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Dr Isa-Rita Russo
Uwch Ddarlithydd
- Ar gael fel goruchwyliwr ôl-raddedig
Ysgol y Biowyddorau
Trosolwyg
Wrth dyfu i fyny yn Ne Affrica, rwyf bob amser wedi cael fy swyno gan y bioamrywiaeth rhyfeddol ar draws y teyrnasoedd planhigion ac anifeiliaid. Arweiniodd y diddordeb hwn i mi astudio Bioleg gan ganolbwyntio ar ddwy ddisgyblaeth, Sŵoleg a Geneteg. Fy mhrif ddiddordebau yw geneteg esblygiadol a deall sut mae nodweddion tirwedd yn dylanwadu ar batrymau amrywiaeth genetig a strwythur mewn mamaliaid bach a mawr. Mae gennyf ddiddordeb hefyd mewn sut y gallwn ddefnyddio astudiaethau genetig i lywio cadwraeth a rheoli poblogaethau anifeiliaid. I ateb hyn, rwy'n defnyddio amrywiaeth o farcwyr genetig sy'n cynnwys marcwyr niwtral (microsatellites), marcwyr DNA mitochondrial, marcwyr DNA codio protein niwclear, marcwyr SNP ac yn fwy diweddar dilyniannau genom cyfan. Rwy'n gweithio'n bennaf ar fywyd gwyllt (chwilod dail a llabedi Affricanaidd, rhinoseros du a gwyn, wildebeest du a glas, byfflo Affricanaidd, mamaliaid bach Affricanaidd, pysgod ac ymlusgiaid Ynys Mascarene) ond rwyf hefyd wedi gweithio ar dacsa domestig (gwartheg, defaid a geifr) gan ymchwilio i addasu i eithafion hinsoddol. Rwy'n defnyddio amrywiaeth o dechnegau dadansoddol sy'n cynnwys ffylogenetig, dulliau genetig poblogaeth a biowybodeg.
Rolau
- Arweinydd Asesu BI1051, 2019-
- Arweinydd y Cynllun Gradd (Sŵoleg), 2021-
- Pwyllgor Camymddwyn, 2021-
- Pwyllgor Grŵp Maes, 2021-
- Cydlynydd PTY (Gwyddorau Biolegol), 2022-
- Arweinydd Modiwl BI3154, 2020/2021; 2022-
Cyhoeddiad
2025
- Shaw, R. E. et al. 2025. Global meta-analysis shows action is needed to halt genetic diversity loss. Nature 638, pp. 704-710. (10.1038/s41586-024-08458-x)
2024
- Fedorca, A. et al. 2024. Dealing with the complexity of effective population size in conservation practice. Evolutionary Applications 17(12), article number: e70031. (10.1111/eva.70031)
- Mamba, M. L. et al. 2024. An annotated checklist of the mammals of the Chimanimani National Park, Mozambique. Check List 20(5), pp. 1222-1258. (10.15560/20.5.1222)
- Le Roux, R., Colmonero-Costeira, I., Deikumah, J. P., Thompson, L. J., Russo, I. M., Jansen van Vuuren, B. and Willows-Munro, S. 2024. High conservation importance of range-edge populations of Hooded Vultures (Necrosyrtes monachus). Scientific Reports 14(1), article number: 18040. (10.1038/s41598-024-68756-2)
- Mastretta‐Yanes, A. et al. 2024. Multinational evaluation of genetic diversity indicators for the Kunming‐Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework. Ecology Letters 27(7), article number: e14461. (10.1111/ele.14461)
- Osmond, D. R., King, R. A., Russo, I. M., Bruford, M. W. and Stevens, J. R. 2024. Living in a post‐industrial landscape: repeated patterns of genetic divergence in brown trout ( Salmo trutta L.) across the British Isles. Diversity and Distributions 30(7), article number: e13854. (10.1111/ddi.13854)
- Wang, W., Ma, T., Russo, I., Sang, W. and Li, B. V. 2024. Editorial: Biodiversity conservation and sustainable development of protected areas. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution 12, article number: 1454366. (10.3389/fevo.2024.1454366)
- Vlaic, B. A., Vlaic, A., Russo, I., Colli, L., Bruford, M. W., Odagiu, A. and Orozco-terWengel, P. 2024. Analysis of genetic diversity in Romanian Carpatina goats using SNP genotyping data. Animals 14(4), article number: 560. (10.3390/ani14040560)
- Bertola, L. D. et al. 2024. A pragmatic approach for integrating molecular tools into biodiversity conservation. Conservation Science and Practice 6(1), article number: e13053. (10.1111/csp2.13053)
