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Professor Andy Fenton

Professor of Theoretical Ecology Evolution, Ecology & Behaviour

Research

Research Interest 1

Research interests focus on the use of simple population dynamic
theory as a tool for understanding ecological systems and, in
particular, the epidemiology and evolution of parasites.

Research Grants

The Ecology Within: The Impact of Gut Ecosystem Dynamics on Host Fitness in the Wild

NATURAL ENVIRONMENT RESEARCH COUNCIL

March 2019 - August 2025

Assessing the impact of resources on parasite transmission in a natural multi-parasite community

NATURAL ENVIRONMENT RESEARCH COUNCIL

June 2018 - December 2022

Diversity and disease: uniting community and disease ecology to understand how biodiversity affects parasite transmission

NATURAL ENVIRONMENT RESEARCH COUNCIL

November 2018 - October 2021

Parasite transmission at the wildlife-livestock interface and its implications for management - a pilot study of the African savanna ecosystem

NATURAL ENVIRONMENT RESEARCH COUNCIL

August 2018 - February 2023

Quantifying host species contributions to pathogen transmission in a multihost community: the case of chytrid fungus in amphibian communities

NATURAL ENVIRONMENT RESEARCH COUNCIL

July 2016 - October 2019

Are all hosts created equal? Transmission dynamics in a natural multi-host parasite community

NATURAL ENVIRONMENT RESEARCH COUNCIL

May 2012 - December 2015

The evolution and parasite life-history strategies: community effects.

NATURAL ENVIRONMENT RESEARCH COUNCIL

July 2005 - August 2006

Assessing the stability of parasite communities through perturbation experiments

NATURAL ENVIRONMENT RESEARCH COUNCIL

May 2009 - March 2013