Professor Terry Burke

School of Biosciences

Chair in Molecular Ecology

Profile
  • BSc (1979) University of Wales, Bangor; PhD (1984) University of Nottingham
  • NERC Postdoctoral Research Fellow and "Special" Research Fellow, University of Leicester (1984-88)
  • SERC Advanced Research Fellow, University of Leicester (1988-90)
  • Royal Society University Research Fellow, University of Leicester (1990-93)
  • Lecturer and Reader in Zoology, University of Leicester (1993-97)
  • Professor of Molecular Ecology, University of Leicester (1997-98)
  • Professor of Molecular Ecology, University of 91Ö±²¥ (1998-present)
  • Head, NERC Biomolecular Analysis Facility–91Ö±²¥ (1998-present)
  • (formerly known as 91Ö±²¥ Molecular Genetics Facility)
  • Director, NERC Biomolecular Analysis Facility [UK-wide] (2008–present)
  • Leverhulme Trust Research Fellow (2015–17)
Research interests

My research falls into three themes:

  • Mating systems and sexual selection
  • Ecological and evolutionary genetics
  • Molecular and quantitative genetics in birds
Publications

Journal articles

  • Hillary LS, Farkas K, Maher KH, Lucaci A, Thorpe J, Distaso MA, Gaze WH, Paterson S, Burke T, Connor TR , McDonald JE et al (2021) . Water Research, 200. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Kim K-W, Jackson BC, Zhang H, Toews DPL, Taylor SA, Greig EI, Lovette IJ, Liu MM, Davison A, Griffith SC , Zeng K et al (2019) . Nature Communications, 10. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Hammers M, Kingma SA, Spurgin LG, Bebbington K, Dugdale HL, Burke T, Komdeur J & Richardson DS (2019) . Nature Communications, 10. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Sánchez-Tójar A, Nakagawa S, Sánchez-Fortún M, Martin DA, Ramani S, Girndt A, Bókony V, Kempenaers B, Liker A, Westneat DF , Burke T et al (2018) . eLife, 7. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Eberhart-Phillips LJ, Küpper C, Carmona-Isunza MC, Vincze O, Zefania S, Cruz-López M, Kosztolányi A, Miller TEX, Barta Z, Cuthill IC , Burke T et al (2018) . Nature Communications, 9(1). RIS download Bibtex download
  • Kim K-W, Bennison C, Hemmings N, Brookes L, Hurley LL, Griffith SC, Burke T, Birkhead TR & Slate J (2017) . Nature Ecology and Evolution, 1, 1168-1176. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Schroeder J, Hsu Y-H, Winney I, Simons M, Nakagawa S & Burke T (2016) . The American Naturalist, 188(2), 219-230. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Mundy NI, Stapley J, Bennison C, Tucker R, Twyman H, Kim K-W, Burke T, Birkhead TR, Andersson S & Slate J (2016) . Current Biology, 26(11), 1435-1440. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Kim K-W, Griffith SC & Burke T (2016) . Heredity, 116(4), 409-416. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Küpper C, Stocks M, Risse JE, dos Remedios N, Farrell LL, McRae SB, Morgan TC, Karlionova N, Pinchuk P, Verkuil YI , Kitaysky AS et al (2015) . Nature Genetics, 48(1), 79-83. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Hsu Y-H, Schroeder J, Winney I, Burke T & Nakagawa S (2015) . Molecular Ecology, 24(7), 1558-1571. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Schroeder J, Nakagawa S, Rees M, Mannarelli M-E & Burke T (2015) . Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 112(13), 4021-4025. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Spurgin LG, Wright DJ, van der Velde M, Collar NJ, Komdeur J, Burke T & Richardson DS (2014) . Evolutionary Applications, 7(9), 1134-1143. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Hsu YH, Schroeder J, Winney I, Burke T & Nakagawa S (2014) . Evolution, 68(10), 2873-2884. RIS download Bibtex download
  • van Dijk RE, Kaden JC, Argüelles-Ticó A, Dawson DA, Burke T & Hatchwell BJ (2014) . Ecology Letters, 17(9), 1141-1148. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Bielby J, Donnelly CA, Pope LC, Burke T & Woodroffe R (2014) . Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A, 111(25), 9193-9198. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Wright DJ, Spurgin LG, Collar NJ, Komdeur J, Burke T & Richardson DS (2014) . Mol Ecol, 23(9), 2165-2177. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Whitlock R, Stewart GB, Goodman SJ, Piertney SB, Butlin RK, Pullin AS & Burke T (2013) . Environmental Evidence, 2, 13. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Hammers M, Komdeur J, Richardson DS & Burke T (2013) . Journal of Evolutionary Biology. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Dugdale HL, Pope LC, Newman C, Macdonald DW & Burke T (2011) . Molecular Ecology, 20(15), 3261-3274. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Ekblom R, French L, Slate J & Burke T (2010) . Genome Biology & Evolution, 2, 781-790. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Whitlock R, Grime JP & Burke T (2010) . Ecology, 91(5), 1344-1354. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Frantz AC, Pope LC, Etherington TR, Wilson GJ & Burke T (2010) . Molecular Ecology, 19(8), 1663-1674. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Frantz AC, Cellina S, Krier A, Schley L & Burke T (2009) . Journal of Applied Ecology, 46(2), 493-505. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Dugdale HL, Macdonald DW, Pope LC, Johnson PJ & Burke T (2008) . Molecular Ecology, 17(7), 1815-1827. RIS download Bibtex download
Professional activities and memberships
  • 2017 Chair, Molecular Ecology Prize Committee
  • 2017 Member, Institut Universitaire de France, professorial fellowships jury
  • 2016– Member, Royal Society Newton International Fellowship committee (Biological Sciences)
  • 2016– Member, University of Liverpool Centre for Genomic Research Science Advisory Board
  • 2015 Chair, NERC CDT in Smart and Autonomous Observation Systems for the Environmental Sciences – Assessment Panel
  • 2013 Member, NERC PRC Panels D&E Appointments Panel
  • 2012–15 Member, NERC Training Advisory Group
  • 2012 Member, STFC Global Challenges Concepts and Networks Panel
  • 2012 Member, Research Councils UK Capital Investment Strategic Framework External Advisory Group
  • 2010–13 Member, NERC Science and Innovation Strategy Board
  • 2010–13 Member, NERC Evaluation Advisory Group
  • Editorial Board International Journal of Evolutionary Biology 2009–
  • Editorial Board International Journal of Zoology 2008–
  • Editorial Review Board Conservation Genetics 2000–
  • Editorial Review Board Journal of Animal Ecology 2000–2003
  • Joint Founding Editor Molecular Ecology, 1992–95; Chief Editor 1996–99
  • Editorial Board Heredity 1991–1996
  • Head of Service, NERC 91Ö±²¥ Molecular Genetics Facility, 1999-present
  • NERC Centre for Ecology & Hydrology Programme Development Group on Biodiversity, 1999-present
  • NERC Centre for Ecology & Hydrology Programme Review Group on Monitoring, Data, Assessment and Valuation, 1996-99
  • NERC Terrestrial Sciences Programme Review Committee, 1997-98
  • NERC Terrestrial Sciences Research Grants and Training Awards Committee, 1995-97
  • NERC Advisory Board on the Aberdeen Molecular Genetics in Ecology Initiative, 1995-99