2023
- Colmonero Costeira, I. et al. 2023. Notes on the conservation threats to the western lesser spot-nosed monkey (Cercopithecus petaurista buettikoferi) in the Bijagós Archipelago (Guinea-Bissau, West Africa). Primates 64, pp. 581-587. (10.1007/s10329-023-01090-9)
- Howard-McCombe, J. et al. 2023. Genetic swamping of the critically endangered Scottish wildcat was recent and accelerated by disease. Current Biology 33(21), pp. 4761-4769. (10.1016/j.cub.2023.10.026)
- Jamieson, A. et al. 2023. Limited historical admixture between European wildcats and domestic cats. Current Biology 33(21), pp. 4751-4760. (10.1016/j.cub.2023.08.031)
- Sánchez-Barreiro, F. et al. 2023. Historic sampling of a vanishing beast: Population structure and diversity in the Black Rhinoceros. Molecular Biology and Evolution 40(9), article number: msad180. (10.1093/molbev/msad180)
- Russo, I. M. et al. 2023. The contribution of digital sequence information to conservation biology: a Southern African perspective. Advanced Genetics 4(2), article number: 2200032. (10.1002/ggn2.202200032)
- Smith, R. M. et al. 2023. Assessment of genetic and morphological differentiation among populations of Diederik Cuckoo (Chrysococcyx caprius). Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology 94(2), pp. 86-99. (10.2989/00306525.2023.2222230)
2022
- Moorhouse-Gann, R. J. et al. 2022. Impacts of herbivory by ecological replacements on an island ecosystem. Journal of Applied Ecology 59(9), pp. 2245-2261. (10.1111/1365-2664.14096)
- Tober, A. V., Govender, D., Russo, I. M. and Cable, J. 2022. The microscopic five of the big five: managing zoonotic diseases within and beyond African wildlife protected areas. In: Rollinson, D. and Stothard, R. eds. Advances in Parasitology Vol 117. Elsevier, pp. 1-46., (10.1016/bs.apar.2022.05.001)
- Mwale, M., Dalton, D. L., Kropff, A. S., Labuschagne, K., Russo, I. and Osinubi, S. T. 2022. Genetic and morphological variation of Woodland Kingfisher Halcyon senegalensis reveals cryptic mitochondrial lineages and patterns of mitochondrial-nuclear discordance. Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology 93(3), pp. 192-207. (10.2989/00306525.2022.2066215)
2021
- Hoban, S. et al. 2021. Genetic diversity is considered important but interpreted narrowly in country reports to the Convention on Biological Diversity: Current actions and indicators are insufficient. Biological Conservation 261, article number: 109233. (10.1016/j.biocon.2021.109233)
- Laikre, L. et al. 2021. Authors’ reply to letter to the Editor: Continued improvement to genetic diversity indicator for CBD. Conservation Genetics 22, pp. 533-536. (10.1007/s10592-021-01359-w)
2020
- Moodley, Y. et al. 2020. Interspecific gene flow and the evolution of specialisation in black and white rhinoceros. Molecular Biology and Evolution 37(11), pp. 3105-3117. (10.1093/molbev/msaa148)
- Redihough, J. et al. 2020. Species separation within, and preliminary phylogeny for, the leafhopper genus Anoscopus with particular reference to the putative British endemic Anoscopus duffieldi (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae). Insects 11(11), article number: 799. (10.3390/insects11110799)
- D'Urban Jackson, J. et al. 2020. Population differentiation and historical demography of the threatened snowy plover Charadrius nivosus (Cassin, 1858). Conservation Genetics 21, pp. 387-404. (10.1007/s10592-020-01256-8)
