Contact

Information

Please contact Dr. A. J. S. (Tony) Hawkins with any feedback or suggestions concerning this website and/or ShellSIM, including for further information or discussion of topics such as may include ShellSIM Availibility, future model development, model linkage, training, collaboration and/or the calibration and validation of ShellSIM for further species and/or locations.

Do not hesitate to make contact; all constructive interaction is welcome!

Personal Background

Tony Hawkins obtained a B.Sc. Hons. (First Class) in Zoology from the University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand (1979), and a Ph.D. from Exeter University (1983). Personal research activities at Plymouth Marine Laboratory over the past 25 years have in the main (i) helped to identify and define primary functional inter-relations between natural environmental variables and responsive physiological components of growth in mussels, oysters, scallops and clams, for input to models that integrate consequences of species assemblage and distribution for key ecosystem processes; and (ii) used the exceptional genetic polymorphism in bivalve shellfish to study and model interrelations whereby protein metabolism links genetic diversity with functional consequences for growth efficiency, stress tolerance and population dynamics among animals generally. These activities have entailed molecular biology, population genetics, biochemistry, physiology, ecology and modelling. Management responsibilities have included acting on the Senior Management Team whilst Head of Science at PML from 2001 to 2005, and coordinating or participating within a total of 18 international commissioned research projects. Collective output includes more than 70 scientific papers within peer-reviewed international journals, and more than 25 other publications in books and lesser journals.

Mailing Address

Dr A. J. S. Hawkins,
Plymouth Marine Laboratory,
Plymouth PL1 3DH,
Devon,
United Kingdom.

E-Mail

ajsh@pml.ac.uk

Telephone

00 44 (0)1752 633443