METALAB

Trosolwg grŵp

Nod y Labordy Macroesblygiad ac Ecoleg Anifeiliaid Gwenwynig (METALab) yw deall tarddiad ac esblygiad bioamrywiaeth, gan ganolbwyntio ar anifeiliaid gwenwynig. Grŵp ymchwil Dr Kevin Arbuckle yw hwn ac mae'n canolbwyntio ar gymhwyso ymagwedd gymharol esblygol i amrywiaeth eang o broblemau o natur sylfaenol, gyda chamau achlysurol mewn cyfeiriad mwy cymhwysol. Mae meysydd eang o ymchwil yn cynnwys esblygiad anifeiliaid gwenwynig a'u gwenwyn, y cysylltiad rhwng nodweddion organebau (megis arfau cemegol) ac arallgyfeirio esblygol, ecoleg ymddygiadol amddiffyniad gwrth-ysglyfaethol, ac esblygiad cydgyfeiriol. Fodd bynnag, mae ymchwil yn y METALab wedi amrywio o fagu anifeiliaid ecsotig i ecoleg ymddygiad bodau dynol gan fod cwmpas gwaith Dr Arbuckle yn amlddisgyblaethol. Ar hyn o bryd, mae METALab yn gweithio ar systemau astudio megis anifeiliaid di-asgwrn-cefn, pysgod, mamaliaid ac adar, ond mae ganddo ffocws enwedig o gryf ar amffibiaid ac ymlusgiaid.

Staff Cysylltiedig

Dr Kevin Arbuckle

Cyfleusterau

Mae METALab yn arbenigo mewn dadansoddiadau cymharol esblygol sy'n seiliedig ar gyfrifiaduron a phrosiectau adnoddau isel, felly nid oes unrhyw brif gyfleusterau na chyfarpar.

Cyfleoedd Cydweithredol / Ymgysylltu

Mae METALab yn awyddus i hyrwyddo cyfathrebu gwyddoniaeth lle bo modd ac mae pynciau bioleg esblygiadol ac anifeiliaid gwenwynig wedi profi'n dda i ymgysylltu â'r cyhoedd yn y gorffennol.

Cyhoeddiadau

Mae dolenni i gyhoeddiadau ar gael ar fy mhroffil staff

(https://www.swansea.ac.uk/staff/science/biosciences/arbucklek/) neu fy wefan academaidd personol (https://swansea.academia.edu/KevinArbuckle)

