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DR. L. G. HALSEY
 
l.g.halsey@bham.ac.uk
 
 
 
 

Dr. L. G. Halsey
School of Biosciences
The University of Birmingham
Birmingham
B15 2TT, UK

Ph: +44 (0) 121 414 3822
Fax: +44 (0) 121 414 5925
l.g.halsey@bham.ac.uk


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PUBLICATIONS

Halsey LG, White CR, Fahlman A, Handrich Y, Butler PJ (In Press) Estimating onshore energetics in penguins; theory, application and ecological implications. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology. | PDF |

Halsey LG (In Press) ‘Travesties of Justice’: The noise to signal ratio in Association Football. Soccer and Society. 8(1). | PDF |

Halsey LG, Fahlman A, Handrich Y, Schmidt A, Woakes AJ, Butler PJ (In Press) How accurately can we estimate energetic costs in a marine top predator, the king penguin? Zoology. | PDF |

Halsey LG, Blackburn TM, Butler PJ (In Press) A comparative analysis of the diving behaviour of birds and mammals. Functional Ecology. | PDF |

Wilson RP, White CR, Quintana F, Halsey LG, Liebsch N, Martin GR, Butler PJ (In Press) Moving towards acceleration for estimates of activity-specific metabolic rate in free-living animals: the case of the cormorant. Journal of Animal Ecology. | PDF |

Bost CA, Handrich Y, Butler PJ, Fahlman A, Halsey LG, Woakes AJ, Ropert-Coudert Y (In Press) Change in dive profiles as an indicator of feeding success in king and Adelie penguins. Deep-Sea Research II. | PDF |

Halsey LG, Bezerra BM, Souto AS (In Press) Can wild common marmosets (Callithrix jacchus) solve the parallel strings task? Animal Cognition. | PDF |

Halsey LG, Butler PJ (In Press) Optimal diving behaviour and respiratory gas exchange in birds. Respiration Physiology and Neurobiology. | PDF |

Fahlman A, Halsey LG, Butler PJ, Jones DR, Schmidt A, Durand S, Froget G, Bost C-A, Woakes AJ, Duchamp C, Handrich Y (In Press) Accounting for body condition improves allometric estimates of resting metabolic rates in fasting king penguin, Aptenodytes patagonicus. Polar Biology. | PDF |

Halsey, LG, Butler, PJ, Blackburn, TM. (2006) A phylogenetic analysis of the allometry of diving. American Naturalist. 167:276-287 (with online enhancements) | PDF |

Halsey, LG, Brand, OJ, Woakes, AJ, Butler, PJ. (2006) Experiments on single diving animals in the laboratory often measure dives of decreased effort. Ibis 148:164-166 | PDF |

Green, JA, Halsey, LG, Butler, PJ. (2005) To what extent is the foraging behaviour of aquatic birds constrained by their physiology? Physiological and Biochemical Zoology. 78:766-781 | PDF |

Halsey, LG, Wallace, SE, Woakes, AJ, Winkler, H, Butler, PJ (2005) Tufted ducks Aythya fuligula do not control buoyancy during diving. Journal of Avian Biology. 36: 261-267. | PDF |

Halsey, LG, Butler, PJ, Woakes, AJ. (2005) Breathing hypoxic gas affects the physiology as well as the diving behaviour in tufted ducks. Physiological and Biochemical Zoology. 78(2): 273-284.      | PDF |

Halsey LG, Reed JZ, Woakes AJ, Butler PJ (2003) The influence of oxygen and carbon dioxide on diving behaviour of tufted ducks, (Aythya fuligula). Physiological and Biochemical Zoology. 76 (4): 436-446. | PDF |

Halsey LG, Woakes AJ, Butler PJ (2003) Testing optimal foraging models for air-breathing divers. Animal Behaviour. 65: 641-653. | PDF |

Halsey L (2002) Ultimate divers. Biologist (London) (4 Sept) 49: 161-164. | PDF |

Parkes R, Halsey LG, Woakes AJ, Holder RL, Butler PJ (2002) Oxygen uptake during post dive recovery in a diving bird (Aythya fuligula): implications for optimal foraging models. Journal of Experimental Biology. 205: 3945-3954. | PDF |

