Swansea University

Faculty Member, Biosciences

Senior Lecturer

Science

About

ISI Research ID: B-4396-2011 
My group works mostly on salmonid ecology and conservation, as well as on the impacts of aquaculture escapes. We are currently working on the freshwater pearl mussel and its relation to salmonid hosts, on anti-predatory behaviour and fish welfare in relation to captive breeding, and on the ecology of salmonid invasions. We use a variety of techniques to address clearly formulated questions and to test hypotheses. For example, we use image analysis and behavioural conditioning to quantify changes in fish shape and welfare due to domestication and to see how these changes can be reversed using environmental enrichment. We also use stable isotopes, scale analysis, and molecular markers to identify fish escaping from fish farms, to infer what they eat, and to try to quantify their potential impacts upon native fish.  Some of our projects are carried out in collaboration with external agencies both in the UK (EA) and abroad (Chile, Spain, Falklands).

I offer placements for motivated students and volunteers in our lab and we are always looking for exceptional post-graduate students (MRes, MPhil, PhD) to join our group. If you are research-driven, willing to work hard, and interested in finding out why things are the way they are, drop me a line. Funding opportunities might be available.

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