current lab members
Dr Kirsty J MacLeod
Lecturer at Bangor University 2022 -
Marie Skłowdowska Curie Actions Research Fellow, Lund University 2019 - 2022
Postdoctoral associate, Penn State 2016 - 2018
Postdoctoral associate, University of Cambridge 2014 - 2016
PhD, University of Cambridge 2011 - 2015
k.macleod [@] bangor.ac.uk
I am a behavioural and evolutionary ecologist with broad interests in maternal investment, reproductive systems, stress physiology, and sociality. I'm fascinated by how individuals interact with one another and their environment, how those interactions affect physiology and behaviour, and how this contributes to evolution and shapes vertebrate communities. My work is both field and laboratory-based, integrating aspects of behavioural and evolutionary ecology with comparative physiology to test key hypotheses and to elucidate the mechanistic basis of processes observed in the field. My research has given me experience of a range of taxa including birds and mammals, but I now primarily work on reptiles.
I am passionate about communicating and sharing brilliant research - in 2020 I started The Women in Ecology and Evolution Podcast to do just that - you can find it here.
Lecturer at Bangor University 2022 -
Marie Skłowdowska Curie Actions Research Fellow, Lund University 2019 - 2022
Postdoctoral associate, Penn State 2016 - 2018
Postdoctoral associate, University of Cambridge 2014 - 2016
PhD, University of Cambridge 2011 - 2015
k.macleod [@] bangor.ac.uk
I am a behavioural and evolutionary ecologist with broad interests in maternal investment, reproductive systems, stress physiology, and sociality. I'm fascinated by how individuals interact with one another and their environment, how those interactions affect physiology and behaviour, and how this contributes to evolution and shapes vertebrate communities. My work is both field and laboratory-based, integrating aspects of behavioural and evolutionary ecology with comparative physiology to test key hypotheses and to elucidate the mechanistic basis of processes observed in the field. My research has given me experience of a range of taxa including birds and mammals, but I now primarily work on reptiles.
I am passionate about communicating and sharing brilliant research - in 2020 I started The Women in Ecology and Evolution Podcast to do just that - you can find it here.
Miary Raselimanana
ENVISION DTP PhD student 2022-2026
I am an ecologist, a conservation biologist, and an uncontested reptile lover with a Master’s degree in Zoology and Animal Biodiversity from the University of Antananarivo, Madagascar. During my Master’s thesis research, I had the opportunity to work on a short-lived chameleon (Furcifer labordi) with an unusual annual life history. I studied the phenology and growth plasticity under climatic variation of this chameleon and published the results in Salamandra. My findings sparked my interest in climate change studies and their impacts on biodiversity. Using reptiles as a biological model, I am interested in exploring the effects of climate change on the physiology, distribution, and phenology of tropical and temperate species. Recently awarded an Envision Doctoral Training Program studentship, I will conduct a PhD on winter climate change effects on British reptiles as part of the MacLeod Lab.
ENVISION DTP PhD student 2022-2026
I am an ecologist, a conservation biologist, and an uncontested reptile lover with a Master’s degree in Zoology and Animal Biodiversity from the University of Antananarivo, Madagascar. During my Master’s thesis research, I had the opportunity to work on a short-lived chameleon (Furcifer labordi) with an unusual annual life history. I studied the phenology and growth plasticity under climatic variation of this chameleon and published the results in Salamandra. My findings sparked my interest in climate change studies and their impacts on biodiversity. Using reptiles as a biological model, I am interested in exploring the effects of climate change on the physiology, distribution, and phenology of tropical and temperate species. Recently awarded an Envision Doctoral Training Program studentship, I will conduct a PhD on winter climate change effects on British reptiles as part of the MacLeod Lab.
Katherine Maher
Research Volunteer
I am working on a project with Dr Kirsty Macleod and Dr Beth Reinke on the evolution of viviparity in Squamates! I am interested in (all) herpetofauna and their adaptive physiological responses to disease, and anthropogenic stressors. I currently work as a Marine Wildlife Analyst and spend most of my spare time out wildlife watching in North Wales!
If you'd be interested in joining my new lab at Bangor University, drop me a line!
I do not currently have funding to employ students, but am open to supporting Masters, PhD and postdoc fellowship/scholarship applications in the areas outlined on the RESEARCH page. I am always happy to hear from people interested in working together on collaborative projects. Here is a document outlining the expectations and values of The MacLeod Lab.
I do not currently have funding to employ students, but am open to supporting Masters, PhD and postdoc fellowship/scholarship applications in the areas outlined on the RESEARCH page. I am always happy to hear from people interested in working together on collaborative projects. Here is a document outlining the expectations and values of The MacLeod Lab.