School of Biodiversity One Health and Veterinary Medicine
@sbohvm.gla.ac.uk
Our School brings together a wealth of internationally leading researchers, clinicians, educators and facilities to form an international powerhouse for One Health research, discovery science and animal care.
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Our new work:
Phenology underlies inconsistent urbanization effects on avian malaria in juvenile songbirds doi.org/10.1002/ecs2...
Timing matters!
Early-hatching blue tits face lower malaria risk & heavy infections reduce fitness
@sbohvm.gla.ac.uk @dmdominoni.bsky.social @barbarahelm.bsky.social
Phenology underlies inconsistent urbanization effects on avian malaria in juvenile songbirds doi.org/10.1002/ecs2...
Timing matters!
Early-hatching blue tits face lower malaria risk & heavy infections reduce fitness
@sbohvm.gla.ac.uk @dmdominoni.bsky.social @barbarahelm.bsky.social
Phenology underlies inconsistent urbanization effects on avian malaria (Leucocytozoon sp.) in juvenile songbirds
Urbanization can modify species interactions, including those between parasites and their hosts. In birds, urbanization can either increase or decrease avian malaria (haemosporidian) infection, depen...
doi.org
February 11, 2026 at 9:47 AM
Our new work:
Phenology underlies inconsistent urbanization effects on avian malaria in juvenile songbirds doi.org/10.1002/ecs2...
Timing matters!
Early-hatching blue tits face lower malaria risk & heavy infections reduce fitness
@sbohvm.gla.ac.uk @dmdominoni.bsky.social @barbarahelm.bsky.social
Phenology underlies inconsistent urbanization effects on avian malaria in juvenile songbirds doi.org/10.1002/ecs2...
Timing matters!
Early-hatching blue tits face lower malaria risk & heavy infections reduce fitness
@sbohvm.gla.ac.uk @dmdominoni.bsky.social @barbarahelm.bsky.social
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🚨New paper out now! Excited to see this commentary, led by @shaunkillen.bsky.social, showing that social context is key in comparative physiology and must be integrated! Read more here: doi.org/10.1242/jeb.... #ComparativePhysiology #Behaviour #Ecophysiology @sbohvm.gla.ac.uk @jexpbiol.bsky.social
Further integrating social context into comparative and environmental physiology
Summary: Social environments affect all aspects of animal physiology. We highlight how overlooking social effects might lead to inaccurate physiology-based predictions of species’ responses to environ...
doi.org
February 9, 2026 at 2:05 PM
🚨New paper out now! Excited to see this commentary, led by @shaunkillen.bsky.social, showing that social context is key in comparative physiology and must be integrated! Read more here: doi.org/10.1242/jeb.... #ComparativePhysiology #Behaviour #Ecophysiology @sbohvm.gla.ac.uk @jexpbiol.bsky.social
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Fantastic opportunity to work in @sbohvm.gla.ac.uk and Maths & Stats on funded PhD scholarships in Ecological Data Science - projects here: ecological-data-science.github.io/projects.html (deadline 6/3/26), including a great project with me on the impacts of climate change on plant biodiversity!
Ecological Data Science - Projects
ecological-data-science.github.io
February 9, 2026 at 10:20 AM
Fantastic opportunity to work in @sbohvm.gla.ac.uk and Maths & Stats on funded PhD scholarships in Ecological Data Science - projects here: ecological-data-science.github.io/projects.html (deadline 6/3/26), including a great project with me on the impacts of climate change on plant biodiversity!
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Our new paper! 🦟❄️🔥
Stage‑dependent trade-offs in thermal performance under fluctuating temperatures
🔗 doi.org/10.1093/jme/...
Fluctuating temperatures flip larval vs adult fitness in the #malaria mosquitoes Anopheles gambiae & An. coluzzii.
By @mauropazmino.bsky.social & others @sbohvm.gla.ac.uk
Stage‑dependent trade-offs in thermal performance under fluctuating temperatures
🔗 doi.org/10.1093/jme/...
Fluctuating temperatures flip larval vs adult fitness in the #malaria mosquitoes Anopheles gambiae & An. coluzzii.
By @mauropazmino.bsky.social & others @sbohvm.gla.ac.uk
Stage-dependent trade-offs in thermal performance: fluctuating temperatures reverse larval and adult fitness in Anopheles gambiae and An. coluzzii
Abstract. Temperature is a key environmental factor influencing the development, survival, and transmission potential of malaria vectors. While most labora
doi.org
February 5, 2026 at 10:42 AM
Our new paper! 🦟❄️🔥
Stage‑dependent trade-offs in thermal performance under fluctuating temperatures
🔗 doi.org/10.1093/jme/...
