Dr Benjamin Jarrett

Darlithydd

b.jarrett@bangor.ac.uk

0000-0003-2071-6076

Gwelwch proffil Dr Benjamin Jarrett ar Bortal Ymchwil Bangor

Rhagolwg

I am a behavioural and evolutionary ecologist interested in the factors that influence adaptation and the evolution of reproductive isolation. I primarily use insects in the lab to experimentally test mechanisms that shape adaptation.

Cymwysterau

PhD: The role of parents in evolution
Institute of Criminology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge,

Diddordebau Ymchwil

How social evolution impacts ecological adaptation

A primary interest of mine is how social interactions can drive evolutionary dynamics and understanding why these dynamics may be hard to predict. How does sexual selection impact host plant adaptation? I am using broad-headed bugs (Hemiptera: Alydidae) to better understand this process.

In collaboration with Dr Syuan-Jyun Sun in Taiwan, we are exploring how parental care can help species cope with rapid environmental change as forecast by climate change models, using the burying beetle Nicrophorus nepalensis (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae) as a model.

Evolutionary impacts of invasive species

Alien and invasive species can fundamentally change the communities in which they invade, providing a new niche for species to adapt or restructuring food webs. With funding from the Advanced Research + Invention Agency, I am exploring how the invertebrate community associated with the invasive Rhododendron ponticum has evolved over the last thirty years, looking for signs that native insects have evolved to better utlise it as a host.

Cyfleoedd Project Ôl-radd

Please get in touch if you have any ideas and we can discuss funding options.

Cyhoeddiadau

2025

CyhoeddwydHeat stress effects on offspring compound across parental care
Malik, T., Tsai, M.-T., Jarrett, B. & Sun, S.-J., 5 Maw 2025, Yn: Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 292, 2042, 20250026.
Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
E-gyhoeddi cyn argraffuMeta-analysis reveals that phenotypic plasticity and divergent selection promote reproductive isolation during incipient speciation
Jarrett, B., Downing, P. A. & Svensson, E. I., 7 Mai 2025, (E-gyhoeddi cyn argraffu) Yn: Nature Ecology and Evolution. 9, t. 883-844
Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid

2024

CyhoeddwydHost Plant Effects on Sexual Selection Dynamics in Phytophagous Insects
Jarrett, B. & Miller, C., 1 Ion 2024, Yn: Annual Review of Entomology. 69, t. 41-57
Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
CyhoeddwydSelection on the joint actions of pairs leads to divergent adaptation and coadaptation of care-giving parents during pre-hatching care
Jarrett, B., Mashoodh, R., Issar, S., Pascoal, S., Rebar, D., Sun, S.-J., Schrader, M. & Kilner, R., Meh 2024, Yn: Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 291, 2024, 20240876.
Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
CyhoeddwydThe effect of experimental warming on reproductive performance and parental care in the burying beetle Nicrophorus nepalensis
Malik, T., Jarrett, B. & Sun, S.-J., Hyd 2024, Yn: Royal Society Open Science. 11, 10, t. 240653
Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid

2023

CyhoeddwydNon-target attack of the native stink bug, Podisus maculiventris by Trissolcus japonicus, comes with fitness costs and trade-offs
Linder, S., Jarrett, B. & Szucs, M., 1 Chwef 2023, Yn: Biological Control. 177, t. 105107
Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
CyhoeddwydThe evolution of reproductive isolation in the laboratory: a meta-analysis
Jarrett, B., Chwef 2023.
Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gynhadledd › Murlen

2022

CyhoeddwydExperimental adaptation of native parasitoids to the invasive insect pest, Drosophila suzukii
Jarrett, B., Szucs, M., Linder, S., Fanning, P. & Isaacs, R., 1 Ebr 2022, Yn: Biological Control. 167, 104843.
Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
CyhoeddwydGlobal urban environmental change drives adaptation in white clover
Global Urban Evolution Project, 17 Maw 2022, Yn: Science. 375, 6586, t. 1275-1281
Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
CyhoeddwydLarval environmental conditions influence plasticity in resource use by adults in the burying beetle, Nicrophorus vespilloides
Schrader, M., Jarrett, B. & Kilner, R., 1 Maw 2022, Yn: Evolution. 76, 3, t. 667-674
Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
CyhoeddwydLimited gains in native parasitoid performance on an invasive host beyond three generations of selection
Linder, S., Jarrett, B., Fanning, P., Isaacs, R. & Szucs, M., 1 Rhag 2022, Yn: Evolutionary Applications.
Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
CyhoeddwydTraits across trophic levels interact to influence parasitoid establishment in biological control releases
Jarrett, B. & Szucs, M., 10 Maw 2022, Yn: Ecology and Evolution. 12, t. e8654
Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid

2021

CyhoeddwydEvolutionary change in the construction of the nursery environment when parents are prevented from caring for their young directly
Jarrett, B., Duarte, A., Rebar, D., Hallett, A. & Kilner, R., 30 Tach 2021, Yn: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the USA. 118, 48, e2102450118.
Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid

