Ecology and Conservation Science
Andrea Manica
University Senior Lecturer
Email:am315@cam.ac.uk
Tel.: +44 (0)1223 336627
My research involves the use of both theoretical modelling and experimental work in looking at a wide range of evolutionary and ecological questions, with an emphasis on understanding how spatial processes (e.g. territoriality, grouping, migrations, etc.) affect the biology of individuals and populations. Current topics of interest include:
1) To understand the rules by which fish solve conflicts in coordinating group movement
2) To reconstruct, using population genetics, the migration of anatomically modern humans out of Africa 50-60k years ago, and to understand how this rapid range expansion has affected selection (e.g. by pathogens).
Selected publications
- Harcourt, J.L., Ang, T.Z., Sweetman, G., Johnstone, R.A., & Manica, A. (2009) Social feedback and the emergence of leaders and followers. Current Biology 19: 248-252
- Betti, L., Balloux, F., Amos, W., Hanihara, T., & Manica, A. (2009) Distance from Africa, not climate, explains within-population phenotypic diversity in humans. Proceedings of the Royal Society London B 276: 809-814
- Manica A., Amos W., Balloux F., & Hanihara T. (2007) The effect of ancient population bottlenecks on human phenotypic variation. Nature 448: 346-348
- Linz, B., Balloux, F., Moodley, Y., Manica, A., et al. (2007) An African origin for the intimate association between humans and Helicobacter pylori. Nature 445 915-918
- Prugnolle F., Manica A., Charpentier M., Guegan J.F., Guernier V., & Balloux F. (2005). Worldwide HLA class I diversity: human colonisation history and pathogen-driven selection. Current Biology 15: 1022-1027
- Prugnolle F., Manica A. & Balloux F. (2005). Geography predicts neutral diversity of human populations. Current Biology 15: R159-R160
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