- Brunke, J., Russo, I. M., Orozco-terWengel, P., Zimmermann, E., Bruford, M. W., Goossens, B. and Radespiel, U. 2020. Dispersal and genetic structures in a tropical small mammal, the Bornean tree shrew (Tupaia longipes), in a fragmented landscape along the Kinabatangan River, Sabah, Malaysia. BMC Genetics 21, article number: 43. (10.1186/s12863-020-00849-z)
- Laikre, L. et al. 2020. Post-2020 goals overlook genetic diversity. Science 367(6482), article number: 1083.2. (10.1126/science.abb2748)
2019
- Stranden, I., Kantanen, J., Russo, I. M., Orozco Ter Wengel, P., Bruford, M. W. and Consortium, C. 2019. Genomic selection strategies for breeding adaptation and production in dairy cattle under climate change. Heredity 123, pp. 307-317. (10.1038/s41437-019-0207-1)
- Brunke, J., Radespiel, U., Russo, I., Bruford, M. W. and Goossens, B. 2019. Messing about on the river: the role of geographic barriers in shaping the genetic structure of Bornean small mammals in a fragmented landscape. Conservation Genetics 20(4), pp. 691-704. (10.1007/s10592-019-01159-3)
- Fedorca, A. et al. 2019. Inferring fine-scale spatial structure of the brown bear (Ursus arctos) population in the Carpathians prior to infrastructure development. Scientific Reports 9, pp. -., article number: 9494. (10.1038/s41598-019-45999-y)
- Russo, I. et al. 2019. 'Intentional genetic manipulation' as a conservation threat. Conservation Genetics Resources 11(2), pp. 237-247. (10.1007/s12686-018-0983-6)
- Du Plessis, S. et al. 2019. Genetic diversity and cryptic population re-establishment: management implications for the Bojer's skink (Gongylomorphus bojerii). Conservation Genetics 20(2), pp. 137-152. (10.1007/s10592-018-1119-y)
- Stanton, D. W. G. et al. 2019. More grist for the mill?: Species delimitation in the genomic era and its implications for conservation. Conservation Genetics 20(1), pp. 101-113. (10.1007/s10592-019-01149-5)
2018
- Ma, T. et al. 2018. Walking in a heterogeneous landscape: Dispersal, gene flow and conservation implications for the giant panda in the Qinling Mountains. Evolutionary Applications 11(10), pp. 1859-1872. (10.1111/eva.12686)
- Moodley, Y. et al. 2018. Contrasting evolutionary history, anthropogenic declines and genetic contact in the northern and southern white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum). Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 285(1890), article number: 20181567. (10.1098/rspb.2018.1567)
- Mazoch, V., Mikula, O., Bryja, J., Konvicková, H., Russo, I., Verheyen, E. and Sumbera, R. 2018. Phylogeography of a widespread sub-Saharan murid rodent Aethomys chrysophilus: the role of geographic barriers and paleoclimate in the Zambezian bioregion. Mammalia 82(4), pp. 373-387. (10.1515/mammalia-2017-0001)
2017
- Kean, E. F., Bruford, M. W., Russo, I. M., Muller, C. T. and Chadwick, E. A. 2017. Odour dialects among wild mammals. Scientific Reports 7, article number: 13593. (10.1038/s41598-017-12706-8)
- Moodley, Y. et al. 2017. Extinctions, genetic erosian and conservation options for the black rhinoceros (Diceros biocornis). Scientific Reports 7, article number: 41417. (10.1038/srep41417)
- van Wyk, A. M. et al. 2017. Quantitative evaluation of hybridization and the impact on biodiversity conservation. Ecology and Evolution 7(1), pp. 320-330. (10.1002/ece3.2595)
2016
- Russo, I., Sole, C. L., Barbato, M., von Bramann, U. and Bruford, M. W. 2016. Landscape determinants of fine-scale genetic structure of a small rodent in a heterogeneous landscape (Hluhluwe-iMfolozi Park, South Africa). Scientific Reports 6, article number: 29168. (10.1038/srep29168)
2014
