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Dr Elizabeth Chadwick
(hi/ei)
- Ar gael fel goruchwyliwr ôl-raddedig
Timau a rolau for Elizabeth Chadwick
Uwch Ddarlithydd
Ysgol y Biowyddorau
Trosolwyg
Rwy'n ecolegydd gyda ffocws ar systemau dŵr croyw, a'r rhan fwyaf o fy nghanolfannau ymchwil ar ddyfrgwn. Rwy'n tueddu i archwilio patrymau a gyrwyr, gan ofyn - beth sy'n gyrru amrywiad gofodol ac amserol ar draws y dirwedd? Rwy'n gweithio gyda llunwyr polisi a chymunedau i gyflawni effeithiau gwirioneddol ar gyfer cadwraeth a'r amgylchedd, ac wrth fy modd yn cyfathrebu fy angerdd am ecoleg i bobl iau trwy ymgysylltu ac allgymorth.
Rwy'n arwain Prosiect Dyfrgwn Prifysgol Caerdydd (CUOP), sy'n astudio dyfrgwn a'u hecosystemau, yn y DU ac yn rhyngwladol. Rydym yn defnyddio ystod eang o ddulliau mewn meysydd ymchwil gan gynnwys llygredd cemegol, genomeg poblogaeth, a chlefydau.
Mae biobanc o feinweoedd (a gasglwyd o ddyfrgwn a ddarganfuwyd yn farw) yn rhychwantu tri degawd, gan ein galluogi i deithio yn ôl trwy amser, ac archwilio newidiadau yn yr amgylchedd. Rydym wedi datgelu llygredd amgylcheddol ecosystemau dŵr croyw gydag ystod eang o gemegau gan gynnwys PFASs, PCBs, a metelau, ac yn cyfrannu at fonitro llywodraethol o lygryddion. Mae offer genetig a genomig sy'n datblygu'n gyflym wedi ein galluogi i archwilio newidiadau mewn cymunedau dŵr croyw trwy ddadansoddiad dietegol dyfrgwn, yn ogystal â nodi dirywiad ac adferiad cymhleth poblogaethau dyfrgi. Mae ein sgrinio ar gyfer clefydau yn helpu i gyfrannu at fioddiogelwch y DU, tra bod data ar roadkill yn ein helpu i lywio cadwraeth.
Am restr lawn o gyhoeddiadau, gweler y tab 'cyhoeddiadau' ar y dudalen hon, neu yma.
O ystyried fy ffocws ar ecosystemau dŵr croyw, mae fy aelodaeth o Sefydliad Ymchwil Dŵr Prifysgol Caerdydd yn darparu sbardun gwerthfawr ar gyfer cydweithio. Mae fy addysgu yn canolbwyntio'n bennaf ar drin data ac ystadegau, sgiliau a ddatblygwyd trwy'r angen i ddatgysylltu setiau data ecolegol cymhleth!
Rolau ac aelodaeth broffesiynol
- Grŵp Arbenigol Dyfrgwn IUCN (aelod; arweinydd grŵp Biobancio)
- Cymdeithas Mamaliaid (aelod)
- Menter ar gyfer Cadwraeth Natur Cymru (Cadeirydd, 2018-2024)
- Rhwydwaith Necropsi Dyfrgwn Rhyngwladol (Cydlynydd)
- WILDCOMS (Rhwydwaith monitro a gwyliadwriaeth clefydau bywyd gwyllt a halogion)
- Gweithgorau fel rhan o raglen Dangosydd H4 Defra, aelod o: Grŵp Effeithiau; Grŵp Risgiau sy'n Dod i'r Amlwg; Grŵp metelau trwm; Grŵp cemegau biogronnol a gwenwynig parhaus; Grŵp trothwyon.
- Llywodraeth Cymru, Grŵp bygythiadau sy'n dod i'r amlwg i Ddyfroedd
- Llywodraeth Cymru, is-grŵp PFAS (o'r grŵp Bygythiadau sy'n dod i'r amlwg i Ddyfroedd)
- Fforwm Gweithredu Bioamrywiaeth Mamaliaid Cymru
Oes gennych chi ddiddordeb mewn ymuno â'm grŵp ymchwil?
Mae'r grŵp dyfrgi yn dîm croesawgar sy'n darparu cyfoeth o gyfleoedd i israddedigion (gwirfoddolwyr, interniaethau, myfyrwyr blwyddyn hyfforddiant proffesiynol, a phrosiectau ymchwil blwyddyn olaf), ysgoloriaethau Meistr, a myfyrwyr PhD, ar draws llu o bynciau.
Rwyf hefyd yn hapus i drafod gydag ymgeiswyr ôl-ddoethurol sydd â diddordeb am y potensial i wneud cais am gyllid o ffynonellau fel NERC, BBSRC, cymrodoriaethau Marie-Skłodowska-Curie, ac ati.
Os oes gennych ddiddordeb, cysylltwch â mi drwy e-bost.
