Basic Information

Faculty

• 国際高等教育院

Professional Memberships

• International Society for Behavioral Ecology
• Ornithological Society of New Zealand
• Ornithological Society of Japan
• Ecological Society of Japan

Academic Degree

• M.Sc(University of Canterbury)
• Ph.D.(Newcastle University)

Language of Instruction

• English

ID,URL

• J-Global ID

  201601007337182532

researchmap URL

• https://researchmap.jp/7000015087

Research

Research Topics, Overview of the research

• Research Topics

  Ecology, Behaviour, Personality, Aposematism, Batesian Mimicry, Communication, Predator-Prey Interactions, Predation, Cheating, Avian Ecology and Biodiversity, Undergraduate Research, Citizen Science, Urban Ecology, Biogeography, Evolutionary Ecology, Conservation.

• Overview of the research

  There are many ways of studying animal behaviour which range from understanding the mechanisms that lead to the expression of behaviour through to understanding the fitness benefits of expressing a behaviour. I am an evolutionary biologist who studies animal behaviour mainly from the mechanistic perspective. Therefore, my research concentrates on understanding the relationships between animals’ behaviour and their physiology and environment.

Research Interests

• Mimicry
• Aposematism
• Ornithology
• Behavior
• State-based behavioural strategies
• Personality
• Predator-Prey Interactions
• Evolution
• Behaviour

Papers

• Taking it slow: the development of prey handling strategies in generalist avian predators

  Biological journal of the Linnean Society, 2018, Peer-reviewed

  
• Niche variability and age are drivers of inter- and intra-individual differences in plumage characteristics of great tits

  Current Zoology, 2018, Peer-reviewed

  
• More than the sum of their parts: a decomposition of the function of aposematic signals

  Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, 2018, Peer-reviewed

  
• Citizen Science in the class-room: the consistency of student collected data and its value in ecological hypothesis testing

  Ornithological Science, 2018, Peer-reviewed

  
• To be so bold: boldness is repeatable and related to within individual behavioural variability in North Island robins

  Ruchuan He; Emilio Pagani-Nunez; Clement Chevallier; Craig R. A. Barnett

  BEHAVIOURAL PROCESSES, Jul. 2017, Peer-reviewed

  
• The need for new categorizations of dietary specialism incorporating spatio-temporal variability of individual dietspecialization

  E. Pagani-Nunez; C. A. Barnett; H. Gu; E. Goodale

  JOURNAL OF ZOOLOGY, Sep. 2016, Peer-reviewed

  
• Mass-based condition measures and their relationship with fitness: in what condition is condition?

  C. A. Barnett; T. N. Suzuki; S. K. Sakaluk; C. F. Thompson

  JOURNAL OF ZOOLOGY, May 2015, Peer-reviewed

  
• URBAN HYMNS: HOW URBAN ENVIRONMENTS AFFECT BIRD POPULATIONS AND AVIAN SINGING BEHAVIOR

  Seabirds and Songbirds, 2015, Peer-reviewed

  
• Better the devil you know: avian predators find variation in prey toxicity aversive

  Craig A. Barnett; Melissa Bateson; Candy Rowe

  BIOLOGY LETTERS, Nov. 2014, Peer-reviewed

  
• Aggressive displays by male House Wrens are composed of multiple components that predict attack

  Craig A. Barnett; Scott K. Sakaluk; Charles F. Thompson

  JOURNAL OF FIELD ORNITHOLOGY, Mar. 2014, Peer-reviewed

  
• The sources of diurnal variation in caching behaviour of South Island Robins (Petroica australis australis)

  Craig A. Barnett; Naoko Emura

  EMU, 2014, Peer-reviewed

  
• The Ability of North Island Robins to Discriminate between Humans Is Related to Their Behavioural Type

  Craig Barnett; Matt Salter; Cl{\'{e } }ment Chevallier; Nicola Robertson; Otis Berard; Kevin C. Burns

  PLoS ONE, May 2013, Peer-reviewed

  
• Observations of Predation Attempts on Avian Nest Boxes by Japanese Martens (Martes Melampus)