- Bluemel, J. K. et al. 2014. Integrating vibrational signals, mitochondrial DNA and morphology for species determination in the genus Aphrodes(Hemiptera: Cicadellidae). Systematic Entomology 39(2), pp. 304-324. (10.1111/syen.12056)
2013
- Hoban, S. M. et al. 2013. Bringing genetic diversity to the forefront of conservation policy and management. Conservation Genetics Resources 5(2), pp. 593-598. (10.1007/s12686-013-9859-y)
- Hoban, S., Gaggiotti, O., Bertorelle, G. and Russo, I. M. 2013. Sample planning optimization tool for conservation and population genetics (SPOTG): a software for choosing the appropriate number of markers and samples. Methods in Ecology and Evolution 4(3), pp. 299-303. (10.1111/2041-210x.12025)
- Hoban, S. et al. 2013. Conservation Genetic Resources for Effective Species Survival (ConGRESS): bridging the divide between conservation research and practice. Journal for Nature Conservation 21(6), pp. 433-437. (10.1016/j.jnc.2013.07.005)
2010
- Russo, I., Chimimba, C. T. and Bloomer, P. 2010. Bioregion heterogeneity correlates with extensive mitochondrial DNA diversity in the Namaqua rock mouse, Micaelamys namaquensis (Rodentia: Muridae) from southern Africa - evidence for a species complex. BMC Evolutionary Biology 10(1), article number: 307. (10.1186/1471-2148-10-307)
2006
- Russo, I. M., Chimimba, C. T. and Bloomer, P. 2006. Mitochondrial DNA differentiation between two species of Aethomys (Rodentia: Muridae) from Southern Africa. Journal of Mammalogy 87(3), pp. 545-553. (10.1644/05-MAMM-A-222R3.1)
Articles
- Shaw, R. E. et al. 2025. Global meta-analysis shows action is needed to halt genetic diversity loss. Nature 638, pp. 704-710. (10.1038/s41586-024-08458-x)
- Fedorca, A. et al. 2024. Dealing with the complexity of effective population size in conservation practice. Evolutionary Applications 17(12), article number: e70031. (10.1111/eva.70031)
- Mamba, M. L. et al. 2024. An annotated checklist of the mammals of the Chimanimani National Park, Mozambique. Check List 20(5), pp. 1222-1258. (10.15560/20.5.1222)
- Le Roux, R., Colmonero-Costeira, I., Deikumah, J. P., Thompson, L. J., Russo, I. M., Jansen van Vuuren, B. and Willows-Munro, S. 2024. High conservation importance of range-edge populations of Hooded Vultures (Necrosyrtes monachus). Scientific Reports 14(1), article number: 18040. (10.1038/s41598-024-68756-2)
- Mastretta‐Yanes, A. et al. 2024. Multinational evaluation of genetic diversity indicators for the Kunming‐Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework. Ecology Letters 27(7), article number: e14461. (10.1111/ele.14461)
- Osmond, D. R., King, R. A., Russo, I. M., Bruford, M. W. and Stevens, J. R. 2024. Living in a post‐industrial landscape: repeated patterns of genetic divergence in brown trout ( Salmo trutta L.) across the British Isles. Diversity and Distributions 30(7), article number: e13854. (10.1111/ddi.13854)
- Wang, W., Ma, T., Russo, I., Sang, W. and Li, B. V. 2024. Editorial: Biodiversity conservation and sustainable development of protected areas. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution 12, article number: 1454366. (10.3389/fevo.2024.1454366)
- Vlaic, B. A., Vlaic, A., Russo, I., Colli, L., Bruford, M. W., Odagiu, A. and Orozco-terWengel, P. 2024. Analysis of genetic diversity in Romanian Carpatina goats using SNP genotyping data. Animals 14(4), article number: 560. (10.3390/ani14040560)
- Bertola, L. D. et al. 2024. A pragmatic approach for integrating molecular tools into biodiversity conservation. Conservation Science and Practice 6(1), article number: e13053. (10.1111/csp2.13053)
