Animal Behaviour
Studying a wide range of themes within behavioural biology
We are biological researchers who explore the evolution, diversity and mechanisms of animal behaviour.
We study a wide range of species in the field and the laboratory and use diverse methods to do so, including experimental and computational approaches, behavioural observation, genetics/genomics and comparative physiology.
Staff research and expertise includes behavioural ecology, animal welfare, conservation, evolutionary biology, animal cognition, behavioural neuroscience and epigenetics.
Themes/expertise
- Behavioural ecology
- Animal cognition
- Evolutionary biology
- Biological mechanisms
- Link to image of Researchers are studying how animals acquire new skills. Here guppies are being trained to eat at a novel feeder.
- Link to image of Researcher Serge Wich launches a small drone to monitor orangutan nests in Indonesia
- Link to image of Emily Bethell studies rhesus macaques on Cayo Santiago, Puerto Rico to understand the close link between anxiety and visual attention
- Link to image of 3D foot and leg motions of a guineafowl captured using bi-planar X-rays - understanding how bird's feet interact with the ground helps us to interpret dinosaur footprints
Staff profiles
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