Assoc ProfessorTom Wilkinson
Emeritus Associate Professor (RTA)
School of Biology and Environmental Science
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- Emeritus Associate Professor (RTA)School of Biology and Environmental Science
- 01 716 2264
- University College Dublin, School of Biology and Environmental Science, Science Centre - West Belfield Dublin 4
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Insect-plant interactions Symbiotic relationships between sap-feeding insects and micro-organisms Variability in symbiont function - changing supply to meet host demand Nutrition of aphid embryos Plant defence strategies against insects Mechanisms of feeding in homopteran insects, in particular the role of saliva in aphid feeding
GRANTS
- GRANTOBRSS Research Support SchemeUniversity College Dublin (UCD)1 Nov 2016 - 31 Oct 2019People funded by this grant:
- Wilkinson T