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Tom Reader

Associate Professor, Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences

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Biography

2018 - present. Associate Professor, 糖心原创.

2009 - 2018. Lecturer, 糖心原创.

2004 - 2009. University Teacher, 糖心原创.

2002 - 2003. Royal Society Postdoctoral Fellowship, University of Sydney.

1997 - 2001. PhD, Zoology Dept, Cambridge University.

1994 - 1997. BSc (hons) Biological Sciences, Lancaster University.

Teaching Summary

I believe that teaching and research are critically dependent on one another, and I get immense satisfaction from both parts of my job. I am Deputy Head of Teaching in the School of Life Sciences,… read more

Research Summary

I am an evolutionary and behavioural ecologist, with two main research interests...

First, I am fascinated by the evolution of animal signals, both visual and acoustic, and in particular by Batesian mimicry and aposematism. My research focuses on trying to explain the evolutionary forces shaping signal variation, both within and among species. I do this using a combination of behavioural experiments, mathematical models and even the odd bit of 3D printing.

Second, I am interested in the conservation of reebed biodiversity. Reedbeds, both natural and those "constructed" for wastewater treatment, are home to tremendous animal and plant diversity, with many specilist and rare species. One species of special interest to me is the harvest mouse (Micromys minutus), which seems to be more of a wetland specialist than it is a creature of arable farmland. We don't really understand the conservation status of this iconic species, or how it has been impacted by recent changes in land-use and agriculture.

In addition to field biology and theoretical ecology, I teach statistics at all levels in the School of Life Sciences, and have led a cross-disciplinary research project aimed at improving teaching and learning of statistics at University.

You can find out more about my research and opportunities for students on my personal website:

Selected Publications

  • LEAVEY, ALICE, TAYLOR, CHRISTOPHER H., SYMONDS, MATTHEW R. E., GILBERT, FRANCIS and READER, TOM, 2021. EVOLUTION. 75(11), 2802-2815
  • NOLAN, VICTORIA, READER, TOM, GILBERT, FRANCIS and ATKINSON, NICK, 2021. JOURNAL OF APPLIED ECOLOGY. 58(11), 2661-2672
  • NOLAN, VICTORIA, READER, TOM, GILBERT, FRANCIS and ATKINSON, NICK, 2020. BIODIVERSITY AND CONSERVATION. 29(11-12), 3103-3129
  • VITALE, JESSICA D., JORDAN, NEIL R., GILFILLAN, GEOFFREY D., MCNUTT, J. W. and READER, TOM, 2020. BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY AND SOCIOBIOLOGY. 74(10),

I believe that teaching and research are critically dependent on one another, and I get immense satisfaction from both parts of my job. I am Deputy Head of Teaching in the School of Life Sciences, and hold two Dearing Awards for excellence in teaching.

My teaching occurs in two main areas:

1) I teach population and behavioural ecology to second year undergraduates (in Ecology), the fundamentals of adaptation by natural selection to third years (in Evolution and Behaviour), and the conservation biology of invasive species (in Conservation). I also co-convene the Behavioural Ecology Field Course in Portugal.

2) I teach statistics and experimental design to students in all years of their undergraduate degree, and act as statistical advisor to many postgraduates. The core principle I teach is that good research is not possible without a proper understanding of the likelihood of data arising by chance under the null hypothesis. Relevant modules I convene are: Core Skills in Biology, Genetics & Zoology; Advanced Experimental Design and Analysis.

