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PROFESSOR P. J. BUTLER
 
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Prof. P. J. Butler
School of Biosciences
The University of Birmingham
Birmingham
B15 2TT, UK

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Articles in refereed journals (full publication list)


1. Butler, P.J. 1967. The effect of progressive hypoxia on respiratory and cardiovascular systems of the chicken. J. Physiol. 191, 309-324.

2. Butler, P.J. & Jones, D.R. 1968. Onset of and recovery from diving bradycardia in ducks. J. Physiol. 196, 255-272.

3. Butler, P.J. 1970. The effect of progressive hypoxia on the respiratory and cardiovascular systems of the pigeon and duck. J. Physiol. 211, 527-538.

4. Butler, P.J. & Jones, D.R. 1971. The effect of variations in heart rate and regional distribution of blood flow on the normal pressor response to diving in ducks. J. Physiol. 214, 457-479.

5. Taylor, E.W. & Butler, P.J. 1971. Some observations on the relationship between heart beat and respiratory movements in the dogfish (Scyliorhinus canicula L.). Comp. Biochem. Physiol. 39A, 297-305.

6. Butler, P.J. & Taylor, E.W. 1971. Response of the dogfish (Scyliorhinus canicula L.) to slowly induced and rapidly induced hypoxia. Comp. Biochem. Physiol. 39A, 307-323.

7. Taylor, E.W. & Butler, P.J. 1973. The behaviour and physiological responses of the shore crab, Carcinus maenas (L.), during changes in environmental oxygen tension. Neth. J. Sea Res. 7, 496-505.

8. Butler, P.J. & Taylor, E.W. 1973. The effect of hypercapnic hypoxia, accompanied by different levels of lung ventilation, on heart rate in the duck. Resp. Physiol. 19, 176-187.

9. Taylor, E.W., Butler, P.J. & Sherlock, P.J. 1973. The respiratory and cardiovascular changes associated with the emersion response of Carcinus maenas (L.) during environmental hypoxia at three different temperatures. J. comp. Physiol. 86, 95-115.

10. Butler, P.J. & Taylor, E.W. 1974. Responses of the respiratory and cardiovascular systems of chickens and pigeons to changes in PaO2 and PaCO2. Resp. Physiol. 21, 351-363.

11. Butler, P.J. & Taylor, E.W. 1975. The effect of progressive hypoxia on respiration in the dogfish (Scyliorhinus canicula) at different seasonal temperatures. J. exp. Biol. 63, 117-130.

12. Osborne, M.P. & Butler, P.J. 1975. A new theory for the receptor mechanism of carotid body chemoreceptors. Nature 254, 701-703.

13. Butler, P.J. & Osborne, M.P. 1975. The effect of cervical vagotomy (decentralisation) on the ultrastructure of the carotid body of the duck Anas platyrhynchos. Cell and Tiss. Res. 163, 491-502.

14. Woakes, A.J. & Butler, P.J. 1975. An implantable transmitter for monitoring heart rate and respiratory frequency in diving ducks. Biotelemetry 2, 153-160.

15. Taylor, E.W., Butler, P.J. & Al-Wassia, A. 1977. The effect of a decrease in salinity on respiration, osmoregulation and activity in the shore crab, Carcinus maenas (L) at different acclimation temperatures. J. comp. Physiol. 119B, 115-170.

16. Butler, P.J., Taylor, E.W. & Short, S. 1977. The effect of sectioning cranial nerves V, VII, IX and X on the cardiac response of the dogfish, Scyliorhinus canicula, to environmental hypoxia. J. exp. Biol. 69, 233-245.

17. Taylor, E.W., Short, S. & Butler, P.J. 1977. The role of the cardiac vagus in the responses of the dogfish (Scyliorhinus canicula L.) to hypoxia. J. exp. Biol. 70, 57-75.

18. Short, S., Butler, P.J. & Taylor, E.W. 1977. The relative importance of nervous, humoral and intrinsic mechanisms in the regulation of heart rate and stroke volume in the dogfish (Scyliorhinus canicula L.). J. exp. Biol. 70, 77-92.

19. Taylor, E.W., Butler, P.J. & Al-Wassia A. 1977. Some responses of the shore crab, Carcinus maenas (L.) to progressive hypoxia at different acclimation temperatures and salinities. J. comp. Physiol. 122B, 391-402.

20. Butler, P.J., West, N.H. & Jones, D.R. 1977. Respiratory and cardiovascular responses of the pigeon to sustained, level flight in a wind tunnel. J. exp. Biol. 71, 7-26.

21. Taylor, E.W. & Butler, P.J. 1978. Aquatic and aerial respiration in the shore crab, Carcinus maenas (L.) acclimated to 15°C. J. comp. Physiol. 127B, 315-323.

