Dr Charles Bishop has links with the Animal Physiology, Behaviour and Conservation Group. Primary interests include the morphological and physiological adaptations that underlie inter- and intra-specific differences in animal locomotor abilities and in the energetic costs involved in different behaviours, especially vertebrate flight performance and migration. Techniques include the use of miniature electronic data loggers to monitor the heart rate and body motions of animals during free-ranging locomotion, and the modelling of cardiovascular variables with respect to adaptive and allometric variation. Recent model systems combining heart rate and acceleration data include the migratory physiology of bar-headed geese (Anser indicus) in Central Asia (http://barheadedgoose.bangor.ac.uk/), and the flight abilities of homing pigeons (Columba livia). Heart rate has also been measured in free-ranging fish and reptile species. The use of GPS satellite tags is also a vital part of understanding flight capabilities and studies have been undertaken on turtles, wandering albatrosses, king penguins, Manx shearwaters, Shags, razorbills, pigeons as well as migratory geese.

Position: Reader in Zoology (Avian)

Email: c.bishop@bangor.ac.uk

Location: Brambell, 4th floor, Room 533

Phone: 2315

2025

• E-gyhoeddi cyn argraffuAdjustable wind selectivity in shearwaters implies knowledge of the foraging landscape
  Harris, S., Bishop, C. M., Bond, S., Fernandes, P. G., Guilford, T., Lewin, P. J., Padget, O., Robins, P., Schneider, W., Waggitt, J., Wilmes, S.-B. & Cordes, L., 14 Ion 2025, (E-gyhoeddi cyn argraffu) Yn: Current Biology.
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2020

• CyhoeddwydExploring the relationship between flapping behaviour and accelerometer signal during ascending flight, and a new approach to calibration
  Van Walsum, T. A., Perna, A., Bishop, C. M., Murn, C. P., Collins, P. M., Wilson, R. P. & Halsey, L. G., Ion 2020, Yn: IBIS (International Journal of Avian Science). 162, 1, t. 13-26
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2019

• CyhoeddwydTackling the Tibetan Plateau in a down suit: Insights into thermoregulation by bar-headed geese during migration
  Parr, N., Bishop, C. M., Batbayar, N., Butler, P. J., Chua, B., Milsom, W. K., Scott, G. R. & Hawkes, L. A., Hyd 2019, Yn: Journal of Experimental Biology. 222, 19, jeb203695.
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2018

• CyhoeddwydThe composition of captive ruffed lemur (Varecia spp.) diets in UK zoological collections, with reference to the problems of obesity and iron storage disease
  Caravaggi, A., Plowman, A., Wright, D. J. & Bishop, C. M., 30 Ebr 2018, Yn: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research. 6, 2, t. 41-49
  Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
• CyhoeddwydWhat can seabirds tell us about the tide?
  Cooper, M., Bishop, C. M., Lewis, M., Bowers, D., Bolton, M., Owen, E. & Dodd, S., 29 Tach 2018, Yn: Ocean Science. 14, 6, t. 1483-1490 7 t.
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2017

• CyhoeddwydDo Bar-Headed Geese Train for High Altitude Flights?
  Hawkes, L. A., Batbayar, N., Butler, P. J., Chua, B., Frappell, P. B., Meir, J. U., Milsom, W. K., Natsagdorj, T., Parr, N., Scott, G. R., Takekawa, J. Y., WikeIski, M., Witt, M. J. & Bishop, C. M., 4 Gorff 2017, Yn: Integrative and Comparative Biology. 57, 2, t. 240-251
  Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
• CyhoeddwydValidating accelerometry estimates of energy expenditure across behaviours using heart rate data in a free-living seabird
  Hicks, O., Burthe, S., Daunt, F., Butler, A., Bishop, C. M. & Green, J. A., 17 Mai 2017, Yn: Journal of Experimental Biology. 220, t. 1875-1881
  Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid

2016

• CyhoeddwydFrigate birds track atmospheric conditions over months-long transoceanic flights
  Weimerskirch, H., Bishop, C., Jeanniard-du-Dot, T., Prudor, A. & Sachs, G., 31 Gorff 2016, Yn: Science. 353, 6294, t. 74-78
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2015

• CyhoeddwydAge-Related Variation in Foraging Behaviour in the Wandering Albatross at South Georgia: No Evidence for Senescence
  Froy, H., Lewis, S., Catry, P., Bishop, C. M., Forster, I. P., Fukuda, A., Higuchi, H., Phalan, B., Xavier, J. C., Nussey, D. H. & Phillips, R. A., 9 Ion 2015, Yn: PLoS ONE. 10, 9
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• CyhoeddwydHow Bar-Headed Geese Fly Over the Himalayas
  Scott, G. R., Hawkes, L. A., Frappell, P. B., Butler, P. J., Bishop, C. M. & Milsom, W. K., 1 Maw 2015, Yn: Physiology. 30, 2, t. 107-115
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• CyhoeddwydStable Isotopes Suggest Low Site Fidelity in Bar-headed Geese (Anser indicus) in Mongolia: Implications for Disease Transmission
  Bridge, E. S., Kelly, J. F., Xiao, X. M., Batbayar, N., Natsagdorj, T., Hill, N. J., Takekawa, J. Y., Hawkes, L. A., Bishop, C. M., Butler, P. J. & Newman, S. H., 1 Meh 2015, Yn: Waterbirds. 38, 2, t. 123-132
  Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
• CyhoeddwydThe roller coaster flight strategy of bar-headed geese conserves energy during Himalayan migrations
  Bishop, C. M., Spivey, R. J., Hawkes, L. A., Batbayar, N., Chua, B., Frappell, P. B., Milsom, W. K., Natsagdorj, T., Newman, S. H., Scott, G. R., Takekawa, J. Y., Wikelski, M. & Butler, P. J., 16 Ion 2015, Yn: Science. 347, 6219, t. 250-254
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2014

• CyhoeddwydAnalysing the intermittent flapping flight of a Manx Shearwater, Puffinus puffinus, and its sporadic use of a wave-meandering wing-sailing flight strategy
  Spivey, R. J., Stansfield, S. & Bishop, C. M., 24 Ebr 2014, Yn: Progress in Oceanography. 125, t. 62-73
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• CyhoeddwydAn implantable instrument for studying the long-term flight biology of migratory birds
  Spivey, R. J. & Bishop, C. M., 2 Ion 2014, Yn: Review of Scientific Instruments. 85, 1, t. -
  Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
• CyhoeddwydMaximum Running Speed of Captive Bar-Headed Geese Is Unaffected by Severe Hypoxia
  Hawkes, L. A., Butler, P. J., Frappell, P. B., Meir, J. U., Milsom, W. K., Scott, G. R. & Bishop, C. M., 7 Ebr 2014, Yn: PLoS ONE. 9, 4, t. e94015
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2013

• CyhoeddwydIntegration of exercise response and allometric scaling in endotherms
  Bishop, C. M. & Spivey, R. J., 21 Ebr 2013, Yn: Journal of Theoretical Biology. 323, t. 11-19
  Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
• CyhoeddwydInterpretation of body-mounted accelerometry in flying animals and estimation of biomechanical power
  Spivey, R. J., Spiver, R. J. & Bishop, C. M., 24 Gorff 2013, Yn: Journal of the Royal Society: Interface. 10, 87, t. 20130404
  Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
• CyhoeddwydThe paradox of extreme high-altitude migration in bar-headed geese Anser indicus
  Hawkes, L. A., Balachandran, S., Batbayar, N., Butler, P. J., Chua, B., Douglas, D. C., Frappell, P. B., Hou, Y., Milsom, W. K., Newman, S. H., Prosser, D. J., Sathiyaselvam, P., Scott, G. R., Takekawa, J. Y., Natsagdorj, T., Wikelski, M., Witt, M. J., Yan, B. & Bishop, C. M., 18 Maw 2013, Yn: Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 280, t. 1750
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2012

