Jonathan Drury

Dr Jonathan Drury is an Associate Professor in the Department of Biosciences at Durham University and serves as Deputy Executive Dean (EDI) in the Faculty of Science. His research focuses on behavioural ecology, evolutionary biology, and species interactions, with a particular emphasis on reproductive interference, interspecific territoriality, and phylogenetic comparative methods.

Dr Drury holds a PhD and has extensive academic experience, though specific educational details are not provided here. His work integrates citizen science data verification and genomic approaches, as seen in studies on damselflies and avian species.

Key research themes include understanding how competition, hybridization, and territorial behavior drive evolutionary outcomes. He has published extensively on topics such as speciation dynamics, macroevolutionary patterns, and the ecological implications of interspecific interactions.

His recent publications analyze spatiotemporal speciation in damselflies, the role of behavioural interference in species range dynamics, and the decoupling of morphological evolution from latitude in birds. These studies highlight his interdisciplinary approach, combining fieldwork, genomic analysis, and theoretical models.

Dr Drury supervises doctoral students like Dan Nesbit and has contributed to tools like the RPANDA R package for macroevolutionary analyses. His work underscores the importance of integrating ecological and evolutionary perspectives to explain biodiversity patterns.