Professor Neil Metcalfe

Professor of Behavioural Ecology (Physiology Ageing & Welfare)

telephone: 01413305968
email: Neil.Metcalfe@glasgow.ac.uk
pronouns: He/him/his

Room 4-27, Inst. Bio Anim Health & CM, Graham Kerr Building, Glasgow G12 8QQ

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1970-9349

Research interests

BEHAVIOURAL ECOLOGY, PHYSIOLOGICAL ECOLOGY AND LIFE-HISTORY STRATEGIES

‌I am interested in the relationships between individual differences in behaviour or physiology and subsequent life-history patterns, and have investigated these mainly using experimental studies of fish populations. For instance, we found that small differences in the dominance status and competitive ability of very young salmon can have major consequences: more dominant fish grow faster, and are therefore likely to metamorphose and complete the life-cycle a year ahead of subordinate siblings. This is related to their physiology: we have shown that dominance in fry is linked to standard metabolic rate, and have been investigating this further by looking at the causes and consequences of variation in metabolic rate.

We have been examining how variation in metabolic rate arises, how stable it is within individuals, and what are the costs and benefits of a high or low standard metabolic rate under different ecological conditions. The initial phase of this work, partly funded by a first European Research Council (ERC) Advanced Grant, explored how variation in metabolic phenotypes is maintained as a result of context-dependent selection. The work focussed on brown trout and Atlantic salmon, and employed experimental manipulations at every level from cells to populations. It involved collaborations with Colin Selman (in the component of the work examining variation in mitochondrial respiration), Richard Hartley (in measurements of ROS production in vivo), and Ian McCarthy and Simon Lamarre (Bangor University and University of Moncton, Canada, in work on protein synthesis). This approach is now continuing in a second ERC Advanced Grant that is focussing more on how mitochondrial function is related to the whole organism. In particular we are examining how the efficiency with which mitochondria produce ATP influences both organismal performance and the rate of ROS production, with consequences for ageing. This project is using minnows and sticklebacks as experimental species in addition to trout and salmon. We are also testing how mitochondrial function influences among-individual variation in the ability of fish to tolerate warm temperatures, and how this is traded off against telomere attrition, levels of oxidative damage and rates of senescence, in collaboration with Pat Monaghan who has a related research group examining telomere dynamics.

Fieldwork on the Conon River system has explored how selection on particular metabolic rates is influenced by nutrient levels, manipulated by varying the number of adult salmon carcasses present in spawning streams. This work has led to an interest in how freshwater communities in oligotrophic streams are influenced by the nutrient deposition from spawning salmon, with the possibility for conservation interventions to boost salmon populations through the artificial fertilization of these streams. The research has been conducted in collaboration with John Armstrong (Marine Scotland) and the Cromarty Firth Fisheries Board.

Our work is carried out with fish in laboratory, natural or semi-natural conditions (e.g. using stream tanks such as at the Scottish Centre for Ecology and the Natural Environment - these allow us to observe the territorial behaviour of fish in a natural environment over which we have complete control, since we can alter water velocity and depth, food supply, fish density, bottom topography etc). Our work on wild fish is mostly based on the Conon River catchment, in collaboration with the Cromarty Firth Fishery Board. We also use the extensive fish-holding facilities in the Graham Kerr Building on campus. 

I also retain an interest in research on life histories in birds, and will be involved in a new project (funded by an ERC Advanced Grant to Pat Monaghan) investigating how maternal age in zebra finches influences offspring viability.

CURRENT RESEARCHERS WORKING WITH ME

Dr Agnieszka Magierecka (ERC research technician): Mitochondrial efficiency in the wild
Dr Pablo Burraco (Marie Curie Fellow): Developmental conditions and ageing rates in amphibians undergoing metamorphosis
Dr Neal Dawson (ERC postdoc): Mitochondrial efficiency in the wild
Dr Darryl McLennan (ERC postdoc): Mitochondrial efficiency in the wild
Dr Rachael Morgan (NERC postdoc): Why do fish fail at high temperatures?
Dr Caroline Millet (ERC research technician): Mitochondrial efficiency in the wild
Dr Amanda Pettersen (Marie Curie Fellow): Mitochondrial efficiency and local adaptation
Dr Pablo Salmón (Basque Government Fellow): New frontiers in animal energetics

 CURRENT PHD STUDENTS WORKING WITH ME

Fionn Bernthal 2019- Ecological consequences of restoration of salmon carcasses to upland streams (NERC IAPETUS CASE studentship; jointly supervised by J.D. Armstrong (Marine Scotland Science))
Magdalene Papatheodoulou 2018- Long-term effects of catch-and-release angling on salmon (Marine Scotland studentship; jointly supervised by S.S. Killen)
Mark Kauna Sanda 2021- Genetic diversity of economically important fish species in Nigeria (Commonwealth Scholarship; jointly supervised by B.K. Mable)

Research groups

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2024

Metcalfe, N. (2024) How important is hidden phenotypic plasticity arising from alternative but converging developmental trajectories, and what limits it? Journal of Experimental Biology, 227(Sup_1), jeb246010. (doi: 10.1242/jeb.246010)

Pettersen, A. K. and Metcalfe, N. B. (2024) Consequences of the cost of living: is variation in metabolic rate evolutionarily significant? Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 379(1896), 20220498. (doi: 10.1098/rstb.2022.0498) (PMID:38186277) (PMCID:PMC10772612)

Pettersen, A. K., Metcalfe, N. B. and Seebacher, F. (2024) Intergenerational plasticity aligns with temperature-dependent selection on offspring metabolic rates. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 379(1896), 20220496. (doi: 10.1098/rstb.2022.0496) (PMID:38186279) (PMCID:PMC10772613)

Sanda, M. K., Metcalfe, N. B. and Mable, B. K. (2024) The potential impact of aquaculture on the genetic diversity and conservation of wild fish in sub-Saharan Africa. Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems, 34(2), e4105. (doi: 10.1002/aqc.4105)

2023

Magierecka, A., Cooper, B., Sloman, K. A. and Metcalfe, N. B. (2023) Unpredictability of maternal environment shapes offspring behaviour without affecting stress-induced cortisol in an annual vertebrate. Hormones and Behavior, 154, 105396. (doi: 10.1016/j.yhbeh.2023.105396)

Metcalfe, N. B. et al. (2023) Solving the conundrum of intra-specific variation in metabolic rate: a multidisciplinary conceptual and methodological toolkit: new technical developments are opening the door to an understanding of why metabolic rate varies among individual animals of a species. BioEssays, 5(6), 2300026. (doi: 10.1002/bies.202300026) (PMID:37042115)

Burraco, P., Hernandez-Gonzalez, M., Metcalfe, N. B. and Monaghan, P. (2023) Ageing across the great divide: tissue transformation, organismal growth, and temperature shape telomere dynamics through the metamorphic transition. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 290(1992), 20222448. (doi: 10.1098/rspb.2022.2448) (PMID:36750187)

Bernthal, F. R., Seaman, B. W., Rush, E., Armstrong, J. D., McLennan, D., Nislow, K. H. and Metcalfe, N. B. (2023) High summer temperatures are associated with poorer performance of underyearling Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) in upland streams. Journal of Fish Biology, 102(2), pp. 537-541. (doi: 10.1111/jfb.15282) (PMID:36448734)

Pilakouta, N. et al. (2023) Testing the predictability of morphological evolution in contrasting thermal environments. Evolution, 77(1), pp. 239-253. (doi: 10.1093/evolut/qpac018) (PMID:36622731)

Pilakouta, N. , Killen, S. S. , Kristjánsson, B. K., Skúlason, S., Lindström, J. , Metcalfe, N. B. and Parsons, K. J. (2023) Geothermal stickleback populations prefer cool water despite multigenerational exposure to a warm environment. Ecology and Evolution, 13(1), e9654. (doi: 10.1002/ece3.9654) (PMID:36644700) (PMCID:PMC9831902)

Pilakouta, N. et al. (2023) A warmer environment can reduce sociability in an ectotherm. Global Change Biology, 29(1), pp. 206-214. (doi: 10.1111/gcb.16451) (PMID:36259414)

Duncan, E., Papatheodoulou, M., Metcalfe, N. B. and McLennan, D. (2023) Does pre-spawning catch and release angling affect offspring telomere dynamics in Atlantic salmon? Conservation Physiology, 11(1), coad018. (doi: 10.1093/conphys/coad018) (PMID:37113976) (PMCID:PMC10129346)