• CyhoeddwydEco-Virological Approach for Assessing the Role of Wild Birds in the Spread of Avian Influenza H5N1 along the Central Asian Flyway
  Newman, S. H., Hill, N. J., Spragens, K. A., Janies, D., Voronkin, I. O., Prosser, D. J., Yan, B., Lei, F., Batbayar, N., Natsagdorj, T., Bishop, C. M., Butler, P. J., Wikelski, M., Balachandran, S., Mundkur, T., Douglas, T. C. & Takekawa, J. Y., 7 Chwef 2012, Yn: PLoS ONE. 7, 2, t. e30636
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2011

• CyhoeddwydThe trans-Himalayan flights of bar-headed geese (Anser indicus)
  Hawkes, L. A., Balachandran, S., Nyambayar, B., Butler, P. J., Frappell, P. B., Milsom, W. K., Tseveenmyadag, N., Newman, S., Scott, G. R., Sathiyaselvam, P., Takekawa, J. T., Wikelski, M. & Bishop, C. M., 7 Meh 2011, Yn: PNAS. 108, 23, t. 9516-9519
  Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
• CyhoeddwydVariations in Eastern bongo (Tragelaphus eurycerus isaaci) feeding practices in UK zoological collections.
  Wright, D. J., Omed, H. M., Bishop, C. M. & Fidgett, A. L., 1 Maw 2011, Yn: Zoo Biology. 30, 2, t. 149-164
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2010

• CyhoeddwydHelping effort increases with relatedness in bell miners, but 'unrelated' helpers of both sexes still provide substantial care.
  Wright, J., McDonald, P. G., Marvelde, L. T., Kazem, A. J. & Bishop, C. M., 7 Chwef 2010, Yn: Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 277, 1680, t. 437-445
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• CyhoeddwydInter-annual variability in the home range of breeding turtles: Implications for current and future conservation management.
  Schofield, G., Hobson, V. J., Lilley, M. K., Katselidis, K. A., Bishop, C. M., Brown, P. & Hays, G. C., 1 Maw 2010, Yn: Biological Conservation. 143, 3, t. 722-730
  Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid

2009

• CyhoeddwydMicrohabitat selection by sea turtles in a dynamic thermal marine environment.
  Schofield, G., Bishop, C. M., Katselidis, K. A., Dimopoulos, P., Pantis, J. D. & Hays, G. C., 1 Ion 2009, Yn: Journal of Animal Ecology. 78, 1, t. 14-21
  Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid

2008

• CyhoeddwydHibernation in an Antarctic Fish: On Ice for Winter
  Campbell, H. A., Fraser, K. P., Bishop, C. M., Peck, L. S. & Egginton, S., 5 Maw 2008, Yn: PLoS ONE. 3, 3, t. e1743
  Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
• CyhoeddwydLinear tracks and restricted temperature ranges characterise penguin foraging pathways.
  Trathan, P. N., Bishop, C. M., Maclean, G., Brown, P., Fleming, A. & Collins, M. A., 28 Hyd 2008, Yn: Marine Ecology Progress Series. 370, t. 285-294
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2007

• CyhoeddwydLife in the fast lane: The free-ranging activity, heart rate and metabolism of an Antarctic fish tracked in temperate waters.
  Campbell, H. A., Fraser, K. P., Peck, L. S., Bishop, C. M. & Egginton, S., 28 Medi 2007, Yn: Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology. 349, 1, t. 142-151
  Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
• CyhoeddwydNovel GPS tags reveal fine-scale foraging movements of marine predators over extended time periods.
  Bishop, C., Trathan, P., MacLean, G. & Brown, P., 1 Ebr 2007, Yn: Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology A - Molecular and Integrative Physiology. 146, 4, t. S86
  Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
• CyhoeddwydNovel GPS tracking of sea turtles as a tool for conservation management
  Schofield, G., Bishop, C. M., MacLean, G., Brown, P., Baker, M., Katselidis, K. A., Dimopoulos, P., Pantis, J. D. & Hays, G. C., 24 Awst 2007, Yn: Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology. 347, 1-2, t. 58-68
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2006