Fluctuating temperatures flip larval vs adult fitness in the #malaria mosquitoes Anopheles gambiae & An. coluzzii.
By @mauropazmino.bsky.social & others @sbohvm.gla.ac.uk
Stage‑dependent trade-offs in thermal performance under fluctuating temperatures
🔗 doi.org/10.1093/jme/...
Fluctuating temperatures flip larval vs adult fitness in the #malaria mosquitoes Anopheles gambiae & An. coluzzii.
By @mauropazmino.bsky.social & others @sbohvm.gla.ac.uk
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🚨PhD Opportunity: Early‑warning Surveillance of Mosquito‑borne Diseases (Philippines)
Deadline 6 March 👉 ecological-data-science.github.io/projects.html
Work on fieldwork, molecular screening, Bayesian models & data platforms
Supervised by Drs Mafalda Viana, myself & Betsy Miranda @sbohvm.gla.ac.uk
Deadline 6 March 👉 ecological-data-science.github.io/projects.html
Work on fieldwork, molecular screening, Bayesian models & data platforms
Supervised by Drs Mafalda Viana, myself & Betsy Miranda @sbohvm.gla.ac.uk
Ecological Data Science - Projects
ecological-data-science.github.io
February 6, 2026 at 12:56 PM
🚨PhD Opportunity: Early‑warning Surveillance of Mosquito‑borne Diseases (Philippines)
Deadline 6 March 👉 ecological-data-science.github.io/projects.html
Work on fieldwork, molecular screening, Bayesian models & data platforms
Supervised by Drs Mafalda Viana, myself & Betsy Miranda @sbohvm.gla.ac.uk
Deadline 6 March 👉 ecological-data-science.github.io/projects.html
Work on fieldwork, molecular screening, Bayesian models & data platforms
Supervised by Drs Mafalda Viana, myself & Betsy Miranda @sbohvm.gla.ac.uk
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Pleasure to visit Public Health Scotland & present results from @mosquitoscotland.bsky.social to Prof Calum Semple, Chief Scientific Advisor for Scotland, Prof Jim McMenamin & Prof Dominic Mellor. Great opportunity to discuss future #mosquito-borne disease risk in Scotland
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February 3, 2026 at 8:25 PM
Pleasure to visit Public Health Scotland & present results from @mosquitoscotland.bsky.social to Prof Calum Semple, Chief Scientific Advisor for Scotland, Prof Jim McMenamin & Prof Dominic Mellor. Great opportunity to discuss future #mosquito-borne disease risk in Scotland
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@sbohvm.gla.ac.uk
We are delighted to announce that @pimientoc.bsky.social will be giving this year's Darwin Day Lecture. Her talk on the causes and consequences of extinctions in the oceans will be held on 11 February in GKT1 from 4-5pm. This will be followed by cheese and wine in the Zoology Museum. All welcome.
February 4, 2026 at 3:31 PM
We are delighted to announce that @pimientoc.bsky.social will be giving this year's Darwin Day Lecture. Her talk on the causes and consequences of extinctions in the oceans will be held on 11 February in GKT1 from 4-5pm. This will be followed by cheese and wine in the Zoology Museum. All welcome.
@shaunkillen.bsky.social has received £980,000 UKRI funding to lead a new project which aims to improve fish welfare in the global ornamental fish trade, while strengthening incomes for traditional fishing communities in the Brazilian Amazon.
www.gla.ac.uk/news/headlin...
www.gla.ac.uk/news/headlin...
February 4, 2026 at 1:56 PM
@shaunkillen.bsky.social has received £980,000 UKRI funding to lead a new project which aims to improve fish welfare in the global ornamental fish trade, while strengthening incomes for traditional fishing communities in the Brazilian Amazon.
www.gla.ac.uk/news/headlin...
www.gla.ac.uk/news/headlin...
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#HappeningNow | @fao.org joins scientists and vet officials for animal #trypanosomosis research and control
#SALTTz
•🔗Opinion: doi.org/10.1016/j.pt...
•🗺️Disease intelligence: doi.org/10.1016/j.pt...
•📘Progressive control: doi.org/10.4060/cd79...
