio, J., McNarry, M., Mackintosh, K., Qasem, L., Rosell, F., Graf, P., Quintana, F., Gomez-Laich, A., Sala, J., Mulvenna, C...., & Gravenor, M. (2016). A spherical-plot solution to linking acceleration metrics with animal performance, state, behaviour and lifestyle. Movement Ecology, 4(1)
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Thiem, J., Dawson, J., Hatin, D., Danylchuk, A., Dumont, P., Gleiss, A., Wilson, R., & Cooke, S. (2016). Swimming activity and energetic costs of adult lake sturgeon during fishway passage. The Journal of Experimental Biology, 219(16), 2534-2544.
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Ciancio, J., Venerus, L., Trobbiani, G., Beltramino, L., Gleiss, A., Wright, S., Norman, B., Holton, M., & Wilson, R. (2016). Extreme roll angles in Argentine sea bass: Could refuge ease posture and buoyancy control of marine coastal fishes?. Marine Biology, 163(4)
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Metcalfe, J., Wright, S., Tudorache, C., Wilson, R., & Wilson, R. (2016). Recent advances in telemetry for estimating the energy metabolism of wild fishes. Journal of Fish Biology, 88(1), 284-297.
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Vandenabeele, S., Shepard, E., Grémillet, D., Butler, P., Martin, G., Wilson, R., Wilson, R., & Shepard, E. (2015). Are bio-telemetric devices a drag? Effects of external tags on the diving behaviour of great cormorants. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 519, 239-249.
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Lambertucci, S., Shepard, E., Wilson, R., Wilson, R., & Shepard, E. (2015). Human-wildlife conflicts in a crowded airspace. Science, 348(6234), 502-504.
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Wilson, R., Sala, J., Gómez-Laich, A., Ciancio, J., Quintana, F., & Wilson, R. (2015). Pushed to the limit: food abundance determines tag-induced harm in penguins. Animal Welfare, 24(1), 37-44.
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Cliffe, R., Haupt, R., Avey-Arroyo, J., & Wilson, R. (2015). Sloths like it hot: ambient temperature modulates food intake in the brown-throated sloth (Bradypus variegatus). PeerJ, 3, e875
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Wilson, R., Liebsch, N., Gómez-Laich, A., Kay, W., Bone, A., Hobson, V., & Siebert, U. (2015). Options for modulating intra-specific competition in colonial pinnipeds: the case of harbour seals (Phoca vitulina) in the Wadden Sea. PeerJ, 3, e957
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Gómez-Laich, A., Wilson, R., Sala, J., Luzenti, A., & Quintana, F. (2015). Moving northward: comparison of the foraging effort of Magellanic penguins from three colonies of northern Patagonia. Marine Biology, 162(7), 1451-1461.
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Thiem, J., Dawson, J., Gleiss, A., Martins, E., Haro, A., Castro-Santos, T., Danylchuk, A., Wilson, R., Cooke, S., & Wilson, R. (2015). Accelerometer-derived activity correlates with volitional swimming speed in lake sturgeon (Acipenserfulvescens). Canadian Journal of Zoology, 93(8), 645-654.
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Petit, O., Graf, P., Wilson, R., Qasem, L., Hackländer, K., & Rosell, F. (2015). The Use of Acceleration to Code for Animal Behaviours; A Case Study in Free-Ranging Eurasian Beavers Castor fiber. PLOS ONE, 10(8), e0136751
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Wilson, G., Norman, B., Walker, J., Williams, H., Holton, M., Clarke, D., Wilson, R., & Holton, M. (2015). In search of rules behind environmental framing; the case of head pitch. Movement Ecology, 3(1)
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Wilson, A., Wikelski, M., Wilson, R., Cooke, S., & Wilson, R. (2015). Utility of biological sensor tags in animal conservation. Conservation Biology, 29(4), 1065-1075.
