Prof Jason Matthiopoulos

  • Professor of Spatial and Population Ecology (Institute of Biodiversity Animal Health and Comparative Medicine)

email: Jason.Matthiopoulos@glasgow.ac.uk


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2013

McClintock, B.T., Russell, D.J.F., Matthiopoulos, J., and King, R. (2013) Combining individual animal movement and ancillary biotelemetry data to investigate population-level activity budgets. Ecology, 94 (4). pp. 838-849. ISSN 0012-9658 (doi:10.1890/12-0954.1)

Russell, D.J.F., McConnell, B., Thompson, D., Duck, C., Morris, C., Harwood, J., and Matthiopoulos, J. (2013) Uncovering the links between foraging and breeding regions in a highly mobile mammal. Journal of Applied Ecology, 50 (2). pp. 499-509. ISSN 0021-8901 (doi:10.1111/1365-2664.12048)

Aarts, G., Fieberg, J., Brasseur, S., and Matthiopoulos, J. (2013) Quantifying the effect of habitat availability on species distributions. Journal of Animal Ecology . ISSN 0021-8790 (doi:10.1111/1365-2656.12061) (In Press)

Smout, S., Rindorf, A., Daunt, F., Wanless, S., Harris, M., and Matthiopoulos, J. (2013) Can seabird behaviour buffer their reproductive success from environmental change? Guillemot prey choice in the North Sea. Journal of Applied Ecology . ISSN 0021-8901 (In Press)

2012

Langrock, R., King, R., Matthiopoulos, J., Thomas, L., Fortin, D., and Morales, J.M. (2012) Flexible and practical modeling of animal telemetry data: hidden Markov models and extensions. Ecology, 93 (11). pp. 2336-2342. ISSN 0012-9658 (doi:10.1890/11-2241.1)

McClintock, B.T., King, R., Thomas, L., Matthiopoulos, J., McConnell, B.J., and Morales, J.M. (2012) A general discrete-time modeling framework for animal movement using multistate random walks. Ecological Monographs, 82 (3). pp. 335-349. ISSN 0012-9615 (doi:10.1890/11-0326.1)

New, L.F., Buckland, S.T., Redpath, S., and Matthiopoulos, J. (2012) Modelling the impact of hen harrier management measures on a red grouse population in the UK. Oikos, 121 (7). pp. 1061-1072. ISSN 0030-1299 (doi:10.1111/j.1600-0706.2011.19958.x)

Aarts, G., Fieberg, J., and Matthiopoulos, J. (2012) Comparative interpretation of count, presence-absence and point methods for species distribution models. Methods in Ecology and Evolution, 3 (1). pp. 177-187. ISSN 2041-210X (doi:10.1111/j.2041-210X.2011.00141.x)

Isojunno, S., Matthiopoulos, J., and Evans, P.G.H. (2012) Harbour porpoise habitat preferences: robust spatio-temporal inferences from opportunistic data. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 448 . pp. 155-170. ISSN 0171-8630 (doi:10.3354/meps09415)

Murphy, S. et al. (2012) Age estimation, growth and age-related mortality of mediterranean monk seals Monachus monachus. Endangered Species Research, 16 (2). pp. 149-163. ISSN 1863-5407 (doi:10.3354/esr00392)

2011

New, L.F., Buckland, S.T., Redpath, S., and Matthiopoulos, J. (2011) Hen harrier management: insights from demographic models fitted to population data. Journal of Applied Ecology, 48 (5). pp. 1187-1194. ISSN 0021-8901 (doi:10.1111/j.1365-2664.2011.02013.x)

Pirotta, E., Matthiopoulos, J., MacKenzie, M., Scott-Hayward, L., and Rendell, L. (2011) Modelling sperm whale habitat preference: a novel approach combining transect and follow data. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 436 . pp. 257-272. ISSN 0171-8630 (doi:10.3354/meps09236)

