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Penelope J Watt

Senior Lecturer and Level 1 Year Tutor
Animal and Plant Sciences
University of Sheffield
United Kingdom

Academician Plant Sciences
Biography

BSc in Zoology, University of Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK (1986) PhD in Zoology, University of Leeds, UK (1989) Postdoctoral Research Assistant, Imperial College, University of London, UK (1989-1993) Lecturer, De Montfort University, Leicester, UK (1993-1998) Lecturer, Animal and Plant Sciences, University of Sheffield, UK (1998-present)

Research Intrest

Although I have worked on amphibians and some invertebrate groups in the past, my current research interests are in behavioural ecology of fishes, in the following areas: Personality traits, such as boldness and aggression The genetic basis of behaviour Mate choice and sexual selection

List of Publications
Shohet AJ, Watt PJ. Female guppies Poecilia reticulata prefer males that can learn fast. Journal of Fish Biology. 2009 Oct 1;75(6):1323-30.
Guevara-Fiore P, Stapley J, Krause J, Ramnarine IW, Watt PJ. Male mate-searching strategies and female cues: how do male guppies find receptive females?. Animal behaviour. 2010 Jun 30;79(6):1191-7.
Guevara-Fiore P, Rosenqvist G, Watt PJ. Inbreeding level does not induce female discrimination between sibs and unrelated males in guppies. Behavioral ecology and sociobiology. 2010 Oct 1;64(10):1601-7.
Guevara-Fiore P, Stapley J, Watt PJ. Mating effort and female receptivity: how do male guppies decide when to invest in sex?. Behavioral ecology and sociobiology. 2010 Oct 1;64(10):1665-72.
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