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Walker, J., Jones, M., Laramee, R., Holton, M., Shepard, E., Williams, H., Scantlebury, D., Marks, N., Magowan, E., Maguire, I., Bidder, O., Di Virgilio, A., Wilson, R., & Laramee, B. (2015). Prying into the intimate secrets of animal lives; software beyond hardware for comprehensive annotation in ‘Daily Diary’ tags. Movement Ecology, 3(1)
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Bidder, O., Walker, J., Jones, M., Holton, M., Urge, P., Scantlebury, D., Marks, N., Magowan, E., Maguire, I., Wilson, R., Jones, M., Holton, M., & Wilson, R. (2015). Step by step: reconstruction of terrestrial animal movement paths by dead-reckoning. Movement Ecology, 3(1)
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Wilson, R., Griffiths, I., Mills, M., Carbone, C., Wilson, J., & Scantlebury, D. (2015). Mass enhances speed but diminishes turn capacity in terrestrial pursuit predators. eLife, 4
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Wilson, G., Holton, M., Walker, J., Jones, M., Grundy, E., Davies, I., Clarke, D., Luckman, A., Russill, N., Wilson, V., Plummer, R., & Wilson, R. (2015). A new perspective on how humans assess their surroundings; derivation of head orientation and its role in ‘framing’ the environment. PeerJ, 3(e908), e908-29.
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Walker, J., Jones, M., Laramee, R., Bidder, O., Williams, H., Scott, R., Shepard, E., Wilson, R., & Laramee, B. (2015). TimeClassifier - A Visual Analytic System for the Classification of Multi-Dimensional Time-Series Data. The Visual Computer, 31(6-8), 1067-1078.
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Sands, H., Downey, L., Wilson, R., Abbott, L., Tysse, B., Parrott, A., & Parrott, A. (2015). Mood and Psychomotor Tremor Changes following Acute Caffeine Consumption in Moderate and Minimal Caffeine Consumers. Journal of Caffeine Research, 5(1), 42-49.
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Wilson, R., Richards, R., Hartnell, A., King, A., Piasecka, J., Gaihre, Y., & Butt, T. (2014). A New Approach to Quantify Semiochemical Effects on Insects Based on Energy Landscapes. PLoS ONE, 9(8), e106276
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Wilson, R., Grundy, E., Massy, R., Soltis, J., Tysse, B., Holton, M., Cai, Y., Parrott, A., Downey, L., Qasem, L., Butt, T., & Parrott, A. (2014). Wild state secrets: ultra-sensitive measurement of micro-movement can reveal internal processes in animals. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment, 12(10), 582-587.
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Scantlebury, D., Mills, M., Wilson, R., Wilson, J., Mills, M., Durant, S., Bennett, N., Bradford, P., Marks, N., & Speakman, J. (2014). Flexible energetics of cheetah hunting strategies provide resistance against kleptoparasitism. Science, 346(6205), 79-81.
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Kalueff, A., Bidder, O., Campbell, H., Gómez-Laich, A., Urgé, P., Walker, J., Cai, Y., Gao, L., Quintana, F., & Wilson, R. (2014). Love Thy Neighbour: Automatic Animal Behavioural Classification of Acceleration Data Using the K-Nearest Neighbour Algorithm. PLoS ONE, 9(2), e88609
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Shepard, E., Wilson, R., Rees, G., Grundy, E., Lambertucci, S., Vosper, S., Wilson, R., & Shepard, E. (2013). Energy landscapes shape animal movement ecology. American Naturalist, 182, 298-312.
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Friswell, M., Griffiths, I., Wilson, R., & Shepard, E. (2013). Turn costs change the value of animal search paths. Ecology Letters
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Wilson, R., Quintana, F., Hobson, V., Wilson, R., & Hobson, V. (2012). Construction of energy landscapes can clarify the movement and distribution of foraging animals. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 279, 975-980.
