Professor Terry Burke
School of Biosciences
NEOF Deputy Director and Head of Molecular Ecology Lab
t.a.burke@sheffield.ac.uk
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Professor Terry Burke
School of Biosciences
Alfred Denny Building
Western Bank
Sheffield
S10 2TN
School of Biosciences
Alfred Denny Building
Western Bank
Sheffield
S10 2TN
- Qualifications
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- BSc (1979) University of Wales, Bangor; PhD (1984) University of Nottingham
- NERC Postdoctoral Research Fellow and "Special" Research Fellow, University of Leicester (1984-88)
- SERC Advanced Research Fellow, University of Leicester (1988-90)
- Royal Society University Research Fellow, University of Leicester (1990-93)
- Lecturer and Reader in Zoology, University of Leicester (1993-97)
- Professor of Molecular Ecology, University of Leicester (1997-98)
- Professor of Molecular Ecology, University of Sheffield (1998-present)
- Head, NERC Biomolecular Analysis Facility–Sheffield (1998-present)
- (formerly known as Sheffield Molecular Genetics Facility)
- Director, NERC Biomolecular Analysis Facility [UK-wide] (2008–present)
- Leverhulme Trust Research Fellow (2015–17)
- Research interests
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My research falls into three themes:
- Mating systems and sexual selection
- Ecological and evolutionary genetics
- Molecular and quantitative genetics in birds
- Publications
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Journal articles
- Sex‐dependent effects of parental age on offspring fitness in a cooperatively breeding bird. Evolution Letters.
- Early‐life conditions impact juvenile telomere length, but do not predict later life‐history strategies or fitness in a wild vertebrate. Ecology and Evolution, 12(6). View this article in WRRO
- Evidence of paternal effects on telomere length increases in early life. Frontiers in Genetics, 13. View this article in WRRO
- What is the best fitness measure in wild populations? A case study on the power of short-term fitness proxies to predict reproductive value. PLoS ONE, 17(4).
- The contribution of extra‐pair paternity to the variation in lifetime and age‐specific male reproductive success in a socially monogamous species. Evolution.
- Intralocus conflicts associated with a supergene. Nature Communications, 13(1).
- Immunogenetic variation shapes the gut microbiome in a natural vertebrate population. Microbiome, 10(1).
- Gut microbiome composition, not alpha diversity, is associated with survival in a natural vertebrate population. Animal Microbiome, 3(1). View this article in WRRO
- Population level consequences of facultatively cooperative behaviour in a stochastic environment. Journal of Animal Ecology. View this article in WRRO
- Causes and consequences of telomere lengthening in a wild vertebrate population. Molecular Ecology.
- Monitoring SARS-CoV-2 in municipal wastewater to evaluate the success of lockdown measures for controlling COVID-19 in the UK. Water Research, 200. View this article in WRRO
- Early‐life seasonal, weather and social effects on telomere length in a wild mammal. Molecular Ecology. View this article in WRRO
- Contemporary evolution of the innate immune receptor gene TLR3 in an isolated vertebrate population. Molecular Ecology. View this article in WRRO
- Multisource noninvasive genetics of brown bears (Ursus arctos) in Greece reveals a highly structured population and a new matrilineal contact zone in southern Europe. Ecology and Evolution.
- Helpers compensate for age‐related declines in parental care and offspring survival in a cooperatively breeding bird. Evolution Letters, 5(2), 143-153. View this article in WRRO
- Estimation of environmental, genetic and parental age at conception effects on telomere length in a wild mammal. Journal of Evolutionary Biology, 34(2), 296-308.
- Telomere heritability and parental age at conception effects in a wild avian population. Molecular Ecology.
- Allelic diversity and patterns of selection at the major histocompatibility complex class I and II loci in a threatened shorebird, the Snowy Plover (Charadrius nivosus). BMC Evolutionary Biology, 20.
- Connecting the data landscape of long‐term ecological studies: the SPI‐Birds data hub. Journal of Animal Ecology.
- Repeatable social network node‐based metrics across populations and contexts in a passerine. Journal of Evolutionary Biology, 33(11), 1634-1642.
- Age‐dependent changes in infidelity in Seychelles warblers. Molecular Ecology, 29(19), 3731-3746.
- Development of intraspecific size variation in black coucals, white‐browed coucals and ruffs from hatching to fledging. Journal of Avian Biology, 51(8).
- Slicing : a sustainable approach to structuring samples for analysis in long‐term studies. Methods in Ecology and Evolution, 11(3), 418-430. View this article in WRRO
- Population differentiation and historical demography of the threatened snowy plover Charadrius nivosus (Cassin, 1858). Conservation Genetics. View this article in WRRO
- Rearing success does not improve with apparent pair coordination in offspring provisioning. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 7. View this article in WRRO
- No evidence for kin recognition in a passerine bird. PLOS ONE, 14(10). View this article in WRRO
- Bi-functional chicken immunoglobulin-like receptors with a single extracellular domain (ChIR-AB1) : potential framework genes among a relatively stable number of genes per haplotype. Frontiers in Immunology, 10(2019). View this article in WRRO
- Male age and its association with reproductive traits in captive and wild house sparrows. Journal of Evolutionary Biology. View this article in WRRO
- Measuring up to reality : null models and analysis simulations to study parental coordination over provisioning offspring. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 7. View this article in WRRO
- Genetics and evidence for balancing selection of a sex-linked colour polymorphism in a songbird. Nature Communications, 10. View this article in WRRO
- Breeders that receive help age more slowly in a cooperatively breeding bird. Nature Communications, 10. View this article in WRRO
- Compensatory and additive helper effects in the cooperatively breeding Seychelles warbler (Acrocephalus sechellensis). Ecology and Evolution, 9(5), 2986-2995. View this article in WRRO
- Individual variation and the source-sink group dynamics of extra-group paternity in a social mammal. Behavioral Ecology, 30(2), 301-312. View this article in WRRO
- Meta-analysis challenges a textbook example of status signalling and demonstrates publication bias. eLife, 7. View this article in WRRO
- Inbreeding intensifies sex- and age-dependent disease in a wild mammal. Journal of Animal Ecology, 87(6), 1500-1511. View this article in WRRO
- Subordinate females in the cooperatively breeding Seychelles warbler obtain direct benefits by joining unrelated groups. Journal of Animal Ecology, 87(5), 1251-1263. View this article in WRRO
- Male age is associated with extra-pair paternity, but not with extra-pair mating behaviour. Scientific Reports, 8(1). View this article in WRRO
