Prof. Ian Montgomery
Professor of Animal Ecology
Head of School
BSc. Zoology (1st Class), 1973,
University of Manchester;
PhD. Studies on the ecology of two sympatric
species of Apodemus (Rodentia:Muridae), 1977,
University of Manchester.
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Contact Information Tel: +44 (0)28 9097 5786 (Direct line)
Fax: +44 (0)28 9097 5877
Email:
sobb.office@qub.ac.uk Room:
Medical Biology Centre - 109
Administrative Responsibilities Head of School of Biological Sciences (1995-2006) / Chair of Research and Resources and Learning and Teaching Committees / Faculty Management Team / Academic Council.
Research Interests Rodent population and community ecology / Community ecology of helminth parasites / Behavioural ecology of carnivores / Role of wild mammals in disease transmission / Community and population ecology of bats / Upland ecology / Ecology of introduced invertebrate and vertebrate species / Sexual selection in orb web spiders / Ecology and behaviour of overwintering wildfowl / Ecology of seed eating birds, and biotope and community analyses in site monitoring and designation.
Over 150 publications and reports including more than 100 in refereed journals, edited books and published symposia proceedings. External research income is in excess of £2.5M. 37 postgraduate students (30 PhD and 2 MPhil completed) have been or are being supervised singly or jointly.
Other Information
Member of Committee Heads of University Biological Sciences, Council for Nature Conservation and the Countryside / Member Institute of Biology, British Ecological Society, Mammal Society, Association for the Study of Animal Behaviour, British Society for Parasitology / Editor Proceeding Royal Irish Academy B, Biology and Environment.