2022

McLennan, D., Auer, S. K., McKelvey, S., McKelvey, L., Anderson, G., Boner, W. , Duprez, J. S. and Metcalfe, N. B. (2022) Habitat restoration weakens negative environmental effects on telomere dynamics. Molecular Ecology, 31(23), pp. 6100-6113. (doi: 10.1111/mec.15980) (PMID:33973299)

Metcalfe, N. B. and Olsson, M. (2022) How telomere dynamics are influenced by the balance between mitochondrial efficiency, reactive oxygen species production and DNA damage. Molecular Ecology, 31(23), pp. 6040-6052. (doi: 10.1111/mec.16150) (PMID:34435398)

Pettersen, A. K., Schuster, L. and Metcalfe, N. B., (2022) The evolution of offspring size: a metabolic scaling perspective. Integrative and Comparative Biology, 62(5), pp. 1492-1502. (doi: 10.1093/icb/icac076) (PMID:35657724)

Magierecka, A., Aristeidou, A., Papaevripidou, M., Gibson, J. K., Sloman, K. A. and Metcalfe, N. B. (2022) Timing of reproduction modifies transgenerational effects of chronic exposure to stressors in an annual vertebrate. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London Series B: Biological Sciences, 289(1984), 20221462. (doi: 10.1098/rspb.2022.1462)

Bernthal, F. R., Armstrong, J. D., Nislow, K. H. and Metcalfe, N. B. (2022) Nutrient limitation in Atlantic salmon rivers and streams: Causes, consequences, and management strategies. Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems, 32(6), pp. 1073-1091. (doi: 10.1002/aqc.3811)

Dawson, N. J. , Millet, C., Selman, C. and Metcalfe, N. B. (2022) Inter-individual variation in mitochondrial phosphorylation efficiency predicts growth rates in ectotherms at high temperatures. FASEB Journal, 36(6), e22333. (doi: 10.1096/fj.202101806RR) (PMID:35486025)

Stier, A. , Monaghan, P. and Metcalfe, N. B. (2022) Experimental demonstration of prenatal programming of mitochondrial aerobic metabolism lasting until adulthood. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London Series B: Biological Sciences, 289(1970), 20212679. (doi: 10.1098/rspb.2021.2679) (PMID:35232239)

Kim, S.‐Y., Álvarez‐Quintero, N. and Metcalfe, N. B. (2022) Does the match between individual and group behavior matter in shoaling sticklebacks? Ecology and Evolution, 12(2), e8581. (doi: 10.1002/ece3.8581) (PMID:35222959) (PMCID:PMC8844133)

Papatheodoulou, M., Závorka, L., Koeck, B. , Metcalfe, N. B. and Killen, S. S. (2022) Simulated pre-spawning catch and release of wild atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) results in faster fungal spread and opposing effects on female and male proxies of fecundity. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 79(2), pp. 267-276. (doi: 10.1139/cjfas-2021-0089)

2021

Magierecka, A., Lind, Å. J., Aristeidou, A., Sloman, K. A. and Metcalfe, N. B. (2021) Chronic exposure to stressors has a persistent effect on feeding behaviour but not cortisol levels in sticklebacks. Animal Behaviour, 181, pp. 71-81. (doi: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2021.08.028)

Nord, A., Metcalfe, N. B. , Page, J. L., Huxtable, A., McCafferty, D. J. and Dawson, N. J. (2021) Avian red blood cell mitochondria produce more heat in winter than in autumn. FASEB Journal, 35(5), e21490. (doi: 10.1096/fj.202100107R) (PMID:33829547)

Hou, C., Metcalfe, N. B. and Salin, K. (2021) Is mitochondrial reactive oxygen species production proportional to oxygen consumption? A theoretical consideration. BioEssays, 43(4), 2000165. (doi: 10.1002/bies.202000165) (PMID:33543487)

Yamamoto, T., Kitanishi, S. and Metcalfe, N. B. (2021) Effect of parental phenotype on dispersal, growth and maturation of offspring in wild masu salmon (Oncorhynchus masou). Evolutionary Ecology, 35(2), pp. 253-269. (doi: 10.1007/s10682-020-10098-2)

2020

Lindsay, E. C., Metcalfe, N. B. and Llewellyn, M. S. (2020) The potential role of gut microbiota in shaping host energetics and metabolic rate. Journal of Animal Ecology, 89(11), pp. 2415-2426. (doi: 10.1111/1365-2656.13327) (PMID:32858775)

Monaghan, P. , Maklakov, A. A. and Metcalfe, N. B. (2020) Intergenerational transfer of ageing: parental age and offspring lifespan. Trends in Ecology and Evolution, 35(10), pp. 927-937. (doi: 10.1016/j.tree.2020.07.005) (PMID:32741650)

Burraco, P., Orizaola, G., Monaghan, P. and Metcalfe, N. B. (2020) Climate change and ageing in ectotherms. Global Change Biology, 26(10), pp. 5371-5381. (doi: 10.1111/gcb.15305) (PMID:32835446)

Stier, A. , Metcalfe, N. B. and Monaghan, P. (2020) Pace and stability of embryonic development affect telomere dynamics: an experimental study in a precocial bird model. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London Series B: Biological Sciences, 287(1933), 20201378. (doi: 10.1098/rspb.2020.1378) (PMID:32842933) (PMCID:PMC7482268)

Pilakouta, N. , Killen, S. S. , Kristjánsson, B. N., Skúlason, S., Lindström, J. , Metcalfe, N. B. and Parsons, K. J. (2020) Multigenerational exposure to elevated temperatures leads to a reduction in standard metabolic rate in the wild. Functional Ecology, 34(6), pp. 1205-1214. (doi: 10.1111/1365-2435.13538) (PMID:32612318) (PMCID:PMC7318562)

Burton, T., Rollinson, N., McKelvey, S., Stewart, D. C., Armstrong, J. D. and Metcalfe, N. B. (2020) Adaptive maternal investment in the wild? Links between maternal growth trajectory and offspring size, growth, and survival in contrasting environments. American Naturalist, 195(4), pp. 678-690. (doi: 10.1086/707518) (PMID:32216673)

Dawson, N. J. , Millet, C., Selman, C. and Metcalfe, N. B. (2020) Measurement of mitochondrial respiration in permeabilized fish gills. Journal of Experimental Biology, 223(4), 216762. (doi: 10.1242/jeb.216762) (PMID:31974221) (PMCID:PMC7044462)

2019

Monaghan, P. and Metcalfe, N. B. (2019) The deteriorating soma and the indispensable germline: gamete senescence and offspring fitness. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London Series B: Biological Sciences, 286, 20192187. (doi: 10.1098/rspb.2019.2187) (PMID:31847776) (PMCID:PMC6939927)

Mclennan, D. et al. (2019) Simulating nutrient release from parental carcasses increases the growth, biomass and genetic diversity of juvenile Atlantic salmon. Journal of Applied Ecology, 56(8), pp. 1937-1947. (doi: 10.1111/1365-2664.13429)

Salin, K., Villasevil, E. M., Anderson, G. J., Lamarre, S. G., Melanson, C. A., McCarthy, I., Selman, C. and Metcalfe, N. B. (2019) Differences in mitochondrial efficiency explain individual variation in growth performance. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London Series B: Biological Sciences, 286(1909), 20191466. (doi: 10.1098/rspb.2019.1466) (PMID:31431161) (PMCID:PMC6732382)

Norin, T. and Metcalfe, N. B. (2019) Ecological and evolutionary consequences of metabolic rate plasticity in response to environmental change. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 374(1768), 20180180. (doi: 10.1098/rstb.2018.0180)

2018

Salin, K., Villasevil, E. M., Anderson, G. J., Auer, S. K., Selman, C. , Hartley, R. C. , Mullen, W. , Chinopoulos, C. and Metcalfe, N. B. (2018) Decreased mitochondrial metabolic requirements in fasting animals carry an oxidative cost. Functional Ecology, 32(9), pp. 2149-2157. (doi: 10.1111/1365-2435.13125) (PMID:30333678) (PMCID:PMC6175143)

Salin, K., Villasevil, E. M., Anderson, G. J., Selman, C. , Chinopoulos, C. and Metcalfe, N. B. (2018) The RCR and ATP/O indices can give contradictory messages about mitochondrial efficiency. Integrative and Comparative Biology, 58(3), pp. 486-494. (doi: 10.1093/icb/icy085) (PMID:29982616)