- Demographic causes of adult sex ratio variation and their consequences for parental cooperation. Nature Communications, 9(1). View this article in WRRO
- Extra-pair parentage and personality in a cooperatively breeding bird. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, 72(3). View this article in WRRO
- Genomic associations with bill length and disease reveal drift and selection across island bird populations. Evolution Letters, 2(1), 22-36. View this article in WRRO
- Spatio-temporal variation in lifelong telomere dynamics in a long-term ecological study. Journal of Animal Ecology, 87(1), 187-198. View this article in WRRO
- A signature of dynamic biogeography: Enclaves indicate past species replacement. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 284(1868). View this article in WRRO
- Heritability and social brood effects on personality in juvenile and adult life-history stages in a wild passerine.. Journal of Evolutionary Biology. View this article in WRRO
- High fidelity: extra-pair fertilisations in eight Charadrius plover species are not associated with parental relatedness or social mating system. Journal of Avian Biology, 48(7), 910-920. View this article in WRRO
- A quantitative and qualitative comparison of illumina MiSeq and 454 amplicon sequencing for genotyping the highly polymorphic major histocompatibility complex (MHC) in a non-model species. BMC Research Notes, 10. View this article in WRRO
- A sex-linked supergene controls sperm morphology and swimming speed in a songbird. Nature Ecology and Evolution, 1, 1168-1176. View this article in WRRO
- Corrigendum. Molecular Ecology, 26(13), 3585-3586. View this article in WRRO
- Blood transcriptomes and de novo identification of candidate loci for mating success in lekking great snipe (Gallinago media). Molecular Ecology, 26(13), 3458-3471. View this article in WRRO
- A genomic footprint of hybrid zone movement in crested newts. Evolution Letters, 1(2), 93-101. View this article in WRRO
- Differential dispersal costs and sex-biased dispersal distance in a cooperatively breeding bird. Behavioral Ecology, 28(4), 1113-1121. View this article in WRRO
- Repeatable and heritable behavioural variation in a wild cooperative breeder. Behavioral Ecology, 28(3), 668-676. View this article in WRRO
- Polygamy slows down population divergence in shorebirds.. Evolution. View this article in WRRO
- Age-dependent trajectories differ between within-pair and extra-pair paternity success.. J Evol Biol. View this article in WRRO
- Parnassius apollo nevadensis: identification of recent population structure and source–sink dynamics. Conservation Genetics. View this article in WRRO
- Levels of extra-pair paternity are associated with parental care in penduline tits (Remizidae). Ibis. View this article in WRRO
- Winter territory prospecting is associated with life-history stage but not activity in a passerine. Journal of Avian Biology. View this article in WRRO
- The colour of paternity: extra-pair paternity in the wild Gouldian finch does not appear to be driven by genetic incompatibility between morphs.. J Evol Biol. View this article in WRRO
- Tissue Culture as a Source of Replicates in Non-model Plants: Variation in Cold Response in Arabidopsis lyrata ssp. petraea.. G3 (Bethesda). View this article in WRRO
- No compensatory relationship between the innate and adaptive immune system in wild-living European badgers. PLoS ONE, 11(10). View this article in WRRO
- Consequences of in-situ strategies for the conservation of plant genetic diversity. Biological Conservation, 203, 134-142. View this article in WRRO
- Exploration is dependent on reproductive state, not social state, in a cooperatively breeding bird. Behavioral Ecology. View this article in WRRO
- Predictably Philandering Females Prompt Poor Paternal Provisioning. The American Naturalist, 188(2), 219-230. View this article in WRRO
- Efficient screening for ‘genetic pollution’ in an anthropogenic crested newt hybrid zone. Conservation Genetics Resources. View this article in WRRO
- Blood thicker than water: kinship, disease prevalence and group size drive divergent patterns of infection risk in a social mammal. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 283(1835). View this article in WRRO
- The impact of conservation-driven translocations on blood parasite prevalence in the Seychelles warbler. Scientific Reports, 6, 29596-29596. View this article in WRRO
- Red Carotenoid Coloration in the Zebra Finch Is Controlled by a Cytochrome P450 Gene Cluster. Current Biology, 26(11), 1435-1440. View this article in WRRO
- Telomere length reveals cumulative individual and transgenerational inbreeding effects in a passerine bird. Molecular Ecology, 25(12), 2949-2960. View this article in WRRO
- Linkage mapping of a polymorphic plumage locus associated with intermorph incompatibility in the Gouldian finch (Erythrura gouldiae). Heredity, 116(4), 409-416. View this article in WRRO
- Social pairing of Seychelles warblers under reduced constraints: MHC, neutral heterozygosity, and age. Behavioral Ecology, 27(1), 295-303. View this article in WRRO
- A supergene determines highly divergent male reproductive morphs in the ruff. Nature Genetics, 48(1), 79-83. View this article in WRRO
- No Association between Personality and Candidate Gene Polymorphisms in a Wild Bird Population. PLOS ONE, 10(10). View this article in WRRO
- Limited catching bias in a wild population of birds with near-complete census information. Ecology and Evolution, 5(16), 3500-3506. View this article in WRRO
- Senescence in the wild: Insights from a long-term study on Seychelles warblers. Experimental Gerontology, 71, 69-79.
- The genetic structure ofNautilus pompiliuspopulations surrounding Australia and the Philippines. Molecular Ecology, 24(13), 3316-3328. View this article in WRRO
- MHC class II-assortative mate choice in European badgers (Meles meles). Molecular Ecology, 24(12), 3138-3150.
- North or south? Phylogenetic and biogeographic origins of a globally distributed avian clade. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 89, 151-159. View this article in WRRO
- Are extra-pair males different from cuckolded males? A case study and a meta-analytic examination. Molecular Ecology, 24(7), 1558-1571.
- Reduced fitness in progeny from old parents in a natural population. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 112(13), 4021-4025. View this article in WRRO
- House sparrowPasser domesticussurvival is not associated with MHC-I diversity, but possibly with specific MHC-I alleles. Journal of Avian Biology, 46(2), 167-174.
- Major Breeding Plumage Color Differences of Male Ruffs (Philomachus pugnax) Are Not Associated With Coding Sequence Variation in the MC1R Gene. Journal of Heredity, 106(2), 211-215. View this article in WRRO
- The fitness consequences of inbreeding in natural populations and their implications for species conservation – a systematic map. Environmental Evidence, 4(1). View this article in WRRO
- Four-way development of microsatellite markers for the Gouldian finch (Erythrura gouldiae). Conservation Genetics Resources, 7(4), 899-907.
- Sugar-free extrapair mating: a comment on Arct et al.. Behavioral Ecology, 26(4), 971-972.
