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I am a zoologist utilising genomics methods. My current focus is on palaeogenomics of large mammals, as well as conservation genomics of native UK species, including adders, grass snakes, common lizards, sand lizards, hedgehogs, etc.
I am interested in tracing populations and species through time, and understand why and how their distributions change under changes in the environments. I am currently a Marie Curie postdoc at the University of Cambridge, using climate-informed genetic modelling to understand European cave bears.
I am mainly interested in evolutionary ecology of poisonous and venomous animals, and especially in investigating how environmental factors, such as predation pressure drive their evolution. Currently, I am studying evolutionary ecology of snake venoms, using meadow viper (Vipera ursinii) venoms as a model system.
I am interested in the Molecular Ecology and Evolution, Biogeography and Systematics of snakes, particularly of venomous species. Currently I am investigating the evolutionary history of defensive venom-spitting capacities in cobras and their closest relatives (genus Naja and Hemachatus), with a focus on the Asian spitting cobras.
I'm interested in the behavioural ecology of mammals (with a strong focus on Ursids) and reptiles, as well as mammalian conservation and rehabilitation efforts. I'm currently a Postgraduate Researcher at Bangor University looking into phylogenomics of European cave bears and evidence of sex-biased admixture.
My main research interest is the role of venom in the ecology and evolution of snakes. I am also interested in snake taxonomy, biogeography, ecology and conservation genetics.
My interests are broad, mainly focused in herpetology (snakes especially) and conservation. At the moment, I am a Postgraduate Researcher at Bangor University working with Natur am Byth to look at the genetic health of adders (Vipera berus) throughout Wales.
Tom completed his PhD at Bangor University investigating the population genomics of introduced Aesculapian snakes (Zamenis longissimus). In his current role as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Bournemouth University, he works with large animal tracking datasets to understand when, where and why animals move around landscapes, as well as working on the population genomics of snakes.
I am interested in any and all aspects of snake biology. I am currently pursuing my MZool qualification, where I am using genomics to investigate Western and Eastern black-tailed rattlesnakes (Crotalus molossus and Crotalus ornatus).
I am interested in the conservation genomics of isolated populations scattered across fragmented landscapes. I am a PhD researcher at Bangor University studying the population genomics of adders (Vipera berus) and sand lizards (Lacerta agilis). Some of my other research interests are in snakebite, ecology and herpetoculture.
My main research interests include the genetics, ecology and conservation of herpetofauna, particularly lizards. I'm currently a PhD researcher at Bangor University, studying the drivers of localised and landscape-scale genetic variation in viviparous lizards (Zootoca vivipara).
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