Cyhoeddiad
2026
- Danes, E. M. et al., 2026. Approximating the age of Eurasian otter (Lutra lutra) cubs from camera trap footage using proportional body measurements. European Journal of Wildlife Research 72 (4) 95. (10.1007/s10344-026-02127-2)
- Du Plessis, S. et al. 2026. Recovering whole mitogenome sequences from Eurasian otter (Lutra lutra) spraint samples: a metagenomic approach. Royal Society Open Science 13 (3) 251299. (10.1098/rsos.251299)
- Raymond, S. , Chadwick, E. A. and Perkins, S. E. 2026. Quantifying roadless areas and fragmentation in the context of wildlife-vehicle collision risk in Great Britain. Scientific Reports 16 3890. (10.1038/s41598-026-36410-8)
- Raymond, S. et al. 2026. Identifying hotspots and drivers of wildlife-vehicle collision risk using citizen science data: a case study focused on the European badger Meles meles. Biological Conservation 313 111601. (10.1016/j.biocon.2025.111601)
- O'Rourke, E. et al. 2026. Increasing concentrations of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in Eurasian otters (Lutra lutra) from Wales suggest remobilisation from sediment sinks. Environmental Pollution 388 127354. (10.1016/j.envpol.2025.127354)
2025
- du Plessis, S. J. et al. 2025. Historical genomic variation of Eurasian otters (Lutra lutra) in Britain, from hunting trophies. Conservation Genetics Resources 17 , pp.101-110. (10.1007/s12686-025-01383-9)
- Thomas, N. E. et al. 2025. Spatio-temporal changes in effective population size in an expanding metapopulation of Eurasian otters. Evolutionary Applications 18 (1) e70067. (10.1111/eva.70067)
2024
- Alygizakis, N. et al., 2024. Network analysis to reveal the most commonly detected compounds in predator-prey pairs in freshwater and marine mammals and fish in Europe. Science of the Total Environment 950 175303. (10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.175303)
- Hinds, J. et al., 2024. Multiple novel caliciviruses identified from stoats (Mustela erminea) in the United Kingdom. Access Microbiology 6 (7) 000813. (10.1099/acmi.0.000813.v4)
- O'Rourke, E. et al. 2024. Persistence of PFOA pollution at a PTFE production site and occurrence of replacement PFASs in English freshwaters revealed by sentinel species, the Eurasian otter (Lutra lutra). Environmental Science and Technology 58 (23), pp.10195–10206. (10.1021/acs.est.3c09405)
- Bean, T. G. et al., 2024. Do pharmaceuticals in the environment pose a risk to wildlife?. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 43 (3), pp.595-610. (10.1002/etc.5528)
- Du Plessis, S. , Chadwick, E. and Hailer, F. 2024. Could a couple of Thai otters have helped the UK’s otter population recover? Our study provides a hint. [Online].The Conversation Trust. Available at: https://theconversation.com/could-a-couple-of-thai-otters-have-helped-the-uks-otter-population-recover-our-study-provides-a-hint-219140#:~:text=It%20seems%20possible%20that%20these,have%20made%20a%20big%20difference..
2023
- Apaa, T. et al., 2023. Lack of detection of SARS-CoV-2 in British wildlife 2020-21 and first description of a stoat (Mustela erminea) Minacovirus. Journal of General Virology 104 (12) 001917. (10.1099/jgv.0.001917)
- du Plessis, S. J. et al. 2023. Genomics reveals complex population history and unexpected diversity of Eurasian otters (Lutra lutra) in Britain relative to genetic methods. Molecular Biology and Evolution 40 (11) msad207. (10.1093/molbev/msad207)
- Du Plessis, S. J. et al. 2023. Mitochondrial genome-based synthesis and timeline of Eurasian otter (Lutra lutra) phylogeography. Animal Cells and Systems 27 (1), pp.366-377. (10.1080/19768354.2023.2283763)
- Raymond, S. et al. 2023. The impact of the COVID-19 lockdowns on wildlife-vehicle collisions in the UK. Journal of Animal Ecology 92 (6), pp.1244-1255. (10.1111/1365-2656.13913)
- Hayes, L. et al. 2023. The occurrence and zoonotic potential of Cryptosporidium species in freshwater biota. Parasites and Vectors 16 209. (10.1186/s13071-023-05827-9)
- Apaa, T. et al., 2023. Sarbecoviruses of British horseshoe bats; sequence variation and epidemiology. Journal of General Virology 104 (6) 001859. (10.1099/jgv.0.001859)
- Drake, L. E. et al. 2023. Otterly delicious: spatiotemporal variation in the diet of a recovering population of Eurasian otters ( Lutra lutra ) revealed through DNA metabarcoding and morphological analysis of prey remains. Ecology and Evolution 13 (5) e10038. (10.1002/ece3.10038)
- Basuony, A. et al. 2023. Paraphyly of the widespread generalist red fox (Vulpes vulpes): introgression rather than recent divergence of the arid-adapted Rüppell's fox (Vulpes rueppellii)?. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 138 (4), pp.453-469. (10.1093/biolinnean/blad001)
2022
- Thomas, N. E. et al. 2022. Country-wide genetic monitoring over 21 years reveals lag in genetic recovery despite spatial connectivity, in an expanding carnivore (Eurasian otter, Lutra lutra) population. Evolutionary Applications 15 (12), pp.2125-2141. (10.1111/eva.13505)
- Gkotsis, G. et al., 2022. Assessment of contaminants of emerging concern in European apex predators and their prey by lc-qtof ms wide-scope target analysis. Environment International 170 107623. (10.1016/j.envint.2022.107623)
- Russo, L. F. et al., 2022. Better sturdy or slender? Eurasian otter skull plasticity in response to feeding ecology. PLoS ONE 17 (9) e0274893. (10.1371/journal.pone.0274893)
