Professor Neil Evans
- Professor of Integrative Physiology, Director of Education (Physiology, Ageing & Welfare) (Physiology Ageing & Welfare)
telephone:
01413305795
email:
Neil.Evans@glasgow.ac.uk
R245 Level 2, Institute of BAH&CM, Jarrett Building, Glasgow G61 1QH
Research interests
Google Scholar - Publications Profile
I am interested in the regulation of the neuroendocrine axes, in particular those regulating reproductive function, both by internal factors such as gonadal steroids and stress hormones and external factors such as chemical mixtures that are found in the environment. While it is important to understand these processes and effects in the adult animal where the reproductive axis is mature, the interactions and effects that occur between such factors and neuroendocrine axes during development are also of critical importance, as changes induced at this time can programme later dysfunction/function. I am also interested in the 'wider effects' of hormonal signalling systems, for example reproductive hormones are so named due to their principal actions on reproductive organs but it is becoming increasingly recognised that they can also affect 'non-reproductive' tissues such as the smooth muscle in the bladder, cardiac muscle and the adrenal gland. The exact effects and the mechanisms of action at these 'extra' sites, however, are poorly understood and/or characterized and thus are also included in my research programmes.
Publications
2024
Bellingham, M. and Evans, N. (2024) Impact of real-life environmental exposures on reproduction: biosolids and male reproduction. Reproduction, 168(2), e240119. (doi: 10.1530/REP-24-0119) (PMID:38847770)
Denholm, K. , Evans, N. P. , Baxter-Smith, K. and Burr, P. (2024) Retrospective study of the relative frequency of cattle respiratory disease pathogens in clinical laboratory samples submitted by UK veterinary practices. Veterinary Record, (Accepted for Publication)
Marshall, C. J., Blake, A., Stewart, C., Liddle, T. A., Denizli, I., Cuthill, F., Evans, N. P. and Stevenson, T. J. (2024) Prolactin mediates long-term, seasonal rheostatic regulation of body mass in female mammals. Endocrinology, 165(4), bqae020. (doi: 10.1210/endocr/bqae020) (PMID:38417844) (PMCID:PMC10904104)
Ghasemzadeh Hasankolaei, M., Elcombe, C. S., Lea, R. G., Powls, S., Sinclair, K. D., Padmanabhan, V., Evans, N. P. and Bellingham, M. (2024) Preconceptional and in-utero exposure of sheep to a real-life environmental chemical mixture disrupts key markers of energy metabolism in male offspring. Journal of Neuroendocrinology, 36(1), e13358. (doi: 10.1111/jne.13358) (PMID:38087451)
2023
Akbar, M. and Evans, N. P. (2023) Elevated hair cortisol and decreased hair testosterone indicates chronic disruption of the HPA/HPG axis and is reflective of poor welfare in Rhesus Macaques used as performing (dancing) monkeys in Pakistan. Applied Animal Behaviour Science, 269, 106111. (doi: 10.1016/j.applanim.2023.106111)
Thangaraj, S. V., Zeng, L., Pennathur, S., Lea, R., Sinclair, K. D., Bellingham, M. , Evans, N. P. , Auchus, R. and Padmanabhan, V. (2023) Developmental programming: impact of preconceptional and gestational exposure to a real-life environmental chemical mixture on maternal steroid, cytokine and oxidative stress milieus in sheep. Science of the Total Environment, 900, 165674. (doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.165674) (PMID:37495149)
Evans, N. P. , Bellingham, M. , Elcombe, C. S., Ghasemzadeh-Hasankolaei, M., Lea, R. G., Sinclair, K. D. and Padmanabhan, V. (2023) Sexually dimorphic impact of preconceptional and gestational exposure to a real-life environmental chemical mixture (biosolids) on offspring growth dynamics and puberty in sheep. Environmental Toxicology and Pharmacology, 102, 104257. (doi: 10.1016/j.etap.2023.104257) (PMID:37659607)
Hamer, K., Bellingham, M. , Evans, N. P. , Jones, R. O. and Denholm, K. S. (2023) Defining optimal thresholds for digital Brix refractometry to determine IgG concentration in ewe colostrum and lamb serum in Scottish lowland sheep flocks. Preventive Veterinary Medicine, 218, 105988. (doi: 10.1016/j.prevetmed.2023.105988)
Elcombe, C. S., Monteiro, A., Ghasemzadeh-Hasankolaei, M., Padmanabhan, V., Lea, R., Sinclair, K. D., Evans, N. P. and Bellingham, M. (2023) Developmental exposure to a real-life environmental chemical mixture alters testicular transcription factor expression in neonatal and pre-pubertal rams, with morphological changes persisting into adulthood. Environmental Toxicology and Pharmacology, 100, 104152. (doi: 10.1016/j.etap.2023.104152) (PMID:37209889)
Wongsaengchan, C., McCafferty, D. J. , Evans, N. P. , McKeegan, D. E.F. and Nager, R. G. (2023) Body surface temperature of rats reveals both magnitude and sex differences in the acute stress response. Physiology and Behavior, 264, 114138. (doi: 10.1016/j.physbeh.2023.114138) (PMID:36871696)
Kok, A. C. M. et al. (2023) How chronic anthropogenic noise can affect wildlife communities. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 11, 1130075. (doi: 10.3389/fevo.2023.1130075)
Thangaraj, S. V., Kachman, M., Halloran, K. M., Sinclair, K. D., Lea, R., Bellingham, M. , Evans, N. P. and Padmanabhan, V. (2023) Developmental programming: preconceptional and gestational exposure of sheep to a real-life environmental chemical mixture alters maternal metabolome in a fetal sex-specific manner. Science of the Total Environment, 864, 161054. (doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.161054) (PMID:36565874)
Sana, S., Qadir, A., Evans, N. P. , Mumtaz, M., Javaid, A., Khan, A., Kashif, S.-U.-R., Rehman, H. U. and Hashmi, M. Z. (2023) Human health risk surveillance of polychlorinated biphenyls in bovine milk from alluvial plain of Punjab, Pakistan. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 30(5), pp. 12965-12978. (doi: 10.1007/s11356-022-22942-9) (PMID:36121631)
2022
Viora, L. , Frei, A., King, G. , McAloon, C. and Evans, N. (2022) Heart Rate Variability in Dairy Cows: A New Marker for Production-Related Stress. In: 31st World Buiatrics Congress, Madrid, Spain, 04-08 Sep 2022,
Elcombe, C. S., Monteiro, A., Elcombe, M. R., Ghasemzadeh-Hasankolaei, M., Sinclair, K. D., Lea, R., Padmanabhan, V., Evans, N. P. and Bellingham, M. (2022) Developmental exposure to real-life environmental chemical mixture programs a testicular dysgenesis syndrome-like phenotype in prepubertal lambs. Environmental Toxicology and Pharmacology, 94, 103913. (doi: 10.1016/j.etap.2022.103913) (PMID:35738462)
Frei, A., Evans, N. P. , King, G. , McAloon, C. G. and Viora, L. (2022) Associations between cow-level parameters and heart rate variability as a marker of the physiological stress response in dairy cows. Journal of Dairy Research, 89(3), pp. 265-270. (doi: 10.1017/S0022029922000565) (PMID:36039959)
Moenter, S. M. and Evans, N. P. (2022) Gonadotropin‐releasing hormone (GnRH) measurements in pituitary portal blood: a history. Journal of Neuroendocrinology, 34(5), e13065. (doi: 10.1111/jne.13065) (PMID:34918405) (PMCID:PMC9200367)
Elcombe, C. S., Evans, N. P. and Bellingham, M. (2022) Critical review and analysis of literature on low dose exposure to chemical mixtures in mammalian in vivo systems. Critical Reviews in Toxicology, 52(3), pp. 221-238. (doi: 10.1080/10408444.2022.2091423) (PMID:35894754)
Conway, E. A. , Evans, N. P. and Ridyard, A. E. (2022) Urinary 11-dehydrothromboxane B2 concentrations in 20 dogs with primary immune-mediated hemolytic anemia. Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine, 36(1), pp. 86-96. (doi: 10.1111/jvim.16322) (PMID:34859495) (PMCID:PMC8783321)
2021
Dominoni, D. M. , Teo, D., Branston, C. J. , Jakhar, A., Albalawi, B. F. A. and Evans, N. P. (2021) Feather, but not plasma, glucocorticoid response to artificial light at night differs between urban and forest blue tit nestlings. Integrative and Comparative Biology, 61(3), pp. 1111-1121. (doi: 10.1093/icb/icab067) (PMID:34272860) (PMCID:PMC8490687)
