Our research interests
Understanding and quantifying the distribution of biodiversity both within and across species using molecular genetic methods is a major research focus of the MEEB team. Areas of current activity include: use of qPCR, amplicon and metagenome sequencing, genome skimming and metabarcoding of community (bulk) environmental DNA (eDNA) for the assessment/biomonitoring of airborne pollen, microbial communities, terrestrial, freshwater and marine life, pollinators and dietary interactions.
PI’s working within this theme: Prof. Si Creer, Dr. Anita Malhotra, Dr. Alex Papadopulos, Prof. Gary Carvalho, Prof. James McDonald
We apply a combination of cultivation-based, molecular and microbiome engineering approaches to characterise both host-associated and environmental microbiomes, including viromes, in soils, landfill sites, aquatic environments and tree disease systems, in order to understand the role of microbiomes in plant health and disease, biogeochemical cycling, and ecosystem function. Current research themes include high-throughput methods for the detection of human pathogens in aquatic environments and microbiome analysis of; (i) of biomass-degrading microorganisms for biofuels and biotechnology, (ii) complex tree diseases (e.g., Acute Oak Decline) and (iii) plants specialised to contaminated soils.
PI’s working within this theme: Prof. James McDonald, Dr. Alex Papadopulos
Humans are having profound impacts on the ecology and evolution of species around the globe, so much so that the current geological epoch has been coined the “Anthropocene”. Groups in MEEB are tackling questions related to evolution in the Anthropocene that include how organisms are able to adapt to human altered environments and what demographic and evolutionary processes act as controls on biological invasions. These projects focus on understanding adaptation at phenotypic and genomic scales and utilize a diverse set of experiments, data types (e.g. high-throughput phenotyping, whole genome DNA sequencing, and RNA sequencing), and analyses.
PI’s working within this theme: Dr. Aaron Comeault, Dr. Alex Papadopulos, Dr. Amy Ellison, Dr. Anita Malhotra, Prof. Si Creer, Prof. Gary Carvalho.
Anthropogenic pressures on wild and domesticated species are leading to alterations of host exposure risks to both native and novel pathogens. Consequently, the dynamics of host-pathogen interactions are currently changing at unprecedented rates in both natural and managed animal populations. Using a combination of experimental parasitology and molecular approaches, current research activities include comparative transcriptomics of host infection responses, parasite landscape genomics, and the impacts of human interventions on parasite genetic structure and diversity.
PI’s working within this theme: Dr. Amy Ellison, Dr. Alex Papadopulos, Prof. James McDonald
Herpetological research in MEEB focuses on the evolution of snake venoms, systematics and phylogenetics of venomous snakes, and the treatment and mitigation of snakebite. Bringing together ecology, evolution and genetics, our aim is to develop an integrative view of venoms at the interface between snakes and their environments. Our research is global in scope and covers all continents on which snakes occur. Additional lines of research include the ecology, conservation biology and genetics of native and non-native snake species, adaptation and speciation in island lizards, and the evolution of aposematic signals in poison frogs.
PI’s working within this theme: Dr. Anita Malhotra, Dr. Wolfgang Wüster, Dr. Aaron Comeault
Almost all organisms possess time-keeping capabilities, enabling them to anticipate and prepare for regular changes in their environment. ‘Biological clocks’ are endogenous mechanisms that temporally organise metabolic, physiological, behavioural and life-history events within individuals. In MEEB, we study circadian rhythms of hosts, microbiomes and parasites to improve our understanding of disease dynamics in captive and wild animal populations, as well as the impacts of light pollution on aquatic animal rhythmicity and health.
PI’s working within this theme: Dr. Amy Ellison, Prof. Si Creer
Modern genomics tools provide a powerful means to document the timescales, significance and consequences of losing genetic diversity in natural populations. In MEEB, we use a combination of genetics and genomic tool to investigate shifts in population sizes, loss of adaptive and neutral diversity and the accumulation of deleterious genetic variation in small populations. Study systems include, Snakes in the UK, Drosophilid flies, Madagascan plants, Arctic charr and fisheries genetics more broadly - investigating the population genetic structure, management and traceability of marine fishes.
PI’s working within this theme: Dr. Amy Ellison, Dr. Wolfgang Wüster, Dr. Alex Papadopulos, Dr. Aaron Comeault, Dr. Anita Malhotra, Prof. Si Creer
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Featured researchers
Find out more about our researchers and see their publications by clicking on their profile below.
- Dr Amy Ellison
- Dr Axel Barlow
- Dr Aaron Comeault
- Dr Alexander Papadopulos
- Prof Gary Carvalho
- Prof Simon Creer
- Prof Rob Griffiths
- Dr Ellie Jameson
- Dr Benjamin Jarrett
- Dr Lucinda Kirkpatrick
- Dr Anita Malhotra
- Dr Darren Parker
- Dr Rosemary Moorhouse-Gann
- Dr Alex Sutton
- Prof George Turner
- Prof Wolfgang Wuster
- Dr Jo Hoppes
- Tom Major
- David Fidler
- Kirthana Pillay
- John Benjamin Owens
- Anna Wood
- Lucas Le Brun
- Ed Pyne
- Miary Raselimanana
- Alejandra Ordenez Ordenez
- Guillem Limia Russel
- Carlos Alberto Hernandez Orta
- Sarah Coates
- Sara Maggini
- Jay Tearle
- Sourish Rajagopalan Kuttalam
- Rebecca Bracegirdle
- Willow Legg
- Emily Davies
- Anna Wood
- Lewis Carter-Lilley
- Ben Owens
- Charlie Gregory
- Rose Pugh
- Eve Gwynedd
- Lauren Evans
- Jeronimo Cid
- Amelia Corvin-Czarnodolski
- Alice Caldwell
- Usman Hussain
- Daniel Phillips
- Leo Burke
- Patrick Allsop
- Antonio Gandini
- Ian Green
Featured Projects
Find out more about a selection of MEEB group projects below.
Our Molecular Ecology and Evolution projects
Our projects have global reach, using the diverse expertise of Bangor staff, research students, and collaborators.
More projects will be listed here in the future
Excellent facilities
Our genomic tools facilitate the high-throughput (1152 PCR block capacity) generation of DNA data (sequences, qPCR, fragment analysis, SNPs, metabarcoding libraries, genomic and metagenomics library preparation), including bench top liquid handling capability for high throughput studies. Prior to sequencing, we use NanoDrop, Qubit, Bioanalysers and the Pippin Prep to clean and quantify molecular targets. High throughput sequencing (Illumina, PacBio) is performed via close links with the nearby Liverpool University’s Centre for Genome Research and the Birmingham Joint Genome Centre/Beijing Genome Institute and other providers. We also benefit from links to the newly established School of Natural Sciences, Centre for Environmental Biotechnology, hosting Illumina MiSeq capability and an extensive range of cutting edge proteomic and metabolomic analytical capabilities. Downstream bioinformatic analyses are deployed from a centrally supported dedicated Linux suite, local cluster, with HPC capability provided by Supercomputing Wales and a distributed architecture of thousands of CPUs facilitating the analysis of small, medium and large-scale genomic datasets.
The ECW building houses containment level 1 and 2 microbiology laboratories, with facilities for anaerobic microbial cultivation and dedicated laboratories for bacterial and fungal culture.
Extensive aquarium facilities
The Brambell building's aquarium facilities entire lower floor area is a dedicated aquarium facility, incorporating constant temperature environmental rooms with the capacity to accommodate both marine and freshwater ecosystem research.
The Brambell Building is also home to a suite of dedicated temperature-controlled rooms housing reptiles used in research and teaching, including a room adapted for the keeping of venomous species.
Our lab values
We value a diverse, inclusive, supportive, and ethical approach to scientific enquiry. As with the diverse research systems and questions tackled by researchers in our group, we value inputs from all team members. Our goal is to train scientists that prioritize integrity and ethics while conducting world leading, impactful, research.
We believe it is important to be self-motivated and to challenge yourself, but we do not expect this to happen in a vacuum. We value a work environment that allows individuals to ask questions and explore their interests while being supported and treated with respect. This allows us to develop and learn as a group that is greater than the sum of its parts.
