Publications
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Peer reviewed
Garcia-Alvarez, J., Teruel, E., Cozzi, A., Harris, W.E., Rutter, S.M., Beaver, A., 2025. Effects of a synthetic analog of the bovine appeasing pheromone on the overall welfare of dairy calves from birth through weaning. Journal of Dairy Science 108, 1964–1977.
Harris, W.E., Lewis, M., 2024. The unlimited possibilities for AI in agriculture. Resource 8.
Price, C.S., Harris, W.E., Forbes, E., Walters, K.F., 2024. Spatial aggregations of the grey field slug Deroceras reticulatum are unstable under abnormally high soil moisture conditions. Insects 15, 819.
Rozenstein, O., Cohen, Y., Alchanatis, V., Behrendt, K., Bonfil, D.J., Eshel, G., Harari, A., Harris, W.E., Klapp, I., Laor, Y., Linker, R., Paz-Kagan, T., Peets, S., Rutter, S.M., Salzer, Y., Lowenberg-DeBoer, J., 2024. Data-driven agriculture and sustainable farming: friends or foes? Precision Agric 25, 520–531. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11119-023-10061-5
Langan, A.M., Harris, W.E., 2023. Metrics of student dissatisfaction and disagreement: longitudinal explorations of a national survey instrument. High Educ. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10734-023-01004-0
Roberts, J.M., Clunie, B.J., Leather, S.R., Harris, W.E., Pope, T.W., 2023. Scents and sensibility: Best practice in insect olfactometer bioassays. Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata 171, 808–820. https://doi.org/10.1111/eea.13351
Sandri, Tommy, Bunge, D., Omengo, F., Cain, B., Jones, M., Harris, W.E., 2023. Rapid development of individual identification and presence systems for a critically endangered antelope, the Mountain bongo. Afr J Ecol 61, 980–988. https://doi.org/10.1111/aje.13201
Sandri, TOMMY, Prettejohn, M., Omengo, F., Cain, B., Jones, M., Harris, W.E., 2023. Population monitoring of a Critically Endangered antelope, the mountain bongo, using camera traps and a novel identification scheme. Oryx 1–8.
Bedson, C.P.E., Wheeler, P.M., Reid, N., Harris, W.E., Mallon, D., Caporn, S., Preziosi, R., 2022. Highest densities of mountain hares (Lepus timidus) associated with ecologically restored bog but not grouse moorland management. Ecology and Evolution 12, e8744. https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.8744
Carter, L.S., Haskell, M.J., Ball, D., Gibbons, J., Harris, W.E., Rutter, S.M., 2022. Dairy cows value an open area for lying down. PLOS ONE 17, e0268238. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0268238
Combe, F.J., Juškaitis, R., Trout, R.C., Bird, S., Ellis, J.S., Norrey, J., Al-Fulaij, N., White, I., Harris, W.E., 2022. Density and climate effects on age-specific survival and population growth: consequences for hibernating mammals. Animal Conservation.
Jeffery, S., van de Voorde, T.F., Harris, W.E., Mommer, L., Van Groenigen, J.W., De Deyn, G.B., Ekelund, F., Briones, M.J., Bezemer, T.M., 2022. Biochar application differentially affects soil micro-, meso-macro-fauna and plant productivity within a nature restoration grassland. Soil Biology and Biochemistry 174, 108789.
Shewbridge Carter, L., Haskell, M.J., Ball, D., Gibbons, J., Harris, W.E., Rutter, S.M., 2022. Dairy cows value an open area for lying down. PLoS ONE 17, 1–16. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0268238
Zielonka, M.W., Harris, W.E., Pope, T.W., Leather, S.R., 2022. Transgenerational effect of host plant on growth and reproduction in two species of moth, Cacoecimorpha pronubana and Epiphyas postvittana (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae). Annals of Applied Biology n/a. https://doi.org/10.1111/aab.12743
Bedson, C.P.E., Devenish, C., Symeonakis, E., Mallon, D., Reid, N., Edwin Harris, W., Preziosi, R., 2021a. Splitting hares: Current and future ecological niches predicted as distinctly different for two congeneric lagomorphs. Acta Oecologica 111, 103742. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actao.2021.103742
Bedson, C.P.E., Thomas, L., Wheeler, P.M., Reid, N., Harris, W.E., Lloyd, H., Mallon, D., Preziosi, R., 2021b. Estimating density of mountain hares using distance sampling: a comparison of daylight visual surveys, night-time thermal imaging and camera traps. Wildlife Biology 2021. https://doi.org/10.2981/wlb.00802
Harris, W.E., de Kort, S.R., Bettridge, C.M., Borges, J., Cain, B., Dulle, H.I., Fyumagwa, R., Gadiye, D., Jones, M., Kahana, L., others, 2021. A learning network approach to resolve conservation challenges in the Ngorongoro Conservation Area. African Journal of Ecology 59, 326–331.
