个人简介

1992 BA (Hons) Pure and Applied Biology 1st Class ( Christ Church, Oxford) 1992 MA (Christ Church, Oxford) 1997 D.Phil (St. John’s College, Oxford): Maternal environment and fetal growth Fellow of Higher Education Academy Career 2007-present Lecturer in Mammalian Biology, Exeter University 2003-2007 Royal Society Dorothy Hodgkin Research Fellow, Oxford University 2001-2003 College Lecturer in Biological Sciences, Christ Church, Oxford University. 1998-2000 Junior Research Fellow, Wolfson College, Oxford University and Wildlife Conservation Research Unit, Department of Zoology, Oxford University. 1993-1997 Research Assistant, Division of Public Health and Primary Health Care, Oxford University

研究领域

Ecology Epidemiology Reproductive biology Population viability Conservation biology

I work on the responses of mammals to modern environmental challenges. In the context of our evolutionary history, there has been a rapid increase in the intensity, nature and range of many exposures since the industrial revolution: human population increases and associated changes in social organisation and nutritional profiles, not only affect the health and well-being of people, but also influence the status of wild mammals. In addition, novel exposures, such as the use of mobile telephones or the generation of wind energy, may have unintended consequences. My work integrates epidemiological and ecological approaches to quantify the effects of environmental challenges on individuals and populations, and seeks to find sustainable solutions. My work on the effects of maternal nutrition and smoking on foetal development has been published in leading journals including The Lancet and The British Medical Journal. Following this research, and with an interest in skewed sex ratios in non-human mammals, I demonstrated the link between the diet of mothers before conception and infant gender. I now lead a research project, funded by The Wellcome Trust, which studies gender imbalances in a range of early-life health outcomes including stillbirth, miscarriage and preterm delivery, and seeks to explore whether male and female offspring respond differently to environmental challenges. In a project run with colleagues at the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital and Prof. Tamara Galloway, I am also studying the links between sperm quality and exposures including mobile telephone use, smoking, and social stress. Habitat fragmentation is one of the most widespread challenges faced by wild mammals in the UK. It is likely to affect not only the nutritional status of animals, but their social structure and disease transmission patterns. Applying new techniques to quantify both landscape structure and social interactions is a key component of my work in this field. Completed projects include assessment of the effects of organic and conventional farming on bats, and investigating the social structure and habitat use of woodland bats. I have shown that the risk of bovine tuberculosis in cattle varies according to habitat structure, with ‘wildlife friendly’ farms with higher hedgerow densities having lower risks. This research continues, with a post-doctoral project on the effects of herd and landscape management on bovine TB risk. Much of my work is on species of conservation concern, where I try to find evidence-based sustainable solutions for practical problems. Currently I have major research initiatives which investigate the ecological impacts of wind energy generation on bats, and the effects of artificial lighting on biodiversity. Working closely with local conservation organizations and statutory authorities, I have a particular interest on the effects of habitat fragmentation on rare species, such as greater horseshoe and Grey long-eared bats (UK‘s rarest bat found in East Devon and Isles of Scilly Brown long-eared bat discovery.

