| RefNo | EC/2024/49 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Monaghan, Patricia: certificate of election to the Royal Society |
| Date | 21 April 2024 |
| Description | Certificate endorsing election of Patricia Monaghan as a Fellow of the Royal Society. Includes personal details of the elected Fellow, citation giving the reasons for election, and names of proposers. Signed by the Executive Director of the Royal Society, Julie Maxton. |
| Citation | Pat Monaghan leads the field in identifying the determinants of individual life histories and aging rates in wild vertebrates. Her early work on birds showed for the first time that the energetic costs of egg formation and incubation are important determinants of clutch size. Her subsequent pioneering studies have demonstrated how early life circumstances influence subsequent phenotypes, ageing rates and longevity. She also discovered that telomere length is predictive of subsequent lifespan, and, through laboratory and field experiments, how telomere loss is accelerated by faster growth, older parental age and more stressful environments. |
| Extent | 4p |
| Format | Computer printout |
| PhysicalDescription | A4 papers |
| AccessStatus | Closed |
| AccessConditions | Election certificates are subject to 50 year closure period from date of election. Details of proposers and date certificate was first submitted for candidacy are kept confidential until the 50 year closure period has elapsed. |