Conservation biology
Our research in conservation biology encompasses several projects. Part of our work includes determining human-wildlife conflicts in natural environments that are under pressure by human activities as well as the use of animal conditioning, which can provide valuable insights for policy and management decisions.
Additionally, our focus extends to exploring the interplay between biodiversity, pest management, and farm productivity in ecological farming systems through the field of acoustic ecology. Our research also includes the effect of human pressures on sustainable development and conservation, as well as the integration of human and wildlife in a sustainable manner.
Topics
- Human-wildlife conflict
- Eco-acoustics (Acoustic ecology)
- Animal Conditioning
- Invasive species (Lionfish in the Mediterranean)
Projects Conservation biology
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Research themes
Behavioural ecology
Our research in behavioural ecology focuses on understanding how individual animals and populations function and how selection acts on fitness, using a range of different behavioural and life history traits. Our main study organisms are birds and fish.
Conservation biology
Our research in conservation biology encompasses several projects. Part of our work includes the use of animal conditioning interventions to reduce human-wildlife conflicts, which can provide valuable insights for policy and management decisions.
Companion animal behaviour
At the Behavioural Ecology group we are interested in a variety of topics linked to the ecology, behaviour and cognition of both cats and dogs. We study cats living at Carus as well as pet dogs living in the Netherlands and free-ranging dogs living in Morocco.
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