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Fensome AG, Mathews F (2016). Roads and bats: a meta-analysis and review of the evidence on vehicle collisions and barrier effects. Mammal Review, 46(4), 311-323. Abstract. Full text. Article has an altmetric score of 98 Hamilton PB, Uren Webster TM, Basiewicz M, Kennedy EV, De-Bastos ESR, Mathews F (2015). A rapid PCR-based test for identification of fifteen British bat species. Conservation Genetics Resources, 7(3), 651-657. Abstract. Article has an altmetric score of 6 Mathews F, Roche N, Aughney T, Jones N, Day J, Baker J, Langton S (2015). Barriers and benefits: implications of artificial night-lighting for the distribution of common bats in Britain and Ireland. Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci, 370(1667). Abstract. Author URL. Full text. Article has an altmetric score of 29 Winkler B, Mathews F (2015). Environmental risk factors associated with bovine tuberculosis among cattle in high-risk areas. Biol Lett, 11(11). Abstract. Author URL. Full text. Article has an altmetric score of 72 Gelling M, Zochowski W, Macdonald DW, Johnson A, Palmer M, Mathews F (2015). Leptospirosis acquisition following the reintroduction of wildlife. Vet Rec, 177(17). Abstract. Author URL. Article has an altmetric score of 2 Feber RE, Johnson PJ, Bell JR, Chamberlain DE, Firbank LG, Fuller RJ, Manley W, Mathews F, Norton LR, Townsend M, et al (2015). Organic Farming: Biodiversity Impacts can Depend on Dispersal Characteristics and Landscape Context. PLoS One, 10(8). Abstract. Author URL. Full text. Article has an altmetric score of 3 Day J, Baker J, Schofield H, Mathews F, Gaston KJ (2015). Part-night lighting: Implications for bat conservation. Animal Conservation Abstract. Article has an altmetric score of 36 Moussy C, Atterby H, Griffiths AG, Allnutt TR, Mathews F, Smith GC, Aegerter JN, Bearhop S, Hosken DJ (2015). Population genetic structure of serotine bats (Eptesicus serotinus) across Europe and implications for the potential spread of bat rabies (European bat lyssavirus EBLV-1). Heredity (Edinb), 115(1), 83-92. Abstract. Author URL. Article has an altmetric score of 18 Adams JA, Galloway TS, Mondal D, Esteves SC, Mathews F (2014). Effect of mobile telephones on sperm quality: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Environ Int, 70, 106-112. Abstract. Author URL. Full text. Article has an altmetric score of 540 Mondal D, Galloway TS, Bailey TC, Mathews F (2014). Elevated risk of stillbirth in males: systematic review and meta-analysis of more than 30 million births. BMC MEDICINE, 12 Author URL. Full text. Article has an altmetric score of 69 August TA, Nunn MA, Fensome AG, Linton DM, Mathews F (2014). Sympatric woodland Myotis bats form tight-knit social groups with exclusive roost home ranges. PLoS One, 9(10). Abstract. Author URL. Full text. Article has an altmetric score of 59 Simpson VR, Borman AM, Fox RI, Mathews F (2013). Cutaneous mycosis in a Barbastelle bat (Barbastella barbastellus) caused by Hyphopichia burtonii. Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation, 25(4), 551-554. Abstract. Mathews F, Swindells M, Goodhead R, August TA, Hardman P, Linton DM, Hosken DJ (2013). EFFECTIVENESS OF SEARCH DOGS COMPARED WITH HUMAN OBSERVERS IN LOCATING BAT CARCASSES AT WIND TURBINE SITES: a BLINDED RANDOMIZED TRIAL. Wildlife Society Bulletin, 37, 34-40. Full text. Moussy C, Hosken DJ, Mathews F, Smith GC, Aegerter JN, Bearhop S (2013). Migration and dispersal patterns of bats and their influence on genetic structure. Mammal Review, 43, 183-195. August TA, Mathews F, Nunn MA (2012). Alphacoronavirus detected in bats in the United Kingdom. Vector Borne Zoonotic Dis, 12(6), 530-533. Abstract. Author URL. MacDonald MA, Cobbold G, Mathews F, Denny MJH, Walker LK, Grice PV, Anderson GQA (2012). Effects of agri-environment management for cirl buntings on other biodiversity. Biodiversity and Conservation, 1-16. Kelly A, Goodwin S, Grogan A, Mathews F (2012). Further evidence for the post-release survival of hand-reared, orphaned bats based on radio-tracking and ring-return data. Animal Welfare, 21, 27-31. Gelling M, Macdonald DW, Telfer S, Jones T, Bown K, Birtles R, Mathews F (2012). Parasites and pathogens in wild populations of water voles (Arvicola amphibius) in the UK. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF WILDLIFE RESEARCH, 58(3), 615-619. Author URL. Article has an altmetric score of 1 Hamilton PB, Cruickshank C, Stevens JR, Teixeira MM, Mathews F (2012). Parasites reveal movement of bats between the New and Old Worlds. Mol Phylogenet Evol, 63(2), 521-526. Abstract. Author URL. Article has an altmetric score of 3 Mathews F (2010). Wild animal conservation and welfare in agricultural systems. Animal Welfare, 19(2), 159-170.