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Stephen Harris is affiliated with the University of Bristol in the United Kingdom and specializes in Agricultural and Biological Sciences. Their work spans multiple subfields, including Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Plant Science, Molecular Biology, Food Science, and Animal Science and Zoology.

The research topics explored by Stephen Harris cover a range of themes such as Plant and Animal Studies, Plant Taxonomy and Phylogenetics, Plant Toxicity and Pharmacological Properties, Botany and Plant Ecology Studies, Salmonella and Campylobacter Epidemiology, Animal Nutrition and Physiology, and Viral Gastroenteritis Research and Epidemiology.

Stephen Harris has authored multiple papers published in several venues, contributing research across different domains. Notable papers include:

  • "Rapid homoploid hybrid speciation in British gardens: The origin of Oxford ragwort (Senecio squalidus)" (2020), Molecular Ecology
  • "Factors affecting the species of Campylobacter colonizing chickens reared for meat" (2020), Journal of Applied Microbiology
  • "SIBTHORP'S FLORA GRAECA EXPEDITION AND TEACHING LINNAEAN BOTANY IN OXFORD PHYSIC GARDEN" (2021), Curtis s Botanical Magazine
  • "Coping with eccentricities of natural history collection data. A commentary on: 'Comparing fruiting phenology across two historical datasets: Thoreau's observations and herbarium specimens'" (2021), Annals of Botany
  • "Historical patterns in naming native Brazilian plant genera" (2025), Heringeriana

The author collaborates frequently with various researchers, including Bruno Nevado, Mark Beaumont, Simon J. Hiscock, Orkun Babacan, and Ricardo Martins Araújo Pinho.

Their publications have appeared in diverse journals such as Molecular Ecology, Journal of Applied Microbiology, Curtis s Botanical Magazine, Annals of Botany, and Heringeriana, each with at least one publication to date.

Best Publications

  • Handbook of British Mammals

    GB Corbet;Stephen Harris

  • Analysis of multilocus fingerprinting data sets containing missing data

    Philipp M. Schlüter;Philipp M. Schlüter;Stephen A. Harris

  • Characterization of angiosperm nrDNA polymorphism, paralogy, and pseudogenes.

    C. Donovan Bailey;Timothy G. Carr;Stephen A. Harris;Colin E. Hughes

  • Genetic clues to the origin of the apple

    Stephen A. Harris;Julian P. Robinson;Barrie E. Juniper

  • Chloroplast DNA and biosystematics: The effects of intraspecific diversity and plastid transmission

    Stephen A. Harris;Ruth Ingram

  • A quantitative analysis of the abundance and demography of European hares Lepus europaeus in relation to habitat type, intensity of agriculture and climate.

    Rebecca K. Smith;Nancy Vaughan Jennings;Stephen Harris

  • Impact of predation by domestic cats Felis catus in an urban area

    Philip J. Baker;Amy J. Bentley;Rachel J. Ansell;Stephen Harris

  • Suprageneric phylogenetics of Myrteae, the generically richest tribe in Myrtaceae (Myrtales)

    Eve J. Lucas;Stephen A. Harris;Fiorella F. Mazine;Stephen R. Belsham

  • The composition of the soda-rich and mixed alkali plant ashes used in the production of glass

    M.S. Tite;A. Shortland;Y. Maniatis;D. Kavoussanaki

  • Taxonomy of the genus Malus Mill. (Rosaceae) with emphasis on the cultivated apple, Malus domestica Borkh.

    J. P. Robinson;S. A. Harris;B. E. Juniper

  • Terrestrial carnivores and human food production: impact and management

    Philip J. Baker;Luigi Boitani;Stephen Harris;Glen Saunders

  • Factors affecting the distribution of small mammals in an urban area

    Philip J. Baker;Rachel J. Ansell;Phillippa A. A. Dodds;Claire E. Webber

  • Predicting unknown species numbers using discovery curves

    Daniel P Bebber;Francis H.C Marriott;Kevin J Gaston;Stephen A Harris

  • Hybridization and polyploidy as drivers of continuing evolution and speciation in Sorbus

    Ashley Robertson;Timothy C. G. Rich;Alexandra M. Allen;Libby Houston

  • Adolescence in male African elephants, Loxodonta africana, and the importance of sociality

    Kate E. Evans;Stephen Harris

  • The need for enemy-free space: The impact of an invasive gecko on island endemics

    Nik C. Cole;Carl G. Jones;Stephen Harris

  • The effect of translocation and temporary captivity on wildlife rehabilitation success: An experimental study using European hedgehogs (Erinaceus europaeus)

    Susie E. Molony;Claire V. Dowding;Philip J. Baker;Innes C. Cuthill

  • RAPDs in Systematics - a Useful Methodology?

    S Harris

  • Reconciling Conflicting Phylogenies in the Origin of Sweet Potato and Dispersal to Polynesia

    Pablo Muñoz-Rodríguez;Tom Carruthers;John R.I. Wood;Bethany R.M. Williams

  • Phylogenetics, Morphology, and Evolution of the Large Genus Myrcia s.l. (Myrtaceae)

    Eve J. Lucas;Kazue Matsumoto;Stephen A. Harris;Eimear M. Nic Lughadha

  • The origin of the apple

    B. E. Juniper;R. Watkins;S. A. Harris

  • Wildlife telemetry - remote monitoring and tracking of animals

    S Wray;WJ Cresswell;Pcl White;S Harris

Frequent Co-Authors

Piran C. L. White
Piran C. L. White University of York
Gareth Jones
Gareth Jones University of Bristol
Simon J. Hiscock
Simon J. Hiscock University of Oxford
Colin E. Hughes
Colin E. Hughes University of Zurich
Carl G. Jones
Carl G. Jones Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust
Glen Saunders
Glen Saunders cooperative research centre
Innes C. Cuthill
Innes C. Cuthill University of Bristol
Robbie A. McDonald
Robbie A. McDonald University of Exeter
John R. Pannell
John R. Pannell University of Basel
Michael R. Hutchings
Michael R. Hutchings Scotland's Rural College

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