Dr Gavin Horsburgh

School of Biosciences

Facility Assistant

g.horsburgh@sheffield.ac.uk
+44 114 222 0115

Alfred Denny Building

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Dr Gavin Horsburgh
School of Biosciences
Alfred Denny Building
Western Bank
Sheffield
S10 2TN

Profile

My role involves knowledge exchange. I provide in-lab training and support of visitors funded by the NERC Environmental Omics Facility (NEOF).

Teaching a wide range of techniques including metabarcoding, ddRAD, SNP typing, microsatellite genotyping and sex typing.

I support many studies involving next-generation sequencing. Examples of the projects supported including studying diet using DNA extracted from faecal samples and investigating species diversity present in environmental DNA samples, such as soil and water. I also support the application of sets of genetic markers for use in studies of population genetics and behavioural ecology.

We are continually developing methodologies to keep our support and training and the facility at the cutting edge.

Qualifications

2005 to present: Research Associate, NERC Environmental Omics Visitor Facility (formerly the NERC Biomolecular Analysis Facility - Sheffield, Department of Animal and Plant Sciences, University of Sheffield.)
2001 to 2005: Research Associate, Division of Genomic Medicine, Medical School, University of Sheffield.
1997 to 2001: PhD, Department of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, University of Sheffield.
1993 to 1997: BSc Hons. Medical Microbiology, University of Edinburgh.

Research interests

I support many different types of studies and these require a wide range of techniques:

Metabarcoding - Many of the projects I support involve next generation sequencing including studies of diet, biodiversity in environmental DNA, studies of bacterial communities and parasites.

Diet Studies - During 2019-20, I will support studies of the nightjar, pygmy shrew and comparing the hedgehog and the badger diet.

Pollination Studies - During 2020, several pollination studies will be supported involving pollen transferred by bats and hoverflies.

Biodiversity, health and agriculture - During 2019, I supported a project to study fish communities from water samples taken from Lake Tanganyika in Africa. We are supporting a project studying the composition of bacterial communities in drinking water, a study of earthworm diversity investigating worm importance in agriculture and a study investigating the communities found in the pouches of carnivorous pitcher plants.

Genotyping - I support studies using SNPs, ddRAD and multiplex microsatellite marker sets to study mating systems, genetic diversity and population structure. I am currently supporting studies of the pine marten, monk parakeet, red mason bee and Eastern black rhino.

Sequencing - Studies of MHC variation and meiotic drive are also being supported in the Facility involving Asian elephants and Stalk-eyed flies.

Development of new markers - In 2019, microsatellite-enriched libraries will be constructed for species of Hylid frog, golden wolf and snow leopard. We have isolated microsatellite and SNP markers for over 70 species. We use high-throughput sequencing on a MiSeq sequencer which enables us to isolate high numbers of microsatellite sequences that then allows the selection of optimal sequences for marker design. It is also possible to mine microsatellites from genome assemblies and other sequence resources. For high-throughput, when required microsatellites can be analysed on the MiSeq.

Genetic sex-typing of birds - 50% of birds are sexually monomorphic so sexing would require using genetic markers. Several projects involving genetic bird sex-typing are supported throughout the year. For more information go to the bird sex-typing webpage.

Research & Development - We have optimised the metabarcoding, DNA typing and sequencing methods used at the Facility (see Publications).