McLennan, D., Armstrong, J. D., Stewart, D. C., Mckelvey, S., Boner, W. , Monaghan, P. and Metcalfe, N. B. (2018) Telomere elongation during early development is independent of environmental temperatures in Atlantic salmon. Journal of Experimental Biology, 221, 178616. (doi: 10.1242/jeb.178616) (PMID:29636409) (PMCID:PMC6031317)

Mclennan, D., Rush, E., McKelvey, S. and Metcalfe, N.B. (2018) Timing of Atlantic salmon Salmo salar smolt migration predicts successful passage through a reservoir. Journal of Fish Biology, 92(5), pp. 1651-1656. (doi: 10.1111/jfb.13606) (PMID:29624685)

Noguera, J. C., Metcalfe, N. B. and Monaghan, P. (2018) Experimental demonstration that offspring fathered by old males have shorter telomeres and reduced lifespans. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London Series B: Biological Sciences, 285(1874), 20180268. (doi: 10.1098/rspb.2018.0268) (PMID:29540524) (PMCID:PMC5879639)

Auer, S. K., Salin, K., Anderson, G. J. and Metcalfe, N. B. (2018) Individuals exhibit consistent differences in their metabolic rates across changing thermal conditions. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology. Part A: Molecular and Integrative Physiology, 217, pp. 1-6. (doi: 10.1016/j.cbpa.2017.11.021) (PMID:29223611) (PMCID:PMC5805842)

Gordon, T. A. C. et al. (2018) Fishes in a changing world: learning from the past to promote sustainability of fish populations. Journal of Fish Biology, 92(3), pp. 804-827. (doi: 10.1111/jfb.13546) (PMID:29537086)

Mclennan, D., Armstrong, J. D., Stewart, D. C., Mckelvey, S., Boner, W. , Monaghan, P. and Metcalfe, N. B. (2018) Links between parental life histories of wild salmon and the telomere lengths of their offspring. Molecular Ecology, 27(3), pp. 804-814. (doi: 10.1111/mec.14467) (PMID:29274177)

Auer, S. K., Dick, C. A., Metcalfe, N. B. and Reznick, D. N. (2018) Metabolic rate evolves rapidly and in parallel with the pace of life history. Nature Communications, 9, 14. (doi: 10.1038/s41467-017-02514-z) (PMID:29295982) (PMCID:PMC5750215)

Auer, S. K. et al. (2018) Nutrients from salmon parents alter selection pressures on their offspring. Ecology Letters, 21(2), pp. 287-295. (doi: 10.1111/ele.12894) (PMID:29243313) (PMCID:PMC5814727)

Jutfelt, F. et al. (2018) Oxygen- and capacity-limited thermal tolerance: blurring ecology and physiology. Journal of Experimental Biology, 221(1), jeb169615. (doi: 10.1242/jeb.169615) (PMID:29321291)

2017

Noguera, J. C., Metcalfe, N. B. and Monaghan, P. (2017) Postnatal nutrition influences male attractiveness and promotes plasticity in male mating preferences. Naturwissenschaften, 104(11-12), 102. (doi: 10.1007/s00114-017-1524-y) (PMID:29138966)

Kim, S.-Y., Metcalfe, N. B. , da Silva, A. and Velando, A. (2017) Thermal conditions during early life influence seasonal maternal strategies in the three-spined stickleback. BMC Ecology, 17, 34. (doi: 10.1186/s12898-017-0144-x) (PMID:29126411) (PMCID:PMC5681783)

McLennan, D., Armstrong, J. D., Stewart, D. C., Mckelvey, S., Boner, W. , Monaghan, P. and Metcalfe, N. B. (2017) Shorter juvenile telomere length is associated with higher survival to spawning in migratory Atlantic salmon. Functional Ecology, 31(11), pp. 2070-2079. (doi: 10.1111/1365-2435.12939)

Salin, K., Auer, S. K., Villasevil, E. M., Anderson, G. J., Cairns, A. G., Mullen, W. , Hartley, R. C. and Metcalfe, N. B. (2017) Using the MitoB method to assess levels of reactive oxygen species in ecological studies of oxidative stress. Scientific Reports, 7, 41228. (doi: 10.1038/srep41228) (PMID:28117373) (PMCID:PMC5259740)

2016

Auer, S. K., Salin, K., Anderson, G. J. and Metcalfe, N. B. (2016) Flexibility in metabolic rate and activity level determines individual variation in overwinter performance. Oecologia, 182(3), pp. 703-712. (doi: 10.1007/s00442-016-3697-z) (PMID:27461377) (PMCID:PMC5043002)

McLennan, D., Armstrong, J.D., Stewart, D.C., Mckelvey, S., Boner, W. , Monaghan, P. and Metcalfe, N.B. (2016) Interactions between parental traits, environmental harshness and growth rate in determining telomere length in wild juvenile salmon. Molecular Ecology, 25(21), pp. 5425-5438. (doi: 10.1111/mec.13857) (PMID:27662635) (PMCID:PMC5091633)

Salin, K., Auer, S. K., Rudolf, A. M., Anderson, G. J., Selman, C. and Metcalfe, N. B. (2016) Variation in metabolic rate among individuals is related to tissue-specific differences in mitochondrial leak respiration. Physiological and Biochemical Zoology, 89(6), pp. 511-523. (doi: 10.1086/688769) (PMID:27792536)

Salin, K., Villasevil, E. M., Auer, S. K., Anderson, G. J., Selman, C. , Metcalfe, N. B. and Chinopoulos, C. (2016) Simultaneous measurement of mitochondrial respiration and ATP production in tissue homogenates and calculation of effective P/O ratios. Physiological Reports, 4(20), e13007. (doi: 10.14814/phy2.13007) (PMID:27798358) (PMCID:PMC5099967)

Auer, S. K., Salin, K., Rudolf, A. M., Anderson, G. J. and Metcalfe, N. B. (2016) Differential effects of food availability on minimum and maximum rates of metabolism. Biology Letters, 12(10), 20160586. (doi: 10.1098/rsbl.2016.0586)

Burton, T., Robertsen, G., Stewart, D. C., McKelvey, S., Armstrong, J. D. and Metcalfe, N. (2016) Maternal age at maturation underpins contrasting behaviour in offspring. Behavioral Ecology, 27(5), pp. 1280-1287. (doi: 10.1093/beheco/arw073) (PMID:27656083) (PMCID:PMC5027624)

Van Leeuwen, T. E., Killen, S. S. , Metcalfe, N. B. and Adams, C. E. (2016) Differences in early developmental rate and yolk conversion efficiency in offspring of trout with alternative life histories. Ecology of Freshwater Fish, 26(3), pp. 371-382. (doi: 10.1111/eff.12281)

Noguera, J. C., Metcalfe, N. , Reichert, S. and Monaghan, P. (2016) Embryonic and postnatal telomere length decrease with ovulation order within clutches. Scientific Reports, 6, 25915. (doi: 10.1038/srep25915) (PMID:27174767) (PMCID:PMC4865837)

Salin, K., Auer, S. K., Anderson, G. J., Selman, C. and Metcalfe, N. B. (2016) Inadequate food intake at high temperatures is related to depressed mitochondrial respiratory capacity. Journal of Experimental Biology, 219(9), pp. 1356-1362. (doi: 10.1242/jeb.133025) (PMID:26944497)

Lee, W.-S., Monaghan, P. and Metcalfe, N. B. (2016) Perturbations in growth trajectory due to early diet affect age-related deterioration in performance. Functional Ecology, 30(4), pp. 625-635. (doi: 10.1111/1365-2435.12538) (PMID:27610000) (PMCID:PMC4994260)

Van Leeuwen, T. E., Hughes, M. R., Dodd, J. A., Adams, C. E. and Metcalfe, N. (2016) Resource availability and life-history origin affect competitive behavior in territorial disputes. Behavioral Ecology, 27(2), pp. 385-392. (doi: 10.1093/beheco/arv163)

Auer, S. K., Bassar, R. D., Salin, K. and Metcalfe, N. B. (2016) Repeatability of metabolic rate is lower for animals living under field versus laboratory conditions. Journal of Experimental Biology, 219(5), pp. 631-634. (doi: 10.1242/jeb.133678) (PMID:26747898))

Van Leeuwen, T. E., Hooker, O. E., Metcalfe, N. B. and Adams, C. E. (2016) Differences in diet-induced flexibility in morphology and growth in a partially migratory species. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 73(3), pp. 358-365. (doi: 10.1139/cjfas-2015-0300)

Van Leeuwen, T. E., McLennan, D., McKelvey, S., Stewart, D. C., Adams, C. E. and Metcalfe, N. B. (2016) The association between parental life history and offspring phenotype in Atlantic salmon. Journal of Experimental Biology, 219(3), pp. 374-382. (doi: 10.1242/jeb.122531) (PMID:26596536)

