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Scopus Author ID: 56116992300
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evolutionary biology, behavioural ecology

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Employment (3)

University of St Andrews: St Andrews, GB

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University of Aberdeen: Aberdeen, GB

2019-10-10 to present | Lecturer (School of Biological Sciences)
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Natalie Pilakouta

University of Glasgow: Glasgow, GB

2016-08 to 2019-10 | Postdoctoral Research Associate (Institute of Biodiversity, Animal Health, and Comparative Medicine)
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Education and qualifications (2)

University of Edinburgh: Edinburgh, GB

2013-09 to 2016-11 | PhD (Evolutionary Biology)
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Yale University: New Haven, Connecticut, US

2010-09 to 2013-05 | Master of Science (Ecology and Evolutionary Biology)
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Works (30)

Parallel adaptation to geothermally-warmed habitats due to common structural variation and functional developmental pathways

2025-02-20 | Preprint
DOI: 10.1101/2025.02.17.638600
Contributors: Matthew K. Brachmann; Ana P. B. Costa; Shaun Robertson; Kate Donoghue; Natalie Pilakouta; Mark Whitehead; Xuan Liu; Bjarni Kristjansson; Skuli Skulason; Colin Selman et al.
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Predicting the effects of climate change on the fertility of aquatic animals using a meta-analytic approach

Ecology Letters
2025-01-01 | Journal article | Author
DOI: 10.1111/ele.70054
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Contributors: Amber Georgina Chatten; Isobel Grieve; Eirini Meligoniti; Claudia Hayward; Natalie Pilakouta
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Heatwaves during early development have long-term consequences for parental care in adulthood

Animal Behaviour
2024-11 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2024.08.002
Contributors: Karendeep K. Sidhu; Stamatia Zafeiri; Charlotte Malcolm; Paul Caplat; Lesley T. Lancaster; Greta Bocedi; Natalie Pilakouta
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Intraspecific Variation in Parental Care May Reflect Variation in Parental Quality

Ecology and Evolution
2024-11 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1002/ece3.70578
Contributors: Natalie Pilakouta; Elizabeth J. H. Hanlon; Per T. Smiseth
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Chronic and acute thermal stressors have non-additive effects on fertility

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences
2024-09-18 | Journal article | Author
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2024.1086
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Contributors: Natalie Pilakouta; Daniel Allan; Ellie Moore; Alison A. Russell
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Effects of parental care on the magnitude of inbreeding depression

American Naturalist
2024-02 | Journal article | Author
DOI: 10.1086/728001
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Contributors: Charlotte Patterson; Natalie Pilakouta
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A systematic map of studies testing the relationship between temperature and animal reproduction

Ecological Solutions and Evidence
2024-02-01 | Journal article | Author
DOI: 10.1002/2688-8319.12303
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Contributors: Liam R. Dougherty; Fay Frost; Maarit I. Maenpaa; Melissah Rowe; Benjamin J. Cole; Ramakrishnan Vasudeva; Patrice Pottier; Eva Schultner; Erin L. Macartney; Ina Lindenbaum et al.
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The consequences of heatwaves for animal reproduction are timing‐dependent

Functional Ecology
2023-09 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1111/1365-2435.14386
Contributors: Natalie Pilakouta; Lorelei Sellers; Rebecca Barratt; Alice Ligonniere
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A warmer environment can reduce sociability in an ectotherm

Global Change Biology
2023-01 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1111/gcb.16451
Contributors: Natalie Pilakouta; Patrick J. O'Donnell; Amélie Crespel; Marie Levet; Marion Claireaux; Joseph L. Humble; Bjarni K. Kristjánsson; Skúli Skúlason; Jan Lindström; Neil B. Metcalfe et al.
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Geothermal stickleback populations prefer cool water despite multigenerational exposure to a warm environment

Ecology and Evolution
2023-01 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1002/ece3.9654
Contributors: Natalie Pilakouta; Shaun S. Killen; Bjarni K. Kristjánsson; Skúli Skúlason; Jan Lindström; Neil B. Metcalfe; Kevin J. Parsons
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Testing the predictability of morphological evolution in contrasting thermal environments

Evolution
2023-01-01 | Journal article | Author
DOI: 10.1093/evolut/qpac018
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Contributors: Natalie Pilakouta; Joseph L. Humble; Iain D.C. Hill; Jessica Arthur; Ana P.B. Costa; Bethany A. Smith; Bjarni K. Kristjánsson; Skúli Skúlason; Shaun S. Killen; Jan Lindström et al.
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Effects of temperature on mating behaviour and mating success: A meta‐analysis

