Dr Graham Holloway - Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

Graham Holloway

Email:
g.j.holloway@reading.ac.uk
Phone:
+44 (0) 118 378 6282
Job title:
Associate Professor

Responsibilities:

Associate Professor

Director of Master's degrees
Director MSc by Research Entomology

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Areas of interest

Stored Product Entomology
Insect and Bird Conservation
Impact of Landscape Structure and Composition on Biodiversity
Insect Colour Pattern Plasticity
Insect Taxonomy

Teaching

Part 1. Animal Diversity
Part 1. Current Topics in Ecology and Zoology
Part 2. Residential Zoology Field Course
Part 2. Venoms and Poisons
Part 2. Biodiversity: exploiters and exploited
Part 3. Conservation Biology
Part 3. Research Projects
MSc Entomology: Techniques and Identification
MSc Winter Entomology Project
MSc Summer Entomology Project

Research centres and groups

Member ofЬ§

Member of Impact, Enterprise and Outreach

Interviews with Radio Berkshire on wildlife issues
Seminars on wildlife issues to local interest parties
I organise short courses on Geographic Information Systems for Ecologists and Conservationists
Bug Club events for Amateur Entomological Society
British Entomological and Natural History Society meetings
91ЕМКН Scholars presentations
I run a twitter site (CWAC91ЕМКН) to encourage the engagement of students and public in wildlife conservation issues, species identification and monitoring.

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Professional bodies/affiliations

International Collaborators

Dr Olajire Gbaya. Federal University, Akure, Nigeria
Dr Dimitris Bakaloudis. University of Thessaloniki

Websites/blogs

PhD Opportunity

Selected publications

A full list of publications is available from .

Pre 2003

Holloway, G.J. (2002) Insect conservation - where are we going?Ь§Bulletin of the Royal Entomological SocietyЬ§27, 320-323

Callaghan, A.; Fisher, T.C.; Grosso, A.;Ь§Holloway, G.J.Ь§& Crane, M. 2002 Effect of temperature and primiphos methyl on biochemical biomarkers inЬ§Chironomus ripariusЬ§Meigen.Ь§Ecotoxicology and Environmental SafetyЬ§52, 128-133 (GJH 10%)

Holloway, G.J.;Ь§Gilbert, F. & Brandt, A. 2002 The relationship between mimetic imperfection and phenotypic variation in insect colour patterns.Ь§Proceedings of the Royal SocietyЬ§269, 411-416.

Mpho, M.; Callaghan, A. &Ь§Holloway, G.J. 2002 Temperature and genotypic effects on life history and fluctuating asymmetry in a field strain ofЬ§Culex pipiens.Ь§HeredityЬ§88,Ь§307-312.

Mpho, M.; Callaghan, A. &Ь§Holloway, G.J.Ь§2002 Effects of temperature and genetic stress on life history and fluctuating wing asymmetry inЬ§Culex pipiensЬ§mosquitoes.Ь§European Journal of EntomologyЬ§99, 405-412

Bakaloudis, D.E.; Vlachos, C.; Papageorghiou, N. &Ь§Holloway, G.J.Ь§2001 Nest-site habitat selected by Short-toed EaglesЬ§Circaetus gallicusЬ§in Dadia Forest (North-eastern Greece).Ь§IbisЬ§143, 391-401

Mpho, M.;Ь§Holloway, G.J.Ь§& Callaghan, A. 2001 A comparison of the effects of organophosphate insecticide exposure and temperature stress on fluctuating asymmetry and life history traits inЬ§Culex quiquefasciatus.Ь§ChemosphereЬ§45, 713-720 (GJH 40%)

Bakaloudis, D.E.; Vlachos, C.G. &Ь§Holloway, G.J.Ь§2000 Nest features and nest-tree characteristics of short-toed eagles (Circaetus gallicus) in the Dadia-Lefkimi-Soufli Forest, North-eastern Greece.Ь§Journal of Raptor ResearchЬ§34, 293-298.

Griffiths, G.H.;Ь§Holloway, G.J.; Richardson, P. & Howard, D.C. 2000 Genetic impact of habitat isolation on the Heath Fritillary in Kent, UK. In. (eds T. Clare & D. Howard)Ь§Quantitative Approaches to Landscape Ecology, International Association for Landscape Ecology, UK (GJH 25%)

Mpho, M.;Ь§Holloway, G.J.Ь§& Callaghan, A. 2000 Fluctuating wing asymmetry and larval density stress inЬ§Culex quiquefasciatusЬ§(Diptera: Culicidae).Ь§Bulletin of Entomological ResearchЬ§90, 279-283 (GJH 40%)

Callaghan, A. &Ь§Holloway, G.J. 1999 The relationship between environmental stress and variance.Ь§Ecological ApplicationsЬ§9, 456-462.

Ottenheim, M. M.; Wertheim, B.;Ь§Holloway, G.J.Ь§& Brakefield, P.M. 1999 Survival of colour-polymorphicЬ§Eristalis arbustorumЬ§hoverflies in semi-field conditions.Ь§Functional EcologyЬ§13, 72-77.