We believe that science should be conducted in an open, transparent, and ethical fashion. Mistakes happen, but when research is made open and transparent this helps facilitate corrections. Communication within an open and collaborative work environment can also help catch mistakes at an early stage and it allows everyone to learn from each other's mistakes. This is a benefit of working in the collaborative environment that we promote within our teams and across MEEB as a whole. All relevant research conducted within MEEB is carried out following relevant ethical approval and with benefit sharing among all parties involved with that research.
The lack of diversity in STEM is an important societal issue that Universities, as places of higher learning, can play a key role in addressing. We are committed to fostering diversity within our group and value the contributions that all people can make to a constructive and productive work environment. Below is a selection of relevant resources that highlight concerning diversity issues that exist in STEM.
- “Is diversity moral? Educational?” - Inside Higher Education
- “Safe fieldwork strategies for at-risk individuals, their supervisors and institutions” - Nature Ecology and Evolution
- “To learn inclusion skills, make it personal” - Nature
- “Opinion: Gender diversity leads to better science” - PNAS
- “’This deserves our attention.’ New data highlight LGBTQ scientists’ workplace challenges” - Science
Opportunities
Any upcoming jobs and postgraduate studentships will be listed here.
Relevant job opportunities will be listed here.
Any postgraduate studentship opportunities will be listed here.
Other research opportunities will be listed here
Recent publications
A selection of recent publications from our researchers is listed here, but for all the latest publications, please check individual researcher pages linked above.
- PublishedAposematism and Batesian mimicry in snakes: through the visible spectrum and beyond?
Wuster, C. & Wüster, W., 26 Feb 2023, In: Herpetology Notes. 16, p. 165-170
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review - E-pub ahead of printBungarus fasciatus venom from eastern and north-east India: venom variation and immune cross-reactivity with Indian polyvalent antivenoms
Talukdar, A., Malhotra, A., Lalremsanga, H. T., Santra, V. & Doley, R., 16 Jan 2023, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Journal of Proteins and Proteomics.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review - PublishedGenetic assimilation of ancestral plasticity during parallel adaptation to Zinc contamination in Silene uniflora
Wood, D., Holmberg, J., Osborne, O., Helmstetter, A. J., Dunning, L. T., Ellison, A., Smith, R. J., Lighten, J. & Papadopulos, A. S. T., Mar 2023, In: Nature Ecology and Evolution. 7, 3, p. 414-423 10 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review - E-pub ahead of printImpact of Phylogenetic Tree Completeness and Misspecification of Sampling Fractions on Trait Dependent Diversification Models
Mynard, P., Algar, A., Lancaster, L. T., Bocedi, G., Fahri, F., Gubry-Rangin, C., Lupiyaningdyah, P., Nangoy, M., Osborne, O., Papadopulos, A. S. T., Sudiana, I. M., Juliandi, B., Travis, J. & Herrera-Alsina, L., 16 Jan 2023, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Systematic Biology.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review - PublishedMate today, gone tomorrow: male-on-female cannibalism in Zamenis longissimus (Laurenti, 1768) in North Wales
Major, T., Bracegirdle, R., Gandini, A., Limia Russel, G., Pozzi, A., Morgan, R., Mulley, J. & Wüster, W., 17 Jan 2023, In: Herpetology Notes. 16, p. 51-54 4 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review - PublishedMineralogy affects prokaryotic community composition in an acidic metal mine
Kelly, L., Rivett, D. W., Pakostova, E., Creer, S., Cotterell, T. & Johnson, B., 1 Jan 2023, In: Microbiological Research. 266, 127257.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review - PublishedMolecular phylogeny reveals distinct evolutionary lineages of the banded krait, Bungarus fasciatus (Squamata, Elapidae) in Asia
Biazkula, L., Lalremsanga, H., Santra, V., Dhara, A., Ahmed, M. T., Mallick, Z., Kuttalam, S. R., Amarasinghe, A. A. T. & Malhotra, A., 4 Feb 2023, In: Scientific Reports. 13, 1, 14 p., 2061.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review - PublishedUK DNA working group eDNA week, January 2022
Handley, L. L., Blackwell, T., Broadhurst, H. A., Clark, K., Davison, P. I., England, J., Mariani, S., McDevitt, A. D., Pillay, G. K., Read, D., Walsh, K., Nisbet, A. & Creer, S., 1 Jan 2023, In: Environmental DNA. 5, 1, p. 18-24 7 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
- A Big Problem : Sci-Fi phage therapy comic
Jameson, E., 1 Oct 2022, Resist Now : A science Fiction comic anthology about superbugs. p. 34-41 8 p.
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter - PublishedA comparison of precipitation and filtration-based SARS-CoV-2 recovery methods and the influence of temperature, turbidity, and surfactant load in urban wastewater
Kevill, J. L., Pellett, C., Farkas, K., Brown, M. R., Bassano, I., Denise, H., McDonald, J. E., Malham, S. K., Porter, J., Warren, J., Evens, N. P., Paterson, S., Singer, A. C. & Jones, D. L., 20 Feb 2022, In: Science of the Total Environment. 808, 151916.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review - PublishedA new species of deep-water Lethrinops (Cichlidae) from Lake Malawi
Turner, G. F., Dec 2022, In: Journal of Fish Biology. 101, 6, p. 1405-1410 6 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review - PublishedA paper microfluidic device based colorimetric sensor for the detection and discrimination of elapid versus viper envenomation
Ramana, L., Mathapati, S. S., Salvi, N., Khadilkar, M. V., Malhotra, A., Santra, V. & Sharma, T. K., 21 Feb 2022, In: Analyst. 147, 4, p. 685-694
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review - PublishedAccounting for Dilution of SARS-CoV-2 in Wastewater Samples Using Physico-Chemical Markers
Wilde, H., Perry, W. B., Jones, O., Kille, P., Weightman, A., Jones, D. L., Cross, G. & Durance, I., 15 Sep 2022, In: Water. 14, 18
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review - PublishedAnalytical strategies in venomics.
Slaagboom, J., Kaal, C., Arrahman, A., Vonk, F. J., Somsen, G. W., Calvete, J. J., Wüster, W. & Kool, J., 1 Apr 2022, In: Microchemical Journal. 175, 22 p., 107187.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review - PublishedBacterial Adaptation to Venom in Snakes and Arachnida
Esmaeilishirazifard, E., Usher, L., Trim, C., Sangal, V., Tyson, G. F., Barlow, A., Redway, K. F., Taylor, J. D., Kremida-Vlachou, M., Davies, S., Loftus, T. D., Lock, M. M. G., Wright, K., Dalby, A., Snyder, L. A. S., Wüster, W., Trim, S. & Moschos, S. A., 29 Jun 2022, In: Microbiology Spectrum. 10, 3, 16 p., e0240821.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review - PublishedBlack-necked spitting cobra Naja nigricollis Reinhardt, 1843 repels a large pack of banded mongooses (Mungos mungo).
