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Claire Postlethwaite
Department of Mathematics


 

Journal articles

  • C.M.Postlethwaite, P.Brown and T.E.Dennis,
    A new multi-scale measure for analysing animal tracking data.
    Journal of Theoretical Biology, 317, 2013, 175-185.
  • Vivien Kirk, Claire M. Postlethwaite and Alastair M. Rucklidge
    Resonance in heteroclinic networks.
    To appear in SIADS, 2012.
  • M. Golubitsky and C. M. Postlethwaite,
    Feed-forward networks, center manifolds, and forcing.
    Discrete and Continuous Dynamical Systems, Series A, 32(8), 2012, 2913-2935.
  • G. Brown, C. M. Postlethwaite and M. Silber,
    Time-delayed feedback control of unstable periodic orbits near a subcritical Hopf bifurcation.
    Physica D 240, 2011, 859-871.
  • C. M. Postlethwaite and M. Walker,
    A geometric model for initial orientation errors in pigeon navigation
    Journal of Theoretical Biology, 269, 2011, 273-279.
  • Claire M. Postlethwaite
    A new mechanism for stability loss from a heteroclinic cycle.
    Dynamical Systems: An International Journal, 25(3), 2010, 305-322. PDF (348KB)
  • V. Kirk, E. Lane, C. M. Postlethwaite, A. M. Rucklidge, and M. Silber
    A mechanism for switching near a heteroclinic network.
    Dynamical Systems: An International Journal, 25(3), 2010, 323-349. PDF (620KB)
  • Claire M. Postlethwaite and J.H.P. Dawes
    Resonance bifurcations from robust homoclinic cycles.
    Nonlinearity 23, 2010, 621-642. PDF (572KB)
  • Claire M. Postlethwaite, Tiffany M. Psemeneki, Jangir Selimkhanov, Mary Silber and Malcolm A. MacIver
    Optimal movement in the prey strikes of weakly electric fish: A case study of the interplay of body plan and movement capability.
    Roy. Soc. Interface, 6(34), 2009, 417-433. PDF (2.3MB)
  • C. M. Postlethwaite
    Stabilization of long-period periodic orbits using time-delayed feedback control.
    SIADS, 8, 2009, 21-39. PDF (432KB)
  • Claire M. Postlethwaite and Mary Silber
    Stabilizing unstable periodic orbits in the Lorenz equations using time-delayed feedback control.
    Phys. Rev. E, 76, 2007, 056214. http://arxiv.org
  • Claire M. Postlethwaite and Mary Silber
    Spatial and temporal feedback of traveling wave solutions of the two-dimensional complex Ginzburg-Landau equation.
    Physica D, 236, 2007, 65-74. http://arxiv.org
  • C. M. Postlethwaite and J. H. P. Dawes
    A codimension-two resonant bifurcation from a heteroclinic cycle with complex eigenvalues.
    Dynamical Systems: An International Journal, 21(3), 2006, 313-336. PDF (292KB)
  • C. M. Postlethwaite and J. H. P. Dawes
    Regular and irregular cycling near a heteroclinic network.
    Nonlinearity, 18, 2005, 1477-1509.
  • J. H. P. Dawes, C. M. Postlethwaite and M. R. E. Proctor
    Instabilities induced by a weak breaking of a strong spatial resonance.
    Physica D, 191, 2004, 1-30.

    Book chapters

  • M. Golubitsky, C. Postlethwaite, L-J. Shiau and Y. Zhang
    The feed-forward chain as a filter amplifier motif.
    In: Coherent Behavior in Neuronal Networks. (K. Josic, M. Matias, R. Romo, and J. Rubin, eds.) Springer, 2009, 95-120. PDF (1.1MB)

    Conference Proceedings

  • J.E.Paterson, M.O.J.Thomas, C.M.Postlethwaite and S.Taylor
    The internal disciplinarian: Who is in control?
    In: S. Brown, S. Larsen, K. Marrongelle, and M. Oehrtman (Eds.), Proceedings of the 14th Annual Conference on Research in Undergraduate Mathematics Education 2, 2011, 354-368. Portland, Oregon.

    Submitted or in preparation

  • Claire M. Postlethwaite and Todd Dennis
    Detecting multiple behavioural modes in possums over varying timescales. Submitted to PLoS ONE, 2012.
  • Claire M. Postlethwaite, G.Brown and M.Silber
    Feedback control of unstable periodic orbits in equivariant Hopf bifurcations. Submitted to Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A, 2012.