- Colmonero Costeira, I. et al. 2023. Notes on the conservation threats to the western lesser spot-nosed monkey (Cercopithecus petaurista buettikoferi) in the Bijagós Archipelago (Guinea-Bissau, West Africa). Primates 64, pp. 581-587. (10.1007/s10329-023-01090-9)
- Howard-McCombe, J. et al. 2023. Genetic swamping of the critically endangered Scottish wildcat was recent and accelerated by disease. Current Biology 33(21), pp. 4761-4769. (10.1016/j.cub.2023.10.026)
- Jamieson, A. et al. 2023. Limited historical admixture between European wildcats and domestic cats. Current Biology 33(21), pp. 4751-4760. (10.1016/j.cub.2023.08.031)
- Sánchez-Barreiro, F. et al. 2023. Historic sampling of a vanishing beast: Population structure and diversity in the Black Rhinoceros. Molecular Biology and Evolution 40(9), article number: msad180. (10.1093/molbev/msad180)
- Russo, I. M. et al. 2023. The contribution of digital sequence information to conservation biology: a Southern African perspective. Advanced Genetics 4(2), article number: 2200032. (10.1002/ggn2.202200032)
- Smith, R. M. et al. 2023. Assessment of genetic and morphological differentiation among populations of Diederik Cuckoo (Chrysococcyx caprius). Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology 94(2), pp. 86-99. (10.2989/00306525.2023.2222230)
- Moorhouse-Gann, R. J. et al. 2022. Impacts of herbivory by ecological replacements on an island ecosystem. Journal of Applied Ecology 59(9), pp. 2245-2261. (10.1111/1365-2664.14096)
- Mwale, M., Dalton, D. L., Kropff, A. S., Labuschagne, K., Russo, I. and Osinubi, S. T. 2022. Genetic and morphological variation of Woodland Kingfisher Halcyon senegalensis reveals cryptic mitochondrial lineages and patterns of mitochondrial-nuclear discordance. Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology 93(3), pp. 192-207. (10.2989/00306525.2022.2066215)
- Hoban, S. et al. 2021. Genetic diversity is considered important but interpreted narrowly in country reports to the Convention on Biological Diversity: Current actions and indicators are insufficient. Biological Conservation 261, article number: 109233. (10.1016/j.biocon.2021.109233)
- Laikre, L. et al. 2021. Authors’ reply to letter to the Editor: Continued improvement to genetic diversity indicator for CBD. Conservation Genetics 22, pp. 533-536. (10.1007/s10592-021-01359-w)
- Moodley, Y. et al. 2020. Interspecific gene flow and the evolution of specialisation in black and white rhinoceros. Molecular Biology and Evolution 37(11), pp. 3105-3117. (10.1093/molbev/msaa148)
- Redihough, J. et al. 2020. Species separation within, and preliminary phylogeny for, the leafhopper genus Anoscopus with particular reference to the putative British endemic Anoscopus duffieldi (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae). Insects 11(11), article number: 799. (10.3390/insects11110799)
- D'Urban Jackson, J. et al. 2020. Population differentiation and historical demography of the threatened snowy plover Charadrius nivosus (Cassin, 1858). Conservation Genetics 21, pp. 387-404. (10.1007/s10592-020-01256-8)
- Brunke, J., Russo, I. M., Orozco-terWengel, P., Zimmermann, E., Bruford, M. W., Goossens, B. and Radespiel, U. 2020. Dispersal and genetic structures in a tropical small mammal, the Bornean tree shrew (Tupaia longipes), in a fragmented landscape along the Kinabatangan River, Sabah, Malaysia. BMC Genetics 21, article number: 43. (10.1186/s12863-020-00849-z)
- Laikre, L. et al. 2020. Post-2020 goals overlook genetic diversity. Science 367(6482), article number: 1083.2. (10.1126/science.abb2748)
