Young, Andrew - University of Exeter - Disciplines of Biosciences

个人简介

2003 PhD Zoology, University of Cambridge 1997 BA (Hons), University of Cambridge Career 2010-2016 BBSRC David Phillips Research Fellow, Exeter 2007-2010 NERC Blue Skies Research Fellow, Exeter 2004-2007 Magdalene College Research Fellow, Cambridge 2000-2003 PhD, Cambridge

研究领域

I am interested in the evolution of cooperation, conflict and dispersal in vertebrate societies and their implications for life-histories, particularly for patterns of senescence. I take an integrative approach, asking both evolutionary and mechanistic questions, given the potential for mechanistic insights to shed light on evolutionary constraints and the origins of variation. My work combines analyses of long-term life-history data with longitudinal and experimental studies of physiological mechanisms, such as endocrine and oxidative stress, and telomere dynamics. I am also interested in the evolution of mechanisms, particularly those that selection might not be expected to have favoured (e.g. the chronic stress response and the mechanisms of ageing). My work therefore spans the fields of behavioural, evolutionary and physiological ecology. My research group work in all of these areas using a range of wild model systems, including white-browed sparrow weavers, Damaraland mole-rats, European badgers and banded mongooses. Do get in touch if you are interested in collaborating or joining the group. My teaching portfolio reflects my research interests. In second-year Animal Ecophysiology we explore how adaptation has shaped physiological mechanisms and how key physiological processes may constrain and thereby explain evolutionary outcomes. In second-year Biology of Mammals I explore the origins, diversity and evolutionary consequences of mammalian sociality. And in our new third-year Costa Rica Fieldcourse, we explore the evolutionary origins and conservation of biodiversity while getting up close and personal with the spectacular natural history of the Neotropics.

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Walker L, York JE, Young AJ (In Press). Sexually-selected sentinels? Evidence of a role for intra-sexual competition in sentinel behavior. Behavioral Ecology Beirne C, Waring L, Mcdonald RA, Delahay R, Young AJ (2016). Age-related declines in immune response in a wild mammal are unrelated to immune cell telomere length. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Series B Full text. York JE, Radford AN, Groothuis TG, Young AJ (2016). Dominant male song performance reflects current immune state in a cooperatively breeding songbird. Ecol Evol, 6(4), 1008-1015. Abstract. Author URL. Article has an altmetric score of 19 Thornton A, McAuliffe K, Dall SRX, Fernandez-Duque E, Garber PA, Young AJ (2016). Fundamental Problems with the Cooperative Breeding Hypothesis. A reply to Burkart & Van Schaik. Journal of Zoology, 299(2), 84-88. Full text. Article has an altmetric score of 17 Thompson F, Marshall HH, Sanderson JL, Vitikainen EIK, Nichols HJ, Gilchrist J, Young AJ, Hodge SJ, Cant MA (2016). Reproductive competition triggers mass eviction in cooperative banded mongooses. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London: Biological Sciences Full text. Sanderson JL, Nichols H, Marshall HH, Vitikainen E, Thompson F, Walker S, Cant MA, Young AJ (2015). Elevated glucocorticoid concentrations during gestation predict reduced reproductive success in subordinate female banded mongooses. Biology Letters Full text. Cram DL, Blount JD, York JE, Young AJ (2015). Immune response in a wild bird is predicted by oxidative status but does not cause oxidative stress. PLoS One Full text. Cram DL, Blount JD, Young AJ (2015). Oxidative status and social dominance in a wild cooperative breeder. Functional Ecology, 29(2), 229-238. Abstract. Article has an altmetric score of 5 Beirne C, Delahay R, Young AJ (2015). Sex differences in senescence: the role of intra-sexual competition in early adulthood. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Series B Sanderson JL, Stott I, Young AJ, Vitikainen E, Hodge SJ, Cant MA (2015). The origins of consistent individual differences in cooperation in wild banded mongooses. Animal Behaviour Cram DL, Blount JD, Young AJ (2015). The oxidative costs of reproduction are group-size dependent in a wild cooperative breeder. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Series B Full text. Young AJ, Jarvis JUM, Barnaville J, Bennett NC (2015). Workforce effects and the evolution of complex sociality in wild Damaraland mole-rat societies. The American Naturalist Beirne C, Delahay R, Hares M, Young AJ (2014). Age-related declines and disease-associated variation in immune cell telomere length in a wild mammal. PLoS One Full text. Sanderson JL, Young AJ, Hodge SJ, Kyabulima S, Walker S, Cant MA (2014). Hormonal mediation of a carry-over effect in a wild cooperative mammal. Functional Ecology Harrison XA, York JE, Young AJ (2014). Population genetic structure and direct  observations reveal sex-reversed patterns of dispersal in a cooperative bird. Molecular Ecology Full text. York JE, Young AJ, Radford AN (2014). Singing in the moonlight: dawn song performance of a diurnal bird varies with lunar phase. Biology Letters Mares R, Bateman AW, English S, Clutton-Brock TH, Young AJ (2014). Timing of predispersal prospecting is influenced by environmental, social and state-dependent factors in meerkats. Animal Behaviour Harrison XA, York JE, Cram DL, Hares MC, Young AJ (2013). Complete reproductive skew within white-browed sparrow weaver groups despite outbreeding opportunities for subordinates of both sexes. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, 67(12), 1915-1929. Abstract. Harrison XA, York JE, Cram DL, Young AJ (2013). Extra-group mating increases inbreeding risk in a cooperatively breeding bird. Molecular Ecology, 22(22), 5700-5715. Abstract. Young AJ, Bennett NC (2013). Intra-sexual selection in cooperative mammals and birds: why aren't females bigger and better armed?. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London: Biological Sciences