Dijkstra, P. D., Pierotti, M. E.R., Seehausen, O. and Metcalfe, N. B. (2016) Metabolism, oxidative stress and territorial behaviour in a female colour polymorphic cichlid fish. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, 70(1), pp. 99-109. (doi: 10.1007/s00265-015-2028-4)

Kim, S.-Y., Metcalfe, N. and Velando, A. (2016) A benign juvenile environment reduces the strength of antagonistic pleiotropy and genetic variation in the rate of senescence. Journal of Animal Ecology, 85(3), pp. 705-714. (doi: 10.1111/1365-2656.12468) (PMID:26559495) (PMCID:PMC4991295)

2015

Auer, S. K., Salin, K., Anderson, G. J. and Metcalfe, N. B. (2015) Aerobic scope explains individual variation in feeding capacity. Biology Letters, 11(11), 20150793. (doi: 10.1098/rsbl.2015.0793) (PMID:26556902)

Auer, S. K., Salin, K., Rudolf, A. M. M., Anderson, G. J. and Metcalfe, N. B. (2015) Flexibility in metabolic rate confers a growth advantage under changing food availability. Journal of Animal Ecology, 84(5), pp. 1405-1411. (doi: 10.1111/1365-2656.12384) (PMID:25939669)

Salin, K., Auer, S. k., Rudolf, A. M., Anderson, G. J., Cairns, A. G., Mullen, W. , Hartley, R. C. , Selman, C. and Metcalfe, N. B. (2015) Individuals with higher metabolic rates have lower levels of reactive oxygen species in vivo. Biology Letters, 11(9), 20150538. (doi: 10.1098/rsbl.2015.0538) (PMID:26382073)

Noguera, J.C., Monaghan, P. and Metcalfe, N.B. (2015) Interactive effects of early and later nutritional conditions on the adult antioxidant defence system in zebra finches. Journal of Experimental Biology, 218(14), pp. 2211-2217. (doi: 10.1242/jeb.120956) (PMID:25987737)

Auer, S. K., Salin, K., Rudolf, A. M., Anderson, G. J. and Metcalfe, N. B. (2015) The optimal combination of standard metabolic rate and aerobic scope for somatic growth depends on food availability. Functional Ecology, 29(4), pp. 479-486. (doi: 10.1111/1365-2435.12396)

Noguera, J. C., Metcalfe, N. B. , Surai, P. F. and Monaghan, P. (2015) Are you what you eat? Micronutritional deficiencies during development influence adult personality-related traits. Animal Behaviour, 101, pp. 129-140. (doi: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2014.12.029)

Careau, V., Killen, S. S. and Metcalfe, N. B. (2015) Adding fuel to the “fire of life”: energy budgets across levels of variation in ectotherms and endotherms. In: Martin, L. B., Ghalambor, C. K. and Woods, A. (eds.) Integrative Organismal Biology. Wiley-Blackwell, pp. 219-234. ISBN 9781118398784

Metcalfe, N. B. , Van Leeuwen, T. E. and Killen, S. S. (2015) Does individual variation in metabolic phenotype predict fish behaviour and performance? Journal of Fish Biology, 88(1), pp. 298-321. (doi: 10.1111/jfb.12699) (PMID:26577442) (PMCID:PMC4991269)

Noguera, J. C., Metcalfe, N. B. , Boner, W. and Monaghan, P. (2015) Sex-dependent effects of nutrition on telomere dynamics in zebra finches (Taeniopygia guttata). Biology Letters, 11(2), p. 20140938. 20140938. (doi: 10.1098/rsbl.2014.0938) (PMID:25716087)

Salin, K., Auer, S. K., Rey, B., Selman, C. and Metcalfe, N. B. (2015) Variation in the link between oxygen consumption and ATP production, and its relevance for animal performance. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London Series B: Biological Sciences, 282(1812), 20151028. (doi: 10.1098/rspb.2015.1028) (PMID:26203001)

2014

Burton, T. and Metcalfe, N. B. (2014) Can environmental conditions experienced in early life influence future generations? Proceedings of the Royal Society of London Series B: Biological Sciences, 281(1785), p. 20140311. (doi: 10.1098/rspb.2014.0311) (PMID:24807254) (PMCID:PMC4024293)

Lee, W.-S., Metcalfe, N. B. , Reale, D. and Peres-Neto, P. R. (2014) Early growth trajectories affect sexual responsiveness. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London Series B: Biological Sciences, 281(1777), p. 20132899. (doi: 10.1098/rspb.2013.2899)

Costantini, D., Monaghan, P. and Metcalfe, N. B. (2014) Prior hormetic priming is costly under environmental mismatch. Biology Letters, 10(2), p. 20131010. (doi: 10.1098/rsbl.2013.1010) (PMID:24522630) (PMCID:PMC3949371)

2013

Killen, S.S. , Marras, S., Metcalfe, N.B. , McKenzie, D.J. and Domenici, P. (2013) Environmental stressors alter relationships between physiology and behaviour. Trends in Ecology and Evolution, 28(11), pp. 651-658. (doi: 10.1016/j.tree.2013.05.005)

Costantini, D., Monaghan, P. and Metcalfe, N.B. (2013) Loss of integration is associated with reduced resistance to oxidative stress. Journal of Experimental Biology, 216(12), pp. 2213-2220. (doi: 10.1242/jeb.083154)

Dijkstra, P.D., Seehausen, O. and Metcalfe, N.B. (2013) Metabolic divergence between sibling species of cichlids pundamilia nyererei and pundamilia pundamilia. Journal of Fish Biology, 82(6), pp. 1975-1989. (doi: 10.1111/jfb.12125) (PMID:23731147)

Metcalfe, N.B. and Monaghan, P. (2013) Does reproduction cause oxidative stress? An open question. Trends in Ecology and Evolution, 28(6), pp. 347-350. (doi: 10.1016/j.tree.2013.01.015)

Burton, T., McKelvey, S., Stewart, D.C., Armstrong, J.D. and Metcalfe, N.B. (2013) Offspring investment in wild Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar): relationships with smolt age and spawning condition. Ecology of Freshwater Fish, 22(2), pp. 317-321. (doi: 10.1111/eff.12019)

Fuller, R.A., Bearhop, S., Metcalfe, N.B. , Piersma, T. and Daunt, F. (2013) The effect of group size on vigilance in Ruddy Turnstones Arenaria interpres varies with foraging habitat. IBIS, 155(2), pp. 246-257. (doi: 10.1111/ibi.12020)

Burton, T., McKelvey, S., Stewart, D.C., Armstrong, J.D. and Metcalfe, N.B. (2013) Early maternal experience shapes offspring performance in the wild. Ecology, 94(3), pp. 618-626. (doi: 10.1890/12-0462.1) (PMID:23687888)

Lee, W.-S., Monaghan, P. and Metcalfe, N.B. (2013) Experimental demonstration of the growth rate-lifespan trade-off. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London Series B: Biological Sciences, 280(1752), p. 20122370. (doi: 10.1098/rspb.2012.2370)

Burton, T., Hoogenboom, M.O., Beevers, N.D., Armstrong, J.D. and Metcalfe, N.B. (2013) Among-sibling differences in the phenotypes of juvenile fish depend on their location within the egg mass and maternal dominance rank. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London Series B: Biological Sciences, 280(1751), p. 20122441. (doi: 10.1098/rspb.2012.2441) (PMID:23193132) (PMCID:PMC3574412)

Hoogenboom, M.O., Armstrong, J.D., Groothuis, T.G.G. and Metcalfe, N.B. (2013) The growth benefits of aggressive behavior vary with individual metabolism and resource predictability. Behavioral Ecology, 24(1), pp. 253-261. (doi: 10.1093/beheco/ars161)

2012

Hoogenboom, M.O., Metcalfe, N.B. , Groothuis, T.G.G., de Vries, B. and Costantini, D. (2012) Relationship between oxidative stress and circulating testosterone and cortisol in pre-spawning female brown trout. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology. Part A: Molecular and Integrative Physiology, 163(3-4), pp. 379-387. (doi: 10.1016/j.cbpa.2012.07.002) (PMID:22841606)

Reid, D. , Armstrong, J.D. and Metcalfe, N.B. (2012) The performance advantage of a high resting metabolic rate in juvenile salmon is habitat dependent. Journal of Animal Ecology, 81(4), pp. 868-875. (doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2656.2012.01969.x)

