Professor James Bull

Professor

Biosciences

+44 (0) 1792 602972

j.c.bull@swansea.ac.uk

Academic Office - 145
First Floor
Wallace Building
Singleton Campus

Available For Postgraduate Supervision

Research Links

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4373-6830

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About

I am interested in spatial connectivity in population dynamics and the population-level consequences of movement, as well as disease ecology. These research areas overlap as free-living organisms come into contact with transmissible agents of infectious disease. I use a combination of mathematical modelling, ecological experiments with model species, and field observations from natural ecosystems.

In my theoretical research on population and community ecology, I ask questions about persistence, co-existence, and resilience of species. This is grounded in important applied problems, including agri-environmental sustainability, biodiversity loss, and marine management, in the face of environmental change.

Areas Of Expertise

Ecological statistics
Long-term monitoring
Marine mammals
Metapopulations
Pest control
Pollinators
Population dynamics and genetics
Seagrass

Career Highlights

Teaching Interests

Most of my undergraduate teaching revolves around experimental design, statistics, and field survey techniques.

I supervise postgraduate research projects on understanding species distributions, dynamics, and resilience. I can provide expert supervision in data analysis and modelling, as well as logistical advice and support for practical projects in the lab or field.

I am Biosciences Director of Postgraduate Research and coordinate Biosciences Maths and Statistics Support (BioMaSS), also known as ‘Stats Help’.

Research Award Highlights

Publications

Research Highlights

Bull, J. & Kenyon, E. (2021). LIFE Recreation ReMEDIES – Isles of Scilly Seagrass Survey 2020
SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa57886
http://publications.naturalengland.org.uk/publication/4503832039260160
Pottie, S., Flam, A., Keeping, J., Chivindze, C., & Bull, J. (2021). Quantifying the distribution and site fidelity of a rare, non-commercial elasmobranch using local ecological knowledge. Ocean & Coastal Management, 212, 105796
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2021.105796, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa57628
Bertelli, C., Bull, J., Cullen-Unsworth, L., & Unsworth, R. (2021). Unravelling the Spatial and Temporal Plasticity of Eelgrass Meadows. Frontiers in Plant Science, 12
https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2021.664523, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa57627
Kenyon, E., Kirkwood, N., Kitcher, S., Goodyear, R., Derudas, M., Cantillon, D., Baxendale, S., León, A., Mahieu, V., Osgood, R., Wilson, C., Bull, J., Waddell, S., Whitfield, T., Ward, S., Kros, C., & Richardson, G. (2021). Identification of a series of hair-cell MET channel blockers that protect against aminoglycoside-induced ototoxicity. JCI Insight, 6(7)
https://doi.org/10.1172/jci.insight.145704, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa56971
Engbo, S., Bull, J., Borger, L., Stringell, T., Lock, K., Morgan, L., & Jones, O. (2020). Census data aggregation decisions can affect population‐level inference in heterogeneous populations. Ecology and Evolution, 10(14), 7487-7496.
https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.6475, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa56970