  Craig A. Barnett; Norimasa Sugita; Toshitaka N. Suzuki

  Mammal Study, 2013, Peer-reviewed

  
• Aggressiveness, Boldness and Parental Food Provisioning in Male House Wrens (Troglodytes aedon)

  Craig A. Barnett; Charles F. Thompson; Scott K. Sakaluk

  ETHOLOGY, Oct. 2012, Peer-reviewed

  
• Educated predators make strategic decisions to eat defended prey according to their toxin content

  Craig A. Barnett; John Skelhorn; Melissa Bateson; Candy Rowe

  Behavioral Ecology, Mar. 2012, Peer-reviewed

  
• An observation of interspecific kleptoparasitism of North Island robins (Petroica longipes) by hihi (Notiomystis cincta)

  Notornis, 2012, Peer-reviewed

  
• An intraspecific adult killing in female Japanese Great Tits Parus major minor

  Forktail, 2012, Peer-reviewed

  
• Experimentally increased in ovo testosterone leads to increased plasma bactericidal activity and decreased cutaneous immune response in nestling house wrens

  Sandrine G. Clairardin; Craig A. Barnett; Scott K. Sakaluk; Charles F. Thompson

  JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY, Aug. 2011, Peer-reviewed

  
• Strategic Regulation of Body Mass and Singing Behavior in New Zealand Robins

  Craig A. Barnett; James V. Briskie

  ETHOLOGY, Jan. 2011, Peer-reviewed

  
• Changes in the observed bird abundance in a modified forest at Kowhai Bush, Kaikoura

  Notornis, 2011, Peer-reviewed

  
• Turning a deaf ear: a test of the manipulating androgens hypothesis in house wrens

  Craig A. Barnett; Sandrine G. Clairardin; Charles F. Thompson; Scott K. Sakaluk

  ANIMAL BEHAVIOUR, Jan. 2011, Peer-reviewed

  
• Inbred decorated crickets exhibit higher measures of macroparasitic immunity than outbred individuals

  S. N. Gershman; C. A. Barnett; A. M. Pettinger; C. B. Weddle; J. Hunt; S. K. Sakaluk

  HEREDITY, Sep. 2010, Peer-reviewed

  
• Give 'til it hurts: trade-offs between immunity and male reproductive effort in the decorated cricket, Gryllodes sigillatus

  S. N. Gershman; C. A. Barnett; A. M. Pettinger; C. B. Weddle; J. Hunt; S. K. Sakaluk

  JOURNAL OF EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY, Apr. 2010, Peer-reviewed

  
• Silvereyes Zosterops lateralis increase incubation attentiveness in response to increased food availability

  Ibis, 2010, Peer-reviewed

  
• State-dependent decision making: educated predators strategically trade off the costs and benefits of consuming aposematic prey

  C. A. Barnett; M. Bateson; C. Rowe

  BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY, Jul. 2007, Peer-reviewed

  
• Energetic state and the performance of dawn chorus in silvereyes (Zosterops lateralis)

  Craig A. Barnett; James V. Briskie

  BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY AND SOCIOBIOLOGY, Feb. 2007, Peer-reviewed

  
• Behavioural Plasticity

  Encyclopedia of Animal Behavior, 2004, Peer-reviewed

  

Presentations

• More Than the Sum of Their Parts: A Decomposition of the Function of Aposematic Signals

  17th International Behavioral Ecology Congress, Aug. 2018

  
• The role of predator behaviour in the evolution and maintenance of Batesian mimicry

  19th Annual Meeting of the Society of Evolutionary Studies, Japan, 2017

  
• Are hatching asynchrony and size hierarchies among offspring an outcome of parental boldness?

  Ecological Society of Japan Conference, 2017

  
• Attracting and retaining undergraduate students in science through research: counting birds to understand urban bird abundance and diversity

  Ornithological Society of Japan Conference, 2016

  
• Are nestling size heirarchies an outcome of parent's boldness?