Matthiopoulos, J., Hebblewhite, M., Aarts, G., and Fieberg, J. (2011) Generalized functional responses for species distributions. Ecology, 92 (3). pp. 583-589. ISSN 0012-9658 (doi:10.1890/10-0751.1)

Borger, L., Matthiopoulos, J., Holdo, R.M., Morales, J.M., Couzin, I., and McCauley, E. (2011) Migration quantifed: constructing models and linking them with data. In: Milner-Gulland, E.J., Fryxell, J.M. and Sinclair, A.R.E. (eds.) Animal Migration: A Synthesis. Oxford University Press, Oxford, UK, pp. 111-128. ISBN 9780199568994

Matthiopoulos, J. (2011) How to be a Quantitative Ecologist: The ‘A to R’ of Green Mathematics and Statistics. Wiley, Chichester, UK. ISBN 9780470699782

Wakefield, E.D., Phillips, R.A., Trathan, P.N., Arata, J., Gales, R., Huin, N., Robertson, G., Waugh, S.M., Weimerskirch, H., and Matthiopoulos, J. (2011) Habitat preference, accessibility, and competition limit the global distribution of breeding Black-browed Albatrosses. Ecological Monographs, 81 (1). pp. 141-167. ISSN 0012-9615 (doi:10.1890/09-0763.1)

2010

Struve, J. et al. (2010) Lost in space? Searching for directions in the spatial modelling of individuals, populations and species ranges. Biology Letters, 6 (5). pp. 575-578. ISSN 1744-9561 (doi:10.1098/rsbl.2010.0338)

Beyer, H.L., Haydon, D.T., Morales, J.M., Frair, J.L., Hebblewhite, M., Mitchell, M., and Matthiopoulos, J. (2010) The interpretation of habitat preference metrics under use-availability designs. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 365 (1550). pp. 2245-2254. ISSN 0962-8436 (doi:10.1098/rstb.2010.0083)

Fieberg, J., Matthiopoulos, J., Hebblewhite, M., Boyce, M.S., and Frair, J.L. (2010) Correlation and studies of habitat selection: problem, red herring or opportunity? Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London Series B: Biological Sciences, 365 (1550). pp. 2233-2244. ISSN 0962-8436 (doi:10.1098/rstb.2010.0079)

Kie, J.G., Matthiopoulos, J., Fieberg, J., Powell, R.A., Cagnacci, F., Mitchell, M.S., Gaillard, J.-M., and Moorcroft, P.R. (2010) The home-range concept: are traditional estimators still relevant with modern telemetry technology? Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London Series B: Biological Sciences, 365 (1550). pp. 2221-2231. ISSN 0962-8436 (doi:10.1098/rstb.2010.0093)

Morales, J.M., Moorcroft, P.R., Matthiopoulos, J., Frair, J.L., Kie, J.G., Powell, R.A., Merrill, E.H., and Haydon, D.T. (2010) Building the bridge between animal movement and population dynamics. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 365 (1550). pp. 2289-2301. ISSN 0962-8436 (doi:10.1098/rstb.2010.0082)

Matthiopoulos, J., and Aarts, G. (2010) The spatial analysis of marine mammal abundance. In: Boyd, I.L., Bowen, W.D. and Iverson, S.J. (eds.) Marine Mammal Ecology and Conservation: A Handbook of Techniques. Oxford University Press, Oxford, UK. ISBN 9780199216567

Smout, S., Asseburg, C., Matthiopoulos, J., Fernández, C., Redpath, S., Thirgood, S., and Harwood, J. (2010) The functional response of a generalist predator. PLoS ONE, 5 (5). e10761. ISSN 1932-6203 (doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0010761)

2009

Wakefield, E.D., Phillips, R.A., Matthiopoulos, J., Fukuda, A., Higuchi, H., Marshall, G.J., and Trathan, P.N. (2009) Wind field and sex constrain the flight speeds of central-place foraging albatrosses. Ecological Monographs, 79 (4). pp. 663-679. ISSN 0012-9615 (doi:10.1890/07-2111.1)