22. Butler, P.J., Taylor, E.W., Capra, M.F. & Davison, W. 1978. The effect of hypoxia on the levels of circulating catecholamines in the dogfish Scyliorhinus canicula. J. comp. Physiol. 127B, 325-330.

23. Butler, P.J., Taylor, E.W. & McMahon, B.R. 1978. Respiratory and circulatory changes in the lobster (Homarus vulgaris) during long term exposure to moderate hypoxia. J. exp. Biol. 73, 131-146.

24. McMahon, B.R., Butler, P.J. & Taylor, E.W. 1978. Acid-base changes during recovery from disturbance and during long term exposure to hypoxia in the lobster Homarus vulgaris. J. exp. Zool. 205, 361-370.

25. Butler, P.J. & Woakes, A.J. 1979. Changes in heart rate and respiratory frequency during natural behaviour of ducks, with particular reference to diving. J. exp. Biol. 79, 283-300.

26. Short, S., Taylor, E.W. & Butler, P.J. 1979. The effectiveness of oxygen transfer during normoxia and hypoxia in the dogfish (Scyliorhinus canicula) before and after cardiac vagotomy. J. comp. Physiol. 132, 289-295.

27. Butler, P.J., Taylor, E.W. & Davison, W. 1979. The effect of long term, moderate hypoxia on acid base balance, plasma catecholamines and anaerobic metabolites in the dogfish, Scyliorhinus canicula. J. comp. Physiol. 132, 297-303.

28. Butler, P.J. & Woakes, A.J. 1980. Heart rate, respiratory frequency and wing beat frequency during free-range flights of barnacle geese. J. exp. Biol. 85, 213-226.

29. Jones, D.R. & Butler, P.J. 1982. On the cardioinhibitory role of water immersion per se in ducklings Anas platyrhynchos during enforced submersion. Can. J. Zool. 60, 830-832.

30. Metcalfe, J.D. & Butler, P. J. 1982. Differences between directly measured and calculated values for cardiac output in the dogfish: A criticism of the Fick method. J. exp. Biol. 99, 255-268.

31. Keijer, E. & Butler, P.J. 1982. Volumes of the respiratory and circulatory systems in tufted and mallard ducks. J. exp. Biol. 101, 213-220.

32. Butler, P.J. & Woakes. A.J. 1982. Control of heart rate by carotid body chemo-receptors during diving in tufted ducks. J. appl. Physiol. 53, 1405-1410.

33. Taylor, E.W. & Butler, P.J. 1982. Nervous control of heart rate and activity in the cardiac vagus of the dogfish. J. appl. Physiol. 53, 1330-1335.

34. Butler, P.J. & Taylor, E.W. 1983. Factors affecting the respiratory and cardiovascular responses to hypercapnic hypoxia, in mallard ducks. Resp. Physiol. 53, 109-127.

35. Woakes, A.J. & Butler, P.J. 1983. Swimming and diving in tufted ducks, Aythya fuligula, with particular reference to heart rate and gas exchange. J. exp. Biol. 107, 311-329.

36. Butler, P.J., Milsom, W.K. & Woakes, A.J. 1984. Respiratory, cardiovascular and metabolic adjustments of steady state swimming in the green turtle, Chelonia mydas. J. comp. Physiol. B. 154, 167-174.

37. Metcalfe, J.D. & Butler, P.J. 1984. Changes in activity and ventilation in response to hypoxia in unrestrained, unoperated dogfish (Scyliorhinus canicula L.). J. exp. Biol. 108, 411-418.

38. Butler, P.J. & Woakes, A.J. 1984. Heart rate and aerobic metabolism in Humboldt penguins, Spheniscus humboldti, during voluntary dives. J. exp. Biol. 108, 419-428.

39. Metcalfe, J.D. & Butler, P.J. 1984. On the nervous regulation of gill blood flow in the dogfish (Scyliorhinus canicula). J. exp. Biol. 113, 253-267.

40. Jones, D.R., Milsom, W.K. & Butler, P.J. 1985. Ventilatory responses to venous CO2 loading in ducks. Can. J. Zool. 63, 1232-1236.

41. Woakes, A.J. & Butler, P.J. 1986. Respiratory, circulatory and metabolic changes during swimming in the tufted duck, Aythya fuligula.. J. exp. Biol. 120, 215-231.

42. Metcalfe, J.D. & Butler, P.J. 1986. The functional anatomy of the gills of the dogfish, Scyliorhinus canicula, J. Zool. Lond. 208, 519-530.

43. Butler, P.J. Metcalfe, J.D. & Ginley, S.A. 1986. Plasma catecholamines in the lesser spotted dogfish and rainbow trout at rest and during different levels of exercise. J. exp. Biol. 123, 409-421.

