I am an Evolutionary Biologist currently working as an Early Career Research Fellow at the University of Liverpool Institute of Integrative Biology, funded by the Leverhulme Trust.
I am interested in how natural and sexual selection shape the form and function of animal reproductive anatomy and behaviour. My research focuses on a range of questions relating to this topic. For example: what factors affect how choosy animals should be when choosing their mates? Why are male genitalia so complex? Do female genitalia evolve in tandem with males?
I investigate these questions using two approaches. First, I use laboratory studies in insects, including bugs, beetles and moths. Second, I use meta-analysis to look for general evolutionary patterns across the animal kingdom.
I can be contacted at: liam.dougherty@liverpool.ac.uk
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2018- now: Leverhulme Early Career Research Fellow University of Liverpool, UK 2017- 2018: Research Associate University of Liverpool, UK 2016- 2018: Adjunct Research Fellow University of Western Australia, AUS 2015 - 2016: Post-doctoral Research Associate University of Western Australia, AUS Education 2011 - 2015: PhD Evolutionary Biology University of St Andrews, UK 2007 - 2011: MBiolSci Zoology University of Liverpool, UK |
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