New, L.F., Matthiopoulos, J., Redpath, S., and Buckland, S.T. (2009) Fitting models of multiple hypotheses to partial population data: investigating the causes of cycles in red grouse. American Naturalist, 174 (3). pp. 399-412. ISSN 0003-0147 (doi:10.1086/603625)

Wakefield, E.D., Phillips, R.A., and Matthiopoulos, J. (2009) Quantifying habitat use and preferences of pelagic seabirds using individual movement data: a review. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 391 . pp. 165-182. ISSN 0171-8630 (doi:10.3354/meps08203)

2008

Matthiopoulos, J., Smout, S., Winship, A.J., Thompson, D., Boyd, I.L., and Harwood, J. (2008) Getting beneath the surface of marine mammal – fisheries competition. Mammal Review, 38 (2-3). pp. 167-188. ISSN 0305-1838 (doi:10.1111/j.1365-2907.2008.00123.x)

Aarts, G., MacKenzie, M., McConnell, B., Fedak, M., and Matthiopoulos, J. (2008) Estimating space-use and habitat preference from wildlife telemetry data. Ecography, 31 (1). pp. 140-160. ISSN 0906-7590 (doi:10.1111/j.2007.0906-7590.05236.x)

Hooker, S.K., Heaslip, S.G., Matthiopoulos, J., Cox, O., and Boyd, I.L. (2008) Data sampling options for animal-borne video cameras: considerations based on deployments with antarctic fur seals. Marine Technology Society Journal, 42 (2). pp. 65-75. ISSN 0025-3324 (doi:10.4031/002533208786829179)

Patterson, T., Thomas, L., Wilcox, C., Ovaskainen, O., and Matthiopoulos, J. (2008) State–space models of individual animal movement. Trends in Ecology and Evolution, 23 (2). pp. 87-94. ISSN 0169-5347 (doi:10.1016/j.tree.2007.10.009)

2007

Stephenson, C.M., Matthiopoulos, J., and Harwood, J. (2007) Influence of the physical environment and conspecific aggression on the spatial arrangement of breeding grey seals. Ecological Informatics, 2 (4). pp. 308-317. ISSN 1574-9541 (doi:10.1016/j.ecoinf.2007.09.001)

Matthiopoulos, J., Graham, K., Smout, S., Asseburg, C., Redpath, S., Thirgood, S., Hudson, P., and Harwood, J. (2007) Sensitivity to assumptions in models of generalist predation on a cyclic prey. Ecology, 88 (10). pp. 2576-2586. ISSN 0012-9658

Dendrinos, P., Karamanlidis, A.A., Kotomatas, S., Legakis, A., Tounta, E., and Matthiopoulos, J. (2007) Pupping habitat use in the Mediterranean monk seal: a long-term study. Marine Mammal Science, 23 (3). pp. 615-628. ISSN 0824-0469 (doi:10.1111/j.1748-7692.2007.00121.x)

2006

Asseburg, C., Smout, S., Matthiopoulos, J., and Harwood, J. (2006) The functional response of generalist predators, and their implications for the monitoring of marine ecosystems. In: Boyd, I.L., Wanless, S. and Camphuysen, C.J. (eds.) Top Predators in Marine Ecosystems: Their Role in Monitoring and Management. Series: Conservation biology . Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK, pp. 262-274. ISBN 9780521847735

2005

Matthiopoulos, J., Harwood, J., and Thomas, L. (2005) Metapopulation consequences of site fidelity for colonially breeding mammals and birds. Journal of Animal Ecology, 74 (4). pp. 716-727. ISSN 0021-8790 (doi:10.1111/j.1365-2656.2005.00970.x)

Matthiopoulos, J., Halley, J.M., and Moss, R. (2005) Socially induced red grouse population cycles need abrupt transitions between tolerance and aggression. Ecology, 86 (7). pp. 1883-1893. ISSN 0012-9658 (doi:10.1890/04-0253)