44. Stephenson, R., Butler, P.J. & Woakes, A.J. 1986. Diving behaviour and heart rate in tufted ducks (Aythya fuligula). J. exp. Biol. 126, 341-359.

45. Butler, P.J. & Woakes, A.J. 1987. Heart rate in humans during underwater swimming with and without breath-hold. Respir. Physiol. 69, 387-399.

46. Woakes, A.J., Butler, P.J. & Snow, D.H. 1987. The measurement of respiratory airflow in exercising horses. In: Equine Exercise Physiology 2. Ed. J.R. Gillespie & N.E. Robinson, pp 194-205.

47. Butler, P.J. & Stephenson, R. 1988. Chemoreceptor control of heart rate and behaviour during diving in the tufted duck (Aythya fuligula). J. Physiol. 397, 63-80.

48. Stephenson, R., Butler, P.J., Dunstone, N. & Woakes, A.J. 1988. Heart rate and gas exchange in freely diving American mink (Mustela vison). J. exp. Biol. 134, 435-442.

49. Metcalfe, J.D. & Butler, P.J. 1988. The effects of alpha- and beta-adrenergic receptor blockade on gas exchange in the dogfish (Scyliorhinus canicula L.) during normoxia and hypoxia. J. comp. Physiol. B. 158, 39-44.

50. Turner, D.L. & Butler, P.J. 1988. The aerobic capacity of locomotory muscles in the tufted duck, Aythya fuligula. J. exp. Biol. 135, 445-460.

51. Butler, P.J., Turner, D.L., Al-Wassia, A. & Bevan, R.M. 1988. Regional distribution of blood flow during swimming in the tufted duck (Aythya fuligula). J. exp. Biol. 135, 461-472.

52. Butler, P.J., & Turner, D.L. 1988. Effect of training on maximal oxygen uptake and aerobic capacity of locomotory muscles in tufted ducks, Aythya fuligula. J. Physiol. 401, 347-359.

53. Keijer, E., Butler, P.J. & Woakes, A.J. 1988. Cardiac response to voluntary diving in tufted ducklings (Aythya fuligula). J. exp. Biol. 138, 195-203.

54. Van Vliet, B.N., Metcalfe, J.D., Butler, P.J. & West, N.H. 1988. The concentration dependence of the stimulatory effects of catecholamines on the rate and force of contraction of the heart of dogfish (Scyliorhinus canicula). J. exp. Biol. 140, 549-555

55. Metcalfe, J.D. & Butler, P.J. 1989. The use of alpha-methyl-tyrosine to control circulating catecholamines in the dogfish Scyliorhinus canicula: the effects on gas exchange in normoxia and hypoxia. J. exp. Biol. 141, 21-32.

56. Stephenson, R., Turner, D.L. & Butler, P.J. 1989. The relationship between diving activity and oxygen storage capacity in the tufted duck (Aythya fuligula). J. exp. Biol. 141, 265-275.

57. Butler, P.J., Axelsson, M., Ehrenstrom, F., Metcalfe, J.D. & Nilsson, S. 1989. Circulating catecholamines and swimming performance in the Atlantic cod, Gadus morhua. J. exp. Biol. 141, 377-387.

58. Jones, D.R., Brill, R.W., Butler, P.J., Bushnell, P.G. & Heieis, M.R.A. 1990. Measurement of ventilation volume in swimming tuna. J. exp. Biol. 149, 491-498.

59. Art, T., Anderson, L., Woakes, A.J., Roberts, C., Butler, P.J., Snow, D.H. & Lekeux, P. 1990. Mechanics of breathing during strenuous exercise in thoroughbred horses. Resp. Physiol. 82, 279-294.

60. Butler, P.J., Woakes, A.J., Anderson, L.S., Smale, K., Roberts, C.A. & Snow, D.H. 1991. The effect of cessation of training on cardiorespiratory variables during exercise. Equine Exercise Physiology 3, 71-76, ICEEP Publications, Davis.

61. Bevan, R.M., Keijer, E. & Butler, P.J. (1992). A method for controlling the feeding behaviour of aquatic birds: heart rate and oxygen consumption during dives of different duration. J. exp. Biol. 162, 91-106.

62. Bevan, R.M. & Butler, P.J. (1992). The effects of temperature on the oxygen consumption, heart rate and deep body temperature during diving in the tufted duck, Aythya fuligula. J. exp. Biol. 163, 139-151.

63. Butler, P.J., Day, N. & Namba, K. (1992). Interaction of seasonal temperature and low pH on resting oxygen uptake and swimming performance of adult brown trout, Salmo trutta. J. exp. Biol. 165, 195-212.