Madsen, T. & Wüster, W., 15 Sep 2022, In: African Herp News. 80, p. 75-78 4 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review - PublishedChallenges to Implementing Environmental-DNA Monitoring in Namibia
Perry, I., Jams, I. B., Casas-Mulet, R., Hamutoko, J., Marchbank, A., Lendelvo, S., Naomab, E., Mapani, B., Creer, S., Wanke, H., Durance, I. & Kille, P., 17 Jan 2022, In: Frontiers in Environmental Science. 9, 773991.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review - E-pub ahead of printConfirmation of Liopeltis rappi (Günther, 1860) in Himachal Pradesh
Kuttalam, S. R., Santra, V., Owens, J. B., Ahmed, M. T., Bharti, O., Selvan, M., Mukherjee, N. & Malhotra, A., 22 Jul 2022, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Hamadryad.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review - PublishedConvergent consequences of parthenogenesis on stick insect genomes
Jaron, K. S., Parker, D. J., Anselmetti, Y., Tran Van, P., Bast, J., Dumas, Z., Figuet, E., François, C. M., Hayward, K., Rossier, V., Simion, P., Robinson-Rechavi, M., Galtier, N. & Schwander, T., 23 Feb 2022, In: Science Advances. 8, 8, eabg3842.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review - PublishedConvergent evolution of toxin resistance in animals
van Thiel, J., Khan, M. A., Wouters, R. M., Harris, R. J., Casewell, N. R., Fry, B. G., Kini, R. M., Mackessy, S. P., Vonk, F. J., Wüster, W. & Richardson, M. K., Oct 2022, In: Biological Reviews. 97, 5, p. 1823-1843 21 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review - E-pub ahead of printCrop management shapes the diversity and activity of DNA and RNA viruses in the rhizosphere
Muscatt, G., Hilton, S., Raguideau, S., Teakle, G., Lidbury, I. D. E. A., Wellington, E. M. H., Quince, C., Millard, A., Bending, G. D. & Jameson, E., Dec 2022, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Microbiome. 10, 1, 181.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review - PublishedDNA metabarcoding reveals introduced species predominate in the diet of a threatened endemic omnivore, Telfair’s skink (Leiolopisma telfairii)
Tercel, M., Moorhouse-Gann, R., Cuff, J., Drake, L., Cole, N., Goder, M., Mootoocurpen, R. & Symondson, W., 1 Jan 2022, In: Ecology and Evolution. 12, 1, e8484.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review - PublishedDaily patterns in parasite processes: diel variation in fish louse transcriptomes
Hunt, R., Cable, J. & Ellison, A., Jul 2022, In: International Journal for Parasitology. 52, 8, p. 509-518 10 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review - PublishedDynamics of sex-biased gene expression during development in the stick insect Timema californicum
Djordjevic, J., Dumas, Z., Robinson-Rechavi, M., Schwander, T. & Parker, D. J., Aug 2022, In: Heredity. 129, 2, p. 113-122 10 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review - PublishedEcological Speciation Promoted by Divergent Regulation of Functional Genes Within African Cichlid Fishes
Carruthers, M., Edgley, D. E., Saxon, A. D., Gabagambi, N. P., Shechonge, A., Miska, E. A., Durbin, R., Bridle, J. R., Turner, G. F. & Genner, M. J., Nov 2022, In: Molecular Biology and Evolution. 39, 11
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review - PublishedEpigenetic divergence during early stages of speciation in an African crater lake cichlid fish
Vernaz, G., Hudson, A. G., Santos, M. E., Fischer, B., Carruthers, M., Shechonge, A. H., Gabagambi, N. P., Tyers, A. M., Ngatunga, B. P., Malinsky, M., Durbin, R., Turner, G. F., Genner, M. J. & Miska, E. A., Dec 2022, In: Nature Ecology and Evolution. 6, 12, p. 1940-1951 12 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review - PublishedFauxcurrence: simulating multi-species occurrences for null models in species distribution modelling and biogeography
Osborne, O., Fell, H. G., Atkins, H., Tol, J. V., Phillips, D., Herrerra-Alsina, L., Mynard, P., Bocedi, G., Gubry-Rangin, C., Lancaster, L. T., Creer, S., Nangoy, M., Fahri, F., Lupiyaningdyah, P., Sudiana, I. M., Juliandi, B., Travis, J., Papadopulos, A. S. T. & Algar, A. C., Jul 2022, In: Ecography. 2022, 7, e05880.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review - PublishedGenetic ancestry of introduced populations of sand lizard (Lacerta agilis) in Wales
Owens, J. B., Wilkinson, J. W., Wüster, W., Barlow, A. & Papadopulos, A. S. T., 11 Oct 2022, Bangor: Natural Resources Wales. 32 p. (NRW Evidence Report; no. 596)
Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report › peer-review - PublishedHow do King Cobras move across a major highway? Unintentional wildlife crossing structures may facilitate movement
Jones, M. D., Marshall, B. M., Smith, S. N., Crane, M., Silva, I., Artchawakom, T., Suwanwaree, P., Waengsothorn, S., Wüster, W., Goode, M. & Strine, C. T., 17 Mar 2022, In: Ecology and Evolution. 12, 3, 15 p., e8691.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review - PublishedHybridisation and chloroplast capture between distinct Themeda triandra lineages in Australia
Dunning, L. T., Olofsson, J., Papadopulos, A. S. T., Hibdige, S. G. S., Hidalgo, O., Leitch, I. J., Baleeiro, P. C., Ntshangase, S., Barker, N. & Jobson, R. W., Nov 2022, In: Molecular Ecology. 31, 22, p. 5846-5860 15 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review - PublishedImpacts of herbivory by ecological replacements on an island ecosystem
Moorhouse-Gann, R., Vaughan, I., Cole, N., Goder, M., Tatayah, V., Jones, C., Mike, D., Young, R., Bruford, M., Rivers, M., Hipperson, H., Russo, I-R., Stanton, D. & Symondson, W., 1 Sep 2022, In: Journal of Applied Ecology. 59, 9, p. 2245–2261
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review - PublishedInterpopulational variation and ontogenetic shift in the venom composition of Lataste's viper (Vipera latastei, Boscá 1878) from northern Portugal
Avella, I., Calvete, J. J., Sanz, L., Wüster, W., Licata, F., Quesada-Bernat, S., Rodriguez, Y. & Martínez-Freiría, F., 15 Jul 2022, In: Journal of Proteomics. 263, 104613.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review - PublishedLong term drought and warming alter soil bacterial and fungal communities in an upland heathland
Seaton, F., Reinsch, S., Goodall, T., White, N., Jones, D. L., Griffiths, R. I., Creer, S., Smith, A., Emmett, B. A. & Robinson, D. A., Sep 2022, In: Ecosystems. 25, 6, p. 1279-1294 16 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review - PublishedMadagascar's extraordinary biodiversity: Evolution, distribution, and use
Antonelli, A., Smith, R. J., Perrigo, A. L., Crottini, A., Hackel, J., Testo, W., Farooq, H., Torres Jiménez, M. F., Andela, N., Andermann, T., Andriamanohera, A. M., Andriambololonera, S., Bachman, S. P., Bacon, C. D., Baker, W. J., Belluardo, F., Birkinshaw, C., Borrell, J. S., Cable, S., Canales, N. A., Carrillo, J. D., Clegg, R., Clubbe, C., Cooke, R. S. C., Damasco, G., Dhanda, S., Edler, D., Faurby, S., de Lima Ferreira, P., Fisher, B. L., Forest, F., Gardiner, L. M., Goodman, S. M., Grace, O. M., Guedes, T. B., Henniges, M. C., Hill, R., Lehmann, C. E. R., Lowry, P. P., Marline, L., Matos-Maraví, P., Moat, J., Neves, B., Nogueira, M. G. C., Onstein, R. E., Papadopulos, A. S. T., Perez-Escobar, O. A., Phelps, L. N., Phillipson, P. B., Pironon, S., Przelomska, N. A. S., Rabarimanarivo, M., Rabehevitra, D., Raharimampionona, J., Rajaonah, M. T., Rajaonary, F., Rajaovelona, L. R., Rakotoarinivo, M., Rakotoarisoa, A. A., Rakotoarisoa, S. E., Rakotomalala, H. N., Rakotonasolo, F., Ralaiveloarisoa, B. A., Ramirez-Herranz, M., Randriamamonjy, J. E. N., Randriamboavonjy, T., Randrianasolo, V., Rasolohery, A., Ratsifandrihamanana, A. N., Ravololomanana, N., Razafiniary, V., Razanajatovo, H., Razanatsoa, E., Rivers, M., Sayol, F., Silvestro, D., Vorontsova, M. S., Walker, K., Walker, B. E., Wilkin, P., Williams, J., Ziegler, T., Zizka, A. & Ralimanana, H., 2 Dec 2022, In: Science. 378, 6623, eabf0869.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review - PublishedManaging human-mediated range shifts: understanding spatial, temporal and genetic variation in marine non-native species
Holman, L. E., Parker-Nance, S., de Bruyn, M., Creer, S., Carvalho, G. & Rius, M., 14 Mar 2022, In: Philosophical Transactions of The Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 377, 1846, 20210025.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review - E-pub ahead of printMapping the root systems of individual trees in a natural community using genotyping-by-sequencing
Osborne, O., Dobreva, M. P., Papadopulos, A. S. T., de Moura, M. S. B., Brunello, A. T., de Queiroz, L. P., Pennington, R. T., Lloyd, J. & Savolainen, V., 29 Nov 2022, (E-pub ahead of print) In: New Phytologist.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review - PublishedMetamorphic common toads keep chytrid infection under control, but at a cost
Kásler, A., Ujszegi, J., Holly, D., Üveges, B., Móricz, Á. M., Herczeg, D. & Hettyey, A., 1 Jul 2022, In: Journal of Zoology. 317, 3, p. 159-169 10 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review - PublishedMohave rattlesnake (Crotalus scutulatus) identification revisited
Cardwell, M. D., Massey, D. J., Smelski, G. & Wüster, W., 1 Jun 2022, In: Wilderness and Environmental Medicine. 33, 2, p. 210-218