- Drake, L. E. et al. 2022. An assessment of minimum sequence copy thresholds for identifying and reducing the prevalence of artefacts in dietary metabarcoding data. Methods in Ecology and Evolution 13 (3), pp.694-710. (10.1111/2041-210X.13780)
- O'Rourke, E. et al. 2022. Anthropogenic drivers of variation in concentrations of perfluoroalkyl substances in otters (Lutra lutra) from England and Wales. Environmental Science and Technology 56 (3), pp.1675-1687. (10.1021/acs.est.1c05410)
- Androulakakis, A. et al., 2022. Determination of 56 per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in top predators and their prey from Northern Europe by LC-MS/MS. Chemosphere 287 (P2) 131775. (10.1016/j.chemosphere.2021.131775)
2021
- Raymond, S. et al. 2021. Temporal patterns of wildlife roadkill in the UK. PLoS ONE 16 (10) e0258083. (10.1371/journal.pone.0258083)
- Kean, E. F. et al. 2021. Persistent pollutants exceed toxic thresholds in a freshwater top predator decades after legislative control. Environmental Pollution 272 116415. (10.1016/j.envpol.2020.116415)
2020
- Brand, A. et al., 2020. Biological and anthropogenic predictors of metal concentration in the Eurasian otter, a sentinel of freshwater ecosystems. Environmental Pollution 266 (Part 3) 115280. (10.1016/j.envpol.2020.115280)
- Farnell, D. J. J. et al. 2020. Initial Investigations of the cranial size and shape of adult Eurasian otters (Lutra lutra) in Great Britain. Journal of Imaging 6 (10) 106. (10.3390/jimaging6100106)
- Moorhouse-Gann, R. J. et al. 2020. Dietary complexity and hidden costs of prey switching in a generalist top predator. Ecology and Evolution 10 (13), pp.6395-6408. (10.1002/ece3.6375)
- Mead, D. et al., 2020. The genome sequence of the Eurasian river otter, Lutra lutra Linnaeus 1758 [version 1; peer review: 2 approved]. Wellcome Open Research 5 , pp.33. (10.12688/wellcomeopenres.15722.1)
2018
- Williams Schwartz, A. et al. 2018. Roadkill scavenging behaviour in an urban environment. Journal of Urban Ecology 4 (1) juy006. (10.1093/jue/juy006)
2017
- Kean, E. F. et al. 2017. Odour dialects among wild mammals. Scientific Reports 7 13593. (10.1038/s41598-017-12706-8)
- Smallbone, W. et al. 2017. East-West divide: temperature and land cover drive spatial variation of Toxoplasma gondii infection in Eurasian otters (Lutra lutra) from England and Wales. Parasitology 144 (11), pp.1433-1440. (10.1017/S0031182017000865)
2016
- Sherrard-Smith, E. et al., 2016. Distribution and molecular phylogeny of biliary trematodes (Opisthorchiidae) infecting native Lutra lutra and alien Neovison vison across Europe. Parasitology International 65 (2), pp.163-170. (10.1016/j.parint.2015.11.007)
2015
- Rizzoli, A. et al., 2015. Understanding West Nile virus ecology in Europe: Culex pipiens host feeding preference in a hotspot of virus emergence. Parasites & Vectors 8 213. (10.1186/s13071-015-0831-4)
- Marcantonio, M. et al., 2015. Identifying the environmental conditions favouring West Nile Virus outbreaks in Europe. Plos One 10 (3) e0121158. (10.1371/journal.pone.0121158)
- Kean, E. , Chadwick, E. A. and Muller, C. T. 2015. Scent signals individual identity and country of origin in otters. Mammalian Biology 80 (2), pp.99-105. (10.1016/j.mambio.2014.12.004)
- Pountney, A. et al., 2015. High liver content of polybrominated diphenyl ether (PBDE) in otters (Lutra lutra) from England and Wales. Chemosphere 118 , pp.81-86. (10.1016/j.chemosphere.2014.06.051)
- Sherrard-Smith, E. , Chadwick, E. and Cable, J. 2015. The impact of introduced hosts on parasite transmission: opisthorchiid infections in American mink (Neovison vison). Biological Invasions 17 (1), pp.115-122. (10.1007/s10530-014-0709-y)
- Sherrard-Smith, E. et al. 2015. Spatial and seasonal factors are key determinants in the aggregation of helminths in their definitive hosts: Pseudamphistomum truncatum in otters (Lutra lutra). International Journal for Parasitology 45 (1), pp.75-83. (10.1016/j.ijpara.2014.09.004)
2014
- Stanton, D. W. G. et al. 2014. Contrasting genetic structure of the Eurasian otter (Lutra lutra) across a latitudinal divide. Journal of Mammalogy 95 (4), pp.814-823. (10.1644/13-MAMM-A-201)
- Rosà, R. et al., 2014. Early warning of West Nile virus mosquito vector: climate and land use models successfully explain phenology and abundance of Culex pipiens mosquitoes in North-Western Italy. Parasites & Vectors 7 269. (10.1186/1756-3305-7-269)
- Muller, C. T. et al. 2014. Scents and scentsivity - what scents (may) spell out and ways to read it. Flavour 3 (Supp 1), pp.11-11. (10.1186/2044-7248-3-S1-P11)
2013
- Chadwick, E. A. et al. 2013. Seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii in the Eurasian otter (Lutra lutra) in England and Wales. Parasites & Vectors 6 75. (10.1186/1756-3305-6-75)
- Grant, R. , Halliday, T. and Chadwick, E. A. 2013. Amphibians’ response to the lunar synodic cycle—a review of current knowledge, recommendations, and implications for conservation. Behavioral Ecology 24 (1), pp.53-62. (10.1093/beheco/ars135)
- Kean, E. , Gwynne, L. and Chadwick, E. A. 2013. Persistent organic pollutants and indicators of otter health. Project Report.[Online].CHEMTrust. Available at: http://www.chemtrust.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/Otter-Health-Pollutants-V8-DesignedV4-FINAL.pdf.