All Research

Journal Articles

Wood, M., Bull, J., Kanagachandran, K., & Butt, T. (2024). Development and laboratory validation of a plant-derived repellent blend, effective against Aedes aegypti [Diptera: Culicidae], Anopheles gambiae [Diptera: Culicidae] and Culex quinquefasciatus [Diptera: Culicidae]. PLOS ONE, 19(3), e0299144
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0299144, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa66086
Domy, C., Stone, B., Callaway, R., & Bull, J. (2023). Northward range expansions are not the full story: A case study of Sabellaria alveolata in Great Britain. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 294, 108543
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecss.2023.108543, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa64896
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecss.2023.108543
Derudas, M., O’Reilly, M., Kirkwood, N., Kenyon, E., Grimsey, S., Kitcher, S., Workman, S., Bull, J., Ward, S., Kros, C., & Richardson, G. (2023). Charge and lipophilicity are required for effective block of the hair-cell mechano-electrical transducer channel by FM1-43 and its derivatives. Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology, 11
https://doi.org/10.3389/fcell.2023.1247324, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa65141
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fcell.2023.1247324
Roberts, L., Neyland, P., Devine, A., Harris, W., Bull, J., Froyd, C., Eastwood, D., Forman, D., & Elias, O. (2023). You said, we did! Employer led work-simulated learning framework for enhancing ecology graduate employability. Journal of Biological Education, 57(4), 746-765.
https://doi.org/10.1080/00219266.2021.1979624, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa57934
http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00219266.2021.1979624
Wood, M., Kortsinoglou, A., Bull, J., Eastwood, D., Kouvelis, V., Bourdon, P., Loveridge, J., Mathias, S., Meyrick, A., Midthassel, A., Myrta, A., & Butt, T. (2023). Evaluation of Metarhizium brunneum- and Metarhizium-Derived VOCs as Dual-Active Biostimulants and Pest Repellents in a Wireworm-Infested Potato Field. Journal of Fungi, 9(6), 599
https://doi.org/10.3390/jof9060599, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa65140
Alkhaibari, A., Wood, M., Yavasoglu, S., Bull, J., & Butt, T. (2023). Optimizing the Application Timing and Dosage ofMetarhizium brunneum(Hypocreales: Clavicipitaceae) as a Biological Control Agent ofAedes aegypti(Diptera: Culicidae) Larvae. Journal of Medical Entomology, 60(2), 339-345.
https://doi.org/10.1093/jme/tjac186, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa63000
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jme/tjac186
Luke, S., Roy, H., Thomas, C., Tilley, L., Ward, S., Watt, A., Carnaghi, M., Jaworski, C., Tercel, M., Woodrow, C., Aown, S., Banfield‐Zanin, J., Barnsley, S., Berger, I., Brown, M., Bull, J., Campbell, H., Carter, R., Charalambous, M...., & Dicks, L. (2023). Grand challenges in entomology: Priorities for action in the coming decades. Insect Conservation and Diversity, 16(2), 173-189.
https://doi.org/10.1111/icad.12637, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa63065
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/icad.12637
Bertelli, C., Bennett, W., Karunarathna, H., Reeve, D., Unsworth, R., & Bull, J. (2023). High-resolution wave data for improving marine habitat suitability models. Frontiers in Marine Science, 9
https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2022.1004829, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa62254
Bertelli, C., Bennett, W., Karunarathna, H., Reeve, D., Unsworth, R., & Bull, J. (2023). High-resolution wave data for improving marine habitat suitability models. Frontiers in Marine Science, 9
https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2022.1004829, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa67876
Bertelli, C., Stokes, H., Bull, J., & Unsworth, R. (2022). The use of habitat suitability modelling for seagrass: A review. Frontiers in Marine Science, 9
https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2022.997831, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa61575
Alotaibi, N., Kenyon, E., Bertelli, C., Al-Qthanin, R., Mead, J., Parry, M., & Bull, J. (2022). Environment predicts seagrass genotype, phenotype, and associated biodiversity in a temperate ecosystem. Frontiers in Plant Science, 13
https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2022.887474, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa60535
Bourdon, P., Zottele, M., Baxter, I., Myrta, A., Midthassel, A., Wechselberger, K., Khoja, S., Bull, J., Hermann, S., & Butt, T. (2022). Fumigation of three major soil pests (Agriotes lineatus, Diabrotica virgifera virgifera, Phyllopertha horticola) with 3-octanone and 1-octen-3-ol enantiomers. Biocontrol Science and Technology, 32(7), 863-876.
https://doi.org/10.1080/09583157.2022.2057436, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa60157
Bull, J., Jones, O., Borger, L., Franconi, N., Banga, R., Lock, K., & Stringell, T. (2021). Climate causes shifts in grey seal phenology by modifying age structure. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 288(1964), 20212284
https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2021.2284, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa58898
Pottie, S., Flam, A., Keeping, J., Chivindze, C., & Bull, J. (2021). Quantifying the distribution and site fidelity of a rare, non-commercial elasmobranch using local ecological knowledge. Ocean & Coastal Management, 212, 105796
