Buttemer, William A.

Overview

I have a broad background in comparative physiology that has focused on physiological appraisal of animal life history. This research uses an integrative approach that combines many disciplines: physics to quantify the physical environments of animals, physiological assessment involving endocrinology, biochemistry, immunology, metabolism and free-living energetics, and ecology to place these interactions into an evolutionary context. Current projects include examining the interactive effects of malarial infection status and life-history stage on the aerobic capacity and exercise performance of Afro-European long-distance migrating passerines.

Top Publications

Year	Title
2018	Low intensity blood parasite infections do not reduce the aerobic performance of migratory birds Published in Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences
2016	A ‘slow pace of life’ in Australian old-endemic passerine birds is not accompanied by low basal metabolic rates Published in Journal of Comparative Physiology B: biochemical, systemic, and environmental physiology
2016	Energetics of communal roosting in chestnut-crowned babblers: implications for group dynamics and breeding phenology Published in The Journal of Experimental Biology
2008	Fowl play and the price of petrel: long-living Procellariiformes have peroxidation-resistant membrane composition compared with short-living Galliformes Published in Biology Letters
2008	Testosterone effects on avian basal metabolic rate and aerobic performance: Facts and artefacts Published in Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A: Molecular and Integrative Physiology
2007	Life and Death: Metabolic Rate, Membrane Composition, and Life Span of Animals Published in Physiological Reviews

Research Areas

Research Overview

Comparative and Evolutionary Physiology including:
- Physiological appraisal of life-history tradeoffs
- Stress assessment of free-living birds
- Physical bases of near-IR crypsis in leaf-sitting frogs

