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Chris G. Faulkes is affiliated with Queen Mary University of London in the United Kingdom. Their research spans multiple disciplines within the biological sciences, with a focus on the intersection of genetics, molecular biology, and environmental science.

The scientist's main fields of study include:

  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
  • Environmental Science

Subfields of their research cover:

  • Ecology
  • Molecular Biology
  • Paleontology
  • Genetics
  • Aging

Key topics in their work involve:

  • Evolution and Paleontology Studies
  • Genetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms
  • Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies
  • Epigenetics and DNA Methylation
  • Physiological and Biochemical Adaptations
  • Mitochondrial Function and Pathology
  • Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology

Their publication record includes research articles in several venues, with the most frequent being:

  • PeerJ
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Nature Aging
  • Aging
  • Journal of Investigative Dermatology

Recent notable papers include:

  • "Universal DNA methylation age across mammalian tissues" (2023), published in Nature Aging
  • "eDNAir: proof of concept that animal DNA can be collected from air sampling" (2021), published in PeerJ
  • "The naked truth: a comprehensive clarification and classification of current 'myths' in naked mole-rat biology" (2021), published in Biological Reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society
  • "DNA methylation networks underlying mammalian traits" (2023), published in Science
  • "DNA methylation clocks tick in naked mole rats but queens age more slowly than nonbreeders" (2021), published in Nature Aging

Frequent collaborators include:

  • Nigel C. Bennett
  • Daniel W. Hart
  • Vera Gorbunova
  • Amin Haghani
  • Caesar Z. Li

Best Publications

  • African Mole-Rats: Ecology and Eusociality

    Nigel C. Bennett;Chris G. Faulkes

  • A dispersive morph in the naked mole-rat.

    M. Justin O'Riain;Jennifer U. M. Jarvis;Chris G. Faulkes

  • Ecological constraints drive social evolution in the African mole-rats.

    C. G. Faulkes;N. C. Bennett;Michael William Bruford;H. P. O'Brien

  • Dominance and queen succession in captive colonies of the eusocial naked mole-rat, Heterocephalus glaber.

    F. M. Clarke;C. G. Faulkes

  • Social suppression of ovarian cyclicity in captive and wild colonies of naked mole-rats, Heterocephalus glaber

    C. G. Faulkes;D. H. Abbott;J. U. M. Jarvis

  • Family values: group dynamics and social control of reproduction in African mole-rats

    Chris G. Faulkes;Nigel C. Bennett

  • Cooperative Breeding in Mammals: The Physiology of a Reproductive Dictatorship: Regulation of Male and Female Reproduction by a Single Breeding Female in Colonies of Naked Mole-Rats

    Christopher G. Faulkes;David H. Abbott

  • Phylogeographical patterns of genetic divergence and speciation in African mole-rats (Family: Bathyergidae).

    C. G. Faulkes;E. Verheyen;W. Verheyen;J. U. M. Jarvis

  • Reproductive Suppression in Subordinate, Non-Breeding Female Damaraland Mole-Rats: Two Components to a Lifetime of Socially Induced Infertility

    N. C. Bennett;C. G. Faulkes;A. J. Molteno

  • Social suppression of reproduction in male naked mole-rats, Heterocephalus glaber.

    C. G. Faulkes;D. H. Abbott;J. U. M. Jarvis

  • Hormonal and behavioural correlates of male dominance and reproductive status in captive colonies of the naked mole-rat, Heterocephalus glaber.

    F. M. Clarke;C. G. Faulkes

  • eDNAir: proof of concept that animal DNA can be collected from air sampling.

    Elizabeth L Clare;Chloe K Economou;Chris G Faulkes;James D Gilbert

  • Universal DNA methylation age across mammalian tissues

    Ake T. Lu;Zhe Fei;Amin Haghani

  • LH responses to single doses of exogenous GnRH by freshly captured Damaraland mole-rats, Cryptomys damarensis.

    N. C. Bennett;J. U. M. Jarvis;C. G. Faulkes;R. P. Millar

  • RNA sequencing reveals differential expression of mitochondrial and oxidation reduction genes in the long-lived naked mole-rat when compared to mice.

    Chuanfei Yu;Yang Li;Andrew Holmes;Karol Szafranski

  • The naked truth: a comprehensive clarification and classification of current ‘myths’ in naked mole-rat biology

    Rochelle Buffenstein;Vincent Amoroso;Blazej Andziak;Stanislav Avdieiev

  • Investigation of numbers and motility of spermatozoa in reproductively active and socially suppressed males of two eusocial African mole-rats, the naked mole-rat (Heterocephalus glaber) and the Damaraland mole-rat (Cryptomys damarensis)

    C. G. Faulkes;S. N. Trowell;J. U. M. Jarvis;N. C. Bennett

  • Kin discrimination and female mate choice in the naked mole-rat Heterocephalus glaber

    F. M. Clarke;C. G. Faulkes

  • LH responses of female naked mole-rats, Heterocephalus glaber, to single and multiple doses of exogenous GnRH

    C. G. Faulkes;D. H. Abbott;J. U. M. Jarvis;F. E. Sherriff

  • Reproductive Skew in Vertebrates

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  • Eusociality in African mole-rats: new insights from patterns of genetic relatedness in the Damaraland mole-rat (Cryptomys damarensis)

    Tamsin M. Burland;Nigel C. Bennett;Jennifer U. M. Jarvis;Christopher G. Faulkes

  • Micro‐ and macrogeographical genetic structure of colonies of naked mole‐rats Heterocephalus glaber

    C. G. Faulkes;D. H. Abbott;H. P. O'Brien;L. Lau

  • Plasticity and constraints on social evolution in African mole-rats: ultimate and proximate factors

    Chris G. Faulkes;Nigel C. Bennett

  • Investigation of genetic diversity in wild colonies of naked mole-rats (Heterocephalus glaber) by DNA fingerprinting

    C. G. Faulkes;D. H. Abbott;A. L. Mellor

  • Intracolony aggression in the eusocial naked mole-rat, Heterocephalus glaber

    F.M. Clarke;C.G. Faulkes

  • Social control of reproduction in breeding and non-breeding male naked mole-rats (Heterocephalus glaber).

    C. G. Faulkes;D. H. Abbott

  • Ageing-associated DNA methylation dynamics are a molecular readout of lifespan variation among mammalian species

    Robert Lowe;Carl Barton;Christopher A Jenkins;Christina Ernst

  • Mosaic Evolution of Subterranean Mammals — Regression, Progression and Global Convergence

    Chris G Faulkes

Frequent Co-Authors

Nigel C. Bennett
Nigel C. Bennett University of Pretoria
Jennifer U. M. Jarvis
Jennifer U. M. Jarvis University of Cape Town
Stephen J. Rossiter
Stephen J. Rossiter Queen Mary University of London
Gareth Jones
Gareth Jones University of Bristol
Clive W. Coen
Clive W. Coen King's College London
Erik Verheyen
Erik Verheyen Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences
Andrei Seluanov
Andrei Seluanov University of Rochester
Steve Horvath
Steve Horvath University of California, Los Angeles
Carl G. Jones
Carl G. Jones Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust
Steven H. Ferguson
Steven H. Ferguson Fisheries and Oceans Canada

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