Research.My research focus is broad and driven by my interest in ecology and my aspiration to build bridges across disciplines to integrate research evidence into policy.
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Research.My research focus is broad and driven by my interest in ecology and my aspiration to build bridges across disciplines to integrate research evidence into policy.
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Evolutionary ecologyMy research centres around the evolutionary and ecological forces shaping reproduction. From the role of sperm competition in shaping mating systems in terrestrial mammals, to the interrelation between insect egg micropyle and sperm morphological evolution.
Collaborators: Dr Paul Eady, University of Lincoln Special Topics Network on Thermal Fertility Limits (ESEB) |
Ecosystem & human healthCan we use an ecosystem-approach to link environmental and health policy agendas on antimicrobial resistance? I have been working on this interdisciplinary project with collaborators:
Professor Hilary Graham (Department of Health, U of York) Professor Piran White (Environment Department, U of York) |
If you are interested in working on sperm competition in insects with a combination of lab-based techniques (dissection and microscopy) and/or comparative analyses (phylogenetic methods) please get in touch with me. I have recently started working on new imaging techniques on Arctia plantaginis moth eggs. I am open to discussing ideas with interested students.
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The role of the environment in antimicrobial resistanceI am collaborating with Dr Helen West, University of Nottingham, Dr Andrew Singer, Centre for Ecology and Hydrology, and Professor Lisa Collins, University of Surrey, on an international project to integrate the health of humans, animals and the environment using a One Health approach.
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