Selected Publications

Journal Article

Year	Title
2019	Moult-related reduction of aerobic scope in passerine birds Published In Journal of Comparative Physiology B: biochemical, systemic, and environmental physiology Volume Online First Pages 1 - 8 ISSN 0174-1578 Altmetric
2018	Geographical variation in the standard physiology of brushtail possums (Trichosurus): implications for conservation translocations Published In Conservation Physiology Volume 6 Pages 1 - 12 Altmetric
2018	Low intensity blood parasite infections do not reduce the aerobic performance of migratory birds Published In Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences Volume 285 Pages 1 - 8 ISSN 0962-8452 Altmetric
2018	Parent-embryo acoustic communication: a specialised heat vocalisation allowing embryonic eavesdropping Published In Scientific Reports Volume 8 Pages 17721-1 - 17721-7 ISSN 2045-2322 Altmetric
2016	A ‘slow pace of life’ in Australian old-endemic passerine birds is not accompanied by low basal metabolic rates Published In Journal of Comparative Physiology B: biochemical, systemic, and environmental physiology Volume 186 Pages 503 - 512 ISSN 0174-1578 Altmetric
2016	Energetics of communal roosting in chestnut-crowned babblers: implications for group dynamics and breeding phenology Published In The Journal of Experimental Biology Volume 219 Pages 3321 - 3328 ISSN 0022-0949 Altmetric
2016	Fenitrothion, an organophosphorous insecticide, impairs locomotory function and alters body temperatures in Sminthopsis macroura (Gould 1845) without reducing metabolic rates during running endurance and thermogenic performance tests Published In Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry Volume 35 Pages 152 - 162 ISSN 0730-7268 Altmetric
2014	Among- and within-individual correlations between basal and maximal metabolic rates in birds Published In The Journal of Experimental Biology Volume 217 Pages 3593 - 3596 ISSN 0022-0949 Altmetric
2014	Diet fatty acid profile, membrane composition and lifespan: an experimental study using the blowfly (Calliphora stygia) Published In Mechanisms of Ageing and Development Volume 138 Pages 15 - 25 ISSN 0047-6374 Altmetric
2013	Effect of temperature on the rate of ageing: an experimental study of the blowfly Calliphora stygia Published In PLoS One Volume 8 Pages e73781-1 - e73781-11 ISSN 1932-6203 Altmetric
2013	High muscle mitochondrial volume and aerobic capacity in a small marsupial (Sminthopsis crassicaudata) reveals flexible links between energy-use levels in mammals Published In The Journal of Experimental Biology Volume 216 Pages 1330 - 1337 ISSN 0022-0949 Altmetric
2012	Does the oxidative stress theory of aging explain longevity differences in birds? I. Mitochondrial ROS production Published In Experimental Gerontology Volume 47 Pages 203 - 210 ISSN 0531-5565 Altmetric
2012	Does the oxidative stress theory of aging explain longevity differences in birds? II. Antioxidant systems and oxidative damage Published In Experimental Gerontology Volume 47 Pages 211 - 222 ISSN 0531-5565 Altmetric
2012	Ecophysiology of avian migration in the face of current global hazards Published In Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences Volume 367 Pages 1719 - 1732 ISSN 0962-8436 Altmetric
2012	Metabolic rate and membrane fatty acid composition in birds: a comparison between long-living parrots and short-living fowl Published In Journal of Comparative Physiology B: biochemical, systemic, and environmental physiology Volume 182 Pages 127 - 137 ISSN 0174-1578 Altmetric
2011	Acute oral toxicity of the organophosphorus pesticide fenitrothion to fat-tailed and stripe-faced dunnarts and its relevance for pesticide risk assessments in Australia Published In Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry Volume 30 Pages 1163 - 1169 ISSN 0730-7268 Altmetric
2011	Adverse effects of fipronil on avian reproduction and development: maternal transfer of fipronil to eggs in zebra finch Taeniopygia guttata and in ovo exposure in chickens Gallus domesticus Published In Ecotoxicology Volume 20 Pages 653 - 660 ISSN 0963-9292 Altmetric
2011	Fipronil toxicity in northern bobwhite quail Colinus virginianus: reduced feeding behaviour and sulfone metabolite formation Published In Chemosphere Volume 83 Pages 524 - 530 ISSN 1879-1298 Altmetric
2011	Inexplicable inefficiency of avian molt? Insights from an opportunistically breeding arid-zone species, Lichenostomus penicillatus Published In PLoS One Volume 6 Page p. e16230 ISSN 1932-6203 Altmetric
2011	The long life of birds: the rat-pigeon comparison revisited Published In PLoS One Volume 6 Pages 1 - 15 ISSN 1932-6203 Altmetric
2010	Chemical composition and tissue energy density of the cuttlefish (Sepia apama) and its assimilation efficiency by Diomedea albatrosses Published In Journal of Comparative Physiology B: biochemical, systemic, and environmental physiology Volume 180 Pages 1247 - 1255 ISSN 0174-1578 Altmetric
2010	Citrate synthase activity does not account for age-related differences in maximum aerobic performance in House Sparrows (Passer domesticus) Published In Australian Zoologist Volume 35 Pages 378 - 382 ISSN 0067-2238
2009	Plasma cholinesterase characteristics in native Australian birds: significance for monitoring avian species for pesticide exposure Published In Emu: austral ornithology Volume 109 Pages 41 - 47 ISSN 0158-4197 Altmetric
2009	The effect of acute fenitrothion exposure on a variety of physiological indices, including avian aerobic metabolism during exercise and cold exposure Published In Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry Volume 28 Pages 388 - 394 ISSN 0730-7268 Altmetric
2008	Diacetone alcohol, a dispersant solvent, contributes to acute toxicity of a fipronil-based insecticide in a passerine bird Published In Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety Volume 71 Pages 597 - 600 ISSN 0147-6513 Altmetric
2008	Do Green and Golden Bell Frogs Litoria aurea occupy habitats with fungicidal properties? Published In Australian Zoologist Volume 34 Pages 350 - 360 ISSN 0067-2238
2008	Effects of diets high in whey, soy, red meat and milk protein on body weight maintenance in diet-induced obesity in mice Published In Nutrition and Dietetics Volume 65 Pages S53 - S59 ISSN 1446-6368 Altmetric
2008	Fenitrothion, an organophosphate, affects running endurance but not aerobic capacity in fat-tailed dunnarts (Sminthopsis crassicaudata) Published In Chemosphere Volume 72 Pages 1315 - 1320 ISSN 1879-1298 Altmetric
2008	Fowl play and the price of petrel: long-living Procellariiformes have peroxidation-resistant membrane composition compared with short-living Galliformes Published In Biology Letters Volume 4 Pages 351 - 354 ISSN 1744-9561 Altmetric
2008	Testosterone effects on avian basal metabolic rate and aerobic performance: Facts and artefacts Published In Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A: Molecular and Integrative Physiology Volume 150 Pages 204 - 210 ISSN 1095-6433 Altmetric
2008	The effect of food temperature on postprandial metabolism in albatrosses Published In The Journal of Experimental Biology Volume 211 Pages 1093 - 1101 ISSN 0022-0949 Altmetric
2007	Aging and lifestyle in birds: a comparative approach Published In Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A: Molecular and Integrative Physiology Volume 148 Pages S114 - S114 ISSN 1095-6433
2007	Differential rates of offspring provisioning in Gould's petrels: are better feeders better breeders? Published In Australian Journal of Zoology Volume 55 Pages 155 - 160 ISSN 0004-959X Altmetric
2007	Frequency-dependent physiological trade-offs between competing colour morphs Published In Biology Letters Volume 3 Pages 494 - 497 ISSN 1744-9561 Altmetric
2007	Life and Death: Metabolic Rate, Membrane Composition, and Life Span of Animals Published In Physiological Reviews Volume 87 Pages 1175 - 1213 ISSN 0031-9333 Altmetric
2007	Morphometric measures as a moderate predictor of gender in the white-browed Babbler Pomatostomus superciliosus gilgandra Published In Corella Volume 31 Pages 15 - 18 ISSN 0155-0438