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Laich, A., Wilson, R., Gleiss, A., Shepard, E., & Quintana, F. (2011). Use of overall dynamic body acceleration for estimating energy expenditure in cormorants. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, 399(2), 151
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Halsey, L., Shepard, E., & Wilson, R. (2011). Assessing the development and application of the accelerometry technique for estimating energy expenditure. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A: Molecular & Integrative Physiology, 158(3), 305
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Halsey, L., White, C., Enstipp, M., Wilson, R., Butler, P., Martin, G., Grémillet, D., Jones, D., & Wilson, R. (2011). Assessing the Validity of the Accelerometry Technique for Estimating the Energy Expenditure of Diving Double-Crested CormorantsPhalacrocorax auritus. Physiological and Biochemical Zoology, 84(2), 230
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Wilson, R., McMahon, C., Quintana, F., Frere, E., Scolaro, A., Hays, G., Bradshaw, C., & Wilson, R. (2011). N-dimensional animal energetic niches clarify behavioural options in a variable marine environment. Journal of Experimental Biology, 214(4), 646-656.
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Quintana, F., Wilson, R., Dell'Arciprete, P., Shepard, E., & Laich, A. (2011). Women from Venus, men from Mars: inter-sex foraging differences in the imperial cormorant Phalacrocorax atriceps a colonial seabird. Oikos, 120(3), 350
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Quintana, F., Wilson, R., Dell'Arciprete, P., Shepard, E., & Laich, A. (2011). Women from Venus, men from Mars: inter-sex foraging differences in the imperial cormorant Phalacrocorax atriceps a colonial seabird. Oikos, 120(3), 350
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Moloney, C., John, M., Denman, K., Karl, D., Köster, F., Sundby, S., & Wilson, R. (2011). Weaving marine food webs from end to end under global change. Journal of Marine Systems, 84(3-4), 106
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Gleiss, A., Wilson, R., & Shepard, E. (2011). Making overall dynamic body acceleration work: on the theory of acceleration as a proxy for energy expenditure. Methods in Ecology and Evolution, 2(1), 23
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Sala, J., Quintana, F., Wilson, R., Dignani, J., Lewis, M., & Campagna, C. (2011). Pitching a new angle on elephant seal dive patterns. Polar Biology, 34(8), 1197
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Gleiss, A., Jorgensen, S., Liebsch, N., Sala, J., Norman, B., Hays, G., Quintana, F., Grundy, E., Campagna, C., Trites, A., Block, B., & Wilson, R. (2011). Convergent evolution in locomotory patterns of flying and swimming animals. Nature Communications, 2, 352
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Wilson, R. (2011). Animal behaviour: The price tag. Nature, 469, 164-165.
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Robson, A., Leaniz, C., Wilson, R., Halsey, L., & Garcia De Leaniz, C. (2010). Effect of anthropogenic feeding regimes on activity rhythms of laboratory mussels exposed to natural light. Hydrobiologia, 655(1), 197
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Robson, A., Leaniz, C., Wilson, R., Halsey, L., Garcia De Leaniz, C., & Wilson, R. (2010). Behavioural adaptations of mussels to varying levels of food availability and predation risk. Journal of Molluscan Studies, 76(4), 348
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Wilson, R., Shepard, E., Laich, A., Frere, E., Quintana, F., Wilson, R., & Shepard, E. (2010). Pedalling downhill and freewheeling up; a penguin perspective on foraging. Aquatic Biology, 8, 193
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Wilson, R., Watanuki, Y., Miyazaki, N., Stewart, B., & Wilson, R. (2010). Working beneath the surface: interplay of biomechanics, physiology and behavioural ecology in diving seabirds. Aquatic Biology, 8, 191
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Shepard, E., Wilson, R., Laich, A., Quintana, F., Wilson, R., & Shepard, E. (2010). Buoyed up and slowed down: speed limits for diving birds in shallow water. Aquatic Biology, 8, 259
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Zimmer, I., Wilson, R., Beaulieu, M., Ropert-Coudert, Y., Kato, A., Ancel, A., Plötz, J., & Wilson, R. (2010). Dive efficiency versus depth in foraging emperor penguins. Aquatic Biology, 8, 269
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Gleiss, A., Dale, J., Holland, K., & Wilson, R. (2010). Accelerating estimates of activity-specific metabolic rate in fishes: Testing the applicability of acceleration data-loggers. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, 385(1-2), 85
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Wilson, R. (2010). Resource partitioning and niche hyper-volume overlap in free-living Pygoscelid penguins. Functional Ecology, 24(3), 646-657.