@glasgow.ac.uk
@edinburgh-uni.bsky.social
#SALTTz
•🔗Opinion: doi.org/10.1016/j.pt...
•🗺️Disease intelligence: doi.org/10.1016/j.pt...
•📘Progressive control: doi.org/10.4060/cd79...
@glasgow.ac.uk
@edinburgh-uni.bsky.social
February 4, 2026 at 8:48 AM
#HappeningNow | @fao.org joins scientists and vet officials for animal #trypanosomosis research and control
#SALTTz
•🔗Opinion: doi.org/10.1016/j.pt...
•🗺️Disease intelligence: doi.org/10.1016/j.pt...
•📘Progressive control: doi.org/10.4060/cd79...
@glasgow.ac.uk
@edinburgh-uni.bsky.social
#SALTTz
•🔗Opinion: doi.org/10.1016/j.pt...
•🗺️Disease intelligence: doi.org/10.1016/j.pt...
•📘Progressive control: doi.org/10.4060/cd79...
@glasgow.ac.uk
@edinburgh-uni.bsky.social
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New Naturally Speaking Podcast!
It's our 100th episode! Thank you to all who have contributed to allow us to reach this milestone!
EPISODE 100 – A Field course on the Conservation of African Ecosystems
Listen here: naturallyspeaking.blog/2026/02/01/e...
It's our 100th episode! Thank you to all who have contributed to allow us to reach this milestone!
EPISODE 100 – A Field course on the Conservation of African Ecosystems
Listen here: naturallyspeaking.blog/2026/02/01/e...
EPISODE 100 – A Field course on the Conservation of African Ecosystems
In this episode Dr. Oskar Brattstrom and undergraduate students Bridget Nielsen and Katie Mulholland speak with Naturally Speaking’s Anders Erlandson, Caroline Sharp and Taya Forde about some…
naturallyspeaking.blog
February 2, 2026 at 9:55 AM
New Naturally Speaking Podcast!
It's our 100th episode! Thank you to all who have contributed to allow us to reach this milestone!
EPISODE 100 – A Field course on the Conservation of African Ecosystems
Listen here: naturallyspeaking.blog/2026/02/01/e...
It's our 100th episode! Thank you to all who have contributed to allow us to reach this milestone!
EPISODE 100 – A Field course on the Conservation of African Ecosystems
Listen here: naturallyspeaking.blog/2026/02/01/e...
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Little win: pre-viva went great 🥳 Questions & chat were also so good! I left motivated (and relieved 😅). Next up: PhD viva 🎓 Thanks to everyone who joined! Huge thanks to @stevensonlab.bsky.social @profkathrynelmer.bsky.social @physiologyuog.bsky.social @sbohvm.gla.ac.uk 💖🐹 #PhDLife #Academia
January 29, 2026 at 9:47 AM
Little win: pre-viva went great 🥳 Questions & chat were also so good! I left motivated (and relieved 😅). Next up: PhD viva 🎓 Thanks to everyone who joined! Huge thanks to @stevensonlab.bsky.social @profkathrynelmer.bsky.social @physiologyuog.bsky.social @sbohvm.gla.ac.uk 💖🐹 #PhDLife #Academia
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New paper out!
We used structural equation modelling to investigate spatio-temporal drivers of #ticks and #Lymedisease hazard in urban greenspaces and rural woodland.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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We used structural equation modelling to investigate spatio-temporal drivers of #ticks and #Lymedisease hazard in urban greenspaces and rural woodland.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
@sbohvm.gla.ac.uk
Temporal and spatial drivers of Lyme disease hazard differ between urban and rural environments
Our ability to predict how urban planning may influence public health and wellbeing is limited, because our understanding of the ecological drivers of…
www.sciencedirect.com
January 26, 2026 at 8:36 PM
New paper out!
We used structural equation modelling to investigate spatio-temporal drivers of #ticks and #Lymedisease hazard in urban greenspaces and rural woodland.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
@sbohvm.gla.ac.uk
We used structural equation modelling to investigate spatio-temporal drivers of #ticks and #Lymedisease hazard in urban greenspaces and rural woodland.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
@sbohvm.gla.ac.uk
New Research Publication!
Equine trypanosomiasis, a systematic review: Disease management
Read here: doi.org/10.1002/evj....
Equine trypanosomiasis, a systematic review: Disease management
Read here: doi.org/10.1002/evj....
