个人简介

I am an evolutionary ecologist. My research interests are in the area of physiological and genetic life-history trade-offs; particularly in understanding how organisms evolve to defend themselves against attacks from other organisms and how they trade-off the costs of those defences with life-history traits such as longevity and reproduction. I use a combination of behavioural, physiological, quantitative and molecular genetic approaches to address these questions, using insects as model systems. My major focus is on the costs of immunity: Which factors have shaped the evolution of immunity in insects? Immunity to parasites and pathogens is an important life history trait. Natural selection should favour individuals with stronger immune systems. However, trade-offs could alter the optimal level of investment in immunity, and patterns of investment may be further influenced by the nutrients available in the diet. Department Responsibilities Module coordinator for Animal Nutrition (BIO2036M) Module coordinator for Plant-Animal Interactions (BIO2039M) Chair of the Athena SWAN committee I lecture on Forensic Entomology, Evolutionary Ecology, Health and Disease and Veterinary Parasitology Field course teaching: Malham field course, Kew Gardens trip, Chile field course Subject Specialism Evolutionary ecology Qualifications PG cert Higher Education Teaching — Queen’s University Belfast, 2015 PhD Ecology — University of Stirling, 2002 BSc Zoology (Hons) — University of Liverpool, 1997 Professional Affiliations Higher Education Academy — Fellow External Activities and Consultancy Associate editor for the Journal of Animal Ecology Associate editor for Ecological Entomology

研究领域

Host Pathogen interactions as a resource competition problem — Awarded £472,000 by BBSRC in 2012 Individual variation in the costs of molecular parental investment: cooperation, conflict and mutualism in family life — Awarded £413,000 by NERC in 2011 Immune function versus reproduction: the mediation of life history trade-offs in a risky environment — Awarded £277,000 by NERC in 2010 Understanding density-dependent disease resistance in insects — Awarded £25,000 by NERC in 2008 Hormones and Immunity in Insects — Awarded £15,000 by Royal Society in 2007

animal behaviour Behavioural Ecology ecological immunology host-parasite interactions insects nutritional ecology Sexual selection social evolution

