About
PhD Title: The Overwintering biology and pollination behaviour of native and non-native bumblebees
Supervisors: Professor Jeff Bale and Dr Scott Hayward
Emily is a 2nd year PhD student in the Arthropod Ecophysiology lab group, researching the Overwintering biology and pollination behaviour of native and non-native bumblebees.
Qualifications
BSc Biological Sciences, University of Birmingham.
Biography
Emily Owen studied BSc Biological Sciences at the University of Birmingham, graduating in 2010. Whilst at Birmingham she undertook an internship in an Arthropod Ecophysiology lab group, under the supervision of Prof. Jeff Bale and Dr. Gwennan Dean. This was funded by the BBSRC and the University of Birmingham Honeypot and resulted in her first publication (see http://www.alumni.bham.ac.uk/fund/young/HPowen.shtml) .
Research
Research group: Arthropod Ecophysiology lab group.
Emily is now a 2nd year PhD student, (BBSRC-funded), under the supervision of Prof. Jeff Bale and Dr. Scott Hayward. She is investigating the overwintering biology and pollination behaviour of two bumblebee subspecies; the first native to the UK (Bombus terrestis audax) and the second native to South Eastern Europe (Bombus terrestris dalmatinus).
Other activities
Emily is a member of the Royal Entomological Society. She has written for the Times Higher Education Magazine and has been a guest speaker at the University of Birmingham’s Student Development and Honeypot Awards Ceremony.
Publications
Hughes, G.E., Owen, E., Sterk, G. and Bale, J. S. Thermal activity thresholds of the parasitic wasp Lysiphlebus testaceipes and its aphid prey: implications for the efficacy of biological control. Physiological Entomology. 35(4), 373-378.