Jonathan Codd
Senior Lecturer
Evolution & Genomic Sciences
University of Manchester
United Kingdom
Biography
Jonathan Codd is currently a Senior Lecturer in Integrative Vertebrate Biology and member of the Computational and Evolutionary Biology research grouping within the Faculty of Life Sciences. His research has focussed on functional constraints during breathing and locomotion in mammals and birds. He obtained a Bachelor of Science degree with Honours in animal biology from the Flinders University of South Australia (1997), a Master of Science degree in animal physiology from The University of Adelaide (2001) and a Ph.D from the University of Bonn (2004) working with Prof. S.F. Perry on the physiology and mechanics of ventilation in birds. After completion of his PhD, Jonathan undertook a postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Bonn (2004-5) where he developed his interests in respiratory biology. In 2005 Jonathan moved to the UK to take up his Lectureship position within FLS. his research group has been built with ongoing funding from The Leverhulme Trust, BBSRC and NERC.
Research Interest
I am an integrative zoologist whose research team examines the comparative physiology and biomechanics of vertebrates. We are particularly interested in understanding how constraints have shaped the respiratory and locomotor systems of birds and mammals.
Publications
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Ontogeny of sex differences in the energetics and kinematics of terrestrial locomotion in leghorn chickens (Gallus gallus domesticus)
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Variety, sex and ontogenetic differences in the pelvic limb muscle architectural properties of leghorn chickens (Gallus gallus domesticus) and their links with locomotor performance
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Rib kinematics during lung ventilation in the American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis): an XROMM analysis