Chapter

Year	Title
2010	Membrane fatty acid composition and longevity of mammals and birds Published In Longevity, Mitochondria and Oxygen Free Radicals Publisher Kerala, India: Research Signpost Pages 79 - 93 ISBN 9788130804156

Investigator On

Year	Title
2009	High throughput nitrogen analysis for ecological studies Awarded by: Australian Research Council (ARC) Funding Scheme: Linkage Infrastructure Equipment & Facilities (LIEF)
2008	Of birds and bees: membrane lipids and the determination of maximum lifespan Awarded by: Australian Research Council (ARC) Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects
2007	Flora and Fauna Research Facility Awarded by: Australian Research Council (ARC) Funding Scheme: Linkage Infrastructure Equipment & Facilities (LIEF)

Full Name

Professor William Ashley Buttemer

Mailing Address

School of Biological Sciences

University of Wollongong

Wollongong

NSW

2522

Australia

Geographic Location

Wollongong

Orcid Id

http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3176-4452 (confirmed)

Web Of Science Researcher Id

F-9573-2019

Scopus Id

6701670274

Top Publications

Year	Title
2018	Low intensity blood parasite infections do not reduce the aerobic performance of migratory birds Published in Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences
2016	A ‘slow pace of life’ in Australian old-endemic passerine birds is not accompanied by low basal metabolic rates Published in Journal of Comparative Physiology B: biochemical, systemic, and environmental physiology
2016	Energetics of communal roosting in chestnut-crowned babblers: implications for group dynamics and breeding phenology Published in The Journal of Experimental Biology
2008	Fowl play and the price of petrel: long-living Procellariiformes have peroxidation-resistant membrane composition compared with short-living Galliformes Published in Biology Letters
2008	Testosterone effects on avian basal metabolic rate and aerobic performance: Facts and artefacts Published in Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A: Molecular and Integrative Physiology
2007	Life and Death: Metabolic Rate, Membrane Composition, and Life Span of Animals Published in Physiological Reviews

Research Areas

Research Overview

Comparative and Evolutionary Physiology including:
- Physiological appraisal of life-history tradeoffs
- Stress assessment of free-living birds
- Physical bases of near-IR crypsis in leaf-sitting frogs

