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Herman
Wijnen
School of Biological Sciences, University of Southampton
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We study how daily and seasonal rhythms in animal behaviour and physiology are determined by a combination of internal timekeeping and the environment. We apply behavioural assays, genetics, (meta)genomics, expression profiling, microCT and confocal imaging in the fruit fly Drosophila and other invertebrates. Our work provides insight into the role of biological timekeeping in controlling behaviour, pest-plant interactions and the impact of global environmental change.
Drosophila; Crustaceans or other arthropods (other than Drosophila)
Quantitative research; Laboratory research; Imaging; Ecology and environmental research; Systems biology; Molecular biology (including genetics and gene editing); Biology; Neuroscience; Physiology (cellular and organismal, including electrophysiology); In vitro experiments; In vivo studies or preclinical work with non-human animals; Basic/fundamental/discovery research; Translational/applied research
Associate Professor of Biological Sciences
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Cultures, behavioural and molecular assays of Drosophila and diamondback moth (Plutella xylostella)
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