• CyhoeddwydEvidence for a respiratory component, similar to mammalian respiratory sinus arrhythmia, in the heart rate variability signal from the rattlesnake, Crotalus durissus terrificus.
  Campbell, H. A., Leite, C. A., Wang, T., Skals, M., Abe, A. S., Egginton, S., Rantin, F. T., Bishop, C. M. & Taylor, E. W., 15 Gorff 2006, Yn: Journal of Experimental Biology. 209, 14, t. 2628-2636
  Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
• CyhoeddwydTwo wings good, two legs bad: The heart rate and oxygen consumption relationships of flying birds.
  Bishop, C., Garland, J. & Davies, A., 1 Ebr 2006, Yn: Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology A - Molecular and Integrative Physiology. 143, 4, t. S81
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2005

• CyhoeddwydCirculatory variables and the flight performance of birds
  Bishop, C. M., 1 Mai 2005, Yn: Journal of Experimental Biology. 208, 9, t. 1695-1708
  Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
• CyhoeddwydRecording long-term heart rate in Paranotothenia angustata using an electronic datalogger
  Campbell, H. A., Bishop, C. M., Davies, D. A. & Egginton, S., 1 Hyd 2005, Yn: Journal of Fish Biology. 67, 4, t. 1150-1156
  Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
• CyhoeddwydThe affect of additional body mass on the heart rate of pigeons during short homing flights.
  Bishop, C., Garland, J. & Davies, A., 1 Gorff 2005, Yn: Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology A - Molecular and Integrative Physiology. 141, 3, t. S103-S104
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2004

• CyhoeddwydThe effect of impaired thyroid function during development on the mechanical properties of avian bone.
  Bonser, R. H., Deaton, K. E., Bishop, C. M. & Butler, P. J., 1 Awst 2004, Yn: Journal of Experimental Zoology Part A - Comparative Experimental Biology. 301A, 8, t. 636-641
  Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid

2002

• CyhoeddwydHeart rate and the rate of oxygen consumption of flying and walking barnacle geese (Branta leucopsis) and bar-headed geese (Anser indicus).
  Ward, S., Bishop, C. M., Woakes, A. J. & Butler, P. J., 1 Tach 2002, Yn: Journal of Experimental Biology. 205, 21, t. 3347-3356
  Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
• CyhoeddwydThe energetics of barnacle geese (Branta leucopsis) flying in captive and wild conditions
  Bishop, C. M., Ward, S., Woakes, A. J. & Butler, P. J., 1 Hyd 2002, Yn: Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology A - Molecular and Integrative Physiology. 133, 2, t. 225-237
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2000

• CyhoeddwydTissue-specific regulation of thyroid hormone receptor mRNA isoforms and target gene proteins in domestic ducks
  Bishop, C. M., McCabe, C. J., Gittoes, N. J., Butler, P. J. & Franklyn, J. A., 1 Meh 2000, Yn: Journal of Endocrinology. 165, 3, t. 607-615
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• The impact of the windscape on ocean boundaries, prey availability and the foraging energetics of breeding shearwaters

  01/03/2022 – 11/04/2025 (Wedi gorffen)

• Bird Flight Energetics - from tissues to free-flight

  01/10/2017 – 01/08/2022 (Wedi gorffen)

• Limits To Sustainable Avian Flight Perf

  01/07/2008 – 01/08/2022 (Wedi gorffen)

• The Evolution Of Altruism As A Display

  01/04/2004 – 15/04/2008 (Wedi gorffen)

Offices held

• Senior Tutor SBS
• Disability Contact SBS
• Final year UG Exams Officer SBS

Committees:

• SBS Research Committee
• SBS Board of Studies

Groups:

• SBS Academic Staff
• SBS Teaching Staff