Heidinger, B.J., Blount, J.D., Boner, W. , Griffiths, K., Metcalfe, N.B. and Monaghan, P. (2012) Telomere length in early life predicts life span. Obstetrical and Gynecological Survey, 67(5), pp. 283-284. (doi: 10.1097/OGX.0b013e3182546dd0)

Heidinger, B.J., Blount, J.D., Boner, W. , Griffiths, K., Metcalfe, N.B. and Monaghan, P. (2012) Telomere length in early life predicts lifespan. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 109(5), pp. 1743-1748. (doi: 10.1073/pnas.1113306109) (PMID:22232671) (PMCID:PMC3277142)

Costantini, D., Mirzai, N. and Metcalfe, N.B. (2012) An automated system to control and manipulate the flight activity of captive birds. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, 66(8), pp. 1195-1199. (doi: 10.1007/s00265-012-1362-z)

Costantini, D., Monaghan, P. and Metcalfe, N.B. (2012) Early life experience primes resistance to oxidative stress. Journal of Experimental Biology, 215(16), pp. 2820-2826. (doi: 10.1242/jeb.072231)

Lee, W., Monaghan, P. and Metcalfe, N.B. (2012) The pattern of early growth trajectories affects adult breeding performance. Ecology, 93(4), pp. 902-912. (doi: 10.1890/11-0890.1)

2011

Burton, T., Killen, S.S. , Armstrong, J.D. and Metcalfe, N.B. (2011) What causes intraspecific variation in resting metabolic rate and what are its ecological consequences? Proceedings of the Royal Society of London Series B: Biological Sciences, 278(1724), pp. 3465-3473. (doi: 10.1098/rspb.2011.1778) (PMID:21957133) (PMCID:PMC3189380)

Criscuolo, F., Monaghan, P. , Proust, A., Škorpilová, J., Laurie, J. and Metcalfe, N.B. (2011) Costs of compensation: effect of early life conditions and reproduction on flight performance in zebra finches. Oecologia, 167(2), pp. 315-323. (doi: 10.1007/s00442-011-1986-0) (PMID:21472417)

Armstrong, J.D., Millidine, K.J. and Metcalfe, N.B. (2011) Ecological consequences of variation in standard metabolism and dominance among salmon parr. Ecology of Freshwater Fish, 20(3), pp. 371-376. (doi: 10.1111/j.1600-0633.2011.00486.x)

Hoogenboom, M.O., Armstrong, J.D., Miles, M.S., Burton, T., Groothuis, T.G.G. and Metcalfe, N.B. (2011) Implantation of cocoa butter reduces egg and hatchling size in Salmo trutta. Journal of Fish Biology, 79(3), pp. 587-596. (doi: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2011.03039.x) (PMID:21884102)

Costantini, D., Monaghan, P. and Metcalfe, N. B. (2011) Biochemical integration of blood redox state in captive zebra finches (Taeniopygia guttata). Journal of Experimental Biology, 214(7), pp. 1148-1152. (doi: 10.1242/jeb.053496) (PMID:21389200)

Burton, T., Hoogenboom, M.O., Armstrong, J.D., Groothuis, T.G.G. and Metcalfe, N.B. (2011) Egg hormones in a highly fecund vertebrate: do they influence offspring social structure in competitive conditions? Functional Ecology, 25(6), pp. 1379-1388. (doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2435.2011.01897.x)

Dijkstra, P.D., Wiegertjes, G.F., Forlenza, M., van der Sluijs, I., Hofmann, H.A., Metcalfe, N.B. and Groothuis, T.G.G. (2011) The role of physiology in the divergence of two incipient cichlid species. Journal of Evolutionary Biology, 24(12), pp. 2639-2652. (doi: 10.1111/j.1420-9101.2011.02389.x)

Lee, W.S., Metcalfe, N.B. , Monaghan, P. and Mangel, M. (2011) A comparison of dynamic-state-dependent models of the trade-off between growth, damage, and reproduction. American Naturalist, 178(6), pp. 774-786. (doi: 10.1086/662671)

Reid, D. , Armstrong, J.D. and Metcalfe, N.B. (2011) Estimated standard metabolic rate interacts with territory quality and density to determine the growth rates of juvenile Atlantic salmon. Functional Ecology, 25(6), pp. 1360-1367. (doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2435.2011.01894.x)

2010

Costantini, D., Metcalfe, N.B. and Monaghan, P. (2010) Ecological processes in a hormetic framework. Ecology Letters, 13(11), pp. 1435-1447. (doi: 10.1111/j.1461-0248.2010.01531.x) (PMID:20849442)

Dijkstra, P.D., Lindstrom, J. , Metcalfe, N.B. , Hemelrijk, C.K., Brendel, M., Seehausen, O. and Groothuis, T.G.G. (2010) Frequency-dependent social dominance in a color polymorphic cichlid fish. Evolution, 64(10), pp. 2797-2807. (doi: 10.1111/j.1558-5646.2010.01046.x)

Walling, C.A., Royle, N.J., Lindstrom, J. and Metcalfe, N.B. (2010) Do female association preferences predict the likelihood of reproduction? Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, 64(4), pp. 541-548. (doi: 10.1007/s00265-009-0869-4)

Lee, W.-S., Monaghan, P. and Metcalfe, N.B. (2010) The trade-off between growth rate and locomotor performance varies with perceived time until breeding. Journal of Experimental Biology, 213(19), pp. 3289-3298. (doi: 10.1242/jeb.043083)

Metcalfe, N.B. and Alonso-Alvarez, C. (2010) Oxidative stress as a life-history constraint: the role of reactive oxygen species in shaping phenotypes from conception to death. Functional Ecology, 24(5), pp. 984-996. (doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2435.2010.01750.x)

Pike, T.W., Bjerkeng, B., Blount, J.D., Lindstrom, J. and Metcalfe, N.B. (2010) How integument colour reflects its carotenoid content: a stickleback’s perspective. Functional Ecology, 25(1), pp. 297-304. (doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2435.2010.01781.x)

Pike, T.W., Blount, J.D., Metcalfe, N.B. and Lindstrom, J. (2010) Dietary carotenoid availability and reproductive effort influence the age-related decline in performance. Behavioral Ecology, 21(5), pp. 1048-1053. (doi: 10.1093/beheco/arq102)

2009

Lindstrom, J. , Pike, T.W., Blount, J.D. and Metcalfe, N.B. (2009) Optimization of resource allocation can explain the temporal dynamics and honesty of sexual signals. American Naturalist, 174(4), pp. 515-525. (doi: 10.1086/606008) (PMID:19737111)

Reid, D. , Armstrong, J. D. and Metcalfe, N. B. (2009) Effects of density on the optimal metabolic rate for stream-living juvenile salmon. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology. Part A: Molecular and Integrative Physiology, 153(2 Supp), S147. (doi: 10.1016/j.cbpa.2009.04.280)

Criscuolo, F., Bize, P., Nasir, L., Metcalfe, N.B., Foote, C.G., Griffiths, K., Gault, E.A. and Monaghan, P. (2009) Real-time quantitative PCR assay for measurement of avain telomeres. Journal of Avian Biology, 40(3), pp. 342-347. (doi: 10.1111/j.1600-048X.2008.04623.x)

Bize, P., Criscuolo, F., Metcalfe, N.B., Nasir, L. and Monaghan, P. (2009) Telomere dynamics rather than age predict life expectancy in the wild. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London Series B: Biological Sciences, 276(1662), pp. 1679-1683. (doi: 10.1098/rspb.2008.1817) (PMID:19324831) (PMCID:PMC2660992)

Millidine, K.J., Armstrong, J. and Metcalfe, N.B. (2009) Juvenile salmon with high standard metabolic rates have higher energy costs but can process meals faster. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London Series B: Biological Sciences, 276(1664), pp. 2103-2108. (doi: 10.1098/rspb.2009.0080)

Millidine, K.J., Metcalfe, N.B. and Armstrong, J.D. (2009) Presence of a conspecific causes divergent changes in resting metabolism, depending on its relative size. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London Series B: Biological Sciences, 276(1675), pp. 3989-3993. (doi: 10.1098/rspb.2009.1219)

Monaghan, P., Metcalfe, N.B. and Torres, R. (2009) Oxidative stress as a mediator of life history trade-offs: mechanisms, measurements and interpretation. Ecology Letters, 12(1), pp. 75-92. (doi: 10.1111/j.1461-0248.2008.01258.x)