Elcombe, C. S., Monteiro, A., Ghasemzadeh-Hasankolaei, M., Evans, N. P. and Bellingham, M. (2021) Morphological and transcriptomic alterations in neonatal lamb testes following developmental exposure to low-level environmental chemical mixture. Environmental Toxicology and Pharmacology, 86, 103670. (doi: 10.1016/j.etap.2021.103670) (PMID:33964400) (PMCID:PMC8316325)
Mott, R. , Dowell, F. and Evans, N. (2021) Use of the Polar V800 and Actiheart 5 heart rate monitors for the assessment of heart rate variability (HRV) in horses. Applied Animal Behaviour Science, 241, 105401. (doi: 10.1016/j.applanim.2021.105401)
Sana, S., Qadir, A., Mumtaz, M., Evans, N. P. and Ahmad, S. R. (2021) Spatial trends and human health risks of organochlorinated pesticides from bovine milk; a case study from a developing country, Pakistan. Chemosphere, 276, 130110. (doi: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2021.130110) (PMID:33725621)
Acsai, A., Drexler, T., Evans, N.P. and McCafferty, D.J. (2021) Low levels of faecal cortisol in bank voles (Myodes glareolus) in response to live-trapping. Glasgow Naturalist, 27(3), (doi: 10.37208/tgn27316)
2019
Maxwell, N., Buchanan, C. and Evans, N. (2019) Hair cortisol concentrations, as a measure of chronic activity within the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis, is elevated in dogs farmed for meat, relative to pet dogs, in South Korea. Animal Welfare, 28(4), pp. 389-395. (doi: 10.7120/09627286.28.4.389)
Hough, D. , Robinson, J.E. , Bellingham, M. , Fleming, L.M., McLaughlin, M. , Jama, K., Haraldsen, I.R.H., Solbakk, A.K. and Evans, N.P. (2019) Peripubertal GnRH and testosterone co-treatment leads to increased familiarity preferences in male sheep. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 108, pp. 70-77. (doi: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2019.06.008) (PMID:31229635) (PMCID:PMC6712355)
Filis, P. et al. (2019) Long-term exposure to chemicals in sewage sludge fertilizer alters liver lipid content in females and cancer marker expression in males. Environment International, 124, pp. 98-108. (doi: 10.1016/j.envint.2019.01.003) (PMID:30641261)
2018
Muvhali, P. T., Bonato, M., Engelbrecht, A., Malecki, I. A., Hough, D. , Robinson, J. E. , Evans, N. P. and Cloete, S. W.P. (2018) The effect of extensive human presence at an early age on stress responses and reactivity of juvenile ostriches towards humans. Animals, 8(10), 175. (doi: 10.3390/ani8100175) (PMID:30301126) (PMCID:PMC6210211)
Wyse, C.A., Zhang, X., McLaughlin, M. , Biello, S.M. , Hough, D., Bellingham, M. , Curtis, A.M., Robinson, J.E. and Evans, N.P. (2018) Circadian rhythms of melatonin and behaviour in juvenile sheep in field conditions: effects of photoperiod, environment and weaning. Physiology and Behavior, 194, pp. 362-370. (doi: 10.1016/j.physbeh.2018.06.001) (PMID:29894760)
Dowell, F., Evans, N. , Marshall, Z. , Wolfe, L. , Hecker, K. and Krigolson, O. E. (2018) Can an Evaluation of Students’ Stress Levels Help us Manage Anxiety During OSCEs and Other Assessment Modalities? MVLS Scholarship Away Day, Glasgow, UK, 04 Sep 2018.
2017
Henderson, L.J., Evans, N.P. , Heidinger, B.J., Herborn, K.A. and Arnold, K.E. (2017) Do glucocorticoids predict fitness? Linking environmental conditions, corticosterone and reproductive success in the blue tit, Cyanistes caeruleus. Royal Society Open Science, 4(10), 170875. (doi: 10.1098/rsos.170875) (PMID:29134087) (PMCID:PMC5666270)
Apfelbeck, B. A., Helm, B., Illera, J. C., Mortega, K. G., Smiddy, P. and Evans, N. P. (2017) Baseline and stress-induced levels of corticosterone in male and female Afrotropical and European temperate stonechats during breeding. BMC Evolutionary Biology, 17, 114. (doi: 10.1186/s12862-017-0960-9) (PMID:28532466) (PMCID:PMC5441054)
Bowman, A., Scottish SPCA, , Dowell, F.J. and Evans, N.P. (2017) 'The effect of different genres of music on the stress levels of kennelled dogs'. Physiology and Behavior, 171, pp. 207-215. (doi: 10.1016/j.physbeh.2017.01.024) (PMID:28093218)
Hough, D. , Bellingham, M. , Haraldsen, J.R., McLaughlin, M. , Robinson, J.E. , Solbakk, A.K. and Evans, N.P. (2017) A reduction in long-term spatial memory persists after discontinuation of peripubertal GnRH agonist treatment in sheep. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 77, pp. 1-8. (doi: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2016.11.029) (PMID:27987429) (PMCID:PMC5333793)
Hough, D. , Bellingham, M. , Haraldsen, I.R.H., McLaughlin, M. , Rennie, M., Robinson, J.E. , Solbakk, A.K. and Evans, N.P. (2017) Spatial memory is impaired by peripubertal GnRH agonist treatment and testosterone replacement in sheep. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 75, pp. 173-182. (doi: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2016.10.016) (PMID:27837697) (PMCID:PMC5140006)
2016
Bellingham, M. , Fowler, P.A., MacDonald, E.S., Mandon-Pepin, B., Cotinot, C., Rhind, S., Sharpe, R.M. and Evans, N.P. (2016) Timing of maternal exposure and fetal sex determine the effects of low-level chemical mixture exposure on the fetal neuroendocrine system in sheep. Journal of Neuroendocrinology, 28(12), 12444. (doi: 10.1111/jne.12444) (PMID:27870155)
Arnold, K., Herborn, K. A., Henderson, L. J., Adam, A., Alexander, L. and Evans, N. (2016) Individual variation in corticosterone and personality traits in the blue tit Cyanistes caeruleus. Behaviour, 153(13-14), pp. 1611-1637. (doi: 10.1163/1568539X-00003408)
Evans, N. P. , Bellingham, M. and Robinson, J. E. (2016) Prenatal programming of neuroendocrine reproductive function. Theriogenology, 86(1), pp. 340-348. (doi: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2016.04.047) (PMID:27142489)
2015
Herborn, K. A., Graves, J. L., Jerem, P., Evans, N. P. , Nager, R. , McCafferty, D. J. and McKeegan, D. E.F. (2015) Skin temperature reveals the intensity of acute stress. Physiology and Behavior, 152(Pt. A), pp. 225-230. (doi: 10.1016/j.physbeh.2015.09.032) (PMID:26434785) (PMCID:PMC4664114)
Bowman, A., Dowell, F.J. and Evans, N.P. (2015) 'Four Seasons' in an animal rescue centre; classical music reduces environmental stress in kennelled dogs. Physiology and Behavior, 143, pp. 70-82. (doi: 10.1016/j.physbeh.2015.02.035) (PMID:25708275)
Stevenson, T.J. et al. (2015) Disrupted seasonal biology impacts health, food security and ecosystems. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London Series B: Biological Sciences, 282, 20151453. (doi: 10.1098/rspb.2015.1453) (PMID:26468242) (PMCID:PMC4633868)
2014
Evans, N.P. , Bellingham, M. , Sharpe, R.M., Cotinot, C., Rhind, S.M., Kyle, C., Erhard, H., Hombach-Klonisch, S., Lind, P.M. and Fowler, P.A. (2014) Reproduction symposium: does grazing on biosolids-treated pasture pose a pathophysiological risk associated with increased exposure to endocrine disrupting compounds? Journal of Animal Science, 92(8), pp. 3185-3198. (doi: 10.2527/jas.2014-7763) (PMID:24948646)
Nuruddin, S., Bruchhage, M., Ropstad, E., Krogenæs, A., Evans, N.P. , Robinson, J.E. , Endestad, T., Westlye, L.T., Madison, C. and Haraldsen, I.R.H. (2014) Effects of peripubertal gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonist on brain development in sheep – a magnetic resonance imaging study [Psychoneuroendocrinology 38 (10) (2013) 1994–2002]. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 40, p. 286. (doi: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2013.10.016)
Robinson, J.E. , Evans, N.P. , Dumbell, R., Solbakk, A., Ropstad, E. and Haraldsen, I.R.H. (2014) Effects of inhibition of gonadotropin releasing hormone secretion on the response to novel objects in young male and female sheep. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 40, pp. 130-139. (doi: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2013.11.005) (PMID:24485485)
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)