Recent Invited Lectures include:

  • 2017 Department of Life Sciences, Imperial College.
  • 2016 Edward Grey Institute, U Oxford.
  • 2015 GeLIFES, U Groningen.
  • 2013 Celebration of Alec Jeffreys’ Career, U Leicester.
  • Department of Biology, Simon Fraser University, Vancouver. (2012) 175th Anniversary Symposium, Institute of Zoology, University of Greifswald, Germany. (2011)
  • 15th Annual Convention of ADNAT (Association for Promotion of DNA Fingerprinting and Other Technologies), Hyderabad, India. (2011)
  • Innovation in modelling insect-vector population and disease dynamics, Research and Policy for Infectious Disease Dynamics (RAPIDD) Workshop, Oxford. (2010)
  • Speciation workshop, Losehill Hall. (2010)
  • Workshop on Genome Mapping in Natural Bird Populations, Sigtuna, Sweden. (2006)
  • Centre for Evolutionary Biology, University of Uppsala, Sweden. (2004)
  • Symposium on Organisms Interacting with their Environment, University of Bristol. (Plenary lecture) (2004)
  • Association for the Study of Animal Behaviour, University of Sussex. (2004)
  • Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Conservation Annual Rebellion, University of E Anglia. (2004)
  • Symposium on Molecular Ecology – the Genomic Basis of Adaptations, University of Lund, Sweden. (Plenary lecture) (2003)
  • Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland. (2003)
  • 4th International Symposium on Physiology and Behaviour of Wild and Zoo Animals, Berlin, Germany. (2002)
  • Wilhelmine Key Lecture, American Genetics Association, University of Yale, USA (2000);
  • Department of Animal Genetics and Conservation, University of Porto, Portugal (1999);
  • Institute of Ecology, Paris (1998);
  • Conference on Evolution and Behaviour of Birds, University of Queensland,Australia (1996)
  • Co-organiser, Population Genetics Group Conference, University of 91Ö±²¥, January 2015.
  • Organiser, Population Genetics Group Conference, University of 91Ö±²¥, January 2001.