Welcome to the research pages for Ecology, Evolution and Behaviour at Royal Holloway, University of London. The Centre studies the ecology and evolution of a wide range of species in both aquatic and terrestrial environments. It now focuses upon two main areas, environmental stress and ecotoxicology, and the evolution and behaviour of animal populations. The group relies increasingly upon the use of modelling and molecular techniques in its various projects. Individual web page of these are listed under the research activities of individual members of staff. The Centre has research links with numerous other organisations including The Max Planck Institute, Thames Water Utilities, the Water Research Centre, International Mycological Institute, Royal Botanic Garden, and with universities in the USA, Europe, the Middle East and Pacific Rim. Research by the Centre is supported by BBSRC, NERC, DEFRA (formerly MAFF), The Wellcome Trust, The Leverhulme Trust, English Nature, Peoples Trust for Endangered Species, Procter and Gamble, and the Natural Resources Institute.

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Molecular ecology: Genetic pattern and change in populations - understanding evolution at the population level. Mating strategies in aquatic animals - how to test reproductive success of competing strategies.

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Taxonomy, including cytotaxonomy of aquatic Coleoptera. Pleistocene fossil Coleoptera.

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Molecular phylogenetics and phylogeography of Pleistocene fauna. Population-level responses to environmental change. Molecular ecology methods applied to archaeological and palaeontological problems.

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Rare mammalian species used as models to study influence of habitat fragmentation and ecophysiology on distribution, including studies of small populations, reintroductions and climatic constraints in relation to conservation.

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Ecological, evolutionary and immunological interactions between parasites and their insect hosts. Conservation of insects, particularly wild bees. General social insect biology. Molecular ecology techniques applied to host-parasite dynamics and insect conservation.

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Behaviour and the use of microsatellite DNA markers to determine reproductive success and sex ratio. Evolution of sex differences in the neural pathway controlling song.

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Bionomics of bruchid beetles infesting stored seeds especially legumes in the semi-arid tropics.  Development of biological control methods.

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Interactions between mycorrhizal and endophytic fungi, plants and insects. Relations between soil microbial diversity and vascular plant diversity in natural and managed plant communities. Applications involve the conservation of rare plants and insects, and biological weed and disease control in sports turf.

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Modelling of population dynamics and evolution in ecological and biomedical systems

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Plant-herbivore interactions; plant chemical and mechanical defenses against herbivores; biodiversity and ecosystem functioning, particularly effects of forest diversity on herbivores; meta-analysis and research synthesis; publication and related biases in ecology.

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Ecology and epidemiology of parasites in aquatic and terrestrial hosts. Development of fish biosensors for early detection of pollutants in water. Fish and other aquatic host-parasite systems as indicators of water quality and environmental stress.

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Ecology and physiology of aquatic and intertidal invertebrates, especially amphipod crustaceans. Osmoregulation; ecotoxicology; adaptations to life in extreme environments; land colonisation by crustaceans; brooding biology. Foraging behaviour of free-ranging fish.

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Ecological and evolutionary consequences of variation in animal cognitive and sensory abilities. Pollination ecology and social insect behaviour (particularly bees and ants).

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The social biology of bacterial pathogens and pathogenesis (Bacillus thuringiensis) in live hosts and in the field.  The interplay between virulence, competition and gene expression. The evolutionary ecology of resistance to antibiotics and pathogens and alternative means of slowing the evolution of resistance.

To access publications by individual members of staff please go to "Staff" web pages