- Stranden, I., Kantanen, J., Russo, I. M., Orozco Ter Wengel, P., Bruford, M. W. and Consortium, C. 2019. Genomic selection strategies for breeding adaptation and production in dairy cattle under climate change. Heredity 123, pp. 307-317. (10.1038/s41437-019-0207-1)
- Brunke, J., Radespiel, U., Russo, I., Bruford, M. W. and Goossens, B. 2019. Messing about on the river: the role of geographic barriers in shaping the genetic structure of Bornean small mammals in a fragmented landscape. Conservation Genetics 20(4), pp. 691-704. (10.1007/s10592-019-01159-3)
- Fedorca, A. et al. 2019. Inferring fine-scale spatial structure of the brown bear (Ursus arctos) population in the Carpathians prior to infrastructure development. Scientific Reports 9, pp. -., article number: 9494. (10.1038/s41598-019-45999-y)
- Russo, I. et al. 2019. 'Intentional genetic manipulation' as a conservation threat. Conservation Genetics Resources 11(2), pp. 237-247. (10.1007/s12686-018-0983-6)
- Du Plessis, S. et al. 2019. Genetic diversity and cryptic population re-establishment: management implications for the Bojer's skink (Gongylomorphus bojerii). Conservation Genetics 20(2), pp. 137-152. (10.1007/s10592-018-1119-y)
- Stanton, D. W. G. et al. 2019. More grist for the mill?: Species delimitation in the genomic era and its implications for conservation. Conservation Genetics 20(1), pp. 101-113. (10.1007/s10592-019-01149-5)
- Ma, T. et al. 2018. Walking in a heterogeneous landscape: Dispersal, gene flow and conservation implications for the giant panda in the Qinling Mountains. Evolutionary Applications 11(10), pp. 1859-1872. (10.1111/eva.12686)
- Moodley, Y. et al. 2018. Contrasting evolutionary history, anthropogenic declines and genetic contact in the northern and southern white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum). Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 285(1890), article number: 20181567. (10.1098/rspb.2018.1567)
- Mazoch, V., Mikula, O., Bryja, J., Konvicková, H., Russo, I., Verheyen, E. and Sumbera, R. 2018. Phylogeography of a widespread sub-Saharan murid rodent Aethomys chrysophilus: the role of geographic barriers and paleoclimate in the Zambezian bioregion. Mammalia 82(4), pp. 373-387. (10.1515/mammalia-2017-0001)
- Kean, E. F., Bruford, M. W., Russo, I. M., Muller, C. T. and Chadwick, E. A. 2017. Odour dialects among wild mammals. Scientific Reports 7, article number: 13593. (10.1038/s41598-017-12706-8)
- Moodley, Y. et al. 2017. Extinctions, genetic erosian and conservation options for the black rhinoceros (Diceros biocornis). Scientific Reports 7, article number: 41417. (10.1038/srep41417)
- van Wyk, A. M. et al. 2017. Quantitative evaluation of hybridization and the impact on biodiversity conservation. Ecology and Evolution 7(1), pp. 320-330. (10.1002/ece3.2595)
- Russo, I., Sole, C. L., Barbato, M., von Bramann, U. and Bruford, M. W. 2016. Landscape determinants of fine-scale genetic structure of a small rodent in a heterogeneous landscape (Hluhluwe-iMfolozi Park, South Africa). Scientific Reports 6, article number: 29168. (10.1038/srep29168)
- Bluemel, J. K. et al. 2014. Integrating vibrational signals, mitochondrial DNA and morphology for species determination in the genus Aphrodes(Hemiptera: Cicadellidae). Systematic Entomology 39(2), pp. 304-324. (10.1111/syen.12056)
- Hoban, S. M. et al. 2013. Bringing genetic diversity to the forefront of conservation policy and management. Conservation Genetics Resources 5(2), pp. 593-598. (10.1007/s12686-013-9859-y)
