Professor Pat Monaghan
- Regius Chair of Zoology (Ecology & Environmental Change)
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Room 4-26, School of Biodiversity One Health & Veterinary Medicine, Graham Kerr Building, Glasgow G12 8QQ
Biography
Regius Professor of Zoology
Contact details:
Room 426, Graham Kerr Building
School of Biodiversity, One Health and Veterinary Medicine
University of Glasgow
Glasgow
G12 8QQ
Tel.: 0141 330 6640
Fax: 0141 330 5971
E-mail: Pat.Monaghan@glasgow.ac.uk
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Research interests
Life-history strategies and effects of early conditions, including environmental stressors and parental age, on phenotypic development and deterioration in later life; long and short term resource allocation trade-offs; proximate factors underlying these trade-offs, including telomere dynamics oxidative stress and mitochondrial function; research mainly on birds, with related work on other taxa, including mammals, fish and amphibians. Combination of work in the laboratory and in the field. Also interests in conservation biology, including a long-term study of the red-billed chough in the Inner Hebrides.Long term collaborators Neil Metcalfe (University of Glasgow) and Jane Reid (NTNU and University of Aberdeen) plus many others in here in Glasgow and elsewhere.
We have an active, well-funded research group in which people are collaborative and supportive of each other, and we also have a lot of fun together.
RESEARCH INTERESTS
My current research focus of my group is broadly in evolutionary ecology, and I combine studies of function and mechanisms. The emphasis is on the responses of individuals to changing environmental conditions and the proximate factors influencing these responses. At present, I am particularly interested in growth, reproductive performance and senescence, and associated life history trade-offs under different environmental circumstances. I have a number of projects examining the long-term consequences of conditions in early life. My research group works on wild and captive populations of animals, since these offer excellent opportunities for testing a number of theoretical predictions in this area.. Our projects are generally multidisciplinary, and involve collaborations with molecular biologists, endocrinologists and physiologists, and we study mechanisms such as hormonal factors, mitochondrial function, telomere loss and oxidative damage.
We carry out individual-based longitudinal studies mainly using zebra finches, examining the effect of factors, such as pre-and postnatal environmental stresses, parental age and early life nutrition, on phenotypic development and longevity. I collaborate with other ecologists involved in long term individual-based studies in the field. This includes a long-term study of the red-billed Chough on the inner Hebridean island of Islay, from both fundamental and conservation related perspectives (with colleagues from the Scottish Chough Study Group, SURC and NTNU/University of Aberdeen, RSPB and NatureScot). Recent work has also involved the European Shag (with colleagues from the NERC Centre for Ecology & Hydrology in Edinburgh). We are also involved in studies of social stress and telomere dynamics in mammals, in collaboration with colleagues at with Cambridge University). This enables us to examine causal factors and relevance to wild populations. Our current work is focussed on the effects of maternal age on offspring performance and longevity (funded by the ERC), and on the effects of light at night on urban birds (NERC grant with Davide Dominoni, University of Glasgow).
I also have a long term interest in the important topic of biodiversity conservation, both policy and practice, and am an Honorary Fellow of Scottish Environment Link http://www.scotlink.org/
Funding
Our work in recent years has mainly been funded by European Research Council Advanced Investigator Awards, and by grants from research funders including BBSRC, NERC, the Leverhulme Trust, the AXA Foundation and the European Commission (see grants page for details). In addition to research grants, my group is also funded through studentships for PhD students and fellowships for postdoctoral researchers.
With respect to our work on telomere dynamics, I am particularly interested in forging more links with researchers in other disciplinary areas. We previously had a Leverhulme International Network Grant (with Dr Dan Nussey, University of Edinburgh, Dr Mark Haussmann, Bucknell University, Prof Abraham Aviv, New Jersey Medical School and Professors Woody Wright and Jerry Shay, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Centre). This enabled us to organise a series of multidisciplinary workshops for telomere researchers, which resulted in a special issue of Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society – see below for details. We hope to resume these workshops in the near future if possible.
Understanding diversity in telomere dynamics
(compiled and edited Pat Monaghan, Dan T. A. Eisenberg, Lea Harrington, Dan Nussey
Telomeres are specialised non-coding DNA-protein complexes that cap the ends of the linear chromosomes of eukaryotes. They constitute an ancient system that protects both genome integrity and the DNA coding sequences from the loss of DNA that occurs at chromosome ends during cell division. Telomere length and loss are related to degenerative disease and longevity. However, while the basic system is similar, the pattern of telomere loss and restoration varies greatly across different kinds of organisms. This theme issue of Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society is concerned with trying to understand the factors underlying this diversity. Until recently, almost all of the research on telomeres was in the context of understanding how telomere malfunctioning can lead to human diseases such as cancer or accelerated ageing. Recently, there has been a burgeoning of interest in looking at how telomeres operate in different kinds of animals, and in understanding variation in telomere dynamics in species with different morphologies and life histories. This special issue represents a coming together of scientists from different disciplinary backgrounds, including evolutionary biology, ecology, cell biology and biomedicine, to understand and elucidate the origins and diversity of telomere dynamics, and their role in driving, or constraining, the evolution of the key life-history traits of growth, reproduction and longevity. This focus on telomere variation in healthy animals is still at an early, and very exciting, stage. The cover picture shows sand lizard telomeres at chromosome ends.
Co-editor of special issue on Telomeres
Current Group members:
- Dr Winnie Bonner ERC Advanced Grant Interage
- Dr Ed Ivimey-Cook ERC Advanced Grant Interage
- Dr Sophie Dupont ERC Advanced Grant Interage
- Ms Cara Cochrane ERC Advanced Grant Interage
- Dr Claire Branston (NERC grant Co-I with Davide Dominoni and Co-Is Barbara Helm and Simon Babayan) Circadian disruption by light pollution: extent, health consequences and mitigation in songbirds.
- Dr Pablo Capilla Lasheras (NERC grant Co-I with Davide Dominoni and Co-Is Barbara Helm and Simon Babyan) Circadian disruption by light pollution: extent, health consequences and mitigation in songbirds.
- Ms Miranda Cichy (University of Glasgow Kelvin Smith interdisciplinary studentship with Dr David Borthwick, Department of Critical Studies and Maggie Reilly, Hunterian Museum). Ecopoetics and Extinction.
- Sarah Fenn (NERC Case Studentship with SNH and SURC; main supervisor Professor Jane Reid, University of Aberdeen). Modelling chough population dynamics; based in Aberdeen.
- Dr Caroline Millet (projects with Professor Neil Metcalfe and Professor Colin Selman)
- Dr Pablo Salmon (BASC Government Fellowship with Neil Metcalfe, collaborating on mitochondrial function in zebra finches)
We also have frequent visitors (PhD students and post docs) who spend time in our group, often learning/undertaking lab analyses
Some research post-doctoral researchers/fellows who have recently moved on:
- Dr Pablo Burraco (Marie Skłodowska Curie Fellowship,with Neil Metcalfe). Does metamorphosis re-set the ageing clock?
- Dr Pralle Kriengwatana (Marie Skłodowska Curie Fellowship). Social transmission of stress in zebra finches.
- Dr Shirley Raveh (Marie Skłodowska Curie Fellowship). Costs of sociality in ground squirrels Dr Valeria Marasco (ERC) The ecological significance of telomere dynamics: environments, individuals and inheritance. Now at University of Vienna.
- Dr Antoine Stier (Marie Skłodowska Curie Fellowship joint with Professor Neil Netcalfe). Effects of poor developmental conditions on subsequent health state, fertility and ageing rate. Now at the University of Turku.
- Dr Sophie Reichert (BBSRC, and Marie Skłodowska Curie Fellowship with Professor Virpi Luuma). Early life adversity, telomere length and adult cognition: the starling as an experimental model and telomere dynamics in elephants). Now at the University of Turku
- Dr Jose Nogurera (Marie Skłodowska Curie Fellowship, Axa grant, joint with Professor Neil Metcalfe) The influence of dietary antioxidants on telomere dynamics and life history plasticity in birds. Now at University of Vigo.
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Research groups
Publications
2024
Martin, C., Capilla-Lasheras, P. , Monaghan, P. and Burraco, P. (2024) The impact of chemical pollution across major life transitions: a meta-analysis on oxidative stress in amphibians. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London Series B: Biological Sciences, 291(2029), 20241536. (doi: 10.1098/rspb.2024.1536) (PMID:39191283) (PMCID:PMC11349447)
Kriengwatana, B. P. , Marshall, C. J. , Stevenson, T. and Monaghan, P. (2024) Early life conditions reduce similarity between reproductive partners in HPA axis response to stress. Hormones and Behavior, 162, 105508. (doi: 10.1016/j.yhbeh.2024.105508) (PMID:38513527)
Monaghan, P. (2024) Linking telomere dynamics to evolution, life history and environmental change: perspectives, predictions and problems. Biogerontology, 25, pp. 301-311. (doi: 10.1007/s10522-023-10081-8) (PMID:38252370) (PMCID:PMC10998769)
2023
Monaghan, P. and Ivimey-Cook, E. R. (2023) No time to die: Evolution of a post-reproductive life stage. Journal of Zoology, 321(1), pp. 1-21. (doi: 10.1111/jzo.13096)
Ton, R., Boner, W. , Raveh, S., Monaghan, P. and Griffith, S. C. (2023) Effects of heat waves on telomere dynamics and parental brooding effort in nestlings of the zebra finch (Taeniopygia castanotis) transitioning from ectothermy to endothermy. Molecular Ecology, 32(17), pp. 4911-4920. (doi: 10.1111/mec.17064) (PMID:37395529)
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)
Salmon, P. , Dawson, N. J. , Millet, C., Selman, C. and Monaghan, P. (2023) Mitochondrial function declines with age within individuals but is not linked to the pattern of growth or mortality risk in zebra finch. Aging Cell, 22(6), e13822. (doi: 10.1111/acel.13822) (PMID:36938671) (PMCID:PMC10265141)
Pepke, M. L., Kvalnes, T., Wright, J., Araya-Ajoy, Y. G., Ranke, P. S., Boner, W. , Monaghan, P. , Sæther, B.-E., Jensen, H. and Ringsby, T. H. (2023) Longitudinal telomere dynamics within natural lifespans of a wild bird. Scientific Reports, 13, 4272. (doi: 10.1038/s41598-023-31435-9) (PMID:36922555) (PMCID:PMC10017829)
