Simon Blanford
111 Merkle Lab
University Park
PA 16802, USA
simon.blanford@googlemail.com
http://www.thereadgroup.net
Blanford, S., Read, A.F. & Thomas, M.B. (2009). Thermal behaviour of Anopheles stephensi in response to infection with malaria and fungal entomopathogens. Malaria Journal 8:72.
Bell, A.S., Blanford, S., Jenkins, N., Thomas, M.B., & Read, A.F. (2009). Real-time quantitative PCR for analysis of candidate fungal biopesticides against malaria: technique validation and first applications. Journal of Invertebrate Pathology 100: 160-168.
Elliot SL, Blanford S, Horton C, Thomas MB. 2005. Impacts of fever on locust life history traits: cost or benefit? Biology Letters. 1: 181-184.
Blanford, S,., Chan, B.H.K., Jenkins, N., Sim, D., Turner, R.J., Read, A.F., & Thomas, M.B. 2005. Fungal pathogen reduces potential for malaria transmission. Science 308: 1638-1641.
Thomas, M.B. and Blanford, S. 2003. Thermal biology in insect-parasite interactions. Trends in Evolution and Ecology. 18(7), 344-349.
Blanford, S., Thomas, M.B., Pugh, C. and Pell, J.K. 2003. Temperature checks the Red Queen? Resistance and virulence in a fluctuating environment. Ecology Letters. 6, 2-5.
Elliot, S.L., Blanford, S. and Thomas, M.B. 2002. Host-pathogen interactions in a varying environment: temperature, behavioural fever and fitness. Proceedings of the Royal Society, London B.