Faculty of Health and Life Sciences

Dr Manmohan Sharma

Dr Manmohan Sharma

Research Fellow

 M.D.Sharma@exeter.ac.uk

 01326 259384

 SERSF 1.16

 

Science and Engineering Research Support Facility (SERSF):, University of Exeter,  Penryn Campus, Penryn, Cornwall, TR10 9FE, UK

Overview

Qualifications

2010 PhD University of Exeter
2006 MSc Lucknow University, India
1999 BSc Lucknow University, India

Career

2010-2016 Associate Research Fellow, University of Exeter, UK

2016-present Research Fellow, University of Exeter, UK

2022-present Director of Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (CEC), University of Exeter, UK

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Research

Research interests

Sexual selection, mate choice, sperm competition, inbreeding

Research networks

Prof. David Hosken, Prof. Tom Tregenza, Prof. Nina Wedell, Dr. John Hunt, Dr. David Hodgson, Dr. Michelle Taylor, Dr. Damian Smith, Dr. Wayne Rostant, Dr. Kensuke Okada, Dr. Clarissa M. House, Prof. Angus Buckling, Prof. Richard Ffrench-Constant

Research grants

  • 2013 Amazon Web Services in Education
    AWS in Education Coursework Grant
  • 2013 Windows Azure in Education
    Windows Azure Educator Grant
  • 2011 The Genetics Society
    Genes and Development Summer Studentship