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)
Salmón, P. , Millet, C., Selman, C. , Monaghan, P. and Dawson, N. J. (2023) Tissue-specific reductions in mitochondrial efficiency and increased ROS release rates during ageing in zebra finches, Taeniopygia guttata. GeroScience, 45(1), pp. 256-276. (doi: 10.1007/s11357-022-00624-1) (PMID:35986126) (PMCID:PMC9886749)
2022
Monaghan, P. , Olsson, M., Richardson, D. S., Verhulst, S. and Rogers, S. M. (2022) Integrating telomere biology into the ecology and evolution of natural populations: progress and prospects. Molecular Ecology, 31(23), pp. 5909-5916. (doi: 10.1111/mec.16768) (PMID:36330668)
Pepke, M. L., Kvalnes, T., Lundregan, S., Boner, W. , Monaghan, P. , Sæther, B.‐E., Jensen, H. and Ringsby, T. H. (2022) Genetic architecture and heritability of early‐life telomere length in a wild passerine. Molecular Ecology, 31(23), pp. 6360-6381. (doi: 10.1111/mec.16288) (PMID:34825754)
Sheldon, E. L., Ton, R., Boner, W. , Monaghan, P. , Raveh, S., Schrey, A. W. and Griffith, S. C. (2022) Associations between DNA methylation and telomere length during early life: insight from wild zebra finches (Taeniopygia guttata). Molecular Ecology, 31(23), pp. 6261-6272. (doi: 10.1111/mec.16187) (PMID:34551154)
Hsu, B.‐Y. et al. (2022) Maternally transferred thyroid hormones and life-history variation in birds. Journal of Animal Ecology, 91(7), pp. 1489-1506. (doi: 10.1111/1365-2656.13708) (PMID:35470435)
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)
Reid, J. M., Bignal, E., Bignal, S., McCracken, D. I., Fenn, S. R., Trask, A. E. and Monaghan, P. (2022) Integrating advances in population and evolutionary ecology with conservation strategy through long‐term studies of red‐billed choughs. Journal of Animal Ecology, 91(1), pp. 20-34. (doi: 10.1111/1365-2656.13615) (PMID:34679183)
2021
Fenn, S. R., Bignal, E. M., Bignal, S., Trask, A. E., McCracken, D. I., Monaghan, P. and Reid, J. M. (2021) Within‐year and among‐year variation in impacts of targeted conservation management on juvenile survival in a threatened population. Journal of Applied Ecology, (doi: 10.1111/1365-2664.13998)
Salmón, P. , Millet, C., Selman, C. and Monaghan, P. (2021) Growth acceleration results in faster telomere shortening later in life. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London Series B: Biological Sciences, 288(1956), 20211118. (doi: 10.1098/rspb.2021.1118) (PMID:34375555)
Marasco, V., Boner, W. , Griffiths, K., Heidinger, B. and Monaghan, P. (2021) Repeated exposure to challenging environmental conditions influences telomere dynamics across adult life as predicted by changes in mortality risk. FASEB Journal, 35(8), e21743. (doi: 10.1096/fj.202100556R) (PMID:34192361)
Watson, H., Monaghan, P. , Heidinger, B. J. and Bolton, M. (2021) Effects of human disturbance on postnatal growth and baseline corticosterone in a long-lived bird. Conservation Physiology, 9(1), coab052. (doi: 10.1093/conphys/coab052) (PMID:34257995) (PMCID:PMC8271141)
2020
Fenn, S. R., Bignal, E. M., Trask, A. E., McCracken, D. I., Monaghan, P. and Reid, J. M. (2020) Collateral benefits of targeted supplementary feeding on demography and growth rate of a threatened population. Journal of Applied Ecology, 57(11), pp. 2212-2221. (doi: 10.1111/1365-2664.13721)
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)
Casagrande, S., Stier, A. , Monaghan, P. , Loveland, J. L., Boner, W., Lupi, S., Trevisi, R. and Hau, M. (2020) Increased glucocorticoid concentrations in early life cause mitochondrial inefficiency and short telomeres. Journal of Experimental Biology, 223(15), jeb222513. (doi: 10.1242/jeb.222513) (PMID:32532864)
Dantzer, B., van Kesteren, F., Westrick, S. E., Boutin, S., McAdam, A. G., Lane, J. E., Gillespie, R., Majer, A., Haussmann, M. and Monaghan, P. (2020) Maternal glucocorticoids promote offspring growth without inducing oxidative stress or shortening telomeres in wild red squirrels. Journal of Experimental Biology, 223(1), jeb.212373. (doi: 10.1242/jeb.212373) (PMID:31796605)
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)
Marasco, V., Boner, W. , Griffiths, K., Heidinger, B. and Monaghan, P. (2019) Intergenerational effects on offspring telomere length: interactions among maternal age, stress exposure and offspring sex. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London Series B: Biological Sciences, 286(1912), 20191845. (doi: 10.1098/rspb.2019.1845) (PMID:31575358) (PMCID:PMC6790762)
McLennan, D., Recknagel, H. , Elmer, K.R. and Monaghan, P. (2019) Distinct telomere differences within a reproductively bimodal common lizard population. Functional Ecology, 33(10), pp. 1917-1927. (doi: 10.1111/1365-2435.13408) (PMID:31762528) (PMCID:PMC6853248)
Trask, A. E., Fenn, S. R., Bignal, E. M., McCracken, D. I., Monaghan, P. and Reid, J. M. (2019) Evaluating the efficacy of independent versus simultaneous management strategies to address ecological and genetic threats to population viability. Journal of Applied Ecology, 56(10), pp. 2264-2273. (doi: 10.1111/1365-2664.13464)
2018
Cram, D. L., Monaghan, P. , Gillespie, R., Dantzer, B., Duncan, C., Spence-Jones, H. and Clutton-Brock, T. (2018) Rank-related contrasts in longevity arise from extra-group excursions not delayed senescence in a cooperative mammal. Current Biology, 28(18), pp. 2934-2939. (doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2018.07.021) (PMID:30174185)
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)
Andrews, C., Nettle, D., Reichert, S., Bedford, T., Monaghan, P. and Bateson, M. (2018) A marker of biological ageing predicts adult risk preference in European starlings, Sturnus vulgaris. Behavioral Ecology, 29(3), pp. 589-597. (doi: 10.1093/beheco/ary009)
López-Arrabé, J., Monaghan, P. , Cantarero, A., Boner, W. , Pérez-Rodríguez, L. and Moreno, J. (2018) Sex-specific associations between telomere dynamics and oxidative status in adult and nestling pied flycatchers. Physiological and Biochemical Zoology, 91(3), pp. 868-877. (doi: 10.1086/697294) (PMID:29547348)
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)
Monaghan, P. , Eisenberg, D. T.A., Harrington, L. and Nussey, D. (2018) Understanding diversity in telomere dynamics. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 373(1741), 20160435. (doi: 10.1098/rstb.2016.0435) (PMID:29335374) (PMCID:PMC5784056)
Monaghan, P. and Ozanne, S. E. (2018) Somatic growth and telomere dynamics in vertebrates: relationships, mechanisms and consequences. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 373(1741), 20160446. (doi: 10.1098/rstb.2016.0446) (PMID:29335370) (PMCID:PMC5784066)
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)
Marasco, V., Boner, W. , Griffiths, K., Heidinger, B. and Monaghan, P. (2018) Environmental conditions shape the temporal pattern of investment in reproduction and survival. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London Series B: Biological Sciences, 285(1870), 20172442. (doi: 10.1098/rspb.2017.2442) (PMID:29298939) (PMCID:PMC5784202)
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)
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)
Andrews, C., Nettle, D., Larriva, M., Gillespie, R., Reichert, S., Brilot, B. O., Bedford, T., Monaghan, P. , Spencer, K. A. and Bateson, M. (2017) A marker of biological age explains individual variation in the strength of the adult stress response. Royal Society Open Science, 4(9), 171208. (doi: 10.1098/rsos.171208) (PMID:28989794) (PMCID:PMC5627134)
Noreikiene, K., Öst, M., Seltmann, M.W., Boner, W. , Monaghan, P. and Jaatinen, K. (2017) Nest cover and faecal glucocorticoid metabolites are linked to hatching success and telomere length in breeding Common Eiders (Somateria mollissima). Canadian Journal of Zoology, 95(9), pp. 695-703. (doi: 10.1139/cjz-2016-0242)
Cram, D. L., Monaghan, P. , Gillespie, R. and Clutton-Brock, T. (2017) Effects of early-life competition and maternal nutrition on telomere lengths in wild meerkats. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London Series B: Biological Sciences, 284(1861), 20171383. (doi: 10.1098/rspb.2017.1383) (PMID:28855370)
Marasco, V., Stier, A. , Boner, W. , Griffiths, K., Heidinger, B. and Monaghan, P. (2017) Environmental conditions can modulate the links among oxidative stress, age, and longevity. Mechanisms of Ageing and Development, 164, pp. 100-107. (doi: 10.1016/j.mad.2017.04.012) (PMID:28487181)
Reichert, S. et al. (2017) Telomere length measurement by qPCR in birds is affected by storage method of blood samples. Oecologia, 184(2), pp. 341-350. (doi: 10.1007/s00442-017-3887-3) (PMID:28547179)
Griffith, S. C. et al. (2017) Variation in reproductive success across captive populations: methodological differences, potential biases and opportunities. Ethology, 123(1), pp. 1-29. (doi: 10.1111/eth.12576)
Nettle, D., Andrews, C., Reichert, S., Bedford, T., Kolenda, C., Parker, C., Martin-Ruiz, C., Monaghan, P. and Bateson, M. (2017) Early-life adversity accelerates cellular ageing and affects adult inflammation: experimental evidence from the European starling. Scientific Reports, 7, 40974. (doi: 10.1038/srep40794) (PMID:28094324) (PMCID:PMC5240102)
2016
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)
Nettle, D., Andrews, C., Reichert, S., Bedford, T., Gott, A., Parker, C., Kolenda, C., Martin-Ruiz, C., Monaghan, P. and Bateson, M. (2016) Brood size moderates associations between relative size, telomere length, and immune development in European starling nestlings. Ecology and Evolution, 6(22), pp. 8138-8148. (doi: 10.1002/ece3.2551) (PMID:27891221) (PMCID:PMC5108265)
Watson, H., Bolton, M., Heidinger, B. J., Boner, W. and Monaghan, P. (2016) Assessing the effects of repeated handling on physiology and condition of semi-precocial nestlings. IBIS, 158(4), pp. 834-843. (doi: 10.1111/ibi.12402) (PMID:27708454) (PMCID:PMC5032895)
Heidinger, B. J., Herborn, K. A., Granroth-Wilding, H. M.V., Boner, W. , Burthe, S., Newell, M., Wanless, S., Daunt, F. and Monaghan, P. (2016) Parental age influences offspring telomere loss. Functional Ecology, 30(9), pp. 1531-1538. (doi: 10.1111/1365-2435.12630)
Trask, A. E., Bignal, E. M., McCracken, D. I., Monaghan, P. , Piertney, S. B., Reid, J. M. and Eizaguirre, C. (2016) Evidence of the phenotypic expression of a lethal recessive allele under inbreeding in a wild population of conservation concern. Journal of Animal Ecology, 85(4), pp. 879-891. (doi: 10.1111/1365-2656.12503) (PMID:26996516)
Herborn, K. A., Daunt, F., Heidinger, B. J., Granroth-Wilding, H. M.V., Burthe, S. J., Newell, M. A. and Monaghan, P. (2016) Age, oxidative stress exposure and fitness in a long-lived seabird. Functional Ecology, 30(6), pp. 913-921. (doi: 10.1111/1365-2435.12578)
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)
Robertson, G. S., Bolton, M. and Monaghan, P. (2016) Influence of diet and foraging strategy on reproductive success in two morphologically similar sympatric seabirds. Bird Study, 63(3), pp. 319-329. (doi: 10.1080/00063657.2016.1183112)
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)
Walsh, P.T., Downie, J.R. and Monaghan, P. (2016) Factors affecting the overwintering of tadpoles in a temperate amphibian. Journal of Zoology, 298(3), pp. 183-190. (doi: 10.1111/jzo.12296)
2015
Ringsby, T. H. et al. (2015) On being the right size: increased body size is associated with reduced telomere length under natural conditions. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London Series B: Biological Sciences, 282(1820), p. 20152331. (doi: 10.1098/rspb.2015.2331) (PMID:26631569)