<em>Equine Veterinary Journal</em> | BEVA Journal | Wiley Online Library
Background Equine trypanosomiasis is a neglected protozoal disease. Objectives To answer the study question: In equines what are the effects of disease management of trypanosomiasis on disease sev...
doi.org
January 26, 2026 at 10:16 AM
New Research Publication!
Equine trypanosomiasis, a systematic review: Disease management
Read here: doi.org/10.1002/evj....
Equine trypanosomiasis, a systematic review: Disease management
Read here: doi.org/10.1002/evj....
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Our new paper in @globalchangebio.bsky.social: artificial light at night creates an ecological trap for wild reef fish. Settlement ↑ under artificial light (up to 8× higher), but survival ~50% lower due to predation, disrupted settlement timing, and altered metabolic rhythms: doi.org/10.1111/gcb....
January 26, 2026 at 9:12 AM
Our new paper in @globalchangebio.bsky.social: artificial light at night creates an ecological trap for wild reef fish. Settlement ↑ under artificial light (up to 8× higher), but survival ~50% lower due to predation, disrupted settlement timing, and altered metabolic rhythms: doi.org/10.1111/gcb....
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Another great example of #ddRADseq enabling impactful science! Congrats to the team on this great publication! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... #nextgensequencing @molecularanalysis.bsky.social @sbohvm.gla.ac.uk
Defining Conservation Units in a Highly Diverse Species: A Case on Arctic Charr
Defining appropriate conservation units is crucial to the protection and management of biodiversity. These delineations deliver further benefit when they include assessments of population vulnerabili....
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
January 22, 2026 at 3:56 PM
Another great example of #ddRADseq enabling impactful science! Congrats to the team on this great publication! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... #nextgensequencing @molecularanalysis.bsky.social @sbohvm.gla.ac.uk
Congratulations to Sofie Spatharis, Anna McGregor and Martin Llewellyn, who've been awarded a Farmed Animal and Aquaculture SPARK Award of £15,000 for a new project that will use state-of-the-art mobile marine shellfish hatchery lab developed by SBOHVM.
iuk-business-connect.org.uk/opportunitie...
iuk-business-connect.org.uk/opportunitie...
January 22, 2026 at 1:39 PM
Congratulations to Sofie Spatharis, Anna McGregor and Martin Llewellyn, who've been awarded a Farmed Animal and Aquaculture SPARK Award of £15,000 for a new project that will use state-of-the-art mobile marine shellfish hatchery lab developed by SBOHVM.
iuk-business-connect.org.uk/opportunitie...
iuk-business-connect.org.uk/opportunitie...
The British Veterinary Association has presented the prestigious BVA Outstanding Service Award (Chiron Award) to Dr Rachel Dean at the annual BVA Awards. The award recognises contributions to veterinary science of international or interprofessional recognition.
Congratulations Rachel!
Congratulations Rachel!
January 20, 2026 at 2:06 PM
The British Veterinary Association has presented the prestigious BVA Outstanding Service Award (Chiron Award) to Dr Rachel Dean at the annual BVA Awards. The award recognises contributions to veterinary science of international or interprofessional recognition.
Congratulations Rachel!
Congratulations Rachel!
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Why are North Sea sandeels getting smaller? New study finds prey community shifts, not warming, likely drive size declines. A growth model shows how prey, temperature, turbidity, and early-life timing interact under climate change.
bit.ly/meps15010
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Why are North Sea sandeels getting smaller? New study finds prey community shifts, not warming, likely drive size declines. A growth model shows how prey, temperature, turbidity, and early-life timing interact under climate change.
bit.ly/meps15010
@neilbanas.bsky.social
@sbohvm.gla.ac.uk
January 15, 2026 at 12:32 PM
🧪🦤🌐
Why are North Sea sandeels getting smaller? New study finds prey community shifts, not warming, likely drive size declines. A growth model shows how prey, temperature, turbidity, and early-life timing interact under climate change.
bit.ly/meps15010
@neilbanas.bsky.social
@sbohvm.gla.ac.uk
Why are North Sea sandeels getting smaller? New study finds prey community shifts, not warming, likely drive size declines. A growth model shows how prey, temperature, turbidity, and early-life timing interact under climate change.
bit.ly/meps15010
@neilbanas.bsky.social
@sbohvm.gla.ac.uk
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To understand effects of climate change on fish size we need to account for both direct physiological effects & changes in resource availability. Turbidity (via its impact on intake rates in visual foragers) may also impact sandeel size. www.int-res.com/abstracts/me...