2008

Criscuolo, F., Monaghan, P., Nasir, L. and Metcalfe, N.B. (2008) Early nutrition and phenotypic development: 'catch-up' growth leads to elevated metabolic rate in adulthood. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London Series B: Biological Sciences, 275(1642), pp. 1565-1570. (doi: 10.1098/rspb.2008.0148) (PMID:18397870) (PMCID:PMC2602660)

Inness, C.L.W. and Metcalfe, N.B. (2008) The impact of dietary restriction, intermittent feeding and compensatory growth on reproductive investment and lifespan in a short-lived fish. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London Series B: Biological Sciences, 275(1644), pp. 1703-1708. (doi: 10.1098/rspb.2008.0357)

Millidine, K.J., Metcalfe, N.B. and Armstrong, J.D. (2008) The use of ventilation frequency as an accurate indicator of metabolic rate in juvenile Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar). Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 65(10), pp. 2081-2087. (doi: 10.1139/F08-118)

Royle, N.J., Lindstrom, J. and Metcalfe, N.B. (2008) Context-dependent mate choice in relation to social composition in green swordtails Xiphophorus helleri. Behavioral Ecology, 19(5), pp. 998-1005. (doi: 10.1093/beheco/arn059)

Walling, C., Royle, N., Lindstrom, J. and Metcalfe, N.B. (2008) Experience-induced preference for short-sworded males in the green swordtail, Xiphophorus helleri. Animal Behaviour, 76(2), pp. 271-276. (doi: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2008.03.008)

2007

Arnold, K.E., Blount, J.D., Metcalfe, N.B. , Orr, K., Adam, A., Houston, D. and Monaghan, P. (2007) Sex-specific differences in compensation for poor neonatal nutrition in the zebra finch Taeniopygia guttata. Journal of Avian Biology, 38(3), pp. 356-366. (doi: 10.1111/j.0908-8857.2007.03818.x)

Alvarez, D. and Metcalfe, N. (2007) The tradeoff between catch-up growth and escape speed: variation between habitats in the cost of compensation. Oikos, 116, pp. 1144-1151. (doi: 10.1111/j.2007.0030-1299.15861.x)

Pike, T.W., Blount, J.D., Lindstrom, J. and Metcalfe, N.B. (2007) Dietary carotenoid availability influences a male's ability to provide parental care. Behavioral Ecology, 18, pp. 1100-1105. (doi: 10.1093/beheco/arm084)

Pike, T., Blount, J., Bjerkeng, B., Lindstrom, J. and Metcalfe, N. (2007) Carotenoids, oxidative stress and female mating preference for longer lived males. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London Series B: Biological Sciences, 274, pp. 1591-1596. (doi: 10.1098/rspb.2007.0317)

Pike, T., Blount, J., Lindstrom, J. and Metcalfe, N. (2007) Availability of non-carotenoid antioxidants affects the expression of a carotenoid-based sexual ornament. Biology Letters, 3, pp. 353-356. (doi: 10.1098/rsbl.2007.0072)

Polo, V., Carrascal, L. and Metcalfe, N. (2007) The effects of latitude and day length on fattening strategies of wintering coal tits Periparus ater (L.): a field study and aviary experiment. Journal of Animal Ecology, 76, pp. 866-872. (doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2656.2007.01270.x)

Walling, C., Royle, N., Metcalfe, N. and Lindstrom, J. (2007) Early nutritional conditions, growth trajectories and mate choice: does compensatory growth lead to a reduction in adult sexual attractiveness? Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, 61, pp. 1007-1014. (doi: 10.1007/s00265-006-0333-7)

Walling, C., Royle, N., Metcalfe, N. and Lindstrom, J. (2007) Green swordtails alter their age at maturation in response to the population level of male ornamentation. Biology Letters, 3, pp. 144-146. (doi: 10.1098/rsbl.2006.0608)

2006

Bize, P., Metcalfe, N. and Roulin, A. (2006) Catch-up growth strategies differ between body structures: interactions between age and structure-specific growth in wild nestling Alpine Swifts. Functional Ecology, 20, pp. 857-864. (doi: 10.1111/1365-2435.2006.01157.x)

Blount, J.D., Metcalfe, N.B., Arnold, K.E., Surai, P.F. and Monaghan, P. (2006) Effects of neonatal nutrition on adult reproduction in a passerine bird. IBIS, 148, pp. 509-514.

Millidine, K., Armstrong, J. and Metcalfe, N. (2006) Presence of shelter reduces maintenance metabolism of juvenile salmon. Functional Ecology, 20, pp. 839-845. (doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2435.2006.01166.x)

Royle, N., Lindstrom, J. and Metcalfe, N. (2006) Effect of growth compensation on subsequent physical fitness in green swordtails Xiphophorus helleri. Biology Letters, 2, pp. 39-42. (doi: 10.1098/rsbl.2005.0414)

Royle, N., Metcalfe, N. and Lindstrom, J. (2006) Sexual selection, growth compensation and fast-start swimming performance in Green Swordtails, Xiphophorus helleri. Functional Ecology, 20, pp. 662-669. (doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2435.2006.01147.x)

Schjolden, J., Pulman, K., Metcalfe, N. and Winberg, S. (2006) Divergence in locomotor activity between two strains of rainbow trout Oncorhynchus mykiss with contrasting stress responsiveness. Journal of Fish Biology, 68, pp. 920-924. (doi: 10.1111/1095-8649.2006.00935.x)

2005

Alvarez, D. and Metcalfe, N. (2005) Catch-up growth and swimming performance in threespine sticklebacks (Gasterosteus aculeatus): seasonal changes in the cost of compensation. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 62, pp. 2169-2176. (doi: 10.1139/F05-130)

Baum, D., Laughton, R., Armstrong, J. and Metcalfe, N. (2005) The effect of temperature on growth and early maturation in a wild population of Atlantic salmon parr. Journal of Fish Biology, 67, pp. 1370-1380. (doi: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2005.00832.x)

Lindstrom, J., Metcalfe, N. and Royle, N. (2005) How are animals with ornaments predicted to compensate for a bad start in life? A dynamic optimization model approach. Functional Ecology, 19, pp. 421-428. (doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2435.2005.00974.x)

Morrell, L., Backwell, P. and Metcalfe, N. (2005) Fighting in fiddler crabs Uca mjoebergi: what determines duration? Animal Behaviour, 70, pp. 653-662. (doi: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2004.11.014)

Royle, N., Lindstrom, J. and Metcalfe, N. (2005) A poor start in life negatively affects dominance status in adulthood independent of body size in green swordtails Xiphophorus helleri. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London Series B: Biological Sciences, 272, pp. 1917-1922. (doi: 10.1098/rspb.2005.3190)

2004

Bateson, P. et al. (2004) Developmental plasticity and human health. Nature, 430, pp. 419-421. (doi: 10.1038/nature02725)

Baum, D., Laughton, R., Armstrong, J. and Metcalfe, N. (2004) Altitudinal variation in the relationship between growth and maturation rate in salmon parr. Journal of Animal Ecology, 73, pp. 253-260.

Both, C. et al. (2004) Large-scale geographical variation confirms that climate change causes birds to lay earlier. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London Series B: Biological Sciences, 271, pp. 1657-1662. (doi: 10.1098/rspb.2004.2770)

2003

Blount, J., Metcalfe, N., Arnold, K., Surai, P., Devevey, G. and Monaghan, P. (2003) Neonatal nutrition, adult antioxidant defences and sexual attractiveness in the zebra finch. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London Series B: Biological Sciences, 270, pp. 1691-1696. (doi: 10.1098/rspb.2003.2411) (PMID:12964996) (PMCID:PMC1691426)

Blount, J., Metcalfe, N., Birkhead, T. and Surai, P. (2003) Carotenoid modulation of immune function and sexual attractiveness in zebra finches. Science, 300, pp. 125-127.

Griffiths, S., Armstrong, J. and Metcalfe, N. (2003) The cost of aggregation: juvenile salmon avoid sharing winter refuges with siblings. Behavioral Ecology, 14, pp. 602-606. (doi: 10.1093/beheco/arg050)

Harwood, A., Armstrong, J., Metcalfe, N. and Griffiths, S. (2003) Does dominance status correlate with growth in wild stream-dwelling Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar)? Behavioral Ecology, 14, pp. 902-908. (doi: 10.1093/beheco/arg080)

Harwood, A., Griffiths, S., Metcalfe, N. and Armstrong, J. (2003) The relative influence of prior residency and dominance on the early feeding behaviour of juvenile Atlantic salmon. Animal Behaviour, 65, pp. 1141-1149. (doi: 10.1006/anbe.2003.2125)

Metcalfe, N. and Monaghan, P. (2003) Growth versus lifespan: perspectives from evolutionary ecology. Experimental Gerontology, 38, pp. 935-940. (doi: 10.1016/S0531-5565(03)00159-1)

Metcalfe, N., Valdimarsson, S. and Morgan, I. (2003) The relative roles of domestication, rearing environment, prior residence and body size in deciding territorial contests between hatchery and wild juvenile salmon. Journal of Applied Ecology, 40, pp. 535-544.