Speakman, J. R. et al. (2015) Oxidative stress and life histories: unresolved issues and current needs. Ecology and Evolution, 5(24), pp. 5745-5757. (doi: 10.1002/ece3.1790)
Monaghan, P. and Haussmann, M. F. (2015) The positive and negative consequences of stressors during early life. Early Human Development, 91(11), pp. 643-647. (doi: 10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2015.08.008) (PMID:26385447) (PMCID:PMC4706554)
Marasco, V., Boner, W. , Heidinger, B., Griffiths, K. and Monaghan, P. (2015) Repeated exposure to stressful conditions can have beneficial effects on survival. Experimental Gerontology, 69, pp. 170-175. (doi: 10.1016/j.exger.2015.06.011) (PMID:26093051)
Nettle, D., Andrews, C. P., Monaghan, P. , Brilot, B. O., Bedford, T., Gillespie, R. and Bateson, M. (2015) Developmental and familial predictors of adult cognitive traits in the European starling. Animal Behaviour, 107, pp. 239-248. (doi: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2015.07.002)
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)
Robertson, G. S., Bolton, M., Morrison, P. and Monaghan, P. (2015) Variation in population synchrony in a multi-species seabird community: response to changes in predator abundance. PLoS ONE, 10(6), e0131543. (doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0131543) (PMID:26115174) (PMCID:PMC4482655)
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)
Watson, H., Bolton, M. and Monaghan, P. (2015) Variation in early-life telomere dynamics in a long-lived bird: links to environmental conditions and survival. Journal of Experimental Biology, 218(5), pp. 668-674. (doi: 10.1242/jeb.104265) (PMID:25617465) (PMCID:PMC4376192)
Bateson, M., Brilot, B. O., Gillespie, R., Monaghan, P. and Nettle, D. (2015) Developmental telomere attrition predicts impulsive decision-making in adult starlings. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London Series B: Biological Sciences, 282(1799), 20142140. (doi: 10.1098/rspb.2014.2140) (PMID:25473012) (PMCID:PMC4286045)
Nettle, D., Monaghan, P. , Gillespie, R., Brilot, B., Bedford, T. and Bateson, M. (2015) An experimental demonstration that early-life competitive disadvantage accelerates telomere loss. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London Series B: Biological Sciences, 282(1798), 20141610. (doi: 10.1098/rspb.2014.1610) (PMID:25411450) (PMCID:PMC4262165)
Nelson, B. F., Daunt, F., Monaghan, P. , Wanless, S., Butler, A., Heidinger, B. J., Newell, M. and Dawson, A. (2015) Protracted treatment with corticosterone reduces breeding success in a long-lived bird. General and Comparative Endocrinology, 210, pp. 38-45. (doi: 10.1016/j.ygcen.2014.10.003)
Bateson, M., Emmerson, M., Ergün, G., Monaghan, P. and Nettle, D. (2015) Opposite effects of early-life competition and developmental telomere attrition on cognitive biases in juvenile European starlings. PLoS ONE, 10(7), e0132602. (doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0132602) (PMID:26222390) (PMCID:PMC4519284)
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)
Robertson, G. S., Bolton, M. and Monaghan, P. (2015) Parental resource allocation among offspring varies with increasing brood age in Black-legged Kittiwakes Rissa tridactyla. Bird Study, 62(3), pp. 303-314. (doi: 10.1080/00063657.2015.1040370)
2014
Robertson, G.S., Bolton, M., Grecian, W.J. and Monaghan, P. (2014) Inter- and intra-year variation in foraging areas of breeding kittiwakes (Rissa tridactyla). Marine Biology, 161(9), pp. 1973-1986. (doi: 10.1007/s00227-014-2477-8) (PMID:25170176) (PMCID:PMC4139585)
Monaghan, P. (2014) Behavioral ecology and the successful integration of function and mechanism. Behavioral Ecology, 25(5), pp. 1019-1021. (doi: 10.1093/beheco/aru082)
Robertson, G.S., Bolton, M., Grecian, W.J., Wilson, L.J., Davies, W. and Monaghan, P. (2014) Resource partitioning in three congeneric sympatrically breeding seabirds: foraging areas and prey utilization. Auk, 131(3), pp. 434-446. (doi: 10.1642/AUK-13-243.1)
Watson, H., Bolton, M. and Monaghan, P. (2014) Out of sight but not out of harm’s way: human disturbance reduces reproductive success of a cavity-nesting seabird. Biological Conservation, 174, pp. 127-133. (doi: 10.1016/j.biocon.2014.03.020) (PMID:24899731) (PMCID:PMC4039997)
Monaghan, P. and Spencer, K. A. (2014) Stress and life history. Current Biology, 24(10), R408-R412. (doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2014.04.017)
Herborn, K. A., Heidinger, B. J., Boner, W. , Noguera, J. C., Adam, A., Daunt, F. and Monaghan, P. (2014) Stress exposure in early post-natal life reduces telomere length: an experimental demonstration in a long-lived seabird. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London Series B: Biological Sciences, 281(1782), p. 20133151. (doi: 10.1098/rspb.2013.3151)
Nussey, D. H. et al. (2014) Measuring telomere length and telomere dynamics in evolutionary biology and ecology. Methods in Ecology and Evolution, 5(4), pp. 299-310. (doi: 10.1111/2041-210X.12161)
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)
Monaghan, P. (2014) Organismal stress, telomeres and life histories. Journal of Experimental Biology, 217(1), pp. 57-66. (doi: 10.1242/jeb.090043)
D'Alba, L., Van Hemert, C., Spencer, K. A., Heidinger, B. J., Gill, L., Evans, N. P. , Monaghan, P. , Handel, C. M. and Shawkey, M. D. (2014) Melanin-based color of plumage: role of condition and of feathers' microstructure. Integrative and Comparative Biology, 54(4), pp. 633-644. (doi: 10.1093/icb/icu094) (PMID:24987010)
Monaghan, P. and Costantini, D. (2014) Free radicals – an evolutionary perspective. In: Laher, I. (ed.) Systems Biology of Free Radicals and Antioxidants. Springer: Berlin, pp. 39-64. ISBN 9783642300172 (doi: 10.1007/978-3-642-30018-9_25)
2013
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)
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)
Selman, C. , Nussey, D.H. and Monaghan, P. (2013) Ageing: it’s a dog’s life. Current Biology, 23(10), R451-R453. (doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2013.04.005)
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)
Nettle, D., Monaghan, P. , Boner, W. , Gillespie, R. and Bateson, M. (2013) Bottom of the heap: having heavier competitors accelerates early-life telomere loss in the European starling, sturnus vulgaris. PLoS ONE, 8(12), e83617. (doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0083617) (PMID:24386235) (PMCID:PMC3873947)
2012
Barrett, E.L.B., Boner, W. , Mulder, E., Monaghan, P. , Verhulst, S. and Richardson, D.S. (2012) Absolute standards as a useful addition to the avian quantitative PCR telomere assay. Journal of Avian Biology, 43(6), pp. 571-576. (doi: 10.1111/j.1600-048X.2012.05787.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)
Monaghan, P. , Heidinger, B.J., D'Alba, L., Evans, N.P. and Spencer, K.A. (2012) For better or worse: reduced adult lifespan following early-life stress is transmitted to breeding partners. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London Series B: Biological Sciences, 279(1729), pp. 709-714. (doi: 10.1098/rspb.2011.1291)
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., 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)
Monaghan, P. (2012) Telomeres and longevity. Aging, 4(2), pp. 76-77.
Rehling, A., Spiller, I., Krause, E.T., Nager, R.G. , Monaghan, P. and Trillmich, F. (2012) Flexibility in the duration of parental care: zebra finch parents respond to offspring needs. Animal Behaviour, 83(1), pp. 35-39. (doi: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2011.10.003)
2011
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)
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)
Foote, C. G., Gault, E. A., Nasir, L. and Monaghan, P. (2011) Telomere dynamics in relation to early growth conditions in the wild in the lesser black-backed gull. Journal of Zoology, 283(3), pp. 203-209. (doi: 10.1111/j.1469-7998.2010.00774.x)
Foote, C. G., Daunt, F., Gonzalez-Solis, J., Nasir, L., Phillips, R. A. and Monaghan, P. (2011) Individual state and survival prospects: age, sex, and telomere length in a long-lived seabird. Behavioral Ecology, 22(1), pp. 156-161. (doi: 10.1093/beheco/arq178)
D’Alba, L., Spencer, K.A., Nager, R.G. and Monaghan, P. (2011) State dependent effects of elevated hormone: Nest site quality, corticosterone levels and reproductive performance in the common eider. General and Comparative Endocrinology, 172(2), pp. 218-224. (doi: 10.1016/j.ygcen.2011.03.006)
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)
Prior, G.L., Evans, D.M., Redpath, S., Thirgood, S.J. and Monaghan, P. (2011) Birds bias offspring sex ratio in response to livestock grazing. Biology Letters, 7(6), pp. 958-960. (doi: 10.1098/rsbl.2011.0264)
Reid, J.M., Bignal, E.M., Bignal, S., Bogdanova, M.I., Monaghan, P. and McCracken, D.I. (2011) Diagnosing the timing of demographic bottlenecks: sub-adult survival in red-billed choughs. Journal of Applied Ecology, 48(3), pp. 797-805. (doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2664.2011.01973.x)
2010
Verboven, N., Monaghan, P., Nager, R. G. and Evans, N. P. (2010) The effect of maternal state on the steroid and macronutrient content of lesser black-backed gull eggs. Physiological and Biochemical Zoology, 83(6), pp. 1009-1022. (doi: 10.1086/656568) (PMID:20977361)
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)
D'Alba, L., Monaghan, P. and Nager, R.G. (2010) Advances in laying date and increasing population size suggest positive responses to climate change in Common Eiders Somateria mollissima in Iceland. IBIS, 152(1), pp. 19-28. (doi: 10.1111/j.1474-919X.2009.00978.x)
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)
Monaghan, P. (2010) Crossing the great divide: telomeres and ecology. Heredity, 105(6), pp. 574-575. (doi: 10.1038/hdy.2010.120)
Monaghan, P. (2010) Telomeres and life histories: the long and the short of it. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 1206(1), pp. 130-142. (doi: 10.1111/j.1749-6632.2010.05705.x)
Reid, J.M., Bignal, E.M., Bignal, S., McCracken, D.I., Bogdanova, M.I. and Monaghan, P. (2010) Parent age, lifespan and offspring survival: structured variation in life history in a wild population. Journal of Animal Ecology, 79(4), pp. 851-862. (doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2656.2010.01669.x) (PMID:20202008)
Spencer, K.A., Heidinger, B.J., D'Alba, L.B., Evans, N. and Monaghan, P. (2010) Then versus now: effect of developmental and current environmental conditions on incubation effort in birds. Behavioral Ecology, 21(5), pp. 999-1004. (doi: 10.1093/beheco/arq090)
2009
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)
Spencer, K.A., Evans, N.P. and Monaghan, P. (2009) Postnatal stress in birds: a novel model of glucocorticoid programming of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis. Endocrinology, 150(4), pp. 1931-1934. (doi: 10.1210/en.2008-1471) (PMID:19095740)
D'Alba, L., Monaghan, P. and Nager, R.G. (2009) Thermal benefits of nest shelter for incubating female eiders. Journal of Thermal Biology, 34(2), pp. 93-99. (doi: 10.1016/j.jtherbio.2008.11.005)
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
Stamper, C.E., Stevens, D.J., Downie, J.R. and Monaghan, P. (2008) The effects of competition on pre- and post-metamorphic phenotypes in the common frog. Herpetological Journal, 18(4), 187-195(9).