- Hoban, S., Gaggiotti, O., Bertorelle, G. and Russo, I. M. 2013. Sample planning optimization tool for conservation and population genetics (SPOTG): a software for choosing the appropriate number of markers and samples. Methods in Ecology and Evolution 4(3), pp. 299-303. (10.1111/2041-210x.12025)
- Hoban, S. et al. 2013. Conservation Genetic Resources for Effective Species Survival (ConGRESS): bridging the divide between conservation research and practice. Journal for Nature Conservation 21(6), pp. 433-437. (10.1016/j.jnc.2013.07.005)
- Russo, I., Chimimba, C. T. and Bloomer, P. 2010. Bioregion heterogeneity correlates with extensive mitochondrial DNA diversity in the Namaqua rock mouse, Micaelamys namaquensis (Rodentia: Muridae) from southern Africa - evidence for a species complex. BMC Evolutionary Biology 10(1), article number: 307. (10.1186/1471-2148-10-307)
- Russo, I. M., Chimimba, C. T. and Bloomer, P. 2006. Mitochondrial DNA differentiation between two species of Aethomys (Rodentia: Muridae) from Southern Africa. Journal of Mammalogy 87(3), pp. 545-553. (10.1644/05-MAMM-A-222R3.1)
Book sections
- Tober, A. V., Govender, D., Russo, I. M. and Cable, J. 2022. The microscopic five of the big five: managing zoonotic diseases within and beyond African wildlife protected areas. In: Rollinson, D. and Stothard, R. eds. Advances in Parasitology Vol 117. Elsevier, pp. 1-46., (10.1016/bs.apar.2022.05.001)
Ymchwil
Rwy'n genetegydd poblogaeth gyda phrofiad mewn geneteg/genomeg poblogaeth a thirwedd. Mae fy ymchwil yn canolbwyntio ar sut mae newidynnau tirwedd yn effeithio ar lif genynnau ac addasu mewn nifer o dacsa. Mae angen gwybodaeth am sut mae nodweddion tirwedd yn rhyngweithio ag amrywiad genetig ar lefel y boblogaeth ac unigolion er mwyn deall llif genynnau ac addasu i'r amgylchedd. Rwy'n defnyddio setiau data geneteg ac amgylcheddol ar raddfa fawr ynghyd â geneteg poblogaeth/dadansoddiadau ystadegol a biowybodeg i astudio'r gydberthynas rhwng nodweddion tirwedd a llif genynnau/addasu. Rwyf wedi defnyddio geneteg tirwedd i astudio amrywiaeth o dacsa, gan gynnwys eirth brown, pandas enfawr a mamaliaid bach. Mae'r astudiaethau hyn yn darparu gwybodaeth anuniongyrchol am swyddogaeth ecolegol anifeiliaid o fewn ecosystem ac mae wedi llywio penderfyniadau rheoli a chadwraeth.
Mae gen i ddiddordeb hefyd mewn sut mae amrywiad genetig wedi'i siapio oherwydd digwyddiadau demograffig yn y gorffennol (tagfeydd poblogaeth a digwyddiadau ehangu) a newidiadau ym maint y boblogaeth gan ddefnyddio Cyfrifiant Bayesaidd Bras a dulliau glofaol Markoviaidd ar gyfer microsatellite/SNP a data dilyniannu genomau cyfan yn y drefn honno. Rwyf wedi defnyddio'r dulliau hyn ar nifer o dacsa gan gynnwys rhinoseros gwyn, rhinoseros du a brithyll brown.
Rwyf hefyd yn cymryd rhan mewn nifer o brosiectau dan arweiniad aelodau o Grŵp Arbenigol Geneteg Cadwraeth yr IUCN (CGSG). Rwy'n arwain un o'r prosiectau hyn a nod yr astudiaeth yw casglu, coladu a dehongli gwybodaeth gyfredol o gyfansoddiad genetig fertebratau de Affrica a gwneud y wybodaeth hon yn hygyrch i ymarferwyr cadwraeth, y diwydiant bywyd gwyllt a llywodraethau fel canllawiau rheoli genetig.
Fy nod dros y tair blynedd nesaf yw parhau â'm rhaglen ymchwil gan ganolbwyntio ar ecoleg foleciwlaidd ac epidemioleg ofodol trwy gymhwyso genomeg tirwedd i fodelu a rhagweld patrymau dod i'r amlwg, lledaenu a rheoli clefydau mewn bywyd gwyllt Affrica Is-Sahara. Fy nod yw uno meysydd genomeg anifeiliaid, bioleg fector ac epidemioleg gan ddefnyddio rhywogaethau cronfa ddŵr mamalaidd i adeiladu modelau rhagfynegol ar gyfer achosion o glefydau yn Affrica Is-Sahara.
