Research interests
My current research interests centre on three areas: (i) sexual conflicts and the operation of sexual selection, (ii) the evolution and function of animal communication systems, and (iii) the optimization of conservation efforts. I investigate these topics taking theoretical as well as empirical approaches, primarily using ungulate study systems.
My main field site is in Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya, where I have been running the Mara Antelope Research Project since 1998. I am a member of the IUCN Antelope Specialist Group (since 1994).
Education and career
- BSc in Biology, Copenhagen University (1989-1992)
- Visiting graduate student, University of California, San Diego (UCSD, 1992-1993)
- MSc in Biology, Copenhagen University (1993-1997)
- PhD in Biology, UCL, University of London (1997-2001)
- Post-doctoral Researcher, Stirling University, UK (2002 - 2003)
- Programme Manager, Bushmeat & Forest Conservation Programme, Zoological Society of London (2003 - 2004)
- Marie Curie Research Fellow, Evolutionary Ecology Research Unit, Jyväskylä University, Finland (2004 - 2006)
- Research Fellow, Institute of Zoology, Zoological Society of London (2006 - 2008)
- RCUK Research Fellow, Mammalian Behaviour & Evolution Group, Institute of Integrative Biology, Liverpool University, UK (2008 - 2013)
- Lecturer, Senior Lecturer, Mammalian Behaviour & Evolution Group, Institute of Integrative Biology, Liverpool University, UK (2013 - present)
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