Alison Morris

Patterns of association between mothers and offspring and their outcomes in a polygynous ungulate

The paper examines mother-offspring association patterns in red deer, finding that prolonged association benefits female calves and yearlings but may reduce adult lifespan.

Fitness costs of parasitism depend on fine-scale density and resource availability in a wild ungulate

This study examines how parasitism, density, and resource availability interact to affect survival and fecundity in wild red deer across their lifespan.

Adolescent girls at familial risk for depression with more advanced adrenarche have altered gut microbiota

The paper examines gut microbiota differences between high- and low-risk adolescents for depression, finding sex-specific links with adrenarche and Prevotella abundance.

Population density drives increased parasitism via greater exposure and reduced resource availability in wild hosts

This study shows that higher host population density increases parasite counts through both greater exposure and reduced resource availability in red deer.

SenSet, a novel human lung senescence cell gene signature, identifies cell-specific senescence mechanisms

The paper develops SenSet, a gene signature for human lung senescence, validated in 3D culture models and identifies cell-type specific senescence mechanisms in aging and disease.