Cornwall Campus biologist hosts international animal behaviour conference

A biologist from the University of Exeter’s Cornwall Campus, Penryn, is hosting an international animal behaviour conference in London.

Dr Sasha Dall is organising this year's Association for the Study of Animal Behaviour winter meeting, which is held at the Zoological Society of London on 3 and 4 December. 200 biologists from countries including the USA, Germany, Italy and Canada are expected to attend, along with UK scientists including a team from the University of Exeter’s Cornwall Campus.

Research from Dr Dall and his team on the foraging behaviour of meerkats and on personality and life-history strategies in pea aphids will be presented. Cornwall academic Dr Stuart Bearhop will present his research on new chemical techniques for measuring foraging specialisations and PhD student Andrew Robertson will share his research on the foraging behaviour in badgers.

The theme of the conference is ‘individual specialisation’ and presentations will range in subject from foraging to parenting to the spread of disease.

Dr Sasha Dall said: “I am excited to have the opportunity to organise such an important event and am looking forward to hearing about the latest research from other scientists from around the world. The Centre for Ecology and Conservation, based at the Cornwall Campus, is fast developing a reputation for being world-leading in its field. Events like this are a great way of highlighting what we are doing down in Cornwall.”

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