- Troubleshooting the potential pitfalls of cross‐fostering. Methods in Ecology and Evolution, 6(5), 584-592.
- Museum DNA reveals the demographic history of the endangered Seychelles warbler. Evolutionary Applications, 7(9), 1134-1143. View this article in WRRO
- Costly infidelity: low lifetime fitness of extra-pair offspring in a passerine bird.. Evolution, 68(10), 2873-2884. View this article in WRRO
- Neighbouring-group composition and within-group relatedness drive extra-group paternity rate in the European badger (Meles meles). Journal of Evolutionary Biology, 27(10), 2191-2203. View this article in WRRO
- Pathogen burden, co-infection and major histocompatibility complex variability in the European badger (Meles meles). Molecular Ecology, 23(20), 5072-5088.
- Cooperative investment in public goods is kin directed in communal nests of social birds. Ecology Letters, 17(9), 1141-1148. View this article in WRRO
- High risks of losing genetic diversity in an endemic Mauritian gecko: implications for conservation.. PLoS One, 9(6), e93387. View this article in WRRO
- Badger responses to small-scale culling may compromise targeted control of bovine tuberculosis.. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A, 111(25), 9193-9198.
- Cuckoo hosts shift from accepting to rejecting parasitic eggs across their lifetime.. Evolution, 68(10), 3020-3029.
- Heterozygosity-fitness correlations in a wild mammal population: Accounting for parental and environmental effects. Ecology and Evolution, 4(12), 2594-2609. View this article in WRRO
- Revisiting the phylogeography and demography of European badgers (Meles meles) based on broad sampling, multiple markers and simulations.. Heredity (Edinb), 113(5), 443-453.
- The impact of translocations on neutral and functional genetic diversity within and among populations of the Seychelles warbler.. Mol Ecol, 23(9), 2165-2177. View this article in WRRO
- Genetic differentiation over a short water barrier in the Brazilian tanager, Ramphocelus bresilius (Passeriformes: Thraupidae) an endemic species of the Atlantic forest, Brazil. Conservation Genetics.
- Assessing multivariate constraints to evolution across ten long-term avian studies.. PLoS One, 9(3), e90444. View this article in WRRO
- Scale-dependent effects of landscape variables on gene flow and population structure in bats. Diversity and Distributions.
- Multiple aspects of plasticity in clutch size vary among populations of a globally distributed songbird. Journal of Animal Ecology.
- Characterization of the house sparrow (Passer domesticus) transcriptome: a resource for molecular ecology and immunogenetics.. Mol Ecol Resour, 14(3), 636-646.
- A dominant allele controls development into female mimic male and diminutive female ruffs. Biology Letters, 9(6). View this article in WRRO
- Genetic mapping of the female mimic morph locus in the ruff. BMC Genetics, 14. View this article in WRRO
- A first-generation microsatellite linkage map of the ruff. Ecology and Evolution, 3(14), 4631-4640. View this article in WRRO
- The shaping of genetic variation in edge-of-range populations under past and future climate change. Ecology Letters. View this article in WRRO
- Genetic analysis reveals diverse kin-directed routes to helping in the rifleman Acanthisitta chloris.. Mol Ecol, 22(19), 5027-5039.
- Comparison of historical bottleneck effects and genetic consequences of re-introduction in a critically endangered island passerine.. Mol Ecol, 22(18), 4644-4662.
- A systematic review of phenotypic responses to between-population outbreeding.. Environmental Evidence, 2, 13.
- Long-term, fine-scale temporal patterns of genetic diversity in the restored Mauritius parakeet reveal genetic impacts of management and associated demographic effects on reintroduction programmes. Biological Conservation, 161, 28-38.
- Local Environment but Not Genetic Differentiation Influences Biparental Care in Ten Plover Populations. PLoS ONE, 8(4). View this article in WRRO
- High-utility conserved avian microsatellite markers enable parentage and population studies across a wide range of species.. BMC Genomics, 14, 176. View this article in WRRO
- EProviding chicks with extra food lowers male but not female provisioning in the House Sparrow Passer domesticus. Ibis.
- Genetic evidence for introgression between domestic pigs and wild boars (Sus scrofa) in Belgium and Luxembourg: A comparative approach with multiple marker systems. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society.
- The impact of reproductive investment and early-life environmental conditions on senescence: Support for the disposable soma hypothesis. Journal of Evolutionary Biology.
- Evidence of long-term structured cuckoo parasitism on individual magpie hosts.. J Anim Ecol, 82(2), 389-398.
- High gene flow on a continental scale in the polyandrous Kentish plover Charadrius alexandrinus.. Molecular Ecology.
- Gene expression divergence and nucleotide differentiation between males of different color morphs and mating strategies in the ruff.. Ecol Evol, 2(10), 2485-2505. View this article in WRRO
- Isolation, characterization and predicted genome locations of ruff (Philomachus pugnax, AVES) microsatellite loci. Cconservation Genetics Resources, 4.
- The lavender plumage colour in Japanese quail is associated with a complex mutation in the region of MLPH that is related to differences in growth, feed consumption and body temperature. BMC Genomics, 13(1). View this article in WRRO
- Passerine birds breeding under chronic noise experience reduced fitness.. PLoS One, 7(7), e39200. View this article in WRRO
- Age-Dependent Terminal Declines in Reproductive Output in a Wild Bird. PLOS ONE, 7(7). View this article in WRRO
- Evolution of MHC class I genes in the European badger (Meles meles). Ecology and Evolution, 2(7), 1644-1662. View this article in WRRO
- Population genetic structure and long-distance dispersal among seabird populations: implications for colony persistence.. Molecular Ecology, 21(12), 2863-2876.
- Microsatellite resources for Passeridae species: a predicted microsatellite map of the house sparrow Passer domesticus.. Molecular Ecology Resources, 12(3), 501-523.
- Development of conserved microsatellite markers of high cross-species utility in bat species (Vespertilionidae, Chiroptera, Mammalia).. Molecular Ecology Resources, 12(3), 532-548.
- Molecular characterization of the microbial communities in the subcaudal gland secretion of the European badger (Meles meles).. FEMS Microbiol Ecol, 81(3), 648-659.
- Non-breeding feather concentrations of testosterone, corticosterone and cortisol are associated with subsequent survival in wild house sparrows.. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London: Biological Sciences, 279(1733), 1560-1566.
- Telomere length and dynamics predict mortality in a wild longitudinal study. Molecular Ecology.
- Social and genetic benefits of parental investment suggest sex differences in selection pressures. Journal of Avian Biology.
