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Mark J. F. Brown is affiliated with Royal Holloway University of London in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily focuses on agricultural and biological sciences, with a notable emphasis on insect science and ecology.

The scientist's work spans several main fields:

  • Agricultural and Biological Sciences
  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Main subfields of study include:

  • Insect Science
  • Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
  • Genetics
  • Plant Science
  • Molecular Biology

Mark J. F. Brown's research topics cover:

  • Plant and animal studies
  • Insect and Pesticide Research
  • Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior
  • Insect-Plant Interactions and Control
  • Plant Parasitism and Resistance
  • Insect symbiosis and bacterial influences
  • Bee Products Chemical Analysis

Frequent coauthors include Edward A. Straw, Simon G. Potts, Cecília Costa, Marika Mänd, and Deepa Senapathi, indicating collaborative research efforts across insect ecology and pesticide impact studies.

Publication venues often featured in their research output include:

  • Scientific Reports
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences
  • Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences
  • Nature

Recent papers illustrate areas of concern related to insect mortality and pesticide effects, particularly on bees. Notable publications include:

  • Agrochemicals interact synergistically to increase bee mortality, 2021, Nature
  • Pesticide use negatively affects bumble bees across European landscapes, 2023, Nature
  • Roundup causes high levels of mortality following contact exposure in bumble bees, 2021, Journal of Applied Ecology
  • Co-formulant in a commercial fungicide product causes lethal and sub-lethal effects in bumble bees, 2021, Scientific Reports
  • 'Inert' ingredients are understudied, potentially dangerous to bees and deserve more research attention, 2022, Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences

Best Publications

  • Disease associations between honeybees and bumblebees as a threat to wild pollinators

    M. A. Fürst;D. P. McMahon;J. L. Osborne;R. J. Paxton

  • The conservation of bees: a global perspective

    Mark J. F. Brown;Robert J. Paxton

  • The genomes of two key bumblebee species with primitive eusocial organization

    Ben M Sadd;Ben M Sadd;Seth M Barribeau;Seth M Barribeau;Guy Bloch;Dirk C. de Graaf

  • Condition-dependent expression of virulence in a trypanosome infecting bumblebees

    M. J. F. Brown;R. Loosli;P. Schmid-Hempel

  • Strong context-dependent virulence in a host–parasite system: reconciling genetic evidence with theory

    Mark J. F. Brown;Mark J. F. Brown;Regula Schmid-Hempel;Paul Schmid-Hempel

  • Parasite and host assemblages: embracing the reality will improve our knowledge of parasite transmission and virulence

    Thierry Rigaud;Marie-Jeanne Perrot-Minnot;Mark J. F. Brown;Mark J. F. Brown

  • Microsporidia – Emergent Pathogens in the Global Food Chain

    G.D. Stentiford;J.J. Becnel;L.M. Weiss;P.J. Keeling

  • A sting in the spit: widespread cross‐infection of multiple RNA viruses across wild and managed bees

    Dino P. McMahon;Dino P. McMahon;Dino P. McMahon;Matthias A. Fürst;Matthias A. Fürst;Jesicca Caspar;Panagiotis Theodorou

  • Effects of invasive parasites on bumble bee declines.

    Ivan Meeus;Mark J. F. Brown;Mark J. F. Brown;Dirk C. De Graaf;Guy Smagghe

  • Agrochemicals interact synergistically to increase bee mortality

    Harry Siviter;Harry Siviter;Emily J. Bailes;Emily J. Bailes;Emily J. Bailes;Callum D. Martin;Thomas R. Oliver;Thomas R. Oliver;Thomas R. Oliver

  • Rarity and decline in bumblebees - : A test of causes and correlates in the Irish fauna

    Úna Fitzpatrick;Tomás E. Murray;Robert J. Paxton;John Breen

  • Elevated virulence of an emerging viral genotype as a driver of honeybee loss

    Dino P. McMahon;Dino P. McMahon;Dino P. McMahon;Myrsini E. Natsopoulou;Vincent Doublet;Matthias Fürst;Matthias Fürst

  • Sulfoxaflor exposure reduces bumblebee reproductive success.

    Harry Siviter;Mark J. F. Brown;Ellouise Leadbeater

  • Protecting an ecosystem service: approaches to understanding and mitigating threats to wild insect pollinators

    Richard J. Gill;Katherine C R Baldock;Mark J F Brown;James E. Cresswell

  • Unveiling cryptic species of the bumblebee subgenus Bombus s. str. worldwide with COI barcodes (Hymenoptera: Apidae)

    Paul H Williams;Mark J F Brown;James C Carolan;Jiandong An

  • A horizon scan of future threats and opportunities for pollinators and pollination

    Mark J. F. Brown;Lynn V. Dicks;Robert J. Paxton;Katherine C R Baldock

  • Quantifying the impact of pesticides on learning and memory in bees

    Harry Siviter;Julia Koricheva;Mark J. F. Brown;Ellouise Leadbeater

  • Genetic diversity, parasite prevalence and immunity in wild bumblebees

    Penelope R. Whitehorn;Matthew C. Tinsley;Mark J. F. Brown;Ben Darvill

  • Cryptic species diversity in a widespread bumble bee complex revealed using mitochondrial DNA RFLPs

    Tomás E. Murray;Úna Fitzpatrick;Mark J. F. Brown;Robert J. Paxton

  • Harvester ant nests, soil biota and soil chemistry.

    Diane Wagner;Mark J. F. Brown;Deborah M. Gordon

Frequent Co-Authors

Robert J. Paxton
Robert J. Paxton Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg
Philip C. Stevenson
Philip C. Stevenson Royal Botanic Gardens
Guy Smagghe
Guy Smagghe Ghent University
Ivan Meeus
Ivan Meeus Ghent University
Evgeny M. Zdobnov
Evgeny M. Zdobnov Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics
Dave Goulson
Dave Goulson University of Sussex
Lars Chittka
Lars Chittka Queen Mary University of London
Jay D. Evans
Jay D. Evans Agricultural Research Service
Robert M. Waterhouse
Robert M. Waterhouse Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics
Mark Blaxter
Mark Blaxter Wellcome Sanger Institute

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