Selected Publications

Journal Article

Year	Title
2019	Moult-related reduction of aerobic scope in passerine birds Published In Journal of Comparative Physiology B: biochemical, systemic, and environmental physiology Volume Online First Pages 1 - 8 ISSN 0174-1578 Altmetric
2018	Geographical variation in the standard physiology of brushtail possums (Trichosurus): implications for conservation translocations Published In Conservation Physiology Volume 6 Pages 1 - 12 Altmetric
2018	Low intensity blood parasite infections do not reduce the aerobic performance of migratory birds Published In Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences Volume 285 Pages 1 - 8 ISSN 0962-8452 Altmetric
2018	Parent-embryo acoustic communication: a specialised heat vocalisation allowing embryonic eavesdropping Published In Scientific Reports Volume 8 Pages 17721-1 - 17721-7 ISSN 2045-2322 Altmetric
2016	A ‘slow pace of life’ in Australian old-endemic passerine birds is not accompanied by low basal metabolic rates Published In Journal of Comparative Physiology B: biochemical, systemic, and environmental physiology Volume 186 Pages 503 - 512 ISSN 0174-1578 Altmetric
2016	Energetics of communal roosting in chestnut-crowned babblers: implications for group dynamics and breeding phenology Published In The Journal of Experimental Biology Volume 219 Pages 3321 - 3328 ISSN 0022-0949 Altmetric
2016	Fenitrothion, an organophosphorous insecticide, impairs locomotory function and alters body temperatures in Sminthopsis macroura (Gould 1845) without reducing metabolic rates during running endurance and thermogenic performance tests Published In Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry Volume 35 Pages 152 - 162 ISSN 0730-7268 Altmetric
2014	Among- and within-individual correlations between basal and maximal metabolic rates in birds Published In The Journal of Experimental Biology Volume 217 Pages 3593 - 3596 ISSN 0022-0949 Altmetric
2014	Diet fatty acid profile, membrane composition and lifespan: an experimental study using the blowfly (Calliphora stygia) Published In Mechanisms of Ageing and Development Volume 138 Pages 15 - 25 ISSN 0047-6374 Altmetric
2013	Effect of temperature on the rate of ageing: an experimental study of the blowfly Calliphora stygia Published In PLoS One Volume 8 Pages e73781-1 - e73781-11 ISSN 1932-6203 Altmetric
2013	High muscle mitochondrial volume and aerobic capacity in a small marsupial (Sminthopsis crassicaudata) reveals flexible links between energy-use levels in mammals Published In The Journal of Experimental Biology Volume 216 Pages 1330 - 1337 ISSN 0022-0949 Altmetric
2012	Does the oxidative stress theory of aging explain longevity differences in birds? I. Mitochondrial ROS production Published In Experimental Gerontology Volume 47 Pages 203 - 210 ISSN 0531-5565 Altmetric
2012	Does the oxidative stress theory of aging explain longevity differences in birds? II. Antioxidant systems and oxidative damage Published In Experimental Gerontology Volume 47 Pages 211 - 222 ISSN 0531-5565 Altmetric
2012	Ecophysiology of avian migration in the face of current global hazards Published In Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences Volume 367 Pages 1719 - 1732 ISSN 0962-8436 Altmetric
2012	Metabolic rate and membrane fatty acid composition in birds: a comparison between long-living parrots and short-living fowl Published In Journal of Comparative Physiology B: biochemical, systemic, and environmental physiology Volume 182 Pages 127 - 137 ISSN 0174-1578 Altmetric
2011	Acute oral toxicity of the organophosphorus pesticide fenitrothion to fat-tailed and stripe-faced dunnarts and its relevance for pesticide risk assessments in Australia Published In Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry Volume 30 Pages 1163 - 1169 ISSN 0730-7268 Altmetric
2011	Adverse effects of fipronil on avian reproduction and development: maternal transfer of fipronil to eggs in zebra finch Taeniopygia guttata and in ovo exposure in chickens Gallus domesticus Published In Ecotoxicology Volume 20 Pages 653 - 660 ISSN 0963-9292 Altmetric
2011	Fipronil toxicity in northern bobwhite quail Colinus virginianus: reduced feeding behaviour and sulfone metabolite formation Published In Chemosphere Volume 83 Pages 524 - 530 ISSN 1879-1298 Altmetric
2011	Inexplicable inefficiency of avian molt? Insights from an opportunistically breeding arid-zone species, Lichenostomus penicillatus Published In PLoS One Volume 6 Page p. e16230 ISSN 1932-6203 Altmetric
2011	The long life of birds: the rat-pigeon comparison revisited Published In PLoS One Volume 6 Pages 1 - 15 ISSN 1932-6203 Altmetric
2010	Chemical composition and tissue energy density of the cuttlefish (Sepia apama) and its assimilation efficiency by Diomedea albatrosses Published In Journal of Comparative Physiology B: biochemical, systemic, and environmental physiology Volume 180 Pages 1247 - 1255 ISSN 0174-1578 Altmetric
2010	Citrate synthase activity does not account for age-related differences in maximum aerobic performance in House Sparrows (Passer domesticus) Published In Australian Zoologist Volume 35 Pages 378 - 382 ISSN 0067-2238
2009	Plasma cholinesterase characteristics in native Australian birds: significance for monitoring avian species for pesticide exposure Published In Emu: austral ornithology Volume 109 Pages 41 - 47 ISSN 0158-4197 Altmetric
2009	The effect of acute fenitrothion exposure on a variety of physiological indices, including avian aerobic metabolism during exercise and cold exposure Published In Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry Volume 28 Pages 388 - 394 ISSN 0730-7268 Altmetric
2008	Diacetone alcohol, a dispersant solvent, contributes to acute toxicity of a fipronil-based insecticide in a passerine bird Published In Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety Volume 71 Pages 597 - 600 ISSN 0147-6513 Altmetric
2008	Do Green and Golden Bell Frogs Litoria aurea occupy habitats with fungicidal properties? Published In Australian Zoologist Volume 34 Pages 350 - 360 ISSN 0067-2238
2008	Effects of diets high in whey, soy, red meat and milk protein on body weight maintenance in diet-induced obesity in mice Published In Nutrition and Dietetics Volume 65 Pages S53 - S59 ISSN 1446-6368 Altmetric
2008	Fenitrothion, an organophosphate, affects running endurance but not aerobic capacity in fat-tailed dunnarts (Sminthopsis crassicaudata) Published In Chemosphere Volume 72 Pages 1315 - 1320 ISSN 1879-1298 Altmetric
2008	Fowl play and the price of petrel: long-living Procellariiformes have peroxidation-resistant membrane composition compared with short-living Galliformes Published In Biology Letters Volume 4 Pages 351 - 354 ISSN 1744-9561 Altmetric
2008	Testosterone effects on avian basal metabolic rate and aerobic performance: Facts and artefacts Published In Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A: Molecular and Integrative Physiology Volume 150 Pages 204 - 210 ISSN 1095-6433 Altmetric
2008	The effect of food temperature on postprandial metabolism in albatrosses Published In The Journal of Experimental Biology Volume 211 Pages 1093 - 1101 ISSN 0022-0949 Altmetric
2007	Aging and lifestyle in birds: a comparative approach Published In Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A: Molecular and Integrative Physiology Volume 148 Pages S114 - S114 ISSN 1095-6433
2007	Differential rates of offspring provisioning in Gould's petrels: are better feeders better breeders? Published In Australian Journal of Zoology Volume 55 Pages 155 - 160 ISSN 0004-959X Altmetric
2007	Frequency-dependent physiological trade-offs between competing colour morphs Published In Biology Letters Volume 3 Pages 494 - 497 ISSN 1744-9561 Altmetric
2007	Life and Death: Metabolic Rate, Membrane Composition, and Life Span of Animals Published In Physiological Reviews Volume 87 Pages 1175 - 1213 ISSN 0031-9333 Altmetric
2007	Morphometric measures as a moderate predictor of gender in the white-browed Babbler Pomatostomus superciliosus gilgandra Published In Corella Volume 31 Pages 15 - 18 ISSN 0155-0438