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)
Walsh, P.T., Downie, J.R. and Monaghan, P. (2008) Plasticity of the duration of metamorphosis in the African clawed toad. Journal of Zoology, 274(2), pp. 143-149. (doi: 10.1111/j.1469-7998.2007.00367.x)
Bize, P., Devevey, G., Monaghan, P., Doligez, B. and Christe, P. (2008) Fecundity and survival in relation to resistance to oxidative stress in a free-living bird. Ecology, 89(9), pp. 2584-2593. (doi: 10.1890/07-1135.1)
Monaghan, P. (2008) Early growth conditions, phenotypic development and environmental change. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 363(1497), pp. 1635-1645. (doi: 10.1098/rstb.2007.0011)
Monaghan, P., Charmantier, A., Nussey, D. H. and Ricklefs, R. E. (2008) The evolutionary ecology of senescence. Functional Ecology, 22(3), pp. 371-378. (doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2435.2008.01418.x)
Monaghan, P. (2008) Elizabeth Blackburn and the story of telomeres: Deciphering the ends of DNA. American Journal of Human Biology, 20(6), pp. 741-742. (doi: 10.1002/ajhb.20830)[Book Review]
Reid, J.M., Bignal, E. M., Bignal, S., Mccracken, D. I., Bogdanova, M. I. and Monaghan, P. (2008) Investigating patterns and processes of demographic variation: environmental correlates of pre-breeding survival in red-billed choughs Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax. Journal of Animal Ecology, 77(4), pp. 777-788. (doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2656.2008.01400.x) (PMID:18479340)
Soldatini, C., Albores-Barajas, Y. V., Mainardi, D. and Monaghan, P. (2008) Roof nesting by gulls for better or worse? Italian Journal of Zoology, 75(3), pp. 295-303. (doi: 10.1080/11250000701884805)
Walsh, P., Downie, J.R. and Monaghan, P. (2008) Temperature-mediated morphology changes during metamorphic climax in the African clawed frog, Xenopus laevis. Journal of Thermal Biology, 33(4), pp. 244-249. (doi: 10.1016/j.jtherbio.2008.02.002)
Walsh, P. T., Downie, J.R. and Monaghan, P. (2008) Larval over-wintering: plasticity in the timing of life-history events in the common frog. Journal of Zoology, 276(4), pp. 394-401. (doi: 10.1111/j.1469-7998.2008.00503.x)
Walsh, P.T., Downie, J.R. and Monaghan, P. (2008) Predation-induced plasticity in metamorphic duration inXenopus laevis. Functional Ecology, 22(4), pp. 699-705. (doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2435.2008.01429.x)
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)
Bogdanova, M., Nager, R. and Monaghan, P. (2007) Age of the incubating parents affects nestling survival: an experimental study of the herring gull Larus argentatus. Journal of Avian Biology, 38, pp. 83-93. (doi: 10.1111/j.2007.0908-8857.03601.x)
Daunt, F., Wanless, S., Harris, M., Money, L. and Monaghan, P. (2007) Older and wiser: improvements in breeding success are linked to better foraging performance in European shags. Functional Ecology, 21, pp. 561-567. (doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2435.2007.01260.x)
Isaksson, C., McLaughlin, P., Monaghan, P. and Andersson, S. (2007) Carotenoid pigmentation does not reflect total non-enzymatic antioxidant activity in plasma of adult and nestling great tits, Parus major. Functional Ecology, 21, pp. 1123-1129. (doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2435.2007.01317.x)
2006
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.
Bogdanova, M., Nager, R. and Monaghan, P. (2006) Does parental age affect offspring performance through differences in egg quality? Functional Ecology, 20, pp. 132-141. (doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2435.2006.01088.x)
Fisher, M.O., Nager, R.G. and Monaghan, P. (2006) Compensatory growth impairs adult cognitive performance. PLoS Biology, 4(8), e251. (doi: 10.1371/journal.pbio.0040251)
Kim, S. and Monaghan, P. (2006) Effects of early incubation constancy on embryonic development: An experimental study in the herring gull Larus argentatus. Journal of Thermal Biology, 31, pp. 416-421. (doi: 10.1016/j.jtherbio.2006.02.002)
Kim, S. and Monaghan, P. (2006) Interspecific differences in foraging preferences, breeding performance and demography in herring (Larus argentatus) and lesser black-backed gulls (Larus fuscus) at a mixed colony. Journal of Zoology, 270, pp. 664-671. (doi: 10.1111/j.1469-7998.2006.00155.x)
Kim, S. and Monaghan, P. (2006) Sex of the first hatched chick influences survival of the brood in the herring gull (Larus argentatus). Journal of Zoology, 270, pp. 116-121. (doi: 10.1111/j.1469-7998.2006.00096.x)
Monaghan, P. and Haussmann, M. (2006) Do telomere dynamics link lifestyle and lifespan? Trends in Ecology and Evolution, 21, pp. 47-53. (doi: 10.1016/j.tree.2005.11.007)
Reid, J., Bignal, E., Bignal, S., Mccracken, D. and Monaghan, P. (2006) Spatial variation in demography and population growth rate: the importance of natal location. Journal of Animal Ecology, 75, pp. 1201-1211. (doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2656.2006.01143.x)
2005
Verboven, N., Evans, N. P. , D'Alba, L., Nager, R. G. , Blount, J. D., Surai, P. F. and Monaghan, P. (2005) Intra-specific interactions influence egg composition in the lesser black-backed gull (Larus fuscus). Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, 57(4), pp. 357-365. (doi: 10.1007/s00265-004-0862-x)
Beale, C. and Monaghan, P. (2005) Modeling the effects of limiting the number of visitors on failure rates of seabird nests. Conservation Biology, 19, pp. 2015-2019. (doi: 10.1111/j.1523-1739.2005.00256.x)
Kim, S. and Monaghan, P. (2005) Effects of vegetation on nest microclimate and breeding performance of lesser black-backed gulls (Larus fuscus). Journal of Ornithology, 146, pp. 176-183. (doi: 10.1007/s10336-005-0077-6)
Kim, S. and Monaghan, P. (2005) Interacting effects of nest shelter and breeder quality on behaviour and breeding performance of herring gulls. Animal Behaviour, 69, pp. 301-306. (doi: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2004.06.002)
2004
Bateson, P. et al. (2004) Developmental plasticity and human health. Nature, 430, pp. 419-421. (doi: 10.1038/nature02725)
Beale, C. and Monaghan, P. (2004) Behavioural responses to human disturbance: a matter of choice? Animal Behaviour, 68, pp. 1065-1069.
Beale, C. and Monaghan, P. (2004) Human disturbance: people as predation-free predators? Journal of Applied Ecology, 41, pp. 335-343.
Cook, M. and Monaghan, P. (2004) Sex differences in embryo development periods and effects on avian hatching patterns. Behavioral Ecology, 15, pp. 205-209. (doi: 10.1093/beheco/arg096)
Hall, M., Nasir, L., Daunt, F., Gault, E., Croxall, J., Wanless, S. and Monaghan, P. (2004) Telomere loss in relation to age and early environment in long-lived birds. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London Series B: Biological Sciences, 271, pp. 1571-1576. (doi: 10.1098/rspb.2004.2768)
Hilton, G., Hansell, M., Ruxton, G., Reid, J. and Monaghan, P. (2004) Using artificial nests to test importance of nesting material and nest shelter for incubation energetics. Auk, 121, pp. 777-787.
Jones, C., Monaghan, P. , Field, T.R., Smith, A.J., Ward, P.N. and Leigh, J.A. (2004) Localization of MtuA, an LraI homologue in Streptococcus uberis. Journal of Applied Microbiology, 97(1), 149 -157. (doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2004.02284.x)
Monaghan, P. (2004) Localization of MtuA, an LraI homologue in Streptococcus uberis. Journal of Applied Microbiology, 97(1), pp. 149-157. (doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2004.02284.x)
Polo, V., Veiga, J., Cordero, P., Vinuela, J. and Monaghan, P. (2004) Female starlings adjust primary sex ratio in response to aromatic plants in the nest. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London Series B: Biological Sciences, 271, pp. 1929-1933. (doi: 10.1098/rspb.2004.2801)
Reid, J., Bignal, E., Bignal, S., McCracken, D. and Monaghan, P. (2004) Identifying the demographic determinants of population growth rate: a case study of red-billed choughs Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax. Journal of Animal Ecology, 73, pp. 777-788.
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)
Daunt, F., Monaghan, P., Wanless, S. and Harris, M.P. (2003) Sexual ornament size and breeding performance in female and male European Shags Phalacrocorax aristotelis. IBIS, 145, pp. 54-60.
Finney, S., Harris, M., Keller, L., Elston, D., Monaghan, P. and Wanless, S. (2003) Reducing the density of breeding gulls influences the pattern of recruitment of immature Atlantic puffins Fratercula arctica to a breeding colony. Journal of Applied Ecology, 40, pp. 545-552.
Genovart, M., Oro, D., Ruiz, X., Griffiths, R., Monaghan, P. and Nager, R. (2003) Seasonal changes in brood sex composition in Audouin's Gulls. Condor, 105, pp. 783-790.
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)
Reid, J., Bignal, E., Bignal, S., McCracken, D. and Monaghan, P. (2003) Age-specific reproductive performance in red-billed choughs Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax: patterns and processes in a natural population. Journal of Animal Ecology, 72, pp. 765-776.
Reid, J., Bignal, E., Bignal, S., McCracken, D. and Monaghan, P. (2003) Environmental variability, life-history covariation and cohort effects in the red-billed chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax. Journal of Animal Ecology, 72, pp. 36-46.
Verboven, N., Monaghan, P., Evans, D., Schwabl, H., Evans, N., Whitelaw, C. and Nager, R. (2003) Maternal condition, yolk androgens and offspring performance: a supplemental feeding experiment in the lesser black-backed gull (Larus fuscus). Proceedings of the Royal Society of London Series B: Biological Sciences, 270, pp. 2223-2232. (doi: 10.1098/rspb.2003.2496) (PMID:14613608) (PMCID:PMC1691499)
2002
Jones, K., Ruxton, G. and Monaghan, P. (2002) Model parents: is full compensation for reduced partner nest attendance compatible with stable biparental care? Behavioral Ecology, 13, pp. 838-843.
Reid, J., Monaghan, P. and Ruxton, G. (2002) Males matter: The occurrence and consequences of male incubation in starlings (Sturnus vulgaris). Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, 51, pp. 255-261. (doi: 10.1007/S00265-001-0435-1)
Reid, J., Ruxton, G., Monaghan, P. and Hilton, G. (2002) Energetic consequences of clutch temperature and clutch size for a uniparental intermittent incubator: The starling. Auk, 119, pp. 54-61.
2001
Daunt, F., Monaghan, P., Wanless, S. and Harris, M. (2001) Parental age and offspring ectoparasite load in European Shags Stictocarbo aristotelis. Ardea, 89, pp. 449-455.
Daunt, F., Monaghan, P., Wanless, S., Harris, M. and Griffiths, R. (2001) Sons and daughters: age-specific differences in parental rearing capacities. Functional Ecology, 15, pp. 211-216.
Finney, S., Wanless, S., Harris, M. and Monaghan, P. (2001) The impact of gulls on puffin reproductive performance: an experimental test of two management strategies. Biological Conservation, 98, pp. 159-165.
Hawkins, P. et al. (2001) Laboratory birds: refinements in husbandry and procedures. Laboratory Animals, 35, S1-S163.
Jones, K., Monaghan, P. and Nager, R. (2001) Male mate choice and female fecundity in zebra finches. Animal Behaviour, 62, pp. 1021-1026. (doi: 10.1006/anbe.2001.1843)
Kokko, H. and Monaghan, P. (2001) Predicting the direction of sexual selection. Ecology Letters, 4, pp. 159-165.
Metcalfe, N. and Monaghan, P. (2001) Compensation for a bad start: grow now, pay later? Trends in Ecology and Evolution, 16, pp. 254-260.
Monaghan, P. and Birkhead, T. (2001) Spot the difference. Trends in Ecology and Evolution, 16, p. 527.
Nager, R., Monaghan, P. and Houston, D. (2001) The cost of egg production: increased egg production reduces future fitness in gulls. Journal of Avian Biology, 32, pp. 159-166. (doi: 10.1034/j.1600-048X.2001.320209.x)
2000
Stevens, D. J., Hansell, M. H. and Monaghan, P. (2000) Developmental trade-offs and life histories: strategic allocation of resources in caddis flies. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London Series B: Biological Sciences, 267(1452), pp. 1511-1515. (doi: 10.1098/rspb.2000.1172)
1999
Stevens, D. J., Hansell, M. H., Freeland, J. A. and Monaghan, P. (1999) Developmental trade-offs in caddis flies: increased investment in larval defence alters adult resource allocation. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London Series B: Biological Sciences, 266(1423), pp. 1049-1054. (doi: 10.1098/rspb.1999.0742) (PMCID:PMC1689943)
1997
Monaghan, P. and Nager, R. (1997) Optimizing clutch size in birds: reply from P. Monaghan and R. Nager. Trends in Ecology and Evolution, 12(11), pp. 443-444. (doi: 10.1016/s0169-5347(97)85748-5) (PMID:21238148)
Walton, P., Turner, C.M.R., Austin, G., Burns, M.D. and Monaghan, P. (1997) Sub-lethal effects of an oil pollution incident on breeding kittiwakes Rissa tridactyla. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 155, pp. 261-268. (doi: 10.3354/meps155261)
1996
Monaghan, P. (1996) Relevance of the behaviour of seabirds to the conservation of marine environments. Oikos, 77, pp. 227-237.
