Modelling genetically engineered sterile male mosquito biology to reduce the burden of human disease.
Linking environmental change, human demography and pest management through mathematical models.
Linking species' traits and phylogenies to understanding patterns in biodiversity.
Developing non-linear mathematical approaches for exploring mood variability.
The Mathematical Ecology Research Group (headed by Michael Bonsall) is based in the Department of Biology. We undertake cross-disciplinary research using mathematical approaches to explore novel, exciting and rewarding problems in ecology, evolution, health and economics.
Projects
View all of the projects that we've worked on and ones we're currently working on.
Publications
View the catalogue of publications that we have published over the years.
Find out more about the people behind the MERG group.
Research in the group addresses a wide range of questions broadly concerning population biology (in developmental biology, population dynamics, community ecology, evolutionary ecology and health). Many of these projects involve the development of theoretical models in conjunction with experiments or observations in the field or laboratory. To this end, we aim to test different hypotheses by using relevant mathematical models and approaches appropriate to experimental (or observational) data. Further details of our research can be found on the Projects page.
We are enthusiastic about science, its dissemination and teaching. Members of the group teach and tutor, principally on the (MBiol) Biology undergraduate degree course. We undertake a range of outreach activities and further details of these can be found on the Outreach page.