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2021.105796, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa57628
Bertelli, C., Bull, J., Cullen-Unsworth, L., & Unsworth, R. (2021). Unravelling the Spatial and Temporal Plasticity of Eelgrass Meadows. Frontiers in Plant Science, 12
https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2021.664523, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa57627
Kenyon, E., Kirkwood, N., Kitcher, S., Goodyear, R., Derudas, M., Cantillon, D., Baxendale, S., León, A., Mahieu, V., Osgood, R., Wilson, C., Bull, J., Waddell, S., Whitfield, T., Ward, S., Kros, C., & Richardson, G. (2021). Identification of a series of hair-cell MET channel blockers that protect against aminoglycoside-induced ototoxicity. JCI Insight, 6(7)
https://doi.org/10.1172/jci.insight.145704, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa56971
Khoja, S., Eltayef, K., Baxter, I., Myrta, A., Bull, J., & Butt, T. (2020). Volatiles of the entomopathogenic fungus, Metarhizium brunneum, attract and kill plant parasitic nematodes. Biological Control, 152, 104472
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocontrol.2020.104472, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa55599
Engbo, S., Bull, J., Borger, L., Stringell, T., Lock, K., Morgan, L., & Jones, O. (2020). Census data aggregation decisions can affect population‐level inference in heterogeneous populations. Ecology and Evolution, 10(14), 7487-7496.
https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.6475, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa56970
Khoja, S., Eltayef, K., Baxter, I., Bull, J., Loveridge, E., Butt, T., & Loveridge, J. (2019). Fungal volatile organic compounds show promise as potent molluscicides. Pest Management Science, 75(12), 3392-3404.
https://doi.org/10.1002/ps.5578, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa51365
Alotaibi, N., Kenyon, E., Cook, K., Borger, L., & Bull, J. (2019). Low genotypic diversity and long-term ecological decline in a spatially structured seagrass population. Scientific Reports, 9(1)
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-54828-1, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa53074
Moody, S., Bull, J., Dudley, E., Loveridge, E., Dudley, E., Moody, S., & Loveridge, J. (2019). The impact of combinatorial stress on the growth dynamics and metabolome of Burkholderia mesoacidophila demonstrates the complexity of tolerance mechanisms. Journal of Applied Microbiology, 127(5), 1521-1531.
https://doi.org/10.1111/jam.14404, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa51241
Davies, R., Gagen, M., Bull, J., & Pope, E. (2019). Maze learning and memory in a decapod crustacean. Biology Letters, 15(10), 20190407
https://doi.org/10.1098/rsbl.2019.0407, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa52331
http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsbl.2019.0407
Kay, W., Naumann, D., Bowen, H., Withers, S., Evans, B., Wilson, R., Stringell, T., Bull, J., Hopkins, P., & Borger, L. (2019). Minimizing the impact of biologging devices: Using computational fluid dynamics for optimizing tag design and positioning. Methods in Ecology and Evolution, 10(8), 1222-1233.
https://doi.org/10.1111/2041-210x.13216, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa50876
Stone, R., Callaway, R., & Bull, J. (2019). Are biodiversity offsetting targets of ecological equivalence feasible for biogenic reef habitats?. Ocean & Coastal Management, 177, 97-111.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2019.04.003, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa50465
Alkhaibari, A., Maffeis, T., Bull, J., & Butt, T. (2018). Combined use of the entomopathogenic fungus, Metarhizium brunneum , and the mosquito predator, Toxorhynchites brevipalpis, for control of mosquito larvae: Is this a risky biocontrol strategy?. Journal of Invertebrate Pathology
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jip.2018.02.003, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa38405
Alkhaibari, A., Lord, A., Maffeis, T., Bull, J., Olivares, F., Samuels, R., & Butt, T. (2018). Highly specific host-pathogen interactions influence Metarhizium brunneum blastospore virulence against Culex quinquefasciatus larvae. Virulence, 9(1), 1449-1467.
https://doi.org/10.1080/21505594.2018.1509665, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa43523
Irvine, M., Bull, J., & Keeling, M. (2018). Conservation of pattern as a tool for inference on spatial snapshots in ecological data. Scientific Reports, 8(1)
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-17346-6, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa37019
Potouroglou, M., Bull, J., Krauss, K., Kennedy, H., Fusi, M., Daffonchio, D., Mangora, M., Githaiga, M., Diele, K., & Huxham, M. (2017). Measuring the role of seagrasses in regulating sediment surface elevation. Scientific Reports, 7, 11917
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-12354-y, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa35199
Kenyon, E., Kirkwood, N., Kitcher, S., O’Reilly, M., Derudas, M., Cantillon, D., Goodyear, R., Secker, A., Baxendale, S., Bull, J., Waddell, S., Whitfield, T., Ward, S., Kros, C., & Richardson, G. (2017). Identification of ion-channel modulators that protect against aminoglycoside-induced hair cell death. Journal of Clinical Investigation Insight, 2(24), e96773