Mhango, Joseph K., Grove, I.G., Hartley, W., Harris, E.W., Monaghan, J.M., 2021a. Applying colour-based feature extraction and transfer learning to develop a high throughput inference system for potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) stems with images from unmanned aerial vehicles after canopy consolidation. Precision Agric. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11119-021-09853-4
Mhango, Joseph K., Harris, E.W., Green, R., Monaghan, J.M., 2021b. Mapping Potato Plant Density Variation Using Aerial Imagery and Deep Learning Techniques for Precision Agriculture. Remote Sensing 13, 2705. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs13142705
Mhango, Joseph K., Harris, W.E., Monaghan, J.M., 2021c. Relationships between the Spatio-Temporal Variation in Reflectance Data from the Sentinel-2 Satellite and Potato (Solanum Tuberosum L.) Yield and Stem Density. Remote Sensing 13, 4371. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs13214371
Mhango, J. K., Hartley, W., Harris, W.E., Monaghan, J.M., 2021. Comparison of potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) tuber size distribution fitting methods and evaluation of the relationship between soil properties and estimated distribution parameters. The Journal of Agricultural Science 1–15. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0021859621000952
Norrey, J., Jones, M., Oliveira, P., Harris, W.E., 2021. Habitat association and population size of the Madeira Firecrest (Regulus madeirensis). The Wilson Journal of Ornithology. https://doi.org/10.1676/19-00153
Stanbrook, R., Harris, E., Jones, M., Wheater, C.P., 2021a. The Effect of Dung Beetle Size on Soil Nutrient Mobilization in an Afrotropical Forest. Insects 12, 141. https://doi.org/10.3390/insects12020141
Stanbrook, R., Wheater, C.P., Harris, W.E., Jones, M., 2021b. Habitat type and altitude work in tandem to drive the community structure of dung beetles in Afromontane forest. J Insect Conserv. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10841-020-00289-1
Stanbrook, R.A., Harris, W.E., Wheater, C.P., Jones, M., 2021. Evidence of phenotypic plasticity along an altitudinal gradient in the dung beetle Onthophagus proteus. PeerJ 9, e10798.
Stevenson, J., O’Riordain, S., Harris, W., Crockford, L., 2021. An investigation into the impact of nine catchment characteristics on the accuracy of two phosphorus load apportionment models. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment 193, 1–14.
Zielonka, M.W., Harris, W.E., Pope, T.W., Leather, S.R., 2021. Abundance and phenology of two pest species, Cacoecimorpha pronubana and Epiphyas postvittana (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae). Annals of Applied Biology Online early. https://doi.org/10.1111/aab.12692
Huml, J.V., Harris, W.E., Taylor, M.I., Sen, R., Prudhomme, C., Ellis, J.S., 2020. Pollution control can help mitigate future climate change impact on European grayling in the UK. Diversity and Distributions 26, 517–532.
Coulthard, E., Norrey, J., Shortall, C., Harris, W.E., 2019. Ecological traits predict population changes in moths. Biological Conservation 233, 213–219. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2019.02.023
Fox, G., Preziosi, R.F., Antwis, R.E., Benavides-Serrato, M., Combe, F.J., Harris, W.E., Hartley, I.R., Kitchener, A.C., de Kort, S.R., Nekaris, A.-I., others, 2019. Multi-individual microsatellite identification: A multiple genome approach to microsatellite design (MiMi). Molecular ecology resources 19, 1672–1680.
Hamshire, C., Jack, K., Forsyth, R., Langan, A.M., Harris, W.E., 2019. The wicked problem of healthcare student attrition. Nursing Inquiry 0, e12294. https://doi.org/10.1111/nin.12294
Harris, W., Langan, A., Barrett, N., Jack, K., Wibberley, C., Hamshire, C., 2019. A case for using both direct and indirect benchmarking to compare university performance metrics. Studies in Higher Education 44, 2281–2292.