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review - PublishedMoving towards improved surveillance and earlier diagnosis of aquatic pathogens: from traditional methods to emerging technologies
MacAulay, S., Ellison, A., Kille, P. & Cable, J., Sep 2022, In: Reviews in Aquaculture. 14, 4, p. 1813-1829 17 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review - PublishedNovel genetic sex markers reveal unexpected lack of, and similar susceptibility to, sex reversal in free-living common toads in both natural and anthropogenic habitats
Nemesházi, E., Sramkó, G., Laczkó, L., Balogh, E., Szatmári, L., Vili, N., Ujhegyi, N., Üveges, B. & Bókony, V., Apr 2022, In: Molecular Ecology. 31, 7, p. 2032-2043 12 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review - PublishedNovel insights into marine fish biodiversity across a pronounced environmental gradient using replicated environmental DNA analyses
Czachur, M. V., Seymour, M., Creer, S. & von der Heyden, S., 1 Jan 2022, In: Environmental DNA. 4, 1
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review - E-pub ahead of printOca2 targeting using CRISPR/Cas9 in the Malawi cichlid Astatotilapia calliptera
Clark, B., Elkin, J., Marconi, A., Turner, G. F., Smith, A. M., Joyce, D., Miska, E. A., Juntti, S. A. & Santos, M. E., 20 Apr 2022, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Royal Society Open Science. 9, 4, p. 220077
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review - PublishedPhylogenetic and morphological analysis of Gloydius himalayanus (Serpentes, Viperidae, Crotalinae), with the description of a new species
Kuttalam, S. R., Santra, V., Owens, J. B., Selvan, M., Mukherjee, N., Graham, S., Togridou, A., Bharti, O., Shi, J., Shanker, K. & Malhotra, A., 13 Dec 2022, In: European Journal of Taxanomy. 852, 1, p. 1-30 30 p., 1.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review - PublishedRNA-viromics reveals diverse communities of soil RNA viruses with the potential to affect grassland ecosystems across multiple trophic levels
Hillary, L. S., Adriaenssens, E. M., Jones, D. L. & McDonald, J. E., 8 Apr 2022, In: ISME Communications. 2, 1, p. 34 34.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review - PublishedRevision of the African cichlid fish genus Ctenochromis (Teleostei, Cichliformes), including a description of the new genus Shuja from Lake Tanganyika and the new species Ctenochromis scatebra from northern Tanzania
Genner, M. J., Hsu, L-L., Collins, R. A., Smith, A. M., Saxon, A. D., Shechonge, A. H., Ngatunga, B. P. & Turner, G. F., 11 May 2022, In: European Journal of Taxonomy. 819, 1, p. 23-54 32 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review - PublishedSafeguarding Imperiled Biodiversity and Evolutionary Processes in the Wallacea Center of Endemism
Struebig, M., Aninta, S. G., Beger, M., Bani, A., Barus, H., Brace, S., Davies, Z., De Brauwer, M., Diele, K., Djakiman, C., Djamaluddin, R., Drinkwater, R., Drumbell, A., Evans, D., Fusi, M., Herrera-Alsina, L., Iksander, D. T., Jompa, J., Juliandi, B., Lancaster, L. T., Limmon, G., Lindawati, Lo, M. G. Y., Lupiyaningdyah, P., McCannon, M., Meijaard, E., Mitchell, S. L., Mumbunan, S., O'Connell, D., Osborne, O., Papadopulos, A. S. T., Rahajoe, J. S., Rosaria, Rossiter, S. J., Rugayah, Rustiami, H., Salzmann, U., Sheherazade, Sudiana, I. M., Sukara, E., Tasirin, J. S., Tjoa, A., Travis, J. M. J., Trethowan, L., Trianto, A., Utteridge, T., Voigt, M., Winarni, N., Zakaria, Z., Edwards, D. P., Frantz, L. & Supriatna, J., Nov 2022, In: BioScience. 72, 11, p. 1118-1130 13 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review - PublishedSeasonal progression and differences in major floral resource use by bees and hoverflies in a diverse horticultural and agricultural landscape revealed by DNA metabarcoding
Lowe, A., Jones, L., Brennan, G., Creer, S. & de Vere, N., Jun 2022, In: Journal of Applied Ecology. 59, 6, p. 1484-1495
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review - PublishedSlow and Steady Wins the Race: Using Non-native Tortoises to Rewild Islands off Mauritius
Jones, C., Tatayah, V., Moorhouse-Gann, R., Griffiths, C., Zuël, N. & Cole, N., 2022, Conservation Translocations. Cambridge University Press, p. 469-475
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter - PublishedStrategies for sample labelling and library preparation in DNA metabarcoding studies
Bohmann, K., Elbrecht, V., Caroe, C., Bista, I., Leese, F., Bunce, M., Yu, D. W., Seymour, M., Dumbrell, A. & Creer, S., May 2022, In: Molecular Ecology Resources. 22, 4, p. 1231-1246 16 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review - PublishedTackling Snakebite Through Training: an Indian example
Malhotra, A., Graham, S., Owens, J. B., Bharti, O. & Santra, V., 31 Aug 2022, In: Herpetological Conservation and Biology. 17, 2, p. 331–342
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review - E-pub ahead of printTaxonomic investigation of the zooplanktivorous Lake Malawi cichlids Copadichromis mloto (Iles) and C. virginalis (Iles)
Turner, G. F., Crampton, D. A., Rusuwa, B., Hooft van Huysduynen, A. & Svardal, H., 27 Oct 2022, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Hydrobiologia.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review - PublishedTemporal Patterns of Honeybee Foraging in a Diverse Floral Landscape Revealed Using Pollen DNA Metabarcoding of Honey
Jones, L., Lowe, A., Ford, C. R., Creer, S. & de Vere, N., 1 Aug 2022, In: Integrative and Comparative Biology. 62, 2, p. 199-210
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review - E-pub ahead of printTemporal change in floral availability leads to periods of resource limitation and affects diet specificity in a generalist pollinator
Lowe, A., Jones, L., Brennan, G., Creer, S., Christie, L. & de Vere, N., 6 Oct 2022, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Molecular Ecology.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review - PublishedThe benefits of contributing to the citizen science platform iNaturalist as an identifier
Callaghan, C. T., Mesaglio, T., Asher, J. S., Brooks, T. M., Cabras, A. A., Chandler, M., Cornwell, W. K., Ríos-Málaver, I. C., Dankowicz, E., Dhiya'ulhaq, N. U., Fuller, R. A., Galindo-Real, C., Grattarola, F., Hewitt, S., Higgins, L., Hitchcock, C., Hung, K-L. J., Iwane, T., Kahumbu, P., Kendrick, R., Kieschnick, S. R., Kunz, G., Lee, C. C., Lin, C-T., Loarie, S., Medina, M. N., McGrouther, M. A., Miles, L., Modi, S., Nowak, K., Oktaviani, R., Waswala Olewe, B. M., Pagé, J., Petrovan, S., saari, C., Seltzer, C. E., Seregin, A. P., Sullivan, J. J., Sumanapala, A. P., Takoukam, A., Widness, J., Willmott, K., Wüster, W. & Young, A. N., 10 Nov 2022, In: PLoS Biology. 20, 11, p. e3001843 6 p., e3001843.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review - PublishedThe interactions and hierarchical effects of long-term agricultural stressors on soil bacterial communities
Mombrikotb, S. B., Van Agtmaal, M., Johnstone, E., Crawley, M. J., Gweon, H. S., Griffiths, R. I. & Bell, T., 1 Oct 2022, In: Environmental Microbiology Reports. 14, 5, p. 711-718
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review - PublishedThe missing link in biogeographic reconstruction: Accounting for lineage extinction rewrites history
Herrera‐Alsina, L., Algar, A. C., Lancaster, L. T., Ornelas, J. F., Bocedi, G., Papadopulos, A. S. T., Gubry-Rangin, C., Osborne, O., Mynard, P., Sudiana, I. M., Lupiyaningdyah, P., Juliandi, B. & Travis, J., Nov 2022, In: Journal of Biogeography. 49, 11, p. 1941-1951 11 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review - PublishedThe supplementation of a prebiotic improves the microbial community in the gut and the skin of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar)
Baumgärtner, S., James, J. & Ellison, A., 1 Aug 2022, In: Aquaculture Reports. 25, 101204.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review - PublishedToxic habits: an analysis of general trends and biases in snake venom research
Avella, I., Wüster, W., Luiselli, L. & Martínez-Freiría, F., 17 Dec 2022, In: Toxins. 14, 12, 17 p., 884.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review - PublishedUnderstanding and tackling snakebite envenoming with transdisciplinary research
Guttierrez, J. M., Borri, J., Giles-Vernick, T., Duda, R., Habib, A. G., Malhotra, A., Martin, G., Pintor, A. F. V., Potet, J., Scott, T., Bolon, I. & de Castaneda, R. R., 17 Nov 2022, In: PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases. 16, 11, p. e0010897 e0010897.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review - PublishedUsing DNA Metabarcoding to Identify Floral Visitation by Pollinators
Lowe, A., Jones, L., Witter, L., Creer, S. & de Vere, N., 24 Mar 2022, In: Diversity. 14, 4
Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review - PublishedUsing a systematic approach to synthesize existing knowledge on Gymnopus fusipes ( syn . Collybia fusipes ), the cause of Collybia root rot
Pettifor, B., McDonald, J. & Denman, S., Oct 2022, In: Forest Pathology. 52, 5, p. 1 - 14 e12766.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review - PublishedUtilizing Snake Rescue Data For Understanding Snake-Human Conflict
Kuttalam, S. R., Santra, V., Das, B., Koley, A., Dhara, A., Owens, J. B., Barlow, A. & Malhotra, A., 19 Nov 2022.
