Ben Webster

P3 Independent Research Fellow
Animal and Plant Sciences
University of Sheffield
United Kingdom

Academician Plant Sciences
Biography

P3 Independent Research Fellow, Animal and Plant Sciences, University of Sheffield, UK (2015-present) Postdoctoral Research Scholar, Department of Entemology, University of California Riverside, USA (2013-2014) Postdoctoral Fellow, School of Life Sciences, University of Lincoln, UK (2012-2013) Postdoctoral Research Assistant, Department of Ecology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala, Sweden (2009-2012) PhD - Chemical Ecology Department, Rothamsted Research/Faculty of Natural Sciences, Imperial College London, UK (2005-2009) BSc (Hons) - Department of Biology, University of York

Research Intrest

Identification of semiochemicals mediating insect-host interactions Context-dependent effects of volatile cues on insect behaviour Volatiles mediating muli-trophic interactions between plants, herbivores and their natural enemies Host-switching and phenotypic plasticity in aphids Volatile-mediated plant-plant communication

List of Publications
Webster B, Hayes W, Pike TW. Avian egg odour encodes information on embryo sex, fertility and development. PloS one. 2015 Jan 28;10(1):e0116345.
Schröder ML, Glinwood R, Webster B, Ignell R, Krüger K. Olfactory responses of Rhopalosiphum padi to three maize, potato, and wheat cultivars and the selection of prospective crop border plants. Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata. 2015 Nov 1;157(2):241-53.
Webster B, Cardé RT. Use of habitat odour by host‐seeking insects. Biological Reviews. 2017 May 1;92(2):1241-9.