- O'Neill, D. et al., 2013. Development of novel real-time TaqMan®PCR assays for the species and sex identification of otter (Lutra lutra) and their application to noninvasive genetic monitoring. Molecular Ecology Resources 13 (5), pp.877-883. (10.1111/1755-0998.12141)
- Sherrard-Smith, E. , Chadwick, E. A. and Cable, J. 2013. Climatic variables are associated with the prevalence of biliary trematodes in otters. International Journal for Parasitology 43 (9), pp.729-737. (10.1016/j.ijpara.2013.04.006)
2012
- Kean, E. and Chadwick, E. A. 2012. Mammal records verification rule sets for NBN Record Cleaner and recommendations on species whose records should be treated as sensitive. Mammal Society and NBN. Available at: http://www.nbn.org.uk/nbn_wide/media/Documents/Defra/Mammal-Society-NBN-Report-30-04-2012.pdf.
- Sherrard-Smith, E. , Chadwick, E. A. and Cable, J. 2012. Abiotic and biotic factors associated with tick population dynamics on a mammalian host: Ixodes hexagonus infesting otters, Lutra lutra. PLoS ONE 7 (10) e47131. (10.1371/journal.pone.0047131)
2011
- Chadwick, E. A. et al. 2011. Lead levels in Eurasian otters decline with time and reveal interactions between sources, prevailing weather, and stream chemistry. Environmental Science and Technology 45 (5), pp.1911-1916. (10.1021/es1034602)
- Hobbs, G. I. et al. 2011. Bayesian clustering techniques and progressive partitioning to identify population structuring within a recovering otter population in the UK. Journal of Applied Ecology 48 (5), pp.1206-1217. (10.1111/j.1365-2664.2011.02028.x)
- Kean, E. , Müller, C. T. and Chadwick, E. A. 2011. Otter scent signals age, sex, and reproductive status. Chemical Senses 36 (6), pp.555-564. (10.1093/chemse/bjr025)
- Walker, L. et al., 2011. Inorganic elements in the livers of Eurasian otters, Lutra lutra, from England and Wales in 2009 - A Predatory Bird Monitoring Scheme (PBMS) report. Project Report.[Online].United Kingdom: UK Centre for Ecology and Hydrology. Available at: https://pbms.ceh.ac.uk.
2010
- Chadwick, E. A. and Sherrard-Smith, E. 2010. Pregnancy among otters (Lutra lutra) found dead in England and Wales: foetal development and lack of seasonality. IUCN Otter Specialist Bulletin 27 (1), pp.33-41.
- Sherrard-Smith, E. and Chadwick, E. A. 2010. Age structure of the otter (Lutra lutra) population in England and Wales, and problems with cementum ageing. IUCN Otter Specialist Bulletin 27 (1), pp.42-49.
- Walker, L. et al., 2010. Inorganic elements in the livers of Eurasian otters, Lutra lutra, from England and Wales in 2007 & 2008: A Predatory Bird Monitoring Scheme (PBMS) report. Project Report.[Online].United Kingdom: Centre for Ecology and Hydrology. Available at: https://pbms.ceh.ac.uk.
2009
- Grant, R. A. , Chadwick, E. A. and Halliday, T. 2009. The lunar cycle: a cue for amphibian reproductive phenology?. Animal Behaviour 78 (2), pp.349-357. (10.1016/j.anbehav.2009.05.007)
- Sherrard-Smith, E. , Cable, J. and Chadwick, E. A. 2009. Distribution of Eurasian otter biliary parasites, Pseudamphistomum truncatum and Metorchis albidus (Family Opisthorchiidae), in England and Wales. Parasitology 136 (9), pp.1015-1022. (10.1017/S0031182009006362)
- Stanton, D. W. G. et al. 2009. Mitochondrial genetic diversity and structure of the European otter (Lutra lutra) in Britain. Conservation Genetics 10 (3), pp.733-737. (10.1007/s10592-008-9633-y)
2006
- Chadwick, E. A. , Slater, F. M. and Ormerod, S. J. 2006. Inter- and intraspecific differences in climatically mediated phenological change in coexisting Triturus species. Global Change Biology 12 (6), pp.1069-1078. (10.1111/j.1365-2486.2006.01156.x)
- Hobbs, G. et al., 2006. Landscape genetics applied to a recovering otter (Lutra lutra) population in the UK: Preliminary results and potential methodologies. Hystrix : the Italian Journal of Mammalogy 17 (1)(10.4404/hystrix-17.1-4364)
2005
- Chadwick, E. A. and Slater, F. M. 2005. A population of skinks (Mayuba spp) and the gecko Hemidacylus bouvieri boavistensis behind coastal dunes on Boa Vista, Cape Verde Islands. Herpetological Bulletin 92 , pp.14-18.