1994
Uttley, J.D., Walton, P., Monaghan, P. and Austin, G. (1994) The effects of food abundance on breeding performance and adult time budgets of Guillemots Uria aalge. IBIS, 136(2), pp. 205-213. (doi: 10.1111/j.1474-919X.1994.tb01086.x)
Articles
Martin, C., Capilla-Lasheras, P. , Monaghan, P. and Burraco, P. (2024) The impact of chemical pollution across major life transitions: a meta-analysis on oxidative stress in amphibians. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London Series B: Biological Sciences, 291(2029), 20241536. (doi: 10.1098/rspb.2024.1536) (PMID:39191283) (PMCID:PMC11349447)
Kriengwatana, B. P. , Marshall, C. J. , Stevenson, T. and Monaghan, P. (2024) Early life conditions reduce similarity between reproductive partners in HPA axis response to stress. Hormones and Behavior, 162, 105508. (doi: 10.1016/j.yhbeh.2024.105508) (PMID:38513527)
Monaghan, P. (2024) Linking telomere dynamics to evolution, life history and environmental change: perspectives, predictions and problems. Biogerontology, 25, pp. 301-311. (doi: 10.1007/s10522-023-10081-8) (PMID:38252370) (PMCID:PMC10998769)
Monaghan, P. and Ivimey-Cook, E. R. (2023) No time to die: Evolution of a post-reproductive life stage. Journal of Zoology, 321(1), pp. 1-21. (doi: 10.1111/jzo.13096)
Ton, R., Boner, W. , Raveh, S., Monaghan, P. and Griffith, S. C. (2023) Effects of heat waves on telomere dynamics and parental brooding effort in nestlings of the zebra finch (Taeniopygia castanotis) transitioning from ectothermy to endothermy. Molecular Ecology, 32(17), pp. 4911-4920. (doi: 10.1111/mec.17064) (PMID:37395529)
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)
Salmon, P. , Dawson, N. J. , Millet, C., Selman, C. and Monaghan, P. (2023) Mitochondrial function declines with age within individuals but is not linked to the pattern of growth or mortality risk in zebra finch. Aging Cell, 22(6), e13822. (doi: 10.1111/acel.13822) (PMID:36938671) (PMCID:PMC10265141)
Pepke, M. L., Kvalnes, T., Wright, J., Araya-Ajoy, Y. G., Ranke, P. S., Boner, W. , Monaghan, P. , Sæther, B.-E., Jensen, H. and Ringsby, T. H. (2023) Longitudinal telomere dynamics within natural lifespans of a wild bird. Scientific Reports, 13, 4272. (doi: 10.1038/s41598-023-31435-9) (PMID:36922555) (PMCID:PMC10017829)
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)
Salmón, P. , Millet, C., Selman, C. , Monaghan, P. and Dawson, N. J. (2023) Tissue-specific reductions in mitochondrial efficiency and increased ROS release rates during ageing in zebra finches, Taeniopygia guttata. GeroScience, 45(1), pp. 256-276. (doi: 10.1007/s11357-022-00624-1) (PMID:35986126) (PMCID:PMC9886749)
Monaghan, P. , Olsson, M., Richardson, D. S., Verhulst, S. and Rogers, S. M. (2022) Integrating telomere biology into the ecology and evolution of natural populations: progress and prospects. Molecular Ecology, 31(23), pp. 5909-5916. (doi: 10.1111/mec.16768) (PMID:36330668)
Pepke, M. L., Kvalnes, T., Lundregan, S., Boner, W. , Monaghan, P. , Sæther, B.‐E., Jensen, H. and Ringsby, T. H. (2022) Genetic architecture and heritability of early‐life telomere length in a wild passerine. Molecular Ecology, 31(23), pp. 6360-6381. (doi: 10.1111/mec.16288) (PMID:34825754)
Sheldon, E. L., Ton, R., Boner, W. , Monaghan, P. , Raveh, S., Schrey, A. W. and Griffith, S. C. (2022) Associations between DNA methylation and telomere length during early life: insight from wild zebra finches (Taeniopygia guttata). Molecular Ecology, 31(23), pp. 6261-6272. (doi: 10.1111/mec.16187) (PMID:34551154)
Hsu, B.‐Y. et al. (2022) Maternally transferred thyroid hormones and life-history variation in birds. Journal of Animal Ecology, 91(7), pp. 1489-1506. (doi: 10.1111/1365-2656.13708) (PMID:35470435)
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)
Reid, J. M., Bignal, E., Bignal, S., McCracken, D. I., Fenn, S. R., Trask, A. E. and Monaghan, P. (2022) Integrating advances in population and evolutionary ecology with conservation strategy through long‐term studies of red‐billed choughs. Journal of Animal Ecology, 91(1), pp. 20-34. (doi: 10.1111/1365-2656.13615) (PMID:34679183)
Fenn, S. R., Bignal, E. M., Bignal, S., Trask, A. E., McCracken, D. I., Monaghan, P. and Reid, J. M. (2021) Within‐year and among‐year variation in impacts of targeted conservation management on juvenile survival in a threatened population. Journal of Applied Ecology, (doi: 10.1111/1365-2664.13998)
Salmón, P. , Millet, C., Selman, C. and Monaghan, P. (2021) Growth acceleration results in faster telomere shortening later in life. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London Series B: Biological Sciences, 288(1956), 20211118. (doi: 10.1098/rspb.2021.1118) (PMID:34375555)
Marasco, V., Boner, W. , Griffiths, K., Heidinger, B. and Monaghan, P. (2021) Repeated exposure to challenging environmental conditions influences telomere dynamics across adult life as predicted by changes in mortality risk. FASEB Journal, 35(8), e21743. (doi: 10.1096/fj.202100556R) (PMID:34192361)
Watson, H., Monaghan, P. , Heidinger, B. J. and Bolton, M. (2021) Effects of human disturbance on postnatal growth and baseline corticosterone in a long-lived bird. Conservation Physiology, 9(1), coab052. (doi: 10.1093/conphys/coab052) (PMID:34257995) (PMCID:PMC8271141)
Fenn, S. R., Bignal, E. M., Trask, A. E., McCracken, D. I., Monaghan, P. and Reid, J. M. (2020) Collateral benefits of targeted supplementary feeding on demography and growth rate of a threatened population. Journal of Applied Ecology, 57(11), pp. 2212-2221. (doi: 10.1111/1365-2664.13721)
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)
Casagrande, S., Stier, A. , Monaghan, P. , Loveland, J. L., Boner, W., Lupi, S., Trevisi, R. and Hau, M. (2020) Increased glucocorticoid concentrations in early life cause mitochondrial inefficiency and short telomeres. Journal of Experimental Biology, 223(15), jeb222513. (doi: 10.1242/jeb.222513) (PMID:32532864)
Dantzer, B., van Kesteren, F., Westrick, S. E., Boutin, S., McAdam, A. G., Lane, J. E., Gillespie, R., Majer, A., Haussmann, M. and Monaghan, P. (2020) Maternal glucocorticoids promote offspring growth without inducing oxidative stress or shortening telomeres in wild red squirrels. Journal of Experimental Biology, 223(1), jeb.212373. (doi: 10.1242/jeb.212373) (PMID:31796605)
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)
Marasco, V., Boner, W. , Griffiths, K., Heidinger, B. and Monaghan, P. (2019) Intergenerational effects on offspring telomere length: interactions among maternal age, stress exposure and offspring sex. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London Series B: Biological Sciences, 286(1912), 20191845. (doi: 10.1098/rspb.2019.1845) (PMID:31575358) (PMCID:PMC6790762)
McLennan, D., Recknagel, H. , Elmer, K.R. and Monaghan, P. (2019) Distinct telomere differences within a reproductively bimodal common lizard population. Functional Ecology, 33(10), pp. 1917-1927. (doi: 10.1111/1365-2435.13408) (PMID:31762528) (PMCID:PMC6853248)
Trask, A. E., Fenn, S. R., Bignal, E. M., McCracken, D. I., Monaghan, P. and Reid, J. M. (2019) Evaluating the efficacy of independent versus simultaneous management strategies to address ecological and genetic threats to population viability. Journal of Applied Ecology, 56(10), pp. 2264-2273. (doi: 10.1111/1365-2664.13464)
Cram, D. L., Monaghan, P. , Gillespie, R., Dantzer, B., Duncan, C., Spence-Jones, H. and Clutton-Brock, T. (2018) Rank-related contrasts in longevity arise from extra-group excursions not delayed senescence in a cooperative mammal. Current Biology, 28(18), pp. 2934-2939. (doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2018.07.021) (PMID:30174185)
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)
Andrews, C., Nettle, D., Reichert, S., Bedford, T., Monaghan, P. and Bateson, M. (2018) A marker of biological ageing predicts adult risk preference in European starlings, Sturnus vulgaris. Behavioral Ecology, 29(3), pp. 589-597. (doi: 10.1093/beheco/ary009)
López-Arrabé, J., Monaghan, P. , Cantarero, A., Boner, W. , Pérez-Rodríguez, L. and Moreno, J. (2018) Sex-specific associations between telomere dynamics and oxidative status in adult and nestling pied flycatchers. Physiological and Biochemical Zoology, 91(3), pp. 868-877. (doi: 10.1086/697294) (PMID:29547348)
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)
Monaghan, P. , Eisenberg, D. T.A., Harrington, L. and Nussey, D. (2018) Understanding diversity in telomere dynamics. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 373(1741), 20160435. (doi: 10.1098/rstb.2016.0435) (PMID:29335374) (PMCID:PMC5784056)
Monaghan, P. and Ozanne, S. E. (2018) Somatic growth and telomere dynamics in vertebrates: relationships, mechanisms and consequences. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 373(1741), 20160446. (doi: 10.1098/rstb.2016.0446) (PMID:29335370) (PMCID:PMC5784066)
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)
Marasco, V., Boner, W. , Griffiths, K., Heidinger, B. and Monaghan, P. (2018) Environmental conditions shape the temporal pattern of investment in reproduction and survival. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London Series B: Biological Sciences, 285(1870), 20172442. (doi: 10.1098/rspb.2017.2442) (PMID:29298939) (PMCID:PMC5784202)
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)
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)
Andrews, C., Nettle, D., Larriva, M., Gillespie, R., Reichert, S., Brilot, B. O., Bedford, T., Monaghan, P. , Spencer, K. A. and Bateson, M. (2017) A marker of biological age explains individual variation in the strength of the adult stress response. Royal Society Open Science, 4(9), 171208. (doi: 10.1098/rsos.171208) (PMID:28989794) (PMCID:PMC5627134)
Noreikiene, K., Öst, M., Seltmann, M.W., Boner, W. , Monaghan, P. and Jaatinen, K. (2017) Nest cover and faecal glucocorticoid metabolites are linked to hatching success and telomere length in breeding Common Eiders (Somateria mollissima). Canadian Journal of Zoology, 95(9), pp. 695-703. (doi: 10.1139/cjz-2016-0242)
Cram, D. L., Monaghan, P. , Gillespie, R. and Clutton-Brock, T. (2017) Effects of early-life competition and maternal nutrition on telomere lengths in wild meerkats. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London Series B: Biological Sciences, 284(1861), 20171383. (doi: 10.1098/rspb.2017.1383) (PMID:28855370)