Vlachos, C.G.; Bakaloudis, D.E. &Ь§Holloway, G.J.Ь§1999 Population trends of Black Vulture (Aegypius monachus) in Dadia Forest North-eastern Greece following the establishment of a feeding station.Ь§Bird Conservation InternationalЬ§9,Ь§113-118.

Bakaloudis, D.E.; Vlachos, C. &Ь§Holloway, G.J.Ь§1998 Habitat use by Short-toed Eagles (Circaetus gallicus)Ь§and their reptilian prey during the breeding season in Dadia forest (north-eastern Greece).Ь§Journal of Applied EcologyЬ§35, 821-828.

Bakaloudis, D.; Vlachos, C.; Nasis, A. &Ь§Holloway, G.Ь§1998 Distribution of raptors and reptiles in different habitat types in Dadia-Lefkimi Forest complex, N.E. Greece. Pp. 63-67. In: Landscapes, Livestocks and Livelihoods in European Less favoured Areas (eds A. Waterhouse & E. McEwan). Proceedings of EU EQULFA Project.

Callaghan, A.; Parker, P.J.A.N. &Ь§Holloway, G.J.Ь§1998 The use of variance in enzyme activity as an indicator of long-term exposure to toxin-stressed environments inЬ§Culex pipiensЬ§mosquitoes.Ь§Functional EcologyЬ§12, 436-441.

Holloway, G.J.Ь§& Bakaloudis, D.E. 1998 Europe's Snake Eagle.Ь§BiologistЬ§45, 33-36.

Marriott, C.G. &Ь§Holloway, G.J. 1998 Colour pattern plasticity inЬ§Episyrphus balteatus: the critical immature stage and reaction norm on developmental temperature.Ь§Journal of Insect PhysiologyЬ§44, 113-119.

Guntrip, J.; Sibly, R.M. &Ь§Holloway, G.J.Ь§1997 The effect of novel environment and sex on the additive genetic variation and covariation in and between emergence body weight and development period in the Cowpea Weevil,Ь§Callosobruchus maculatusЬ§(Coleoptera, Bruchidae).Ь§HeredityЬ§78, 158-165.

Holloway, G.J.; Crocker, H.J. & Callaghan, A. 1997 The effects of novel and stressful environments on trait distribution.Ь§Functional EcologyЬ§11, 579-584.

Holloway, G.J.; Marriott, C.G. & Crocker, H.J. 1997 Phenotypic plasticity in hoverflies: the relationship between colour pattern and season inЬ§Episyrphus balteatusЬ§and other Syrphidae.Ь§Ecological EntomologyЬ§22, 425-432.

Ottenheim, M.M.; Volmer, A.D. &Ь§Holloway, G.J.Ь§1996 The genetics of phenotypic plasticity in adult abdominal colour pattern ofЬ§Eristalis arbustorumЬ§(Diptera: Syrphidae).Ь§HeredityЬ§77, 493-499.

Holloway, G.J. & Brakefield, P.M. 1995 Artificial selection of reaction norms of wing pattern elements inЬ§Bicyclus anynana.Ь§HeredityЬ§74, 91-99.

Holloway, G.J.; Brakefield, P.M.; de Jong, P.W.; Ottenheim, M.M.; de Vos, H.; Kesbeke, F. & Peynenburg, L. 1995 A quantitative genetic analysis of an aposematic colour pattern and its ecological implications.Ь§Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society BЬ§348, 373-379.

Ottenheim, M.M. &Ь§Holloway, G.J.Ь§1995 The effect of diet and light on larval and pupal development of laboratory-rearedЬ§Eristalis arbustorumЬ§(Diptera: Syrphidae).Ь§NetherlandsЬ§Journal of ZoologyЬ§45, 305-314.

Ottenheim, M.M.; Waller, G.E. &Ь§Holloway, G.J.Ь§1995 The influence of the development rates of immature stages ofЬ§Eristalis arbustorumЬ§(Diptera: Syrphidae) on adult abdominal colour pattern.Ь§Physiological EntomologyЬ§20, 343-348.

Holloway, G.J.Ь§1994 Separation of someЬ§EristalisЬ§species using abdominal colour pattern.Ь§British Journal of the Entomological and Natural History SocietyЬ§7, 99-101.

Holloway, G.J.; de Jong, P.W. & Ottenheim, M. 1993 The genetics and cost of chemical defense in the 2-spot ladybird (Adalia bipunctata).Ь§EvolutionЬ§47, 1229-1239.

Holloway, G.J.Ь§1993 Phenotypic variation in colour pattern and seasonal plasticity inЬ§EristalisЬ§hoverflies (Diptera: Syrphidae).Ь§Ecological EntomologyЬ§18, 209-217.

Holloway, G.J.; Brakefield, P.M. & Kofman, S. 1993 The genetics of wing pattern elements in the polyphenic butterflyЬ§Bicyclus anynana.Ь§HeredityЬ§70, 179-186.

Ottenheim, P.M.;Ь§Holloway, G.J. & de Jong, P.W. 1992 Sex ratio in ladybirds (Coccinellidae).Ь§Ecological EntomologyЬ§17, 366-368.