2020

CyhoeddwydAcademic ecosystems must evolve to support a sustainable postdoc workforce
Alund, M., Emery, N., Jarrett, B. J. M., MacLeod, K. J., McCreery, H. F., Mamoozadeh, N., Phillips, J. G., Schossau, J., Thompson, A. W., Warwick, A. R., Yule, K. M., Zylstra, E. R. & Gering, E., 1 Meh 2020, Yn: Nature Ecology and Evolution. 4, 6, t. 777-781
Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
CyhoeddwydAn evolutionary switch from sibling rivalry to sibling cooperation, caused by a sustained loss of parental care
Rebar, D., Jarrett, B., Bailey, N. & Kilner, R., 21 Ion 2020, Yn: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the USA. 117, t. 2544-2550
Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
CyhoeddwydPlastic sexual ornaments: Assessing temperature effects on color metrics in a color-changing reptile
Assis, B., Jarrett, B., Koscky, G., Langkilde, T. & Avery, J., 20 Mai 2020, Yn: PLoS ONE. 15, t. e0233221
Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
CyhoeddwydRapid local adaptation linked with phenotypic plasticity
Sun, S.-J., Catherall, A., Pascoal, S., Jarrett, B., Miller, S., Sheehan, M. & Kilner, R., 1 Awst 2020, Yn: Evolution Letters. 4, 4, t. 345-359
Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid

2019

CyhoeddwydThe Discovery of Trissolcus japonicus (Hymenoptera: Scelionidae) in Michigan
Jarrett, B., Pote, J., Talamas, E., Gut, L. & Szucs, M., 1 Medi 2019, Yn: The Great Lakes Entomologist. 52, 1, t. 1-6
Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid

2018

CyhoeddwydAdaptive evolution of synchronous egg-hatching in compensation for the loss of parental care
Jarrett, B., Rebar, D., Haynes, H., Leaf, M., Halliwell, C., Kemp, R. & Kilner, R., 29 Awst 2018, Yn: Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 285, 1885, t. 20181452
Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
CyhoeddwydA sustained change in the supply of parental care causes adaptive evolution of offspring morphology
Jarrett, B., Evans, E., Haynes, H., Leaf, M., Rebar, D., Duarte, A., Schrader, M. & Kilner, R., 28 Medi 2018, Yn: Nature Communications. 9, t. 3987
Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
CyhoeddwydForest gaps, edge, and interior support different ant communities in a tropical peat-swamp forest in Borneo
Schreven, S., Perlett, E., Jarrett, B., Marchant, N., Harsanto, F., Purwanto, A., Sykora, K. & Harrison, M., 2018, Yn: Asian Myrmecology. 10, e010010.
Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
CyhoeddwydParental care and sibling competition independently increase phenotypic variation among burying beetle siblings
Schrader, M., Jarrett, B. & Kilner, R., 1 Tach 2018, Yn: Evolution. 72, t. 2546-2552
Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
CyhoeddwydSuperior stimulation of female fecundity by subordinate males provides a mechanism for telegony
Pascoal, S., Jarrett, B., Evans, E. & Kilner, R., 1 Ebr 2018, Yn: Evolution Letters. 2, 2, t. 114-125
Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid

2017

CyhoeddwydAdaptation to a novel family environment involves both apparent and cryptic phenotypic changes
Schrader, M., Jarrett, B., Rebar, D. & Kilner, R., 13 Medi 2017, Yn: Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 284, 1862, t. 20171295
Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
CyhoeddwydCooperative interactions within the family enhance the capacity for evolutionary change in body size
Jarrett, B., Schrader, M., Rebar, D., Houslay, T. & Kilner, R., 26 Mai 2017, Yn: Nature Ecology and Evolution. 1, 0178.
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2016

CyhoeddwydA limit to the extent to which increased egg size can compensate for a poor post-natal environment, revealed experimentally in the burying beetle, Nicrophorus vespilloides
Schrader, M., Crosby, R., Hesketh, A., Jarrett, B. & Kilner, R., Ion 2016, Yn: Ecology and Evolution. 6, 1, t. 329-336
Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid

2015

CyhoeddwydParental care masks a density-dependent shift from cooperation to competition among burying beetle larvae
Schrader, M., Jarrett, B. & Kilner, R., 17 Ebr 2015, Yn: Evolution. 69, 4, t. 1077-1084
Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
CyhoeddwydParental effects alter the adaptive value of an adult behavioural trait
Kilner, R., Boncoraglio, G., Henshaw, J., Jarrett, B., De Gasperin, O., Attisano, A. & Kokko, H., 22 Hyd 2015, Yn: Elife. t. e07340
Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
CyhoeddwydUsing experimental evolution to study adaptations for life within the family
Schrader, M., Jarrett, B. & Kilner, R., 1 Mai 2015, Yn: American Naturalist. 185, t. 610-619
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Gweithgareddau

2026

PhD examination
External examiner for PhD viva of Daniel Bardey at Oxford Brookes
5 Meh 2026
Gweithgaredd: Arholiad (Arholwr)
The impact of novel developmental environments on the genetic correlation of putatively naturally-selected and sexually-selected traits
Ebr 2026
Gweithgaredd: Cyflwyniad llafar (Siaradwr)
The mechanisms that drive the evolution of reproductive isolation during incipient speciation
Ebr 2026
Gweithgaredd: Sgwrs wadd (Siaradwr)
The role of social behaviour in adapting to novel environments
Ebr 2026
Gweithgaredd: Sgwrs wadd (Siaradwr)
Matthew Bulbert
27 Maw 2026
Gweithgaredd: Gwesteio ymwelydd academaidd (Gwesteiwr)
Molecular Ecology (Cyfnodolyn)
Reviewed one paper
Maw 2026
Gweithgaredd: Adolygu cyhoeddiadau cymheiriaid (Aelod o fwrdd golygyddol)
MScRes viva of Willow Legg
23 Ion 2026
Gweithgaredd: Arholiad (Arholwr)