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Fossette, S., Gleiss, A., Myers, A., Garner, S., Liebsch, N., Whitney, N., Hays, G., Wilson, R., Lutcavage, M., Hays, G., & Wilson, R. (2010). Behaviour and buoyancy regulation in the deepest-diving reptile: the leatherback turtle. Journal of Experimental Biology, 213(23), 4074
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Grundy, E., Jones, M., Laramee, R., Wilson, R., Shepard, E., & Laramee, B. (2009). Visualisation of Sensor Data from Animal Movement. Computer Graphics Forum, 28(3), 815
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Green, J., Wilson, R., Boyd, I., Woakes, A., Green, C., & Butler, P. (2009). Tracking macaroni penguins during long foraging trips using ‘behavioural geolocation’. Polar Biology, 32(4), 645
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Halsey, L., Shepard, E., Quintana, F., Laich, A., Green, J., Wilson, R., Wilson, R., & Shepard, E. (2009). The relationship between oxygen consumption and body acceleration in a range of species. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A: Molecular & Integrative Physiology, 152(2), 197
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Halsey, L., Green, J., Wilson, R., Frappell, P., & Wilson, R. (2009). Accelerometry to Estimate Energy Expenditure during Activity: Best Practice with Data Loggers. Physiological and Biochemical Zoology, 82(4), 396
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Halsey, L., Portugal, S., Smith, J., Murn, C., & Wilson, R. (2009). Recording raptor behavior on the wing via accelerometry. Journal of Field Ornithology, 80(2), 171
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Kikkawa, E., Tsuda, T., Sumiyama, D., Naruse, T., Fukuda, M., Kurita, M., Wilson, R., LeMaho, Y., Miller, G., Tsuda, M., Murata, K., Kulski, J., & Inoko, H. (2009). Trans-species polymorphism of the Mhc class II DRB-like gene in banded penguins (genus Spheniscus). Immunogenetics, 61(5), 341
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Shepard, E., Wilson, R., Quintana, F., Laich, A., Forman, D., Wilson, R., Forman, D., & Shepard, E. (2009). Pushed for time or saving on fuel: fine-scale energy budgets shed light on currencies in a diving bird. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 276(1670), 3149
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Robson, A., Thomas, G., Leaniz, C., Wilson, R., Garcia De Leaniz, C., Wilson, R., & Thomas, G. (2009). Valve gape and exhalant pumping in bivalves: optimization of measurement. Aquatic Biology, 6, 191
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Laich, A., Wilson, R., Quintana, F., Shepard, E., & Wilson, R. (2009). Identification of imperial cormorant Phalacrocorax atriceps behaviour using accelerometers. Endangered Species Research, 10, 29
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Gleiss, A., Norman, B., Liebsch, N., Francis, C., & Wilson, R. (2009). A new prospect for tagging large free-swimming sharks with motion-sensitive data-loggers. Fisheries Research, 97(1-2), 11
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Halsey, L., Portugal, S., Smith, J., Murn, C., & Wilson, R. (2009). Recording raptor behavior on the wing via accelerometry. Journal of Field Ornithology, 80(2), 171
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E.L.C., S., Wilson, R., L.S., H., Quintana, F., Gomez Laich, A., Liebsch, N., A.E., M., & Norman, B. (2009). Towards a robust measure of body motion: over what period should acceleration be smoothed to derive the dynamic component?. Aquatic Biology, 4, 235-241.SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa8132
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Green, J., Halsey, L., Frappell, P., & Wilson, R. (2009). Estimating energy expenditure of animals using the accelerometry technique: activity, inactivity and comparison with the heart-rate technique. Journal of Experimental Biology, 212(4), 471-482.