Research output: Contribution to conference › Poster - PublishedWhole genome resequencing data enables a targeted SNP panel for conservation and aquaculture of Oreochromis cichlid fishes
Ciezarek, A., Ford, A. G. P., Etherington, G. J., Kasozi, N., Malinsky, M., Mehta, T. K., Penso-Dolfin, L., Ngatunga, B. P., Shechonge, A., Tamatamah, R., Haerty, W., Palma, F. D., Genner, M. J. & Turner, G. F., 15 Feb 2022, In: Aquaculture. 548, Part 2, p. 737637 737637.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review - PublishedWidespread introgression across a phylogeny of 155 Drosophila genomes
Suvorov, A., Kim, B. Y., Wang, J., Armstrong, E. E., Peede, D., D'Agostino, E. R. R., Price, D. K., Waddell, P., Lang, M., Courtier-Orgogozo, V., David, J. R., Petrov, D., Matute, D. R., Schrider, D. R. & Comeault, A., 10 Jan 2022, In: Current Biology. 32, 1, p. 111-123
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review - PublishedX chromosomes show relaxed selection and complete somatic dosage compensation across Timema stick insect species
Parker, D., Jaron, K. S., Dumas, Z., Robinson-Rechavi, M. & Schwander, T., 7 Aug 2022, In: Journal of Evolutionary Biology.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
- A genome-wide investigation of adaptive signatures in protein-coding genes related to tool behaviour in New Caledonian and Hawaiian crows
Dussex, N., Kutschera, V. E., Wiberg, R. A. W., Parker, D. J., Hunt, G. R., Gray, R. D., Rutherford, K., Abe, H., Fleischer, R. C., Ritchie, M. G., Rutz, C., Wolf, J. B. W. & Gemmell, N. J., 1 Feb 2021, In: Molecular Ecology. 30, 4, p. 973-986 14 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review - PublishedAdvances in Venomous Snake Systematics, 2009–2019
Wüster, W., 25 May 2021, Handbook of Venoms and Toxins of Reptiles, Second Edition. Mackessy, S. P. (ed.). Boca Raton: Taylor & Francis, p. 123-145 23 p.
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter - PublishedAn evaluation of the nomina for death adders (Acanthophis Daudin, 1803) proposed by Wells & Wellington (1985), and confirmation of A. cryptamydros Maddock et al., 2015 as the valid name for the Kimberley death adder
Ellis, R. J., Kaiser, H., Maddock, S., Doughty, P. & Wüster, W., 29 Jun 2021, In: Zootaxa. 4995, 1, p. 161–172 12 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review - PublishedAncient geological dynamics impact neutral biodiversity accumulation and are detectable in phylogenetic reconstructions
Herrera‐Alsina, L., Algar, A. C., Bocedi, G., Gubry‐Rangin, C., Lancaster, L., Mynard, P., Osborne, O., Papadopulos, A. S. T., Creer, S., Nangoy, M., Fahri, F., Lupiyaningdyah, P., Sudiana, I. M., Juliandi, B. & Travis, J. M. J., Aug 2021, In: Global Ecology and Biogeography. 30, 8, p. 1633-1642 10 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review - PublishedAnimals, protists and bacteria share marine biogeographic patterns
Holman, L. E., De Bruyn, M., Creer, S., Carvalho, G., Robidart, J. & Rius, M., 1 Jun 2021, In: Nature Ecology and Evolution. 5, 6, p. 738–746
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review - PublishedAstatotilapia species (Teleostei, Cichlidae) from Malawi, Mozambique and Tanzania, excluding the basin of Lake Victoria
Turner, G., Ngatunga, B. P. & Genner, M. J., 2021, 107 p. EcoEvoRxiv.
Research output: Other contribution - PublishedBacterial biota of forest trees
Pettifor, B. & McDonald, J., Aug 2021, Forest Microbiology: Tree Microbiome: Phyllosphere, Endosphere and Rhizosphere. Asiegbu, F. O. & Kovalchuk, A. (eds.). 1 ed. Academic Press, Elsevier, Vol. 1. p. 161 - 173 12 p.
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review - PublishedChemical defence effective against multiple enemies: Does the response to conspecifics alleviate the response to predators?
Uveges, B., Basson, A. C., Moricz, A. M., Bokony, V. & Hettyey, A., Oct 2021, In: Functional Ecology. 35, 10, p. 2294-2304
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review - PublishedCircadian dynamics of the teleost skin immune-microbiome interface
Ellison, A., Wilcockson, D. & Cable, J., 16 Nov 2021, In: Microbiome. 9, 1, 18 p., 222.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review - PublishedCitizen science and online data: Opportunities and challenges for snake ecology and action against snakebite
Durso, A. M., Ruiz de Castañeda, R., Montalcini, C., Mondardini, M. R., Fernandez-Marquez, J. L., Grey, F., Müller, M. M., Uetz, P., Marshall, B., Gray, R. J., Smith, C. E., Becker, D., Pingleton, M., Louies, J., Abegg, A. D., Akuboy, J., Alcoba, G., Daltry, J. C., Entiauspe-Neto, O. M., Freed, P., de Freitas, M. A., Glaudas, X., Huang, S., Huang, T., Kalki, Y., Kojima, Y., Laudisoit, A., Limbu, K. P., Martínez-Fonseca, J. G., Mebert, K., Rödel, M. O., Ruane, S., Ruedi, M., Schmitz, A., Tatum, S. A., Tillack, F., Visvanathan, A., Wüster, W. & Bolon, I., 1 Jul 2021, In: Toxicon: X. 9-10, 19 p., 100071.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review - PublishedComplex target SELEX-based identification of DNA aptamers against Bungarus caeruleus venom for the detection of envenomation using a paper-based device
Anand, A., Chatterjee, B., Dhiman, A., Goel, R., Khan, E., Malhotra, A., Santra, V., Salvi, N., Bhatnagar, I., Kumar, A., Asthana, A. & Sharma, T. K., 1 Dec 2021, In: Biosensors and Bioelectronics. 193, 113523.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review - PublishedComponent Parts of Bacteriophage Virions Accurately Defined by a Machine-Learning Approach Built on Evolutionary Features
Thung, T. Y., White, M. E., Dai, W., Wilksch, J. J., Bamert, R. S., Rocker, A., Stubenrauch, C. J., Williams, D., Huang, C., Schittelhelm, R., Barr, J. J., Jameson, E., McGowan, S., Zhang, Y., Wang, J., Dunstan, R. A. & Lithgow, T., 29 Jun 2021, In: mSystems. 6, 3, e0024221.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review - PublishedConcentration and Quantification of SARS-CoV-2 RNA in Wastewater Using Polyethylene Glycol-Based Concentration and qRT-PCR.(vol 4, 17, 2021)
Farkas, K., Hillary, L. S., Thorpe, J., Walker, D. I., Lowther, J. A., McDonald, J. E., Malham, S. K. & Jones, D. L., 12 Nov 2021, In: Methods and Protocols. 4, 4
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review - PublishedConcentration and quantification of SARS-CoV-2 RNA in wastewater using polyethylene glycol-based concentration and qRT-PCR
Farkas, K., Hillary, L., Thorpe, J., Walker, D., Lowther, J. A., McDonald, J., Malham, S. & Jones, D. L., 23 Feb 2021, In: Methods and Protocols. 4, 1, 10 p., 17.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review - PublishedConfronting taxonomic vandalism in biology: conscientious community self-organization can preserve nomenclatural stability
