Josh Firth

(he/him)
University of Leeds
Current PositionNERC IRF; Associate Professor
Emailj.a.firth@leeds.ac.uk
Department(s)School of Biology
ECRNo
YES.DTN Core ThemesEcology, Evolution & Biodiversity
Profile(s)Josh Firth (0000-0001-7183-4115) – ORCID

Key Research Interests

  • Social Networks of Natural Populations
  • Behavioural Ecology
  • Long-Term Studies
  • Contagions
  • Society and Health

Recent Key Papers

  • Abraham A, Sheldon BC & Firth JA. 2025. Timing and social consequences of divorce in wild great tits: a phenomenological approach. Proceedings of the Royal Society B; DOI: 10.1101/2024.12.13.628365
  • Firth JA et al. 2024. Understanding age and society using natural populations. Royal Society Phil Trans B. DOI: 10.1098/rstb.2022.0469
  • Firth JA. 2020. Considering Complexity: Animal Social Networks and Behavioural Contagions. Trends in Ecology and Evolution; DOI: 10.1016/j.tree.2019.10.009