Erthyglau Journal-

Baumann, K., Vicenzi, E.P., Lam, T., Douglas, J., Arbuckle, K., Cribb, B., Brady, S.G. and Fry, B.G. 2018. Harden up: metal acquisition in the weaponized ovipositors of aculeate Hymenoptera. Zoomorphology 137:389 - 406
Derez, C.M., Arbuckle, K., Ruan, Z., Xie, B., Huang, Y., Dibben, L., Shi, Q., Vonk, F., Fry, B.G. 2018. A new species of bandy-bandy (Vermicella: Serpentes: Elapidae) from the Weipa region, Cape York, Australia. Zootaxa 4446:1 - 12
Oulion, B., Dobson, J.S., Zdenek, C.N., Arbuckle, K., Lister, C., Coimbra, F.C.P., op den Brouw, B., Debono, J., Rogalski, A., Violette, A., Fourmy, R., Frank, N. and Fry, B.G. 2018. Factor X activating Atractaspis snake venoms and the relative coagulotoxicity neutralising efficacy of African antivenoms. Toxicology Letters 288:119 - 128
Goldenberg, J., Cipriani, V., Jackson, T.N.W., Arbuckle, K., Debono, J., Dashevsky, D., Panagides, N., Ikonomopoulou, M.P., Koludarov, I., Li, B., Santana, R.C., Nouwens, A., Jones, A., Hay, C., Dunstan, N., Allen, L., Bush, B., Miles, J.J., Ge, L., Kwok, H.F. and Fry, B.G. 2018. Proteomic and functional variation within black snake venoms (Elapidae: Pseudechis). Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology – Part C: Toxicology & Pharmacology 205:53 - 61
Visser, M. and Arbuckle, K. 2017. Apparent envenomation of a captive blue dart frog (Dendrobates tinctorius) by an eyelash viper (Bothriechis schlegelii) without symptoms of toxicity. Herpetological Bulletin 142:35 – 36
Arbuckle, K., Rodríguez de la Vega, R.C. and Casewell, N.R. 2017. Coevolution takes the sting out of it: evolutionary biology and mechanisms of toxin resistance in animals. Toxicon 140:118 – 131
Rogalski, A., Soerensen, C., op den Brouw, B. Lister, C., Dashevsky, D, Arbuckle, K., Gloria, A., Zdenek, C., Casewell, N.R., Gutiérrez, M., Wüster, W., Ali, S.A., Masci, P., Rowley, P., Frank, N. and Fry, B.G. 2017. Differential procoagulant effects of saw-scaled viper (Serpentes: Viperidae: Echis) snake venoms on human plasma and the narrow taxonomic ranges of antivenom efficacies. Toxicology Letters 280:159 - 170
Yang, D.C., Dobson, J., Cochran, C., Dashevsky, D., Arbuckle, K., Benard, M., Boyer, L., Alagón, A., Hendrikx, I., Hodgson, W.C. and Fry, B.G. 2017. The bold and the beautiful: a neurotoxicity comparison of New World coral snakes in the Micruroides and Micrurus genera and relative neutralisation by antivenom. Neurotoxicity Research 32:487 - 495
Lister, C., Arbuckle, K., Jackson, T.N.W., Debono, J., Zdenek, C., Dashevsky, D, Dunstan, N, Allen, L., Hay, C., Bush, B., Gillett, A. and Fry, B.G. 2017. Catch a tiger snake by its tail: differential toxicity, co-factor dependence and antivenom efficacy in a procoagulant clade of Australian venomous snakes. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology – Part C: Toxicology & Pharmacology 202:39 - 54
Koludarov, I., Jackson, T.N.W., Op den Brouw, B., Dobson, J., Dashevsky, D., Arbuckle, K., Clemente, C.J., Stockdale, E.J., Cochran, C., Debono, J., Stephens, C., Panagides, N., Bin, L., Manchadi, M.-L.R., Violette, A., Fourmy, R., Hendrikx, I., Nouwens, A., Clements, J., Martelli, P., Kwok, H.F. and Fry, B.G. 2017. Enter the dragon: the dynamic and multifunctional evolution of Anguimorpha lizard venoms. Toxins 9:242
Cuthill, I., Allen, W., Arbuckle, K., Caspars, B., Chaplin, G., Hauber, M., Hill, G., Jablonski, N., Jiggins, C., Kelber, A., Mappes, J., Marshall, J., Merrill, R., Osorio, D., Prum, R., Roberts, N., Roulin, A., Rowland, H., Sherratt, T., Skelhorn, J., Speed, M., Stevens, M., Stoddard, M., Stuart-Fox, D., Talas, L., Tibbetts, E. and Caro, T. 2017. The biology of colour. Science 357:eaan0221
Cipriani, V., Debono, J., Goldenberg, J., Jackson, T.N.W., Arbuckle, K., Dobson, J., Koludarov, I., Li, B., Hay, C., Dunstan, N., Allen, L., Hendrikx, I, Kwok, H.F. and Fry, B.G. 2017. Correlation between ontogenetic dietary shifts and venom variation in Australian brown snakes (Pseudonaja). Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology – Part C: Toxicology & Pharmacology 197:53 - 60