64. West, N.H., Butler, P.J. & Bevan, R.M. (1992). Pulmonary blood flow at rest and during swimming in the green turtle, Chelonia mydas. Physiol. Zool. 65, 287-310.

65. Young, I.S., Alexander, R.McN., Woakes, A.J., Butler, P.J. & Anderson, L. (1992). The synchronisation of ventilation and locomotion in horses (Equus caballus). J. exp. Biol. 166, 19-31.

66. Bevan, R.M. & Butler, P.J. (1992). Cardiac output and blood flow distribution during swimming and voluntary diving in the tufted duck, Aythya fuligula. J. exp. Biol. 168, 199-217.

67. Butler, P.J., Woakes, A.J., Boyd, I.L. & Kanatous, S. (1992). Relationship between heart rate and oxygen consumption during steady-state swimming in California sea lions. J. exp. Biol. 170, 35-42.

68. Nolet, B.A., Butler, P.J., Masman, D. & Woakes. A.J. (1992). Estimation of daily energy expenditure from heart rate and doubly labelled water in exercising geese. Physiol. Zool. 65, 1188-1216.

69. Ranson, R.N., Butler, P.J. & Taylor, E.W. (1993). The central localization of the vagus nerve in the ferret (Mustela putorius furo) and the mink (Mustela vison). J. Auton. N.S. 43, 123-138.

70. Butler, P.J. & Day, N. (1993) The relationship between intracellular pH and swimming performance of brown trout exposed to neutral and sublethal pH. J. exp. Biol. 176, 271-284.

71. Butler, P.J. & Day, N. (1993) The relationship between intracellular pH and seasonal temperature in the brown trout Salmo trutta. J. exp. Biol. 177, 293-297.

72. Butler, P.J., Woakes, A.J., Smale, K., Roberts, C.A., Hillidge, C.J., Snow, D.H. & Marlin, D.J. (1993) Respiratory and cardiovascular adjustments during exercise of increasing intensity and during recovery in thoroughbred racehorses. J. exp. Biol. 179, 159-180.

73. Butler, P.J., Woakes, A.J., Anderson, L.S., Roberts, C.A. & Marlin, D.J. (1993) Stride length and respiratory tidal volume in exercising thoroughbred horses. Resp. Physiol. 93, 51-56.

74. Reed, J.Z., Chambers, C., Fedak, M.A. & Butler, P.J. (1994). Gas exchange of captive freely diving grey seals (Halichoerus gypus). J. exp. Biol. 191, 1-18.

75. Bevan, R. M., Woakes, A. J., Butler, P. J. & Boyd, I. L. 1994. The use of heart rate to estimate oxygen consumption of free-ranging black-browed albatrosses, Diomedea melanophrys. J. exp. Biol. 193, 119-137

76. Reed, J. Z., Butler, P. J. & Fedak, M. A. 1994. The metabolic characteristics of the locomotory muscles of grey seal (Halichoerus grypus), harbour seal (Phoca vitulina) and Antarctic fur seals (Arctocephalus gazella). J. exp. Biol. 194, 33-46.

77. Bevan, R. M. & Butler, P. J. 1994. Arterial blood pressure during voluntary diving in the tufted duck, Aythya fuligula. J. comp. Physiol. B. 164, 349-354.

78 Smale, K. & Butler, P. J. 1994. Temperature and pH effects on the oxygen equilibrium curve of the thoroughbred horse. Resp. Physiol. 97, 293-300.

79. Smale, K., Anderson, L. S. & Butler, P. J. 1994. An algorithm to describe the oxygen equilibrium curve for the Thoroughbred racehorse. Eq. Vet. J. 26, 50-502.

80. Woakes, A. J., Butler, P. J. & Bevan, R. M. 1995. An implantable data logging system for heart rate and body temperature: its application to the estimation of field metabolic rates in Antarctic predators. Med. and Biol. Eng. and Comp. 33, 145-152.

81. Bevan, R.M., Speakman, J.R. & Butler, P.J. 1995a Daily energy expenditure of tufted ducks: a comparison between indirect calorimetry, doubly-labelled water and heart rate. Func. Ecol. 9, 40-47.

82. Ranson, R.N., Butler, P.J. & Taylor, E.W. 1995. Studies on nerves of the upper respiratory tract in the ferret and the mink. J Auton N.S. 52, 1-16.

83. Bishop, C.M., Butler, P.J. & Atkinson, N.M. 1995. The effect of elevated levels of thyroxine on the aerobic capacity of the locomotor muscles of the tufted duck, Aythya fuligula. J. comp. Physiol. B. 164, 618-621.

