Associate Professor Philip Matthews
Visiting Academic
School of Biological Sciences
Journal Articles
Halsey, L.G, Matthews P.G.D., Rezende, E.L, Chauvaud, L and Robson, A.A (2015). The interactions between temperature and activity levels in driving metabolic rate: theory, with empirical validation from contrasting ectotherms. Oecologia, 177 (4), 1117-1129. doi: 10.1007/s00442-014-3190-5
Bartrim, Hamish, Matthews, Philip G. D., Lemon, Sussan and White, Craig R. (2014). Oxygen-induced plasticity in tracheal morphology and discontinuous gas exchange cycles in cockroaches Nauphoeta cinerea. Journal of Comparative Physiology B: Biochemical, Systemic, and Environmental Physiology, 184 (8), 977-990. doi: 10.1007/s00360-014-0862-8
Merritt, Lucy, Matthews, Philip G. D. and White, Craig R. (2013). Performance correlates of resting metabolic rate in garden skinks Lampropholis delicata. Journal of Comparative Physiology B, 183 (5), 663-673. doi: 10.1007/s00360-012-0736-x
Schimpf, N. G., Matthews, P. G. D. and White, C. R. (2013). Discontinuous gas exchange exhibition is a heritable trait in speckled cockroaches Nauphoeta cinerea. Journal of Evolutionary Biology, 26 (7), 1588-1597. doi: 10.1111/jeb.12093
Matthews, Philip G. D. and White, Craig R. (2013). Reversible brain inactivation induces discontinuous gas exchange in cockroaches. Journal of Experimental Biology, 216 (11), 2012-2016. doi: 10.1242/jeb.077479
Seymour, Roger S. and Matthews, Philip G. D. (2013). Physical gills in diving insects and spiders: theory and experiment. Journal of Experimental Biology, 216 (2), 164-170. doi: 10.1242/jeb.070276
Trappett, Andrew, Condon, Catriona H., White, Craig, Matthews, Phil and Wilson, Robbie S. (2013). Extravagant ornaments of male threadfin rainbowfish (Iriatherina werneri) are not costly for swimming. Functional Ecology, 27 (4), 1034-1041. doi: 10.1111/1365-2435.12097
Snelling, Edward P., Matthews, Philip G. D. and Seymour, Roger S. (2012). Allometric scaling of discontinuous gas exchange patterns in the locust Locusta migratoria throughout ontogeny. Journal of Experimental Biology, 215 (19), 3388-3393. doi: 10.1242/jeb.072769
Snelling, Edward P., Seymour, Roger S., Runciman, Sue, Matthews, Philip G. D. and White, Craig R. (2012). Symmorphosis and the insect respiratory system: a comparison between flight and hopping muscle. Journal of Experimental Biology, 215 (18), 3324-3333. doi: 10.1242/jeb.072975
Snelling, Edward P., Seymour, Roger S., Matthews, Philip G. D. and White, Craig R. (2012). Maximum metabolic rate, relative lift, wingbeat frequency and stroke amplitude during tethered flight in the adult locust Locusta migratoria. Journal of Experimental Biology, 215 (18), 3317-3323. doi: 10.1242/jeb.069799
Wawrowski, Agnes, Matthews, Philip G. D., Gleixner, Eva, Kiger, Laurent, Marden, Michael C., Hankeln, Thomas and Burmester, Thorsten (2012). Characterization of the hemoglobin of the backswimmer Anisops deanei (Hemiptera). Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 42 (9), 603-609. doi: 10.1016/j.ibmb.2012.04.007
Matthews, Philip G. D., Snelling, Edward P., Seymour, Roger S. and White, Craig R. (2012). A test of the oxidative damage hypothesis for discontinuous gas exchange in the locust Locusta migratoria. Biology Letters, 8 (4), 682-684. doi: 10.1098/rsbl.2012.0137
Matthews, Philip G. D. and White, Craig R. (2012). Discontinuous gas exchange, water loss, and metabolism in Protaetia cretica (Cetoniinae, Scarabaeidae). Physiological and Biochemical Zoology, 85 (2), 174-182. doi: 10.1086/664590
Schimpf, Natalie G., Matthews, Philip G. D. and White, Craig R. (2012). Cockroaches that exchange respiratory gases discontinuously survive food and water restriction. Evolution, 66 (2), 597-604. doi: 10.1111/j.1558-5646.2011.01456.x
