Research output per year
Research output per year
BS40 5DU
I’m a Research Fellow based at Bristol Veterinary School. My main research interests revolve around species differences in welfare, which I use to explore evolutionary explanations for problems using phylogenetic comparative methods (statistical approaches allowing users to work with data from species, whilst controlling for shared ancestry). My interests are not limited to any one taxa or context; rather, I’m fascinated by patterns in species diversity and seek to understand drivers of it.
The main purpose of my comparative research is to identify welfare risk factors – these being species characteristics, e.g., biological traits – and use them to make tailored recommendations to improve wellbeing. To date, I’ve used this multi-species approach to identify welfare risk factors for captive wild animals (e.g., pet parrots and zoo-housed carnivores and lemurs). I’m applying this approach in a new context in my current work, funded by the Wild Animal Initiative, aiming to identify risk factors for conservation translocation outcomes, e.g., mortality rates.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article (Academic Journal) › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article (Academic Journal) › peer-review
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference Contribution (Conference Proceeding)
Mellor, E. L. (Principal Investigator)
1/09/23 → 31/08/26
Project: Research
Mellor, E. L. (Co-Investigator), Statham, P. T. E. (Co-Principal Investigator) & Mendl, M. T. (Co-Principal Investigator)
1/01/23 → 31/07/23
Project: Other
Mellor, E. L. (Co-Investigator), Cuthill, I. C. (Principal Investigator), Mendl, M. T. (Co-Investigator), Mason, G. (Co-Investigator) & van Zeeland, Y. (Co-Investigator)
1/12/19 → 1/06/22
Project: Research
Mellor, E. (Creator), Zenodo, 28 Jun 2023
DOI: 10.5061/dryad.pk0p2ngsp, https://zenodo.org/record/8092121
Dataset
Mellor, E. (Creator), Zenodo, 29 Mar 2023
DOI: 10.5061/dryad.v6wwpzh0g, https://zenodo.org/record/7613689
Dataset
Mellor, E. (Contributor), Dryad, 24 Sept 2021
DOI: 10.5061/dryad.ns1rn8psb, http://datadryad.org/stash/dataset/doi:10.5061/dryad.ns1rn8psb and one more link, https://zenodo.org/record/5512398 (show fewer)
Dataset
Mellor, E. L. (Participant)
Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Invited talk
Mellor, E. L. (Participant)
Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in conference
Mellor, E. L. (Participant)
Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in workshop, seminar, course
Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)