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Amanda Callaghan is affiliated with the University of Reading in the United Kingdom. Their research spans multiple areas within Environmental Science and Medicine, with a focus on the intersection between ecology, disease transmission, and pollution.

The main fields of study include Environmental Science with an emphasis on Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. Subfields covered by their work also include Ecology, Pollution, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, and Infectious Diseases.

Their research topics reflect a broad engagement with both ecological systems and health-related environmental impacts. Key topics are:

  • Mosquito-borne diseases and control
  • Microplastics and Plastic Pollution
  • Recycling and Waste Management Techniques
  • Viral Infections and Vectors
  • Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
  • Mathematical and Theoretical Epidemiology and Ecology Models
  • Malaria Research and Control

Amanda Callaghan has authored several papers in peer-reviewed journals. Recent publications include:

  • "What the fluff is this? - Gammarus pulex prefer food sources without plastic microfibers", 2020, The Science of The Total Environment
  • "Phenotypic plasticity as a cause and consequence of population dynamics", 2021, Ecology Letters
  • "Role of vector phenotypic plasticity in disease transmission as illustrated by the spread of dengue virus by Aedes albopictus", 2024, Nature Communications
  • "Prey and predator density-dependent interactions under different water volumes", 2021, Ecology and Evolution
  • "Revision of taxonomic status of Anthrenus pimpinellae isabellinus (Coleoptera: Dermestidae)", 2020, European Journal of Entomology

The frequent coauthors collaborating with Amanda Callaghan include:

  • Lewis D. Yardy
  • Ross N. Cuthbert
  • Tatenda Dalu
  • Ryan J. Wasserman
  • Olaf L. F. Weyl

Their work has appeared in diverse publication venues, demonstrating engagement with multiple academic communities. Notable journals where Amanda Callaghan frequently publishes include:

  • Nature Communications
  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • Ecology Letters
  • Ecology and Evolution
  • European Journal of Entomology

Best Publications

  • Worldwide migration of amplified insecticide resistance genes in mosquitoes.

    Michel Raymond;Amanda Callaghan;Philippe Fort;Nicole Pasteur

  • Chronic toxicity of ibuprofen to Daphnia magna: Effects on life history traits and population dynamics

    Lars Henrik Heckmann;Amanda Callaghan;Helen L. Hooper;Richard E Connon

  • Systems biology meets stress ecology: linking molecular and organismal stress responses in Daphnia magna.

    Lars Henrik Heckmann;Lars Henrik Heckmann;Richard M. Sibly;Richard E Connon;Richard E Connon;Helen L. Hooper

  • Interaction of pesticides with p-glycoprotein and other ABC proteins: A survey of the possible importance to insecticide, herbicide and fungicide resistance

    D.S. Buss;A. Callaghan

  • Daphnia as an emerging model for toxicological genomics

    Joseph R. Shaw;Michael E. Pfrender;Brian D. Eads;Rebecca Klaper

  • Impact of polystyrene microplastics on Daphnia magna mortality and reproduction in relation to food availability.

    Rana Aljaibachi;Amanda Callaghan

  • Expression of target and reference genes in Daphnia magna exposed to ibuprofen

    Lars Henrik Heckmann;Richard E Connon;Thomas H. Hutchinson;Steve J. Maund

  • Resistance is costly: trade-offs between immunity, fecundity and survival in the pea aphid

    D.M Gwynn;A Callaghan;J Gorham;K.F.A Walters

  • British Container Breeding Mosquitoes: The Impact of Urbanisation and Climate Change on Community Composition and Phenology

    Susannah Townroe;Amanda Callaghan

  • Up and away: ontogenic transference as a pathway for aerial dispersal of microplastics.

    Rana Al-Jaibachi;Ross N. Cuthbert;Amanda Callaghan

  • Linking Molecular and Population Stress Responses in Daphnia magna exposed to cadmium

    Richard E Connon;Helen L. Hooper;Richard M. Sibly;Fei Ling Lim

  • Evidence for p-glycoprotein modification of insecticide toxicity in mosquitoes of the Culex pipiens complex.

    D. S. Buss;A. R. Mccaffery;A. Callaghan

  • A comparative study on the relationship between acetylcholinesterase activity and acute toxicity in Daphnia magna exposed to anticholinesterase insecticides.

    Liane Biehl Printes;Amanda Callaghan

  • Variability in acetylcholinesterase and glutathione S-transferase activities in Chironomus riparius Meigen deployed in situ at uncontaminated field sites.

    Tony Olsen;Lucy Ellerbeck;Tom Fisher;Amanda Callaghan

  • Outlining eicosanoid biosynthesis in the crustacean Daphnia.

    Lars-Henrik Heckmann;Lars-Henrik Heckmann;Richard M Sibly;Martijn Jtn Timmermans;Amanda Callaghan

  • Reproduction recovery of the crustacean Daphnia magna after chronic exposure to ibuprofen.

    Yuya Hayashi;Lars-Henrik Heckmann;Lars-Henrik Heckmann;Amanda Callaghan;Richard M. Sibly

  • Relationship between biomarker activity and developmental endpoints in Chironomus riparius Meigen exposed to an organophosphate insecticide

    Mark Crane;Wanwisu Sildanchandra;Rania Kheir;Amanda Callaghan

  • Examining effects of ontogenic microplastic transference on Culex mosquito mortality and adult weight.

    Rana Al-Jaibachi;Ross N. Cuthbert;Amanda Callaghan

  • THE ECOLOGICAL NICHE OF DAPHNIA MAGNA CHARACTERIZED USING POPULATION GROWTH RATE

    Helen L. Hooper;Richard E Connon;Amanda Callaghan;Geoffrey Fryer

  • Biological control agent selection under environmental change using functional responses, abundances and fecundities; the Relative Control Potential (RCP) metric

    Ross N. Cuthbert;Ross N. Cuthbert;Jaimie T.A. Dick;Amanda Callaghan;James W.E. Dickey

  • Induction of cytochrome P-450 activity in individual Chironomus riparius Meigen larvae exposed to xenobiotics

    Thomas Fisher;Thomas Fisher;Mark Crane;Amanda Callaghan

  • An optimized microtiterplate assay to detect acetylcholinesterase activity in individual Chironomus riparius Meigen

    Thomas C. Fisher;Thomas C. Fisher;Mark Crane;Amanda Callaghan

  • An in situ system for exposing aquatic invertebrates to contaminated sediments

    Mark Crane;Mia Higman;Tony Olsen;Peter Simpson

  • Temperature and genotypic effects on life history and fluctuating asymmetry in a field strain of Culex pipiens.

    M Mpho;A Callaghan;G J Holloway

  • Effect of short-term exposure to chlorpyrifos on developmental parameters and biochemical biomarkers in Chironomus riparius Meigen.

    A. Callaghan;G. Hirthe;T. Fisher;M. Crane

Frequent Co-Authors

Ross N. Cuthbert
Ross N. Cuthbert Queen's University Belfast
Tatenda Dalu
Tatenda Dalu University of Mpumalanga
Ryan J. Wasserman
Ryan J. Wasserman Rhodes University
Jaimie T. A. Dick
Jaimie T. A. Dick Queen's University Belfast
Olaf L. F. Weyl
Olaf L. F. Weyl South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity
Mark Crane
Mark Crane Royal Holloway University of London
Richard E. Connon
Richard E. Connon University of California, Davis
Richard M. Sibly
Richard M. Sibly University of Reading
Janet Hemingway
Janet Hemingway Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine
Michel Raymond
Michel Raymond University of Montpellier

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