Povey, S.R. &Ь§Holloway, G.J.Ь§1992 The effect of energy trade-offs on life history and fitness in the rice weevil,Ь§Sitophilus oryzae.Ь§OikosЬ§64, 441-450.

de Jong, P.W.;Ь§Holloway, G.J.; Brakefield, P.M. & de Vos, H. 1991 Chemical defence in ladybird beetles (Coccinellidae). II. Amount of reflex fluid, the alkaloid adaline and individual variation in defence in 2-spot ladybirds (Adalia bipunctata).Ь§ChemoecologyЬ§2, 15-19 (GJH 80%).

Holloway, G.J.; Brakefield, P.M.; Kofman, S. & Windig, J.J. 1991 An artificial diet for butterflies, includingЬ§BicyclusЬ§species, and its effect on development period, weight and wing pattern.Ь§Journal of the Lepidoptera SocietyЬ§30, 121-128.

Holloway, G.J.; de Jong, P.W.; Brakefield, P.M. & de Vos, H. 1991 Chemical defence in ladybird beetles (Coccinellidae). I. Distribution of coccinelline and individual variation in defence in 7-spot ladybirds (Coccinella septempunctata).Ь§ChemoecologyЬ§2, 7-14.

Holloway, G.J. & McCaffery, A.R. 1990 Habitat utilisation and dispersion inЬ§Eristalis pertinaxЬ§(Diptera, Syrphidae).Ь§The EntomologistЬ§109, 116-124.

Holloway, G.J.; Povey, S.R. & Sibly, R.M. 1990 The effect of new environment on adapted genetic architecture.Ь§HeredityЬ§64, 323-330.

Holloway, G.J.; Sibly, R.M. & Povey, S.R. 1990 Essay review: evolution in toxin stressed environments.Ь§Functional EcologyЬ§4, 289-294.

Holloway, G.J.Ь§& Edwards, P.E. 1989 Biometrics, capture date and sex ratio in relation to migration in Blackcaps.Ь§Ringing and MigrationЬ§10, 108-112.

McCaffery, A.R; Gladwell, R.T.;Ь§Holloway, G.J.,Ь§Little, E.J. & Walker, C.H. 1989 Detection and mechanisms of resistance inЬ§HeliothisЬ§spp..Ь§Proceedings of the Beltwide Cotton Producers Conference, Nashville, Tennessee, USA (GJH 10%)

Smith, R.H. &Ь§Holloway, G.J.Ь§1989 Population genetics and insect introductions.Ь§The EntomologistЬ§108, 14-27.

Holloway, G.J. 1988 Susceptibility of varieties of sorghum (Sorghum bicolorЬ§Moench) grain to different geographical strains ofЬ§Sitophilus oryzaeЬ§L..Ь§Tropical Pest ManagementЬ§34, 423-425.

Holloway, G.J. & Mackness, M.I. 1988 The evolutionary adaptation of enzyme systems inЬ§Sitophilus oryzaeЬ§fed on toxic legumes.Ь§Entomologia Experimentalis et ApplicataЬ§48, 165-172.

Holloway, G.J.Ь§& McCaffery, A.R. 1988 Reactive and preventative strategies for the management of insecticide resistance. pp 465-470Ь§Proceedings of the British Crop Protection Conference: Pests and DiseasesЬ§Brighton, UK.

Holloway, G.J.Ь§& Smith, R.H. 1987 Sexual selection of body weight inЬ§Sitophilus oryzaeЬ§(L) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae).Ь§Journal of Stored Products ResearchЬ§23, 197-202.

Holloway, G.J.; Smith, R.H.; Wrelton, A.E.; King, P.E.; Li Li Li & Menendez, G.T. 1987 Egg size and reproductive strategies in insects infesting stored-products.Ь§Functional EcologyЬ§1, 229-236.

Holloway, G.J.Ь§1986 A theoretical examination of the classical theory of the inheritance of insecticide resistance and the genetics of time to knockdown and dry body weight inЬ§Sitophilus oryzaeЬ§(L.).Ь§Bulletin of Entomological ResearchЬ§76, 661-670.

Holloway, G.J.Ь§1986 The potency and effect of phytotoxins within yellow split-pea (Pisum sativum) and adzuki bean (Vigna angularis) on survival and reproductive potential ofЬ§Sitophilus oryzaeЬ§(Coleoptera: Curculionidae).Ь§Bulletin of Entomological ResearchЬ§75, 287- 295.

Holloway, G.J.Ь§1985 The effect of increased grain moisture content on some life history characters ofЬ§Sitophilus oryzaeЬ§(L) after staining egg plugs with acid fuchsin.Ь§Journal of Stored Products ResearchЬ§21, 165-169.

Holloway, G.J.Ь§1985 An analysis of inherited factors affecting the sex ratio in the rice weevil,Ь§Sitophilus oryzae.Ь§HeredityЬ§55, 145-150.

Holloway, G.J.Ь§& Smith, R.H. 1985 Inheritance of the ability ofЬ§Sitophilus oryzaeЬ§(Coleoptera: Curculionidae) to feed and breed on yellow split-pea (Pisum sativum).Ь§Bulletin of Entomological ResearchЬ§75, 367-375.

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