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I have a special interest in the foraging ecology of breeding birds, which I seek to investigate through state-of-the-art tracking techniques. I have broad interests in the ecology of birds, which leads me to work also on other topics and collaborate with researchers with different backgrounds.

I have broad and diverse research interests in avian research and evolutionary ecology. These include (...but are definitely not limited to!) migration ecology, climate change effects, reproductive ecophysiology, sexual selection, maternal effects, and sibling interactions. I have always been fascinated by bird movements, but began to be seriously interested in movement ecology only after teaming up with Jacopo. I entirely share Jacopo’s enthusiasm for tracking birds and for conducting field research.

I am particularly interested in impact of climate change and anthropogenic disturbance on animal populations, either mammals or birds. I love applying statistical methods to analyse ecological data: abundance estimates, population dynamics, animal movements, behavioural ecology… That’s fun!

My research topics spread over avian ecology and evolution with an eye always towards conservation issues. I have been always fascinated by bird migration and movements that I’m now studying under different perspectives, recently supported by cutting-edge tracking devices. As Diego, Jacopo and the rest of the Lab, I’m also a field-working addict…!

I am a behavioural and evolutionary biologist, with a special interest in the evolution of information use for decision-making in animals. In particular, I am studying how the use of personally and socially acquired information affect habitat selection in different contexts, and how such behaviours evolved and are affected by individual’s experience, personality and cognitive abilities. While using birds as model systems, I am especially keen on using both experiments and long-term monitoring to unravel the fascinating complexity of their habitat selection during breeding, foraging and non-breeding.

I am a movement ecologist with research interests relating to animal movement and conservation science. My research is aimed at understanding drivers of foraging decisions in wild animals, according to habitat and climatic features. I am particularly passionate (someone could say almost obsessed!) with seabirds and marine ecosystems, and I am a field-work addict.

I am an avian ecologist, especially fascinated by migration and movement ecology, and interactions with life-history traits. Over the past decade I have mostly been involved with the study of (procellariiform) seabirds, looking into carry-over effects, foraging behaviour, and personality traits.

My research interests are in using phylogenomics, comparative genomics and population genomics to learn more about the evolutionary history of birds with a particular interest in seabirds. I am particularly interested in investigating the genetic basis of complex traits such as migratory behaviour in birds combining genomics with ecological data.

I am an applied ecologist with a special interest in the effect of human activity on biodiversity and related conservation issues. I have mostly worked on birds in a variety of agroecosystems, but I am fascinated by every living organisms and ecosystems. I am quite new to movement ecology, but I already see its great potential to answer broad theoretical and applied questions in my research field.

My research focuses on studying the impact of environmental changes (climate change and land use changes) on bird ecology and conservation in a variety of habitats, including mountain ranges and marine environments. To gain deeper insights, I have recently entered the field of movement ecology, with a particular interest in analysing bird behavior during both breeding (foraging trips, habitat selection) and non-breeding periods (migration). I am most at ease when I am out in the field chasing birds!