Huml, V., Taylor, M., Harris, W.E., Sen, R., Ellis, J., 2019. Negative climate change impact on European grayling can be mitigated in the UK by pollution control. Diversity and Distributions.
Langan, A.M., Harris, W.E., 2019. National student survey metrics: where is the room for improvement? High Educ. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10734-019-00389-1
Combe, F.J., Taylor-Cox, E., Fox, G., Sandri, T., Davis, N., Jones, M.J., Cain, B., Mallon, D., Harris, W.E., 2018. Rapid isolation and characterization of microsatellites in the critically endangered mountain bongo (Tragelaphus eurycerus isaaci). J Genet 97, 549–553. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12041-018-0922-z
Harris, W.E., Langan, A.M., Barrett, N., Jack, K., Wibberley, C., Hamshire, C., 2018. A case for using both direct and indirect benchmarking to compare university performance metrics. Studies in Higher Education 0, 1–12. https://doi.org/10.1080/03075079.2018.1490893
Huml, V., Taylor, M.I., Harris, W.E., Sen, R., Ellis, J.S., 2018. Neutral variation does not predict immunogenetic variation in the European grayling (Thymallus thymallus)-implications for management. Mol. Ecol. 27, 4157–4173. https://doi.org/10.1111/mec.14864
Jack, K., Hamshire, C., Harris, W.E., Langan, M., Barrett, N., Wibberley, C., 2018. “My mentor didn’t speak to me for the first four weeks”: Perceived Unfairness experienced by nursing students in clinical practice settings. Journal of Clinical Nursing 27, 929–938. https://doi.org/10.1111/jocn.14015
Langan, A.M., Harris, W.E., Barrett, N., Hamshire, C., Wibberley, C., 2018. Benchmarking factor selection and sensitivity: a case study with nursing courses. Studies in Higher Education 43, 1586–1596. https://doi.org/10.1080/03075079.2016.1266613
Valle, S., Collar, N.J., Harris, W.E., Marsden, S.J., 2018. Trapping method and quota observance are pivotal to population stability in a harvested parrot. Biological Conservation 217, 428–436. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2017.11.001
Hamshire, C., Barrett, N., Langan, M., Harris, E., Wibberley, C., 2017. Students’ perceptions of their learning experiences: A repeat regional survey of healthcare students. Nurse Education Today 49, 168–173. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nedt.2016.11.019
Valle, S., Collar, N.J., Harris, W.E., Marsden, S.J., 2017. Spatial and seasonal variation in abundance within an insular grey parrot population. Afr. J. Ecol. n/a-n/a. https://doi.org/10.1111/aje.12367
Langan, A.M., Harris, W.E., Barrett, N., Hamshire, C., Wibberley, C., 2016. Benchmarking factor selection and sensitivity: a case study with nursing courses. Studies in Higher Education 0, 1–11. https://doi.org/10.1080/03075079.2016.1266613
Combe, F.J., Ellis, J.S., Lloyd, K.L., Cain, B., Wheater, C.P., Harris, W.E., 2016. After the Ice Age: The Impact of Post-Glacial Dispersal on the Phylogeography of a Small Mammal, Muscardinus avellanarius. Front. Ecol. Evol. 4. https://doi.org/10.3389/fevo.2016.00072
Oldekop, J.A., Holmes, G., Harris, W.E., Evans, K.L., 2016. A global assessment of the social and conservation outcomes of protected areas. Conservation Biology 30, 133–141. https://doi.org/10.1111/cobi.12568
Roberts, B.E.I., Harris, W.E., Hilton, G.M., Marsden, S.J., 2016. Taxonomic and Geographic Bias in Conservation Biology Research: A Systematic Review of Wildfowl Demography Studies. PLoS One 11. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0153908
Harris, W.E., Combe, F.J., Bird, S., 2015. Using integrated population modelling in conservation monitoring: a case study in the common dormouse (Muscardinus avellenarius). Folia Zoologica 64, 330–336.
Barratt, C.D., Tonelli, E., Menegon, M., Doggart, N., Bowkett, A., Howell, K., Ngalason, W., Harris, W.E., Loader, S.P., 2014. Fragmented habitats and species : the challenges of Amphibian conservation in Tanzania today. Froglog H. 111, S. 63–64.
Cain, B., Wandera, A.B., Shawcross, S.G., Edwin Harris, W., STEVENS-WOOD, B., Kemp, S.J., OKITA-OUMA, B., Watts, P.C., 2014. Sex-biased inbreeding effects on reproductive success and home range size of the critically endangered black rhinoceros. Conservation Biology 28, 594–603.
