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• PhD: Allonursing in the cooperatively breeding meerkat
  University of Cambridge, 2011–2014
• BSc: Zoology
  University of St. Andrews, 2005–2009

I am a behavioural ecologistÌýinterested in the links between animal behaviour, life history and physiology, and how individuals interact with each other and their environment, primarily (but not exclusively!) in reptiles.

These interests cover a broad range of topics, from predator-prey interactions, to anthropogenic noise disturbance, to ecophysiology, and reproductive and breeding system ecology.

Currently, my research is focusing on the intersection of a few major themes:

• environmental change - particularly winter warming - and how this impacts reptile behaviour, physiology, and population dynamics
• the role of stress in wild animals
• maternal effects - how a mother's environment influences the phenotype of her offspring
• the drivers and consequences of social and prosocial behaviour

For more info, see my personal/lab .

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I am willing to supervise a PhD

2023

• Published
  MacLeod, K., English, S., Ruuskanen, S. & Taborsky, B., 1 Aug 2023, In: Journal of Experimental Biology. 226, 15, jeb245829.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

2022

• Published
  Moss, J. & MacLeod, K., 1 Oct 2022, In: Oecologia. 200, p. 259-271 13 p.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• Published
  MacLeod, K. J., Kohl, K. D., Trevelline, B. K. & Langkilde, T., 1 Jan 2022, In: Molecular Ecology. 31, 1, p. 185-196
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• Published
  MacLeod, K., Naugle, L., Brittingham, M. & Avery, J., Sept 2022, In: Journal of Zoology. 318, 1, p. 1-9
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• Published
  MacLeod, K., Monestier, C., Ferrari, M., McGhee, K., Sheriff, M. & Bell, A., 1 Dec 2022, In: Oecologia. 200, 3-4, p. 371-383 13 p.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2021

• Published
  MacLeod, K. J., Langkilde, T., Heppner, J. J., Howey, C. A. F., Sprayberry, K., Tylan, C. & Sheriff, M. J., 1 Nov 2021, In: Hormones and Behavior. 136
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• Published
  MacLeod, K. J., Langkilde, T., Venable, C. P., Ensminger, D. C. & Sheriff, M. J., 1 Nov 2021, In: Behavioral Ecology. 32, 6, p. 1330-1338
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• Published
  MacLeod, K. J., While, G. M. & Uller, T., 1 Dec 2021, In: Ecology and Evolution. 11, 23, p. 17238-17259
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2020

• Published
  Alund, M., Emery, N., Jarrett, B. J. M., MacLeod, K. J., McCreery, H. F., Mamoozadeh, N., Phillips, J. G., Schossau, J., Thompson, A. W., Warwick, A. R., Yule, K. M., Zylstra, E. R. & Gering, E., 1 Jun 2020, In: Nature Ecology and Evolution. 4, 6, p. 777-781
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2019

• Published
  Trevelline, B. K., MacLeod, K. J., Langkilde, T. & Kohl, K. D., 1 Jul 2019, In: Fems Microbiology Ecology. 95, 7
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• Published
  MacLeod, K. J., McCormick, G. L. & Langkilde, T., 26 Mar 2019, In: Scientific Reports. 9
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• Published
  Sprayberry, K., Tylan, C., Owen, D. A. S., Macleod, K. J., Sheriff, M. J. & Langkilde, T., 1 Dec 2019, In: BIOLOGICAL JOURNAL OF THE LINNEAN SOCIETY. 128, 4, p. 944-951
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• Published
  Owen, D. A. S., Sheriff, M. J., Heppner, J. J., Gerke, H., Ensminger, D. C., MacLeod, K. J. & Langkilde, T., 31 Jan 2019, In: Biology letters. 15, 1
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• Published
  Mpemba, H., Fan, Y., MacLeod, K. J., Wen, D. & Jiang, G., 26 Aug 2019, In: Applied Ecology and Environmental Research. 17, 4, p. 8219-8234
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• Published
  MacLeod, K. J., Freidenfelds, N. A., Leighton, G. M. & Langkilde, T., 1 Mar 2019, In: Journal of Zoology. 307, 3, p. 195-202
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2018

• Published
  MacLeod, K. J., Krebs, C. J., Boonstra, R. & Sheriff, M. J., 1 Mar 2018, In: Oikos. 127, 3, p. 375-380
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• Published
  Trevelline, B. K., MacLeod, K. J., Knutie, S. A., Langkilde, T. & Kohl, K. D., 31 Jul 2018, In: Biology letters. 14, 7
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• Published
  Ensminger, D. C., Langkilde, T., Owen, D. A. S., MacLeod, K. J. & Sheriff, M. J., 1 Nov 2018, In: Journal of Animal Ecology. 87, 6, p. 1685-1697
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• Published
  MacLeod, K. J. & Brouwer, L., 1 Sept 2018, In: Animal Behaviour. 143, p. 105-111
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• Published
  MacLeod, K. J., Sheriff, M. J., Ensminger, D. C., Owen, D. A. S. & Langkilde, T., 1 Nov 2018, In: General and Comparative Endocrinology. 268, p. 1-6
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2017

• Published
  MacLeod, K. J., Brekke, P., Tong, W., Ewen, J. G. & Thorogood, R., 1 Jan 2017, In: Behavioral Ecology. 28, 1, p. 131-137
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• Published
  Sheriff, M. J., Bell, A., Boonstra, R., Dantzer, B., Lavergne, S. G., McGhee, K. E., MacLeod, K. J., Winandy, L., Zimmer, C. & Love, O. P., 1 Sept 2017, In: Integrative and Comparative Biology. 57, 3, p. 437-449
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2016

• Published
  MacLeod, K. J., Brekke, P., Ewen, J. G. & Thorogood, R., 1 Sept 2016, In: Animal Behaviour. 119, p. 111-118
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2015

• Published
  MacLeod, K. J. & Clutton-Brock, T. H., 1 May 2015, In: Behavioral Ecology. 26, 3, p. 697-705
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• Published
  MacLeod, K. J., McGhee, K. E. & Clutton-Brock, T. H., 1 Jul 2015, In: Journal of Animal Ecology. 84, 4, p. 1050-1058
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2014

• Published
  Carter, A. J., Horrocks, N. P. C., Huchard, E., Logan, C. J., Lukas, D., MacLeod, K. J., Marshall, H. H., Peck, H. L., Sanderson, J. L. & Sorensen, M. C., 1 Jun 2014, In: TRENDS IN PLANT SCIENCE. 19, 6, p. 339-340
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter › peer-review
• Published
  MacLeod, K. J. & Lukas, D., 30 Jun 2014, In: Biology letters. 10, 6
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2013

• Published
  MacLeod, K. J., Nielsen, J. F. & Clutton-Brock, T. H., 1 Nov 2013, In: Animal Behaviour. 86, 5, p. 1059-1067
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• Published
  MacLeod, K. J. & Clutton-Brock, T. H., Mar 2013, In: Animal Behaviour. 85, 3, p. 645-653
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Marie SkÅ‚odowska Curie Actions Research Fellow,ÌýLund UniversityÌý2019 - 2022

Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Pennsylvania State University 2016 - 2019

Research Associate, University of Cambridge 2014 - 2016