  16th International Behavioral Ecology Congress, 2016

  
• Repeatability of boldness in Japanese tits

  Japan Ornithological Society Congress, 2014

  
• Increasing Batesian mimic frequency is not always costly to the model

  International Ethological Conference, 2013

  
• THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN INTERSPECIFIC INDIVIDUAL RECOGNITION AND PERSONALITY IN NORTH ISLAND ROBINS

  14th International Behavioral Ecology Congress, 2012

  
• House wrens versus great tits: differences in aggressiveness between two Northern Hemisphere cavity nesting passerine species

  Ornithological Society of Japan Conference, 2011

  
• New Zealand robins can recognize humans, but this ability is related to personality

  Japanese Ethological Society Conference, 2011

  
• THE PHYSIOLOGY OF BEGGING: A BEHAVIOURAL SYNDROME PERSPECTIVE

  Japan Ethological Society Conference, 2011

  
• Deadbeat dads and doting fathers: evidence for the adaptive significance of behavioural syndromes in house wrens (Troglodytes aedon)

  13th International Behavioral Ecology Congress, 2010

  
• Avian predators change foraging tactics to manage their body toxin levels: the mind rules the belly

  12th International Behavioral Ecology Congress, 2008

  
• GETTING HEAVY: STATE- BASED CONSUMPTION OF CHEMICALLY DEFENDED PREY

  11th International Behavioral Ecology Congress, 2006

  
• GETTING HEAVY: STATE- BASED CONSUMPTION OF CHEMICALLY DEFENDED PREY

  European Conference on Behavioural Biology, 2006

  
• The Effect of Food Availability on the Incubation Behaviour of Silvereyes

  Scottish Conference on Animal Behaviour, 2004

  
• Why Birds Sing Diet determines how much energy goes into the dawn chorus

  Forest & Bird, 2002

  
• Is singing behaviour related to food availability?

  Ecological Society of New Zealand, 2001

  

Education

Teaching subject(s)

• From 01 Apr. 2025, To 31 Mar. 2026

  Introduction to Ecology and Evolution-E2

  N939, Fall, Institute for Liberal Arts and Sciences, 2
• From 01 Apr. 2025, To 31 Mar. 2026

  Fundamentals of Organismal and Population Biology-E2

  N938, Spring, Institute for Liberal Arts and Sciences, 2
• From 01 Apr. 2025, To 31 Mar. 2026

  ILAS Seminar-E2

  Z002, Fall, Institute for Liberal Arts and Sciences, 2
• From 01 Apr. 2025, To 31 Mar. 2026

  ILAS Seminar-E2

  Z002, Spring, Institute for Liberal Arts and Sciences, 2
• From 01 Apr. 2025, To 31 Mar. 2026