Wüster, W., Thomson, S. A., O'Shea, M. & Kaiser, H., Jul 2021, In: Biological Journal of the Linnean Society. 133, 3, p. 645–670 26 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review - PublishedConnecting high‐throughput biodiversity inventories: Opportunities for a site‐based genomic framework for global integration and synthesis
Arribas, P., Andujar, C., Bidartondo, M. I., Bohmann, K., Coissac, E., Creer, S., deWaard, J. R., Elbrecht, V., Ficetola, G. F., Goberna, M., Kennedy, S., Krehenwinkel, H., Leese, F., Novotny, V., Ronquist, F., Yu, D. W., Zinger, L., Creedy, T. J., Meramveliotakis, E., Noguerales, V., Overcast, I., Morlon, H., Vogler, A. P., Papadopoulou, A. & Emerson, B. C., 1 Mar 2021, In: Molecular Ecology. 30, 5, p. 1120-1135 16 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review - PublishedConvergent evolution of pain-inducing defensive venom components in spitting cobras
Kazandjian, T. D., Petras, D., Robinson, S. D., van Thiel, J., Greene, H. W., Arbuckle, K., Barlow, A., Carter, D. A., Wouters, R., Whiteley, G., Wagstaff, S. C., Arias, A. S., Albulescu, L. O., Plettenberg Laing, A., Hall, C., Heap, A., Penrhyn-Lowe, S., McCabe, C. V., Ainsworth, S., da Silva, R. R., Dorrestein, P. C., Richardson, M. K., Gutiérrez, J. M., Calvete, J. J., Harrison, R. A., Vetter, I., Undheim, E. A. B., Wüster, W. & Casewell, N. R., 22 Jan 2021, In: Science. 371, 6527, p. 386-390 5 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review - PublishedCrowdsourcing snake identification with online communities of professional herpetologists and avocational snake enthusiasts
Durso, A. M., Bolon, I., Kleinhesselink, A. R., Mondardini, M. R., Fernandez-Marquez, J. L., Gutsche-Jones, F., Gwilliams, C., Tanner, M., Smith, C. E., Wüster, W., Grey, F. & Ruiz de Castañeda, R., 13 Jan 2021, In: Royal Society Open Science. 8, 1, 21 p., 201273.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review - PublishedDNA Metabarcoding Methods for the Study of Marine Benthic Meiofauna
Gielings, R., Fais, M., Fontaneto, D., Creer, S., Costa, F. O., Renema, W. & Macher, J-N., 30 Sep 2021, In: Frontiers in Marine Science.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review - PublishedDecoupled richness of generalist anaerobes and sulphate-reducing bacteria is driven bypHacross land uses in temperate soils
George, P. B. L., Coelho, K. P., Creer, S., Lebron, I., Robinson, D. A. & Jones, D. L., Nov 2021, In: European Journal of Soil Science. 72, 6, p. 2445-2456 12 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review - PublishedDepletion of MHC supertype during domestication can compromise immunocompetence
Smallbone, W., Ellison, A., Poulton, S., van Oosterhout, C. & Cable, J., Feb 2021, In: Molecular Ecology. 30, 3, p. 736-746
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review - PublishedDifferential use of multiple genetic sex determination systems in divergent ecomorphs of an African crater lake cichlid
Munby, H., Linderoth, T., Fischer, B., Du, M., Vernaz, G., Tyers, A. M., Ngatunga, B. P., Shechonge, A., Denise, H., McCarthy, S. A., Bista, I., Miska, E. A., Emilia Santos, M., Genner, M. J., Turner, G. F. & Durbin, R., 6 Aug 2021, BioRxiv, (bioRxiv).
Research output: Working paper › Preprint - PublishedDomestication-induced reduction in eye size revealed in multiple common garden experiments: The case of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.)
Perry, W. B., Kaufmann, J., Solberg, M. F., Brodie, C., Medina, A. M. C., Pillay, K., Egerton, A., Harvey, A., Phillips, K. P., Coughlan, J., Egan, F., Grealis, R., Hutton, S., Leseur, F., Ryan, S., Poole, R., Rogan, G., Ryder, E., Schaal, P., Waters, C., Wynne, R., Taylor, M., Prodohl, P., Creer, S., Llewellyn, M., McGinnity, P., Carvalho, G. & Glover, K. A., 28 Sep 2021, In: Evolutionary Applications. 14, 9, p. 2319-2332 14 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review - PublishedE. coli Is a Poor End-Product Criterion for Assessing the General Microbial Risk Posed From Consuming Norovirus Contaminated Shellfish
Sharp, J. H., Clements, K., Diggens, M., McDonald, J. E., Malham, S. K. & Jones, D. L., 19 Feb 2021, In: Frontiers in Microbiology. 12, p. 608888
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review - PublishedEcosystems monitoring powered by environmental genomics: a review of current strategies with an implementation roadmap
Cordier, T., Alonso-Saez, L., Apothéloz-Perret-Gentil, Aylagas, E., Bohan, D. A., Bouchez, A., Chariton, A. A., Creer, S., Fruhe, L., Keck, F., Keeley, N., Laroche, O., Leese, F., Pochon, X., Stoeck, T., Pawlowski, J. & Lanzen, A., Jul 2021, In: Molecular Ecology. 30, 13, p. 2937-2958 22 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review - PublishedEnvironmental DNA monitoring of oncogenic viral shedding and genomic profiling of sea turtle fibropapillomatosis reveals unusual viral dynamics
Farrell, J. A., Yetsko, K., Whitmore, L., Whilde, J., Eastman, C. B., Ramia, D. R., Thomas, R., Linser, P., Creer, S., Burkhalter, B., Schnitzler, C. & Duffy, D. J., 12 May 2021, In: Communications Biology. 4, 1, p. 565 1 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review - PublishedEnvironmental DNA provides higher resolution assessment of riverine biodiversity and ecosystem function via spatio-temporal nestedness and turnover partitioning
Seymour, M., Edwards, F. K., Cosby, B. J., Bista, I., Scarlett, P. M., Brailsford, F., Glanville, H., de Bruyn, M., Carvalho, G. & Creer, S., 3 May 2021, In: Communications Biology. 4, 1, 512.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review - PublishedEnvironmental DNA reveals links between abundance and composition of airborne grass pollen and respiratory health
Rowney, F. M., Brennan, G. L., Skjoth, C. A., Griffith, G. W., McInnes, R. N., Clewlow, Y., Adams-Groom, B., Barber, A., De Vere, N., Economou, T., Hegarty, M., Hanlon, H. M., Jones, L., Kurganskiy, A., Petch, G. M., Potter, C., Munawar Rafiq, A., Warner, A., The PollerGEN Consortium, Wheeler, B. W., Osborne, N. J. & Creer, S., 10 May 2021, In: Current Biology. 31, 9, p. 1995-2003 9 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review - PublishedFirst annotated draft genomes of nonmarine ostracods (Ostracoda, Crustacea) with different reproductive modes
Tran Van, P., Anselmetti, Y., Bast, J., Dumas, Z., Galtier, N., Jaron, K. S., Martens, K., Parker, D. J., Robinson-Rechavi, M., Schwander, T., Simion, P. & Schön, I., 15 Apr 2021, In: G3: Genes, Genomes, Genetics. 11, 4
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review - PublishedGenome-wide data implicate terminal fusion automixis in king cobra facultative parthenogenesis.
