Professor Nia Whiteley
Head of School / Professor in Zoology (Aquatic)
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Contact info
Room: Room 527, 4th floor Brambell Building
Email: n.m.whiteley@bangor.ac.uk
Phone: 01248 388080
Web: ResearchGate, Google Scholar
I graduated in Zoology from Hull University in 1982 and spent a year as a trainee in the Science Reference Section, British Library, London, before embarking on a PhD in comparative physiology at the University of Birmingham (1984-88). My PhD work on the physiological responses of lobsters to aerial exposure was followed by several postdoctoral posts investigating molecular control of muscle growth in shore crabs (1988-89), physiological/metabolic responses of freshwater crayfish to natural fluctuations in environmental variables (1989-92), and the molecular/ physiological responses of the giant Antarctic isopod to life at temperatures close to freezing (1992-95). A research visit to the University of British Columbia, Canada, enabled me to collaborate on a project studying ion exchange mechanisms in salmon during seawater acclimation (1995-96), and led to a short term project on stress responses in Antarctic fish (1997) in the Dept of Physiology, Birmingham. After completing a temporary lectureship at the School of Biological Sciences, Birmingham, I moved to Biological Sciences at Bangor in 1998, was appointed Senior Lecturer in 2010, and Reader in 2016.
My research focuses on the physiological and metabolic responses of aquatic organisms to environmental change, including underlying mechanisms and ecological implications. I use laboratory and field based studies to assess the physiological capacity of crustaceans to cope with environmental challenges, such fluctuations in temperature, salinity, O2 and CO2 levels. I specialise in studying acid-base balance, ion regulation, respiratory gas exchange, and protein turnover at different levels of biological organisation. I also examine the metabolic costs associated with such changes, and the repercussions on growth and life history traits. My work on the molecular regulation of muscle function in crustaceans, has led to an examination of changes in muscle genotype in amphipod gammarid crustaceans distributed along natural thermal gradients. Collaborative projects have examined physiological responses of marine invertebrates to elevated CO2 and warming, and the energetic costs of physiological adjustments to elevated CO2 and salinity (Saloa Project). We are currently using transgenerational studies to investigate the energetic costs associated with osmoregulation in marine amphipods.
- Commissioned report › Research › Not peer-reviewed
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Minimal latitudinal variations in the metabolic rates of temperate but not polar gammarid amphipods.
Rastrick, S. P. & Whiteley, N. M., 1 Jan 2008, 2008 ed. Unknown.Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report
- Paper › Research › Not peer-reviewed
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Effects of climate change on biomineralization in a commercial shellfish species, Mytilus edulis L.
Mackenzie, C. L., Ormondroyd, G. A., Curling, S. F., Ball, R. J., Whiteley, N. M. & Malham, S. K., 13 Mar 2013.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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Minimal latitudinal variations in metabolic rate in temperate but not polar amphipod gammarids.
Rastrick, S. P. & Whiteley, N. M., 1 Jan 2008.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
- Chapter › Research › Peer-reviewed
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Physiological responses of marine invertebrates to thermal stress
Whiteley, N. & Mackenzie, C., 11 Mar 2016, Stressors in the Marine Environment. : Physiological and Ecological Responses; Societal Implications. Solan, M. & Whiteley, N. (eds.). Oxford: Oxford University Press, p. 56-72 17 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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Responses to Environmental Stresses: Oxygen, Temperature and pH
Whiteley, N. & Taylor, T., 14 Mar 2015, Physiology: The Natural History of the Crustacea. Chang, E. & Thiel, M. (eds.). 1 ed. New York: Oxford University Press, Vol. 4. p. 320-358 39 p. (The Natural History of the Crustacea; vol. 4).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
- Chapter › Research › Not peer-reviewed
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The effects of temperature on ectotherm protein metabolism.
Whiteley, N. M., Fraser, K. P., Esterhouse, T. E. (ed.) & Petrinos, L. B. (ed.), 1 Jan 2009, Protein Biosynthesis. 2009 ed. Nova Science PublishersResearch output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
- Article › Research › Peer-reviewed
- Published
Adrenergic responses of Antarctic fishes to extreme trauma.
Whiteley, N. M. & Egginton, S., 1 Feb 2000, In: Journal of Physiology. 523, Supplement S, p. 279P-280PResearch output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Characterisation of myosin heavy chain gene variants in the fast and slow muscle fibres of gammarid amphipods
Whiteley, N. M., Magney, J. L., McCleary, S. J., Nia, S. K., El Haj, A. J. & Rock, J., 1 Oct 2010, In: Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A: Molecular and Integrative Physiology. 157, 2, p. 116-122Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Comparison of the variable loop regions of myosin heavy chain genes from Antarctic and temperate isopods.
Holmes, J. M., Whiteley, N. M., Magnay, J. L. & El Haj, A. J., 1 Mar 2002, In: Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology B - Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. 131, 3, p. 349-359Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Comparison of whole animal costs of protein synthesis among polar and temperate populations of the same species of gammarid amphipod
Whiteley, N. & Rastrick, S., May 2017, In: Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - Part A: Molecular and Integrative Physiology. 207, p. 100-106 6 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review