  Special Study CourseII(Biological Sciences) 3

  8706, Year-long, Faculty of Science, 12
• From 01 Apr. 2025, To 31 Mar. 2026

  Fundamental Experiments of Organismal Biology

  2733, Spring, Faculty of Science, 2
• From 01 Apr. 2025, To 31 Mar. 2026

  Laboratory work in Biological Science B

  3763, Spring, Faculty of Science, 2
• From 01 Apr. 2025, To 31 Mar. 2026

  Seminars in Biological Science B

  4732, Fall, Faculty of Science, 2
• From 01 Apr. 2025, To 31 Mar. 2026

  Laboratory work in Biological Science D

  3765, Fall, Faculty of Science, 2
• From 01 Apr. 2025, To 31 Mar. 2026

  Seminar on Animal Ecology A

  8055, Spring, Graduate School of Science, 2
• From 01 Apr. 2025, To 31 Mar. 2026

  Advanced Lectures : Community Dynamics B

  8015, Fall, Graduate School of Science, 2
• From 01 Apr. 2025, To 31 Mar. 2026

  Advanced Lectures : Community Dynamics A

  8014, Spring, Graduate School of Science, 2
• From 01 Apr. 2025, To 31 Mar. 2026

  Seminar on Animal Ecology D

  8058, Fall, Graduate School of Science, 2
• From 01 Apr. 2025, To 31 Mar. 2026

  Seminar on Animal Ecology C

  8057, Spring, Graduate School of Science, 2
• From 01 Apr. 2025, To 31 Mar. 2026

  Seminar on Animal Ecology B

  8056, Fall, Graduate School of Science, 2
• From 01 Apr. 2024, To 31 Mar. 2025

  Introduction to Ecology and Evolution-E2

  N939, Fall, Institute for Liberal Arts and Sciences, 2
• From 01 Apr. 2024, To 31 Mar. 2025

  Fundamentals of Organismal and Population Biology-E2

  N938, Spring, Institute for Liberal Arts and Sciences, 2
• From 01 Apr. 2024, To 31 Mar. 2025

  ILAS Seminar-E2

  Z002, Spring, Institute for Liberal Arts and Sciences, 2
• From 01 Apr. 2024, To 31 Mar. 2025

  ILAS Seminar-E2

  Z002, Fall, Institute for Liberal Arts and Sciences, 2
• From 01 Apr. 2024, To 31 Mar. 2025

  Special Study CourseII(Biological Sciences) 3

  8706, Year-long, Faculty of Science, 12
• From 01 Apr. 2024, To 31 Mar. 2025

  Laboratory work in Biological Science D

  3765, Fall, Faculty of Science, 2
• From 01 Apr. 2024, To 31 Mar. 2025

  Laboratory work in Biological Science B

  3763, Spring, Faculty of Science, 2
• From 01 Apr. 2024, To 31 Mar. 2025

  Fundamental Experiments of Organismal Biology

  2733, Spring, Faculty of Science, 2
• From 01 Apr. 2024, To 31 Mar. 2025

  Seminars in Biological Science B

  4732, Fall, Faculty of Science, 2
• From 01 Apr. 2024, To 31 Mar. 2025

  Seminar on Animal Ecology A

  8055, Spring, Graduate School of Science, 2
• From 01 Apr. 2024, To 31 Mar. 2025

  Advanced Lectures : Population Dynamics B

  8013, Fall, Graduate School of Science, 2
• From 01 Apr. 2024, To 31 Mar. 2025

  Advanced Lectures : Population Dynamics A

  8012, Spring, Graduate School of Science, 2
• From 01 Apr. 2024, To 31 Mar. 2025

  Seminar on Animal Ecology D

  8058, Fall, Graduate School of Science, 2
• From 01 Apr. 2024, To 31 Mar. 2025

  Seminar on Animal Ecology C

  8057, Spring, Graduate School of Science, 2
• From 01 Apr. 2024, To 31 Mar. 2025

  Seminar on Animal Ecology B

  8056, Fall, Graduate School of Science, 2
• From 01 Apr. 2023, To 31 Mar. 2024

  ILAS Seminar-E2

  Z002, Spring, Institute for Liberal Arts and Sciences, 2
• From 01 Apr. 2023, To 31 Mar. 2024

  ILAS Seminar-E2

  Z002, Fall, Institute for Liberal Arts and Sciences, 2
• From 01 Apr. 2023, To 31 Mar. 2024

  Introduction to Ecology and Evolution-E2

  N939, Fall, Institute for Liberal Arts and Sciences, 2
• From 01 Apr. 2023, To 31 Mar. 2024

  Fundamentals of Organismal and Population Biology-E2

  N938, Spring, Institute for Liberal Arts and Sciences, 2
• From 01 Apr. 2023, To 31 Mar. 2024

