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Dr Fiona Messer
(she/her)
Teams and roles for Fiona Messer
Post Doctoral Research Associate
School of Biosciences
Publication
2026
- Messer, F. and White-Cooper, H. 2026. Clustering sperm: A statistical approach to identify sperm morph numbers in the Drosophila obscura species group. Physiological Entomology 51 (1), pp.48-62. (10.1111/phen.70006)
- Messer, F. , White-Cooper, H. and Amoyel, M. 2026. Spermatogenesis. In: Yamanaka, N. and Atkinson, P. W. eds. Comprehensive Molecular Insect Science. Elsevier. , pp.356-390. (10.1016/B978-0-323-95424-2.00017-0)
2024
- Moth, E. et al., 2024. Differential gene expression underpinning production of distinct sperm morphs in the wax moth Galleria mellonella. Open Biology (10.1098/rsob.240002)
2022
- Messer, F. R. 2022. Developmental and molecular analysis of sperm in Drosophila pseudoobscura. PhD Thesis , Cardiff University.
Articles
- Messer, F. and White-Cooper, H. 2026. Clustering sperm: A statistical approach to identify sperm morph numbers in the Drosophila obscura species group. Physiological Entomology 51 (1), pp.48-62. (10.1111/phen.70006)
- Moth, E. et al., 2024. Differential gene expression underpinning production of distinct sperm morphs in the wax moth Galleria mellonella. Open Biology (10.1098/rsob.240002)
Book sections
- Messer, F. , White-Cooper, H. and Amoyel, M. 2026. Spermatogenesis. In: Yamanaka, N. and Atkinson, P. W. eds. Comprehensive Molecular Insect Science. Elsevier. , pp.356-390. (10.1016/B978-0-323-95424-2.00017-0)
Thesis
- Messer, F. R. 2022. Developmental and molecular analysis of sperm in Drosophila pseudoobscura. PhD Thesis , Cardiff University.
Contact Details
Research themes
Specialisms
- Developmental genetics
- Invertebrate biology
- Spermatogenesis
- Evolutionary biology