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Halsey, L., Shepard, E., Hulston, C., Venables, M., White, C., Jeukendrup, A., & Wilson, R. (2008). Acceleration versus heart rate for estimating energy expenditure and speed during locomotion in animals: Tests with an easy model species, Homo sapiens. Zoology, 111(3), 231
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Godley, B., Wilson, R., & Wilson, R. (2008). Tracking vertebrates for conservation: Introduction. Endangered Species Research, 4, 1-2.
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Wilson, R., Vargas, F., Steinfurth, A., Riordan, P., Ropert-Coudert, Y., & Macdonald, D. (2008). What grounds some birds for life? Movement and diving in the sexually dimorphic Galapagos cormorant. Ecological Monographs, 78(4), 633-652.
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Zimmer, I., Wilson, R., Beaulieu, M., Ancel, A., Plötz, J., & Wilson, R. (2008). Seeing the light: depth and time restrictions in the foraging capacity of emperor penguins at Pointe Géologie, Antarctica. Aquatic Biology, 3, 217
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FRERE, E., QUINTANA, F., GANDINI, P., & Wilson, R. (2008). Foraging behaviour and habitat partitioning of two sympatric cormorants in Patagonia, Argentina. Ibis, 150(3), 558
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Wilson, R. & Adelung, D. (2008). Mit den Pinguinen in die Tiefe tauchen: Neue Erkenntnisse über das Verhalten von Pinguinen im Meer. Meer und Museum, 20, 133-142.SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa8141
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Fahlman, A., Wilson, R., Svärd, C., Rosen, D., Trites, A., & Wilson, R. (2008). Activity and diving metabolism correlate in Steller sea lion Eumetopias jubatus. Aquatic Biology, 2, 75
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Sims, D., Southall, E., Humphries, N., Hays, G., Bradshaw, C., Pitchford, J., James, A., Ahmed, M., Brierley, A., Hindell, M., Morritt, D., Musyl, M., Righton, D., Shepard, E., Wearmouth, V., Wilson, R., Witt, M., & Metcalfe, J. (2008). Scaling laws of marine predator search behaviour. Nature, 451(7182), 1098
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Halsey, L., Shepard, E., Hulston, C., Venables, M., White, C., Jeukendrup, A., & Wilson, R. (2008). Acceleration versus heart rate for estimating energy expenditure and speed during locomotion in animals: Tests with an easy model species, Homo sapiens. Zoology, 111(3), 231
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Shepard, E., Wilson, R., Liebsch, N., Quintana, F., Laich, A., Lucke, K., Wilson, R., & Shepard, E. (2008). Flexible paddle sheds new light on speed: a novel method for the remote measurement of swim speed in aquatic animals. Endangered Species Research, 4, 157
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Wilson, R., Shepard, E., Liebsch, N., Wilson, R., & Shepard, E. (2008). Prying into the intimate details of animal lives: use of a daily diary on animals. Endangered Species Research, 4, 123
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Shepard, E., Wilson, R., Quintana, F., Laich, A., Liebsch, N., Albareda, D., Halsey, L., Gleiss, A., Morgan, D., Myers, A., Newman, C., McDonald, D., Wilson, R., & Shepard, E. (2008). Identification of animal movement patterns using tri-axial accelerometry. Endangered Species Research, 10, 47
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Houghton, J., Doyle, T., Davenport, J., Hays, G., & Wilson, R. (2008). The role of infrequent and extraordinary deep dives in leatherback turtles (Dermochelys coriacea). Journal of Experimental Biology, 211(16), 2566-2575.
