…disciplines of community ecology, macroecology and biogeography. She tends to work on intermediate spatio-temporal scales (that is communities and networks of communities over time-scales of years to tens of years)….

…based in terms of approaches. Although their primary means of investigation is computer and mathematical modelling, they are likely to complement this with field observations, designed experiments and comparative approaches….

…also tailors general theory to the biology of particular species to facilitate empirical testing. He works on a wide range of biological systems, including viruses, bacteria, protozoa, crustaceans, insects, arachnids,…

…cognition. Her research investigates cognitive abilities in non-model organisms such as hummingbirds, zebra finches and bowerbirds She is especially interested in ‘animal cognition in the wild’ and tests cognitive abilities…