Mr Robert Gillespie
- Technician (Ecology & Environmental Change)
email:
Robert.Gillespie@glasgow.ac.uk
pronouns:
He/him/his
Publications
2020
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)
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)
2017
Bakuza, J. S., Gillespie, R., Nkwengulila, G., Adam, A., Kilbride, E. and Mable, B. K. (2017) Assessing S. mansoni prevalence in Biomphalaria snails in the Gombe ecosystem of western Tanzania: the importance of DNA sequence data for clarifying species identification. Parasites and Vectors, 10(1), 584. (doi: 10.1186/s13071-017-2525-6) (PMID:29169384) (PMCID:PMC5701381)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
2013
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)
Articles
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)
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)
Bakuza, J. S., Gillespie, R., Nkwengulila, G., Adam, A., Kilbride, E. and Mable, B. K. (2017) Assessing S. mansoni prevalence in Biomphalaria snails in the Gombe ecosystem of western Tanzania: the importance of DNA sequence data for clarifying species identification. Parasites and Vectors, 10(1), 584. (doi: 10.1186/s13071-017-2525-6) (PMID:29169384) (PMCID:PMC5701381)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)