Christophe Patterson
My research focuses on the impacts of humans’ actions, including climate change, on biodiversity and species’ geographic ranges. At Durham university I work on Rubyspot damselflies (Hetaerina) and how social competition between species could impact their ability to range shift. Smoky rubyspot damselflies, which have darker wings than their conspecifics, experience less territorial and reproductive competition, potentially allowing them to range shift more rapidly. I use a combination of landscape genomics and citizen science data. Previously my research investigated the range expansion of the St Piran’s hermit crab, Clibanarius erythropus, to the southwest UK using population genetics and larval dispersal models. I am also on the board of directors for the Rock Pool Project, a not-for-profit citizen science initiative, aimed a promoting a wider appreciation of intertidal wildlife while gathering standardised and repeatable scientific data. Position: PhD Student in the Department of Biosciences
Supervised by: Dr. Jonathan Drury Memberships: Conservation Ecology Group (CEG), Behaviour, Ecology and Evolution Research (BEER) Centre Contact details: Department of Biosciences, Durham University, South Road, Durham, DH1 3LE Email: christophe.patterson@durham.ac.uk Education
2020- Present PhD Biology, Durham University 2018 - 2020 Master by Research, University of Exeter 2017 Summer sessions, University of Berkeley 2015 - 2018 BSc Evolutionary Biology, University of Exeter Selected Awards and Fellowships
Heredity fieldwork grant, The Genetics Society 2019 Sir Geoffrey Holland Prize for academic excellence within a field related to Cornwall 2019 |
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Publications
Patterson C., Slater M., Early R., Laing C. (2020) The status of Clibanarius erythropus after a recent range expansion to Great Britain, with the highest latitude recording of a gravid individual. Marine Biology Records
Sanders D, Frago E, Kehoe R, Patterson C, and Gaston KJ. (In press). A meta-analysis of biological impacts of artificial light at night. Nature Ecology & Evolution
Patterson C., Slater M., Early R., Laing C. (2020) The status of Clibanarius erythropus after a recent range expansion to Great Britain, with the highest latitude recording of a gravid individual. Marine Biology Records
Sanders D, Frago E, Kehoe R, Patterson C, and Gaston KJ. (In press). A meta-analysis of biological impacts of artificial light at night. Nature Ecology & Evolution
