Research areas
A. Environmental Physiology of Invertebrates.
Water balance and osmoregulation in insects. Thermal physiology in relation to microclimate and behaviour, especially in bees and other terrestrial and littoral invertebrates.
B. Insect-Plant Interactions.
Pollination ecology. Interactions between pollinators, pests and predators.
Insects as pests on crop plants, and interactions with crop microclimates. Ant deterrence in flowers.
C. Animal behaviour, especially social insects.
Ecology and behaviour of insects, specifically insect-plant interactions and pollination ecology. The constraints acting on pollinators, especially bees, in temperate and arid systems.
D. Invertebrate Evolution and Convergent Evolution.
Invertebrate morphology and fossils; the evolution of basic body plans, and the prevalence of convergent evolution; implications for phylogenetic approaches.
Selected publications
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Open access
Ballantyne, G., Baldock, K. C. R., Rendell, L. & Willmer, P. G., Dec 2020, In: Scientific Reports. 10, 1, 21424.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate › peer-review
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Open access
Pattrick, J. G., Shepherd, T., Hoppitt, W., Plowman, N. S. & Willmer, P., Oct 2017, In: Arthropod-Plant Interactions. 11, 5, p. 623-627 5 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Open access
Patchett, R. B., Ballantyne, G. A. & Willmer, P. G., 1 Dec 2017, In: Journal of Pollination Ecology. 21, 3, p. 78-85 8 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Open access
Willmer, P. G., Cunnold, H. E. & Ballantyne, G. A., Jun 2017, In: Arthropod-Plant Interactions. 11, 3, p. 411-425 15 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Open access
Ballantyne, G., Baldock, K. C. R., Rendell, L. & Willmer, P. G., 21 Aug 2017, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Scientific Reports. 7, 13 p., 8389.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Open access
Ballantyne, G. A., Baldock, K. C. R. & Willmer, P. G., 2 Sept 2015, In: Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 282, 9 p., 20151130.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Willmer, P. G., 21 May 2015, In: Nature. 521, 7552, p. S57-S59
Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate
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Open access
Willmer, P. G. & Finlayson, K., Sept 2014, In: Journal of Pollination Ecology. 14, 23, p. 244-254 11 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Willmer, P., 1 Dec 2014, In: Current Biology. 24, 23, p. R1133-R1135 3 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial › peer-review
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Open access
King, C., Ballantyne, G. A. & Willmer, P. G., Sept 2013, In: Methods in Ecology and Evolution. 4, 9, p. 811-818 8 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review