84. Boyd, I. L., Woakes, A. J., Butler, P. J., Davis, R. W. & Williams, T. M. 1995. Validation of heart rate and doubly-labelled water as measures of metabolic rate during swimming in California sea lions. Func. Ecol. 9, 151-160

85. Bishop, C.M., Butler, P.J., Egginton, S., El Haj, A.J & Gabrielsen, G.W. 1995. Development of metabolic enzyme activity in locomotor and cardiac muscles of the migratory barnacle goose. Am. J. Physiol. 269, R64-R72.

86. Bevan, R.M., Woakes, A.J., Butler, P.J., & Croxall, J.P. 1995b Heart rate and oxygen consumption of exercising gentoo penguins. Physiol. Zool. 68, 855-877.

87. Beaumont, M.W., Butler, P.J. & Taylor, E.W. 1995. Exposure of brown trout, Salmo trutta, to sub-lethal copper concentrations in soft acidic water and its effect upon sustained swimming performance. Aqu. Toxicol. 33, 45-63.

88. Bishop, C.M. & Butler, P.J. 1995. Physiological modelling of oxygen consumption in birds during flight. J. exp. Biol. 198, 2153-2163.

89. Beaumont, M.W., Butler, P.J. & Taylor, E.W. 1995. Plasma ammonia concentration in brown trout (Salmo trutta) exposed to sub-lethal copper in soft acidic water and its relationship to decreased swimming performance. J. exp. Biol. 198, 2213-2220.

90. Bevan, R.M., Butler, P.J., Woakes, A.J. & Prince, P.A. 1995c. The energy expenditure of free-ranging black-browed albatrosses. Phil. Trans. Roy. Soc. 350, 119-131.

91. Butler, P.J., Bevan, R.M., Woakes, A.J., Croxall, J.P. & Boyd, I.L. 1995. The use of data loggers to determine the energetics and physiology of aquatic birds and mammals. Braz. J. Med. Biol. Res. 28, 1307-1317.

92. Bishop, C.M., Butler, P.J., El Haj, A.J., Egginton, S. & Loonen, M.J.J.E. 1996. The morphological development of the locomotor and cardiac muscles of the migratory barnacle goose, Branta leucopsis. J. Zool. 239, 1-15.

93. Day, N. & Butler, P.J. 1996. Environmental acidity and white muscle recruitment during swimming in the brown trout (Salmo trutta). J. exp. Biol. 199, 1947-1959.

94. Deaton, K., Bishop, C.M. & Butler, P.J. 1996. Variation in the activity of citrate synthase within the pectoralis of the barnacle goose, Branta leucopsis. J. avian Biol. 27, 354-356.

95. Bevan, R.M., Boyd, I.L., Butler, P.J., Reid, K., Woakes, A.J. & Croxall, J.P. 1997. Heart rates and abdominal temperatures of free-ranging S. Georgian shags, Phalacrocorax georgianus. J. exp. Biol. 200, 661-675.

96. Hawkins, P.A.J., Butler, P.J., Woakes, A.J. & Gabrielsen, G.W. 1997. Heat increment of feeding in Brünnich's guillemot, Uria lomvia. J. exp. Biol. 200, 1757-1763.

97. Deaton, K.E., Bishop, C.M. & Butler, P.J. 1997. The effect of thyroid hormones on the aerobic development of locomotor and cardiac muscles in the barnacle goose, Branta leucopsis. J. comp. Physiol. 167, 319-327.

98. Handrich, Y., Bevan, R.M., Charrassin, J.-B., Butler, P.J., Pütz, K., Woakes, A. J., Lage, J. & LeMaho, Y. 1997. Hypothermia in foraging king penguins. Nature. 388, 64-67.

99. Bishop, C.M., Butler, P.J., El-Haj, A.J. & Egginton, S. 1998. Comparative development of captive and migratory populations of the barnacle goose. Physiol. Zool. 71, 198 - 207.

100. Deaton, K.E., Bishop, C.M. & Butler, P.J. 1998. Tissue-specific effects of hypothyroidism on postnatal muscle development in the barnacle goose. J. exp. Biol. 201, 827 - 836.

101. Boggs, D.F., Butler, P.J. & Wallace, S.E. 1998. Differential air sac pressures in diving tufted ducks (Aythya fuligula). J. exp. Biol. 201, 2665 - 2668.

102. de Leeuw, J.J., Butler, P.J., Woakes, A.J. & Zegwaard, F. 1998. Body cooling and its energetic implications for feeding and diving of tufted ducks. Physiol. Zool. 71, 720 - 730.