Marasco, V., Stier, A. , Boner, W. , Griffiths, K., Heidinger, B. and Monaghan, P. (2017) Environmental conditions can modulate the links among oxidative stress, age, and longevity. Mechanisms of Ageing and Development, 164, pp. 100-107. (doi: 10.1016/j.mad.2017.04.012) (PMID:28487181)
Reichert, S. et al. (2017) Telomere length measurement by qPCR in birds is affected by storage method of blood samples. Oecologia, 184(2), pp. 341-350. (doi: 10.1007/s00442-017-3887-3) (PMID:28547179)
Griffith, S. C. et al. (2017) Variation in reproductive success across captive populations: methodological differences, potential biases and opportunities. Ethology, 123(1), pp. 1-29. (doi: 10.1111/eth.12576)
Nettle, D., Andrews, C., Reichert, S., Bedford, T., Kolenda, C., Parker, C., Martin-Ruiz, C., Monaghan, P. and Bateson, M. (2017) Early-life adversity accelerates cellular ageing and affects adult inflammation: experimental evidence from the European starling. Scientific Reports, 7, 40974. (doi: 10.1038/srep40794) (PMID:28094324) (PMCID:PMC5240102)
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)
Nettle, D., Andrews, C., Reichert, S., Bedford, T., Gott, A., Parker, C., Kolenda, C., Martin-Ruiz, C., Monaghan, P. and Bateson, M. (2016) Brood size moderates associations between relative size, telomere length, and immune development in European starling nestlings. Ecology and Evolution, 6(22), pp. 8138-8148. (doi: 10.1002/ece3.2551) (PMID:27891221) (PMCID:PMC5108265)
Watson, H., Bolton, M., Heidinger, B. J., Boner, W. and Monaghan, P. (2016) Assessing the effects of repeated handling on physiology and condition of semi-precocial nestlings. IBIS, 158(4), pp. 834-843. (doi: 10.1111/ibi.12402) (PMID:27708454) (PMCID:PMC5032895)
Heidinger, B. J., Herborn, K. A., Granroth-Wilding, H. M.V., Boner, W. , Burthe, S., Newell, M., Wanless, S., Daunt, F. and Monaghan, P. (2016) Parental age influences offspring telomere loss. Functional Ecology, 30(9), pp. 1531-1538. (doi: 10.1111/1365-2435.12630)
Trask, A. E., Bignal, E. M., McCracken, D. I., Monaghan, P. , Piertney, S. B., Reid, J. M. and Eizaguirre, C. (2016) Evidence of the phenotypic expression of a lethal recessive allele under inbreeding in a wild population of conservation concern. Journal of Animal Ecology, 85(4), pp. 879-891. (doi: 10.1111/1365-2656.12503) (PMID:26996516)
Herborn, K. A., Daunt, F., Heidinger, B. J., Granroth-Wilding, H. M.V., Burthe, S. J., Newell, M. A. and Monaghan, P. (2016) Age, oxidative stress exposure and fitness in a long-lived seabird. Functional Ecology, 30(6), pp. 913-921. (doi: 10.1111/1365-2435.12578)
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)
Robertson, G. S., Bolton, M. and Monaghan, P. (2016) Influence of diet and foraging strategy on reproductive success in two morphologically similar sympatric seabirds. Bird Study, 63(3), pp. 319-329. (doi: 10.1080/00063657.2016.1183112)
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)
Walsh, P.T., Downie, J.R. and Monaghan, P. (2016) Factors affecting the overwintering of tadpoles in a temperate amphibian. Journal of Zoology, 298(3), pp. 183-190. (doi: 10.1111/jzo.12296)
Ringsby, T. H. et al. (2015) On being the right size: increased body size is associated with reduced telomere length under natural conditions. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London Series B: Biological Sciences, 282(1820), p. 20152331. (doi: 10.1098/rspb.2015.2331) (PMID:26631569)
Speakman, J. R. et al. (2015) Oxidative stress and life histories: unresolved issues and current needs. Ecology and Evolution, 5(24), pp. 5745-5757. (doi: 10.1002/ece3.1790)
Monaghan, P. and Haussmann, M. F. (2015) The positive and negative consequences of stressors during early life. Early Human Development, 91(11), pp. 643-647. (doi: 10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2015.08.008) (PMID:26385447) (PMCID:PMC4706554)
Marasco, V., Boner, W. , Heidinger, B., Griffiths, K. and Monaghan, P. (2015) Repeated exposure to stressful conditions can have beneficial effects on survival. Experimental Gerontology, 69, pp. 170-175. (doi: 10.1016/j.exger.2015.06.011) (PMID:26093051)
Nettle, D., Andrews, C. P., Monaghan, P. , Brilot, B. O., Bedford, T., Gillespie, R. and Bateson, M. (2015) Developmental and familial predictors of adult cognitive traits in the European starling. Animal Behaviour, 107, pp. 239-248. (doi: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2015.07.002)
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)
Robertson, G. S., Bolton, M., Morrison, P. and Monaghan, P. (2015) Variation in population synchrony in a multi-species seabird community: response to changes in predator abundance. PLoS ONE, 10(6), e0131543. (doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0131543) (PMID:26115174) (PMCID:PMC4482655)
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)
Watson, H., Bolton, M. and Monaghan, P. (2015) Variation in early-life telomere dynamics in a long-lived bird: links to environmental conditions and survival. Journal of Experimental Biology, 218(5), pp. 668-674. (doi: 10.1242/jeb.104265) (PMID:25617465) (PMCID:PMC4376192)
Bateson, M., Brilot, B. O., Gillespie, R., Monaghan, P. and Nettle, D. (2015) Developmental telomere attrition predicts impulsive decision-making in adult starlings. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London Series B: Biological Sciences, 282(1799), 20142140. (doi: 10.1098/rspb.2014.2140) (PMID:25473012) (PMCID:PMC4286045)
Nettle, D., Monaghan, P. , Gillespie, R., Brilot, B., Bedford, T. and Bateson, M. (2015) An experimental demonstration that early-life competitive disadvantage accelerates telomere loss. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London Series B: Biological Sciences, 282(1798), 20141610. (doi: 10.1098/rspb.2014.1610) (PMID:25411450) (PMCID:PMC4262165)
Nelson, B. F., Daunt, F., Monaghan, P. , Wanless, S., Butler, A., Heidinger, B. J., Newell, M. and Dawson, A. (2015) Protracted treatment with corticosterone reduces breeding success in a long-lived bird. General and Comparative Endocrinology, 210, pp. 38-45. (doi: 10.1016/j.ygcen.2014.10.003)
Bateson, M., Emmerson, M., Ergün, G., Monaghan, P. and Nettle, D. (2015) Opposite effects of early-life competition and developmental telomere attrition on cognitive biases in juvenile European starlings. PLoS ONE, 10(7), e0132602. (doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0132602) (PMID:26222390) (PMCID:PMC4519284)
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)
Robertson, G. S., Bolton, M. and Monaghan, P. (2015) Parental resource allocation among offspring varies with increasing brood age in Black-legged Kittiwakes Rissa tridactyla. Bird Study, 62(3), pp. 303-314. (doi: 10.1080/00063657.2015.1040370)
Robertson, G.S., Bolton, M., Grecian, W.J. and Monaghan, P. (2014) Inter- and intra-year variation in foraging areas of breeding kittiwakes (Rissa tridactyla). Marine Biology, 161(9), pp. 1973-1986. (doi: 10.1007/s00227-014-2477-8) (PMID:25170176) (PMCID:PMC4139585)
Monaghan, P. (2014) Behavioral ecology and the successful integration of function and mechanism. Behavioral Ecology, 25(5), pp. 1019-1021. (doi: 10.1093/beheco/aru082)
Robertson, G.S., Bolton, M., Grecian, W.J., Wilson, L.J., Davies, W. and Monaghan, P. (2014) Resource partitioning in three congeneric sympatrically breeding seabirds: foraging areas and prey utilization. Auk, 131(3), pp. 434-446. (doi: 10.1642/AUK-13-243.1)
Watson, H., Bolton, M. and Monaghan, P. (2014) Out of sight but not out of harm’s way: human disturbance reduces reproductive success of a cavity-nesting seabird. Biological Conservation, 174, pp. 127-133. (doi: 10.1016/j.biocon.2014.03.020) (PMID:24899731) (PMCID:PMC4039997)
Monaghan, P. and Spencer, K. A. (2014) Stress and life history. Current Biology, 24(10), R408-R412. (doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2014.04.017)
Herborn, K. A., Heidinger, B. J., Boner, W. , Noguera, J. C., Adam, A., Daunt, F. and Monaghan, P. (2014) Stress exposure in early post-natal life reduces telomere length: an experimental demonstration in a long-lived seabird. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London Series B: Biological Sciences, 281(1782), p. 20133151. (doi: 10.1098/rspb.2013.3151)
Nussey, D. H. et al. (2014) Measuring telomere length and telomere dynamics in evolutionary biology and ecology. Methods in Ecology and Evolution, 5(4), pp. 299-310. (doi: 10.1111/2041-210X.12161)
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)
Monaghan, P. (2014) Organismal stress, telomeres and life histories. Journal of Experimental Biology, 217(1), pp. 57-66. (doi: 10.1242/jeb.090043)
D'Alba, L., Van Hemert, C., Spencer, K. A., Heidinger, B. J., Gill, L., Evans, N. P. , Monaghan, P. , Handel, C. M. and Shawkey, M. D. (2014) Melanin-based color of plumage: role of condition and of feathers' microstructure. Integrative and Comparative Biology, 54(4), pp. 633-644. (doi: 10.1093/icb/icu094) (PMID:24987010)
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)
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)
Selman, C. , Nussey, D.H. and Monaghan, P. (2013) Ageing: it’s a dog’s life. Current Biology, 23(10), R451-R453. (doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2013.04.005)
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)
Nettle, D., Monaghan, P. , Boner, W. , Gillespie, R. and Bateson, M. (2013) Bottom of the heap: having heavier competitors accelerates early-life telomere loss in the European starling, sturnus vulgaris. PLoS ONE, 8(12), e83617. (doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0083617) (PMID:24386235) (PMCID:PMC3873947)
Barrett, E.L.B., Boner, W. , Mulder, E., Monaghan, P. , Verhulst, S. and Richardson, D.S. (2012) Absolute standards as a useful addition to the avian quantitative PCR telomere assay. Journal of Avian Biology, 43(6), pp. 571-576. (doi: 10.1111/j.1600-048X.2012.05787.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)
Monaghan, P. , Heidinger, B.J., D'Alba, L., Evans, N.P. and Spencer, K.A. (2012) For better or worse: reduced adult lifespan following early-life stress is transmitted to breeding partners. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London Series B: Biological Sciences, 279(1729), pp. 709-714. (doi: 10.1098/rspb.2011.1291)
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., 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)
Monaghan, P. (2012) Telomeres and longevity. Aging, 4(2), pp. 76-77.
