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The following summary breaks down our total research activity into seven major topics - some of which are sub-divided. Historical and current activity in these areas can be gauged by the number of research publications in each area (1985-2001), and also the numbers of current and recently completed post doctoral (PDRAs) and research students (PhD and MSc) in each of these fields.

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Current staff numbers are denoted in red and recently completed staff (within last 3 years) in blue/green.

OBESITY RESEARCH (n = 6 papers) 2 PDRAs 2PhD

AGEING RESEARCH (n = 2 papers) 1 PDRA 1 PhD

ANIMAL ENERGETICS (n = 79 papers) 2 PDRAs 3 PhD 3 MSc

Use of isotope methods to measure aspects of energy balance and ecology (technique validation and development) (n = 29)

Quantification of daily energy demands (n = 11)

Sustained limits to daily energy expenditure (n = 12)

Thermoregulation (n = 11)

Other miscellaneous energetics papers (n = 16)

FLIGHT RESEARCH (n = 9 papers) 1 PDRA, 1 PhD

SEA TURTLE BIOLOGY (n = 8 papers) 2 PhD

BAT BIOLOGY (n = 69 papers) 1 PhD 1MSc

Bat energetics (n = 34)

The energetics and evolution of flight and echolocation (n = 13)

Activity patterns of bats - nocturnality and diurnality (n = 14)

Emergence behaviour (n = 5)

Bat distributions (n = 3)

FORAGING ENERGETICS (n = 6 papers)

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