White, Craig R., Kearney, Michael R., Matthews, Philip G. D., Kooijman, Sebastiaan A. L. M. and Marshall, Dustin J. (2011). A manipulative test of competing theories for metabolic scaling. American Naturalist, 178 (6), 746-754. doi: 10.1086/662666
Snelling, Edward P., Seymour, Roger S., Runciman, Sue, Matthews, Philip G. D. and White, Craig R. (2011). Symmorphosis and the insect respiratory system: Allometric variation. The Journal of Experimental Biology, 214 (19), 3225-3237. doi: 10.1242/jeb.058438
Snelling, Edward P., Seymour, Roger S., Matthews, Philip G. D., Runciman, Sue and White, Craig R. (2011). Scaling of resting and maximum hopping metabolic rate throughout the life cycle of the locust Locusta migratoria. The Journal of Experimental Biology, 214 (19), 3218-3224. doi: 10.1242/jeb.058420
Matthews, Philip G. D. and White, Craig R. (2011). Regulation of gas exchange and haemolymph pH in the cockroach Nauphoeta cinerea. Journal of Experimental Biology, 214 (18), 3062-3073. doi: 10.1242/jeb.053991
Matthews, Philip G. D. and White, Craig R. (2011). Discontinuous gas exchange in insects: Is it all in their heads?. American Naturalist, 177 (1), 130-134. doi: 10.1086/657619
Matthews, Philip G. D. and Seymour, Roger S. (2010). Compressible gas gills of diving insects: Measurements and models. Journal of Insect Physiology, 56 (5), 470-479. doi: 10.1016/j.jinsphys.2009.07.011
Schimpf, NG, Matthews, PGD, Wilson, RS and White, CR (2009). Cockroaches breathe discontinuously to reduce respiratory water loss. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY, 212 (17), 2773-2780. doi: 10.1242/jeb.031310
Matthews, Philip G. D. and Seymour, Roger S. (2008). Haemoglobin as a buoyancy regulator and oxygen supply in the backswimmer (Notonectidae, Anisops). Journal of Experimental Biology, 211 (24), 3790-3799. doi: 10.1242/jeb.018721
Matthews, Philip G. D. and Seymoura, Roger S. (2006). Anatomy of the gas canal system of Nelumbo nucifera. Aquatic Botany, 85 (2), 147-154. doi: 10.1016/j.aquabot.2006.03.002
White, Craig R., Matthews, Philip G. D. and Seymour, Roger S. (2006). Balancing the competing requirements of saltatorial and fossorial specialisation: burrowing costs in the spinifex hopping mouse, Notomys alexis. Journal of Experimental Biology, 209 (11), 2103-2113. doi: 10.1242/jeb.02233
Matthews, Philip Gordon Dougall and Seymour, Roger S. (2006). Diving insects boost their buoyancy bubbles. Nature, 441 (7090), 171-171. doi: 10.1038/441171a
Seymour, Roger S. and Matthews, Philip G. D. (2006). The role of thermogenesis in the pollination biology of the Amazon waterlily Victoria amazonica. Annals of Botany, 98 (6), 1129-1135. doi: 10.1093/aob/mcl201
Conference Papers
Lamprecht, I, Seymour, R.S., White, C.R., Matthews, P. and Wadso, L. (2009). Discontinuous ventilation in the rhinoceros beetle Oryctes nasicornis: Direct and indirect calorimetry. Budapest, Hungary: Akademiai Kiado Rt.. doi: 10.1007/s10973-008-9409-0
Matthews, Philip G. and White, Craig R. (2009). Rhinoceros beetles modulate spiracular opening to regulate haemolymph pH. Annual Main Meeting of the Society of Experimental Biology, Glasgow, UK, 28th June - 1st July, 2009. United States: Elsevier Inc.. doi: 10.1016/j.cbpa.2009.04.128
White, Craig R., Matthews, Philip G. D. and Seymour, Roger S. (2008). In situ measurement of calling metabolic rate in an Australian mole cricket, Gryllotalpa monanka. Russell V. Baudinette Memorial Symposium, Adelaide, Australia, 1-2 October 2005. New York, United States of America: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.cbpa.2006.08.030