103. Butler, P.J. & Woakes, A. J. 1998. Behaviour and energetics of Svalbard barnacle geese during their autumn migration. Norsk Polarinst. Skr. 200, 141 - 158

104. Butler, P.J., Woakes, A.J. & Bishop, C.M. 1998. The behaviour and physiology of Svalbard barnacle geese, Branta leucopsis, during their autumn migration. J. avian Biol. 29, 536 - 545

105. Hawkins, P.A.J., Butler, P.J. & Woakes, A.J. 1998. Growth and morphology of captive female common eider ducklings, Somateria mollissima. Wildfowl. 49, 92 - 102

106. Pelsers, M.A.L., Butler, P.J., Bishop, C.M. & Glatz, J.F.C. 1999. Fatty acid-binding protein in heart and skeletal muscles of the migratory barnacle goose throughout development. Am. J. Physiol.- Regul. Integr. C. 45, R637 - R643

107. Boyd, I.L., Bevan, R.M., Woakes, A.J. & Butler, P.J. 1999. Heart rate and behavior of fur seals: implications for the measurement of field energetics.Am. J. Physiol. - Heart Circ. Physiol. 45, H844 - H857

108. Brown, D.J, Boyd, I.L., Cripps, G.C. & Butler, P.J. 1999. Fatty acid signature analysis from the milk of Antarctic fur seals and southern elephant seals from South Georgia: implications for diet determination. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 187, 251-263.

109. Bishop, C.M., McCabe, C.J., Gittoes, N.J.L., Butler, P.J. & Franklyn, J.A. 2000. Tissue-specific regulation of the thyroid hormone receptor mRNA isoforms and target gene proteins in domestic ducks. J. Endocrinol. 165, 607-615.

110. Beaumont, M.W., Taylor, E.W. & Butler, P.J. 2000. The resting membrane potential of white muscle from brown trout (Salmo trutta) exposed to copper in soft acidic water. J. exp. Biol. 203, 2229-2236.

111. Butler, P.J., Woakes, A.J., Bevan, R.M. & Stephenson, R. 2000. Heart rate and rate of oxygen consumption during flight of the barnacle goose, Branta leucopsis. Comp. Biochem. Physiol. A. 126, 379-385.

112. Hawkins, P.A.J., Butler, P.J., Woakes, A.J. & Speakman, J.R. 2000. Estimatation of the rate of oxygen consumption of the common eider duck (Somateria mollisima), with some measurements of heart rate during voluntary dives. J. exp. Biol 203, 2819-2832.

113. Beaumont, M.W., Butler, P.J. & Taylor, E.W. 2000. Exposure of brown trout, Salmo trutta, to sub-lethal concentration of copper in soft acidic water: effect upon muscle metabolism and membrane potential. Aqu. Toxicol. 51, 259-272.

114. Ropert-Coudert, Y., Bost, C.-A., Handrich, Y., Bevan, R. M., Butler, P. J., Woakes, A. J. & Le Maho, Y. 2000. Impact of externally-attached loggers on the diving behaviour of the king penguin. Physiol. Biochem. Zool. 73, 438-444.

115. Green, J.A., Butler, P.J., Woakes, A.J., Boyd, I.L. & Holder, R.L. 2001. Heart rate and rate of oxygen consumption of exercising macaroni penguins. J. exp. Biol. 204, 673-684. Electronic re-print request

116. Butler, P.J. & Woakes, A.J. 2001. Seasonal hypothermia in a large migrating bird: saving energy for fat deposition? J. exp. Biol. 204, 1361-1367. Electronic re-print request

117. Froget, G., Butler, P.J., Handrich, Y. and Woakes, A.J. 2001. Heart rate as an indicator of oxygen consumption: influence of body condition in the king penguin. J. exp. Biol. 204, 2133-2144. Electronic re-print request

118. Shingles, A., McKenzie, D.J., Taylor, E.W., Moretti, A., Butler, P.J. and Ceradini, S. 2001. Effects of sublethal ammonia exposure on swimming performance in rainbow trout (Onchorhynchus mykiss). J. exp. Biol. 204, 2691-2698.

119. Boggs, D.F., Baudinette, R.V., Frappell, P. and Butler, P.J. 2001. The influence of locomotion on air sac pressures in little penguins. J. exp. Biol. 204, 3581-3586. Electronic re-print request

120. Bevan, R.M., Butler, P.J., Woakes, A.J. and Boyd, I.L. 2002. The energetics of gentoo penguins, Pygoscelis papua, during the breeding season. Func. Ecol. 16, 175-190. Electronic re-print request

121. Guillemette, M., Woakes, A.J., Flagstad, A. and Butler, P.J. 2002. Effects of data-loggers implanted for a full year in female common eiders. The Condor 104, 448-452.