Publications

Journal articles

Zecherle LJ, Nichols HJ, Bar‐David S, Brown RP, Hipperson H, Horsburgh GJ & Templeton AR (2021) Subspecies hybridization as a potential conservation tool in species reintroductions. Evolutionary Applications.
Hobbs CS, Vega R, Rahman F, Horsburgh GJ, Dawson DA & Harvey CD (2021) Population genetics and geometric morphometrics of the freshwater snail Segmentina nitida reveal cryptic sympatric species of conservation value in Europe. Conservation Genetics.
Zecherle LJ, Bar-David S, Nichols HJ, Templeton AR, Hipperson H, Horsburgh GJ & Brown RP (2020) Landscape resistance affects individual habitat selection but not genetic relatedness in a reintroduced desert ungulate. Biological Conservation, 252, 108845-108845.
Dawson Pell FSE, Hatchwell BJ, Ortega-Segalerva A, Dawson DA, Horsburgh GJ & Senar JC (2020) Microsatellite characterisation and sex-typing in two invasive parakeet species, the monk parakeet Myiopsitta monachus and ring-necked parakeet Psittacula krameri. Molecular Biology Reports, 47(2), 1543-1550. View this article in WRRO
Doble CJ, Hipperson H, Salzburger W, Horsburgh GJ, Mwita C, Murrell DJ & Day JJ (2020) Testing the performance of environmental DNA metabarcoding for surveying highly diverse tropical fish communities: A case study from Lake Tanganyika. Environmental DNA, 2(1), 24-41.
Osten-Sacken N, Heddergott M, Schleimer A, Anheyer-Behmenburg HE, Runge M, Horsburgh GJ, Camp L, Nadler SA & Frantz AC (2018) Similar yet different: co-analysis of the genetic diversity and structure of an invasive nematode parasite and its invasive mammalian host. International Journal for Parasitology, 48(3-4), 233-243. View this article in WRRO
Armstrong C, Richardson DS, Hipperson H, Horsburgh GJ, Küpper C, Percival-Alwyn L, Clark M, Burke T & Spurgin LG (2018) 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
Garrett LJH, Dawson DA, Horsburgh GJ & Reynolds SJ (2018) Correction to: A multiplex marker set for microsatellite typing and sexing of sooty terns Onychoprion fuscatus. BMC Research Notes, 11(1). View this article in WRRO
Garrett LJH, Dawson DA, Horsburgh GJ & Reynolds SJ (2017) A multiplex marker set for microsatellite typing and sexing of sooty terns Onychoprion fuscatus. BMC Research Notes, 10(1). View this article in WRRO
Parsons PJ, Couchoux C, Horsburgh GJ, Dawson DA & Field J (2017) Identification of 24 new microsatellite loci in the sweat bee Lasioglossum malachurum (Hymenoptera: Halictidae). BMC Research Notes, 10(1). View this article in WRRO
Booth Jones KA, Nicoll MAC, Raisin C, Dawson DA, Hipperson H, Horsburgh GJ, Groombridge JJ, Ismar SMH, Sweet P, Jones CG , Tatayah V et al (2017) Widespread gene flow between oceans in a pelagic seabird species complex. Molecular Ecology, 26(20), 5716-5728. View this article in WRRO
Höglund J, Wang B, Saether SA, Blom MPK, Fiske P, Halvarsson P, Horsburgh GJ, Burke T, Kålås JA & Ekblom R (2017) 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
Dalton NJ, Horsburgh GJ & Dawson DA (2017) The characterisation of microsatellite markers reveals tetraploidy in the Greater Water Parsnip, Sium latifolium (Apiaceae). BMC Research Notes, 10. View this article in WRRO
Dawson DA, dos Remedios N & Horsburgh GJ (2016) A new marker based on the avian spindlin gene that is able to sex most birds, including species problematic to sex with CHD markers. Zoo Biology. View this article in WRRO
Diao W, Mousset M, Horsburgh GJ, Vermeulen CJ, Johannes F, van de Zande L, Ritchie MG, Schmitt T & Beukeboom LW (2016) Quantitative Trait Locus Analysis of Mating Behavior and Male Sex Pheromones in Nasonia Wasps.. G3 (Bethesda), 6(6), 1549-1562. View this article in WRRO
Basiita RK, Henrich Bruggemann J, Cai N, Cáliz-Campal C, Chen C, Chen J, Cizek L, Cordero PJ, Dawson DA, Ding Y , Drag L et al (2016) Erratum to: Microsatellite records for volume 7, issue 4 (Conservation Genet Resour, (2015), (7), 917-944, DOI: 10.1007/s12686-015-0493-8). Conservation Genetics Resources, 8(1), 85-87.