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Duarte, Ana and Cotter, Sheena C. and Reavey, Catherine E. and Ward, Richard J.S. and De Gasperin, Ornela and Kilner, Rebecca M. (2016) Social immunity of the family: parental contributions to a public good modulated by brood size. Evolutionary Ecology, 30 (1). pp. 123-135. ISSN: 0269-7653 Reavey, Catherine E. and Silva, Farley W. S. and Cotter, Sheena C. (2015) Bacterial infection increases reproductive investment in burying beetles. Insects, 6 (4). pp. 926-942. ISSN: 2075-4450 Reavey, C. E. and Warnock, N. D. and Garbett, A. P. and Cotter, S. C. (2015) Aging in personal and social immunity: do immune traits senesce at the same rate?. Ecology and Evolution, 5 (19). pp. 4365-4375. ISSN: 2045-7758 Reavey, Catherine E. and Warnock, Neil D. and Garbett, Amy and Cotter, Sheena C. (2015) Ageing in personal and social immunity: do immune traits senesce at the same rate?. Ecology & Evolution, 5 (19). ISSN: 2045-7758 Reavey, C. E. and Beare, L. and Cotter, S. C. (2014) Parental care influences social immunity in burying beetle larvae. Ecological Entomology, 39 (3). pp. 395-398. ISSN: 0307-6946 Reavey, Catherine E. and Warnock, Neil D. and Vogel, Heiko and Cotter, Sheena C. (2014) Trade-offs between personal immunity and reproduction in the burying beetle, N. vespilloides. Behavioral Ecology, 25 (2). pp. 415-423. ISSN: 1045-2249 Povey, Sonia R. and Cotter, Sheena C. and Simpson, Stephen J. and Wilson, Kenneth (2014) Dynamics of macronutrient self-medication and illness-induced anorexia in virally-infected insects. Journal of Animal Ecology, 83. pp. 245-255. ISSN: 0021-8790 Wilson, Kenneth and Cotter, Sheena C. (2013) Host-parasite interactions and the evolution of immune defense. Advances in the Study of Behavior, 45. pp. 81-174. ISSN: 0065-3454 Cotter, Sheena C. and Littlefair, Joanne E. and Grantham, Peter J. and Kilner, Rebecca M. (2013) A direct physiological trade-off between personal and social immunity. Journal of Animal Ecology, 82 (4). pp. 846-853. ISSN: 0021-8790 Ponton, Fleur and Wilson, Kenneth and Cotter, Sheena C. and Raubenheimer, David and Simpson, Stephen J. (2011) Nutritional immunology: a multi-dimensional approach. PLoS Pathogens, 7 (12). pp. e1002223. ISSN: 1553-7366 Cotter, Sheena C. and Ward, Richard J. S. and Kilner, Rebecca M. (2011) Age-specific reproductive investment in female burying beetles: independent effects of state and risk of death. Functional Ecology, 25 (3). pp. 652-660. ISSN: 0269-8463 Cotter, Sheena C. and Simpson, Stephen J. and Raubenheimer, David and Wilson, Kenneth (2011) Macronutrient balance mediates trade-offs amongst competing life-history and immune traits. Functional Ecology, 25 (1). pp. 186-198. ISSN: 0269-8463 Ponton, Fleur and Wilson, Kenneth and Holmes, Andrew J. and Cotter, Sheena C. and Raubenheimer, David and Simpson, Stephen J. (2011) Integrating nutrition and immunology: a new frontier. Journal of Insect Physiology, 59 (2). pp. 130-137. ISSN: 0022-1910 Cotter, S. C. and Topham, E. and Price, A. J. P. and Kilner, R. M. (2010) Fitness costs associated with mounting a social immune response. Ecology Letters, 13 (9). pp. 1114-1123. ISSN: 1461-023X Cotter, S. C. and Kilner, R. M. (2010) Personal immunity versus social immunity?. Behavioral Ecology, 21 (4). pp. 663-668. ISSN: 1045-2249 Cotter, Sheena C. and Kilner, Rebecca M. (2010) Sexual division of antibacterial resource defence in breeding burying beetles, Nicrophorus vespilloides. Journal of Animal Ecology, 79 (1). pp. 35-43. ISSN: 0021-8790 Ward, R. J. S. and Cotter, S. C. and Kilner, R. M. (2009) Current brood size and residual reproductive value predict brood desertion in the burying beetle Nicrophorus vespilloides. Behavioral Ecology, 20 (6). pp. 1274-1281. ISSN: 1045-2249 Povey, Sonia R. and Cotter, Sheena C. and Simpson, Stephen J. and Lee, Kwang Pum and Wilson, Kenneth (2009) Can the protein costs of bacterial resistance be offset by altered feeding behaviour?. Journal of Animal Ecology, 78 (2). pp. 437-446. ISSN: 0021-8790 Cotter, S. C. and Myatt, J. P. and Benskin, C. M. H. and Wilson, K. (2008) Selection for cuticular melanism reveals immune function and life-history trade-offs in Spodoptera littoralis. Journal of Evolutionary Biology, 21. pp. 1744-1754. Cotter, Sheena C. and Beveridge, Maxine and Simmons, Leigh W. and , (2008) Male morph predicts investment in larval immune function in the dung beetle, Onthophagus taurus. Behavioral Ecology, 19. pp. 331-337. ISSN: 1045-2249 Cotter, S. C. and Edwards, O. R. (2006) Quantitative genetics of preference and performance in the noctuid moth, Helicoverpa armigera. Heredity, 96 (5). pp. 396-402. ISSN: 1461-023X Cotter, S. C. and Hails, R. S. and Cory, J. S. and Wilson, K. (2004) Density-dependent prophylaxis and condition-dependent immune function in Lepidopteran larvae: a multivariate approach. Journal of Animal Ecology, 73 (2). pp. 283-293. ISSN: 0021-8790 Cotter, S. C. and Kruuk, L. E. B. and Wilson, K. and , (2004) Costs of resistance: genetic correlations and potential trade-offs in an insect immune system. Journal of Evolutionary Biology, 17 (2). pp. 421-429. ISSN: 1010-061X Cotter, S. C. and Wilson, K. (2002) Heritability of immune function in the caterpillar Spodoptera littoralis. Heredity, 88 (4). pp. 229-234. ISSN: 1461-023X Wilson, K. and Cotter, S. C. and Reeson, A. F. and Pell, J. K. (2001) Melanism and disease resistance in insects. Ecology Letters, 4 (6). pp. 637-649. ISSN: 1461-023X