Main Focus
Predators and their collective prey
I’m interested in understanding the foraging dynamics of predators, and exploring how predation as a selective force drives collective prey behaviour.
My PhD project focuses on three key questions: (i) how do predator attacks impact the behaviour of collective prey species; (ii) how do predators alter their hunting tactics in response to predation-induced changes in prey behaviour; and (iii) how does predator-prey behavioural feedback change the predictions of foraging models?
Using microchip tags, I aim to monitor the social dynamics and spatial movements of songbird flocks. In combination with high-resolution tracking data from GPS tags on apex avian predators, I will digitally reconstruct predation events, and simultaneously track behavioural changes in both predator and prey.
I’m interested in understanding the foraging dynamics of predators, and exploring how predation as a selective force drives collective prey behaviour.
My PhD project focuses on three key questions: (i) how do predator attacks impact the behaviour of collective prey species; (ii) how do predators alter their hunting tactics in response to predation-induced changes in prey behaviour; and (iii) how does predator-prey behavioural feedback change the predictions of foraging models?
Using microchip tags, I aim to monitor the social dynamics and spatial movements of songbird flocks. In combination with high-resolution tracking data from GPS tags on apex avian predators, I will digitally reconstruct predation events, and simultaneously track behavioural changes in both predator and prey.
Curriculum Vitae
- 2015 - Present: PhD student in the Collective Behaviour Lab, Max Planck Institute of Ornithology, University of Konstanz
- 2013 - 2015 Research Assistant, Edward Grey Institute, University of Oxford
- 2011 - 2012: MSc Conservation & Biodiversity, Centre for Ecology & Conservation, University of Exeter
- 2008 - 2011: BSc Zoology, Centre for Ecology & Conservation, University of Exeter