Dr Richard Griffiths
- Tutor (MVLS Education Hub)
Publications
2004
Hahlbeck, E., Griffiths, R. and Bengtsson, B. (2004) The juvenile three-spined stickleback (Gasterosteus aculeatus L.) as a model organism for endocrine disruption - I. Sexual differentiation. Aquatic Toxicology, 70, pp. 287-310. (doi: 10.1016/j.aquatox.2004.10.003)
Kalmbach, E., Griffiths, R., Crane, J. and Furness, R. (2004) Effects of experimentally increased egg production on female body condition and laying dates in the great skua Stercorarius skua. Journal of Avian Biology, 35, pp. 501-514.
Lewis, S., Hamer, K., Money, L., Griffiths, R., Wanless, S. and Sherratt, T. (2004) Brood neglect and contingent foraging behavior in a pelagic seabird. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, 56, pp. 81-88. (doi: 10.1007/s00265-004-0762-0)
Szekely, T., Cuthill, I., Yezerinac, S., Griffiths, R. and Kis, J. (2004) Brood sex ratio in the Kentish plover. Behavioral Ecology, 15, pp. 58-62. (doi: 10.1093/beheco/arg105)
2003
Arnold, K., Griffiths, R., Stevens, D., Orr, K., Adam, A. and Houston, D. (2003) Subtle manipulation of egg sex ratio in birds. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London Series B: Biological Sciences, (doi: 10.1098/rsbl.2003.0068)
Arnold, K.E., Adam, A., Orr, K.J., Griffiths, R. and Barber, I. (2003) Sex-specific survival and parasitism in three-spined sticklebacks: seasonal patterns revealed by molecular analysis. Journal of Fish Biology, 63, pp. 1046-1050. (doi: 10.1046/j.1095-8649.2003.00195.x)
Arnold, K.E., Griffiths, K.J. and Griffiths, R. (2003) Primary sex ratios in birds: problems with molecular sex identification of undeveloped eggs. Molecular Ecology, 12, pp. 3451-3458. (doi: 10.1046/j.1365-294X.2003.02007.x)
Arnold, K. and Griffiths, R. (2003) Sex-specific hatching order, growth rates and fledging success in jackdaws Corvus monedula. Journal of Avian Biology, 34, pp. 275-281.
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.
Lee, P.L.M. and Griffiths, R. (2003) Sexing errors among museum skins of a sexually monomorphic bird, the Moorhen Gallinula chloropus. IBIS, 145, pp. 695-698.
2002
Clarke, M., Jones, D., Ewen, J., Robertson, R., Griffiths, R., Painter, J., Boag, P. and Crozier, R. (2002) Male-biased sex ratios in broods of the cooperatively breeding bell miner Manorina melanophrys. Journal of Avian Biology, 33, pp. 71-76.
Greenwood, V., Smith, E., Cuthill, I., Bennett, A., Goldsmith, A. and Griffiths, R. (2002) Do European starlings prefer light environments containing UV? Animal Behaviour, 64, pp. 923-928. (doi: 10.1006/anbe.2002.1977)
Krebs, E., Green, D., Double, M. and Griffiths, R. (2002) Laying date and laying sequence influence the sex ratio of crimson rosella broods. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, 51, pp. 447-454. (doi: 10.1007/s00265-002-0459-1)
Lee, P., Brain, P., Forman, D., Bradbury, R. and Griffiths, R. (2002) Sex and death: CHD1Z associated with high mortality in moorhens. Evolution, 56, pp. 2548-2553.
Lewis, S., Benvenuti, S., DallAntonia, L., Griffiths, R., Money, L., Sherratt, T., Wanless, S. and Hamer, K. (2002) Sex-specific foraging behaviour in a monomorphic seabird. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London Series B: Biological Sciences, 269, pp. 1687-1693. (doi: 10.1098/rspb.2002.2083)
Redman, K., Lewis, S., Griffiths, R., Wanless, S. and Hamer, K. (2002) Sexing Northern Gannets from DNA, morphology and behavior. Waterbirds, 25, pp. 230-234.
2001
Birkhead, T., Hatchwell, B., Lindner, R., Blomqvist, D., Pellatt, E., Griffiths, R. and Lifjeld, J. (2001) Extra-pair paternity in the Common Murre. Condor, 103, pp. 158-162.
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.
