by Claire Spottiswoode | Oct 31, 2024
The Scientific Awards Committee of the Zoological Society of London (ZSL) have awarded a Certificate of Commendation to Tanmay Dixit for his PhD thesis, which was nominated for the ZSL Thomas Henry Huxley Award and Marsh Prize. Huge thanks to all the...
by Claire Spottiswoode | Sep 28, 2024
Stephanie McClelland’s paper entitled “Highly virulent avian brood-parasitic species show elevated embryonic metabolic rates at specific incubation stages compared to less virulent and non-parasitic species” has been published in the journal Biology Letters. This...
by Claire Spottiswoode | Oct 25, 2023
Our paper “Chase-away evolution maintains imperfect mimicry in a brood parasite–host system despite rapid evolution of mimics” has been published in the journal Nature Ecology & Evolution. This study was led by Tanmay Dixit and carried out with Jess Lund, Tony...
by Claire Spottiswoode | Oct 3, 2023
Our paper “Repeatable randomness, invariant properties, and the design of biological signatures of identity” has been published in the journal Evolution. This study, led by Tanmay Dixit and carried out with Kuan-Chi Chen, Cassie Stoddard, L Mahadevan, Christopher...
by Claire Spottiswoode | Oct 3, 2023
Tanmay’s PhD, entitled “Signatures and forgeries: optimality in a coevolutionary arms race” was awarded with no corrections. Huge thanks to collaborators and colleagues who were instrumental to this work, and to examiners James Herbert-Read and Graeme Ruxton. Tanmay...