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Research Interests
My research focusses on the evolution and phylogenetics of molluscs, using a broad range of tools and sources of data, from genetics to anatomy and physiology to palaeontology.
For up to date information please see: http://www.qub.ac.uk/qml/People/Sigwart
In particular I use the Polyplacophora (also called chitons or coat-of-mail shells) to test ideas about diversity and evolution under morphological constraint. Chitons are 'living fossils' that have changed little in their external morphology for hundreds of millions of years; because of this they make excellent models to investigate what we can (and cannot) understand about evolution from different sources of biological data.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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R6517BSC: Computational modelling of evolutionary dynamics in the deep sea
27/05/2015 → …
Project: Research
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R5843BSC: Enhancing the sustainability and market share of crustacean fisheries through advances in determination of age/size relationships
22/12/2015 → 28/02/2018
Project: Research
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R3454BSC: Modiolus restoration II
Emmerson, M., O'Connor, N., Reid, N. & Sigwart, J.
01/08/2012 → 22/06/2015
Project: Research
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R3363BSC: The velvet swimming crab fishery in Northern Ireland
01/08/2011 → 30/03/2015
Project: Research
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A Global Red List for Hydrothermal Vent Molluscs
Thomas, E. A., Molloy, A., Hanson, N. B., Böhm, M., Seddon, M. & Sigwart, J. D., 09 Dec 2021, In: Frontiers in Marine Science. 8, 713022.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A new species of Sakuraeolis from Mozambique, described using 3D reconstruction of anatomy and phylogenetic analysis
Ellis-Diamond, D. C., Picton, B. E., Tibiriçá, Y. & Sigwart, J. D., Jun 2021, In: Journal of Molluscan Studies. 87, 2Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Assessing the extinction risk of insular, understudied marine species
Thomas, E. A., Böhm, M., Pollock, C., Chen, C., Seddon, M. & Sigwart, J. D., 12 Nov 2021, (Early online date) In: Conservation Biology.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Benchmarking Oxford Nanopore read assemblers for high-quality molluscan genomes
Sun, J., Li, R., Chen, C., Sigwart, J. D. & Kocot, K. M., 24 May 2021, In: Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences. 376, 1825, 20200160.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Global controversy in oyster systematics and a newly described species from SE Asia (Bivalvia: Ostreidae: Crassostreinae)
Sigwart, J., Wong, N. L. W. S. & Esa, Y., 12 Oct 2021, (Early online date) In: Marine Biodiversity. 51, 83.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Prizes
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Elected Secretary, International Society for Invertebrate Morphology (2017-2020)
Sigwart, Julia (Recipient), 2017
Prize: Election to learned society
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Elected Secretary, Unitas Malacologica (2016-2019)
Sigwart, Julia (Recipient), 2016
Prize: Election to learned society
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Elected Vice President for Development, Deep Sea Biology Society (2018-2021)
Sigwart, Julia (Recipient), 2018
Prize: Election to learned society
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Queen's University Belfast 'Team of the Year Award' Nomination 2020/21
Scott, Lorraine (Recipient), Reid, Neil (Recipient), Emmerson, Mark (Recipient), Dick, Jaimie Thomas Allan (Recipient), Riddell, G. (Recipient), Marks, Nikki (Recipient), Houghton, Jonathan (Recipient), Collins, Patrick (Recipient), Helyar, Sarah (Recipient), Caplat, Paul (Recipient), Sigwart, Julia (Recipient) & Scantlebury, Michael (Recipient), 2021
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Activities
- 10 Editorial activity
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Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological Sciences (Journal)
Julia Sigwart (Associate editor)
2019 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Editorial activity
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Acta Zoologica (Journal)
Julia Sigwart (Editorial board member)
2018 → 2021Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Editorial activity
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JOURNAL OF CONCHOLOGY (Journal)
Julia Sigwart (Associate editor)
2017 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Editorial activity
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Journal of Natural History (Journal)
Julia Sigwart (Editorial board member)
2016 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Editorial activity
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Journal of Natural History (Journal)
Julia Sigwart (Editor-in-chief)
2015 → 2016Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Editorial activity
Press / Media
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How different is reality from mathematical perfection in taxonomy?
02/03/2018
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Research
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Chitons of the Falkland Islands
08/09/2016
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Public Engagement Activities
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Belfast Telegraph - Ministers asked to unite in plan to save Exploris aquarium
08/10/2013
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment