CAnMove

Research

I am broadly interested in the question of why individuals of the same species vary in their behaviour and life-history. What ecological factors drive the differences we observe in nature, and why is variation between individuals maintained?

During my Ph.D I investigated the role of early experience in the phenotypic development of the guppy. I manipulated the early social and physical environment of juveniles and assessed how this affected their behaviour and morphology as adults.

At Lund University as part of the CAnMove project I will investigate the causes and consequences of partial migration in roach, asking why certain individuals make the decision to migrate and others to stay. To do this I will carry out behavioural trials in the field, analyse long-term data sets on migratory patterns and potentially investigate a genetic basis for migratory tendency in this species.