Dawson DA, Bird S, Horsburgh GJ & Ball AD (2015) Autosomal and Z-linked microsatellite markers enhanced for cross-species utility and assessed in a range of birds, including species of conservation concern. Conservation Genetics Resources, 7(4), 881-886. View this article in WRRO
Dawson DA, Kleven O, dos Remedios N, Horsburgh GJ, Kroglund RT, Santos T & Hewitt CRA (2015) A multiplex microsatellite set for non-invasive genotyping and sexing of the osprey (Pandion haliaetus). Conservation Genetics Resources, 7(4), 887-894. View this article in WRRO
Goossens B (2015) Microsatellite records for volume 7, issue 4. Conservation Genetics Resources, 7(4), 917-944.
Jumpa S, Dawson DA, Horsburgh GJ & Walton C (2015) Conserved microsatellite markers of high cross-species utility for flying, ground and tree squirrels. Conservation Genetics Resources, 7(2), 599-603. View this article in WRRO
Dawson DA, Brekke P, dos Remedios N & Horsburgh GJ (2015) A marker suitable for sex-typing birds from degraded samples. Conservation Genetics Resources, 7(2), 337-343. View this article in WRRO
Young EF, Belchier M, Hauser L, Horsburgh GJ, Meredith MP, Murphy EJ, Pascoal S, Rock J, Tysklind N & Carvalho GR (2015) Oceanography and life history predict contrasting genetic population structure in two Antarctic fish species. Evolutionary Applications, 8(5), 486-509. View this article in WRRO
Otti O, Johnston PR, Horsburgh GJ, Galindo J & Reinhardt K (2015) Female transcriptomic response to male genetic and nongenetic ejaculate variation. Behavioral Ecology, 26(3), 681-688.
Kim K-W, Zhang H, Horsburgh GJ, Bird S, Dawson DA, Griffith SC & Burke T (2015) Four-way development of microsatellite markers for the Gouldian finch (Erythrura gouldiae). Conservation Genetics Resources, 7(4), 899-907.
Williams RC, Dawson DA, Horsburgh GJ & Sinclair W (2015) Isolation and characterisation of microsatellite loci for the ancient cephalopod, Nautilus pompilius. Conservation Genetics Resources, 7(1), 107-111.
Mortega KG, Horsburgh GJ, Illera JC & Dawson DA (2015) Characterization of microsatellite markers for Saxicola species. Conservation Genetics Resources, 7(1), 273-278.
Mori A, Dawson DA, Horsburgh GJ, Giunchi D, Baldaccini NE & Baratti M (2014) Characterisation of microsatellite markers in the stone curlew Burhinus oedicnemus. Conservation Genetics Resources, 6(3), 751-754.
Fountain T, Duvaux L, Horsburgh G, Reinhardt K & Butlin RK (2014) Human-facilitated metapopulation dynamics in an emerging pest species, Cimex lectularius.. Mol Ecol, 23(5), 1071-1084. View this article in WRRO
Ekblom R, Wennekes P, Horsburgh GJ & Burke T (2014) Characterization of the house sparrow (Passer domesticus) transcriptome: a resource for molecular ecology and immunogenetics.. Mol Ecol Resour, 14(3), 636-646.
Buckland S, Horsburgh GJ, Dawson DA, Cole NC, Krupa AP, Gallagher LE, Henshaw SM, Groombridge JJ & Harris S (2013) Isolation and characterisation of Mauritius lowland day gecko Phelsuma guimbeaui microsatellite loci. CONSERVATION GENETICS RESOURCES, 5(4), 1013-1018.
Martins FMS, Dawson DA, Horsburgh GJ, Timmons S & Jones DN (2013) Microsatellite loci characterised in a megapode, the Australian brush-turkey Alectura lathami. CONSERVATION GENETICS RESOURCES, 5(4), 1179-1184.
Mills CA, Dawson DA, Horsburgh GJ, Godley BJ & Hodgson DJ (2013) Isolation and characterisation of hazel dormouse (Muscardinus avellanarius) microsatellite loci. Conservation Genetics Resources, 5(3), 687-692.
Holland LP, Dawson DA, Horsburgh GJ & Stevens JR (2013) Isolation and characterization of 11 microsatellite loci from the ubiquitous temperate octocoral Alcyonium digitatum (Linnaeus, 1758). Conservation Genetics Resources, 5(3), 767-770.
Kleven O, Dawson DA, Gjershaug JO, Horsburgh GJ, Jacobsen KO & Wabakken P (2013) Isolation, characterization and predicted genome locations of Eurasian eagle-owl (Bubo bubo) microsatellite loci. Conservation Genetics Resources, 5(3), 723-727.
