Dr William Mills
Areas of interest
- Animal ecology
- Ecotoxicology
- Applications of stable isotope analysis in ecology
- Ecology and conservation of seabirds
Background
Dr William Mills joined the Department of Geography and Environmental Science in April 2022. He is a Postdoctoral Research Assistant working with Dr Stuart Black on the 鈥淪eabirds as monitors of marine pollution in the Faroe Islands鈥 project, funded by the Faroe Research Council. Prior to joining the Department, William worked as a Postdoctoral Researcher in the Higher Predators & Conservation group of the British Antarctic Survey鈥檚 Ecosystems programme, where his research focused on long-term trends in pollutant exposure to albatrosses and petrels. He also completed his PhD thesis at the British Antarctic Survey on the 鈥淭rophic ecology and mercury contamination of seabird communities in the Southern Ocean鈥. He has an MSc from the University of Oxford and a BSc (Hons) from the University of Warwick. Follow William on Twitter () and visit his and profiles for up-to-date publications.
Academic qualifications
PhD (University of Exeter & British Antarctic Survey)
MSc (University of Oxford)
BSc (Hons) (University of Warwick)
Selected publications
Ibañez, A.E., Mills, W.F., Bustamante, P., McGill, R.A.R., Morales, L.M., Palacio, F.X., Torres, D.S., Haidr, N.S., Mariano-Jelicich, R. and Montalti, D. (2022) Variation in blood mercury concentrations in brown skuas (Stercorarius antarcticus) is related to trophic ecology but not breeding success or adult body condition. Marine Pollution Bulletin 181, 113919.Mills, W.F., Ibañez, A.E., Bustamante, P., Carneiro, A.P.B., Bearhop, S., Cherel, Y., Mariano-Jelicich, R., McGill, R.A.R., Montalti, D., Votier, S.C. and Phillips, R.A. (2022) Spatial and sex differences in mercury contamination of skuas in the Southern Ocean. Environmental Pollution 297, 118841.
Mills, W.F., McGill, R.A.R., Cherel, Y., Votier, S.C. and Phillips, R.A. (2021) Stable isotopes demonstrate intraspecific variation in habitat use and trophic level of non鈥恇reeding albatrosses. Ibis 163, 463-472.
Mills, W.F., Morley, T.I., Votier, S.C. and Phillips, R.A. (2021) Long-term inter-and intraspecific dietary variation in sibling seabird species. Marine Biology 168, 31.
Mills, W.F., Bustamante, P., McGill, R.A.R., Anderson, O.R.J., Bearhop, S., Cherel, Y., Votier, S.C. and Phillips, R.A. (2020) Mercury exposure in an endangered seabird: long-term changes and relationships with trophic ecology and breeding success. Proceedings of the Royal Society B 287, 20202683.
Mills, W.F., Xavier, J.C., Bearhop, S., Cherel, Y., Votier, S.C., Waluda, C.M. and Phillips, R.A. (2020) Long-term trends in albatross diets in relation to prey availability and breeding success. Marine Biology 167, 29.