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Dr Ewan Stenhouse
(he/him)
Teams and roles for Ewan Stenhouse
Research Associate
School of Biosciences
Overview
My research sits between molecular ecology and conservation biology with a particular focus on using DNA-based tools to understand species interactions, dietary ecology, and demographic variation. Drawing on high-throughput sequencing and metabarcoding methods, I investigate how organisms interact within their ecosystems — especially how diet varies in space, time, and across demographic classes — and how these dynamics relate to conservation-relevant questions.
Overall, my research is motivated by a desire to (1) develop and apply molecular tools to answer ecological and conservation questions, (2) better understand how species’ diets reflect and respond to environmental change, and (3) translate ecological insights into actionable conservation and monitoring strategies.
Publication
2025
- Stenhouse, E. H. et al. 2025. Investigating supplementary food use of UK Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes populations using DNA metabarcoding. Bird Study (10.1080/00063657.2025.2459851)
- Webster, G. et al. 2025. Wastewater sample storage for physicochemical and microbiological analysis. Journal of Virological Methods 332 115063. (10.1016/j.jviromet.2024.115063)
2024
- Rogers, T. F. et al., 2024. Using recent genetic history to inform conservation options of two Lesser Caymans iguana (Cyclura nubila caymanensis) populations. Conservation Genetics 25 (3), pp.711-724. (10.1007/s10592-023-01598-z)
2023
- Stenhouse, E. H. et al. 2023. Multi-marker DNA metabarcoding reveals spatial and sexual variation in the diet of a scarce woodland bird. Ecology and Evolution 13 (5) e10089. (10.1002/ece3.10089)
- Stenhouse, E. H. et al. 2023. Herbivorous dietary selection shown by hawfinch (Coccothraustes coccothraustes) within mixed woodland habitats. Royal Society Open Science 10 230156. (10.1098/rsos.230156)
- Stenhouse, E. H. et al. 2023. Using DNA metabarcoding to explore spatial variation in diet across European Hawfinch populations. Journal of Field Ornithology 94 (1)(10.5751/JFO-00254-940112)
2021
- Stenhouse, E. H. 2021. Using DNA metabarcoding to explore spatial and demographic variation in the diet of Hawfinch (Coccothraustes coccothraustes) populations. PhD Thesis , Cardiff University.
Articles
- Rogers, T. F. et al., 2024. Using recent genetic history to inform conservation options of two Lesser Caymans iguana (Cyclura nubila caymanensis) populations. Conservation Genetics 25 (3), pp.711-724. (10.1007/s10592-023-01598-z)
- Stenhouse, E. H. et al. 2023. Multi-marker DNA metabarcoding reveals spatial and sexual variation in the diet of a scarce woodland bird. Ecology and Evolution 13 (5) e10089. (10.1002/ece3.10089)
- Stenhouse, E. H. et al. 2023. Herbivorous dietary selection shown by hawfinch (Coccothraustes coccothraustes) within mixed woodland habitats. Royal Society Open Science 10 230156. (10.1098/rsos.230156)
- Stenhouse, E. H. et al. 2023. Using DNA metabarcoding to explore spatial variation in diet across European Hawfinch populations. Journal of Field Ornithology 94 (1)(10.5751/JFO-00254-940112)
- Stenhouse, E. H. et al. 2025. Investigating supplementary food use of UK Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes populations using DNA metabarcoding. Bird Study (10.1080/00063657.2025.2459851)
- Webster, G. et al. 2025. Wastewater sample storage for physicochemical and microbiological analysis. Journal of Virological Methods 332 115063. (10.1016/j.jviromet.2024.115063)
Thesis
- Stenhouse, E. H. 2021. Using DNA metabarcoding to explore spatial and demographic variation in the diet of Hawfinch (Coccothraustes coccothraustes) populations. PhD Thesis , Cardiff University.
Contact Details
Research themes
Specialisms
- Conservation and biodiversity
- molecular ecology