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Peter Todd
(Lecturer)
Contact Information:
Department of Biological Sciences
National University of Singapore
Science Drive 4
Singapore 117543
Tel: 65161034
Fax: 67792486
Email: dbspat@nus.edu.sg |
Teaching
Areas:
LSM4261
- Marine Biology
LSM1103
- Biodiversity
LSM4263
- Field Studies in Biodiversity
SSS1207
- Natural Heritage of Singapore
GE2018/SSA2215
- The Biophysical Environment of Singapore
Research
Areas:
Marine
Biology, Evolutionary Ecology, Phenotypic Plasticity, Camouflage
and Functional Morphology.
Research
Interests:
As an ecologist and SCUBA diver it was almost inevitable that
I should end up studying coral reefs. I conducted my PhD here
in Singapore on phenotypic plasticity in scleractinian (stony)
corals; an extension of earlier work I did on intraspecific
variation and symmetry in corals. During a recent 2-year stint
in Scotland, I focused on crypsis and polymorphism in the shore
crab Carcinus
maenas (the only corals in those chilly waters are deep in
the sea!).
Much
of my research has involved extensive fieldwork and experimentation,
sometimes requiring the development of novel methods/techniques
for investigating morphology, patterning, and behaviour. Data
sets are frequently large and complex, making them highly suitable
for exploration with multivariate ordination statistics. In addition
to my coral and crab studies, I am presently working on gregariousness,
anti-predator defences, and genotype x environment interactions
in the giant clam Tridacna squamosa.
Editorial
Activities:
Associate
Editor - Raffles Bulletin of Zoology
Review
Editor - Aquatic Biology
International
Advisory Board Member - Singapore Journal of Tropical
Geography
Referee
for the following ISI-listed journals: Marine Ecology Progress
Series, Marine Biology, Coral Reefs, Functional Ecology, Journal
of Marine Science and Environment, Journal of Crustacean Biology,
International Journal of Oceans and Oceanography, Journal of
Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, ">Ocean
and Coastal Management, Applied Animal Behaviour Science, and
Hydrobiologia.
Selected
Publications:
Boon,
P.Y. Yeo D. C. J. and Todd, P.A. (In press) Feeding
ecology of the genus Perisesarma (Crustacea: Decapoda:
Brachyura: Sesarmidae) in Mandai Mangroves, Singapore. Journal
of Crustacean Biology.
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Huang
H., Todd, P.A. and Yeo D. C. J. (2007) Inter-
and intraspecific variations in the facial colours of mangrove Perisesarma crabs
(Crustacea: Brachyura: Sesarmidae). Hydrobiologia. DOI
10.1007/s10750-007-9169-z.
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Guest, J.R., Todd, P.A., Goh, E., Reddy, K.P.
and Sivalonganathan, B. (2007) Can giant clam (Tridacna
squamosa) populations be restored in Singapore's heavily
sedimented waters? Aquatic Conservation. DOI:10.1002/aqc.888
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Todd,
P.A., Yeo, D.C.J., Li, D. and Ladle, R.J. (2007) Citing
practices in ecology: can we believe our own words? Oikos. 116:
1599-1601
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Huang,
D., Todd, P.A. and Guest, J.R. (2007)
Locomotion and aggregation in the fluted giant clam (Tridacna
squamosa L.). Journal of Experimental Marine Biology
and Ecology. 342:
269-281.
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Ladle, R.J. and Todd, P.A. (2006) A developmental
model for predicting handedness frequencies in crabs. Acta
Oecologica. 30(03): 283-287
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Todd, P.A., Briers, R.A., Ladle, R.J., Middleton,
F. (2006) Phenotype-environment matching in the shore crab
(Carcinus maenas). Marine Biology. 148: 1357-1367.
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Brian,
J.V., Fernandes, T., Ladle, R.J., Todd, P.A. (2006) Patterns
of morphological and genetic variability in UK populations
of the shore crab (Carcinus maenas L.). Journal
of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology.
329: 47-54.
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Todd, P.A. and Chou, L.M. (2005) A Tale of
Survival: Labrador Park, Singapore. Coral Reefs. 24
(3): 391-391.
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Todd, P.A., Ladle, R.J., Briers, R. and Brunton,
A. (2005) Quantifying two-dimensional dichromatic patterns
using a photographic technique: case study on the shore crab
(Carcinus maenas, L.). Ecological
Research. 20 (4): 497-502.
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Todd, P.A., Ladle, R.J., Lewin-Koh, N.J.I.
and Chou, L.M. (2004) Flesh or Bone? Quantifying small-scale
coral morphology using with-tissue and without-tissue techniques. Marine
Biology.145 (2): 323-328.
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Todd, P.A., Sidle, R.C. and Lewin-Koh, N.J.I.
(2004) An aquarium experiment for identifying the physical
factors inducing morphological change in two massive scleractinian
corals.Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology.
299 (1): 97-133.
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Todd, P.A., Ladle, R.J., Lewin-Koh, N.J.I.
and Chou, L.M. (2004) Genotype x environment interactions in
transplanted clones of the massive corals Favia speciosa and Diploastrea
heliopora. Marine Ecology Progress Series. 271:
167-182.
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Todd, P.A., Sidle, R.C. and Chou, L.M. (2002)
Plastic corals from Singapore 2. Coral Reefs. 21 (4):
407-408.
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Todd, P.A., Sidle, R.C. and Chou, L.M. (2002)
Plastic corals from Singapore 1. Coral Reefs. 21 (4):
391-392.
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Todd,
P.A., Sanderson, P.G. and Chou, L.M. (2001) Small-scale variation
in the scleractinian coral Favia speciosa (Dana, 1846)
around Singapore. Hydrobiologia. 444: 227-235.
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