Pat Monaghan is an evolutionary ecologist whose research focuses on the ecology, life histories and rates of ageing of vertebrates. Her multi-disciplinary work examines the ways in which early life conditions can shape phenotypic development, and influence the pattern and pace of deterioration in later life. She has worked mainly with birds, studying both life history trade-offs and mechanistic processes via observational and experimental studies in the field and in the laboratory.
Pat is particularly interested in the lifelong consequences of early life conditions, including effects of stress exposure and growth rate on longevity, linking this to effects on stress responsiveness, oxidative damage, telomere shortening, and most recently, maternal age and mitochondrial function. In addition, Pat has a long-standing interest in species conservation.
Pat was President of the International Society for Behavioural Ecology and the Association for the Study of Animal Behaviour, and her awards include the Zoological Society of London Frink Medal, the British Ornithologists' Union Godman-Salvin Prize, the ASAB Medal, Honorary Membership of the British Ecological Society and Fellowship of the Royal Society of Edinburgh.
Professional position
- Regius Professor of Zoology, School of Biodiversity, One Health and Veterinary Medicine, University of Glasgow
Subject groups
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Patterns in Populations
Ecology (incl behavioural ecology), Ethology, Evolution, Organismal animal biology including invertebrate and vertebrate zoology
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Other
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