Articles
- Danes, E. M. et al., 2026. Approximating the age of Eurasian otter (Lutra lutra) cubs from camera trap footage using proportional body measurements. European Journal of Wildlife Research 72 (4) 95. (10.1007/s10344-026-02127-2)
- Du Plessis, S. et al. 2026. Recovering whole mitogenome sequences from Eurasian otter (Lutra lutra) spraint samples: a metagenomic approach. Royal Society Open Science 13 (3) 251299. (10.1098/rsos.251299)
- Raymond, S. , Chadwick, E. A. and Perkins, S. E. 2026. Quantifying roadless areas and fragmentation in the context of wildlife-vehicle collision risk in Great Britain. Scientific Reports 16 3890. (10.1038/s41598-026-36410-8)
- Raymond, S. et al. 2026. Identifying hotspots and drivers of wildlife-vehicle collision risk using citizen science data: a case study focused on the European badger Meles meles. Biological Conservation 313 111601. (10.1016/j.biocon.2025.111601)
- O'Rourke, E. et al. 2026. Increasing concentrations of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in Eurasian otters (Lutra lutra) from Wales suggest remobilisation from sediment sinks. Environmental Pollution 388 127354. (10.1016/j.envpol.2025.127354)
- du Plessis, S. J. et al. 2025. Historical genomic variation of Eurasian otters (Lutra lutra) in Britain, from hunting trophies. Conservation Genetics Resources 17 , pp.101-110. (10.1007/s12686-025-01383-9)
- Thomas, N. E. et al. 2025. Spatio-temporal changes in effective population size in an expanding metapopulation of Eurasian otters. Evolutionary Applications 18 (1) e70067. (10.1111/eva.70067)
- Alygizakis, N. et al., 2024. Network analysis to reveal the most commonly detected compounds in predator-prey pairs in freshwater and marine mammals and fish in Europe. Science of the Total Environment 950 175303. (10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.175303)
- Hinds, J. et al., 2024. Multiple novel caliciviruses identified from stoats (Mustela erminea) in the United Kingdom. Access Microbiology 6 (7) 000813. (10.1099/acmi.0.000813.v4)
- O'Rourke, E. et al. 2024. Persistence of PFOA pollution at a PTFE production site and occurrence of replacement PFASs in English freshwaters revealed by sentinel species, the Eurasian otter (Lutra lutra). Environmental Science and Technology 58 (23), pp.10195–10206. (10.1021/acs.est.3c09405)
- Bean, T. G. et al., 2024. Do pharmaceuticals in the environment pose a risk to wildlife?. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 43 (3), pp.595-610. (10.1002/etc.5528)
- Apaa, T. et al., 2023. Lack of detection of SARS-CoV-2 in British wildlife 2020-21 and first description of a stoat (Mustela erminea) Minacovirus. Journal of General Virology 104 (12) 001917. (10.1099/jgv.0.001917)
- du Plessis, S. J. et al. 2023. Genomics reveals complex population history and unexpected diversity of Eurasian otters (Lutra lutra) in Britain relative to genetic methods. Molecular Biology and Evolution 40 (11) msad207. (10.1093/molbev/msad207)
- Du Plessis, S. J. et al. 2023. Mitochondrial genome-based synthesis and timeline of Eurasian otter (Lutra lutra) phylogeography. Animal Cells and Systems 27 (1), pp.366-377. (10.1080/19768354.2023.2283763)
- Raymond, S. et al. 2023. The impact of the COVID-19 lockdowns on wildlife-vehicle collisions in the UK. Journal of Animal Ecology 92 (6), pp.1244-1255. (10.1111/1365-2656.13913)
- Hayes, L. et al. 2023. The occurrence and zoonotic potential of Cryptosporidium species in freshwater biota. Parasites and Vectors 16 209. (10.1186/s13071-023-05827-9)
- Apaa, T. et al., 2023. Sarbecoviruses of British horseshoe bats; sequence variation and epidemiology. Journal of General Virology 104 (6) 001859. (10.1099/jgv.0.001859)
- Drake, L. E. et al. 2023. Otterly delicious: spatiotemporal variation in the diet of a recovering population of Eurasian otters ( Lutra lutra ) revealed through DNA metabarcoding and morphological analysis of prey remains. Ecology and Evolution 13 (5) e10038. (10.1002/ece3.10038)
- Basuony, A. et al. 2023. Paraphyly of the widespread generalist red fox (Vulpes vulpes): introgression rather than recent divergence of the arid-adapted Rüppell's fox (Vulpes rueppellii)?. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 138 (4), pp.453-469. (10.1093/biolinnean/blad001)
- Thomas, N. E. et al. 2022. Country-wide genetic monitoring over 21 years reveals lag in genetic recovery despite spatial connectivity, in an expanding carnivore (Eurasian otter, Lutra lutra) population. Evolutionary Applications 15 (12), pp.2125-2141. (10.1111/eva.13505)
- Gkotsis, G. et al., 2022. Assessment of contaminants of emerging concern in European apex predators and their prey by lc-qtof ms wide-scope target analysis. Environment International 170 107623. (10.1016/j.envint.2022.107623)
- Russo, L. F. et al., 2022. Better sturdy or slender? Eurasian otter skull plasticity in response to feeding ecology. PLoS ONE 17 (9) e0274893. (10.1371/journal.pone.0274893)
- Drake, L. E. et al. 2022. An assessment of minimum sequence copy thresholds for identifying and reducing the prevalence of artefacts in dietary metabarcoding data. Methods in Ecology and Evolution 13 (3), pp.694-710. (10.1111/2041-210X.13780)
- O'Rourke, E. et al. 2022. Anthropogenic drivers of variation in concentrations of perfluoroalkyl substances in otters (Lutra lutra) from England and Wales. Environmental Science and Technology 56 (3), pp.1675-1687. (10.1021/acs.est.1c05410)