Card, D. C., Vonk, F. J., Smallbrugge, S., Casewell, N. R., Wüster, W., Castoe, T. A., Schuett, G. W. & Booth, W., 31 Mar 2021, In: Scientific Reports. 11, 1, 9 p., 7271.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review - PublishedGenomic signatures of admixture and selection are shared among populations of Zaprionus indianus across the western hemisphere
Comeault, A., Kautt, A. F. & Matute, D. R., Dec 2021, In: Molecular Ecology. 30, 23, p. 6193-6210 18 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review - PublishedGeographical structure of genetic diversity in Loudetia simplex (Poaceae) in Madagascar and South Africa
Hagl, P. A., Gargiulo, R., Fay, M. F., Solofondranohatra, C., Salmona, J., Suescun, U., Rakotomalala, N., Lehmann, C. E. R., Besnard, G., Papadopulos, A. S. T. & Vorontsova, M. S., 15 Apr 2021, In: Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society. 196, 1, p. 81-99 19 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review - PublishedHaplotype divergence supports long-term asexuality in the oribatid mite Oppiella nova
Brandt, A., Tran Van, P., Bluhm, C., Anselmetti, Y., Dumas, Z., Figuet, E., François, C. M., Galtier, N., Heimburger, B., Jaron, K. S., Labédan, M., Maraun, M., Parker, D. J., Robinson-Rechavi, M., Schaefer, I., Simion, P., Scheu, S., Schwander, T. & Bast, J., 21 Sep 2021, In: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 118, 38
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review - PublishedHigh throughput shotgun sequencing of eRNA reveals taxonomic and derived functional shifts across a benthic productivity gradient
Broman, E., Bonaglia, S., Norkko, A., Creer, S. & Nascimento, F. J. A., Jul 2021, In: Molecular Ecology. 30, 13, p. 3023-3039 17 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review - PublishedHighly contiguous assemblies of 101 drosophilid genomes
Kim, B. Y., Wang, J., Miller, D. E., Barmina, O., Delaney, E. K., Thompson, A., Comeault, A., Peede, D., D'Agostino, E. R., Pelaez, J., Aguilar, J. M., Haji, D., Matsunaga, T., Armstrong, E., Zych, M., Ogawa, Y., Stamenković-Radak, M., Jelić, M., Savić Veselinović, M., Tanasković, M., Erić, P., Gao, J-J., Katoh, T. K., Toda, M. J., Watabe, H., Watada, M., Davis, J. S., Moyle, L., Manoli, G., Bertolini, E., Koštál, V., Hawley, R. S., Takahashi, A., Jones, C. D., Price, D. K., Whiteman, N. K., Kopp, A., Matute, D. R. & Petrov, D. A., 19 Jul 2021, In: Elife. 10, e66405.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review - PublishedImproving quantification of bivalve larvae in mixed plankton samples using qPCR: A case study on Mytilus edulis
Alexander, J., Malham, S., Smyth, D., Webb, J., Fidler, D., Bayford, P., McDonald, J. & Le Vay, L., 15 Feb 2021, In: Aquaculture. 532, 736003.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review - PublishedIsolation and Characterization of Klebsiella Phages for Phage Therapy
Townsend, E. M., Kelly, L., Gannon, L., Muscatt, G., Dunstan, R., Michniewski, S., Sapkota, H., Kiljunen, S. J., Kolsi, A., Skurnik, M., Lithgow, T., Millard, A. D. & Jameson, E., 17 Mar 2021, In: PHAGE (New Rochelle, N.Y.). 2, 1, p. 26-42 17 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review - PublishedKing or royal family? Testing for species boundaries in the King Cobra, Ophiophagus hannah (Cantor, 1836), using morphology and multilocus DNA analyses
Gowri Shankar, P., Swamy, P., Williams, R. C., Ganesh, S. R., Moss, M., Höglund, J., Das, I., Sahoo, G., Vijayakumar, S. P., Shanker, K., Wüster, W. & Dutta, S. K., Dec 2021, In: Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 165, 107300, 63 p., 107300.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review - PublishedLoss of Ice Cover, Shifting Phenology, and More Extreme Events in Northern Hemisphere Lakes
Sharma, S., Richardson, D. C., Woolway, R. I., Imrit, M. A., Bouffard, D., Blagrave, K., Daly, J., Filazzola, A., Granin, N., Korhonen, J., Magnuson, J., Marszelewski, W., Matsuzaki, S-I. S., Perry, W., Robertson, D. M., Rudstam, L. G., Weyhenmeyer, G. A. & Yao, H., 1 Oct 2021, In: Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences. 126, 10, e2021JG006348.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review - PublishedMapping epigenetic divergence in the massive radiation of Lake Malawi cichlid fishes
Vernaz, G., Malinsky, M., Svardal, H., Du, M., Tyers, A. M., Santos, M. E., Durbin, R., Genner, M. J., Turner, G. F. & Miska, E. A., 7 Oct 2021, In: Nature Communications. 12, 1, 5870.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review - PublishedMarine artificial light at night: An empirical and technical guide
Tidau, S., Smyth, T., McKee, D., Wiedenmann, J., D'Angelo, C., Wilcockson, D., Ellison, A., Grimmer, A., Jenkins, S., Widdicombe, S., de Moura Queiros, A., Talbot, E., Wright, A. & Davies, T., Sep 2021, In: Methods in Ecology and Evolution. 12, 9, p. 1588-1601
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review - PublishedMolecular Clocks and Archeogenomics of a Late Period Egyptian Date Palm Leaf Reveal Introgression from Wild Relatives and Add Timestamps on the Domestication
Pérez-Escobar, O. A., Bellott, S., Przelomska, N. A. S., Flowers, J. M., Nesbitt, M., Ryan, P., Gutaker, R. M., Gros-Balthazard, M., Wells, T., Kuhnhäuser, B. G., Schley, R., Bogarin, D., Dodsworth, S., Diaz, R., Lehmann, M., Petoe, P., Eiserhardt, W. L., Preick, M., Hofreiter, M., Hajdas, I., Purugganan, M., Antonelli, A., Gravendeel, B., Leitch, I. J., Jimenez, M. F. T., Papadopulos, A. S. T., Chomicki, G., Renner, S. S. & Baker, W. J., Oct 2021, In: Molecular Biology and Evolution. 38, 10, p. 4475-4492 18 p., msab188.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review - PublishedMolecular characterization of a marine turtle tumor epizootic, profiling external, internal and postsurgical regrowth tumors
Yetsko, K., Farrell, J., Blackburn, N. B., Whitmore, L., Stammnitz, M. R., Whilde, J., Eastman, C., Ramia, D. R., Thomas, R., Krstic, A., Linser, P., Creer, S., Carvalho, G., Devlin, M. A., Nahvi, N., Leandro, A. C., deMaar, T. W., Burkhalter, B., Murchison, E. P., Schnitzler, C. & Duffy, D., 1 Feb 2021, In: Communications Biology. 4, 1, 152.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review - PublishedMolecular phylogenetic analysis of the genus Gloydius (Squamata, Viperidae, Crotalinae), with description of two new alpine species from Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, China
Shi, J-S., Liu, J-C., Giri, R., Owens, J. B., Santra, V., Kuttalam, S. R., Selvan, M., Guo, K-J. & Malhotra, A., 4 Oct 2021, In: ZooKeys. 1061, 1061, p. 87-108 22 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review - PublishedMonitoring SARS-CoV-2 in municipal wastewater to evaluate the success of lockdown measures for controlling COVID-19 in the UK
Hillary, L. S., Farkas, K., Maher, K. H., Lucaci, A., Thorpe, J., Distaso, M. A., Gaze, W. H., Paterson, S., Burke, T., Connor, T. R., McDonald, J. E., Malham, S. K. & Jones, D. L., 15 Jul 2021, In: Water Research. 200, p. 117214 1 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review - PublishedNewly discovered cichlid fish biodiversity threatened by hybridization with non-native species
Blackwell, T., Ford, A. G. P., Ciezarek, A. G., Bradbeer, S. J., Gracida Juarez, C. A., Smith, A. M., Ngatunga, B. P., Shechonge, A., Tamatamah, R., Etherington, G., Haerty, W., Di Palma, F., Turner, G. F. & Genner, M. J., Feb 2021, In: Molecular Ecology. 30, 4, p. 895-911 17 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review - PublishedPredicting the severity of the grass pollen season and the effect of climate change in Northwest Europe