Addysgu
Postgraduate teaching
- Skills for Ecology and Conservation (BIT050)
- Assessing Biodiversity and Ecosystems (BIT052)
Undergraduate teaching
- Biodiversity and Conservation Biology (BI3154)
- Conservation Biology (BI3114)
- Global Climate Change Ecology (BI3136)
- Genetics and Its Applications (BI2132)
- Genetics and Evolution (BI1051)
- Skills for Science: Statistics (BI1001)
Other teaching
- DESMAN (Durrell Endangered Species Management) course which is the Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust’s flagship Jersey-based training programme for conservationists (course validated by the University of Kent as graduate certificate)
- University of South Wales (Conservation Genetics and Wildlife Management)
Bywgraffiad
Education
- 2010: PhD Genetics (University of Pretoria, South Africa)
- 2003: MSc Genetics (University of Pretoria, South Africa)
- 2000: BSc Honours Genetics (University of Pretoria, South Africa)
- 1999: BSc (University of Pretoria, South Africa)
Anrhydeddau a dyfarniadau
- South African NRF Postdoctoral Fellowship (2010 - 2011)
- University of Pretoria Study Abroad for Postgraduates bursary (2006)
- SABI (South African Biodiversity Initiative) Travel Grant (2006)
- International Theriological Congress Bursary (2001)
- South African National Research Foundation (NRF) bursary - MSc (2000 - 2001) and PhD (2004 - 2006)
- University of Pretoria bursary - BSc Honours (1999), MSc (2000) and PhD (2004)
Aelodaethau proffesiynol
- Member of the Frozen Ark Scientific Advisory Panel, 2020-present
- African co-coordinator for the IUCN Conservation Genetics Specialist Group, 2015-present
- Member of the Zoological Society of southern Africa, 2009
- Member of the International Affairs Committee of the Society for the Study of Evolution, 2007-present
- Member of the American Society of Mammologists, 2006
Safleoedd academaidd blaenorol
- 2019 - present: Lecturer (Cardiff Univeristy) and Extraordinary Lecturer (University of Pretoria, South Africa)
- 2012 - 2018: Research Associate (Cardiff University)
- 2012 - 2013: Project Administrator for ConGRESS (Cardiff University)
- 2010 - 2011: South African National Research Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship (Cardiff University)
Pwyllgorau ac adolygu
Journal Reviewer:
- African Zoology
- Biological Journal of the Linnean Society
- Biological Conservation
- Biology Letters
- Heredity
- Journal of Mammalogy
- Phylogenetics and Evolution
- Molecular Ecology
- Scientific Reports
Review Editor:
- Frontiers in Genetics (Editoral Board), Livestock Genomics
- Frontiers in Geneitcs (Editorial Board), Evolutionary and Population Genetics
Grant Reviewer:
- US-Israel Binational Science Foundation
Meysydd goruchwyliaeth
Cymrodyr ôl-ddoethurol presennol
- Anri van Wyk (Prifysgol Pretoria, De Affrica). Gwneud synnwyr o groesi rhwng wildebeest glas a du yn Ne Affrica. 2020-2022.
Myfyrwyr PhD cyfredol
- Gweler rhestr o'r myfyrwyr isod yr wyf yn brif oruchwyliwr.
- Cyd-oruchwyliwr Stephanie Key, Ysgol Hylendid Trofannol a Meddygaeth Llundain. Llygredd pathogen mewn fwlturau sydd mewn perygl difrifol yn y Gambia, Gorllewin Affrica. 2023-2027.
- Cyd-oruchwyliwr Daniel Osmond, Prifysgol Caerwysg, y DU. Addasu i fywyd mewn afonydd llygredig metel: goblygiadau ar gyfer cadwraeth, amrywiaeth genetig a rheoli pysgodfeydd yn y brithyll brown (Salmo trutta). 2020-2024.
Mae gen i ddiddordeb mewn goruchwylio myfyrwyr PhD ym meysydd:
- Geneteg cadwraeth
- geneteg/genomeg Landsdape
Goruchwyliaeth gyfredol
Contact Details
RussoIM@caerdydd.ac.uk
+44 29208 76036
Adeilad Syr Martin Evans, Ystafell C/5.04, Rhodfa'r Amgueddfa, Caerdydd, CF10 3AX
+44 29208 76036
Adeilad Syr Martin Evans, Ystafell C/5.04, Rhodfa'r Amgueddfa, Caerdydd, CF10 3AX