2002

Cutts, C., Metcalfe, N. and Taylor, A. (2002) Fish may fight rather than feed in a novel environment: metabolic rate and feeding motivation in juvenile Atlantic salmon. Journal of Fish Biology, 61, pp. 1540-1548. (doi: 10.1006/jfbi.2002.2173)

Cutts, C., Metcalfe, N. and Taylor, A. (2002) Juvenile Atlantic Salmon (Salmo salar) with relatively high standard metabolic rates have small metabolic scopes. Functional Ecology, 16, pp. 73-78.

Harwood, A., Armstrong, J., Griffiths, S. and Metcalfe, N. (2002) Sympatric association influences within-species dominance relations among juvenile Atlantic salmon and brown trout. Animal Behaviour, 64, pp. 85-95. (doi: 10.1006/anbe.2002.3039)

Harwood, A., Metcalfe, N., Griffiths, S. and Armstrong, J. (2002) Intra- and inter-specific competition for winter concealment habitat in juvenile salmonids. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 59, pp. 1515-1523. (doi: 10.1139/F02-119)

Kullberg, C., Houston, D. and Metcalfe, N. (2002) Impaired flight ability - a cost of reproduction in female blue tits. Behavioral Ecology, 13, pp. 575-579.

Kullberg, C., Metcalfe, N. and Houston, D. (2002) Impaired flight ability during incubation in the pied flycatcher. Journal of Avian Biology, 33, pp. 179-183.

Metcalfe, N., Bull, C. and Mangel, M. (2002) Seasonal variation in catch-up growth reveals state-dependent somatic allocations in salmon. Evolutionary Ecology Research, 4, pp. 871-881.

Morgan, I.J., McCarthy, I.D. and Metcalfe, N.B. (2002) The influence of life-history strategy on lipid metabolism in overwintering juvenile Atlantic salmon. Journal of Fish Biology, 60(3), pp. 674-686. (doi: 10.1006/jfbi.2002.1886)

Sloman, K., Wilson, L., Freel, J., Taylor, A., Metcalfe, N. and Gilmour, K. (2002) The effects of increased flow rates on linear dominance hierarchies and physiological function in brown trout, Salmo trutta. Canadian Journal of Zoology, 80, pp. 1221-1227. (doi: 10.1139/Z02-105)

2001

Veasey, J.S., Houston, D.C. and Metcalfe, N.B. (2001) A hidden cost of reproduction: the trade-off between clutch size and escape take-off speed in female zebra finches. Journal of Animal Ecology, 70(1), pp. 20-24. (doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2656.2001.00476.x)

Alanara, A., Burns, M.D. and Metcalfe, N.B. (2001) Intraspecific resource partitioning in brown trout: the temporal distribution of foraging is determined by social rank. Journal of Animal Ecology, 70(6), pp. 980-986. (doi: 10.1046/j.0021-8790.2001.00550.x)

Harwood, A., Metcalfe, N., Armstrong, J. and Griffiths, S. (2001) Spatial and temporal effects of interspecific competition between Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) and brown trout (Salmo trutta) in winter. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 58, pp. 1133-1140.

Maclean, A. and Metcalfe, N. (2001) Social status, access to food, and compensatory growth in juvenile Atlantic salmon. Journal of Fish Biology, 58, pp. 1331-1346.

Metcalfe, N. and Monaghan, P. (2001) Compensation for a bad start: grow now, pay later? Trends in Ecology and Evolution, 16, pp. 254-260.

Metcalfe, N. and Steele, G. (2001) Changing nutritional status causes a shift in the balance of nocturnal to diurnal activity in European Minnows. Functional Ecology, 15, pp. 304-309.

Morgan, I. and Metcalfe, N. (2001) Deferred costs of compensatory growth after autumnal food shortage in juvenile salmon. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London Series B: Biological Sciences, 268, pp. 295-301.

Morgan, I. and Metcalfe, N. (2001) The influence of energetic requirements on the preferred temperature of overwintering juvenile Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar). Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 58, pp. 762-768.

Sloman, K., Metcalfe, N., Taylor, A. and Gilmour, K. (2001) Plasma cortisol concentrations before and after social stress in rainbow trout and brown trout. Physiological and Biochemical Zoology, 74, pp. 383-389.

Sloman, K., Taylor, A., Metcalfe, N. and Gilmour, K. (2001) Effects of an environmental perturbation on the social behaviour and physiological function of brown trout. Animal Behaviour, 61, pp. 325-333. (doi: 10.1006/anbe.2000.1567)

Sloman, K., Taylor, A., Metcalfe, N. and Gilmour, K. (2001) Stress from air emersion fails to alter chloride cell numbers in the gills of rainbow trout. Journal of Fish Biology, 59, pp. 186-190. (doi: 10.1006/jfbi.2001.1635)

Valdimarsson, S. and Metcalfe, N. (2001) Is the level of aggression and dispersion in territorial fish dependent on light intensity? Animal Behaviour, 61, pp. 1143-1149.

1998

Metcalfe, N.B. , Fraser, N.H.C. and Burns, M.D. (1998) State–dependent shifts between nocturnal and diurnal activity in salmon. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London Series B: Biological Sciences, 265(1405), pp. 1503-1507. (doi: 10.1098/rspb.1998.0464) (PMCID:PMC1689326)

1997

Smith, R.D. and Metcalfe, N.B. (1997) Diurnal, seasonal and altitudinal variation in energy reserves of wintering Snow Buntings. Journal of Avian Biology, 28(3), pp. 216-222.

1986

Monaghan, P., Metcalfe, N. B. and Hansell, M. H. (1986) The influence of food availability and competition on the use of a feeding site by Herring GullsLarus argentatus. Bird Study, 33(2), pp. 87-90. (doi: 10.1080/00063658609476901)

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Number of items: 178.

Articles

Pilakouta, N. et al. (2023) Testing the predictability of morphological evolution in contrasting thermal environments. Evolution, 77(1), pp. 239-253. (doi: 10.1093/evolut/qpac018) (PMID:36622731)

Pilakouta, N. et al. (2023) A warmer environment can reduce sociability in an ectotherm. Global Change Biology, 29(1), pp. 206-214. (doi: 10.1111/gcb.16451) (PMID:36259414)

Burraco, P., Orizaola, G., Monaghan, P. and Metcalfe, N. B. (2020) Climate change and ageing in ectotherms. Global Change Biology, 26(10), pp. 5371-5381. (doi: 10.1111/gcb.15305) (PMID:32835446)

Metcalfe, N.B. and Monaghan, P. (2013) Does reproduction cause oxidative stress? An open question. Trends in Ecology and Evolution, 28(6), pp. 347-350. (doi: 10.1016/j.tree.2013.01.015)

Lee, W., Monaghan, P. and Metcalfe, N.B. (2012) The pattern of early growth trajectories affects adult breeding performance. Ecology, 93(4), pp. 902-912. (doi: 10.1890/11-0890.1)

Costantini, D., Metcalfe, N.B. and Monaghan, P. (2010) Ecological processes in a hormetic framework. Ecology Letters, 13(11), pp. 1435-1447. (doi: 10.1111/j.1461-0248.2010.01531.x) (PMID:20849442)

Blount, J.D., Metcalfe, N.B., Arnold, K.E., Surai, P.F. and Monaghan, P. (2006) Effects of neonatal nutrition on adult reproduction in a passerine bird. IBIS, 148, pp. 509-514.

Morrell, L., Backwell, P. and Metcalfe, N. (2005) Fighting in fiddler crabs Uca mjoebergi: what determines duration? Animal Behaviour, 70, pp. 653-662. (doi: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2004.11.014)

Bateson, P. et al. (2004) Developmental plasticity and human health. Nature, 430, pp. 419-421. (doi: 10.1038/nature02725)

Blount, J., Metcalfe, N., Birkhead, T. and Surai, P. (2003) Carotenoid modulation of immune function and sexual attractiveness in zebra finches. Science, 300, pp. 125-127.