Griffiths, R. (2001) The last wild Spixs Macaw and an Illigers Macaw produced a hybrid. Conservation Genetics, 2(1), pp. 53-55. (doi: 10.1023/A:1011584225656)
Kalmbach, E., Nager, R., Griffiths, R. and Furness, R. (2001) Increased reproductive effort results in male-biased offspring sex ratio: an experimental study in a species with reversed sexual size dimorphism. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London Series B: Biological Sciences, 268, pp. 2175-2179.
Legge, S., Heinsohn, R., Double, A., Griffiths, R. and Cockburn, A. (2001) Complex sex allocation in the laughing kookaburra. Behavioral Ecology, 12, pp. 524-533.
2000
Griffiths, R., Orr, K., Adam, A. and Barber, I. (2000) DNA sex identification in the three-spined stickleback. Journal of Fish Biology, 57(5), pp. 1331-1334. (doi: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2000.tb00490.x)
1999
Bearhop, S., Griffiths, R., Orr, K. and Furness, R.W. (1999) Mean corpuscular volume (MCV) as a measure of condition in birds. Ecology Letters, 2(6), pp. 352-356. (doi: 10.1046/j.1461-0248.1999.00088.x)
Bearhop, S., Griffiths, R., Orr, K. and Furness, R.W. (1999) The normal haematology of great skuas (Catharacta skua) in the wild. Comparative Haematology International, 9(2), pp. 107-109. (doi: 10.1007/BF02585544)
Griffiths, R. and Orr, K. (1999) The use of amplified fragment length polymorphism (AFLP) in the isolation of sex-specific markers. Molecular Ecology, 8(4), pp. 671-674. (doi: 10.1046/j.1365-294x.1999.00578.x)
1998
Griffiths, R., Double, M.C., Orr, K. and Dawson, R.J.G. (1998) A DNA test to sex most birds. Molecular Ecology, 7(8), pp. 1071-1075. (doi: 10.1046/j.1365-294x.1998.00389.x)
Miyaki, C.Y., Griffiths, R., Orr, K., Nahum, L.A., Pereira, S.L. and Wajntal, A. (1998) Sex identification of parrots, toucans, and curassows by PCR: Perspectives for wild and captive population studies. Zoo Biology, 17(5), pp. 415-423. (doi: 10.1002/(SICI)1098-2361(1998)17:5<415::AID-ZOO6>3.0.CO;2-2)
Articles
Hahlbeck, E., Griffiths, R. and Bengtsson, B. (2004) The juvenile three-spined stickleback (Gasterosteus aculeatus L.) as a model organism for endocrine disruption - I. Sexual differentiation. Aquatic Toxicology, 70, pp. 287-310. (doi: 10.1016/j.aquatox.2004.10.003)
Kalmbach, E., Griffiths, R., Crane, J. and Furness, R. (2004) Effects of experimentally increased egg production on female body condition and laying dates in the great skua Stercorarius skua. Journal of Avian Biology, 35, pp. 501-514.
Lewis, S., Hamer, K., Money, L., Griffiths, R., Wanless, S. and Sherratt, T. (2004) Brood neglect and contingent foraging behavior in a pelagic seabird. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, 56, pp. 81-88. (doi: 10.1007/s00265-004-0762-0)
Szekely, T., Cuthill, I., Yezerinac, S., Griffiths, R. and Kis, J. (2004) Brood sex ratio in the Kentish plover. Behavioral Ecology, 15, pp. 58-62. (doi: 10.1093/beheco/arg105)
Arnold, K., Griffiths, R., Stevens, D., Orr, K., Adam, A. and Houston, D. (2003) Subtle manipulation of egg sex ratio in birds. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London Series B: Biological Sciences, (doi: 10.1098/rsbl.2003.0068)
Arnold, K.E., Adam, A., Orr, K.J., Griffiths, R. and Barber, I. (2003) Sex-specific survival and parasitism in three-spined sticklebacks: seasonal patterns revealed by molecular analysis. Journal of Fish Biology, 63, pp. 1046-1050. (doi: 10.1046/j.1095-8649.2003.00195.x)
Arnold, K.E., Griffiths, K.J. and Griffiths, R. (2003) Primary sex ratios in birds: problems with molecular sex identification of undeveloped eggs. Molecular Ecology, 12, pp. 3451-3458. (doi: 10.1046/j.1365-294X.2003.02007.x)
Arnold, K. and Griffiths, R. (2003) Sex-specific hatching order, growth rates and fledging success in jackdaws Corvus monedula. Journal of Avian Biology, 34, pp. 275-281.