    Seminars and presentations

  • `Resonance in heteroclinic networks'. Invited speaker in minisymposium on Heteroclinic Cycles, American Institute of Mathematical Sciences meeting, Orlando, USA, July 2012.
  • `Feedback control of unstable periodic orbits arising from equivariant Hopf bifurcations'. Invited plenary speaker at International Conference on Complex Delayed Systems, Mallorca, Spain, June 2012.
  • `Resonance in heteroclinic networks'. Invited plenary speaker at conference `Progress and Problems in Dynamical Systems’, Houston, USA, May 2012.
  • `A geometric model for initial orientation errors in pigeon navigation'. Seminar series, School of Biological Science, University of Auckland, NZ, August 2011.
  • `Optimal movement in the prey capture behaviour of weakly electric fish'. Seminar series, Department of Engineering Science, University of Auckland, NZ, August 2011.
  • `Switching on a heteroclinic network'. Minisymposium Presentation, SIAM conference on Applications of Dynamical Systems, Utah, USA, May 2011.
  • `Dynamics of heteroclinic cycles and networks'. Minisymposium Organiser, SIAM conference on Applications of Dynamical Systems, Utah, USA, May 2011.
  • `A geometric model for initial orientation errors in pigeon navigation'. Contributed presentation, Royal Society meeting on Orientation and Navigation, UK, April 2011.
  • `Bifurcations of heteroclinic cycles'. NZMC conference, Otago University, NZ, December 2010.
  • `What matters to an Applied Mathematician? A conversation that explores this theme' (with Judy Paterson). Keynote Presentation at a teacher’s professional development day, Auckland Mathematics Association, NZ, November 2010.
  • `Optimal movement in the prey capture behaviour of weakly electric fish'. Seminar series, School of Biological Science, University of Auckland, NZ, September 2010.
  • `A geometric model for initial orientation errors in pigeon navigation'. Poster presentation, SIAM Conference on Life Sciences, Pittsburgh, USA, July 2010.
  • `Bifurcations from robust heteroclinic cycles'. Seminar series, Leeds University, UK, January 2010.
  • `Switching on heteroclinic networks'. Poster presentation, NZMC conference, Massey University, NZ, December 2009.
  • 'Feedback control of long-period periodic orbits'. Contributed Presentation, SIAM conference on Applications of Dynamical Systems, Utah, USA, May 2009.
  • 'Feedback control of unstable periodic orbits'. Special session on Ergodic Theory and Dynamical Systems, ANZMC conference, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, NZ, December 2008.
  • 'Optimal movement in the prey capture behaviour of weakly electric fish'. Special session on Biological Modelling, ANZMC conference, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, NZ, December 2008.
  • 'Optimal movement in the prey capture behaviour of weakly electric fish'. Applied Mathematics Seminar, University of Auckland, NZ, October 2008.
  • 'Optimal movement and motor capacity in a short-range aquatic predator'. Society for Mathematical Biology Conference, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada, August 2008.
  • 'Feedback control of unstable patterns and periodic orbits'. DAMTP seminar series, University of Cambridge, UK, July 2008.
  • 'Feedback control of unstable patterns and periodic orbits'. AMS Central sectional meeting, Chicago, USA, October 2007.
  • 'Controlling travelling waves of the complex Ginzburg-Landau equation with spatial feedback'. Poster presentation, GRC Nonlinear Science, Maine, USA, June 2007.
  • 'Controlling travelling waves of the complex Ginzburg-Landau equation with spatial feedback'. Contributed Presentation, SIAM conference on Applications of Dynamical Systems, Utah, USA, May 2007.
  • 'Controlling pattern formation'. Short presentation, Introductory Workshop on Dynamical Systems with Emphasis on Extended Systems, MSRI, Berkeley, USA, January 2007.
  • 'Controlling travelling waves of the complex Ginzburg-Landau equation with spatial feedback'. Connections for Women: Dynamical Systems, MSRI, Berkeley, USA, January 2007.
  • 'Cycling Cycles: Dynamics near a Heteroclinic Network'. Applied Mathematics Colloquium, Northwestern University, USA, October 2006.
  • 'Cycling Cycles: Dynamics near a Heteroclinic Network'. Presentation at the Isaac Newton Institute Programme 'Pattern Formation in Large Domains', UK, October 2005.
  • 'A Codimension Two Resonant Bifurcation from a Heteroclinic Cycle with Complex Eigenvalues'. Contributed Presentation, SIAM conference on Applications of Dynamical Systems, Utah, USA, May 2005.
  • 'Cycling Cycles: Dynamics near a Heteroclinic Network'. Poster presentation at Coupled 60 workshop, University of Houston, Texas, USA, February 2005.
  • 'Cycling Cycles: Dynamics near a Heteroclinic Network'. Applied Mathematics Seminar Series, Exeter, UK, November 2004.
  • 'Cycling Cycles: Dynamics near a Heteroclinic Network'. DAMTP 2nd year PhD Seminar Series, Cambridge, UK, May 2004.
  • 'Cycling Cycles: Dynamics near a Heteroclinic Network'. LMS PANDA meeting, Cambridge, UK, December 2003.
  • 'Heteroclinic Networks in Rotating Convection'. AFD/NLP Group Seminar Series, Cambridge, UK, October 2003.
  • 'Heteroclinic Networks in Rotating Convection'. Poster presentation at Workshop on Dynamics and Bifurcations of Patterns, Colorado State University, USA, May 2003.
  • 'Heteroclinic Networks in Rotating Convection'. Poster presentation at SIAM conference on Applications of Dynamical Systems, Utah, USA, May 2003.