Holland LP, Dawson DA, Horsburgh GJ, Krupa AP & Stevens JR (2013) Isolation and characterization of fourteen microsatellite loci from the endangered octocoral Eunicella verrucosa (Pallas 1766). Conservation Genetics Resources, 5(3), 825-829.
Bristol RM, Tucker R, Dawson DA, Horsburgh G, Prys-Jones RP, Frantz AC, Krupa A, Shah NJ, Burke T & Groombridge JJ (2013) Comparison of historical bottleneck effects and genetic consequences of re-introduction in a critically endangered island passerine.. Mol Ecol, 22(18), 4644-4662.
Dawson DA, Ball AD, Spurgin LG, Martín-Gálvez D, Stewart IRK, Horsburgh GJ, Potter J, Molina-Morales M, Bicknell AWJ, Preston SAJ , Ekblom R et al (2013) 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
Preston SAJ, Dawson DA, Horsburgh GJ & Hatchwell BJ (2013) Characterisation of microsatellite loci in the rifleman (Acanthisitta chloris, Acanthisittidae, AVES) and their predicted genome locations. Conservation Genetics Resources, 5(2), 555-560.
Frantz AC, Heddergott M, Lang J, Schulze C, Wittstatt U, Ansorge H, Runge M, Braune S, Michler F-U, Michler BA , Hoffmann L et al (2013) Limited mitochondrial DNA diversity is indicative of a small number of founders of the German raccoon (Procyon lotor) population. European Journal of Wildlife Research, 1-10.
Alfadala S, Dawson DA, Horsburgh GJ, Behnke JM, Bajer A, Mohallal EME, Zalat S & Slate J (2013) Large-scale isolation of Eastern spiny mouse Acomys dimidiatus microsatellite loci through GS-FLX 454 titanium sequencing. Conservation Genetics Resources, 5(2), 519-524.
Smith JA, Dawson DA, Horsburgh GJ & Reynolds SJ (2012) Characterization of blue tit Cyanistes caeruleus microsatellite loci, and assessment of sequence homology among species to predict cross-species utility and chromosome locations. CONSERVATION GENETICS RESOURCES, 4(3), 605-612.
Farrell LL, Dawson DA, Horsburgh GJ, Burke T & Lank DB (2012) Isolation, characterization and predicted genome locations of ruff (Philomachus pugnax, AVES) microsatellite loci. CONSERVATION GENETICS RESOURCES, 4(3), 763-771.
Barratt CD, Horsburgh GJ, Dawson DA, Gower DJ, Wilkinson M, Loader SP & Jehle R (2012) Characterisation of nine microsatellite loci in the caecilian amphibian Boulengerula uluguruensis (Gymnophiona), and their cross-species utility in three congeneric species. CONSERVATION GENETICS RESOURCES, 4(2), 225-229.
Dawson DA, Horsburgh GJ, Krupa AP, Stewart IRK, Skjelseth S, Jensen H, Ball AD, Spurgin LG, Mannarelli M-E, Nakagawa S , Schroeder J et al (2012) Microsatellite resources for Passeridae species: a predicted microsatellite map of the house sparrow Passer domesticus.. Mol Ecol Resour, 12(3), 501-523.
Hansson B, Tarka M, Dawson DA & Horsburgh GJ (2012) Hybridization but no evidence for backcrossing and introgression in a sympatric population of great reed warblers and clamorous reed warblers.. PLoS One, 7(2), e31667. View this article in WRRO
Brekke P, Wang J, Bennett PM, Cassey P, Dawson DA, Horsburgh GJ & Ewen JG (2012) Postcopulatory mechanisms of inbreeding avoidance in the island endemic hihi (Notiomystis cincta). Behavioral Ecology, 23(2), 278-284.
Brekke P, Wang J, Bennett PM, Cassey P, Dawson DA, Horsburgh GJ & Ewen JG (2012) Postcopulatory mechanisms of inbreeding avoidance in the island endemic hihi (Notiomystis cincta). Behavioral Ecology, 23(2), 278-284.
Ekblom R, Slate J, Horsburgh GJ, Birkhead T & Burke T (2012) Comparison between Normalised and Unnormalised 454-Sequencing Libraries for Small-Scale RNA-Seq Studies.. Comp Funct Genomics, 2012, 281693. View this article in WRRO
Bicknell AWJ, Dawson DA, Horsburgh GJ, Knight ME, Bilton DT & Votier SC (2011) Characterisation and predicted genome locations of Leach's storm-petrel (Oceanodroma leucorhoa) microsatellite loci (Procellariidae, Aves). CONSERV GENET RESOUR, 3(4), 711-716.
