Thom, Michael - Plymouth University - School of Biological Sciences

个人简介

Employment: 2014 - : Lecturer in Evolutionary Biology, School of Biological Sciences, University of Plymouth 2008 - 2013: Teaching Fellow in Evolutionary Biology, Department of Biology, University of York 2003 - 2008: BBSRC Postdoctoral Research Associate, Mammalian Behaviour and Evolution Group, University of Liverpool 1995 - 1996: Environmental Consultant, Western Australia Qualifications 2011: Postgraduate Certificate of Academic Practice, University of York 2011: Fellow of the Higher Education Academy 2002: PhD, Department of Zoology, University of Oxford: "The mating system and behavioural ecology of American mink (Mustela vison)" 1995: BSc (Hons), First Class, Department of Zoology, University of Western Australia

研究领域

My research mainly focuses on the importance of sexual selection in shaping animal behaviour, physiology and morphology, and on the interplay between natural and sexual selection in population evolution. I am interested in understanding how males trade off various components of sexual selection to maximise reproductive success, and how this balance is influenced by varying environmental and social conditions and varying costs. This work ties in to the related theme of behavioural plasticity, particularly plastic reproductive traits: how flexible is male behaviour, and when and why does the level of flexibility vary between individuals? In connection with much of this work, I am also interested in understanding the genetic basis of key reproductive traits, particularly behavioural traits including plasticity. Finally, I have longstanding research interest in individual recognition, and how this ability evolves and is maintained. My research uses both empirical research on animal models, and a theoretical approach through agent-based modelling.

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Moatt, J. P., C. Dytham, and M. D. F. Thom. 2014. Sperm production responds to perceived sperm competition risk in male Drosophila melanogaster. Physiology & Behavior 131:111-114. Stockley, P., S. A. Ramm, A. L. Sherborne, M. D. F. Thom, S. Paterson, and J. L. Hurst. 2013. Baculum morphology predicts reproductive success of male house mice under sexual selection. BMC Biology 11:66. Senior, M. J. M., K. C. Hamer, S. Bottrell, D. P. Edwards, T. M. Fayle, J. M. Lucey, P. J. Mayhew, R. Newton, K. S. H. Peh, F. H. Sheldon, C. Stewart, A. R. Styring, M. D. F. Thom, P. Woodcock, and J. K. Hill. 2013. Trait-dependent declines of species following conversion of rain forest to oil palm plantations. Biodiversity and Conservation 22:253-268. Moatt, J. P., C. Dytham, and M. D. F. Thom. 2013. Exposure to sperm competition risk improves survival of virgin males. Biology Letters 9:20121188. Thom, M. D. F. and C. Dytham. 2012. Female choosiness leads to the evolution of individually distinctive males. Evolution 66:3736-3742. Claydon, A. J., M. D. Thom, J. L. Hurst, and R. J. Beynon. 2012. Protein turnover: measurement of proteome dynamics by whole animal metabolic labelling with stable isotope labelled amino acids. Proteomics 12:1194-1206. Harrington, L. A., A. L. Harrington, N. Yamaguchi, M. D. Thom, P. Ferreras, T. R. Windham, and D. W. Macdonald. 2009. The impact of native competitors on an alien invasive: temporal niche shifts to avoid interspecific aggression? Ecology 90:1207-1216.