Millie Mockford
Research Fellow
Animal and Plant Sciences
University of Sheffield
United Kingdom
Biography
MBiol, Undergraduate Masters of Biology, University of Bath (2007) PhD, Aberystwyth University (2007-2011) Research Technician, Animal and Plant Sciences, University of Sheffield (2011-2013) Teaching Associate, Animal and Plant Sciences, University of Sheffield (2012-present)
Research Interest
My key focus lies in ecology and evolution. My previous research as investigated the differences in bird song between urban and rural areas, the effect it has on the efficiency of their communication system and the implication this can have on the population as a whole. My teaching covers behavioural ecology and evolutionary effects down to the genetic level. I am also very interested in bridging the gap between science, communication and embedding enterprise skills into our curriculum and have set up the level 2 module Talking the Talk which addresses this.
Publications
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Mockford EJ, Marshall RC. Effects of urban noise on song and response behaviour in great tits. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London B: Biological Sciences. 2009 Jun 3:rspb20090586.
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Mockford EJ, Marshall RC, Dabelsteen T. Degradation of rural and urban great tit song: testing transmission efficiency. PLoS One. 2011 Dec 12;6(12):e28242.
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Atkinson RR, Mockford EJ, Bennett C, Christin PA, Spriggs EL, Freckleton RP, Thompson K, Rees M, Osborne CP. C4 photosynthesis boosts growth by altering physiology, allocation and size. Nature plants. 2016 Apr 18;2:16038.