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.
Lee, P.L.M. and Griffiths, R. (2003) Sexing errors among museum skins of a sexually monomorphic bird, the Moorhen Gallinula chloropus. IBIS, 145, pp. 695-698.
Clarke, M., Jones, D., Ewen, J., Robertson, R., Griffiths, R., Painter, J., Boag, P. and Crozier, R. (2002) Male-biased sex ratios in broods of the cooperatively breeding bell miner Manorina melanophrys. Journal of Avian Biology, 33, pp. 71-76.
Greenwood, V., Smith, E., Cuthill, I., Bennett, A., Goldsmith, A. and Griffiths, R. (2002) Do European starlings prefer light environments containing UV? Animal Behaviour, 64, pp. 923-928. (doi: 10.1006/anbe.2002.1977)
Krebs, E., Green, D., Double, M. and Griffiths, R. (2002) Laying date and laying sequence influence the sex ratio of crimson rosella broods. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, 51, pp. 447-454. (doi: 10.1007/s00265-002-0459-1)
Lee, P., Brain, P., Forman, D., Bradbury, R. and Griffiths, R. (2002) Sex and death: CHD1Z associated with high mortality in moorhens. Evolution, 56, pp. 2548-2553.
Lewis, S., Benvenuti, S., DallAntonia, L., Griffiths, R., Money, L., Sherratt, T., Wanless, S. and Hamer, K. (2002) Sex-specific foraging behaviour in a monomorphic seabird. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London Series B: Biological Sciences, 269, pp. 1687-1693. (doi: 10.1098/rspb.2002.2083)
Redman, K., Lewis, S., Griffiths, R., Wanless, S. and Hamer, K. (2002) Sexing Northern Gannets from DNA, morphology and behavior. Waterbirds, 25, pp. 230-234.
Birkhead, T., Hatchwell, B., Lindner, R., Blomqvist, D., Pellatt, E., Griffiths, R. and Lifjeld, J. (2001) Extra-pair paternity in the Common Murre. Condor, 103, pp. 158-162.
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.
Griffiths, R. (2001) The last wild Spixs Macaw and an Illigers Macaw produced a hybrid. Conservation Genetics, 2(1), pp. 53-55. (doi: 10.1023/A:1011584225656)
Kalmbach, E., Nager, R., Griffiths, R. and Furness, R. (2001) Increased reproductive effort results in male-biased offspring sex ratio: an experimental study in a species with reversed sexual size dimorphism. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London Series B: Biological Sciences, 268, pp. 2175-2179.
Legge, S., Heinsohn, R., Double, A., Griffiths, R. and Cockburn, A. (2001) Complex sex allocation in the laughing kookaburra. Behavioral Ecology, 12, pp. 524-533.
Griffiths, R., Orr, K., Adam, A. and Barber, I. (2000) DNA sex identification in the three-spined stickleback. Journal of Fish Biology, 57(5), pp. 1331-1334. (doi: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2000.tb00490.x)
Bearhop, S., Griffiths, R., Orr, K. and Furness, R.W. (1999) Mean corpuscular volume (MCV) as a measure of condition in birds. Ecology Letters, 2(6), pp. 352-356. (doi: 10.1046/j.1461-0248.1999.00088.x)
Bearhop, S., Griffiths, R., Orr, K. and Furness, R.W. (1999) The normal haematology of great skuas (Catharacta skua) in the wild. Comparative Haematology International, 9(2), pp. 107-109. (doi: 10.1007/BF02585544)
Griffiths, R. and Orr, K. (1999) The use of amplified fragment length polymorphism (AFLP) in the isolation of sex-specific markers. Molecular Ecology, 8(4), pp. 671-674. (doi: 10.1046/j.1365-294x.1999.00578.x)
Griffiths, R., Double, M.C., Orr, K. and Dawson, R.J.G. (1998) A DNA test to sex most birds. Molecular Ecology, 7(8), pp. 1071-1075. (doi: 10.1046/j.1365-294x.1998.00389.x)
Miyaki, C.Y., Griffiths, R., Orr, K., Nahum, L.A., Pereira, S.L. and Wajntal, A. (1998) Sex identification of parrots, toucans, and curassows by PCR: Perspectives for wild and captive population studies. Zoo Biology, 17(5), pp. 415-423. (doi: 10.1002/(SICI)1098-2361(1998)17:5<415::AID-ZOO6>3.0.CO;2-2)