October 30, 2025 at 9:49 AM
To understand effects of climate change on fish size we need to account for both direct physiological effects & changes in resource availability. Turbidity (via its impact on intake rates in visual foragers) may also impact sandeel size. www.int-res.com/abstracts/me...
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New paper out!
We used structural equation modelling to quantify how deer affect Lyme disease hazard, both directly and indirectly via vegetation and rodents. doi.org/10.1016/j.tt...
#LymeDisease #DiseaseEcology #Ticks
@sbohvm.gla.ac.uk
We used structural equation modelling to quantify how deer affect Lyme disease hazard, both directly and indirectly via vegetation and rodents. doi.org/10.1016/j.tt...
#LymeDisease #DiseaseEcology #Ticks
@sbohvm.gla.ac.uk
January 6, 2026 at 8:37 AM
New paper out!
We used structural equation modelling to quantify how deer affect Lyme disease hazard, both directly and indirectly via vegetation and rodents. doi.org/10.1016/j.tt...
#LymeDisease #DiseaseEcology #Ticks
@sbohvm.gla.ac.uk
We used structural equation modelling to quantify how deer affect Lyme disease hazard, both directly and indirectly via vegetation and rodents. doi.org/10.1016/j.tt...
#LymeDisease #DiseaseEcology #Ticks
@sbohvm.gla.ac.uk
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Apply for @glasgow.ac.uk's James McCune Smith #PhD Scholarship on this and other topics:
Indicators of #hibernation quality in #hedgehogs with me
@sbohvm.gla.ac.uk & @julianowack.bsky.social @ljmuofficial.bsky.social
Link to apply: www.gla.ac.uk/scholarships...
📅 Deadline: 31st Jan 2026
Indicators of #hibernation quality in #hedgehogs with me
@sbohvm.gla.ac.uk & @julianowack.bsky.social @ljmuofficial.bsky.social
Link to apply: www.gla.ac.uk/scholarships...
📅 Deadline: 31st Jan 2026
December 19, 2025 at 11:05 AM
Apply for @glasgow.ac.uk's James McCune Smith #PhD Scholarship on this and other topics:
Indicators of #hibernation quality in #hedgehogs with me
@sbohvm.gla.ac.uk & @julianowack.bsky.social @ljmuofficial.bsky.social
Link to apply: www.gla.ac.uk/scholarships...
📅 Deadline: 31st Jan 2026
Indicators of #hibernation quality in #hedgehogs with me
@sbohvm.gla.ac.uk & @julianowack.bsky.social @ljmuofficial.bsky.social
Link to apply: www.gla.ac.uk/scholarships...
📅 Deadline: 31st Jan 2026
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Fantastic to see this outcome of Francis’ internship at @sbohvm.gla.ac.uk being out now
Increased foraging effort in poor-food years is related to nutritional state (fat metabolism) in Peruvian Boobies
#seabirds #ornithology
doi.org/10.1007/s002...
Increased foraging effort in poor-food years is related to nutritional state (fat metabolism) in Peruvian Boobies
#seabirds #ornithology
doi.org/10.1007/s002...
December 17, 2025 at 7:18 AM
Fantastic to see this outcome of Francis’ internship at @sbohvm.gla.ac.uk being out now
Increased foraging effort in poor-food years is related to nutritional state (fat metabolism) in Peruvian Boobies
#seabirds #ornithology
doi.org/10.1007/s002...
Increased foraging effort in poor-food years is related to nutritional state (fat metabolism) in Peruvian Boobies
#seabirds #ornithology
doi.org/10.1007/s002...
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🧐 Looking for a #PhD? University of Glasgow @glasgow.ac.uk @sbohvm.gla.ac.uk is offering two fully funded PhD positions within the new VectorGrid-Africa network!🦟
More details: www.gla.ac.uk/colleges/mvl...
📆Application deadline: 12 January 2026.
More details: www.gla.ac.uk/colleges/mvl...
📆Application deadline: 12 January 2026.
December 10, 2025 at 8:21 PM
🧐 Looking for a #PhD? University of Glasgow @glasgow.ac.uk @sbohvm.gla.ac.uk is offering two fully funded PhD positions within the new VectorGrid-Africa network!🦟
More details: www.gla.ac.uk/colleges/mvl...
📆Application deadline: 12 January 2026.
More details: www.gla.ac.uk/colleges/mvl...
📆Application deadline: 12 January 2026.