Professor Robert Knell

Professor Robert Knell

Professor of Zoology

Faculty and Department

  • Faculty of Science and Engineering
  • School of Natural Sciences

Theoretical and field ecology, infectious disease virulence, wildlife conservation.

Recent outputs

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Journal Article

Sex ratio distorting microbes exacerbate arthropod extinction risk in variable environments

Fisher, A. M., Knell, R. J., Price, T. A., & Bonsall, M. B. (2024). Sex ratio distorting microbes exacerbate arthropod extinction risk in variable environments. Ecology and Evolution, 14(4), Article e11216. https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.11216

Alternative reproductive tactics and evolutionary rescue

Knell, R. J., & Parrett, J. M. (in press). Alternative reproductive tactics and evolutionary rescue. Evolution Letters, Article qrae010. https://doi.org/10.1093/evlett/qrae010

Island colonisation leads to rapid behavioural and morphological divergence in Anolis lizards

Nicholson, D. J., Knell, R. J., Folfas, E., Neel, L. K., Degon, Z., DuBois, M., …Logan, M. L. (2023). Island colonisation leads to rapid behavioural and morphological divergence in Anolis lizards. Evolutionary Ecology, 37, 779-795. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10682-023-10248-2

Climate anomalies and competition reduce establishment success during island colonization

Nicholson, D. J., Knell, R. J., McCrea, R. S., Neel, L. K., Curlis, J. D., Williams, C. E., …Logan, M. L. (2022). Climate anomalies and competition reduce establishment success during island colonization. Ecology and Evolution, 12(10), Article e9402. https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.9402

The impact of intrinsic and extrinsic factors on the epidemiology of male-killing bacteria

Fisher, A. M., Knell, R. J., Price, T. A., & Bonsall, M. B. (2022). The impact of intrinsic and extrinsic factors on the epidemiology of male-killing bacteria. Oikos, 2022(12), Article e09392. https://doi.org/10.1111/oik.09392

Research interests

Evolutionary ecology, especially adaptation to changing environments

Mating systems evolution and sexual selection

Animal weaponry

Infectious disease ecology

Lead investigator

Project

Funder

Grant

Started

Status

Project

Sex ratio distorters and resistance management: GRANT TRANSFER

Funder

BBSRC Biotechnology & Biological Sciences Research Counc

Grant

£166,968.00

Started

1 December 2023

Status

Ongoing

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