Callender, C., Ramsden, P., Griggs, J., 2014. Review of the “National Student Survey”: report to the UK higher education funding bodies by NatCen Social Research, the Institute of Education, University of London and the Institute for Employment Studies0 (Monograph). National Centre for Social Research, Bristol, UK.
Norton, V., Stevens-Wood, B., Harris, W.E., 2014. Flexibility of Individual Load-mass Selection in Relation to Foraging Trail Gradient in the Leaf-cutter Ant Acromyrmex octospinosus. J Insect Behav 27, 370–384. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10905-013-9435-z
Bowling, F.L., Abbott, C.A., Harris, W.E., Atanasov, S., Malik, R.A., Boulton, A.J.M., 2012. A pocket-sized disposable device for testing the integrity of sensation in the outpatient setting. Diabetic Medicine 29, 1550–1552. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1464-5491.2012.03730.x
Taylor, H.R., Harris, W.E., 2012. An emergent science on the brink of irrelevance: a review of the past 8 years of DNA barcoding. Molecular Ecology Resources 12, 377–388. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1755-0998.2012.03119.x
Zytynska, S.E., Khudr, M.S., Harris, E., Preziosi, R.F., 2012. Genetic effects of tank-forming bromeliads on the associated invertebrate community in a tropical forest ecosystem. Oecologia 170, 467–475. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00442-012-2310-3
Fry, D.E., Harris, W.E., Kohnke, E.N., Twomey, C.L., 2010. Influence of Double-Gloving on Manual Dexterity and Tactile Sensation of Surgeons. Journal of the American College of Surgeons 210, 325–330. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2009.11.001
Harris, W.E., Uller, T., 2009. Reproductive investment when mate quality varies: differential allocation versus reproductive compensation. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 364, 1039–1048. https://doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2008.0299
Harris, W.E., 2008. Spermatophore Deposition Behavior in an Explosive Breeder, the Small-Mouthed Salamander, Ambystoma texanum. Herpetologica 64, 149–155. https://doi.org/10.1655/07-060.1
Harris, W.E., McKane, A.J., Wolf, J.B., 2008. The Maintenance of Heritable Variation Through Social Competition. Evolution 62, 337–347. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1558-5646.2007.00302.x
Mou, C., Thomason, H.A., Willan, P.M., Clowes, C., Harris, W.E., Drew, C.F., Dixon, J., Dixon, M.J., Headon, D.J., 2008. Enhanced ectodysplasin-A receptor (EDAR) signaling alters multiple fiber characteristics to produce the East Asian hair form. Human Mutation 29, 1405–1411. https://doi.org/10.1002/humu.20795
Tamara Montrose, V., Edwin Harris, W., Moore, A.J., Moore, P.J., 2008. Sperm competition within a dominance hierarchy: investment in social status vs. investment in ejaculates. Journal of Evolutionary Biology 21, 1290–1296. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1420-9101.2008.01570.x
Wolf, J.B., Harris, W.E., Royle, N.J., 2008. The capture of heritable variation for genetic quality through social competition. Genetica 134, 89–97. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10709-007-9214-x
Harris, W.E., Moore, A.J., Moore, P.J., 2007. Variation in sperm size within and between ejaculates in a cockroach. Functional Ecology 21, 598–602. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2435.2007.01248.x
Moore, P.J., Harris, W.E., Moore, A.J., 2007. The Cost of Keeping Eggs Fresh: Quantitative Genetic Variation in Females that Mate Late Relative to Sexual Maturation. The American Naturalist 169, 311–322. https://doi.org/10.1086/510687
Preziosi, R.F., Harris, W.E., 2007. Multivariate selection for the rest of us. J Evolution Biol 20, 34–35. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1420-9101.2006.01221.x
Harris, W. Edwin, Moore, P.J., 2005. Female Mate Preference and Sexual Conflict: Females Prefer Males That Have Had Fewer Consorts. The American Naturalist 165, S64–S71. https://doi.org/10.1086/429352
Harris, W. E., Moore, P.J., 2005. Sperm competition and male ejaculate investment in Nauphoeta cinerea: effects of social environment during development. Journal of Evolutionary Biology 18, 474–480. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1420-9101.2004.00816.x
Moore, P.J., Harris, W.E., Montrose, V.T., Levin, D., Moore, A.J., 2004. Constraints on Evolution and Postcopulatory Sexual Selection: Trade-Offs Among Ejaculate Characteristics. Evolution 58, 1773–1780. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.0014-3820.2004.tb00460.x