- Androulakakis, A. et al., 2022. Determination of 56 per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in top predators and their prey from Northern Europe by LC-MS/MS. Chemosphere 287 (P2) 131775. (10.1016/j.chemosphere.2021.131775)
- Raymond, S. et al. 2021. Temporal patterns of wildlife roadkill in the UK. PLoS ONE 16 (10) e0258083. (10.1371/journal.pone.0258083)
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- Brand, A. et al., 2020. Biological and anthropogenic predictors of metal concentration in the Eurasian otter, a sentinel of freshwater ecosystems. Environmental Pollution 266 (Part 3) 115280. (10.1016/j.envpol.2020.115280)
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- Williams Schwartz, A. et al. 2018. Roadkill scavenging behaviour in an urban environment. Journal of Urban Ecology 4 (1) juy006. (10.1093/jue/juy006)
- Kean, E. F. et al. 2017. Odour dialects among wild mammals. Scientific Reports 7 13593. (10.1038/s41598-017-12706-8)
- Smallbone, W. et al. 2017. East-West divide: temperature and land cover drive spatial variation of Toxoplasma gondii infection in Eurasian otters (Lutra lutra) from England and Wales. Parasitology 144 (11), pp.1433-1440. (10.1017/S0031182017000865)
- Sherrard-Smith, E. et al., 2016. Distribution and molecular phylogeny of biliary trematodes (Opisthorchiidae) infecting native Lutra lutra and alien Neovison vison across Europe. Parasitology International 65 (2), pp.163-170. (10.1016/j.parint.2015.11.007)
- Rizzoli, A. et al., 2015. Understanding West Nile virus ecology in Europe: Culex pipiens host feeding preference in a hotspot of virus emergence. Parasites & Vectors 8 213. (10.1186/s13071-015-0831-4)
- Marcantonio, M. et al., 2015. Identifying the environmental conditions favouring West Nile Virus outbreaks in Europe. Plos One 10 (3) e0121158. (10.1371/journal.pone.0121158)
- Kean, E. , Chadwick, E. A. and Muller, C. T. 2015. Scent signals individual identity and country of origin in otters. Mammalian Biology 80 (2), pp.99-105. (10.1016/j.mambio.2014.12.004)
- Pountney, A. et al., 2015. High liver content of polybrominated diphenyl ether (PBDE) in otters (Lutra lutra) from England and Wales. Chemosphere 118 , pp.81-86. (10.1016/j.chemosphere.2014.06.051)
- Sherrard-Smith, E. , Chadwick, E. and Cable, J. 2015. The impact of introduced hosts on parasite transmission: opisthorchiid infections in American mink (Neovison vison). Biological Invasions 17 (1), pp.115-122. (10.1007/s10530-014-0709-y)
- Sherrard-Smith, E. et al. 2015. Spatial and seasonal factors are key determinants in the aggregation of helminths in their definitive hosts: Pseudamphistomum truncatum in otters (Lutra lutra). International Journal for Parasitology 45 (1), pp.75-83. (10.1016/j.ijpara.2014.09.004)
- Stanton, D. W. G. et al. 2014. Contrasting genetic structure of the Eurasian otter (Lutra lutra) across a latitudinal divide. Journal of Mammalogy 95 (4), pp.814-823. (10.1644/13-MAMM-A-201)
- Rosà, R. et al., 2014. Early warning of West Nile virus mosquito vector: climate and land use models successfully explain phenology and abundance of Culex pipiens mosquitoes in North-Western Italy. Parasites & Vectors 7 269. (10.1186/1756-3305-7-269)
- Muller, C. T. et al. 2014. Scents and scentsivity - what scents (may) spell out and ways to read it. Flavour 3 (Supp 1), pp.11-11. (10.1186/2044-7248-3-S1-P11)
- Chadwick, E. A. et al. 2013. Seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii in the Eurasian otter (Lutra lutra) in England and Wales. Parasites & Vectors 6 75. (10.1186/1756-3305-6-75)
- Grant, R. , Halliday, T. and Chadwick, E. A. 2013. Amphibians’ response to the lunar synodic cycle—a review of current knowledge, recommendations, and implications for conservation. Behavioral Ecology 24 (1), pp.53-62. (10.1093/beheco/ars135)
- O'Neill, D. et al., 2013. Development of novel real-time TaqMan®PCR assays for the species and sex identification of otter (Lutra lutra) and their application to noninvasive genetic monitoring. Molecular Ecology Resources 13 (5), pp.877-883. (10.1111/1755-0998.12141)
- Sherrard-Smith, E. , Chadwick, E. A. and Cable, J. 2013. Climatic variables are associated with the prevalence of biliary trematodes in otters. International Journal for Parasitology 43 (9), pp.729-737. (10.1016/j.ijpara.2013.04.006)
- Sherrard-Smith, E. , Chadwick, E. A. and Cable, J. 2012. Abiotic and biotic factors associated with tick population dynamics on a mammalian host: Ixodes hexagonus infesting otters, Lutra lutra. PLoS ONE 7 (10) e47131. (10.1371/journal.pone.0047131)
- Chadwick, E. A. et al. 2011. Lead levels in Eurasian otters decline with time and reveal interactions between sources, prevailing weather, and stream chemistry. Environmental Science and Technology 45 (5), pp.1911-1916. (10.1021/es1034602)
- Hobbs, G. I. et al. 2011. Bayesian clustering techniques and progressive partitioning to identify population structuring within a recovering otter population in the UK. Journal of Applied Ecology 48 (5), pp.1206-1217. (10.1111/j.1365-2664.2011.02028.x)
- Kean, E. , Müller, C. T. and Chadwick, E. A. 2011. Otter scent signals age, sex, and reproductive status. Chemical Senses 36 (6), pp.555-564. (10.1093/chemse/bjr025)
- Chadwick, E. A. and Sherrard-Smith, E. 2010. Pregnancy among otters (Lutra lutra) found dead in England and Wales: foetal development and lack of seasonality. IUCN Otter Specialist Bulletin 27 (1), pp.33-41.