Annavi G, Dawson DA, Horsburgh GJ, Greig C, Dugdale HL, Newman C, Macdonald DW & Burke T (2011) Characterisation of twenty-one European badger (Meles meles) microsatellite loci facilitates the discrimination of second-order relatives. CONSERV GENET RESOUR, 3(3), 515-518.
Harrison XA, Tregenza T, Inger R, Colhoun K, Dawson DA, Gudmundsson GA, Hodgson DJ, Horsburgh GJ, McElwaine G & Bearhop S (2010) Cultural inheritance drives site fidelity and migratory connectivity in a long-distance migrant.. Mol Ecol, 19(24), 5484-5496.
Harrison XA, Dawson DA, Horsburgh GJ, Tregenza T & Bearhop S (2010) Isolation, characterisation and predicted genome locations of Light-bellied Brent goose (Branta bernicla hrota) microsatellite loci (Anatidae, AVES). CONSERV GENET RESOUR, 2, 365-371.
Dawson DA, Horsburgh GJ, Kupper C, Stewart IRK, Ball AD, Durrant KL, Hansson B, Bacon I, Bird S, Klein A , Krupa AP et al (2010) New methods to identify conserved microsatellite loci and develop primer sets of high cross-species utility - as demonstrated for birds. MOL ECOL RESOUR, 10(3), 475-494.
Pillay K, Dawson DA, Horsburgh GJ, Perrin MR, Burke T & Taylor TD (2010) Twenty-two polymorphic microsatellite loci aimed at detecting illegal trade in the Cape parrot, Poicephalus robustus (Psittacidae, AVES). MOL ECOL RESOUR, 10(1), 142-149.
Harrison XA, Dawson DA, Horsburgh GJ, Tregenza T & Bearhop S (2010) Isolation, characterisation and predicted genome locations of Light-bellied Brent goose (Branta bernicla hrota) microsatellite loci (Anatidae, AVES). Conservation Genetics Resources, 1-7.
Martin-Galvez D, Dawson DA, Horsburgh GJ & Burke T (2009) Isolation, characterization and chromosome locations of polymorphic black-billed magpie Pica pica (Corvidae, AVES) microsatellite loci. MOL ECOL RESOUR, 9(6), 1506-1512.
Klein A, Horsburgh GJ, Kupper C, Major A, Lee PLM, Hoffmann G, Matics R & Dawson DA (2009) Microsatellite markers characterized in the barn owl (Tyto alba) and of high utility in other owls (Strigiformes: AVES). MOL ECOL RESOUR, 9(6), 1513-1519.
Ahmed S, Hart T, Dawson DA, Horsburgh GJ, Trathan PN & Rogers AD (2009) Isolation and characterization of macaroni penguin (Eudyptes chrysolophus) microsatellite loci and their utility in other penguin species (Spheniscidae, AVES). MOL ECOL RESOUR, 9(6), 1530-1535.
Lucas ER, Horsburgh GJ, Dawson DA & Field J (2009) Characterization of microsatellite loci isolated from the wasp, Microstigmus nigrophthalmus (Hymenoptera). MOL ECOL RESOUR, 9(6), 1493-1497.
Bataille A, Horsburgh GJ, Dawson DA, Cunningham AA & Goodman SJ (2009) Microsatellite markers characterized in the mosquito Aedes taeniorhynchus (Diptera, Culicidae), a disease vector and major pest on the American coast and the Galápagos Islands.. Infect Genet Evol, 9(5), 971-975.
Brekke P, Dawson DA, Horsburgh GJ & Ewen JG (2009) Characterization of microsatellite loci In The hihi Notiomystis cincta (Notiomystidae, Aves). MOL ECOL RESOUR, 9(4), 1255-1258.
Tabei SMB, Hitchen PG, Day-Williams MJ, Merino S, Vart R, Pang P-C, Horsburgh GJ, Viches S, Wilhelms M, Tomás JM , Dell A et al (2009) An Aeromonas caviae genomic island is required for both O-antigen lipopolysaccharide biosynthesis and flagellin glycosylation.. J Bacteriol, 191(8), 2851-2863.
Meares K, Dawson DA, Horsburgh GJ, Glenn TC, Jones KL, Braun MJ, Perrin MR & Taylor TD (2009) Microsatellite loci characterized in three African crane species (Gruidae, Aves). MOL ECOL RESOUR, 9(1), 308-311.
Bretman A, Dawson DA, Horsburgh GJ & Tregenza T (2008) New microsatellite loci isolated from the field cricket Gryllus bimaculatus characterized in two cricket species, Gryllus bimaculatus and Gryllus campestris. MOL ECOL RESOUR, 8(5), 1015-1019.
Struebig MJ, Horsburgh GJ, Pandhal J, Triggs A, Zubaid A, Kingston T, Dawson DA & Rossiter SJ (2008) Isolation and characterisation of microsatellite loci in the papillose woolly bat, Kerivoula papillosa (Chiroptera : Vespertilionidae). CONSERV GENET, 9(3), 751-756.
