Cymwysterau
- PhD: Allonursing in the cooperatively breeding meerkat
University of Cambridge, 2011–2014 - BSc: Zoology
University of St. Andrews, 2005–2009
Diddordebau Ymchwil
I am a behavioural ecologist interested in the links between animal behaviour, life history and physiology, and how individuals interact with each other and their environment, primarily (but not exclusively!) in reptiles.
These interests cover a broad range of topics, from predator-prey interactions, to anthropogenic noise disturbance, to ecophysiology, and reproductive and breeding system ecology.
Currently, my research is focusing on the intersection of a few major themes:
- environmental change - particularly winter warming - and how this impacts reptile behaviour, physiology, and population dynamics
- the role of stress in wild animals
- maternal effects - how a mother's environment influences the phenotype of her offspring
- the drivers and consequences of social and prosocial behaviour
For more info, see my personal/lab webpage.
Cyfleoedd Project Ôl-radd
’Rydwyf yn fodlon goruchwylio cwrs PhD
Cyhoeddiadau
2023
- CyhoeddwydStress in the social context: a behavioural and eco-evolutionary perspective
MacLeod, K., English, S., Ruuskanen, S. & Taborsky, B., 1 Awst 2023, Yn: Journal of Experimental Biology. 226, 15, jeb245829.
Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl adolygu › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
2022
- CyhoeddwydA quantitative synthesis of and predictive framework for studying winter warming effects in reptiles
Moss, J. & MacLeod, K., 1 Hyd 2022, Yn: Oecologia. 200, t. 259-271 13 t.
Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid - CyhoeddwydContext-dependent effects of glucocorticoids on the lizard gut microbiome
MacLeod, K. J., Kohl, K. D., Trevelline, B. K. & Langkilde, T., 1 Ion 2022, Yn: Molecular Ecology. 31, 1, t. 185-196
Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid - CyhoeddwydGas compressor noise does not influence tree swallow nestling condition or immune response
MacLeod, K., Naugle, L., Brittingham, M. & Avery, J., Medi 2022, Yn: Journal of Zoology. 318, 1, t. 1-9
Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid - CyhoeddwydPredator-induced transgenerational plasticity in animals: a meta-analysis
MacLeod, K., Monestier, C., Ferrari, M., McGhee, K., Sheriff, M. & Bell, A., 1 Rhag 2022, Yn: Oecologia. 200, 3-4, t. 371-383 13 t.
Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
2021
- CyhoeddwydCompensating for a stressful pregnancy? Glucocorticoid treatment during gravidity reduces metabolic rate in female fence lizards post-parturition
MacLeod, K. J., Langkilde, T., Heppner, J. J., Howey, C. A. F., Sprayberry, K., Tylan, C. & Sheriff, M. J., 1 Tach 2021, Yn: Hormones and Behavior. 136
Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid - CyhoeddwydThe influence of maternal glucocorticoids on offspring phenotype in high- and low-risk environments
MacLeod, K. J., Langkilde, T., Venable, C. P., Ensminger, D. C. & Sheriff, M. J., 1 Tach 2021, Yn: Behavioral Ecology. 32, 6, t. 1330-1338
Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid - CyhoeddwydViviparous mothers impose stronger glucocorticoid-mediated maternal stress effects on their offspring than oviparous mothers
MacLeod, K. J., While, G. M. & Uller, T., 1 Rhag 2021, Yn: Ecology and Evolution. 11, 23, t. 17238-17259
Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
2020
- CyhoeddwydAcademic ecosystems must evolve to support a sustainable postdoc workforce
Alund, M., Emery, N., Jarrett, B. J. M., MacLeod, K. J., McCreery, H. F., Mamoozadeh, N., Phillips, J. G., Schossau, J., Thompson, A. W., Warwick, A. R., Yule, K. M., Zylstra, E. R. & Gering, E., 1 Meh 2020, Yn: Nature Ecology and Evolution. 4, 6, t. 777-781
Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
2019
- CyhoeddwydGestation alters the gut microbiota of an oviparous lizard
Trevelline, B. K., MacLeod, K. J., Langkilde, T. & Kohl, K. D., 1 Gorff 2019, Yn: Fems Microbiology Ecology. 95, 7
Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid - CyhoeddwydGlucocorticoids do not influence a secondary sexual trait or its behavioral expression in eastern fence lizards
MacLeod, K. J., McCormick, G. L. & Langkilde, T., 26 Maw 2019, Yn: Scientific Reports. 9
Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid - CyhoeddwydHistory of predator exposure affects cell-mediated immunity in female eastern fence lizards, Sceloporus undulatus (Squamata: Phrynosomatidae)
Sprayberry, K., Tylan, C., Owen, D. A. S., Macleod, K. J., Sheriff, M. J. & Langkilde, T., 1 Rhag 2019, Yn: BIOLOGICAL JOURNAL OF THE LINNEAN SOCIETY. 128, 4, t. 944-951
Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid - CyhoeddwydMaternal corticosterone increases thermal sensitivity of heart rate in lizard embryos
Owen, D. A. S., Sheriff, M. J., Heppner, J. J., Gerke, H., Ensminger, D. C., MacLeod, K. J. & Langkilde, T., 31 Ion 2019, Yn: Biology letters. 15, 1
Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid - CyhoeddwydThe effect of novel and familiar predator cues on prey vigilance and foraging behaviors in the greater khingan mountains, Inner Mongolia, China
Mpemba, H., Fan, Y., MacLeod, K. J., Wen, D. & Jiang, G., 26 Awst 2019, Yn: Applied Ecology and Environmental Research. 17, 4, t. 8219-8234
Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid - CyhoeddwydTree selection is linked to locomotor performance and associated noise production in a lizard
MacLeod, K. J., Freidenfelds, N. A., Leighton, G. M. & Langkilde, T., 1 Maw 2019, Yn: Journal of Zoology. 307, 3, t. 195-202
Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
2018
- CyhoeddwydFear and lethality in snowshoe hares: the deadly effects of non-consumptive predation risk
MacLeod, K. J., Krebs, C. J., Boonstra, R. & Sheriff, M. J., 1 Maw 2018, Yn: Oikos. 127, 3, t. 375-380
Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid - CyhoeddwydIn ovo microbial communities: a potential mechanism for the initial acquisition of gut microbiota among oviparous birds and lizards
Trevelline, B. K., MacLeod, K. J., Knutie, S. A., Langkilde, T. & Kohl, K. D., 31 Gorff 2018, Yn: Biology letters. 14, 7
Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid - CyhoeddwydMaternal stress alters the phenotype of the mother, her eggs and her offspring in a wild-caught lizard
Ensminger, D. C., Langkilde, T., Owen, D. A. S., MacLeod, K. J. & Sheriff, M. J., 1 Tach 2018, Yn: Journal of Animal Ecology. 87, 6, t. 1685-1697
Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid - CyhoeddwydSocial context-dependent provisioning rules in red-winged fairy-wrens do not vary with signals of increased chick need
MacLeod, K. J. & Brouwer, L., 1 Medi 2018, Yn: Animal Behaviour. 143, t. 105-111
Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid - CyhoeddwydSurvival and reproductive costs of repeated acute glucocorticoid elevations in a captive, wild animal
MacLeod, K. J., Sheriff, M. J., Ensminger, D. C., Owen, D. A. S. & Langkilde, T., 1 Tach 2018, Yn: General and Comparative Endocrinology. 268, t. 1-6
Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
2017
- CyhoeddwydDo mothers bias offspring sex ratios in carotenoid-rich environments?
MacLeod, K. J., Brekke, P., Tong, W., Ewen, J. G. & Thorogood, R., 1 Ion 2017, Yn: Behavioral Ecology. 28, 1, t. 131-137
Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid - CyhoeddwydIntegrating Ecological and Evolutionary Context in the Study of Maternal Stress
Sheriff, M. J., Bell, A., Boonstra, R., Dantzer, B., Lavergne, S. G., McGhee, K. E., MacLeod, K. J., Winandy, L., Zimmer, C. & Love, O. P., 1 Medi 2017, Yn: Integrative and Comparative Biology. 57, 3, t. 437-449
Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
2016
- CyhoeddwydMinutes matter: brief hatching asynchrony adversely affects late-hatched hihi nestlings, but not life beyond the nest
MacLeod, K. J., Brekke, P., Ewen, J. G. & Thorogood, R., 1 Medi 2016, Yn: Animal Behaviour. 119, t. 111-118
Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
2015
- CyhoeddwydLow costs of allonursing in meerkats: mitigation by behavioral change?
MacLeod, K. J. & Clutton-Brock, T. H., 1 Mai 2015, Yn: Behavioral Ecology. 26, 3, t. 697-705
Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid - CyhoeddwydNo apparent benefits of allonursing for recipient offspring and mothers in the cooperatively breeding meerkat
MacLeod, K. J., McGhee, K. E. & Clutton-Brock, T. H., 1 Gorff 2015, Yn: Journal of Animal Ecology. 84, 4, t. 1050-1058
Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
2014
- CyhoeddwydJunior scientists are sceptical of sceptics of open access: a reply to Agrawal
Carter, A. J., Horrocks, N. P. C., Huchard, E., Logan, C. J., Lukas, D., MacLeod, K. J., Marshall, H. H., Peck, H. L., Sanderson, J. L. & Sorensen, M. C., 1 Meh 2014, Yn: TRENDS IN PLANT SCIENCE. 19, 6, t. 339-340
Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Llythyr › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid - CyhoeddwydRevisiting non-offspring nursing: allonursing evolves when the costs are low
MacLeod, K. J. & Lukas, D., 30 Meh 2014, Yn: Biology letters. 10, 6
Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
2013
- CyhoeddwydFactors predicting the frequency, likelihood and duration of allonursing in the cooperatively breeding meerkat
MacLeod, K. J., Nielsen, J. F. & Clutton-Brock, T. H., 1 Tach 2013, Yn: Animal Behaviour. 86, 5, t. 1059-1067
Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid - CyhoeddwydNo evidence for adaptive sex ratio variation in the cooperatively breeding meerkat, Suricata suricatta
MacLeod, K. J. & Clutton-Brock, T. H., Maw 2013, Yn: Animal Behaviour. 85, 3, t. 645-653
Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
Blaenorol
Marie Skłodowska Curie Actions Research Fellow, Lund University 2019 - 2022
Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Pennsylvania State University 2016 - 2019
Research Associate, University of Cambridge 2014 - 2016