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46
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9833
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4599
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502

Overview

Shaun S. Killen is a researcher affiliated with the University of Glasgow in the United Kingdom. Their work concentrates largely in the field of Environmental Science, with a particular focus on Ecology. The research spans several subfields, including Ecology, Nature and Landscape Conservation, Global and Planetary Change, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, and Oceanography.

Their publication record features studies on topics such as Fish Ecology and Management Studies, Physiological and Biochemical Adaptations, Animal Behavior and Reproduction, Marine and Fisheries Research, Marine Animal Studies Overview, Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies, and Amphibian and Reptile Biology.

Frequent co-authors in their research include Daphne Cortese, Amélie Crespel, Amelia Munson, Barbara Koeck, and Jan Lindström. Shaun S. Killen has published extensively in a number of scientific venues. These include bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), the Journal of Experimental Biology, Conservation Physiology, Functional Ecology, and the Journal of Fish Biology.

Among their recent papers are these works:

  • "Big-data approaches lead to an increased understanding of the ecology of animal movement" (2022, Science)
  • "Guidelines for reporting methods to estimate metabolic rates by aquatic intermittent-flow respirometry" (2021, Journal of Experimental Biology)
  • "Intraspecific variation in thermal tolerance differs between tropical and temperate fishes" (2021, Scientific Reports)
  • "A comprehensive framework for handling location error in animal tracking data" (2020, bioRxiv [Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory])
  • "Temperature change effects on marine fish range shifts: A meta-analysis of ecological and methodological predictors" (2023, Global Change Biology)

Best Publications

  • What causes intraspecific variation in resting metabolic rate and what are its ecological consequences

    T. Burton;S. S. Killen;J. D. Armstrong;N. B. Metcalfe

  • Big-data approaches lead to an increased understanding of the ecology of animal movement

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  • The intraspecific scaling of metabolic rate with body mass in fishes depends on lifestyle and temperature.

    Shaun S. Killen;David Atkinson;David Atkinson;Douglas S. Glazier

  • Does individual variation in metabolic phenotype predict fish behaviour and performance

    N. B. Metcalfe;T. E. Van Leeuwen;S. S. Killen

  • Environmental stressors alter relationships between physiology and behaviour.

    Shaun S. Killen;Stefano Marras;Neil B. Metcalfe;David J. McKenzie

  • Fish swimming in schools save energy regardless of their spatial position

    Stefano Marras;Shaun S. Killen;Jan Lindström;David J. McKenzie

  • Little left in the tank: metabolic scaling in marine teleosts and its implications for aerobic scope

    Shaun S Killen;Isabel Costa;Joseph A Brown;A. Kurt Gamperl

  • Oxygen- and capacity-limited thermal tolerance: blurring ecology and physiology

    Fredrik Jutfelt;Tommy Norin;Rasmus Ern;Johannes Overgaard

  • Ecological influences and morphological correlates of resting and maximal metabolic rates across teleost fish species

    Shaun S. Killen;Douglas S. Glazier;Enrico L. Rezende;Timothy D. Clark;Timothy D. Clark

  • The Role of Individual Heterogeneity in Collective Animal Behaviour

    Jolle W. Jolles;Jolle W. Jolles;Andrew J. King;Shaun S. Killen

  • Fuel, fasting, fear: routine metabolic rate and food deprivation exert synergistic effects on risk-taking in individual juvenile European sea bass.

    Shaun S. Killen;Stefano Marras;David J. McKenzie

  • Aerobic capacity influences the spatial position of individuals within fish schools

    Shaun S. Killen;Stefano Marras;John F. Steffensen;John F. Steffensen;David J. McKenzie

  • The evolutionary legacy of size-selective harvesting extends from genes to populations

    Silva Uusi-Heikkilä;Andrew R. Whiteley;Anna Kuparinen;Shuichi Matsumura

  • A relationship between metabolic rate and risk-taking behaviour is revealed during hypoxia in juvenile European sea bass

    Shaun S. Killen;Shaun S. Killen;Stefano Marras;Mary R. Ryan;Paolo Domenici

  • The influence of environmental temperature and oxygen concentration on the recovery of largemouth bass from exercise: implications for live–release angling tournaments

    Cory David Suski;S. S. Killen;J. D. Kieffer;B. L. Tufts

  • Guidelines for reporting methods to estimate metabolic rates by aquatic intermittent-flow respirometry.

    Shaun S. Killen;Emil A. F. Christensen;Daphne Cortese;Daphne Cortese;Libor Závorka

  • Aerobic scope predicts dominance during early life in a tropical damselfish

    Shaun S. Killen;Matthew D. Mitchell;Jodie L. Rummer;Douglas P. Chivers

  • Growth trajectory influences temperature preference in fish through an effect on metabolic rate.

    Shaun S. Killen

  • Physiological Significance of the Weigh-In during Live-Release Angling Tournaments for Largemouth Bass

    Cory D. Suski;Shaun S. Killen;Steven J. Cooke;James D. Kieffer

  • Context dependency of trait repeatability and its relevance for management and conservation of fish populations.

    S.S. Killen;B. Adriaenssens;S. Marras;G. Claireaux

  • Physiological changes in largemouth bass caused by live-release angling tournaments in Southeastern Ontario

    Cory David Suski;Shaun S. Killen;Michael B. Morrissey;Susan G. Lund

  • Themed Issue Article: Conservation Physiology of Marine Fishes Context dependency of trait repeatability and its relevance for management and conservation of fish populations

    S. S. Killen;B. Adriaenssens;S. Marras;G. Claireaux

Frequent Co-Authors

David J. McKenzie
David J. McKenzie University of Montpellier
Paolo Domenici
Paolo Domenici National Research Council (CNR)
Jan Lindström
Jan Lindström University of Glasgow
Neil B. Metcalfe
Neil B. Metcalfe University of Glasgow
Steven J. Cooke
Steven J. Cooke Carleton University
Mark I. McCormick
Mark I. McCormick Southern Cross University
Cory D. Suski
Cory D. Suski University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Guy Claireaux
Guy Claireaux University of Western Brittany
John F. Steffensen
John F. Steffensen University of Copenhagen
Skúli Skúlason
Skúli Skúlason Hólar University College

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