Rehling, A., Spiller, I., Krause, E.T., Nager, R.G. , Monaghan, P. and Trillmich, F. (2012) Flexibility in the duration of parental care: zebra finch parents respond to offspring needs. Animal Behaviour, 83(1), pp. 35-39. (doi: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2011.10.003)
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)
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)
Foote, C. G., Gault, E. A., Nasir, L. and Monaghan, P. (2011) Telomere dynamics in relation to early growth conditions in the wild in the lesser black-backed gull. Journal of Zoology, 283(3), pp. 203-209. (doi: 10.1111/j.1469-7998.2010.00774.x)
Foote, C. G., Daunt, F., Gonzalez-Solis, J., Nasir, L., Phillips, R. A. and Monaghan, P. (2011) Individual state and survival prospects: age, sex, and telomere length in a long-lived seabird. Behavioral Ecology, 22(1), pp. 156-161. (doi: 10.1093/beheco/arq178)
D’Alba, L., Spencer, K.A., Nager, R.G. and Monaghan, P. (2011) State dependent effects of elevated hormone: Nest site quality, corticosterone levels and reproductive performance in the common eider. General and Comparative Endocrinology, 172(2), pp. 218-224. (doi: 10.1016/j.ygcen.2011.03.006)
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)
Prior, G.L., Evans, D.M., Redpath, S., Thirgood, S.J. and Monaghan, P. (2011) Birds bias offspring sex ratio in response to livestock grazing. Biology Letters, 7(6), pp. 958-960. (doi: 10.1098/rsbl.2011.0264)
Reid, J.M., Bignal, E.M., Bignal, S., Bogdanova, M.I., Monaghan, P. and McCracken, D.I. (2011) Diagnosing the timing of demographic bottlenecks: sub-adult survival in red-billed choughs. Journal of Applied Ecology, 48(3), pp. 797-805. (doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2664.2011.01973.x)
Verboven, N., Monaghan, P., Nager, R. G. and Evans, N. P. (2010) The effect of maternal state on the steroid and macronutrient content of lesser black-backed gull eggs. Physiological and Biochemical Zoology, 83(6), pp. 1009-1022. (doi: 10.1086/656568) (PMID:20977361)
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)
D'Alba, L., Monaghan, P. and Nager, R.G. (2010) Advances in laying date and increasing population size suggest positive responses to climate change in Common Eiders Somateria mollissima in Iceland. IBIS, 152(1), pp. 19-28. (doi: 10.1111/j.1474-919X.2009.00978.x)
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)
Monaghan, P. (2010) Crossing the great divide: telomeres and ecology. Heredity, 105(6), pp. 574-575. (doi: 10.1038/hdy.2010.120)
Monaghan, P. (2010) Telomeres and life histories: the long and the short of it. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 1206(1), pp. 130-142. (doi: 10.1111/j.1749-6632.2010.05705.x)
Reid, J.M., Bignal, E.M., Bignal, S., McCracken, D.I., Bogdanova, M.I. and Monaghan, P. (2010) Parent age, lifespan and offspring survival: structured variation in life history in a wild population. Journal of Animal Ecology, 79(4), pp. 851-862. (doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2656.2010.01669.x) (PMID:20202008)
Spencer, K.A., Heidinger, B.J., D'Alba, L.B., Evans, N. and Monaghan, P. (2010) Then versus now: effect of developmental and current environmental conditions on incubation effort in birds. Behavioral Ecology, 21(5), pp. 999-1004. (doi: 10.1093/beheco/arq090)
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)
Spencer, K.A., Evans, N.P. and Monaghan, P. (2009) Postnatal stress in birds: a novel model of glucocorticoid programming of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis. Endocrinology, 150(4), pp. 1931-1934. (doi: 10.1210/en.2008-1471) (PMID:19095740)
D'Alba, L., Monaghan, P. and Nager, R.G. (2009) Thermal benefits of nest shelter for incubating female eiders. Journal of Thermal Biology, 34(2), pp. 93-99. (doi: 10.1016/j.jtherbio.2008.11.005)
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)
Stamper, C.E., Stevens, D.J., Downie, J.R. and Monaghan, P. (2008) The effects of competition on pre- and post-metamorphic phenotypes in the common frog. Herpetological Journal, 18(4), 187-195(9).
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)
Walsh, P.T., Downie, J.R. and Monaghan, P. (2008) Plasticity of the duration of metamorphosis in the African clawed toad. Journal of Zoology, 274(2), pp. 143-149. (doi: 10.1111/j.1469-7998.2007.00367.x)
Bize, P., Devevey, G., Monaghan, P., Doligez, B. and Christe, P. (2008) Fecundity and survival in relation to resistance to oxidative stress in a free-living bird. Ecology, 89(9), pp. 2584-2593. (doi: 10.1890/07-1135.1)
Monaghan, P. (2008) Early growth conditions, phenotypic development and environmental change. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 363(1497), pp. 1635-1645. (doi: 10.1098/rstb.2007.0011)
Monaghan, P., Charmantier, A., Nussey, D. H. and Ricklefs, R. E. (2008) The evolutionary ecology of senescence. Functional Ecology, 22(3), pp. 371-378. (doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2435.2008.01418.x)
Reid, J.M., Bignal, E. M., Bignal, S., Mccracken, D. I., Bogdanova, M. I. and Monaghan, P. (2008) Investigating patterns and processes of demographic variation: environmental correlates of pre-breeding survival in red-billed choughs Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax. Journal of Animal Ecology, 77(4), pp. 777-788. (doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2656.2008.01400.x) (PMID:18479340)
Soldatini, C., Albores-Barajas, Y. V., Mainardi, D. and Monaghan, P. (2008) Roof nesting by gulls for better or worse? Italian Journal of Zoology, 75(3), pp. 295-303. (doi: 10.1080/11250000701884805)
Walsh, P., Downie, J.R. and Monaghan, P. (2008) Temperature-mediated morphology changes during metamorphic climax in the African clawed frog, Xenopus laevis. Journal of Thermal Biology, 33(4), pp. 244-249. (doi: 10.1016/j.jtherbio.2008.02.002)
Walsh, P. T., Downie, J.R. and Monaghan, P. (2008) Larval over-wintering: plasticity in the timing of life-history events in the common frog. Journal of Zoology, 276(4), pp. 394-401. (doi: 10.1111/j.1469-7998.2008.00503.x)
Walsh, P.T., Downie, J.R. and Monaghan, P. (2008) Predation-induced plasticity in metamorphic duration inXenopus laevis. Functional Ecology, 22(4), pp. 699-705. (doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2435.2008.01429.x)
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)
Bogdanova, M., Nager, R. and Monaghan, P. (2007) Age of the incubating parents affects nestling survival: an experimental study of the herring gull Larus argentatus. Journal of Avian Biology, 38, pp. 83-93. (doi: 10.1111/j.2007.0908-8857.03601.x)
Daunt, F., Wanless, S., Harris, M., Money, L. and Monaghan, P. (2007) Older and wiser: improvements in breeding success are linked to better foraging performance in European shags. Functional Ecology, 21, pp. 561-567. (doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2435.2007.01260.x)
Isaksson, C., McLaughlin, P., Monaghan, P. and Andersson, S. (2007) Carotenoid pigmentation does not reflect total non-enzymatic antioxidant activity in plasma of adult and nestling great tits, Parus major. Functional Ecology, 21, pp. 1123-1129. (doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2435.2007.01317.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.
Bogdanova, M., Nager, R. and Monaghan, P. (2006) Does parental age affect offspring performance through differences in egg quality? Functional Ecology, 20, pp. 132-141. (doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2435.2006.01088.x)
Fisher, M.O., Nager, R.G. and Monaghan, P. (2006) Compensatory growth impairs adult cognitive performance. PLoS Biology, 4(8), e251. (doi: 10.1371/journal.pbio.0040251)
Kim, S. and Monaghan, P. (2006) Effects of early incubation constancy on embryonic development: An experimental study in the herring gull Larus argentatus. Journal of Thermal Biology, 31, pp. 416-421. (doi: 10.1016/j.jtherbio.2006.02.002)
Kim, S. and Monaghan, P. (2006) Interspecific differences in foraging preferences, breeding performance and demography in herring (Larus argentatus) and lesser black-backed gulls (Larus fuscus) at a mixed colony. Journal of Zoology, 270, pp. 664-671. (doi: 10.1111/j.1469-7998.2006.00155.x)
Kim, S. and Monaghan, P. (2006) Sex of the first hatched chick influences survival of the brood in the herring gull (Larus argentatus). Journal of Zoology, 270, pp. 116-121. (doi: 10.1111/j.1469-7998.2006.00096.x)
Monaghan, P. and Haussmann, M. (2006) Do telomere dynamics link lifestyle and lifespan? Trends in Ecology and Evolution, 21, pp. 47-53. (doi: 10.1016/j.tree.2005.11.007)
Reid, J., Bignal, E., Bignal, S., Mccracken, D. and Monaghan, P. (2006) Spatial variation in demography and population growth rate: the importance of natal location. Journal of Animal Ecology, 75, pp. 1201-1211. (doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2656.2006.01143.x)
Verboven, N., Evans, N. P. , D'Alba, L., Nager, R. G. , Blount, J. D., Surai, P. F. and Monaghan, P. (2005) Intra-specific interactions influence egg composition in the lesser black-backed gull (Larus fuscus). Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, 57(4), pp. 357-365. (doi: 10.1007/s00265-004-0862-x)
Beale, C. and Monaghan, P. (2005) Modeling the effects of limiting the number of visitors on failure rates of seabird nests. Conservation Biology, 19, pp. 2015-2019. (doi: 10.1111/j.1523-1739.2005.00256.x)
Kim, S. and Monaghan, P. (2005) Effects of vegetation on nest microclimate and breeding performance of lesser black-backed gulls (Larus fuscus). Journal of Ornithology, 146, pp. 176-183. (doi: 10.1007/s10336-005-0077-6)
Kim, S. and Monaghan, P. (2005) Interacting effects of nest shelter and breeder quality on behaviour and breeding performance of herring gulls. Animal Behaviour, 69, pp. 301-306. (doi: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2004.06.002)
Bateson, P. et al. (2004) Developmental plasticity and human health. Nature, 430, pp. 419-421. (doi: 10.1038/nature02725)
Beale, C. and Monaghan, P. (2004) Behavioural responses to human disturbance: a matter of choice? Animal Behaviour, 68, pp. 1065-1069.
Beale, C. and Monaghan, P. (2004) Human disturbance: people as predation-free predators? Journal of Applied Ecology, 41, pp. 335-343.
Cook, M. and Monaghan, P. (2004) Sex differences in embryo development periods and effects on avian hatching patterns. Behavioral Ecology, 15, pp. 205-209. (doi: 10.1093/beheco/arg096)
Hall, M., Nasir, L., Daunt, F., Gault, E., Croxall, J., Wanless, S. and Monaghan, P. (2004) Telomere loss in relation to age and early environment in long-lived birds. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London Series B: Biological Sciences, 271, pp. 1571-1576. (doi: 10.1098/rspb.2004.2768)
Hilton, G., Hansell, M., Ruxton, G., Reid, J. and Monaghan, P. (2004) Using artificial nests to test importance of nesting material and nest shelter for incubation energetics. Auk, 121, pp. 777-787.
Jones, C., Monaghan, P. , Field, T.R., Smith, A.J., Ward, P.N. and Leigh, J.A. (2004) Localization of MtuA, an LraI homologue in Streptococcus uberis. Journal of Applied Microbiology, 97(1), 149 -157. (doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2004.02284.x)
Monaghan, P. (2004) Localization of MtuA, an LraI homologue in Streptococcus uberis. Journal of Applied Microbiology, 97(1), pp. 149-157. (doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2004.02284.x)
Polo, V., Veiga, J., Cordero, P., Vinuela, J. and Monaghan, P. (2004) Female starlings adjust primary sex ratio in response to aromatic plants in the nest. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London Series B: Biological Sciences, 271, pp. 1929-1933. (doi: 10.1098/rspb.2004.2801)
Reid, J., Bignal, E., Bignal, S., McCracken, D. and Monaghan, P. (2004) Identifying the demographic determinants of population growth rate: a case study of red-billed choughs Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax. Journal of Animal Ecology, 73, pp. 777-788.
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)
Daunt, F., Monaghan, P., Wanless, S. and Harris, M.P. (2003) Sexual ornament size and breeding performance in female and male European Shags Phalacrocorax aristotelis. IBIS, 145, pp. 54-60.
Finney, S., Harris, M., Keller, L., Elston, D., Monaghan, P. and Wanless, S. (2003) Reducing the density of breeding gulls influences the pattern of recruitment of immature Atlantic puffins Fratercula arctica to a breeding colony. Journal of Applied Ecology, 40, pp. 545-552.
Genovart, M., Oro, D., Ruiz, X., Griffiths, R., Monaghan, P. and Nager, R. (2003) Seasonal changes in brood sex composition in Audouin's Gulls. Condor, 105, pp. 783-790.
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)
Reid, J., Bignal, E., Bignal, S., McCracken, D. and Monaghan, P. (2003) Age-specific reproductive performance in red-billed choughs Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax: patterns and processes in a natural population. Journal of Animal Ecology, 72, pp. 765-776.
Reid, J., Bignal, E., Bignal, S., McCracken, D. and Monaghan, P. (2003) Environmental variability, life-history covariation and cohort effects in the red-billed chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax. Journal of Animal Ecology, 72, pp. 36-46.
Verboven, N., Monaghan, P., Evans, D., Schwabl, H., Evans, N., Whitelaw, C. and Nager, R. (2003) Maternal condition, yolk androgens and offspring performance: a supplemental feeding experiment in the lesser black-backed gull (Larus fuscus). Proceedings of the Royal Society of London Series B: Biological Sciences, 270, pp. 2223-2232. (doi: 10.1098/rspb.2003.2496) (PMID:14613608) (PMCID:PMC1691499)
Jones, K., Ruxton, G. and Monaghan, P. (2002) Model parents: is full compensation for reduced partner nest attendance compatible with stable biparental care? Behavioral Ecology, 13, pp. 838-843.