- Triploid plover female provides support for a role of the W chromosome in avian sex determination. Biology Letters, 8(5), 787-789.
- Genetic evidence for past hybridisation between domestic pigs and English wild boars. Conservation Genetics, 1-10.
- Comparison between Normalised and Unnormalised 454-Sequencing Libraries for Small-Scale RNA-Seq Studies.. Comparative and Functional Genomics, 2012, 281693-281693. View this article in WRRO
- Maternal effects and heritability of annual productivity.. Journal of Evolutionary Biology, 25(1), 149-156.
- MHC class II genes in the European badger (Meles meles): characterization, patterns of variation, and transcription analysis.. Immunogenetics, 64(4), 313-327.
- Food supplements increase adult tarsus length, but not growth rate, in an island population of house sparrows (Passer domesticus).. BMC Research Notes, 4, 431-431. View this article in WRRO
- Age-specific breeding success in a wild mammalian population: selection, constraint, restraint and senescence. Molecular Ecology, 20(15), 3261-3274. View this article in WRRO
- Characterisation of twenty-one European badger (Meles meles) microsatellite loci facilitates the discrimination of second-order relatives. Conservation Genetics Resources, 3(3), 515-518.
- Population genetic structure of the winter moth, Operophtera brumata Linnaeus, in the Orkney Isles suggests long-distance dispersal. Ecological Entomology, 36(3), 318-325.
- Fine-scale community and genetic structure are tightly linked in species-rich grasslands.. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London: Biological Sciences, 366(1569), 1346-1357.
- DNA sampling from eggshell swabbing is widely applicable in wild bird populations as demonstrated in 23 species.. Molecular Ecology Resources, 11(3), 481-493.
- Spatio-temporal variation in territory quality and oxidative status: a natural experiment in the Seychelles warbler (Acrocephalus sechellensis).. Journal of Animal Ecology, 80(3), 668-680.
- Broad-scale latitudinal patterns of genetic diversity among native European and introduced house sparrow (Passer domesticus) populations.. Molecular Ecology, 20(6), 1133-1143.
- Use of microarrays to study environmentally relevant organisms: A UK perspective, 187-202.
- Conflict between genetic and phenotypic differentiation: The evolutionary history of a 'lost and rediscovered' shorebird. PLoS ONE, 6(11). View this article in WRRO
- Small Subordinate Male Advantage in the Zebrafish. Ethology.
- Small Subordinate Male Advantage in the Zebrafish. Ethology, 117(11), 1003-1008.
- Genetic mapping of the major histocompatibility complex in the zebra finch (Taeniopygia guttata). Immunogenetics, 1-8. View this article in WRRO
- No evidence for adverse effects on fitness of fitting passive integrated transponders (PITs) in wild house sparrows Passer domesticus. Journal of Avian Biology.
- Corrections for "Assessing the function of house sparrows' bib size using a flexible meta-analysis method [Behav Ecol 18: 831-840]". Behavioral Ecology, 22(2), 445-446.
- Heterozygosity-fitness correlations of conserved microsatellite markers in Kentish plovers Charadrius alexandrinus.. Molecular Ecology, 19(23), 5172-5185.
- The influence of sex and body size on nestling survival and recruitment in the house sparrow. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, 101(3), 680-688.
- The unusual sperm morphology of the Eurasian bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula) is not due to the phenotypic result of genetic reduction.. The Auk, 127(4), 832-840.
- Genetic signatures of population change in the British golden eagle (Aquila chrysaetos). Conservation Genetics, 11(5), 1837-1846.
- Evolutionary analysis and expression profiling of zebra finch immune genes.. Genome Biology & Evolution, 2, 781-790. View this article in WRRO
- The fitness of dispersing spotted hyaena sons is influenced by maternal social status. Nature Communications, 1.
- MHC-dependent survival in a wild population: evidence for hidden genetic benefits gained through extra-pair fertilizations. Molecular Ecology, 19(16), 3444-3455.
- Genetic variation in plant morphology contributes to the species-level structure of grassland communities.. Ecology, 91(5), 1344-1354.
- New methods to identify conserved microsatellite loci and develop primer sets of high cross-species utility - as demonstrated for birds. Molecular Ecology Resources, 10(3), 475-494.
- The consequences of winter flock demography for genetic structure and inbreeding risk in vinous-throated parrotbills, Paradoxornis webbianus.. Heredity (Edinb), 104(5), 472-481.
- Using genetic methods to investigate dispersal in two badger (Meles meles) populations with different ecological characteristics.. Heredity (Edinb), 104(5), 493-501.
- The genome of a songbird.. Nature, 464(7289), 757-762.
- Using isolation-by-distance-based approaches to assess the barrier effect of linear landscape elements on badger (Meles meles) dispersal.. Molecular Ecology, 19(8), 1663-1674.
- Pronounced inter- and intrachromosomal variation in linkage disequilibrium across the zebra finch genome.. Genome Research, 20(4), 496-502.
- On the use of large marker panels to estimate inbreeding and relatedness: empirical and simulation studies of a pedigreed zebra finch population typed at 771 SNPs.. Molecular Ecology, 19(7), 1439-1451.
- Fitness measures in selection analyses: sensitivity to the overall number of offspring produced in a lifetime.. Journal of Evolutionary Biology, 23(2), 282-292.
- Genetic signatures of population change in the British golden eagle (Aquila chrysaetos). Conservation Genetics, 1-10.
- Estimating the propagule size of a cryptogenic crested newt population. Animal Conservation, 13(SUPPL. 1), 74-81.
- Twenty-two polymorphic microsatellite loci aimed at detecting illegal trade in the Cape parrot, Poicephalus robustus (Psittacidae, AVES). Molecular Ecology Resources, 10(1), 142-149.
- A comparison of SNPs and microsatellites as linkage mapping markers: lessons from the zebra finch (Taeniopygia guttata).. BMC Genomics, 11, 218. View this article in WRRO
- Digital gene expression analysis of the zebra finch genome.. BMC Genomics, 11, 219. View this article in WRRO
- Genome 10K: A Proposal to Obtain Whole-Genome Sequence for 10 000 Vertebrate Species. Journal of Heredity, 100(6), 659-674.
- Isolation, characterization and chromosome locations of polymorphic black-billed magpie Pica pica (Corvidae, AVES) microsatellite loci. Molecular ecology resources, 9(6), 1506-1512.
- Kentish versus snowy plover: Phenotypic and genetic analyses of Charadrius alexandrinus reveal divergence of Eurasian and American subspecies. AUK, 126(4), 839-852.
