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11490
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3792
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418

Overview

Jason Matthiopoulos is affiliated with the University of Glasgow in the United Kingdom. Their research spans a range of topics focused primarily on environmental science and medicine, with a substantial emphasis on ecology and public health.

Their main fields of study include:

  • Environmental Science
  • Medicine

Within these broader areas, Matthiopoulos has contributed extensively to several subfields:

  • Ecology
  • Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
  • Ecological Modeling
  • Nature and Landscape Conservation
  • Epidemiology

Key topics featured prominently in their work encompass:

  • Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
  • Species Distribution and Climate Change
  • Avian ecology and behavior
  • Malaria Research and Control
  • Mosquito-borne diseases and control
  • Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
  • Viral Infections and Vectors

Jason Matthiopoulos has authored publications in various reputable venues. Frequent publication outlets include:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Wellcome Open Research
  • Research Square (Research Square)
  • Nature Ecology & Evolution

Among their recent papers are:

  • COVID-19 - exploring the implications of long-term condition type and extent of multimorbidity on years of life lost: a modelling study (2020, Wellcome Open Research)
  • COVID-19 - exploring the implications of long-term condition type and extent of multimorbidity on years of life lost: a modelling study (2021, Wellcome Open Research)
  • High pathogenicity avian influenza (H5N1) in Northern Gannets (Morus bassanus): Global spread, clinical signs and demographic consequences (2023, Ibis)
  • Insecticide resistance and behavioural adaptation as a response to long-lasting insecticidal net deployment in malaria vectors in the Cascades region of Burkina Faso (2021, Scientific Reports)
  • Fitness characteristics of the malaria vector Anopheles funestus during an attempted laboratory colonization (2021, Malaria Journal)

Their co-authorship network includes collaborations with:

  • Luca Nelli
  • Sarah Wanless
  • Heather M. Ferguson
  • Jana W. E. Jeglinski
  • Dirk Husmeier

Matthiopoulos has also contributed to academic book publications, including:

  • Species-Habitat Associations: Spatial data, predictive models, and ecological insights (2020, University of Minnesota Libraries eBooks)

Best Publications

  • State-space models of individual animal movement.

    Toby A. Patterson;Toby A. Patterson;Len Thomas;Chris Wilcox;Otso Ovaskainen

  • The home-range concept: are traditional estimators still relevant with modern telemetry technology?

    John G. Kie;Jason Matthiopoulos;John R Fieberg;Roger A. Powell

  • Building the bridge between animal movement and population dynamics

    Juan M. Morales;Paul R. Moorcroft;Jason Matthiopoulos;Jacqueline L. Frair

  • Estimating space-use and habitat preference from wildlife telemetry data

    Geert Aarts;Monique MacKenzie;Bernie McConnell;Mike Fedak

  • Flexible and practical modeling of animal telemetry data: hidden Markov models and extensions

    Roland Langrock;Ruth King;Jason Matthiopoulos;Len Thomas

  • The interpretation of habitat preference metrics under use–availability designs

    Hawthorne L. Beyer;Daniel T. Haydon;Juan M. Morales;Jacqueline L. Frair

  • Correlation and studies of habitat selection: problem, red herring or opportunity?

    John R Fieberg;Jason Matthiopoulos;Mark Hebblewhite;Mark S. Boyce

  • Comparative interpretation of count, presence-absence and point methods for species distribution models

    Geert Aarts;John R Fieberg;Jason Matthiopoulos

  • A general discrete‐time modeling framework for animal movement using multistate random walks

    Brett Thomas McClintock;Ruth King;Len Thomas;Jason Matthiopoulos

  • Quantifying habitat use and preferences of pelagic seabirds using individual movement data: a review

    Ewan D. Wakefield;Richard A. Phillips;Jason Matthiopoulos

  • The use of space by animals as a function of accessibility and preference

    Jason Matthiopoulos

  • Environmental Predictability as a Cause and Consequence of Animal Movement

    Louise Riotte-Lambert;Jason Matthiopoulos

  • Dynamics of a morbillivirus at the domestic–wildlife interface: Canine distemper virus in domestic dogs and lions

    Mafalda Viana;Sarah Cleaveland;Jason Matthiopoulos;Jo Halliday

  • Overcoming the Data Crisis in Biodiversity Conservation

    Holly K. Kindsvater;Nicholas K. Dulvy;Cat Horswill;Cat Horswill;Maria José Juan-Jordá

  • Modelling sperm whale habitat preference: a novel approach combining transect and follow data

    Enrico Pirotta;Jason Matthiopoulos;Monique MacKenzie;Lindesay Scott-Hayward

  • Metapopulation consequences of site fidelity for colonially breeding mammals and birds

    Jason Matthiopoulos;John Harwood;Len Thomas

  • Marine mammals trace anthropogenic structures at sea.

    Deborah Jill Fraser Russell;Sophie Brasseur;David Thompson;Gordon Drummond Hastie

  • Generalized functional responses for species distributions

    Jason Matthiopoulos;Mark Hebblewhite;Geert Aarts;John R Fieberg

  • Habitat preference, accessibility, and competition limit the global distribution of breeding Black-browed Albatrosses

    Ewan D. Wakefield;Richard A. Phillips;Philip N. Trathan;Javier Arata

  • Establishing the link between habitat selection and animal population dynamics

    Jason Matthiopoulos;John R Fieberg;Geert Aarts;Hawthorne L. Beyer

Frequent Co-Authors

Bernie J. McConnell
Bernie J. McConnell University of St Andrews
John R Fieberg
John R Fieberg University of Minnesota
John Harwood
John Harwood University of St Andrews
Philip S. Hammond
Philip S. Hammond University of St Andrews
Dirk Husmeier
Dirk Husmeier University of Glasgow
Stephen M. Redpath
Stephen M. Redpath University of Aberdeen
Len Thomas
Len Thomas University of St Andrews
Richard A. Phillips
Richard A. Phillips British Antarctic Survey
Michael A. Fedak
Michael A. Fedak University of St Andrews
Juan Manuel Morales
Juan Manuel Morales National University of Comahue

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