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Publications

Journal articles

Nishitani T, Matsumura K, Postma E, Sharma MD, Hosken DJ, Miyatake T (2024). Experimental quantification of genetic and ontogenetic effects on fighting behavior in the broad-horned flour beetle. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, 78(3). Abstract.
Erdos Z, Studholme DJ, Sharma MD, Chandler D, Bass C, Raymond B (2024). Manipulating multi-level selection in a fungal entomopathogen reveals social conflicts and a method for improving biocontrol traits. PLoS Pathog, 20(3). Abstract.  Author URL.
Pennell TM, Sharma MD, Sutter A, Wilson DT, House CM, Hosken DJ (2024). The condition‐dependence of male genital size and shape. Ecology and Evolution, 14(3).
Archer CR, Alper C, Mack L, Weedon M, Sharma MD, Sutter A, Hosken DJ (2023). Alcohol reduces choosiness and relaxes mate preferences in female Drosophila simulans. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society
Erdos Z, Studholme DJ, Raymond B, Sharma MD (2023). De novo genome assembly of Akanthomyces muscarius, a biocontrol agent of insect agricultural pests. Access Microbiology, 5(6). Abstract.
Foquet B, Rapkin J, Sharma MD, Sadd BM, Sakaluk SK, Hunt J (2023). Transcriptomic responses of females to consumption of nuptial food gifts as a potential mediator of sexual conflict in decorated crickets. J Evol Biol, 36(1), 183-194. Abstract.  Author URL.
Gardner AS, Trew BT, Maclean IMD, Sharma MD, Gaston KJ (2023). Wilderness areas under threat from global redistribution of agriculture. Curr Biol, 33(21), 4721-4726.e2. Abstract.  Author URL.
Luján AM, Paterson S, Hesse E, Sommer LM, Marvig RL, Sharma MD, Alseth EO, Ciofu O, Smania AM, Molin S, et al (2022). Polymicrobial infections can select against Pseudomonas aeruginosa mutators because of quorum-sensing trade-offs. Nature Ecology and Evolution, 6(7), 979-988. Abstract.
Okada K, Katsuki M, Sharma MD, Kiyose K, Seko T, Okada Y, Wilson AJ, Hosken DJ (2021). Natural selection increases female fitness by reversing the exaggeration of a male sexually selected trait. Nature Communications, 12(1). Abstract.
House CM, Lewis Z, Sharma MD, Hodgson DJ, Hunt J, Wedell N, Hosken DJ (2021). Sexual selection on the genital lobes of male Drosophila simulans. Evolution, 75(2), 501-514. Abstract.  Author URL.
Singh KS, Hosken DJ, Wedell N, Ffrench-Constant R, Bass C, Baxter S, Paszkiewicz K, Sharma MD (2020). De Novo Genome Assembly of the Meadow Brown Butterfly, Maniola jurtina. G3 (Bethesda), 10(5), 1477-1484. Abstract.  Author URL.
Matsumura K, Abe MS, Sharma MD, Hosken DJ, Yoshii T, Miyatake T (2020). Genetic variation and phenotypic plasticity in circadian rhythms in an armed beetle, Gnatocerus cornutus (Tenebrionidae). Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, 130(1), 34-40. Abstract.
Hawkes MF, Duffy E, Joag R, Skeats A, Radwan J, Wedell N, Sharma MD, Hosken DJ, Troscianko J (2019). Sexual selection drives the evolution of male wing interference patterns. Proc Biol Sci, 286(1903). Abstract.  Author URL.
Duffy E, Archer CR, Sharma MD, Prus M, Joag RA, Radwan J, Wedell N, Hosken DJ (2019). Wolbachia infection can bias estimates of intralocus sexual conflict. Ecology and Evolution, 9(1), 328-338. Abstract.
Campbell LJ, Hammond SA, Price SJ, Sharma MD, Garner TWJ, Birol I, Helbing CC, Wilfert L, Griffiths AGF (2018). A novel approach to wildlife transcriptomics provides evidence of disease-mediated differential expression and changes to the microbiome of amphibian populations. Mol Ecol, 27(6), 1413-1427. Abstract.  Author URL.
Roberts KE, Hadfield JD, Sharma MD, Longdon B (2018). Changes in temperature alter susceptibility to a virus following a host shift. Abstract.
Roberts KE, Longdon B, Hadfield J, Sharma MD (2018). Changes in temperature alter the potential outcomes of virus host shifts. PLoS Pathogens
Hosken DJ, Sutter A, Barton S, Dev M, Basellini U, Archer R (2018). Senescent declines in elite tennis players are similar across the sexes. Behavioral Ecology
Maraqa MS, Griffin R, Sharma MD, Wilson AJ, Hunt J, Hosken DJ, House CM (2017). Constrained evolution of the sex comb in Drosophila simulans. J Evol Biol, 30(2), 388-400. Abstract.  Author URL.
Archer CR, Stephens RM, Sharma MD, Hosken DJ (2017). The Drosophila simulans Y chromosome interacts with the autosomes to influence male fitness. J Evol Biol, 30(10), 1821-1825. Abstract.  Author URL.
Sharma MD, Wilson AJ, Hosken DJ (2016). Fisher's sons' effect in sexual selection: absent, intermittent or just low experimental power?. J Evol Biol, 29(12), 2464-2470. Abstract.  Author URL.
Gómez P, Paterson S, De Meester L, Liu X, Lenzi L, Sharma MD, McElroy K, Buckling A (2016). Local adaptation of a bacterium is as important as its presence in structuring a natural microbial community. Nat Commun, 7 Abstract.  Author URL.
House CM, Sharma MD, Okada K, Hosken DJ (2016). Pre and Post-copulatory Selection Favor Similar Genital Phenotypes in the Male Broad Horned Beetle. Integr Comp Biol, 56(4), 682-693. Abstract.  Author URL.