Reid, J., Monaghan, P. and Ruxton, G. (2002) Males matter: The occurrence and consequences of male incubation in starlings (Sturnus vulgaris). Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, 51, pp. 255-261. (doi: 10.1007/S00265-001-0435-1)
Reid, J., Ruxton, G., Monaghan, P. and Hilton, G. (2002) Energetic consequences of clutch temperature and clutch size for a uniparental intermittent incubator: The starling. Auk, 119, pp. 54-61.
Daunt, F., Monaghan, P., Wanless, S. and Harris, M. (2001) Parental age and offspring ectoparasite load in European Shags Stictocarbo aristotelis. Ardea, 89, pp. 449-455.
Daunt, F., Monaghan, P., Wanless, S., Harris, M. and Griffiths, R. (2001) Sons and daughters: age-specific differences in parental rearing capacities. Functional Ecology, 15, pp. 211-216.
Finney, S., Wanless, S., Harris, M. and Monaghan, P. (2001) The impact of gulls on puffin reproductive performance: an experimental test of two management strategies. Biological Conservation, 98, pp. 159-165.
Hawkins, P. et al. (2001) Laboratory birds: refinements in husbandry and procedures. Laboratory Animals, 35, S1-S163.
Jones, K., Monaghan, P. and Nager, R. (2001) Male mate choice and female fecundity in zebra finches. Animal Behaviour, 62, pp. 1021-1026. (doi: 10.1006/anbe.2001.1843)
Kokko, H. and Monaghan, P. (2001) Predicting the direction of sexual selection. Ecology Letters, 4, pp. 159-165.
Metcalfe, N. and Monaghan, P. (2001) Compensation for a bad start: grow now, pay later? Trends in Ecology and Evolution, 16, pp. 254-260.
Monaghan, P. and Birkhead, T. (2001) Spot the difference. Trends in Ecology and Evolution, 16, p. 527.
Nager, R., Monaghan, P. and Houston, D. (2001) The cost of egg production: increased egg production reduces future fitness in gulls. Journal of Avian Biology, 32, pp. 159-166. (doi: 10.1034/j.1600-048X.2001.320209.x)
Stevens, D. J., Hansell, M. H. and Monaghan, P. (2000) Developmental trade-offs and life histories: strategic allocation of resources in caddis flies. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London Series B: Biological Sciences, 267(1452), pp. 1511-1515. (doi: 10.1098/rspb.2000.1172)
Stevens, D. J., Hansell, M. H., Freeland, J. A. and Monaghan, P. (1999) Developmental trade-offs in caddis flies: increased investment in larval defence alters adult resource allocation. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London Series B: Biological Sciences, 266(1423), pp. 1049-1054. (doi: 10.1098/rspb.1999.0742) (PMCID:PMC1689943)
Monaghan, P. and Nager, R. (1997) Optimizing clutch size in birds: reply from P. Monaghan and R. Nager. Trends in Ecology and Evolution, 12(11), pp. 443-444. (doi: 10.1016/s0169-5347(97)85748-5) (PMID:21238148)
Walton, P., Turner, C.M.R., Austin, G., Burns, M.D. and Monaghan, P. (1997) Sub-lethal effects of an oil pollution incident on breeding kittiwakes Rissa tridactyla. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 155, pp. 261-268. (doi: 10.3354/meps155261)
Monaghan, P. (1996) Relevance of the behaviour of seabirds to the conservation of marine environments. Oikos, 77, pp. 227-237.
Uttley, J.D., Walton, P., Monaghan, P. and Austin, G. (1994) The effects of food abundance on breeding performance and adult time budgets of Guillemots Uria aalge. IBIS, 136(2), pp. 205-213. (doi: 10.1111/j.1474-919X.1994.tb01086.x)
Book Sections
Monaghan, P. and Costantini, D. (2014) Free radicals – an evolutionary perspective. In: Laher, I. (ed.) Systems Biology of Free Radicals and Antioxidants. Springer: Berlin, pp. 39-64. ISBN 9783642300172 (doi: 10.1007/978-3-642-30018-9_25)
Book Reviews
Monaghan, P. (2008) Elizabeth Blackburn and the story of telomeres: Deciphering the ends of DNA. American Journal of Human Biology, 20(6), pp. 741-742. (doi: 10.1002/ajhb.20830)[Book Review]
Grants
Grants and Awards listed are those received whilst working with the University of Glasgow.
- Interage
European Research Council
2021 - 2026
- Allying conservation and welfare research on the impacts of human-generated sounds in wild and captive animals
Association for the Study of Animal Behaviour Limited
2021 - 2021
- Metamorphosis as a re-set mechanism of the ageing clock: is early-life stress bypassed by morphogenesis?
European Commission
2019 - 2021
- Telomeres in wild Zebra Finches
Australian Research Council
2019 - 2019
- Analysis of telomere length by terminal restriction fragments (TRFs) and quantitative polimerasa chain reaction (qPCR) in Starlings
Universidad Rey Juan Carlos
2019 - 2021
- Unravelling the impact of artificial light at night on circadian disruption, immunity, and infection risk
Natural Environment Research Council (NERC)
2018 - 2022
- How your partner's past stress affects your current and future health
European Commission
2018 - 2020
- Why do fish fail at high temperatures?
Natural Environment Research Council
2018 - 2021
- Mechanisms underlying the growth-lifespan trade-off
Leverhulme Trust
2017 - 2020
- Effect of circadian disruption on telomere dynamics
Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council
2017 - 2020
- Lab Analyses in House sparrows
Norwegian University of Science and Technology
2016 - 2019
- DAMAGE
European Commission
2016 - 2018
- Sociality and Oxidative damage
European Commission
2016 - 2018
- Long-term effects of early life nutritional modulation of aging
AXA Research Fund
2014 - 2016
- Why is fast growth costly, and what are the consequences for offspring viability?
Natural Environment Research Council
2013 - 2017
- Interdisciplinary Network on Telomere Biology
Leverhulme Trust
2013 - 2017
- Early life adversity, telomere length and adult cognition: the starling as an experimental model
Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council
2012 - 2015
- The Evolution and Development of Cooperation in Mammalian Societies
European Research Council
2012 - 2017
- EVOTELOX Nutrition and reproductive strategies: the influence of dietary antioxidants on telomere dynamics and the life history plasticity in birds
European Commission
2012 - 2014
- The ecological significance of telomere dynamics:environments, individuals and inheritance
European Research Council
2011 - 2016
- Wellcome Trust VIP award
Wellcome Trust
2011 - 2011
- Are telomere dynamics predictive of organism lifespan?
Wellcome Trust
2009 - 2009
- Growing up versus growing old: telomere dynamics across life history stages
Leverhulme Trust
2009 - 2010
- Costs of variable incubation conditions in a passerine bird
European Research Council
2007 - 2009
- Long-term effects of elevated stress hormone levels in early development
Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council
2006 - 2009
- Turning population ecology into conservation strategy - development of a natural care scheme for red-billed choughs in Scotland
Natural Environment Research Council
2006 - 2009
- Turning population ecology into conservation strategy - development of a natural care scheme for red-billed choughs in Scotland
Scottish Natural Heritage
2006 - 2009
- Life history consequences of growth acceleration
Natural Environment Research Council
2006 - 2009
- Research in Scotland on over-wintering in Rana temporaria tadpoles - isolated event or life history strategy
The Carnegie Trust for the Universities of Scotland
2005 - 2008
- Instrumentation for measuring environment circumstances and parental state in birds
Natural Environment Research Council
2004 - 2007
- Sex differences in post-natal vulnerability to poor embryonic conditions
Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council
2002 - 2005
Professional activities & recognition
Prizes, awards & distinctions
- 2024: Elected Fellow (Royal Society)
- 2021: Elected President (Royal Philosophical Society of Glasgow)
- 2021: Awarded Honorary Membership (British Ecological Society)
- 2021-2026: Awarded Advanced Grant (European Research Council)
- 2018: Elected Honorary Fellow (Scottish Environment LINK)
- 2017: Awarded Frink Medal (Zoological Society of London)
- 2017: Awarded Godman Salvin Medal (British Ornithologist's Union)
- 2016-2020: Elected President (Association for the Study of Animal Behaviour)
- 2015: Awarded ASAB Medal (Association for the Study of Animal Behaviour)
- 2012: Appointed to the Regius Chair of Zoology (University of Glasgow)
- 2011-2016: Awarded Advanced Grant (European Research Council)
- 2011: Elected Member (Academica Europea)
- 2008-2010: Elected President (International Society for Behavioural Ecology)
- 2002: Awarded Honorary Fellowship (American Ornithologists Union)
- 1997: Elected Fellow (Royal Society of Edinburgh)
Grant committees & research advisory boards
- 2018 - Present: Carnegie Trust, Grant Panel
- 2018 - 2024: European Research Council, Starting Grants Panel
- 2017 - Present: Roddan Trust, Trustee
- 2015 - Present: University of Groningen, Institute for Evolutionary Life Sciences Advisory Board
- 2014 - 2023: Max Planck Institute for Ornithology, Scientific Advisory Board
- 2008 - 2022: Leverhulme Trust, Advisory Board
Selected international presentations
- 2024: Ecological Society of America Annual Meeting (Long Beach, California, USA)
- 2024: Society for Experimental Biology (Prague, Czech Republic)
- 2023: Evo-Demo Conference (Paris, France)
- 2022: British Ornithologist's Union, Conference on Avian Reproduction (United Kingdom)
- 2021: Aykut Kence Evolution Conference (Turkey)
- 2020: Spanish National Cancer Research Centre Frontiers Meeting (Madrid, Spain)
- 2020: EMBO Conference Telomere Function and Evolution in Health and Disease (Lisbon, Portugal)
- 2019: Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Biology International Conference (Plön, Germany)
- 2019: Wellcome Genome Campus, Mechanisms and Evolution of Intergenerational Change (Cambridge, United Kingdom)
- 2019: European Society for Evolutionary Biology (Turku, Finland)
- 2018: Spanish Society for Evolutionary Ecology (Oviedo, Spain)
- 2018: EMBO Conference on Telomere Biology in Health and Human Disease (Lisbon, Portugal)
- 2018: Scottish Natural Heritage/Scottish Environment LINK (Inverness, Scotland)
- 2017: Scottish Natural Heritage/Royal Society of Edinburgh Symposium (Edinburgh, Scotland)
- 2017: Rank Prize Fund Symposium (London, United Kingdom)
- 2017: European Ornithological Congress (Turku, Finland)
- 2017: Oikos Symposium (Uppsala, Sweden)
- 2016: 109th Annual Meeting of the German Zoological Society (Kiel, Germany)
- 2016: British Society for Research on Ageing Annual Meeting (Durham, United Kingdom)
- 2016: Integration of Physiology & Life History Evolution Workshop (Debrecen, Hungary)
- 2015: British Ecological Society Annual Conference (Edinburgh, United Kingdom)
- 2015: Opening of the Groningen Institute for Evolutionary Life Sciences (Groningen, Netherlands)
- 2015: International Neonatal Update Conference (London, United Kingdom)
- 2015: Jacques Monod Conférence (France)
- 2015: 9th International Congress of Comparative Physiology and Biochemistry (Krakow, Poland)
- 2014: Heinz Hafner Memorial Lecture (Tour de Valat, France)
- 2014: International Ornithological Conference (Tokyo, Japan)
- 2014: Rank Prize Funds Symposium (London, United Kingdom)
- 2013: Neonatal Society Conference (Edinburgh, United Kingdom)
- 2013: Joint meeting of 33rd International Ethological Conference and the Association for the Study of Animal Behaviour (Gateshead, United Kingdom)
- 2012: European and Canadian Joint Congress on Evolutionary Biology (Ottowa, Canada)
Research datasets
2019
Marasco, V., Boner, W. , Griffiths, K., Heidinger, B. and Monaghan, P. (2019) Intergenerational effects on offspring telomere length; interactions among maternal age, stress exposure and offspring sex. [Data Collection]