Montrose, V.T., Harris, W.E., Moore, P.J., 2004. Sexual conflict and cooperation under naturally occurring male enforced monogamy. Journal of Evolutionary Biology 17, 443–452. https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1420-9101.2003.00654.x
Moore, P., Harris, W., 2003. Is a decline in offspring quality a necessary consequence of maternal age? Proceedings. Biological sciences / The Royal Society 270 Suppl 2, S192-4. https://doi.org/10.1098/rsbl.2003.0051
Harris, W.E., Lucas, J.R., 2002. A state-based model of sperm allocation in a group-breeding salamander. Behavioral Ecology 13, 705–712. https://doi.org/10.1093/beheco/13.5.705
Sandri, T., Bunge, D., Omengo, F., Cain, B., Jones, M., Harris, W.E., n.d. Rapid development of individual identification and presence systems for a critically endangered antelope, the Mountain bongo. African Journal of Ecology n/a. https://doi.org/10.1111/aje.13201
Datasets
Harris, W.E., 2024. Harper Adams University Future Farm historical weather and Temperature Humidity Index data 2000 to date. https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/OMVONG
Robinson, K., Lewis, M.J., Harris, W.E., 2024a. Harper Adams University Future Farm main dairy production data 2023. https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/5LKA1I
Robinson, K., Lewis, M.J., Harris, W.E., 2024b. Harper Adams University Future Farm main dairy production data 2022. https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/U70B3H
Robinson, K., Lewis, M.J., Harris, W.E., 2024c. Harper Adams University Future Farm main dairy production data 2021. https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/07NJBW
Robinson, K., Lewis, M.J., Harris, W.E., 2024d. Harper Adams University Future Farm main dairy production data 2020. https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/TAEGPL
Robinson, K., Lewis, M.J., Harris, W.E., 2024e. Harper Adams University Future Farm main dairy production data 2019. https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/3KUKPC
Robinson, K., Lewis, M.J., Harris, W.E., 2024f. Harper Adams University Future Farm main dairy production data 2018-date. https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/1OBF25
Harris, E.W., Wager, G.A., Butler, M., Mhango, J.M., Monaghan, J.M., Green, R., 2022. Data from: Investigating human repeatability of a computer vision based task to identify meristems on a potato plant (Solanum tuberosum). DOI
Huml, J.V., Taylor, M.I., Harris, W.E., Sen, R., Ellis, J.S., 2018. Data from: Neutral variation does not predict immunogenetic variation in the European grayling (Thymallus thymallus) - implications for management. DOI
Vanessa Huml, J., Taylor, M.I., Edwin Harris, W., Sen, R., Ellis, J.S., 2018. Data from: Pollution control can help mitigate future climate change impacts on European grayling in the UK. Molecular Ecology 27, 4157-4173. DOI
Courses
Harris, W. E. (2025). R Stats Bootcamp v2025: A Self-Paced Course for Learning R Programming and Statistical Analysis. DOI :: Course website :: Github
Harris, W. E., Mhango, J., & Lewis, M. (2024). Professional skills for data science. DOI :: Course website :: Github
Harris, W. E. (2023). Big Data and Decision Making: An introduction to SQL and databases. DOI :: Course website :: Github
Harris, W. E. (2022). R Stats Bootcamp v2022: A Self-Paced Course for Learning R Programming and Statistical Analysis. DOI :: Course website :: Github
Harris, W. E. (2022). Experimental Design and Analysis: A rigorous self-guided course in introductory statistics using R. DOI :: Course website :: Github
Harris, W. E. (2022). Statistical analysis for data science: A self-paced course for machine and statistical learning. DOI :: Course website :: Github
Harris, W. E. (2022). Techniques in Machine Learning and AI: A self-paced course for deep learning and computer vision. DOI :: Course website :: Github
Harris, W. E. (2022). Big Data and Decision Making: A Self-Paced Course for big data and decision making. DOI :: Course website :: Github
Software & Packages
Butler, M., Wager, G. & Harris, W. E. (2023). Yolo Mark Utility: Software to create training datasets for Yolo [Computer software]. DOI :: Github
Harris, W. E. (2025). ecoteach: Educational Datasets for Ecology and Agriculture. R Package, CRAN :: DOI :: Github