https://doi.org/10.1172/jci.insight.96773, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa36777
Doublet, V., Poeschl, Y., Gogol-Döring, A., Alaux, C., Annoscia, D., Aurori, C., Barribeau, S., Bedoya-Reina, O., Brown, M., Bull, J., Flenniken, M., Galbraith, D., Genersch, E., Gisder, S., Grosse, I., Holt, H., Hultmark, D., Lattorff, H., Conte, Y...., & Grozinger, C. (2017). Unity in defence: honeybee workers exhibit conserved molecular responses to diverse pathogens. BMC Genomics, 18(1), 207
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12864-017-3597-6, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa32241
Sönmez, E., Demir, İ., Bull, J., Butt, T., & Demirbağ, Z. (2017). Pine processionary moth (Thaumetopoea pityocampa, Lepidoptera: Thaumetopoeidae) larvae are highly susceptible to the entomopathogenic fungi Metarhizium brunneum and Beauveria bassiana. Biocontrol Science and Technology, 27, 1168-1179.
https://doi.org/10.1080/09583157.2017.1387643, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa35693
Lucas, A., Bull, J., Vere, N., Forman, D., & Neyland, P. (2017). Flower resource and land management drives hoverfly communities and bee abundance in seminatural and agricultural grasslands. Ecology and Evolution, 7(19), 8073-8086.
https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.3303, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa36492
Alkhaibari, A., Carolino, A., Bull, J., Samuels, R., & Butt, T. (2017). Differential pathogenicity of Metarhizium blastospores and conidia against larvae of three mosquito species. Journal of Medical Entomology, 54(3), 696-704.
https://doi.org/10.1093/jme/tjw223, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa31334
Alkhaibari, A., Carolino, A., Yavasoglu, S., Maffeis, T., Mattoso, T., Bull, J., Butt, T., & Samuels, R. (2016). Metarhizium brunneum Blastospore Pathogenesis in Aedes aegypti Larvae: Attack on Several Fronts Accelerates Mortality. PLOS Pathogens, 12(7), e1005715
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1005715, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa29193
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1005715
Kenyon, E., Luijten, M., Gill, H., Li, N., Rawlings, M., Bull, J., Hadzhiev, Y., Steensel, M., Maher, E., & Mueller, F. (2016). Expression and knockdown of zebrafish folliculin suggests requirement for embryonic brain morphogenesis. BMC Developmental Biology, 16(1), 23
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12861-016-0119-8, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa29167
Irvine, M., Bull, J., & Keeling, M. (2016). Disease transmission promotes evolution of host spatial patterns. Journal of The Royal Society Interface, 13(122), 20160463
https://doi.org/10.1098/rsif.2016.0463, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa29595
Irvine, M., Bull, J., Keeling, M., & Bull, J. (2016). Aggregation dynamics explain vegetation patch-size distributions. Theoretical Population Biology, 108, 70-74.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tpb.2015.12.001, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa25962
Irvine, M., Kenyon, E., Jackson, E., Cook, K., Keeling, M., & Bull, J. (2016). Fractal measures of spatial pattern as a heuristic for return rate in vegetative systems. Royal Society Open Science, 3(3), 150519
https://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.150519, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa27034
Thrupp, T., Pope, E., Whitten, M., Bull, J., Wootton, E., Edwards, M., Vogan, C., Rowley, A., Walker (neeWhitten), M., McCabe, C., & Pope, E. (2015). Disease profiles of juvenile edible crabs (Cancer pagurus L.) differ at two geographically-close intertidal sites. Journal of Invertebrate Pathology
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jip.2015.04.003, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa20853
Kenyon, E., Campos, I., Bull, J., Williams, P., Stemple, D., & Clark, M. (2015). Zebrafish Rab5 proteins and a role for Rab5ab in nodal signalling. Developmental Biology, 397(2), 212-224.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ydbio.2014.11.007, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa19818
Kenyon, E., Potouroglou, M., Kenyon, E., Gall, A., Cook, K., & Bull, J. (2014). The roles of flowering, overwinter survival and sea surface temperature in the long-term population dynamics of Zostera marina around the Isles of Scilly, UK. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 83(2), 500-507.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2014.03.035, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa18044
Ryabov, E., Wood, G., Fannon, J., Moore, J., Bull, J., Chandler, D., Mead, A., Burroughs, N., & Evans, D. (2014). A Virulent Strain of Deformed Wing Virus (DWV) of Honeybees (Apis mellifera) Prevails after Varroa destructor-Mediated, or In Vitro, Transmission. PLoS Pathogens, 10(6), e1004230
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1004230, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa18082
Datta, S., Bull, J., Budge, G., & Keeling, M. (2013). Modelling the spread of American foulbrood in honeybees. Journal of The Royal Society Interface, 10, 20130650
https://doi.org/10.1098/rsif.2013.0650, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa15896
Vanbergen, A., The Insect Pollinator Initiative, incl. Bull, J., & Bull, J. (2013). Threats to an ecosystem service: pressures on pollinators. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment, 11, 251-259.
https://doi.org/10.1890/120126, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa15814
Ebil, S., Sheppard, C., Wahab, R., Price, A., & Bull, J. (2013). Changes in community structure of finfish catches in Brunei Darussalam between 2000 and 2009. Ocean and Coastal Management, 76, 45-51.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2013.02.021, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa15815
Bull, J., Mason, S., Wood, C., & Price, A. (2013). Benthic marine biodiversity patterns across the United Kingdom and Ireland determined from recreational diver observations: A baseline for possible species range shifts induced by climate change. Aquatic Ecosystem Health and Management, 16(1), 20-30.
https://doi.org/10.1080/14634988.2013.761086, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa15816
Lobelle, D., Kenyon, E., Cook, K., & Bull, J. (2013). Local competition and metapopulation processes drive long-term seagrass-epiphyte population dynamics. PLoS ONE, 8, e57072
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0057072, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa15817
http://www.plosone.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0057072
Lobelle, D., Kenyon, E., Cook, K., & Bull, J. (2013). Local Competition and Metapopulation Processes Drive Long-Term Seagrass-Epiphyte Population Dynamics. PLoS ONE, 8(2), e57072
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0057072, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa64049
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0057072
Bull, J., Ryabov, E., Prince, G., Mead, A., Zhang, C., Baxter, L., Pell, J., Osborne, J., & Chandler, D. (2012). A Strong Immune Response in Young Adult Honeybees Masks Their Increased Susceptibility to Infection Compared to Older Bees. PLoS Pathogens, 8(12), e1003083
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1003083, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa15743
http://www.plospathogens.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.ppat.1003083
Kenyon, E., Bull, J., Kenyon, E., & Cook, K. (2012). Wasting disease regulates long-term population dynamics in a threatened seagrass. Oecologia, 169, 135-142.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00442-011-2187-6, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa15818
Bull, J., Kenyon, E., Edmunds, D., & Cook, K. (2010). Recent loss of Gibraltar seagrasses. Botanica Marina, 53, 89-91.
https://doi.org/10.1515/bot.2010.003, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa15829
Bull, J. & Bonsall, M. (2010). Predators reduce extinction risk in noisy metapopulations. PLoS ONE, 5, e11635
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0011635, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa15819
http://www.plosone.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0011635
Bull, J. & Bonsall, M. (2008). Overcompensatory population dynamic responses to environmental stochasticity. Journal of Animal Ecology, 77(6), 1296-1305.
https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2656.2008.01449.x, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa15830
Taema, M., Bull, J., Macgregor, S., Flach, E., Boardman, W., & Routh, A. (2008). Retrospective study of Campylobacter infection in a zoological collection. Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 74, 1332-1338.
https://doi.org/10.1128/AEM.02060-07, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa15831
Bull, J., Pickup, N., Pickett, B., Hassell, M., & Bonsall, M. (2007). Metapopulation extinction risk is increased by environmental stochasticity and assemblage complexity. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 274, 87-96.
https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2006.3691, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa15832
Bull, J., Pickup, N., Hassell, M., & Bonsall, M. (2006). Habitat shape, metapopulation processes and the dynamics of multispecies predator-prey interactions. Journal of Animal Ecology, 75, 899-907.
https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2656.2006.01107.x, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa15833
Bull, J., Jepson, P., Ssuna, R., Deaville, R., Allchin, C., Law, R., & Fenton, A. (2006). The relationship between polychlorinated biphenyls in blubber and levels of nematode infestations in harbour porpoises, Phocoena phocoena. Parasitology, 132, 565-573.
https://doi.org/10.1017/S003118200500942X, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa15834
Bonsall, M., Bull, J., Pickup, N., & Hassell, M. (2005). Indirect effects and spatial scaling affect the persistence of multispecies metapopulations. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 272, 1465-1471.
https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2005.3111, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa15835
Bull, J., Godfray, H., & O'Reilly, D. (2003). A few-polyhedra mutant and wild-type Nucleopolyhedrovirus remain as a stable polymorphism during serial coinfection in Trichoplusia ni. Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 69, 2052-2057.
https://doi.org/10.1128/AEM.69.4.2052-2057.2003, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa15836
Bull, J., Godfray, H., & O'Reilly, D. (2001). Persistence of an occlusion-negative recombinant Nucleopolyhedrovirus in Trichoplusia ni indicates high multiplicity of cellular infection. Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 67, 5204-5209.
https://doi.org/10.1128/AEM.67.11.5204-5209.2001, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa15837