Roulin, A., Henderson, L. J., Evans, N. P. , Heidinger, B. J., Adams, A. and Arnold, K. E. (2014) Maternal condition but not corticosterone is linked to offspring sex ratio in a passerine bird. PLoS ONE, 9(10), e110858. (doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0110858) (PMID:25347532) (PMCID:PMC4210198)
2013
Nuruddin, S., Krogenæs, A., Brynildsrud, O.B., Verhaegen, S., Evans, N.P. , Robinson, J.E. , Haraldsen, I.R.H. and Ropstad, E. (2013) Peri-pubertal gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonist treatment affects sex biased gene expression of amygdala in sheep. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 38(12), pp. 3115-3127. (doi: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2013.09.011)
Nuruddin, S., Bruchhage, M., Ropstad, E., Krogenæs, A., Evans, N.P. , Robinson, J.E. , Endestad, T., Westlye, L.T., Madison, C. and Haraldsen, I.R.H. (2013) Effects of peripubertal gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonist on brain development in sheep — a magnetic resonance imaging study. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 38(10), pp. 1994-2002. (doi: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2013.03.009)
Bellingham, M. , Amezaga, M. R., Mandon-Pepin, B., Speers, C. J.B., Kyle, C. E., Evans, N. P. , Sharpe, R. M., Cotinot, C., Rhind, S. M. and Fowler, P. A. (2013) Exposure to chemical cocktails before or after conception - the effect of timing on ovarian development. Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology, 376(1-2), pp. 156-172. (doi: 10.1016/j.mce.2013.06.016)
Caraty, A., Lomet, D., Sébert, M. E., Guillaume, D., Beltramo, M. and Evans, N.P. (2013) Gonadotrophin-releasing hormone release into the hypophyseal portal blood of the ewe mirrors both pulsatile and continuous intravenous infusion of kisspeptin: an insight into kisspeptin's mechanism of action. Journal of Neuroendocrinology, 25(6), pp. 537-546. (doi: 10.1111/jne.12030)
Nuruddin, S., Wojniusz, S., Ropstad, E., Krogenæs, A., Evans, N.P. , Robinson, J.E. , Solbakk, A.-K., Amiry-Moghaddam, M. and Haraldsen, I.R.H. (2013) Peri-pubertal gonadotropin-releasing hormone analog treatment affects hippocampus gene expression without changing spatial orientation in young sheep. Behavioural Brain Research, 242, pp. 9-16. (doi: 10.1016/j.bbr.2012.12.027)
Hombach-Klonisch, S. et al. (2013) Peri-conceptional changes in maternal exposure to sewage sludge chemicals disturbs fetal thyroid gland development in sheep. Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology, 367(1-2), pp. 98-108. (doi: 10.1016/j.mce.2012.12.022)
Henderson, L.J., Heidinger, B.J., Evans, N.P. and Arnold, K.E. (2013) Ultraviolet crown coloration in female blue tits predicts reproductive success and baseline corticosterone. Behavioral Ecology, 24(6), pp. 1299-1305. (doi: 10.1093/beheco/art066)
Wojniusz, S., Ropstad, E., Evans, N.P. , Robinson, J.E. , Solbakk, A.-K., Endestad, T. and Haraldsen, I.R.H. (2013) Sex-specific development of spatial orientation is independent of peripubertal gonadal steroids. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 38(9), pp. 1709-1716. (doi: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2013.02.005) (PMID:23477973)
2012
Evans, N.P. , Robinson, J.E. , Erhard, H.W., Ropstad, E., Fleming, L.M. and Haraldsen, I.R.H. (2012) Development of psychophysiological motoric reactivity is influenced by peripubertal pharmacological inhibition of gonadotropin releasing hormone action – results of an ovine model. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 37(11), pp. 1876-1884. (doi: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2012.03.020)
Bellingham, M. et al. (2012) Effects of exposure to environmental chemicals during pregnancy on the development of the male and female reproductive axes. Reproduction in Domestic Animals, 47(S4), pp. 15-22. (doi: 10.1111/j.1439-0531.2012.02050.x)
Bellingham, M. , McKinnell, C., Fowler, P.A., Amezaga, M.R., Zhang, Z., Rhind, S.M., Cotinot, C., Mandon-Pepin, B., Evans, N.P. and Sharpe, R.M. (2012) Foetal and post-natal exposure of sheep to sewage sludge chemicals disrupts sperm production in adulthood in a subset of animals. International Journal of Andrology, 35(3), pp. 317-329. (doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2605.2011.01234.x)
Fowler, P. A. et al. (2012) Impact of endocrine-disrupting compounds (EDCs) on female reproductive health. Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology, 355(2), pp. 231-239. (doi: 10.1016/j.mce.2011.10.021) (PMID:22061620)
Whitelaw, C.M., Robinson, J.E. , Hastie, P.M. , Padmanabhan, V. and Evans, N.P. (2012) Effects of cycle stage on regionalised galanin, galanin receptors 1-3, GnRH and GnRH receptor mRNA expression in the ovine hypothalamus. Journal of Endocrinology, 212(3), pp. 353-361. (doi: 10.1530/JOE-11-0352)
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)
Lamm, C.G., Hastie, P.M. , Evans, N.P. and Robinson, J.E. (2012) Masculinization of the distal tubular and external genitalia in female sheep with prenatal androgen exposure. Veterinary Pathology, 49(3), pp. 546-551. (doi: 10.1177/0300985811419533) (PMID:21934102)
Robinson, J.E. , Hastie, P.M. , Shah, A., Smith, A. and Evans, N.P. (2012) Developmental programming: prenatal androgen exposure alters the gonadotroph population of the ovine pituitary gland. Journal of Neuroendocrinology, 24(3), pp. 434-442. (doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2826.2011.02264.x) (PMID:22129152)
Vallarino, A., Evans, N. , Daunt, F., Wanless, S. and Nager, R. (2012) Egg components vary independently of each other in the facultative siblicidal Black-legged Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla. Journal of Ornithology, 153(2), pp. 513-523. (doi: 10.1007/s10336-011-0772-4)
2011
Taylor, W.A., Evans, N.P. , Hertz, C. and Skinner, D.C. (2011) Intra-pituitary administration revisited: Development of a novel in vivo approach to investigate the ovine hypophysis. Journal of Neuroscience Methods, 199(2), pp. 175-182. (doi: 10.1016/j.jneumeth.2011.02.019)
Wojniusz, S. et al. (2011) Prepubertal gonadotropin-releasing hormone analog leads to exaggerated behavioral and emotional sex differences in sheep. Hormones and Behavior, 59(1), pp. 22-27. (doi: 10.1016/j.yhbeh.2010.09.010)
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)
Hastie, P. , Caraty, A., Lomet, D., Evans, N. and Robinson, J. (2010) Effect of central administration of the somatostatin receptor agonist seglitide on LH secretion in the ewe. In: The 7th International Congress of Neuroendocrinology, Rouen, France, (Unpublished)
Bellingham, M. , Fowler, P.A., Amezaga, M.R., Whitelaw, C.M., Rhind, S.M., Cotinot, C., Mandon-Pepin, B., Sharpe, R.M. and Evans, N.P. (2010) Foetal hypothalamic and pituitary expression of gonadotrophin-releasing hormone and galanin systems is disturbed by exposure to sewage sludge chemicals via maternal ingestion. Journal of Neuroendocrinology, 22(6), pp. 527-533. (doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2826.2010.01974.x)
Baxter, K.K., Evans, N.P. , Hastie, P.M. and Robinson, J.E. (2010) Prenatal Exposure to Exogenous Androgens Alters Testicular Morphology in the Ovine Foetus. In: Annual Meeting of the Society for the Study of Reproduction, Dublin, Ireland, 2010, (Unpublished)
Rhind, S.M. et al. (2010) Effects of environmental pollutants on the reproduction and welfare of ruminants. Animal Behaviour, 4(7), pp. 1227-1239. (doi: 10.1017/S1751731110000595)
Rhind, S.M. et al. (2010) Maternal and fetal tissue accumulation of selected endocrine disrupting compounds (EDCs) following exposure to sewage sludge-treated pastures before or after conception. Journal of Environmental Monitoring, 12(8), pp. 1582-1593. (doi: 10.1039/C0EM00009D)
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)
Verboven, N., Verreault, J., Letcher, R.J., Gabrielsen, G.W. and Evans, N.P. (2010) Adrenocortical function of Arctic-breeding glaucous gulls in relation to persistent organic pollutants. General and Comparative Endocrinology, 166(1), pp. 25-32. (doi: 10.1016/j.ygcen.2009.11.013)