- Evaluating the demographic history of the Seychelles kestrel (Falco araea): Genetic evidence for recovery from a population bottleneck following minimal conservation management. Biological Conservation, 142(10), 2250-2257.
- Extrapair paternity in a flock-living passerine, the vinous-throated parrotbill Paradoxornis webbianus. Journal of Avian Biology, 40(5), 469-474.
- Independent colonization of multiple urban centres by a formerly forest specialist bird species.. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London B, 276(1666), 2403-2410.
- A genetic assessment of the two remnant populations of the natterjack toad (Bufo calamita) in Luxembourg. Herpetological Journal, 19(2), 53-59.
- Social group size affects Mycobacterium bovis infection in European badgers (Meles meles).. Journal of Animal Ecology, 78(4), 818-827.
- Fine-scale genetic structure and its consequence in breeding aggregations of a passerine bird.. Molecular Ecology, 18(12), 2728-2739.
- Maternal effects on offspring social status in spotted hyenas. Behavioral Ecology, 20(3), 478-483.
- Asymmetric viability of reciprocal-cross hybrids between crested and marbled newts (Triturus cristatus and T. marmoratus).. Evolution, 63(5), 1191-1202.
- Egg patterning is not a reliable indicator of intraspecific brood parasitism in the blue tit Cyanistes caeruleus. Journal of Avian Biology, 40(3), 337-341.
- Variation at range margins across multiple spatial scales: environmental temperature, population genetics and metabolomic phenotype. Proceedings of the Royal Society B, 276(1661), 1495-1506.
- Using spatial Bayesian methods to determine the genetic structure of a continuously distributed population: clusters or isolation by distance?. Journal of Applied Ecology, 46(2), 493-505.
- Extrapair paternity in an insular population of house sparrows after the experimental introduction of individuals from the mainland. Behavioral Ecology, 20(2), 305-312.
- A molecular phylogeny of the genus Alloteropsis (Panicoideae, Poaceae) suggests an evolutionary reversion from C4 to C3 photosynthesis.. Annals of Botany, 103(1), 127-136. View this article in WRRO
- Differential selection according to the degree of cheating in a status signal.. Biology Letters, 4(6), 667-669.
- Sperm competition dynamics: ejaculate fertilising efficiency changes differentially with time. BMC Evolutionary Biology, 8. View this article in WRRO
- Multiplex SNP-SCALE: a cost-effective medium-throughput single nucleotide polymorphism genotyping method. Molecular Ecology Resources, 8(6), 1230-1238.
- Low genetic variability, female-biased dispersal and high movement rates in an urban population of Eurasian badgers Meles meles. Journal of Animal Ecology, 77(5), 905-915. View this article in WRRO
- Do female hyaenas choose mates based on tenure? Reply. Nature, 454(7201), E2-E2.
- An objective, rapid and reproducible method for scoring AFLP peak-height data that minimizes genotyping error. Molecular Ecology Resources, 8(4), 725-735.
- A high-throughput protocol for extracting high-purity genomic DNA from plants and animals. Molecular Ecology Resources, 8(4), 736-741.
- Complex patterns of genetic and phenotypic divergence in an island bird and the consequences for delimiting conservation units. Molecular Ecology, 17(12), 2839-2853.
- A linkage map of the zebra finch Taeniopygia guttata provides new insights into avian genome evolution.. Genetics, 179(1), 651-667.
- Reproductive skew and relatedness in social groups of European badgers, Meles meles. Molecular Ecology, 17(7), 1815-1827.
- Pedigree-free animal models: the relatedness matrix reloaded. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London B, 275(1635), 639-647.
- Addition of the microchromosome GGA25 to the chicken genome sequence assembly through radiation hybrid and genetic mapping. BMC Genomics, 9. View this article in WRRO
- The mask of seniority? A neglected age indicator in house sparrows Passer domesticus. Journal of Avian Biology, 39(2), 222-225.
- Characterization of Japanese quail yellow as a genomic deletion upstream of the avian homolog of the mammalian ASIP (agouti) gene. Genetics, 178(2), 777-786.
- A single point-mutation within the melanophilin gene causes the lavender plumage colour dilution phenotype in the chicken.. BMC Genetics, 9, 7. View this article in WRRO
- Characterisation of 14 blue crane Grus paradisea (Gruidae, AVES) microsatellite loci for use in detecting illegal trade. Conservation Genetics, 9(5), 1363-1367.
- A comparison of synteny and gene order on the homologue of chicken chromosome 7 between two passerine species and between passerines and chicken.. Cytogenetic and Genome Research, 121(2), 120-129.
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- Microsatellite loci in the crested newt (Triturus cristatus) and their utility in other newt taxa. Conservation Genetics, 3(1), 87-89.
- Extra-pair paternity among Great Tits Parus major following manipulation of male signals. Journal of Avian Biology, 32(4), 338-344.
- No effect of parental quality or extrapair paternity on brood sex ratio in the blue tit (Parus caeruleus). Behavioral Ecology, 12(6), 674-680.
- Empirical evaluation of genetic clustering methods using multilocus genotypes from 20 chicken breeds. Genetics, 159(2), 699-713.
- The phalloid organ, orgasm and sperm competition in a polygynandrous bird: the red-billed buffalo weaver (Bubalornis niger). Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, 50(5), 474-482.
- Extrapair paternity and variance in reproductive success related to breeding density in Bullock's orioles. Animal Behaviour, 62, 519-525.
- Parentage assignment and extra-group paternity in a cooperative breeder: the Seychelles warbler (Acrocephalus sechellensis).. Molecular Ecology, 10(9), 2263-2273. View this article in WRRO
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- Maternal investment - Sex differences in avian yolk hormone levels. Nature, 412(6846), 498-498.
- Ejaculate allocation by male sand martins, Riparia riparia.. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London Series B, 268(1473), 1265-1270. View this article in WRRO
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- The annual number of breeding adults and the effective population size of syntopic newts (Triturus cristatus, T-marmoratus). Molecular Ecology, 10(4), 839-850. View this article in WRRO
- Fifty Seychelles warbler (Acrocephalus sechellensis) microsatellite loci polymorphic in sylviidae species and their cross-species amplification in other passerine birds.. Molecular Ecology, 9(12), 2226-2231.
- Polymorphic microsatellites in the blue tit Parus caeruleus and their cross-species utility in 20 songbird families. Molecular Ecology, 9(11), 1941-1944.
- Strict monogamy in a semi-colonial passerine: the Jackdaw Corvus monedula. Journal of Avian Biology, 31(2), 177-182.
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- A microsatellite analysis of natterjack toad, Bufo calamita, metapopulations. Oikos, 88(3), 641-651.
