Professor Nia Whiteley

Head of School / Professor in Zoology (Aquatic)

n.m.whiteley@bangor.ac.uk

+44 1248 388080

Professor Nia Whiteley

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 Â鶹Íø 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.

  • PhD: The physiological basis of the lobster, Homarus gammarus, to survive out of seawater and its commercial exploitation
    University of Birmingham,
  • BSc: Zoology
    University of Hull,
  • Professional: Postgraduate Certificate in ‘Teaching in Higher Education’
  • Other: Teaching Fellowship

Energetic responses of marine crustaceans to multistressors

Studies will examine the resulting effects of changing environments on the ability of marine crabs to respond to climate change. Species and populations from habitats with differing experiences of environmental change will be exposed to differing salinities, temperatures, and CO2 levels to examine their energetic consequences. Subsequent effects on growth and feeding will also be considered in order to assess whether there are any repercussions on fitness.

Transgenerational responses of gammarid amphipods to changing environments

The influence of highly fluctuating vs constant environmental conditions on parents and offspring will be examined in the widely distributed coastal gammarid amphipods.  The influence of the parental and grand parental environment on the offspring will be investigated to examine whether amphipods from highly fluctuating environments are better suited to the conditions predicted in a future ocean, and whether these capabilities can change over several generations.

2020

  • Published
    Brown, J., Whiteley, N., Bailey, A., Graham, H., Hop, H. & Rastrick, S., 1 Dec 2020, In: Marine Environmental Research. 162, 105176.
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • Published
    McCarthy, I., Whiteley, N., Fernandez, W., Ragagnin, M., Cornwell, T., Suckling, C. & Turra, A., Jan 2020, In: Marine Environmental Research. 153, 104841.
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • Published
    Torres, G., Thomas, D. N., Whiteley, N., Wilcockson, D. C. & Gimenez Noya, L., 24 Jun 2020, In: Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 287, 1929, 20200492.
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • Published
    Karythis, S., Cornwell, T., Gimenez Noya, L., McCarthy, I., Whiteley, N. & Jenkins, S., 1 Sept 2020, In: Animal Behaviour. 167, p. 13-22
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2018

  • Published
    Rastrick, S., Graham, H., Strohmeier, T., Whiteley, N. & Strand, Ø., 1 Dec 2018, In: ICES Journal of Marine Science. 75, 6, p. 2117-2128
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • Published
    Whiteley, N., Suckling, C., Ciotti, B., Brown, J., McCarthy, I., Gimenez Noya, J. & Hauton, C., 23 Oct 2018, In: Scientific Reports. 8, 15639, p. 1-13 13 p., 8:15639.
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2017

  • Published
    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

2016

  • Published
    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

2015

  • Published
    Penney, C. M., Patton, R., Whiteley, N. M., Driedzic, W. R. & McGaw, I. J., 10 Nov 2015, In: Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A: Molecular and Integrative Physiology. 191, p. 127-139
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • Published
    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
  • Published
    McCarthy, I. D., Nicholls, R., Malham, S. K. & Whiteley, N. M., 23 Oct 2015, In: Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A: Molecular and Integrative Physiology. 191, p. 166-173
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2014

  • Published
    Mackenzie, C. L., Ormondroyd, G. A., Curling, S. F., Ball, R. J., Whiteley, N. M. & Malham, S. K., 28 Jan 2014, In: PLoS ONE. 9, 1, p. e86764
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2013

  • Published
    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
  • Published
    Mackenzie, C. L., Bell, M. C., Birchenough, S. N., Culloty, S. C., Sanderson, W. G., Whiteley, N. M. & Malham, S. K., 1 Dec 2013, In: Ocean and Coastal Management. 85, Part A, p. 1-6
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • Published
    Rastrick, S. P. & Whiteley, N. M., 27 Mar 2013, In: PLoS ONE. 8, 3, p. e60050
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2012

  • Published
    McGaw, I. J. & Whiteley, N. M., 1 Dec 2012, In: Journal of Thermal Biology. 37, 8, p. 570-578
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2011