Other Research Outputs

Bull, J. & Kenyon, E. (2021). LIFE Recreation ReMEDIES – Isles of Scilly Seagrass Survey 2020
SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa57886
http://publications.naturalengland.org.uk/publication/4503832039260160
Bull, J. & Kenyon, E. (2020). Isles of Scilly eelgrass bed voluntary monitoring programme: 2019 annual survey
SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa53962
http://publications.naturalengland.org.uk/publication/4838436000497664
Bull, J. & Kenyon, E. (2020). Isles of Scilly eelgrass bed voluntary monitoring programme: 2018 annual survey
SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa53961
http://publications.naturalengland.org.uk/publication/6017278439325696
Bull, J. & Kenyon, E. (2020). Isles of Scilly eelgrass bed voluntary monitoring programme: 2017 annual survey
SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa53960
Bull, J. & Kenyon, E. (2017). Isles of Scilly eelgrass voluntary monitoring programme: 2016 annual report
SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa36204
Bull, J., Börger, L., Franconi, N., Banga, R., Lock, K., Newman, P., Morris, C., & Stringell, T. (2017). Temporal trends and phenology in grey seal (Halichoerus grypus) pup counts at Skomer, Wales
SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa34407
Bull, J., Börger, L., Banga, R., Franconi, N., Lock, K., Newman, P., Morris, C., & Stringell, T. (2017). Temporal trends and phenology in grey seal (Halichoerus grypus) pup counts at Marloes Peninsula, Wales
SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa34406
Bull, J. & Kenyon, E. (2016). Isles of Scilly eelgrass voluntary monitoring programme: 2015 annual report
SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa34405
Bull, J. & Kenyon, E. (2015). Isles of Scilly eelgrass voluntary monitoring programme: 2014 annual report
SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa34404
Unsworth, R., Bertelli, C., & Bull, J. (2014). Options for long-term seagrass monitoring at Porthdinllaen, Wales
SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa34408
Bull, J. (2001). A study of the population genetics of nucleopolyhedrovirus infections within infected insects
SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa34409

Supervision

Untitled (current)

PhD

Other supervisor: Dr Wendy Harris
Ecological stability and functioning of rocky shores: Roles of heterogeneity, latitude and urbanisation (current)

PhD

Other supervisor: Dr John Griffin
Incorporating life history into habitat suitability modelling of Zostera marina, for use in restoration (current)

PhD

Other supervisor: Dr Richard Unsworth
Local effects of spatial environmental heterogeneity on ecosystem structure and functioning of rocky shores. (awarded 2024)

PhD

Other supervisor: Dr John Griffin
Multi-species space use by marine predators: defining biodiversity ‘hotspots’ in the marine realm (awarded 2024)

