- A403, Portland Square, Drake Circus, Plymouth, Devon, PL4 8AA
- emily.churchill@plymouth.ac.uk
Profiles
Miss Emily Churchill
Teaching and Support Assistant
School of Biological & Marine Sciences (NC) (Faculty of Science & Engineering (NC))
Role
PhD Student investigating the effects of resource distributions on Drosophila physiology, and aggressive and reproductive behaviours
Qualifications
2016-2017: PGCE Secondary Biology (Sciences), University of Exeter
2014-2016: MSc (by Research) Biology, University of York
Professional membership
Association for the Study of Animal Behaviour
British Ecological Society
Research interests
My research focuses on the effect of local-scale spatial distribution of resources, using Drosophila melanogaster as a model organism. I am interested in understanding how varying resource distributions effect reproductive and aggressive behaviours, physiology and life histories.
This research follows on from the research that I completed towards my Masters project, where I investigated the effects of age, sperm competition and nutritional stress on Drosophila physiology and reproductive behaviours.
I am increasingly interested in how variable environments impact ecological and evolutionary processes.