- Sherrard-Smith, E. and Chadwick, E. A. 2010. Age structure of the otter (Lutra lutra) population in England and Wales, and problems with cementum ageing. IUCN Otter Specialist Bulletin 27 (1), pp.42-49.
- Grant, R. A. , Chadwick, E. A. and Halliday, T. 2009. The lunar cycle: a cue for amphibian reproductive phenology?. Animal Behaviour 78 (2), pp.349-357. (10.1016/j.anbehav.2009.05.007)
- Sherrard-Smith, E. , Cable, J. and Chadwick, E. A. 2009. Distribution of Eurasian otter biliary parasites, Pseudamphistomum truncatum and Metorchis albidus (Family Opisthorchiidae), in England and Wales. Parasitology 136 (9), pp.1015-1022. (10.1017/S0031182009006362)
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- Chadwick, E. A. , Slater, F. M. and Ormerod, S. J. 2006. Inter- and intraspecific differences in climatically mediated phenological change in coexisting Triturus species. Global Change Biology 12 (6), pp.1069-1078. (10.1111/j.1365-2486.2006.01156.x)
- Hobbs, G. et al., 2006. Landscape genetics applied to a recovering otter (Lutra lutra) population in the UK: Preliminary results and potential methodologies. Hystrix : the Italian Journal of Mammalogy 17 (1)(10.4404/hystrix-17.1-4364)
- Chadwick, E. A. and Slater, F. M. 2005. A population of skinks (Mayuba spp) and the gecko Hemidacylus bouvieri boavistensis behind coastal dunes on Boa Vista, Cape Verde Islands. Herpetological Bulletin 92 , pp.14-18.
Monographs
- Kean, E. , Gwynne, L. and Chadwick, E. A. 2013. Persistent organic pollutants and indicators of otter health. Project Report.[Online].CHEMTrust. Available at: http://www.chemtrust.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/Otter-Health-Pollutants-V8-DesignedV4-FINAL.pdf.
- Kean, E. and Chadwick, E. A. 2012. Mammal records verification rule sets for NBN Record Cleaner and recommendations on species whose records should be treated as sensitive. Mammal Society and NBN. Available at: http://www.nbn.org.uk/nbn_wide/media/Documents/Defra/Mammal-Society-NBN-Report-30-04-2012.pdf.
- Walker, L. et al., 2011. Inorganic elements in the livers of Eurasian otters, Lutra lutra, from England and Wales in 2009 - A Predatory Bird Monitoring Scheme (PBMS) report. Project Report.[Online].United Kingdom: UK Centre for Ecology and Hydrology. Available at: https://pbms.ceh.ac.uk.
- Walker, L. et al., 2010. Inorganic elements in the livers of Eurasian otters, Lutra lutra, from England and Wales in 2007 & 2008: A Predatory Bird Monitoring Scheme (PBMS) report. Project Report.[Online].United Kingdom: Centre for Ecology and Hydrology. Available at: https://pbms.ceh.ac.uk.
Websites
- Du Plessis, S. , Chadwick, E. and Hailer, F. 2024. Could a couple of Thai otters have helped the UK’s otter population recover? Our study provides a hint. [Online].The Conversation Trust. Available at: https://theconversation.com/could-a-couple-of-thai-otters-have-helped-the-uks-otter-population-recover-our-study-provides-a-hint-219140#:~:text=It%20seems%20possible%20that%20these,have%20made%20a%20big%20difference..
Ymchwil
Mae Prosiect Dyfrgwn Prifysgol Caerdydd yn gynllun cenedlaethol sy'n casglu dyfrgwn a ddarganfuwyd yn farw yng Nghymru a Lloegr ar gyfer archwiliad post mortem. Sefydlwyd y prosiect ym 1992 gyda'r nod o ddefnyddio meinweoedd a gasglwyd o'r ysglyfaethwr uchaf hwn i fonitro halogiad dyfrol. Mae'r cyfleoedd a gyflwynir gan gasglu rhywogaeth a warchodir yn Ewrop yn sylweddol, ac er bod monitro halogion yn parhau i fod yn agwedd allweddol ar y prosiect, mae amrywiaeth eang o ymchwil ychwanegol bellach yn cael ei gynnal o dan ymbarél CUOP.
