Research
Current research:
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PhD: Drivers of ocean movement patterns in Round Island petrels
My PhD is using a combination of spatial, demographic, genetic, and environmental data in order to investigate what is driving ocean movement patterns of Round Island petrels. I'm interested in how consistent (or, flexible) individual petrels are in their migratory movements between years and the consequences this has on individual fitness.
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Storm-petrels on migration
For the past three years I have been helping coordinate the Storm-petrels in Portugal project. This project has been running since the early 1990s and involves catching and ringing the European storm-petrel Hydrobates pelagicus (by tape-luring to mist-nets) while the birds are passing Portugal on their northwards migration. This project runs every year between June and July, and is a partnership between A Rocha Portugal and Cardiff University.
For more information on the project, check out this video.
Round Island petrel in flight. © Malcolm Nicoll
I've previously worked on the following projects:
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Research Associate, Cardiff University
After finishing my undergraduate degree, I was invited back to Cardiff University in order to carry out various research projects involving meta-barcoding to determine the diet of European nightjar (working with Cardiff University and the BTO), Pied flycatcher (Cardiff University), European storm-petrel (RSPB), and Madeiran storm petrel (Coimbra University).
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BSc Zoology: Investigating the diet of Welsh woodland birds using molecular techniques
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BSc Zoology, PTY: Determinants of home range of the Philippine slow loris Nycticebus menagensis
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EDUCATION
2018--
PhD, University of East Anglia
'Drivers of ocean movement patterns in Round Island petrels'
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2012--2016
BSc Zoology with Professional Training Year, Cardiff University
Grants and Awards
2019: The Seabird Group - research grant for the Storm Petrels in Portugal research project (£500)
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2018: Pacific Seabird Group - Received 200 USD to award a Pacific presentation prize for the 5th World Seabird Twitter Conference (#WSTC5)
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Other professional activities
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#WSTC5: Helped organise the 5th World Seabird Twitter Conference (9-11 April). Secured sponsorship from PSG and the BOU, chaired the Behaviour session #BehaSesh, promoted the conference.
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UEA CEEC Rebellion: On the organising committee for the 19th UEA CEEC Rebellion student conference (20 and 21 March 2019)