Dr Paty Celis

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Lecturer
Faculty:
Faculty of Science and Engineering
School:
Life Sciences
Location:
Cambridge
Areas of Expertise:
Animal and environmental biology

Paty’s research expertise is in evolutionary biology with a particular focus on behavioural and molecular ecology.

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Background

Paty is interested in the development and application of molecular tools for answering ecological and evolutionary questions. She has used molecular tools to study breeding behaviours (eg investigating breeding tactics: monogamy, polyandry, polygyny, parasitism, etc) and to determine the evolutionary history of hybridising species (population genetics).

Paty has also been involved in research projects concerning physiological adaptations in response to environmental changes.

Research interests

Paty is a member of our Applied Ecology Research Group and Behavioural Ecology Research Group.

Qualifications
  • Postgraduate Certificate in Teaching and Learning in Higher Education (PGCE:TLHE), Keele University
  • PhD Biology, University of St Andrews
Memberships, editorial boards
  • Member, Association for the Study of Animal Behaviour (ASAB)
Selected recent publications

Salaberria, C., Celis, P., López-Rull, I. and Gil, D., 2014. Effects of temperature and nest heat exposure on nestling growth, dehydration and survival in a Mediterranean hole-nesting passerine. IBIS, 156, pp.265-275.

López-Rull, I., Celis, P., Salaberría, C., Puerta, M. and Gil, D., 2011. Post-fledging recruitment in relation to nestling plasma testosterone and immuno-competence in the spotless starling. Functional Ecology 25(3), pp.500-508.

Gil, D., Bulmer, E., Celis, P. and Puerta, M. 2008. Increased sibling competition does not increase testosterone or corticosterone levels in nestlings of the spotless starling (Sturnus unicolor). Hormones and Behavior, 54(2), pp.238-243.

Gil, D., Bulmer, E., Celis, P. and López-Rull, I., 2008. Adaptive developmental plasticity in growing nestlings: sibling competition induces differential gape growth. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London Series B-Biological Sciences, 275(1634), pp.549-554.

Bulmer, E., Celis, P. and Gil, D., 2008. Parent-absent begging: evidence for sibling honesty and cooperation in the spotless starling (Sturnus unicolor). Behavioral Ecology, 19(2), pp.279-284.

Celis, P., Gil, D. and Graves, J. 2007. Isolation and characterization of polymorphic microsatellites isolated from the Spotless starling (Sturnus unicolor) and cross-species amplification in the European starling (Sturnus vulgaris). Molecular Ecology Notes 7 (2): 251-253.

López-Rull, I., Celis, P. and Gil, D., 2007. Egg colour covaries with female expression of a male ornament in the spotless starling (Sturnus unicolor). Ethology, 113(10), pp.926-933.