Meares K, Dawson DA, Horsburgh GJ, Perrin MR, Burke T & Taylor TD (2008) Characterisation of 14 blue crane Grus paradisea (Gruidae, AVES) microsatellite loci for use in detecting illegal trade. CONSERV GENET, 9(5), 1363-1367.
Brownlow RJ, Dawson DA, Horsburgh GJ, Bell JJ & Fish JD (2008) A method for genotype validation and primer assessment in heterozygote-deficient species, as demonstrated in the prosobranch mollusc Hydrobia ulvae.. BMC Genet, 9, 55. View this article in WRRO
Kupper C, Horsburgh GJ, Dawson DA, Ffrench-Constant R, Szekely T & Burke T (2007) Characterization of 36 polymorphic microsatellite loci in the Kentish plover (Charadrius alexandrinus) including two sex-linked loci and their amplification in four other Charadrius species. MOL ECOL NOTES, 7(1), 35-39.
Canals R, Ramirez S, Vilches S, Horsburgh G, Shaw JG, Tomas JM & Merino S (2006) Polar flagellum biogenesis in Aeromonas hydrophila (vol 188, pg 542, 2006). J BACTERIOL, 188(8), 3166-3166.
Canals R, Altarriba M, Vilches S, Horsburgh G, Shaw JG, Tomas JM & Merino S (2006) Analysis of the lateral flagellar gene system of Aeromonas hydrophila AH-3 (vol 188, pg 852, 2006). J BACTERIOL, 188(8), 3167-3167.
Canals R, Altarriba M, Vilches S, Horsburgh G, Shaw JG, Tomas JM & Merino S (2006) Analysis of the lateral flagellar gene system of Aeromonas hydrophila AH-3. J BACTERIOL, 188(3), 852-862.
Canals R, Ramirez S, Vilches S, Horsburgh G, Shaw JG, Tomas JA & Merino S (2006) Polar flagellum biogenesis in Aeromonas hydrophila. J BACTERIOL, 188(2), 542-555.
Steen A, Buist G, Horsburgh GJ, Venema G, Kuipers OP, Foster SJ & Kok J (2005) AcmA of Lactococcus lactis is an N-acetylglucosaminidase with an optimal number of LysM domains for proper functioning.. FEBS J, 272(11), 2854-2868.
Horsburgh GJ, Atrih A & Foster SJ (2003) Characterization of LytH, a differentiation-associated peptidoglycan hydrolase of Bacillus subtilis involved in endospore cortex maturation.. J Bacteriol, 185(13), 3813-3820.
Horsburgh GJ, Atrih A, Williamson MP & Foster SJ (2003) LytG of Bacillus subtilis is a novel peptidoglycan hydrolase: the major active glucosaminidase.. Biochemistry, 42(2), 257-264.
El-Ghorr AA, Horsburgh G & Norval M (1998) The effect of UVB irradiation on antibody responses during herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) infections of mice.. Photodermatol Photoimmunol Photomed, 14(1), 17-25.
Thomas RC, Dunn JC, Dawson DA, Hipperson H, Horsburgh GJ, Morris AJ, Orsman C, Mallord J, Grice PV, Hamer KC , Eraud C et al () Assessing rates of parasite coinfection and spatiotemporal strain variation via metabarcoding: insights for the conservation of European Turtle Doves Streptopelia turtur. Molecular Ecology.
Frantz AC, Viglino A, Wilwert E, Cruz A-P, Wittische J, Weigand AM, Buijk J, Nyssen P, Dekeukeleire D, Dekker JJA , Horsburgh GJ et al () Conservation by trans-border cooperation: population genetic structure and diversity of geoffroy’s bat (Myotis emarginatus) at its north-western european range edge. Biodiversity and Conservation.
Van Eeckhoven J, Horsburgh GJ, Dawson DA, Mayer K, Bretman A & Duncan EJ () Development of a multiplex microsatellite marker set for the study of the solitary red mason bee, Osmia bicornis (Megachilidae). Molecular Biology Reports.
Mitchell LJ, Horsburgh GJ, Dawson DA, Maher KH & Arnold KE () Metabarcoding reveals selective dietary responses to environmental availability in the diet of a nocturnal, aerial insectivore, the European Nightjar ( Caprimulgus europaeus ). Ibis.

Preprints

Thomas R, Dunn J, Dawson D, Hipperson H, Horsburgh G, Morris A, Orsman C, Mallord J, Grice P, Hamer KC , Eraud C et al () Assessing rates of parasite coinfection and spatiotemporal strain variation via metabarcoding: insights for the conservation of European Turtle Doves Streptopelia turtur, Authorea, Inc..

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Dr Gavin Horsburgh

Journal articles

Preprints