Whitelaw, C.M., Rhind, S., Kyle, C., Bellingham, M. , Hastie, P. , Robinson, J.E. and Evans, N.P. (2010) Effect of Environmental Contaminants on Breeding Ewes and Foetal Lambs. In: Society for the Study of Reproduction Annual Meeting 2008, Sheraton Keauhou Bay Resort, Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, 27–30 May 2008, (Unpublished)
2009
Bellingham, M. , Fowler, P. A., Amezaga, M. R., Rhind, S. M., Cotinot, C., Mandon-Pepin, B., Sharpe, R. M. and Evans, N. P. (2009) Exposure to a complex cocktail of environmental endocrine-disrupting compounds disturbs the kisspeptin/GPR54 system in ovine hypothalamus and pituitary gland. Environmental Health Perspectives, 117(10), pp. 1556-1562. (doi: 10.1289/ehp.0900699)
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)
Hastie, P. , Evans, N. and Robinson, J. (2009) Distribution of Somatostatin Receptors in the Hypothalamus of Control and Prenatally Androgenised Ewes. In: Society for Endocrinology BES 2009, Harrogate, England, 16-19 March, 2009, (Unpublished)
Whitelaw, C. M., Robinson, J. E. , Chambers, G. B., Hastie, P. , Padmanabhan, V., Thompson, R. C. and Evans, N. P. (2009) Expression of mRNA for galanin, galanin-like peptide and galanin receptors 1-3 in the ovine hypothalamus and pituitary gland: effects of age and gender. Reproduction, 137(1), pp. 141-150. (doi: 10.1530/REP-08-0266) (PMID:18829943)
Coit, V.A., Dowell, F.J. and Evans, N.P. (2009) Neutering affects mRNA expression levels for the LH- and GnRH-receptors in the canine urinary bladder. Theriogenology, 71(2), pp. 239-247. (doi: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2008.06.093)
Monteiro, R., Anderson, T.J. , Innocent, G., Evans, N.P. and Penderis, J. (2009) Variations in serum concentration of phenobarbitone in dogs receiving regular twice daily doses in relation to the times of administration. Veterinary Record, 165(19), pp. 556-558. (doi: 10.1136/vr.165.19.556)
Verboven, N., Verreault, J., Letcher, R.J., Gabrielsen, G.W. and Evans, N. (2009) Differential Investment in eggs by Arctic-breeding Glaucous Gulls (Larus hyperboreus) exposed to persistent organic pollutants. Auk, 126(1), pp. 123-133. (doi: 10.1525/auk.2009.08039)
Verboven, N., Verreault, J., Letcher, R.J., Gabrielsen, G.W. and Evans, N. (2009) Nest temperature and parental behaviour of Arctic-breeding glaucous gulls exposed to persistent organic pollutants. Animal Behaviour, 77(2), pp. 411-418. (doi: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2008.%U 10.022)
2008
Hastie, P. , Evans, N. and Robinson, J. (2008) The effects of in utero androgen exposure on growth characteristics in sheep. In: 6th International Congress on Farm Animal Endocrinology, Roanoke, Virginia, USA, 14-16 Oct 2008,
Coit, V.A., Gibson, I.F., Evans, N.P. and Dowell, F.J. (2008) Neutering affects urinary bladder function by different mechanisms in male and female dogs. European Journal of Pharmacology, 584(1), pp. 153-158. (doi: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2008.02.037)
Fowler, P.A. et al. (2008) In utero exposure to low doses of environmental pollutants disrupts fetal ovarian development in sheep. Molecular Human Reproduction, 14(5), pp. 269-280. (doi: 10.1093/molehr/gan020)
Hastie, P.M. , Evans, N.P. and Robinson, J.E. (2008) Distribution of Somatostatin Receptors in the Ovine Hypothalamus and Pituitary. In: School of Neuroendocrinology Conference, Tours, France, 2008, (Unpublished)
Verboven, N., Verreault, J., Letcher, R. J., Gabrielsen, G. W. and Evans, N. P. (2008) Maternally derived testosterone and 17 beta-estradiol in the eggs of Arctic-breeding glaucous gulls in relation to persistent organic pollutants. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology. Part C: Toxicology and Pharmacology, 148(2), pp. 143-151. (doi: 10.1016/j.cbpc.2008.04.010)
2007
Chambers, G., Whitelaw, C.M., Robinson, J.E. and Evans, N.P. (2007) Distribution of galanin receptor-2 immunoreactive neurones in the ovine hypothalamus: No evidence for involvement in the control of gonadotrophin-releasing hormone secretion. Journal of Neuroendocrinology, 19(12), pp. 966-973. (doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2826.2007.01609.x)
Sweeney, T., Fox, J., Robertson, L., Kelly, G., Duffy, P., Lonergan, P., ODoherty, J., Roche, J. and Evans, N. (2007) Postnatal exposure to octylphenol decreases semen quality in the adult ram. Theriogenology, 67, pp. 1068-1075. (doi: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2006.12.010)
2006
Savabieasfahani, M., Kannan, K., Astapova, O., Evans, N. and Padmanabhan, V. (2006) Developmental programming: Differential effects of prenatal exposure to bisphenol-A or methoxychlor on reproductive function. Endocrinology, 147, pp. 5956-5966. (doi: 10.1210/en.2006-0805)
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)
Richter, T., Robinson, J. , Lozano, J. and Evans, N. (2005) Progesterone can block the preovulatory gonadotropin-releasing hormone/luteinising hormone surge in the ewe by a direct inhibitory action on oestradiol-responsive cells within the hypothalamus. Journal of Neuroendocrinology, 17, pp. 161-169. (doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2826.2005.01287.x)
2004
Evans, N., North, T., Dye, S. and Sweeney, T. (2004) Differential effects of the endocrine-disrupting compounds Bisphenol-A and Octylphenol on gonadotropin secretion, in prepubertal ewe lambs. Domestic Animal Endocrinology, 26, pp. 61-73. (doi: 10.1016/j.domaniend.2003.09.005)
2003
Dolan, S., Evans, N., Richter, T. and Nolan, A. (2003) Expression of gonadotropin-releasing hormone and gonadotropin-releasing hormone receptor in sheep spinal cord. Neuroscience Letters, 346, pp. 120-122. (doi: 10.1016/S0304-3940(03)00594-9)
Evans, N. (2003) Neuroendocrine control of follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) secretion: III. Is there a gonadotropin-releasing hormone-independent component of episodic FSH secretion in ovariectomized and luteal phase ewes? Endocrinology, 144(4), pp. 1380-1392.
Evans, N. (2003) Stress and the control of LH secretion in the ewe. Reproduction Supplement, 61, pp. 267-282.
Morrison, A., Callanan, J., Evans, N., Aldridged, T. and Sweeney, T. (2003) Effects of endocrine disrupting compounds on the pathology and oestrogen receptor alpha and beta distribution in the uterus and cervix of ewe lambs. Domestic Animal Endocrinology, 25, pp. 329-343. (doi: 10.1016/j.domaniend.2003.06.004)
2002
Evans, N., Richter, T., Skinner, D. and Robinson, J. (2002) Neuroendocrine mechanisms underlying the effects of progesterone on the oestradiol-induced GnRH/LH surge. Reproduction, pp. 57-66.
Richter, T., Robinson, J. and Evans, N. (2002) Progesterone blocks the estradiol-stimulated luteinizing hormone surge by disrupting activation in response to a stimulatory estradiol signal in the ewe. Biology of Reproduction, 67, pp. 119-125.
Wright, C., Evans, A., Evans, N., Duffy, P., Fox, J., Boland, M., Roche, J. and Sweeney, T. (2002) Effect of maternal exposure to the environmental estrogen, octylphenol, during fetal and/or postnatal life on onset of puberty, endocrine status, and ovarian follicular dynamics in ewe lambs. Biology of Reproduction, 67, pp. 1734-1740. (doi: 10.1095/biolreprod.101.002006)
2001
Richter, T., Robinson, J. and Evans, N. (2001) Progesterone treatment that either blocks or augments the estradiol-induced gonadotropin-releasing hormone surge is associated with different patterns of hypothalamic neural activation. Neuroendocrinology, 73, pp. 378-386.
Richter, T., Spackman, D., Robinson, J. , Dye, S., Harris, T., Skinner, D. and Evans, N. (2001) Role of endogenous opioid peptides in mediating progesterone-induced disruption of the activation and transmission stages of the GnRH surge induction process. Endocrinology, 142, pp. 5212-5219.
West, C., Foster, D., Evans, N., Robinson, J. and Padmanabhan, V. (2001) Intra-follicular activin availability is altered in prenatally-androgenized lambs. Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology, 185, pp. 51-59.