PhD

Other supervisor: Prof Emily Shepard
The role of heterogeneity in the population ecology and resilience of marine predator species (awarded 2024)

PhD

Other supervisor: Dr John Griffin
An Investigation of the Variation in the Biodiversity of the Flora of mid-Wales during the Holocene (current)

PhD

Other supervisor: Prof Cynthia Froyd
Novel Strategies for the Control of Wireworm in Potato Crops (awarded 2023)

PhD

Other supervisor: Prof Tariq Butt
The role of spatial scale in structuring peat bog invertebrate communities (current)

MRes

Other supervisor: Dr Wendy Harris
Spatial learning as an adaptive trait in decapod crustaceans (current)

MRes

Other supervisor: Dr Ed Pope
Does patch quality or network connectivity drive insect community dynamics: A case study on Thistles (Cirsium arvense) (current)

MRes

Other supervisor: Dr Wendy Harris

Other supervisor: Dr Wendy Harris
Loss of Dynamic Stability in a Host-Parasitoid System is Related to the Magnitude and Temporal Scale of Trend in Environmental change (awarded 2024)

MRes

Other supervisor: Mr Christophe Coste

Other supervisor: Prof Mike Fowler
Livestock grazing impacts bee (Apoidea) pollination networks in saltmarshes of South Wales (current)

MRes

Other supervisor: Dr Wendy Harris
Developing a Habitat Suitability Model for Welsh Lesser Horseshoe Bats (awarded 2023)

MRes
Supporting sea cucumbers: are seagrass meadows the solution? (awarded 2023)

MRes

Other supervisor: Dr Richard Unsworth

Taught Modules

BIO253 Introduction to field zoology

Delivery of both teaching and assessment will be blended including live and self-directed activities online and on-campus. This is a level 2 Biosciences module which is compulsory for zoology students and will be held from 2nd - 6th September 2024. Not available to Visiting - Exchange students.
BIO334 Advanced Data Analysis

This module extends core knowledge of statistical computing to cover a range of more specialized topics of particular importance to the analysis of real world biological datasets, such as those collected for final year undergraduate research dissertations. We use the R software environment; building on experience of this gained during the core Second Year module, BIO252 ¿ Ecological Data Analysis. Students will be guided through six computer-based workshops / practicals, including brief introductory lectures to each topic. The workshops, and associated additional guidance, will cover five key themes: 1) Linear modelling refresher, 2) Experimental design and analysis, 3) Generalised Linear Modelling A - Count data, 4) Generalised Linear Modelling B - Proportion data, 5) Non-parametric analysis. The final week will be based around further practice and revision sessions. The module will be assessed through a mid-course assignment to help students review their progress. In addition, students will complete a further assignment after the course, where they will gain additional experience of analysis and interpreting biological data.
BIO347 Tropical Ecology and Conservation - Borneo Field Trip

Borneo is a hot spot for biodiversity both in regards to terrestrial and marine ecosystems. This module is a residential field course which will explore ecological and conservation principles in tropical rainforests and marine ecosystems.
PMNM14 Contemporary Issues in Medical Science

This module will allow students to choose from a range of short contemporary topics in Medical Sciences including screening for new therapeutic compounds, using model systems to understand human disease and disorders, using behavioral tools and open-source analysis software to answer contemporary questions in neuroscience such as how defects in genes or drugs influence behavior. There will also be the opportunity to select introductory journal club or lean sessions with potential dissertation supervisors. The focus on techniques is complemented by seminars on the ethics of human and animal studies. Each topic will be approximately 1 day and students will be able to pick 4-5 topics.
PMNM19J Contemporary Issues in Medical Science

This module will allow students to choose from a range of short contemporary topics in Medical Sciences including screening for new therapeutic compounds, using model systems to understand human disease and disorders, using behavioral tools and open-source analysis software to answer contemporary questions in neuroscience such as how defects in genes or drugs influence behavior. There will also be the opportunity to select introductory journal club or lean sessions with potential dissertation supervisors. The focus on techniques is complemented by seminars on the ethics of human and animal studies. Each topic will be approximately 1 day and students will be able to pick 4-5 topics.

