centre

Evolving Organisms

People

Professor David Copplestone

Professor David Copplestone

Professor, Biological and Environmental Sciences

Dr Brad Duthie

Dr Brad Duthie

Senior Lecturer, Biological and Environmental Sciences

Dr Jenson Lim

Dr Jenson Lim

Lecturer, Biological and Environmental Sciences

Mr Sam Paplauskas

Mr Sam Paplauskas

PhD Researcher, Biological and Environmental Sciences

Professor Matthew Tinsley

Professor Matthew Tinsley

Professor, Biological and Environmental Sciences

Outputs

Book Chapter

Beresford N & Copplestone D (2022) Radiological Protection of the Environment. In: Campbell PGC, Hodson PV, Welbourn PM & Wright DA (eds.) Ecotoxicology. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, pp. 399-402. https://www.cambridge.org/gb/academic/subjects/earth-and-environmental-science/geochemistry-and-environmental-chemistry/ecotoxicology?format=HB


Conference Paper (published)

Raines K, Goodman J, Copplestone D & Lim J (2022) Biomarkers and Ecological indicators for Environmental Radioactivity in Invertebrates. In: Biomarkers of Radiation in the Environment. NATO Science for Peace and Security Series A: Chemistry and Biology. NATO Advanced Research Workshop on 'Biomarkers of Radiation in the Environment: Robust Tools for Risk Assessment (BRITE)’, Yerevan, Armenia, 28.11.2017-30.11.2017. Dordrecht, Netherlands: Springer, pp. 245-270. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-024-2101-9_15


Article

Beresford NA, Horemans N, Copplestone D, Raines KE, Orizaola G, Wood MD, Laanen P, Whitehead HC, Burrows JE, Tinsley MC, Smith JT, Bonzom J, Gagnaire B, Adam-Guillermin C & Gashchak S (2020) Towards solving a scientific controversy - The effects of ionising radiation on the environment. Journal of Environmental Radioactivity, 211, Art. No.: 106033. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvrad.2019.106033


Projects

The evolution of female mating systems: tracing the origins and tracking the consequences
PI: Dr Rebecca Boulton
Funded by: Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council

The Australian Buzz Bus: Expedition to find out why some bees, but not others, can buzz-pollinate
PI:
Funded by: National Geographic Society

The Screening Permits for Ingestion Pathway Radiological Assessment Impacts Tool
PI: Professor David Copplestone
Funded by: Food Standards Agency

Enhancing Diversity to Overcome Resistance Evolution
PI: Professor Matthew Tinsley
Funded by: Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council

Evaluating the impact of chronic exposure to low dose ionising radiation on immunity
PI: Dr Jenson Lim
Funded by: The Carnegie Trust

Evolution and function of buzz pollination: An experimental test using fluorescent nanoparticles
PI:
Funded by: Royal Society

International Doctoral Training Partnership: South Africa - United Kingdom
PI:
Funded by: The British Council

Biodiversity and ecosystem function in ephemeral patches: a trait-based approach
PI: Dr Brad Duthie
Funded by: The Leverhulme Trust

Assessing the market potential of a novel resistance management framework for fungal biopesticides in the UK glasshouse horticulture sector
PI: Professor Matthew Tinsley
Funded by: Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council

TRansfer-Exposure-Effects
PI: Professor David Copplestone
Funded by: Natural Environment Research Council

Voyage to the Aleutian Islands: Using genome analyses to reveal the origins of an invasive plant in northern Europe and beyond
PI:
Funded by: National Geographic Society

Adaptation & resilience of coastal energy supply
PI: Professor David Copplestone
Funded by: Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council

Phenotypic variation and local adaptation in clonal vs. sexual populations: a test using introduced populations of monkey flowers
PI:
Funded by: Zurich-Basel Plant Science Center

Mimulus peregrinus: A short-lived botanical curiosity or a new species with evolutionary potential?
PI:
Funded by: Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland

The Immune System and Senescence: Why do we age?
PI: Professor Matthew Tinsley
Funded by: Royal Society

Reproductive Ecology of Arctic Insects
PI: Professor Matthew Tinsley
Funded by: The Carnegie Trust