Articles
Bellingham, M. and Evans, N. (2024) Impact of real-life environmental exposures on reproduction: biosolids and male reproduction. Reproduction, 168(2), e240119. (doi: 10.1530/REP-24-0119) (PMID:38847770)
Denholm, K. , Evans, N. P. , Baxter-Smith, K. and Burr, P. (2024) Retrospective study of the relative frequency of cattle respiratory disease pathogens in clinical laboratory samples submitted by UK veterinary practices. Veterinary Record, (Accepted for Publication)
Marshall, C. J., Blake, A., Stewart, C., Liddle, T. A., Denizli, I., Cuthill, F., Evans, N. P. and Stevenson, T. J. (2024) Prolactin mediates long-term, seasonal rheostatic regulation of body mass in female mammals. Endocrinology, 165(4), bqae020. (doi: 10.1210/endocr/bqae020) (PMID:38417844) (PMCID:PMC10904104)
Ghasemzadeh Hasankolaei, M., Elcombe, C. S., Lea, R. G., Powls, S., Sinclair, K. D., Padmanabhan, V., Evans, N. P. and Bellingham, M. (2024) Preconceptional and in-utero exposure of sheep to a real-life environmental chemical mixture disrupts key markers of energy metabolism in male offspring. Journal of Neuroendocrinology, 36(1), e13358. (doi: 10.1111/jne.13358) (PMID:38087451)
Akbar, M. and Evans, N. P. (2023) Elevated hair cortisol and decreased hair testosterone indicates chronic disruption of the HPA/HPG axis and is reflective of poor welfare in Rhesus Macaques used as performing (dancing) monkeys in Pakistan. Applied Animal Behaviour Science, 269, 106111. (doi: 10.1016/j.applanim.2023.106111)
Thangaraj, S. V., Zeng, L., Pennathur, S., Lea, R., Sinclair, K. D., Bellingham, M. , Evans, N. P. , Auchus, R. and Padmanabhan, V. (2023) Developmental programming: impact of preconceptional and gestational exposure to a real-life environmental chemical mixture on maternal steroid, cytokine and oxidative stress milieus in sheep. Science of the Total Environment, 900, 165674. (doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.165674) (PMID:37495149)
Evans, N. P. , Bellingham, M. , Elcombe, C. S., Ghasemzadeh-Hasankolaei, M., Lea, R. G., Sinclair, K. D. and Padmanabhan, V. (2023) Sexually dimorphic impact of preconceptional and gestational exposure to a real-life environmental chemical mixture (biosolids) on offspring growth dynamics and puberty in sheep. Environmental Toxicology and Pharmacology, 102, 104257. (doi: 10.1016/j.etap.2023.104257) (PMID:37659607)
Hamer, K., Bellingham, M. , Evans, N. P. , Jones, R. O. and Denholm, K. S. (2023) Defining optimal thresholds for digital Brix refractometry to determine IgG concentration in ewe colostrum and lamb serum in Scottish lowland sheep flocks. Preventive Veterinary Medicine, 218, 105988. (doi: 10.1016/j.prevetmed.2023.105988)
Elcombe, C. S., Monteiro, A., Ghasemzadeh-Hasankolaei, M., Padmanabhan, V., Lea, R., Sinclair, K. D., Evans, N. P. and Bellingham, M. (2023) Developmental exposure to a real-life environmental chemical mixture alters testicular transcription factor expression in neonatal and pre-pubertal rams, with morphological changes persisting into adulthood. Environmental Toxicology and Pharmacology, 100, 104152. (doi: 10.1016/j.etap.2023.104152) (PMID:37209889)
Wongsaengchan, C., McCafferty, D. J. , Evans, N. P. , McKeegan, D. E.F. and Nager, R. G. (2023) Body surface temperature of rats reveals both magnitude and sex differences in the acute stress response. Physiology and Behavior, 264, 114138. (doi: 10.1016/j.physbeh.2023.114138) (PMID:36871696)
Kok, A. C. M. et al. (2023) How chronic anthropogenic noise can affect wildlife communities. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 11, 1130075. (doi: 10.3389/fevo.2023.1130075)
Thangaraj, S. V., Kachman, M., Halloran, K. M., Sinclair, K. D., Lea, R., Bellingham, M. , Evans, N. P. and Padmanabhan, V. (2023) Developmental programming: preconceptional and gestational exposure of sheep to a real-life environmental chemical mixture alters maternal metabolome in a fetal sex-specific manner. Science of the Total Environment, 864, 161054. (doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.161054) (PMID:36565874)
Sana, S., Qadir, A., Evans, N. P. , Mumtaz, M., Javaid, A., Khan, A., Kashif, S.-U.-R., Rehman, H. U. and Hashmi, M. Z. (2023) Human health risk surveillance of polychlorinated biphenyls in bovine milk from alluvial plain of Punjab, Pakistan. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 30(5), pp. 12965-12978. (doi: 10.1007/s11356-022-22942-9) (PMID:36121631)
Elcombe, C. S., Monteiro, A., Elcombe, M. R., Ghasemzadeh-Hasankolaei, M., Sinclair, K. D., Lea, R., Padmanabhan, V., Evans, N. P. and Bellingham, M. (2022) Developmental exposure to real-life environmental chemical mixture programs a testicular dysgenesis syndrome-like phenotype in prepubertal lambs. Environmental Toxicology and Pharmacology, 94, 103913. (doi: 10.1016/j.etap.2022.103913) (PMID:35738462)
Frei, A., Evans, N. P. , King, G. , McAloon, C. G. and Viora, L. (2022) Associations between cow-level parameters and heart rate variability as a marker of the physiological stress response in dairy cows. Journal of Dairy Research, 89(3), pp. 265-270. (doi: 10.1017/S0022029922000565) (PMID:36039959)
Moenter, S. M. and Evans, N. P. (2022) Gonadotropin‐releasing hormone (GnRH) measurements in pituitary portal blood: a history. Journal of Neuroendocrinology, 34(5), e13065. (doi: 10.1111/jne.13065) (PMID:34918405) (PMCID:PMC9200367)
Elcombe, C. S., Evans, N. P. and Bellingham, M. (2022) Critical review and analysis of literature on low dose exposure to chemical mixtures in mammalian in vivo systems. Critical Reviews in Toxicology, 52(3), pp. 221-238. (doi: 10.1080/10408444.2022.2091423) (PMID:35894754)
Conway, E. A. , Evans, N. P. and Ridyard, A. E. (2022) Urinary 11-dehydrothromboxane B2 concentrations in 20 dogs with primary immune-mediated hemolytic anemia. Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine, 36(1), pp. 86-96. (doi: 10.1111/jvim.16322) (PMID:34859495) (PMCID:PMC8783321)
Dominoni, D. M. , Teo, D., Branston, C. J. , Jakhar, A., Albalawi, B. F. A. and Evans, N. P. (2021) Feather, but not plasma, glucocorticoid response to artificial light at night differs between urban and forest blue tit nestlings. Integrative and Comparative Biology, 61(3), pp. 1111-1121. (doi: 10.1093/icb/icab067) (PMID:34272860) (PMCID:PMC8490687)
Elcombe, C. S., Monteiro, A., Ghasemzadeh-Hasankolaei, M., Evans, N. P. and Bellingham, M. (2021) Morphological and transcriptomic alterations in neonatal lamb testes following developmental exposure to low-level environmental chemical mixture. Environmental Toxicology and Pharmacology, 86, 103670. (doi: 10.1016/j.etap.2021.103670) (PMID:33964400) (PMCID:PMC8316325)
Mott, R. , Dowell, F. and Evans, N. (2021) Use of the Polar V800 and Actiheart 5 heart rate monitors for the assessment of heart rate variability (HRV) in horses. Applied Animal Behaviour Science, 241, 105401. (doi: 10.1016/j.applanim.2021.105401)
Sana, S., Qadir, A., Mumtaz, M., Evans, N. P. and Ahmad, S. R. (2021) Spatial trends and human health risks of organochlorinated pesticides from bovine milk; a case study from a developing country, Pakistan. Chemosphere, 276, 130110. (doi: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2021.130110) (PMID:33725621)
Acsai, A., Drexler, T., Evans, N.P. and McCafferty, D.J. (2021) Low levels of faecal cortisol in bank voles (Myodes glareolus) in response to live-trapping. Glasgow Naturalist, 27(3), (doi: 10.37208/tgn27316)
Maxwell, N., Buchanan, C. and Evans, N. (2019) Hair cortisol concentrations, as a measure of chronic activity within the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis, is elevated in dogs farmed for meat, relative to pet dogs, in South Korea. Animal Welfare, 28(4), pp. 389-395. (doi: 10.7120/09627286.28.4.389)
Hough, D. , Robinson, J.E. , Bellingham, M. , Fleming, L.M., McLaughlin, M. , Jama, K., Haraldsen, I.R.H., Solbakk, A.K. and Evans, N.P. (2019) Peripubertal GnRH and testosterone co-treatment leads to increased familiarity preferences in male sheep. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 108, pp. 70-77. (doi: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2019.06.008) (PMID:31229635) (PMCID:PMC6712355)
Filis, P. et al. (2019) Long-term exposure to chemicals in sewage sludge fertilizer alters liver lipid content in females and cancer marker expression in males. Environment International, 124, pp. 98-108. (doi: 10.1016/j.envint.2019.01.003) (PMID:30641261)
Muvhali, P. T., Bonato, M., Engelbrecht, A., Malecki, I. A., Hough, D. , Robinson, J. E. , Evans, N. P. and Cloete, S. W.P. (2018) The effect of extensive human presence at an early age on stress responses and reactivity of juvenile ostriches towards humans. Animals, 8(10), 175. (doi: 10.3390/ani8100175) (PMID:30301126) (PMCID:PMC6210211)
Wyse, C.A., Zhang, X., McLaughlin, M. , Biello, S.M. , Hough, D., Bellingham, M. , Curtis, A.M., Robinson, J.E. and Evans, N.P. (2018) Circadian rhythms of melatonin and behaviour in juvenile sheep in field conditions: effects of photoperiod, environment and weaning. Physiology and Behavior, 194, pp. 362-370. (doi: 10.1016/j.physbeh.2018.06.001) (PMID:29894760)
Henderson, L.J., Evans, N.P. , Heidinger, B.J., Herborn, K.A. and Arnold, K.E. (2017) Do glucocorticoids predict fitness? Linking environmental conditions, corticosterone and reproductive success in the blue tit, Cyanistes caeruleus. Royal Society Open Science, 4(10), 170875. (doi: 10.1098/rsos.170875) (PMID:29134087) (PMCID:PMC5666270)
