Graeme Ruxton
Graeme Ruxton is a zoologist known for his research into behavioural ecology and evolutionary ecology.
Life and work
Ruxton received his PhD in Statistics and Modelling Science in 1992 from the University of Strathclyde. His studies focus on the evolutionary pressures on aggregation by animals, and predator-prey aspects of sensory ecology. He researched visual communication in animals at the University of Glasgow, where he was professor of theoretical ecology. In 2013 he became professor at the University of St Andrews, Scotland.
Publications
Ruxton contributed to the textbook:
Ruxton, G. D.; Speed, M. P.; Sherratt, T. N. (2004). Avoiding Attack. The Evolutionary Ecology of Crypsis, Warning Signals and Mimicry. Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-852860-4
Ruxton has published papers on antipredator adaptations including:
Ruxton G.D., Jackson A.L., Tosh C.R. 2007 Confusion of predators does not rely on specialist coordinated behavior. BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY 18 (3): 590-596 MAY-JUN
Speed M.P., Ruxton G.D. 2007 How bright and how nasty: Explaining diversity in warning signal strength. EVOLUTION 61 (3): 623-635