  • D'AGOSTINO, DANIELE, BURT, JOHN A., SANTINELLI, VERONICA, VAUGHAN, GRACE O., FOWLER, ASHLEY M., READER, TOM, TAYLOR, BRETT M., HOEY, ANDREW S., CAVALCANTE, GEORGENES H., BAUMAN, ANDREW G. and FEARY, DAVID A., 2021. CORAL REEFS. 40(2), 433-446
  • NOLAN, VICTORIA, READER, TOM, GILBERT, FRANCIS and ATKINSON, NICK, 2021. JOURNAL OF APPLIED ECOLOGY. 58(11), 2661-2672
  • LEAVEY, ALICE, TAYLOR, CHRISTOPHER H., SYMONDS, MATTHEW R. E., GILBERT, FRANCIS and READER, TOM, 2021. EVOLUTION. 75(11), 2802-2815
  • OCCHIUTO, FRANCESCA, MOHALLAL, EMAN, GILFILLAN, GEOFFREY D., LOWE, ANDREW and READER, TOM, 2021. MAMMALIA. 85(4), 325-335
  • VITALE, JESSICA D., JORDAN, NEIL R., GILFILLAN, GEOFFREY D., MCNUTT, J. W. and READER, TOM, 2020. BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY AND SOCIOBIOLOGY. 74(10),
  • NOLAN, VICTORIA, READER, TOM, GILBERT, FRANCIS and ATKINSON, NICK, 2020. BIODIVERSITY AND CONSERVATION. 29(11-12), 3103-3129
  • ALATAWI, ABDULAZIZ S., GILBERT, FRANCIS and READER, TOM, 2020. JOURNAL OF ARID ENVIRONMENTS. 178,
  • D'AGOSTINO, DANIELE, BURT, JOHN A., READER, TOM, VAUGHAN, GRACE O., CHAPMAN, BEN B., SANTINELLI, VERONICA, CAVALCANTE, GEORGENES H. and FEARY, DAVID A., 2020. CORAL REEFS. 39(3, SI), 733-744
  • D'AGOSTINO, DANIELE, JIMENEZ, CARLOS, READER, TOM, HADJIOANNOU, LOUIS, HEYWORTH, STEPHANIE, APLIKIOTI, MARILENA, ARGYROU, MARINA and FEARY, DAVID A., 2020. MARINE ECOLOGY PROGRESS SERIES. 638, 123-135
  • SCHAUS, JESSICA, UZAL, ANTONIO, GENTLE, LOUISE K., BAKER, PHILIP J., BEARMAN-BROWN, LUCY, BULLION, SIMONE, GAZZARD, ABIGAIL, LOCKWOOD, HANNAH, NORTH, ALEXANDRA, READER, TOM, SCOTT, DAWN M., SUTHERLAND, CHRISTOPHER S. and YARNELL, RICHARD W., 2020. REMOTE SENSING IN ECOLOGY AND CONSERVATION. 6(4, SI), 514-528
  • BACHMAN, STEVEN P., FIELD, RICHARD, READER, TOM, RAIMONDO, DOMITILLA, DONALDSON, JOHN, SCHATZ, GEORGE E. and LUGHADHA, EIMEAR NIC, 2019. BIOLOGICAL CONSERVATION. 234, 45-55
  • DAVISON, ANGUS, JACKSON, HANNAH J, MURPHY, ELLIS W and READER, TOM, 2019. Heredity.
  • IBARRA, HELENA AJURIA, KINAHAN, MICHAEL, MARCETTEAU, JULIEN, MEHIGAN, ANDREW J. R., ZIEGELMEIER, ROSS O. and READER, TOM, 2019. BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY. 30(1), 240-248
  • BACHMAN, STEVEN P., WILKIN, PAUL, READER, TOM, FIELD, RICHARD, WEBER, ODILE, NORDAL, INGER and DEMISSEW, SEBSEBE, 2019. BIODIVERSITY AND CONSERVATION.
  • TAYLOR C, READER T and GILBERT F, 2017. Behavioral Ecology. 28(2), 460-470
  • MORRIS, R. L. and READER, T., 2016. Behavioral Ecology. 27(3), 920鈥�931
  • KETTLE, E. F., PERROW, M. R. and READER, T., 2016. European Journal of Wildlife Research.
  • DE POMERAI, D., IQBAL, N., LAFAYETTE, I., MOGHADAM, M. K., FINEBERG, A., READER, T., GREEDY, S. and SMARTT, C., 2016. Bioelectromagnetics. 37, 116-129
  • TAYLOR C, READER T and GILBERT F, 2016. Evolutionary Ecology. 30(3), 567-581
  • PADILLA DE LA TORRE, BRIEFER, E. F., OCHOCKI, B. M., MCELLIGOTT, A. G. and READER, T., 2016. Animal Behaviour. 114, 147-154
  • TAYLOR, CHRISTOPHER H., READER, TOM and GILBERT, FRANCIS, 2016. PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES. 283(1842),
  • DE LA TORRE, MONICA PADILLA, BRIEFER, ELODIE F., READER, TOM and MCELLIGOTT, ALAN G., 2015. APPLIED ANIMAL BEHAVIOUR SCIENCE. 163, 58-68
