Chris Harrod

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Fish/aquatic/stable isotope ecology. Proud dad of two Anglo-Chileans. Sweary. Wide interests. Prof of Ecology, Director of Scottish Centre for Ecology and the Natural Environment, U Glasgow's Field Station on Loch Lomond, UK @sceneuog.bsky.social

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Large crowd of scientists in a group photo from the 2018 IsoEcol meeting in Viña del Mar Chile
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University of Glasgow College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences School of Biodiversity, One Health and Veterinary Medicine Professor/Reader/Senior Lecturer of Applied Animal Nutrition/Metabolomics/Microbiome Vacancy Ref: 164231 Salary: Professional range and subject to negotiation Reader/Senior Lecturer, Grade 9, £58,596 - £65,814 per annum The School of Biodiversity, One Health and Veterinary Medicine are seeking to appoint a Professor/Reader/Senior Lecturer of Applied Animal Nutrition/Metabolomics/Microbiome. You will make a substantial and positive contribution to the strategic direction of the School/College through leading and contributing to clinical activity and/or research of international standard, high quality teaching at both undergraduate and postgraduate level, securing research funding, and providing academic leadership and management within the School/College. You will also actively engage in relationships with external stakeholders that advance knowledge exchange, public understanding and outreach. Applications are invited from candidates of international standing with an appropriate record of academic/clinical achievement in applied animal nutrition, metabolomics and/or the microbiome. We are looking for a candidate who will complement our existing strengths in clinical veterinary medicine, evolutionary biology, animal physiology, aquaculture and microbiology and whose work contributes to our broader research agenda around animal welfare, sustainability and planetary health. The School of Biodiversity, One Health and Veterinary Medicine is home to researchers studying organismal biology and animal health across a diverse range of systems, approaches and disciplines with existing strengths in infectious disease, physiology, ageing, veterinary epidemiology, and evolution among others. You will be based on the University of Glasgow’s Garscube campus, where the majority of veterinary teaching and research infrastructure is located. This inc…
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Snowy view of Loch Lomond
View of Loch Lomond in the winter sun
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Abstract of a PhD thesis on fish conservation.
Echogram showing fish distributed close to the bottom of a shallow lake, Dubh Lochan in Scotland
Geological map of the Loch Lomond area of Scotland
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PhD Advert - title "Examining ecological shifts and impacts of adaptive divergence in response to geothermal habitats" Climate change poses a major threat to biodiversity, but some populations will undergo ecological shifts to persist with impacts on the supporting ecosystem. How this will occur is unknown but in some areas of geothermal warming provides unique opportunities to investigate the ecological impacts of a warmed habitat. In Iceland’s geothermally warmed habitats, we have discovered several populations of threespine stickleback. This has driven adaptive divergence in metabolism, morphology, and behaviour (Pilakouta et al 2020, 2023). However, evidence also suggests that ecological differences in diet occur. This could drive much of the adaptive divergence observed, while also impacting the broader community. This project will look directly at the dietary changes that occur in these populations to better understand the ecological drivers of thermally-driven adaptive change. To achieve this the project will address three main aims: 1. Analysis of long-term dietary variation between populations from geothermal and ambient habitats (across multiple locations) 2. Assess ontogenetic variation in diet to determine at what life stage ecological divergence occurs 3. Tests of heritable divergence in diet preferences, performance, and bioenergetic partitioning through the use of lab-rearing and mesocosm experiments
Job description for a position as a research professor in socioecology at Andrés Bello university in Chile. Website https://bit.ly/socioecologoUNAB
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On precision and accuracy: A review of the state of compound-specific isotope analysis of amino acids Audreyana Nash, Seth D. Newsome , Kelton W. McMahon
Senior Lecturer or Lecturer - Marine Biology Job description The School of Biological Sciences together with The Institute for Global Food Security (IGFS) at Queen’s University Belfast, is currently seeking to appoint an exceptional academic at either Senior Lecturer or Lecturer level in Marine Biology. The School of Biological Sciences together with (IGFS) provides a vibrant and integrated research and enterprise environment. We are internationally recognised for our high quality research and are number 1 in the UK for research excellence in the UK REF 2021 (UoA 6). The School holds Athena SWAN Gold status, which recognises significant and sustained achievement in gender equality across higher education and research and its ongoing dedication to representation, progress and success for all. We are seeking to appoint outstanding scientists to enhance our globally connected research strengths in Marine Biology.
The Survivors’ Guide to Stable Isotope Ecology VI Siracusa, Italy Sunday March 10th- Sunday March 17th 2024
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Photo of a silly British fish ecologist grinning outside of the hospital he just escaped.
Image showing a fin whale and the the location of our study on the SE Pacific coast. also shown are the results of mixing models indicting that the fin whales in our study were largely fuelled by large krill and zooplankton. Finally, a plot showing the fin whale population had a markedly larger isotopic niche in summer compared to winter
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Shoal of pelagic fish