  Special Study CourseII(Biological Sciences) 3

  8706, Year-long, Faculty of Science, 12
• From 01 Apr. 2023, To 31 Mar. 2024

  Laboratory work in Biological Science B

  3763, Spring, Faculty of Science, 2
• From 01 Apr. 2023, To 31 Mar. 2024

  Fundamental Experiments of Organismal Biology

  2733, Spring, Faculty of Science, 2
• From 01 Apr. 2023, To 31 Mar. 2024

  Seminars in Biological Science B

  4732, Fall, Faculty of Science, 2
• From 01 Apr. 2023, To 31 Mar. 2024

  Laboratory work in Biological Science D

  3765, Fall, Faculty of Science, 2
• From 01 Apr. 2023, To 31 Mar. 2024

  Seminar on Animal Ecology A

  8055, Spring, Graduate School of Science, 2
• From 01 Apr. 2023, To 31 Mar. 2024

  Advanced Lectures : Community Dynamics B

  8015, Fall, Graduate School of Science, 2
• From 01 Apr. 2023, To 31 Mar. 2024

  Advanced Lectures : Community Dynamics A

  8014, Spring, Graduate School of Science, 2
• From 01 Apr. 2023, To 31 Mar. 2024

  Seminar on Animal Ecology D

  8058, Fall, Graduate School of Science, 2
• From 01 Apr. 2023, To 31 Mar. 2024

  Seminar on Animal Ecology C

  8057, Spring, Graduate School of Science, 2
• From 01 Apr. 2023, To 31 Mar. 2024

  Seminar on Animal Ecology B

  8056, Fall, Graduate School of Science, 2
• From 01 Apr. 2023, To 31 Mar. 2024

  Advanced Lectures : Population Dynamics A

  8012, Spring, Graduate School of Science, 2
• From 01 Apr. 2022, To 31 Mar. 2023

  Introduction to Ecology and Evolution-E2

  N939, Fall, Institute for Liberal Arts and Sciences, 2
• From 01 Apr. 2022, To 31 Mar. 2023

  Fundamentals of Organismal and Population Biology-E2

  N938, Spring, Institute for Liberal Arts and Sciences, 2
• From 01 Apr. 2022, To 31 Mar. 2023

  Laboratory work in Biological Science B

  3763, Spring, Faculty of Science, 2
• From 01 Apr. 2022, To 31 Mar. 2023

  Special Study CourseII(Biological Sciences) 3

  8706, Year-long, Faculty of Science, 12
• From 01 Apr. 2022, To 31 Mar. 2023

  Fundamental Experiments of Organismal Biology

  2733, Spring, Faculty of Science, 2
• From 01 Apr. 2022, To 31 Mar. 2023

  Seminar on Animal Ecology D

  8058, Fall, Graduate School of Science, 2
• From 01 Apr. 2022, To 31 Mar. 2023

  Seminar on Animal Ecology C

  8057, Spring, Graduate School of Science, 2
• From 01 Apr. 2022, To 31 Mar. 2023

  Seminar on Animal Ecology A

  8055, Spring, Graduate School of Science, 2
• From 01 Apr. 2022, To 31 Mar. 2023

  Laboratory work in Biological Science D

  3765, Fall, Faculty of Science, 2
• From 01 Apr. 2022, To 31 Mar. 2023

  ILAS Seminar-E2

  Z002, Spring, Institute for Liberal Arts and Sciences, 2
• From 01 Apr. 2022, To 31 Mar. 2023

  Seminar on Animal Ecology B

  8056, Fall, Graduate School of Science, 2
• From 01 Apr. 2022, To 31 Mar. 2023

  Advanced Lectures : Population Dynamics B

  8013, Fall, Graduate School of Science, 2
• From 01 Apr. 2022, To 31 Mar. 2023

  Advanced Lectures : Population Dynamics A

  8012, Spring, Graduate School of Science, 2
• From 01 Apr. 2022, To 31 Mar. 2023

  Seminars in Biological Science B

  4732, Fall, Faculty of Science, 2
• From 01 Apr. 2022, To 31 Mar. 2023

  ILAS Seminar-E2

  Z002, Fall, Institute for Liberal Arts and Sciences, 2
• From Apr. 2016, To Mar. 2017