  • NOOR, D. A. M., READER, T. and SCOTTING, P. J., 2015. npj Genomic Medicine. 1, 15009
  • IBARRA, HELENA AJURIA and READER, TOM, 2014. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society. 113(2), 368-383
  • EDMUNDS, MALCOLM and READER, TOM, 2014. Evolution. 68(3), 827-839
  • HOLLAND SL, READER T, DYER PS and AVERY SV, 2014. Environmental microbiology. 16(6), 1729-40
  • AJURIA IBARRA, HELENA and READER, TOM, 2014. Reflectance spectra of S. globosum colour morphs Dryad.
  • AJURIA IBARRA, H. and READER, T., 2013. Journal of Zoology. 290(2), 81-95
  • TAYLOR, C.H., GILBERT, F. and READER, T., 2013. Methods in Ecology and Evolution. 4(8), 771-781
  • CURNO, O., READER, T., MCELLIGOTT, A.G., BEHNKE, J.M. and BARNARD, C.J., 2011. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 366(1583), 3364-3374
  • NORFOLK, O. MELOTTE, A, GILBERT, F and ZALAT, S. AND READER, T., 2010. A comparative study of two agamid lizards, Laudakia stellio and Pseudotrapelus sinaitus, in southern Sinai. Egyptian Journal of Biology. 12, 27-43 (In Press.)
  • NEWBOLD, T., READER, T., EL-GABBAS, A., BERG, W., SHOHDI, W.M., ZALAT, S., EL DIN, S.B. and GILBERT, F., 2010. Oikos. 119(8), 1326-1334
  • READER, T. and DUCE, I.R., 2009. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society. 98(1), 171鈥�180
  • NEWBOLD, T., GILBERT, F., ZALAT, S., EL-GABBAS, A. and READER, T., 2009. Journal of Biogeography. 36(11), 2085-2095
  • NEWBOLD T, READER T, ZALAT S, EL-GABBAS A & GILBERT F, 2009. Biodiversity & Conservation. 18, 3629鈥�3641
  • DAWE, A.S., BODHICHARLA, R.K., GRAHAM, N.S., MAY, S.T., READER, T., LOADER, B., GREGORY, A., SWICORD, M., BIT-BABIK, G. and DE POMERAI, D.I., 2009. Bioelectromagnetics. 30(8), 602-612
  • CURNO, O., BEHNKE, J.M., MCELLIGOTT, A.G., READER, T. and BARNARD, C.J., 2009. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological Sciences. 276(1659), 1047-1054
  • HIGGINSON, A.D. and READER, T., 2009. Proceedings of the Royal Society. Series B, Biological Sciences. 276(1659), 1153-1159
  • DAWE, A.S., NYLUND, R., LESZCZYNSKI, D., KUSTER, N., READER, T. and DE POMERAI, D.I., 2008. Bioelectromagnetics. 29(2), 92-99
  • PHILIPS, T., BARNARD, C., FERGUSON, E. and READER, T., 2008. British Journal of Psychology. 99(4), 555-572
  • ZALAT, S, GILBERT, F, READER, T and NEWBOLD, T, 2008. Egypt's green spots Planet Earth. 12-13
  • HOLLAND, S, LODWIG, E, SIDERI, T, READER, T, CLARKE, I, GKARGKAS, K, HOYLE, DC, DELNERI, D, OLIVER, SG and AVERY, SV, 2007. Genome Biology. 8(12), -
  • HIGGINSON, AD, GILBERT, FS, READER, T and BARNARD, CJ, 2007. Reduction Of Visitation Rates By Honeybees (Apis Mellifera) To Individual Inflorescences Of Lavender (Lavandula Stoechas) Upon Removal Of Coloured Accessory Bracts (Hymenoptera: Apidae) Entomologia Generalis. 29(2-4), 165-178
  • READER, T., HIGGINSON, A.D., BARNARD, C.J., GILBERT, F.S. and THE BEHAVIOURAL ECOLOGY FIELD COURSE, 2006. Behavioral Ecology. 17(6), 933-937
  • READER, T., CORNELL, S.J. and ROHANI, P., 2006. Oikos. 115(2), 321-333
  • READER, T., MACLEOD, I., ELLIOTT, P.T., ROBINSON, O.J. and MANICA, A., 2005. Journal of Insect Behavior. 18(1), 51-57
  • READER, T., 2003. Oikos. 103(1), 101-112
  • READER, T. and HOCHULI, D.F., 2003. Ecological Entomology. 28(6), 729-737

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