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- A consensus linkage map of the chicken genome. Genome Research, 10(1), 137-147.
- First report on chicken genes and chromosomes 2000. Cytogenetics and Cell Genetics, 90(3-4), 169-218.
- COMPARATIVE POPULATION STRUCTURE AND GENE FLOW OF A BROOD PARASITE, THE GREAT SPOTTED CUCKOO (CLAMATOR GLANDARIUS), AND ITS PRIMARY HOST, THE MAGPIE (PICA PICA). Evolution, 53(1), 269-278.
- Contrasting levels of extra-pair paternity in mainland and island populations of the house sparrow (Passer domesticus): is there an ‘island effect’?. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, 68(1-2), 303-316.
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- Extra-pair paternity in relation to male age in Bullock's orioles. Molecular Ecology, 8(12), 2115-2126.
- Special issue on gene conservation: Identification and management of genetic diversity. Molecular Ecology, 8(12), S1-S3.
- Characterisation of 33 chicken microsatellite loci: 20 new locations on reference maps. Animal Genetics, 30(5), 391-393.
- Peacocks lek with relatives even in the absence of social and environmental cues. Nature, 401(6749), 155-157.
- Sperm mobility determines the outcome of sperm competition in the domestic fowl.. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London Series B, 266(1430), 1759-1764. View this article in WRRO
- Contrasting levels of extra-pair paternity in mainland and island populations of the house sparrow (Passer domesticus): is there an «island effect»?. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, 68(1-2), 303-316.
- Further development of chicken microsatellite loci: 21 markers mapped. Animal Genetics, 30(3), 238-241.
- The isolation and mapping of 19 tetranucleotide microsatellite markers in the chicken. Animal Genetics, 30(3), 183-189.
- A stimulatory phalloid organ in a weaver bird. Nature, 399(6731), 28-28.
- Microsatellite heterozygosity, fitness and demography in natterjack toads Bufo calamita. Animal Conservation, 2(2), 85-92.
- Female choice and annual reproductive success favour less-ornamented male house sparrows. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London Series B, 266(1421), 765-770.
- Nestling Sex Ratios in the Polygynously Breeding Corn Bunting Miliaria calandra. Journal of Avian Biology, 30(1), 7-7.
- Comparative population structure and gene flow of a brood parasite, the great spotted cuckoo (Clamator glandarius), and its primary host, the magpie (Pica pica). Evolution, 53(1), 269-278.
- Microsatellite heterozygosity, fitness and demography in natterjack toads Bufo calamita. Animal Conservation, 2(2), 85-92.
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- The effect of experimental male removals on extrapair paternity in the wheatear, Oenanthe oenanthe. Animal Behaviour, 57(1), 145-152.
- Environmental determination of a sexually selected trait. Nature, 400(6742), 358-360.
- No evidence for extra-pair paternity in the western gull. Molecular Ecology, 7(11), 1549-1552.
- Phylogeography of the natterjack toadBufo calamitain Britain: genetic differentiation of native and translocated populations. Molecular Ecology, 7(6), 751-760.
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- Parrot Evolution and Paleogeographical Events: Mitochondrial DNA Evidence. Molecular Biology and Evolution, 15(5), 544-551.
- Characterization of four microsatellite loci in tree weta (Orthoptera: Stenopelmatidae): Their potential usefulness for the study of Hemideina. Molecular Ecology, 7(5), 663-664.
- Characterization and mapping of 15 novel chicken microsatellite loci. Animal Genetics, 29(2), 159-160.
- Male and female behaviour and extra-pair paternity in the wheatear. Animal Behaviour, 55(3), 689-703.
- Microsatellite typing reveals mating patterns in the brood parasitic great spotted cuckoo (Clamator glandarius). Molecular Ecology, 7(3), 289-297.
- Development of microsatellite markers for parentage typing of chicks in the ostrich Struthio camelus. Molecular Ecology, 7(2), 249-251.
- Spatial patterns of egg laying and multiple parasitism in a brood parasite: a non-territorial system in the great spotted cuckoo (Clamator glandarius). Oecologia, 117(1-2), 286-294.
- Chicken microsatellite markers isolated from libraries enriched for simple tandem repeats. Animal Genetics, 28(6), 401-417.
- Chicken microsatellite markers isolated from libraries enriched for simple tandem repeats. Animal Genetics, 28(6), 401-417.
- Chicken microsatellite markers isolated from libraries enriched for simple tandem repeats. Animal Genetics, 28(6), 401-417.
- Noninvasive genetic tracking of the endangered Pyrenean brown bear population. Molecular Ecology, 6(9), 869-876.
- Noninvasive genetic tracking of the endangered Pyrenean brown bear population. Molecular Ecology, 6(9), 869-876.
- Effective number of breeding adults in
Bufo bufo
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- Nine novel chicken microsatellite loci and their utility in other Galliformes. Animal Genetics, 28(4), 311-313.
- Finding the fathers in the least faithful bird: a microsatellite‐based genotyping system for the superb fairy‐wren
Malurus cyaneus. Molecular Ecology, 6(7), 691-693.
- PCR primers for polymorphic microsatellite loci in the anuran amphibian
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- Alternative reproductive tactics in atlantic salmon: factors affecting mature parr success. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Series B: Biological Sciences, 264(1379), 219-226.
- Editorial. Molecular Ecology, 6(2), 103-104.
- Paternity, copulation disturbance and female choice in lekking black grouse. Animal Behaviour, 52(5), 861-873.
- Intraspecific brood parasitism in the moorhen: parentage and parasite-host relationships determined by DNA fingerprinting. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, 38(2), 115-129.
- Genetic polymorphism for alternative mating behaviour in lekking male ruff Philomachus pugnax. Nature, 378(6552), 59-62.
- DNA fingerprinting in the endangered parrot Aratinga guarouba and other Aratinga species. Brazilian Journal of Genetics, 18(3), 405-411.
- Single-locus DNA fingerprinting reveals that male reproductive success increases with age through extra-pair paternity in the house sparrow (
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- The polygynandrous mating system of the alpine accentor, Prunella collaris. II. Multiple paternity and parental effort. Animal Behaviour, 49(3), 789-803.
- Strategic paternity assurance in the sex-role reversed Eurasian dotterel (Charadrius morinellus): behavioral and genetic evidence. Behavioral Ecology, 6(1), 14-21.
- Paternal investment inversely related to degree of extra-pair paternity in the reed bunting. Nature, 371(6499), 698-700.
