Sensory and Chemical Ecology Group


Current group members
Academic Staff (Biological Sciences)
Name Position E-mail phone

01482-46-

Joerg Hardege Senior Lecturer j.d.hardege@hull.ac.uk -5496
Thomas Breithaupt Lecturer t.breithaupt@hull.ac.uk -5924
Website maintained by Thomas Breithaupt
updated on 10/01/07
Technicians
Victor Swetez Research Technician v.swetez@hull.ac.uk -5523
Maggie Harley Research Technician m.a.harley@hull.ac.uk -5523
Associated and Visiting Scientists, Postdocs

Name

Position

Research topic

E-mail

Phone

Helga Bartels-Hardege (PhD) Accociated Scientist Pheromone reception in polychaete worms and shore crabs. hardege.worm@virgin.net
Toni Bunnell (PhD) Lecturer at the Department of Health Do sick hedgehogs produce an odour that attract ticks ? Experimental approaches using behavioural bioassays on ticks and GCMS for the analysis of hedgehog odour. t.bunnell@hull.ac.uk 01482-46-4608
Magnus L. Johnson (PhD)
Lecturer at Scarborough Campus Krill physiology: How do they find mate? How do they form enormous swarms? Do they try to escape from approaching whales? m.johnson@hull.ac.uk 01723-357255
Hugh Maduka (PhD) Visiting Scientist of University of Maiduguri, Nigeria 1. Effect of heavy metals on Mytilus edulis (Mollusca)

2. Effect of heavy metals and cyclic hydrocarbon toxicants on viability of gametes and fertilization of eggs in Nereid worms (Annelida)

h.maduka@hull.ac.uk 01482-46-5523
Javier García-Alonso (PhD) Postdoc Hormone and pheromone receptors in Nereid polychaetes J.Garcia-Alonso@hull.ac.uk 01482-46-5496

Postgraduates

Name Position Research Topic Email Phone

01482-46-

Gloria Addico PhD student Cyanobacteria, toxins and the quality of drinking water g.addico@biosci.hull.ac.uk -5523
Matthew Davies PhD student The chemical basis of odour recognition in the European otter, Lutra lutra (Mammalia) m.j.davies@hull.ac.uk -5523
Ralf Bublitz PhD student

The chemical nature of sex pheromones in Carcinus maenas (Crustacea)

r.bublitz@hull.ac.uk -5496
Nichola Fletcher PhD student

Decision making in the shore crab C. maenas confronted with conflicting chemical stimuli (sex pheromone and feeding stimulant)

n.fletcher@2004.hull.ac.uk -5523
Zelia Velez Visiting PhD student (University of the Algarve) The function of the two olfactory epithelia in the Senegales sole (Pisces) zvelez@ualg.pt -5523
Boye Gricar PhD student Chemical communication in two related species of Lake Malawi cichlids (Pisces) b.l.gricar@2005.hull.ac.uk -5523
Fiona Berry PhD student The chemical nature and behavioural function of pheromones in crayfish (Crustacea) f.berry@2004.hull.ac.uk -5523
Ellen Storey PhD student Mate choice mechanisms in Nereis acuminata: the role of chemical signals in kin recognition, aggression and female mate choice (Polychaeta) Ell_envious@yahoo.com -5523
Eraqi Khannoon Visiting PhD student (Fayoum University, Egypt) Comparative study on the skin derivates of some lizards and its phylogenetic implications E.Khannoon@hull.ac.uk -5523
Michelle Smith MRes student Behavioural response of male shore crabs C. maenas to female sex pheromones: effect of season and male phyiological state m.a.smith@biosci.hull.ac.uk -5523
Karin Eriksson MRes student Cloning and expression of a putative pheromone receptor in a marine polychaete,
Platynereis dumerilii
karin_rkssn@yahoo.com.au -5523
James A. Ayoola MRes student Effect of PCB on phase II metabolic enzymes of Nereis succinea (Polychaeta) j.a.ayoola@2005.hull.ac.uk -5523
Emi Katoh MRes student Chemical communication in the Norway lobster (Nephrops norvegicus) (Crustacea) katohemi@hotmail.com -5523