Kurganskiy, A., Creer, S., De Vere, N., Griffith, G. W., Osborne, N. J., Wheeler, B. W., McInnes, R. N., Clewlow, Y., Barber, A., Brennan, G., Hanlon, H. M., Hegarty, M. J., Potter, C., Rowney, F. M., Adams-Groom, B., Petch, G. M., Pashley, C. H., Satchwell, J., De Weger, L. A., Rasmussen, K., Oliver, G., Sindt, C., Bruffaerts, N., The PollerGEN Consortium & Skjoth, C. A., 26 Mar 2021, In: Science Advances. 7, 13, eabd7658.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review - PublishedPromoting co-existence between humans and venomous snakes through increasing the herpetological knowledge base
Malhotra, A., Wüster, W., Owens, J. B., Hodges, C. W., Jesudasan, A., Ch, G., Kartik, A., Christopher, P., Louies, J., Naik, H., Santra, V., Kuttalam, S. R., Attre, S., Sasa, M., Bravo-Vega, C. & Murray, K. A., 1 Nov 2021, In: Toxicon: X. 12, November 2021, 18 p., 10081.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review - PublishedRapid Parallel Adaptation to Anthropogenic Heavy Metal Pollution
Papadopulos, A. S. T., Helmstetter, A. J., Osborne, O., Comeault, A., Wood, D., Straw, E. A., Mason, L., Fay, M. F., Parker, J., Dunning, L. T., Foote, A., Smith, R. J. & Lighten, J., Sep 2021, In: Molecular Biology and Evolution. 38, 9, p. 3724-3736 13 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review - PublishedRare morph Lake Malawi mbuna cichlids benefit from reduced aggression from con- and hetero-specifics
Tyers, A. M., Cooke, G. M. & Turner, G. F., Nov 2021, In: Journal of Evolutionary Biology. 34, 11, p. 1678-1690 13 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review - PublishedSaprolegnia parasitica zoospore activity and host survival indicates isolate variation in host preference
Matthews, E., Ellison, A. & Cable, J., Apr 2021, In: Fungal Biology. 125, 4, p. 260-268
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review - PublishedSex-specific responses to cold in a very cold-tolerant, northern Drosophila species
Parker, D. J., Envall, T., Ritchie, M. G. & Kankare, M., 1 Apr 2021, In: Heredity. 126, 4, p. 695-705 11 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review - PublishedShifts in Soil Structure, Biological, and Functional Diversity Under Long-Term Carbon Deprivation
George, P. B. L., Fidler, D. B., Van Nostrand, J. D., Atkinson, J. A., Mooney, S. J., Creer, S., Griffiths, R. I., McDonald, J. E., Robinson, D. A. & Jones, D. L., 14 Sep 2021, In: Frontiers in Microbiology. 12, 735022.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review - PublishedShifts in honeybee foraging reveal historical changes in floral resources
Jones, L., Brennan, G. L., Lowe, A., Creer, S., Ford, C. R. & de Vere, N., 14 Jan 2021, In: Communications Biology. 4, 1, 37.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review - PublishedShining a light on parasite behaviour: daily patterns of Argulus fish lice
Hunt, R., Cable, J. & Ellison, A., 1 Jun 2021, In: Parasitology. 148, 7, p. 850-856 7 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review - PublishedSoil health cluster analysis based on national monitoring of soil indicators
Seaton, F. M., Barrett, G., Burden, A., Creer, S., Fitos, E., Garbutt, A., Griffiths, R. I., Henrys, P., Jones, D. L., Keenan, P., Keith, A., Lebron, I., Maskell, L., Pereira, M. G., Reinsch, S., Smart, S. M., Williams, B., Emmett, B. A. & Robinson, D. A., Nov 2021, In: European Journal of Soil Science. 72, 6, p. 2414-2429 16 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review - PublishedStructural basis of carnitine monooxygenase CntA substrate specificity, inhibition, and intersubunit electron transfer
Quareshy, M., Shanmugam, M., Townsend, E., Jameson, E., Bugg, T. D. H., Cameron, A. D. & Chen, Y., 23 Jan 2021, In: Journal of Biological Chemistry. 296, 100038.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review - PublishedTaxonomy and nomenclature of the Pantherophis obsoletus complex
Hillis, D. M. & Wüster, W., 9 Mar 2021, In: Herpetological Review. 52, 1, p. 51-52 2 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review - PublishedTemperature-dependent competitive outcomes between the fruit flies Drosophila santomea and Drosophila yakuba
Comeault, A. & Matute, D. R., Mar 2021, In: American Naturalist. 197, 3, p. 312-323 12 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review - PublishedThe Human Gut Phageome Origins and Roles in the Human Gut Microbiome
Townsend, E. M., Kelly, L., Muscatt, G., Box, J. D., Hargraves, N., Lilley, D. & Jameson, E., 4 Jun 2021, In: Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology. 11
Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review - PublishedThe Natural History of the Satellite Lakes of Lake Malawi
Turner, G., Ngatunga, B. P. & Genner, M. J., 2021, 131 p. EcoEvoRxiv.
Research output: Other contribution - PublishedThe demographic history of Madagascan micro-endemics: have rare species always been rare?
Helmstetter, A. J., Cable, S., Rakotonasolo, F., Rabarijaona, R., Rakotoarinivo, M., Eiserhardt, W. L., Baker, W. J. & Papadopulos, A. S. T., 29 Sep 2021, In: Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 288, 1959, 20210957.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review - PublishedTowards complete and error-free genome assemblies of all vertebrate species
Rhie, A., McCarthy, S. A., Fedrigo, O., Damas, J., Formenti, G., Koren, S., Uliano-Silva, M., Chow, W., Fungtammasan, A., Kim, J., Lee, C., Ko, B. J., Chaisson, M., Gedman, G. L., Cantin, L. J., Thibaud-Nissen, F., Haggerty, L., Bista, I., Smith, M., Haase, B., Mountcastle, J., Winkler, S., Paez, S., Howard, J., Vernes, S. C., Lama, T. M., Grutzner, F., Warren, W. C., Balakrishnan, C. N., Burt, D., George, J. M., Biegler, M. T., Iorns, D., Digby, A., Eason, D., Robertson, B., Edwards, T., Wilkinson, M., Turner, G., Meyer, A., Kautt, A. F., Franchini, P., Detrich, H. W., Svardal, H., Wagner, M., Naylor, G. J. P., Pippel, M., Malinsky, M., Mooney, M., Simbirsky, M., Hannigan, B. T., Pesout, T., Houck, M., Misuraca, A., Kingan, S. B., Hall, R., Kronenberg, Z., Sović, I., Dunn, C., Ning, Z., Hastie, A., Lee, J., Selvaraj, S., Green, R. E., Putnam, N. H., Gut, I., Ghurye, J., Garrison, E., Sims, Y., Collins, J., Pelan, S., Torrance, J., Tracey, A., Wood, J., Dagnew, R. E., Guan, D., London, S. E., Clayton, D. F., Mello, C. V., Friedrich, S. R., Lovell, P. V., Osipova, E., Al-Ajli, F. O., Secomandi, S., Kim, H., Theofanopoulou, C., Hiller, M., Zhou, Y., Harris, R. S., Makova, K. D., Medvedev, P., Hoffman, J., Masterson, P., Clark, K., Martin, F., Howe, K., Flicek, P., Walenz, B. P., Kwak, W., Clawson, H., Diekhans, M., Nassar, L., Paten, B., Kraus, R. H. S., Crawford, A. J., Gilbert, M. T. P., Zhang, G., Venkatesh, B., Murphy, R. W., Koepfli, K-P., Shapiro, B., Johnson, W. E., Di Palma, F., Marques-Bonet, T., Teeling, E. C., Warnow, T., Graves, J. M., Ryder, O. A., Haussler, D., O’Brien, S. J., Korlach, J., Lewin, H. A., Howe, K., Myers, E. W., Durbin, R., Phillippy, A. M. & Jarvis, E. D., 28 Apr 2021, In: Nature. 592, 7856, p. 737-746 10 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review - PublishedTracing the fate of wastewater viruses reveals catchment-scale virome diversity and connectivity
Adriaenssens, E. M., Farkas, K., McDonald, J. E., Jones, D. L., Allison, H. E. & McCarthy, A. J., 15 Sep 2021, In: Water Research. 203
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review - PublishedUnexpected lack of specialisation in the flow properties of spitting cobra venom
Avella, I., Barajas-Ledesma, E., Casewell, N. R., Harrison, R. A., Rowley, P., Crittenden, E., Wüster, W., Castiglia, R., Holland, C. & van der Meijden, A., 7 Apr 2021, In: Journal of Experimental Biology. 224, 7, 11 p., jeb229229.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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