  • Published
    Rastrick, S. P. & Whiteley, N. M., 1 Mar 2011, In: Physiological and Biochemical Zoology: Ecological and Evolutionary Approaches. 84, 2, p. 154-165
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • Published
    Wilkinson, T. J., Rock, J., Whiteley, N. M., Ovcharenko, M. O. & Ironside, J. E., 1 Aug 2011, In: International Journal for Parasitology. 41, 9, p. 959-966
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • Published
    Whiteley, N. M., Rastrick, S. P., Lunt, D. H. & Rock, J., 30 Apr 2011, In: Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology. 400, 1-2, p. 70-77
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • Published
    Whiteley, N. M., 26 May 2011, In: Marine Ecology Progress Series. 430, p. 257-271
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2010

  • Published
    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. 116-122
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2009

  • Published
    Intanai, I., Taylor, E. W. & Whiteley, N. M., 1 Mar 2009, In: Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology A - Molecular and Integrative Physiology. 152, 3, p. 372-378
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • Published
    Rock, J., Magnay, J. L., Beech, S., El Haj, A. J., Goldspink, G., Lunt, D. H. & Whiteley, N. M., 15 May 2009, In: Gene. 437, 1-2, p. 60-70
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • Published
    Oliveira Costa, F., Henzler, C. M., Lunt, D. H., Whiteley, N. & Rock, J., 10 Sept 2009, In: Systematics and Biodeiversity. 7, 4, p. 365-379
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • Published
    Whiteley, N. M., Fraser, K. P., Esterhouse, T. E. (Editor) & Petrinos, L. B. (Editor), 1 Jan 2009, Protein Biosynthesis. 2009 ed. Nova Science Publishers
    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter

2008

  • Published
    Whiteley, N. M., Rock, J., Magnay, J., Beech, S., El Haj, A. & Goldspink, G., 1 Jul 2008, In: Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology A - Molecular and Integrative Physiology. 150, 3, p. S159-S160
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • Published
    Rastrick, S. P. & Whiteley, N. M., 1 Jan 2008.
    Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
  • Published
    Rastrick, S. P. & Whiteley, N. M., 1 Jan 2008, 2008 ed. Unknown.
    Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report

2007

  • Published
    Rock, J., Ironside, J., Potter, T., Whiteley, N. M. & Lunt, D. H., 11 Apr 2007, In: Heredity. 99, 1, p. 102-111
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • Published
    McKenzie, D. J., Steffensen, J. F., Korsmeyer, K., Whiteley, N. M., Bronzi, P. & Taylor, E. W., 1 Feb 2007, In: Journal of Fish Biology. 70, 2, p. 651-658
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2006

  • Published
    Whiteley, N. M., Christiansen, J. S. & Egginton, S., 1 Dec 2006, In: Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology A - Molecular and Integrative Physiology. 145, 4, p. 493-501
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2005

  • Published
    Whiteley, N. M., Whiteley, N. & Faulkner, L. S., 1 Jan 2005, In: Physiological and Biochemical Zoology. 78, 2, p. 227-238
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2003

  • Published
    Rock, J., Faulkner, L. & Whiteley, N. M., 1 Dec 2003, In: Integrative and Comparative Biology. 43, 6, p. 957
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2002

  • Published
    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. 349-359
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • Published
    Wilson, J. M., Whiteley, N. M. & Randall, D. J., 1 Jan 2002, In: Physiological and Biochemical Zoology. 75, 3, p. 237-249
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2001

  • Published
    Whiteley, N. M., Scott, J. L., Breeze, S. J. & McCann, L., 1 Mar 2001, In: Journal of Experimental Biology. 204, 5, p. 1003-1011
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • Published
    Whiteley, N. M., Robertson, R. F., Meagor, J., El Haj, A. J. & Taylor, E. W., 1 Mar 2001, In: Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology A - Molecular and Integrative Physiology. 128, 3, p. 593-604
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2000

  • Published
    Whiteley, N. M. & Egginton, S., 1 Feb 2000, In: Journal of Physiology. 523, Supplement S, p. 279P-280P
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • Published
    Rovero, F., Hughes, R. N., Whiteley, N. & Chelazzi, G., 1 Apr 2000, In: Animal Behaviour. 59, 4, p. 705-713
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • 01/03/2024 – 15/03/2026 (Active)

  • 01/08/2013 – 21/08/2014 (Finished)

  • 01/11/2012 – 08/08/2016 (Finished)