Apfelbeck, B. A., Helm, B., Illera, J. C., Mortega, K. G., Smiddy, P. and Evans, N. P. (2017) Baseline and stress-induced levels of corticosterone in male and female Afrotropical and European temperate stonechats during breeding. BMC Evolutionary Biology, 17, 114. (doi: 10.1186/s12862-017-0960-9) (PMID:28532466) (PMCID:PMC5441054)
Bowman, A., Scottish SPCA, , Dowell, F.J. and Evans, N.P. (2017) 'The effect of different genres of music on the stress levels of kennelled dogs'. Physiology and Behavior, 171, pp. 207-215. (doi: 10.1016/j.physbeh.2017.01.024) (PMID:28093218)
Hough, D. , Bellingham, M. , Haraldsen, J.R., McLaughlin, M. , Robinson, J.E. , Solbakk, A.K. and Evans, N.P. (2017) A reduction in long-term spatial memory persists after discontinuation of peripubertal GnRH agonist treatment in sheep. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 77, pp. 1-8. (doi: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2016.11.029) (PMID:27987429) (PMCID:PMC5333793)
Hough, D. , Bellingham, M. , Haraldsen, I.R.H., McLaughlin, M. , Rennie, M., Robinson, J.E. , Solbakk, A.K. and Evans, N.P. (2017) Spatial memory is impaired by peripubertal GnRH agonist treatment and testosterone replacement in sheep. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 75, pp. 173-182. (doi: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2016.10.016) (PMID:27837697) (PMCID:PMC5140006)
Bellingham, M. , Fowler, P.A., MacDonald, E.S., Mandon-Pepin, B., Cotinot, C., Rhind, S., Sharpe, R.M. and Evans, N.P. (2016) Timing of maternal exposure and fetal sex determine the effects of low-level chemical mixture exposure on the fetal neuroendocrine system in sheep. Journal of Neuroendocrinology, 28(12), 12444. (doi: 10.1111/jne.12444) (PMID:27870155)
Arnold, K., Herborn, K. A., Henderson, L. J., Adam, A., Alexander, L. and Evans, N. (2016) Individual variation in corticosterone and personality traits in the blue tit Cyanistes caeruleus. Behaviour, 153(13-14), pp. 1611-1637. (doi: 10.1163/1568539X-00003408)
Evans, N. P. , Bellingham, M. and Robinson, J. E. (2016) Prenatal programming of neuroendocrine reproductive function. Theriogenology, 86(1), pp. 340-348. (doi: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2016.04.047) (PMID:27142489)
Herborn, K. A., Graves, J. L., Jerem, P., Evans, N. P. , Nager, R. , McCafferty, D. J. and McKeegan, D. E.F. (2015) Skin temperature reveals the intensity of acute stress. Physiology and Behavior, 152(Pt. A), pp. 225-230. (doi: 10.1016/j.physbeh.2015.09.032) (PMID:26434785) (PMCID:PMC4664114)
Bowman, A., Dowell, F.J. and Evans, N.P. (2015) 'Four Seasons' in an animal rescue centre; classical music reduces environmental stress in kennelled dogs. Physiology and Behavior, 143, pp. 70-82. (doi: 10.1016/j.physbeh.2015.02.035) (PMID:25708275)
Stevenson, T.J. et al. (2015) Disrupted seasonal biology impacts health, food security and ecosystems. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London Series B: Biological Sciences, 282, 20151453. (doi: 10.1098/rspb.2015.1453) (PMID:26468242) (PMCID:PMC4633868)
Evans, N.P. , Bellingham, M. , Sharpe, R.M., Cotinot, C., Rhind, S.M., Kyle, C., Erhard, H., Hombach-Klonisch, S., Lind, P.M. and Fowler, P.A. (2014) Reproduction symposium: does grazing on biosolids-treated pasture pose a pathophysiological risk associated with increased exposure to endocrine disrupting compounds? Journal of Animal Science, 92(8), pp. 3185-3198. (doi: 10.2527/jas.2014-7763) (PMID:24948646)
Nuruddin, S., Bruchhage, M., Ropstad, E., Krogenæs, A., Evans, N.P. , Robinson, J.E. , Endestad, T., Westlye, L.T., Madison, C. and Haraldsen, I.R.H. (2014) Effects of peripubertal gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonist on brain development in sheep – a magnetic resonance imaging study [Psychoneuroendocrinology 38 (10) (2013) 1994–2002]. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 40, p. 286. (doi: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2013.10.016)
Robinson, J.E. , Evans, N.P. , Dumbell, R., Solbakk, A., Ropstad, E. and Haraldsen, I.R.H. (2014) Effects of inhibition of gonadotropin releasing hormone secretion on the response to novel objects in young male and female sheep. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 40, pp. 130-139. (doi: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2013.11.005) (PMID:24485485)
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)
Roulin, A., Henderson, L. J., Evans, N. P. , Heidinger, B. J., Adams, A. and Arnold, K. E. (2014) Maternal condition but not corticosterone is linked to offspring sex ratio in a passerine bird. PLoS ONE, 9(10), e110858. (doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0110858) (PMID:25347532) (PMCID:PMC4210198)
Nuruddin, S., Krogenæs, A., Brynildsrud, O.B., Verhaegen, S., Evans, N.P. , Robinson, J.E. , Haraldsen, I.R.H. and Ropstad, E. (2013) Peri-pubertal gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonist treatment affects sex biased gene expression of amygdala in sheep. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 38(12), pp. 3115-3127. (doi: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2013.09.011)
Nuruddin, S., Bruchhage, M., Ropstad, E., Krogenæs, A., Evans, N.P. , Robinson, J.E. , Endestad, T., Westlye, L.T., Madison, C. and Haraldsen, I.R.H. (2013) Effects of peripubertal gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonist on brain development in sheep — a magnetic resonance imaging study. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 38(10), pp. 1994-2002. (doi: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2013.03.009)
Bellingham, M. , Amezaga, M. R., Mandon-Pepin, B., Speers, C. J.B., Kyle, C. E., Evans, N. P. , Sharpe, R. M., Cotinot, C., Rhind, S. M. and Fowler, P. A. (2013) Exposure to chemical cocktails before or after conception - the effect of timing on ovarian development. Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology, 376(1-2), pp. 156-172. (doi: 10.1016/j.mce.2013.06.016)
Caraty, A., Lomet, D., Sébert, M. E., Guillaume, D., Beltramo, M. and Evans, N.P. (2013) Gonadotrophin-releasing hormone release into the hypophyseal portal blood of the ewe mirrors both pulsatile and continuous intravenous infusion of kisspeptin: an insight into kisspeptin's mechanism of action. Journal of Neuroendocrinology, 25(6), pp. 537-546. (doi: 10.1111/jne.12030)
Nuruddin, S., Wojniusz, S., Ropstad, E., Krogenæs, A., Evans, N.P. , Robinson, J.E. , Solbakk, A.-K., Amiry-Moghaddam, M. and Haraldsen, I.R.H. (2013) Peri-pubertal gonadotropin-releasing hormone analog treatment affects hippocampus gene expression without changing spatial orientation in young sheep. Behavioural Brain Research, 242, pp. 9-16. (doi: 10.1016/j.bbr.2012.12.027)
Hombach-Klonisch, S. et al. (2013) Peri-conceptional changes in maternal exposure to sewage sludge chemicals disturbs fetal thyroid gland development in sheep. Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology, 367(1-2), pp. 98-108. (doi: 10.1016/j.mce.2012.12.022)
Henderson, L.J., Heidinger, B.J., Evans, N.P. and Arnold, K.E. (2013) Ultraviolet crown coloration in female blue tits predicts reproductive success and baseline corticosterone. Behavioral Ecology, 24(6), pp. 1299-1305. (doi: 10.1093/beheco/art066)
Wojniusz, S., Ropstad, E., Evans, N.P. , Robinson, J.E. , Solbakk, A.-K., Endestad, T. and Haraldsen, I.R.H. (2013) Sex-specific development of spatial orientation is independent of peripubertal gonadal steroids. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 38(9), pp. 1709-1716. (doi: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2013.02.005) (PMID:23477973)
Evans, N.P. , Robinson, J.E. , Erhard, H.W., Ropstad, E., Fleming, L.M. and Haraldsen, I.R.H. (2012) Development of psychophysiological motoric reactivity is influenced by peripubertal pharmacological inhibition of gonadotropin releasing hormone action – results of an ovine model. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 37(11), pp. 1876-1884. (doi: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2012.03.020)
Bellingham, M. et al. (2012) Effects of exposure to environmental chemicals during pregnancy on the development of the male and female reproductive axes. Reproduction in Domestic Animals, 47(S4), pp. 15-22. (doi: 10.1111/j.1439-0531.2012.02050.x)
Bellingham, M. , McKinnell, C., Fowler, P.A., Amezaga, M.R., Zhang, Z., Rhind, S.M., Cotinot, C., Mandon-Pepin, B., Evans, N.P. and Sharpe, R.M. (2012) Foetal and post-natal exposure of sheep to sewage sludge chemicals disrupts sperm production in adulthood in a subset of animals. International Journal of Andrology, 35(3), pp. 317-329. (doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2605.2011.01234.x)
Fowler, P. A. et al. (2012) Impact of endocrine-disrupting compounds (EDCs) on female reproductive health. Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology, 355(2), pp. 231-239. (doi: 10.1016/j.mce.2011.10.021) (PMID:22061620)
Whitelaw, C.M., Robinson, J.E. , Hastie, P.M. , Padmanabhan, V. and Evans, N.P. (2012) Effects of cycle stage on regionalised galanin, galanin receptors 1-3, GnRH and GnRH receptor mRNA expression in the ovine hypothalamus. Journal of Endocrinology, 212(3), pp. 353-361. (doi: 10.1530/JOE-11-0352)
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)