 

Other Essay Publications:

Halsey LG (2005) Pick up a penguin. Planet Earth. (Summer): 16-17. | PDF |

Halsey LG (2005) Tales from the bush. BBC Wildlife Magazine. (August) 23(8): 90. | PDF | Director's Cut |

Also published in adjusted form in: Halsey L (2003) Take a deep breath… The Marine Observer 73(361): 116-119. | PDF |

Fenn E, Halsey L (2003) Fish in extremes. Society of Experimental Biology Bulletin. (July): 20-21.
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Text matches version of the article in The Marine Observer but with different illustrations: Halsey L (2002) Take a deep breath… Planet Earth. (Winter): 16-19. | PDF |

 

Press Releases:

Halsey LG, Butler PJ, Blackburn TM (In Press) A phylogenetic analysis of the allometry of diving. American Naturalist. www.journals.uchicago.edu/AN/papers.html | PDF |

 

Conference Abstracts:

Contributed papers:

White CR*, Halsey LG, Martin GR, Butler PJ (2006) Wading, walking, waddling: the energetics of terrestrial locomotion in birds. Journal of Ornithology 147(5,1): 101. 24th International Ornithological Congress, Hamburg, Germany.

 Bost CA*, Handrich Y, Butler PJ, Halsey LG, Cotte C, Ropert-Coudert Y (2006) Feeding behaviour of penguins, a three dimensional approach. Journal of Ornithology 147(5,1): 64. 24th International Ornithological Congress, Hamburg, Germany.

 White CR*, Halsey LG, Butler PJ, Martin GR (2005) Kinematic and morphological correlates of the postural and net transport costs of pedestrian locomotion in birds. 22nd Annual Meeting of the Australian and New Zealand Society for Comparative Physiology and Biochemistry, Dunedin, New Zealand.

 Souto AS, Bezerra, BM*, Halsey LG (2005) Performance do sagui comum (Callithrix jacchus) em seu ambiente natural em solucionar o teste com fios paralelos: uma questão de individualidade e aprendizado. XI Congresso Brasileiro de Primatologia livro de resumos, Porto Alegre, Brazil.

[Performance of the common marmoset (Callithrix jacchus) in its natural environment in solving the parallel strings test: A question of individuality and learning]

 Butler PJ*, Green JA, Halsey LG (2004) To what extent is foraging behaviour of aquatic birds constrained by their physiology? Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A. 137: S24. Society for Experimental Biology Annual Meeting, Edinburgh, U.K..

 Halsey LG*, Woakes AJ, Butler PJ (2003) The influence of oxygen and carbon dioxide on diving behaviour of tufted ducks, Aythya fuligula. Revista de Etologia Suplemento 5:100.   XXVIII International Ethological Conference, Florianópolis, Brazil.

 Poster presentations:

Butler PJ*, Halsey LG (2006) Diving (ventilatory) behaviour of aquatic birds. Xth Oxford Conference on Modelling and Control of Breathing, Lake Louise, Alberta, Canada.

 Halsey LG*, White CR, Handrich Y, Butler PJ (2006) Estimating pedestrian energetics in penguins. Journal of Ornithology 147(5,1): 177. 24th International Ornithological Congress, Hamburg, Germany.

 Halsey LG*, Parkes R, Butler PJ, Woakes AJ (2002) Can diving optimality models accurately predict the behaviour of avian divers? 23rd International Ornithological Congress, Beijing, China.

 Halsey L*, Butler P, Woakes A (2002) Can diving optimality models predict adjustments in the diving behaviour of tufted ducks? [including pre-poster session short talk] The Physiologist 45(4): 332. The Power of Comparative Physiology: Evolution, Integration, and Application, San Diego, U.S.A..

 Halsey LG*, Butler PJ and Woakes AJ (2002) Can diving optimality models predict adjustments in the diving behaviour of tufted ducks? Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A 132: S31. Society for Experimental Biology Annual Meeting, Swansea, U.K..

 * Presenting author

 









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