122. Butler, P.J., Frappell, P.B., Wang, T. and Wikelski, M. 2002. The relationship between heart rate and rate of oxygen consumption in Galapagos marine iguanas (Amblyrhynchus cristatus) at two different temperatures. J. exp. Biol. 205, 1917-1924. Electronic re-print request

123. Froget, G., Handrich, Y., Le Maho, Y., Rouanet, J-L., Woakes, A.J. and Butler, P.J. 2002. The heart rate - oxygen consumption relationship during cold exposure of king penguins: a comparison with that during exercise. J. exp. Biol. 205, 2511-2517. Electronic re-print request

124. Ward, S., Bishop, C.M., Woakes, A.J. and Butler, P.J. 2002. Relationships between heart rate and rate of oxygen consumption in flying and walking barnacle geese (Branta leucopsis) and bar-headed geese (Anser indicus). J. exp. Biol. 205, 3347-3356. Electronic re-print request

125. Bishop, C.M., Ward, S., Woakes, A.J. and Butler, P.J. 2002. The energetics of barnacle geese (Branta leucopsis) flying in captive and wild conditions. Comp. Biochem. Physiol. 133. 225-237.

126. Green, J.A., Butler, P.J., Woakes, A.J. and Boyd, I.L. 2002. The energy cost of breeding in macaroni penguins at South Georgia. Func. Ecol. 205: 671-681

127. Parkes, R., Halsey, L.G., Woakes, A. J., Holder, R. L. and Butler, P. J. (2002) Oxygen resaturation during post dive recovery in a diving bird, Aythya fuligula. Implications for optimal foraging models. J. Exp. Biol. 206: 3945-3954

128. Green, J. A., Butler, P. J., Woakes, A. J. and Boyd, I. L. (2003) Energetics of diving macaroni penguins. J. Exp. Biol. 206: 43-57

129. Beaumont. M.W., Butler, P.J. and Taylor, E.W. 2002. Exposure of brown trout, Salmo trutta, to a sub-lethal concentration of copper in soft acidic water: effects upon gas exchange and ammonia accumulation. J. exp. Biol (in press).

130. Halsey, L., Butler, P.J. and Woakes, A.J. 2002. Testing optimal foraging models for air-breathing divers. An. Behav. (in press)..Electronic re-print request Halsey, L., Butler, P.J. and Woakes, A.J. 2002

131: Phillips, R. A., Green, J. A., Phalan, B., Croxhall, J. P. and Butler, P. J. (2003) Chick metabolic rate and growth in three species of albatross: a comparative study. Comp. Biochem. Physiol. A. 135: 185-193

132: Halsey, L. G., Reed, J. Z., Woakes, A. J. and Butler, P. J. (2003) The influence of oxygen and carbon dioxide on diving behaviour of tufted ducks, Aythya fuligula. Physiol. Biochem. Zool. 76: 436-446

133: Green, J. A., Butler, P. J., Woakes, A. J. and Boyd, I. L. (2004) Enegetics of the moult fast in female macaroni penguins (Eudyptes chrysolophus). Physiol. Biochem. Zool. 35: 153-161

134: Green, J. A., Tanton, J. L., Woakes, A. J., Boyd, A. J. and Butler, P. J. (2004) Effects of long-term implanted data loggers on macaroni penguins. J. Av. Bio. 35: 370-376

135: Hayes, R. A., Regondi, S., Winter, M. J., Butler, P. J., Agradi, E., Taylor, E. W. and Chipman, J. K. (2004) Cloning of chub metallothionein cDNA and development of competitive RT-PCR of chub metallothionein mRNA as a potential biomarker of heavy metal exposure. Mar. Env. Res. 48: 665-669

136: Watkins, E. J., Kenyon, B. and Butler, P. J. (2004) Post-hatch growth and functional development of the digestive system in wild and domesticated ducks. Brit. Poult. Sci. 45: 331-341

137: Bonser, R. H. C., Deaton, K. E., Bishop, C. M. and Butler, P. J. (2004) The effect of impaired thyroid function during development on the mechanical properties of avian bone. J. Exp. Zool. 301A: 636-641

138: Fahlman, A., Handrich, Y., Woakes, A. J., Bost, C-A, Holder, R., Duchamp, C. and Butler, P. J. (2004) The effect of fasting on the VO2 and fH relationship in king penguins, Aptenodytes patagonicus 287: R870-R877

139: Froget, G., Butler, P. J., Woakes, A. J., Fahlman, A., Kuntz, G., Le Maho, Y. and Handrich, Y. (2004) Heart rate and energetics of free-ranging king penguins (Aptenodytes patagonicus). J. Exp. Biol. 207: 3917-3926

140      Winter, M.J., Day, N., Hayes, R.A., Taylor, E.W., Butler, P.J. and Chipman, J.K. 2004. DNA strand breaks and adducts determined in feral and caged chub (Leuciscus cephalus) exposed to rivers exhibiting variable water quality in Birmingham, UK. Mut. Res. 552, 163-175.