Journal of Animal Ecology
2022-08 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1111/1365-2656.13761
Contributors: Natalie Pilakouta; Anaїs Baillet
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Effects of temperature on mating behaviour and mating success: a meta-analysis

2022-05-12 | Preprint
DOI: 10.1101/2022.05.11.491542
Contributors: Natalie Pilakouta; Anaїs Baillet
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Evolvability under climate change

Evolution and Development
2021-09-03 | Journal article | Author
DOI: 10.1111/ede.12379
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Contributors: Calum S. Campbell; Colin E. Adams; Colin W. Bean; Natalie Pilakouta; Kevin J. Parsons
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Sexual selection and environmental change

Current Zoology
2021-06-01 | Other | Author
DOI: 10.1093/cz/zoab021
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PMID: 34616921
Contributors: Natalie Pilakouta; Murielle Alund
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Multigenerational exposure to elevated temperatures leads to a reduction in standard metabolic rate in the wild

Functional Ecology
2020-06 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1111/1365-2435.13538
Contributors: Natalie Pilakouta; Shaun S. Killen; Bjarni K. Kristjánsson; Skúli Skúlason; Jan Lindström; Neil B. Metcalfe; Kevin J. Parsons; Craig White
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Multigenerational exposure to elevated temperatures leads to a reduction in standard metabolic rate in the wild

2019-08-30 | Other
DOI: 10.1101/749986
Contributors: Natalie Pilakouta; Shaun S. Killen; Bjarni K. Kristjánsson; Skúli Skúlason; Jan Lindström; Neil B. Metcalfe; Kevin J. Parsons
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Geothermal stickleback populations prefer cool water despite multigenerational exposure to a warm environment

2019-04-24 | Preprint
DOI: 10.1101/615005
Contributors: Natalie Pilakouta; Shaun S. Killen; Bjarni K. Kristjánsson; Skúli Skúlason; Jan Lindström; Neil B. Metcalfe; Kevin J. Parsons
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Testing the predictability of morphological evolution in contrasting thermal environments

2019-04-19 | Other
DOI: 10.1101/609933
Contributors: Natalie Pilakouta; Joseph L. Humble; Iain D.C. Hill; Jessica Arthur; Ana P.B. Costa; Bethany A. Smith; Bjarni K. Kristjánsson; Skúli Skúlason; Shaun S. Killen; Jan Lindström et al.
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Biparental care is more than the sum of its parts: experimental evidence for synergistic effects on offspring fitness

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences
2018-08-15 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2018.0875
Contributors: Natalie Pilakouta; Elizabeth J. H. Hanlon; Per T. Smiseth
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Predation Risk Reduces a Female Preference for Heterospecific Males in the Green Swordtail

Ethology
2017-02 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1111/eth.12573
Contributors: Natalie Pilakouta; Maria A. Correa; Suzanne H. Alonzo; M. Herberstein
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Female mating preferences for outbred versus inbred males are conditional upon the female's own inbreeding status

Animal Behaviour
2017-01 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2016.11.023
Contributors: Natalie Pilakouta; Per T. Smiseth
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If you eat, I eat: Resolution of sexual conflict over consumption from a shared resource

Animal Behaviour
2016 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2015.10.016
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Maternal effects alter the severity of inbreeding depression in the offspring

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences
2016-09-14 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2016.1023
Contributors: Natalie Pilakouta; Per T. Smiseth
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Effects of prior contest experience and contest outcome on female reproductive decisions and offspring fitness

American Naturalist
2016-09-01 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1086/687392
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Sibling competition does not exacerbate inbreeding depression inthe burying beetle Nicrophorus vespilloides

Journal of Evolutionary Biology
2016-04 | Journal article | Author
DOI: 10.1111/jeb.12816
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Contributors: Natalie Pilakouta; DJ Sieber; PT Smiseth
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Sibling competition does not exacerbate inbreeding depression in the burying beetle Nicrophorus vespilloides

Journal of Evolutionary Biology
2016-01-15 | Journal article
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State-dependent cooperation in burying beetles: Parents adjust their contribution towards care based on both their own and their partner's size

Journal of Evolutionary Biology
2015 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1111/jeb.12712
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Parental care buffers against inbreeding depression in burying beetles

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
2015-06-15 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1500658112
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Predator exposure leads to a short-term reversal in female mate preferences in the green swordtail, Xiphophorus helleri

Behavioral Ecology
2014-03 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1093/beheco/art120
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Peer review (5 reviews for 5 publications/grants)

Review activity for Acta ethologica. (1)
Review activity for Animal behaviour. (1)
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Review activity for eLife (1)
Review activity for Nature climate change (1)
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