Metcalfe, N. and Monaghan, P. (2003) Growth versus lifespan: perspectives from evolutionary ecology. Experimental Gerontology, 38, pp. 935-940. (doi: 10.1016/S0531-5565(03)00159-1)

Cutts, C., Metcalfe, N. and Taylor, A. (2002) Juvenile Atlantic Salmon (Salmo salar) with relatively high standard metabolic rates have small metabolic scopes. Functional Ecology, 16, pp. 73-78.

Kullberg, C., Houston, D. and Metcalfe, N. (2002) Impaired flight ability - a cost of reproduction in female blue tits. Behavioral Ecology, 13, pp. 575-579.

Kullberg, C., Metcalfe, N. and Houston, D. (2002) Impaired flight ability during incubation in the pied flycatcher. Journal of Avian Biology, 33, pp. 179-183.

Metcalfe, N., Bull, C. and Mangel, M. (2002) Seasonal variation in catch-up growth reveals state-dependent somatic allocations in salmon. Evolutionary Ecology Research, 4, pp. 871-881.

Maclean, A. and Metcalfe, N. (2001) Social status, access to food, and compensatory growth in juvenile Atlantic salmon. Journal of Fish Biology, 58, pp. 1331-1346.

Metcalfe, N. and Monaghan, P. (2001) Compensation for a bad start: grow now, pay later? Trends in Ecology and Evolution, 16, pp. 254-260.

Metcalfe, N. and Steele, G. (2001) Changing nutritional status causes a shift in the balance of nocturnal to diurnal activity in European Minnows. Functional Ecology, 15, pp. 304-309.

Valdimarsson, S. and Metcalfe, N. (2001) Is the level of aggression and dispersion in territorial fish dependent on light intensity? Animal Behaviour, 61, pp. 1143-1149.

Smith, R.D. and Metcalfe, N.B. (1997) Diurnal, seasonal and altitudinal variation in energy reserves of wintering Snow Buntings. Journal of Avian Biology, 28(3), pp. 216-222.

Book Sections

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Grants

Grants and Awards listed are those received whilst working with the University of Glasgow.

MITOPLAST
EPSRC EU Guarantee
2024 - 2025
Interage
European Commission
2021 - 2026
MITOCHADAPT
European Commission
2021 - 2024
MITOWILD
European Commission
2019 - 2024
Why do fish fail at high temperatures?
Natural Environment Research Council
2018 - 2021
A microbial basis for Atlantic Salmon energetics
Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council
2017 - 2020
The effect of different reproductive trajectories on maternal telomere length.
Glasgow Natural History Society
2017 - 2018
The predictability and limits of evolution to increased temperature: insights from a natural 'experiment'
Natural Environment Research Council
2016 - 2020
IBIS (SCENE 2)
Dee District Salmon Fishery Board
2016 - 2017
DAMAGE
European Commission
2016 - 2018
IBIS (SCENE 2)
Scottish Natural Heritage
2015 - 2015
Why is fast growth costly, and what are the consequences for offspring viability?
Natural Environment Research Council
2013 - 2017
METAPHEN: The Ecology of Metabolic Phenotypes: From Cells to Populations
European Research Council
2013 - 2018
EVOTELOX Nutrition and reproductive strategies: the influence of dietary antioxidants on telomere dynamics and the life history plasticity in birds
European Commission
2012 - 2014
Does maternal life history strategy influence optimal management regimes for wild salmon?
Natural Environment Research Council
2011 - 2014
IBIS (SCENE 2)
European Commission
2011 - 2015
Does poor maternal condition reduce early offspring performance in the wild?
Natural Environment Research Council
2010 - 2011
The causes and consequences of intraspecific variation in standard metabolic rate
Natural Environment Research Council
2009 - 2012
Long term changes in Pacific and Atlantic deep sea fish communities
Marine Conservation Biology Institute
2007 - 2008
Life history consequences of growth acceleration
Natural Environment Research Council
2006 - 2009
Dietary antioxidants, lifespan and mate attraction in fish
Natural Environment Research Council
2004 - 2007
Behavioural consequences of compensatory resource allocation during growth
Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council
2002 - 2005

Supervision

Sanda, Mark Kauna
Genetic diversity of economically important fish species in Nigeria

Research datasets

Jump to: 2022 | 2015

Number of items: 2.

2022

Papatheodoulou, M., Killen, S. and Metcalfe, N. (2022) The effects of simulated catch-and-release angling on adult Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) and their offspring. [Data Collection]

2015

Kim, S.-Y., Metcalfe, N. and Velando, A. (2015) A benign juvenile environment reduces the strength of antagonistic pleiotropy and genetic variation in the rate of senescence. [Data Collection]

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Additional information

Editorial Board

2013 - present: Behavioral Ecology
2010 - present: Animal Behaviour - Ethical reviews
2003 - 2008: Proceedings of the Royal Society
2001 - present: Animal Biodiversity & Conservation
1997 - present: Etologia
1996 - 2000: Behavioural Ecology & Sociobiology
1996 - 2001: Miscellania Zoologica

Grant Advisory Board

2014 - present: NERC - Core Member of Peer Review College
2012: University of Turku, Finland - External Expert for appointment of Assistant Professor
2012: University of Cork, Ireland - External Assessor, Selection Panel for appointment of Chair of Zoology
2012: Ministry of Science and Innovation (New Zealand) - Independent Expert Panel, Investment Grants
2002 - 2005: NERC - Freshwater Sciences Peer Review College

Invited International Presentations

2015: Krakow, Poland - Invited Speaker, 9th International Congress on Comparative Physiology & Biochemistry
2015: Porto, Portugal - Plenary Speaker, 15th European Congress of Icthyology
2014: Vienna, Austria - Department of Integrative Biology & Evolution, University of Veterinary Medicine
2014: Aarhus, Denmark - Institute for Bioscience, Aarhus University
2013: Groningen, The Netherlands - Invited Speaker, Royal Dutch Zoological Society conference on Individual Differences
2013: Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England, UK - Symposium organiser and speaker, Behaviour2013 Conference
2013: Krakow, Poland - Plenary Speaker, Polish Conference on Evolutionary Biology
2012: Lund, Sweden - Invited Speaker, International Workshop on Oxidative Stress as Evolutionary and Behavioural Constraints
2012: Atlanta, Georgia, USA - Invited Speaker, International Workshop on Compensatory Growth and Human Health
2011: Tartu, Estonia - Invited Speaker, International Workshop on Effects of Temperature on Growth Responses of Ectotherms
2011: Glasgow, Scotland, UK - Invited Plenary Speaker, Society for Experimental Biology
2010: Bern, Switzerland - Institute for Ecology & Evolution, University of Bern
2010: Oslo, Norway - Invited Spoken Paper, Society for Free Radical Research
2010: Sete, France - Invited Spoken Paper, Society for Experimental Biology Symposium on Intraspecific Diversity in Aquatic Animals
2009: Glasgow, Scotland, UK - Society for Experimental Biology
2007: UK - Rank Prize Funds Mini-symposium on adiposity
2007: Newfoundland, Canada - Ocean Sciences Centre, Memorial University of Newfoundland
2007: Tlaxcala, Mexico - 12th Conference on the Biological Basis of Behaviour
2006: Newfoundland, Canada - Plenary Speaker, 7th International Fish Biology Congress
2005: Trondheim, Norway - Department of Biology, NTNU
2004: Lund, Sweden - Department of Animal Ecology, University of Lund
2004: Edinburgh, Scotland, UK - Society for Experimental Biology meeting
2004: Gothenburg, Sweden - Department of Zoology, Gothenburg University
2003: Zurich, Switzerland - Institute of Zoology, University of Zurich
2003: Santa Cruz, California, USA - Larval Fish Conference 2003
2003: Bern, Switzerland - Institute of Biology, University of Bern
2001: Gotland, Sweden - Workshop on the effects of releasing hatchery-reared fish in the wild

Prizes, Awards and Distinctions

2011: Academia Europaea (The Academy of Europe) - Elected Member
2005: Thomson-ISI - Highly Cited Award
1999: Fisheries Society of British Isles Medal - For advances in fish biology

Professional Learned Society

2011 - present: Academy of Europe - Member
2010 - 2013: Zoological Society of London - Member of Awards Committee
2009 - present: Association for the Study of Animal Behaviour - Member of Ethics Committee
2008: Royal Irish Academy - Member of IRCSET Postdoctoral Fellowships Appraisal Committee
2007 - 2010: Royal Society of Edinburgh - Member of Biology Sectional Committee for assessment of nominations to the Fellowship
2006 - present: Royal Society of Edinburgh - Elected Fellow

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