Graeme Ruxton

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Graeme Ruxton is a zoologist known for his research into behavioural ecology and evolutionary ecology.

Life and work

Ruxton received his PhD in Statistics and Modelling Science in 1992 from the University of Strathclyde. His studies focus on the evolutionary pressures on aggregation by animals, and predator-prey aspects of sensory ecology. He researched visual communication in animals at the University of Glasgow, where he was professor of theoretical ecology.[1] In 2013 he became professor at the University of St Andrews, Scotland.[2][3]

Publications

Ruxton contributed to the textbook:

  • Ruxton, G. D.; Speed, M. P.; Sherratt, T. N. (2004). Avoiding Attack. The Evolutionary Ecology of Crypsis, Warning Signals and Mimicry. Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-852860-4

Ruxton has published papers on antipredator adaptations including:

  • Ruxton G.D., Jackson A.L., Tosh C.R. 2007 Confusion of predators does not rely on specialist coordinated behavior. BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY 18 (3): 590-596 MAY-JUN
  • Speed M.P., Ruxton G.D. 2007 How bright and how nasty: Explaining diversity in warning signal strength. EVOLUTION 61 (3): 623-635
  • Merilaita S., Ruxton G.D. 2007 Aposematic signals and the relationship between conspicuousness and distinctiveness. JOURNAL OF THEORETICAL BIOLOGY 245 (2): 268-277
  • Skelhorn J., Ruxton G.D. 2006 Avian predators attack aposematic prey more forcefully when they are part of an aggregation. BIOLOGY LETTERS 2 (4): 488-490 DEC 22
  • Jackson, A.L., Beuchamp, G., Broom, M., and Ruxton, G.D. 2006 Evolution of anti-predator traits in response to a flexible targeting strategy by predators. Proceedings Of The Royal Society Of London Series B-Biological Sciences 273, 1590, 1055-1062
  • Ruxton, G. 2006 Behavioural ecology - Grasshoppers don't play possum. Nature 440, 7086, 880-880
  • Jackson, A. L. and Ruxton, G.D. 2006 Toward an individual-level understanding of vigilance: the role of social information. Behavioral Ecology 17, 4, 532-538
  • Ruxton, G.D. and Speed, M.P. 2006 How can automimicry persist when predators can preferentially consume undefended mimics? Proceedings Of The Royal Society Of London Series B-Biological Sciences 273, 1584, 373-378
  • Proctor, C.J., Broom, M., and Ruxton, G.D. 2006 Antipredator vigilance in birds: Modelling the 'edge' effect. Mathematical Biosciences 199, 1, 79-96
  • Tosh, C.R., Jackson, A.L., and Ruxton, G.D. 2006 The confusion effect in predatory neural networks. American Naturalist 167, 2, E52-E65
  • Speed, M.P., Ruxton, G.D., and Broom, M. 2006 Automimicry and the evolution of discrete prey defences. Biological Journal Of The Linnean Society 87, 3, 393-402
  • Broom, M., Speed, M.P., and Ruxton, G.D. 2006 Evolutionarily stable defence and signalling of that defence. Journal of Theoretical Biology 242, 1, 32-43
  • Skelhorn, J. and Ruxton, G.D. 2006 Avian predators attack aposematic prey more forcefully when they are part of an aggregation. Biology Letters 2, 4, 488-490
  • Inger, R., Bearhop, S., Robinson, J.A., and Ruxton, G.D. 2006 Prey choice affects the trade-off balance between predation and starvation in an avian herbivore. Animal Behaviour 71, 6, 1335-1341
  • Ruxton, G.D. and Kennedy, M.W. 2006 Peppers and poisons: the evolutionary ecology of bad taste. Journal Of Animal Ecology 75, 5, 1224-1226
  • Ruxton, G.D. and Sherrat, T.N. 2006 Aggregation, defence and warning signals: the evolutionary relationship. Proceedings Of The Royal Society Of London Series B-Biological Sciences 273, 1600, 2417-2424
  • Morrell, L.J., Lindstrom, J., and Ruxton, G.D. 2005 Why are small males aggressive? Proceedings Of The Royal Society Of London Series B-Biological Sciences 272, 1569, 1235-1241
  • Ruxton, G.D. 2005 Intimidating butterflies. Trends In Ecology & Evolution 20, 6 Special, 276-278
  • Ruxton, G.D. and Speed, M. P. 2005 Evolution: A taste for mimicry. Nature 433, 7023, 205-207
  • Speed, M.P. and Ruxton, G.D. 2005 Aposematism: what should our starting point be? Proceedings Of The Royal Society Of London Series B-Biological Sciences 272, 1561, 431-438
  • Speed, M.P., Kelly, D. J., Davidson, A. M., and Ruxton, G.D. 2005 Countershading enhances crypsis with some bird species but not others. Behavioral Ecology 16, 2, 327-334
  • Broom, M., Speed, M.P., and Ruxton, G.D. 2005 Evolutionarily stable investment in secondary defences. Functional Ecology 19, 5, 836-843
  • Speed, M.P. and Ruxton, G.D. 2005 Warning displays in spiny animals: One (more) evolutionary route to aposematism. Evolution 59, 12, 2499-2508
  • Jackson, A.L., Ruxton, G.D., Brown, S., and Sherratt, T. N. 2005 The effects of group size, shape and composition on ease of detection of cryptic prey. Behaviour 142, 6, 811-826
  • Ruxton, G.D., Fraser, C., and Broom, M. 2005 An evolutionarily stable joining policy for group foragers. Behavioral Ecology 16, 5, 856-864
  • Sherratt, T.N., Speed, M.P., and Ruxton, G.D. 2004 Natural selection on unpalatable species imposed by state-dependent foraging behaviour. Journal of Theoretical Biology 228, 2, 217-226
  • Broom, M., Luther, R.M., and Ruxton, G.D. 2004 Resistance is useless? - Extensions to the game theory of kleptoparasitism. Bulletin of Mathematical Biology 66, 6, 1645-1658
  • Ruxton, G.D., Speed, M. P., and Kelly, D.J. 2004 What, if anything, is the adaptive function of countershading? Animal Behaviour 68, 3, 445-451
  • Beauchamp, G. and Ruxton, G.D. 2003 Changes in vigilance with group size under scramble competition. American Naturalist 161, 4, 672-675
  • Ruxton, G.D. 1998 Mimicry - Sheep in wolves' clothing. Nature 394, 6696, 833-834

References

  1. ↑ Lee, Jane J. (9 February 2012). "Mystery of Zebra's Stripes Finally Solved?". ScienceNOW. Retrieved 15 February 2013. 
  2. ↑ "Prof Graeme Ruxton". University of St Andrews School of Biology. Retrieved 30 December 2013. 
  3. ↑ "Professor Graeme Ruxton". University of Glasgow Institute of Biodiversity, Animal Health and Comparative Medicine. Retrieved 30 December 2013. 

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