2004

Matthiopoulos, J., McConnell, B., Duck, C., and Fedak, M. (2004) Using satellite telemetry and aerial counts to estimate space use by grey seals around the British Isles. Journal of Applied Ecology, 41 (3). pp. 476-491. ISSN 0021-8901 (doi:10.1111/j.0021-8901.2004.00911.x)

2003

Matthiopoulos, J., Moss, R., Mougeot, F., Lambin, X., and Redpath, S.M. (2003) Territorial behaviour and population dynamics in red grouse Lagopus lagopus scoticus: II. Population models. Journal of Animal Ecology, 72 (6). pp. 1083-1096. ISSN 0021-8790 (doi:10.1046/j.1365-2656.2003.00780.x)

Mougeot, F., Redpath, S.M., Moss, R., Matthiopoulos, J., and Hudson, P.J. (2003) Territorial behaviour and population dynamics in red grouse Lagopus lagopus scoticus. I. Population experiments. Journal of Animal Ecology, 72 (6). pp. 1073-1082. ISSN 0021-8790 (doi:10.1046/j.1365-2656.2003.00781.x)

Matthiopoulos, J. (2003) Model-supervised kernel smoothing for the estimation of spatial usage. Oikos, 102 (2). pp. 367-377. ISSN 0030-1299 (doi:10.1034/j.1600-0706.2003.12528.x)

Matthiopoulos, J. (2003) The use of space by animals as a function of accessibility and preference. Ecological Modelling, 159 (2-3). pp. 239-268. ISSN 0304-3800 (doi:10.1016/S0304-3800(02)00293-4)

Hammond, P.S., MacLeod, K., Northridge, S.P., Thompson, D., and Matthiopoulos, J. (2003) Background Information to Marine Mammals. Project Report. Department of Trade and Industry.

Matthiopoulos, J., and Hammond, P.S. (2003) Interactions Between Grey Seals and Fisheries: A Forecasting Model for Evaluating Management Options. Project Report. Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs .

2002

Matthiopoulos, J., Moss, R., and Lambin, X. (2002) The kin facilitation hypothesis for red grouse population cycles: territorial dynamics of the family cluster. Ecological Modelling, 147 (3). pp. 291-307. ISSN 0304-3800 (doi:10.1016/S0304-3800(01)00420-3)

2001

Matthiopoulos, J., Hammond, P.S., and McConnell, B. (2001) Interactions Between Grey Seals and Fisheries. Project Report. Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food .

2000

Matthiopoulos, J., Moss, R., and Lambin, X. (2000) The kin-facilitation hypothesis for red grouse population cycles: territory sharing between relatives. Ecological Modelling, 127 (1). pp. 53-63. ISSN 0304-3800 (doi:10.1016/S0304-3800(99)00199-4)

Hammond, P.S., McConnell, B.J., Stevick, P.T., Matthiopoulos, J., Lovell, P., and Fedak, M.A. (2000) The foraging distribution and behaviour of grey seals and humpback whales: practical lessons for determining critical habitat. In: 14th Annual Conference of the European Cetacean Society, 2 -5 Apr 2000, Cork, Ireland.

1999

Harwood, J. et al. (1999) Effects Of Large-Scale Industrial Fisheries On Non-Target Species. Project Report. European Commission.