- Isolation and characterization of microsatellite loci in a passerine bird: the reed bunting Emberiza schoeniclus. Molecular Ecology, 3(5), 529-530.
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- Extraordinary Sex Roles in the Eurasian Dotterel: Female Mating Arenas, Female-Female Competition, and Female Mate Choice. The American Naturalist, 144(1), 76-100.
- Identification of hypervariable single locus minisatellite DNA probes in the blue titParus caeruleus. Molecular Ecology, 3(2), 137-143.
- Copulation behaviour and paternity in the chaffinch. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, 34(2), 149-156.
- Extra-pair paternity and intraspecific brood parasitism in the European starling, Sturnus vulgaris: evidence from DNA fingerprinting. Animal Behaviour, 45(4), 795-809.
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- Reproductive success of polygynous male corn buntings (Miliaria calandra) as confirmed by DNA fingerprinting. Behavioral Ecology, 4(4), 310-317.
- Why Does the Typically Monogamous Oystercatcher (Haematopus Ostralegus) Engage in Extra-Pair Copulations?. Behaviour, 126(3-4), 247-289.
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- Cross–species hybridization of a single–locus minisatellite probe in passerine birds. Molecular Ecology, 1(2), 127-130.
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- Multilocus DNA fingerprints in gallinaceous birds: general approach and problems. Heredity, 68(6), 481-494.
- Paternity and parental effort in dunnocks Prunella modularis: how good are male chick-feeding rules?. Animal Behaviour, 43(5), 729-745.
- Small, green and different. Nature, 355(6363), 775-776.
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- Hypervariable minisatellite DNA sequences in the Indian peafowl Pavo cristatus. Genomics, 9(4), 587-597.
- Hypervariable markers in the chicken genome.. Proceedings 4th. World Congress on Genetics Applied to Livestock Production, 13, 139-142.
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- DNA FINGERPRINTING AND RFLP ANALYSIS. TRENDS IN ECOLOGY & EVOLUTION, 4(5), 140-141.
- Parental care and mating behaviour of polyandrous dunnocks Prunella modularis related to paternity by DNA fingerprinting. Nature, 338(6212), 249-251.
- DNA fingerprinting and other methods for the study of mating success.. Trends in Ecology and Evolution, 4, 139-144. View this article in WRRO
- Parental care and mating behaviour of polyandrous dunnocks Prunella modularis related to paternity by DNA fingerprinting.. Nature, 338, 249-251.
- DNA fingerprinting in birds. Nature, 327, 149-152.
- Testing the environmental buffering hypothesis of cooperative breeding in the Seychelles warbler. acta ethologica.
- Both selection and drift drive the spatial pattern of adaptive genetic variation in a wild mammal. Evolution.
- Effects of long-term ethanol storage of blood samples on the estimation of telomere length. Evolutionary Ecology.
- Structural equation modeling reveals determinants of fitness in a cooperatively breeding bird. Behavioral Ecology.
- A high-throughput protocol for extracting high-purity genomic DNA from plants and animals. Molecular Ecology Resources, 0(0), 080310190901533-???.
- An objective, rapid and reproducible method for scoring AFLP peak-height data that minimizes genotyping error. Molecular Ecology Resources, 0(0), 080310190901533-???.
- Assessing the function of house sparrows' bib size using a flexible meta-analysis method. Behavioral Ecology, 18(5), 831-840.
- Patterns of territory settlement and consequences for breeding success in the Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe. Ibis, 142(3), 389-398.
- Ten novel chicken dinucleotide repeat polymorphisms. Animal Genetics, 26(6), 443-444.
- Patterns of genetic variability at individual minisatellite loci in minke whale Balaenoptera acutorostrata populations from three different oceans.. Molecular Biology and Evolution.
- Minisatellite DNA markers in the chicken genome. Animal Genetics, 25(6), 381-389.
- Minisatellite DNA markers in the chicken genome. Animal Genetics, 25(6), 391-399.
- Comparative analysis of intra- and interpopulation genetic diversity in Bufo bufo, using allozyme, single-locus microsatellite, minisatellite, and multilocus minisatellite data.. Molecular Biology and Evolution.
- Development and optimization of a hybridization technique to type the classical class I and class II B genes of the chicken MHC. Immunogenetics. View this article in WRRO
- Socio-ecological conditions and female infidelity in the Seychelles warbler. Behavioral Ecology. View this article in WRRO
Chapters
- Coding of group odor in the subcaudal gland secreation of the European badger Meles meles: chemical composition and pouch microbiota In Schulte BA, Goodwin TE & Ferkin MH (Ed.), Chemical Signals in Vertebrates (pp. 45-62). Switzerland: Springer International Publishing. View this article in WRRO
- Seychelles warblers: complexities of the helping paradox In Koenig WD & Dickinson JL (Ed.), Cooperative breeding in vertebrates: studies of ecology, evolution, and behavior (pp. 181-196). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. View this article in WRRO
- Use of microarrays to study environmentally relevant organisms: A UK perspective, Advances in Environmental Research. Volume 13 (pp. 465-480).
- Conservation genetics – a maturing discipline. In Gregory A, Burke T, Ferris R, Robson J, Smithers R & Whitlock R (Ed.), The Conservation of Genetic Diversity: Science and Policy Needs in a Changing World (pp. 18-21). Peterborough.
- Multilocus and single-locus DNA fingerprinting In Hoelzel AR (Ed.), Molecular Genetic Analysis of Populations: A Practical Approach (pp. 287-336). Oxford: IRL Press. View this article in WRRO
- Characterization and applications of multilocus DNA fingerprints in Brazilian endangered macaws, DNA Fingerprinting: State of the Science (pp. 395-401). Birkhäuser Basel
- Multilocus and Single Locus Minisatellite Analysis in Population Biological Studies, Experientia Supplementum (pp. 154-168). Birkhäuser Basel
- Cloning, Characterization and Evolution of Indian Peafowl Pavo cristatus Minisatellite Loci, Experientia Supplementum (pp. 193-216). Birkhäuser Basel
- Hypervariable DNA Markers and their Applications in the Chicken, Experientia Supplementum (pp. 230-242). Birkhäuser Basel
- Seychelles warblers: Complexities of the helping paradox, Cooperative Breeding in Vertebrates (pp. 197-216). Cambridge University Press
Theses / Dissertations
- The Ecological Genetics of Two Populations of the House Sparrow, Passer domesticus.. University of Nottingham..
Preprints
- Comparison of multiple whole-genome andSpike-only sequencing protocols for estimating variant frequencies via wastewater-based epidemiology, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory.
- Indirect genetic effects improve female extra-pair heritability estimates, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory.
