Here we investigate how differences in population densities effect the personality of small mammals, by conducting a long-term experiment with experimental populations of different densities.
In this project we measure individual differences in learning speed and flexibility of small mammals, along with decision-making and personality traits.
Animal personality may play an important role in invasion and re-colonisation processes. Here we investigate behavioural adaptations in an invasion of voles in Ireland after an accidental introduction
In this project we investigate the importance of inter-individual differences for ecological interactions of co-occurring individuals and the facillitation of coexistence.
Indirect, tri-trophic effects of fear on biodiversity
In this project we investigate how the movement and foraging strategies of small mammals in a landscape of fear affect the diversity of experimental seed communities.
In this project we disentangle potential adaptive and mechanistic explanations for the Bruce effect, i.e. blocking of early pregnancy in reaction to the confrontation with an unknown male, in voles.
Here we analyse the interplay between personality, innovation propensity and spread of innovations in replicated populations of house mice living under semi-natural conditions.
In this ongoing project, we investigate among-individual variation in behavioural flexibility and innovation propensity in various small mammals species.
Here we compare the effectiveness of conventional wildflower strips and the innovative design of rolling wildflower blocks for increasing insect biodiversity.
