Tracey Chapman
Professor of Evolutionary Genetics
School of Biological Sciences
University of East Anglia
United Kingdom
Biography
Professor of Evolutionary Genetics in the School of Biological Sciences at the University of East Anglia.
Research Interest
I am an evolutionary geneticist interested in understanding how reproductive traits evolve and function at a mechanistic level. A core interest is in evaluating the potential of sexual selection and sexual conflict for driving evolutionary change and in understanding the underlying mechanisms involved. Fruitflies provide an exceptionally good model, with relevance to pest control, for the study of sexual conflict and sexual selection. We have studied in detail the actions of seminal fluid proteins, which evolve at exceptionally high rates and have striking, fitness-related functions. Current Research Projects The genetic basis of sexual conflict in fruitflies Role of sexual conflict in ageing Regulation of seminal fluid encoding genes Socio-sexual responses to sperm competition Role of gut microbiota in driving host evolution Dietary adaptation Functions and fitness effects of seminal fluid proteins Genetic methods for control of pest insecs
Publications
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Fricke, C., Chapman, T. (2017) Variation in the post-mating fitness landscape in fruitflies, in Journal of Evolutionary Biology 30 (7) pp. 1250–1261 Full Text UEA Repository (Article) (Published)
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Mohorianu, I., Bretman, A., Smith, D. T., Fowler, E. K., Dalmay, T., Chapman, T. (2017) Comparison of alternative approaches for analysing multi-level RNA-seq data, in PLoS ONE 12 (8) article no. e0182694 Full Text UEA Repository (Article) (Published)
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Darrington, M., Dalmay, T., Morrison, N. I., Chapman, T. (2017) Implementing the sterile insect technique with RNA interference – a review, in Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata 164 (3) pp. 155–175 Full Text UEA Repository (Article) (Published)