Fel rhywogaeth nos ac anhygoel, mae'r dyfrgi Ewrasiaidd yn anodd iawn i'w astudio yn y gwyllt. Mae samplau a gasglwyd o anifeiliaid a ddarganfuwyd yn farw felly yn adnodd allweddol, gan ein galluogi i ymchwilio i agweddau ar eu ecoleg a'u hiechyd a fyddai fel arall yn anhygyrch. Yn ogystal â diddordeb cynhenid yn y rhywogaeth o safbwynt cadwraeth, mae gan y dyfrgi rôl ecolegol ddiddorol yn y rhyngwyneb rhwng cynefinoedd daearol a dyfrol, ac mae ar frig y gadwyn fwyd dŵr croyw. Felly, mae'n organeb enghreifftiol ddefnyddiol, a gellir ei ddefnyddio i ymchwilio i brosesau ecosystemau a phoblogaeth allweddol.
Mae'r prosiect bellach yn derbyn >200 o ddyfrgwn bob blwyddyn, ac rydym yn casglu ac yn archifo ystod eang o feinweoedd a data. Mae'r rhain yn ffurfio casgliad o ddeunydd sy'n ehangu'n barhaus sy'n cael ei ddefnyddio gan gydweithwyr cenedlaethol a rhyngwladol a myfyrwyr PhD.
Gellir gweld rhagor o fanylion am ein prosiectau ymchwil ar eneteg tirwedd, cyfathrebu cemegol, parasitoleg, tocsicoleg a diet, ac agweddau eraill ar fioleg dyfrgwn ar wefan Prosiect Dyfrgwn.
Myfyrwyr PhD
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Thomas, Nia 2021. Dynameg ehangu demograffig a strwythur poblogaeth yn y dyfrgi (Lutra lutra). Traethawd PhD, Prifysgol Caerdydd. |
| Drake, Lorna 2020. Ecoleg troffig y dyfrgi Ewrasiaidd (Lutra lutra). Traethawd PhD, Prifysgol Caerdydd. |
Eleanor Sherrard Smith (2009-2013) Macroparasitiaid y dyfrgi Ewrasiaidd: dosbarthiad, cylchoedd bywyd a dynameg poblogaeth.
Eleanor Kean (2008-2012) Cyfathrebu arogl yn y dyfrgi Ewrasiaidd (Lutra lutra) a chymwysiadau posibl ar gyfer monitro poblogaeth.
Geoff Hobbs (2005-2009) Strwythur genetig poblogaeth dyfrgi sy'n gwella (Lutra lutra) yn y DU
Cydweithio
Mae cydweithrediadau allweddol yn cynnwys:
Mae WILDCOMS (y rhwydwaith Monitro a Gwyliadwriaeth Clefydau Bywyd Gwyllt a Halogion) yn rhwydwaith cydweithredol a ffurfiwyd rhwng gwahanol gynlluniau gwyliadwriaeth y DU sy'n monitro clefydau a halogion mewn bywyd gwyllt fertebratau
Cynhelir ymchwil i halogion mewn cydweithrediad â'r Cynllun Monitro Adar Ysglyfaethus (PBMS), yn enwedig gyda'r Athro R Shore a Dr Lee Walker, Canolfan Ecoleg a Hydroleg.
Mae ymchwil i barasitoleg ar y cyd â gwahanol aelodau o CRIPES, yn enwedig Dr Joanne Cable a Dr Sarah Perkins, yr Athro Richard Birtles (Prifysgol Salford) a'r Athro Ed Guy (Uned Gyfeirio Tocsoplasma, Iechyd Gwladol Cymru).
Mae ymchwil i eneteg foleciwlaidd mewn cydweithrediad â'r Athro Mike Bruford (Prifysgol Caerdydd), ac mae ymchwil i gyfathrebu cemegol mewn cydweithrediad â Dr Carsten Muller (Prifysgol Caerdydd).
Grantiau
Mae'r cyllidwyr diweddar / presennol yn cynnwys:
- ANCHG
- Asiantaeth yr Amgylchedd
- Cyfoeth Naturiol Cymru
- RWE NPower
- Grŵp Dyfrgwn Gwlad yr Haf
Bywgraffiad
After a degree in Biology at Cardiff University (1997), I returned to Cardiff to undertake a PhD at the Llysdinam field centre with Dr F Slater (1998-2003). The study focused on the breeding phenology and winter behaviour of common British amphibians, looking at temporal and spatial variation in phenology, and assessing how changes in climate might influence behaviour and body condition.
Following a short post-doctoral position in 2003 conducting a scoping study for research in the Cape Verde islands, I took over as head of the Cardiff University Otter Project in 2004. While using the otter as the study species, this has enabled me to develop a diverse range of inter-related research projects. These both further our understanding of this elusive European protected species, and use it as a model organism to investigate key ecological principles and processes.
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- Ecoleg tirwedd
- Llygredd a halogi
- Ecoleg dŵr croyw
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