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Wilson, R., Liebsch, N., Davies, I., Quintana, F., Weimerskirch, H., Storch, S., Lucke, K., Siebert, U., Zankl, S., Müller, G., Zimmer, I., Scolaro, A., Campagna, C., Plötz, J., Bornemann, H., Teilmann, J., & McMahon, C. (2007). All at sea with animal tracks; methodological and analytical solutions for the resolution of movement. Deep Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography, 54(3-4), 193
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Wilson, R., WHITE, C., QUINTANA, F., HALSEY, L., LIEBSCH, N., MARTIN, G., & BUTLER, P. (2006). Moving towards acceleration for estimates of activity-specific metabolic rate in free-living animals: the case of the cormorant. Journal of Animal Ecology, 75(5), 1081
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Wilson, R. (n.d.) Using triaxial accelerometry to detect hunts and kills by African wild dogs. Front. Ecol. Evol., 12SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa67606
Authored Books
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Ainley, D. & Wilson, R. (2023). The Aquatic World of Penguins: Biology of Fish-Birds (1st ed.). Springer Nature Switzerland.
Book Chapters
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Gleiss, A., Gruber, S., & Wilson, R. (2009). Multi-Channel Data-Logging: Towards Determination of Behaviour and Metabolic Rate in Free-Swimming Sharks. Tagging and Tracking of Marine Animals with Electronic Devices (pp. 211Springer
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Wilson, R. & Zimmer, I. (2008). High latitutude-living in the emperor penguin: Constraints on foraging and their consequences. The Biology of Polar Seas SpringerSU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa8135
Supervision
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Identifying state from gait using tri-accelerometry tags (current)
PhDOther supervisor: Prof Luca Borger -
The routes of inheritance of personality traits and the microbiome in banded mongooses (Mungos mungo) (current)
PhDOther supervisor: Dr Hazel Nichols -
Going to the Zoo: Using Tags to Create Measures for Animal Health, Well-being and Welfare in a Managed Care Setting (awarded 2023)
PhDOther supervisor: Prof Carlos Garcia De Leaniz -
The implications of costly airflows for space-use and movement decisions in birds (awarded 2022)
PhDOther supervisor: Prof Adrian LuckmanOther supervisor: Prof Emily Shepard -
Development of novel integrated pest management strategies against wireworms (Agriotes spp.) in French corn. (awarded 2023)
PhDOther supervisor: Mr Robert WilsonOther supervisor: Prof Tariq Butt -
Judicious power use in Whale Sharks (Rhincodon typus); under what conditions do they employ power above minimum? (current)
MResOther supervisor: Prof Emily Shepard -
What determines the probability of Murres being in the rotor swept zone? (current)
MResOther supervisor: Prof Emily Shepard -
Why chemically defended amphibians are more likely to be threatened: a test of alternative hypotheses (current)
MResOther supervisor: Dr Kevin Arbuckle -
The effects of human-altered habitat on sloth activity (current)
MResOther supervisor: Dr Miguel Lurgi RiveraOther supervisor: Prof Emily Shepard -
Accelerating Towards an Understanding of Foraging in Greater Noctule Bats (awarded 2024)
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Towards a remote animal tagging method with minimal detriment; how do animals react to new constructions in their environment? (awarded 2024)
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Bimodality in depth use by sharks reflects bimodality in behaviour - a case study with Whale Sharks (Rhincodon typus) (awarded 2023)
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The foraging behaviour of wandering albatrosses. (awarded 2024)
MResOther supervisor: Prof Emily Shepard -
A new approach to identifying behaviour in animals using tiger sharks, Galeocerdo cuvier, as a test species. (awarded 2022)
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Evaluation of materials for potential use as drop-off mechanisms for avian harnesses (awarded 2024)
MScOther supervisor: Prof Emily Shepard
Taught Modules
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BIO318 Ecology of Marine Megafauna
This is a research-led module that explores the free-living behaviour of a range of marine animals through recent advances in biotelemetry such as satellite tracking and use of miniaturized dive computers and activity sensors attached to animals ranging from fish to air-breathing vertebrates.