141      Halsey, L.G., Butler, P.J. and Woakes, A.J. 2005. Breathing hypoxic gas affects the physiology as well and the diving behaviour of tufted ducks. Physiol. Biochem. Zool. 78, 273-284.

142      Guillemette, M., Woakes, A. J., Henaux, V., Grandbois, J-M. and Butler, P. J. 2005. The effect of depth on the diving behaviour of common eiders. Can. J. Zool. 82, 1818-1826

143      Clark, T.D, Ryan, T., Ingram, B.A., Woakes, A.J., Butler, P.J. and Frappell, P.B. 2005. Factorial aerobic scope is independent of temperature and primarily modulated by heart rate in exercising Murray cod (Maccullochella peellii peellii). Physiol. Biochem. Zool. 78, 347-355.

144      Clark, T.D., Wang, T., Butler, P.J. and Frappell, P.B. 2005. Factorial scopes of cardio-metabolic variables remain constant with changes in body temperature in the varanid lizard, Varanus rosenbergi. Am. J. Physiol. 288, R992-R997.

145      Green, J., Woakes, A., Boyd, I. and Butler, P J. 2005. Cardiovascular adjustments during locomotion in penguins. Can. J. Physiol. 83, 445-454.

146      Halsey, L.G., Wallace, S.E, Woakes, A.J., Winkler, H. and Butler P.J. 2005.  Tufted ducks Aythya fuligula do not control buoyancy during diving. J. av. Biol. 36, 261-267.

147      Clark, T.D., Butler, P.J. and Frappell, P.B. 2005. Digestive state influences the heart rate hysteresis and rates of heat exchange in the varanid lizard, Varanus rosenbergi. J. exp. Biol. 208, 2269-2276.

148      Green, J.A., Boyd, I.L., Woakes, A.J., Green, C.J. and Butler, P.J. 2005. Do seasonal changes in metabolic rate facilitate changes in diving behaviour? J. exp. Biol. 208, 2581-2593

149      Day, N. and Butler, P.J. 2005. The effects of acclimation to reversed seasonal temperatures on the swimming performance of adult brown trout Salmo trutta. J. exp. Biol. 208, 2683-2692.

150      Winter, M.J. Verweij, F., Garofalo, E., Ceradini, S., McKenzie, D. J., Williams, M. A., Taylor, E. W., Butler, P. J., van der Oost, R. and Chipman, J. K. 2005. Tissue levels and biomarkers of organic contaminants in feral and caged chub (Leuciscus cephalus) from rivers in the West Midlands, UK. Aq Toxicol. 73, 394-405.

151      Green, J. A., Boyd, I. L., Woakes, A. J. and Butler, P. J. 2005. Behavioural flexibility during year-round foraging in macaroni penguins. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 296, 183-196.

152      Fahlman, A., Schmidt, A., Handrich, Y., Woakes, A.J. and Butler, P.J. 2005. Metabolism and thermoregulation during fasting in king penguins, Aptenodytes patagonicus, in air and water. Am. J. Physiol. 289, R670-679.

153      Grémillet, D., Kuntz, G., Gilbert, C., Woakes, A.J., Butler, P.J and Le Maho, Y. 2005. Cormorants dive through the Polar night. Biol Letts 1, 469-471.

154      Grémillet, D., Kuntz, G., Woakes, A.J., Gilbert, C., Robin, J-P., Le Maho Y. and Butler. P.J. 2005. Year-round recordings of behavioural and physiological parameters reveal the survival strategy of a poorly insulated diving endotherm during the Arctic winter. J exp Biol 208, 4231-4241.

155      Green, J.A., White, C.R. and Butler, P.J. 2005. Allometric estimation of metabolic rate from heart rate in penguins. Comp Biochem Physiol A 142, 478-484.

156      Halsey, L., Brand, O.J., Woakes, A.J. and Butler, P.J. 2006. Experiments on single diving animals in the laboratory often measure dives of decreased effort. Ibis 148, 164-166

157      Watkins, E. J., Hall, A. D., Wiseman, J. and Butler, P. J. 2006. Feed metabolism and resting metabolic rate in mallards and domestic ducks. J Zool. (in press).

158      Clark, T.D., Butler, P.J. and Frappell, P.B. 2006. Factors influencing the prediction of metabolic rate in a reptile. Func. Ecol. (in press).

159      Halsey, L.G., Butler, P.J. and Blackburn, T.M. 2006. A phylogenetic analysis of the allometry of diving. Am Nat (in press).

160      McKenzie, D.J., Garofalo, E., Winter, M.J., Ceradini, S., Verweij, F., Day, N., Hayes, R., van der Oost, R., Butler, P.J., Chipman, J.K. and Taylor, E.W. 2006. Swimming performance in fish: a physiological biomarker of aquatic pollution? Phil Trans Roy Soc (in press).












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