Prof John Turner

BSc, Liverpool; DPhil, DSc, Oxford.
Emeritus Professor
Institute of Integrative and Comparative Biology

Background: FRSA; Animal Procedures Committee, Home Office, 1997-2000.

Office: Manton
Phone: +44(0) 113 34 33095
Email: email address for Prof John Turner 

Lab: Leader of the Turner_J group

Publications

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Research Interests

Evolution, ecology, genetics, animal behaviour, history of science, genetics and public affairs

  • Evolution, ecology, biogeography and ethology of mimicry; evolution in South American butterflies
  • Animal behaviour: learning in vertebrates
  • Macroecology: large scale biodiversity gradients and climate, biodiversity in Europe and the UK
  • Metapopulations and conservation at the edges of species ranges
  • Climatology: computation of accurate climate maps
 

Current Projects

  • Cognitive learning and the dynamics of MÅllerian mimicry
  • Dietary choice behaviour and the nature of mimetic relationships
  • Major explanations of the global biodiversity gradient
  • Wide-ranging reviews of mimicry, particularly in butterflies
  • Metapopulation boundaries