- Comparison of variant callers for wastewater-based epidemiology, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory.
- The optimal clutch size revisited: separating individual quality from the costs of reproduction, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory.
- Increased opposite sex association is linked with fitness benefits, otherwise sociality is subject to stabilising selection in a wild passerine, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory.
- What is the best fitness measure in wild populations? A case study on the power of short-term fitness proxies to predict reproductive value, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory.
- Sex-dependent effects of parental age on offspring fitness in a cooperatively breeding bird, Center for Open Science.
- Gut microbiome composition, not alpha diversity, is associated with survival in a natural vertebrate population, Research Square Platform LLC.
- Early-life conditions impact juvenile telomere length, but do not predict later life-history strategies or fitness in a wild vertebrate, Center for Open Science.
- Immunogenetic Variation Shapes the Gut Microbiome in a Natural Vertebrate Population, Research Square Platform LLC.
- Intralocus conflicts associated with a supergene, Research Square Platform LLC.
- Evidence of paternal effects on telomere length increases in early-life, Center for Open Science.
- Causes and Consequences of Telomere Lengthening in a Wild Vertebrate Population, Authorea, Inc..
- Early-life seasonal, weather and social effects on telomere length in a wild mammal, Center for Open Science.
- Contemporary evolution of the viral-sensing TLR3 gene in an isolated vertebrate population, Authorea, Inc..
- Telomere heritability and parental age at conception effects in a wild avian population, Center for Open Science.
- Estimation of environmental and genetic contributions to telomere length variation in a wild mammal, Center for Open Science.
- The causes and consequences of ornament variation in a natural population, Center for Open Science.
- Helpers compensate for age-related declines in parental care and offspring survival in a cooperatively breeding bird, Center for Open Science.
- Social network node-based metrics can function as proxies for animal personality traits, Center for Open Science.
- Male age and its association with reproductive traits in captive and wild house sparrows, Center for Open Science.
- Ageing in house sparrows is insensitive to environmental effects, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory.
- No evidence for kin recognition in a passerine bird, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory.
- Social genetic effects (IGE) and genetic intra- and intersexual genetic correlation contribute to the total heritable variance in parental care, Center for Open Science.
- Slicing: a sustainable approach to the analysis of long-term biobanks, Center for Open Science.
- Genetics and evidence for balancing selection of a sex-linked colour polymorphism in a songbird, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory.
- Meta-analysis challenges a textbook example of status signalling: evidence for publication bias, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory.
- Demographic causes of adult sex ratio variation and their consequences for parental cooperation, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory.
- Tissue culture as a source of replicates in non-model plants: variation in cold tolerance inArabidopsis lyratassp.petraea, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory.
- Sex‐dependent effects of parental age on offspring fitness in a cooperatively breeding bird. Evolution Letters.
- Teaching interests
- Professional activities and memberships
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- 2017 Chair, Molecular Ecology Prize Committee
- 2017 Member, Institut Universitaire de France, professorial fellowships jury
- 2016– Member, Royal Society Newton International Fellowship committee (Biological Sciences)
- 2016– Member, University of Liverpool Centre for Genomic Research Science Advisory Board
- 2015 Chair, NERC CDT in Smart and Autonomous Observation Systems for the Environmental Sciences – Assessment Panel
- 2013 Member, NERC PRC Panels D&E Appointments Panel
- 2012–15 Member, NERC Training Advisory Group
- 2012 Member, STFC Global Challenges Concepts and Networks Panel
- 2012 Member, Research Councils UK Capital Investment Strategic Framework External Advisory Group
- 2010–13 Member, NERC Science and Innovation Strategy Board
- 2010–13 Member, NERC Evaluation Advisory Group
- Editorial Board International Journal of Evolutionary Biology 2009–
- Editorial Board International Journal of Zoology 2008–
- Editorial Review Board Conservation Genetics 2000–
- Editorial Review Board Journal of Animal Ecology 2000–2003
- Joint Founding Editor Molecular Ecology, 1992–95; Chief Editor 1996–99
- Editorial Board Heredity 1991–1996
- Head of Service, NERC Sheffield Molecular Genetics Facility, 1999-present
- NERC Centre for Ecology & Hydrology Programme Development Group on Biodiversity, 1999-present
- NERC Centre for Ecology & Hydrology Programme Review Group on Monitoring, Data, Assessment and Valuation, 1996-99
- NERC Terrestrial Sciences Programme Review Committee, 1997-98
- NERC Terrestrial Sciences Research Grants and Training Awards Committee, 1995-97
- NERC Advisory Board on the Aberdeen Molecular Genetics in Ecology Initiative, 1995-99
- Invited lectures
- 2017 Department of Life Sciences, Imperial College.
- 2016 Edward Grey Institute, U Oxford.
- 2015 GeLIFES, U Groningen.
- 2013 Celebration of Alec Jeffreys’ Career, U Leicester.
- Department of Biology, Simon Fraser University, Vancouver. (2012) 175th Anniversary Symposium, Institute of Zoology, University of Greifswald, Germany. (2011)
- 15th Annual Convention of ADNAT (Association for Promotion of DNA Fingerprinting and Other Technologies), Hyderabad, India. (2011)
- Innovation in modelling insect-vector population and disease dynamics, Research and Policy for Infectious Disease Dynamics (RAPIDD) Workshop, Oxford. (2010)
- Speciation workshop, Losehill Hall. (2010)
- Workshop on Genome Mapping in Natural Bird Populations, Sigtuna, Sweden. (2006)
- Centre for Evolutionary Biology, University of Uppsala, Sweden. (2004)
- Symposium on Organisms Interacting with their Environment, University of Bristol. (Plenary lecture) (2004)
- Association for the Study of Animal Behaviour, University of Sussex. (2004)
- Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Conservation Annual Rebellion, University of E Anglia. (2004)
- Symposium on Molecular Ecology – the Genomic Basis of Adaptations, University of Lund, Sweden. (Plenary lecture) (2003)
- Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland. (2003)
- 4th International Symposium on Physiology and Behaviour of Wild and Zoo Animals, Berlin, Germany. (2002)
- Wilhelmine Key Lecture, American Genetics Association, University of Yale, USA (2000);
- Department of Animal Genetics and Conservation, University of Porto, Portugal (1999);
- Institute of Ecology, Paris (1998);
- Conference on Evolution and Behaviour of Birds, University of Queensland, Australia (1996)
- Co-organiser, Population Genetics Group Conference, University of Sheffield, January 2015
- Organiser, Population Genetics Group Conference, University of Sheffield, January 2001