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Overview

Stephen J. Rossiter is affiliated with Queen Mary University of London in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily focuses on environmental science and agricultural and biological sciences, contributing extensively to related subfields such as ecology, ecology, evolution, behavior and systematics, ecological modeling, molecular biology, and global and planetary change.

Their work addresses a variety of scientific topics, including:

  • Bat biology and ecology studies
  • Species distribution and climate change
  • Environmental DNA in biodiversity studies
  • Conservation, biodiversity, and resource management
  • Wildlife ecology and conservation
  • Evolution and paleontology studies
  • Viral infections and vectors

Among recent publications, notable papers include:

  • "Large-scale genome sampling reveals unique immunity and metabolic adaptations in bats" (2021, Molecular Ecology)
  • "Bat conservation and zoonotic disease risk: a research agenda to prevent misguided persecution in the aftermath of COVID-19" (2020, Animal Conservation)
  • "Leech blood-meal invertebrate-derived DNA reveals differences in Bornean mammal diversity across habitats" (2020, Molecular Ecology)
  • "Convergent molecular evolution among ash species resistant to the emerald ash borer" (2020, Nature Ecology & Evolution)
  • "Riparian buffers act as microclimatic refugia in oil palm landscapes" (2020, Journal of Applied Ecology)

Frequent co-authors who have collaborated with Rossiter include:

  • Owen T. Lewis
  • Elizabeth L. Clare
  • Matthew J. Struebig
  • Rosie Drinkwater
  • David Hemprich-Bennett

Rossiter's research has been published repeatedly in key venues such as:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Molecular Ecology
  • Nature Ecology & Evolution
  • Molecular Biology and Evolution
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)

Best Publications

  • Genome-wide signatures of convergent evolution in echolocating mammals

    Joe Parker;Georgia Tsagkogeorga;James A. Cotton;James A. Cotton;Yuan Liu

  • The database of the PREDICTS (Projecting Responses of Ecological Diversity In Changing Terrestrial Systems) project

    Lawrence N. Hudson;Tim Newbold;Tim Newbold;Sara Contu;Samantha L.L. Hill;Samantha L.L. Hill

  • The PREDICTS database: a global database of how local terrestrial biodiversity responds to human impacts

    Lawrence N Hudson;Tim Newbold;Tim Newbold;Sara Contu;Samantha L L Hill;Samantha L L Hill

  • Convergent sequence evolution between echolocating bats and dolphins

    Yang Liu;James A. Cotton;Bin Shen;Xiuqun Han

  • Phylogenomic Resolution of the Cetacean Tree of Life Using Target Sequence Capture

    Michael R McGowen;Michael R McGowen;Georgia Tsagkogeorga;Sandra Álvarez-Carretero;Mario Dos Reis

  • The evolution of color vision in nocturnal mammals

    Huabin Zhao;Stephen J. Rossiter;Emma C. Teeling;Chanjuan Li

  • Accelerated FoxP2 evolution in echolocating bats.

    Gang Li;Gang Li;Jinhong Wang;Stephen J. Rossiter;Gareth Jones

  • Harmonic-hopping in Wallacea's bats.

    Tigga Kingston;Stephen J. Rossiter;Stephen J. Rossiter

  • Phylogenomic Analyses Elucidate the Evolutionary Relationships of Bats

    Georgia Tsagkogeorga;Joe Parker;Elia Stupka;James A. Cotton

  • Parallel declines in species and genetic diversity in tropical forest fragments.

    Matthew J. Struebig;Tigga Kingston;Eric J. Petit;Steven C. Le Comber

  • Conservation value of forest fragments to Palaeotropical bats

    Matthew J. Struebig;Tigga Kingston;Akbar Zubaid;Adura Mohd-Adnan

  • Expert range maps of global mammal distributions harmonised to three taxonomic authorities

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  • The hearing gene Prestin reunites echolocating bats.

    Gang Li;Jinhong Wang;Stephen J. Rossiter;Gareth Jones

  • Phylogeography of the greater horseshoe bat, Rhinolophus ferrumequinum: contrasting results from mitochondrial and microsatellite data

    Jon Flanders;Gareth Jones;Petr Benda;Christian Dietz

  • Genetic variation and population structure in the endangered greater horseshoe bat Rhinolophus ferrumequinum

    Stephen J. Rossiter;Stephen J. Rossiter;Gareth Jones;Roger D. Ransome;Elizabeth M. Barratt

  • Massive Losses of Taste Receptor Genes in Toothed and Baleen Whales

    Ping Feng;Jinsong Zheng;Stephen J. Rossiter;Ding Wang

  • Continent-wide panmixia of an African fruit bat facilitates transmission of potentially zoonotic viruses

    Alison J. Peel;Alison J. Peel;David R. Sargan;Kate S. Baker;Kate S. Baker;Kate S. Baker;David T. S. Hayman

  • Relatedness structure and kin-biased foraging in the greater horseshoe bat (Rhinolophus ferrumequinum)

    Stephen J. Rossiter;Gareth Jones;Roger D. Ransome;Elizabeth M. Barratt

  • Genetic divergence and echolocation call frequency in cryptic species of Hipposideros larvatus s.l . (Chiroptera: Hipposideridae) from the Indo-Malayan region

    Adora Thabah;Stephen J. Rossiter;Stephen J. Rossiter;Tigga Kingston;Shuyi Zhang

  • What is comparable in comparative cognition

    Lars Chittka;Stephen J. Rossiter;Peter Skorupski;Chrisantha Fernando

  • Rangewide phylogeography in the greater horseshoe bat inferred from microsatellites: implications for population history, taxonomy and conservation

    Stephen J. Rossiter;Petr Benda;Christian Dietz;Shuyi Zhang

  • Parallel signatures of sequence evolution among hearing genes in echolocating mammals: an emerging model of genetic convergence.

    K T J Davies;J A Cotton;J A Cotton;J D Kirwan;E C Teeling

Frequent Co-Authors

Shuyi Zhang
Shuyi Zhang Shenyang Agricultural University
Gareth Jones
Gareth Jones University of Bristol
Matthew J. Struebig
Matthew J. Struebig University of Kent
Liliana M. Dávalos
Liliana M. Dávalos Stony Brook University
Eleanor M. Slade
Eleanor M. Slade Nanyang Technological University
Emma C. Teeling
Emma C. Teeling University College Dublin
Chris G. Faulkes
Chris G. Faulkes Queen Mary University of London
Tom M. Fayle
Tom M. Fayle Queen Mary University of London
James Cotton
James Cotton University of Glasgow
Tim Diekötter
Tim Diekötter Kiel University

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