Key Grants and Projects

Sustainable Expansion of the Applied Coastal and Marine Sectors in Wales (SEACAMS2) 2016

, £17M (EU ERDF)
BLUEFISH 2014

, £5M (EU INTERREG)
Stress testing and optimisation of early interception networks for invasive pests of pollinators 2014

, £153K (DEFRA)
Unravelling the impact of the mite, Varroa destructor, on the interaction between the honey bee and its viruses 2011

, £800K (BBSRC)
Modelling systems for managing bee disease: the epidemiology of European Foul Brood 2011

, £750K (BBSRC)
Genomic approaches for studying honey bee biology and improving bee health 2011

, £179K (DEFRA)
Wellcome Trust ‘Value in People’ Award 2006

, Personal Research Fellowship

Career History

Research Fellow, University of Warwick

2006 - 2013
Postdoctoral Researcher, Institute of Zoology, Zoological Society of London

2004 - 2006
Postdoctoral Researcher, Silwood Park, Imperial College London

2001 - 2004
Diploma in Statistics, Open University

2001 - 2009
PhD - Population Genetics, Imperial College London

1997 - 2001
BA (Biological Sciences), University of Oxford

1993 - 1996

Other Roles

Board Member, Environment Platform Wales

2018 - Present
Skomer Marine Conservation Zone Advisory Committee member, Cyfoeth Naturiol Cymru / Natural Resources Wales

2018 - Present
Peer Review College member (Core member from 2020), NERC

2017 - Present
Editorial Board member, Proceedings of the Royal Society series B, Biological Sciences

2015 - Present
Grant Review College member, British Ecological Society

2012 - Present

Professor James Bull

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Untitled (current)

Ecological stability and functioning of rocky shores: Roles of heterogeneity, latitude and urbanisation (current)

Incorporating life history into habitat suitability modelling of Zostera marina, for use in restoration (current)

Local effects of spatial environmental heterogeneity on ecosystem structure and functioning of rocky shores. (awarded 2024)

Multi-species space use by marine predators: defining biodiversity ‘hotspots’ in the marine realm (awarded 2024)

The role of heterogeneity in the population ecology and resilience of marine predator species (awarded 2024)

An Investigation of the Variation in the Biodiversity of the Flora of mid-Wales during the Holocene (current)

Novel Strategies for the Control of Wireworm in Potato Crops (awarded 2023)

The role of spatial scale in structuring peat bog invertebrate communities (current)

Spatial learning as an adaptive trait in decapod crustaceans (current)

Does patch quality or network connectivity drive insect community dynamics: A case study on Thistles (Cirsium arvense) (current)

Loss of Dynamic Stability in a Host-Parasitoid System is Related to the Magnitude and Temporal Scale of Trend in Environmental change (awarded 2024)

Livestock grazing impacts bee (Apoidea) pollination networks in saltmarshes of South Wales (current)

Developing a Habitat Suitability Model for Welsh Lesser Horseshoe Bats (awarded 2023)

Supporting sea cucumbers: are seagrass meadows the solution? (awarded 2023)

BIO253 Introduction to field zoology

BIO334 Advanced Data Analysis

BIO347 Tropical Ecology and Conservation - Borneo Field Trip

PMNM14 Contemporary Issues in Medical Science

PMNM19J Contemporary Issues in Medical Science

Stress testing and optimisation of early interception networks for invasive pests of pollinators 2014

Unravelling the impact of the mite, Varroa destructor, on the interaction between the honey bee and its viruses 2011

Modelling systems for managing bee disease: the epidemiology of European Foul Brood 2011

Genomic approaches for studying honey bee biology and improving bee health 2011

Wellcome Trust ‘Value in People’ Award 2006

Research Fellow, University of Warwick

Postdoctoral Researcher, Institute of Zoology, Zoological Society of London

Postdoctoral Researcher, Silwood Park, Imperial College London

Diploma in Statistics, Open University

PhD - Population Genetics, Imperial College London

BA (Biological Sciences), University of Oxford

Board Member, Environment Platform Wales

Skomer Marine Conservation Zone Advisory Committee member, Cyfoeth Naturiol Cymru / Natural Resources Wales

Peer Review College member (Core member from 2020), NERC

Editorial Board member, Proceedings of the Royal Society series B, Biological Sciences

Grant Review College member, British Ecological Society