Okada K, Archer CR, Katsuki M, Suzaki Y, Sharma MD, House CM, Hosken DJ (2015). Polyandry and fitness in female horned flour beetles, Gnatocerus cornutus. Animal Behaviour, 106, 11-16. Abstract.
Archer CR, Duffy E, Hosken DJ, Mokkonen M, Okada K, Oku K, Sharma MD, Hunt J (2015). Sex-specific effects of natural and sexual selection on the evolution of life span and ageing in Drosophila simulans. Functional Ecology, 29(4), 562-569. Abstract.
Ingleby FC, Hosken DJ, Flowers K, Hawkes MF, Lane SM, Rapkin J, House CM, Sharma MD, Hunt J (2014). Environmental heterogeneity, multivariate sexual selection and genetic constraints on cuticular hydrocarbons in Drosophila simulans. Journal of Evolutionary Biology
Ingleby FC, Hosken DJ, Flowers K, Hawkes MF, Lane SM, Rapkin J, House CM, Sharma MD, Hunt J (2014). Environmental heterogeneity, multivariate sexual selection and genetic constraints on cuticular hydrocarbons in Drosophila simulans. Journal of Evolutionary Biology, 27(4), 700-713. Abstract.
Okada K, Katsuki M, Sharma MD, House CM, Hosken DJ (2014). Sexual conflict over mating in Gnatocerus cornutus? Females prefer lovers not fighters. Proceedings. Biological sciences / the Royal Society, 281(1785). Abstract.
Okada K, Katsuki M, Sharma MD, House CM, Hosken DJ (2014). Sexual conflict over mating in Gnatocerus cornutus? Females prefer lovers not fighters. Proc Biol Sci, 281(1785). Abstract.  Author URL.
Sharma MD, Minder AM, Hosken DJ (2013). No association between sperm competition and sperm length variation across dung flies (Scathophagidae). Journal of Evolutionary Biology, 26(11), 2341-2349. Abstract.
Sharma MD, Minder AM, Hosken DJ (2013). No association between sperm competition and sperm length variation across dung flies (Scathophagidae). J Evol Biol, 26(11), 2341-2349. Abstract.  Author URL.
House CM, Lewis Z, Hodgson DJ, Wedell N, Sharma MD, Hunt J, Hosken DJ (2013). Sexual and natural selection both influence male genital evolution. PLoS One, 8(5). Abstract.  Author URL.
Sharma MD, Hunt J, Hosken DJ (2012). Antagonistic responses to natural and sexual selection and the sex-specific evolution of cuticular hydrocarbons in Drosophila simulans. Evolution, 66(3), 665-677. Abstract.  Author URL.
Sharma MD, Griffin RM, Hollis J, Tregenza T, Hosken DJ (2012). Reinvestigating good genes benefits of mate choice in Drosophila simulans. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, 106(2), 295-306. Abstract.
Yu TL, Sharma MD (2012). Sex recognition and mate choice by male Bufo gargarizans in central China. Zoological Science, 29(6), 347-350. Abstract.
Sharma MD, Mitchell C, Hunt J, Tregenza T, Hosken DJ (2012). The genetics of cuticular hydrocarbon profiles in the Fruit Fly Drosophila simulans. J Hered, 103(2), 230-239. Abstract.  Author URL.
Okada K, Pitchers WR, Sharma MD, Hunt J, Hosken DJ (2011). Longevity, calling effort, and metabolic rate in two populations of cricket. BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY AND SOCIOBIOLOGY, 65(9), 1773-1778.  Author URL.
Okada K, Blount JD, Sharma MD, Snook RR, Hosken DJ (2011). Male attractiveness, fertility and susceptibility to oxidative stress are influenced by inbreeding in Drosophila simulans. J Evol Biol, 24(2), 363-371. Abstract.  Author URL.
Sharma MD, Tregenza T, Hosken DJ (2011). Sex combs, allometry, and asymmetry in <i>Drosophila</i>. BIOLOGICAL JOURNAL OF THE LINNEAN SOCIETY, 103(4), 923-934.  Author URL.
Sharma MD, Tregenza T, Hosken DJ (2010). Female mate preferences in Drosophila simulans: evolution and costs. J Evol Biol, 23(8), 1672-1679. Abstract.  Author URL.
Taylor ML, Sharma MD, Hosken DJ (2009). Sexual selection in flies: a comparison of <i>Drosophila simulans</i> and <i>D</i>. <i>melanogaster</i>. ANIMAL BIOLOGY, 59(4), 391-402.  Author URL.

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External Engagement and Impact

Administrative responsibilities

Member of:

  1. Doctoral College Strategic Board - as a Cornwall ECR Liaison Forum representative
  2. CEC Inclusivity Panel
  3. Race Equality Group

Co-Director of EDI

Advanced Research Computing Strategy Group (Chair)

Race Equality Group (Co-Chair)


Advice to Government, Parliament, devolved and English regional administrations, other national, international, regional or local agencies; advice to non-government organisations and to private practice

  1. Independent Advisor - Devon and Cornwall Police
  2. Non Exec. Director - Sajag Prahari Foundation

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Teaching

Advanced Molecular Techniques

Sequencing

Advanced Research Computing

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Supervision / Group

Research Fellows

Postdoctoral researchers

Postgraduate researchers

  • Katie Murray
  • Alasdair Owens
  • Cara Patel
  • Hironori Shinohara

Alumni

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Office Hours:

Monday - Friday 09:00 - 17:00

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