Lamm, C.G., Hastie, P.M. , Evans, N.P. and Robinson, J.E. (2012) Masculinization of the distal tubular and external genitalia in female sheep with prenatal androgen exposure. Veterinary Pathology, 49(3), pp. 546-551. (doi: 10.1177/0300985811419533) (PMID:21934102)
Robinson, J.E. , Hastie, P.M. , Shah, A., Smith, A. and Evans, N.P. (2012) Developmental programming: prenatal androgen exposure alters the gonadotroph population of the ovine pituitary gland. Journal of Neuroendocrinology, 24(3), pp. 434-442. (doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2826.2011.02264.x) (PMID:22129152)
Vallarino, A., Evans, N. , Daunt, F., Wanless, S. and Nager, R. (2012) Egg components vary independently of each other in the facultative siblicidal Black-legged Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla. Journal of Ornithology, 153(2), pp. 513-523. (doi: 10.1007/s10336-011-0772-4)
Taylor, W.A., Evans, N.P. , Hertz, C. and Skinner, D.C. (2011) Intra-pituitary administration revisited: Development of a novel in vivo approach to investigate the ovine hypophysis. Journal of Neuroscience Methods, 199(2), pp. 175-182. (doi: 10.1016/j.jneumeth.2011.02.019)
Wojniusz, S. et al. (2011) Prepubertal gonadotropin-releasing hormone analog leads to exaggerated behavioral and emotional sex differences in sheep. Hormones and Behavior, 59(1), pp. 22-27. (doi: 10.1016/j.yhbeh.2010.09.010)
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)
Bellingham, M. , Fowler, P.A., Amezaga, M.R., Whitelaw, C.M., Rhind, S.M., Cotinot, C., Mandon-Pepin, B., Sharpe, R.M. and Evans, N.P. (2010) Foetal hypothalamic and pituitary expression of gonadotrophin-releasing hormone and galanin systems is disturbed by exposure to sewage sludge chemicals via maternal ingestion. Journal of Neuroendocrinology, 22(6), pp. 527-533. (doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2826.2010.01974.x)
Rhind, S.M. et al. (2010) Effects of environmental pollutants on the reproduction and welfare of ruminants. Animal Behaviour, 4(7), pp. 1227-1239. (doi: 10.1017/S1751731110000595)
Rhind, S.M. et al. (2010) Maternal and fetal tissue accumulation of selected endocrine disrupting compounds (EDCs) following exposure to sewage sludge-treated pastures before or after conception. Journal of Environmental Monitoring, 12(8), pp. 1582-1593. (doi: 10.1039/C0EM00009D)
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)
Verboven, N., Verreault, J., Letcher, R.J., Gabrielsen, G.W. and Evans, N.P. (2010) Adrenocortical function of Arctic-breeding glaucous gulls in relation to persistent organic pollutants. General and Comparative Endocrinology, 166(1), pp. 25-32. (doi: 10.1016/j.ygcen.2009.11.013)
Bellingham, M. , Fowler, P. A., Amezaga, M. R., Rhind, S. M., Cotinot, C., Mandon-Pepin, B., Sharpe, R. M. and Evans, N. P. (2009) Exposure to a complex cocktail of environmental endocrine-disrupting compounds disturbs the kisspeptin/GPR54 system in ovine hypothalamus and pituitary gland. Environmental Health Perspectives, 117(10), pp. 1556-1562. (doi: 10.1289/ehp.0900699)
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)
Whitelaw, C. M., Robinson, J. E. , Chambers, G. B., Hastie, P. , Padmanabhan, V., Thompson, R. C. and Evans, N. P. (2009) Expression of mRNA for galanin, galanin-like peptide and galanin receptors 1-3 in the ovine hypothalamus and pituitary gland: effects of age and gender. Reproduction, 137(1), pp. 141-150. (doi: 10.1530/REP-08-0266) (PMID:18829943)
Coit, V.A., Dowell, F.J. and Evans, N.P. (2009) Neutering affects mRNA expression levels for the LH- and GnRH-receptors in the canine urinary bladder. Theriogenology, 71(2), pp. 239-247. (doi: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2008.06.093)
Monteiro, R., Anderson, T.J. , Innocent, G., Evans, N.P. and Penderis, J. (2009) Variations in serum concentration of phenobarbitone in dogs receiving regular twice daily doses in relation to the times of administration. Veterinary Record, 165(19), pp. 556-558. (doi: 10.1136/vr.165.19.556)
Verboven, N., Verreault, J., Letcher, R.J., Gabrielsen, G.W. and Evans, N. (2009) Differential Investment in eggs by Arctic-breeding Glaucous Gulls (Larus hyperboreus) exposed to persistent organic pollutants. Auk, 126(1), pp. 123-133. (doi: 10.1525/auk.2009.08039)
Verboven, N., Verreault, J., Letcher, R.J., Gabrielsen, G.W. and Evans, N. (2009) Nest temperature and parental behaviour of Arctic-breeding glaucous gulls exposed to persistent organic pollutants. Animal Behaviour, 77(2), pp. 411-418. (doi: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2008.%U 10.022)
Coit, V.A., Gibson, I.F., Evans, N.P. and Dowell, F.J. (2008) Neutering affects urinary bladder function by different mechanisms in male and female dogs. European Journal of Pharmacology, 584(1), pp. 153-158. (doi: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2008.02.037)
Fowler, P.A. et al. (2008) In utero exposure to low doses of environmental pollutants disrupts fetal ovarian development in sheep. Molecular Human Reproduction, 14(5), pp. 269-280. (doi: 10.1093/molehr/gan020)
Verboven, N., Verreault, J., Letcher, R. J., Gabrielsen, G. W. and Evans, N. P. (2008) Maternally derived testosterone and 17 beta-estradiol in the eggs of Arctic-breeding glaucous gulls in relation to persistent organic pollutants. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology. Part C: Toxicology and Pharmacology, 148(2), pp. 143-151. (doi: 10.1016/j.cbpc.2008.04.010)
Chambers, G., Whitelaw, C.M., Robinson, J.E. and Evans, N.P. (2007) Distribution of galanin receptor-2 immunoreactive neurones in the ovine hypothalamus: No evidence for involvement in the control of gonadotrophin-releasing hormone secretion. Journal of Neuroendocrinology, 19(12), pp. 966-973. (doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2826.2007.01609.x)
Sweeney, T., Fox, J., Robertson, L., Kelly, G., Duffy, P., Lonergan, P., ODoherty, J., Roche, J. and Evans, N. (2007) Postnatal exposure to octylphenol decreases semen quality in the adult ram. Theriogenology, 67, pp. 1068-1075. (doi: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2006.12.010)
Savabieasfahani, M., Kannan, K., Astapova, O., Evans, N. and Padmanabhan, V. (2006) Developmental programming: Differential effects of prenatal exposure to bisphenol-A or methoxychlor on reproductive function. Endocrinology, 147, pp. 5956-5966. (doi: 10.1210/en.2006-0805)
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)
Richter, T., Robinson, J. , Lozano, J. and Evans, N. (2005) Progesterone can block the preovulatory gonadotropin-releasing hormone/luteinising hormone surge in the ewe by a direct inhibitory action on oestradiol-responsive cells within the hypothalamus. Journal of Neuroendocrinology, 17, pp. 161-169. (doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2826.2005.01287.x)
Evans, N., North, T., Dye, S. and Sweeney, T. (2004) Differential effects of the endocrine-disrupting compounds Bisphenol-A and Octylphenol on gonadotropin secretion, in prepubertal ewe lambs. Domestic Animal Endocrinology, 26, pp. 61-73. (doi: 10.1016/j.domaniend.2003.09.005)
Dolan, S., Evans, N., Richter, T. and Nolan, A. (2003) Expression of gonadotropin-releasing hormone and gonadotropin-releasing hormone receptor in sheep spinal cord. Neuroscience Letters, 346, pp. 120-122. (doi: 10.1016/S0304-3940(03)00594-9)
Evans, N. (2003) Neuroendocrine control of follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) secretion: III. Is there a gonadotropin-releasing hormone-independent component of episodic FSH secretion in ovariectomized and luteal phase ewes? Endocrinology, 144(4), pp. 1380-1392.
Evans, N. (2003) Stress and the control of LH secretion in the ewe. Reproduction Supplement, 61, pp. 267-282.
Morrison, A., Callanan, J., Evans, N., Aldridged, T. and Sweeney, T. (2003) Effects of endocrine disrupting compounds on the pathology and oestrogen receptor alpha and beta distribution in the uterus and cervix of ewe lambs. Domestic Animal Endocrinology, 25, pp. 329-343. (doi: 10.1016/j.domaniend.2003.06.004)
Evans, N., Richter, T., Skinner, D. and Robinson, J. (2002) Neuroendocrine mechanisms underlying the effects of progesterone on the oestradiol-induced GnRH/LH surge. Reproduction, pp. 57-66.
Richter, T., Robinson, J. and Evans, N. (2002) Progesterone blocks the estradiol-stimulated luteinizing hormone surge by disrupting activation in response to a stimulatory estradiol signal in the ewe. Biology of Reproduction, 67, pp. 119-125.
Wright, C., Evans, A., Evans, N., Duffy, P., Fox, J., Boland, M., Roche, J. and Sweeney, T. (2002) Effect of maternal exposure to the environmental estrogen, octylphenol, during fetal and/or postnatal life on onset of puberty, endocrine status, and ovarian follicular dynamics in ewe lambs. Biology of Reproduction, 67, pp. 1734-1740. (doi: 10.1095/biolreprod.101.002006)
Richter, T., Robinson, J. and Evans, N. (2001) Progesterone treatment that either blocks or augments the estradiol-induced gonadotropin-releasing hormone surge is associated with different patterns of hypothalamic neural activation. Neuroendocrinology, 73, pp. 378-386.
Richter, T., Spackman, D., Robinson, J. , Dye, S., Harris, T., Skinner, D. and Evans, N. (2001) Role of endogenous opioid peptides in mediating progesterone-induced disruption of the activation and transmission stages of the GnRH surge induction process. Endocrinology, 142, pp. 5212-5219.