  ILAS Seminar-E2

  Spring, 全学共通科目
• From Apr. 2016, To Mar. 2017

  ILAS Seminar-E2

  Fall, 全学共通科目
• From Apr. 2016, To Mar. 2017

  Introduction to Ecology-E2

  Spring, 全学共通科目
• From Apr. 2016, To Mar. 2017

  Introduction to Evolution-E2

  Fall, 全学共通科目
• From Apr. 2017, To Mar. 2018

  ILAS Seminar-E2

  Spring, 全学共通科目
• From Apr. 2017, To Mar. 2018

  ILAS Seminar-E2

  Fall, 全学共通科目
• From Apr. 2017, To Mar. 2018

  Introduction to Ecology-E2

  Spring, 全学共通科目
• From Apr. 2017, To Mar. 2018

  Introduction to Evolution-E2

  Fall, 全学共通科目
• From Apr. 2018, To Mar. 2019

  ILAS Seminar-E2

  Spring, 全学共通科目
• From Apr. 2018, To Mar. 2019

  ILAS Seminar-E2

  Fall, 全学共通科目
• From Apr. 2018, To Mar. 2019

  Introduction to Ecology-E2

  Spring, 全学共通科目
• From Apr. 2018, To Mar. 2019

  Introduction to Evolution-E2

  Fall, 全学共通科目
• From Apr. 2019, To Mar. 2020

  ILAS Seminar-E2

  Spring, 全学共通科目
• From Apr. 2019, To Mar. 2020

  ILAS Seminar-E2

  Fall, 全学共通科目
• From Apr. 2019, To Mar. 2020

  Introduction to Ecology-E2

  Spring, 全学共通科目
• From Apr. 2019, To Mar. 2020

  Introduction to Evolution-E2

  Fall, 全学共通科目
• From Apr. 2020, To Mar. 2021

  Fundamentals of Organismal and Population Biology-E2

  Spring, 全学共通科目
• From Apr. 2020, To Mar. 2021

  ILAS Seminar-E2 :Introduction to Bird Study - Ornithology

  Fall, 全学共通科目
• From Apr. 2020, To Mar. 2021

  ILAS Seminar-E2 :Methods in Ecology and Natural History

  Spring, 全学共通科目
• From Apr. 2020, To Mar. 2021

  Introduction to Ecology and Evolution-E2

  Fall, 全学共通科目
• From Apr. 2021, To Mar. 2022

  Fundamentals of Organismal and Population Biology-E2

  Spring, 全学共通科目
• From Apr. 2021, To Mar. 2022

  ILAS Seminar-E2 :Introduction to Bird Study - Ornithology

  Fall, 全学共通科目
• From Apr. 2021, To Mar. 2022

  ILAS Seminar-E2 :Methods in Ecology and Natural History

  Spring, 全学共通科目
• From Apr. 2021, To Mar. 2022

  Introduction to Ecology and Evolution-E2

  Fall, 全学共通科目
• From Apr. 2021, To Mar. 2022

  Fundamental Experiments of Organismal Biology

  Spring, 理学部
• From Apr. 2021, To Mar. 2022

  Seminar on Animal Ecology A

  Spring, 理学研究科
• From Apr. 2021, To Mar. 2022

  Seminar on Animal Ecology B

  Fall, 理学研究科
• From Apr. 2021, To Mar. 2022

  Seminar on Animal Ecology C

  Spring, 理学研究科
• From Apr. 2021, To Mar. 2022

  Seminar on Animal Ecology D

  Fall, 理学研究科
• From Apr. 2021, To Mar. 2022

  Seminars in Biological Science B

  Fall, 理学部
• From Apr. 2021, To Mar. 2022

  Laboratory Work in Biological Science B

  Spring, 理学部
• From Apr. 2021, To Mar. 2022

  Laboratory Work in Biological Science D

  Fall, 理学部
• From Apr. 2021, To Mar. 2022

  Special Study CourseII(Biological Sciences) 3

  Year-long, 理学部
• From Apr. 2021, To Mar. 2022

  Advanced Lectures : Community Dynamics A

  Spring, 理学研究科
• From Apr. 2021, To Mar. 2022

  Advanced Lectures : Community Dynamics B

  Fall, 理学研究科