Personal Profile / Teaching Experience

Module Leader for
Introduction to Animal Behaviour
Vertebrate Biology
Zoo enclosure Field course (in the Netherlands)

Other Modules
Biomeasurement
Animal Behaviour in Context
Preparation for Research
Practical Biology
Advanced Topics in Behavioural Ecology
Advanced Approaches in Animal Management

Research Interests

The ecology, effects and control of aquatic invasive species (particularly the zebra mussel, Dreissena polymorpha).

Publications

Costa, R., Elliott, P., Aldridge, D.C. and Moggridge, G.M. 2011. Enhanced mortality of the biofouling zebra mussel, Dreissena polymorpha, through the application of combined control agents. Journal of Great Lakes Research. 37 (2), 272-278.

Elliott, P., Aldridge., D.C., Moggridge., G.D. 2010. The development of micro-encapsulated toxins to control zebra mussels. In: The Zebra Mussel in Europe (Eds: Van der Velde, G., Rajagopal, S., and Bij de Vaate, A). Backhuys Publishers, London, pp 371-381.

Costa, R., Elliott, P., Saraiva, P.M., Aldridge, D.C. and Moggridge, G.M. 2008. Development of sustainable solutions for zebra mussel control through chemical product engineering. Chinese Journal of Chemical Engineering 16 (2008) 435-440.

Elliott, P., Aldridge, D.C., and Moggridge, G.D. 2008. Zebra mussel filtration and its potential uses in industrial water treatment. Water research. 42, 1664-1674

Elliott, P., and Zu Ermgassen, P.S. 2008. The Asian clam (Corbicula fluminea) in the River Thames, London, England. Aquatic Invasions. March, 54-60.

MCCIP. 2006.Marine Climate Change Impacts Annual Report Card 2006 (Eds. Buckley, P.J., Dye, S.R., and Baxter, J.M. Summary report, MCCIP, Lowestoft, 8pp.

Aldridge, D.C., Moggridge, G.D. and Elliott, P.E. 2006. A micro-encapsulated biobullet for the control of biofouling zebra mussels. Environmental Science and Technology. 40 (3), 975 -979.

Elliott, P., Aldridge, D.C. and Moggridge, G.D., 2005. The increasing effects of zebra mussels on water installations in England. Water and Environmental Management. Dec, 367-375.

Aldridge, D.C., Elliott, P. and Moggridge, G.D. 2004. The recent and rapid spread of the zebra mussel (Dreissena polymorpha) in Great Britain. Biological conservation, 119, 253-261.

Hall, T., Shepherd, D., Dillon, G., Hearn, K., Aldridge, D. & Elliott, P. 2004. Preventing problems with zebra mussels, 156pp. Swindon: Water Research Centre.