Chapter

Year	Title
2010	Membrane fatty acid composition and longevity of mammals and birds Published In Longevity, Mitochondria and Oxygen Free Radicals Publisher Kerala, India: Research Signpost Pages 79 - 93 ISBN 9788130804156

Investigator On

Year	Title
2009	High throughput nitrogen analysis for ecological studies Awarded by: Australian Research Council (ARC) Funding Scheme: Linkage Infrastructure Equipment & Facilities (LIEF)
2008	Of birds and bees: membrane lipids and the determination of maximum lifespan Awarded by: Australian Research Council (ARC) Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects
2007	Flora and Fauna Research Facility Awarded by: Australian Research Council (ARC) Funding Scheme: Linkage Infrastructure Equipment & Facilities (LIEF)

Full Name

Professor William Ashley Buttemer

Mailing Address

School of Biological Sciences

University of Wollongong

Wollongong

NSW

2522

Australia

Geographic Location

Wollongong

Orcid Id

http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3176-4452 (confirmed)

Web Of Science Researcher Id

F-9573-2019

Scopus Id

6701670274

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Research Overview

Publications

Selected Publications

Journal Article

Chapter

Funding

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Contact

Full Name

Mailing Address

Geographic Location

Identity

Orcid Id

Web Of Science Researcher Id

Scopus Id

Overview

Top Publications

Research Areas

Research Overview

Publications

Selected Publications

Journal Article

Chapter

Funding

Investigator On

Contact

Full Name

Mailing Address

Geographic Location

Identity

Orcid Id

Web Of Science Researcher Id

Scopus Id

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