1998

Matthiopoulos, J., Moss, R., and Lambin, X. (1998) Models of Red Grouse cycles. A family affair? Oikos, 82 (3). pp. 574-590. ISSN 0030-1299

1997

Smith, A., Matthiopoulos, J., and Priede, I.G. (1997) Areal coverage of the ocean floor by the deep-sea elasipodid holothurian Oneirophanta mutabilis: estimates using systematic, random and directional search strategy simulations. Deep-Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers, 44 (3). pp. 477-486. ISSN 0967-0637 (doi:10.1016/S0967-0637(96)00112-4)

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Editorial Board

  • 2007 - 2011: Endangered Species Research - Editor
  • 2007 - 2007: Ecological Applications - Guest Editor
  • 2007 - ongoing: Journal of Applied Ecology - Associate Editor

Grant Advisory Board

  • 2012 - ongoing: Member of NERC peer-review college
  • 2011 - 2012: Greece - One of four reviewers for the 20-year strategic plan of marine research
  • 2007 - 2011: Member of NERC peer-review college
  • - ongoing: St. Andrews, Scotland - Member of the Centre for Research in Environmental and Ecological Modelling (CREEM)
  • - ongoing: UK - Participant in the National Centre for Statistical Ecology (NCSE)
  • - ongoing: Referee for Science, Biometrics, American Naturalist, Theoretical Population Biology, Journal of Theoretical Biology, Ecological Modelling, Journal of Animal Ecology, Journal of Applied Ecology, Proceedings of the Royal Society, Ecology, Ecology Letters, Journal of Zoology, OIKOS, Oecologia, Ecography, Marine Ecology Progress Series, Marine Mammal Science, Deep Sea Research, Web Ecology, Aquatic Mammals
  • - ongoing: Referee for UK Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council, NERC, US National Science Foundation, American Institute of Biological Sciences

Prizes, Awards and Distinctions

  • 2012: Joint recipient of Wildlife society's award for publication of the year, for Kie et al. (2010) The home-range concept: Are traditional estimators still relevant with modern telemetry technology? Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B. 365: 2245-2254.
  • 2011: Joint recipient of Wildlife society's award for publication of the year, for Beyer et al. (2010) Habitat preference: Understanding use versus availability designs. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B. 365: 2245-2254.
  • 2011: Joint recipient of Queen's Anniversary Prize, along with the other senior researchers in SMRU
  • 1994: Aberdeen, Scotland - IMA Prize in Mathematics
  • 1994: Aberdeen, Scotland - Nicol Prize in Zoology

Professional Learned Society

  • 2002 - ongoing: Chartered Mathematician
  • 2002 - ongoing: Institute of Mathematics and its Applications (MIMA) - Full Member
  • 1998 - ongoing: British Ecological Society - Member

PhD Position Available

Universal laws of mass migration: From cancer cells to wildebeest

Institute of biodiversity, animal health and comparative medicine & School of mathematics and statistics

PhD Supervisors: Prof Jason Matthiopoulos , Prof Dirk Husmeier, Prof Robert Insall, Dr Grant Hopcraft

Application Deadline: Applications accepted all year round

Funding availability: Fully funded, international students

Enquiry by email: jason.matthiopoulos@glasgow.ac.uk

Apply online: FindAPhD.com

Description: Why do things behave differently when they are in groups?  If we imagine that the suitability of an area degrades away from a specific point, then we should expect the movement of agents up and down this gradient to match the availability of the resource. For instance, more humans should migrate towards economic hubs, wildebeest should congregate in proportion to the available grazing, and the movement of cancer cells should be a function of the viscosity of the blood. However, this rarely occurs. In almost all circumstances, we observe more agents than we expect congregating in specific patches and these individual agents tend to move collectively. This aberrant behaviour of groups is consistently observed across all levels of organization from the movement of individual cancer cells in the human body to the mass migration of millions of animals. When individuals congregate and interact (via chemical, visual or aural communication), there is a fundamental switch away from our expectations which is suggestive of an underlying emergent property that has yet to be adequately quantified.
This project will synthesize our empirical observations of the movement of cancer cells and GPS collared wildebeest and compare them to models in which movement is directly proportional to the resource. Our objective is to account for the observed variation in movement patterns of groups and determine if there are commonalities that occur across these scales of organization that may account for this divergent behaviour.
The project would suit a numerate biologist or a physical/mathematical scientist with a keen interest in cellular or ecological problems.