Speed, M.P. and Arbuckle, K. 2017. Quantification provides a conceptual basis for convergent evolution. Biological Reviews 92:815 - 829
Panagides, N.*, Jackson, T.N.W.*, Pretzler, R.*, Ikonomopoulou, M.P.*, Arbuckle, K.*, Yang, D.C., Ali, S.A., Koludarov, I., Dobson, J., Sanker, B., Asselin, A., Santana, R.C., Hendrikx, I., van der Ploeg, H., Tai-A-Pin, J., van den Bergh, R., Kerkkamp, H.M.I., Vonk, F.J., Naude, A., Strydom, M., Jacobsz, L., Dunstan, N., Jaeger, M., Hodgson, W.C., Miles, J., Fry, B.G. 2017. How the cobra got its flesh-eating venom: cytotoxicity as a defensive innovation and its co-evolution with hooding, aposematic marking, and spitting. Toxins 9:103 *Joint first authors
Arbuckle, K. 2017. Book review: Understanding Evolution (Kostas Kampourakis). ISBE Newsletter 29:14 - 16
Arbuckle, K. 2016. Chemical antipredator defence is linked to higher extinction risk. Royal Society Open Science 3:160681
Harris, R.J. and Arbuckle, K. 2016. Tempo and mode of the evolution of venom and poison in tetrapods. Toxins 8:193
Arbuckle, K. 2016. Look on the bright side for (evolutionary) radiation [published conference abstract]. Perception 45:356 - 357
Nichols, H.J., Zecherle, L. and Arbuckle, K. 2016. The evolution of post-reproductive lifespan in mammals. Biology Letters 12:20150992
Arbuckle, K. and Speed, M.P. 2015. Antipredator defences predict diversification rates. PNAS 112:13597 - 13602
Ujvari, B., Casewell, N.R., Sunagar, K., Arbuckle, K., Wüster, W., Lo, N., O'Meally, D., Beckmann, C., King, G.F., Deplazes, E. and Madsen, T. 2015. Widespread convergence in toxin resistance by predictable molecular evolution. PNAS 112:11911 - 11916
Arbuckle, K. and Minter A. 2015. windex: Analysing convergent evolution using the Wheatsheaf index in R. Evolutionary Bioinformatics 15:11 - 14
Slight, D.J., Nichols, H.J. and Arbuckle, K. 2015. Are mixed diets beneficial for the welfare of captive axolotls (Ambystoma mexicanum)? Effects of feeding regimes on growth and behaviour. Journal of Veterinary Behavior: Clinical Applications and Research 10:185 - 190
Arbuckle, K., Bennett, C.M. and Speed, M.P. 2014. A simple measure of the strength of convergent evolution. Methods in Ecology and Evolution 5:685 - 693
Arbuckle, K., Brockhurst, M. and Speed, M.P. 2013. Does chemical defence increase niche space? A phylogenetic comparative analysis of the Musteloidea. Evolutionary Ecology 27:863 - 881
Arbuckle, K. 2013. Folklore husbandry and a philosophical model for the design of captive management regimes. Herpetological Review 44:448 - 452
Arbuckle, K. 2012. Vipera berus: Defensive behaviour. Herpetological Review 43:499
Arbuckle, K. 2010. Suitability of day-old chicks as food for captive snakes. Journal of Animal Physiology and Animal Nutrition 94:e296 – e307
Arbuckle, K. 2009. Ecological function of venom in Varanus, with a compilation of dietary records from the literature. Biawak 3:46 – 56
Arbuckle, K. 2008. Plestiodon fasciatus: Escape behaviour. Herpetological Review 39:91 – 92

Penodau Llyfr-

Arbuckle, K. 2017. Evolutionary context of venom in animals; in Malhotra, A. and Gopalakrishnakone, P. (eds) Evolution of Venomous Animals and Their Toxins (Springer Handbook of Toxicology series). Springer, Netherlands
Arbuckle, K. and Speed, M.P. 2016. Analysing convergent evolution: a practical guide to methods; in Pontarotti, P. (ed) Evolutionary Biology: Convergent Evolution, Evolution of Complex Traits, Concepts and Methods. Springer, Netherlands

Cyrsiau Cysylltiedig

Ar hyn o bryd mae METALab yn cynnwys un myfyriwr PhD (Dan Hawthorn) sy'n gweithio ar esblygiad ac ecoleg amddiffynfeydd gwrth-ryddhau mewn nadroedd fel ymddygiad ymgyrchu mewn nathod gwair (Natrix helvetica) a'r arddangosfeydd amddiffynnol enigmatig o cobras (Naja).

Rydym yn awyddus i dderbyn myfyrwyr meistri a PhD, a byddwn yn hysbysebu swyddi a gyllidir pan fyddant yn codi. Mae croeso i ddarparu fyfyrwyr sydd â ffynonellau ariannu amgen wneud cais ar unrhyw adeg.