West, C., Foster, D., Evans, N., Robinson, J. and Padmanabhan, V. (2001) Intra-follicular activin availability is altered in prenatally-androgenized lambs. Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology, 185, pp. 51-59.
Conference or Workshop Item
Dowell, F., Evans, N. , Marshall, Z. , Wolfe, L. , Hecker, K. and Krigolson, O. E. (2018) Can an Evaluation of Students’ Stress Levels Help us Manage Anxiety During OSCEs and Other Assessment Modalities? MVLS Scholarship Away Day, Glasgow, UK, 04 Sep 2018.
Conference Proceedings
Viora, L. , Frei, A., King, G. , McAloon, C. and Evans, N. (2022) Heart Rate Variability in Dairy Cows: A New Marker for Production-Related Stress. In: 31st World Buiatrics Congress, Madrid, Spain, 04-08 Sep 2022,
Hastie, P. , Caraty, A., Lomet, D., Evans, N. and Robinson, J. (2010) Effect of central administration of the somatostatin receptor agonist seglitide on LH secretion in the ewe. In: The 7th International Congress of Neuroendocrinology, Rouen, France, (Unpublished)
Baxter, K.K., Evans, N.P. , Hastie, P.M. and Robinson, J.E. (2010) Prenatal Exposure to Exogenous Androgens Alters Testicular Morphology in the Ovine Foetus. In: Annual Meeting of the Society for the Study of Reproduction, Dublin, Ireland, 2010, (Unpublished)
Whitelaw, C.M., Rhind, S., Kyle, C., Bellingham, M. , Hastie, P. , Robinson, J.E. and Evans, N.P. (2010) Effect of Environmental Contaminants on Breeding Ewes and Foetal Lambs. In: Society for the Study of Reproduction Annual Meeting 2008, Sheraton Keauhou Bay Resort, Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, 27–30 May 2008, (Unpublished)
Hastie, P. , Evans, N. and Robinson, J. (2009) Distribution of Somatostatin Receptors in the Hypothalamus of Control and Prenatally Androgenised Ewes. In: Society for Endocrinology BES 2009, Harrogate, England, 16-19 March, 2009, (Unpublished)
Hastie, P. , Evans, N. and Robinson, J. (2008) The effects of in utero androgen exposure on growth characteristics in sheep. In: 6th International Congress on Farm Animal Endocrinology, Roanoke, Virginia, USA, 14-16 Oct 2008,
Hastie, P.M. , Evans, N.P. and Robinson, J.E. (2008) Distribution of Somatostatin Receptors in the Ovine Hypothalamus and Pituitary. In: School of Neuroendocrinology Conference, Tours, France, 2008, (Unpublished)
Key Findings
Nicolson, L., Rodgers, J. , Dowell, F., Nasir, L., Evans, N. , Robinson, J. and Hammond, J. Personal development plan case study. [Key Findings]
Grants
Grants and Awards listed are those received whilst working with the University of Glasgow.
- AVMA Veterinary Educator Professional Development Grant
American Veterinary Medical Association
2022 - 2023
- Linking Cumulative Effects of Anthropogenic Disturbance to Animal Movement and Population Dynamics
Natural Environment Research Council
2021 - 2024
- Transgenerational consequences of pre-conceptional and in utero exposure to real-life chemical mixtures on fertility and metabolic health
National Institutes of Health
2020 - 2020
- Quantitative measures of surface temperature and neuroendocrine responses to aversive stimuli of different intensity in rats
British Society for Neuroendocrinology
2019 - 2021
- International Research Support Initiative Grant for Fatima Yousaf
Higher Education Commission of Pakistan
2019 - 2022
- DNA methylation patterns of key hypothalamic genes in sheep exposed to environmental chemical (EC) mixtures during development
British Society for Neuroendocrinology
2019 - 2019
- Effects of GnRH blockade on neurocognitive and physiological endpoints.
Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council
2013 - 2016
- A hand held computer based instrument for the evaluation of spermatozoa quality.
Biosciences Knowledge Transfer Network
2012 - 2012
- Wellcome VIP award
Wellcome Trust
2010 - 2011
- Wellcome Trust VIP award
Wellcome Trust
2009 - 2010
- Growing up versus growing old: telomere dynamics across life history stages
Leverhulme Trust
2009 - 2010
- Effects of in-utero exposure to environmental chemicals via maternal pasture ingestion on fetal ovine reproductive development
Wellcome Trust
2007 - 2010
- Long-term effects of elevated stress hormone levels in early development
Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council
2006 - 2009
- Prenatal programming of the reproductive axis - the role of somatostatin
Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council
2006 - 2009
- Role of Gonadotrophins and the sympathetic nervous system in urethral sphincter mechanism incompetence in the bitch
Petplan Charitable Trust
2004 - 2006
- Endocrine disruptors (ED) risk assessment for food quality and animal health
Research Council of Norway
2004 - 2009
- Are galaninergic systems involved in sexually differentiated aspects of reproductive neuroendocrinology in the ewe?
Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council
2003 - 2006
Supervision
- Khan, Noor Muhammad
Assessing the transgenerational physiological consequences of maternal exposure to environmental chemicals
Teaching
I am involved in the delivery of teaching materials to the BVMS and Veterinary Bioscience students at the University of Glasgow Veterinary School.
I teach in all 5 years of current BVMS, and the first 3 years of the BSc Vet Bioscience programmes, including Neuromuscular physiology, Thermoregulation, Energy metabolism, Respiratory Physiology, Endocrine histology, Autonomic pharmacology, Antiprotazoal agents, Pharmacogenomics, Pharmacy and Legislation and Communications skills.
Additional information
Editorial Board
- 2009 - present: Biology of Reproduction - Member
- 2008 - present: Reproduction - Member
Invited International Presentations
- 2011: Texas A and M - Seminar: Risks for reproduction: endocrine programming and dysfunction
- 2010: Rouen, France - ICN conference Talk: Effects of long and short-term exposure to environmental chemicals on the reproductive neuroendocrine axis in the sheep. Neuroendocrine effects of endocrine disrupters
- 2007: University of Oslo Veterinary School - Seminar: Effects of gestational exposure to natural/low doses of 'steroids' on the reproductive axis in female sheep.
- 2006: Conway Institute, University College Dublin - Seminar: Effects of EDC exposure on the Hypothalamo-pituitary gonadal axis in sheep. Minisymposium: The Impact of Persistent, Low Level Environmental Pollutants on Human and Animal Health
- 2005: British Society for Neuroendocrinology (Oxford, UK) - Conference plenary: Galanin – a steroid sensitive reproductive neuroendocrine regulator in sheep?
- 2004: Steroid Hormones And Brain Function Breckenridge, Colorado - Workshop presentation: Galanin and growth hormone regulation
- 2004: University of Wyoming - Seminar: Gonadal steroids and GnRH
- 2004: ESF/NSF/NSERC Workshop Wageningen - 'Trade-offs and constraints-Adaptation and constraints in avian reproduction: integrating ecology and endocrinology
- 2001: 5th Annual conference of the European Society for Domestic Animal Reproduction. Vienna - Plenary: How do gonadal steroids and other physiological factors regulate the GnRH surge?
- 2001: Symposium Large Mammals as neuroendocrine models:Advances, advantages and importance. Held as part of the 8th International Theriological Congress Sun City, South Africa - Plenary: What can the sheep tell us about how Progesterone acts to block the oestradiol induced GnRH surge?
- 1999: Reproductive Sciences Program, University of Michigan - Seminar: Effects of environmental estrogens on reproductive parameters in sheep
- 1999: Annual meeting of the British Neuroendocrine group - Plenary: Regulatory actions of progesterone on GnRH secretion.
- 1997: Reproductive Sciences Program, University of Michigan - Seminar: Central actions of progesterone that block or co-ordinate the timing of the GnRH/LH surge in the ewe.
- 1997: University of Glasgow - Seminar: Steroidal regulation of GnRH secretion in the ewe: Investigation of the central mechanisms
- 1997: University of Maryland - Seminar: Central actions of progesterone that block or co-ordinate the timing of the GnRH/LH surge in the ewe
- 1996: Equine Fertility Unit, Newmarket - Seminar: Horses for courses, measurement of GnRH in hypothalamo-pituitary portal blood and Cerebro spinal fluid, methods and applications in the ewe.
- 1995: Kings College, London. - The regulatory actions of oestradiol on GnRH secretion during the follicular phase of the ovine oestrous cycle.
- 1993: A.F.R.C. Edinburgh Research Station - Estrogen induced changes in GnRH secretion, a possible mechanism for generation of the preovulatory surge in the ewe.
- 1992: Department of Animal Science, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan - Indirect selection in males for female fertility in sheep: Physiological effects on the regulation of gonadotropin secretion.
- 1989: Society of Animal Breeding, Royal Veterinary College - Predictor traits in males reflecting fertility in females
Prizes, Awards and Distinctions
- 1999: Royal Society of Edinburgh - Alexander Ninian Bruce Prize
Professional Learned Society
- 2003 - present: British Society for Neuroendocrinology - Member. General Secretary from 2008
- 2003 - 2007: Society for Reproduction and Fertiility - Education Committee